" For the word of the LORD is right,
And all His work is done in truth.
He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth"
Psalm 33 : 4-6 (New King James Version)
How great is our God ! He said it ,and it was formed !! The power of every word that comes forth from the Lord is so beyond our comprehension.
I remember this one time when I had parked my car in church and I, in a kidding tone, told my sisters "Hey what if the hand brake wasnt there and the car rolled off ? "... The car was parked at the edge of this 2-3ft deep step below which bikes were parked. And guess what ? True enough that almost happened later that day !! And as I sat in the car alone with my heart racing glad that the car hadnt rolled off , I heard the Lord teach me something very important.
The Lord taught me that I am an anointed child of God 24*7 !! When I pray and speak in authority and faith that Jesus Christ has given us, that same authority and anointing is there even when I am not on my knees. I cant choose to say that "Only when I pray Lord, then listen to me but otherwise let my words hold no significance"
It doesnt work that way.
We read in James 3 : 11 "Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening?" When we speak it has to go either His way or the other way ! :-) There is no gray area in the middle that we can sit and say 'well its neither this nor that'
In Psalm 33 : 4 we read that "For the word of the LORD is right, And all His work is done in truth" ....
His word is ? RIGHT
What is done in truth ? ALL HIS WORK !!
Are our words right ? Do we pray at home with faith knowing that the Lord hears every word, but then when we go out do we let so many unwanted words pass through our lips ?
We serve an awesome and Holy God ! By His word the heavens were made and all the host of them ! He is our Father , how careful are we (as His children) about our words ?
God Bless
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Whatever you do...
"And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him"
Colossians 3: 17 (New King James Version)
"whatever you do".... That pretty much covers everything :)
Every single word, every single action is to be done in the name of the Lord Jesus , giving thanks to God the Father through Him !Have we ever kept every word or action of ours under such scrutiny ? We ought to ! Everything that we do is to be done in the name of Jesus. And do you know why ? For the glory of God !
Sometimes we forget the power in the name of Jesus. It is not to be taken in vain...its not to be joked about ! When we speak we have the authority of being ambassadors of Christ ! Now every word or deed is to be done in His name for His glory with thanksgiving.
How many idle words have we spoken....How many actions of ours were not acceptable in His sight ?
We read in Acts 3: 1-10 about Peter and John who saw a man who was lame from his mother's womb ...And do you know what they told him ? "Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” and we know what followed ... Peter took him by the right hand and lifted him up and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength and he began to walk , leap and praise God. And people around were fille with wonder and amazement.
Can you imagine how blessed we and those around us would be if every word and deed of ours were done in the name of Jesus ?
But instead we let unwanted words and deeds to enter into God's Holy temple . We want what we percieve to be 'our desires' for 'our lives' to be fulfilled... We forget that we are His... This life in this world is temporary.... We are working for the Lord of Lord, the King of Kings... He is the great I AM.
Want to know while we wallow in our own selfish thoughts what is God's plans and desire for us ?
We read in John 14 : 12-14 ""“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.If you ask anything in My name, I will do it"
In His Name...In His Name....
May our every thought,word and deed be acceptable in His sight and be in accordance with His Holy will.
God Bless
Colossians 3: 17 (New King James Version)
"whatever you do".... That pretty much covers everything :)
Every single word, every single action is to be done in the name of the Lord Jesus , giving thanks to God the Father through Him !Have we ever kept every word or action of ours under such scrutiny ? We ought to ! Everything that we do is to be done in the name of Jesus. And do you know why ? For the glory of God !
Sometimes we forget the power in the name of Jesus. It is not to be taken in vain...its not to be joked about ! When we speak we have the authority of being ambassadors of Christ ! Now every word or deed is to be done in His name for His glory with thanksgiving.
How many idle words have we spoken....How many actions of ours were not acceptable in His sight ?
We read in Acts 3: 1-10 about Peter and John who saw a man who was lame from his mother's womb ...And do you know what they told him ? "Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” and we know what followed ... Peter took him by the right hand and lifted him up and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength and he began to walk , leap and praise God. And people around were fille with wonder and amazement.
Can you imagine how blessed we and those around us would be if every word and deed of ours were done in the name of Jesus ?
But instead we let unwanted words and deeds to enter into God's Holy temple . We want what we percieve to be 'our desires' for 'our lives' to be fulfilled... We forget that we are His... This life in this world is temporary.... We are working for the Lord of Lord, the King of Kings... He is the great I AM.
Want to know while we wallow in our own selfish thoughts what is God's plans and desire for us ?
We read in John 14 : 12-14 ""“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.If you ask anything in My name, I will do it"
In His Name...In His Name....
May our every thought,word and deed be acceptable in His sight and be in accordance with His Holy will.
God Bless
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Keep Meditating ...Keep Walking
"and as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the whole time of harvest),that the waters which came down from upstream stood still, and rose in a heap very far away at Adam, the city that is beside Zaretan. So the waters that went down into the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, failed, and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho"
Joshua 3 :15-16 (New King James Version)
How many of us believe that God's timings are perfect ? :) Amen !! Sometimes infact more than often, we tend to worry and get anxious for no reason...but then when we begin to wait on the Lord and watch His perfect plan unfold in our lives we go "Wow ! Praise the Lord ! ". Ever thanked God that He didnt answer all of our prayers ? :) I have !! I thank God that He doesnt give us everything we asked for..rather when we say "In accordance with Your Holy Will" we have His higher plan come to pass in our lives.
In this passage in Joshua, we see that the river Jordan posed as a problem for the people, if they had to get over to the other side. And the Bible says that at that specific period of time was when the banks overflowed with water ! Now the Lord didnt just make the river disappear without a trace or He didnt cause it to dry up way beforehand and then tell the people that "Its all dried up now ...Now you can go".....
No no no.... But He led them till a point where the soles of their feet touched the water.... and then the waters which came down from upstream stood still and rose in a heap !! Praise the Lord !
Many at times we want our barriers and problems to just disappear that we see no trace of it.... However we need to understand that under every circumstance we walk by faith and not by sight.... When we know we are walking as per the will of the Lord, then it doesnt matter what may seem to lie ahead...we just keep walking... And it might even come to a point where our feet get a lil damp with the water....But the Lord will never let anything overcome us as long as we put our trust in Him.... As we continue to walk leaning on Him , He will cause the waters to rise up as a heap and the dry ground to appear.
We read in Joshua 1 : 8-9 , ""This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”"
God Bless
Joshua 3 :15-16 (New King James Version)
How many of us believe that God's timings are perfect ? :) Amen !! Sometimes infact more than often, we tend to worry and get anxious for no reason...but then when we begin to wait on the Lord and watch His perfect plan unfold in our lives we go "Wow ! Praise the Lord ! ". Ever thanked God that He didnt answer all of our prayers ? :) I have !! I thank God that He doesnt give us everything we asked for..rather when we say "In accordance with Your Holy Will" we have His higher plan come to pass in our lives.
In this passage in Joshua, we see that the river Jordan posed as a problem for the people, if they had to get over to the other side. And the Bible says that at that specific period of time was when the banks overflowed with water ! Now the Lord didnt just make the river disappear without a trace or He didnt cause it to dry up way beforehand and then tell the people that "Its all dried up now ...Now you can go".....
No no no.... But He led them till a point where the soles of their feet touched the water.... and then the waters which came down from upstream stood still and rose in a heap !! Praise the Lord !
Many at times we want our barriers and problems to just disappear that we see no trace of it.... However we need to understand that under every circumstance we walk by faith and not by sight.... When we know we are walking as per the will of the Lord, then it doesnt matter what may seem to lie ahead...we just keep walking... And it might even come to a point where our feet get a lil damp with the water....But the Lord will never let anything overcome us as long as we put our trust in Him.... As we continue to walk leaning on Him , He will cause the waters to rise up as a heap and the dry ground to appear.
We read in Joshua 1 : 8-9 , ""This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”"
God Bless
Thursday, April 23, 2009
We are the Body of Christ
"“Or what woman, having ten silver coins,if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?"
Luke 15 :8 (New King James Version)
We are the body of Christ ... When we join together as believers in Christ every Sunday its not just another "To Do" event in our calendar... We are joining together as the body of Christ .
Most of us know the Parable of the Lost coin... There was a woman who had with her ten silver coins and one of them got lost... Now she did not just glory in the nine coins that she had...but she was burdened for the one that was lost...And she lights a lamp, sweeps the house and searches carefully until she finds it.
We as the body of Christ need to have a similar burden for those who still dont know Christ as their personal Saviour. We ought not to just glory in the number of members of our church or how great our choir sounds or how many care cells we have ... no no no... We need to be burdened for the lost out there...
Are we burdened for the lost ? Do we get down on our knees in one accord for them ? Are we burning bright and sweeping and searching for them ?
Here is a nice song by "Casting Crowns"
"But if we are the Body
Why aren't His arms reaching
Why aren't His hands healing
Why aren't His words teaching
And if we are the Body
Why aren't His feet going
Why is His love not showing them there is a way
There is a way "
God Bless
Luke 15 :8 (New King James Version)
We are the body of Christ ... When we join together as believers in Christ every Sunday its not just another "To Do" event in our calendar... We are joining together as the body of Christ .
Most of us know the Parable of the Lost coin... There was a woman who had with her ten silver coins and one of them got lost... Now she did not just glory in the nine coins that she had...but she was burdened for the one that was lost...And she lights a lamp, sweeps the house and searches carefully until she finds it.
We as the body of Christ need to have a similar burden for those who still dont know Christ as their personal Saviour. We ought not to just glory in the number of members of our church or how great our choir sounds or how many care cells we have ... no no no... We need to be burdened for the lost out there...
Are we burdened for the lost ? Do we get down on our knees in one accord for them ? Are we burning bright and sweeping and searching for them ?
Here is a nice song by "Casting Crowns"
"But if we are the Body
Why aren't His arms reaching
Why aren't His hands healing
Why aren't His words teaching
And if we are the Body
Why aren't His feet going
Why is His love not showing them there is a way
There is a way "
God Bless
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
His Fingers of Love
“But now, O LORD,
You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our potter;
And all we are the work of Your hand.”
Isaiah 64:8 (New King James Version)
Wondering if you are reading yesterday’s mail? Nope ! This is the verse for today as well .Ever seen a potter working on the clay ? His fingers carefully shaping and molding it….
Here is what the Lord is teaching us today …. Look at any clay pot or clay jar closer…. Bring it up close and look at it carefully ….. what do we see ? Is it totally smooth ? No…. We see these thin lines/streaks across it . You know what causes it ? The Master’s hands ! As His fingers sweep across , His patterns get embedded in us…His very nature is in us….
And that’s exactly what the Lord is teaching us today… That as He works in us , His very nature gets engraved in us….
The loving Fingers of our God shape us and His patterns form us…. Just try and picture that for a moment….God working on us and His finger patterns just sweeping across every area of our lives… Wow ! How loving is our Father!
The Oneness that the Father desires of us ….. Are we longing for the same ? The Lord wants to work in us and have His way in us and not just that …But have His very nature embedded in us…That when people look at us they see the hands of God at work !!
Let every barrier of stubbornness, self reliance and pride be broken this day…. Let us submit to have the Lord engrave His very nature in our lives….
“Oh these Fingers of Love, these Fingers of Love
These Fingers of Love that shape me
These Fingers of Love , These Fingers of Love
These Fingers of Love for Me “
God Bless
You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our potter;
And all we are the work of Your hand.”
Isaiah 64:8 (New King James Version)
Wondering if you are reading yesterday’s mail? Nope ! This is the verse for today as well .Ever seen a potter working on the clay ? His fingers carefully shaping and molding it….
Here is what the Lord is teaching us today …. Look at any clay pot or clay jar closer…. Bring it up close and look at it carefully ….. what do we see ? Is it totally smooth ? No…. We see these thin lines/streaks across it . You know what causes it ? The Master’s hands ! As His fingers sweep across , His patterns get embedded in us…His very nature is in us….
And that’s exactly what the Lord is teaching us today… That as He works in us , His very nature gets engraved in us….
The loving Fingers of our God shape us and His patterns form us…. Just try and picture that for a moment….God working on us and His finger patterns just sweeping across every area of our lives… Wow ! How loving is our Father!
The Oneness that the Father desires of us ….. Are we longing for the same ? The Lord wants to work in us and have His way in us and not just that …But have His very nature embedded in us…That when people look at us they see the hands of God at work !!
Let every barrier of stubbornness, self reliance and pride be broken this day…. Let us submit to have the Lord engrave His very nature in our lives….
“Oh these Fingers of Love, these Fingers of Love
These Fingers of Love that shape me
These Fingers of Love , These Fingers of Love
These Fingers of Love for Me “
God Bless
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
We are the Clay !
"But now, O LORD,
You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our potter;
And all we are the work of Your hand"
Isaiah 64:8 (New King James Version)
Im sure we have all heard this so many times.... But this is something specific that the Lord has laid on myheart to share in the morning.
Before we met the Lord and accepted Him as our Saviour we were this hard lump of unused mud. But now that we have accepted the Lord and let Him in , He is working on us.
Now we need to remember that as the Lord is working on us and moulding and shaping us , now is when we need to be more careful of what we let into our lives. The slightest breeze can bring a wave of dust, sticks, stones onto us... And that can change a lot .... However if we keep allowing ourselves to be shaped by the Master's loving hands then He protects us and even if something comes (only if He permits it) you can be sure that He will take care of it.
But we need to understand the impact and seriousness of consciously letting that one unwanted thought, that one unwanted word in our lives....
The Master is shaping us ...Lets not let filth ruin His work.
God Bless
You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our potter;
And all we are the work of Your hand"
Isaiah 64:8 (New King James Version)
Im sure we have all heard this so many times.... But this is something specific that the Lord has laid on myheart to share in the morning.
Before we met the Lord and accepted Him as our Saviour we were this hard lump of unused mud. But now that we have accepted the Lord and let Him in , He is working on us.
Now we need to remember that as the Lord is working on us and moulding and shaping us , now is when we need to be more careful of what we let into our lives. The slightest breeze can bring a wave of dust, sticks, stones onto us... And that can change a lot .... However if we keep allowing ourselves to be shaped by the Master's loving hands then He protects us and even if something comes (only if He permits it) you can be sure that He will take care of it.
But we need to understand the impact and seriousness of consciously letting that one unwanted thought, that one unwanted word in our lives....
The Master is shaping us ...Lets not let filth ruin His work.
God Bless
His Amazing Love...Unfailing...So Divine
"And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me"
John 17 : 22-23 (New King James Version)
Anyone been wondering why your inbox didnt have the 'Verse for the Day' email pop up this past week ? My apologies, been really tied up with the Vacation Bible School (VBS) at church (this was my first time teaching at VBS). It was such a blessing . Being able to minister to kids actually takes a lot out off you . I have such high respect for those who are involved in children's ministry. They are the most creative and patient people one can find :)
Here is what the Lord has laid in my heart.... His amazing unfailing love !
Time and time again we tend to put so much hope in those around us and less in God... Do you know how much the Lord loves us ? The Bible says that the Father loves us as much as He loved Christ !! Wow ! Can u imagine that ? Such an unimaginable love is what the Father has for us !! But what do we have for Him ?
During this week since I was so busy with VBS I wasnt able to do a lot of things and even my personal meditation time got a lil disrupted. Then the Lord was teaching me "What if I got too busy ??" .... I couldnt even imagine a fraction of a second without the Lord.
Our Lord is forever faithful...He is never too busy for us....Anything can happen but He always has time for us ! How can we let ourselves get too busy for the Lord ? Sometimes its easy to give an excuse saying "Oh the Lord knows my heart...Its ok If I dont spend time daily with the Lord" ....What if the Lord told us the same "Oh its ok...He/She knows Im God...its ok if I dont listen to them for the next few hours/days"
The word of God clearly states the heart's desire of our Lord "And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one" ...
That we may be one with Him !!
Are we too busy to spend time with the Lord ?? Is our desire the same as the Lord's ? To be one with Him, To Abide in Him and He in us.
God Bless
John 17 : 22-23 (New King James Version)
Anyone been wondering why your inbox didnt have the 'Verse for the Day' email pop up this past week ? My apologies, been really tied up with the Vacation Bible School (VBS) at church (this was my first time teaching at VBS). It was such a blessing . Being able to minister to kids actually takes a lot out off you . I have such high respect for those who are involved in children's ministry. They are the most creative and patient people one can find :)
Here is what the Lord has laid in my heart.... His amazing unfailing love !
Time and time again we tend to put so much hope in those around us and less in God... Do you know how much the Lord loves us ? The Bible says that the Father loves us as much as He loved Christ !! Wow ! Can u imagine that ? Such an unimaginable love is what the Father has for us !! But what do we have for Him ?
During this week since I was so busy with VBS I wasnt able to do a lot of things and even my personal meditation time got a lil disrupted. Then the Lord was teaching me "What if I got too busy ??" .... I couldnt even imagine a fraction of a second without the Lord.
Our Lord is forever faithful...He is never too busy for us....Anything can happen but He always has time for us ! How can we let ourselves get too busy for the Lord ? Sometimes its easy to give an excuse saying "Oh the Lord knows my heart...Its ok If I dont spend time daily with the Lord" ....What if the Lord told us the same "Oh its ok...He/She knows Im God...its ok if I dont listen to them for the next few hours/days"
The word of God clearly states the heart's desire of our Lord "And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one" ...
That we may be one with Him !!
Are we too busy to spend time with the Lord ?? Is our desire the same as the Lord's ? To be one with Him, To Abide in Him and He in us.
God Bless
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