Isaiah 45:22-23 (with Shanye Crawford)

In previous podcasts we talked about the&nbsp;importance of spending time with Jesus every morning&nbsp;and&nbsp;how to build up such a habit. This wonderful habit is key to our relationship with Christ. Perhaps you see the benefits of this kind of habit and want to build it up, but aren’t sure what to do during that time. How do we spend time with Jesus? What do we do in our mornings with Him? Throughout the centuries, Christians who loved the Lord and sought to know the Lord have discovered many enjoyable, beneficial ways to spend their mornings with Him. We’ll go through some of these discoveries. But first, let’s quickly refresh our view on what this morning time with Jesus is all about. Spending time with the Lord Jesus each morning isn’t to fulfill some kind of religious duty or perform a ritual. If we just “clock in” and “clock out” without our heart being in it or our spirit engaged, we may develop a habit, but it won’t be an enjoyable one nor will it help us know the Lord more or grow in Him. Keeping a lifeless practice is pointless and fruitless. Instead, we should approach our time in the morning as an opportunity to be with the One we love and who loves us, our dear Savior Christ. The Lord Jesus is a wonderful Person who&nbsp;lives in us.&nbsp;The goal of this time is to&nbsp;contact Him in our spirit, be&nbsp;fed by Him in His Word,&nbsp;enjoy Him, receive His speaking, and speak to Him. With this in mind, let’s look at some ways we can spend time with Jesus each morning. First, we can call upon the Lord’s name. Sometimes just&nbsp;calling upon the Lord’s name&nbsp;is the best prayer. In our time with Jesus in the morning we can simply pray, “Oh, Lord Jesus.” Our calling on the Lord can help us begin to open our heart to Him and exercise our spirit to contact Him. As we call, we can pray further, “Lord Jesus, I turn my heart to You again this morning. Lord Jesus, I want to contact You in my spirit to receive Your life.” When we call, we contact the Lord as the life-giving Spirit in us, and we receive His life. In one of her wonderful hymns, M.E. Barber puts this well: “Just to breathe the name of Jesus is to drink of life indeed.” Next, we can tell the Lord we love Him. The Lord Jesus wants our love, and we have a sweet sensation when we greet Him each morning with, “Lord Jesus, I love You.” The more we tell our Lord we love Him, the more our love for Him grows, and the more we enjoy His love for us. Our&nbsp;hearts&nbsp;become soft and open to Him. Third, we can praise and thank the Lord Jesus for what He’s done and for who He is. For example, we can praise Jesus with the wonderful facts we find in God’s Word: “Lord Jesus, I praise You&nbsp;for Your accomplishment and victory on the cross.” “Praise You, Lord,&nbsp;You are the resurrection and the life.” “Praise You, Lord Jesus,&nbsp;You are God, and You are the perfect, sinless man.” “Lord,&nbsp;You are the Lamb of God—praise You!”  Ephesians 5:18 and 20&nbsp;tell us we can be filled with the Lord in our spirit by&nbsp;giving thanks. Besides the many specific things in our lives we can thank the Lord for, we can also thank Him for who He is to us and what He does, as revealed in the Bible. For example, we might pray: “Thank You, Lord Jesus,&nbsp;for Your new compassions to me this morning.” “Thank You, Lord,&nbsp;for being my life.” “Lord Jesus,&nbsp;thank You for loving me and saving me.” “Oh Lord,&nbsp;thank You for living in me and being in me always.” “Thank You, Lord Jesus,&nbsp;for being the bread of life&nbsp;to me.” Fourth, we can also&nbsp;confess our sins&nbsp;to the Lord Jesus each morning as He makes us aware of them&nbsp;through our conscience. This is very important in our fellowship with Him. We’ve all experienced the awkwardness of being with someone we’ve argued with or offended. It’s difficult to even talk together. We may care for one another but a...

How to Spend Time with Jesus in the Morning

To think you can lose your salvation makes progress in the Christian life difficult, if not impossible. Find out how this thought harms Christians.

Why It’s Important to Know We Can’t Lose Our Salvation

1 Peter 5 6 - 7 (D1)

Can you love whom you have not seen?
Can you believe whom you have not heard?
I loved 'cause I chose to love
I believed 'cause I chose to believe
Can you love whom you have not seen?
Can you believe whom you have not heard?
I chose to love. I chose to believe

Can't you look away unto Him?
Your central objective should be Him 
I looked 'cause I chose to look
Central objective should be Him!
Can't you look away unto Him?
Your central objective should be Him 
I chose to look, He's my objective.

Can't you perceive His love for you?
To earth He came down just to woo you
But you've chosen others to love
Lo! He is so jealous can't you see?
Can't you perceive His love for you?
To earth He came down just to woo you
Never forget He's waiting for You.

Sung by: Julie Monteseven
Composed by: Jason Insang (2020)

I Choose To Love

Jeremiah 17:7-8 [ft. kshdldl]

The goal of the gospel is that,
Loving the Lord Jesus
With the first love,
We would pour out upon Him,
Pour out upon Him
What is most precious to us,

Even our most costly and valuable
Spiritual treasure,
“Wasting” ourselves upon Him.
Even our most costly and valuable
Spiritual treasure,
“Wasting” ourselves upon Him.

The goal of the gospel

𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕆𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪

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How to Spend Time with Jesus in the Morning

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