Be Swift my Soul to Listen

Be swift my soul to listen

And be slow my tongue to speak

Lest by your conversation

You may bruise a soul that's weak

And injure one who's suffered

From the pains of selfish men

Who care not for the offering

That Jesus gave for them

But rather tread upon the souls

Of others they can find

Who in their hesitation

To reveal what's on their mind

Are treated as unworthy

Of the life God gave to them

When of a truth His Spirit moves

Much more to succor them

And draw them to decision

Where by faith they will decide

To move with pure precision

In the path they have not tried

But where the Lord is beckoning

To be a light for men

That does not wane or flicker

When accursed by those in sin

But burns more brightly in the path

Of truth and righteousness

To light the way for others

By their works of faithfulness

Revealing to the world at large

The times in which we live

Are spoken of quite clearly

In the words Christ came to give

And every soul who would presume

To take the name of God

As though they were His followers

Upon this earthly sod

If they do not exhibit

How our Saviour lived before

Will find the day of judgement

They are still the blind and poor

The blind because they would not see

The truth God offered them

And poor because they would not wear

The robes He wove for them

The robes of Christ's own righteousness

He died that they might share

That only those who follow

His Example truly wear

Through acts of true compassion

Setting sin and self aside

That by their life's confession

Others see where they abide

Each morning with their Saviour

Learning more to be like Him

Who gave His all a Sacrifice

To woo the hearts of them

And form them in His image

Saved by grace to bear the light

To all who would escape the doom

Of this world's moral night

And be prepared to welcome Him
Who's soon to come again
The Judge of all the righteous
Who had lived to honor Him

(Philippians 1:15-21)

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                                             By Lee Forbes

Let's pray-

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Praying woman

   Father, we see that what we say and do has an effect on others. We ask for Your help in discerning how to keep our mouths under control, so as to not hurt someone's faith.
   May each morning be a special time with You and Your Word, as we learn more how to be more like Jesus, our dear Savior.
   Help us prepare ourselves to welcome Him, as He's soon to come again. May our lives point others to Jesus through our faithfulness in conduct and speech till then.
   We ask this in His Name. Amen.

Today's Bible verse-

       John 1:12 says, “Yet to all who did receive Him, to
       those who believed in His name, He gave the right
       to become children of God.”

Today's quotes-

~ Max Lucado- "Live out your inheritance! You are loved, redeemed and filled with the Holy Spirit. You have the power of God in you to fight any battle you face."  

~ Ernie Miller- "His mercies are new every morning !!!!

Imagine if you will . . .
-you're an apostle and it's the morning of the third day after Christ 
was crucified . . .
-or you're a soldier in Joshua's army at Jericho . . . and it's the morning of the seventh day . . .
-or you're a Hebrew slave in Egypt and it's the morning after the Passover . . .
-or you're Jonah and it's the morning of the third day in the belly of the fish . . .
-or you're Martha the sister of Lazarus and it's the morning of the fourth day since he died . . .

Yes . . . each of these our sisters and brothers wake up as we do . . . still believing but not knowing . . . still hoping but not seeing . . . but God . . .

Whatever it is you face today remember these our brethren as you wake in the morning . . . for your hope has come . . . Christ Jesus your king . . He is faithful . . . He will provide . . . "

Today's testimony-

Stacie Myers- 

A lesson from the Journey- Somewhere between the CT scan that raised concern about the spot on my lung and the PET scan that confirmed it needed to be removed, Pastor Rick felt led to send me to I Peter 1:6, 7.

      “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little
       while, if need be, you have been grieved by various
       trials, (v. 7) that the genuineness of your faith being
       much more precious than gold that perishes, though
       it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and
       glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

   I was certainly grieved by various trials. My back surgery, recovery, and rehabilitation had pushed me to my physical limits. 

   The reality that I could no longer take care of mom in my home left me heartbroken and battling the enemy’s lies of failure and guilt. 

   Now I was realizing that God brought me up out of the pit of depression, restored my hope and gave me joy to prepare me for a battle with cancer. 

   I’ll be honest, when I first read the passage it seemed a bit generic -- like pointing out the obvious. That being said, I also couldn't get away from it either. 

   The week I found out we were skipping the biopsy and going directly to surgery, I was back in the verse. 

   That is when God spoke. My focus shifted from verse 6 to 7.
He told me to take a part out–

      “That the genuineness of your faith . . .
       may be found to praise, honor, and glory
       at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

   Then He told me I was so focused on the trials, the testing by fire, I wasn’t seeing Him. Through this journey He wants my faith to be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Him. 

   I said "Ok", but had no idea how to walk it out, but I asked Him to teach me. He has been faithful and has transformed me.

    My perspective has changed. Instead of seeing Christ through my circumstance, He is teaching me to see my circumstances through Him."

Today's Spotlight sermons-

October 23, 2016

Week 5: Submission to Authority When God and Man Contradict 
Speaker: Mike Tomford

Series: Grace Under Pressure

Location: CFC Madrid

Week 5: Grace to Live in a Fallen World, Pt 2 

Speaker: Rick Sinclair 
Series: Grace Under Pressure
Location: Potsdam

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CFC sermons  You can check out the many sermons of CFC ministers, and select the ones of interest to you. Maybe you missed one . . .

Jean's blog (Click to see the recent 7 snippets of my recent posts.)

Upcoming posts-

#67 The Spirit Helps Us Pray

11/1- Tuesday's post by Dr. Wesley L. Duewel

#68 The Dynamic of the Spirit (Part 2)

3rd- Thursday's post by Dr. Wesley L. Duewell

Are You Longing for Christ's Appearing?

5th- Saturday's post by Derek Prince

#69 God's Spirit Teaches You the Love of Prayer

8th- Tuesday's post by Dr. Wesley L. Duewel

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