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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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