{"id":1142,"date":"2025-02-20T09:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T14:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devos.mbros.info\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2025-07-07T10:37:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:37:46","slug":"preparing-for-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devos.mbros.info\/?p=1142","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good Morning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As for me, I baptized you [who came to me] with water [only]; but He will baptize you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit. &nbsp;-Mark 1:8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was from John the Baptist, he was baptizing people with water only, as a sign of repentance, but Jesus came and gave each and every one of us the opportunity to be filled with the Holy Spirit. We still baptize with water as an outward sign of repentance and if we truly repent and seek God, Jesus will baptize us with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will direct our thoughts, actions, and words if we allow Him to and we listen to Him. Great things happen and mountains are moved through the Holy Spirit, let us all strive to make Him a part of our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThrough salvation our past has been forgiven, our present is given meaning, and our future is secured.\u201d &nbsp;-Rick Warren<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou can die holding the Bible and go to hell. Salvation does not depend on head knowledge of the scriptures. Salvation depends on heart experience of Jesus Christ.\u201d &nbsp;-Ian Paisley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dad Joke of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What rock group has four guys who don\u2019t sing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mount Rushmore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have a great Thursday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Morning! 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