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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