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R.E.S.T. In The Word. Prosper and Succeed.

Alfred McGowen
Rock-solid Eternal Spirituality Today

For God’s people to be well and do well, it is vital to speak the Word hear the Word, Study the Word, Meditate on the Word and memorize the Word. Do so each day, and God promises the power to carry out what God wants to happen. And when you carry out what God wants,  He says you will prosper and be successful in His Kingdom way.

Spiritual Anemia

Sadly, all too many who claim to know Jesus,  don’t experience R.E.S.T.  And  they are R.E.S.T. less. It seems God’s miracles of grace are beyond their reach. This is true because they don’t embrace The Word as a consistent part of their daily or nightly journey; therefore,  Spiritual Anemia has a strangle hold on them. Just as a human body becomes anemic with improper nutrition,  even so, when the Word of God isn’t allowed to provide nutrition for the soul, the Church doesn’t prosper, and it fails miserably bearing the fruit of The Spirit, Gifts of The Spirit, and the Miracle of Making Disciples.

Choosing God’s Choice

Therefore,  by God’s grace, let us choose God’s choice as declared in Joshua 1:8. Let us keep His Word on our lips. Let’s meditate on it day and night. Indeed, hear, read, study, meditate on and memorize the Word of God as a primary Spiritual Practice. Then experience Rock-solid Eternal Spirituality Today prayerfully. Yes, experience R.E.S.T,   and carefully become transformed to obey the Word and prosper, and be successful in carrying out God’s Disciple making, Fruit bearing and Gift sharing will.

God bless you

SoJourner

R.E.S.T: Refresh Your Thirsty Soul

Alfred McGowen
Rock-solid Eternal Spirituality Today

In Psalm 42:1, the Psalmist is expressing a deep thirsty desire to drink deeply. He is thirsting for his Creator. His soul is parched. It is completely dry. He is running on empty. He describes this thirst by painting a word picture about how a thirsty deer pants, or longs, to quench it’s thirst by drinking from flowing streams, and as you read the entire Psalm you can see his longing is coming because things are not going well for him. It seems others are taunting him and saying,  “Where is your God? ” He is really feeling bad.

God’s Covenant People

As God’s New Covenant People,  we Spirit baptized & Spirit filled Christ Followers have something special that will help us, during our difficult times like those David is facing. Actually,  Jesus tells us we have Some One. We have The Holy Spirit. Indeed, The Holy Spirit is the One whom Jesus says “is The River of Living Water that flows through out our inner being up into eternal life;” additionally, the Holy Spirit is described as “The well that never runs dry.”

Drink Deeply & Quench Your Thirsty Soul

The Apostle Paul tells us how we can experience R.E.S.T,  and quench our thirst:  He says, “Don’t get drunk on wine by drinking too much,  but be filled with The Spirit. Speak to yourselves in Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make melody in your heart to the Lord;” therefore,  sisters and brothers,  choose to experience Rock-solid Eternal Spirituality Today: Drink deeply from our God’s river of living water, the well that never runs dry: Practice the spiritual practices of embracing the Psalms. Sing the hymns! Rejoice while singing spiritual songs: Worship by “choosing to “make merry in your heart.” Practice these Spiritual practices in order that you may experience R.E.S.T and drink deeply until you quench your thirsty soul.

SoJourner