God moves when we pray!!
A prayer
O Lord, we stand in awe of your great wisdom in authoring the Bible to reflect not only Your infinite qualities of love and truth, but also our individual character in relation to You, whether we are in harmony with you or in opposition. Give us the courage to look deeply into this divinely inspired mirror of identity. Open our minds and hearts to the perfect reflection of our own nature - and Yours - that you have placed in your word for those who have eyes to see and ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Amen.

From Suzie (Gunn) Ingham
Dear Dillard and Iris,
Well, I'm trying to get better about contact. Thought I would write a few lines to you guys.
It was glad to see you all at Uncle David's house. Hope everything is going good for all. We are doing good to. I wanted to share maybe a few things God has been showing Me.
Me and a couple of friends were in prayer this week and I saw a full length mirror and I felt impress by the Spirit of God that He was saying to me.... you don't have to fear looking into the mirror (God's mirror...God's TRUTH!) or be afraid of what you'll see, (seeing ourselves in the natural compared to God and His Holiness)
Your imperfections anymore because my Spirit is there to help you be what I have already said you are to be. Don't be afraid of what you see I am well able to take care of it. You are not alone..My Spirit is there and will not leave you don't have to face anything alone...I am with you. Not fearing the future or what may come my way...Teaching me to rely on His Spirit.
We all need to be reminded of what a really powerful, loving, merciful, all capable God we serve..... The word of God is GOOD NEWS!!!!
Do you get the God channel on tv? There is a man by the name of Mike Brickle that has prayer on Tue-Friday at 10:00 am He has a ministry in Kansas City that is all about prayer and intimacy with Jesus...Matter of fact he wrote a book that I've read called Passion for Jesus (wonderful book) and it tells about how he came to be where he is now. He's a very humble man with a fire for God and a Passion that causes you to see God in a whole new light...Well I guess that all for now..Hope to hear from you soon....Suzie Ingham (GUNN) Below Mikes Book
http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Jesus-Growing-Extravagant-Love/dp/088419258X

WHOEVER LIVES IN LOVE LIVES IN GOD, AND GOD IN HIM.

“Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him.”

John says Gods love is made complete in us “because in this world we are like him”! Fashion that! In the previous chapter John made the point that we live a different kind of lifestyle (we no longer continue in a lifestyle of sin) because God’s seed remains in us. If we listen to what John is telling us, as opposed to a preconceived template of what we might expect to find as we read our Bibles, John is not telling us to love to be good Christians – he is telling us we love because we are Christians. God is love, therefore, because we are like God in this world we love too!

“In this world we are like him.” Such an incredible thing! Paul tells us in Romans 8:29, “For those God foreknew [Christians] he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.” Not just “in the sweet bye and bye” but right here in the now! In this world we are like him!

My thought I have this morning is that since “in this world we are like him” and we love because he is love, Christians are the most interesting and fascinating people in the world. Our God certainly is interesting and fascinating and if we are like him in this life it stands to reason. I’m not saying we take on deity as Christians, neither does John or Paul. What they say is that our character and nature conforms over a period of spiritual growth to that which is like God. It is his seed that remains in us and because God has foreordained we be conformed to the likeness of Jesus Christ we do just that.

John talks of the confidence we have in this verse. We have confidence as we look ahead to judgment day. Why? Because we know what lays ahead for us as believers. In this life we are the most confident of people. Because God knows the end from the beginning and has revealed some of that to us we are confident. Our God we serve is a transcendent, sovereign, omniscient and all powerful God. He has no wrinkle of insecurity and as we mature in him, we grow in our confidence as well. Not because we are transcendent, sovereign, omniscient and all powerful, but because he is and we are his. We reflect the confidence our faith in God brings us.

In my mind there are so many other aspects of God that are reflected in his people here on earth today. Our God is a joyful and happy God, and so are his people. Our God is a kind, caring and merciful God and so are his people. Our God is an honest and fair God and so are his people. I challenge any believer to take a hard look in the mirror and honestly answer the question, “Since I have become a follower of Jesus Christ and now indwelt with the Holy Spirit do I not see these changes within me?”

As I say, I think Christians are the most interesting and fascinating people in the world because our God is interesting, fascinating and beautiful in character and nature.

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your theme of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We’d love to hear from you!

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