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Pope Benedict XVI, Shepherd of Truth is designed as a bulletin insert
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Psalm 118, Luke 7:36-50
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NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT
"You are being saved by it at this very moment if you hold fast to it as I
preached it to you." —1 Corinthians 15:2
We pray God will do something for us, or thank Him for what He has done.
We live in the past and in the future. However, the Lord wants us to be
aware of Him at this very moment. "Now is the day of salvation!" (2 Cor
6:2) Now is the time to abandon our lives "to Him Whose power now at work
in us can do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine" (Eph 3:20).
When we pray for healing, do we expect an immediate response from God?
Almost all Jesus' healings in the Bible happened immediately. Has God
changed His timing? Or are we not believing and so not receiving? The Lord
promises: "Before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I
will hearken to them" (Is 65:24). We think God is slow and we talk about
waiting on the Lord, but He's waiting on us. Jesus said to the two
disciples: "How slow you are to believe!" (Lk 24:25) "Will [God] delay
long over them, do you suppose? I tell you, He will give them swift
justice. But when the Son of Man comes, will He find any faith on the
earth?" (Lk 18:7-8)
The place is here, the person is you, and the time is now. Jesus said:
"Your faith has been your salvation. Now go in peace" (Lk 7:50).
Prayer: Jesus, may I be living in and loving You now.
Promise: "You gave Me no kiss, but she has not ceased kissing My feet
since I entered." —Lk 7:45
Praise: In support of a family member who was a recovering alcoholic, the
Burtons never served alcohol at any family parties.
(For a related teaching, order our tape on "Developing A Deep Personal
Relationship with Jesus" on audio AV 52-1 or video V-52.)
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August 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, February 25, 2008
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