Confirmation: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

                Confirmation

                So quickly we move 

                in busyness as words

                surround like winds.

                Forget to pause

                to confirm they are

                from God's Spirit.

                And not a pretence

                ready to twist truth with

                attempts to distract.

                Pause and pray for

                confirmations before action to be

                present only by His purpose.

Psalm 107:16: "For He has shattered gates of bronze, And cut bars of iron asunder."

Reflection: Gospel: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

Reflection Questions

        1. Have you ever been given false direction by false words pretending to be speaking God's truth? How? 

        2. What words seemed to be Gospel truth but later saw as manipulated?

        3. What truth from Jesus restored His light and honesty from the lie?

Share: How do you test spirits for truth now?

Gospel: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

Reading:1st John:4:1-3: "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they  are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh from God; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; and this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now is already in the world."

Gospel

Lord, we thank You for Your ongoing reminders to take the time to pause and pray when we need confirmation.

To be able to listen and identify Your directions only.

To hear Your truth and presence when confusion overwhelms us.

To be wrapped up in peace by Your Holy Spirit's presence always showing us the way. May we remember to listen and pause and pray no matter how often we need to hold tightly unto Your truth.

Your thoughts,