Friday Morning Prayer:)… April 19, 2018
April 19, 2018 - 7 minutes readO soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free!
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free!
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
Through death into life everlasting
He passed, and we follow Him there;
O’er us sin no more hath dominion—
For more than conqu’rors we are![1]
He passed, and we follow Him there;
O’er us sin no more hath dominion—
For more than conqu’rors we are![1]
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There is no communion with God without Jesus. The psalmist asks, “Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?” “O soul are you weary and troubled? No light in the darkness you see? Our voices sing as our hearts rejoice, “there’s light for a look at the Savior, and life more abundant and free!” In light of the cross of Christ, the redeemed dwell with God. In Christ, you individually and we collectively are God’s temple indwelt by the Spirit of God.
Jesus is our solid foundation. While the whole world lives under the power of the evil one, we live in Jesus. We have eternal life. If we choose to live in sin we are under the power of the evil one. No! “We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him.”[3] We live and sing, “Through death into life everlasting He passed, and we follow Him there; O’er us sin no more hath dominion−For more than conqu’rors we are!”
In light of God’s mercy, we offer ourselves as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God−this is our spiritual act of worship.[4] As true worshippers where God dwells, we dwell in the holy sanctuary all the days of our lives. In his power, we walk blameless, declared righteous, and strive to live right and honorable. I am not perfect, nor are you. However, through the cross, we humbly stand with no outstanding fault. “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.”[5]
We become like what we behold.[6] By meditating on God’s word and relying on the Spirit of Jesus to empower us, we are continually being transformed by the renewing of our minds becoming like God in Christ. Indeed, “I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”[7]
Beloved, as you journey this supernatural life in Christ, I pray you are encouraged. The psalmist writes, “As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.”[8] The joy and delight of our family in Christ! The evidence of a regenerate heart is true joy! The absence of worldliness and hate, an abundance of love is truly supernatural. I pray you are regularly enjoying God through ‘’the glorious ones,” your brothers and sisters in Jesus. We need each other, to encourage and spur on toward love and good deeds with excitement and overflowing power that is genuine and full of God’s grace.
The contrite and repentant heart our gracious God will not deny. Jesus died for our sins, for those who would believe, even unto repentance and a surrendered life, God makes clear the path of life and fills the heart with joy in his presence, with eternal pleasures at his right hand.[9]
His Word shall not fail you—He promised;
Believe Him, and all will be well:
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell!
Believe Him, and all will be well:
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell!
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Sisters are meeting to pray. First Baptist. 1912 Arnold Way. Alpine. 0730
You are invited to join Christian gals for a time of prayer. Week after week sisters in Jesus join to encourage and pray together. If you need prayer, and we all need prayer, and you have the time Friday morning, go join for a sweet hour of prayer.
Brothers are meeting too! First Baptist. 3rd Friday. 0730.
Join brothers in Christ for a time of prayer. We rely on the Holy Spirit to lead our time together. No agenda. We join to intentionally pray and love one another as we help carry burdens. Week after week we do pray for the body of Christ represented through the various churches, our communities, our youth, etc. as the Spirit leads. If you have an hour free on Friday morning, we value brothers praying together. May our sovereign God direct as he determines as we humbly walk in obedience every moment of every day. Help us, Lord, we pray. We close at 0830.
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