FW: Hot Water Bottle or Electric Blanket? - 02 February 2014

[Alumeci Kaltongga]

Just sharing Ladies!!

 

Blessed day.

 

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Subject: Fw: Hot Water Bottle or Electric Blanket? - 02 February 2014

 

STAY CONNECTED TO GOD!!!

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From: Seeds of the Kingdom <in...@seedsofthekingdom.org>
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Sent: Sunday, February 2, 2014 7:03 PM
Subject: Hot Water Bottle or Electric Blanket? - 02 February 2014

02 February, 2014 Today's Free Devotional from Ellel Ministries International Hot Water Bottle or Electric Blanket?"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."John 15:5, NIVMy husband bought me a hot water bottle for Christmas. It’s a very nice one with a fleece cover, and I’ve been so impressed with how long it stays hot! Even in the morning it’s still radiating heat. I love it! I realised that our lives, as Christians, can be like a hot water bottle. We have a great time in God’s presence and get really hot for God, but over time we lose heat and need to be reheated. Then, I was reminded of our verse for today and realised that being connected to the vine would be more like being an electric blanket, always connected to the power source so that we’re constantly available to be switched on, and can be consistently radiating a steady heat that doesn’t wane with the passing of time. This served as an encouragement for me to check my connection. I want to be connected to the vine so that the life of Christ can be flowing through me consistently. This way, I can bear fruit for the kingdom.In 2 Corinthians 3:13 it says, ‘We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away’. In the previous verses, Paul is talking about the glory that we have, which remains because of the ministry of the Spirit that brings righteousness, and this gives us a boldness! We can see from this that Moses was like a hot water bottle, but we’re now in Christ, so we can hope to be like the electric blanket, connected to the source. As Paul says in verse 18 of the same chapter, ‘And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever- increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit’.Let`s stay plugged into Christ so we can be transformed into His image and be ever hotter for Him!Prayer: Lord Jesus, I want to stay firmly connected to You as my source of life. Please forgive me for the times I`ve looked elsewhere for life. Help me to be more like an electric blanket rather than a hot water bottle, so that I can be a consistent witness for You. Amen.Today's Writer : Tanya Person Tanya Person Tanya Person and her husband and two of their four children are missionaries to Hungary, and are Directors for Ellel Central & Eastern Europe Development Centre, where they travel to Serbia, Croatia and other countries teaching Ellel schools and overseeing the development of work in the area. They have a passion to see the church discipled and walking in God’s fullness of life and freedom, and mentoring the existing and developing team. Related Links http://live.em365.org/ {Click here to try a FREE TRIAL of Ellel 365     forward to a friendbrowse the archive of devotionals | ellel ministries website Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship.  Provided acknowledgement is made to Seeds of the Kingdom as the source, you are also welcome to use it in a non-commercial way and reproduce it in magazines or other Christian websites. The copyright for any commercial use of the material remains with Ellel Ministries International. Copyright © 2014 Ellel Ministries International. You are receiving this devotional message because you have signed up to receive daily devotionals from Ellel Ministries International at www.seedsofthekingdom.org Our mailing address is: Ellel Ministries International Ellel Grange Bay Horse Lancaster, Lancashire LA2 0HN United Kingdom Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | view email in browser

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