Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” NKJV

This is what I most want to be wrapped up in instead of worldly things!

Luke 8:26 Then they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. And he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house but in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before Him, and with a loud voice said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!”


If I get too casual in how I live my life under God's authority, it can get to the point that my attitude is like that of the demons the Gadarene man was possessed by: "What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?"

Luke 8:38 Now the man from whom the demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 “Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you.” And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

Sometimes we forget very quickly the great things God has done for us!


Luke 8:46 But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.” 47 Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately.
48 And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”

We can be of good cheer when we draw near to Jesus in faith!

Colossians 2:5b rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

Good order is always a positive thing. You can still have good order even if you're disappointed with your life in some ways right now. In fact, if good order was only present when things were really going well, good order would seldom ever exist-- because we all go through trials and tribulations and they're a part of our spiritual growth process.

Colossians 2:6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,

I'm so immensely thankful for everything that Jesus has done for me. This thankfulness and joy should be present in my walk in Him! What a joyous way to quietly revitalize your life!