Sayings of Samuel Godfrey George - November 2015, Part 1

Sometimes in life fear and faith go together. Sometimes one does certain things in life because of fear. Sometimes one does certain things in faith because of fear. Even in what seems like faith there is fear. But we are told in the Bible that perfect love drives out fear and that the one perfected in love will not fear. There should be no fear in love. And the ultimate goal in life is to arrive at love. The ultimate desire of everyone who follows God is to know that love. So let those who wish to know the love of God not be afraid today. Let them not be afraid of God. Let them not be terrified of his judgement. But let them be aware of his love. And let them desire his love and receive his love and want to share it with others. Let what they do for God today be without fear. May what they do for God today be an act of love and purely an act of love.

Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. And Christ is the sublime expression of God’s love. Let those who celebrate Christmas bear this in mind. This Christmas let the focus be on the manner in which Jesus came into this world. Let his humble beginning in a stable in Bethlehem inspire us to prefer the humble and shun the lofty. Let us aspire to be ministers of God ministering to the people of God just as Jesus came into the world to minister to all of us. The birth of Christ should be celebrated as God’s splendid expression of love for a people who do not deserve it.

Jesus, the human form of God, was born in Bethlehem in a humble manner. He was born in a stable for no other place could be found. The first people who heard about his birth were poor shepherds. Joseph, the human adoptive father of Jesus was a carpenter, and he and his wife Mary were ordinary people. Jesus grew up to be a carpenter like Joseph. The birth and the life of Christ highlight God’s preference for the poor and the humble. God cares for the poor and has declared that the first will be the last, and the last will be the first in the Kingdom of God. Those who intend to follow God must therefore desire to be humble and poor. They must willingly be servants, for Christ has declared that the greatest in the Kingdom of God will be the servant of all.

What God created he can destroy. God created Man. Man disappointed God. God could have destroyed Man. Yet God did not destroy Man. He allowed him to live. Man lived, yet was separated from God because of his sins. Man was destined to go to hell. But God did not want Man to go to hell. Therefore, God decided to change the fate of Man. And Man’s fate could change only when he made atonement for his sins. The only atonement that could meet God’s requirement was the death of a righteous man. But a righteous man could not be found on earth. So God had to send that righteous man from heaven. His name was Jesus. He was the Son of God and he became human in order to be the atonement for the sins of Man. The Son of God is as much God as are the Father and the Holy Spirit, the other members of the Trinity. Thus God came down to earth to be born as the sinless man who would atone for Man’s sins. He did this because he loved Man and did not want to see him destroyed. Thus Jesus Christ is the expression of God’s love.

Children of Christ, come forward and celebrate the birth of your Lord and King. He gives you hope when there is only despair, peace when there is only war and joy when there is only sorrow. In him you will find lasting wealth, ultimate meaning and incorruptible beauty. May you find him this Christmas. May Christ be born in you.

Some question the origin of Christmas, and the appropriateness of its date. I do not find these questions relevant, as I believe that Christ was born in this world, and Christmas is a celebration of his birth, even if the date of his birth is historically inaccurate. The people of Christ have chosen to celebrate the birth of their Saviour at this time of the year. And I being one of them have no objection to that.

This Christmas I choose to welcome Christ into my life, and ask Him to be the Lord of all that I am and will be. There is much beauty and nobility in this act. There is no shame in acknowledging Christ as the Divine Ruler of my soul. He who is ashamed of God is not worthy of His love. Jesus is not only the Son of God. He is God. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are different aspects of the same God. There is no confusion in my mind regarding this.

Debate over Christ still rages today. Is Christ man or God? Was he single or married? Was Mary Magdalene his disciple or wife? Is the Bible the infallible word of God or a selective presentation of religious writings? These are not questions born of faith, and will not have any impact on those who believe in the word of God and in the Christ who is revealed in it. Those who reject the truth of the Lord and consider it foolishness may revise their thinking as I have done, or continue in their wisdom. I would rather believe in the foolishness of God.

The soul of Man was greatly damaged by the work of the devil. Only the Lord Jesus Christ can undo this damage. And this he will do only if he is allowed. The Lord will not have a man against his wishes. Let the people of Christ allow Christ to do his work in them. Let the one who belongs to Christ come forward and pledge his allegiance to his Lord. May he welcome the Christ and make him the Lord of his life.

Years later, Christ came to live with me, but these questions remain. The Lord has his secrets, and it is not good for Man to pry into them. Also I am informed that the foolishness of God is wiser than Man’s wisdom. Yet one thing is certain. The Lord is at war with the devil. Both are fighting for the soul of Man. And the soul of Man is in conflict. Often his heart is with the devil. But his mind desires the goodness of the Lord. The battle seems endless. But true faith perseveres, and this is faith: “the one who desires the Lord above everything else will find him someday. And the beauty of the Lord will gradually overcome the ugliness of the devil. The purpose of the Lord will dispel the meaninglessness of life. The love and the peace of the Lord will subdue the hatred and the violence in Man’s heart.”

Not many years ago I would not have mentioned the name Jesus without a hint of derision in my voice. Jesus was barely Lord, and his people barely sane. “What man of learning would believe in the nonsense that the follower of Christ was expected to believe?” I wondered. “Who would worship a God who apparently had no control over the world? How could the perfect God create the imperfect Man? And what divine wisdom lay in punishing Man for a sin that he could not have resisted? And why should God try to undo that punishment by his own death on the cross? What good came from the sacrifice of Christ? Did people change for the better? Did humans discover and express the divine in them? Did the people of the world desire the love of God? Did they seek his peace and joy?” And there were other questions. “Why does hatred and violence so often overwhelm love and peace? Why does conflict often triumph over harmony? Why is division more often the outcome than unity?”

Every year this world celebrates Christmas. Christmas is the time when we celebrate the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. At least those who believe in Christ celebrate his birth during this time. Others merely celebrate it as a holiday, as a fun day and a fun time just before the year ends. People come together and have fun. They celebrate their lives. They enjoy themselves. That's Christmas for them. For many children Christmas is the time when they remember Santa Claus or Father Christmas and the gifts that he brings. It's a time for receiving gifts.

Christmas is the time to celebrate the birth of hope for a generation without hope. It is the time for Man to receive the love of his God. And the love of God is Christ. Let not the believer in Christ take the Christ out of Christmas.

So what do the people of Christ seek to gain in the acknowledgement of the birth of Christ? The birth of Christ signifies the birth of spiritual life and the end of spiritual death. It is the supreme act of love of a Creator for his creation. So the coming of Christ into this world is an occasion for joy and hope to the one in pursuit of God. Remembering the birth of Christ is thus remembering the salvation that is promised through Christ.

What is the significance of the birth of Christ to the people of Christ? Do they not already know that Christ was born, that he lived in this world and that he died a cruel death to atone for the sins of the many generations of Man? The man Christ has come and gone. What he came to do in the world was accomplished when he was nailed to the cross. The people whom he came to save were saved provided they accepted the supreme sacrifice of their Lord and the one who sent him to them. Now Christ has returned to his glory, and his salvation is not received without effort. Whoever desires the salvation of Christ, and whoever wishes to inherit the Kingdom of God must accept Christ as his Lord and Saviour, and the one who sent him to us. And the one who sent him to save us is his Father, Jehovah the Almighty. And one cannot accept either without the help of another, the Spirit of the Most High who resides in the heart of every believer. One must accept the Lord in his three forms: Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, in order to receive salvation.

Trust in God to show you where you need to go. And he won't let you down.

This is the truth that we call the Lord Jesus Christ. When we see him, we see the one who sent him. We didn’t know the one who sent him. This world didn’t know God. But Jesus came into the world to reveal God to us. He is the Christ. He is the Messiah, who came in a way in which no one expected him to come, and who went away in a way in which no one expected him to go away. Everything about him was remarkable. This is the Christ that we will remember during this Christmas. He defies our expectations. His love is beyond description. His grace is beyond belief. He loves us beyond measure. He forgives all our sins. This is Jesus. And he represents God. When we see Jesus we see God.

During this Christmas season, I have this message to convey to the world: we have certain expectations of God. We believe that we know God. Those who have studied God, those who have read about him have this idea that they can work out God. Jesus proved to everyone that God’s mind cannot be worked out. He was an exceptional manifestation; he was a shocking manifestation of God. One of his own disciples asked him at a certain time, “Show us the Father”. And Jesus said, “How can you even ask such a thing? The one who has seen me has seen the Father.”

The message of the Lord Jesus Christ was nothing like the message that was preached by people before him. It was remarkable. He preached forgiveness. He preached loving one's enemies. He preached that people should bless their enemies and pray for their enemies. This is a remarkable message. One doesn’t hear this message in anything that came before the Lord Jesus Christ.

At Christmas time, we celebrate the birth of Jesus, who is also the Christ. Let us throw away all preconceived notions regarding God. We have a certain understanding of God, and we expect him to work in a certain way. But God didn’t do that two thousand years ago. Though Jesus fulfilled many prophecies during his lifetime, his entry into the world was not at all glorious. He was born in very humble circumstances. He was born to very humble people. Except for the three wise men who visited and honoured him, all the others who came to see him were humble and poor people. When we consider that he came very humbly into this world, that he was born in a place where animals were fed, and that he was born to a carpenter, and a woman, who became pregnant before her marriage, we are aware that these are not ideal circumstances in which the greatest human is born. God defied human expectations when Jesus Christ was born. And he continues to defy human expectations to this day.

So Jesus said to the people who questioned his status as the Messiah, “You know me only superficially. But there is something about me that you don’t know. I came from a certain person. And you don’t know that person who sent me. I have seen him.” Jesus was referring to God the Father. He claimed that God the Father sent him to the world, and that the people who questioned his status as the Messiah, didn’t know God the Father.

We read in the Bible, in the Gospel of John that some people who lived in Jerusalem had this question: “Could our leaders possibly believe that he is the Messiah? But how could he be? For we know where this man comes from. When the Messiah comes he will simply appear. No one will know where he comes from.” So they had it worked out. They had a certain notion of God. They expected God to do a certain thing. They expected God to send the Messiah in a certain way. They expected the Messiah to appear out of nowhere. So they couldn’t accept the Lord Jesus Christ as the Messiah because they knew where he came from. Jesus understood their thoughts and said to them, “Yes you know me. And you know where I come from. But I’m not here on my own. The one who sent me is true and you don’t know him. But I know him because I come from him, and he sent me to you.”

Jesus Christ - have you heard that name? Do you know what that name means? Jesus was his original name. And then he was called the Christ. Do you know what that means? Christ means the Messiah. Do you know what is meant by the term, “the Messiah”? The Messiah is a divine figure, who was prophesied to enter the world and save the people of God. Is this Jesus, who was born two thousand years ago, the Messiah? Is this Jesus the Christ? Some people think so. Others have their doubts.

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, according to some people. Churches are beautifully decorated during Christmas. People are well dressed and smiling and happy. But in the country where I live there is a disturbing feature about Christmas. When I attended the Christmas morning service, I saw throngs of poor people outside the church. They are known as beggars. Their aim is to receive help from those who emerge from the church after the service. I saw plenty of poor people outside. And many of them did receive help from those who came out of the church. Still I could not help but wonder what kind of giving this was. Did people give because they were expected to give on a day when the birth of their Lord is celebrated? Or did they give because it was a spiritual act of gratitude to God for all the gifts that they received from him? Were they giving superficially or were they giving out of an enormous burden of gratitude? And would their giving go on beyond Christmas Day?

Why do we give? Do we give because we feel sorry for the poor? Do we give because we are expected to give? Do we give because we feel that our giving pleases God? Many times I have given because I had this impression that God would be pleased with my giving. At other times I have given because I thought that this was expected of me. But now I realize that I need to give because I have received. Jesus said, "Freely you have received. Freely give." There can be no greater reason for giving.

There is a disturbing feature regarding Christmas: a lot of poor people are outside churches and not all of them can be helped. What does Christ expect his followers to do on Christmas? Is it to wear beautiful clothes? Is it to attend these churches that look so wonderfully decorated? Is it merely to smile at one another and wish one another? What about this disturbing picture outside the churches? Who are these poor people? Do we really care about them? What is our relationship with them? What do we intend to do about them? Do we give to them because we would feel better as a result? Do we feel better after giving? Or do we feel obligated to give?

If we have done something wrong, then let us not make excuses for our mistake and defend our fault. Let us admit that we are wrong and attempt to make amends for our wrongdoing.

If you are person who came to Christ in a moment of need, and if Christ answered your prayer and saved you from trouble, then you should stay with Christ and make him your Lord and Saviour.

Despite weakness and disturbance, I have done a work consistently in the last 8 years and more. I don't believe that I was self-motivated.

When King Solomon warned humanity not to lean on human understanding, he was not implying that we should never try to understand anything, or we should be afraid of sharing our understanding of life with others. He simply meant that we must trust God in matters that go beyond human understanding. We must accept his ultimate goodness and greatness in situations where God seems anything but good and great. We were given brains so that we might work certain things out. We were given the power to understand, so that we might discover certain truths in a way in which no book can ever reveal to us. If we fail to understand, we fail to live optimally. If we are scared to share our understanding with people, we reveal a fundamental discomfort with the faculty of thought that God richly bestowed on us. It is the very thing that separates Man from the beast. King Solomon knew this well and did not hesitate to reveal his knowledge to us, which he understood with the grace God gave him.

God gave you an understanding so that you might share it with someone who does not have it. He did not give you the insight so that you might be terrified of sharing it with people, in case it contradicts a prevailing world view. No one has understood anything completely. We are still piecing things together, and we may be doing it as long as humanity inhabits this world. Human knowledge will never rise to the level where we can totally get into the mind of the one who brought everything into existence.

It is indeed possible for God to make the crooked straight. But for that to happen the crooked must admit its crookedness and desire the transformation that only God can bring about.

Give thanks for what is good. Don't be disturbed by what is bad. The good and the bad will always coexist as long as you are alive in this world.

We are told that we are made in the image of God. What exactly is God-like about us? In the course of life, we discover that the deepest need we have is the need to receive love, and next to this is our need to love others. Despite who else we are and what else we seek in this world, our search for love is our primal need. We want love as God wants love. We need to love as God needs to love. It is in this way above all we are made in the image of God.

When God told us to love one another as we love ourselves it was a very difficult thing for us to do. It still remains difficult and even impossible. It is difficult for one to love oneself, for there is much to dislike in oneself. It is even more difficult to love another person, who may remind us of our own failings or reveal greater failings that we are eager to condemn. We are so disgusted with ourselves and others that we cannot even consider the idea of loving ourselves or others. But when we consider how God could love us despite the terrible creatures that we were, we learn from that and receive his love gratefully without being reluctant to share it with others.

To love like God one must be willing to have one's love rejected and even trampled and still be willing to give love to whoever welcomes it.

God came down to the world to love all people. But not all people received his love. Even today there are many who turn away from God's love. Jesus Christ is still someone not many are willing to accept. His love does not seem like love to them. His salvation appears unnecessary to them.

When you want to love people, you will try to know them. And you will find out that some people don't want to be known by you, and don't want anything to do with you. If you accept this and respect their choice, and move on to someone else who accepts your love, you have indeed learned an important lesson in the art of loving.

In loving people one will have to learn to deal with indifference and rejection.

I am thankful to God for two gifts that arrived in my life recently. One is a new water heater, an absolutely crucial requirement at this time of the year, and a great boon to the elderly people who live with me. The other is a Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2 TB external drive, absolutely vital for backing up all the video work that I have done in the last 8 years and more. God made both of these possible at a time when we needed them the most. Truly he is a God who answers prayers and meets needs at the right time. I praise my God today.

Don't be afraid of the black. It is where you came from. And don't go too close to the white. That is not something you can tolerate as long as you are in the world. For total whiteness is both unattainable and undesirable in this world. Black must be juxtaposed with white. Black must marry white so that this life is neither total blackness nor total whiteness. And a hybrid life must spring forth from this union, a blend of the wisdom of black and the purity of white. For only the black can totally reveal the beauty of the white. Only the black can fully enjoy the white.

Sometimes white is hidden behind the black. At other times there is a layer of black beneath the white. Somehow black and white must commingle and coexist, for this life to go on meaningfully. We humans cannot handle an interminable day and an unending light. We need to wrap ourselves with the black after we have gazed long at the light. The black lulls us for a while and then creates fresh desire for the white. This cycle of black and white will go on as long as human bodies last. For our souls cannot withstand eternal light as long as they are wrapped up in worldly flesh.

Black and white lying side by side is an irresistible sight. I think black belongs with white, and white can never be seen in its entirety without black alongside it. It is night that makes us eager for the day. The day will mean less to us without the night. The possibilities of the day are heightened by the disabilities of the night. So black must go along with white, as long as this life in this body in this place goes on.

I notice today that a certain blackness has been allowed to mingle with the white. Black and white have to merge together to form a unique blend. Black must add to the white, just as white must lighten the black. Sometimes I try to separate the two, and observe the futility of such an act. Such blends are a divine pattern and they will continue as long as life in this bodily form goes on. The sooner one is comfortable with it, the more productive one would be in doing something good in this world, despite the overwhelming darkness within and around.

I’m experiencing an Internet connectivity problem this morning. And I was just unable to convey my wishes to a friend on her anniversary. I have said in the past that it is in a state of present disability that one is acutely aware of past ability. So today in reduced ability I am able to acknowledge the many times I was able to post messages to the people in this world, about what God has placed in my heart. Today once more I notice that I have been given a mind that does not fail to notice the white in the black.

Maybe humans are two-faced. But as long as they admit their essential wretchedness and seek Jesus as their only way of escape from this wretchedness, the two faces merge into one.

As long as a man admits his weakness and his inability without God, he cannot be fake.

We love God. But we don't want to love like God.

To like God and to be like God are two different things. We like what God stands for. Yet we are reluctant to stand up for what God cares about. We are all selfish, and we care more about ourselves than we do about others.

Some people ignore God because they don't see the need for him.

I pray for those who are in need and who are calling out to God. I pray for your desperate children, who need a way out immediately. God, have mercy on your people, and help them quickly. You alone are the help of the helpless. Please abide with your children today and show them that you are God. In Jesus' name. Amen.

You cannot put a price on what you give from what you received freely from God.

The best thing one can do for people is to accept them just as they are and admire them for their good qualities, without being critical of their shortcomings. If we wish to point out the mistakes of others, let us keep two things in mind. Let us remember our own failings, and then let us consider the faults of others gently and sensitively.

There are some battles that I will not fight, though I can easily win them. I prefer to fight the truly worthy ones.

Always pray about everything. Say to God, "This is what I want. But let your will be done." And mean it when you say it.

If you ask God for something and get it, praise God. If you don't, still praise God. God is good no matter what the outcome of your asking is. Bear this ultimate truth in mind, and it will become clearer to you in time.

Our capacity to love is very limited, and our capacity to forgive is even more limited, when compared to God.

God is the only one that repeat offenders can go to. He is the only one who can forgive and accept the repeatedly disloyal heart. A human being is simply not equipped to do such a thing. That is why many human beings will not give you a second chance.

Don't do anything if you don't know what to do. Just speak to God. And say, "Lead me somewhere. Take my hand and get me out of this rut."

The Lord gives and the Lord takes it away. May the name of the Lord be praised. So said Job. So say we.

Sometimes God denies the very thing we ask. He has his reasons. We may not understand his reasons. We may not even agree with his reasoning. But God knows best. He certainly does. This we must not doubt. He has our best interests at heart. And let us not forget this. He will not withhold any good thing from us.

Your job is not to make sense of what you cannot understand. Be content to know this. God is with you. And he is for you. And if you trust him now, he will take you to the next place of rest. Will you trust God today?

Give up trying. Say to God, "I'm giving myself to you. Take care of me. Please comfort me and give me strength to move on." You will get through this.

Say, "YES I CAN GET OVER THIS. GOD IS WITH ME. AND HE WILL TAKE CARE OF ME. I AM IN HIS HANDS. AND HE WILL NOT LET ME GO." Believe and then speak. You will be well.

You have a God who loves you. So be glad. You are alive. And there is a purpose for your life. God has a plan for you. Look out through your window and see the world around you. Rejoice in what God has done. Get up my child. Enjoy what you have.

A person who can live without you is a person whom you can live without.

Human love rarely lasts. Accept what you lost graciously and move on. It won't be easy. It may even look impossible. But you should know that there are others out there who need your love. Love them without expectation. That is the greatest love.

Think of those who love you. They want you to go on. One person should not weaken you so much. Love is very strong. But you must take care that you don't love a person so much that you cannot be without him or her.

Tears are for a purpose, and when they serve that purpose, one needs to move on. Cry for a while. Then you must move on.

You will get over your loss. God is with you. And he will help you. Say to him, "Lord, I need you now. Please comfort me with your love. And don't leave my side."

If someone has left you, allow him or her to go. If that person is meant to come back to you, it will happen. But you must go on, and meet other people in your life.

The only one who saves your life is God. And the humans through whom God works to rescue you are only agents that carry out his divine will. So don't mourn over the human who left you suddenly. She may have gone. But God is still there. And he will save you again.

If someone you love has left you,then believe that it is God's will, and accept it humbly, though it is painful. God is always there beside you. And that's what matters most.

The only one you cannot be without is God. People come and people go. When people go, it shows the inconstancy of human comfort. There is only one constant presence in life. He is with you and he is God. And he knows how to make you happy again. So cheer up and smile at the one who is always with you.

Tears are for a purpose, and when they serve that purpose, one needs to move on.

Appreciate an old friend today. Appreciate anyone today. Just send a positive vibe to someone today.

Don't give up the privilege of being able to think of someone today. Think of someone and pray for that person, even as you yourself need that person's thoughts and prayers.

If you are in trouble, pray for someone else who is also in trouble. If you are in bondage, pray for someone else who is also in bondage. Just think of someone else and bless him or her, even as you suffer and struggle in your own life.

May those who cannot hear in the natural hear what God speaks to them in their hearts. May those who cannot see in the natural see what God shows them in their hearts. Our disabilities will melt in the place where God alone can touch us.

It is such a privilege to bless someone. Bless someone today. Bless everyone today.

Trusting in God's limitless compassion is better than fearing his wrathful judgement. Relying on Christ's righteousness is better than trying to merit God's gifts by human effort. We are called to be free and good, but we can be neither without God's help. We should live without fear and anxiety, confident that God has us firmly in his grasp.

Look at the new thing God is doing in you. Don't look at the old that is still leering at you. The past is past no matter how much it wriggles inside you. With God the present and the future are all that matters.

We are all selfish, and we are all products of the devil. But the more we fall in love with God and unite with him in the deepest way, our essential evil will not be able to remain victorious in us.

What you think is defeat may actually be victory. What you think is weakness may actually be strength.

If you show as much confidence in God's ability as you do in the devil's ability, God may do even more for you than he is doing now.

Don't focus on the devil and be afraid of what he is up to in your life. Focus on God and rejoice in what he is doing in your life.

Don't try to chase the devil away. Run after God till you find him, and the devil will not be there with you at the end.

See God in others. That's the best way to respect them.

Love people. But love them for who they are and not for what you can get from them.

Mastery over life consists in living it relaxedly, without anxiety and fear, expecting the best to happen.

If you have a functional body take time to give thanks for it. If you have a dysfunctional body, give thanks for the parts of your body, which are still functional. In both cases give thanks to God, for without him you will have neither a body nor a soul to keep that body alive.

Let us seek God with love in our hearts. Let us yearn for his presence. This is the key to our knowing God and receiving from him. We need to love God. When we love God, we will be firmly rooted in our faith, and we will overcome the doubts that assail us.

Will our faith endure the test of suffering? Let us ask God for faith, as faith cannot be humanly produced. Not only should we ask God for faith, but we should also read about faith. And faith comes by hearing, and hearing from the word of God. We should read the Bible daily. We should ask the Holy Spirit to enable us to understand God’s message.

Many of us believe in God. Many of us say that we will do anything for God. Many of us speak glowingly of God. But when the tough times come, will we continue to speak like that about God? Will we continue to believe in him? Will we continue to place our trust in him? We have to answer these questions experientially.

People who lose their faith in a time of great suffering may not have had any faith to start with. Faith should stand the test of suffering. When we get into faith, we get into something very challenging. Faith is not only for a happy day, but it is also for a very sad day. Faith is genuinely tested only on a sad day.

We don't discover God in us until we exhaust every bit of the self in us. When we try and try and fail and fail, there comes a point in our lives when we must face the unbelievable truth. There is in us a presence so great and so potent, an unimaginable force that brought all things into being and raised Jesus Christ from the dead. This force is living within us and is available to us if we would only turn to him in total surrender and complete acceptance of our own inability to do anything without God. And this power within us is God. And when we discover his power in us, what seemed unshakeable in our lives will begin to shake and fall to the ground.

God has equipped us with everything we need to live a life for him. When we discover this we will have control over our adverse circumstances. And we will be able to do the things that we never thought possible.

Today is the last day of your trouble if you want it so. Do you want to be out of trouble? Do you want to be better? These are the questions God is asking you today.

God understands you. You don't need the understanding of people. People may never understand you. But God knows your burden and he is willing to carry it for you if only you would let him. But as long as you are determined to carry your own burden, he cannot help you.

It is hard to understand a person who is determined to cry always.

When God is with you, you are wealthier than the wealthiest person in this world. And when God has blessed you with people to love and people who love you, you are even wealthier. If you feel like crying about your misfortunes, try to smile about your fortunes. And God is your great fortune. And the people whom you love and the people who love you are your other fortunes.

Our religions ultimately will not matter if we believe in the same God. And there is only one God. And he revealed himself to us as Jesus Christ. And he loved us to the point of dying for our sins.This is the bedrock of belief, and the fountain-head of salvation.

Believe this. Your God is more than capable of dealing with your problems. He is an expert at it. And though he takes time he is surely achieving a great work in you. He is transforming you from within. And this is not easy to see as it is being done. But be certain of this. He is working in you. And one day you will plainly see how utterly he has transformed you.

Don't wait to happy. Be happy now, for God is with you. And though there are problems in your life, the presence of God outweighs them all. Believe this and smile.

I, Samuel Godfrey George, have emerged as "The Voice" created by God for God. I am happily commanded to glorify the name of the Lord God Jesus Christ, the Son of the Almighty Jehovah. I am stirred by the Spirit of the Most High to present my readings of the Bible to a world that needs to hear the Word of God again and again. So here I come in Christ to convey His love through my voice. To those who hear it, I say, "May God bless you with eternal life. May He grant you His peace and His joy. May His perfect love cast out all your fears. And may you be more than conquerors in Him."

Often our theories regarding God are at best guesses. And our guessing can be wrong. Jesus Christ proved that many years ago when he dismantled many false conceptions of God. The God that he revealed is very unlike the God of the Old Testament. And there may be more of God that remains to be revealed. This is my guess.

God is ready to forgive as long as you are ready to repent. God understands your weakness, and has more sympathy for you than you imagine. He wants you to be free, and he will do anything to help you achieve that freedom. Please believe in God's limitless mercy and boldly approach his throne of grace today.

If you've been waiting for God, and if you've waited long, don't put an end to your waiting now. You must keep waiting for God. Continue to cry out to him. Tell him, "Lord, it's been so long. And it's so hard. I need some relief."

We must wait for God. And God will turn up eventually. But if we won't wait, there is really no hope for us.