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Going deeper...to go further

This month we’re using the daily Bible reading plan to do a Spiritual MOT as we prepare for the journey ahead. Often times it is easy for us to focus on the "paint job" of outward appearances, but God looks directly at the engine room of the heart (1 Samuel 16:7). 2 Corinthians 13:5 calls us to examine ourselves to ensure our faith is genuine and active.

The reading plan starts with a couple days of preparation, followed by four weeks of honest reflection before the Lord. Each day, as we read the Scripture, we need to as ask the Holy Spirit: "Is this an area where I need you to help me work on?" If so, what does that change look like in your life? This isn't meant to bring condemnation; it's a beautiful opportunity for calibration and getting right with God.

Our prayer response: "Lord, examine me. Search my heart. Reveal anything that hinders my walk with You. Repair what is broken, realign what has drifted, remove what does not belong, and fill me afresh with Your Spirit. Make me a trustworthy vessel, ready for Kingdom purpose and faithful until the day I stand before You. Amen."

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Spiritual MOT: Warning lights & road-readiness

Am I running with endurance towards God's purpose?

2 Timothy 4:6-8

6I am already at the point of being poured out like a sacrifice, and it is now time for my departure.7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course God had for me and I have been faithful.8Now the crown of righteousness awaits me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that Day; and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for His appearing.

Philippians 3:12-21

Aim for the prize12I do not claim to have received all that God has for me, neither have I yet been made perfect. But I am always moving forward to take hold of everything that Christ Jesus had planned to give me when He laid hold of my life.13My brothers, I know I have not yet appropriated everything; but I maintain my focus. So I forget what lies behind me in the past and I reach out with longing for what lies ahead.14Yes, I press on towards my goal, which is to gain the prize that God has for me when He calls me home to heaven in unity with Christ Jesus.15If you are mature in the way you view spiritual things, then you will think in the same way. If you believe differently, God will bring the correction you need and make everything clear to you.16At least continue to live in the good of what you have already received and do not slip back.Citizens of God's heavenly Kingdom17So, brothers, join with those who follow my example and learn from those who adopt the pattern of life we showed you.18I repeat now with tears in my eyes what I have already told you in the past. Many face destruction because they live as enemies of the cross of Christ.19They make their stomachs their God and are even proud of the shameful ways in which they live. They are obsessed with earthly things.20By contrast, we know that we are citizens of God's heavenly Kingdom. This is why we await eagerly the time when the Lord Jesus Christ, our Saviour, will return to earth from heaven.21Then He will transform these earthly bodies of ours by the power by which He is able to bring everything under His control. Then our bodies will be like His glorious body!
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