Monday, April 16, 2012

Listen...to Him


Faith comes from hearing
and hearing by the word of Christ.
-Rom.10:17
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If only for the least you listen
then only the least there is
reminding you of Whose you are
and how on earth to live.
If AS the very least you listen
to words of life from Him
your wish will fix upon the Star
and your faith will live to give.
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"I, Jesus,...the bright Morning Star."
-Rev.22:16



Visit the BIBLE VERSE of the Day; In Touch Daily by Charles Stanley;
Today's Reading in My Utmost For His Highest by Oswald Chambers

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Spring, a time for growing...


A heart for God begins with a hunger for God, and that, says Dr. Charles Stanley, must be cultivated. Got me thinking. Cultivation happens while reading God's Word, all the while listening in the heart, which settles in the rows the particular seeds chosen by God. The planted seeds must be watered, and that happens by sprinkling questions on them. And pondering is like hoeing. Pretty soon understanding pops out of the ground. The fruit of the Spirit begins to develop and distinguish itself as the plants are tended and nurtured...and in time, these fruits—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self control—are harvested with plenty to spare. A heart for God will hunger for God regularly, just as the stomach hungers for food.


Visit the BIBLE VERSE of the Day; In Touch Daily by Charles Stanley;
Today's Reading in My Utmost For His Highest by Oswald Chambers