Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

QT 29 Nov 17, John 17:15-18, The word of God is the essential ingredient to living in this world for God

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Date
Passage
Key Verses(s) [Optional]
Basic Thing(s) Taught
Personal Insight(s) & Application(s)
Prayer Response
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 11/29
John 17:12-19
John 17:15–18 (ESV) —
15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
God doesn't want to take us out of the world. Jesus sends us out into the world. They key is that we are sanctified (made holy) through the truth, God's word.
The key to our witness and effectiveness is the word of God. The word sanctifies us, that is, it makes us holy. We are set apart from the world. We are different because of the word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit within us. The key to growing in our effectiveness in the world is to make living the word of God our priority in life.
Father, help me to be a doer of the word and not just a hearer. Open my eyes to truth. Give me insight into your word and its implications for my life.
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