TASTING GOD
God is ABSOLUTELY TASTY!!! You just have to get a taste of His goodness.
The following are some truths/suggestions in the context of tasting Him:
1.Our identity lies in ‘serving people on behalf of Jesus’.
2.Obedience is a must. To choose to rebel is to choose Satan-likeness. To choose to obey is to choose Christ-likeness.
3.Those who obey are friends of Jesus. He will reveal to them His mind and heart. This is how we get to taste Him.
“You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.” John 15:14-15
4.Read the Bible out loud. You must finish the Bible at least once in 365 days. (I read mine twice in the last about 10 ½ months—but then I have more time than you.)
5.Give thanks—out loud—for the following truths, over and over again. (Decide what is the minimum time you will give thanks for these—and stick to it. Once you have memorised them, you can continue thanksgiving at other times also, specially as you lie down to sleep. I have found this most helpful in hearing from God.)
•God I thank You that You love me with all Your heart, with all Your soul, with all Your mind and with all Your strength Mk 12:30
•God I thank You that You love me as much as You love Yourself Mk 12:31
•God I thank You that You give as much importance to my welfare as You do to Your welfare Phil 2:4
•God I thank You that You give more importance to my welfare than Your own welfare Phil 2:3
•God I thank You that You love me so much that You sent Jesus to die for me Jn 3:16
•God I thank You that You love me so much that You gave Your Holy Spirit to me Eph 1:13
• Jesus I thank You that You died for me Jn 3:16
• Jesus I thank You that You live for me Heb 7:25
• Jesus I thank You that You are praying for me always Rom 8:34
•God I thank You that You are my God as You are the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I thank You that Your name is ‘God of ____’
•God I thank You that Your name is Emmanuel. God I thank You that Your name is ‘God with _____’ Mt 1:23
•God I thank You that You are ‘God on behalf of _____’ 2 Chron 16:9
INTERCESSION
Please write down the names of the ____ children and pray the following prayers for each of them by name.
1. ‘Jesus, I thank you for (name). I thank you that (name) is made in Your image and likeness. That You love (name) so much that You died for him/her. I thank You that You love (name) with all Your heart, soul, mind and strength. I thank You that You love (name) as much as You love Yourself.
2. ‘Jesus, please heal whatever wounds (name) has in his/her heart, so that Your love can flow freely through him/her. Please help (name) to forgive whoever/whatever caused those wounds’
3. ‘Please give (name) Your heart—so that he/she can forgive as You forgave, can love as You loved. Please give (name) Your mind—so that he/she can help others as You would have helped them’
You can add anything else you may want to the above
Do it slowly. There is no need to rush. You can pray through the list over two or three days. The idea is to pray slowly, with a listening ear, so that the Holy Spirit can tell you whatever else He wants you to pray for. And when you have finished the list, start all over again. After you have had some practice you can pray these prayers even in the house, school bus, in the office or any other time when your mind is free.
Please do both of the above for 10 days, and then give me feedback.
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