FirstS2B:
WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING
“In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against on the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him…” (Daniel 5:5,6).
He had never given much thought to his responsibility toward God and man. He probably did not even believe in the supernatural or in judgement after death. He had always tried to make himself happy for he never bothered about what lies beyond the grave.
On this day he was merry as he “drank wine before the thousand”. Then suddenly he saw a vision, television on the wall of his palace! “MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN”. “Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting” (Daniel 5:27).
He was troubled!
“The LORD is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed” (1Samuel 2:3).
Mr J was a fine, generous, zealous, good man that everybody loved and appreciated. He served God zealously and had always felt sure of his good standing in the church. One day he had a dream.
An unknown man entered his room carrying a balance, acids, and some instruments. Coming close to him, he said, “How is your service to God?” This question pleased Mr. J much because he considered that his fervent devotion in the service of the Lord would highly recommend him to God and highly favour him in God’s sight. While the man waited, J realized that all his work, zeal and devotion seemed (in the dream) to turn into physical matter. Putting his hand in his breast he found he could take it out. He then handed in over to the unknown visitor.
“An hundred kilograms”, said the man after weighing it carefully. Then he broke it into pieces and he put it in a pot and put a flame to the pot. When it completely melted, he allowed it cool till it thickened and set. Several layers fell off the congealed solid one after another as the man tapped it with a hammer. Each layer was tested and weighed and the results recorded. When the man completed his work, he gave the paper with the notations to J, and with a sad look of pity he went away.
Analysis of all of Mr. J’s work, service and devotion:
Personal ambition . .. .. .. 22 Kg.
Love of praise .. .. .. .. 15 Kg.
Denominational pride .. .. .. .. 11 Kg.
Pride of talent and achievement .. .. 10 Kg.
Love of Authority .. .. .. .. 12 Kg.
Love of Money .. .. .. .. .. 14 Kg.
Selfishness .. .. .. .. .. 7 Kg.
Worldly pleasure .. .. .. .. 9 Kg.
Love of God .. .. .. .. .. 0 Kg.
Love of man .. .. .. .. .. 0 Kg.
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Kg.
What will yours look like if analysed?
“Weighed and found wanting”! All men outside of Christ are motivated by SELF whatever they do. All works done outside Christ are not done according to God’s will, so they are not accepted.
“All your righteousness are as filthy rags”. Will “filthy rags” recommend you to God? Can “filthy rags” be accepted as substitute for the “robe of righteousness”, “the garment of salvation”, “the fine linen, clean and white”?
Throw off your confidence in your “rags” and come to Christ for cleansing and clothing.
Remove such rags as confidence in the error that you can be a Christian from the day you were born just because your parents are Christians and you got dedicated (or even baptized) on the eight day; you do not become a Christian, a child of God, that way. You need to repent and be converted. That means you should confess all inward and outward sins now such as deceit, bearing false witness, stealing, cruelty, fighting, pride, gossiping, and so on.
Going to church, whatever your denomination, without a change of heart will not save you. If you say you are a Christian and you still commit sin even if it is one lie in five years you’ll still go to Hell, be you Pastor, Prophet, Apostle, Bishop or Priest, unless you repent and turn to God. Without a genuine conversion experience that removes sin from your life, you are lost whether or not you perform miracles that heal the sick, or raise the dead. Whosoever is born of God does not commit sin for he keepeth himself and Satan touches him not. (1 John. 5:18.)
Tell God you are now taking a right-about turn: a decision not to ever go back into these sins you have confessed. Believe Him that He’s able to keep you from all sin and that since you have now sincerely come to Him, He has accepted you as His child. Old things pass away, all things have become new. Ask and accept pardon from God through Jesus Christ. Ask and receive grace to live in newness of life. DO IT NOW.

FirstS2B:
IT’S ALL ABOUT LOVE
Love is very powerful, yet one of the most misused and misapplied words. The promotion of our wellbeing, emotionally, physically and spiritually must find its base in love. Anything short of this leads to unfulfilled and aborted dreams, inevitably resulting in frustration and depression. And this is what has plagued the human race, and worst hit is our current society.
The love we so much profess to have, talk about and even claim to give to others is actually based on selfish motives; because we can get something back is much of why we love, once we are failed our love fades away.
How can we then obtain, retain and show love to others and even ourselves without even thinking of what to gain from it. How can we live happily feeling and knowing we are loved?
The first step is to realise that love comes from God because God is love. He is the only one that so much loves us even though we have offended him, yet he sent his only son Jesus Christ to reconcile us back to him and give us the power to love and feel loved. Without God therefore you cannot find, nor be in true love, without Jesus you cannot love nor manifest an unselfish love to others. When you allow God to show you what proper love is through his son Jesus Christ, you will live the rest of your life in happiness and true satisfaction. God loves you more than you can ever imagine. He created you; he thinks about you in whatever condition you are and really wants to extend to you his unfailing LOVE.
If you never felt loved in your life, this is a big opportunity for you to know that God loves you and wants to help you. If you have been failed in love, God’s love never fails. If you have been hurt by a lover, God heals such emotional and psychological wounds and replaces the scars with his LOVE, God’s love is sacrificial and unselfish. He will give you the power to forgive all those who have hurt you and to be able to love and feel loved again. If you let Jesus into your life, it will change for good.
You can say these prayers and that will mark a beginning of a new life for you.
“Father God I ask you that you forgive my sins, Lord Jesus come into my life and make me a new person. I believe that you are the Son of God and now my saviour.
Thank you for accepting me Amen”

FirstS2B:
WANDERING CHILD, O COME HOME 1. Have you wandered away from your Father's care, Heavy-hearted and sad do you roam? There's a sweet gentle voice calling now to you- Wandering child, wandering child, O, come home. Child, come home, child, come home, Wandering child, why longer roam? 'Tis thy Father entreats, Wandering child, O, come home. 2. Is your frail bark adrift on life's raging sea, Are you tossed on its billows and foam? There's a safe harbour home, waiting now for you- Wandering child, wandering child, O, come home. 3. He is pleading today, heed His gentle voice, As He bids you no longer to roam, To that dear Father's house haste without delay- Wandering child, wandering child, O, come home.

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For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16.

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I pledge allegiance to the Lamb!

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Jesus, the Living Bread. Have you eaten this Bread for your soul to live eternally? Eat today by repenting from all sins, believing on His sacrifice for you at Calvary and accepting Him as Lord and Saviour.