for December 30
1. Daily Overcoming Devotional by Ray Prinzing
ONENESS
That they may be one, even as We are one. John 17:22
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Oneness speaks of singleness, unity, and the end of confusion, duplicity. "When thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light." Luke 11:34 "He that is joined to the Lord is one Spirit," 1 Cor 6:17. No more duality of trying to mix the 'spirit of the world' with being led by His Spirit. ... we say with the Psalmist, "ONE THING have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life." Ps 27:4.
When all of our desires, longings, and needs are met in the central supremacy of Christ, we shall know full peace and completeness. In Him there is balance, and "By Him all things consist (are held together)." Col 1:17. "The fullness of Him that filleth all in all, " Eph 1:23
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for December 30
2. My Utmost for His Highest devotional by Oswald Chambers
"...All my springs are in you..." Psalm 87:7
Our Lord never "patches up" our natural virtues, that is, our natural traits, qualities, or characteristics. He completely remakes a person on the inside --
"...put on the new man..." Eph 4:24.
...the life God places within us develops its own new virtues, not the virtues of the seed of Adam, but of Jesus Christ. Once God has begun the process of sanctification in your life; He will continue until you learn to draw your life from the reservoir of the resurrection life of Jesus.
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for December 30
3. Daily Open Windows by T.A. Sparks
I saw a door standing open in heaven, and ...the voice said, "Come up here, and I will show you..." Rev 4:1
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The open heaven for the Lord Jesus was the anointing. The Spirit descended and lighted upon Him. It was the anointing, and it is the same for us. The open heaven is the anointing of the Spirit from the day of Pentecost onward upon Christ within us. The open heaven means a CONTINUALLY GROWING REVELATION OF CHRIST.
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The Lord Jesus is becoming more and ever more wonderful in your own heart, because God said "Light shall shine out of darkness" and hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." 2 Cor 4:6.
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I share these excerpts as a kind of thank you... I have learned much from many on this forum which has greatly helped me in connecting many, many dots in my study time. These three devotionals always lift up Jesus, glorify God and have helped me grow in a deeper relationship with Jesus...