Thursday, January 19, 2012

Fasting Day 5



Breaking your heart for the things that break His heart

“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” 1 John 2:15

The entire book of first John gives us a unique insight into Jesus through “the eyes of the disciple that Jesus loved.” John wrote this book at the very end of his life. He had seen his brothers all pass away, he had been tortured for the faith and come away unscathed. He had spent many years in exile, having quality time alone with the Lord. In this book, he was writing one of his last words to a growing church.

We are called to love but what does love really mean. The world would have us believe that acceptance is love. We must accept someone’s sin and if we do not then we are not like Jesus. Jesus never allowed someone to stay in their sin knowing that it would limit their potential in the kingdom, frustrate them, and leave them short of a life of prosperity, joy, and peace. He did not condemn those who had no knowledge of the things of God but pointed out to them what God expected of them and how they could be free to reach the potential God had created for them.

Jesus was the light; a light of righteousness, truth, love, hope and so much more. We are His ambassadors and we too much live, lives full of this same light. Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father and has sent the Holy Spirit to bring this light to us and live with us. The Holy Spirit guides us into all truth so that we might know the truth of who we really are, what we are called to do, and so we can see others as God sees them. Our hearts break as we see people foolishly living so far under their potential and living in pain because of the enemy’s plan active in their lives.

Please pray today for:

- President Trump's Cabinet – pray for wisdom as they influence and guide the President
- Choose another family in our church to pray for (we have approximately 150 families, praying for 21 should not be a problem)
- Pray for the person in your life that gives you the greatest hassle. Ask the Lord to help you to see them the way He sees them!
- Pray for those in our church who are batting with broken relationships, those whose spouses or children are far away from the Lord and those who have been rejected by their families because of their faith.
- Pray for those in the ministry of helps in our church. Those who do things every day that bless you and you may not realize it – Dean and Daryl who work so hard to keep the building looking so good, Annette, Leah and Lisa and all of those who help in the kitchen. Tori, Ashley, Ashley, Morgan, Chris, and Rachel and all those who help at His Place. Bonnie and all of those who help decorate the church, Michele, Linda and all those who help clean up after church on Sunday, Elaine and Betty who are faithful to prepare communion, to name a few.
- Pray for that portion of the fruit of the Spirit that is “gentleness”
- Choose a country with a “E” name to pray for today (find out information by going to https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

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