People who believe
in God should not turn to other spirits and ghosts for help. God has strictly
forbidden any communication between the living and the dead.
Do not be
self-conscious. Do not be conscious of others as well. Just do your work and
look only at God.
Jesus still remains
the same today as He was 2000 years ago. He still saves the suffering and the
afflicted. He still frees the captives.
Jesus Christ saw
the specialness of children and welcomed them.The kingdom of God belongs to those who are like children. But
many of our children are not well. Some are even endangered. We need to pray
for them.
Let me eagerly await the
fulfilment of God's plan for my life. Let me joyfully hope for every good thing that God is
about to do in my life.
What shall I say
today to God who blesses me even as I mess everything up?
You must believe
that something good will happen today. Believe that this is the day when God
will reveal His goodness to you.
I'm God-crazy.
That's the best kind of craziness.
God will bless. Of
this I am sure.
There was a
concerted attempt to drive me out of my house and the building in which I live.
Some of my neighbours made an elaborate case against me and my workers. For two
years at least they tried to remove me. But I am still here by the grace
of God. As far as I am concerned the truth is simple: "It is God who brought
me here. It is God who will take me out of here."
If I need to do something I will do it, no
matter how many times I have to try to do it.
It is God who helps. It is always God who
helps. People are only agents that God uses. But God is the helper.
When children are difficult just pray for
them. When they rebel against you and walk away from the faith that you hold
dear just take them to the Lord in prayer and trust Him to bring them out of
the darkness they have fallen in love with.
A gracious God requires gracious believers.
Children are a blessing. They can also be a
problem. Some can be a huge problem. What do you do when your child rebels
against your authority? What do you do when he walks away from a certain faith
that is dear to you? If you are a believer in God, if you are a believer in
Jesus Christ, how do you react if your son or daughter walks away from the
faith? What should you do? Take the simple prescription of James, the brother
of Jesus Christ. You are in trouble and you should pray for your child and ask
others to pray as well.
Every statement that I make and every video and image that I upload on the Internet is a privilege that God has given me. These days I am more aware of it than ever. I pray that God extends this privilege till I have completely conveyed all that is on my mind.
From a state of voicelessness and
wordlessness I have been given a voice and words by a God who called me out of
darkness into His light. So when I call myself "The Voice" I point to
what God has enabled me to be, a voice, even the voice for God, speaking His
truth and His message.
Don't be easily swayed by human arguments when they go against God's truth.
You are what you believe you are. Believe that you are God's child and that you are greatly loved by Him.
Are you willing to love the one who hurts you? This could reveal whether Jesus is in you.
This is my message today: "God will
not abandon His people who trust in Him. If you are in desperate trouble and
are crying out to God for help, He will certainly arrive to help you even if
the whole world seems to be against you. I was in a seemingly impossible
situation. My house owner told me to leave my house a few months ago, because
of the concerted attempt of some of my neighbours to cast me and my family out of
our home for no good reason. I cried out to God daily and implored Him to
defend me against my enemies. And God did just that. He changed my house
owner's mind and I am still living in the same house. And God gave me the grace
to forgive and pray for my enemies. God is great."
Maybe I am going through this suffering so that I can
be a comfort to those who are also going through this.
I know myself. There is no glory that is
intrinsic to me. Whatever good that can be found in me was never in me to start
with. It came from another place. It came from God.
Pleasing people is never the ultimate goal.
Pleasing God is.
It is insecurity that makes one selfish. If
one finds security in God one can learn to look beyond oneself.
If you have received the love of God you
are also ready to give it to someone who utterly does not deserve it.
You cannot merit what is graciously given.
The love you receive, give it to someone
else.
It is grace that eases my breath.
Do not hesitate to utter the plain truth.
Intellectual pride is nonsensical. Of what
can Man can be truly proud? The good in Man comes from God.
Jesus is the Messiah who has delivered Man
from his eternal destruction. Those who wait for another do so in vain.
To bear with the negatives bearing in mind the positives is contentment.
Every day is a time to love. Every moment
holds the opportunity for us to show love. As Christians we are commanded by
Christ to love one another as He loved us. This we must do every day.
Let there be no confusion regarding the
status of Jesus Christ as God. Several years before the incarnation of Christ,
the prophet Isaiah speaks of Jesus as "The Mighty God." and "The Everlasting Father". And more importantly Thomas the Apostle addresses Jesus Christ as "my Lord and my God" and Jesus does not correct him. This leaves
no room for doubt that Jesus Christ is God.
Though I am fond of Christmas cakes and
other goodies, the best food I can have during Christmas is Christ himself. I
must consume Christ as He told me to. It
is His truth that I must consume and His love that I must drink.
The lack of spirituality in Christmas is
lamentable. for this is not the way true believers of Christ should celebrate
Christmas. Christmas should not be a light, trivial moment. It is not a moment
for frivolous and mindless celebration. It is a moment for a serious
consideration of our standing with God and our relationship with His Son Jesus
Christ.
Some people are not comfortable with the word
"Christ" any more. The word "Christ” narrows down the scope of
Christmas. Christmas has become a festival for all, even those who neither
know nor care about Jesus Christ.
Discard the nonsense of the devil. Before
that recognize the nonsense of the devil.
Everyone is invited into the Kingdom of
God. But will everyone respond favourably?
Children must know who their Lord is.
Parents must teach children that Christmas is no mere holiday but a holy day.
I wanted to throw all the rubbish out so
that God may bless me. But He blessed me even as rubbish remained in me. He
used me to speak health when I still felt the symptoms of sickness. This is
grace. And I will cling to it.
Ostentation is a fault. Abasement is an
equal fault.
God restores everything even as I seem to do nothing. Yet there is one thing I did. I clung to Him even as He remained quiet.
God blesses me even while I struggle with
my demons. This is grace. And I will cling to it.
What refuses to be made perfect, let it
remain imperfect. Believe that something good may come out of your mistakes.
Don't be eager to please. Don't even want
to please. Then you will be pleasing.
I need to thank God from a very deep place
in my heart. And Psalm 103 gives me the right words.
Enjoy the light. Believe in the light. God
is light. And His light is good and brings health. You will be well no matter what.
Like a flower bloom even for those who do
not appreciate you.
Cling to God alone in your pain. Cry out to
God alone for your relief. Hope in God alone for your health and salvation.
Pray to God alone and believe that you have already received what you are
desperately praying for. And God will not reject your pleas.
Choose to see what is good. Choose to speak
words that empower. Above all believe that God is good and is doing something
inexplicably good in your life. And His grace is sufficient for you every day.
And one day you shall see this clearly and rejoice in it.
We are all dying and we will all certainly
be dead someday barring a rapturous escape from death, but even then the
corruptible about us will surely die. But today we are alive in Christ and
someday we hope to be raised from the dead like Christ. So do not fear death.
Fear nothing. Just believe you are more than a conqueror in Christ and that all
things are possible for you with God. Even a total recovery from your dreadful
condition is well within His ability. So don't be afraid, just believe. Despite
the awfulness of your continual suffering, just believe.
Children do not grieve your parents today.
Love those who first loved you.
Let our performance not be tied to rewards. Rather let us perform like God expecting nothing in return and only wanting to give out of love.
Anything is possible. Everything is possible to those who believe in God. We must believe that.
Don't judge. Just pray. Have pity on those
whom you want to judge and pray for them.
God will have His way in us though the
devil resists fiercely. God is with us all. We will remain His children no
matter what.
What we need to do is to see our
wretchedness without God. This is not easy for some of us. We need to see
ourselves before we can see God.
Those who put faith in God should put faith
in nothing else.
Keep on giving no matter what.
Don't give up on God. Keep on hoping. Keep
on believing that God will answer your persistent prayer.
When a person chooses to be happy in life
and is grateful to God for what he is and has, he is worshipping God in the
most wonderful way.
You can't do everything in one day. You
shouldn't do everything in one day.
Be grateful for what you are even if you
seem like nothing.
When we look at the creations of God we
should acknowledge the creative brilliance of God and convey our sincere
appreciation of His loving artistry.
Jesus Christ is Lord. The day will indeed
come when every knee shall bow to Him and every tongue shall confess that He is
Lord.
Rejection is hard. But don't reject the one
who has rejected you.
Recognize your foolishness. It will be the
beginning of your humility.
Speak only as you are led to speak. Speak
only what you are led to speak.
Say, "I will not be afraid" to
your fears today. If God is with you no one and nothing can be against you.
Just listen to God's voice speaking to your heart. Hand over your fears to Him
and rest in the knowledge that God will never leave you. Just rest and let Him
stir within you.
You cannot experience the joy of parenthood
without also experiencing its pain.
When I was not even speaking for Jesus,
someone said I would draw millions to Him. This made me act. This led me to
where I am now.
When I was not even a Christian, someone said I was one. When I said that I despised all Christians he said that I was a true Christian. This made me think. This led me to where I am now.
I will not discount the possibility of an
amazing miracle today and every day for God is always with me doing what is best for me.
Now I see that I am a work of God. Now I
see how He has slowly but surely changed my heart. I thought that it could
never happen. But it is happening now.
Let me not rejoice in being noticed by
humans. Let me rejoice in being noticed by God.
In order to hate sin I had to love it to
the point of revulsion.
Don't worry about it. Worry isn't going to
get rid of it.
Throw something away and you will want it
badly. Keep something with you and you will not even desire it.
It will happen. It will certainly happen
very soon. God's purpose will be fulfilled.
You tend to desire what you do not have. But
the great lesson to be learned is to desire what you do have.
When God does it nobody can stop it.
I want to take God to the godless. I want
to convey my understanding of God to those who have no understanding of Him.
Admire beauty but do not hold on to it.
Those who give will receive.
A wayward, unbelieving son needs a pious,
believing mother. Augustine had Monica. May every wayward son have his praying
mother.
Be kind to a fool today.
This is not my work. This is God's work. So
it will achieve its purpose.
God gave us life so that we may enjoy it.
Let's enjoy our lives without feeling guilty.
The best way to worship God is to enjoy the
life that He gave us.
Bless everyone you meet and everyone you
will not meet.
Trusting in God is the greatest risk I have
ever taken. It is also the best decision that I have ever taken.
The blessings of God's people are blessings
from God.
Not every life turns out to be what we want
it to be. But let's make the best of what we have been given and do our utmost
for others. This is how we honour God.
A man who turns to people for their
approval will not dare to speak against them. Such a man cannot speak for God.
Whatever doubts you or I may have regarding
this matter, God doesn't doubt that I belong to Him, and in His certainty I
shall rest.
I tried to run away from temptation. And it
ran after me and caught up with me.
Don't give up after the fight appears to
have been lost.
We will perish if we are ignorant
of God's word. We will also perish if we misunderstand God's word.
We go to Christ for relief. We go to Christ
because we are absolutely convinced of our destruction without Him. We cannot
go to Christ without meeting these conditions.
It is only the weary and the heavy burdened
who seek Christ.
To tell about Jesus Christ to those who do
not want to hear about Jesus Christ is to insult Jesus Christ.
I never run with my ideas. I walk with
them.
I knew God
only after I knew myself.
My wiring is not yet perfect. But my lights
will continue to burn.
I'm not here to teach. I'm here to learn
and to share what I have learned with you.
God does seem to disappoint sometimes. God
does seem to fail sometimes. But this is only what seems to us. We must believe
that God will never disappoint and never fail us, even if it appears that our
prayer has been rejected and our hope has been dashed to pieces. We must
believe in the goodness of God and His faithfulness to us. He makes all things
beautiful in His time. And He works for the good of all those who put their
trust in Him. We need to be reminded of this all the time.
There are unanswered questions regarding
God and His handling of the world. Those who firmly believe in God are content
to know only as much as God reveals, and He seems to have left a significant
gap in the information. They believe that God will remain faithful to promises despite
His mysterious inaction in certain troubled times in life.
Do not want what you cannot have. And pain
will be avoided. If only life were that simple.
Shun publicity and popularity and seek only
God.
When you are overly cautious you may even
turn God out.
