If
you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to our children, how
much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask for
him.
Luke
11:13
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THOUGHTS ABOUT
TODAY'S VERSE...
Think
of all the great gifts you've been given. Next to Jesus, the gracious sacrifice
for our salvation, the greatest gift we can receive is God's abiding presence
in the Holy Spirit! He is ours if we ask. In fact, when we ask, he is already
there interceding for us!
MY PRAYER...
Abba
Father, through the precious Holy Spirit I come before you asking you to
empower me, my loved ones, and my church through the power of the Holy Spirit.
I pray for renewal to sweep my country and this world led by your Spirit of
grace, power, and love. Through Jesus, the giver of this great gift I pray.
Amen.
He Was Crushed For
Your Wholeness
“Are
any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray
over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord.”
James
5:14, NLT
Why does the Bible talk about anointing the
sick with oil? Is there something magical about the holy anointing oil? No, my
friend. When we anoint our sick bodies with oil, we are simply releasing our
faith in Jesus’ finished work. He was crushed for our iniquities so that we can
be made whole.
Before
anointing oil can be made, olive fruit must be crushed in a press. Likewise,
before healing can be dispensed to us, Jesus had to be crushed. His crushing
began at Gethsemane, which means “oil press”, and continued at the scourging
post, ending only with His death at the cross.
Beloved,
whenever you use the yoke-destroying anointing oil (Isaiah 10:27), see Jesus
crushed for your healing. See the agony that He endured in order for His
healing grace to be righteously bestowed upon you. As you meditate on His
finished work, you’ll receive the benefits of His complete and perfect work!
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