What about the?. [ Matthew 25 v14- 30 ]

As I sat down for my breakfast,I heard a voice saying what about those who have no food?.As  I drank a class of clean water ,I heard a voice say what
about those who have only polluted water to drink?. As I looked at my wardrobe ,I heard a voice say,what about those who are nearly naked?.As I looked at my rows of shoes,I heard a voice saying what those who walk
barefoot?.As I looked at my nice home,I heard a voice say what about the homeless?.As I considered the freedom I enjoy I heard a voice saying,what about the oppressed?. As I thanked God for my salvation, I heard a voice say,what about the lost?.
                                           A prayer.
Dear God guide us by your Spirit as to how we can help those in need
by our giving and caring,in Jesus Name Amen.

A kingdom that will never end. [ Daniel 2 v 44 ]

It was written of Lenin, that it was by sheer force of will.that he drove his followers to the October  Revolution,sometimes one individual does change the course of history.[S.B. Montefiore].The result says the same writer was
the first Marxist government,a government initially led by Lenin,and then Stalin,it was especially Stalin and his followers,that sacrificed millions of
lives at the pitiless altar,of their Utopian ideology.He goes on to write,the
October revolution was more farce than glory. Tragically the real revolution
pitiless,and bloody,started the moment the comedy ended. These words
spell out a very chilling tale,that was all so true,and so very sad.Now let me tell you of another man who through the weakness,of His death, on a cross
changed this worlds history,and is still doing it.His name is Jesus,those who where and are his followers,experienced  a change that profoundly changed their lives,yes He pulled the idolatrous gods, idols down and set people free,over 2000 years has passed since He died that sacrificial death, the change He continues making is glorious,and will continue ,until the end of time. Yes there will be and end,when Jesus will return, to gather His own ,and to judge those who have rejected Him,and set up a kingdom that will never end.
                                      A  prayer.
Dear God may thy kingdom come,we pray that millions and millions of
people be gathered into that kingdom that will have no end in Jesus name Amen .

He cares for His own. [ Psalm121]

Psalm 75 reminded Israel that God rules, Plummer writes,/Jehovah,being the sovereign Lord and Governor world lays those low that proudly exalt
themselves against his authority, and lifts up those that humbly submit
themselves unto him/The thousand year Reich lasted 9 years,the Soviet
Union is no more,this is not by chance,no, God rules.We can easily forget
this truth,and feel that human might and power is what matters,not so. Israel
experienced oppression under Assyria ,Babylon,Rome,these powers are gone Israel still exists.All world powers are transient,temporary,they rule as long as God sees fit, God is working all things after the counsel of His will.
[ Ephesians 1v11] Now we have mentioned Gods Sovereignty, in relation
to world powers and events,but let us also remind ourselves that God is vitally interested in us personally.As a father is interested in all things
concerning His children,so  God your loving heavenly Father is interested
in all that concerns His children.At this time my wife is seeking another position of employment,for her as for you,God can make a way ,promotion cometh from the LORD,[,Psalm 75 v6-7] He opens doors ,and His timing
is always perfect, in His providence ,He rules,and overrules,for you His child.
                                       A  prayer.
Sovereign God we commit all our ways to You,trusting in your providential
care for us Your dear children ,in Jesus name Amen.

I must have. [ Matthew 28 v20]

This morning the words of an old hymn came into my mind,/I must have the Saviour with me,for I dare not walk alone/.I think back to those days when I did it my way,the bad old days,in those days I walked alone like the poet ,I wandered lonely as a cloud.But now things are different,yes I do feel lonely, at times,but I am not alone.I have the Saviour with me.When Moses died,Joshua must have felt very inadequate, anxious, possible isolated,no longer could he rely on the man of God,he was gone. All sorts of feelings were pressing in upon him,the Lord knew how he felt,and so He spoke to him.Today, listen to the whispers of Jesus,listen to the whispers of Jesus.What did God say to Joshua?,'I will be with thee,I will not fail thee,nor forsake thee[Joshua 1 v5]When Jesus was leaving and returning to heaven,consider how His disciples must  have felt,he was leaving them,in one sense ,but in another sense He wasn't.he would be with them in the person of the Holy Spirit,and so He says,I am with you always, even unto the end of the age[Matthew 28 v 20]
                                          A prayer
Dear Saviour we thank you that you have assured us that you are with us always,and that no matter what changes come into our lives,that wonderful
truth will never change.Amen.
  [ I will return to my Blog on Monday,  every blessing, Bill]

I have a soul [Acte 16 v31]

The musical Les Miserables is a wonderful yet sad story,written by Victor Hugo,the Main character in it is a man called Jean  Valjean.He had served
19years on the chain gang,for stealing a loaf of bread,he is granted a ticket of leave,but is rejected by society.Starving and homeless he is befriended by a Bishop,who takes him in feeds him and puts him up.Jean steals silver plates ,is caught and brought back to the Bishop,who says he gave him the
silver,he then gives him,two extra silver candlesticks.Later on Jean is heard
saying,as regards the Bishop,'he told me I had a soul'. Think about those
words,for they challenge so much that this world and the Devil, would like us to forget.They tell us that man shall not live by bread alone,but by every
word that comes from the mouth of God[Matthew 4v4]It reminds us that we may gain the whole world,at the cost of our soul.[Matthew 16 v26]The most precious thing that we have is our souls,and yet we sell for the price of a....
you finish that,and then ask yourself is it worth it?.
                                       A  prayer.
 Dear God when you created us we became not just a living body,but a living soul,help us to see how vital that is,and that it is of the greatest importance,that we do not loose out eternal soul,help us to turn to Jesus,turning from our sins and ask Him to save us Amen.

Wise or Foolish. [ Matthew 7 v 24 ff ]

We have not had much rain for a while,but things have changed this week,and I watched the rain falling,a little chorus came to mind about the wise man and the foolish man in Matthew 7 v24ff, Jesus stressed  the importance of not only hearing Gods word ,and putting it into practise..He tells us if we only hear the word and do not act upon it we are foolish and heading for trouble,but if we hear the word of God and act upon it then all will be well.We might know the word of God,be a good sound
evangelical,and fail to live out what one knows,we are fools.Likewise if we
have heard the gospel,and fail to respond to it,we are fools,and heading for disaster.In Psalm 1,we are told the wicked,the ungodly shall not stand in the judgement[v7 ],Plummer writes,/ To stand is to maintain ones cause,to hold ones own,to be unhurt and unterrified.But in the last day the wicked will
have no confidence,no comfort,no support/. Like the foolish people who build their houses upon the sand the whole structure will come crashing down upon their heads.
                                             A  preayer.
Dear God help us to be not only hearers of your word,but doers,lest we be classed as fools,in Jesus name Amen

Unfufilled desire. [ Deuteronomy 32. v 11-12]

There are many believers living with unfilled desires,recently I was speaking to a fellow Christian,and she told me how she had wanted to serve
God in a certain way but it had not happened.I could appreciate what she was saying,because of my own experience,Years ago I wrote the following./The unfulfilled desire,that desire that appears good,and God glorifying,yet remains unfulfilled.The one with the desire may ask why?,or at least think it. Could I not have served God better if that desire had been fulfilled, why oh why was it not to be?. No answer seems to come,it all seems unfair,from our position it seems cruel,meaningless,purposelessness. ,Yet our lives are in His hands,He has a perfect plan,He will compensate,He will,the key word in every situation is trust, a trust in a loving heavenly Father./
                                              A  prayer.
Dear God,we commit all our unfulfilled dreams and desires into your hands,
and ask for grace to trust You ,in Jesus name Amen.
                                          A  final word.
                                  He leadeth me oh blessed thought.