Verse
[Jesus said,] "The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you — they are full of the Spirit and life."
— John 6:63 tniv
Thought
The apostle Paul said it this way, "I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him ..." (Philippians 3:7-9). It was his way of saying that everything is nothing without Jesus. So much of what we pursue — what I have pursued — really counts for nothing. The economy meltdown is the ongoing reminder that the only investments that last, that are sure, are investments in Jesus and his Kingdom. So we are called to turn our hearts to Jesus, to be shaped by his words and guided by his Spirit and conformed to his character. There is something lasting, eternal, and life-giving in Jesus' words. Better yet, there is Someone lasting and eternal and life-giving in his words — the Holy Spirit. That is why one of the ongoing works of the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, is to bring to our minds the words of Jesus (John 14:26). So read the Gospels — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. But more than read the words, ask the Holy Spirit to be alive as you read and are shaped and are given life through the words of the Savior!
Prayer
Holy God, I praise you! I thank you, Father, for sending the Son to die for our sins and showing us the way home to you. I thank you, Jesus, as Song of God, for sending the Holy Spirit as my Advocate and Comforter, to be your presence within me and bringing me life through your words. I thank you, Holy Spirit, for living within me and I ask that you conform me to Jesus and produce your holy fruit in me. Amen.
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[Jesus said,] "The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you — they are full of the Spirit and life."
— John 6:63 tniv
Thought
The apostle Paul said it this way, "I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him ..." (Philippians 3:7-9). It was his way of saying that everything is nothing without Jesus. So much of what we pursue — what I have pursued — really counts for nothing. The economy meltdown is the ongoing reminder that the only investments that last, that are sure, are investments in Jesus and his Kingdom. So we are called to turn our hearts to Jesus, to be shaped by his words and guided by his Spirit and conformed to his character. There is something lasting, eternal, and life-giving in Jesus' words. Better yet, there is Someone lasting and eternal and life-giving in his words — the Holy Spirit. That is why one of the ongoing works of the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, is to bring to our minds the words of Jesus (John 14:26). So read the Gospels — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. But more than read the words, ask the Holy Spirit to be alive as you read and are shaped and are given life through the words of the Savior!
Prayer
Holy God, I praise you! I thank you, Father, for sending the Son to die for our sins and showing us the way home to you. I thank you, Jesus, as Song of God, for sending the Holy Spirit as my Advocate and Comforter, to be your presence within me and bringing me life through your words. I thank you, Holy Spirit, for living within me and I ask that you conform me to Jesus and produce your holy fruit in me. Amen.
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