God's Holy Fire: 'Pride of God's Life!'

Saturday, March 12, 2022

ToGather: What Exalts a Nation?

How do we raise our nations back up to a righteous and compassionate existence where God is honored?

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[When John the Baptizer was proclaiming the coming of Jesus], Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. The moment he came out of the water, he saw the sky split open and God's Spirit, looking like a dove, come down on him. Along with the Spirit, a voice: "You are my Son, chosen and marked by my love, pride of my life."
— Mark 1:9-11 MESSAGE

Key Thought

I hope you can look back on your baptism and remember it as a precious and powerful moment. What great joy to know that:
  1. We can share in an event similar to one Jesus experienced.
  2. God's Spirit came to us in that event to cleanse us and live in us.
  3. The Father says a similar thing about us that he said about Jesus.
  4. We are chosen and marked by his love.
What sweet grace!

Today's Prayer

O God, my righteous Father in heaven, you are holy — nothing compares to you. I pray that your rule over my life will increase and the Holy Spirit will increasingly influence my heart and my thinking. May my life be a holy praise to you! In Jesus' name, I ask this. Amen.

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Illustration

Illustration of Mark 1:9-11 MESSAGE — "You are my Son, chosen and marked by my love, pride of my life."

About This Devotional

God's Holy Fire is a daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

The Thoughts and Prayer for God's Holy Fire are written by Phil Ware.

Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.
Scripture quotations marked MESSAGE are taken from THE MESSAGE, copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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