“What do You want to say to me or show me today, Lord?”
My Lord speaks: “Let Me in. Let Me be in you. Let Me live through you.”
I respond: “Yes, Lord. I let You in. Have Your way in me, Lord Jesus.”
“Look to Me. Keep your eyes fixed on Me. Lean not on your own understanding.”
My word places a high premium on peace. Do you understand the value of it? Yet when you are faced with difficulties, do you immediately use whatever means are available to you to escape from them? Do you see a conflict here? The striving to be free of stress is itself stressful. I did not promise you a life free from stress and difficulty, but I did promise you peace. You may find that in some situations peace comes from acceptance even of unpleasant things rather than fighting against them. You can always imagine a life that would be more comfortable, but you may not be able to attain it. My apostle Paul learned contentment in all things. I want you to value my peace so highly that you learn it too.
When I drove a legion of demons out of a man his neighbors asked me to depart from their land. I left without argument. Do you understand that this is the worst prayer you can pray and the worst thing that can happen to you? They asked the author and source of life to leave them. They were not interested in what I had to say even though I performed a mighty miracle before them. Is it difficult for you to endure my transforming process in your life? Yet you keep coming back to me because you know that I alone have the words of life. I keep you in the palm of my hand and will never allow you to be subject to more than you can bear. Never ask me to depart from you.
I remember it like yesterday. It was early evening in a poor neighborhood in Nakuru, Kenya, during the second week of our Journey of Compassion. From the first day, when 460 people gave their lives to Christ in a downtown park, this had been a remarkable Journey.
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Any honest parent of several children will admit that some children were more difficult to raise than others. Even good qualities such as energy and curiosity can make parenting a more demanding task. Yet conscientious parents of even a mischievous child will insist that this is not a bad child while a more compliant one is a good child. Do you think the same principle applies on a larger scale? You know that I am a good Father. Some of my children have a more difficult time with my commandments than others, and struggle with their growth and transformation to righteousness. Yet if the best of earthly fathers can accept difficult children and not declare that they are bad, how much more can your Father in heaven accept you?
"My journey to Kenya in 2012 was life changing. We get to do many things on our Christian walk that impact us but nothing has touched my life like our time spent in the men’s prison in Nakuru.” -Sue, Sydney, Australia
Overview from Pastor Vijay Christian: Uday is our Worship Pastor and band leader of A2J (Addicted to Jesus) band. He has released 2 volumes of worship albums and another one is on the way, all songs written and music composed by him. He heads our worship school, worship concerts and secular concerts. He is an anointed Bible teacher, rhythm and lead guitarist of our band.
Do you think there is one correct translation of the Bible? Some believers are passionate defenders of a particular text. The most common claim for validity is accuracy. Certainly this is a desirable quality, that the Bible you read in your own language conveys the same meaning as the original text. This is most important for settling finely nuanced doctrinal issues. Yet how often is it necessary for you to do this? Isn’t most of your Bible reading for edification, exhortation, comfort, and instruction in righteousness? For everyday purposes the best version of the Bible is the one you will read every day. Feast on my word and rejoice with your friend who also feasts on my word, even if it is a different version.
