Father to Son to Grandson
September 5, 2010

"That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged" (Deuteronomy 6:2)

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I recently asked God for a word to share, I heard him clearly tell me,
"Look beyond what you see."

Open yourself to the potential of my ways. Move beyond what you now know as
possible. Steward what I shall give you and take to those whom I will
direct.

Do not be satisfied with what you initially perceive. I am drawing you into
more;
More of me, more of my grace, more of the pays and ways of salvation.

Open the window so the way of my Spirit may enter. Allow him to blow freely.
He will lead you in my ways. He will direct you past the bounds of knowing.

Look beyond what you now see with the new vision I have given you.


And He said to them, "Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the
feast." And they took it.
When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and
did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water
knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom.
And he said to him, "Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and
when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good
wine until now!" John 2:8-10 (NCV)

Steven W Bliss

Silencing Foolish Men
September 7, 2010

"For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men" (1 Peter 2:15)

The blasphemous diatribes of modern evolutionary humanists against the Word of God and the testimony of His people are really nothing but arrogant foolishness. "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools" (Romans 1:22) and "the LORD shall have them in derision" (Psalm 2:4). The biblical way to "silence the ignorance of foolish men" as our text says is simply by "well doing." This word (also translated "do well" is used almost exclusively by Peter, but he makes the point quite effectively.

Note the following, for example: "if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God" (1 Peter 2:20). "For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing" (1 Peter 3:17). "Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator" (1 Peter 4:19).

Our example in this, of course, is none other than Christ Himself, "who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously" (1 Peter 2:23). Unbelievers--if they want to badly enough--can reject every argument with some other objection or counter claim, but they have no way to gainsay a godly, law-abiding, righteous, loving life. The unbeliever may ridicule such a life for a time, but he must eventually come to see its sure foundation. "Whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation" (1 Peter 2:12). The main reason for "well doing," however, is simply that as our text says, "it is the will of God," and we ca n safely leave the response and the results to Him. HMM

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Blessed by the Word
September 8, 2010

"Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD" (Psalm 119:1)

The Hebrew word barak appears over 300 times in the Bible. It basically means to endue or bless with power for success, prosperity, fruitfulness, longevity, and so on. The oft-used Aaronic blessing (Numbers 6:24-26) closes with, "The LORD lift up [turn] his countenance upon [toward] thee, and give thee peace," and is initiated by the greater upon the lesser.

The opening stanza of Psalm 119 identifies the traits of a lifestyle subject to the Word of God and then claims the blessing that comes as the result of those who "seek him with the whole heart" (Psalm 119:2). The unknown psalmist saturates all 22 stanzas with eight key words describing the intimate role by which inspired Scriptures empower godly behaviour. Six are used in this opening testimony and prayer.

Those who "walk in the law [torah] of the LORD" and "keep his testimonies" (edah) receive God's blessing (Psalm 119:1-2). These instructions inscripturated in God's Word enable us to be "undefiled in the way" and to "do no iniquity" (Psalm 119:3). The apostle Paul noted that apart from the law, he would not know he was sinning (Romans 7:7).

God "hast commanded us to keep [His] precepts [piqquwd—listings, statutes, laws] diligently. . . . Then shall [we] not be ashamed, when [we] have respect unto all [His] commandments [mitzvah―instructions]," (Psalm 119:4-6).

The promise to "praise [Him] with uprightness of heart" (Psalm 119:7) is based on a prayer: "O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes [hoq―engraved laws]!" (Psalm 119:5). And we can be certain that a righteous life will come when we have "learned [His] righteousness judgments [mishpat]" (Psalm 119:7). May our lives be as dedicated to God's Word as is described in this magnificent song. HMM III

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Look Forward, Not Back

My children; look forward not back. This I have illustrated in My word,
"No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for
the kingdom of God".

The life of enjoying the present, looking toward the future and
discarding the past is what I call you too. Too many are trying to make
forward progress, but still are encumbered by things they cannot seem
to leave behind. Everything in this temporary world will pass away, is
it worth your progress being impeded?

You cannot go two ways at once and you cannot look two ways either. It
is not wise to look one way and try to go another, sooner or later
something is going to get in your forward path and if you do not see
it; it is going to cause you delay and perhaps even pain.

I have called you to a walk of surrender, trusting that I have already
make the way for you to proceed. Trust also that I have blessing for
you along that way.

Don't cling to things that are outdated, obsolete, even detrimental to
you. Don't you see that I have much better for you? As you grow, you
also outgrow some things. You would not in the natural, wear clothing
that no longer fits you, neither should you try to do so in the spirit.
Move on into bigger sizes, bigger blessings. Don't be stuck in what
you are afraid to lose.

I have so much more that is yours for the taking, but you must be
moving forward to apprehend these things. Nothing, no person, no
circumstance, should keep you from what is already yours. When you
empty your hands, it only makes you available to be handed more. I
will not leave you empty-handed.

Just like you are not longer the old man, the old life is not your
life either. Move on, I say, into the fullness of life. In Me and
My plan is the fullness. As Paul said, "lay aside every weight, and
the sin which doth so easily beset you, and run with patience the
race that is set before you".

Yes, look to Me for I am the author and finisher of your faith and of
your life. The purpose of running your race is to see what is waiting
for you at the other end. Paul also said, "Surely you know that many
runners take part in a race, but only one of them wins the prize.
Run, then, in such a way as to win the prize. Every athlete in training
submits to strict discipline, in order to be crowned with a wreath that
will not last; but we do it for one that will last forever. That is why
I run straight for the finish line."

Yes it will take discipline--but are you not a disciple? Do I ask you
to do what I have not already done in Jesus? He is the example of how
to be victorious in this life, and victory is what you also were created
for.

Don't hold on to things, but reach forward to what is already being set
aside for you. You are an eternal being, so don't be bound by earthly
limitations. Eternal things are waiting for you.

Luke 9:62

Heb. 12:1 1Why seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which does so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

1Co 9:24-26a

WHAT IS GOD SPEAKING TO HIS CHURCH?

1. There is a warning to believers in Jesus Christ to walk in love, greater than ever have before.

2. God is defining and exposing the spirit(s) that have divided His church. Ephesians 6:12

3. Repentance & judgment of leaders in the church & people in His church
(Especially those who expose and judge others, including leaders.)

4. God is promoting His people and His leaders who show great love and great forgiveness.

5. For those who walk in great love and forgiveness and refuse to speak negative of any person on earth
       (any person God has created),God's glory and favor will rest great on their life.
        They show great faith and love by loving the sinner, yet hating sin.

       God is cleaning house and "I want my house swept clean."



  John 14:31
I do only what the Father has instructed Me to do. [I act in full agreement with His orders.

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

[b]1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed over out of death into Life by the fact that we love the brethren (our fellow Christians). He who does not love abides (remains, is held and kept continually) in [spiritual] death.

Romans 2:1
THEREFORE YOU have no excuse or defense or justification, O man, whoever you are who judges and condemns another. For in posing as judge and passing sentence on another, you condemn yourself,because you who judge are habitually practicing the very same things[that you censure and denounce].
Judging with our words only exposes our own sin. Knowing that judging brings judgment to our own lives, should be enough to put the fear of God in our hearts, but if we don't trust enough that God will straighten every unjust thing out in the end , then we tend to hold a judgment in our heart. Out of the heart, the mouth speaks. Wait long enough and you will see a man's heart by the words they speak to you.

Proverbs 4:23
Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.
In everything we do and say, there should be life flowing out of us. We cannot lose the life spring out of our heart.

James 3:11
Does a fountain send forth [simultaneously] from the same opening fresh water and bitter?

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What does the above mean?

The Way of Man
September 13, 2010

"O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps" (Jeremiah 10:23)

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[size=13pt] No Other Can Save, No Other Can Redeem[/size]

    "Turn to Me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I
    am God, and there is no other." -- Isaiah 45:22


I am a compassionate and faithful God, and I will never leave My own.
I am watching over them day and night to keep them from all harm.

Many are the woes of the wicked, but My own will I keep according to My
love for them. The times you are living in are filled with trouble, and
many more testing will be sent upon the earth.
Those who look to Me will be saved for I am able to keep them,
even in the midst of the storm.

My words to you today, are to put your hope in Me, to trust Me to the
end. No other can save you, no other can redeem.
Throw yourself on Me, and find rest for your soul.

Fellow brethren in His vineyard, I would love you all to join me in prayers about my admission into the university. I have this burning believe that the God that took me to write the exams will perfect His will and purpose in my life.
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Fellow brethren in His vineyard, I would love you all to join me in prayers about my admission into the university. I have this burning believe that the God that took me to write the exams will perfect His will and purpose in my life.
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We pray God fulfils your heart desires and grant this request in Jesus name. Amen.

Thou Shalt Be Saved!
September 15, 2010

"And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house" (Acts 16:31)

This was Paul's answer to the trembling jailer's question: "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" (v. 30). To our modern sophisticated ears, such terms as being "saved" may sound strange and oldfashioned, but there is no more accurate term than this to describe the miracle that happens when a person becomes a real Christian and is "born again."

Before being saved, he is under God's condemnation because of sin, destined for hell; but when he believes on the Lord Jesus Christ, he is "saved from wrath through him" (Romans 5:9). Not only is he saved from eternal wrath, he is saved to eternal life. Christ is "able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them" (Hebrews 7:25).

This great salvation is not achieved by good works of any kind or number, "for by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9). "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost" (Titus 3:5).

Although being saved is God's gift to man, its cost was infinite to Christ. "If, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life" (Romans 5:10).

The price of our salvation was the shed blood of Christ, the only begotten Son of God, and the greatest of all sins--the one for which there is no forgiveness--is that of rejecting Him. "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). He is our great redeeming Saviour, and only He can save! HMM

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Asalamualaikum! Yesua huwa ibnu Allahu.

Almuhandis:

Asalamualaikum! Yesua huwa ibnu Allahu.

You are blessed with the blessings of the Lord.

The Writing of God
September 16, 2010

"And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables" (Exodus 32:16)

In this verse is the first occurrence in the Bible of the word "writing" and, appropriately enough, it is speaking of "the writing of God" rather than the writings of men. The reference, of course, is to the two tables of the law, the Ten Commandments, "written with the finger of God" (Exodus 31:18), and rewritten on a second set of stone tables to replace the first, once they were shattered (Exodus 34:1).

All Scripture is divinely inspired, but the Ten Commandments were divinely inscribed! This testimony of their unique importance is a sobering condemnation of any who ignore them or distort their meaning (including the one referring to the sixday creation in Exodus 20:11).

But there is another writing of God--this one recorded in the New Testament, one of even greater personal significance to the Christian: "Ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ . . . written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart" (2 Corinthians 3:3). No longer an external standard divinely engraved in stone by the finger of God, but an internal conviction inscribed in the heart by the Spirit of God! "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, "saith the Lord", I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them" (Hebrews 10:16).

This remarkable writing of God's law in our hearts and minds has been accomplished because Christ came not "to destroy, but to fulfill" the law (Matthew 5:17) and "hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us" (Galatians 3:13). Now, with the law in our hearts, we have become epistles of God, "known and read of all men" (2 Corinthians 3:2), and it is vital that the writing read true and clear through our lives. HMM

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'and whoever disbelieve, do not let his disbelief grieve you. To Us (ALLAH) is their returns and We shall inform them what they have done. Verily Allah is All knower of what is in the heart (of men). We let them enjoy for a while then in the end We shall oblige them to enter a great torment' Quran 31:23-24

The Mystery of God’s Kingdom

TEXT: MARK 4:26-34

"And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should sleep" . . . (Mark 4:26,27).

This parable about the kingdom of God, recorded only by Mark, reveals that spiritual growth is a continual, gradual process that is finally consummated in a harvest of spiritual maturity. The Lord Jesus Christ says that a farmer does not understand how the seed grows in the soil; but he is certain that a seed planted in a good soil, under the right condition, will grow until it reaches maturity and begins to bear fruit.

The word of God is the seed and a soft and receptive heart is a good soil upon which God’s word can be sown and nurtured to grow. When we receive God’s word in our hearts, we should nurture it until it grows and begin to bear the desired fruit. As believers, we can understand the process of spiritual growth by comparing it to the slow but certain growth of a plant.

In the parable of the mustard seed, the point is that the kingdom of God grows like an insignificant seed of mustard that develops to a giant spiritual plant. Believers must grow where God has planted them. He further used the parable to explain that although Christianity had very small beginnings, it would grow into a worldwide community of believers.

When you feel alone in your stand for Christ, realize that God is building a worldwide kingdom. He has faithful followers in every part of the world, and your faith, no matter how small, can join with that of others to accomplish great things. Similarly, preachers, without any iota of doubt, must continue to spread the gospel message. It will certainly grow because it is God that gives the increase. Ours is to faithfully sow the seed; how it grows is God’s business.

Thought for the day: "Grow where you are planted"

Adam and the Animals
September 19, 2010

"And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof" (Genesis 2:19)

This event occurred on the sixth day of creation week, between the formation of Adam’s body and that of Eve (note Genesis 1:26-31; 2:7, 22), and there is no reason not to take it literally. Nevertheless, modern theistic evolutionists, including many seminary professors, have found two imaginary problems which they argue prevent taking it literally.

The first quibble finds a "contradiction" with Genesis 1:21-25, which says the animals were all made before Adam--not afterward. This supposed problem vanishes when the text verse is translated as follows: "The LORD God had formed every beast of the field." This is a legitimate--in fact, preferable--translation of the Hebrew original.

The other alleged difficulty is the supposed inability of Adam to name all the animals in one day. But in reality, he only had to give names "to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field" (Genesis 2:20)--that is, those nearby birds, cattle, and other mammals that might be seen as potential candidates to be a "help meet" for Adam. No marine animals, reptiles, insects, or "beasts of the earth" (Genesis 1:24; i.e., living far away from Eden) were brought to him. Furthermore, he did not need to name every species, but only each relevant "kind"--possibly each "family" (i.e., dogs, horses, eagles, etc.).

Finally, his divinely created mental abilities were not yet limited by the disease of sin, so that he could appropriately name each kind much more rapidly than we could do. Thus, no sincere Bible student should be tempted to doubt Genesis by any such "difficulties" as these. HMM

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Dominion Over Satanic Bondage

TEXT: MARK 5:1-10

"And he said, For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit" . . . (Mark 5:.

The world today is full of men and women who are in one form of satanic bondage or the other.  It is no longer secret that many families and homes are under the influence of Satan and his agents.  Hence, such families find it difficult to make progress in their journey of life.  The predicament and sorry state in which these people find themselves is the handiwork and delight of the devil.

Our text today reveals the condition of a man who had been tormented by six thousand demons, night and day for many years.  Life was miserable for him as he was daily tormented by these satanic agents.  In fact, the devil had put a hold on his life and was ready to destroy him.  But his encounter with Jesus changed his destiny and life’s story.  As soon as he recognized the Lordship of Christ, the Lord commanded the demons to leave him.  And realizing His power and authority over them, they left immediately.

Your case may be similar to that of the man in our text.  It may be that the enemy has placed a curse on you and your family; it may be that they have killed the joy and peace which was once enjoyed by your family. It may even be that you are suffering from a terrible attack.  Rejoice, for the Lord has come to exercise dominion and authority over the powers of darkness in your life.  All you need do is to recognize His authority and Lordship over your life.

Through His death on the Cross at Calvary, Satan has been defeated and Christ purchased victory for His children.  For a sinner to benefit from the finished work of grace, he needs to repent of his sins by confessing them to the Lord.  By so doing, he will recover all that the enemy has taken from him.

Thought for the day:  "No power stands at the mention of the name of Jesus"

Faith that Overcomes Fear

TEXT: MARK 4:35-41

"And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith" . . . (Mark 4:40).

A story was told of a woman who worried for forty years that she would die of cancer. She finally died of pneumonia at age seventy. She wasted thirty-three years worrying about the wrong thing. Like this woman, many people in our society today are afraid of what may never happen. The disciples of Christ also had similar experience of “men’s heart failing them because of fear”.

Our text reveals the lack of faith of Christ’s disciples. They were together in a ship with the Master when a great storm arose in the sea. Fear of terror gripped them as they went in search of the Lord who was already asleep in the hinder part of the ship. They eventually found Him and posed to Him a rhetorical question: ‘Master, carest thou not that we perish?’

The Master was apparently displeased with their lack of faith. But out of love He rebuked the wind and commanded it to be still. He must have reasoned why they were so fearful even when the Master of the universe was with them. When fear comes, it paralyses our faith, destroys our confidence, weakens our resolve and demobilises us. This is why we must not allow fear in our heart; we must strive to possess the faith that overcomes fear.

It is only through actionable faith that we can move the Lord into our situation. Believers who still live in the world of fear are yet to come to terms with the fact that their ship of progress in life can never capsize with the Master in charge. Remember that it is only through faith that we can move with the Lord in the direction He wants us to go without any atom of fear.

Thought for the day: "The God that is holding the universe is the one holding you"

God's Foundation
September 20, 2010

"His foundation is in the holy mountains. The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah" (Psalm 87:1-3)

The 87th Psalm was dedicated to the praise of Jerusalem as the chosen city of God, the site of His temple where He could dwell with His people. It is on this city that He focuses His continual attention. However, none of the great fathers of the chosen people--Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Joshua--were ever citizens of earthly Jerusalem, but they all "looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God" (Hebrews 11:10).

The Lord Jesus has gone "to prepare a place" (John 14:2) for us, and God "hath prepared for them a city" (Hebrews 11:16). This is "mount Sion . . . the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem" (Hebrews 12:22), the "Jerusalem which is above" (Galatians 4:26).

The day will come when this beautiful city of God will rest on "a great and high mountain . . . descending out of heaven from God, Having the glory of God" (Revelation 21:10-11). There on the new earth (Revelation 21:1-2) it may indeed rest on foundations extending to the centre of the earth, for it will be 1,400 miles high, wide, and long (Revelation 21:16). Inscribed on its beautiful foundations are the names of the 12 apostles, but the sure foundation must be none other than Christ Himself (Ephesians 2:20; 1 Corinthians 3:11). "Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his" (2 Timothy 2:19).

"Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King" (Psalm 48:1-2). HMM

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The Sacrifice Of Praise!

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God
continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his
name (Hebrews 13:15).

The sacrifices of praise are the confessions,
declarations, psalms, hymns and spiritual songs
of the glory, grace and goodness of God that we make
unto Him. It’s different from saying, “I praise you Lord,
I just thank you for everything…” Praise is more than
that. Praising God means giving thanks to His Name for
definite reasons.
In the Old Testament, the priests offered specific
offerings to God; they offered sacrifices of burnt
offerings and burnt incense, according to the
specifications of the law. We also in the New Testament
are admonished to offer sacrifices of praise to God and
Hebrews 13:15 clearly describes the content of the
sacrifice we’ve been called to offer: “By him (Jesus Christ)
therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God
continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to
his name.”
As you worship the Lord and adore Him, making
confessions to His Name, you’re offering unto Him the
sacrifice of praise. As you offer quality praise and present
your body to Him as a living sacrifice, you send forth
incense unto Him, and His presence rubs-off on you
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