Devotionals on Preparation

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• The longer the preparation, the deeper the work.
• I do not believe that any deep work of God takes root without long preparation somewhere. -J.O.F.

• He Continues: Let us cease laying down to the saints long lists of ‘conditions’ of entering into the blessed life in Christ; and instead, as the primal preparation for leading them into the experience of this life, show them what their position, possession, and privileges in Christ already are.

• We are sometimes asked by would-be preachers how many days should be spent in preparation a sermon.

• Revelation From God In the Old Testament, He gave man a method of worship – a preparation.

• But in the case of His most greatly used instruments, God has made this a very real part of their training and preparation.

• Paul’s Words Given the facts of their high character and destiny as saints Paul says; ‘I therefore … beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called’ Ephesians 4:1 Let us cease laying down to the saints long lists of ‘conditions’ of entering into the blessed life in Christ; and instead, as the primal preparation for leading them into the experience of this life, show them what their position, possessions, and privileges in Christ already are.

• How often we have murmured under trial only to see later the preparation of the Lord Jesus of our hearts that we might be His ministers of comfort in an hour of need in the life of another (2 Cor. 1:4).

• Adequate preparation before bringing the soul to Him will eliminate much disappointment and frustration (for all concerned) after conversion.

• Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed (2 Tim. 2:15).Do not look for service, look for preparation for it.

• Our sanctification process is our ongoing preparation for God’s eternal purpose in Him..

• This preparation consists in attention to present responsibility, and acceptance of present discipline.
• Today should be preparation for tomorrow.

• And that care will enable us to hold still and trust Him through all that is entailed in the preparation.

• Refining Work But you understand the painful preparation..

• Christ’s entire life was in preparation for His final victory at Calvary..

• Years of preparation are worth a moment of truth!
• It is better to lose time as to work in preparation for service than to lose time in repairing one's mistakes in undertaking a work for which one is not yet qualified.

• through the power of His Holy Spirit, and in preparation for the day when we meet the Lord of glory.

• at the expense of securing His promise in their hearts – instead of His anticipated arrival – and our wise spiritual preparation. 'Hope deferred makes the heart sick…..' we read in Proverbs 13:12.

• There can be no true and intelligent rejection of the self-life without thorough heart preparation by the Holy Spirit.

• There is all the difference between being saved and then going into Christian service with the resultant studying of the Bible, the preparation of sermons, addresses, lessons; collecting material, mastering themes and subjects; etc., etc., and giving this out as required or as opportunity affords there is all the difference between this and an open heaven, an anointing, a revelation by the Holy Spirit.

• Grace Thru Faith - STUDY  Grace Thru Faith- study [24] Period of Preparation There must be a long and deep period of preparation, in the man and woman of God, if that life is to shed abroad the attributes of the Lord Jesus in thought word and deed..
• Preparation certainly does have relevance to this brief breath of life here and now, but the work of God’s Spirit is to prepare us for the future ages to come. This is the reason that almost without exception time is needed for preparation.
• Ongoing Preparation 'Rest' in the justifying faith of the new-birth, is a past and done deal. 'Rest' in the sanctifying faith of the growing saint is an ongoing process.
• He wrote:- The value of both the struggle to free ourselves from the OLD Adam-life, and the equally fruitless efforts to experience the NEW Adam-life, (the Christ-life) is to finally realize that it is utterly futile. Our personal, heart-breaking failure in every phase of our Christian life..is our Father’s preparation for His success on our behalf.

• Day of Preparation Each day of a believer’s, life is a day of preparation for the bridegroom’s return. The bride is to make ready her fine linen, before the arrival of her beloved bridegroom. Each godly acts she undertakes in spirit and truth, adds to her spotless bridal gown.

• Centrality of Christ This marriage of spirit with Spirit in this life is the preparation for our future.

• And the preparation for this is to come personally under the influence of the blessed attractiveness of the Lord Jesus.

• Willing Preparation It is rarely welcomed, as it means preparedness to come to the very end of yourself. It is frequently aborted, as it means a willingness to be crushed and broken before Him. Jesus said: they hated me without a cause – they hated both me and my Father. John 15:25. Jesus also said: the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, John 17:14. Jesus said again: take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am meek, Matt.11:29

• If God has given a revelation concerning His purpose in Christ which is of such vital importance as to have called for all this special history and preparation, we must realize that it is of very great moment to Satan's interests, and he will leave nothing unused to make its course impossible.... If the greatest need of the hour is that of men of vision, along with it will go the need for willingness to pay the price.

• Following a night of spice preparation and a dark journey in the misty morning, the grieving, loving hearts came to Him..

• Preparation But how should we prepare for the return of the Lord, what should we be doing?

• a broken and contrite heart, He will not despise. This world is not our home but a preparation for the ages to come.

• Lincoln said that “a short speech requires great preparation; a long speech can be given anytime on short notice.” Now, are we going to “spend our years as a tale that is told” (Ps. 90:9); or are we going to settle down and grow in the image of our eternal Lord?

• Wise Preparation Noah heeded the word of the Lord and made ready an ark of salvation for his family. Israel were ready to move camp in the wilderness, as soon as God’s pillars appeared. The prudence of wise preparation is a repeated warning in the book of Proverbs.

• For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.Matthew 6:20 Practical Preparation What a lot of practical commands there are in the Bible concerning preparation.

• Let us share the good news of the gospel of Christ during this Church age, for the day is coming when Christ will stand up in preparation to return as the promised, conquering King of Israel.

• Today, Christ alone is sitting at the Father's right hand in heavenly glory, in preparation for the day when He will return in power and great glory.

• In this verse, we read that the Lord Jesus Himself: Was about thirty years of age when He began His ministry, which shows the critical importance God places on sound preparation and serious training before a man is equipped for an important ministry.
• But whichever is correct, we discover that like the Levitical priests, David the king, and others that God has used mightily, Jesus had to go through many years of preparation and training before He was ready to fulfil the ministry for which He had been appointed. 

• His delay is not inactivity or disinterest, but a preparation to make all things work together for good, to those that love God and are called according to His purpose.

• Abraham was told that the Lord would provide HIMSELF a Lamb and by God's grace, Israel took part in that first Passover meal four hundred years later, in preparation for its final fulfilment on God's final and perfect Passover - at Calvary's Cross.

• Having heard a loud trumpet blast, John turned to see a shining vision of the risen, ascended, and glorified Lord Jesus, dressed in judicial robes in preparation for the judgements that are soon to be carried out.

• While Matthew chapter 2 determines the historical timing for the birth of Jesus and John the Baptist (in the days of 'king Herod the Great'), chapter 3 pinpoints the start of John's witness, in preparation for the ministry and mission of Jesus the Messiah, the royal Son of David, the promised Seed of Abraham.
• Both came to call Israel to repentance, in preparation for the day of their visitation.
• Israel had become an apostate nation who had twisted the truth of Scripture and needed to turn from their wicked ways, back to the God of their fathers in preparation for His coming.

• It prevented them from discerning the Lord's will for His people, and hindered them from recognising the importance of returning to their land of Canaan in preparation for the coming of their promised Messiah.

• Each plant, shrub, tree, and flower was given the inner seed of life to reproduce after its own kind, in preparation for that day when God would give every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth, and every tree that has fruit with seed in it as food for mankind.

• Yet in this singular moment, when His disciples were finally starting to realise the significance of Who the Lord Jesus truly was we read: Those in the boat worshiped Him and said, 'Truly You are the Son of God!' One more of the foundational stones of understanding had been laid in the lives of Christ's disciples, in preparation for the day what they would cry out in union: My Lord and my God.

• And then, Moses needed to spend a further 40 years of preparation in the Desert of Midian so he could learn to set aside his confidence in himself.
• The Israelites had waited a long time for God to rescue them, and Moses needed eighty years of preparation.

• Preparation for the coming of the Lord was a watchword in the days of the apostle Peter, and it continues to be an increasingly important guiding principle for us today - for the time of Christ's return is closer than when we first believed.

• All this was in preparation for his leadership role during Israel's 40 year-long wilderness wanderings.

• It happened after Mary had anointed Christ's feet with oil in preparation for His fast approaching sacrificial death, and it happened after Jesus made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey in fulfilment of prophecy as the crowds who followed Him cheered.

• And so it was that together with the children of Israel, David dedicated the silver and gold in preparation for this great undertaking.
• Time and space and all that exists belongs to Him, and in His grace, He permitted David to make preparation for the magnificent Temple that his son Solomon would one day build.

• And as the time of His preparation for His most significant yet solemn ministry was ending, we see the Trinity working in harmony, the Godhead meeting in unity. 

• No doubt these early childhood days with his mother, enabled Moses to be taught about his Jewish ancestry and to learn about the purpose and promises of God, before being educated in every aspect of Egyptian culture in preparation for his life's work.

• Once the time for mourning was over, Joshua was called by God to make preparation to cross the Jordan into the promised land.

• Like Ruth we are to sit still and wait for our Kinsman-Redeemer to finish the preparation He is making for us in heavenly places.

• The second chapter of Luke's Gospel gives the greatest insight into Christ's early years, His childhood, and His pre-ministry preparation.

• He explained that one day this mortal body will be discarded, at the point of death, in preparation for a new eternal body, where we will receive a permanent and immortal body.

• This act was to be a preparation for the arrival of Jesus - their promised Messiah and King of the Jews.
• The people considered John to be a great prophet and yet his ministry was a partial preparation for the good news of the gospel that was to follow.

• The United Kingdom of Israel, in preparation for their coming King and Messiah - Jesus, their God, their King, and their Redeemer.

• It is only when Israel, as a NATION, calls on the name of the Lord, that Christ will return to set up His Millennial Kingdom of heaven on earth... in preparation for His eternal rule in the ages to come.

• This heavenly scene that John saw during chapters 4-5, was the heavenly preparation for that future time of Great Tribulation, recorded in chapters 6-19, which is to fall on a Christ-rejecting sinful world, and which will bring Israel to national repentance and punishment to the God-hating, Christ-rejecting, sinful world.

• They were not asked to discover IF they could conquer the land but to 'view the land', in preparation for entering in.

• May we all stand firm, having girded our loins with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod our feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace.