Marilyn Hickey
Moments with Marilyn
When you have “Christ in you,” you can lead a miraculous life. ~Marilyn Hickey
Luke 1:37
For nothing will be impossible with God. (Luke 1:37 ESV)
Repentance Brings Refreshing
“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord”- (Acts 3:19 NKJV)
Repentance brings refreshing. I was 19 years old when my mother received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I was very “turned off” with both her experience and her Spirit-filled friends. For four years she prayed for me and witnessed to me about the Holy Spirit baptism. Finally, I met my husband-to-be, who was Spirit-filled. God had begun to work on my heart.
I spent one entire night in repentance for rejecting such a wonderful gift of God, and I promised that I would participate in the next all-night prayer meeting that our church held. Within four days I had received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. After my repentance came one of the greatest refreshings I had experienced.
The major things that we need in our lives often come only after we have truly repented. Then God can send a refreshing peace to us that truly “passes all understanding.”
Dear Heavenly Father,
Today let us repent of those areas where we have blocked Your flow of refreshing to our lives. Help us not to examine others, but to examine ourselves.
In Jesus’s Name,
Amen.
Weekend Action Plan
Thanksgiving feeds faith!
Moments with Marilyn
You have a heritage of blessing from your heavenly Father; speak it over yourself and your children. ~Marilyn Hickey
Wednesday in the Word – God’s Grace, Use It! It’s Free
God’s Grace, Use It! It’s Free
Lamentations 3:22
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. (Lamentations 3:22 NLT)
The Power of Thanksgiving
“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise.” (Psalm 100:4 NKJV)
God has often dealt with me about the act of thanksgiving. There is power in the giving of thanks. In the Old Testament there was a special offering just for thanksgiving. The New Testament says that when we pray, we are to do so with thanksgiving. We are to thank God for our food. Then our blessings will be sanctified and set apart for us.
Thanksgiving is like yeast: Thanksgiving causes your requests to rise with faith into the presence of God, just as yeast causes bread to rise. The Word teaches that if you are not thankful for the things that God does, He will take away what He has given you.
Of the ten lepers, nine never gave thanks to Jesus. Only one returned to thank Him. I believe that because that one leper gave thanks, he received SPIRITUAL wholeness, as well as PHYSICAL wholeness. Thanksgiving also will help you to be whole—physical, emotionally, and spiritually.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Help us to live in an attitude of thanksgiving. When we give You our praise and thanks, we know that You will bless us in body, soul and Spirit. Thank You for all the good things that You do.
In Jesus’s Name,
Amen.