James 5:1-8(NKJV)
5 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you!2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days. 4 Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. 5 You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as[b] in a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you. 7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. In the previous verses, James reminded us that we only have 1 life to live, that can be taken back from us instantly. Now he continue warning the rich; In Matthew 19:24 it is written that "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." Brothers and sisters, today I pray that we will not waste our one and only borrowed life by storing riches of this world. God protect our hearts that we may not desire to have and gain more in this earthly home but God mould our hearts in a position of increase in a supernatural realm. Teach us Lord to be contented but never satisfied on serving and growing in faith. Do not let our life be corrupted by the rotten and rusted wealth of this earth but bless us Lord just enough for your blessing to flow for your people. May we all be a channel of blessings and not a keeper of blessings. Let us invest in the kingdom riches by all together be united in bringing the light to the dark and spread the gospel for the lost. #3000andbeyond is not just a figure, it is more than a goal but it is a reminder for each and everyone of us that there are still more than that number of souls still lost out there. When you see that 3000 what do you feel? It may be easier to see the fruit of our labor in a worldly tasks, the measurement of our success maybe easier to witness when it is very tangible. It may be difficult to sustain a spiritial labor wherein we see very few spiritual fruits but God said thru James, "you also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand." What do you feel when you read that? There is a sense of urgency here my friends! It is time to move up, step up and take an act and leap of faith to really make it our lifestyle to preach the gospel through our lives. I pray that we will all have our kainos life this year moving forward to a life full of adventure with the Lord. In Jesus Name! Amen. If God comes today? What do you think you want Him seeing you doing? 😊 Are you being impatient of the fruit of your labor? Wait. Be patient. God is in your side. 😊 Good Morning. I believe that the moment you are reading this morning greeting now you still woke up this morning. Isn't that amazing. Have you asked yourself why God still gave you life for another day? He said in His Word that our life is like a vapor that appears a little and vanishes away. What have you been doing with your One and Only Life? Focused on your career and self profit? Earthly treasures? Making Judgement of other person's life? What is it that you have been doing in your life that really matters to God. When I wake up in a day and the devil tries to shout lies in my head I normally tell myself Someday, I will die, and nothing on this earth will matter, it will all end but everything we have done for the kingdom of God it will last, it will be pass on and it will continue to flow to the next generation. That is my motivation so I can keep on doing the Will of God. Today my prayer is that each one of us will pray a prayer that Your will be done Lord and not ours into our life. Thank You Lord for another day of opportunity to do Your will into this borrowed life. Help us to surrender & give oud lives fully into thy hands. May we do Your will today and 'til the end. May You help us value life the way you created life. Help us Lord to live a fruitful and worth living life. Help us not to be binded & imprisoned by the lies and fear from the devil. In Jesus Name Amen!
James 4:11-15 (NKJV) 11 Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. 12 There is one Lawgiver,who is able to save and to destroy. Who[b] are you to judge another? 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will[d] go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what isyour life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. 15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” #wordofGod #bookofJames #Godswill #followerofChrist #christianliving #life #YOLO What are you doing with your One and Only Life? Ephesians 2:5-8 (NKJV)
Says that we are saved by Grace as a gift from God not by our own works. 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, But once we are already saved and if Jesus and the Holy Spirit is within us the work of faith will naturally comes out. Faith has to be tested and it should bear fruit. I pray today that we will not be a "WALKING ZOMBIE CHRISTIANS" let's always bear in mind that once upon a time somebody has been faithful in his/her call to bring us back to God, Someone has been faithful in His purpose here on earth and DIED IN THE CROSS TO SAVE US, let's all together exercise our faith and go beyond our natural ability in serving and obeying the Lord to break out to supernatural realm. Faith can move mountains! Let's all together move the mountains of our life with our faith in action! In The Mighty Name of Jesus! Amen! #3000andbeyond Good morning! Have a faithfilled day everyone..😊😊😊❤️ James 2:14-26(NKJV) Faith Without Works Is Dead 14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does itprofit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. 18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your[a] works, and I will show you my faith by my[b] works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?[c] 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”[d] And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. 25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Today I pray that our lives will be a living Word of God to those who are still out there and lost. I encourage everyone of you to not just be believers of The gospel but a DOERS of the Gospel. I pray that this day onwards we will really live out what we believe and let the word of God shout from our life. In Jesus Name. Amen! Have a great day everyone! Go out there and let your actions preach the Gospel. 😊
James 1:21-27 New King James Version (NKJV) Doers—Not Hearers Only 21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. 26 If anyone among you[a] thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion isuseless. 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. Ephesians 5:10-17
10finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.12For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep,Arise from the dead,And Christ will give you light.”15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.17Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Stay in the light. Walk with the light and shine so bright so that darkness will be gone. Today I pray Lord that You will help us do things abiding in your words and commandment and keep us from doing things in secret that doesn't please You. Lord help us to stay in the truth no matter what this world will offer. I urge you brothers and sisters to remain in the truth and speak of the truth. Understand the very heart of God and seek wisdom. Who are we to approve something that God does not approve. Let us all together bring our light to the darkness and keep that light lit everytime. Lord wake our spirit, keep us alert and be mindful and wise because this world has full of lies. Guard us Lord and do not let us to be fool in our own doing. Thank You Lord! In Jesus Name! Amen. Are you still the lord of your life?
When we decided to follow Christ it was the hardest decision we have made. He is the only way for salvation and for sure He will make our life better but certainly He will not make it easier. Following Christ is the most difficult thing to do. It is easier to actually do the ways of the world wherein you can do whatever you want to do whenever you want to and be the lord of your own life. But once we gave our life in the hands of God, we became a bondservant of the Lord and we don't have the rights but priviledge. If you were taught that following Christ will make your life easier then you also received the same convincing lines but it is never that way. Jesus said in John 15:18-25, 18 “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.’[c] So you see, this world hates the God that is within us, there is so much reason why this world hates us. If you feel like doubting, in trials, different, or what ever it is that mAkes you question the authenticity of Gods love and power well then my friend turning back to the world is never the way to solve it. Hold on! We don't belong to this world that's why the ruler of this world makes it very hard for us to live heaven on earth but the Good news is that Jesus already overcame the world! Rejoice over your suffering! It will absolutely ends but Gods, love, mercy and joy will never change and will never end. Proverbs 16:9 (NKJV)
"A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps." We can have all that fantastic plans for our life for sure. Who wants to plan something bad for his own life, but let us make sure first the condition of our heart. It always begins from there. We plan according to the desires of our heart. The result of whatever plans we may have can either turn out to be good or disastrous. Some people blame God when bad things happen while some people glorify themselves when achievements come because they thought it is out of their own doing. Today let's pray for our desires to be in line with the desires of the Lord for us, so we can plan with the same agenda He have for us and leave the rest in His hand. In all the plans that we have may it be in our personal life or in our different ministries I pray that we will always trust the direction and guidance of our Lord. Let's open our heart and soul to His voice. Jesus perfectly abide in the Father's plan of redemption and salvation. He could have turn His back and decided not to die for sinful man like you and me but He still went ahead and die for us because His heart's desire is the very desire of the Father, "to love and save each one of us". John 3:16 (NKJV)
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever BELIEVES in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." I guess everyone knows this verse. When we meet pre believers and new believers we will always encounter the question, "Is it really enough to just believe and I will be save?" As we grow older in our faith try to ask the question again. How did you really understand the word "believe"? Is it enough to just SAY we believe but did you truly believe that God will provide? Do you truly believe that God will forgive you? Do you really believe that God can change your situation? Do you really believe that God can fight the fight for you? Do you believe that you are a Christian? Do you really believe that God will save YOU? If we choose to believe we have to live it out. There was the story of two policemen that both believed that the bulletproof vest can save their life but only one of them wore it in the actual battle. Guess what? Only one of them managed to survived but both of them believed that the vest can save their lives. It is not enough to just believe. Many of us are like that we say we believe GOD and we believe His Word but we never actually apply it in our lives. Today I pray that we will truly live out the word of God in our lives, in good and tough times, His word will remain the same! Choose to believe! Live out the belief! In Jesus Name! Mark 1:35
"Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a SOLITARY PLACE; and there He prayed." Jesus always seek the Father before the day starts. He pray in the morning all by Himself to hear from the Father. He refuel His spiritual tank before He can pour out and minister to the people all day long. Today, I pray that we will always put God first in every aspect of our lives. I pray that we will never loss that passion to always talk to Him and seek Him in our busy days. Let's Find that secret place where in you and God alone can enter. Let'S Always guard our personal devotion and worship. God bless everyone. 😊 Happy sunday Worship Service. Mark 1:14-20
Preaching in Galilee and the Call of the Disciples 14 Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom[a] of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”16 And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 17 Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” 18 They immediately left their nets and followed Him.19 When He had gone a little farther from there, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets. 20 And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him. Will you accept the "CALL" to be fishers of men? Remember you were once the fish. Would you take this great opportunity to do the same thing for the rest who have not yet known Jesus? Take that net! Make it strong by consistently and constantly drawing in the presence of the Lord and soaking in His words. Then, GO! Let's all together Cast out nets for the Kingdom of God! 😊😊😊 Will you say "YES" today? No turning back? Mark 1:1-3 (NKJV)
John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the Prophets:[a] “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You.”[b] 3 “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.’”[c] John the baptist was called to prepare the way before Jesus starts His ministry few thousands years back. Don't you know that you have the same call today? We are all here who knew and received the blood of Jesus to prepare the way before He comes back! We are all still here as part of the preparation plan. Prepare those who still don't know Jesus and warn everyone of the tribulation to come and remind everyone of the GREAT GREAT LOVE OF GOD. So, what have you been doing? Are you embracing your John the baptist call? Or you live your life for your own desires? I pray that today you will choose. 😊 Good morning. 😊😊😊 So My plan was to read ezekiel for a starter of this year but God led me to studying the Gospel of Mark.
Amazing how the Gospel of Mark being the shortest of the 4 gospels contains the most miracles of Jesus. The Gospel of MArk is the busiest Gospel of All. In His Gospel he presented Jesus as a Servant and a Saviour that's why the pastor said if in any case you forgot everything about the whole gospel please remember Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” It was more fascinating to know about Mark. He was just like us who happened to be a failure in his own version. He abandoned Jesus when the tough call was made for the 70disciples. He was one of them. He abandoned Paul in the first missionary journey in the book of acts. But what's encouraging about his life is he might have done "SAME STUPID MISTAKES TWICE" he bounce back greater and finished the race. Mark the Gospel writer who have journeyed with Peter and shared most of the Sermons was convicted and driven by the Holy Spirit to wrote the Gospel was just as human as we are. He has been rejected by Paul on the 2nd missionary journey because of the mistake he has done with them on the first trip but Barnabas took him and He was accepted again and he did it. He finished the race and he made Paul change his mind about him. It was an encouragement for me to be able to start this study in the life of the writer of the Gospel of Mark and the beginning of the Gospel. (On a lighter Note the joke of the pastor in the beginning was the one that really made my day!) He said, "if you are studying the word of God you will have those nuggets of knowledge that you will only have and thank God for that!" Like for example IF YOU STUDY THE WORD OF GOD YOU WILL KNOW THAT MEN WILL BE RAPTURED 30MINS AHEAD BEFORE WOMEN!" 😂😂😂 The reference was written in Revelations 8:1, "When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour." I laughed so hard I knew where it is heading I paused the video and really had a good laugh! The pastor went on reading the verse and said there was silence in heaven for about half an hour! NO WAY THERE's A WOMAN IN THERE! 😂😂😂 #wordofGod #devotion #GospelofMark Have you ever wondered why, when you turn over your life to God,you don't just get express freight right to heaven? Or, to put it a little more crassly, if you're so heaven bound, then why are you still sucking air down here? - Bill Hybels
"Ephesians 2:10 says that we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (It was a very nice reminder of why we are still here. 😊 We have our purpose! Don't waste that opportunity to have one!) #holydiscontent #reading #booklover #wisdom #oneGod #oneLife #onePurpose #allforJesus #heaven #christianlife #followerofChrist Matthew 16:13-20 (NKJV)
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ 13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” 14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed[a] in heaven.” 20 Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ. Who is Jesus for you? How does your life speaks about who Jesus is? 😊 I hope that it's a life with a big sign "JESUS IS ALL I NEED. He is My Lord And Saviour, my Redeemer and my Provider! He Loves me very much and I want to love you and you and you as well!" Life is short make it a worth living life! 😊😊😊 (So blessed when I was reading this passage and I actually stepped in Caesarea Philippi.)😊 Nothing beats a good conversation with the Lord early in the Morning! Thank You! 😊😊😊 Great is Your Faithfulness Lord!
I'm just so glad that your love, peace, joy and mercy is new EVERY MORNING; That from the time I wakes up I know that my past worries, failures and mistakes are all washed by Your blood alone Jesus! Our Yesterdays can be tough and rough but TODAY God is renewing us to prepare us in our Tomorrow. Lamentations 3:21-26 (NKJV) 21 This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope. 22 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. 24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” 25 The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord. #Godspromise #Godslove #Godsplan #Godstime #Godsway #faithfulness #love #christianlife #mercy #peace #joy #wordofGod #christianlife #thankful #childofGod #reminder #notetoself #happy Acts 20:22-24New King James Version (NKJV)
22 And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, 23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. 24 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself,[a] so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. May we all be inspired by the faithfulness, obedience and courage of Paul. May we live the same principle in life wherein we might not know what will happen to us in the coming hours, days, months or years but no matter how uncertain this life maybe our trust and faith in Lord should remain stable. Conviction is very important in serving the Name of Jesus. If you know Who you really serve at the end of all the trials, tribulations and all that we can be assured and secured that the grace and mercy and love of the Lord will always comfort and sustain us. 😊😊😊 Have a blessed day everyone! #followerofChrist #wordofGod #christianlife #passion #calling #evangelism #Godslove #livinglife #allforJesus #AllglorytoGod Ephesians 6: 11-13 nkjv
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age,[a] against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Eee Today i pray that we all will be protected from the schemes of the devil. Protect yourselves with the word of God. Wear His Armor with full conviction.🙏🏻😊 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 Philippians 1:1-4 (NKJV) Unity Through Humility 1. Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be donethrough selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Today I pray fo us to be united as one family. I know that people are different in many ways. We may not come into one solution at times, we may argue at times, we my have miscommunication or misunderstanding and we may have different likes and hobbies and attitude but I know there is no greater than love to break every differences. Let's love and accept each other and rebuke and correct each other as well when anyone is wrong like true brothers and sisters in Christ. We always pray for the world to be at peace and united, it all needs to start from the smallest portion or sector of society and that is family. More love, less hate. Let's spread spread love not war. Let's serve together for the Glory of tge most high not of ourselves or other people. Keep loving and united for one goal, One Purpose, One life, One God!! Have a blessed day ahead! #wordofGod #christianlife #allforJesus #unity #peace #love 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. 😊😊😊 Matthew 7:1-7(nkjv)Do Not Judge7 “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye?5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. 6 “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces. I don't know how often we come across this passage or when we come across it in the bible do we really read it with open eyes, open mind and open heart? There is no need to explain it the much because the passage clearly delivered it. How often do we look on other people with judgement while we don't examine our own inner being? How often do we check and notice what is wrong with other people while we never tried to correct what is wrong with us? A principle I am trying my best to live by is to do what I say. I always believe that the only way we can direct and correct people with the discipline and rules we implement is if we ourselves are following the rules we have set. It will be very superficial to tell somebody that what they are doing is wrong while you yourself you know you are doing the same thing. I don't know how often we talk about someone with regards of their failures, mistakes and flaws but one thing is for sure we are all guilty of it. Some may be less and some may be doing if often but nevertheless it is the same thing. The word says, that the amount of judgement, condemnation and critisism we have given to our neighbour will be the same amount that we receive back. The same depth and the same timeline, whatever measured you have used. So, today be careful. Lord! Forgive us in whatever judgement we have given to our brothers and sisters. Help us to be a better person by trying to see good thing about other people. Help us, that we may always open our eyes to the possibility of whatever you can do to the people to change them and may we close our eyes on only seeing the negative thing. Lord put in our Hearts the possitive view of life and view upon the people. Help us to bring encouragement and inspiration not to tear people down. Help us to love more and hate less. In Jesus Name. Amen! 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 |
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