Sunday, 17 March 2019

Scripture for Sunday - The of Jericho

Joshua 6:2-5 The Voice (VOICE)

Eternal One (to Joshua): ²I have given Jericho, its king, and all its soldiers into your hands. ³Every day for the next six days, you will march once around the city walls with all your fighting force. ⁴Seven priests will go in front of the covenant chest, each carrying a trumpet made from a ram’s horn. On the seventh day, you will march around the city walls seven times, and the priests will blow their trumpets. ⁵When they play along final blast, then all the people will give a mighty shout. The city walls will collapse in front of you, and all the Israelites will charge in and take the city.

Saturday, 16 March 2019

Scripture for Saturday - The Coming of the Holy Spirit

Acts 2: 2 - 4 ESV

"And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance."

Friday, 15 March 2019

Scripture for Friday - Operating System of life

Acts 1: 8 ESV
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

"Jesus take, the Wheel - Carrie Underwood"

Matthew 16: 24 – 25

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”

I know it sounds so simple when we listen to Carrie Underwood singing her song Jesus take the Wheel. I actually have thought about it, I have given my life to the Lord Jesus, the question is have I truly surrender my life into the Lord's hands. Are there areas in my life that I am still the boss over and let Jesus just see from a distance?

We all have control over our lives and I know its sounds easy stating Jesus take the Wheel. I have decided today to truly surrender my life into the hands of Jesus Christ, my life, my finances, my relationships, my job, my friends, my family. I am not in control and that is so true, I think I might be but actually, that’s not true.

Prayer

Abba Father, please help me I don’t want to be the doormat to people who believe they have privileges. Lord because I try and do my best and keep my best foot forward doesn’t mean I am in good standing with You. If I need shaking up in my life, I know it's not easy but then I think You should shake me, let me wake up. I don’t even want to think of breaking because I feel I have been broken all over but if there is something that needs breaking please help me endure the pain and not lose faith. My prayer is that You will make me and change me into what You want me to be. I am praying this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

THE Word for Today:
Proverbs 13: 10, “Through pride and presumption comes nothing but strife, but [skilful and godly] wisdom is with those who welcome [well-advised] counsel.”

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Thursday, 14 March 2019

Scripture for Thursday

Isaiah 59: 1
Evil and Oppression
"Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;"

Wednesday, 13 March 2019

Scripture for Wednesday

"Let all bitterness and wrath and anger

and clamour and slander be put away from you,

along with all malice. Be kind to one another,

tenderhearted, forgiving one another,

as God in Christ forgave you."

Ephesians 4: 31 - 32 ESV

Scripture for Wednesday

1 Corinthians 10: 12 ESV
"Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he falls."

Beware of “I will never do that.”

Romans 3: 23 ESV

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”

The problem I find with this statement “I will never do that” is that is exactly what I will do because I feel I am better than that person. I am setting myself up for a fall and the devil is waiting for the moment I let my guard down. I am standing in judgement over the person who is having an “affair, stealing money, lies to parents and family or your boss.” Now I am on the devil's number one list and I have opened a door that exposes my sinful nature. I didn’t pause to think of protecting myself, putting the full armour of God on or dealing with the sins I am facing right this moment.

The Voice – Romans 3: 23 puts it like this “you see, all have sinned, and all their futile attempts to reach God in His glory fail.” Something I have learned through experience the minute I feel that I am standing strong and nothing like this or that will happen to me, o dear guess what I fall flat on my face. I was under the illusion I am standing strong and I would never do that.

My dad always said, “the thing you hate the most will come upon you.” I must tell you I have seen this in my own life. I realise that “where the mind goes the body follows,” as Joyce Meyers puts it. We think of someone at work, friendly and kind and likeable, and then we invite them for a coffee. If you are a Christian you should have prayed about this relationship asking God to protect you so that you do not fall into sin. You are starting up an affair. Romans 1 verse 28 The Voice states “Since they had no mind to recognize God, He turned them loose to follow the unseemly designs of their depraved minds and to do things that should not be done.” The worst thing which can happen to us is when God gives us over to our hearts desires.

God gave me a warning which I did not heed and when I reflect over my life thinking back to my younger days I do regret my decisions. Nothing can change what happened in the past, regret always comes too late. I have repented of this sin and I do not stand in judgment over people who fall into the same traps I did. I realise that I never even consider God or His warnings and did as I pleased. It cost me.

Lord, thank you for a second chance in my own life, I thank You Lord for Your mercies new every day. Lord thank You, for the forgiveness of sins, the chance to come before You in repentance and receive Your grace. I am the righteousness of God in Christ Amen

The Word for Today:
1 John 3: 5 The Voice ““You realize that He came to eradicate sins, that there is not the slightest bit of sin in Him.”