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It’s a Thursday and we are gearing up for the weekend, I want to invite you to come and listen to my program today on Rainbow Gospel Radio – www.rainbowgr.com

Come and join me today on Rainbow Gospel Radio and listen to what is on my mind today. 

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It is my heart’s desire that you will enjoy my program and I look forward to hearing from you. 

Be blessed in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Why don’t Christians have a real impact on the World today?

Sometimes we miss the crux of the matter but I was wondering why Christian doesn’t really have an impact on the World today? What is missing? Let me show you something I saw in Acts Chapter 14 verse 8 to 18. I read that Paul and Barnabas were in the city Lystra and they were teaching the Word of God to the people. Paul noticed a crippled man and it was said the man had been lame from birth and he hadn’t been able to walk.

The cripple man sat there listening to Pauls words. Paul saw that the man believed and knew he could be healed.  Paul looked straight at the man and said to him in a loud voice: “Stand up straight on your feet!” The man jumped up and started walking around.  It is said when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they started shouting in their own Lycaonian language, “The gods have become like men and have come down to us!” They gave Barnabas the name Zeus and Paul the name Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. 

Then I read that the priest of the god Zeus, whose temple stood just outside the town, brought bulls and flowers to the gate, for he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifice to the apostles.  Both Barnabas and Paul heard what they were about to do, they tore their clothes and ran into the middle of the crowds, shouting, “Why are you doing this? We ourselves are only human beings like you! We are here to announce the Good News, to turn you away from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven, earth, sea and all that is in them. In the past he allowed all people to go their own way. But he has always given evidence of his existence by the good things he does: he gives you rain from heaven and crops at the right times; he gives you food and fills your hearts with happiness.” Even with these words the apostles could hardly keep the crowd from offering a sacrifice to them.

It is clear the people in Lystra believed that both Barnabas and Paul where gods.  They saw Paul speak a word and the cripple man was healed. It moved them in such away they gave Barnabas and Paul new names “Zeus and Hermes.”

We don’t want to be seen as god but we do want to bring the Word of God to the people the same way Paul and Barnabas did. Paul told the people they weren’t god’s but mere people exactly the same as everybody else the only difference was that they were serving a living God.

Prayer

Lord as mere people we pray that the Holy Spirit will fill our lives and help us in bold when speaking about You. You are our Creator, You are the lover of our souls, You are in control of each and everything we do. Lord bless this word today and let it open the eyes of the people. Guide us and teach us in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I pray. Amen

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Learn to relax.

Matthew 6: 34 “So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.”

All the people around me seem so relaxed and content with their lives while I am constantly busy and getting involved in all kinds of things. My husband is constantly telling me to relax and not to take each and everything so seriously. I think, that’s easy to say, I cannot help myself.

I don’t know if you are able to relate with me, I am the kind of person who is constantly planning ahead; making sure thing will be done at this and that time.  I walk fast, I eat fast and do things immediately and I hate things to be left for another day. I cannot accept excuses and get irritated when people don’t do what they promised.

My first lesson these days is to not always have the last word. Something I noticed most people want to have the last word. They will send sticker or something just to be the last message in your text messages. I have not resorted to not responding after I said what I wanted to.  No emphasis is necessary I said what I wanted to.

We tend to want to know what tomorrow will bring and how we can sort things out before hand and that’s people like me. I cannot wait for things to happen I am constantly seeing what I can do to make it happen.

The past couple of months have been different in that I had been at home and I could just sit around doing nothing. I was constantly busy cleaning and washing clothes and ironing the clothes.

I didn’t know that I would be back at work for a couple of months and now I need to trust in and focus on God to open a door for me next year. In the mean time I have prayed about my situation and now I have to leave this in God hands and trust He knows best. 

Prayer

O Lord God of all Your children I must be one of the most uptight kids You have adopted. Lord thank You for being patient with me and thank You for watching over my life. Thank You Lord for teaching me to relax and take things easy when I want to run you slows me down. Thank You Lord for always doing what is best for me. I humbly faith I ask bless my life today as well as all the people I come into contact. I ask this in the precious name of Jesus Christ. Amen

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Are you in God’s business?

Galatians 6: 10 “So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.”

Are you open to a personal question today? If you are in God’s business what exactly are you doing? I see that your parents are struggling and they cannot keep their heads above water. They pay the rent and that is that. You ask yourself why I struggle financially. I give my tithes and I go to church each week. Still I just am not making it these days.

God wants you to get into His business by helping your parents firstly and then looking after the widows and orphans. While you get busy doing God’s business God will start getting busy doing your business.

There are so many people going through so much these days but the sad part we are building our own little empires. Gathering all these things here on earth and when we die, tell me who is going to receive all your riches?  If you do not have children it goes to the Government. 

It is my heart’s desire to leave a legacy behind for my children and I am doing everything possible to make this happen. 

I want to ask that we all rethink our situations. God I am calling out to You open our eyes and lift the veil off our eyes so that we can see. Give each one of us the wisdom and insight and understanding in looking firstly for Your kingdom.  We are all calling out to you.

Prayer

Lord God, I am asking that the Holy Spirit will work today in the lives of each person I am sharing my blog with. Please Lord soften the peoples hearts towards their parents, let them help them. We cannot survive without the roots and our parents are our roots. The branches are drying up because they are neglecting to water the roots. Holy Spirit will you speak into the hearts of the people all around us, let us be more compassionate towards our parents and people in need. I call this into life in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen

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Are you tired?

Isaiah 40: 28-31 “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”

I am back at work and it seems like my life has spiralled out of control. I seem to have a double dose of everything. I was sitting down and reading how great my God is. Even when I feel exhausted and not in the mood to do much I draw my strength from the LORD. 

I am reminded that the even in my so called “Winter Season” of life God will give me the necessary strength to do my work. What I didn’t realize is that as I grow older life changes and I don’t have the strength I used to have.

Even young people grow tired and feel exhausted. Thank the LORD our God for strength and the knowledge that we have been strengthened to such an extent that we can fly like eagles and run and not grow weary.  

Prayer

Heavenly Father, LORD thank YOU for taking care of me for such a long, long time it’s so good to know I can turn to YOU.  LORD I dedicate my life back into Your hands and ask that You will help me with the renewing of my strength so that I am able to fly like an eagle and walk and not grow faint. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen

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