Testifying to God's Grace

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New Workouts Coming Soon

Soon the Daily Communion Meditations will also include a short workout for the day.

Recently I have been doing something new in my workouts, but it takes a little understanding of the reasons behind it. Most physical training is aimed at forcing the body to change by making it do more and more work, but God has been showing me that we should be training our bodies to be more responsive to training rather than more resistant. The key to these new workouts is very simple...One 50 second set.

Everything is geared around performing well in one simple 50 second set for the day. But, in order to get to this place we do some other exercise to prepare and activate the body. All of the other work is meant to prime your body to be able to perform in the one 50 second set. Think of it like an athlete warming up to perform. Their goal is not to tire their body but to get it into a peak state. That is the goal for the day, get the body into a peak state and then perform with total focus and presence for 50 seconds. 

I have been working to simplify this down and also make it more scalable since people will be starting at varying fitness levels, but the workouts will be coming soon. 

Here is today's communion meditation.

In Acts 20:24 the apostle Paul says he wants to complete the task the Lord Jesus has given him - the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace. Then he says he went out preaching the kingdom of God. These two concepts of grace and the kingdom of God are intertwined. Notice the message of grace caused him to preach the kingdom. The main message of Jesus was repent for the kingdom of heaven is near. 

When I wrote my book The 8th Date it all started with Proverbs 4:7... Though it cost all you have gain understanding. 

I went through about 2-3 years of struggling to understand but eventually God showed me that I understood. 

What I needed to understand was grace and the kingdom of heaven. Colossians 1:6 says that the gospel bears fruit ever since the day you understood God's grace. By grace God has transferred us out of the domain of darkness and into the kingdom of his beloved son (Colossians 1:13). Notice this is past tense. It already happened. In Luke 17:20-21 Jesus said the coming of the kingdom is not something that can be seen or observed, because it is in you. 

When we receive God's grace through Jesus we are immediately transferred into God's kingdom and from that point on he never stops working for our good. Grace is truly amazing because it changes our hearts. God doing continually good for us even when we miss it softens our hearts and makes us want to do the right things. Rules and laws don't make people want to change but grace changes hearts and causes people to want to do right. Because of grace God cherishes us as the apple of his eye. The words cherish and understanding are often linked in scripture. In fact in Proverbs 4:8 right after it says to gain understanding it says...Cherish her and she will exalt you, embrace her and she will honor you. And Proverbs 19:8 says a man who cherishes understanding will soon prosper."

When we finally understand grace and the kingdom of heaven it creates a new beginning in our lives and a whole new world opens up to us. Grace makes our hearts responsive so that God's grace flows through us to others. 

As we take communion today let it be a reminder that the sacrifice of Jesus is what made all of this possible. The cup of God's wrath was poured onto the body of Jesus so that we can have the cup of his grace and blessing. 

I am praying for you.

Daniel

Here is how we do the Daily Communions...

1) Start with the 30 Day Prayer Challenge Prayer

2) Take a few minutes to examine yourself, plan your day with God, and listen. Here are some good questions. 

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1.  What were your wins over the last 24 hours?
2. Did you have overflowing levels of peace, joy, and confidence in God over the last 24 hours? It is either yes or no. 
3. What do you know to do over the next 24 hours? List little things + things you feel God is prompting.
4. What is the most important thing you feel God is teaching you over the last 24 hour?

3) Meditate on the daily communion teaching for a few minutes.

4) Take communion. At our house we take communion daily and keep a box of matzo crackers and grape juice on hand. 

5) Execute your plan with a good attitude trusting that God is helping you. 

6) The daily videos and audios guide you through this process.