Posts from March 2016 (Page 6)

Daily Devotional – Is This True of Me?

Is This True of Me? – From Utmost.org March 4, 2016 None of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself… —Acts 20:24  It is easier to serve or work for God without a vision and without a call, because then you are not bothered by what He requires. Common sense, covered with a layer of Christian emotion, becomes your guide. You may be more prosperous and successful from the world’s perspective, and will have…

Daily Devotional – His Commision to Us

His Commission to Us from Utmost.org March 3, 2016  Feed My sheep. —John 21:17  This is love in the making. The love of God is not created— it is His nature. When we receive the life of Christ through the Holy Spirit, He unites us with God so that His love is demonstrated in us. The goal of the indwelling Holy Spirit is not just to unite us with God, but to do it in such a way that we…

Daily Devotional – Have You Felt the Pain inflicted by the Lord?

Have You Felt the Pain Inflicted by the Lord?  From Utmost.org March 2, 2016  He said to him the third time, “…do you love Me?” —John 21:17  Have you ever felt the pain, inflicted by the Lord, at the very center of your being, deep down in the most sensitive area of your life? The devil never inflicts pain there, and neither can sin nor human emotions. Nothing can cut through to that part of our being but the Word…

Daily Devotional – The Piercing Question

The Piercing Question from Utmost.org March 1, 2016 Do you love Me? —John 21:17  Peter’s response to this piercing question is considerably different from the bold defiance he exhibited only a few days before when he declared, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” (Matthew 26:35; also see Matthew 26:33-34). Our natural individuality, or our natural self, boldly speaks out and declares its feelings. But the true love within our inner spiritual self can be…