Dan Gould

Tag: Yahweh by Hillsong

  • Bible Challenge – 2 Timothy 2

    “If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work.” v. 21 (NLT)

    The extent to the way that God uses us is found in the purity of our heart.  In a practical sense, we understand using the right tool for a job, or using clean dishes to eat off of verses using dirty ones.  However, when it comes to our own spiritual life, we expect there to be some kind of exception.  We expect God to use us despite the dirtiness of our life and lifestyle. The scripture doesn’t say that God can’t or won’t use us, it simply says that the extent of how we are used is based on our purity.

    Purity is a big topic that includes our pride, thoughts, actions and words.  When we pursue to live with a pure heart, we prepare ourselves to be used in greater ways in the advancement of Gods Kingdom! Purity takes surrender, transformation, and discipline.  Will you seek the purity that God desires?

    Today, are you going to pursue purity so you can be used in greater ways by God, or are you going to limit how much God can use you by not pursuing a pure heart?

  • Bible Challenge – Ephesians 3

    Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:20

    Have you ever felt like you were at the end of your rope? Has life ever seemed unfair? Have you ever asked yourself, “How am I going to do this?” Have you ever just sat down and had no idea where to start? These are just some of the things that I have wrestled with over the last three years. Believe it or not, these questions have actually drawn me closer to God because of this promise … God is Able!

    You see, when I offer the situation, my feelings, my fears, and opportunities to Him, His power works through me accomplishing more than I could imagine or more than I could do on my own. His ways are wiser, His thoughts are deeper, His power is supreme and His resources are endless. He can and has done infinitely more than I can think or imagine and He can do the same for you when you give Him ALL the Glory!

    Father, thank you for the power, wisdom, forgiveness, and blessing you have shown me when I turn my worry into worship and ask for you to take control of the situation. Will you continue to do infinitely more than I ask or think! In Jesus Name I pray, Amen.

    When you read Ephesians 3, what speaks to you?