{"id":2821,"date":"2010-09-10T06:19:19","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T14:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wordpress\/?p=2821"},"modified":"2010-09-10T06:56:55","modified_gmt":"2010-09-10T14:56:55","slug":"missionary-weapons-1-9-10-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=2821","title":{"rendered":"Missionary Weapons (1) 9-10-2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Missionary Weapons (1)<\/h2>\n
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September 10, 2010<\/div>\n
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When you were under the fig tree, I saw you \u2014John 1:48<\/a><\/div>\n
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Worshiping in Everyday Occasions<\/strong>. We presume that we would be ready for battle if confronted with a great crisis, but it is not the crisis that builds something within us\u2014 it simply reveals what we are made of already. Do you find yourself saying, \u201cIf God calls me to battle, of course I will rise to the occasion\u201d? Yet you won\u2019t rise to the occasion unless you have done so on God\u2019s training ground. If you are not doing the task that is closest to you now, which God has engineered into your life, when the crisis comes, instead of being fit for battle, you will be revealed as being unfit. Crises always reveal a person\u2019s true character.<\/p>\n

A private relationship of worshiping God is the greatest essential element of spiritual fitness. The time will come, as Nathanael experienced in this passage, that a private \u201cfig-tree\u201d life will no longer be possible. Everything will be out in the open, and you will find yourself to be of no value there if you have not been worshiping in everyday occasions in your own home. If your worship is right in your private relationship with God, then when He sets you free, you will be ready. It is in the unseen life, which only God saw, that you have become perfectly fit. And when the strain of the crisis comes, you can be relied upon by God.<\/p>\n

Are you saying, \u201cBut I can\u2019t be expected to live a sanctified life in my present circumstances; I have no time for prayer or Bible study right now; besides, my opportunity for battle hasn\u2019t come yet, but when it does, of course I will be ready\u201d? No, you will not. If you have not been worshiping in everyday occasions, when you get involved in God\u2019s work, you will not only be useless yourself but also a hindrance to those around you.<\/p>\n

God\u2019s training ground, where the missionary weapons are found, is the hidden, personal, worshiping life of the saint.<\/p>\n

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September 10, 2010<\/p>\n

Journal Entry for Today-JDV<\/p>\n

During a conversation very early this morning I became aware that whatever the circumstance, worship will bring it all into focus. I may not see the circumstance clearly through my worship, but I will see my God more clearly.<\/p>\n

And God says \u2026\u201dSeek first the kingdom of God\u2026.delight yourself in the Lord\u2026.acknowledge Me in all your ways and I will make your paths straight. When you worship and give Me the glory for the unseen victory, reflect on your state of mind. Your hope and faith are restored and refreshed as you worship. When you are truly in communion with Me, you are at peace knowing I will never leave you nor forsake you, and if I am for you who or what can stand against you?\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Missionary Weapons (1) September 10, 2010 \u00a0 When you were under the fig tree, I saw you \u2014John 1:48 \u00a0 Worshiping in Everyday Occasions. We presume that we would be ready for battle if confronted with a great crisis, but it is not the crisis that builds something within us\u2014 it simply reveals what we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2821"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2821"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2825,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2821\/revisions\/2825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}