08/29/2024
So I got this devotional today called "Devoted" its from Galen Troyer one of the pastors at River Center it rocked me. it convicted me jsut wow....
Welcome to our weekday devotional called, "Devoted."
We hope that as you spend time in prayer today, you will be encouraged by this devotional thought by one of your River Center Pastors.
Thursday, August 28
Day 11- First Class Noticer
By Galen Troyer
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Col. 4:2
Today we are reminded that being watchful is a requirement if we want to notice things as they are happening.
Here are a few statements from Mark that remind us how powerful prayer is:
When we pray, we see things before others see them. We become God’s watchmen.
Prayer is the difference between seeing with our physical eyes and seeing with our spiritual eyes. Prayer gives us a God’s-eye view.
Prayer creates divine opportunities that are around you all the time. And once you see them, you have to seize them.
Some things cannot be perceived with the five senses; they can only be conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Some things cannot be deduced by deductive reasoning; they can only be imagined by the Holy Spirit.
Some things cannot be learned by logic; they can only be revealed by the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit compensates for our sensory limits by enabling us to conceive of things we cannot perceive with our five senses. Think of it as a sixth sense. He helps us see the invisible and hear the inaudible. But this sixth sense has to be cultivated.
When we open our spiritual eyes, we start seeing God everywhere we look. We see the image of God in others. We see His fingerprints on His creation. We see God-ordained opportunities around us all the time.
Our prayer, Father, is that we would notice and respond to every opportunity in a way that honors and pleases you. Our lives are yours and because your Holy Spirit is living in us, nothing is impossible.
A very timely message to all...................
