WHERE IS YOUR TRUST?

When Jesus asked the disciples who cried out to Him when the storms raged at the boat the real question was if their faith was on the boat or in Him Who is with them in the boat.

Just wanna share something the Lord taught me recently which applies to people like us who teach preach or read the Word of God. 

All our Bible knowledge becomes a meaningless tradition unless we obey, submit and respond to it and so the same with the Holy Spirit when we fail to obey, submit and respond to His voice.

I wonder what Jesus would have called many such if He was on this earth in flesh!!

When the disciples came and asked Jesus "when will all this happen" in Mathew 24, He replied saying, Be NOT deceived TWICE!  

The sad thing about DECEPTION is that the one who is BEING deceived is not aware HE is being deceived! 

Deception can come from two sources 1) devil 2) our own minds

Let US who teach to others or use the Word daily BE CAREFUL THAT WE ARE NOT IN THAT SEAT.

BLESSINGS and MERCIES!

David sinned in his life by committing adultery with Bathsheba and then followed by another lie and then murder and then we all know he repented of this sin by confessing and acknowledging it but there were still consequences -he lost his son in spite of his pleading for mercy. That punishment was God's mercy-He did not "fully" punish him for his sin.
I wonder how many people live their whole life on His mercy? Thats why many of us are not blessed as He wants us to be, I believe!He wants us to be blessed and not be living a life of being shown mercy!Let us be those who attain His blessings rather than live a lifetime needing His mercies!

To be in God's Good,Pleasing and Perfect will.

I am sure that everyyone who knows the Bible (or maybe those who dont know it even!!) would want to be in the good, pleasing and perfect will of God.Noone would pray otherwise. We all pray that God I want to be in your will. If today I am in God's will , then I have TWO simple tips that can help anyone to be in that good, pleasing and perfect will of God.

1)Pray this simple prayer from your sincere heart to Him "Father, I have my own agendas and ideas and dreams in my mind. I dont have the ability to change it but today I give YOU the authority to guide me to that good, pleasing and perfect will that YOU have planned for me and keep me there".

2)I also pray this prayer to Him according to His word which says that the doors which He closes no one can open and the doors that He opens no one can close!Just pray like this " Father , please close all the doors that you dont want me to walk in and also open that door that you want me to walk in!".

Ask these prayers in Jesus' name and He will do it for you and me.

I had a good thought yesterday. If you come to my house when I have out after locking my door there is no way you can enter unless you get the key from me(unless of course you break in and face the consequences !). If a man's closing is so strong enough that another can't open, then how much more when God closes those unnecessary doors that He doesnt want us to walk into?

We ALL without exception have things in us that have to be removed from our lives. We are not perfect yet-none of us, amen? Well then shall we not ask God to close those doors that we should not walk into?

For those in God's ministry ....temptations WILL come!

Jesus got baptised and before His public ministry He was guided BY THE SPIRIT to be tempted BY THE DEVIL!!!! Interesting, aint it?...maybe interesting is not the right word here. I believe that all those in ministy will be led BY THE SPIRIT like Jesus was. This way too? Well....thats not my topic here!!!

My topic is His temptation-

First, He was tempted with food-daily need ...yes, but Jesus answered that man lives not on food ALONE (He didnt say man doesnt need food!) but by the word of God. Trust His word/promises that He will provide for those in ministry....this is something that prevents many to step out into their callings.Jesus had all the right to preach this because He demonstrated it with His life. I wonder how many of us preachers/men of God can boldly proclaim these words with their lives testifying it?

Secondly, He was tempted to test God by using the word of God inappropriately. By not listening to God's Holy Spirit and using the word of God which is not applicable in a particular situation and expecting God to answer as WE want it , are we guilty of testing God? One thing I can say for sure we cannot understand the Word of God without the guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is inevitable that we listen to the Holy Spirit as we read the word- just knowing it wont do, though it may help in many ways eg to judge others or find fault with others' ministry or criticise!.How many of us can say that we have always been led the Spirit so many times we thought we are obeying His word?

Thirdly, the devil offered to give the world and its pleasures to Jesus "just" if He would bow down and worship him. We know He didnt do it and overcame by quoting scriptures yet again saying thou shall worship God alone. And the "dod"(dirty ol' devil) fled from Jesus. Look at ourselves(let us look at others later, after we remove the plank from our own so we can see better!). How many times we have been offered and tempted and we have given in?

By writing this article I am by no means declaring that I have never fallen but just reminding my fellow servants of God that we still have grace lavished on us to repent for the times we have fallen short and turn back.

God is merciful.So lets repent and trust God and step into our callings boldly trusting His Word and His promises, listen to the Holy Spirit and to say NO when the devil's agents come with offers of the world and its pleasures. God is merciful to forgive and His grace is sufficient once again for us prodigals to get back into our Father's arms.

Mobile phones and men of God!!

Today I was looking at my mobile phone and saw that the battery is almost empty and there was no electricity to charge it.God gave me a good thought then.
Many times we are like that too as men of God! We may know so much of the word (Bible) and the right words to say for a message but many times lack the power of the Holy Spirit which comes by plugging on to PRAYER and HOLY LIVING and OBEDIENCE!

David's men-"3D" to MIGHTY!

WE saw in the last message David becoming the leader of those in debt, those in distress and the discontended -the 3D leader, that is where his leadership started.

Coming towards the end of his leadership in 2 samuel 23:8 onwards we see David's MIGHTY MEN who were with him. God wants us to give us more responsiblities in our lives and make us the head and not the tail, but He does ask something from us-what is that?

Faithfulness in little things; be faithful where you are placed ; maybe noone is watching over your shoulders to see if you are faithful, but someone watches you ALL the time. His eyes are always seeing you. Be faithful irrespective of being rewarded by men or seen by men. It is then the heavenly Father rewards us what is done in secret ..(Mathew 6:1-4)

From whom are we seeking rewards? From men? You may get it but that will be your reward.But if you want to be rewarded by our Heavenly father, just be faithful in the small little things that He has placed in your hands TODAY!