A Constant Companion
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 8 April 2021
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Today we’re wrapping up our week-long series of stirring up our affections for God by looking at what it means to have friendship with the Holy Spirit. The nearness of God’s Spirit, the reality of his voice and leadership, is our deepest connection to God on this earth. And like any other relationship, any other connection, it takes time to develop a true friendship with the Spirit. So today we’re embarking on a journey with one simple goal in mind: growing a little bit closer to the Spirit in friendship. May God guide us and empower us today, and reveal himself in a fresh way.
Our Scripture for today comes from Romans 8:26-27, and today's worship is Not In A Hurry by United Pursuit.
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| 0:00.0 | Today, we're wrapping up our week-long series of stirring up our affections for God by |
| 0:10.4 | looking at what it means to have friendship with the Holy Spirit. |
| 0:14.6 | The meanness of God's Spirit, the reality of His voice and leadership, is our deepest |
| 0:20.1 | connection to God on this earth. |
| 0:23.3 | And like any other relationship, any other connection, it takes time to develop a true |
| 0:28.6 | friendship with the Spirit. |
| 0:31.3 | So today, we're embarking on a journey with one simple goal in mind, growing a little |
| 0:36.6 | bit closer to the Spirit in friendship. |
| 0:40.3 | May God guide us and empower us today and reveal Himself in a fresh way. |
| 0:45.7 | Welcome to the 1st of Teen Podcast. |
| 0:59.1 | Our scripture for today comes from Romans 8, 26 through 27. |
| 1:04.7 | God's Word says, Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. |
| 1:11.0 | For we do not know what to pray for as we ought. |
| 1:14.6 | With the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. |
| 1:20.9 | And He who searches hearts knows what is in the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit |
| 1:26.7 | intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. |
| 1:33.5 | At salvation, you were given the gift of God Himself, the Spirit of Christ dwelling within |
| 1:40.3 | you. |
| 1:41.3 | Ephesians 1 13 through 14 says, In Him also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel |
| 1:48.4 | of your salvation, and believed in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who |
| 1:54.4 | is the guarantee of our inheritance, until we acquire possession of it, to the praise |
| 2:00.9 | of His glory. |
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