Does it seem peculiar to you that I said that if you seek to save your life you will lose it, but if you seek to lose your life for my sake you would obtain eternal life? Consider a parallel to the world of commerce. Who do you think is a better prospect for long term employment?
Do your children ever get in trouble when they don’t have enough to do? Mine do. Do you? If you don’t have enough worthwhile things to keep you occupied, you will find things that are not worthwhile.
Yesterday, in my thank you letter for your prayers enabling me to get out of the hospital, a question was raised in our Lord's brief message
about what God does and does not do. As I have learned to do, when a question arises, I just ask Jesus for further explanation about what He said.
I would suggest you do the same if you have not been doing so. Here is yesterday' message plus my question and His response:
3-27-12 Here is the brief word I received today from our wonderful Lord Jesus for those whom I asked to pray for me:
Do you understand that hatred affects your judgment? It prevents you from seeing clearly. Do you understand that love also affects your judgment?
Today it is so easy to look around and see all the evil and corruption, get totally disgusted and depressed, say, “There is no hope” and then simply sink into despair.
Well, if you are there, then praise God, because you now have an awesome opportunity to repent and get on with your life, and get on with the abiding realities of faith, hope and love.
Because the Bible is absolutely clear about what your response is to be when our nation is in this current dark hour:
A ship has a captain, a country has a president, and a company has a chief executive officer. Experience has shown that even large complex organizations run best with a single person at the helm.
Folks, I cannot thank you enough for all the birthday greetings I received from all around the globe, and what a blessing to hear so many people say their lives have been radically changed by learning to hear God's voice, just as mine was.
Are you waiting to be recruited to serve me, to have people notice your talents and encourage you to develop and use them? Who wouldn’t want to serve on the basis of popular acclaim? Yet this very rarely happens and it isn’t something you should wait for.
Do you ever feel that I am spending a lot for the development of your character? I am whether you realize it or not. Do you feel self-conscious about this expenditure on your behalf?
Immanuel Heita, a Namibian prisoner in Africa, recently submitted a paper for the Christian Leadership University course he has taken, "Counseled by God." An excerpt from his testimony is below:
