"May the best day of your past Be the worst day of your future." My Dad always wished me this Irish Blessing and I want it to matter today and every other day in my life.
Friday 16 September 2016
Hubba-habba it's Friday!!! :-)
Good morning friends and family
I know time flies and we don't realise the end of the year is at hand. Today I want to encourage you to enjoy your super Friday!!
God is great and awesome in that we may enjoy another Friday!!!
Smile, laugh and sing the day is so cool to enjoy!
So .... be happy and do have a super enjoyable weekend. We in South Africa needs some rains, please pray with us to have some rain. Its so dry and hot here these days ;-)
mwha enjoy your weekend :-)
I know time flies and we don't realise the end of the year is at hand. Today I want to encourage you to enjoy your super Friday!!
God is great and awesome in that we may enjoy another Friday!!!
Smile, laugh and sing the day is so cool to enjoy!
So .... be happy and do have a super enjoyable weekend. We in South Africa needs some rains, please pray with us to have some rain. Its so dry and hot here these days ;-)
mwha enjoy your weekend :-)
Wednesday 14 September 2016
‘clean hands and a pure heart’
Psalm 24:3-5 (RSV)
3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
And who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to what is false,
and does not swear deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the Lord,
and vindication from the God of his salvation.
And who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to what is false,
and does not swear deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the Lord,
and vindication from the God of his salvation.
Who can
stand in the presence of the Lord? David
reminds us that the person with clean hands and a pure heart can come before
the Lord. The man or woman who does not
lift up their soul to what is false, and does not swear deceitfully; they can
come before the LORD.
Now for
the million dollar question, how do you feel about your brother or sister? What is your attitude towards the people in
your own life? Are your hands
clean? Do you swear underneath your
breath? This is your opportunity to
change and pray for forgiveness of sin, repentance and accepting the LORD
JESUS.
No blessings will be released if you do not confess your sins, come clean and ask the Lord to forgive you. What are you waiting for?
Prayer
O Lord
God I confess that many times I have a bad attitude thinking no one will know
my heart but You do. Humbly I pray
please forgive me, create in me a pure heart and clean my hands. In Jesus Name, Amen
‘I shall come forth as gold.’
Job 23:10 Revised Standard Version (RSV)
10 But he knows the way that I take;
when he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
when he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Lessons learned throughout my life span; nothing
stays the same even if you don’t do anything to change it. It seems really silly to think like this but
the fact of the matter is that each day things happen, circumstances are
changing all the time. People change
their minds constantly and what may have been super important yesterday is just
another something today.
I think about so many things I need to do and want
to do but I just don’t have the time, I work all day and when I get home I make
super and we sit down to a meal. After
the meal we get the dishes washed and sit down to watch something on TV, take a
bath and go to bed. The circle of my
life seems so mundane, constant repetition.
Now looking at Job, the man went through so much,
lost everything, even his children and at the end of it all Job states ‘I shall
come forth as gold.’ The process changed
him and he knew that it was a good process ~ a God process.
Prayer
O
Lord God as Job went through life with all the difficulties he faced we pray
please give us the strength, wisdom and understanding to face our own trails so
that at the end of the day we too may declare ‘I shall come forth as gold.’ In Jesus Name, Amen
Tuesday 13 September 2016
Start spreading the News .... Jesus is Born Luke 2: 1 - 20
Deep in
thought Joseph walked into his bedroom, closing the door behind him, he walked
to his bed and sat down. ‘O LORD God,
humbly I pray for forgiveness of sin, it is not my intention to disgrace Mary
but I have since come to realize that she is with child. Not my child!’
Joseph spoke softly as he lay back on his
bed. How could Mary do such a
thing? It was a difficult day and Joseph
took off his sandals and cloak, turning the blankets back he lay with his hands
behind his head looking into the ceiling.
Sleep came
quickly and Joseph was standing talking to an Angel of the Lord ‘Joseph son of
David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife; because what is
conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to
give him the name of Jesus, because He will save His people from sin.’ Joseph woke up in the morning and thought
about his dream; he would honor the Lord and take Mary as his wife.
‘Mary’
Joseph greeted her, taking her hands in his pressing his lips to them; ‘I love
you and want to marry you.’ Joseph said
as he pulled Mary into his arms. ‘Oh
Joseph, yes I will marry you.’ Mary said laughing. Both Joseph and Mary decided not to make a
big deal of the wedding but that it should take place as soon as possible.
Just to
shake things up a bit Caesar August had a decree issued to the people in the
Roman world that would record a census on how many people lived in the Roman
world. Now Joseph was born in Judea
Bethlehem. He had no choice but to take
his wife Mary along with him to record his name in one of the census scrolls.
Up early
the next morning Mary and Joseph started their way to Judea. There was a company of people leaving for
Bethlehem. Joseph arranged to travel with
a couple of friends, making the cooking of meals a little easier for Mary. Mary was starting to show and it was clear
that Mary’s time was closer than expected.
But in good faith Joseph and Mary took the road with excitement.
It was late
when they arrived in Bethlehem, the town was buzzing with people and animals. Joseph asked Mary to stand in the square and
wait for him so he could go and enquirer for a room for them. Walking from one Inn to the other, Joseph
could not secure a space for them. In desperation
Joseph asked the Inn Keeper if they could spend the night in the barn, Mary was
tired and needed somewhere safe to sleep.
The Inn Keeper suggested they walk around the block and knock at the
back of the building, there he would find the Inn Keepers shepherds with some
flocks of sheep in a barn.
They
prepared something to eat and as they sat down to relax Mary went into labor. Jesus was born and because Mary didn’t
have anything with her she covered Jesus with cloths and placed her little baby
boy into a manger.
A couple of
shepherds where sitting around a fire gazing at the stars in the heavens, when
suddenly an Angel of the Lord appeared.
The glory of the Lord shone around them and they were terrified. But the Angel said to them ‘do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will
be for all the people. Today in the town
of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the LORD. This will be a sign to you. You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and
lying in a manger.’
Suddenly a
great company of heavenly hosts appeared with the angels, praising God and
saying ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His
favor rests.’
The shepherds
were in awe and decided to travel to Bethlehem and pay homage to the Lord
Jesus. On their way to see the Lord
Jesus they told everybody about what had happened and with great excitement
they were looking forward to seeing the Lord.
The news
was being spread and people were wondering who could this child be?
tHe LoRd is GoOd
Lamentations 3:25 (RSV)
25 The Lord is good to those
who wait for him,
to the soul that seeks him.
to the soul that seeks him.
How to
wait on the LORD? This million dollar
question is very important; I believe that when I sit and wait for the LORD I
want to be in a quiet place. I will
consider my surrounding and all the people in my space.
To stay
focused and to the point I want to be prayerful and I want to mediate on
scripture that I feel has relevance for my situation. I am reminded that the LORD is good to those
who wait for HIM. I also remind myself
that I am a soul seeking the LORD.
From my
point of view I need to be in a quiet space with peace and quiet around me, a
place where I can stay focused and wait for the answers I need to carry
on. I realize that I don’t always get
the answers immediately but when it comes to me I am normally so surprised I
can hardly believe what happens.
It is
powerful how awesome and wonderful our LORD really is, when we wait on HIM, He
will reveal Himself to you.
Prayer
O LORD
God I know You are so good to me, I believe that when I truly and humbly come
into YOUR presences I am heard. I pray
for open eyes, ears and heart to Your word today, in Jesus Name, Amen
A new Challenge
Joshua 14:12 (RSV)
12 So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke on that day; for you heard on that day how the
Anakim were there, with great fortified cities: it may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall drive
them out as the Lord said.”
Facing
new challenges can be daunting and as I grow older I realize that it can throw
me off at time. I say “LORD God, give me
this hill country.” I have the necessary
strength; I have the knowledge and know how.
I feel that I am still able to make a difference.
I want to
be like Caleb not afraid of going for the next challenge, climbing the mountain
as they present themselves to me. I
believe that I can do all things through Christ whom strengthens me. If you need a new challenge ask the LORD to
give it to you, young or old you are able.
God will equip you for the next job.
Lord I
know You have a good plan for my life and I want to be part of the new
challenge show me how Lord.
Prayer
O Lord
God ~ You know that I am currently looking for a good job, that I need to work
so that I can help my husband and family.
I feel that I am capable of so much more, today I pray open the right
doors for me, let me climb my next mountain.
In Jesus Name, Amen
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