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January 26
Monday


COD LOVER OIL
COERCION

READ:
John 16:8-11
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When the Helper
comes, who I shall
send to you from the
Father, the Spirit of truth
who preoceeds from the
Father, he will testify of
Me. __John 15:26
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A woman bought a bottle of cod liver oil to give to her dog so he could have a healthier and shinier coat. Every morning, she pried the dog's jaws open and forced the liquid down his throat. He struggled, but she persisted. He doesn't know what's good for him! she thought. Faithfully, each day she repeated the process.

One day, however the bottle tipped over and she released her grip on the dog for just a moment to wipe up the mess. The dog sniffed at the fishy liquid and began lapping up what she had spilled. He actually loved the stuff. He had simply objected to being coerced!

Sometimes we use a similar method in telling others about Christ. Called buttonholing, it's an intense, in-your-face kind of confrontation. While earnestly desiring to share the gospel, we may end up repelling people instead. In our sincere but overly enthusiastic attempt, we create resistance.

We are called to share the good news, but we are not responsible for someone's acceptance or rejection of Christ. It's not our job to try to convict someone of sin. That's the Holy Spirit's responsibility (John 16:8).

As you tell others of christ's sacrifice, be sensitive. Know when to slow down and let God and His Word do the convicting and drawing to Himself. __Cindy Hess Kasper
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```````````````````The Spirit's role is to convict``````````````````
`````````````````````The world of all their sin````````````````````
`````````````````So they will seek forgiveness and````````````````
```````````````Be cleansed and changed within. _Sper`````````````
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The Spirit convicts so that Christ might cleanse.

****************Today's Bible Reading __ John 16:8-11************

8 And when He has come,
He will convict the world of
sin, and of righteousness,
and of judgment: 9 of sin,
because they do not believe
in Me; 10 of righteousness,
because I go to My Father
and you see Me no more;

11 of judgment, because the
ruler of this world is
judged.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

John 13-16 is commonly known as the Upper Room Discourse.
Chapters 14 and 16 contain the most comprehensive of Jesus'
teaching on the Holy Spirit. The Father sends the Holy Spirit in
Jesus' place to be our parakletos, meaning "one called alongside to
assist," rendered helper (NKJV), Comforter (KJV), and Counselor (NIV)
(14:16,26; 15:26; 16:7). He is also the Spirit of truth (15:26; 16:13)
who illumines the Word so we may understand the meaning of Jesus'
works (His Person and purpose) and words (14:26; 16:13-14). In
today's Bible passage, the Holy Spirit convicts the world of the sin of
unbelief, the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and the coming judgment,
__Sim Kay Tee