In the Spirit

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“Prayer is more than communicating with Creator. Prayer is the process of entering the spirit realm.”

Colossians 3:2
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

Prayer is probably the most essential activity one can commit to in his endeavour to seek and track the plans of God. Prayer opens the heart to the purposes of God. Prayer focuses the mind on the presence of God and prayer opens the ears to the voice of God. Reading the word of God is also essential in discovering the plans of God, however, without prayer, Bible reading can be a mere academic exercise. Pray before you read. Read. Pray after you read.

Prayer is more than communicating with Creator. Prayer is the process of entering the spirit realm. We read, for example, that John the Apostle was “in the spirit” on the Isle of Patmos when he received the great Revelation. The other biblical prophets were also “in the spirit” when they received their visions from the Holy Spirit. Jesus was in prayer when it was said that he was “in the spirit.” Paul, writing by the Holy Spirit says that praying in tongues is praying “in the spirit.” Prayer is worship (Jesus taught us to pray by saying, “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name”) and we are told that we worship God “in spirit” and in truth. Therefore, prayer is the gateway to the spirit realm. It is the most spiritual activity you or I can enjoy as we set our minds on things above, not on things on the earth. If we live in the Spirit, through prayer, we will also walk in the Spirit and bear the fruit of the Spirit.

I encourage you today to seek the Lord in prayer. Set time aside to simply open your heart and mind to the voice of the Holy Spirit in quiet, fixing your thoughts on things above. Spend time praying in the Spirit (if you have the gift of tongues). And schedule a few minutes at the start of each day or before bed to bring your anxieties before the Lord in prayer, with thanksgiving. Prayer is more than a momentary activity, it’s a lifestyle!

God-tracking is a life lived in the spirit, through prayer.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT
Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!
Revelation 1:9-11
Ezekiel 37:1
Luke 10:21
1 Corinthians 14:2
Matthew 6:9
John 4:23
Philippians 4:6-7
Galatians 5:22-26

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“Therefore, dear Lord, help me to daily enter the realm of your Spirit through prayer.”

“Dear God., thank you so much for the great privilege of prayer. Prayer is a mystery to me – how my simple and humble words can move the hand of God. Thank you that are willing to hear me when I pray. I believe you are not far off or even sitting in a chair in my bedroom; you are, indeed, living in my mortal body by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, dear Lord, help me to daily enter the realm of your Spirit through prayer. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

His Plans Endure

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“His plans are always for your shalom, even when the contrary seems evident. His promise, spoken more than two and a half thousand years ago is still alive and real for you today.”

1 Peter 1:25
“But the word of the Lord endures forever.” Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.

This motivational thought is based on God’s words to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the return of the Jews to Jerusalem after 70 years of Babylonian captivity. Jeremiah said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” Within its historical context, this prophecy was fulfilled when the Jews returned to Jerusalem in 538 B.C. However, since these words are recorded in the Bible, they remain active for anyone reading them today. That’s how scripture works. God’s word endures and by, his grace, you can hold it in your hands today.

I received a comment on a Facebook post this week where I quoted this Bible verse. The comment implied that this verse can be seen as resigning to the fact that, if God plans our lives, then we have no say in our future. Well, for me, I would gladly resign to God’s plans for my future. I know, by experience, that my plans seldom work out for the good. However, God is gracious. By that I mean, he never forces his will on us. We are always free to choose to go with his plans or reject his design for our lives. Therefore, I am free to plod along through life without acknowledging God and simply hope for the best, or I could surrender my will to his will in the knowledge that all things will work out for my good since I have been called according to his purpose. The surety of this fact lies in the reality that God knows my tomorrow; he is there already.

My encouragement to you today is, resign your life over to the plans that God knows he has for you. Acknowledge him in all your ways and trust that he will plan your life’s track. His plans are always for your shalom (peace, harmony, wholeness, completeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquillity), even when the contrary seems evident. This promise, spoken more than two and a half thousand years ago, is still alive and real for you today.

God-tracking is trusting God’s enduring plans

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT
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Jeremiah 29:10-14 (NIV)
Romans 8:28-29
Proverbs 3:5-6

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“You know your plans for my life and will guide me in them according to your will if I seek you with all my heart and acknowledge you in all my ways.”

“O Lord, forgive me for taking my life into my own hands. Now I realise that, since it’s written in the Bible, your promise to restore the Israelites after their captivity so many years ago can apply to me today. So, I stand on that promise: You know your plans for my life and will guide me in them according to your will if I seek you with all my heart and acknowledge you in all my ways. Dear Lord, your kingdom come and your will be done in my life. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

 

The Real Hope and Anchor

 

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“Only by faith in the grace of God can you and I realise our hopes and dreams. Hope is your anchor while faith is your tether. So, hold fast to the confession of your hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.”

Hebrews 6:19
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil.

We have a pub in our town called, The Hope and Anchor. It was once for sale and I had the idea of purchasing it and turning it into a friendly coffee shop. With a name like that, it would lend itself as a home for those in the community who hoped for a fresh start to life. I would have called it The Real Hope and Anchor.

Scripture tells us that faith is the substance in things hoped for. It also says, “But hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.” Hope is anticipatory. That is, it anticipates the fulfilment of a dream or the answer to a prayer. Without hope, we can have no faith. When I climb aboard an Airbus 380 to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, I have hope that the plane will land safely on the other side. The substance of that hope is my faith in the pilot to do his job well. If hope is the anchor, then faith is the chain that keeps tethered to the vessel.

Christ in us is the hope of glory. Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, was sinless. Yet, God his Father ascribed to him the sin of the world. On the cross, Jesus became sin for you and me so that, in him, we might be ascribed the righteousness of God. If we confess our wrongdoing (our sin) then God who is faithful and just, will forgive us and cleanse us from all sin. Only by faith in Jesus’ death and resurrection do we have any hope to be good. Jesus, our High Priest, passed through the veil that separates you and me from the glory of God, to intercede for us. And that’s God’s grace manifest. Grace is God’s doing. Only by faith in the grace of God can you and I realise our hopes and dreams.

Hope is your anchor while faith is your tether. So, hold fast to the confession of your hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

God-tracking is our hope and anchor.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT
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Hebrews 9:11-15, Hebrews 6:19
Hebrews 11:1
Romans 8:24-25
Colossians 1:27
2 Corinthians 5:21

1 John 1:9
Hebrews 10:23

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“I stand on all your promises in Jesus’ name and trust that you will help me through every calamity of life.”

“Dear Father God, thank you that Jesus took my sin at Calvary that I may be forgiven and made righteous. I praise you for your grace that made this possible. I place my hope in that grace, grace that saved me and grace that empowers me to life and living. I have faith in you in that, that which I hope for will be realised in my life because of your grace. Today, I tether my life to the anchor of hope, by faith. Thank you, Jesus. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

 

The King has One More Move

 

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“The King loves you so much that when you find yourself facing the threat of checkmate, he has one more move to rescue you from the grip of your opponent. Call on him today.”

Colossians 2:15
Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.

I’m no good at chess. Sadly, I’m not a very observant individual. My wife can come home from a large meeting and list the names of each person in the group and where they sat. Not me. So, when it comes to playing a gruelling game of chess, I usually lose my queen within the first 5-minutes of the game because I don’t observe the danger of her next move. Needless to say, I very soon find myself in checkmate with no moves left for my king.

Life’s a bit like a game of chess. We can face opposition to every move and, if we’re not very observant (like me), we can often find ourselves thrust into a corner with no moves left. Thankfully, as a follower of Christ, I submit my life’s moves to God. And he, by his omniscience, omnipresence and omnipotence, is observant. Graciously, he observes my every move. More than that, my King observes every move of my opponent and is aware of his plans to drive me into a corner on the great chessboard of life. Thankfully, every time my opponent calls out, “Check!” my king has one more move.

Jesus Christ was thrust into the corner of his chessboard. He was hung on a cross and crucified by the ones he loved. But his great King, God his Father, had one more move. Jesus Christ rose from the dead, triumphing over the opponent of life, and made a spectacle of him through the cross.

Do you know the King of kings? Have you resigned your life to the only one who can get you out of a corner? His name is Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Son of the Almighty God and one with him. The King loves you so much that when you find yourself facing the threat of checkmate, he has one more move to rescue you from the grip of your opponent. Call on him today.

(Please pray the prayer below if you can relate to what has been said.)

God-tracking is resting in the King’s next move

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT
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Revelation 17:14
John 3:16-17
Romans 5:8
Romans 10:8-11, 13

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“I stand on all your promises in Jesus’ name and trust that you will help me through every calamity of life.”

“Dear God, I’ve come to my wit's end. My opponent has pushed me into a corner and I don’t have any moves left. So, I call on the name of Jesus, my King. I am sorry for the things in my life that displease you – the sins I’ve committed. I believe that Jesus died to pay the price for my sin and believe he rose from the dead to open the way for my next move – a move into eternal life. Jesus, come into my heart as I commit my life to you. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

 

Whatever it Takes, do a New Thing in Me Today

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“Every breath you take is a new breath. You cannot live on old air. God is a God of the new. In Christ you are a new creation, all things have become new.”

2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

The interesting thing about a prophetic word is, it endures. Prophecies written thousands of years ago still apply to your and my life today. For instance, when prophesying to the people of God about their return from exile, the prophet Isaiah used the phrase “new things” several times, saying things like, “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” Today, you and I can read these words and receive them personally, for God’s word endures forever.

The gift of prophecy did not cease to exist at the completion of the writing of the Old or New Testaments. Prophecy, as a gift of the Holy Spirit, is still in operation in the Church today for the common good. God gave me a prophetic word several years ago. He said, “I am doing a new thing. I am sifting, sorting, threshing and pressing. What grape in a winepress can withstand the pressing? Each is pressed with each to produce one new pleasing wine.”

Perhaps that’s a word for you today. The Lord is sifting his Church. He is threshing us like wheat to remove the dross of compromise, complaint and criticism. The Lord is pressing us into a new form – a new meld – to flow together in harmony, humility and grace for his pleasure. God is doing a new thing in your life. It may be uncomfortable but, in the end, you will be supremely blessed. He will meet your needs, as he has promised. He will guide your steps, as he has promised. If you humble yourself, he will raise you to new heights, as he has promised.

Every breath you take is a new breath. You cannot live on old air. God is a God of the new. In Christ you are a new creation, all things have become new. So, take a fresh new breath and pray, “Lord, whatever it takes, do a new thing in me today.”

God-tracking is embracing the new.

SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“Sort me, Lord, thresh me, Lord and press me, Lord to fit your plan for my life.”

“Heavenly Father, I know your word endures forever. Thank you for the prophecies in the Bible that I can take to heart today, in a new way. I believe you are doing a new thing in my life; I perceive it. Sort me, Lord, thresh me, Lord and press me, Lord to fit your plan for my life. I acknowledge you in every aspect of my life and future and trust that you will direct my path according to the plans you know you have for me. Amen.”

If you prayed that prayer today email me dudley@godtracker.co.uk

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.