While on holiday we decided to go to the cinema,considering what was being shown,I choose one,feeling it may a good story to it.It was rated a 15,
and I sensed it may not be suitable,but I over ruled those feelings,and so we went. Sure enough it was totally unsuitable,and after about 10 minutes we
got up and left.My underlying feelings had been right,what caused those
feelings?,I believe it was the Holy Spirit, and He was right as He always is
,again I was reminded again of the importance,of His prompting.We are told
to live by the Spirit,and to be led by the Spirit[Galations 5v 16-18],after all we as Christians,are indwelt by the Spirit.Whereas before we became a
Christian,we did what took our fancy,and would be drawn into all sorts of things,things that were unhelpful and detrimental to our well being.We left the cinema but other young people didn't,what they watched would not have been helpful to them,and effect them.I am not judging them,but am concerned for them.The challenge for us who know Christ,is to not leave ourselves open to wrong influences,be it movies,or whatever,and that is why we need to be people who are led by the Spirit.
A prayer.
Dear God,help us to live by your Spirit,and to be led by Him,when He speaks and prompts us,in Jesus name Amen.
Friday, 14 October 2016
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Doing good. [ Matthew 5 v16 ]
It was John Wesley who instructed his congregation to,'Do all the good you
can.By all the means you can.In all the ways you can. In all the places that you can. At all the times you can. To all the people that you can. As long as ever you can.'We read in Acts 10 v 38,that our Saviour went about doing good,of course we must stress that nothing we do, can save us,we are saved by Gods grace.The vital work that saves us ,is the work Jesus did on
the cross,and that alone,we cannot add a plus to His saving work.In Ephesians 2v8-9,we are told that we are saved by grace through faith[in Jesus],not by works,so that no one can boast.But it goes on to say we have been created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.So as Wesley said, let us do all the good we can,so that we glorify our Heavenly Father.
A prayer.
Dear Heavenly Father help us to glorify you in these lives that you have saved ,by doing good works in the name of Jesus we ask this Amen .
can.By all the means you can.In all the ways you can. In all the places that you can. At all the times you can. To all the people that you can. As long as ever you can.'We read in Acts 10 v 38,that our Saviour went about doing good,of course we must stress that nothing we do, can save us,we are saved by Gods grace.The vital work that saves us ,is the work Jesus did on
the cross,and that alone,we cannot add a plus to His saving work.In Ephesians 2v8-9,we are told that we are saved by grace through faith[in Jesus],not by works,so that no one can boast.But it goes on to say we have been created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.So as Wesley said, let us do all the good we can,so that we glorify our Heavenly Father.
A prayer.
Dear Heavenly Father help us to glorify you in these lives that you have saved ,by doing good works in the name of Jesus we ask this Amen .
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
We will not sneeze. [Psalm 31 v15 ]
One of my favourite books is the autobiography of Martin Luther King,JR.
along with what he did,which called for such courage,he said so many meaningful things.He had to face so much,to help the Black people of America,he tells how a black demented woman stabbed him,he was rushed to the hospital ,the X ray showed that the tip of the blade was on the edge
of the aorta,the main artery.If punctured,his life would have ended,one report said if he had sneezed ,he would have died.He goes unto to say how if he had sneezed,he would not have been around to see the Civil Rights Bill
being brought in,and many other things of great importance,and ends by saying',Im so happy that I didn't sneeze,'I believe God raised that man up
for a purpose,and until he fulfilled that purpose he would be preserved. In
Ecclesiates 3 v2,we read ,'there is a time to be born and a time to die',and until that time for us to die,we will not sneeze.
A prayer.
Dear God we thank you that our times are in your hands,and until that time comes for us to die,we will not sneeze,in Jesus name Amen.
along with what he did,which called for such courage,he said so many meaningful things.He had to face so much,to help the Black people of America,he tells how a black demented woman stabbed him,he was rushed to the hospital ,the X ray showed that the tip of the blade was on the edge
of the aorta,the main artery.If punctured,his life would have ended,one report said if he had sneezed ,he would have died.He goes unto to say how if he had sneezed,he would not have been around to see the Civil Rights Bill
being brought in,and many other things of great importance,and ends by saying',Im so happy that I didn't sneeze,'I believe God raised that man up
for a purpose,and until he fulfilled that purpose he would be preserved. In
Ecclesiates 3 v2,we read ,'there is a time to be born and a time to die',and until that time for us to die,we will not sneeze.
A prayer.
Dear God we thank you that our times are in your hands,and until that time comes for us to die,we will not sneeze,in Jesus name Amen.
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Shut and open doors [ Revelation 3 v 7-8 ]
In Acts 16 we read how the apostle Paul and his companions were kept from preaching the word of God in Asia ,by the Holy Spirit,then later when they tried to enter Bithynia,the Spirit of God stopped them[ v6-7] Then Paul
had a vision of a man from Macedonia,begging him to come over and help them[v10] It is a man call A,T,Pierson who writes of double guidance,on the one hand prohibition and restraint,on the other permission and constraint
He goes unto mention examples of this,Livingstone tried to go China,but God sent him to Africa instead.Before him,Carey planned to go to Polynesia in the South Seas,but God guided him to India.Judson went to India first,but was driven on to Burma.Pierson concludes,' we to in our day need to trust God for guidance and rejoice equally in his restraints and constraint's this
reminds me of my own experience,I initially felt God was wanting me to go
to different places,such as Brazil,but God led me to Grays,much to my
surprise,the fact as John Stott puts it ,'some doors close,others open'
A prayer.
Dear God lead us in the way we should go,shut the doors that we are not meant to go through,and open up the door we should go through,in Jesus name we ask this Amen.
had a vision of a man from Macedonia,begging him to come over and help them[v10] It is a man call A,T,Pierson who writes of double guidance,on the one hand prohibition and restraint,on the other permission and constraint
He goes unto mention examples of this,Livingstone tried to go China,but God sent him to Africa instead.Before him,Carey planned to go to Polynesia in the South Seas,but God guided him to India.Judson went to India first,but was driven on to Burma.Pierson concludes,' we to in our day need to trust God for guidance and rejoice equally in his restraints and constraint's this
reminds me of my own experience,I initially felt God was wanting me to go
to different places,such as Brazil,but God led me to Grays,much to my
surprise,the fact as John Stott puts it ,'some doors close,others open'
A prayer.
Dear God lead us in the way we should go,shut the doors that we are not meant to go through,and open up the door we should go through,in Jesus name we ask this Amen.
Monday, 3 October 2016
Why?. [Proverbs 3 v 5]
Why oh why do people not accept creation,and accept what one would call
pure scientific view?.Recently I watched a DV of a very qualified man putting across a strong argument for creation.Again another why?,why do the JWs not accept the deity of Christ?,one has had many conversations with them,and it all appears to be vain,they appear to not want to listen. Oh I know the god of this world has blinded then so that they refuse to accept the plain truths of Gods word. The difference between the scientist/JWs and the Christian is they are rationalist and we are not,I am man of faith,faith in Gods word,faith in God who created all things from nothing. The difference is very simple,one group are rationalist, I am not,They will only accept what
they feel is rational,whereas the Christian enters into another realm,God has
granted by his grace faith to me and indeed all Christians.Without faith one cannot know God, faith means that we trust in the Lord with all our hearts and lean not upon our own understanding[Proverbs 3 v 5]
A prayer.
Dear God so many dear people choose to wholly lean upon their own understanding,and feel they are safe,help them to see the road of faith
is best,and that it begins with Christ,and leads to a wonderful destination
Amen.
[ I will return to my blog on Tuesday 11th every blessing]
pure scientific view?.Recently I watched a DV of a very qualified man putting across a strong argument for creation.Again another why?,why do the JWs not accept the deity of Christ?,one has had many conversations with them,and it all appears to be vain,they appear to not want to listen. Oh I know the god of this world has blinded then so that they refuse to accept the plain truths of Gods word. The difference between the scientist/JWs and the Christian is they are rationalist and we are not,I am man of faith,faith in Gods word,faith in God who created all things from nothing. The difference is very simple,one group are rationalist, I am not,They will only accept what
they feel is rational,whereas the Christian enters into another realm,God has
granted by his grace faith to me and indeed all Christians.Without faith one cannot know God, faith means that we trust in the Lord with all our hearts and lean not upon our own understanding[Proverbs 3 v 5]
A prayer.
Dear God so many dear people choose to wholly lean upon their own understanding,and feel they are safe,help them to see the road of faith
is best,and that it begins with Christ,and leads to a wonderful destination
Amen.
[ I will return to my blog on Tuesday 11th every blessing]
Sunday, 2 October 2016
Open their hearts. [Acts 16 v 11-15 ]
All of my Christian life, I have sought to witness to people,I am awhere that
one must be faithful,it is not an easy task,and one must have much wisdom.
I wish I could say I have seen many people trust the Lord,but I have not,
some have,all I can say I have in my broken way,sought to be,as I have said
faithful.When the apostle Paul was called to Macedonia,[ Acts 16 ] ,he encountered a group of ladies,whom he witnessed to.One of these ladies was called Lydia ,she had her own business,and we read how the Lord opened her heart in response to the message.The result was she and her family became Christians,we read how the Lord opened her heart.Recently
I have been praying that God would lead me to those whose heart the Lord will open.The Message puts it like this,''The Master gave her a trusting heart-and she believed''.after all we are but the messengers, salvation is of the Lord.We desire that all may be saved,but they will not hear without us telling them,and as we do,our prayer should be that God in mercy will open their hearts.
A prayer.
Lord, lead me to some soul today
teach me just what to say,
Friends of mine are lost in sin,
and cannot find their way
Amen.
one must be faithful,it is not an easy task,and one must have much wisdom.
I wish I could say I have seen many people trust the Lord,but I have not,
some have,all I can say I have in my broken way,sought to be,as I have said
faithful.When the apostle Paul was called to Macedonia,[ Acts 16 ] ,he encountered a group of ladies,whom he witnessed to.One of these ladies was called Lydia ,she had her own business,and we read how the Lord opened her heart in response to the message.The result was she and her family became Christians,we read how the Lord opened her heart.Recently
I have been praying that God would lead me to those whose heart the Lord will open.The Message puts it like this,''The Master gave her a trusting heart-and she believed''.after all we are but the messengers, salvation is of the Lord.We desire that all may be saved,but they will not hear without us telling them,and as we do,our prayer should be that God in mercy will open their hearts.
A prayer.
Lord, lead me to some soul today
teach me just what to say,
Friends of mine are lost in sin,
and cannot find their way
Amen.
Saturday, 1 October 2016
Danger . [ Psalm 34 ]
I was working in someones garden when I noticed it,curled up in a little ball
it was a young hedgehog.It had sensed danger,we all act in different ways
when we sense danger.Some feel fear,and run to a place of safety,a child to the arms of a parent,a wife to her husband.In former days they ran into the walled castle,when the bombs were falling during the second world war people went to the air-raid shelter.Many years ago I heard a missionary relating to us,how that he felt in great danger,and he could not sleep, then the Lord spoke to him,and told him,''The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him,and he delivers them [Psalm 34 v7].Now the danger was real , part of the country were in rebellion,but he believed what God said, and laid down on his bed and slept.
How oft in the conflict,when
pressed by the foe,
I have fled to my Refuge and
breathed out my woe;
How often when trials,like sea
billows roll,
Have I hidden in Thee,O Thou
Rock of my soul.
[Words W.O.Cushing]
it was a young hedgehog.It had sensed danger,we all act in different ways
when we sense danger.Some feel fear,and run to a place of safety,a child to the arms of a parent,a wife to her husband.In former days they ran into the walled castle,when the bombs were falling during the second world war people went to the air-raid shelter.Many years ago I heard a missionary relating to us,how that he felt in great danger,and he could not sleep, then the Lord spoke to him,and told him,''The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him,and he delivers them [Psalm 34 v7].Now the danger was real , part of the country were in rebellion,but he believed what God said, and laid down on his bed and slept.
How oft in the conflict,when
pressed by the foe,
I have fled to my Refuge and
breathed out my woe;
How often when trials,like sea
billows roll,
Have I hidden in Thee,O Thou
Rock of my soul.
[Words W.O.Cushing]
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