Hello everyone,
How are you doing on this day? I hope well. Jesus said in John 15v13:
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
This message is re-iterated in 1 John 3v16:
"Hereby pereceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."
One might ask, how far is too far - how much love is too much. No greater love ...
Have a blessed day.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Sunday, Dec 2, 2007 - AND THE COMMANDMENT IS...
"This is My commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you." John 15v12
And this is not the love that says I love you today, and sorry - not anymore. Instead it is love that will say:
I will suffer long towards you, I will be kind to you, I will not envy you, I will not vaunt myself before you, I will not be puffed up towards you, I will not behave myself unseemly towards you, I will not seek my own before yours, I will not be easily provoked by you, I will think no evil towards you, I will not rejoice in iniquity in you but I will rejoice in the truth in you, I will bear all things for you, I will believe all things you say, I will hope all things for you, and I will endure all things from you. This my love for you, will never fail.
The interesting thing is that this love that Jesus said to have for one another, is not just for husband or wife ... it is for one another.
Have a blessed day.
Father Lord, You gave Jesus because You love us. Lord Jesus You gave Your life because You love us. Holy Spirit You are here with us out of love for us. Lord God Almighty, help us to learn from Your example and to love one another, even as You loved us, in Jesus name, amen.
And this is not the love that says I love you today, and sorry - not anymore. Instead it is love that will say:
I will suffer long towards you, I will be kind to you, I will not envy you, I will not vaunt myself before you, I will not be puffed up towards you, I will not behave myself unseemly towards you, I will not seek my own before yours, I will not be easily provoked by you, I will think no evil towards you, I will not rejoice in iniquity in you but I will rejoice in the truth in you, I will bear all things for you, I will believe all things you say, I will hope all things for you, and I will endure all things from you. This my love for you, will never fail.
The interesting thing is that this love that Jesus said to have for one another, is not just for husband or wife ... it is for one another.
Have a blessed day.
Father Lord, You gave Jesus because You love us. Lord Jesus You gave Your life because You love us. Holy Spirit You are here with us out of love for us. Lord God Almighty, help us to learn from Your example and to love one another, even as You loved us, in Jesus name, amen.
Saturday, December 1, 2007 - Joy
"These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full." John 15v11
have you ever sat down and wondered - oh, what cause do I have to give thanks today? oh, what cause do I have to be joyful today. Well a couple of reasons:
1. Jesus is in our Father's house, preparing a place for us
2. Why? So that where He is, we also might be
3. He has asked that we believe in Him, even as we believe in God
4. He asked us not to let our hearts be troubled
5. He wants us with Him - why else would He be preparing a place for us
6. And where HE went, we know
7. We are on the right path - for He is the Way, the Truth and the Life
8. Our going through Him, guarantees us access to the Father
9. If you are keeping His commandments, shows that you love Him
10. He has asked for the Comforter to be here with us.
Need we say more...
Be at peace and have a restful weekend
have you ever sat down and wondered - oh, what cause do I have to give thanks today? oh, what cause do I have to be joyful today. Well a couple of reasons:
1. Jesus is in our Father's house, preparing a place for us
2. Why? So that where He is, we also might be
3. He has asked that we believe in Him, even as we believe in God
4. He asked us not to let our hearts be troubled
5. He wants us with Him - why else would He be preparing a place for us
6. And where HE went, we know
7. We are on the right path - for He is the Way, the Truth and the Life
8. Our going through Him, guarantees us access to the Father
9. If you are keeping His commandments, shows that you love Him
10. He has asked for the Comforter to be here with us.
Need we say more...
Be at peace and have a restful weekend
Friday, November 30th, 2007 - Still on Abiding
Wow,
It is the last day of November, 2007. Super wow. A word for thought on abiding:
"If ye keep My commandments, ye shall abide in My love; even as I have kept My Father's commandments, and abide in His love." John 15v10
Have a blessed day, and be at peace.
Verse for thought:
"He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
And being fully persuaded that, what He had promised, He was able also to perform." Romans `5v20&21
It is the last day of November, 2007. Super wow. A word for thought on abiding:
"If ye keep My commandments, ye shall abide in My love; even as I have kept My Father's commandments, and abide in His love." John 15v10
Have a blessed day, and be at peace.
Verse for thought:
"He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
And being fully persuaded that, what He had promised, He was able also to perform." Romans `5v20&21
Thursday, November 29th, 2007 - Ain't no one able to refute it
When I was younger, I read a book called Streiker. There were two of them, Streiker ... and Streiker the Kildeer. In the initial book, Streiker is this multi millionaire person, who picks for his bride a young lady, who was a secretary, to be his bride. She was of a humble background. In the second, Streiker is suddenly shot down on a plane, she has no way of reaching him for a while, and a package which he had asked her to pick up for him, just happened to be a child! What a challenge. It was a real test of her love for him, trusting his character and things he had revealed to her during the brief time they were together.
"As the Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you: continue ye in My love." John 15v9
Today's daily encouragement is just to encourage you that regardless of what you see, what you don't see, continue in Jesus' love. Believe His words to you, believe He who has promised to never leave us comfortless, but will come to us. Believe, believe, believe, ... and continue ye in His love.
Streiker did come back, and things were made clearer for his new bride. The child, had been taught to fear Streiker, and his new bride was the one who helped to bridge the gap between father and son. Sound familiar?
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Our dearest Heavenly Father,
Creator of Heaven and Earth and all that therein is, the Ruler of the ends of the earth, Omnipotent, Omniscient, magnificent, most holy, most faithful, most true, hallowed be Your name o God. Lord You reign in majesty, heaven and earth are filled with Your glory, hosanna in the highest. Daddy, this day we come to thank You for Your love. We thank You for loving Jesus, for loving us, for loving us enough to send Jesus to die for us. Lord Jesus, we thank You for Your love, we thank You for loving us enough to die for us. Holy Spirit, we appreciate You for Your love and care of us - daily revealing to us words from the Father and from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Indeed, Holy Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, You are love, and You are wonderful and You are perfect, and true and just. We love You, we appreciate You, we thank You and we continue in Jesus' love for us, keeping ourselves in the love of the Father, looking to the mercy of Jesus and continuing in fellowship with the Holy Spirit. Thank You Father, please Lord of the Harvest, draw unto You those who do not know You, in Jesus name, amen. Thank You Son, thank You Holy Spirit of God, in Jesus mighty name we pray with thanksgiving, amen.
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"As the Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you: continue ye in My love." John 15v9
Today's daily encouragement is just to encourage you that regardless of what you see, what you don't see, continue in Jesus' love. Believe His words to you, believe He who has promised to never leave us comfortless, but will come to us. Believe, believe, believe, ... and continue ye in His love.
Streiker did come back, and things were made clearer for his new bride. The child, had been taught to fear Streiker, and his new bride was the one who helped to bridge the gap between father and son. Sound familiar?
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Our dearest Heavenly Father,
Creator of Heaven and Earth and all that therein is, the Ruler of the ends of the earth, Omnipotent, Omniscient, magnificent, most holy, most faithful, most true, hallowed be Your name o God. Lord You reign in majesty, heaven and earth are filled with Your glory, hosanna in the highest. Daddy, this day we come to thank You for Your love. We thank You for loving Jesus, for loving us, for loving us enough to send Jesus to die for us. Lord Jesus, we thank You for Your love, we thank You for loving us enough to die for us. Holy Spirit, we appreciate You for Your love and care of us - daily revealing to us words from the Father and from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Indeed, Holy Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, You are love, and You are wonderful and You are perfect, and true and just. We love You, we appreciate You, we thank You and we continue in Jesus' love for us, keeping ourselves in the love of the Father, looking to the mercy of Jesus and continuing in fellowship with the Holy Spirit. Thank You Father, please Lord of the Harvest, draw unto You those who do not know You, in Jesus name, amen. Thank You Son, thank You Holy Spirit of God, in Jesus mighty name we pray with thanksgiving, amen.
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 - The Lord be glorified
Dear Lord be glorified, be glorified, Dear Lord be glorified, be glorified. These are the lyrics of a song that I really like. Although glorified could be interchanged with magnified, ... Interestingly enough, one of the prayers we as believers pray is that - Lord, in my life, let Your name be glorified. Hmm. In John 15v8, Jesus tells His disciples a secret to one of the ways in which the Father is glorified. That is:
"Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be My disciples."
And we see from John 15v5 the secret to how we bear much fruit. That is:
"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing."
Are you abiding in Him?
Have a blessed day.
"Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be My disciples."
And we see from John 15v5 the secret to how we bear much fruit. That is:
"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing."
Are you abiding in Him?
Have a blessed day.
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 - A checker
Hello everyone.
How are you doing on this day? I hope well. Have you ever been completely saturated with something that all you can think about is that - it could be smoke, or a perfume, or ... Well, the same way we see in John 15v7 where Jesus says:
1. If ye abide in Me,
2. and My words abide in you
3. ye shall ask what ye will,
4. and it shall be done unto you.
Numbers 1 and 2 describe a sort of saturation. You are in Him, His words are in you, basically, you are completely envelopped by and filled by Jesus so much so that He becomes what you think of, live out, act out .... When you then get to number 3, more often than not, what you will, will be something that lines up with what He wills. And isn't it powerful that Jesus says it shall be done unto you. Take Him for His word. He that promised is faithful, and will also do it.
Have a blessed day.
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Verses for thought
"For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." Mark 11v23&24
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Our dearest Heavenly Father,
We thank You so much for today. We thank You so much for Your lovingkindness and Your tendermercies. We thank You so much for Your presence with us. We lift You high saying You are wonderful, and altogether glorious and precious and kind and none can compare to You in all of the heavens and in all of the earth. There is none that doeth wonders like You. We bless and appreciate and lift You up high. Hallowed be Your holy name forevermore. Father this day, we come to re-affirm our love for You and say we have faith in You, we believe in Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We ask for the grace to remain abiding in the Son, and the diligence to let His words abide in us, and the peace to keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. We love You Lord. We love You precious Holy Spirit of God. Have Your way O Lord in our lives even now and evermore. We pray for those who do not know You and ask that You draw them to You. Use us o Lord and let Your name and Your name alone be glorified. Thank You Father, thank You Son, thank You Holy Spirit of God. In Jesus mighty name we pray with thanksgiving, amen.
How are you doing on this day? I hope well. Have you ever been completely saturated with something that all you can think about is that - it could be smoke, or a perfume, or ... Well, the same way we see in John 15v7 where Jesus says:
1. If ye abide in Me,
2. and My words abide in you
3. ye shall ask what ye will,
4. and it shall be done unto you.
Numbers 1 and 2 describe a sort of saturation. You are in Him, His words are in you, basically, you are completely envelopped by and filled by Jesus so much so that He becomes what you think of, live out, act out .... When you then get to number 3, more often than not, what you will, will be something that lines up with what He wills. And isn't it powerful that Jesus says it shall be done unto you. Take Him for His word. He that promised is faithful, and will also do it.
Have a blessed day.
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Verses for thought
"For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." Mark 11v23&24
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Our dearest Heavenly Father,
We thank You so much for today. We thank You so much for Your lovingkindness and Your tendermercies. We thank You so much for Your presence with us. We lift You high saying You are wonderful, and altogether glorious and precious and kind and none can compare to You in all of the heavens and in all of the earth. There is none that doeth wonders like You. We bless and appreciate and lift You up high. Hallowed be Your holy name forevermore. Father this day, we come to re-affirm our love for You and say we have faith in You, we believe in Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We ask for the grace to remain abiding in the Son, and the diligence to let His words abide in us, and the peace to keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. We love You Lord. We love You precious Holy Spirit of God. Have Your way O Lord in our lives even now and evermore. We pray for those who do not know You and ask that You draw them to You. Use us o Lord and let Your name and Your name alone be glorified. Thank You Father, thank You Son, thank You Holy Spirit of God. In Jesus mighty name we pray with thanksgiving, amen.
Monday, 26th of November, 2007 - Serious maltreatment!
Serious maltreatment - come and see. Jesus said to His disciples in John 15v6:
"If a man abide not in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered: and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned."
Serious maltreatment - come and see!!! Note the progression, if you don't abide in Jesus (signifying there was some sort of dwelling in Him before... or perhaps not), that person is cast off as a branch (so initially, the person is still a branch, things are still seemingly all fine and dandy.
Next thing the person knows, they begin to wither. Now I don't know which weather makes you wither more - perhaps winter, perhaps summer, perhaps rain, perhaps snow. But that assurance that the person formerly had about when they pass through the waters, it would not overflow them; when they go through the fire, they will not be burned, neither will the flames kindle upon them, would all be gone. They can no longer be guaranteed that like Daniel, the lions will not eat them up or like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that the flames would not burn them. Nope, not at all - the person begins to wither.
Finally, men gather them up and put them in the only place they seem useful - the fire, perhaps where they can produce heat to fuel other people's passions. May this never be our portion in Jesus name. Remember the sons of Sceva.
Have a blessed day.
"If a man abide not in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered: and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned."
Serious maltreatment - come and see!!! Note the progression, if you don't abide in Jesus (signifying there was some sort of dwelling in Him before... or perhaps not), that person is cast off as a branch (so initially, the person is still a branch, things are still seemingly all fine and dandy.
Next thing the person knows, they begin to wither. Now I don't know which weather makes you wither more - perhaps winter, perhaps summer, perhaps rain, perhaps snow. But that assurance that the person formerly had about when they pass through the waters, it would not overflow them; when they go through the fire, they will not be burned, neither will the flames kindle upon them, would all be gone. They can no longer be guaranteed that like Daniel, the lions will not eat them up or like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that the flames would not burn them. Nope, not at all - the person begins to wither.
Finally, men gather them up and put them in the only place they seem useful - the fire, perhaps where they can produce heat to fuel other people's passions. May this never be our portion in Jesus name. Remember the sons of Sceva.
Have a blessed day.
Sunday, November 25th - How do you make do with what you hear?
Hello everyone,
How are you doing on this day? We bless God. The other day, someone reminded me of the song - count your blessings name them one by one, count your blessings see what God has done, count your blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done. And how true this is. How so true this is.
The Bible says in John 15v5 that:
"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing."
The words that Jesus spoke, they are spirit and they are life. Do you want to be fruitful? Abide in Him, and let Him abide in you. Do not let anyone convince you otherwise!!!
Have a blessed day.
Verses for thought:
"This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." Joshua 1v8
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Lord, help me not only to be a hearer, but also a doer of Your word, in Jesus name, amen.
How are you doing on this day? We bless God. The other day, someone reminded me of the song - count your blessings name them one by one, count your blessings see what God has done, count your blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done. And how true this is. How so true this is.
The Bible says in John 15v5 that:
"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing."
The words that Jesus spoke, they are spirit and they are life. Do you want to be fruitful? Abide in Him, and let Him abide in you. Do not let anyone convince you otherwise!!!
Have a blessed day.
Verses for thought:
"This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." Joshua 1v8
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Lord, help me not only to be a hearer, but also a doer of Your word, in Jesus name, amen.
Saturday, November 24, 2007 - Reigning with Him
Hello everyone,
How are you doing on this day? I hope well. Hmm, today we see how without Jesus, we cannot do anything. I mean, in Him we live, in Him we move, in Him we have our being. We say our prayers in His name, we do all things through Him. We see in particular in John 15v4 where the Bible says:
"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in Me."
Verses for thought:
"The saying is sure and worthy of confidence: If we have died with Him, we shall also live with Him.
If we endure, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny and disown and reject Him, He will also deny and disown and reject us.
If we are faithless [do not believe and are untrue to Him]. He remains true (faithful to His Word and His righteous character), for He cannot deny Himself."
Have a blessed day.
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Our dearest Heavenly Father,
We thank You so much for today. We thank You for Your goodness, for Your lovingkindness, for Your tendermercies. We bless You for who You are to us. We thank You for being ever faithful and true and for taking pleasure in our prosperity. Thank You Father, thank You Son, thank You Holy Spirit of God. Father Lord God Almighty, we pray for the grace to abide always in the vine, and let Him abide in us. Holy Spirit help us, not to deny the Lord, but to run with patience the race that is set in front of us. Thank You Father, thank You Son, thank You Holy Spirit of God. We thank You and ask all these things, in Jesus name we pray, amen.
How are you doing on this day? I hope well. Hmm, today we see how without Jesus, we cannot do anything. I mean, in Him we live, in Him we move, in Him we have our being. We say our prayers in His name, we do all things through Him. We see in particular in John 15v4 where the Bible says:
"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in Me."
Verses for thought:
"The saying is sure and worthy of confidence: If we have died with Him, we shall also live with Him.
If we endure, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny and disown and reject Him, He will also deny and disown and reject us.
If we are faithless [do not believe and are untrue to Him]. He remains true (faithful to His Word and His righteous character), for He cannot deny Himself."
Have a blessed day.
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Our dearest Heavenly Father,
We thank You so much for today. We thank You for Your goodness, for Your lovingkindness, for Your tendermercies. We bless You for who You are to us. We thank You for being ever faithful and true and for taking pleasure in our prosperity. Thank You Father, thank You Son, thank You Holy Spirit of God. Father Lord God Almighty, we pray for the grace to abide always in the vine, and let Him abide in us. Holy Spirit help us, not to deny the Lord, but to run with patience the race that is set in front of us. Thank You Father, thank You Son, thank You Holy Spirit of God. We thank You and ask all these things, in Jesus name we pray, amen.
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