God loves us. He’s always reaching out to us. He’s calling us to return
to Him. He’s inviting us to come and be blessed by Him. When we resist
His call and rebel against Him, we miss out on His blessings – the
forgiveness of our sins and new life in Christ. We receive these
blessings through faith in Christ. Our rebellion against God doesn’t
mean that God stops loving us – He keeps on reaching out to us. He keeps
on calling us to return to Him – but it does mean that we miss out on
the enjoyment of the blessings He’s calling us to receive through faith
in Christ.
"I am filled with the power of the Lord's Spirit" (Micah 3:8). This is what makes true ministry of God's Word so different from 'prophecy' that doesn't come from the Lord. Without the power of the Lord, there can be no Word from the Lord. We need the Word, and we need the power. "Let's go to the mountain of the Lord ...He will teach us His ways so that we may live by them" (Micah 4:2). We are taught by the Lord so that we might live for Him. Teaching and living - they belong together. We do not learn from God's Word so that we can amass more head-knowledge. We pray for a saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ - a life-changing knowledge that gives us the strength that we need to live for the glory of God.
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