Covenant is more than a promise. It is a divine agreement and contract between Us and God. He is a covenant mindful and keeper God. 😊🙏🏻 let's put into our hearts that whatever we commit for God and whatever He promises back to us as an agreement it will surely come to pass. Today I want us to be reminded of how great He is from all generations. He made a covenant with men and none of those failed. If today you want to dedicate your life to God make a covenant. In that way when things gets tough, when the road seems so tight and bumpy and everything are like breaking apart and you can't see victory at the end, when you are so weak and weary, when that day comes you will go back on that day you made a covenant with God. Not with yourself, not with other people, not with your mentor or church leader but covenant with God. Just the two of you. Gen. 9:8-17 Gen. 15:8-21 Exodus 24:3-8 2 samuel 7:4-29 Jeremiah 31:31-34 Heb. 8:6-13 #wordofGod #devotion #christianlife #covenant Today is IM PRAYING FOR YOU DAY! Do you pray for others always? Or it's always ME, Myself And I? I mean pray sincerely for our brothers and sisters and even our enemies! Jesus is praying for Us! John 17:9-26 9 “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. 10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them.11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me,[a] that they may be one as We are. 12 While I was with them in the world,[b] I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept;[c] and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. 18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will[d] 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.” When I opened the bible this morning this is what God has spoken, I was so relieved but sadden as well. This is exactly what's happening now. John 16:1-2New King James Version (NKJV)16 “These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble. 2 They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. Does this sound familiar? Hmmm.. The persecuters of christians will Praise God after they kill one and another and another. Have you ever marvelled and wonder why? Because it has been prophesied. This day will come when these people will think they are doing the right thing for who ever God they are claiming to be their God. But nevertheless Jesus said, "V3 And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you." Hold on! Stand Firm on your faith my friend. Upon giving up our life to Jesus this world will hate us for this world is a fallen world, already set apart by sin from the Holy Father. Let's hold on to the promises of God, someday we will be in that place He prepared for us. 😊 no violence! No cruelty! No sickness! Nothing but worship, love and joy. 😊😊😊 So, last night i had a movie marathon with the charis girls and d13 girls. We started with soul surfer, Mom's night out and lastly Me Again. All the movies just made me realize how God planned ahead who we are. We need to be exactly who we are created for everything to make sense. Knowing who we are in the eyes of our creator is the only way to be happy and satistied for who we are. Different people have different journey to take. People have their own battle to fight and life to live. We can't be in our position right now wishing to be someone else or somewhere else. I love that scene in Mom's Night Out where in she is contemplating about how mess she is as a mother, a wife and a person and amazingly and unexpectedly she get the word of wisdon to a biker who don't seem to say anything good. He is a believer that is not very active in the church but knows confidently that Jesus loves him. That is what his mother have been telling him since he is a kid that "God will love you for who you are."He then said to the woman that she needs to be just who she is. He shared his moment while watching the eagle flies in the sky and how wonderful it is to watch the creation of God do exactly what they are made to do. Isn't it amazing also to see God's greatest creation doing exactly what our purpose here on earth? Why we are created? We often get to that woman's shoe also or the pastor in the "Me Again movie" who are not satisfied of his current life, we can relate greatly from them when we think that we are not good enough. For who? For the people around you? For God? Or for your own standard of who you should be? You are beautiful just the way you are, the way God created you and me! If today you are a mess, remember you are still a beautiful mess because you are God's MASTERPIECE! God can always turn test into a testimony and a mess into a message! No one is perfect but God doesn't want perfect He just want you to be who you really are. Don't ever doubt the love of God for you. Don't lose faith! There is always hope. 😊🙏🏻 Psalm 139:13-14New International Version (NIV)13 For you created my inmost being; I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; The Matter of the Heart Matters. Jeremiah 17:9 said our heart is deceitful and wicked. But we all know also that it is the very core of our being and if we don't let the Holy Spirit control it we might end up being led by our own heart. Be careful with the line, "JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART." You might be following a road to destruction. #wordofGod #warning #notetoself #wickedheart #devotion #Godsreminder #Godmoves #Godslove #Godspromise #allforJesus #guardyourheart #christianlife While I was reading my bible early this morning I was left thinking and contemplating by the very Word of God! I can never forget when God said the world will love its own. It really made me thinking. God I pray that I will never long for this world to Love me, i'd rather receive hatred of this world than to lose my purpose for your kingdom. I would rather seek your love rather than the love of the people of this world. May I always please you and not men. Help me not to BE THE VERY KIND OF THIS WORLD. In Jesus Name! Amen!John 15:18-27New King James Version (NKJV)The World’s Hatred18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. 21 But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 He who hates Me hates My Father also. 24 If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both Me and My Father. 25 But this happened that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’[a] The Coming Rejection26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. 27 And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning. Galatians 1:6-7 Nkjv 6 I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, 7 which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. Will it be a great dishonour to God to turn away from our calling so quickly just because of so many listed reasons that we have. Is there a far more long list of reasons why God should not call us but He still did? He called us by grace. I will never forget what Pastor Benny Ho said last night. This is one principle I always live by and want to continue living by, "Don't you ever dishonour God just to honour people!" We are created to be worshippers and pleasers of God and not of men. Life is not about the number of your friends and fans, but the quality of followers of Christ turned because of your life. We are not here to collect friends but to be made worthy of God by doing what is pleasing to His sight. Will it also not a disgrace to God to quickly turn away from God just because we are hurt, offended or displeased by someone else? Isn't it God the one who called you? Isn't it God the one who made you qualified by grace? Should it be God the one we are supposed to be serving? Should it be God the only one we should look at. When ever you are disheartened look at the cross! Jesus was mocked, bruised and killed just because of us. He did not look at himself and the suffering but He looked upon us. He fixed his eyes on getting us save. The Matter of the Heart Matters! Don't just respond on the call, keep it, sustain it, protect it, grow from it THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHEN US! #grace #forgiveness #thecross #Godslove #calling #passion #honour #christianlife #walkwithGod #followerofChrist #love #blessed #favoured #saved #allforJesus #allglorytoGod #iamachildofGod Sometimes it is easy to say we have faith, but when there is chaos and riot around us and everything we see is unstable can we still say that we have faith on God over the situation? It's easy to believe when we see it coming but what if God extend it a little bit to test us, will you stop believing half way? Brothers and sisters I encourage you to keep on believing the promises of God, keep on believing the favours of God and don't lose trust on Him. He is in control. Live by faith and not by sight. Stop looking upon the situation with your natural eyes but look forward and beyond. There is always something great that is about to happen every after challenges, there is always light at the end of the tunnel and there is always a rainbow after the rain though we never see it during rain. Hold on! Have Faith! It is coming! "Be still and know that He is our God!" Hebrews 11:1New King James Version (NKJV)11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Love is more than just a feeling. It is an action word. It is not something that we just talk about and say just to get love in return. Love needs an action where in people can see it. Jesus demostrate it clearly when He died for us in the cross. He willingly gave His life just to show us how much He loves us all. John 15:9-13New King James Version (NKJV)Love and Joy Perfected9 “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. 10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. 11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. 12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. Truly there is no greater love than to lay down your own life for a friend. Thank You Jesus for dying for us. Thank You Daddy God for your unconditional love and immeasurable grace! John 15:1-8 (NKJV) The True Vine 15 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away;[a] and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. God prunes so we can grow beautifully and the less we get the more we bear fruits. I always wonder during school days when the care takers prunes and cuts our yellowtops plants in the school while actually it still look good and just went high. Then they will cut it in one level and amazingly it will grow back with much brighter colors. In verse 2 Jesus said that anything that don't bear fruits will be taken away. In our mind we might think, yeah! They just deserve it. But going on we will read the part when Jesus said that those who bear fruits He will prune. Then we might say, God! We are bearing fruit how come you still put a knife or pruning tools to chop us off. I can be painful you know? Why do You need to take and cut? Is that what I get from bearing fruit? Well them that is exactly what God wants to do, he wants to shape us in the best shape that we can get and while bearing fruits due time there can also be some unwanted grass and unhealthy elements that grow alongside with us. He needs to take it off so we can continue to grow beautifully. Do you have some stuff in your life that needs to be chop off for you to bear fruit and grow? Some vices that needed to quit, bad habit that needs to turn away from, immoral or unwholesome relationship, unhealthy lifestyle? Whichever it is God will sure prune you until you thing you have less or even left with nothing at all but God, then you will realize while you have less there is more opportunity and space to bear more. 😊😊😊 Jesus is our good shepherd and God the father also shows his compassion as a shepherd in Psalm 23. God loves us all. Jesus died in the cross not to give us religion but relationship. It is not about the matter of what is the truth that we want to believe in. Jesus said in John 14:6 "I am the way, the TRUTH and the life. No one comes to the father exept through me." 😊😊😊 that is the truth I believe in. Jesus came not to condemn the world but to save. He loves us All. 😊😊😊 he is willing to die for you and me again. John 10:11-18 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. 13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. 15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. 17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. Sheep is one of the dumbest and stubborn creature you will ever know. It is fully dependent and got minimal ability to take care of themselves. They are weak and can not defend themselves. They can not even find their own way or own food. They have poor eye sight but got very good ears. That is sheep and most often you will see in the bible that we, "people" are compared to a sheep. What a comparison given by God! Of all why are we compared to a sheep??? Well then if you will think about it, It is true! Even we try to deny it. Without a shepherd a sheep will most likely die. We too, if we don't have our shepherd we will also die. We can both die physically and spiritually if we don't have our great shepherd Jesus. A sheep recognizes its shepherd's voice and so are we. We should learn to listen to our God, to the Holy spirit that leads us to the right way: to be able to do that and be able to hear our shepherds voice we need to stay close. Friends, stop wondering! Stop fooling around! Stay close to your shepherd, He will lead you in the right path. His Love for you is never failing. Stop running away from God. He is shouting!!!! Listen!!!! John 10:1-5/7-11 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. Who is you father? I am not talking about your biological father but of your spiritual father. God is love and everything He does is a result of Love while the devil is the father of lies and everytime he opens his mouth everything that comes out are lies. So, which one is your father? Are you someone who spread peace and love or are you someone who kill, steal and destroy? Remember that even though you are from a chistian family it doesn't make you a christian because your parents ate christians. Christianity should be a personal choice. It doesn't mean also that you say you are a christian or perhaps you believe so but you don't do what Jesus has been commanding ever since that doesn't mean you are a christian. You are those so called christian only by name and you are no difference with the rest. The pharisees of the time of Jesus ministry on earth thought of the same thing. They mistakenly thought that they are the lawful and just and special people of God just because they are decendants of Abraham. They claim to be children of abraham but they don't act like one. Jesus said a very powerful message in John 8:44. He went straight in their face and told them that, "the devil is your father and the desires of your father you want to do." That was a hard accusation in the face of the pharisees but that is the truth. Jesus only speaks of truth. Who you really are from within will eventually comes out. Who you follow will be seen in your words and actions but we always have a choice. Choose to walk in such a way that shows where you came from. Are you from the Father of light and love? Or are you from the father of darkness and lies? Think about it.John 8:37-4737 “I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you. 38 I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with[l] your father.” 39 They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. 40 But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.41 You do the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father—God.” 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. 43 Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.46 Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? 47 He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.” Hebrews 13:5-8New King James Version (NKJV)5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”[a] 6 So we may boldly say: “The LORD is my helper; Concluding Religious Directions7 Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of theirconduct. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Footnotes:Honestly I have always been quoting that "God will never leave us nor forsake us" but i couldn't remember exactly where it can be found and when God led me to this passage last sunday I was overwhelmed with Joy. In whatever situations we may be in today, struggles and challenges that not only ours but also of the people we love and around us let's always keep in mind that He may seems silent in the midst of our storm we might not see Him at work through our struggles and we might not feel His presence He is just there. Call upon Him. He promised to be our helper and command us not to be fearful.(v6) Remember How God free israel from slavery He will do the same to you, Jesus healed the sick, Jesus stretched His arms to Peter when he is sinking and call upon the Name of God. Jesus forgave the adulterers when they Turned unto Him. Remember what He have done to our ancestors and His people long ago and even to the people who have shared the Gospel to you.(v7) Jesus touched their lives. He is Jesus the same as yesterday, today and forever.(v8) He will be the same God over your circumstances. Believe and Trust God He is at Work Always. He loves you and me and that love is unconditional and unchangeable. Have a Blessed and Wonderful day ahead.😊😊😊😊 We all know how the pharisees and religious leaders mocked Jesus in His time on earth. I believe most of us is also aware that Jesus never stopped proclaiming about Him being the Messiah. All the days of His life of His ministry He was already giving away the answer to the many questions but many chose to reject it. He already prove Himself many times but many chose not to believe. Some even went until the crucial stage. Remember the two sinners in the left and right of Jesus during His crucifixion? One of them at the very last hour still chose to dishonor God while one at the very last moment of His life put that remaining time in faith and chose to believe in Jesus. Is anybody in this world can ever tell me that they figured out earlier in their life that some thing is just TOO LATE? I don't know how super are you but i believe we can only know if it is too late if it's already too late; where we got minimal chances to actually make things right and great amount of damage in our life has already been done and you can never redo it one more time. Would you rather choose to be in the too late situation and hear Jesus say this to you: "I am going away and you will seek me, and will die in your sin. WHERE I GO YOU CANNOT COME." (John 8:21) Would you like to hear that from Jesus, telling you that you can not join Him in Heaven? Don't wait until it's too late. This also speaks to the believers of Jesus. After Jesus said those to the pharisees many have believed but we should not merely receive but must retain it and walk it. Jesus said, "If you ABIDE in my word, you are my disciple indeed." (John 8:31) Abide in hebrew is "Yashab" it is not just merely acceptance but to REMAIN in Him; to dwell in His presence. Meaning you don't just accept Him once then you actually do everything backwards with the rest of your life. Abiding in the Lord is to continue following His word for us to be a true disciple of Christ. If you are still a slave of sin then you are not a true disciple of Christ. True, we will still sin but we should never be a slave if we have Jesus. We should not have the bondage of sin. Open your eyes and ears and see and listen to God. We have no idea how in bondage are we until we are set free. Right? Don't be fool by the devil. He will always lie on us that is why most of the believers of Christ are still hold hostage of the devil because we are letting him. He will lie to you to Sin and enjoy this moment now, you might not have another opportunity, your God will forgive you anyway. Come on! True, God will always forgive us but if we fell on that, you know what will happen? Sin will steal your fellowship with Jesus and brings you sorrow. Then the devil will lie to you again, You're completely a mess and a total offender of God. He does not love you anymore. You are a disgrace and not worthy of His love. Come on friends! We should know that is not true. If we know our God all the lies of the devil we can fight it back with the truth. But are eyes will only be washed clear from the dirt that blocking our sight if we abide in the Lord. He promised that if we abide in Him, "you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you FREE." (John 8:32) It will never be too late if we just choose to dwell in the presence of God always. It will never be too late if we will not listen to the lies of the devil. If you are not a believer of Christ right now this is one of the best promise you will ever hear, HE WILL FREE YOU. Isn't that awesome? If you are already a believer but you are still in bondage of sin and it seems like forever for you to get away from your habits, addictions and many others then it's about time to quit listening to the devil and focus on God's voice He will Set You free by the truth. The truth is He Loves Us So Much. Choose to believe that and I hope It is not yet Too late. He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." - Matthew 17:20 What if Jesus ask you right now, TRUST ME! Give your life to me. What will be your response? I know! It is not easy but let's take it step by step. Would you consider not saying, NO? But instead Start with what ever size of your faith right now, trust on that faith that you have right now and just say Yes. You will never regret it. #wordofGod #sizedoesnotmatter #faith #LoveofGod #Devotion Matthew 5:14-15New King James Version (NKJV)14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Jesus commanded that we should be the light of the world. A light that shines so bright in the midst of darkness. A shining light even a small portion of it will always be visible in the human eye. Have you imagine a place so dark and you light up a lighter lets say with a very minimal portion of light on it, what do you think will happen to the place? Even the dark surroundings is still with much higher percentage than that light, your eyes will still be drawn to that light. Light always prevails. But that lighter will never come up with flame without its liquified gas inside. Same goes with every lamp stands in every streets and parks and houses, it will never ever going to produce a light without a bulb inside and a source of power. That is the same scenario for us people. How can you be that light of this world without a source of power? Before we can even lit up a little bit of light there must be something within us that enable that light, or let's say there should be Someone. Jesus is the light. It is written that Jesus is the Word that gives life and light in this world so darkness can never comprehend. (John 1:3-5) In that case, if we have Jesus in our life, if we have him within us no matter what, He will surely going to shine bright out from us. We will serve us His torch guiding the lost to the right way and eventually know Him. Would you like to serve as a lampstand? A torch for Jesus? You don't need to do that much but to accept Jesus within you, all power comes from Him. Just be willing to be that instrument of light and let Jesus, "the real source" light up from you so many can be save. Have you been waiting for God to answer you prayer or for God to fulfill whatever Vision He have shown you and put into your heart? Be patient. God always know when. He is all knowing. All we have to do is have faith that whatever He have promised to us will be fulfilled. Believe! Trust the Lord and wait patiently while you serve Him diligently. The Lord made Avraham wait for 25 years before his offsping finally came. He was tested many times but God was faithful. (-Gen. Chapter 12 to 18) He made Joseph go through tough times before the vision was fulfilled. God prepared him. He mould Joseph from those trials so he will be an effective man when his time comes. ( -Gen. Chapter 37 to 41) God tested David many times before he became king. His patience and character was tested. His life was put on risk many times. He escape in wilderness and God forbid him to kill king Saul twice. -(1Samuel chapters 16 to 31 and 2Samuel chapters 1 to 5) I will hold on to the vision you have shown to me and i will pray everyday for the strength to endure every struggles but this is my vow to be faithful on the vision though my natural eyes see the opposite side. In Jesus Name I pray Amen! I also pray for all those who are reading this right now, that you may have the same prayer. May you all stay, wait and trust and believe until God said NOW! #visionfromGod #waiting My usual bus ride is always in the second deck if have. I will either plug worship songs and just look outside while listening, Or plug online preaching and read my bible together with the preacher, or read my book. So today i decided to plug worship while reading my book and i came to one section of the book that made me open my bible. Year of 1944 one of the people saved in the mission trip in panama of the four square church was Gregorio Gutierrez. He really gave his life to Jesus and bacame a minister with deep understanding of the word and relationshiop with the Lord. As i was reading the work that has been done through him, on one conversation with the author Leland Edwards. Gregorio said to Leland: "Do you know that Jesus prayed for me?" Then there was just a verse, john 17:20. I got very interested and read chapter 17 of John. I was overwhelmed. I have read through the Whole book of John many times. How could I missed this out. My heart suddenly felt that unexplanable thanksgiving to our Lord and security and Love. For those who are serving the Lord, for all the leaders of the church and for all those who have chosen to give your life to Jesus and spread the Gospel remember this: "JESUS IS PRAYING FOR YOU!!!" Take heart and be strong. We are being prayed for of our saviour. John 17:6-23 Christ Prays for His Disciples 6 k“I have 3manifested Your name to the men lwhom You have given Me out of the world. mThey were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. 7 Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. 8 For I have given to them the words nwhich You have given Me; and they have received them, oand have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that pYou sent Me. Christ Prays for All Believers 20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who 1will believe in Me through their word; 21 gthat they all may be one, as hYou, 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 iglory which You gave Me I have given them, jthat they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; kthat 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. Note: Please read the whole chapter. Matthew 17:14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, 15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. 18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. 19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? 20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. What is your stand when it comes to healing and doing great things for the kingdom of God. Is their any situation in our lives that challenge our faith? God said the reason of why the disciples could not heal the sick is because of their unbelief. Let's level up our faith! Let's claim what we dont see yet for that is faith! Hebrew 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Tomorrow seems scary right? We cannot be sure of what will happen. It's very risky to invest on something you're not even sure of. It's doubtful to trust someone or something you are not familiar with; but then faith only comes when you totally risk to believe that something good will happen, that something will actually happen, though it might not be tangible at the moment. Faith is to Trust our God even our natural eyes can't see Him Are yoy having doubts today? Is tomorrow seems so clouded? Well then, open your supernatural eyes. He is just there waiting for you to trust Him and believe that He will help you find your tomorrow.😊 Hebrews 10:37-39 New International Version (NIV) 37 For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay. 38 And, “But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back. 39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved. I guess I am born with strong personality and when I see myself as fearless I can be. I can still see a dot of fear somewhere down within me. I am strong in a way that I don't let people put me down or I wont let myself be engaged in something that can wreck my persona. I grew up protecting myself over pain and humiliation. I live a very careful but carefree life. I love to be intact, just and simple but brave enough to take every challenge that comes my way; but at the end of the day it was all fake courage. Only God can make me be that bold and confident; but even when I know and confident that God is with me I would still see myself coated with fear in some ways. I learned that a little fear is healthy because that is the moment I will be certain that I wont win this without God and out of that fear I will start to hand it all over to God. That fear will eventually became faith, faith that no matter I don't see what is coming and I am not certain what will happen I will still go on believing that my God will never forsake me. That is the kind of faith I would want me and you to always have. A faith like "potatoes", it is tangible, you can feel it, you can smell it; but when it is still buried in the ground you could not even see it. You will not even be certain if you will have something to harvest on the given day, but somehow as farmer, deep inside you. You know there is something deep within there just waiting to be harvest. It just saddened me that most of us when we could not see anything, when things around us is completely the other way around, when we are clouded with pain. We forget He will always fight the fight for us and that He will never leave us nor forsake us. (Deuteronomy 31:6) Yesterday was a battle, but God will always win it for you and me. Have faith that there is always something to look forward. You might not see it today but you will never know it will just come on the perfect Gods' time. Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." "Believers can also be unbelievers.."-Evangelist Daniel Kolenda
The holy Ghost is surely within you but then you are doubting if you really have Him, if you can manifest the gifting that He can bring out from having Him. Doubt, Unbelief.. That is the spirit that the apostle have before that Jesus point out and thought them to cast out from them.. (Matt. 17:14-21) 14 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him.15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.” 17 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” 18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment. 19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn't we drive it out?” 20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” [21] “This kind can come out only by prayer. Spirit of unbelief sometimes happen when we started not seeing what we used to believe in. Careful! Don't let the enemy rejoice! Jesus made us righteous and worthy to die for..you once believed that you are saved just by believing to the salvation Jesus gave freely, hold on to that faith and keep believing.. |
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