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Good morning,
"There's nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us." (2 Tim. 3:15-17; The Message Bible) Training us to live God's way. That is why we need this steady diet of the Word of God, it is shaping us up for the tasks that God has for us! How much training does it take to live like God? Training is the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained; to develop or form the habits, thoughts, or behavior by discipline and instruction; to make proficient by instruction and practice. Throughout our lives no matter how long we live we will be continually in some form of training, for we are always developing or forming new habits, thoughts, or behaviors. Training is not always something we love to have happen, but it is necessary in order for us to become proficient. Proficient is well-advanced, expert, and competent. We must allow the Word to continue to work in us, in order to make us +
competent in assisting us in correcting our mistakes, exposing our rebellion, showing us truth, and living His way. We are not leaning on our understanding, we have Holy Spirit to aid us in practicing and becoming more proficient. Don't forget the anointing!
"But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority]; but He will tell whatever He hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future]. He will honor and glorify Me, because He will take of (receive, draw upon) what is Mine and will reveal (declare, disclose, transmit) it to you." (John 16:13-14) Just think on that today. I have help, supernatural help to take the Word of God and reveal it to me clearly. Every time I choose to walk in the Word to correct mistakes, expose rebellion, show me truth, and live God's way, I have Holy Spirit right alongside me giving me a hand. "Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world." (1 John 4:4) We have been given everything necessary to live God like. So, no matter what as long as you stay in Christ, you are headed to becoming more like Him. His DNA is stronger than all others, we are going to be like Him! We are being changed daily into His likeness. This is the great transformation, more of Him and less of us. "And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit." (2 Corin. 3:18) So, let's continue in the Word and behold the transformation!
Love,
Pastor D.
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