Guest guest Posted June 26, 2002 Report Share Posted June 26, 2002 WELCOME NEW DAILY DEVOTIONS MEMBER. I SEND THE DEVOTIONS IN CAPS DUE TO SOME WITH EYE PROBLEMS FROM: 365 DAYS WITH E. STANLEY JONES HALF-SOULS NEEDING TRANSFORMATION " WHY COULD WE NOT CAST IT [THE UNCLEAN SPIRIT] OUT! " HE SAID TO THEM, " THIS KIND CAN COME OUT ONLY THROUGH PRAYER. " _________________________MARK 9:28 UP TO A CERTAIN POINT [THE DISCIPLES] WERE STREAKY IN THEIR ALLEGIANCE AND IN THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. . . .SOMETIMES THEY COULD REJOICE THAT THE EVIL SPIRITS WERE SUBJECT TO THEM (LUKE 10:17), AND SOMETIMES THEY HAD TO ASK WITH SINKING HEARTS, " WHY COULD WE NOT CAST IT OUT? " THEY WERE READY TO GO TO PRISON AND TO DEATH WITH HIM (JOHN 11:16; MARK 14:31), AND ON THE WAY WERE READY TO QUARREL OVER FIRST PLACES (LUKE 22:24). THEY COULD WHIP OUT A SWORD AND STRIKE OFF AN EAR AND THEN COULD QUAIL BEFORE THE GAZE OF A SERVING MAID (JOHN 18:10, 15-17). . THE NEW LIFE WITHIN THEM WAS FUNCTIONING FEEBLY AND INTERMITTENTLY. . .. .THEY WERE HALF-SOULS TRYING TO PRODUCE A WHOLE SERVICE. THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED. A DIVINE REINFORCEMENT TOOK PLACE. *STREAKY, SPOTTY, INTERMITTENT:* DO THESE WORDS DESCRIBE YOUR LIFE AND WORK? O GOD, I SEE THAT MY LIFE TOO, IS A FEEBLE AND FLICKERING TORCH. I WOULD BE ALIGHT WITH YOU. AFFIRMATION: TRANSFORMATION FROM THE ORDINARY TO THE EXTRAORDINARY IS POSSIBLE. FOR FURTHER READING: LOOK UP THE REFERENCES IN TODAYS READING. GENTLEHUGS AND PRAYERS SAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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