Betty's "Thoughts from my heart"

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2 Corinthians 2:12-17
New King James Version
Triumph in Christ

12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a [a]door was opened to me by the Lord, 13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I departed for Macedonia.

14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. 16 To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not, as [c]so many, peddling[d] the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.


Hebrews 10:19-25
New King James Version
Hold Fast Your Confession

19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness[a] to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

 

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March 25, 2025

Happy Tuesday,

Humble Yourself

“Promise #84:
Humble yourself before Me and in time I will exalt you.

1 Peter 5:6 (WEB)

"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time."

Today's promise encourages us to walk in humility. God loves it when we embrace humility because we are just like Him when we are truly humble! Jesus told us that the greatest in the kingdom is the servant of all (Matthew 23:11). Who is the greatest in the kingdom but our Father? That means that He carries within Himself the heart of a servant.”

Pride is something a Christian needs to avoid. God did not send His Son to die for us because we are extra special. He died for us because He loves us in spite of our sins. Just as God loves us, we should love others.

Today would have been my son’s Birthday if he had not passed away. I have been sad today but grateful because I know He is in Heaven with our Heavenly Father.

Maranatha,

Betty

 

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April 1, 2025
Happy Tuesday,

Know The Voice of God

John 10:27
New King James Version
27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

I want to know the voice of God as much as I know the voices of my family. I want to be able to hear His voice and not have to wonder if it is my thoughts are God’s voice.

To achieve this, I will have to make the effort to know God better. I will have to spend more time with God. When we know the voice of God we will not get confused by the teaching of false Teachers and false Preachers. The whispers of the devil we will recognize as evil.
Maranatha,
Betty

 

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April 3, 2025
Happy Thursday,


Daily Prayer for April 3
CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH BLUMHARDT
“In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” Isaiah 2:2-3a, NIV
Dear Father in heaven, we thank you that we have you and the light of your Spirit, which always gives us new determination for the tasks you ask of us. We thank you that we may live not just in the passing moment but also in eternity, looking with joyful hope to the future meant for us and for all humankind. Keep us in your Spirit, and open to us truth after truth. May we be part of that people who carry a light within them, a light which will show them the way through all the struggles and temptations of life; then each one of us will know day by day that you can help us and everyone on earth to a better life through your Holy Spirit. Amen”

We can only envision what it will be like to worship God on His Holy Mountain and to worship in His very presence. We live in a sinful world but soon we will be living in a world that is healed of all sin and imperfections.

For now, we live in hope for our eternity with our Heavenly Father. Though we still wrestle against the flesh, God is with us and will help us overcome.
Maranatha,
Betty

 

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April 7, 2025
Happy Monday,

The Holy Spirit Is Part of the Trinity

Daily Prayer for April 7
CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH BLUMHARDT
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever – the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. John 14:16–17, NIV
Lord our God and our Father, we thank you for giving us the Holy Spirit, who binds us to you. Give us continually afresh something of this Spirit so that we can go forward with light shining on the paths we must follow on earth. Grant us your Spirit, grant that light may break into our whole life and we can rejoice because we experience so much of what you are doing. For through the power of your Spirit you can help us toward your future and all that is to come, that we may live not only in time but in eternity. Amen”

The Holy Spirit is an important part of the Godhead. The Holy Spirit convicts sinners of their sins so they can seek forgiveness and be reconciled with the Heavenly Father.

This is why blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is unforgivable. We cannot be called to salvation without intervention from the Holy Spirit. As Christians, we need the Holy Spirit to guide us, to convict us of our sins, and to comfort us.

All members of the Godhead are important and form our God in perfect unity. Just as we need our soul, Spirit, and body to survive on this earth. When we die we lay aside our body. At the rapture, we will be transformed with a new glorified body.
Maranatha,
Betty

 

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April 10,2025
Happy Thursday,

Daily Prayer for April 10
CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH BLUMHARDT
"For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living. Romans 14:7-9, NIV
Lord God, unite us with Jesus Christ, the risen and living One. Unite us so that our lives are completely submerged in your will through Jesus Christ. Tear us loose from all that tries to bind us to earth. Make us free people who always lift their heads and look up because their redemption is approaching. Almighty God, we trust in you, however difficult the times may be. Remember all peoples, for it is your will to gather them into your kingdom. You, O God, are our refuge and our help. In you we trust until the end. Amen."

• Help us God to live for you. Help us not to get so caught up in our daily problems, that we neglect to spend time with our Heavenly Father.
• In the midst of trials and temptations remind us to run to You and not as a last resort.

Help our love for You to grow and our trust in You to exceed yesterday. Glorious is Your Name, O God, and great is Your gift of redemption.

Maranatha,

Betty