There are some things that are worth
repeating! The story of God’s amazing grace is worth repeating over and
over again – ‘Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He
delivered them from their distress’(Psalm 107:6, 13, 19, 28). The call
to praise the Lord is also something we need to hear again and again –
‘Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His
wonderful deeds for men’(Psalm 107:8, 15, 21, 31). Let us ‘consider the
great love of the Lord.’ Let us ‘give thanks to the Lord’ (Psalm
107:43, 1). ‘The great love of God is revealed in the Son, who came to
this earth to redeem every one. That love, like a stream flowing clear
to the sea, makes clean every heart that from sin would be free… It’s
yours, it is ours, O how lavishly given! The pearl of great price, and
the treasure of heaven!’ (Daniel Thambyrajah Niles).
"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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