When we are young we are given the bible stories from our Sunday school teachers. To many of us they just remain stories and when we grow up and out of home we forget them. The birth of Christ becomes Christmas tree celebration with gifts and toys for our loved one. His death and resurrection is an easter egg celebration. Our knowledge that we received remains infertile knowledge.
The gospel of Jesus Christ has Divine power. The power to take the worst sinner on this earth and reconcile them to God. My daughter and son returned from boarding school I had always shared Christ with them but never gone into depths about from where I had really been saved from. During the week I shared my testimony with you on face book and this opened the door for my children that I could share with them the Divine power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. My children have known me since they were born. They were not aware of the past that God had saved me from. Just before writing that piece on my testimony and on how victory could be obtained. My daughter told me that she had a "oral" at school. She had to write and talk about the person who has made the most impact on her life - her role model. She asked me whether I mind if she spoke about me. Dear friends I have nothing to brag about except this. The Gospel had Divine power in my life and had changed me to such an extent my children had no idea of the person I had been. When Christ Jesus went to the cross he took with him my sins and yours. The law of God had condemned me. I had sinned in so many ways against God, myself and my family. When the realisation of the fact that Christ had paid the debt of sin by dying on the cross for me became a reality and I was able to ask forgiveness and receive Jesus Christ into my life. Something happened that would have an effect on my life still 20 years later. When I asked my daughter what it was that made me her role model. Her words were. " Mommy, your faith in God. The fact that you persevere no matter what happens." "Mom, she said, it is the fact that you love God". Marelize my daughter had noticed the Divine power of God at work in me. Believe me 25 years ago no one would have seen that. It was Christ who came and changed me. Oh how I praise Him for this. I daily desire God's working and cleansing in my life. I desire that my children too would know the power of salvation through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I have had the privilege as mother to lead them both to the Lord. We dear friends need not be ashamed of the Gospel. It is God's power unto salvation to them that believe. Have your children seen the Divine power of God at work in your life? When they look at you are you showing them towards God. Unless a man be born again, born of the Spirit of God, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. It is a prerequisite that, God's Divine power needs to change you and the Spirit of God enter you before you can enter into the Kingdom of God. Seek Him and you will find Him, when you seek Him with all your heart. Many blessings this week for you all.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Has the count down begun. (1 John 1:18) This is how we know it is the last hour.
When will the end be. Man has been speculating for ages. John tells his readers, that he does not write to them because they do not know the truth but because they do know it and because no lie comes from the truth. He warns them, the coming of the antichrist will happen. There have been many in their time and ours but he specifically points out to the last hour before the end of time. How will it be that we will able to identify that things are coming to an end. John clearly states that the liar is the one who will deny that Jesus is the Christ. Christ Jesus the Messiah who was to come and take away the sins of the world. He will state that all religions serve the same god. The antichrist is waiting in the wings to be inaugerated. To be made the world's religious leader. The European Union is busy with it's plans to form a One world order. One world government, one world money system, one world religion. To form one world religion he will try to indoctrinate us all into denying Christ. What do we have in common with other religions, absoluetly nothing. Two weeks ago Ireland handed over the keys of government to the EU by signing the treaty. Now 22 countries are part of the EU. Every six months the EU would change leaders, not much could be achieved by the constant change of leaders. One permenant leader would achieve more and faster. Two weeks ago a one world leader was chosen. The world has been divided into 13 regions. Without borders. Notice the influx into South Africa. What now, has the count down begun. Where do I get my information. Watching CNN and BBC Prime. We need to be WATCHMEN ON THE WALL. Dear friends, our christian faith is based on Christ Jesus. Born of a virgin. The Son of God takes on the form of a man. John 14:6 Jesus says, "I am the way the truth and the life and no one comes to the Father except through me. Jesus himself claimed to be God in the flesh. There were eye witnesses as to the life Christ lead on earth and what He taught. John 20:30-31 These things are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God and by believing in Him we have eternal life. When John the Baptist faith was waivering in prison it is Jesus who responds when John asks if He is the Son of God. Jesus tells them to go back to John the baptist and tell him what they have seen and heard. It was Jesus Christ who would take the sins of the world upon Him to the cross. It is Christ Jesus who died and on the third day rose again. Dear friends we know the truth to be the truth. Then why is it that many of us have the same spirit of the antichrist. 1 John 1:19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us. Within our ranks, churches and pews are those who began with the same faith as we had but are being led astray and taking with them those who believe them and the lies of the antichrist. These people in the first place did not belong to us. Within them believing the lie. A religion without DEVINE POWER. The antichrist will come denouncing the Son and the Father. We are warned that whoever denies the Son is not from the Father. 1 John1 :24 See that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you will also remian in the Son and in the Father. And this is what he promised us - even eternal life. Beware children of God not to be misled by every form of teaching coming over the televison and test what you hear from the pulpits. Make sure that what you hear is not in contridiction of the word of God. Know the word, saturate yourself in the word. Learn scripture, talk about scripture , share scripture with your friend and neighbour. Let the word become part of your every day. So that when He Christ Jesus appears again to fetch His own that you may be confident and unashamed before Him at his coming. Dear friends how great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God. The reason the world does not know us is that it does not know HIM. Or even want to know Him. He who does what is sinful is of the devil because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. There will come a day soon when the last hour will be upon the earth. Will you stand?
Monday, February 1, 2010
Victory obtainable for the child of God. Get ready for service
At the age of 18 years I was tired of life. I wanted to end it all. For the past nine years I had spent my life in children homes, Industrial schools, running away and sleeping on the beach to been in the homes of strangers. I felt rejected all of my life. My mother and Father and all 12 of my siblings had given up on me. No one wanted me. I was regarded a rubish. I killed the pain within me by taking drugs. Not even that could work anymore. The more I took the more sober I would become. Even alcohol could not numb the pain within me. I made a decision to take my life that day. I lifted myself on the balcony to jump over when a noise at the door startled me and I stopped what I was doing and went to look. Someone at that moment had put a tract under my door. It read, "Be assured of salvation". 1 John1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness". That day I met with Jesus Christ. I remember the room being filled with the presence of God, having no other way than to kneel down before Him and confess to God that I had sinned against Him. It was on that glorous day that I knew that I knew that I knew that Jesus Christ witnessed with my spirit that I had become a child of God. Thank you Father. For the past 18 years of my life I had formed patterns in my life. I found being a christian difficult. If things went wrong I would find myself in front of a house which could supply me with drugs to get high. Was victory possible?. I constantly fell into old sins and began to seek the scriptures for the secret to a victorious life. I want to share with you what I found and how it has worked.
I had to understand the process of sin. Friends the bible says that God's people perish because of a lack of knowledge. To understand the process you will understand how victory is obtained.
James 1:13-15
v13 Let no one say "I am tempted by God" We tend to blame God for the circumstances we are in. We blame Him for our hardships and our pain and our sin. When the actual destroyer has been satan, from the book of Genesis, satan tempted Eve in the garden, Adam partaking, both fell into sin (Rom 5:12) Therefore just as through one man sin entered the world and death through sin and thus death spread to all men, because all have sinned and falled short of the glory of God. Rom 3:23.
James 1 v 14 "Each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed" Jeremiah 17 9-10 says, "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure who can understand it. I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind to reward each man according to what his deeds deserve. Man's natural desire is not to please God. Because of the fall we are born with our backs naturally against God. Our desires are not to naturally serve Him. We try in our own strength and each time we fail. We will fall.
v 15 "Then when desire has conceived , it gives birth to sin and sin when it is fully-grown brings forth death.
Who is in control of your heart desires? The flesh or the Spirit of God. It is as if two dogs are within you a black and a white one. Continuously pulling towards the flesh. When the enemy (Flesh) is control you want to commit sin, it is a desire that burns within you. - You cannot control it >> You think about it and even begin to apply schemes and plans as how to sin without anyone knowing or seeing you do it. Forgetting that God sees everthing. Once the thought has taken hold of the sin it bears fruit and sin is committed. Sin when having grown fully brings forth death. Spiritually and even at times physical death.
Enemy in control>desire burns within you> you have no control to stop>Thoughts and plans to commit the sin come into action > the deed is done>brings forth death.
Victory is understanding the pattern sin has. You need to understand as I did that, there is someone who wants you destroyed. (John 8:42-47)
2 Cor 10:3-5,7 "For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of this world. On the contrary, they have DEVINE POWER to demolish strongholds. We demonish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and WE TAKE CAPTIVE EVERY THOUGHT TO MAKE IT OBEDIENT TO CHRIST.
The secret to victory is to take every thought which comes to mind to bring it into the obedience of Christ. It is like a bird flying over wanting to make a nest. If you allow it, it will make a nest. If you want to sin, the sin will be conceived and grow into the sinful deed , however. If you want victory over the sin you must TAKE THE THOUGHT CAPTIVE.
The thought comes into our mind to sin. It reaches the heart and the will, and once it is passes the will there is no stopping. The stopping must happen by stopping the thoughts as they come in. Dear friends this is hard. Especially when for the last 10-20 years you have learned to give in to your desires and to will sin.
Here is the answer:
Phil 4:8,9
Finally brothers whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - THINK ABOUT SUCH THINGS. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me - put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
The thought enters the mind - (eg beautiful girl walks past mind says "What would it be like to..." The thought developes into a desire and sin is committed) But now there is a new way, we do a 360 turn around from the way we lived before and form new patterns. The thought still enters our minds but immediately we reject the thought and bring it unto the submission of Christ Jesus. Dear friends it takes the will of a man to have victory. If you want to be victorious it is possible. The story of the two dogs. The white dog representing the Spirit and the black dog the flesh and the desires of the heart. It is the one you feed that will win.
OTHER STEPS WHICH CAN BE TAKEN TO OBTAIN VICTORY
1. 2 Peter 3:1 The word stimulates us to wholesome thinking. Study the word, fill your mind with scripture which is the sword of God to cut off sinful thoughts. These scriptures will help you stand in the day of temptation.
2. James 4:7 Submit yourself to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Say NO TO SIN.
3. 1 Cor 6 :18 Flee from sexual immorality. >>>RUN think of Joseph fleeing from Potiphar's wife.
4. 1 Cor 15:33 Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character". You need to stop seeing the friends that are leading you astray. Stop going to places where you do not belong.
5. 1 Cor 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
IS VICTORY POSSIBLE? Most definitely, you must want it more than anything else on this earth. It takes, practise, practise and more practise. Stop the thoughts before it becomes sin and the God of peace will be with you. If this has helped please comment. Thank you for reading.
I had to understand the process of sin. Friends the bible says that God's people perish because of a lack of knowledge. To understand the process you will understand how victory is obtained.
James 1:13-15
v13 Let no one say "I am tempted by God" We tend to blame God for the circumstances we are in. We blame Him for our hardships and our pain and our sin. When the actual destroyer has been satan, from the book of Genesis, satan tempted Eve in the garden, Adam partaking, both fell into sin (Rom 5:12) Therefore just as through one man sin entered the world and death through sin and thus death spread to all men, because all have sinned and falled short of the glory of God. Rom 3:23.
James 1 v 14 "Each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed" Jeremiah 17 9-10 says, "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure who can understand it. I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind to reward each man according to what his deeds deserve. Man's natural desire is not to please God. Because of the fall we are born with our backs naturally against God. Our desires are not to naturally serve Him. We try in our own strength and each time we fail. We will fall.
v 15 "Then when desire has conceived , it gives birth to sin and sin when it is fully-grown brings forth death.
Who is in control of your heart desires? The flesh or the Spirit of God. It is as if two dogs are within you a black and a white one. Continuously pulling towards the flesh. When the enemy (Flesh) is control you want to commit sin, it is a desire that burns within you. - You cannot control it >> You think about it and even begin to apply schemes and plans as how to sin without anyone knowing or seeing you do it. Forgetting that God sees everthing. Once the thought has taken hold of the sin it bears fruit and sin is committed. Sin when having grown fully brings forth death. Spiritually and even at times physical death.
Enemy in control>desire burns within you> you have no control to stop>Thoughts and plans to commit the sin come into action > the deed is done>brings forth death.
Victory is understanding the pattern sin has. You need to understand as I did that, there is someone who wants you destroyed. (John 8:42-47)
2 Cor 10:3-5,7 "For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of this world. On the contrary, they have DEVINE POWER to demolish strongholds. We demonish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and WE TAKE CAPTIVE EVERY THOUGHT TO MAKE IT OBEDIENT TO CHRIST.
The secret to victory is to take every thought which comes to mind to bring it into the obedience of Christ. It is like a bird flying over wanting to make a nest. If you allow it, it will make a nest. If you want to sin, the sin will be conceived and grow into the sinful deed , however. If you want victory over the sin you must TAKE THE THOUGHT CAPTIVE.
The thought comes into our mind to sin. It reaches the heart and the will, and once it is passes the will there is no stopping. The stopping must happen by stopping the thoughts as they come in. Dear friends this is hard. Especially when for the last 10-20 years you have learned to give in to your desires and to will sin.
Here is the answer:
Phil 4:8,9
Finally brothers whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - THINK ABOUT SUCH THINGS. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me - put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
The thought enters the mind - (eg beautiful girl walks past mind says "What would it be like to..." The thought developes into a desire and sin is committed) But now there is a new way, we do a 360 turn around from the way we lived before and form new patterns. The thought still enters our minds but immediately we reject the thought and bring it unto the submission of Christ Jesus. Dear friends it takes the will of a man to have victory. If you want to be victorious it is possible. The story of the two dogs. The white dog representing the Spirit and the black dog the flesh and the desires of the heart. It is the one you feed that will win.
OTHER STEPS WHICH CAN BE TAKEN TO OBTAIN VICTORY
1. 2 Peter 3:1 The word stimulates us to wholesome thinking. Study the word, fill your mind with scripture which is the sword of God to cut off sinful thoughts. These scriptures will help you stand in the day of temptation.
2. James 4:7 Submit yourself to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Say NO TO SIN.
3. 1 Cor 6 :18 Flee from sexual immorality. >>>RUN think of Joseph fleeing from Potiphar's wife.
4. 1 Cor 15:33 Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character". You need to stop seeing the friends that are leading you astray. Stop going to places where you do not belong.
5. 1 Cor 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
IS VICTORY POSSIBLE? Most definitely, you must want it more than anything else on this earth. It takes, practise, practise and more practise. Stop the thoughts before it becomes sin and the God of peace will be with you. If this has helped please comment. Thank you for reading.
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