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Think about this beautiful scene in heaven dear saints. There was nothing but only God was there. God was planning to create angels to help Him serve to bring the ultimate creation of a tribe on a planet named earth in which He had been thinking to create sons and daughters in His own image and likeness. God was excited about it all. Father God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost were discussing and were creating a blue print for the future of mankind in their eternity past in which they were having fellowship and intimacy with one another. But then the biggest risk was to be given as a choice to man in order to be in the likeness of God, which is exercising a individual choice, and also upon their own will the power to choose God Himself as their guide which will help them stay in His perfect likeness and image or else be disobedient to bring upon themselves a imperfect marred image of God. As God was dwelling on these things, Father God clearly spelled without any apprehension that if His image was marred in humans, the only way to redeem them back will be nothing but one of us becoming like them to make them regain our likeness and image. And Father God said that if we do not decide this now, we can never go ahead with this plan of blue-print any more, so who wants to go to earth and become like the one we are going to create in our image. A moment of silence prevailed and Jesus joyfully with great love in His heart for these people who might need His help, stepped forward before the Father and said, "I want to go and be one among them if they ever take the wrong choice and become marred in their image of us." Immediately Father God embraced Jesus and said, "I will send the Holy Spirit to help you invisibly fulfill all these endeavors but you have to be a bond-servant to fulfill all my commands without fail. At the end of your life, you will be killed and then because of you all those imperfect humans will be made perfect again when they will choose to believe you as their Lord and Savior." Jesus agreed and jumped with joy because of His love for all humans who are going to come, and regain the image of God even if they become marred by their own poor choices! The rest is His-Story.....
The above discussion is not a story but was a reality and that is why Jesus prayed this following prayer before dying on the Cross, "20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. 24 “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”" (John 17:23).
In short, the Triune God loved us and wanted to share His love for us and that why we are here today. Jesus built the bridge which was broken in the beginning back for us to have friendship and fellowship with God again through His death and resurrection. Praise the Lord! The glory of God which was restored to us through Jesus is nothing but the very image of God and the reflection of His character within us. No human can love others unconditionally, unless the Love of God flow within him. The more we look in to the face of God the more reason we will find that our very reason for existence is to be loved by God, to love God back and reflect that love to other humans who still have not yet found the reason for their existence on earth.
May God overwhelm us all with His Love and make us to realize that His love is an everlasting and unconditional love towards us as we are His loving sons and daughters born and born again to serve Him for HIS GLORY! Praise Jesus!
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
His Love Saves Us
Trinity Before Eternity Began!
Saturday, December 8, 2012
A Pastor's Cat
God's Sense Of Humor
Whoever said the Creator doesn't have a sense of humor? Please do read this!
A preacher recently told a story about the pastor of his church.
He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down.
The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc.
The kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied a rope to his car and pulled it until the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitten.
That's what he did, all the while checking his progress in the car. He then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved the car a little further forward, the rope broke.
The tree went 'boing!' and the kitten instantly sailed through the air - out of sight.
The pastor felt terrible. He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they'd seen a little kitten. No. Nobody had seen a stray kitten. So he prayed, 'Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping,' and went on about his business.
A few days later he was at the grocery store, and met one of his church members. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food. This woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, 'Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?'
She replied, 'You won't believe this,' and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, 'Well, if God gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it.' She told the pastor, 'I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. And really, Pastor, you won't believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws outspread, and landed right in front of her.'
Jesus revealed the secret of answered prayer by saying, "And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” (Matt 21:22). This faith of this child is so sincere that God immediately heard that prayer and set up a answer to it from heaven. Never underestimate the Power of a sincere prayer of faith towards God and His unique sense of humor in fulfilling it. May God help us to pray believing so that we will receive God's answer in His own time and way, may be sometimes miraculously and humorously like in the story above.
Much Blessings....
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Mind Your Position Dear Friends
Get Your Ergonomics Right!!!
The term ergonomics is derived from the Greek words, 'ergon' which means 'work' and 'nomos' which means 'natural laws'. By the way if you are confused with the unheard name Ergonomics and what it is, here is the simple definition to understand it easily. It is the science of designing the job, equipment, and workplace to fit the worker and make humans interact with their work stations in a healthy way to maintain their physical health over a long period of time and enjoy life.
The study of ergonomics is heavily engineered for ergonomics health safety. Proper ergonomic design and the proper way it must be used by the user is necessary to prevent repetitive strain injuries, which can develop over time and can lead to long-term disability.
So for those friends who use computers heavily, make sure that you get the above ergonomics safety that is instructed in the above picture get implemented in your home and offices.
"Ignorance can be a bliss sometimes but not at all times." — Abraham Israel
Much Blessings.....
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Be Available To God In All Seasons Of Life!!
A Pastor And His Son
Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at the church, the Pastor and his eleven year old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel Tracts.
This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for the Pastor and his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was very cold outside, as well as pouring rain.
The boy bundled up in his warmest and driest clothes and said, 'OK, dad, I'm ready.'
His Pastor dad asked, 'Ready for what?'
'Dad, it's time we gather our tracts together and go out.'
Dad responds, 'Son, it's very cold outside and it's pouring rain.'
The boy gives his dad a surprised look, asking, 'But Dad, aren't people still going to Hell, even though it's raining?'
Dad answers, 'Son, I am not going out in this weather.'
Despondently, the boy asks, 'Dad, can I go? Please?'
His father hesitated for a moment then said, 'Son, you can go. Here are the tracts, be careful son.'
'Thanks Dad!'
And with that, he was off and out into the rain. This eleven year old boy walked the streets of the town going door to door and handing everybody he met in the street a Gospel Tract.
After two hours of walking in the rain, he was soaking, bone-chilled wet and down to his VERY LAST TRACT. He stopped on a corner and looked for someone to hand a tract to, but the streets were totally deserted.
Then he turned toward the first home he saw and started up the sidewalk to the front door and rang the door bell. He rang the bell, but nobody answered.
He rang it again and again, but still no one answered. He waited but still no answer.
Finally, this eleven year old trooper turned to leave, but something stopped him.
Again, he turned to the door and rang the bell and knocked loudly on the door with his fist. He waited, something holding him there on the front porch!
He rang again and this time the door slowly opened.
Standing in the doorway was a very sad-looking elderly lady. She softly asked, 'What can I do for you, son?' With radiant eyes and a smile that lit up her world, this little boy said, 'Ma'am, I'm sorry if I disturbed you, but I just want to tell you that * JESUS REALLY DOES LOVE YOU * and I came to give you my very last Gospel Tract which will tell you all about JESUS and His great LOVE.'
With that, he handed her his last tract and turned to leave.
She called to him as he departed. 'Thank you, son! And God Bless You!'
Well, the following Sunday morning in church Pastor Dad was in the pulpit. As the service began, he asked, 'Does anybody have testimony or want to say anything?'
Slowly, in the back row of the church, an elderly lady stood to her feet.
As she began to speak, a look of glorious radiance came from her face, 'No one in this church knows me. I've never been here before. You see, before last Sunday I was not a Christian. My husband passed on some time ago, leaving me totally alone in this world. Last Sunday, being a particularly cold and rainy day, it was even more so in my heart that I came to the end of the line where I no longer had any hope or will to live.
So I took a rope and a chair and ascended the stairway into the attic of my home. I fastened the rope securely to a rafter in the roof, then stood on the chair and fastened the other end of the rope around my neck. Standing on that chair, so lonely and broken-hearted I was about to leap off, when suddenly the loud ringing of my doorbell downstairs startled me. I thought, 'I'll wait a minute, and whoever it is will go away.'
I waited and waited, but the ringing doorbell seemed to get louder and more insistent, and then the person ringing also started knocking loudly...
I thought to myself again, 'Who on earth could this be? Nobody ever rings my bell or comes to see me.' I loosened the rope from my neck and started for the front door, all the while the bell rang louder and louder.
When I opened the door and looked I could hardly believe my eyes, for there on my front porch was the most radiant and angelic little boy I had ever seen in my life. His SMILE, oh, I could never describe it to you!
The words that came from his mouth caused my heart that had long been dead, TO LEAP TO LIFE as he exclaimed with a cherub-like voice, 'Ma'am, I just came to tell you that JESUS REALLY DOES LOVE YOU .' Then he gave me this Gospel Tract that I now hold in my hand.
As the little angel disappeared back out into the cold and rain, I closed my door and read slowly every word of this Gospel Tract. Then I went up to my attic to get my rope and chair. I wouldn't be needing them any more.
You see-- -I am now a Happy Child of the KING. Since the address of your church was on the back of this Gospel Tract, I have come here to personally say THANK YOU to God's little angel who came just in the nick of time and by so doing, spared my soul from an eternity in hell.'
There was not a dry eye in the church. And as shouts of praise and honour to THE KING resounded off the very rafters of the building, Pastor Dad descended from the pulpit to the front pew where the little angel was seated....
He took his son in his arms and sobbed uncontrollably.
Probably no church has had a more glorious moment, and probably this universe has never seen a Papa that was more filled with love & honour for his son.... Except for One.
What lesson can we learn from the above story? God sees not our ability but rather our availability to be used by Him at all season and all times. If we are willing and available to God, he will use us like He used this little boy of the Pastor to bless and save the needy old woman. Age is not a factor that restrains God from using for His Glory, in fact when the Pharisees and Scribes restrained themselves and others from praising God through Jesus when He did wonderful things, God used the children to praise him as the promised Messiah and bring glory to Himself through Jesus (Matt 21:15). When these evil hearted Chief Priests and scribes became indignant hearing that and asked Jesus, " “Do You hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read,‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants you have perfected praise’?” (Matt 21:16). In other words, God says that He is ready to use even children in the work of God if they are readily available to do His work and bring glory to Him. What a lesson!
May we all be ready with the word of God filled in our heart in season and out of season, so that we can preach it and convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching so that souls might be saved for eternity for the Glory of God (2 Tim 4:2; 1 Tim 4:16). You might be the next person to touch someone in need and save them for eternity ahead if you inculcate the heart and passion of this little Pastor's son who reached a precious dying soul with the good news of Jesus in the midst of all his external difficulties that he faced on that particular day. Kudos to the little boy! Be ready as a general of JESUS' army in these end times to wisely save souls and thus fill heaven and empty hell! Praise the Lord!!!
Much Blessings....
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Oh So Lowly In A Manger!
The Oriental Manger
Britisher Geoffrey T. Bull, missionary to Tibet, was cold, exhausted, and hungry. He had been seized by Communists following their takeover of in 1949, and his future was bleak. His captors drove him day and night across frozen mountains until he despaired of life. Late one afternoon, he staggered into a small village where he was given an upstairs room, swept clean and warmed by a small charcoal brazier.
After a meagre supper, he was sent downstairs to feed the horses. It was very dark and very cold. He clambered down the notched tree trunk to find himself in pitch- blackness. His boots squished in the manure and straw on the floor. The fetid smell of animals was nauseating. The horses sighed wearily, tails drooping, yet the missionary expected to be kicked any moment. Geoffrey, cold, weary, lonely, and ill, began to feel sorry for himself.
“Then as I continued to grope my way in the darkness,” he later wrote, “it suddenly flashed into my mind. What's today? I thought for a moment. In traveling, the days had become a little muddled in my mind. Suddenly it came to me. ‘It's Christmas Eve.’ I stood suddenly still in that Oriental manger. To think that my Saviour was born in a place like this. To think that He came all the way from heaven to some wretched eastern stable, and what is more to think that He came for me! How men beautify the cross and the crib, as if to hide the fact that at birth we resigned Him to the stench of beasts and at death exposed Him to the shame of rogues.
“I returned to the warm, clean room which I enjoyed even as a prisoner, bowed to thankfulness and worship."
No human born on earth have the choice to decide which place, time, family he or she should be born in to, because it is all pre-planned by God and executed by Him in His perfect timing. Only one person had the choice to decide his own birth place, time and family, it was Jesus who was God before He came to be born as a baby on earth (John 1:1-3). But Jesus did not choose to be born in a palace, but chose the humble manger in which even the poorest of the poor will not be born in to. Jesus chose this place, time, family to be born in to, to tell all the humans who suffer that He understands more than all what it is to to suffer on earth because of the curse of sin that has come upon the mankind because of their disobedience.
What can we learn from the above story of the missionary?
If we can look to Jesus in all our day to day suffering, all of our self pity will soon vanish as we see what kind of suffering our Master Jesus went through in His life just for the sake of redeeming us from sin. We have no reason to be unthankful at any time when we understand that Jesus set Himself as a example so that we can follow Him in our life, and be thankful and grateful for everything in our lives as He was for all things in his life towards God (1 Peter 2:21; John 17:25; 11:41; Matt 26:42). By accepting to suffer in the circumstances God has allowed us to go through in our lives, we will learn obedience toward God more and more, and thus glorify God in all things and will live pleasing to Him (Heb 5:7-9). We cannot suffer more than our Master Jesus, but can suffer like Him at the maximum, and so we must be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer and above all rejoice in our suffering, knowing that the Spirit of glory rests upon us and God gets glorified because of this reason (Matt 10:23-25; Rom 12:12; 5:3; 1 Peter 4:13-14, 16). We must positively choose to be bowed to God in thankfulness and worship God at all times and in all circumstances for the glory of God! No circumstances in our life can be too bad to stop being thankful, instead we should realize that God has allowed each circumstances of our life by His sovereign will and therefore we must learn to give in to His will and not resist it. We must also rejoice in the Lord always to maintain the consciousness of God's goodness towards us all the time which is a fact never changes.
Much Blessings....
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God Hears Only Songs Of Your Heart
The Old Monk
Corrie Ten Boom used to tell a story about an old monk who sang a Christmas song every Christmas Eve for his brothers in the monastery, and for visitors who would come from the village for the special services. His voice was very ugly, but he loved the Lord and sang from his heart. One year the director of the cloister said, “I'm sorry, Brother Don, we will not need you this Christmas. We have a new monk who has a beautiful voice.”
The man did sing beautifully, and everyone was happy. But that night an angel came to the superior and said, “Why didn't you have a Christmas Eve song?”
The superior was very surprised. “We had a beautiful song,” he replied. “Didn't you hear it?”
The angel shook his head sadly. “It may have been inspiring to you, but we didn't hear it in heaven.”
“You see,” Corrie would say, “the old monk with the rasp voice had a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus, but the young monk sang for his own benefit, not for that of the Lord.”
What can we learn from this story? It is not how we sing that matters to God, it is with what depth of relationship we have with Him we sing songs. God is not concerned about how melodious our voice is but how pure our motives are in singing a song. We can give a good performance and also can make people happy with our song sung in a public meeting, but heaven hears only the song that are sung with a pure heart and a depth of relationship with God. It doesn't matter whether our voice is melodious or rasp, but our heart condition is very important to the Lord (Psa 66:17-18). Learn to sing and worship the Lord in spirit and in truth which God desires, and always heaven without fail will rejoice to hear your song (John 4:23-24)!
Much Blessings...
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The Little Baby Gift From God To All Humanity
A Gift Of Life
In 1910, a terrible plague swept through the former Czechoslovakia during the Christmas season. It was diphtheria, and it devastated the little Czech village of Velky Slavhov.Nearly half the village contracted the infectious disease, and many of the victims were less than ten years of age. Whenever a member of a family would show symptoms, a large black “X”would be swabbed on the doorpost of the house as a warning that it had been quarantined.
There was an “X” painted on the doorpost of the home of Jano and Suzanna Boratkova. In little less than a week, the young couple, parents of three, found themselves childless. Their oldest child, a five- year-old daughter, had been the first to go. And even as Jano was working in the wood shed, pounding together a coffin for her, his two sons were dying.
As the two young boys breathed their last, Suzanna broke into agonizing sobs. She cleaned and wrapped the two boys for a final time and carefully laid them in hand- made pine caskets. She and Jano lifted the coffins onto the wagon and started the slow journey through the biting December cold and the foot-high snow toward the graveyard. They passed by house after house marked with an “X,” but they didn't have the strength to offer sympathy or encouragement. They were too wrapped up in their own grief.
The young couple laid their children in freshly-dug graves and struggled through the Lord's Prayer. Then they trudged back to the wagon and returned home. No one was there to meet them. It was too dangerous, for the house was quarantined. It was a frightening, dark little tomb. Little high-heeled brown leather shoes were still lined up against the wood stove, as they usually were when the children were tenderly in bed. But now the beds were empty, the house was cold, the shadows deep and cold.
Jano himself was sick. “I won't see another Christmas,” he said, wheezing and coughing. “I don't think I'll see the New Year in, either.” He pushed away the soup and bread, for it was too hard for him to swallow. The diphtheria had tied a noose around his neck, allowing neither food nor sufficient air to sustain him. Suzanna gathered some kindling and lit a fire for the night, sure that her husband was about to die. The snow was starting to fall again, and she paused to gaze through the window. Her mind went to a verse of Scripture-- Psalm 121:1, "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord who made heaven and earth."
Suddenly she saw someone approaching, a peasant woman tramping through the snow, a red and purple plaid shawl draped over her hunched shoulders. A kerchief was wrapped around her head, and her long skirt was a bright display of cotton and linen patchwork. In one hand, she held a jar of clear liquid. She approached the house and knocked on the door.
Suzanna cautiously opened the door. “We have the plague in our home.” she said, “And my husband is in a fever right now.” The old woman nodded and asked if she could step inside. She held out her little jar. “Take a clean,white linen and wrap it around your finger,”she said. “Dip your finger into this pure kerosene oil and swab out your husband's throat, and then have him swallow a tablespoon of the oil. This should cause him to vomit the deadly mucous. Otherwise, he will surely suffocate. I will pray for you and your family.”
Then, having left her folk remedy against diphtheria, she turned and left. Suzanna followed the woman's instructions, and early Christmas morning, Jano retched up the deadly phlegm. His fever broke, and Suzanna entertained a flicker of hope. There were no presents under the tree that year, but an old woman with her jar of oil was a gift of life. Jano recovered, in time. The Lord gave the couple more children. In the 1920s Jano and Suzanna emigrated to America with eight children, which included a set of triplets and two sets of twins.
It’s a story that has been handed down through the generations of that family, the little peasant woman who came on Christmas Eve bearing the gift of life. Jesus, too, came on Christmas bearing the gift of life for hopeless, grieving dying people. He came for Jew and Gentile. He came for you and me.
If we could believe and receive the gift of life in Jesus which God has given to us freely, then we and our generations will remember this good decision that we have dared to take for generations down the line. God can only bless you and me only one way, and through that way only can remove the curses that come against us, and that one way to life eternal with God is the way of believing and receiving Jesus in our heart to be our Lord and Savior of our life.
If you are not sure that you are saved, now is the time to invite Jesus in to your heart by saying, "O Jesus, I am a sinner and cannot save myself. Please come in to my heart and save me from sin to give eternal life of God forever. Thank you for being my Savior and Lord of my life from now on."
May we be grateful to God for the gift of life we have received in Jesus all the days of our life and may our succeeding generations follow us to glorify God through their lives too more and more.
Much Blessings....
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Our Rich Dad In Heaven!
All You Need
A lady in London went one day to Paddington Station to bid good-bye to a friend who was leaving the city. After the train pulled out, the lady then proceeded homewards. She boarded a bus, and a moment or two later, the conductor asked for her fare. To her dismay, she found that she had lost her purse. The conductor intimated that she had better alight.
It was a hot morning. She was miles away from home. What was she to do? Turning into Hyde Park, she sat down on a seat. She was in an awkward predicament indeed, but-- there was God! She would tell Him about it!
Opening her pocket Testament she carried in her handbag, she read Philippians 4:19: “My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
Her ‘need’ at that moment was six pence. She closed her eyes, and in the Name of Jesus claimed the promise; immediately she had the assurance that her need would be supplied. How, she did not know, and that did not matter-- God knew!
She began to trace letters on the gravel with her umbrella. She traced the text, “God is love.” As she was writing the last letter ‘e’, her umbrella point turned up a six pence! Her heart gave a big thump! Her need was supplied! And she bowed her head and thanked God.
She rose and hastened to catch a bus. When the conductor asked for her fare, she gave him the six pence. He examined it closely.
“It's all right,” she explained, “It has been buried in the ground. I lost my purse and needed six pence to take me home. I asked my Heavenly Father to send it to me, and He did. I was writing in the gravel in Hyde Park, God is Love, and my umbrella turned up this coin."
The conductor looked astounded. “I wish,” he remarked, “God would answer me like this! But there! I am not what I used to be I don't go to any church on Sundays now. I used to sing in our chapel choir at home. I'm married now and we spend my off-Sundays in the park.”
“Oh,” said the lady, “do come back to God. Get right with Him. God is love.”
There was no time to say more. When the bus neared the spot at which the lady was to alight, she whispered to the conductor as she passed on her way out “Get right with God. I will pray for you.” She kept her promise and prayed daily for the man and his wife.
One morning, some three weeks later,the lady was going to Kilburn by bus. She handed the conductor her fare, without looking at him.
“Excuse me, ma’am,” he said, “are you the lady who has been praying for me?”
In a moment, she recognized the man. “Yes,” she replied, “I am.”
“Oh,” he said, “I am glad to see you. I have not forgotten your story of the six pence. Best of all, I have got right with God and my wife is now converted. We have taken our little boy to the chapel and dedicated him to God.”
He told the good news with such real joy that the lady’s heart overflowed with gratitude to God.
What can we really learn from this story? When need arises in our life, we should not get discouraged but should open our Bible and read the promises of God aloud and then stand on it with faith, once we have that faith in our heart then we should pray to God expecting Him to supply all our need. Then keep proceeding to do the unexpected proactively, God in his Divine ways will surely meet your need.
Once you have received your miracle do not stay quiet, but praise God with all your heart for the miracle you have received, then make sure to share your testimony when opportunity arises. No one knows what difference your testimony might make inspirationally in the lives of people who are in need. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God (Rom 10:17), so keep sharing your faith miracle to as many people whom God bring your way. Who knows, your story might be the next one that might bless someone and make a great difference in their spiritual life for eternity ahead. When you are blessed, do not stop there, continue to be a blessing to someone who is in need like you. By being a blessing, you will not fail to collect eternal treasures on your spiritual account in heaven (Matt 6:19-21), so that you will be very rich towards God in your future life (Luke 12:21). Then finally be grateful to God if someone is blessed through you, knowing it is God who has made you to be a blessing because of your faith!
Much Blessings....
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
In Christ We Stand!
The Story Of A Preacher's Wisdom To A Young Man
A minister traveling on a train in Europe was the sole occupant of a compartment, except for a young man reading a newspaper.
The youth was also a Christian, but so weak was his faith, and so many were his temptations, that he told the minister he did not think he would be able to stand life a week longer.
The minister took from his pocket a Bible and a penknife and said, "See, I will make this penknife stand up on the cover of this Bible, in spite of the rocking of the train."
The young man, thinking that this was some conjuring trick, watched the proceeding with interest, saying, "I am afraid that it will not be very easy to do that , sir."
"But," said the minister, "I am doing it."
"Oh, but you are holding it," retorted his fellow passenger.
"Why of course. Did you ever hear of a penknife standing up on its end without being held up?"
"I see," was the young man's comment. "I see you mean to teach me that I cannot stand unless Christ holds me. Thank you for reminding me of that."
My brethren, you just can't stand a day without Christ. Maybe you think you can but the REALITY is you just can't.
You have no chance resisting temptation without Christ.
What can we learn from the above story? The moment we think we are standing by our own strength, we might lose our spiritual strength to overcome obstacles that comes against us (1 Cor 10:12; Gal 6:1, 3).
Christ lives within us but we have to let Him live His life out through us. When Satan or his demons knocks the door of our hearts to tempt us, the moment they realize that Jesus is opening the door to answer them, Satan and his cohorts will flee away. But if we try to answer them by our fleshly strength, we might fail in our test of faith and will become discouraged again and again. When we hold His hands, we must not forget that actually it is Jesus who is holding our hand intact. If we really think that we are the one who is holding His hands, we might slip out and hurt ourselves. So know that though we might fail and fall, but the long arms of the Lord is the one that holds us spiritually intact from falling over and over repeatedly. Acknowledge the Lord's strength and grow spiritually strong enough to become a overcomer by faith.
If only we can keep ascribing and giving glory, majesty, dominion and power to Him and Him alone who rightly deserves it, He will keep us from falling. If we fail, then we will have to learn the lesson the hard way.
"24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, 25 To God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen." (Jude 1:24-25).
Much Blessings....
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God Chooses Inner Beauty Of Character Over Outer Beauty!
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BEAUTY Catches The Attention But CHARACTER Catches The Heart!!!
BEAUTY Is Temporal, CHARACTER Is Eternal!
BEAUTY Passes Away, CHARACTER Stays With You!
BEAUTY Is Easily Noticed, CHARACTER Is Hidden And Is Known Only By Your God!
GOD desires above all the BEAUTY OF YOUR HEART!
Which One Do You Like To Nurture?
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Love Overcomes Temptations!
O For The Love Of Jesus!!!
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So let's keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us. If any of you have something else in mind, something less than total commitment, God will clear your blurred vision—you'll see it yet! Now that we're on the right track, let's stay on it. Philippians 3:15-16 (MSG)
Commitment to stay loyal to someone in love is the greatest power that can bind us. Commitment in itself does not have power over us if we have not sandwiched love in between us and the object we have surrendered ourselves to.
In other words, love is the binding force that keeps us faithful to the one we have committed ourselves towards. Sin has no power over Jesus anymore because He has got resurrected in His glorious sin free body, I promise you that the same resurrection power of His body from heaven will start to flow through you because of your love union with Him and free you from all sinful bondage if you have surrendered yourself to love Jesus sincerely and honestly in your life. When resurrection power rules you, sin will lose its power over you.
For example, say a girl is in love with a bad boy who looked good on the outside. Their parents tried to convince the girl to sever the relationship by telling her of the bad characteristics of the boy she loved. Though she tried to realize the danger of this relationship, she was secretly drawn to that bad boy because of his enticing looks and words that brought so much joy to her heart.
Suddenly one day she came home and her parents noticed that she was no more interested in that bad boy. They asked with much wonder, how she was able to leave that bad boy suddenly even though they were trying greatly to convince her to leave him all these years? Simply she said, I found the cutest good boy with a awesome heart of true unconditional love better than him and so I am no more interested in him anymore.
The same happens in our life too, when we find the true love of Jesus better than all our temporal sinful pleasure which leads us in to more bondage, we start to hate sin and love Jesus more.
There is no high as the Most High Jesus who will influence every area of our life when we are addicted to love Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.
Read the beautiful lyrics of one of the most famous song of all time that speaks about our need for Jesus all the time and our loving heart cry that we should inculcate in ourselves towards Him,
I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine can peace afford.
Refrain
I need Thee, O I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
O bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee.
I need Thee every hour, stay Thou nearby;
Temptations lose their power when Thou art nigh.
Refrain
I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide, or life is in vain.
Refrain
I need Thee every hour; teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises in me fulfill.
Refrain
I need Thee every hour, most Holy One;
O make me Thine indeed, Thou blessèd Son.
Refrain
Annie Sherwood Hawks is the one who wrote this song, "I need thee every hour" and she was born in Hoosick, New York, on May 28th 1835. Even from an early age she was writing poetry and, at 14, had some published in a newspaper.
Well, a short time before her death, on January 3rd 1918, Mrs Hawkes gave the full background story. "I remember well the circumstances under which I wrote the hymn. It was a bright June day, and I became so filled with the sense of the nearness of my Master that I began to wonder how anyone could live without Him, in either joy or pain. Suddenly, the words I need Thee very hour, flashed into my mind, and very quickly the thought had full possession of me..."
May the thought and love of Jesus take full possession of our soul for HIS GLORY as it took the mind and soul of Mrs Hawkes while she started to write this song!
By the way here is the link for the song 'I need thee every hour' if you like to hear it now : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZIMDcgrF-Q
May God help us to stay in love with Jesus and overcome all our temptation through His mighty resurrection power working through us.
FOCUS YOURSELF ON JESUS AND HIS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND YOUR WILL OVERCOME SINFUL TEMPTATION THAT COMES YOUR WAY. Temptations lose their power when Jesus is near to us in our heart!
Much Blessings.....
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Light Dispels Darkness
The Word of God Brings Light In To Our Darkened Soul
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The word of God has the power to dispel the spiritual darkness that surrounds us while we live in this world, which is deceptively ruled by Satan and his cohorts through deceiving all human beings through the power of suggestion. All human souls have been sold to lies of darkness because of our sin nature within us which makes us sin constantly, but Jesus Christ paid the ultimate price to God by sacrificing His own sinless life on behalf of us all and have thus redeemed us, so that we can now choose to live in the light of God's truth of His word by agreeing with God that we have sinned when ever we do sin in our lives.
Living in the light has to do with being honest with God when the truth of God's word within us is quickened by His Spirit to convict us of our sin (John 16:8), when we agree with God that we have sinned when we do sin, automatically the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all our sins and will make our conscience become so clean to make us forget as though we have never sinned at all in our past (1 John 1:7, 9). Once the blood of Jesus cleanses our conscience, darkness is dispelled and we will continue to live in the light of God's blessings, favor, guidance, healing and restoration of all spiritual things, just as we were positioned before we sinned, to serve God on earth as we will serve Him for eternity ahead (Heb 9:14).
When darkness surrounds your life and it seems that there is no way out, just take the word of God in to your soul by reading and hearing it with faith. Soon the darkness that came in to your soul like a fog, will be dispelled by the sun-shine that comes from heaven through Son-shine of Jesus who is the 'The Word' given to us from heaven (John 8:23-24). When we have the light of God within us, we cannot and therefore shall not walk in darkness of lies from Satan who always makes his lies seems real when we are not quickened by the truth of His word (John 8:12). Satan has no answer for the bullet of the Spirit which says, 'It is written in the Scripture'. So hear the word and eat it, sleep thinking the word and speak it, pray by confessing the word and play the word to relax and enjoy it for life! Just as cockroaches run for darkness to hide when the light comes in to a place, so will Satan and his demonic minions will scurry for cover to run away again in search of a place in the heart of men where there is no light of the word of God in it, when you are enlightened by the truth of God's word from the Bible which illumines the person of Truth who is Jesus your Lord and Savior. Knowing that Jesus has already set you free by faith will experientially set you free from the grip of the lies of darkness of Satan (John 8:36, 32). LIGHT MAKES DARKNESS FLEE, TRUTH MAKES LIES DISAPPEAR!
mUCH bLESSINGS.....
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
Danger of Anger And Unforgiveness
Walking Out Of Danger Zone
Anger of man never makes us to walk in the righteous purpose of God for our lives, in fact uncontrolled anger can cause both spiritual and physical breakdown of our health. We become angry when we react to situations rather than act according to the need of the situation by the power of the Holy Spirit. What should we do? We should be slow to speak, quick to listen. Never forget that God has given two ears to listen and only one mouth to speak. That means what is the ratio of speaking a word to listening others speak, it is 2:1 which actually means, for every word we speak, we should listen two words of those who speak to us before we should respond. When we do the first two thing rightly by the help of the Holy Spirit, then God the Holy Spirit will help us to be self-controlled and slow to anger (James 1:19-20; 1 Peter 5:8). The Bible affirms that, "He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city." (Prov 16:32). The devil can easily come in to a believer's life when uncontrolled anger is justified by them and allowed to continue in a wrathful way against anyone for any cause more than 12 hours time (Eph 4:26-27).
The other day a demon was making a believing woman suffer severely with much ache and pain in her body without any medical reason, when my Father, Mother and Me visited that place, she was not able to continue to stay in the house because of the strong Presence of God. Then she was brought to the house where she stood there for a while and then her face got contorted. Immediately I knew that she needed deliverance from the oppression of the devil. So when dad started praying, immediately a demon manifested itself. Then we all prayed and the demon left her immediately. Then by speaking to her and inquiring further we came to know that she had unforgiveness against her own son-in law and daughter in-law who both deserted her son and daughter by getting in to illegal and fleshly relationship.
Then we led her to forgive and bless both of those who have hurt her, unconditionally in the name of Jesus (Matt 5:43-48; 6:14-15). She did forgive them by the help of God the Holy Spirit and got completely delivered from all the aches and pains in her body which was tormenting her. GLORY OT GOD! What can we learn from this? We should not hold any grudge or ill feeling against anyone who acts in a high-handed, evil or a jealous way against us. We all do err at one time or the other, but to forgive is a divine ability that we get when we see Jesus who has forgiven us of all our past, present and future sins unconditionally. Anger is one letter short of 'D'anger, so beware of any conceited self justification, no matter what. Turn your eyes on Jesus and let go of all your unforgiveness in Jesus name! Very soon you will not only be healthy physically but also wealthy with spiritual blessings in every area of your life from above. May God help you in your spiritual life to be an example of forgiveness and blessing to many!!
Much Blessings....
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
The Lifeline Of The Precious Blood Of Jesus That Cleanses Us
Oh The Blood Of Jesus!
I cannot think about living a holy life without the precious blood of Jesus cleansing me and making me justified perpetually, which means to make me clean just as if I have never sinned. This justification is the greatest and the happiest positional feeling for a believer who has confessed his sins and have let go of the guilt of his past life.
The blood of Jesus draws us near to the throne of God without fail every time we use the blood of Jesus by faith. The writer to the Hebrew says, "And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission." (Heb 9:22). In other words, according to God, when a sinless blood is shed and its life given as a substitute for a person who has sinned, the guilty will be set free and considered as though he has never sinned at all. This is what happens to us every time we go and confess our sins to God in the name of Jesus, His sinless life is superimposed on us and our sins are taken in to Jesus' account as though it has been the sins of Jesus. The Apostle Paul wonderfully described this scenario saying, " [God]... made [Jesus]... who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." (2 Cor 5:21).
Because Jesus has died once for all our past, present and future sins, we have been declared as faultless, righteous and sanctified before the eyes of God (Heb 9:26-28; 10:10, 12-13). Praise the Lord! But when we sin in our daily life by our deed, word and thought because of our sin nature, fellowship with God is broken automatically as our God is a holy God who has called us to be holy (Rom 6:23; 1 Peter 1:16). So for a restoration of the joy of fellowship with our God to happen again, we should run to God and agree with Him that we have sinned against Him. Immediately and supernaturally God will help us once again receive the cleansing from all our sins through the crimson blood that flowed from Calvary (1 John 1:7, 9). Nothing cleanses our conscience from dead works to make us worthy to serve the living God except the blood of Jesus which makes us spiritually as white as snow in our soul (Heb 9:14; Isa 1:18). Praise the Lord!
The following lyrics of the song 'The Precious Blood' deeply touched me. I also believe that it will touch you now and so I want you saints to read prayerfully and be blessed,
Before the cross I kneel and see
The measure of my sin
How You became a curse for me
Though You were innocent
The magnitude of Your great love
Was shown in full degree
When righteous blood, the crimson spill
Rained down from Calvary
Oh, the precious blood
That flowed from Mercy’s side
Washed away my sin
When Christ my Savior died
Oh, the precious blood
Of Christ the crucified
It speaks for me before Your throne
Where I stand justified
And who am I that I should know
This treasure of such worth
My Savior’s pure atoning blood
Shed for the wrath I’d earned
For sin has stained my every deed
My every word and thought
What wondrous love that makes me one
Your priceless blood has bought
A crown of thorns, pierced hands and feet
A body bruised, and Mercy’s plea
Hence “…knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.” (1 Peter 1:18-19), we should live the rest of our lives in service to Jesus and His purpose to be fulfilled in our lives, and above all be an instrument to help people of God fulfill the purpose of God in their lives too. Always first we should be blessed and then be a blessing! GLORY TO GOD!
Much Blessings....
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
What Matters The Most In Life?
Rich Dad Poor Dad
One day, a rich dad took his son on a trip. Wanted to show him how poor someone can be. They spent time on the farm of a poor family.
On the way home, dad asked, “Did you see how poor they are? What did you learn?”.
Son said, “We have one dog, they have four, we have pool, they have rivers, we have lanterns at night, they have stars, we buy foods, they grow theirs, we have walls to protect us, they have friends, we have encyclopedias, they have Bible.” Then they headed, “Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are.”
MORAL LESSON: It’s not about money that make us rich, it’s about simplicity of having God in our lives.
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The Responsibility of Parental Intercession
The Parent As Intercessor
By Andrew Murray
“And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually” (Job 1:5).
What a beautiful picture of a man in whose heart the fear of God lives! Job feared lest his children sin against God or forsake Him in their hearts. He was so deeply conscious of the weakness of human nature that, even when he did not know of any particular sin in their lives, the very thought of their having been in circumstances of temptation made him afraid. He so fully realized his position and privilege as parent that he took upon himself the continual offering of the needed sacrifice.
The book of Job might have been complete without this illustration, as far as the record of Job’s patience and faith is concerned, but we would have missed the much needed lesson that a parent’s consecration to God includes the home life, too. Let us study the lesson his example teaches.
A deep fear of overlooking sin in himself or his children is one of the marks of a wise Christian.
How superficial our views of sin often are! And how easily we are satisfied! Under the appearance of what is good and loving, sin may be hidden. Our children may be growing up renouncing God in their hearts! Let parents ask God to give them a right sense of what sin is in their children – its curse, its dishonour to God, its power.
Every thoughtful parent knows there are times and places when their child may be more influenced to yield to temptation. A praying parent should do what Job did when he sent for his sons; he prayed for them.
Intercessory prayer is a secret of parental power and blessing. Parents need to pray earnestly that God will enlighten their hearts to prevail in prayer for their children. In our family life, the first consideration should not be our personal happiness or the care of providing all the daily needs, but the yielding of ourselves, as ministers of His grace, to God’s eternal purpose: the deliverance of our children from sin. And our family life shall evermore be lighted up with God’s own presence and with the joy of the heavenly home.
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Jesus Our Eternal Friend
The One True Friend
By Charles Spurgeon
It is well that there is one who is ever the same and who is ever with us. It is well that there is one stable rock amidst the billows of the sea of life. Oh my soul! Set not thine affections upon rusting, moth-eaten, decaying treasures, but set thing heart upon him who abides forever faithful to thee.
Build not thine house upon the moving quick sands of a deceitful world, but found thy hopes upon this rock, which, amid descending rain and roaring floods, shall stand immovably secure. My soul, I charge thee, lay up thy treasure in the only secure cabinet; store thy jewels where thou canst never lose them.
Put thine all in Christ; set all thine affections on His person, all thy hope in his merit, all thy trust in His efficacious blood, all thy joy in his presence, and so thou mayest laugh at loss and defy destruction.
Remember that all the flowers in the world’s garden fade by turns, and the day cometh when nothing will be left but the black, cold earth. Death’s black extinguisher must soon put out thy candle. Oh, how sweet to have sunlight when the candle is gone! The dark flood must soon roll between thee and all thou hast; then wed thine heart to Him who will never leave thee: trust thyself with Him who will go with thee through the black and surging current of death’s stream, and who will land thee safely on the celestial shore, and make thee sit with Him in heavenly places forever. Go, sorrowing son of affliction, tell thy secrets to the Friend who sticketh closer than a brother. Trust all thy concerns with Him who never can be taken from thee, who will never leave thee, and who will never let thee leave Him, even Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today, and forever.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
A Woman Inspires
From Rags To Riches In God!
Mary Bosanquet was the daughter of a wealthy English merchant. She belonged to the elite. She wore the finest and the most expensive clothes and jewelry. Her father knew all the "right" people. Whatever Mary lacked she only needed to buy. What more could she want? But something like a bombshell soon exploded in the Bosanquet home. Mary was invited to attend meetings held by the Methodist Society. Without telling her father, she went to a service, then more services.
Then it happened! Wealthy Mary Bosanquet was converted. She felt as though she were floating on clouds. Oh, the joy of it! She told her father. He was ashamed that she was dropping out to join the Society of Methodists! How cruel, how ungrateful!
What was more, Mary invited her brothers to the meetings and spoke to them about their souls! She began to dress plainly like people in the Society of Methodists. That added insult to injury, and one day her father came to her with a demand.
"Mary, there is a promise I require of you. That is, that you will never, now or hereafter, try to make your brothers what you call ‘Christian’."
Mary replied, "Father, I dare not consent to that."
"If you refuse to consent to that, you force me to put you out of my house!"
"According to your view of things, I will do."
Her father chided, "You don’t appreciate what I provide for you; you wear the plain clothes of those people!"
How could poor Mary explain that she really loved her father and appreciated his interest and provision? But she was resolute in her reply: "When I think of the word ‘holiness’, or of the adorable name of Jesus, my heart seems to be on fire for God more than ever before. I cannot go with you any more to places of amusement; neither can I wear the expensive clothes you buy me. I must be God’s and His alone." Imagine a young man or woman being uplifted by the thought of holiness or the name of Jesus!
Mary’s father was furious and told her to pack her things. He summoned the family coach and soon Mary, with her belongings in one trunk, literally left home to follow Christ. Her young maid and companion, who was also a Christian, was allowed to accompany her. At the parting, Mary told her father of a promise God had given from Revelation 3:4.
"God has promised me that I shall walk with Him in white."
From the homes of the rich, finely gabled and terraced with servants’ quarters and lush, beautiful gardens, the coach traveled to Laytonstone where the homes of the poor stood. Mary’s new residence had two rooms, with a dismal view of chimneystacks and the filthy yards of her neighbours. She had not brought candles, and she borrowed a table and two chairs. But she had "the peace of God, which passeth all understanding" (Philippians 4:7)
Mary was driven to her knees many times, and there she found Jesus, the "fairest of ten thousand". The Lord reminded her with the words of the psalmist: "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up." (Psalm 27:10) The Lord kept His promise; He never failed her. Mary often said, "Why, I am brought out of the world, and I have nothing to do but to be holy for God: holy in body and in spirit. What a happy soul I am! Truly my abode is a bit of heaven."
Prayer meetings were held in Mary’s new home and one woman after another asked to join. Their numbers grew to such proportions that Mary appealed to John Wesley to send them a preacher for Sunday services, which he did. Mary took a number of children into her home, and about thirty adults. They depended wholly on the Lord for sustenance. God, the Father of the fatherless, never failed to supply their needs.
Mary’s father put her out of the family in 1760. Some 37 years later, Henry F. Lyte was born in Scotland. While Lyte was preparing for the ministry in Ireland, Mary was still ministering to the poor and outcasts of Laytonstone and Hoxton. Young Lyte (later the Vicar of Lower Brixham) heard Mary’s story. Inspired by her courage and purity of life, he penned this lovely hymn:
Jesus, I my cross have taken.
All to leave and follow Thee;
Destitute, despised, forsaken,
Thou from hence my all shalt be;
Perish every fond ambition,
All I’ve sought and hoped, and known;
Yet how rich is my condition,
God, and heav’n are still my own!
Let the world despise and leave,
They have left my Saviour too;
Human hearts and looks deceive me;
Thou art not like man, untrue;
And while Thou shalt smile upon me,
God of Wisdom, love, and might,
Foe may hate, and friends may shun me;
Show Thy face, and all is bright.
Much Blessings...
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Monday, September 10, 2012
And That's All I Want!
Is Jesus The Shepherd Of Your Soul?
A Sunday school teacher asked her group of children if any of them could quote the entire twenty-third psalm. A golden-haired, 4 ½ year old girl was among those who raised their hands. A bit sceptical, the teacher asked if she could really say the entire psalm. The little girl stood up, faced the class, made a little bow, and said: "The Lord is my shepherd, that's all I want." She then bowed again and sat down. She may have overlooked a few verses, but that little girl captured the message of Psalm 23.
Here is my reason why the little girl hit the bulls-eye of Psalm 23 in a clear and precise way.
"The Lord is my Shepherd", that's Relationship!
"I shall not want", that's Supply!
"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures", that's Rest!
"He leadeth me beside the still waters", that's Refreshment!
"He restoreth my soul", that' s Healing!
"He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness", that's Guidance!
"For His name sake", that's Purpose!
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death", that's Testing!
"I will fear no evil", that' s Protection!
"For Thou art with me", that's Faithfulness!
"Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me", that's Discipline!
"Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies", that's Hope!
"Thou annointest my head with oil", that's Consecration!
"My cup runneth over", that's Abundance!
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life", that's Blessing!
"And I will dwell in the house of the Lord", that's Security!
"Forever and ever", that's Eternity!
His provision is impeccably perfect, His love is perpetually everlasting, and His mercy is unshakeably enduring. He gives inner peace to calm emotional storms often encountered on life’s journey and makes us leap with joy as though we are victorious even before the test ends, and supplies abundant strength that’s more than enough to meet every challenge we face in this lives journey. His marvelous attributes that are benevolently expressed towards us are without end everyday!
Dear saints, I hope that you have got the point. When the Lord Jesus Christ is our Shepherd, that is all we will ever want. Sometimes God teaches elders by revealing His wisdom and glory through childrens. Isaiah the prophet wrote prophetically , "...a little child shall lead them" (Isa 11:6). The bottom line is, it is not what we have with us that matters, but who we have with us as our shepherd that matters the most in this life and also in the life to come. If you have Jesus Christ as your shepherd, praise the Lord! If you do not have Him, make Him as your Lord and Savior of your life by inviting Him in to your heart today and He will become your shepherd forever.
No matter what trials or tribulation comes our way, the shepherd of our soul will be by our side when it matters the most. Our shepherd Jesus knows every weakness and flaws in us, yet He always sees only the best in us. He sometimes chastises us for the improvement in our spiritual life, yet with the trial His comfort overflows in to every fibre of our being.
If you have Jesus as your shepherd, please do read and let the lyrics sink in to your heart, then sing towards the Lord and meditate from within your heart and mind the following awesome song 'Shepherd Of My Soul',
Shepherd of my soul I give you full control,
Wherever You may lead I will foll-ow.
I have made the choice to listen for Your vo-vo-ice,
Wherever You may lead I will go.
Be it in a quiet pasture or by a gentle stream,
The Shepherd of my soul is by my side.
Should I face a mighty mountain or a valley dark and deep,
The Shepherd of my soul will be my guide.
Shepherd of my soul Oh You have made me whole,
Where’er I hear You call how my tea-ars flow.
How I feel your love how I want to se-rve
I gladly give my heart to You O – Lord.
Be it in the flowing river or in the quiet night,
The Shepherd of my soul is by my side.
Should I face the stormy weather or the dangers of this world.
The Shepherd of my soul will be my guide.
Much Blessings....
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Sunday, September 9, 2012
Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life
Nick Vujicic On Why God Made Him Limbless
Evangelist Nick Vujicic was born with neither arms nor legs, and questioned God for eight years why it was so. The answer changed his life, and through him that of tens of thousands of others.
Read on further to be blessed....
Nick Vujicic, a man born without arms or legs, is the author of the new book Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life.
For the now 30-year-old Nick, founding president and CEO of the nonprofit organization Life Without Limbs, the most important thing in life was to understand why God made him without arms and legs.
Speaking at Pastor Rick Warren's church in Lake Forest on Sunday evening, the inspirational speaker said he spent eight years asking God, "Why? Why was I born this way? I don't understand how can You say You love me when You allow me to stay in this pain."
Vujicic, who has been living in California since 2007, was born in Brisbane, Australia. His parents – Pastor Boris Vujicic and nurse Dushka Vujicic – were not given any medical explanation or warning about his birth with neither arms nor legs. But Nick got the answer to his desperate prayers.
John 9:1-3 spoke to him in a special way. The New Testament portion reads: "As he (Jesus) went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, 'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?' 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned,' said Jesus, 'but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.'"
The Life Without Limbs author described his feelings after reading these verses. "I got goosebumps on my skin I don't even have," he told the congregants. "And I had faith because I understood something. You see, all I wanted to know was that God knew what He was doing with me."
By the age of 19, Nick started to fulfill his dream of being able to encourage other people and bring them the Gospel of Jesus through motivational speaking and sharing his testimony about how God changed his life and gave him a future and a hope.
The desire to have arms and legs has remained, Vujicic admitted. Initially, he thought, "Lord, if you give me arms and legs, I'll go around the world and share your power with the world." He said he still has ups and downs in life. "I am just like you."
Vujicic said he has failed God every single day, but has relies on Philippians 1:6: "Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."
Vujicic recalled he and dozens of his Christian friends once prayed for 90 minutes for his arms and legs in a farm in a jungle in India. They made arms and legs with clay, and prayed it turn into flesh and bone. It didn't happen, but he had peace in his heart as he saw an eagle soaring in the sky throughout those 90 minutes. He said it was as if God was smiling, and was happy he had the faith to pray.
"Please give me arms and legs. But if You don't give me arms and legs, I trust You." This has been Vujicic's prayer. He said his commitment to Jesus is "to want His plan, and not my plan ... even when I don't understand."
You are praying for something, but what if God says "no" to that? he asked. "Is He still God? Yes. Will He waste your pain? No." He quoted Romans 8:28, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
Vujicic, who has traveled around the world, sharing his story with millions of people, said he's grateful to God for saving him from the two biggest disabilities: sin and death.
He said when he was 10 he wanted to commit suicide, and wanted to see someone like him so that he wouldn't be alone. Five years ago in California, he finally met a baby named Daniel, who too was born without arms and legs ... "exactly like me." "Not getting a miracle, I can be a miracle to Daniel ... an older brother of Daniel his whole life ... encourage him."
Nick said if he truly lived without arms and legs throughout his life "just so I can hug Daniel in heaven, it's all worth it."
"I found the purpose of my existence, and also the purpose of my circumstance. There's a purpose for why you're in the fire," he says on his ministry's website. "If God can use a man without arms and legs to be His hands and feet, then He will certainly use any willing heart!"
Source : http://www.christianpost.com/news/nick-vujicic-on-why-god-made-him-limbless-80996/#lxicAfLpyWJx1kTE.99
What The Bible Will Do For You?
Read The Bible And Let The Bible Lead You!
I love reading my Bible always. Whether I do it through hearing or reading in my cell phone, through my computer, paper back, leather bound or through any other possible means.
I know that each word of God gives me life within and cleanses me each time I read it.
Ever time I choose to habitually read and meditate on the word of God, I receive more and more revelation of the gold ore of truth in a purer and deeper way within the gold mine of Holy Scriptures.
I believe, "As believers we understand the importance of the BIBLE. It is God's inspired, infallible, inerrant Word. It is authoratative in all matters to which it speaks, for it is the very Word of the Almighty God of the universe. It is not enough, however, to speak of its importance.
We must learn to read it, study it, memorize it and apply it to our lives. When it comes to studying the Word of God
it is important that we handle the text correctly so that we "rightly divide the Word of Truth."" (II Timothy 2:15).
I also beleive, "The Bible is the only Book by which you may know certainly the future; It is the only Book that satisfactorily answers the questions, 'Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going?"
Every question I had in my life, I have found the answers to it in the word of God.
I have received abundance of joy, peace and righteousness through knowing the Scripture deeply down in my heart and meditating upon it day after day, night after night.
Will you make a decision today to read, study and understand the context of each Scripture to draw near to God and to intimately know Him, His will through it and walk pleasing to Him. If yes, I am speaking a special blessing today upon your life.
Much Blessings...
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