Remember even the devil can quote scripture [ Matthew 4 v6 ]

I believe it was Gods will/ There is a higher ordering,and we all are nothing else than its agents/ I felt that now the call of providence has come to me/In three days the Lord has smitten them/and to me the grace was given/bow in humility before the Almighty who in a few weeks has wrought a miracle upon us/ Now the question is who spoke these words?.Was it John Calvin or M. L. King,or I wonder was it Billy Graham? Well it was none other than Adolf  Hitler,dear old godly Adolf who put to death ,9 million Jews, and who had the disabled put to death,whose armies slaughtered countless millions of poor defenceless people,who would and for all we know worked for the devil to get what he wanted,a man who told countless lies ,need I go on. There are many voices in the world, let us be on our guard and not be taken in by mere religious words, there are many examples of this ,the Prophets often exposed the hypocrisy of so called religious people, likewise our Saviour [Matthew 23 ] To the religious  rulers,and a religious people, he had this to say/,thou that  killest the prophets,and stonest them which are sent unto thee/[v 37] The cults can sound very convincing, but they do not stand for truth, in the end they are but bringing people into bondage and everlasting destruction.
A  prayer..../ Dear God help us not to decieved by persuasive words,or persuasive personalites,in Jesus name Amen /

A place of great need.[ James 5 v1-8 ]

I was sitting in my garden this morning,we are gradually improving in our gardening skills, and the garden is a nice place to sit and have my quite time,and I found myself going over that old gospel song, /I come to the garden alone while the dew is still on the roses. And the voice I hear,falling on my ear,the Son of God discloses/I am very privileaged that I have a garden,but of course it is a place of intercession, and as I prayed, I read the prayer requests, and one really saddened me, on the 14th of April an orphanage was attacked in Vietnam, it was a Christian orphanage,the police did not help, but took part in the attack. An orphanage it hardly bears thinking of ,but it happened,the most vunerable in that society, are made to suffer, it should sadden any right thinking person, it brings shame to the nation of Vietnam to let such things take place. So today pray for those dear children and those who care for then, and for the country of  Vietnam, it is a sad and needy place,a place of great need,a place that needs the transforming power of Christ.
 A prayer...../ Dear God have mercy upon those who suffer injustice ,be it in Vietnam,or where I live,by Your Spirit move in the hearts of those who perpetuate injustice, in Jesus Name Amen /

God will act. [ Genesis 6 v 3 ]

In Isaiah 59v 16 we read ,/ And He saw that there was no man, and wondered, that there was no intercessor, therefore his arm brought salvation unto him, and his righteousness,it sustained him/As God looked at the situation in Judah, He sees injustice,and oppression abounding everywhere. Surely this ought not to have been, after all,it was his people ,a people called to be holy, just, and merciful ,they were meant to manifest righteousness, to be a light unto the gentiles.The situation is amazing to God,surely from among His people,there would have been those who would have rose up and established righteousness,but no , there was no one. We have a similar statement in Ezekiel 22v30 this was about 150 years later,showing how little the people had changed,and that Judgement had to fall, which it did. God is patient but eventually He will say enough is enough, and then He will act in judgement, God continually spoke to Judah, but no avail, what applies to Judah ,applies to this world, one day God will say enough is enough, and then He will act.Also what applies to the world applies to us as individuals, if we continue on our own sinful way,ignoring His voice,refusing to forsake our sin,God will declare enough is enough, and He will act.
A   prayer..../ Dear God  we ask for mercy ,for the this world for our nation,and for so many people we know who go on blindly in their sins,in Jesus name Amen
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What God values. [ 1 Peter 1 v18-19]

In our country  a couple have just won £148 million on the lottery,the lady said it was a bit frightening, but challenging,I not surprised, it being a bit frightening. We live in times when ordinary people are becoming very rich, ordinary lads who can kick a leather football are becoming millionaires,people appear on the x-factor talent show,are suddenly propelled into fame and riches. I am still waiting for my ship to come in, although I must confess I dont dream of becomming rich, although recently something happened that made me realize that possessions may have a wrong  grip on my life.I have a comfortable life style,and I found myself thinking that I may loose my home comforts. Mybe we all need to look hard at our attitude as regards things,suicides have rocket in this country,in the wake of the economic downturn. I and my wife still work, I am 68 so, as I said we have a comfortable lifestyle, should one feel guilty, and start beating oneself up?.What is imporant is to not let your possession possess you, and to realize that our possessions can suddenly disappear.Let us remember that we should not be defined by our possessions. My worth comes not from my possessions, but who I am, a child of God,when He looks at us He does not take any notice,of what we are wearing, even though it may be a designer lable,or the lovely home we live in ,or the car,or cars we own,no , none of those things matter with our God, He values  us for ourselves. How much does He value us His children? here is the answer,/Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver or gold.......but with the precious blood of Christ.  [1 Peter 1 v 18-19 ],yes thats how much God values us His children.
A  prayer..../ Dear God so often we replace Your values with the worlds values, to often we loose sight of Calvary, forgive us in Jesus name . Amen /

Forsaken by God. [Psalm 22 ]

A friend of mine described his very painful experience recently in hospital, when the surgeon carried out  a procedure, it was the finish of his treatment. He described what he went through and it sounded pretty awful,but hopefully it is all over with, and he can begin to recover.Suffering does not come easy to any of us,be it in the dentist chair,or on the operating table.  There are so many ways we can suffer and do suffer,the list is endless,some of it is necessary, some unnecessary, but it is part of the human situation. It is in the  OT that  we read of the suffering of Jesus, in graphic details Psalm 22,starts with the words that Christ would utter on the cross,My God , my God why has thou forsaken Me?This is a very difficult thing to appreciate,how can the God man be seperated from God?.My study Bible simply says,/ it was not a cry of doubt,but an urgent appeal to God,/ R H Ryland  writes,/ these words of Christ expresses a suffering that never at any other time was felt in this world, and never will be again- the vengeance of the Almighty upon His child/ We can only knell and worship at these words ,their mystery and majesty ,remember He experienced such suffering ,that we may never be forsaken,for He has said I will never leave you or forsake you[Hebrews 13 v 5 ]
A  prayer...../ Dear Lord  Jesus it is with humble hearts we come , and thank You that You were prepared to suffer untold agony for us. Amen /

Dont let the reins slack. [ Psalm 122 ]

A friend of mine was talking of his concern for his children who were neglecting meeting for fellowship with other believers,the church they attend have changed things,which has not helped. Yet this should not be allowed to hinder our making every effort to attend a fellowship with other believers,if a local church is acting in ways that are not helpful, then we need to seek out another fellowship. In our present age in the west, we have so many things that can entice us away from the fellowship with other believers,Sunday sport,the easy means of getting away from things in our cars,also  our tiredness,our employment is so demanding,likewise our family responsibilities,the result is we begin to let the reins slack,and we find ourselves going nowhere.I know that the local fellowship is far from perfect,mybe if I left, it would be,no, the local church is full of imperfect people, but they are Gods people,and I love them. So dont let the reins slack,determine to attend a local fellowship,where we can be encouraged ,and also to encourage others,by our prayers and our love.
A  prayer ...../ Dear God help us not to loose sight of the importance of fellowship,in Jesus name Amen ]

J Ws.[ Jude 3 -4 ]

 As I was going to church ,there was a crowd of J Ws, where going round the doors,this saddened me, I read that 80percent of converts to the JWs came from mainstream Christian denominations.The JWs do not believe in the trinity,Christ is not  accepted as the God man, this is not a new thing,at the time of the early church a false teacher called Arius challenged the Christian belief af the trinity, as John MacArthur writes in his book,12 unlikely heroes ,that Arius was the origional JWs..It was a man called Athanasius who contended for the faith , as John McAuthur writes,/He kept the flood tide of heresy back,it is thought that a saying came into being,/Athanasius against the world./It is sad when we see the cults making headway within our community,we do need to hold fast to the truth, this is what matters,without truth people willl remain in the darkness of error.Everybody believes something,but it is vital that people believe the truth,if we dont we will never know Him who is the way,the truth, and the life[ John 14 v6 ],even Jesus the God man, the Saviour of the world.
A  prayer..../   Dear Lord keeps us from being drawn into error, help us to hold fast to thev truth, and to contend earnestly for  it, in Your name we ask this /