Performing Spiritual Exercise
May 31. Ezra ch 4-7
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PERFORMING SPIRITUAL EXERCISE
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“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.”
Hebrews 12:1–2 NLT
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HAPPY DAY TO YOU: One of the reasons for physical exercise is to shed excess weight for health or beauty. Just as we carry weight in our body, we carry it in the spirit too. The weight we carry in the spirit slows us down in the race of faith and hinders us from enjoying the blessings of the life of faith.
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SHEDDING SPIRITUAL WEIGHT
In the parable of the sower, Jesus described four types of soils. The soils represent the hearts of people. The first is the road side heart that just hears the word without taking it in. That is like not hearing at all. The second is the one who hears the word, receives it with amazement and is happy about the new revelation but soon forgets it and continues in the old way. The third is the one who hears the word thinks about it “but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced.” Mark 4:19 NLT Here lies the work of spiritual exercise to produce a good heart that bears fruit which is the fourth one. The exercise is to keep your focus on the word of God saying it to yourself until it takes deep root and burns out the hindrances that chokes it in the heart. This is where it pains like the muscle in pains in physical exercise. If you can exercise and hold on to your confession of the word of God even when the physical nature presents otherwise, then the word is not choked out but grows to produce fruit to your benefit. It is in being this fourth soil that is good without worries of life that makes us light, healthy and fruitful. The wellness that Jesus gives in a rotten and broken world occurs when we keep our focus on the word of God in spite of the trying situations. Think about this today and let it enter your heart. Tomorrow, we shall see the fruit of spiritual exercise.
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Today’s Exercise: Thank you Lord for showing me the different kinds of soil (heart). Help me to be a good soil. Say to yourself ten times today (“Tough as it may be, I fix my gaze, mouth and heart on the word of God.)
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May 31. Ezra ch 4-7 Click To Listen PERFORMING SPIRITUAL EXERCISE 📖 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us…
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