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written by Gloria Copeland
“Then
had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were
edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy
Ghost, were multiplied.” Acts 9:31
When those times come, you deeply need the comfort that only the
Holy Spirit can bring.
How do you receive that kind of comfort?
By doing just what the believers in
Acts did. By “walking in the fear of the Lord.”
Now, when I talk about “the fear of the Lord,” please
understand, I’m not saying you should be afraid of God.
He’s your Father!
You should be as secure and unafraid when you come before Him as a
child who knows he is dearly loved.
But you must also have so much respect for Him that whenever He
reveals something you need to do, you do it immediately — even if it goes
against your natural desires.
That’s walking in the fear of the Lord.
It was painful news about a situation in which one of my children
had been wronged. The news of it wounded my heart.
I cried, and in the natural, I wanted to get angry about it, to
strike back in some way. But instead, I began praying in other tongues.
As I prayed, I was prompted in my spirit to rejoice and praise the
Lord.
I certainly didn’t feel like praising. I felt like stomping my
foot. But, out of respect to the Lord, I put my feelings aside and obeyed.
Next, the Holy Spirit impressed me to read a particular prophecy.
As I did, I could tell I was being strengthened.
The anger and pain that had filled me just moments before were
gone! They had been replaced by the gentle love and reassurance of the Lord.
No matter how tough or painful a situation you may be facing
today, trust and obey the directions of your Father.
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He will make that same supernatural, Holy Spirit-inspired comfort available to you!
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He will make that same supernatural, Holy Spirit-inspired comfort available to you!
Scripture Reading: Matthew 4:1-11
Kenneth
Copeland Ministries'
mission is to minister the Word of Faith, by teaching believers who they are in
Christ Jesus; taking them from the milk of the Word to the meat, and from
religion to reality.
https://www.kcm.org/read/faith-to-faith/10/22
Matthew 4:1-11 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
1Then Jesus
was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The
tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these
stones to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread
alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[b]”
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the
highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are
the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c]”
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c]”
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all
the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I
will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written:
‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[e]”
11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
Footnotes:
a.
Matthew 4:1 The
Greek for tempted can also mean tested.
b.
Matthew 4:4 Deut.
8:3
c.
Matthew 4:6 Psalm
91:11,12
d.
Matthew 4:7 Deut.
6:16
e.
Matthew 4:10 Deut.
6:13
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