Dear Ones,
Happy weekend as each of us prepare for His coming in our hearts. I plan to clean the apartment and do food prep and later have a consultation.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
It seems in life that everything goes back to grace for the Lord has given us the free gift of salvation. We didn’t earn it but receive it by faith and hopefully respond in obedience. We are meant to be dependent on the power of the Holy Spirit and that means that we are not to tell God what we can do for Him in our own strength but rather surrender all to Him so that He can tell us what His plan is, not ours! He all the while becomes greater for as it says in John 3:30, “He must increase and I must decrease!”

Jesus wants all of us and when He comes knocking at our heart’s door and we hear His voice and open the door, He will come in. (Rev 3:20) He wants to gain entrance to our heart and often uses different ways to get our attention.  Sometimes He comes to us with a “now” word, that fits our situation, and we become aware of what He wants us to do. He may also come to us with a task to accomplish or a kind deed to meet the need of another. Sometimes He comes in and opens the windows of our hearts to breathe in fresh renewal air. We may be surprised as we suddenly find the Spirit helping us discover spiritual gifts that He has placed in us, and as we pray for someone, they get healed. Or maybe He gives us a word of wisdom that meets the need of someone who has been asking for guidance. The more we open up the more we sense what He desires to do.

Jesus also helps us see our sin and sin patterns that we may repent and be set free. He may at times prompt us to make a private confession to another Christian and later we find out that some particular sin no longer has a hold on us. We are forgiven!! Even our memories from the past can be healed along with our wounded souls. We must guard ourselves from entering into relationships that influence us to compromise our faith. If we want to live in harmony with the Spirit, and continually let Him have more of us, we also must not neglect worship; daily let us lift our hearts to the Lord in praise and also gather with others for fellowship and prayer that our hearts would be tender and open to the Lord.

Challenge for today: Be sensitive to the Lord knocking at your door and respond to the Spirit’s promptings.
Blessings on your weekend and prayers and love, Judy