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Romans 6:11
...'be ALIVE TO GOD, alert to Him, through Jesus Christ our Lord!

Daily Thought

Your Word for
05 December 2023

1 Peter 2:9b
‘for He called you out of the darkness into His wonderful light.’

DON’T GIVE UP YOUR BIRTHRIGHT

Every person is born with a birthright. There are things that each individual is entitled to simply because they were born. The word ‘BIRTHRIGHT’ is made up of two words:

ETERNITY WILL REVEAL THE REASON FOR ALL THINGS

Sometimes when we look at things from our earthly perspective it is difficult to see the purpose in all things. My great-grandmother married at a young age (18) and had

GOD CAN USE THE ADVERSITIES OF OUR LIVES FOR HIS PURPOSES

Adversities are part of life. Joseph could have been forgiven, or at least understood, for being an angry, hurt, offended and depressed individual. He could have blamed himself or others

GOD WILL BRING GOOD OUT OF EVIL

In the Old Testament is a remarkable story about a man named Joseph. He was born into a great family and He was the favoured son. He enjoyed a special

WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WE’RE EMPOWERED FOR SERVICE

It is interesting the effect that the Holy Spirit had on the lives of the men and women in the Bible and in particular the New Testament. They went from

WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – OUR PRAYER LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!

So we can pray with the help of the Holy Spirit, we can pray under the leading or guidance of the Holy Spirit or we can pray as we are

THE HOLY SPIRIT – OUR COMFORTER

What is a Comforter? – An advocate, intercessor, a consoler, comforter, helper. The Greek original is Paraklétos - pará, "from close-beside" and /kaléō, "make a call" - Example, a legal

LET THE HOLY SPIRIT COME!

The result of the touch of the Holy Spirit led to blessing. We see the blessing of concern for one another in the above point but there was more.

THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES AND WE CAN GRASP WHO GOD REALLY IS

This was a reverential fear and wonder for God. It was an understanding of just how great God was and is. When the Holy Spirit comes on us, we too

THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES AND BRINGS INFLUENCE

The influence they enjoyed was supernatural and profound. They had no sound system, lights and no camera's. They did not even have a beautiful building facility where they could 'create'

THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES AND GIVES US THE GUIDANCE WE NEED

Just prior to this people had been cynical and accused the Apostles of being drunk and now they were changed. Gone was the joking and gone were the opinions. Suddenly

THE WONDERFUL CHANGE THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT BRINGS

In response to the teaching about Christ, the Holy Spirit brings deep conviction on the people. It says that they were 'cut to the heart'! In the original Greek it
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