Comments on: When the Rooster Crows http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2009/04/18/when-the-rooster-crows/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:18:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sharon b http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2009/04/18/when-the-rooster-crows/comment-page-1/#comment-44239 sharon b Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:43:22 +0000 http://thelife.com/?p=14284#comment-44239 thank you thank you

]]> By: Marilyn http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2009/04/18/when-the-rooster-crows/comment-page-1/#comment-44201 Marilyn Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:04:06 +0000 http://thelife.com/?p=14284#comment-44201 Precious sister, Arlette, we ALL are sinners, even after accepting Christ as our Savior! We don't stop sinning, for we will never be completely free of sin until the return of Jesus, when we will be transformed, and made whole! Until then, we remain sinners, saved by grace! As His seal stamped upon us, God has given us His Holy Spirit to indwell our hearts and sanctify us (grow us spiritually to become more like Jesus), tenderizing our hearts to the things of God and helping us to resist temptation to sin. As for being 'sick with sin,' Jesus died on the cross to set us free from a life of sin. If we are professing Christians, our lives should not be characterized as 'sinful living.' This is not to say that we don't sin, but that we are not living in perpetual contradiction of biblical standards. This may be what the writer means when he/she says "if you are sick with sin you cannot hear His voice." As God is holy, and He will not be mocked, we cannot expect His blessings and grace to cover our willful resistance to His call for holy living! God knows our hearts, and when we sincerely desire to live lives pleasing to Him, His Holy Spirit empowers us accordingly! I would encourage you, Arlette, to seek the fellowship of Christian sisters, who are mature believers, who can pray with you and encourage you in your faithwalk! The Lord will use them to speak to You in His love, and will help you to discover the spiritual gifts He has appointed in you! Time in God's Word and with His people will correct any 'hearing' problems you may have had! God bless, dear one! :) Precious Lord, we thank You for forgiving us while we were yet sinners, knowing that we would continue to struggle with our sin natures until our last breath! We praise You for giving us Your Holy Spirit, Who grants us the power to change the areas in our lives that dishonor You and betray our witness for You! As we confess our weaknesses to You, Lord, we ask that You exchange them for Your strength in our lives, and lead us to Your fount of Living Water! Bless Arlette, Lord, with a renewed spirit, and encourage her in her faithwalk! Reassure her of Your Presence, and lovingly disclose any obstacles that might be obscuring Your voice. Surround her, we pray, with Christian sisters who would minister to her in love, and restore her joy of salvation! In Your most holy Name, Amen! Precious sister, Arlette, we ALL are sinners, even after accepting Christ as our Savior! We don’t stop sinning, for we will never be completely free of sin until the return of Jesus, when we will be transformed, and made whole! Until then, we remain sinners, saved by grace! As His seal stamped upon us, God has given us His Holy Spirit to indwell our hearts and sanctify us (grow us spiritually to become more like Jesus), tenderizing our hearts to the things of God and helping us to resist temptation to sin. As for being ‘sick with sin,’ Jesus died on the cross to set us free from a life of sin. If we are professing Christians, our lives should not be characterized as ‘sinful living.’ This is not to say that we don’t sin, but that we are not living in perpetual contradiction of biblical standards. This may be what the writer means when he/she says “if you are sick with sin you cannot hear His voice.” As God is holy, and He will not be mocked, we cannot expect His blessings and grace to cover our willful resistance to His call for holy living! God knows our hearts, and when we sincerely desire to live lives pleasing to Him, His Holy Spirit empowers us accordingly! I would encourage you, Arlette, to seek the fellowship of Christian sisters, who are mature believers, who can pray with you and encourage you in your faithwalk! The Lord will use them to speak to You in His love, and will help you to discover the spiritual gifts He has appointed in you! Time in God’s Word and with His people will correct any ‘hearing’ problems you may have had! God bless, dear one! :)

Precious Lord, we thank You for forgiving us while we were yet sinners, knowing that we would continue to struggle with our sin natures until our last breath! We praise You for giving us Your Holy Spirit, Who grants us the power to change the areas in our lives that dishonor You and betray our witness for You! As we confess our weaknesses to You, Lord, we ask that You exchange them for Your strength in our lives, and lead us to Your fount of Living Water! Bless Arlette, Lord, with a renewed spirit, and encourage her in her faithwalk! Reassure her of Your Presence, and lovingly disclose any obstacles that might be obscuring Your voice. Surround her, we pray, with Christian sisters who would minister to her in love, and restore her joy of salvation! In Your most holy Name, Amen!

]]> By: Arlette http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2009/04/18/when-the-rooster-crows/comment-page-1/#comment-44192 Arlette Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:28:23 +0000 http://thelife.com/?p=14284#comment-44192 How can I better hear that small voice you wrote of? I truly want to serve my Lord but often don't know how. I try to love everyone as He loves us and to be kind. I ask forgiveness daily and often. I remember a verse saying that if you are sick with sin you cannot hear His voice. Is that me? How can I better hear that small voice you wrote of? I truly want to serve my Lord but often don’t know how. I try to love everyone as He loves us and to be kind. I ask forgiveness daily and often. I remember a verse saying that if you are sick with sin you cannot hear His voice. Is that me?

]]> By: Marilyn http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2009/04/18/when-the-rooster-crows/comment-page-1/#comment-44189 Marilyn Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:14:21 +0000 http://thelife.com/?p=14284#comment-44189 Wonderful devotion, Muriel! This account of Peter's denial of Christ is one of my favorites, for it is a sober reminder of how pride can infect even the most passionate followers of the Lord, and how none of us are exempt from denying Him! Pride can prompt us to 'serve' with personal motives (self-glorification), and fear confronts our faith. It is only by His power, and in His power, that we can serve our Lord with a humble heart, seeking to glorify Jesus alone, and not fear what God wills! Praying to God, and then waiting upon His prompting, keeps our hearts soft and open to his will. When we act according to our knowledge, without the benefit of divine knowledge, we are not His 'followers,' but instead self-appointed leaders! Thank You, Lord, for using Peter's denial of You as a gut-wrenching reminder that fear and pride have no purpose in serving You! Help us to know when our hearts are divided, Lord, and grant us Your grace that permits us to serve You in humility and courage! May we seek Your Holy Spirit inspiration for all that we do in Your Name! Deepen our faith, Lord, that Your perfect Will would be our most treasured pursuit! In Your glorious Name, Amen! Wonderful devotion, Muriel! This account of Peter’s denial of Christ is one of my favorites, for it is a sober reminder of how pride can infect even the most passionate followers of the Lord, and how none of us are exempt from denying Him! Pride can prompt us to ‘serve’ with personal motives (self-glorification), and fear confronts our faith. It is only by His power, and in His power, that we can serve our Lord with a humble heart, seeking to glorify Jesus alone, and not fear what God wills! Praying to God, and then waiting upon His prompting, keeps our hearts soft and open to his will. When we act according to our knowledge, without the benefit of divine knowledge, we are not His ‘followers,’ but instead self-appointed leaders!

Thank You, Lord, for using Peter’s denial of You as a gut-wrenching reminder that fear and pride have no purpose in serving You! Help us to know when our hearts are divided, Lord, and grant us Your grace that permits us to serve You in humility and courage! May we seek Your Holy Spirit inspiration for all that we do in Your Name! Deepen our faith, Lord, that Your perfect Will would be our most treasured pursuit! In Your glorious Name, Amen!

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