Bold and Persuasive Witness

There were warnings but also encouragement as I wrote in the post Of Most Importance is Jesus in Our Heart.   We should be inspired to be a bold and persuasive witness through the Holy Spirit. Because of the Holy Spirit, we receive counsel at all times to help us and here is a video poem to inspire our day with this thought in mind: Blessings Throughout Each Hour.

Enable me to speak Your word with great boldness. Stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Jesus. - Acts 4:29-30

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Acts of Kindness

In the post Act Kind and Receive Kindness in Return, Jesus explains the need for leaders to remove obstacles instead of creating difficulties. The Pharisees and Layers created burdens that made the path to God very difficult.

What Jesus has done for us is make the path to God less burdensome rather than loaded down with the burdens of social ceremonies. In the same way, we should not set up any social barriers.

This day with God, receive inspiration from this video and look for opportunities to offer acts of kindness to others: Kindness Returns!

 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. - Ephesians 4:32

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Approach Each Day with Enthusiasm

Approach each day with enthusiasm by highlighting the amazing things around you in order to spark the interest of others. This is how you shine the light because the amazing parts of life are from God.

Every task can be done with an attitude of praise if we are filled with the power of the Holy Spirit to fulfill God’s purpose. Being filled is accomplished by study of God’s Word and striving to obey God’s instructions.

So this day with God, be optimistic, celebrate, see better days ahead, and be excited about the future. Do everything with an attitude of praise. Sing the uplifting songs so worry will flee and the eternal light can shine forever. After all, you are a child of the one true king: Hello My Name Is by Matthew West.

Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. - Psalm 33:3

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Lift Up His Great Name

Written about are instructions from Jesus on how we should pray in the post The Model Prayer. There are basic needs we have each day that we can ask in prayer. Ask it in Jesus name as pointed out in today’s video: Your Great Name – Natalie Grant.

So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks; the door will be opened. - Luke 11:9-10

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Law’s Requirements for Eternal Life

Some examples were studied the last few days of the law’s requirements for eternal life and written about in the post Love the Lord and Love Your Neighbor as Yourself.

The first example is the Parable of the Good Samaritan and the other is At the Home of Martha and Mary.

When we love the Lord, we care about His people. Here is a video that demonstrates how caring for others and being kind is like a relay in which we pass the baton to a teammate: Kindness Returns.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and, Love your neighbor as yourself. - Luke 10:27

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Stir Each Other Up to Boldly Step Ahead

In the study of Luke 10:1-24, I wrote that Jesus told the seventy-two that He sent ahead of Him to pray first and then just go in confidence and assurance that they would have great outcomes because of the power of the Father.

This day with you Lord, we can also go in confidence and build up Your kingdom. We pray that we get ready for the challenge of this day by going to You first for our needs. Lord, You created all things and with Your power, we can stir each other up to boldly step ahead and do as this video suggest: Build Your Kingdom Here - Rend Collective Experiment.

The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. - Luke 10:2

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Kindness Interjection Leads to Life Redirection

In the post Bless with Gentleness, it was explained that Joseph never considered taking revenge on his brothers or those who placed him in prison. He was kind and respectful and this influenced those around him in a positive way. The result was the favor of the Lord and success in whatever he did.

Just like God showed us mercy and kindness which led to positive results, we can also influence those around us in a positive way. This day with God, let us use this video to inspire acts of kindness and mercy towards others: Kindness – Todd Agnew.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. - Ephesians 4:31-32

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