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.” Are you happy or joyful? Happi-ness is like being happy of what is HAPPE-ning around you, in your life. I'm happy I just got a new job, I'm happy because I just got engaged. Then what happened when the HAPPE-nings in your life turned upside down? Don't depend on what is happening in your life, depends on the satisfaction of God's love that is Joy. Joy comes from within, an internal and eternal peace from within that no matter what happened you are assured that you are love by God. Jesus said to His disciples, John 16:22-24New King James Version (NKJV)22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you. 23 “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. May your joy be full in Jesus today and for the rest if your lives, stopped depending your happiness from the things around you, people around you or begged love from the people you want to be in your life, or career you are working so hard. Starting fulfilling an unexplanable joy found only in the comforting love of Jesus. True Joy comes from Jesus because true joy comes forth only after a great sorrow. Those who went through great pain and sorrow has the most Joy after. That is why we need Jesus to be truly Joyful. Because only God can fully heal anyone from great sorrow and pain😊😊😊 Have a full of Joy monday! 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 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 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! We often present ourselves the way this world can accept. We often create another us for the eyes of men but God look at us differently. He knows who we really are. Be the exact person God created you to be not how this world wants you to be. 1 Samuel 16:7New King James Version (NKJV) 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees;[a] for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” Footnotes: 1 Samuel 16:7 Septuagint reads For God does not see as man sees; Targum reads It is not by the appearance of a man; Vulgate reads Nor do I judge according to the looks of a man. 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. 😊😊😊 John 8:7King James Version (KJV)7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. In the Jewish culture if you fail to abide in the law you will surely be stone to death. I wonder if the jewish law will be implemented worldwide by this date how many people will still be living? Zero I guess. How thankful I am to be living in grace because none of us can ever escape from those many lists of commandments. In some point we did lie or should I say still lying, in some point we people became fornicators, drunkens, cheaters, thief, adulterers or what ever is listed in the commandments. Nobody is perfect but God so all of us will be guilty of those. We all deserved to be stone to death but God said we are loved and can be forgiven, if only we know. Many people though we are not experiencing the stoning to death physically nowadays we still experience it emotionally,mentally and spiritually. Many people cast stones intentionally or unknowingly to other people by words or by condemnation and I believe we can all be guilty of that. But as the recipient of the stones what should we do about it? Like what I have said earlier if we know God's grace we will know how to react. Everyone makes mistakes and the more we get critism, condemnation and stoning we should draw closer to God because the only comfort we can get in times of darkness and whenever we are lost is found in Jesus. It is very sad when most people in times of wilderness and failure instead of picking up those stone to build bridge towards God they build a high wall blocking everyone and even God. If we do that we are blocking the way for God to be able to help and saves us from the situation. Are you building wall from the stones thrown to you by people, separating you from the presence of God? Or are you building bridge so you can get closer to God? I hope you are making the right choice. Come closer to God. He loves you and is always wiling to forgive. We are all saved by grace. Ephesians 2:5New King James Version (NKJV)5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), Peace? What comes first in your mind when you hear the word peace?Jesus said in the book of John,John 14:27 (nkjv)27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.Jesus said He will leave peace unto us. The kind of peace Jesus is talking about here is not a peace that we usually know which is the absence of war but the peace from within. He said it's not the peace that this world gives because the peace of this world is temporary. It is a cotton candy peace wherein it's floppy, it's colorful and looks beautiful but after you taste it, it melts easily and after few seconds its gone. The true and genuine peace come from knowing God, honoring God and coming into agreement with God in righteousness. The other side of that, if we choose to do things apart from righteousness of God and honoring God, and keep on living in a sinful life it will be a life with an opposite of peace and destruction will come your way. Jesus continued and said let not your heart be troubled. That is exactly what we will feel when we have true genuine peace of God. We will not worry about anything. Apostle Paul wrote in Philippians 4:6-7(NKJV)6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. The peace of God is the kind of peace that we will not be able to explain and understand it comes from within. It is not of this world, it is not an absence of conflicts for this is a fallen world that will continue to get cruel day by day. It is the peace that we have even in the midst of trouble because we trust fully in the presence of our God. That peace can only be attained if we truly know our God, knowing God is knowing His grace that He loves and forgives no matter what and He will always provide for us; And being satisfied by that mindset and heartset will result to peace.Try to look for every first page of all the epistles of paul, you will read these words: "GrAce to you and peace from God our Father and The Lord Jesus Christ."It is his common greeting for everyone because he knows that it is important for everyone to know Gods grace and peace. Have a peaceful day everyone.😊🙏🏻 Most of time we try to hide in a personality that best represent us in the crowd, a person that is well acceptable in the trend of society and a person that was made up of the choices and words of other people but he/she is not completely you. Are you trying to win people through a person you made up to be acceptable? Are you trying to seek love from the people who can only love what you show but not who you really are? By the way, Who are you? Really? We are humans. I know! What a species huh. We are emotional and highly intellectual but we can easily get caught up with this world. Easily manipulated by the lies of the fallen world. I don't get it. From what I read in the creation we are created to actually take care of this world. We are created above and with the full authority of this world but why is that the world is the one controlling? You need to know who you are my friend! YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD! But you will never know that unless you know Jesus. John 1:12New King James Version (NKJV)12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: I heard a joke about a gorilla who died of old age in a zoo right before the zoo opens. It is the only gorilla at the zoo since they are not very profitable. However, the gorilla is their most popular attraction by far, and they cannot afford to go a day without it. So the zoo owner asks one of his workers to wear a gorilla suit they have in storage for an extra $100 a day if he will go in the gorilla cage and pretend to be the gorilla until the zoo can afford a new one. Quickly, the new "gorilla" becomes the most popular craze at the zoo. People from all over are coming to see the "Human-like" gorilla. About a month in, the craze has started to wear off. So, to get peoples attention back, he decides to climb over his enclosure and hang from the net ceiling above the lions den next to him. A large crowd of people gather watching the spectacle in awe and terror. Suddenly the man loses his grip and falls to the floor of the lions den. The man starts screaming "HELP!! HELP!!!" Suddenly a lion pounces him from behind and whispers in his ear, "Shut the fuck up right now or you're going to get us both fired." Oww how amazing how we can sometimes be like that gorilla man. We tend to try to be someone else out of many reasons that initially we thought was forced to us to do, out of life circustances or pressure. But eventually why most people stay and enjoy? I don't know how long you can enjoy this world or the person you are trying to be but you know what it will end. Sometimes people will just realiZe who they really are when life gets tough. When we get in such a mess that we can't seems to get out. Like what happened to the gorilla man when he end up in the Lion's den. We begin to shout for help and show our vulnerability. Whatever your past is you can always call out to God. Brothers and sisters from the very start we belong to God. We are children of the Most High. We are not part of this world but we are just too caught up to realize. Do not be deceived! Don't fall for the devil's lie! You are A child of God! Believe! Kinds of Wilderness from Daniel Kolenda's book surviving your wilderness: *The Wilderness of Opposition "Sin can reroute us into a spiritual wasteland." Do you remember what happened to the Israelites when they went out from egypt on their travel to the promised land? God multiplied the years of their travel as the result of their disobedience. "You will suffer for your sins and know what it is like to have me against you," He told them (Num 14:34 NIV 1984). "Most of Israel's wilderness was a wilderness of opposition" - God's opposition to their disobedience and unbelief (Heb. 3:17-19). Sin is an evil power that stands contrary to God. When we allow unresolved sin to grow and become habit, not only do we experience a wilderness of separation, but also of divine resistance. James 4:4 New International Version (NIV) 4 You adulterous people,[a] don’t you know that friendship with the worldmeans enmity against God?Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. Are you trying to walk against the stiff headwind of God's resistance? It will be an exhausting battle for sure. It is not necessary to go through such. There is no need to stay in that wilderness that long. There is an easier way of dealing with our wilderness of opposition. James 4:6-10New International Version (NIV) 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”[a] 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. Footnotes: James 4:6 Prov. 3:34 #wordofGod #christianlife #repentance #wilderness #Godspromise #LoveofGod 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.😊😊😊😊 Isn't it Cool to wake up in the morning everyday and remember that you are L❤️ved by our Holy God? Isn't it enough to put a smile on our face everyday? You are precious! You are amazing! You are loved! Remind yourself always about that! Jesus died for you in the cross and is still dying for you when you sin! Isn't that the greatest expression of love you will ever witness and experience? He loves you and me! I am sure of that. It's time for you and me to see that love and be joyful each day knowing that God loves us. ☺️☺️☺️ Spread Love! 😊😍 Romans 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. There is power in our Words. We proclaim what we believe and today I am declaring awesome things to come in your life. Isn't it exciting to start your day believing in the awesomeness of our God. I believe i will be witnessing it Later in the breakfast With Love for the elders. I encourage you friends to always find ways to see Gods mercy, power and strength. Find people, places and events that will reveal to you Gods awesomeness. Be zelous on this one and your will witness great things to Come! God You Are Awesome! Psalm 68:35 New International Version "You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!" Jesus is all merciful. He is always willing to forgive and always willing to embrace us from our own failures. He is full of Love the only thing we need is to ask for forgiveness and repent. I believe most of the believers of Christ know that. We are sure how the grace of God had changed us and gave us hope, Redeemed us from our sins. We are so inspired of many testimonies of this time and in the bible of how the power of Love of God gave us the chance to change our life and be healed. We all have heard how the merciful heart of Jesus forgave those who broke the law of His time, that is "grace"! Grace supercedes the law it did not replace the law. So, it is for God to forgive us and it is our side to keep ourselves from honoring that mercy and grace given not to have a mindset that we are OK to sin because God will forgive us. That is TWISTED! I guess we all loved the story of the woman who commit adultery wherein Jesus asked: "Whoever of you here who do not have any sin throw the stone first!" It was a meaningful moment. Jesus did not broke the law of letting the woman skip judgement but to receive grace she deserves from God, He introduce grace. It is all we have when we fall short in the glory of God. Yeah! We all love that part but we often not magnify what Jesus said after He forgave the woman. John 8:10-11New King James Version (NKJV)10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.” Jesus said: GO AND SIN NO MORE! Jesus healed a man in the pool of bethesda and He said again; "Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. (John 5:14) Do I need to highlight it even more? True, salvation is free and we don't really need to do anything but Believe and accept. What actually we need to consider big time is what are we going to do after we receive the gift of salvation. Will you use it as an excuse to sin continiously? Will you be just be comfortable being save and remain satisfied of you alone being saved, "Just good enough!" Or, will you be thankful to God in everyday and always desire to bring glory to God? Which one are you? Proverbs 31:10 (NKJV)Who can find a virtuous wife? |
AuthorI am a FOLLOWER OF CHRIST Cleverly disguised as an Architect who loves to share my experiences and encounters with God in every simple and possible way to the people out there who needs to hear Gods' greatness and goodness. Archives
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