Today you will be doing Day 6 and I will have another blog up for that. For now lets continue onto Day 5.
Hebrews 12:22-29 S.O.A.P. verse 28
S.cripture
(I'm going to type the whole thing out. To good not to read a couple times over!)
"But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the Heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the first born who are registered in heaven to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of men made perfect, to JESUS the Mediator of the New Covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel. See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him on Earth, much more should we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from Heaven, whose voice shook the earth, but now He has promised saying, "Yet once more I shake not only the Earth, but also Heaven." Now this, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken remain.
(focus/selah scripture)
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.
For our God is a consuming fire."
O.bserve
Just powerful. Talking to all followers of Christ. It's powerful because he (Paul) is essentially reminding every believer of whose they are and where they belong. What kind of of company we are in. Also our Heavenly home, which in this present reality is so important to remember. This is powerful in that, Paul speaks of the Kingdom of Heaven as reality because it is. We all need this reminder. I love how he addresses us as believers..."to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in Heaven..."
God is immovable and therefore so is His kingdom and we His people are part of this Kingdom. What is shareable in us is all which is not of Him. So by grace, His grace, we can acceptably serve Him with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire - turning cold hearts of stone and melting them into loving hearts towards Him and others.
A.pplication
Being reminded daily from Gods word and time spent with Him whom we serve and to whom we belong to. Ask God to shake out of us everything that can be shaken so that what is left cannot be shaken - which is Him, the Holy Spirit, JESUS Christ by whom we are being made perfect.
Serve our God daily by having grace by which we can acceptably serve Him with reverence and godly fear. Ask God to consume us with His light, truth, Word, and love. Tell others about Christ and His wonderful work on the cross, His resurrection, ascension, and glorious return! What that means for them.
Make everything else wait so you can have a moment with Jesus in a quiet place together. You give Him that moment at the beginning of your day you'll have the rest of your day to do the needed what-nots. You will do it with joy in your heart, you'll be filled and recharged spiritually to go on and face the day with a renewed mind.
P.rayer
God consume me with your fire and burn away all that is not of you. Burn in me all that is of you. Help me in the day to serve you in whatever I'm set to do acceptably to you. I revere you and have the fear of the Lord in me which is the beginning if wisdom. Teach me through out my day to love like you, to walk like you... Consume me. In Jesus name, amen.
Before His Eyes,
Leslie
He's waiting for you.
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