Hope in Today Ministries, Inc., Daily Devotion to God’s Holy Word
Growing Toward the Light!
Our Heart’s Desire is Like a Mountain Carved by a River!
A Spiritual Transformation of our Mind-Set from our human way of limited, disappointing & temporary thinking to SOMETHING HAPPENS when we have an encounter with The Christ & The Majesty of God’s Grace!
If we believe!! If we obey God, we believe! Believing is the river of grace that carves our heart to become spiritually alive & then to begin transforming our human mind to make our way of thinking to Brand New & aligning God!
If we get this, we will never be the same!
Patience is part of the transformation! And we don’t like the pain! We want to hold on to the way it was, because like this mountain, life is beautiful!
Yet, God knows it is time to show us beauty Grace can do! God knows it is time to wake us up from our temporary limited mindset, to be able to make a difference in this world for Christ.
God does the work, and God is preparing us to be sent to make an eternal difference to others in this world! But how can we show God’s grace if we have not been 1st carved by the River of Glory & Grace?
God is taking us FROM the carnal TO the spiritual & if we get this, we will never be the same!
There is ENCOURAGEMENT FROM belonging to Christ & COMFORT FROM his love & FELLOWSHIP TOGETHER IN the Spirit!
The LIVING LOVE LIVING INSIDE of our spiritual heart, God enables our hearts to BE tender and compassionate!
We can make God truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.
The Bible tells us DO NOT BE SELFISH; & DON’T TRY TO impress others. BE HUMBLE, (IN A hEart-CARVING mind) THINKING OF others as better than yourselves.
Don’t look out only for your own interests, BUT TAKE an interest IN others, too. You MUST HAVE THE SAME ATTITUDE THAT CHRIST JESUS had. Though he was God, he did NOT THINK OF equality with God as something TO cling TO. INSTEAD, he gave up his divine privileges ; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being.
DECLARE THAT Jesus Christ is Lord, TO THE glory OF God THE Father.
Philippians 2:1-7, 11 NLT
SHINE for Christ & SHOW the RESULTS of YOUR Salvation…B…
I hope this is a blessing to you! I hope you are encouraged to open your Bible and Read to learn more and more about who you are and whom God is for you! God For, With, In … yes, us … To Believe, to Belong, To Become, To Build! There is it friends! Purpose!
The Word as it is Written:
Shine Brightly for Christ
Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless. But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy. Yes, you should rejoice, and I will share your joy.
Genuine Love in Christ
I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare. All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ. But you know how Timothy has proved himself. Like a son with his father, he has served with me in preaching the Good News. I hope to send him to you just as soon as I find out what is going to happen to me here. And I have confidence from the Lord that I myself will come to see you soon.
Philippians 2:12-18, 20-24 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/php.2.12-24.NL
TILL NEXT TIME!
Till next time! “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
The address in the Bible is found in 2 Corinthians 1:2, and this is the NIV today.
LOVE IN CHRIST,
KAREN ROWE
Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.
The Train Whistle, Sounding the call of God’s Love, by Karen Rowe [2012 Published for you]
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Personal Motto: “I don’t have it all figured out, BUT GOD DOES … Follow JESUS!”
Thank you Jesus! Personal Revelation Life Verse: 1 John 4:16
16 And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
This version Today is (HCSB)
Holy Spirit you are welcome here!
Blessings, Karen