Waiting on God

Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day. (Psalm 25:5)

1. If God is our Savior, then we must submit to Him.
2. We must pray to Him to lead us in His truth.
3. We must pray to Him to teach us His Way.
4. We must submit to His Word and His Spirit.
5. And it is a constant exercise.
6. Waiting on God is the key to spiritual growth.

Jesus, our Cornerstone

Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious. (1 Peter 2:4)

• The most precious things in life are not material items.
   
• Rather, it is the people who have loved us and built into our lives.
   
• And we don’t know what we would do without them.
   
• When the apostle Peter referred to Jesus as “a chief cornerstone, elect, precious” (1 Peter 2:6), it meant Jesus is truly precious to him.
   
• It was his prized possession above everything and everyone else.
   
• So is Jesus to us.
   
• Where would we be today without the constant unfailing companionship of His faithful presence, wise and perfect guidance, merciful patience, comfort, and transforming reproof?
   
• What would we do without Him? We just can’t imagine!
   
• Lord, help us not to focus on fleeting treasures, but on You, our most precious treasure.
   
• Lord, teach us the joy of reveling in You, and Your loving presence and provision in our lives.
   
• Of all that is precious, Jesus tops the list.
  
  
  

The Gift Of The Holy Spirit

Luke 11:13

If you then, though you are evil,
know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your Father in heaven
give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!

God, through the Holy Spirit, raise up and equip leaders for His church.

We must be prepared to accept the leadership of the Spirit and of those through whom God chooses to minister to our church.

As Christians, we are given the Holy Spirit.

We can pray directly to the Lord through the Holy Spirit.

We can understand a passage of Scripture under the direction of the Holy Spirit.

We can survive victoriously in whatever circumstances by the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

We can also let the Holy Spirit use us to touch the lives of others and minister to their needs.

There is no authority on earth that can destroy our relationship with the Holy Spirit.

Let us thank God for the gift of His Holy Spirit.

Oh Lord,
use me today through Your Spirit
to touch the lives of others and minister to their needs.