Wednesday, May 28, 2008
God Speaking To Us
I know myself very well I'm a hot plate while I'm still hot and burning I really want to do something for God before I run out of heat. Studying of His word academically is one area that I'm looking at. Experiencing missions is also one of my desire the destination is not really that important however the overall objective must be mat.
To be frank God did spoke to me before and its through "Our Daily Bread" and its further confirm by a passage of scriptures. To sum it all up God can speak to us in many different ways and it is up to us whether we want to listen to Him.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
It's For Our Own Good
God knows my past , my present and my future and He knows what lies ahead. Due to my weakness and based on past experiences I'm really afraid that history will repeat itself. I don't want to leave God and I cannot for I enjoyed the personal relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ which I love it.
However due to my weakness and I do not have a clue what lies ahead for me and I always pray this prayer to God if I do fall in the future I have requested God to take me home before it happens. I feel that this is the best way although its painful for those around me but its necessary. This is the only way that I can be sure I'll be in the loving arms of Jesus Christ when I get to the Kingdom of God.
Am I being selfish for what I'm currently doing by shutting myself from the secular world? The answer is yes because of my personal unresolved issues and problems and this is work around solution until God gives me a permanent solution. I feel the sense of peace and I really felt happy being with God's children, serving ministries in Church and attending CE courses and I wish this will go on until my time is up.
However I have to be realistic and I may have to rise up to fulfill the Great Commission until I'm ready and have my personal problems and issues resolved I'm not going anywhere but staying in the House Of God. As for missions I will still go if called upon and also my heart's desire to experience missions and going to the land of Israel at least once in my life time. I always have a backup plan in all areas of my life and my backup plan for my spiritual well being is a prayer.
Here it goes "Dear Heavenly Father I know all things work together for good and for those who love You and who are called to your purpose Rom 8:28 I know I'm weak in the flash and can easily fall into temptations and I do not know what lies ahead of me and I know for myself if I fall I may fall even deeper and I don't ruled out the possibility turning myself away from God. I rather God to take me Home if that is going to happen to me. Father I know you love me and you will not allow me to fall, your mercy endures forever take me home before I fall into darkness this is my prayer and I asked of this in Jesus 's name "
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
God Reveling His Glory
John 9:1-11 9:1 Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. 9:2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who committed the sin that caused him to be born blind, this man or his parents?” 9:3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind so that the acts of God may be revealed through what happens to him. 9:4 We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work. 9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” 9:6 Having said this, he spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva. He smeared the mud on the blind man’s eyes 9:7 and said to him, “Go wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated “sent”). So the blind man went away and washed, and came back seeing.
9:8 Then the neighbors and the people who had seen him previously as a beggar began saying, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” 9:9 Some people said, “This is the man!” while others said, “No, but he looks like him.” The man himself kept insisting, “I am the one!” 9:10 So they asked him, “How then were you made to see?” 9:11 He replied, “The man called Jesus made mud, smeared it on my eyes and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and was able to see.”
Yes sometimes God allowed certain things to happen not because we or our parents had sinned against Him or whatsoever but instead by allow it to happen paving a way for God to manifest His Glory. Most of us is familiar with the stories mentioned in the 4 gospel books and there a lots of examples why God has allowed certain things to happen in our lives.Human beings are weak they only believe what they see so God allowed the man in the gospel of John to born blind so that His glory will be manifested when the man is fully healed by God and when that happens there will be lots of witnesses which creates testimonies and these testimonies will be spared all four corners of the earth and many will come to the Lord!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Save One More For Jesus While We Can
A common phrase "Life is short enjoy while you can" I do not quite agree with that so what if you have the whole world but if you do not have the peace of God I would say what ever you are enjoying is meaningless and temporary it will all come to an end when you are six feet under and you are not taking anythings with you.
However things can be different if you are a child of God you can take His word with you and you will enjoy eternal life in Heaven a place without SIN and death. As for now while we still can we should save one more for Jesus.
God loves all of us including those who rejected Him that's why we have the duty share the good news with others giving them a chance hear to the gospel. Our God is a fair and just God He gives everyone a chance to hear the gospel and He gives us the choice.
I was very close with this schoolmate of mine during our collage days we were from the same uniform group and we are technologies freak we maintain close contact until we gradated. The last time I mat up with him was a few years ago he was having his training in my camp during my NS days and since then we have not see each other and now he is been called home to be with The Lord.
Like I mentioned earlier on life is short, frail and unexpected we should make full use of our time to save one more for Jesus, getting involve in Church Ministry and spending more time with our love ones so that when the unexpected happened we will go Home without worries.... and we can boldly say to our Father we lead a good life and have no regrets .
My prayers to his family members and his relatives " Dear Heavenly we know losing a loved one is painful but life have to go on Dear Father God please help them go through this time of difficulty with strength and courage and they will be able to resume back to their normal lives as soon as possible in Jesus name we pray amen."
Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Humbling ourselves
The above mentioned verse means a lot to me and it means a lot to others as well. Many of times when we acquired new powers we have the tendency to show off to others. If you use your newly acquired power to help others then we will have no problem with that however if you used your newly acquired to put someone down then I would say we have a problem.
Like I always said respect is something that you can't have it by simpling demanding it. Respect must be earned along the way through thick and thin. This is the only way where you can truly gain respect from others and not by simpling throwing your weights around! Our prayers to the Lord is to receive the fruits of the spirit and ask the Lord to teach us to be humble so that we can be right in His sight we will be exalted by Him in due course Amen!
Friday, May 2, 2008
God Is In Control
1 Samuel 25:32-39 25:32 Then David said to Abigail, “Praised be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you this day to meet me! 25:33 Praised be your good judgment! May you yourself be rewarded for having prevented me this day from shedding blood and taking matters into my own hands!
25:34 Otherwise, as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives – he who has prevented me from harming you – if you had not come so quickly to meet me, by morning’s light not even one male belonging to Nabal would have remained alive!” 25:35 Then David took from her hand what she had brought to him. He said to her, “Go back to your home in peace. Be assured that I have listened to you and responded favorably.”
25:36 When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning’s light. 25:37 In the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these matters. He had a stroke and was paralyzed. 25:38 After about ten days the Lord struck Nabal down and he died.
25:39 When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, “Praised be the Lord who has vindicated me and avenged the insult that I suffered from Nabal! The Lord has kept his servant from doing evil, and he has repaid Nabal for his evil deeds.” Then David sent word to Abigail and asked her to become his wife.
This story tells us how God was in control thus prevented King David from taking matters in his own hands thus sining against God. Many of times we tend to ask does God know what is going on? Yes sure he does just the time has yet to come for Him to take action. What ever we do be it good or evil He knows and at the end of day we are held accountable to Him when we meet Him.So the questions whether its God's way or Men's way? I felt that is no point taking revenge yourselves because when you got your revenge there will bound to have something that is felt missing. If we present our problems unto the altar God promises us in Romans 12:19-21 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave itto the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Say NO to SIN, get right with God and leave all of it to Him and He will have them taken care of. Isaiah 55:8 “Indeed, my plans are not like your plans, and my deeds are not like your deeds, 55:9 for just as the sky is higher than the earth,so my deeds are superior to your deeds. Amen!
