Daily Bread 7/20/2024

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    Daily Bread – July 20, 2024 (The Seventh Day – Genesis 2:1-3) 2 Timothy 2:5 – And also, if anyone competes, he is not crowned unless he shall have competed lawfully. A great opportunity has been afforded to each one of us. If we desire, we can function in the majesty and glory of the life and ministry of Jesus (John 14:12; Matthew 10:25; 1 John 4:17; Romans 8:29; 2 Corinthians 3:3; Acts 1:8; Galatians 2:20). However, if we are going to be trained, then we have to follow the rules of His ministry. Jesus did nothing of Himself (John 5:19, 30, 6:38, 8:28, 14:10). We must learn to walk even as He walked, always seeing the Father before us and on our right hand that we should not be moved (Acts 2:25; Psalms 16:8; 1 John 2:6). He depended constantly upon the Father, and the glory that was manifested through Him was by the operation of the Holy Spirit in Him (Matthew 12:28; Luke 11:20; Acts 10:38). We must embrace the truth that we can do nothing of ourselves (John 15:5; Galatians 3:27; 1 Peter 2:21-22). If we are going to have a proof in our lives that we are the sons of God, then we must be willing to come under the control of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:14; Galatians 4:6-7; 5:22-23, 25). We must be willing to follow our Master and cease from our own works and self-reliance (Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Ephesians 5:1; John 13:35). We must be willing to be trained by the Holy Spirit to depend on Him for everything, for the things we have been commanded to do can only be done by what the Spirit of the Lord supplies. If we attempt to train under the influence of human ability, then we will never be crowned with the prize of operating under the influence of the Holy Spirit. The rules of the Spirit have been given to us. The Word of God has revealed to us very specifically what the Holy Spirit is doing and how He does it. If we will submit to His nature and His direction, we will discover an ever increasing demonstration of His glory and power operating through our lives revealing the majesty and glory of Jesus. Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen