This past Sunday at New Life Assembly the Spirit of God truly moved in the heart of His people,and one of the members of the worship team shared about a song that held a very special place in her heart, and in that song it referred to God as “savior” . She shared that our God is a God that wants nothing more than to love us, to love you and me,,,,,Do grasp that at all??Gods love is completely and totally unconditional,there’s no secrete to it ,His love is not dependent upon finding something in us that merits His love. His love is without conditions.
We usually live in the realm or on the level of our worthiness and our condition. In this realm, whether or not God loves us depends very much upon whether or not we feel we are lovable. If we feel that we have “measured up” a little bit that we have had a “better” week or have done a few extra good things,then we feel that we can receive the love of God. Many times our perception of God’s attitude toward us is based on our own feelings about ourselves.
The Pastors wife brought forth a prophetic word from the Lord Sunday , and I feel it changed several life’s,Diane spoke about gods love for us , and that he loves you and I so so deeply, and how we at times have such a hard time accepting that love, maybe because of our past or even our current situation, and how God loves us no matter what the situation we are in or going through, we just need to accept His love for us. She shared how we need to say it over and over again, until we get it, and Diane I truly believe you were spot on. We need to keep telling ourselves that we are loved by God and that we are worthy of His love for us. I just want to “Thank You “ for your obedience to the Spirit of the Lord, there were great seeds sowed by the words you shared.
In Romans 9:13 the Lord says, “Jacob I have loved, but
Esau I have hated.” Jacob was the object of God’s love regardless of his condition — regardless of his rebellion, his conniving, his deceiving. Despite all that, the Lord followed him as “the hound of heaven.” Wherever Jacob went, the Lord was there alluring him, seeking him, winning him. This is another example of God’s love toward His people, and it is absolutely an unconditional kind of love.
So many times I feel that when we wake up in the morning , we take a look at our own spiritual condition and then we base our day ahead on it. We need to get out of that kind of mind set. God didn’t create any one of us to “Just get by” he created each and everyone of us to “EXCEL” .
We read in the book of Ephesians 3:16-21
“I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.”
The Pastor placed yellow caution tape along the alter in the Church and he explained to the congregation that that tape represented a line that we need not be afraid to stop over , and that at times we need to be willing to throw caution to the wind, and step out of our current situations and into the situation that the Lord has for us. The Lord has so so so much for each and everyone of His children, we just need to be willing to step out of our comfy situations and take that step towards God , and what He wants for each and everyone of us. We were created for a purpose, His purpose,and that’s a good thing.
In closing , remember this my dear friends, You have His love in the morning to give you a reason to get out of bed. ,You have His love in afternoon to help you get through a really bad day at work,You have His love in the evening to comfort you when the bills are not paid, the children are tired and complaining, and work around the house is still waiting to be finished,You have His love when you are falsely accused,You have His love when you lose your best friend. In all of life you have His love available to you. You experience His love as you believe in Him and commit yourself and your situation to Him. Just remember ,,,,God just wants to love YOU!!!!!!!will YOU let HIM?????WILL YOU?????
Blessings!
Monday, October 15, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
Christ Like,possible?
Its been several weeks since I have posted anything on my Blog site, and I will tell you why. You see I take my post a little on the serious side,,, Oh who am I trying to fool, I consider them a very serious ministry tool to be used by God as he so desires. I feel that the things that we say should always in some way bring Glory to our Lord , that doesn’t always mean that the things we say do bring Glory to God,unfortunately more times than not they don’t.
Have you ever been asked to speak or share something to a group of people ? How about teach a class , preach a Sunday sermon? Well I have , and let me tell you its never easy for me. I know some of you find that hard to believe , but it is so so true. I am so much more comfortable blogging or even putting something down on paper,more than I am getting up in front of a group and speaking .don’t get me wrong, I love speaking , or preaching the word of God, but it takes great effort on my part to do it. The main reason being is that I want to Glorify God in all that I say. Whenever I do speak , I try to always keep aware of the fact that what I am saying can and probably will impact the person or people that I am talking to.
No matter what we are doing, it should glorify God. If something you say or do doesn’t make living for Jesus look good, then we should try to change that behavior. Aiming to give glory to God at work, school, at home, or out on the street will make our lives more meaningful and blessed. Most importantly, we can offer a testimony to the fact that it is the Lord who motivates us to give our best everyday, and it is His anointing that strengthens us to do what we need to do each day. In 1Corinthians 10:23-24 we read this, I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. 24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. It is our responsibility as Christians to lead by example, as we read on in the same chapter, we read in verse 31-32, 31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 32 Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God .
Everything that you do or say is because of your healthy relationship with Jesus Christ. He is working within you as you work through Him, which, in turn, brings Him glory. Philippians 2:13
For it is God who is working in you, enabling you both to desire and to work out His good purpose.
Let me say this, we as Christians can and do say some pretty stupid things. And I for one am very guilty of doing so. Most of the times the dumb things we say are totally by accident,but that doesn’t make it OK . We as ambassadors of Christ need to be aware of the things that come from our mouths, and if they are dumb,mean and hurtful we need to take responsibility for them. if we claim to be Christians, followers of Christ, then we should act and do as the bible says,” Be Christ Like”.
Several years back I attended a small Assembly of God church in East Branch N.Y. ,and there at that church there was this man by the name of Tom Burhlingam,and to most people when they looked at this man they saw a simple , down to earth backwoods country man,but soon after meeting him , it became aware to you that this man had a very deep respect for God. As I got to know Tom better , it became ever so aware to me, or for that fact anyone else that got to know him that he wanted nothing more than to glorify God in all that he did. Tom seemed to always choose his words wisely, and if the answer didn’t come to him when asked , he broke out his concordance,that he always had close by,and answered it the way that most exemplified God. I learned a lot from Tom,and I believe God used Tom in ways that even Tom was never aware of. You see our actions speak way louder than any words spoken at times. There are so many times in the Bible that Jesus actions spoke volumes to the people that were around him.
”Becoming like Christ is a long, slow process of growth. Spiritual maturity is neither instant nor automatic; it is a gradual, progressive development that will take the rest of your life. Referring to this process, Paul said this in Ephesians 4:13 "This will continue until we are ... mature, just as Christ is, and we will be completely like him
This is a lesson I ave learned and that I hope you can see as well. That when other Christians tell you to act right it isn’t just because “it’s the right thing to do.” It’s because it’s what Christ would do and as a Christian you have chosen to become what the name describes -- One who is like Him. Let’s take this concept into our lives and glorify Christ in all we do and say.
Have you ever been asked to speak or share something to a group of people ? How about teach a class , preach a Sunday sermon? Well I have , and let me tell you its never easy for me. I know some of you find that hard to believe , but it is so so true. I am so much more comfortable blogging or even putting something down on paper,more than I am getting up in front of a group and speaking .don’t get me wrong, I love speaking , or preaching the word of God, but it takes great effort on my part to do it. The main reason being is that I want to Glorify God in all that I say. Whenever I do speak , I try to always keep aware of the fact that what I am saying can and probably will impact the person or people that I am talking to.
No matter what we are doing, it should glorify God. If something you say or do doesn’t make living for Jesus look good, then we should try to change that behavior. Aiming to give glory to God at work, school, at home, or out on the street will make our lives more meaningful and blessed. Most importantly, we can offer a testimony to the fact that it is the Lord who motivates us to give our best everyday, and it is His anointing that strengthens us to do what we need to do each day. In 1Corinthians 10:23-24 we read this, I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. 24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. It is our responsibility as Christians to lead by example, as we read on in the same chapter, we read in verse 31-32, 31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 32 Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God .
Everything that you do or say is because of your healthy relationship with Jesus Christ. He is working within you as you work through Him, which, in turn, brings Him glory. Philippians 2:13
For it is God who is working in you, enabling you both to desire and to work out His good purpose.
Let me say this, we as Christians can and do say some pretty stupid things. And I for one am very guilty of doing so. Most of the times the dumb things we say are totally by accident,but that doesn’t make it OK . We as ambassadors of Christ need to be aware of the things that come from our mouths, and if they are dumb,mean and hurtful we need to take responsibility for them. if we claim to be Christians, followers of Christ, then we should act and do as the bible says,” Be Christ Like”.
Several years back I attended a small Assembly of God church in East Branch N.Y. ,and there at that church there was this man by the name of Tom Burhlingam,and to most people when they looked at this man they saw a simple , down to earth backwoods country man,but soon after meeting him , it became aware to you that this man had a very deep respect for God. As I got to know Tom better , it became ever so aware to me, or for that fact anyone else that got to know him that he wanted nothing more than to glorify God in all that he did. Tom seemed to always choose his words wisely, and if the answer didn’t come to him when asked , he broke out his concordance,that he always had close by,and answered it the way that most exemplified God. I learned a lot from Tom,and I believe God used Tom in ways that even Tom was never aware of. You see our actions speak way louder than any words spoken at times. There are so many times in the Bible that Jesus actions spoke volumes to the people that were around him.
”Becoming like Christ is a long, slow process of growth. Spiritual maturity is neither instant nor automatic; it is a gradual, progressive development that will take the rest of your life. Referring to this process, Paul said this in Ephesians 4:13 "This will continue until we are ... mature, just as Christ is, and we will be completely like him
This is a lesson I ave learned and that I hope you can see as well. That when other Christians tell you to act right it isn’t just because “it’s the right thing to do.” It’s because it’s what Christ would do and as a Christian you have chosen to become what the name describes -- One who is like Him. Let’s take this concept into our lives and glorify Christ in all we do and say.
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