{"id":337,"date":"2013-10-02T06:25:19","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T13:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hofman.org\/?p=337"},"modified":"2013-10-02T06:25:19","modified_gmt":"2013-10-02T13:25:19","slug":"exp-god-oct-2-while-he-prayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hofman.org\/?p=337","title":{"rendered":"Exp God &#8211; Oct 2, While He Prayed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"pinterest\",\"linkedin\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"harryhofman\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"Exp%20God%20-%20Oct%202%2C%20While%20He%20Prayed\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">[21]\u00a0One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, [22]\u00a0and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, &#8220;You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.&#8221; *[ Some manuscripts read my Son, and today I have become your Father.]\u00a0 (Lk 3:21-22 NLTse)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;Prayer is not a substitute for hard work \u2014 prayer is the work! God does things in and through our lives by prayer that He does in no other way. As we pray and as our attention is turned toward God, we become more receptive to aligning our lives with His will. God will not equip us with His power while we are racing off to our next appointment! His Spirit will not empower us if we are oblivious to what He is saying. He requires our complete attention before He will fill us with the powerful presence of His Spirit&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"pinterest\",\"linkedin\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"harryhofman\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"Exp%20God%20-%20Oct%202%2C%20While%20He%20Prayed\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>[21]\u00a0One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. 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