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Going deeper...to go further

This month we’re using the daily Bible reading plan to do a Spiritual MOT as we prepare for the journey ahead. Often times it is easy for us to focus on the "paint job" of outward appearances, but God looks directly at the engine room of the heart (1 Samuel 16:7). 2 Corinthians 13:5 calls us to examine ourselves to ensure our faith is genuine and active.

The reading plan starts with a couple days of preparation, followed by four weeks of honest reflection before the Lord. Each day, as we read the Scripture, we need to as ask the Holy Spirit: "Is this an area where I need you to help me work on?" If so, what does that change look like in your life? This isn't meant to bring condemnation; it's a beautiful opportunity for calibration and getting right with God.

Our prayer response: "Lord, examine me. Search my heart. Reveal anything that hinders my walk with You. Repair what is broken, realign what has drifted, remove what does not belong, and fill me afresh with Your Spirit. Make me a trustworthy vessel, ready for Kingdom purpose and faithful until the day I stand before You. Amen."

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Spiritual MOT: Identity check and engine health check

What evidence of spiritual fruit can others see in my life?

John 15:12-17

Friends of Jesus12"The command I give you to obey is simply this: love one another in the same way that I have loved you.13No greater love than this exists, and it is expressed in your willingness to lay down your life for your friends.14If you obey what I command you, then you will be My friends.15I no longer refer to you only as servants, because it is not a servant's place to know about his master's business. No, I have called you My friends because I have relayed to you whatever the Father has revealed to Me.16"You did not choose Me. No, it was I who chose you. But I not only choose you to belong to Me; I also commission you to go and bear fruit that will be of eternal significance. As you go to do that, the Father will give you whatever you ask in My name, those things that you know to be consistent with My will.17"So this is My command: love each other!

Matthew 7:15-23

Good and bad fruit15"Be on the watch for false prophets. They come appearing to be one of My sheep, whereas they are really ferocious wolves.16You will be able to discern who they are by the fruit they produce. Is it possible for people to pick grapes from thorn bushes, or do they gather figs from thistles?17You can see that a good tree will produce good fruit, but a rotten tree will only produce rotten fruit.18A good tree cannot bear rotten fruit; neither can a rotten tree produce good fruit.19If a tree is rotten and cannot bear good fruit, it is cut down and thrown into the fire.20So you can recognise whether a prophet is true or false by the fruit you see in his life.21"Because someone says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' does not mean he or she will necessarily enter the Kingdom of heaven; that is reserved for those who do the will of My Father who is in heaven.22Many will say to Me on the Day of Judgment, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, cast out demons in Your name and perform many miracles?'23But I will tell them bluntly, 'Go away from Me, you evil people. I never knew you!'
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