January 09: 1 Thessalonians 5:23 - In The Deep Recesses Of Our Being... (Today's Reflection from My Utmost For His Highest)

There is a place we do not have access to. The Holy Spirit is present there - doing great and mysterious work.

El Roi - The God Who Sees

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Daily Bible Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NLT)

"Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until that day when our Lord Jesus Christ comes again."

The same Holy Spirit that fed the life of Jesus Christ feeds the life of our spirit.

Psalm 139: El Roi Searches The Depths

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Psalm 139 refers to the work of the Holy Spirit:

"You both precede and follow me...I can never escape from Your spirit! I can never get away from Your presence!...Search me O God, and know my heart."

1 John 1:7 (NLT) tells us what the Holy Spirit is capable of accomplishing in us:

"...the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from every sin."

An amazing truth of God...we are cleansed from every wrong...to the depths of our being.

We are under the protection of God and His Holy Spirit, not condemned, but preserved, cleansed from sin, walking in the light of God's presence.

Selah!

Hidden Places: Mysterious, Unknowable, Unaccessible

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Prayer

Lord, search the hidden places of my heart, breathe Your cleansing spirit where I cannot go.

Fill me with Your peace, preserve me in holiness, lead me in light.

In Jesus' name, Amen

Breath Prayer

Light within, cleanse me.

How to use the breath prayer:

Inhale slowly while silently saying the first half; exhale while saying the second half.

Inhale: "Light within" - Exhale: "cleanse me."

Benediction

Meditate on this deep knowledge of God as we go forth in His promise, walk boldly in His truth, and rest in His peace.

El Roi - The God Who Sees

Jesus,

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