Slavery!

 Christ came to set us free.  From sin.  Sin enslaves us.  The more we sin, the more our hearts are hardened to our faith.

When we become entangled in sin, we weave our way deeper and deeper and in so doing move further and further away from GOD.

To admit that we are sinful, having been convicted by the Holy Spirit through our belief in Jesus Christ, sets us free and moves us back towards a loving relationship with our FATHER in Heaven.

No longer are we burdened by our sins of the past because we know that although we cannot change the past, GOD has forgiven us.  That is our freedom in Jesus Christ.

Today, if you have not done so, accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.  Confess this truth with your mouth.  The Holy Spirit will come and indwell you and you will know where you have sinned and when.  Then you are in a position to pray to GOD earnestly and to ask for HIS divine grace of forgiveness.

Once you feel the burden of your sin lifting, you will know that you are no longer a slave to sin.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I pray that all those who read this and believe in Jesus Christ, will come to YOU and confess this truth.  Fill them with YOUR Holy Spirit FATHER, and when they ask, forgive their sins FATHER. I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truthfully GOD blessed today!

Oh ye of little faith!

 Jesus compared faith as small as a mustard seed being able to move mountains.

We should consider this.  How strong is our faith?  Are we afraid and fearful?  Then we do not know how amazing our FATHER in Heaven is.

Our FATHER can do anything and everything.  How do I know this?  Because all I have to do is to look around me.  

We cannot invent planets. We cannot invent the stars.  We battle to generate electricity.  GOD invented the sun and the moon.  I do not remember how much energy the sun generates, but I do know that if we could harness the energy of the sun, we would never build another power station again.

GOD invented the rain. GOD invented the seas and the rivers.

None of which we can do.  So that is how large and amazing our FATHER is.  And knowing this, if we have faith in GOD, enough, would we not move mountains?  I think we might.  Therefore we need to grow our faith.

This is done through knowing GOD, by reading HIS word and by prayer and through other like minded Christians.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU for everything that YOU do.  All that YOU have done and all that YOU are still doing.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

Be thankful!

As little children we are taught by our parents to be thankful and to say thank you for each and every thing that we receive.

But let us consider what GOD has given to us all without a single thank YOU.  HE created for us the Heavens and the earth, before HE even created man and woman.  HE created food and the means to clothe ourselves.  HE created the sea and the dry land.

GOD created everything.  And the very least we can do is to appreciate what HE has done for us and to give thanks each and every day for all our blessings.

As one of the posters that I have put says, "what if tomorrow morning you woke up with only the things that you thanked GOD for today?"  So today let us come before our Heavenly FATHER with an attitude of gratitude and be thankful.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU that YOU loved me first and that YOU created the Heavens and the earth for me to live in.  I thank YOU for all that I have and all that I am.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of my Lord and my Saviour, Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly and gratefully GOD blessed today!
 

False Teachers

 Jesus warned us about false prophets.  And today if we are aware of what the Bible says, the world is full of false teachers.  There are people preaching prosperity.  Give the church 10 Rand and get back a small fortune.

There are teachers who do not even know or read their Bibles.  This is definitely one of the signs of the end of times and of the great tribulation that is coming to this earth.

So let us be true to GOD and read our Bibles.  Let us know the word of GOD.  Let us be in constant prayer with GOD.  Let us ask GOD to guide us and lead us and most of all let us ask GOD for wisdom to discern false prophets.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today I ask for wisdom to discern right from wrong and to know the Truth.  I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

Jesus lives!

 When Jesus takes up residence in us, as children of GOD, it is no longer our will that should be done, but the Will of our FATHER.

Therefore we need to give up our will and ask our FATHER that not our will, but HIS be done.

This ensures that we defer to the status of who we have become in Jesus.  

It is Jesus who lives in us. Today, let us resolve to give up our free will in favour of what GOD wants on earth.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I pray that THY will be done on earth and in my life.  I pray this in the Holy name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay obediently GOD blessed today!

 There is no way to get to Heaven except through Jesus.  Do not be deceived.  When anyone from a different religion tells us that we worship the same god, let us ask one question.

"Did your god send his son to die for your sins?"  And if the answer is no, we are not serving the same god.

And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for [a]all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, [b]pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of sorrows.

9“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. 10And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. 11Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. 12And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. 13But he who endures to the end shall be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Again, I say do not be deceived.  

Prayer:  Heavenly FATHER, thank YOU for YOUR Son Jesus Christ, who came to earth to live as a man, sinless, to die on a cross so that I may be saved.  I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay faithfully GOD blessed today

Jesus betrayed!

 

Jesus accepted our punishment so that we can have salvation.

Just for a single moment, stop and imagine the pain, the suffering, the anguish, the humiliation that Jesus endured for us.

Then marvel that our FATHER in Heaven was willing to send HIS only Son to suffer so much for us.

We really need to be in awe of our FATHER in Heaven, without whose grace we would end up in hell forever.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, thank YOU for YOUR grace and favour.  Thank YOU for my Lord and my Saviour, Jesus Christ.  I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

The Peace of Jesus!

Jesus does not promise us trouble free days on earth.  Jesus, in fact, states that He leaves us His peace.  Not peace as in or of this world, but His peace.

This world is so complicated and we have trials and tribulations on every front.  There is crime all around us.  The politicians are corrupt.   A lot of the leaders of the churches are morally bankrupt.  And we have family issues, financial issues, health issues to contend with.

But Jesus promises us one thing, that if we trust in Him and put our hope and faith in Him, He gives us His peace.  And that is truly amazing.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, thank YOU for YOUR grace and favour.  FATHER, today I pray that YOU give me YOUR peace which transcends all understanding.  I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

 

Jesus Crucified

 Jesus died on that Cross of Calvary for you and for me.  For no other reason.  Jesus did not need to come to earth as a man.  Jesus came to save you and I and to give us the way to get back to GOD.

Every time we sin, after we have taken Jesus as our Lord and our Saviour, we crucify Jesus again and again.

Let us consider the Holy Spirit working in us.  Let us think about the times we sin.

Do we put GOD after or before everything in our lives? Are we greedy?  Do we covet?  Do we use bad language?  Do we tell little lies?

From this moment forth, let us resolve to listen to the Holy Spirit.  We know right from wrong.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, thank YOU that the Holy Spirit lives in me.  FATHER I humbly pray that YOU open my eyes to my sins and convict me strongly when I sin.  I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

Jesus came to fulfill the law!

We need to understand that Jesus did not come to replace the ten commandments.  Jesus came to fulfill the ten commandments.

When we are filled with the Holy Spirit, we are convicted of our sins.  This means that we know each and every time we sin.  And we simply cannot go on sinning in the same way.

For, if we wish to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, we need to follow Jesus.

Jesus worshipped HIS FATHER above all else.  Jesus loved HIS FATHER above all else.  Jesus did not take HIS FATHER's name in vain.

Jesus did not worship false idols.  Jesus did not steal.  Jesus did not commit a murder.  Jesus did not covet. Jesus did not commit adultery.

Jesus came to show us what we need to do in order to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.  We need to love the LORD our GOD with all our hearts, with all our minds and with all our strengths.

Jesus wanted us to love our neighbours as ourselves.

This is not to detract from any of the ten commandments.

Be aware that the gate is narrow and few will enter in.  Let us be convicted today and listen and be guided by the Holy Spirit now living in us.

Prayer: ABBA FATHER, today I humbly ask that YOU teach me not to sin.  Help me FATHER to listen to the Holy Spirit living in me.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

 

Only Jesus!

 There is no salvation in anything that we have done.  Nothing we can do will get us to Heaven except a belief in the Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Should we not believe in Jesus Christ, we are not going to Heaven.

Should we think that we can be "good people" we are not going to Heaven.

Should we compare ourselves to others and find ourselves better in our opinions, we are not going to Heaven.

There is only one way to get to Heaven.  And the gate is narrow and few will find it.

We must accept the fact that we are sinners, born sinful, and we simply will always be sinful.  The way to stop sinning or at least to be convicted of our sins is when the Holy Spirit comes to dwell in us.  This will only take place upon our acceptance of our sinful state, our belief in Jesus Christ as the only Saviour, and our confession of these facts to our FATHER in Heaven.

So, do not tarry.  Time is running out.  Jesus could come tomorrow and if you have not committed to GOD and Jesus, you will be left behind to face the tribulation.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, thank YOU for YOUR enormous grace and favour.  Thank YOU for my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.  I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!