Government abuse of power is causing resistance worldwide. Reformation is on its way. Every Christian MUST speak life and not death over the situation we are facing. Re-read and act on this blog: PROCLAIM HIS NAME Into the Atmosphere! We are in the midst of a fight between good and evil. Release God's angels. Bind demonic forces and cast them down.
God’s perfect love is the greatest power in the universe! It is what everyone is really looking for – unconditional, unfailing and unlimited love. And it is readily available to us, where we can be filling our hearts with it anytime, anyplace by letting Jesus love on us through two-way conversation with Him. His perfect love will bring healing to our hearts and set us free to reach our God-given calling as nothing else can.
The ultimate goal for a Christ-follower on this earth should be as is stated in Ephesians 3:19, “and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.” We are to be conformed to the image of Christ, which means to be filled with the fullness of God.
Have you heard of anything that backfired? Weapons can be dangerous to the user as well as the intended target but now this term commonly refers to a plan or action. Have you seen this happen with sarcasm, ridicule and contempt? The one who speaks in this manner intends the blow to land on his victim, but it says nothing about the person it is directed against and everything about the one who speaks it. For the words you speak are a reflection of your own character, not of anyone else’s.
Do you think that my grace is bestowed on a select few of great worthiness? If you understand the concept of grace you realize that this position doesn’t make sense, but you can hold one position as an abstract derivation of theological principles and another as a way you perceive and experience life. Will I not lavish grace on the least of these who represent me in the world? Consider my statements that I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance, and that I will leave the 99 in the fold to seek the one lost sheep.
When Peter confessed that I was the Christ, I said that he was blessed because flesh and blood had not revealed this to him, but my Father in heaven. Do you think this is a universal enduring principle? How do most people today become convinced that I am the Christ? Is it by instruction from other people, the record of history, and the Bible? Should this be considered more as flesh and blood revealing or my Father? Yet you know from the story and intuitively that the latter is better.
Have you ever visited a foreign land? Did you study in advance to know what to expect and find that it was valuable to know about local currency, language, customs, and gestures? You may not have the opportunity to travel the world that you live in, but one day you will travel to the world to come. You won’t find a tourist’s guide to heaven in your local bookstore, and even my word gives limited descriptions, but if you follow me now you will be ready for your trip.
The testimony below is from Karin da Silva. A search for her name on this website will lead you to other blogs by Karin. Be encouraged. God is with us guiding and strengthening us in everything we walk through. That is why praise can continuously be on our lips.
Do you think you will have a life free from pain if you do the right things and are productive? Consider the Biblical lesson about pruning. Every branch that bears fruit is pruned that it may bring forth more fruit. This is a positive result in comparison to being cut down and cast in the fire, but it is still a painful process that no one looks forward to. Have you ever felt the snip of the pruning shears yourself?
Do you find that people are generally overconfident or underconfident? What about yourself? How would you know? Can you render objective judgment on this question? Perhaps it would help to rephrase the question. Do you normally think you are right? Do you know anyone who thinks they are wrong? Have you ever been certain of something and later found out that you were completely wrong? Could you even now hold equal certainty for something else that is wrong? It is better to hold wrong answers with a reduced degree of certainty. It can serve you to make room for mystery.
