Read John 12:27-33 Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, “I have already brought glory to my name, and I will do so again.” John 12:28 (NLT) Another prayer that God delights in is prayer asking that we would glorify God in our lives. Life in the Spirit uses any good we do to point to God. The more we agree…
Read James 4:5-10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. James 4:10 (NLT) Prayer is a key part of waiting on God. One of the prayers that God delights in is a prayer of humbling our hearts before God. As we consider and reflect on the fact that God is good, wise, holy, just…
One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in…
Read Acts 1:6-9 [Jesus] said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” –…
On one occasion, while [Jesus] was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” – Acts 1:4-5 (NIV) The purpose of waiting on God…
[Jesus said] “I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” Luke 24:49 (NIV) The first result of surrender to God is to give up our control and let God guide us. This requires us to wait for his direction and guidance. As…
[Jesus said] “But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.” John 4:23-24 (NLT) Bearing fruit becomes effortless when we pursue connection with…
Read Galatians 5:16-25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Galatians 5:25 (NLT) Every one of us has a sinful nature, inherited from Adam, that leads us into all kinds of ungodly and antisocial thoughts and behaviors. But God, through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, has provided an…
Read Ephesians 5:18-21 Read Colossians 3:15-17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. — Colossians 3:17 (NIV) Being filled with the Spirit is being filled with the thoughts of God. And those thoughts will turn our hearts back to God,…
Read John 15:4-8 [Jesus said] “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 (ESV) One aspect of the Spirit-led life is abiding in Christ. It is essential that we remember from Whom our strength comes.…