Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

10.24- We don't need careless words. We need silence at the right times. We don't need silence when words should be spoken. All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke Re: Woman killed in her home in Fort Worth yesterday. Matthew 12. “ Behold, My [ n ] Servant whom I [ o ] have chosen ; My Beloved in whom My soul [ p ] is well-pleased ; I will put My Spirit upon Him , And He shall proclaim [ q ] justice to the [ r ] Gentiles . 19  “ He will not quarrel, nor cry out ; Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets . 20  “A battered reed He will not break off , And a smoldering wick He will not put out , Until He [ s ] leads [ t ] justice to victory . 21  “ And in His name the [ u ] Gentiles will hope .”   . “We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people. Human progress never rolls in on ...

10.12- When you ask something in prayer believe that you have it. Forgive anything that you hold against anyone. These two things will transform our prayer life. Mark 11. 20  Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 21  And Peter, remembering, said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.” 22  So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. 23  For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24  Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. Forgiveness and Prayer 25  “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. ...

10.11- What do you want me to do for you? This is the question Jesus asks His disciples.  It helps then to think honestly and clearly.  Then we hear our own voice and we know what we want. Mark 10. 46  Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. 47  And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48  Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49  So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called. Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.” 50  And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus. 51  So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” The blind man said to Him, [ f ] “Rabboni, that I may receive my s...

10.10- Jesus on Prayer, Part Two: Jesus shows that prayer mostly is done in secret on a personal one on one relationship with our Father in haven. He seems to want the prayers to be short and simple and childlike and honest from what I can tell. Matthew 6. 25  “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26  Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27  Which of you by worrying can add one [ j ] cubit to his [ k ] stature? 28  “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29  and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not [ l ] arrayed like one of these. 30  Now if God so clothes t...

10.9- Jesus on Prayer Part One: What should we pray for? It is right to Ask our Father in heaven to give us what we need.  We can ask for whatever we wish.  God our Father in heaven loves to give us good things.  We may ask for anything we wish, but in our human limits we don't always know what is best for u It is good for us to ask others to pray for us to be fearless. It is good for us to pray for the church to be alert. to be prayerful for all the saints. to keep on keeping on. It is good to pray for the disciples to be given wisdom and understanding of God's revelation in order to know God better. to have the eyes of their heart opened to their hope based on God's power to resurrect Jesus from the dead. There are many times that we don't know what to pray for except to know the Holy Spirit prays for us as we are still and connect to God in our heart, soul and mind in quiet submission. Matthew 6. 11  Give us this day our daily bread. Ephesi...

10.8- A totally new way of life. Then after a great life of healing and blessing and giving himself for others He died on the cross and exchanged His perfect life for our sinful life.   The lamb of God who came to take away the sins of the world. Acts 2. 22-28  “Fellow Israelites, listen carefully to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man thoroughly accredited by God to you—the miracles and wonders and signs that God did through him are common knowledge—this Jesus, following the deliberate and well-thought-out plan of God, was betrayed by men who took the law into their own hands, and was handed over to you. And you pinned him to a cross and killed him. But God untied the death ropes and raised him up. Death was no match for him. 2 Corinthians 3. 17  Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18  But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into th...