http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/-t1.htm by WayMaker... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:21:40 GMT 10 http://i88.servimg.com/u/f88/12/58/88/93/nnp212.gif http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/-t1.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-promises-of-god-are-of-no-value-t20078.htm waymaker "By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing … I will bless you …" (Genesis 22:16–17). Abraham, at this point, has reached the place where he is in touch with the very nature of God. He now understands the reality of God. My goal is God Himself … At any cost, dear Lord, by any road. "At any cost … by any road" means submitting to God’s way of bringing us to the goal. There is no possibility of questioning God when He ... Daily Bread Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:21:40 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-promises-of-god-are-of-no-value-t20078.htm#122317 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-promises-of-god-are-of-no-value-t20078.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/living-in-a-state-of-prosperity-t20042.htm wciappetta Worth your time to feast on this Spiritual meal ....It blessed me ... http://www.cwebtv.net/ministry-videos-mainmenu-28/miracles-with-gene-profeta/301-miracles-with-rev-gene-profetaliving-in-a-state-of-prosperity.html Daily Bread Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:57:57 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/living-in-a-state-of-prosperity-t20042.htm#122064 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/living-in-a-state-of-prosperity-t20042.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-have-a-tendency-to-look-t20030.htm waymaker "… whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31). In the Scriptures, the great miracle of the incarnation slips into the ordinary life of a child; the great miracle of the transfiguration fades into the demon-possessed valley below; the glory of the resurrection descends into a breakfast on the seashore. This is not an anticlimax, but a great revelation of God. We have a tendency to look for wonder in our experience, and we mistake heroic actions ... Daily Bread Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:44:05 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-have-a-tendency-to-look-t20030.htm#122032 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-have-a-tendency-to-look-t20030.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/what-is-that-to-you-t19991.htm waymaker "Peter … said to Jesus, ‘But Lord, what about this man?’ Jesus said to him, ‘… what is that to you? You follow Me’ " (John 21:21–22). One of the hardest lessons to learn comes from our stubborn refusal to refrain from interfering in other people’s lives. It takes a long time to realize the danger of being an amateur providence, that is, interfering with God’s plan for others. You see someone suffering and say, "He will not suffer, and I will make sure that he doesn’t." ... Daily Bread Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:21:52 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/what-is-that-to-you-t19991.htm#121754 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/what-is-that-to-you-t19991.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/be-ready-to-discover-t19951.htm waymaker "As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me …" (Genesis 24:27). We should be so one with God that we don’t need to ask continually for guidance. Sanctification means that we are made the children of God. A child’s life is normally obedient, until he chooses disobedience. But as soon as he chooses to disobey, an inherent inner conflict is produced. On the spiritual level, inner conflict is the warning of the Spirit of God. When He warns us in this way, we must stop at ... Daily Bread Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:25:49 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/be-ready-to-discover-t19951.htm#121551 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/be-ready-to-discover-t19951.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-should-battle-through-t19901.htm waymaker "… the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me" (Galatians 2:20). We should battle through our moods, feelings, and emotions into absolute devotion to the Lord Jesus. We must break out of our own little world of experience into abandoned devotion to Him. Think who the New Testament says Jesus Christ is, and then think of the despicable meagerness of the miserable faith we exhibit by saying, "I haven’t had this experience or that experience"! Think what ... Daily Bread Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:20:24 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-should-battle-through-t19901.htm#121258 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-should-battle-through-t19901.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/one-of-the-tests-for-t19818.htm waymaker "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17). What understanding do you have of the salvation of your soul? The work of salvation means that in your real life things are dramatically changed. You no longer look at things in the same way. Your desires are new and the old things have lost their power to attract you. One of the tests for determining if the work of salvation in your life ... Daily Bread Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:03:47 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/one-of-the-tests-for-t19818.htm#120755 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/one-of-the-tests-for-t19818.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/gods-command-t19745.htm waymaker "He said, ‘Take now your son …’ " (Genesis 22:2). God’s command is, "Take now," not later. It is incredible how we debate! We know something is right, but we try to find excuses for not doing it immediately. If we are to climb to the height God reveals, it can never be done later—it must be done now. And the sacrifice must be worked through our will before we actually perform it. "So Abraham rose early in the morning … and went to the place of which God ... Daily Bread Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:38:58 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/gods-command-t19745.htm#120476 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/gods-command-t19745.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-must-learn-that-the-purpose-of-my-life-t19672.htm waymaker "… fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ …" (1 Thessalonians 3:2). After sanctification, it is difficult to state what your purpose in life is, because God has moved you into His purpose through the Holy Spirit. He is using you now for His purposes throughout the world as He used His Son for the purpose of our salvation. If you seek great things for yourself, thinking, "God has called me for this and for that," you barricade God from using you. As long as you ... Daily Bread Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:20:50 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-must-learn-that-the-purpose-of-my-life-t19672.htm#120123 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-must-learn-that-the-purpose-of-my-life-t19672.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/want-a-blessing-listen-to-this-t19623.htm wciappetta message starts at 4:50 into the broadcast, I think you'll love it..... http://www.cwebtv.net/ministry-videos-mainmenu-28/miracles-with-gene-profeta/202-miracles-with-rev-gene-profeta-behold-i-am-with-thee.html Daily Bread Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:02:10 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/want-a-blessing-listen-to-this-t19623.htm#119806 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/want-a-blessing-listen-to-this-t19623.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-christian-worker-has-to-be-t19609.htm waymaker "I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ …" (Colossians 1:24). The Christian worker has to be a sacred "go-between." He must be so closely identified with his Lord and the reality of His redemption that Christ can continually bring His creating life through him. I am not referring to the strength of one individual’s personality being superimposed on another, but the real presence of Christ coming ... Daily Bread Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:29:05 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-christian-worker-has-to-be-t19609.htm#119771 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-christian-worker-has-to-be-t19609.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-do-not-know-t19545.htm waymaker "We do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered" (Romans 8:26). Be realize that we are energized by the Holy Spirit for prayer; and we know what it is to pray in accordance with the Spirit; but we don’t often realize that the Holy Spirit Himself prays prayers in us which we cannot utter ourselves. When we are born again of God and are indwelt by the Spirit of God, He expresses for ... Daily Bread Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:12:17 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-do-not-know-t19545.htm#119337 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-do-not-know-t19545.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-know-that-all-things-t19494.htm waymaker "We know that all things work together for good to those who love God …" (Romans 8:28). The circumstances of a saint’s life are ordained of God. In the life of a saint there is no such thing as chance. God by His providence brings you into circumstances that you can’t understand at all, but the Spirit of God understands. God brings you to places, among people, and into certain conditions to accomplish a definite purpose through the intercession of the Spirit in you. Never put ... Daily Bread Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:00:38 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-know-that-all-things-t19494.htm#119113 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-know-that-all-things-t19494.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/do-you-believe-this-t19421.htm waymaker "Do you believe this?" (John 11:26). Martha believed in the power available to Jesus Christ; she believed that if He had been there He could have healed her brother; she also believed that Jesus had a special intimacy with God, and that whatever He asked of God, God would do. But—she needed a closer personal intimacy with Jesus. Martha’s theology had its fulfillment in the future. But Jesus continued to attract and draw her in until her belief became an intimate possession. ... Daily Bread Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:33:23 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/do-you-believe-this-t19421.htm#118786 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/do-you-believe-this-t19421.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/are-you-going-to-be-used-by-god-t19384.htm waymaker "… but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings …" (1 Peter 4:13). If you are going to be used by God, He will take you through a number of experiences that are not meant for you personally at all. They are designed to make you useful in His hands, and to enable you to understand what takes place in the lives of others. Because of this process, you will never be surprised by what comes your way. You say, "Oh, I can’t deal with that person." ... Daily Bread Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:16:54 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/are-you-going-to-be-used-by-god-t19384.htm#118486 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/are-you-going-to-be-used-by-god-t19384.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/it-is-essential-that-you-t19350.htm waymaker "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you" (James 4:. It is essential that you give people the opportunity to act on the truth of God. The responsibility must be left with the individual—you cannot act for him. It must be his own deliberate act, but the evangelical message should always lead him to action. Refusing to act leaves a person paralyzed, exactly where he was previously. But once he acts, he is never the same. It is the apparent folly of the truth that stands ... Daily Bread Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:46:14 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/it-is-essential-that-you-t19350.htm#118279 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/it-is-essential-that-you-t19350.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/these-words-mean-t19275.htm waymaker "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me …" (Galatians 2:20). These words mean the breaking and collapse of my independence brought about by my own hands, and the surrendering of my life to the supremacy of the Lord Jesus. No one can do this for me, I must do it myself. God may bring me up to this point three hundred and sixty-five times a year, but He cannot push me through it. It means breaking the hard outer layer of my individual ... Daily Bread Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:57:11 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/these-words-mean-t19275.htm#117987 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/these-words-mean-t19275.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/determined-man-t19277.htm wciappetta Give the Lord thirty minutes, I think you'll enjoy it .... http://www.cwebtv.net/ministry-videos-mainmenu-28/miracles-with-gene-profeta/151-miracles-with-gene-profeta-a-determined-man.html Daily Bread Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:18:13 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/determined-man-t19277.htm#117994 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/determined-man-t19277.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-have-to-obey-t19227.htm waymaker "If you love Me, keep My commandments" (John 14:15). Our Lord never insists on our obedience. He stresses very definitely what we ought to do, but He never forces us to do it. We have to obey Him out of a oneness of spirit with Him. That is why whenever our Lord talked about discipleship, He prefaced it with an "If," meaning, "You do not need to do this unless you desire to do so." "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself …" ... Daily Bread Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:22:10 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-have-to-obey-t19227.htm#117748 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-have-to-obey-t19227.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/there-is-no-such-thing-t19179.htm waymaker "Do you not know that … you are not your own?" (1 Corinthians 6:19). There is no such thing as a private life, or a place to hide in this world, for a man or woman who is intimately aware of and shares in the sufferings of Jesus Christ. God divides the private life of His saints and makes it a highway for the world on one hand and for Himself on the other. No human being can stand that unless he is identified with Jesus Christ. We are not sanctified for ourselves. We are ... Daily Bread Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:57:36 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/there-is-no-such-thing-t19179.htm#117472 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/there-is-no-such-thing-t19179.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/if-you-have-faith-t19109.htm waymaker "If you have faith as a mustard seed … nothing will be impossible for you" (Matthew 17:20). We have the idea that God rewards us for our faith, and it may be so in the initial stages. But we do not earn anything through faith— faith brings us into the right relationship with God and gives Him His opportunity to work. Yet God frequently has to knock the bottom out of your experience as His saint to get you in direct contact with Himself. God wants you to understand that ... Daily Bread Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:12:49 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/if-you-have-faith-t19109.htm#117183 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/if-you-have-faith-t19109.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/common-sense-t19048.htm waymaker "Without faith it is impossible to please Him …" (Hebrews 11:6). Faith in active opposition to common sense is mistaken enthusiasm and narrow-mindedness, and common sense in opposition to faith demonstrates a mistaken reliance on reason as the basis for truth. The life of faith brings the two of these into the proper relationship. Common sense and faith are as different from each other as the natural life is from the spiritual, and as impulsiveness is from inspiration. ... Daily Bread Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:20:07 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/common-sense-t19048.htm#116830 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/common-sense-t19048.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/christ-died-for-me-t18992.htm waymaker "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him" (2 Corinthians 5:21). The modern view of the death of Jesus is that He died for our sins out of sympathy for us. Yet the New Testament view is that He took our sin on Himself not because of sympathy, but because of His identification with us. He was "made … to be sin … ." Our sins are removed because of the death of Jesus, and the only explanation for His death ... Daily Bread Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:12:41 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/christ-died-for-me-t18992.htm#116515 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/christ-died-for-me-t18992.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/i-am-not-saved-t18949.htm waymaker "If when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life" (Romans 5:10). I am not saved by believing—I simply realize I am saved by believing. And it is not repentance that saves me—repentance is only the sign that I realize what God has done through Christ Jesus. The danger here is putting the emphasis on the effect, instead of on the cause. Is it my obedience, consecration, and dedication ... Daily Bread Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:04:00 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/i-am-not-saved-t18949.htm#116133 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/i-am-not-saved-t18949.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-challenge-t18871.htm waymaker "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations …" (Matthew 28:19). Jesus Christ did not say, "Go and save souls" (the salvation of souls is the supernatural work of God), but He said, "Go … make disciples of all the nations … ." Yet you cannot make disciples unless you are a disciple yourself. When the disciples returned from their first mission, they were filled with joy because even the demons were subject to them. But Jesus said, in effect, "Don’t ... Daily Bread Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:42:55 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-challenge-t18871.htm#115670 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-challenge-t18871.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/jesus-said-to-them-t18806.htm waymaker "Jesus said to them again, ‘… As the Father has sent Me, I also send you’ " (John 20:21). A missionary is someone sent by Jesus Christ just as He was sent by God. The great controlling factor is not the needs of people, but the command of Jesus. The source of our inspiration in our service for God is behind us, not ahead of us. The tendency today is to put the inspiration out in front—to sweep everything together in front of us and make it conform to our definition of success. ... Daily Bread Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:35:06 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/jesus-said-to-them-t18806.htm#115321 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/jesus-said-to-them-t18806.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/if-anyone-is-in-christ-t18637.htm waymaker "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17). Our Lord never tolerates our prejudices—He is directly opposed to them and puts them to death. We tend to think that God has some special interest in our particular prejudices, and are very sure that He will never deal with us as He has to deal with others. We even say to ourselves, "God has to deal with other people in a very strict ... Daily Bread Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:10:37 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/if-anyone-is-in-christ-t18637.htm#114430 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/if-anyone-is-in-christ-t18637.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-are-in-danger-t18580.htm waymaker "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit …" (Romans 8:16). We are in danger of getting into a bargaining spirit with God when we come to Him—we want the witness of the Spirit before we have done what God tells us to do. Why doesn’t God reveal Himself to you? He cannot. It is not that He will not, but He cannot, because you are in the way as long as you won’t abandon yourself to Him in total surrender. Yet once you do, immediately God witnesses to Himself—He ... Daily Bread Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:40:57 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-are-in-danger-t18580.htm#114138 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-are-in-danger-t18580.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/impulsiveness-is-a-trait-t18530.htm waymaker "But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith …" (Jude 20). There was nothing of the nature of impulsive or thoughtless action about our Lord, but only a calm strength that never got into a panic. Most of us develop our Christianity along the lines of our own nature, not along the lines of God’s nature. Impulsiveness is a trait of the natural life, and our Lord always ignores it, because it hinders the development of the life of a disciple. Watch how ... Daily Bread Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:18:44 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/impulsiveness-is-a-trait-t18530.htm#113856 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/impulsiveness-is-a-trait-t18530.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/is-gods-will-my-will-t18480.htm waymaker "This is the will of God, your sanctification …" (1 Thessalonians 4:3). Sanctification is not a question of whether God is willing to sanctify me—is it my will? Am I willing to let God do in me everything that has been made possible through the atonement of the Cross of Christ? Am I willing to let Jesus become sanctification to me, and to let His life be exhibited in my human flesh? (see 1 Corinthians 1:30). Beware of saying, "Oh, I am longing to be sanctified." ... Daily Bread Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:06:57 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/is-gods-will-my-will-t18480.htm#113527 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/is-gods-will-my-will-t18480.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-great-enemy-t18428.htm waymaker "Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom is not of this world’ " (John 18:36). The great enemy of the Lord Jesus Christ today is the idea of practical work that has no basis in the New Testament but comes from the systems of the world. This work insists upon endless energy and activities, but no private life with God. The emphasis is put on the wrong thing. Jesus said, "The kingdom of God does not come with observation … . For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you" (Luke ... Daily Bread Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:29:59 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-great-enemy-t18428.htm#113205 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-great-enemy-t18428.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/our-lord-told-us-t18375.htm waymaker "… they went forth for His name’s sake …" (3 John 7). Our Lord told us how our love for Him is to exhibit itself when He asked, "Do you love Me?" (John 21:17). And then He said, "Feed My sheep." In effect, He said, "Identify yourself with My interests in other people," not, "Identify Me with your interests in other people." First Corinthians 13:4–8 shows us the characteristics of this love—it is actually the love of God expressing ... Daily Bread Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:20:14 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/our-lord-told-us-t18375.htm#112952 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/our-lord-told-us-t18375.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/prayer-does-not-equip-us-t18318.htm waymaker I say to you, he who believes in Me, … greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father" (John 14:12). Prayer does not equip us for greater works—prayer is the greater work. Yet we think of prayer as some commonsense exercise of our higher powers that simply prepares us for God’s work. In the teachings of Jesus Christ, prayer is the working of the miracle of redemption in me, which produces the miracle of redemption in others, through the power of God. The way ... Daily Bread Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:14:27 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/prayer-does-not-equip-us-t18318.htm#112687 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/prayer-does-not-equip-us-t18318.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/from-the-lords-perspective-t18255.htm waymaker From Jesus Christ’s perspective, there are no nations, but only the world. How many of us pray without regard to the persons, but with regard to only one Person—Jesus Christ? He owns the harvest that is produced through distress and through conviction of sin. This is the harvest for which we have to pray that laborers be sent out to reap. We stay busy at work, while people all around us are ripe and ready to be harvested; we do not reap even one of them, but simply waste our Lord’s ... Daily Bread Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:13:54 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/from-the-lords-perspective-t18255.htm#112443 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/from-the-lords-perspective-t18255.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/are-you-like-moses-t18191.htm waymaker Are we a bit like Moses, who had a definite self-image problem. Perhaps he had it because his first attempt to lead the Israelites ended in incredible failure-he killed a man, was publicly humiliated, had to give up his position of status and wealth, and spent forty years on the back side of the desert thinking about it. Talk about being baffled, bewildered, and befuddled! How miserable he must have been. Then God appeared to him in a burning bush and called him to confront Pharoah on behalf ... Daily Bread Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:46:21 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/are-you-like-moses-t18191.htm#112050 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/are-you-like-moses-t18191.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/key-to-the-missionarys-work-t18120.htm waymaker "Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations …’ " (Matthew 28:18–19). The key to the missionary’s work is the authority of Jesus Christ, not the needs of the lost. We are inclined to look on our Lord as one who assists us in our endeavors for God. Yet our Lord places Himself as the absolute sovereign and supreme Lord over His disciples. He does not say that the lost ... Daily Bread Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:21:04 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/key-to-the-missionarys-work-t18120.htm#111757 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/key-to-the-missionarys-work-t18120.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/individual-discouragement-t18043.htm waymaker "… when Moses was grown … he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens" (Exodus 2:11). Moses saw the oppression of his people and felt certain that he was the one to deliver them, and in the righteous indignation of his own spirit he started to right their wrongs. After he launched his first strike for God and for what was right, God allowed Moses to be driven into empty discouragement, sending him into the desert to feed sheep for forty years. At the end of ... Daily Bread Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:21:24 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/individual-discouragement-t18043.htm#111383 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/individual-discouragement-t18043.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/getting-into-gods-stride-t17989.htm angel-hw The true test of a person’s spiritual life and character is not what he does in the extraordinary moments of life, but what he does during the ordinary times when there is nothing tremendous or exciting happening. A person’s worth is revealed in his attitude toward the ordinary things of life when he is not under the spotlight (see John 1:35–37 and 3:30). It is painful work to get in step with God and to keep pace with Him—it means getting your second wind spiritually. In learning to walk with ... Daily Bread Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:23:45 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/getting-into-gods-stride-t17989.htm#111107 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/getting-into-gods-stride-t17989.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/has-god-trusted-you-t17937.htm waymaker "When He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was" (John 11:6). Has God trusted you with His silence—a silence that has great meaning? God’s silences are actually His answers. Just think of those days of absolute silence in the home at Bethany! Is there anything comparable to those days in your life? Can God trust you like that, or are you still asking Him for a visible answer? God will give you the very blessings you ask if you refuse to ... Daily Bread Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:13:00 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/has-god-trusted-you-t17937.htm#110846 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/has-god-trusted-you-t17937.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/how-will-i-know-the-rv-t17883.htm angel-hw Gotcha Waymaker Here "Jesus answered and said, ‘I thank You, Father … that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes’ " (Matthew 11:25). We do not grow into a spiritual relationship step by step—we either have a relationship or we do not. God does not continue to cleanse us more and more from sin—"But if we walk in the light," we are cleansed "from all sin" (1 John 1:7). It is a matter of obedience, and once ... Daily Bread Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:17:20 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/how-will-i-know-the-rv-t17883.htm#110580 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/how-will-i-know-the-rv-t17883.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/beware-of-the-human-t17809.htm waymaker "… present … your members as instruments of righteousness to God" (Romans 6:13). I cannot save and sanctify myself; I cannot make atonement for sin; I cannot redeem the world; I cannot right what is wrong, purify what is impure, or make holy what is unholy. That is all the sovereign work of God. Do I have faith in what Jesus Christ has done? He has made the perfect atonement for sin. Am I in the habit of constantly realizing it? The greatest need we have is not to do things, ... Daily Bread Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:08:37 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/beware-of-the-human-t17809.htm#110286 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/beware-of-the-human-t17809.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/isnt-it-humiliating-t17748.htm waymaker "Come to Me …" (Matthew 11:28). Isn’t it humiliating to be told that we must come to Jesus! Think of the things about which we will not come to Jesus Christ. If you want to know how real you are, test yourself by these words—"Come to Me … ." In every dimension in which you are not real, you will argue or evade the issue altogether rather than come; you will go through sorrow rather than come; and you will do anything rather than come the last lap of the race of ... Daily Bread Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:14:34 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/isnt-it-humiliating-t17748.htm#110034 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/isnt-it-humiliating-t17748.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/a-man-cannot-redeem-himself-t17687.htm waymaker "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him" (2 Corinthians 5:21). Sin is a fundamental relationship—it is not wrong doing, but wrong being—it is deliberate and determined independence from God. The Christian faith bases everything on the extreme, self-confident nature of sin. Other faiths deal with sins—the Bible alone deals with sin. The first thing Jesus Christ confronted in people was the heredity of sin, and it ... Daily Bread Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:02:31 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/a-man-cannot-redeem-himself-t17687.htm#109782 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/a-man-cannot-redeem-himself-t17687.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/when-it-pleased-god-t17634.htm waymaker "When it pleased God … to reveal His Son in me …" (Galatians 1:15–16). If Jesus Christ is going to regenerate me, what is the problem He faces? It is simply this—I have a heredity in which I had no say or decision; I am not holy, nor am I likely to be; and if all Jesus Christ can do is tell me that I must be holy, His teaching only causes me to despair. But if Jesus Christ is truly a regenerator, someone who can put His own heredity of holiness into me, then I can begin ... Daily Bread Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:39:20 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/when-it-pleased-god-t17634.htm#109605 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/when-it-pleased-god-t17634.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-bible-does-not-say-t17581.htm waymaker "Just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned …" (Romans 5:12). The Bible does not say that God punished the human race for one man’s sin, but that the nature of sin, namely, my claim to my right to myself, entered into the human race through one man. But it also says that another Man took upon Himself the sin of the human race and put it away—an infinitely more profound revelation (see Hebrews ... Daily Bread Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:15:10 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-bible-does-not-say-t17581.htm#109343 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-bible-does-not-say-t17581.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/thank-god-for-being-able-t17498.htm waymaker "… to those who are … called to be saints …" (1 Corinthians 1:2). Thank God for being able to see all that you have not yet been. You have had the vision, but you are not yet to the reality of it by any means. It is when we are in the valley, where we prove whether we will be the choice ones, that most of us turn back. We are not quite prepared for the bumps and bruises that must come if we are going to be turned into the shape of the vision. We have seen what we are not, ... Daily Bread Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:36:23 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/thank-god-for-being-able-t17498.htm#109115 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/thank-god-for-being-able-t17498.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-place-of-ministry-t17445.htm waymaker "He said to them, ‘This kind [of unclean spirit] can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting’ " (Mark 9:29). "His disciples asked Him privately, ‘Why could we not cast it out?’ " (9:28). The answer lies in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. "This kind can come out by nothing but" concentrating on Him, and then doubling and redoubling that concentration on Him. We can remain powerless forever, as the disciples were in this situation, by trying ... Daily Bread Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:14:56 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-place-of-ministry-t17445.htm#108955 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/the-place-of-ministry-t17445.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/you-can-do-anything-t17391.htm waymaker "If You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us" (Mark 9:22). After every time of exaltation, we are brought down with a sudden rush into things as they really are, where it is neither beautiful, poetic, nor thrilling. The height of the mountaintop is measured by the dismal drudgery of the valley, but it is in the valley that we have to live for the glory of God. We see His glory on the mountain, but we never live for His glory there. It is in the place of humiliation ... Daily Bread Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:49:38 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/you-can-do-anything-t17391.htm#108740 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/you-can-do-anything-t17391.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/whats-the-use-of-this-experience-t17334.htm waymaker "… Jesus took … them up on a high mountain apart by themselves …" (Mark 9:2). We have all experienced times of exaltation on the mountain, when we have seen things from God’s perspective and have wanted to stay there. But God will never allow us to stay there. The true test of our spiritual life is in exhibiting the power to descend from the mountain. If we only have the power to go up, something is wrong. It is a wonderful thing to be on the mountain with God, but a person ... Daily Bread Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:18:48 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/whats-the-use-of-this-experience-t17334.htm#108472 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/whats-the-use-of-this-experience-t17334.htm http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-take-our-own-t17272.htm waymaker "I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church …" (Colossians 1:24). We take our own spiritual consecration and try to make it into a call of God, but when we get right with Him He brushes all this aside. Then He gives us a tremendous, riveting pain to fasten our attention on something that we never even dreamed could be His call for us. And for one radiant, flashing ... Daily Bread Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:23:07 GMT http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-take-our-own-t17272.htm#108188 http://nenosplace.forumandco.com/daily-bread-f6/we-take-our-own-t17272.htm