ABIDE Day Four

Day Four

God desires for us to live above the ways of the world.  He wants our habits to be heavenly, our words to be wise, our thoughts to be pure, our spirits to be cheerful.


Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
Ephesians 1:3

Keep your life so constant in its contact with God that His surprising power may break out on the right hand and on the left.  Always be in a state of expectancy, and see that you leave room for God to come in (and abide) as He likes.
Oswald Chambers
(parenthesis mine)

To receive the things God wants us to have we must abide in Him and He in us.




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  1. AnnieJanuary 14, 2020 at 9:45 AM

    Lovely blog. I enjoyed this too. I try to abide in God but it can be hard.

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    1. Visits With MaryJanuary 14, 2020 at 10:57 AM

      It can be hard, I find strength in His Word. ((hugs))

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  2. Terri DJanuary 14, 2020 at 5:37 PM

    A lovely post, Mary! Thank you!

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