tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88043732017174383962024-03-05T17:09:01.302-08:00Holy Life In ChristHarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-85511938722833469612009-12-21T23:39:00.000-08:002009-12-21T23:39:28.230-08:00BE PRUDENT<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unknowingly we may face a situation where we are forced to insult a person and later on feel sorry for our act. In this stage try to guard your words carefully and never say anything behind someone’s back and don’t let yourself become defensive. Learn to encourage others and not to insult anybody.</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Suppose if someone had insulted you, it is natural for you to feel hurt and upset. The Bible helps you to overlook an insult according to<b><span style="color: #b45f06;"> Proverbs 12:16 “A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.”</span></b></span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dear friend, try to be a prudent man who overlooks an insult and be careful not to insult anyone. Do not overreact to insults, but rather learn how to overlook and avoid it. God bless you.</span><br />
</div>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-86077534762911647962009-11-28T09:39:00.000-08:002009-11-28T09:54:58.285-08:00HARVESTER'S PRAYER<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhruBqmNJzXmATq0a5AKuqOu68ERcsJo9vb_i5O9ylbSl4s-QM_MUDaGroD1KyA_JymCy-sGWT3BWw5OXz1sVURpOSPCIrL6cZjPPnwOizScuU28l712JQZtgZawetS53845kEaQA5JNB4/s1600/001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhruBqmNJzXmATq0a5AKuqOu68ERcsJo9vb_i5O9ylbSl4s-QM_MUDaGroD1KyA_JymCy-sGWT3BWw5OXz1sVURpOSPCIrL6cZjPPnwOizScuU28l712JQZtgZawetS53845kEaQA5JNB4/s320/001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409213260593710370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord God Almighty, worthy of all praise and honor,</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Holy is Your name. Lord, I pray for spiritual growth</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">and maturity; to be less like me, and more like You.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, help me become a humble, hard working servant,</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">who bares Your fruit; a disciple with great faith,</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">a wise and encouraging tongue, and one in whom You can trust.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, I give You everything I have, & everything I am, may my love for You only grow stronger.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, encourage and motivate me, so that I may continually serve you with a passion,</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">and please teach me to listen to the Holy Spirit, so that I may always know Your will.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, please help me overcome temptation, and do not let the devil have any foothold in me.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, break every stronghold in me, so that Your Holy Spirit may totally dominate my life.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, judge me severely, correct me ruthlessly, and rebuke me thoroughly, so I can serve you</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">more perfectly, being void of all hypocrisy, meek and lowly of heart.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, please instill in me an awesome and intense fear of the Lord.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord,expose me & cleanse me, keep me away from pride, foolishness and self-centeredness.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, help me become a great Harvester, sowing Your seed and bringing many people to You.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Lord, here I am, use me. I want to advance Your Kingdom and serve You everyday,</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">open many doors of opportunity to shine the Light of Jesus through me,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">and put several people in my path, so that I may bring them to You.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, help me do something profound for You everyday, and to have an impact on eternity.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, I want to master Your Word. Please, fill me with Your knowledge and truth,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">bless me with wisdom, and remove any falsehoods in me.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, help me become a mighty prayer warrior, one who can move mountains in Your name,</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">teach me to use all the gifts You have blessed me with, and not miss any given opportunity.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, teach me how to bring down all the principalities and powers that work against Your Kingdom.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, I pray for a long life of service to You, with health and blessings for my family,</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">help me develop a disciplined mind, a crucified flesh, and a loving compassionate heart.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, set my sights on the highest goal, and have me do whatever is necessary to achieve the</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">greatest blessing of the good and faithful servant, and to finish strong in the Lord.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, help me fully experience the Christian life, and to manifest Jesus in every aspect of my life.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lord, help me become a true worshiper of You. Fill my cup with Your tears, that I may love those whom You Love, and understand Your heart and passion.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Most Holy and Righteous God, thank You for everything You have done.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I surrender my life to You, please direct me and make me into Your image,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">for I am nothing without You, may my life bring glory and honor to You.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Please send out many more workers into the harvest field, in the name of Your son,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">J E S U S C H R I S T AMEN</span><br /><img src="file:///E:/Haary/mY%20fIlEs/wALLs/003.jpg" alt="" />Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-38771719387562613952009-09-17T22:19:00.000-07:002009-09-17T22:41:24.019-07:00THE LORD DISPLINES THOSE HE LOVES<a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWGMRdB19b6BrDfKN9fi0V7kJ4WBNBRohsUbhOyAGgsp-51tDkaA3QJAf0TIcPLnkTGTdbrIW7KgyyVdn0p45B_FxKir_MaZgIzoJhPUs8ot_rB8P96uM8oIUnYjHG96j6_A_6346PjQw/s1600-h/Lord+Displines+thos+he+loves.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWGMRdB19b6BrDfKN9fi0V7kJ4WBNBRohsUbhOyAGgsp-51tDkaA3QJAf0TIcPLnkTGTdbrIW7KgyyVdn0p45B_FxKir_MaZgIzoJhPUs8ot_rB8P96uM8oIUnYjHG96j6_A_6346PjQw/s320/Lord+Displines+thos+he+loves.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382673886052616818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">According to <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Matthew 5:22, 29-30 and Luke 12:4-5</span>, the suffering in our early bodies is small compared to the "fire of hell." Therefore God's</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">feelings of mercy ("compassion's") may at times move Him to even use</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">earthly pain to try to keep us from far greater eternal pain.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />God does not have to make up special pain just for us. In this world,</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">which has left God, pain is already with us! But God can sometimes use</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">that pain to help us. When a doctor cuts into the body to remove a</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">diseased part, does this mean that the doctor is uncaring and unwise?</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Just the opposite is true. He cuts because he cares and wishes to</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">heal. He knows that the pain of this cut is far better than the</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">suffering and death of the spreading disease.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">In the same way, God sends "judgments" even before the final judgment.</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Is this because He is uncaring? It is BECAUSE HE CARES so much! As the</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">prophet Isaiah said,</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" >"When Your judgments come upon the earth, the people</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" >of the world learn righteousness" (Isaiah 26:9).</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />In fact, it can be said that the more God cares, the more He corrects us.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" >"The Lord disciplines those He loves....Our fathers</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" >disciplined us for a little while as they thought best;</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" >but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">His holiness" (Hebrews 12:6,10)</span>.</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Life's trials tend to make unbelievers more bitter. But believers keep</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">trusting in the great truth that "<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">His love endures forever" (Psalm</span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">136).</span> Therefore they let themselves be "trained" by the pain of</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">correction. In this way they reap the <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">"harvest of righteousness and</span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" >peace" (Hebrews 12:11).</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">When many blessings do not turn people back to God, He may try another</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">way. He may use even the curses and sorrows that are already at work</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">in the earth because of sin.<br /><br />An example of this was given by the</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">prophet Jeremiah.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Jeremiah's people enjoyed seasons of plenty. Yet these good times did</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">not turn their hearts to God (Jeremiah 5:24). Later came their times</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">of great trouble, war and famine. God tried through these to show His</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">people the result of their sin.</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" >"Your sins have deprived you of good" (Jeremiah 5:25).</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Still they would not listen. Finally their capital city, Jerusalem,</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">was destroyed. Many of them were killed or made slaves.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />In the book of Lamentations,Jeremiah tells of his tears as he watched</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">his people starve and die in Jerusalem. Yet he knew how much God had</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">tried to win them back. God had tried by means of both good times and</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">bad times. So, even in great sorrow, Jeremiah could still say,</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" >"The LORD'S compassions never fail. They are new every</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" >morning; great is Your faithfulness" (Lamentations 3:22-23).</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">He gives us time to learn and to turn to Him, before it is too late.<br /><br />God Loves you.he wants to gives his best for you,he wants to bless you and enjoy his gift of eternal life</span> </span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><em><span style="font-size:10pt;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span> </span></em></span>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-25474689669658403022009-08-30T07:37:00.001-07:002009-08-30T07:45:55.039-07:00WARFARE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRjBUuE8A_zFhq_yVFq6qlDGatCnaLvf9d8OMGSMWqhzfi2wjewxiz_AIPibWNRK7UWDKtZytk9bE0dyTR8ZTiaIo1HpaNhiHNN-4TyLwThnBpimTacgXUPjXlBD7E9tZGKf8_9YrEDuc/s1600-h/christrian+warfare.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRjBUuE8A_zFhq_yVFq6qlDGatCnaLvf9d8OMGSMWqhzfi2wjewxiz_AIPibWNRK7UWDKtZytk9bE0dyTR8ZTiaIo1HpaNhiHNN-4TyLwThnBpimTacgXUPjXlBD7E9tZGKf8_9YrEDuc/s320/christrian+warfare.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375766059163512754" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /> Ephesians 6 : 12</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;">For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is blessed and glorious to be a Christian. No other life is so beautiful and pure; no other life is</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">so tranquilly peaceful; no other is so full of rest, happiness, and satisfaction. The Christian,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">however, does not go to heaven on flowery beds of ease. His pathway is not strewn with roses all</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">the way; there is now and then a thorn. It is not sunshine all the time; now and then a shadow</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">falls. To win heaven he must fight. There are some things to oppose a Christian on his pilgrimage to the skies; these he must contend against. The contending against those things prepares him for his blissful home above.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">"All things work together for good to them that love God."</span> Heaven's blessings and hell's venom, angels' smiles and Satan's frowns, comforts of grace and spiritual wickedness, good and ill, love and hatred, all work good to those who have union with God. It is the battle that disciplines and makes strong and brave the warrior, and not the victory. We are exhorted to "endure hardness as a good soldier." There are some things to endure along the Christian way. James says, <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation.</span> Temptations are outward influences acting upon</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">our natural emotions and passions to induce the will to act contrary to the law of grace to satisfy self.</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-family: verdana;">We need not expect to be free from temptations; therefore let us settle it that we will endure them. It is really a blessed thing to endure them. You may think it would be a blessed thing to be free from them, but such would not be the case. It is more blessed to endure them. Temptations will never cease to attack the soul as long as it inhabits this "muddy vesture of decay." Be brave, O soul, and endure temptations. Be brave and fight the good fight of faith. Do not faint because you have temptations. Do not fear because there are long and fierce battles to fight. Be strong and of good courage. It is a lifelong struggle, and it is also a life-long victory, and in the end eternal victory. Strong and well-developed spiritual sinews are the result of resisted temptations.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is not sinful to be tempted. We never lose any spirituality by being tempted. It is the slight yieldings that cause a leaking, a loss of grace. Clear up the vision of your faith a little and take a look at your beautiful glittering crown of life. It is not gold, neither crystal. Do not look at it as such, but see it a crown of life. Yes, you will be crowned with eternal life if you will but endure temptation. Think of this in the hour of thy sore trial. Fight on; heaven awaits to reward you.</span><br /></div>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-23687516210322841362009-08-23T06:52:00.000-07:002009-08-23T07:14:16.832-07:00LUKEWARMNESS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLsFfIEeWChac60MQEHdkoDdcmjwIE-ueHfDdHh4-6mnQcSsLu8D4cxqxQRKmdDsUzQhWM57v2KfCxAv0sYwYcrFV7lPG2Q27tJ28XkJ-DDX6x0DMMPy_3cNWvuwFqViLZ3O1ewdkv_UH/s1600-h/imagesfire-20and-20ice.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLsFfIEeWChac60MQEHdkoDdcmjwIE-ueHfDdHh4-6mnQcSsLu8D4cxqxQRKmdDsUzQhWM57v2KfCxAv0sYwYcrFV7lPG2Q27tJ28XkJ-DDX6x0DMMPy_3cNWvuwFqViLZ3O1ewdkv_UH/s320/imagesfire-20and-20ice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373159531925073874" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;">So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;"><br />Revelation 3:16</span><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-family:verdana;">A lukewarm life is a displeasure to God; he would have us to be fervent in spirit. God is pleased with us when we are lively stones, but not when we are formal and lukewarm. A lukewarm state is a dangerous state. One very dangerous thing about it is that usually when a person is lukewarm he is unaware that he is lukewarm. If a man is sick and does not know that he is sick, he is in great danger of his life, because he is not at all likely to take the proper care of himself. So the man who is cold and formal but thinks he is spiritual and full of love is not at all likely to do anything for the improvement of his spiritual condition. He is very much like the Irishman's turtle. I hesitate to relate anything so amusing, but it so well illustrates the state of the lukewarm professor that I think I am justifiable.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br />Some Irishmen had caught a large turtle and cut off his head. Then they waited for him to die, but the turtle scrambled about for some hours. Desiring an explanation of such a phenomenon, they accosted an Irishman who was passing by. After watching the turtle for a moment, he </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">remarked, <span style="font-weight: bold;">"He is dead, but he doesn't know it."</span> This is the condition of the lukewarm professors. They are spiritually dead, but are not aware of it. The professors of Christianity at Laodicea were lukewarm, but they thought themselves rich and increased with goods and in need of nothing.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br />Diseases of the human body are attended with certain feelings and symptoms by which the physician can tell the nature of the affection in a particular case. The diseases of the human soul are also attended with certain symptoms by which the nature of the malady in a given case </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">may be known. I will now tell you of a few of the symptoms of lukewarmness, so you may know whether such is your state.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">First. A kind of doubtful or uncertain feeling as to whether you are right with God, together with an unwillingness to examine yourself closely for fear you are wanting. Being filled with the Spirit gives us fullness of assurance.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Second. If when you testify to being saved, sanctified, and ready for the coming of Jesus, your heart fails to say amen and you wish down in your soul you had a little better assurance that what your lips say were true, you are not as spiritual as you should be. When we are filled with the Spirit, our souls are assured and satisfied. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Third. Going along day after day in the same routine of life, taking it for granted that you are at the work the Lord wants you to do, and not earnestly seeking to know his will. Those who are spiritual can not be contented without a definite knowledge of the will of God. If you are going </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">along without any real and positive knowledge of the will of God and are not seeking to know it, surely you are lukewarm.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Fourth. If when your routine of life is in some way interrupted, you are dissatisfied and complain; if you do not enjoy being moved out of your old channel, but you wish to be let alone, it is evident that you have chosen your own way and that God is not ordering your steps. </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPESMsXTLZ68BWjWvfyeKwH11ImbcEtR_CiqzZgFsi_3T1u8W-pWGU6BjjfnFoqe48CTP3eWFPfsASH02y2ancmUU8Sz7vomUcSN_H-pqE-_VqbyClpYUv6GlAWa53H4OiGu1UQWTyBI5/s1600-h/rNo+lukewarm+Christians+in+Heaven.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPESMsXTLZ68BWjWvfyeKwH11ImbcEtR_CiqzZgFsi_3T1u8W-pWGU6BjjfnFoqe48CTP3eWFPfsASH02y2ancmUU8Sz7vomUcSN_H-pqE-_VqbyClpYUv6GlAWa53H4OiGu1UQWTyBI5/s320/rNo+lukewarm+Christians+in+Heaven.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373160058603562978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Fifth. If when you are called to the assistance of a neighbor or the sick or even an enemy, you find a reluctancy to go and an often returning of your own mind to your own concerns and a desire to hurry back to them, you are,it appears, looking upon your own things, and not on the things of others. The Bible tells us to look upon the things of others. If you see your own needs, and see and care but little about the things of others, you are selfish. Those who are spiritual have time to help others and do it willingly.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br />Sixth. If when called upon to go to the assistance of some unfortunate one and you can not possibly go, if you do not have a deep heart-regret and if you do not ofttimes during the day think of the poor unfortunate man and be pained at heart because of your inability to help him, you must be more concerned about yourself than about others. You look on your own things and do not see nor feel the needs of others. If such is true in you, you are in a lukewarm state.<br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Seventh. If you were to be asked whether you are doing the work you are now doing, solely and purposely for the glory of God, and you should be obliged to answer that you had taken no particular thought about it, but supposed it mattered little to the Lord, just so you were doing </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">something, this would surely show neglect, indifference, lukewarmness.<br /><br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Eighth. If you are indifferent and unconcerned about making spiritual progress; if you are not desiring and earnestly seeking for more of God; if you are not earnestly striving to be more meek and humble, to be more kind and patient; if you are carelessly tolerating acts of selfishness, of impatience, unkindness, harshness, and lightness, you are certainly lukewarm.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ninth. Neglect to read the Bible and to pray in secret; greater fervency in public prayer than in secret prayer; more outward manifestation than real inward piety; testifying or preaching beyond the true standard of living these too are evidences of lukewarmness. A man may become enthusiastic in prayer, testimony, or sermon, and think he is making great advancement; </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">but if he does not live up to every word he speaks, he is losing instead of gaining, because he is not walking in light.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lukewarmness is very loathsome to God. It reproaches him. To make no profession of love to God at all is not such a reproach to him as to profess love and be lukewarm. God wants all your heart. If he can not have it all, he will have none. He desires warm, fervent love. To love him only partially, and not supremely, makes it appear as if he were worthy of only halfhearted love. It makes other things equal with God.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">After the physician learns the symptoms and pronounces the disease, he then prescribes the remedy. Thank God, there is an unfailing remedy for Lukewarmness. Of course, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">"Repent and do the first works</span>." Come to God and buy of him gold tried in the fire. Exercise yourself in spiritual things if there yet be any love in your heart. Shake off everything that is stupefying. Press your way through to God in spite of dryness and deadness. Stir up your soul. Give yourself to deep meditation upon the great love of God to you. Pray in fervency and faith. Consecrate to the whole will of God. If your case is not hopeless--and it is not--this will effect a cure.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jeremiah 9:3</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />"They make ready their tongue</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> like a bow, to shoot lies;</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> it is not by truth</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> that they triumph [a] in the land.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> They go from one sin to another;</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> they do not acknowledge me,"</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> declares the LORD. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Hosea 6:4</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"What can I do with you, Ephraim?</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> What can I do with you, Judah?</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Your love is like the morning mist,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> like the early dew that disappears</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Ezekiel 16:30</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">How weak-willed you are, declares the Sovereign LORD, when you do all these things, acting like a brazen prostitute! </span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span> </span>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-61230265156492930092009-08-20T09:59:00.000-07:002009-08-20T10:02:14.940-07:00REDEFINING REALITY<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Redefining Reality !</span><br /><br />There once was a king whose subjects were dying in thousands due to hunger, but he solved that problem in a moment. He simply redefined hunger, so that in his kingdom hunger was now an abstract desire. Since there was no dearth of abstract concepts to feed abstract desires, there was no longer hunger in his kingdom he claimed. People kept on dying, but the definition reduced that to a non event!<br /><br />Christians, influenced by the fads and fashions of the world, have also been playing the same redefining game but with more far-reaching consequences. As a result, commitment, worship, repentance, devotion, faithfulness and piety no longer mean what the Bible means by these things.<br /><br />Redefining the fundamentals can surely give one a sense of security, but it cannot change the reality. It is reality that the Christian needs to confront in his daily life, not imaginations.<br /><br />Johnson C. Philip</span></span>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-68030178109530028762009-08-15T06:26:00.000-07:002009-08-15T06:35:05.539-07:00BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyg4IM2NTpyEA3hsSVcBYRyEW35C8DEJvPrDX7AX_ZZZCTHvtNkAWOtDfvNJtSfymPyhskcUFjUtCsZIBKgZ9LqGz6tfZSNvwUbE9V5SKdDAJIuR6wINKy7Wmvg-VVfB5oWBsc1zajbIl/s1600-h/wolf-lamb.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyg4IM2NTpyEA3hsSVcBYRyEW35C8DEJvPrDX7AX_ZZZCTHvtNkAWOtDfvNJtSfymPyhskcUFjUtCsZIBKgZ9LqGz6tfZSNvwUbE9V5SKdDAJIuR6wINKy7Wmvg-VVfB5oWBsc1zajbIl/s320/wolf-lamb.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370182585187486850" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Everywhere we turn, we hear reports about psychics. Tabloids are thirsty for stories on psychics who search for missing children; ads saturate the airwaves encouraging viewers to call their psychic friends and learn their fortunes; and movie stars, royalty, and even politicians consult psychics to receive direction on critical issues of life. Seeking advice from psychics today is as common as consulting physicians or theologians. But what should our position be as Christians on this phenomenon?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The scriptures say there is only one source for true wisdom –– God’s word. (2Tim. 3:16-17) They warn of lying wonders in the end of the present Gospel age. They also tell of the activity of Satan and the fallen angels who would interfere with men’s affairs so as to draw away the faith of many. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">“...the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders... And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie...” 2Thess. 2:9-11</span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. mat 7 15</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Armed with the scriptural facts, the true follower of God would be very sceptical of these so-called prophets. Is it any wonder that a fallen angel would be able to inform psychics of the location of dead bodies or tell of someone’s past or present? All this would give credibility to their guesses of future events which may or may not come to pass. Anyone can make educated guesses. As for us, we will leave the future to the true prophets of old whose words were written for our admonition.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The scriptures are clear, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">“Beware of false prophets...”</span> We must avoid anything akin to spiritism or occultism. There are but two masters. One is God and the other is the god of this present evil world, Satan.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"> (Matt. 6:24; 2Cor. 4:4; Eph. 2:2)</span> This “prince and power of the air” is not the only angel who left the ranks of the righteous angelic realm to practice lawlessness. A host of angels fell before the flood of Noah’s day and are now those who whisper in the ears of any who will lend them. The increasing popularity of New Age thinking has opened wide the door for these evil spirits to influence and deceive. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.” 1Tim. 4:1 See also Acts 16:16-18; Jude 6</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The only way to avoid falling into the snare of these seducing spirits is to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">“Put on the whole armour of God [His truth and character], that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Eph. 6:11-12</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">If you have given heed to these evil influences, do not despair, but do be aware and heed the scriptures. Call upon the Lord for grace to help and determine not to have anything more to do with them. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">“...as for me and my house,we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15</span></span></div>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-63611568814479877502009-08-09T09:28:00.000-07:002009-08-09T09:45:39.090-07:00FORGET NOT ALL HIS BENEFITS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsA3rSsHo4Te1QXICLEwEySZH-dYfXh_mnvdl7P_XnsfUeIvZ9TpqtMB1cy78E0V815046noiTvlJ16a5OQ0sYZ2hLhwh9-fMxmB6YGG1eXE1yNHHQ_UKRNrJHpMae2Z9t9Ge3WwWnqkGv/s1600-h/beautiful-nature.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsA3rSsHo4Te1QXICLEwEySZH-dYfXh_mnvdl7P_XnsfUeIvZ9TpqtMB1cy78E0V815046noiTvlJ16a5OQ0sYZ2hLhwh9-fMxmB6YGG1eXE1yNHHQ_UKRNrJHpMae2Z9t9Ge3WwWnqkGv/s320/beautiful-nature.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368004392823428034" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits Psalm 103:2</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Forget Not All His Benefits</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of the best ways to wake up our dull souls is to remember past benefits. This requires much effort because we have difficulty remembering good things done to us (though we easily remember offences committed against us. We should set a time apart to remember past blessings. As a child of God we have to acknowledge the blessings received in the LORD</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Say thanks for all his blessings , count one by one ...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">How many times we committed same sin ? How many times we repented ? Repent from the bottom of our heart . God will enable us to stand for him.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">May God Bless you and your family.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Your loving brother in Christ Jesus</span>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-32950163430568808412009-07-31T07:16:00.000-07:002009-07-31T07:41:00.706-07:00Deity of the Holy Spirit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtPqudfc2tZkSqe2bgy5X3x6hp_adHdLIeoLcm0CUTDty45y3xI2uWFNphn9XW8_f-00h9baCT3J50VdCcRsiaICQNjGGZLTw8J1iGQOj8fO9tucjrTLDHfdzy_ZMFjEHzLoJ8D_8fqzJ/s1600-h/holy-wallpaper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtPqudfc2tZkSqe2bgy5X3x6hp_adHdLIeoLcm0CUTDty45y3xI2uWFNphn9XW8_f-00h9baCT3J50VdCcRsiaICQNjGGZLTw8J1iGQOj8fO9tucjrTLDHfdzy_ZMFjEHzLoJ8D_8fqzJ/s320/holy-wallpaper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364629269005380434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">A) The Holy Spirit is called God: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Acts 5:3-4) (2 Cor 3:17-18) (1Cor15:45)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">B) Has the incommunicable attributes of God:</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 1. He is eternal: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Heb 9:14)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 2. He is Omnipresent: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Psalm 139:7-10)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 3. He is Omniscient: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(1Cor 2:10-11) (Isaiah 40:13)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 4. He is Omnipotent: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Zechariah 4:6)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">C) Divine works are ascribed to Him:</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 1. Creation <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Gen. 1:2) ( Psalms. 104:30) (Job26:13; 33:4)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 2. Incarnation: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Matt. 1:18,20) (Luke 1:35)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 3. Resurrection: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Rom. 1:4; 8:11)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 4. Salvation, redemption, regeneration and sanctification: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Rom. 8:1-27) ( 2Thess 2:13) (1Peter1:2) (2Cor3:18) (John 3:5-8) (Rom 8:11)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">D) He is a person; He exercises the attributes of Personality: That which possesses intelligence, feeling and will; Personality does not necessarily require a body (Lack of definite form is no argument against reality)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">His personality is indicated by the fact that He was manifested in the visible form of a dove <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Matt3:16)</span> and also by the fact that He is distinguished from His gifts <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(1Cor 12:11)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> a. Has a name: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Matt. 28:19)</span> note that even though "name" might be used of a non-person, here, in conjunction with the Father and the Son, it must be used of a person.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> b. Has a mind <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Rom8:27)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> c. Has a will <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(1Cor12:11)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> d. Has Feeling and can be grieved or vexed ( <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Eph 4:30) (Isaiah63:10)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">E) Personal activities are ascribed to Him:</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> a. He reveals <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(2Peter 1:21) (Eph 3:3-5) (1Cor2:9-12)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> b. Teaches <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(John 14:26) (1 Cor 2:13)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> c. Witnesses <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Gal 4:6) (Rom 8:9,16)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> d. Intercedes <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">( Rom 8:26-27)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> e. Speaks <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">( Rev 2:7,11,17,29; 3:6,13,22;14:13) (Acts 13:2) (1Tim 4:1)(2Samuel23:2-3) (Matthew10:20) fJohn16:13) (Acts8:29; 10:19)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> g. Commands <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Acts 16:6-7)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> h. Testifies <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(John 15:26) (1Pet1:11)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> i. He directs <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Acts 16:6-7)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> j. He appoints <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">( Acts 5:3-4)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> k. Can be Lied to and tempted <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Acts 5:3-9)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> l. Can be blasphemed <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">( Matt 12:31-32)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> m. can give wisdom understanding and knowledge. <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Acts6:10) (Exodus35:31) (Exodus28:3, 31:3) (Duet34:9)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> n. Can Prophesy and show the future <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Numbers11:25-27,27) (1Samuel 10:6,10; 19:20) (Joel2:28) (Acts2:17-18; 11:28) (John16:13-14)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> o. He can make mighty signs, wonders and miracles to happen <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Rom 15:19) (Gal3:5)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> p. Can physically transport a person to another place <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Acts8:29-40</span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">)</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> q. He leads us and helps us to overcome sin<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Rom8:13-14)(Gal5:16-17)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> r. He adopts us as sons into God’s family <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Rom8:15-17) (Gal4:6-7)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> s. Can be quenched <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(1Thess5:19)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">F) Is the "Helper" or “Comforter”.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> a. Is another Helper:<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> (John 14:16) (1 John 2:1)</span> note also that "Helper" (parakletos) was used in Greek always or almost always of persons</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> b. Is sent in Jesus' name, to teach: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(John 14:26)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> c. Will arrive, and then bear witness: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(John 15:26-27)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> d. Is sent by Christ to convict of sin, will speak not on his own but on behalf of Christ <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(John16:8-15)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> e. Will glorify Christ, thus exhibiting humility: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(John 16:7-14)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> f. He helps us to obey the truth <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(1Peter1:22)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> g. He comforts and is glorified in the persecuted suffering Christians<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(1Pet4:14)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> h. He can give us supernatural gifts <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Acts2:4) (1Cor12:4-11)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> i. He helps us to pray <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Eph6:18)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> j. He gives us power, love and a sound mind <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(2Tim1:7) (Eph3:16)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Other names, titles and functions</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">F) Is the Holy Spirit, in contrast to unholy spirits: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Mark 3:22-30) (Matt. 12:32) (1 Tim. 4:1) ( 1 John 3:24)</span></span> <span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(1John4:2-6)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">G) Symbols of the Holy Spirit:</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> a. The Holy Spirit as fire:<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> (Isa4:4) (Matt. 3;11) ( Luke 3:16) (Ex. 3:2-4) ( Deut. 4;24; 9:3) ( Heb. 12:29)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> b. Wind <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Ezek37:7-10) (John3:8) (Actsa2:2)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> c. Water <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Ex17:6) (Ezek36:25-27; 47:1) (John3:5; 4:14; 7:38-39)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> d. Seal <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Eph1:13) (2Tim2:19) (Eph4:30)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> e. Dove (Matt3:16) The Jewish tradition translates this verse as follows “ The Spirit of God like a dove brooded over the waters”. <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Gen1:2)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> f. Oil; perhaps the most familiar and common symbol of the Holy Spirit.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> g. He is also called the finger of God <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Luke 11:20)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">H) He is the Spirit of Grace <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Hebrews10:29) (Zech12:10</span>)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I) He is also called the Spirit of Truth:<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> (John14:17; 15:26; 16:13)(1John5:6)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">J) He is the Spirit of promise;<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> (Ezek36:27) (Joel 2:28) (Luke24:49) (Gal 3:14)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">K) Spirit of Life: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Rom8:2) (Rev11;11)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">L) Spirit of Adoption:<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> (Rom8:15)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">M) Creative Spirit: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Gen2:7) (Job 26:13; 33:40) (Psalm33:6; 104:30) (Dan5:23) (Acts17:28) (John1:13)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">N) Other functions of the Holy Spirit related to preparing believers for service:</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> a. The Holy Spirit poured out:<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> (Acts 2:17, 33) (Isa. 53:12) ( Phil. 2:17) ( 2 Tim. 4:6 )</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> b. Being filled with the Holy Spirit: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Eph. 5:18 etc) (Eph. 3:17, 19; 4:10)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> c. He dwells in all believers <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Rom8:9) (1Cor3:16)(James4:5) (1John3:24) (1John4:13)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> d. Miracles <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Acts5:12-15; 19:11-12)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> e. The Gifts of the Spirit <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(1Cor12:4-10) (Acts2:33)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">P) He is in co-ordinate rank with the Father and the Son:</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> a. <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(1Cor 12:4-6) (2Cor 13:14) (Matt 28:19) (Rev 1:4)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> b. He is called the Spirit of God and also the Spirit of Christ in <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Rom8:9-11)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> c. The “Spirit of the Lord” and the “Spirit of God” <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Judges11:29; 13:25; 14:6,19; 15:19) (1Samuel16:13; 19:23)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> d. "the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit": use of definite article before each personal noun indicates distinct persons unless explicitly stated otherwise; compare <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Rev. 1:17; 2:8, 26)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Q) Jesus is not the Holy Spirit:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 1. The Holy Spirit is "another Comforter (Helper)"<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> (John 14:16; 15:26)</span> compare an “Advocate “<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(1 John 2:1).</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 2. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(John 15:26; 16:7) (Rom8:9-11).</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 3. The Holy Spirit exhibits humility (John 16:13) always does the will of God, never draws attention to Himself and always seeks to glorify Jesus Christ (<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">John 16:14)</span>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 4. The Son and the Holy Spirit are distinguished as two persons in <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Matt. 28:19).</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 5. The Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> (Luke 3:22)</span>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 6. Jesus is the one that baptizes with the holy Ghost, He is not Himself the Holy Ghost <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(John1:33)</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">7. Arguments commonly used to try and prove that Jesus is the Holy Spirit:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">a. <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(2 Cor 3:17)</span> the Spirit is here called "Lord" in the sense of being Yahweh or God, not Jesus; note <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Acts 28:25-27)</span> cf. <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Isa.6:8-10)</span> The context suggests that the Lord is the spirit of the OT just as “the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy” <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Rev. 19:10)</span>. All the types and shadows of the OT find their fulfillment in Christ. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty means that wherever Jesus Christ is recognized as Lord or Jehovah, there is liberty, that is, freedom from the bondage of the law, freedom from obscurity in reading the Scriptures, and freedom to gaze upon His face without a veil between.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">b. <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(1 Cor15:45) </span>Jesus is "a life-giving Spirit," not in the sense that He is the Holy Spirit whom He sent at Pentecost, but in the sense that He is the glorified God-man; and as God He is Spirit by nature. All three persons of the Trinity are Spirit, though there are not three divine Spirits; and only one person is designated "the Holy Spirit." <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(2 Cor. 3:6) (John6:63)</span> He is alive in the Spirit (see <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">1 Pet. 3:18</span>), to give life to all who believe. This is why Paul speaks of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Rom. 8:2)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">c. <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Rom 8:27, 34)</span> The fact that two persons intercede for us is consistent with the fact that we have two Advocates <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(John 14:16) (1 John 2:1)</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">d. <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(John14:18)</span> Jesus here refers to His appearances to the disciples after the resurrection (compare<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">14:19)</span>, not to the coming of the Spirit.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">R) The Father is not the Holy Spirit:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 1. The Father sent and gives us the Holy Spirit <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(John 14:15; 15:26) (1Thess4:8)</span>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 2. The Holy Spirit intercedes with the Father for us <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Rom. 8:26-27)</span>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 3. The Father and the Holy Spirit are distinguished as two persons in <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Matt. 28:19) (Luke11:13).</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 4. The Holy Spirit gives us access to the Father <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Eph2:18)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. Arguments commonly used to try and prove that the Father is the Holy Spirit:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">a.<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> (Matt. 1:18) (Luke 1:35)</span> It is argued that the Holy Spirit is the Father of the incarnate Son of God; this argument ignores the fact that the "conception" is not a product of physical union between a man and a woman!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">b. The Father and the Holy Spirit are both said to be active in various activities; the resurrection of Jesus<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> (Gal 1:1) (Rom. 8:11)</span>, comforting Christians <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(2 Cor1:3-4) (John 14:26)</span>, sanctifying Christians <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(1 Peter 1:2) (Jude 1)</span>, etc: The most these facts prove is that the two work together; they do not prove the two are one person.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just like the son is God so the Holy Spirit is also God, He is the ‘active’ one of the Godhead so to speak, He caries out the will of the Father having been send by the Son.</span>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-36109739848115317902009-07-22T10:06:00.000-07:002009-07-22T10:16:43.307-07:00GREAT STORY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iSycm0YHjyR58rObzJGK2nEorC0R1J91-Nv-nqIgDvOp4vHx-U0iYCIcPiER9QhqoJCxN1kGawyOkVRviHQHn8vVMAdcUlpdetMl8fabA2V1GDvfpDCyi7nEmbO_vdnHSIVTGpLFsVOy/s1600-h/ant2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iSycm0YHjyR58rObzJGK2nEorC0R1J91-Nv-nqIgDvOp4vHx-U0iYCIcPiER9QhqoJCxN1kGawyOkVRviHQHn8vVMAdcUlpdetMl8fabA2V1GDvfpDCyi7nEmbO_vdnHSIVTGpLFsVOy/s320/ant2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361334118800619538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brenda was almost halfway to the top of the tremendous granite cliff. She was standing on a ledge where she was taking a breather during this, her first rock climb. As she rested there, the safety rope snapped against her eye and knocked out her contact lens. "Great", she thought. "Here I am on a rock ledge,hundreds of feet from the bottom and hundreds of feet to the top of this cliff, and now my sight is blurry."She looked and looked, hoping that somehow it had landed on the ledge. But it just wasn't there. She felt the panic rising in her, so she began praying. She prayed for calm, and she prayed that she may find her contact lens.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but it was not to be found. Although she was calm now that she was at the top, she was saddened because she could not clearly see across the range of mountains. She thought of the bible verse <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">"The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth."</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">She thought, "Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens is. Please help me."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Later, when they had hiked down the trail to the bottom of the cliff they met another party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out, "Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?" Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving slowly across a twig on the face of the rock, carrying it!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The story doesn't end there. Brenda's father is a cartoonist. When she told him the incredible story of the ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew a cartoon of an ant lugging that contact lens with the caption, "Lord, I don't know why You want me to carry this thing. I can't eat it, and it's awfully heavy. But if this is what You want me to do, I'll carry it for You."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think it would do all of us some good to say, "God, I don't know why You want me to carry this load. I can see no good in it and it's awfully heavy. But, if You want me to carry it, I will."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">Yes, I do love GOD. He is my source of existence and my Savior. He keeps me functioning each and every day. Without Him, I am nothing, but with Him....I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. (Phil. 4:13)</span>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-13897340947164986882009-07-16T09:18:00.000-07:002009-07-16T09:32:18.413-07:00DIVINE PEACE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWOubFXiAdkmkvp_8bFVqknwpkVnQA9mjMOagDyXMJVqfhEO4Jq7IHBprBn6ygunN3QqvgsR95DpYU83amhAkHDAE-D2U_mFyah71MkBGYuTnPkiG981foRKmDW4XXZeaHE_-uJugoYoZ/s1600-h/DIVINE+PEACE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWOubFXiAdkmkvp_8bFVqknwpkVnQA9mjMOagDyXMJVqfhEO4Jq7IHBprBn6ygunN3QqvgsR95DpYU83amhAkHDAE-D2U_mFyah71MkBGYuTnPkiG981foRKmDW4XXZeaHE_-uJugoYoZ/s320/DIVINE+PEACE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359095996989636754" /></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">My husband and I lived a life of unity for the first seven years of our martial life. But, in the course of time, differences of opinion started to arise between us and our family peace was disturbed as a result. We disagree on almost all matters. He does not like my views and I do not like his suggestions. Our house is like a hell now. Is there a way for this situation to change and for our home to become a haven of peace?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />In many families these days, due to differences arising between the spouses, separation occurs, as there is discord, no oneness of mind and lack of peace. The consequence of this is that the family life is like living in hell. In this condition, the question whether the fullness of peace given by God will ever descend upon the family life, may arise in your hearts.<br /><br />Many names are given to our Lord in the Bible. One amongst them is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). The Lord came into this world to grant peace. Therefore, He will enter into the home where the couple give Him utmost importance and invite Him lovingly and then He will abide with them with great joy.<br /><br />What does the Lord tell us?<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"> “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me” (Revelation </span></span> </span><st1:time minute="20" hour="15"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">3:20</span></span></span></st1:time><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">)</span>.<br /><br />If the Lord is to enter our home, we have to read the Bible everyday, pray and do good works and live a life pleasing to Him. Then He will come into our home and abide with us.<br /><br />The Lord Jesus says, “<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.”</span><br /><br />“We” which is denoted here means, God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit. When the three of them join together and enter into our homes and family lives as the triune God, there will be no place for any kind of problem, confusion, differences of opinion, disunity, discord or separation. When the triune God who gives true peace comes and dwells with us, these kinds of evil disturbances will never come into our homes.<br /><br />The Bible says, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">“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” (John </span></span> </span><st1:time hour="14" minute="27"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">14:27</span></span></span></st1:time><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">).</span><br /><br />A couple who were ministering to God was very devout,one day,due to a small misunderstanding they became exasperated with each other. But when both of them sought to seek the Lord in solitude, the Lord revealed their shortcomings to them. Immediately they hastened to each other’s side. The wife first apologized to her husband, “I did a grave mistake. Kindly forgive me.” Her husband replied, “I should not have spoken to you in that manner.” They apologized to each other and reconciled.<br /><br />When we kneel down in the presence of God, the Prince of Peace will help us to realize our shortcomings and experience, His divine peace. When we humble ourselves immediately, the peace of God will descend upon us.<br /><br />My dear friend, humble yourself and confess your shortcomings in the presence of God for the Lord gives grace to the humble. Pray earnestly as, “Lord I have opened my heart to You. When You come into my heart and home, all the conspiracies of the devil to wreck my family life, will be completely broken. One mindedness and unity will prevail. Blessings will abound in the family and it will thrive and flourish. Therefore, You should come into my home.”<br /><br />Following this, the Lord will grant you divine wisdom to talk and walk with discernment towards your husband. Likewise, He will bless your husband and children with the same wisdom. He will fill your family life with His divine peace.</span> </span><br /><div><br /></div>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-53438539358265198182009-07-08T04:00:00.000-07:002009-07-08T04:06:04.795-07:00THE DEVILS PlAN<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">THE SATAN MEETING</span></span><br /><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DgJ-w5GSaYo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DgJ-w5GSaYo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-37733816797116846342009-07-08T03:32:00.000-07:002009-07-08T03:42:52.372-07:00DO YOU LOVE JESUS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZvTZOaUDnF1fDW2pPa0KNCdoHxbEaqNrgH9hEVVIMYy2Z-FMrGafZwKNzAjy29CsW_4t64BgoqocEf4dzgPMPfOc-6qMSMfSTWIJxe7JJWrSP48R6WE5DqI339FvhNCZFrox65T4RO-A/s1600-h/do+you+love+jesus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZvTZOaUDnF1fDW2pPa0KNCdoHxbEaqNrgH9hEVVIMYy2Z-FMrGafZwKNzAjy29CsW_4t64BgoqocEf4dzgPMPfOc-6qMSMfSTWIJxe7JJWrSP48R6WE5DqI339FvhNCZFrox65T4RO-A/s320/do+you+love+jesus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356036607574597170" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A Pharisee named Simon invited Jesus for dinner one night. While Jesus was eating with Simon, a woman,whom the people neglected came into the house. She came over to Jesus and knelt down. “What is she doing?” Simon gasped. Jesus said nothing. The woman was crying. Tears ran over her face and on to Jesus’ feet. Then she wiped His feet dry with her hair.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Still, Jesus said and did nothing. He waited for her to finish. But Simon, the Pharisee, thought to himself, “If Jesus were really a prophet, He would know what kind of awful woman she is.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then the woman reached into the folds of her dress. She took out a tiny bottle of a very expensive perfume. It was the sort of perfume every Jewish woman held on to all her life, saving it for a special day. She poured the rich perfume over Jesus’ feet. This meant she thought of Him as her King. The room was filled with the lovely smell.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Simon became more and more upset. Jesus knew what he was thinking. So, He started to tell him a story.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Once there were two men. One owed a great deal of money to the moneylender. The other owed a little bit of money. When neither could pay back what they owed, the moneylender forgave them both. Now which will love him more?”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Simon said, “The one who owed him the most.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jesus said, “Now look at this woman. When I came into your house, you did not give Me any water so I could clean My feet. She made them wet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave Me no kiss of greeting but she has kissed my feet constantly.” Because of her humble act, her sins, which are many, were forgiven <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">(Luke 7:48)</span>. Her faith has saved her .</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dear friend, do you love Jesus? How much do you love Him?. This woman, who was neglected by the people, loved Jesus and she did not think about others. Her only aim was to serve Him and she did. In the same way, if you love Jesus, show your love to Him not thinking about others but just serve Him and He will forgive your sins.</span></span>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-2016892869974040102009-07-04T23:40:00.000-07:002009-07-05T08:28:17.465-07:00WATCH AND PRAY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqrjpksrk0hm_7RbReny7KN040mcnWnkBbJzwofvT9mubm87-Oz8HNfgDcxvCdFwnI0NCcJm9EqJLCkkdgBytz-xWzkIU9-YGq8xR-SBLY-BzX-s8Y5TpHdZWhEl79BRwlA1nyS5wzzaV/s1600-h/nuclear+war.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqrjpksrk0hm_7RbReny7KN040mcnWnkBbJzwofvT9mubm87-Oz8HNfgDcxvCdFwnI0NCcJm9EqJLCkkdgBytz-xWzkIU9-YGq8xR-SBLY-BzX-s8Y5TpHdZWhEl79BRwlA1nyS5wzzaV/s320/nuclear+war.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354865181716076162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">There will be great tribulation unequaled from the beginning of the world until now and never to be equaled again. <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Matt 24:21</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light. The stars will fall from the sky and the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time, my sign will appear in the sky and all the nations of the earth will mourn. <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Matt 24:29-30</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">You will see me sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven... <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Matt 26:64</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">…with power and great glory. I will send my angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather my elect from the four winds - from one end of the heavens to the other. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Matt 24:30-31</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">As lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will it be at my return. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Matt 24:27 </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">No one knows about that day - not even the angels in heaven but only my Father. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Matt 24:36</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Keep watch, you do not know on what day your Lord will come. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Matt 24:42</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">You must be ready because I will come at an hour when you do not expect me. <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Matt 24:44</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Be careful or your heart will be overloaded with the indulgences, diversions and anxieties of life and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. It will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch and pray that you are worthy to escape all that is about to happen so you may be able to stand before me. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Luke 21:34-36</span></span>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-44860591999161250092009-07-02T06:35:00.000-07:002009-07-02T06:59:12.303-07:00LOVING GOD<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >“By this shall all men know</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >that ye are my disciples,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >if ye have love one to another..”</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >(John 13:35 )</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >LOVING GOD</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Many times, we ask, what it means to love God.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The first expression of love towards God is when we surrender our hearts to Him to follow and do His will for our lives. When we do this, we show God He is important for us and we want to know Him. God’s major desire is to have people who love Him with all their heart, mind, and soul, willing to obey Him in all things.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">To love God is very important to live a righteous life because that is what shows our obedience to Him. When we surrender to God, we allow Him to transform our lives into His image; and when that happens, He can show His glory through us. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">And Now, Israel what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Deuteronomy 10:12 )</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">When we truly love God, whatever He ask from us is easier to do because real love is willing to do anything for the loved one. True love does not need encouragement because does it by itself. The person that really loves God will always try to please Him in all things.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">There is a precious promise for those who surrender their heart to God: His presence continuously dwelling in their lives, a presence that overwhelms our being. A presence that gives us that abundant life we all want and sometimes we try to find through the things of the world.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">When we love God we become His habitation, He becomes part of our being.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.<br />(John 14:23 )</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >His grace helps us fulfill the purpose He has for our lives, without any effort. This grace is that special gift that makes the people sees something different in our lives. This is nothing but His presence dwelling within us. Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >(Ephesians 6:24 )</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For us, fleshy human beings, highly influenced by a sinful nature is difficult to love God, as He desires. However, if we draw near Him with a humble heart He will help us grow in love towards Him. This love will make our hearts overflow with joy and peace.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">You might have something against LORD which is stopping him to act on you behalf.pipe down and pray, Holy spirit will guide you in prayer. And mostly give the LORD first preference in your life than anything.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Let LORD take care of your everything..</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And Finally </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >LOVE THE LORD</span> and see miracles overflowing.<br /></div></div>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-25548309652274264792009-06-30T04:28:00.000-07:002009-06-30T06:49:34.206-07:00HOW TO SPEND TIME WITH GOD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjcXTMWDhKECp6Qwt13TJv-2wZJkfT15XmUio3zLlASm-rGVbV-aOa3XjTxYvtDnV-t12DpHf8FlDuDPdycggYUaG6Sm2gFEdeVVyjhx32OCXlUicZrnk6a0oJPVEhuoypx156lojESAp/s1600-h/waiting-for-god-ayesha-lakes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjcXTMWDhKECp6Qwt13TJv-2wZJkfT15XmUio3zLlASm-rGVbV-aOa3XjTxYvtDnV-t12DpHf8FlDuDPdycggYUaG6Sm2gFEdeVVyjhx32OCXlUicZrnk6a0oJPVEhuoypx156lojESAp/s320/waiting-for-god-ayesha-lakes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353081475320547810" border="0" /></a><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p></o:p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christian life is nothing but friendship with Christ. Before Christ came, there were only a few who were called the friends of God. But the coming of Christ has opened a new era of man’s relationship with God. Jesus came to make God and man friends. The very first thing Jesus did when He began His work in public was to recruit a handful of men from all walks of life to whom He could demonstrate the friendliness of God. these men, called disciples (followers), addressed Jesus as Lord and Master, He said, </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">"I will not call you servants. You are My friends!" (Jn 15:15).</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Blessed privilege!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everyone who has repented of his sin, turned to God, and believed on Christ the Mediator, has been reconciled to God. He has become a friend of God. Any friendship must be nurtured. It cannot develop of its own. The most important requirement to grow deep in friendship is spending of time. Unless we spend quality time with God, we cannot enjoy His friendly character. This article explains how to spend time with God.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >SET A TIME</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Choose a fresh hour. King David was a busy ruler. But he had set aside the early hours of the day to meet with God. </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">"O Lord, in the morning my prayer comes before You" (Psa 88:13).</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Both in the Bible times and throughout history, men and women mightily used of God had been early risers. They met God before meeting men. John Bunyan said, "He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day!"</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It’s important that you stick to this time whatever the reason. You must take this seriously as an appointment with the King of Heaven. Daniel was a young man taken captive to Babylon. Folks there were hostile to his religious beliefs. There was even a civil law which banned prayer to any god. But Daniel cared the less for all these. Nothing could stop his holy habit. </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">"He knelt down on his knees three times and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his CUSTOM since early days" (Dan 6:10).</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We see another example in the Book of Acts. The Church had experienced a bursting growth following Pentecost. Three thousand people were baptized on a single day. This suddenly multiplied the pastoral responsibility of leaders. But they never became too busy to go apart to commune with God. "The hour of prayer" was too precious for them to be sacrificed for anything sacred or secular </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">(Acts 3:1).</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> This they had learnt from their Master who often withdrew Himself into lonely places to pray when great crowds had come to Him for hearing and healing </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">(Lk 5:15,16)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. Aren’t you strict with your class hours or meal-times? So should you be with your time with God. It honors Him.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">LISTEN AND SPEAK</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The time with God is usually called the Quiet Time. But this is not a "silent" time! Noise there is not, but voice there is. We listen to God, which means we meditate the Bible. We speak to Him, which means we pray.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It’s fitting to begin with Bible meditation. We must hear God speak to us before we speak to Him. The preacher son of David spoke these words of wisdom: "</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to HEAR rather than to GIVE the sacrifice of fools... Do not be rash with your mouth, and let not your heart say anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven, and you on earth; therefore let your words be few" (Eccl 5:1,2).</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> The saintly F.B. Meyer pointed out, "It’s more needful for you to hear God’s words than that God should hear yours, though the one will always lead to the other." Yes, prayer or praise is actually our response to God’s revelation.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">PRAISE</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The model prayer Jesus taught begins with the praise: </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">"Hallowed be Your Name!</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">"</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;"> We are commanded to "enter into God’s gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise" (Psa 100:4). You may sing a song of praise (v 2)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. We have so many worship songs and choruses these days. You will experience a new release as you lift up your voice to bless the Lord. The presence of God will be real because He inhabits the praises of His people </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">(Psa 22:3).</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Praise can take two forms: worship and thanksgiving. When you praise God for who He is, that’s worship. Praising God for what He has done or is doing is thanksgiving. Do both. The first two verses of </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">Psalm 103 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">are memorized by most Christians from childhood. Verse 1 is a call to worship: "</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name."</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Verse 2 is a call to thanksgiving:</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;"> "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits."</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> It’s said, "The pulse of prayer is praise and the heart of prayer is gratitude."</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">God reveals Himself primarily through the pages of the Scripture. Let what you learnt about God from your passage of meditation be turned into praise. You might have read in that portion about God’s Omnipresence, Omnipotence or Omniscience. Praise Him for that. Or you might have met Him in that passage as a Creator, Savior, Restorer, Lover, Keeper or Giver. Exalt Him in praise with appropriate words.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a privilege to carry</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everything to God in prayer!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">When you kneel before God in the morning, you can stand up to anything during the day!</span><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-22124409880487397052009-06-27T07:05:00.000-07:002009-06-27T07:10:48.271-07:00Jump Frog Jump! The Slow Fade of Sin.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqZe80telMYA6zVCg43gVb-PR2OlwH7pPjamHb84rgwDubQfKIcRBN6Z9p2Gxc8vBLegYgVd9psVkZuApHyVch5kg0NA140B-D9ps6q_1kn43imbJ4TL2jXKr7IJ47Ki57twivbaSl3nH/s1600-h/frog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqZe80telMYA6zVCg43gVb-PR2OlwH7pPjamHb84rgwDubQfKIcRBN6Z9p2Gxc8vBLegYgVd9psVkZuApHyVch5kg0NA140B-D9ps6q_1kn43imbJ4TL2jXKr7IJ47Ki57twivbaSl3nH/s320/frog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352008774666136130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >I Found this article on net, thought you might like it...</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Back in the days when you could dissect a frog in science class without causing a protest on the front lawn, there was an experiment we did that showed how slow changes to an animal's environment could prevent the animal from noticing that it was in fact heading toward death. Mr. Yodelheimer (name changed to protect the innocent) took an unsuspecting bullfrog from a glass jar and placed him in a large, shallow pot of cool water. There was a ledge that the frog could hop onto if he so chose but he seemed content to sit in the water. Seemed logical since he was indeed a frog. Under the pot was a small electric burner that was turned on and the water was heated very slowly; one degree every five minutes. The water started at about 60 degrees and over the next hour the temperature rose to eighty degrees. Mr. Frog was as happy as a clam, "Ah, what a life!" At the end of the next hour the temperature was one hundred degrees and Mr. Frog continued to sit there not attempting to jump to the safety of the ledge and when the temperature was at one hundred fifteen degrees he rolled over and died.<br /><br />Mr. Yodelheimer then took a second frog and held him over the water as the kids stood in horror. Could he possibly be doing what they thought he was going to do? Yep! Plop! Frog hits water, frog feels the heat, frog hops to ledge, frog is safe, and kids breathe a sigh of relief.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">There is a powerful song written and performed by the band "Casting Crowns" called "Slow Fade". I want to share a chorus of the song with you, have you watch the video, and then get into God's Word.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"It's a slow fade when you give yourself away. It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray. Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid when you give yourself away. People never crumble in a day. Daddies never crumble in a day. Families never crumble in a day."</span> If you have time please watch the music video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-8SYA6rfbs">Slow Fade Video</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Last week we talked about vices and, as Ivor and I discussed this, we both felt God was asking us to address holiness and the subject of sin. "Holiness and sin!" you exclaim. "Sounds so religious and churchy!" Well, yeah they are but they are also very real, very important, and very, very different. Hang with me here. You'll be OK.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">What is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"holiness"</span>? It means to be "separate" and "set apart" but it can also mean "pure". God commands us to "Be holy because I am holy". He wants us to be separate from the world even as we live in the world. Why, to keep us from having fun and joy? No! To protect us from the destruction, devastation, pain, guilt, and ultimate death that comes from sin. So what is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"sin"</span>? It's anything that falls short of God's holiness. It's missing the mark.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">But here is one of the points I want to get across today: Sin isn't just the final ugly act, it's the slow fade. It isn't just the one hundred fifteen degree, frog killing moment. It stems from the first thought of turning on the burner. It grows with each moment you stay in the water when God's Spirit is telling you to hop to the ledge. It's seen in individuals and in societies. It's a person or a people being desensitized to moral decay. It's a man addicted to crack ten years after he and his brothers snuck behind the shed to smoke the Marlboro they stole from their dad. It's a society not phased by commercials during prime time TV that show a man stroking the leg of a thin blond woman in her tight, white T-shirt and underwear or the multitude of commercials for male enhancement drugs. I'm not quite sure how to explain to my seven year old why the naked man and woman in the bathtub are there at halftime of the Bills football game. Friend, I'm speaking not out of judgment but out of personal experience. I've been the frog and I can tell you that the water didn't feel that warm. It apparently doesn't feel too hot for our society either but I promise you that it's not just warm but close to the boiling point.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">James, the brother of Jesus said it this way, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">"but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The bible is clear that we aren't just a little messed up but "totally depraved". I know you're saying, "Not me!" but there is a bent in each of us away from God and toward sin. It is because of that very thing that Jesus came into the world. It is for that very thing that He died and rose again on the third day. It is for that reason God sent his Holy Spirit to live within those who have come by faith. So, that those of us who have been in hot water can find the ledge. So, that when we find ourselves back in the water we will be sensitive to even a one degree rise in the heat! The bible calls that sensitivity to sin, "conviction" and it is a really good thing!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">If you are in the warming water or even in the boiling water it's not too late. God already knows where you are. I promise he has enough grace for you regardless of the magnitude of your failings. But you have to come HUMBLY to him with a "broken and contrite" heart and ask him to forgive you. Trust that Jesus paid the price for your sin. Find healing in him because sometimes the burns you got in the water may still be there for a while and the consequences of the sin may linger but the condemnation will be gone forever! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Be careful little eyes what you see. It's the second glance that ties your hands and darkness pulls the strings . . . " It's a slow fade.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Peace friend,</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">David.<br /><br />Original Source -</span> <a href="http://i61project.blogspot.com/2009/06/jump-frog-jump-slow-fade-of-sin.html">The I-61 project</a><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template"> <a name="1350707886620751112"></a> <h3 class="post-title entry-title"><br /></h3></div>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-51119855491968840042009-06-25T22:51:00.000-07:002009-06-25T23:04:59.660-07:00ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5M1X6NphmL_H_mKxcTYoZWcbsBmescokT2eyd02wTfYLYE2wrOYVzg3BHi8doj7TL8dHph3QcMpS7E9Giuv2Z0w4DovbI7cy6MDSEnjpq_xzeKHGXH9MI6MiMPxO-Lzlf16iti9O20_1Y/s1600-h/surrender+to+god.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5M1X6NphmL_H_mKxcTYoZWcbsBmescokT2eyd02wTfYLYE2wrOYVzg3BHi8doj7TL8dHph3QcMpS7E9Giuv2Z0w4DovbI7cy6MDSEnjpq_xzeKHGXH9MI6MiMPxO-Lzlf16iti9O20_1Y/s320/surrender+to+god.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351509908693197634" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:snaptogridincell><w:wraptextwithpunct><w:browserlevel></w:browserlevel> </w:wraptextwithpunct></w:snaptogridincell><!--[endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><w:compatibility style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables>"Not my will, but yours be done."(Luke 22:42)<br /><br /></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><div style="text-align: left;"><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Mrs.Nathaniel Hawthorne, wife of the famous American author, wrestled in prayer on a February day in 1860. Her daughter Una was dying of a virulent form of malaria. Her doctor warned her that unless the young girl's fever abated before morning, she would die.</span></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><br /><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><br /><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >As Mrs. Hawthorne sat by Una's bed she recollected what her husband had told earlier that day. "I have settled with myself not to hope at all." But, the mother would not do so. She was repeating, "Una could not, must not die." As the night deepened the girl lay so sick that she looked almost dead. Her mother was repeating, "Lord, I cannot bear this loss."</span></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><br /><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><br /><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Suddenly, unaccountably another thought took over. "Why should I doubt the goodness of God? Let Him take Una, if He sees best I can give her to Him. No, I won't fight against Him anymore".</span></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><br /><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><br /><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility face="verdana" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >A strange thing happened then. Having made the great sacrifice, Mrs. Hawthorne strangely felt lighter and happier, than anytime since Una's long illness had begun. She reached for her daughter's forehead, it was moist and cool. Una was sleeping naturally. Una was healed and indeed a miracle happened as Mrs. Hawthorne yielded to God's will!</span></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><br /><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility face="verdana" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><br /><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility face="verdana" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Dear friends, Catherine Marshall writes,</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > A demanding spirit with self-will blocks prayer</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">. Therefore unless self will is voluntarily given up, God cannot move to answer prayer. This is prayer of relinquishment. It says,</span></span></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><w:compatibility style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >'This is my situation at the moment. I'll face the reality of it. But I'll also accept willingly whatever my loving Father sends."</span></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><br /><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><br /><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >When we submit totally to His will, we will see the closed doors open and power released.</span></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><br /><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility face="verdana" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></div><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility face="verdana" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >PRAYER:</span><br /><br /></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility style="font-family:verdana;"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Dear Lord, when I pray help me pray within the center of Your will, not holding to my own ideas and plans. You are the one who always plan everything for my good, and so let me let go my desires and wants and pray a prayer of submission to Your will. Teach me to pray the right prayer every time.. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.</span></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><br /><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility face="verdana"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></div><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility face="verdana" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility><w:compatibility face="verdana" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><w:breakwrappedtables><w:compatibility><w:breakwrappedtables><br /><br /></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></w:breakwrappedtables></w:compatibility></div>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-57597921029094972582009-06-24T02:17:00.000-07:002009-06-24T02:38:22.954-07:00HOW TO FIGHT BACK TEMPTATION<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMC9OUAuQSzHLtwWZd-mEV_ojIV-aS6jGaRSy-6UnnsQN4MdVimObCxjephxjIAuG6Hcy_khCvQ0zlWMvw59Pd4ghklUtYCdqodUXXgt3IPOKL38-UXjjpyb7gSNi9W2bKVD1AaXMEVfG/s1600-h/cross-shadow-hands.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMC9OUAuQSzHLtwWZd-mEV_ojIV-aS6jGaRSy-6UnnsQN4MdVimObCxjephxjIAuG6Hcy_khCvQ0zlWMvw59Pd4ghklUtYCdqodUXXgt3IPOKL38-UXjjpyb7gSNi9W2bKVD1AaXMEVfG/s320/cross-shadow-hands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350823916314534194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first step in fighting temptation is to be totally honest. John wrote, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">“And this is the condemnation, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the Light, because their deeds were evil” (John 3:19)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. In other words, because of sinful behavior people will not listen to the truth—they deceive themselves with all sorts of rationale that amounts to no more than excuses—and so will be destroyed in the end. If you not listen to the truth about yourself, You cannot change. So You must be totally honest with yourself about your sinful habits. you have to recognize my problem. Otherwise, you will never be able to overcome temptation to do those things, and You will remain enslaved.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Secondly, You need to, and must be open to, godly guidance. Paul wrote regarding the people of the Church, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">“That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word…” (Ephesians 5:26)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">Psalm 119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet, And a light for my path.” And in Proverbs, “Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter end” (Proverbs 19:20 )</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. If you truly want to combat the yearnings of temptation, and even escape sinful habits that have developed in you, You have to wash your mind with Scripture, seek godly counsel, and willingly heed correction. And what will go a long way in receiving helpful correction is honesty and humility. you got to be honest about yourself, and you have to accept correction without excuses or defensiveness.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Finally, you have to depend on the Holy Spirit for conviction and strength to resist the temptation. Jesus said, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth…” (John 16:13)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. Paul wrote, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">“I say, then, Walk in the Spirit and you shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh” (Galatians 6:1</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">). Proverbs states, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">“With all your heart you must trust the LORD and not your own judgment. Always let him lead you, and he will clear the road for you to follow. Don't ever think that you are wise enough, but respect the LORD and stay away from evil. This will make you healthy, and you will feel strong” (Proverbs 3:5-8)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Paul wrote, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">“In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don't know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can't be uttered. He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit's mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God.” (Romans 8:26-27)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. The point of these Scriptures is as follows: You must trust in God’s Spirit to help you, guide you, and give you strength. He will deal with you in areas of your life that need correction or change. He will always guide you toward what is true, and it will ultimately benefit you. And you must make intercession—pray. He will help you in your prayers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Throughout our lifetimes, we are bombarded with temptations to sin. And the pulling—the enticement—can be very strong. It tugs at the heart and seduces the will into sinning. It captures the heart and mind, and results in sinful habits that enslave the soul. But giving in to temptation is destructive, both to the tempted, and to others. It not only wrecks lives, but has an eternal cost as well. The only remedy is to fight back and struggle to overcome temptation, you and I must be completely honest with our selves about weaknesses. We must turn to God’s Word, and depend upon the Holy Spirit for help.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> There is strength to overcome the temptation by drawing close to God in this manner.t is important to remember that when temptation comes, anyone can fight back no matter how difficult it seems—and have God’s help to do it. As Scripture says, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: verdana;">“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. Successfully fighting temptation can be done. You and I can beat it with the help of God.</span>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-12392168461402249892009-06-24T01:59:00.000-07:002009-06-24T02:16:28.305-07:00HOW TEMPTATION WORKS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDoS_s0avPhVlvGk-y5f3T9FQCvUOM12j8ujCAfDA0ieIkNeIKaES6D9sVIvYj5mSyUyRGrqRdf6ahxu3L8uCOR0d7hBdzJAMuGpMlsKLwEPzQvM5OmtK9NLpEDcN2WGHMQ_bTuTOawIB/s1600-h/temptation_devil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDoS_s0avPhVlvGk-y5f3T9FQCvUOM12j8ujCAfDA0ieIkNeIKaES6D9sVIvYj5mSyUyRGrqRdf6ahxu3L8uCOR0d7hBdzJAMuGpMlsKLwEPzQvM5OmtK9NLpEDcN2WGHMQ_bTuTOawIB/s320/temptation_devil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350817929311795234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Temptation pulls on the heart, seduces the will, and entices its victim into committing sin, developing a sin habit, and eventually leads to abandoning oneself to a sinful lifestyle. This can be a long, drawn out process,such as a person that drinks becoming an alcoholic over many years; or it can be an immediate change, such as a young woman abandoning herself to promiscuity after her first sexual encounter.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">James wrote, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" >“But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed” (James 1:14, KJV)</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">. (The writer is using the term lust in a broad sense that includes all illegitimate desire.) When a person has been successfully enticed, in attempting to fulfill that gratification, he sins. And sin is destructive behavior,whether lying, cheating, stealing, killing, engaging in sexual immorality, or whatever. Temptation is the vehicle that leads to sin. No matter what it is in any category of evil, temptation (the test of moral integrity) through enticement (seduction), leads a person into sin.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The actual mechanism of temptation is very simple: the tempted person develops a desire to think or do something that is unrighteous—sinful. And the various aspects of the soul are involved. Feelings fuel the desire. Memories of past experiences play a role in supporting the feelings. Many times the enticed person rationalizes excuses, often subtle, to justify gratifying the desire. And the will then chooses to follow through on gratification. That is how temptation works on the soul.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >MOTIVATION TO FIGHT BACK</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The primary motivation to fight temptation is two-fold.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (1) The immediate reason is to keep oneself from being hurt, or even destroyed. This can be easily observed in the ruined lives of alcoholics who have hid in the bottle for many years, and in the terminally diseased people who have engaged in sexual promiscuity, alcoholism, and abuse of drugs.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (2) The ultimate reason is personal destiny in eternity—Heaven or Hell.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Scripture teaches, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" >“The soul that sins, it shall die” (Ezekiel 18:20, WEB)</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">. Jesus said, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" >“…the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father...” (Matthew 13:43, WEB)</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">. And Paul wrote, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" >“Or don't you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don't be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortioners, will inherit the Kingdom of God. Such were some of you, but you</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" >were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God” (1 Corinthians 6:9-11, WEB)</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">. In other words, there is an eternal cost or reward for choices made in this life.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The secondary reason for fighting temptation concerns loved ones and friends. An alcoholic makes life miserable for other members of the family. For a drug addict, it is worse: usually long-term theft is involved to support the expensive habit. For those addicted to pornography or sexually immoral behavior, the addict often becomes a predator, or at the very least relates to others as sex objects, not human beings. In every case, sin habits become offensive, and eventually destroy a person’s ability to fully relate to others in a respectful manner.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The best time to begin fighting temptation, of course, is early in life—the sooner the better. When temptations first come to a person, no sin has been committed, no bad or evil habits have been developed—there are no experiences to support the desire. But after the memories of the experiences are present, it becomes more difficult to fight temptations in the area of the sin habit. It is easier, for example, for an inexperienced drinker to say no to getting drunk than one who has been drinking to escape life’s problems for many years.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A sin habit that is left unchecked will eventually bring a person to a point of no return, and from there on the addict is doomed to a miserable end. Even if the person does eventually come out of the addiction, all hope of a bright and successful future will have been dashed. Generally the person is consigned to a lonely life, and suffers a dramatic and permanent decrease in his or her health and ability to function. So, regardless of where a person is with regard to a sin habit, it is imperative to fight back. Otherwise, the habit will eventually take over the soul.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RELATED ARTICLE </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://beachristian4rapture.blogspot.com/2009/06/genesis-31-7-methodology-of-satan.html">Methodology Of Satan</a><br /></span>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-24389594022381032382009-06-21T23:41:00.000-07:002009-06-22T00:18:32.367-07:00THE CAGE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kosIC_oMs5EDakTwGf3Iv3XWPbptesZpQ36WjUv0mJ4iWoER3816DyFkgUZDBvAenzTTc2dNf8CMEJuzUmKrqN6gn3DsV_6ugPjxWA6TyRLqOhDGegjbwrBV6rY20MZHFunjOepY0CXD/s1600-h/JesusWithBaby.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kosIC_oMs5EDakTwGf3Iv3XWPbptesZpQ36WjUv0mJ4iWoER3816DyFkgUZDBvAenzTTc2dNf8CMEJuzUmKrqN6gn3DsV_6ugPjxWA6TyRLqOhDGegjbwrBV6rY20MZHFunjOepY0CXD/s320/JesusWithBaby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350047902377817186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">THIS IS A TRUE STORY</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak..."I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright. I stopped the lad and asked, "What you got there, son?" "Just some old birds," came the reply.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"What are you gonna do with them?" I asked.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Take 'em home and have fun with 'em," he answered. "I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good time"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will you do?"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Oh, I got some cats," said the little boy. "They like birds. I'll take 'em to them."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The pastor was silent for a moment. "How much do you want for those birds, son?"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister. They're just plain old field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even pretty!"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"How much?" the pastor asked again.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, "$10?"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a tree and a grassy spot Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and then the pastor began to tell this story.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. "Yes, sir, I just caught the world full of people down there. Set a trap, used bait I knew they couldn't resist. Got 'em all!"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"What are you going to do with them?" Jesus asked.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Satan replied, "Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach them how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"And what will you do when you get done with them?" Jesus asked. "Oh, I'll kill 'em," Satan glared proudly.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"How much do you want for them?" Jesus asked</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no good. Why, you'll take them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse you and kill you. You don't want those people!!"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"How much?" He asked again.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, "All your blood, tears and your life."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jesus said, </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >"DONE!"</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Then He paid the price.</span></span>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-54672649194059820112009-06-19T23:52:00.000-07:002009-06-20T00:00:41.095-07:00HOW DOES DEVIL ATTACKS US<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnAdsNJY80pRU8UzJiAEhBmrb2ftdBNOAS28kkoT_Q0ovQCXro37uzoOz6fM0nDhAVguYBqFagJZs-sEnXa5T9AkJ9gofCbzCmPe9DDGHo-fvprEO8bxKbogSNyyZvHEdaYW-PIqBuFIl/s1600-h/saupload_temptation_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349300379376985698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 233px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnAdsNJY80pRU8UzJiAEhBmrb2ftdBNOAS28kkoT_Q0ovQCXro37uzoOz6fM0nDhAVguYBqFagJZs-sEnXa5T9AkJ9gofCbzCmPe9DDGHo-fvprEO8bxKbogSNyyZvHEdaYW-PIqBuFIl/s320/saupload_temptation_2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>HOW DOES DEVIL ATTACKS US</strong></span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Probably, using the same three kind of temptations he used against Jesus in <strong>Mathew 4</strong> and <strong>Luke 4</strong>, always using the weakness of our flesh and the offerings of the world: </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div><br /><strong>1-</strong> <strong>Pleasures</strong>: First Temptation: "<strong>tell these stones to become Bread." (Mt.4:3)</strong>... </div><div>Jesus was hungry after 40 days of fasting!. The devil is going to tempt us using our honest needs of bread and sex and happiness, he is going to try to convert us into gluttons, alcoholics, drug-addicts, smokers, homosexuals, fornicators, adulterers, compulsion to pornography...and bring into our bodies all kind of sicknesses and diseases... </div><div><br /><strong>2-</strong> <strong>Pride</strong>: specially religious pride: The Second Temptation to Jesus was of pride: "<strong>Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written: "`He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.' (Mt.4:5-6)</strong>... </div><div>Since Jesus fought back with a Bible quotation, now Satan tempted Jesus with a Bible quotation, <strong>Psalm 91</strong>. The devil is going to attack us using our natural pride and vanity, and knowledge, he is going to try to involve us in all kind or errors and idols and heresies (all heresies came from men using the Bible, thinking they knew about the Bible more than even the actual Church of Christ)... and he is going to try to create in us the compulsions of lies, stealing, anger, hate, ... </div><div><br /><strong>3- Power: </strong>specially religious power: The Third Temptation to Jesus was of power, "I<strong> will give you all the world... if you will bow down and worship me." (Mt.4:9)</strong> The devil is going to try to get us involved in the power and knowledge of the Occult: Horoscope, divination, witches, magic, spiritism... avarice, riches, political power, social power...</span></div>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-21449830899695666122009-06-19T23:40:00.000-07:002009-06-19T23:49:02.070-07:00THE STORY OF SOUL<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz5AR74L_zR2egVGCi7oVZ9pmHA51GSy2xzS_8kcRcwcmfvUbQet5bu25d7T1nPIPsfSHBN68hLAxLw4JMA2pFgsmraINExLCr-W1GzCCH7lJdOY5TntKH9J7YMKkrWEAuS3YGnwEnH0Z/s1600-h/welcomehomehug.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349296144624534114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz5AR74L_zR2egVGCi7oVZ9pmHA51GSy2xzS_8kcRcwcmfvUbQet5bu25d7T1nPIPsfSHBN68hLAxLw4JMA2pFgsmraINExLCr-W1GzCCH7lJdOY5TntKH9J7YMKkrWEAuS3YGnwEnH0Z/s320/welcomehomehug.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> <span style="font-family:verdana;">There once was a man named Soul who was walking in a garden. He was whistling a real sweet tune for he was saved and had the joy of the Lord, but he was a baby Christian.</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />As Soul was walking, a beautiful and seductive woman came out from behind a tree. Soul was very startled.<br /><br />He said, "Hello, I'm Soul, what is your name?"<br />She replied, "I am <strong>Temptation</strong>, I have what you want."<br />"What do I want?" replied Soul.<br />"You want to do all things which are of the flesh," said Temptation.<br />Soul replied, "O.K., lead me."<br />So he and Temptation went off and fulfilled the desires of the flesh. When Soul returned to the garden, he met a man named <strong>Condemnation</strong>.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Condemnation said, "Hey, I see you have met my friend, Temptation."<br />Soul said, "Yes, who are you?"<br />"I am <strong>Condemnation,</strong> I come after Temptation. We work hand-in-hand." Then Condemnation jumped on Soul's back and began to beat him. He hit him in the face and kicked him when he was down. This went on for several days.<br /><br />One day, a man named <strong>Mercy</strong> came running and said, "I command you, Condemnation, to stop beating Soul."<br /><strong>Condemnation</strong> snickered, "Make me."<br />So <strong>Mercy</strong> unsheathed his sword and cut Condemnation in two.<br />As Soul watched in astonished pain, he was overtaken by the power of Mercy.<br /><br />Mercy walked up to Soul and said, "I have dealt with <strong>Condemnation </strong>before. He should not show up around you anymore."<br />Soul replied, "How can I ever thank you?"<br />"Well," replied <strong>Mercy</strong>, "I was sent here by God and He told me to introduce you to a dear friend of mine. His name is <strong>Redemption</strong>."<br /><strong>Redemption</strong> walked up and said, "Hello Soul, I see that you are not doing well."<br />Soul replied, "Not until Mercy came along. It is a pleasure to meet you <strong>Redemption</strong>."<br /><br />"Well", said <strong>Redemption</strong>," I am glad to meet you. Are you ready to accept me?"<br />"What do you mean?" asked Soul<br /><strong>Redemption</strong> said, "Well, when you accepted Jesus and decided to walk with Him, then you chose to accept the things of Him and His love. I am a part of Jesus' love. I help you feel forgiven. You will never have to deal with Condemnation again. Temptation may come around, but I have someone I would like for you to meet who can help you with that. His name is <strong>Grace</strong>."<br /><br /><strong>Grace</strong> walked up to Soul and said, "Hello Soul, I have been waiting for you. As a matter of fact all three of us have been waiting to meet you. I will help you take the way out of Temptation that God gives you as it comes up. The last person we want you to meet is Faith."<br /><br />"Hi Soul, I am <strong>Faith</strong>, and I will help you stay strong and keep your beliefs strong," said Faith.<br />Soul began to cry. When he began to cry Redemption said, "This is what we were here for. Jesus redeemed you, saved you by Grace through Faith and gives you his Mercy. Jesus loves you Soul."<br />Soul said, "<strong>I love you, Jesus</strong>."</span></span>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-66800115805127229732009-06-18T06:09:00.000-07:002009-06-18T06:24:08.523-07:00GETTING CLOSER WITH GOD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5Mp5be-xslwULdbdz2nu9nubMF0iLZhiQ2S3feQ8A237WU23veLcV5hw3-HDh1A62XTdtMFekWpJFZDqTyUuu3AK6LUtAmwOLspK_utc574S3b5BFp9N98rji7O5n4bX7LLHICfsDEtt/s1600-h/HELPING+HAND+LOGO.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5Mp5be-xslwULdbdz2nu9nubMF0iLZhiQ2S3feQ8A237WU23veLcV5hw3-HDh1A62XTdtMFekWpJFZDqTyUuu3AK6LUtAmwOLspK_utc574S3b5BFp9N98rji7O5n4bX7LLHICfsDEtt/s320/HELPING+HAND+LOGO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348656888351028594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">More of God means less of You, this is the challenge. To get closer to God we have to go His way. For </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">example, we dont get saved our way we get saved His way by the cross. We don't pray our way, we pray </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">His way; In the Name of Jesus. We don't get in His presence our way, He told us How to get into His </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">presence through praising, clapping hands, making a joyous noise, and thanksgiving. Some say "Im just going </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">to approach God my way", That won't work! </span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Consider the Leviticus Priesthood and how strict God was in their approach in every little detail. The Ark of the Covenant where Uzzah didn't want the ark to stumble, and Uzzah was smitten. Simon the sorcerer who tried to buy Gods power and was rebuked -- are we buying Gods favor with our tithes? Annanais and Saphirra who lied to the Holy Spirit and they were smitten. Saul who was rejected as King because of his heart -- Clearly we can't do things as men see right! You should also ask yourself, I've made Jesus Savior of my life, but is He the Lord of it too? Do I allow Him to be the King of Kings over my circumstances, decisions and attitudes?</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">What if some of your dilemmas are gateways to glory but you keep going around the mountain? The Bible says in <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Proverbs 16:3,</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed</span>. But it also says that God weighs the motives of the heart, and if we pray for anything we will have it according to His will. God doesn't give all of us huge ministries because the majority of us would get greedy for fame or money and forget God. If your motive is to further glorify God then it is a good motive -- washing feet is of the same value as tithing a Thousand dollars if they are both done in cheerfull humility. Things get difficult when God wants us to let go of attitudes and things we cling on to, but we must be continually pruned to move glory to glory and bear more fruit.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Mark 12:43-44 says, [..] "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on."</span> What a contrast! So many others gave a fraction out of their wealth and this woman gave the next to nothing she had and God said she contributed more than all of them, God does not see things as man does!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">You should be hearing something in your heart from God often and go through seasons of breaking every so often. So examine yourself and ask: Why don't I feel the rivers of living water flowing in my life? Do you still talk to God all day? Do you have hidden sin? Is there something you refuse to give up you know is wrong? Do you just play the role of a Christian but your hearts not in it? Is their </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >unforgiveness or bitterness</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> somewhere? They are tough questions to examine in yourself and I don't like examining my heart and finding rotten apples.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" > But it's better to let God prune the branch than allow a rotten apple to stink up the orchard.</span>Harihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361735833360388471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804373201717438396.post-78223711819771701252009-06-15T01:20:00.000-07:002009-06-15T01:24:23.576-07:00MAIL FROM JESUS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VlLDU9iXedpb7rItTcz7av9VH2djK3UIKOroHl2Y4ZQNaM-To5lKYR2sM2s4ATK141j1NfIyKvXyQzDCAkPb0S_t56NerKb-zXtgNxLCtTu8h_HXS_CfIcJ7qF6YH9q4kcfXRsT8DBtp/s1600-h/clip_image002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VlLDU9iXedpb7rItTcz7av9VH2djK3UIKOroHl2Y4ZQNaM-To5lKYR2sM2s4ATK141j1NfIyKvXyQzDCAkPb0S_t56NerKb-zXtgNxLCtTu8h_HXS_CfIcJ7qF6YH9q4kcfXRsT8DBtp/s320/clip_image002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347466492981933218" border="0" /></a>
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link style="font-family: verdana;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CYHWH%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style=";font-size:11;color:red;" > <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">My Dear Child</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">, I am writing this letter to you because I want your help in this end time because you are precious to me same way everyone is precious to me so all I want you to do is to spread my word to this world by telling about me to them. Poor people they are not able to get the point I am thy Lord. Tell them that I Love them so much that I died on the cross for them and I have paid the penalty for their sins already. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am not able to see the sins my children are doing it really hurts my feelings when I see my innocent children turning against me. I weep when I see all this that even after I shed my blood on the cross the result is such a way. But don’t fear I am not going to curse you for what you have done in your past I want you to </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">BORN AGAIN</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> and take up your cross and follow me. You are like a lost sheep for me I am ready to leave all the 99 sheep’s and for you. All they need to do is to accept me as your Savior. And I am giving this responsibility to spread the Gospel to the world. Remember before you preach my word I want you to confess all your sins and thy bad taught remember what I told you to 2000 years back; <span style="font-weight: bold;">Love your neighbors as you Love yourself</span>. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">So see that thy soul is sin-free. Remember my <span style="font-weight: bold;">Holy Spirit</span> will be with you always in what ever you do for me. So my dear child the end-time is not so far. We are going to meet soon. Remember you can’t enter the kingdom but by me. From now onwards the responsibility is yours. I will keep in touch with you in prayer. If you can spare a couple of minutes for me can you forward my mail to you known ones………….</span>
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