Gedanken zum Vers des Tages
Denke einmal über alle großen Geschenke nach, die du erhalten hast. Neben Jesus, dem Gnadenopfer Gottes für unsere Errettung, ist Gottes bleibende Gegenwart durch seinen Heiligen Geist das größte Geschenk, das wir erhalten können! Wenn wir darum bitten, wird Gott sie uns schenken. Denn in der Wirklichkeit vermittelt uns bereits der Geist die Gegenwart Gottes, wenn wir Gott um irgendetwas bitten.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Remember the best gifts you have ever given to someone else. Recall all the great gifts you've been given by others. Next to the gift of Jesus, God's gracious sacrifice for our salvation, the gifts we've given and received pale in comparison. Yet in giving us the gift of Jesus, the Father didn't stop his gift-giving. Through Jesus, God gave us the Holy Spirit when we came to Jesus as our Lord and Savior (1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Titus 3:4-7). And the Holy Spirit dwelling in us is the gift that keeps on giving, like an ever-flowing spring of cool water welling up to eternal life (John 7:37-39). What greater gifts can Father give than the gift of his Son and the abiding presence in us through the Holy Spirit (John 14:16-17, 21, 23). He assures us that he will be with us and make his home with us until we go home to be with him in our eternal home with him, forever.
Mein Gebet
Abba Vater, durch den kostbaren Heiligen Geist komme ich zu dir und bitte dich, dass du mich, meine Lieben und unsere Gemeinde durch die Macht deines Heiligen Geistes befähigst. Ich bitte darum, dass unser Land und unsere Welt durch deinen Geist der Gnade, Macht und Liebe erneuert wird. Im Namen Jesu, dem Geber dieses großen Geschenkes, bete ich. Amen.
My Prayer...
Abba Father, through the intercession of the precious Holy Spirit, your wonderful gift through Jesus, I come before you asking you to empower me, my loved ones, and our church family through the power of your Holy Spirit.* I pray for renewal to sweep over our country and throughout our world, led by your Spirit of grace, power, and love. Thank you for this incomparable gift of the Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, the giver of this great gift, I pray. Amen.
* Romans 8:26-27; Ephesians 1:17-20; Ephesians 3:14-16, 20-21.
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