Wed, Aug 30th - 10:53PM
Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly. James 5:17
He complained to God, expressed his unbelief, and prayed and prayed and prayed. At one point he "bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees" 1 Kings 18:42. Pay no attention to the discouraging news your eyes see. Christ lives, and even delays in answering our prayers are part of His goodness. Remember, though, a sin can often be your motive behind an action. Don't pray because you want others to see you pray and label you as religious. Pray because you have a personal relationship with Jesus and be humble before God. Pray to worship Him. Pray to thank Him for providing for you. Pray for the softening of the hearts of those who need conviction. Pray with love for the Lord. Prayer is powerful. Prayer changes things. Pray daily. Pray earnestly.
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Sat, Aug 26th - 11:48AM
A few words about prayer.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. Psalm 138:7
We tend to only pray when we are in trouble, forgetting that we should pray also to thank the Lord for His blessings, to thank Him for the troubled times that we grow stronger through, and to worship him through our daily prayers. Just remember, God always answers prayer; it's just that sometimes He says yes, sometimes He says no, and sometimes He says wait. Often His answer takes longer than we desire, and we continue to walk in the midst of trouble, but it is in that trouble that He preserves us, not fails us. When all seems hopeless it is then that He places a protective wall around us, causing the Enemy's attack to cease and to fail. Like a bird in the cage, we do not enter His protection to be jailed, but to be protected from that which is outside His protection.
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Tue, Aug 22nd - 10:04PM
No one has real understanding; no one is seeking God. (Romans 3:11 NLT)
Make no mistake about it, the world is searching for something to replace God. They are not seeking God like they should, because God makes us see ourselves for who we are. Sinners.
People want to be spiritual. They are seeking light, but they wish to seek light in darkness. They wish to find God, but one that is molded into the image that they want Him to be in.
While waiting for an oil change on my vehicle today a talk show was on the television provided in the lobby for our viewing pleasure and the guest was Sylvia Browne, a woman who calls herself a spiritual teacher offering psychic services. The title of the show was, "Answers to Unexplained Questions."
A home-video produced by one of the members of the audience showed her son pounding his fists on his bed, screaming, throwing pillows, jumping around, and so forth. Browne's response? He was angry because he was having difficulty coming to grips with his past lives.
A second woman talked about illnesses that her mother has faced recently. The answer by Sylvia Browne? A spirit is trying to kill her mother, and only becoming closer to the spirit world may save her.
Playing with various religious systems will not bring peace and spirituality to your life. In fact, such dealings are downright dangerous.
The only way to spirituality is through the being that created spirituality in the first place, God. And the only way to God is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
Admitting one is a sinner is difficult. People are unwilling to accept God's assessment of them. They figure if they can come up with another excuse for their actions, they are not guilty. Then they try to do wonderful things to make up for the void they feel in their lives, hoping to work their way into Heaven. They believe they can reach heaven, or paradise, or nirvana, or whatever, by their own merit, by their goodness, and by their own deeds.
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Being enlightened by today's standards is like searching for a bed in a automobile warehouse in the dark. You can't see because you've avoided the light of Jesus, and you can't find what you're looking for anyway because your looking in the wrong place.
Jesus is the answer, the way, and the light.
Sylvia Browne is welcome to read my blog, but will probably dismiss my words as rubbish, or the result of a past life haunting me, or something silly like that.
God Bless, and may you always seek Him, rather than what the world offers.
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