If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living. - Romans 14:8-9
Sunday, October 30, 2011
35...432...1878...13147...
May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice
- Psalms 141:2
- Psalms 141:2
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
ASK GOD FOR A DATE
God’s love for us is so unconditional. Not one of us has earned it, or deserves it. He loves us so much (truly, madly, deeply....) that he became one of us. He is "The perfect love"... in all it’s glory.The greatest tragedy is when an eternal love like that gets unrecognized, lost or denied.
Now look at the yearning of a Man for God's love in psalms 63.....A beautiful Love Song by David!!!
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, ... your love is better than life...On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night...I sing in the shadow of your wings. I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods... in your name I will lift up my hands. my lips will glorify you... with singing lips my mouth will praise you...I will praise you as long as I live!!!
These are not just love lines that fade away and die...but a heart cry of a redeemed soul which has seen the power and glory of God. Every heart yearns for God...a place of intimate love, relationship and oneness with God. Music, Art, Poetry and every form of creativity stems out of this yearning attempting to transcend us to a glimpse of such a world....
The exciting part is God is open, available and looking for such an intimate relationship...(ask him for a date NOW!!!!)
Now look at the yearning of a Man for God's love in psalms 63.....A beautiful Love Song by David!!!
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, ... your love is better than life...On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night...I sing in the shadow of your wings. I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods... in your name I will lift up my hands. my lips will glorify you... with singing lips my mouth will praise you...I will praise you as long as I live!!!
These are not just love lines that fade away and die...but a heart cry of a redeemed soul which has seen the power and glory of God. Every heart yearns for God...a place of intimate love, relationship and oneness with God. Music, Art, Poetry and every form of creativity stems out of this yearning attempting to transcend us to a glimpse of such a world....
The exciting part is God is open, available and looking for such an intimate relationship...(ask him for a date NOW!!!!)
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
WILL YOU STILL BE READY TO FOLLOW JESUS?
THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP (Luke 9 :57 - 58)
Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
If this person were you and Jesus said this to you in response to your statement to follow him, WILL YOU STILL BE READY TO FOLLOW JESUS ? Will you be ready to abandon all confidence in yourselves, and completely trust God; would you give up your honor and accept to be nothing; can you renounce your will and submit to the Plans of God?
Paul writes "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bond servant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
Many fail to see beyond the here and now. We often reason that being humble is an act of foolishness in a corrupt value system. But it doesn't end that way. The Bible says in Proverbs 22:4 " Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life."
THE REWARDS OF HUMILITY
Paul concludes, "Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
He loves you and you can trust him for His love towards you has not changed a bit, no matter how distant you think you are away from Him. Ask him to come into your life and to abide with you from today!!! O THOU WHO CHANGEST NOT, ABIDE WITH ME
Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
If this person were you and Jesus said this to you in response to your statement to follow him, WILL YOU STILL BE READY TO FOLLOW JESUS ? Will you be ready to abandon all confidence in yourselves, and completely trust God; would you give up your honor and accept to be nothing; can you renounce your will and submit to the Plans of God?
JESUS - THE ROLE MODEL (Philippians 2:5-11)
Jesus didn’t shout out “how – to instructions” to be restored with God from the heavens; rather He choose to humble himself, came down from heaven to earth taking a human form and gave his life as a ransom for us to be reconciled with God.
Paul writes "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bond servant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
Many fail to see beyond the here and now. We often reason that being humble is an act of foolishness in a corrupt value system. But it doesn't end that way. The Bible says in Proverbs 22:4 " Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life."
THE REWARDS OF HUMILITY
Paul concludes, "Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
He loves you and you can trust him for His love towards you has not changed a bit, no matter how distant you think you are away from Him. Ask him to come into your life and to abide with you from today!!! O THOU WHO CHANGEST NOT, ABIDE WITH ME
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