Christ gave us instructions in how to pray. The instructions are not the mantra to repeat, but steps to observe in prayer.
Luke 11:2-4
"2 So He said to them, “When you pray, say:
Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
4 And forgive us our sins, For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.”
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Prosperity Lies
I don't know
about any of you but I become weary at the health wealth and prosperity gospel
that some are spreading. There is no
scriptural basis for it. Many have
become discouraged thinking they have done something wrong because they don't
live in wealth, they are sick often and all their relatives hate them.
There are
those who say they don't believe the false gospel of prosperity, but live as
though they must prove God is blessing them through feverish efforts to acquire
wealth. They even deny their illnesses
to pretend they are healthy when they need a doctor.
Next time
someone attempts to convince you that God does not want you to be poor, sick,
or persecuted, repeat these words to them.
Hebrews 11:35
"Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not
accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
Hbr 11:36
Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and
imprisonment.
Hbr 11:37
They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, [fn] were slain with the
sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute,
afflicted, tormented--
Hbr 11:38 of
whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, [in]
dens and caves of the earth.
Hbr 11:39 And
all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the
promise,
Hbr 11:40 God
having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect
apart from "
Many people
are being persecuted, beheaded and hung on crosses today in Egypt
Matthew 6:19
""Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and
rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;"
Mat 6:20 "but lay up for yourselves treasures
in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break
in and steal."
Mat 6:21 "For where your treasure is, there
your heart will be also."
2 Corinthians
11:23 "Are they ministers of Christ?--I speak as a fool--I [am] more: in
labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in
deaths often.
2Cr 11:24
From the Jews five times I received forty [stripes] minus one.
2Cr 11:25 Three
times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked;
a night and a day I have been in the deep;
2Cr 11:26
[in] journeys often, [in] perils of waters, [in] perils of robbers, [in] perils
of [my own] countrymen, [in] perils of the Gentiles, [in] perils in the city,
[in] perils in the wilderness, [in] perils in the sea, [in] perils among false
brethren;
2Cr 11:27 in
weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings
often, in cold and nakedness--
2Cr 11:28
besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the
churches.
2Cr 11:29 Who
is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn [with
indignation]?
2Cr 11:30 If
I must boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity.
2Cr 11:31 The
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I
am not lying.
2Cr 11:32 In Damascus
2Cr 11:33 but
I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped from his
hands"
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Luke 21:14
""Therefore settle [it] in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on
what you will answer;
Luk 21:15
"for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will
not be able to contradict or resist.
Luk 21:16
"You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends;
and they will put [some] of you to death.
Luk 21:17
"And you will be hated by all for My name's sake"
Hmmm!!! Christ was our example and He did not escape
poverty and persecution, what would make us think we would. Joel Osteen spits in the face of God when he
writes a book entitled, "Your Best Life Now." This may be the best life now for those who
are refusing Christ and ultimately will end up in a firey hell. But for the believer, nothing on this earth
should take us captive, not wealth, not health nor the love of all the people
that surround us. Our best life is to
come when we go before the Savior and hear His Words, "Well done good and
faithful servant."
We as
believers yearn for our heavenly home and our husband that dwells in us now and
will one day take us home.
Diligence Brings Blessing
Proverbs 20:4
"4 The lazy man will not plow because of winter;
He will beg during harvest and have nothing."
It is a sin to be lazy, we must ask God to make us diligent, that our witness not be maligned in the eyes of those who are watching.
Those who are lazy in their job, will also be lazy in their spiritual life. Laziness is a mentality, that is not compartmentalized to a particular area, it is a spiritual soul problem.
Proverbs 13:4
"4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat."
Proverbs 10:4
"4 Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich."
Galatians 6:9
"9 Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary."
2 Peter 3:14
"14 Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,"
Ecclesiastes 9:10
"10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going."
Colossians 3:23
"23 Whatever you do, do your work [a]heartily, as for the Lord [b]rather than for men,"
Romans 6:12
"12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts,"
We forget that laziness is sin, we also forget sometimes that working hard, accomplishing a task is much more fulfilling than entertainment. God has placed in our being a need and desire to accomplish physical tasks. We are fulfilled by them, they satisfy.
Psalm 128:2 "When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands, You will be happy and it will be well with you."
When pleasure is pursued, then there is never enough, only more pleasure continually will give temporary happiness.
When we sit down from our labors and look back at the accomplishment, only then can we feel at rest, we delight in our work.
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
"18 Here is what I have seen: It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage.
19 As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.
20 For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart."
"4 The lazy man will not plow because of winter;
He will beg during harvest and have nothing."
It is a sin to be lazy, we must ask God to make us diligent, that our witness not be maligned in the eyes of those who are watching.
Those who are lazy in their job, will also be lazy in their spiritual life. Laziness is a mentality, that is not compartmentalized to a particular area, it is a spiritual soul problem.
Proverbs 13:4
"4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat."
Proverbs 10:4
"4 Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich."
Galatians 6:9
"9 Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary."
2 Peter 3:14
"14 Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,"
Ecclesiastes 9:10
"10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going."
Colossians 3:23
"23 Whatever you do, do your work [a]heartily, as for the Lord [b]rather than for men,"
Romans 6:12
"12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts,"
We forget that laziness is sin, we also forget sometimes that working hard, accomplishing a task is much more fulfilling than entertainment. God has placed in our being a need and desire to accomplish physical tasks. We are fulfilled by them, they satisfy.
Psalm 128:2 "When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands, You will be happy and it will be well with you."
When pleasure is pursued, then there is never enough, only more pleasure continually will give temporary happiness.
When we sit down from our labors and look back at the accomplishment, only then can we feel at rest, we delight in our work.
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
"18 Here is what I have seen: It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage.
19 As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.
20 For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart."
Laziness Dishonors God!
Proverbs 19:24-25
"24 A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. 25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary;
Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge."
"24 A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. 25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary;
Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge."
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Superficial Forgiveness
http://web001.rbc.org/pdf/discovery-series/avoiding-the-dangers-of-superficial-forgiveness.pdf
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Faith in Christ or Faith in our Constitution?
I meet people every day who defend the constitution which represents their personal freedom, but never mention the Bible. These people have placed the value of the constitution above God's Word.
They will fight verbally to defend this piece of paper by the law of the land, while ignoring the principles of God's Word in conversation. In fact when God's Word is mentioned, there is embarrassment, but there is no embarrassment at the mention of the constitution.
Sort of seems to me that what we speak the most about, is what we revere the most. Or am I missing something?
The constitution of this country is not an inspired work of God, it is the concoction of men who wanted to create a moral environment based on Christian principles without promoting any particular religion. They were happy to include Christianity in that grouping of different faiths, but they were not willing to elevate it above all other religions.
Seems odd to me that a government claiming to be based on Christianity, would welcome and even embrace every other faith too.
Notice the wording in our documents...."for the people and by the people." Seems like it should read "for God and by God", if this were truly a Christian nation.
God says there is only one faith that counts, this faith is spoken of in the Bible, faith toward Christ Jesus. IF we were truly a Christian nation we would need no constitution, all we need is the Bible.
IF we place any measure of hope and faith in the constitution of a country then we are robbing God of the faith we should place in Him.
They will fight verbally to defend this piece of paper by the law of the land, while ignoring the principles of God's Word in conversation. In fact when God's Word is mentioned, there is embarrassment, but there is no embarrassment at the mention of the constitution.
Sort of seems to me that what we speak the most about, is what we revere the most. Or am I missing something?
The constitution of this country is not an inspired work of God, it is the concoction of men who wanted to create a moral environment based on Christian principles without promoting any particular religion. They were happy to include Christianity in that grouping of different faiths, but they were not willing to elevate it above all other religions.
Seems odd to me that a government claiming to be based on Christianity, would welcome and even embrace every other faith too.
Notice the wording in our documents...."for the people and by the people." Seems like it should read "for God and by God", if this were truly a Christian nation.
God says there is only one faith that counts, this faith is spoken of in the Bible, faith toward Christ Jesus. IF we were truly a Christian nation we would need no constitution, all we need is the Bible.
IF we place any measure of hope and faith in the constitution of a country then we are robbing God of the faith we should place in Him.
Secular Humanism is Alive and Well in the Church
Secular Humanism is Alive and Well in the Church
Our culture confuses discipline with revenge. Revenge harms
people just because of anger, however discipline is for the purpose of
restoration. Both can hurt, one is from God the other human reaction.
Proverbs 27:6
"Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are
the kisses of an enemy."
Proverbs 20:30
"30 Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, As do stripes
the inner depths of the heart."
Since we live in a culture that thinks discipline and
correction is mean, we continually battle with those who say psychological
things they think are Biblical but in fact are secular humanism.
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