JESUS CHRIST WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU COMFORTLESS. HIS GRACE WILL TURN YOUR WEAKNESSES INTO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL...
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Have you yielded yourself and obeyed God? - Part of a sermon given by Bro. Smith Wigglesworth
A dear young Russian came to England. He did not know the language, but learned it quickly and was very much used and blessed of God; and as the wonderful manifestations of the power of God were seen, they pressed upon him to know the secret of his power, but he felt it was so sacred between him and God he should not tell it, but they pressed him so much he finally said to them: “First God called me, and His presence was so precious, that I said to God at every call I would obey Him, and I yielded, and yielded, and yielded, until I realized that I was simply clothed with another power altogether, and I realized that God took me, tongue, thoughts and everything, and I was not myself but it was Christ working through me.”
How many of you today have known
that God has called you over and over, and has put His hand upon you, but you
have not yielded? How many of you have had the breathing of His power
within you, calling you to prayer, and you have to confess you have
failed?
If God can have His way today,
the ministry of somebody will begin; it always begins as soon as you yield.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Monday, August 22, 2016
ASK AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU. SO WHY NOT ASK? - PASSAGE TAKEN FROM A BOOK CALLED "THE PRAYER OF JABEZ" WRITTEN BY BRUCE WILKINSON
What if you found out that God had it in mind to send you twenty-three
specific blessings today, but you got only one? What do you suppose the reason
would be?
There's a little fable about a Mr. Jones who dies and goes to heaven.
Peter is waiting at the gates to give him a tour. Amid the splendor of golden
streets, beautiful mansions, and choirs of angels that Peter shows him, Mr.
Jones notices an odd-looking building. He thinks it looks like an enormous
warehouse—it has no windows and only one door. But when he asks to see inside,
Peter hesitates. "You really don't want to see what's in there," he
tells the new arrival.
Why would there be any secrets in heaven? Jones wonders. What incredible surprise could be waiting for me in
there? When the official tour is over he's still wondering, so he asks
again to see inside the structure.
Finally Peter relents. When the apostle opens the door, Mr. Jones almost
knocks him over in his haste to enter. It turns out that the enormous building
is filled with row after row of shelves, floor to ceiling, each stacked neatly
with white boxes tied in red ribbons.
"These boxes all have names on them," Mr. Jones muses aloud.
Then turning to Peter he asks, "Do I have one?"
"Yes, you do." Peter tries to guide Mr. Jones back outside.
"Frankly," Peter says, "if I were you...." But Mr. Jones is
already dashing toward the "J" aisle to find his box.
Peter follows, shaking his head. He catches up with Mr. Jones just as he
is slipping the red ribbon off his box and popping the lid. Looking inside,
Jones has a moment of instant recognition, and he lets out a deep sigh like the
ones Peter has heard so many times before.
Because there in Mr. Jones's white box are all the blessings that God
wanted to give to him while he was on earth...but Mr. Jones had never asked.
"Ask," promised Jesus,
"and it will be given to you" (Matthew 7:7). "You do not have
because you do not ask," said James (James 4:2). Even though there is no limit to God's goodness, if you didn't ask Him
for a blessing yesterday, you didn't get all that you were supposed to have.
That's the catch—if you don't ask for His blessing, you forfeit those that
come to you only when you ask.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
THE THOUGHTS OF YOUR PAST MISTAKES SHOULD ONLY REMIND YOU ABOUT GOD'S LOVE AND FORGIVENESS - TAKEN FROM A BOOK TITLED 'YOUTH ARISE AND SHINE' WRITTEN BY MRS.PARAMESWARI ARUN
Little Tim was so fascinated and
curious about the way his mother uses the knife in the kitchen. Many a time he
tried to use the knife, but was rebuked by his mother, saying he might get
hurt. One particular day when mother was away, he took the knife from kitchen
table, started imitating his mother, unfortunately he cut his hand and started
bleeding.
His father and mother took him to
hospital, got him treated and he became better after few days. He hugged his
parents and said “sorry” for his mistake. Parents also said that they have
forgiven him. Tim grew up, started going to school. When he was in 4th
grade, one evening came from his school, ran towards his parents and asked
them, “Did you forgive the mistake that I did by taking a knife and playing six
years ago?” Parents were surprised with his question. Together they said, “Yes
we have forgiven and forgotten that incident also?
He looked at them and said, “If you
have forgiven me why do I still have this big scar on my hand. When I look at
the scar I remember my sin and I feel very sad and guilty about my
disobedience.” The godly parents of Tim answered their child saying, “Tim, the
scar should not remind you of your sin or disobedience. The scar should remind
you of your parents’ forgiveness.”
When you are reminded of your past
mistakes or sins, confess this:
“There is therefore now no condemnation to
those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but
according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of
life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.” – Romans 8:1,2
The scar, the thought of your past
mistakes, should not remind about guilt, but remind you of God’s mercy and
provision that we have in Christ Jesus.
The scar, the thought of your past
mistakes, should remind you to be grateful to God, who took and bore your
punishment which you ought to have borne.
The scar, the thought of your past
mistakes, should remind you to be faithful to the One who has forgiven and
forgotten your sins and released you from the punishment.
The scar, the thought of your past
mistakes, should remind you to give you a strong determination, never to commit
the same but only please God and God alone.
The scar, the thought of your past
mistakes, should remind you to have fear of God and to burn with zealous
feeling to live for God.
The scar, the thought of your past
mistakes, should not make you feel guilty anymore.
Your confessed sins are forgiven and
forgotten by your creator.
Friday, October 23, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
THERE IS A WAY BACK! - TAKEN FROM THE BOOK 'LIVING WATER' BY BROTHER YUN
Not only can an individual Christian
lose their way and ruin their God-given inheritance, but churches and even
whole nations can, and do, fall. On several occasions God punished Israel
because of their sin and disobedience. Even in their deepest despair, under the
correction of God, there was hope for Israel. And there is hope for you if you
have lost your way. Jeremiah was despised by the people because he spoke
messages that the people didn’t want to hear. When the Babylonians came and
took God’s people away into slavery, however, his message must have started to
ring true to the stubborn hearted nation.
Even in their darkest hour, God
offered a glimmer of hope to His crushed people. The following verse is often
quoted in part, but we need to understand the context it was used in. Jeremiah
prophesied, “This is what the Lord says: ‘When seventy years are completed for
Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my gracious promise to bring you back
to this place. For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans
to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you
will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.’”
(Jeremiah 29:10-12)
After being delivered from Egypt,
the children of Israel were required to follow the pillar of cloud and the
pillar of fire through the wilderness. When it moved, they were to move, and
when it stopped, they were to stop. They were not to fall behind, and they were
not to go ahead. While they remained with God’s presence, they received His
protection, direction and provision. If a person foolishly wandered off into
the desert by himself and got separated from God’s people, he would not last
long. The desert was full of poisonous snakes and scorpions and totally devoid
of water and food. The manna and quail that fell from heaven only fell on the
camp where God’s people dwelled; it did not fall everywhere in the desert. The
water that gushed from the rock at Kadesh satisfied the people who were camped
there. If someone was straggling far behind in the desert, it would not be of
any use to them.
Perhaps you have lost track of God’s
plan for your life. Perhaps you have wandered off track and have spent years
trying to relocate the pillar of fire and cloud. Your spiritual provision has
dried up and your life has been constantly under attack from dangerous and destructive
forces. If this is your experience, then I have good news! There is a way back.
The way back starts by thoroughly
repenting and denouncing the sin and disobedience that caused you to wander
away in the first place. Stop trying to manage your own life, and realize you
will continue to fail until you truly submit to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
Stop doing your will and start obeying God’s will. Acknowledge your total
dependence on Him and He will show you the right pathway in the desert, one
that will lead you back to the camp of God’s children. Jesus will embrace you
again, for He has promised, “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and
whoever comes to me I will never drive away,” (John 6:37)
Saturday, July 11, 2015
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