Kathy Bippus
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Posted: 02/16/2009 at 3:47am
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16th Feb - Seed carried by the Wind Christine Beadsworth
Daily Beauty Treatments for the Bride 16th February 2009
Act 8:26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goes down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. Act 8:27 And he arose and went
Notice first, the Lord spoke – and immediately he got up and obeyed. This handful of seed that the Lord will scatter in this day will be those who offer themselves willingly in the day of His power (Psalm 110). They will take up their cross daily, dying to self and all its demands, and obeying the voice of the Spirit. They will not lean on their natural understanding but wait for each clear instruction from the Head, which is Christ.
Act 8:29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
For those who are afraid at the thought of being sent into the harvest field, take comfort in this; all one needs is the ability to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit and the willingness to obey even when you don't see the bigger picture! He is the One who gives step by step instructions, just as He did with Philip. The whole purpose of the mission was not explained to Philip in the beginning. He was just told to be at a certain roadway. There he then received his next instruction and the rest unfolded as God knew it would.
For those who like to be in control of everything around them, this life of step-by-step adventure is torture! This is why complete surrender to the Lord before the journey begins is of paramount importance. If we like to direct operations and have all our ducks in a row,we will find ourselves opposing and resisting the urgings of the Spirit in favor of the known, the understood and the predictable. Perhaps this is why God engineered a situation in which the disciples were forced to rely fully on the Spirit as they fled for their lives... There is nothing like feeling one is completely out of one's depth to cause one to take counsel from the Source of all wisdom as to the best road to take!
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Janine Nicole
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Wow!!! I was just talking with the Lord last night about this...about how much I need to surrrender this feeling of being in control, know that "everything" is in order.... How taking this thing one day at a time is torture!!!
"There is nothing like feeling one is completely out of one's depth to cause one to take counsel from the Source of all wisdom as to the best road to take!"
Yes!! This is exactly where I am at!!!
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