'Limping.'
a) Genesis 32:31. Jacob was limping because of his encounter with God.
b) 1 Kings 18:21. The Israelites were limping between two opinions about God.
c) 1 Kings 18:26. The Baal worshippers were limping around the altar that they had made, they were so tired. Half the day they had been dancing around their altar, trying to make Baal answer their petitions.
(This QT stimulates me to Pray for all people who may be limping mentally or physically today. May God Comfort and Help them)
PRAYER: For those people in your family, Church, or amongst your friends, that are limping physically, spiritually or mentally.
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'The Atoning Sacrifice That We Really Need.'
a) 1 John 2:1-2. Jesus Christ, the Atoning Sacrifice for our sins.
b) 1 John 4:10. Because of the Love of God, He sent Jesus Christ, His Son, to be the propitiation for our sins.
c) Romans 3:25. God put forth His Son, Jesus Christ, Whom we are to receive by Faith.
d) Colossians 1:20. ...through Christ, to reconcile to Himself all things, whether on Earth or in Heaven, making Peace by the Blood of His Cross.
(Through this Second one I find The Atoning Sacrifice That I Really Need)
PRAYER: To Believe in Jesus Christ, our Atoning Sacrifice.
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Chris.
Living life under the World system, without Jesus Christ, makes a person so tired. There is normally a daily "chase" for provision and fulfillment, which is never ending. For some people, even in retirement, the pressure is still on. There really has to be another way of life, this "other" way is found in Jesus Christ, knowing and living for Him as our Lord and Saviour.
This alternative way of life is not just found in Church attendance, it is primarily found in a personal relationship with God through Bible Reading and Prayer. Attending the good Church is beneficial for our relationship with God, we can grow well in a spiritually "healthy" Church.
The Church, however, should not be a place where we are dominated, controlled, or put to sleep, it should the place where we can find, Bible Teaching, Fellowship and a place of mutual, effective and strengthening Prayer.
