Direct Word from the Lord

2 Corinthians 2:14

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁴ Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.

This is the Promise Word for this month, October 2011. The Lord spoke SO direct to me today at church. I have not been able to pray all thru last week. I thought that the reason was that, last Sunday, all were being so full of anointing during worship, but as usual I dint get to experience any of it. Felt so cheated. And the Word for last week was that we must proclaim His name among the people near us. I was so upset, thinking how on earth I m supposed to proclaim if He would not even fill me with His anointing.

But today, during sermon, pastor was speaking about how the Lord leads us ALWAYS in triumph. Even when our soul is downcast, He leads us in triumph. That was WOW news for my dead and depressed spirit :) Hallelujah!

Point 1: Jesus triumphed over death, the penalty of sin in our life. We can inherit that victory, by having faith in His blood.

Point 2: We must overcome or triumph over some things by ourselves, on our own, by God's grace. (To him who overcomes)

a) 1 John 2:13: I write to you, young men,
Because you have overcome the wicked one.

The wicked one, or the evil one first tries to wreck ur personal relationship with Jesus, by bringing in trials and temptations, trying to stop u from praying or spending time with the Lord. U must overcome this attack, by God's grace.

b) 1 John 4:3,4:

³ and every spirit that does not confess that^[a] Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.
⁴ You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

If Satan fails in his attempt to disrupt ur walk with Jesus, his next aim is ur doctrine. He brings in false doctrines and tries to distract u. If u are rooted and grounded in the Word of God, u can overcome this attack.

c) Romans 12:21 - Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

If Satan is not able to shake your confidence in God's Word, he prompts other people (to whom u have done no wrong), to work against u. He makes them do bad things to u, so that u'll think of evil against them & ultimately it ruins ur relationship with Jesus. But, u overcome that evil with good. Pray for the people who did wrong to u. Pray for their blessing. The Lord will speak in their hearts, thru a dream & help them realise that they have hurt u and done bad to u. - This was the amazingly truth that God revealed to me today. All praises to His holy name!

Now I am delivered from this constant nagging i felt in my heart all of last week. Now I understand tat i gave room for satan in my life, I allowed him to make me think evil towards my fellow beings. That ultimately ruined my walk with Jesus. I totally could not pray all these days, cos of the hurt and frustration and bitterness I developed in my heart toward my friends who hurt me in the past 2 weeks.

Jesus rules! :) :) :)

The sermon goes on.. but I have just briefly mentioned that part of the sermon that I felt in my heart, as a direct message from my loving Heavenly Father :) Praises to His name :)!!!

Back to my Blog wid a Bang

Heyyyyyyyyy (of course, i m pretty sure no1 reads this blog ny more)... coz even i dint post anything fr the past 20 months!!! But, i m back!! All praise to God Almighty for drawing me to close to Him once again...

Psalm 46:1 - "God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble".

This is the verse i memorised today. The first verse i m memorizing in a very LONG time. HallelujaH!!!! i feel so good to b bac wid Jesus again! He is always wid me. And He is my help always. An ever present help. Praises to His matchless name!

Isaiah 26:3,4

3Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

4Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

This was the verse that God Almighty gave me this morning. Actually I have been going thru a very depressing situation.... and I was really worried as I woke up this morning, how things were gonna turn out. But praise Jesus who was faithful as always! HE has been true to His Word.

The third verse says that He will keep the one who's mind is stayed on Him. And by His strength, I tried my hardest to see God in everything that happened today and trust that HE knows what HE is upto & u know what?? HE kept me in peace, in perfect peace and this was witnessed by the people around me. Today I had my practical exam and I wasn't sure of a few experiments... the other students were also in the same boat. None of us were confident. Though I wasn't sure of my experiment, I was sure of one thing and that was the assurance that Jesus Christ is always with me. All I thought of, before entering the lab, was the almighty power of the Lord I serve. I was literally singing to myself, as i was waiting for my turn to enter the room. All the other students, were tensed and one girl remarked "look at her!! How cool she is! Phew! No one can be like that..". I praise God, coz her statement assured me again, that I was trusting in the strength of Jesus. But, I got an experiment, which was not sure of. And doubts crept in. However, my prayer before I chose my question, was "Lord, give me the experiment U think is necessary for me". So the Holy Spirit encouraged me to trust in the Lord, the same thing He reminded me in the morning, from the 26th chapter of Isaiah. I couldn't have done that experiment by myself. I can stand boldly and declare anywhere & before anybody that I did my experiment successfully ONLY BECAUSE JESUS WAS WITH ME & He was faithful in His promise. All glory to His Holy name alone! :)

And as the 4th verse explains the reason why we got to trust in the Lord was also perfectly true in my life, especially today. Coz the Word of God says, in The Lord Jehovah, is EVERLASTING strength. Yeah, I am a witness for that. He lives and in Him is strength that is eternal. This strength lasts forever and it is not less one day and more the other day. The strength that HE gives us, is just soooooooooooo amazing and I can say I have experienced that. Hallelujah! And all that He asks of us, is TRUST. And once we learn who HE is, it really is not hard to trust Him. U just know that HE is there for u, no matter what. And HE is incredibly wise and strong and once u realize that, actually, there is practically no difficulty in trusting His strength and love. He keeps us in perfect peace and words can never really express that peace. One has to experience it. And I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo grateful HE has given me this grace to learn to trust Him, out of all the billions of people alive today. All glory to His matchless name! And I encourage each and every one of my readers to try trusting in this Super Awesome Jehovah. I am sure ur mind will also be at perfect peace...

And I mentioned about my sorrowful state this morning, remember? If not, go back and read the start of this post. ... Praise be to the Lord who lives forever! He has helped me to come out of it and HE has answered my prayer in the wisest and best way ever! Jesus is so great and I really wish, all of u, will also taste this Cool God! He is so faithful to His Word. If HE says something, HE always, I mean, always, each and every single time, keeps His Word. And that's why HE is so amazing!



Here is one song I love... lets bless His name together..
I just keep trusting my Lord as I walk along
I just keep trusting my Lord and He gave a song
Tho the storm clouds darken the sky o'er heavenly trail
I just keep trusting my Lord He will never fail

He's a faithful Friend Such a faithful Friend
I can count on Him to the very end
Tho the storm clouds darken the sky o'er heav'nly trail
I just keep trusting my Lord He will never fail.

I just came across this song today and I am really moved... Here are the lyrics and a very good video.

Hold Fast

To everyone who's hurting
To those who've had enough
To all the undeserving
That should cover all of us
Please do not let go
I promise there is hope

Hold fast
Help is on the way
Hold fast
He's come to save the day
What I've learned in my life
One thing greater than my strife
Is His grasp
So hold fast

Will this season ever pass?
Can we stop this ride?
Will we see the sun at last?
Or could this be our lot in life?
Please do not let go
I promise you there's hope

Hold fast
Help is on the way
Hold fast
He's come to save the day
What I've learned in my life
One thing greater than my strife
Is Your grasp
So hold fast

You may think you're all alone
And there's no way that anyone could know
What you're going through
But if you only hear one thing
Just understand that we are all the same
Searching for the truth
The truth of what we're soon to face
Unless someone comes to take our place
Is there anyone?
All we want is to be free
Free from our captivity, Lord
Here He comes

Hold fast
Help is on the way
Hold fast
He's come to save the day
What I've learned in my life
One thing greater than my strife
Is Your grasp
So hold fast

So folks, all I am saying is this Jesus, is someone who is worthy of all our trust. PtL!

Ecclesiastes 3:12, 13

12 I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. 13 That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God.

What a lovely verse! Just reading it makes me feel warm in my heart and there is a smile on my lips.

before I elaborate on what I understood from this verse, I would like to remind myself and my readers that these words were uttered by the great and wise King Solomon, under the Holy Spirit's inspiration.

He says there is nothing better than to be happy. I think this is a very simply fact, but it is something that I always tend to forget, atleast in the recent past. I mean, I have been thinking of things that hardly matter and they have been making me feel really low. If I had given ear to this Word of God, I know I wouldn't have wasted so much time feeling sad. Now I understand that God wants me to be happy & that is the best I can ever ask - being happy. Yes, I am happy now, by God's strength I am happy now. I know that when HE is there for me, I really don't have to worry how I am gonna prepare for my exams and all those things that keep worrying me. Jesus is alive and that is all I need to know. He is with me and I have every reason to be happy.

When we are happy, we tend to spread that happiness to others. Don't u think so too? This verse also says that there is nothing better than being happy & doing good. Doing good ... mmm.. I am sure that when we feel sad, we don't really feel like doing good. But just imagine, u were the happiest person ever... don't u think u will be smiling always and cheerful and going around sharing and helping and doing everything positive. I can assure u (according to my imagination), that I will always be looking out for opportunities to do good IF I was the happiest person alive. And I think that, that will be the best life ever. Why don't we all live that BEST life God has in store for us? I am sure that if we learn to be happy in Him at all times, we would always do good and so our life will be the best.

And the second verse says that it is God's gift to reward us. I mean, we must work hard and toil, but it is GOd's gift to reward us. So we must never think tat it is our own effort that has borne fruit... always always always the credit must go to HIM and HIM only. And according to the verse, it is God's gift (that HE gives us), the satisfaction that comes from hard work. Well I am a testimony for that now. U see, this evening I had to learn lots of physics and maths.. And I really didn't have any courage to start with it. IT was so much and so hard. But I prayed. And I studied. By God's amazing grace, I completed it and I felt so satisfied and glad. Well I believe that God gifted me with satisfaction. I toiled, with His strength & He blessed me with satisfaction and I can say for sure that it is a great feeling.

Our Lord is not someone who makes us toil and then never rewards us. This verse clearly tells me that HE rewards me and HE rewards me with satisfaction & I feel good now, really good. Praise God!

Philippians 4:9

9 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.

Well, today, was my last day at sunday school. As i was reading the Bible this morning, I asked the Lord to give me one verse to hold on. And He gave me this verse. This Word encourages me to continue to practise what i have been learning so far in sunday school. It says, 'learned' - yeah, I have learned a lot from variuos people in church. God has opened my mind's eye & has given me the grace to learn these years. Then it says 'received' - yea, I have received instructions, I have received corrections, warnings, promises, etc.. in this place.. Then 'heard' - oh yes, I hav heard my teachers here, who have spoken Words of Truth to me. Afterwhich, the verse says 'seen' - I have seen some demonstrations in class, i have seen the joy in my teacher's lives, I have seen them living for God. Now, I got to put all these to practice. I got to live a life of testimony, a life which is filled with the love of Christ, a life, that brings people to the Good Shepherd. I have learnt about faith, now is the time for me to exercise my faith. I will live for Jesus. I will shine for Him.

I love this song, that we sing often, at school. I wanna sing it again, meaning EVERY word of it.. here it goes... sing it along with me ..!!

Jesus wants me for a sunbeam,
To shine for Him each day;
In every way try to please Him,
At home, at school, at play.

Refrain

A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam;
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
I’ll be a sunbeam for Him.

Jesus wants me to be loving,
And kind to all I see;
Showing how pleasant and happy
His little one can be.

Refrain

I will ask Jesus to help me
To keep my heart from sin,
Ever reflecting His goodness,
And always shine for Him.

Refrain

I’ll be a sunbeam for Jesus;
I can if I but try;
Serving Him moment by moment,
Then live with Him on high.

Refrain


Well time has flown, and here am I, completing my years at Sunday School. But now comes the real test, the test to apply the Wonderful Truth in my life. So here I comeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee... Lord help me, give me Thine grace. Hallelujah! :)

Romans 15:12,13

Romans, from The holy Bible, Revised Standard version: "12: and further Isaiah says, 'The root of Jesse shall come, he who rises to rule the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles hope.'
13: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope."

I really feel like praising the God of Israel , who is the Most High God, the Holy of Holies.. He chose the people of Israel to be His children. He chose Abraham. But I am amazed and grateful that He chose even me, a non-israelite by birth, to become His child. I am glad that though I am a gentile, when I believe in Him, I too can be saved. Praise be to His Mighty name!

I would like to elaborate on these two verses, the first part of the 12th verse says that the Root of Jesse shall come - now that is Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world, the Son of God, who is the Way , the Truth and the Life...
the second part says, "He who rises to rule the Gentiles"... gentiles are non - jews.. so , Jesus is the Ruler of ME! thats so nice.. He is wise and all - powerful and when He rules over me, I know that i will never be lost or get confused or worried - thank U Jesus for being my Ruler!
the third part - "in him shall the Gentiles hope", yes, I shall hope in Him. Lets see what hope means , according to the dictionnary, "to place trust; rely; to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence."... I ask myself , 'how many times have i looked forward to Jesus with confidence?'...mmmm... not many times, especially, during bad times, most of us, tend to loose that hope in Him, dont we?? Let me give a nice suggestion... the Bible says that 'in Him shall the Gentiles hope'.. so why dont we hope in Him? Why dont we rely on Him? why dont we trust Him absolutely? I have a little desire in my heart now... but it is practiacally impossible.. however, i am gona hope in this Jesus Christ, who is the Lord of my life. And I am sure He will do it for me, if it is His will.

The next verse says so - "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope." - The God of Hope - this is the One we are serving! He gives us Hope. And He fills us with joy and peace, but, I believe that He gives us these 3, when we believe... and when we do believe, the Holy Spirit of God gives us power to abound (increase) in hope... So, I think that we must take the first attempt to hope & then believe, after which God Himself, will strengthen us & help us to hope in Him more and more..

Lets praise this God of Israel, who loves and cares for us, gentiles.. He is great and awesome! He is alive today! All glory to His name... Here is one of my fav verses : -"He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?" Romans 8:32 (NAS) ... isnt that good news? God gave Himself for us, to die for OUR sins.. He died that we can live.. And if HE was willing to lay down His life for us, expressing MAXIMUM love, what is that which He wont do for us? I believe He will do anythign and everything for us, His children, provided we believe and trust and rely on Him completely & when our petition is in accordance with His will, He will surely do that thing (whatever it is) for us. GOD LOVES U .. yes, U.. :D

Continued frm last post...

THis is kinda a continuation of yesterdayz post... i had mentioned that i didnt know what new and great things the Lord will show me... GOD GAVE ME FULL MARKS IN MATHS! hallelujah! all praises to His HOly name!! Though my total wasnt as high as i had expected, i am so glad with these marks i have got! And it is all God's grace alone!!!!!!!! I just wanna keep praising and thanking HIM!

Truly HE hears and listens and answers me wen I call out to Him! Glory to God Almighty! Blesses be my Rock!

I wanna say this along with the Psalmist (taken from Psalm 18, verses 28 to 32)
28: Yea, thou dost light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness.
29: Yea, by thee I can crush a troop; and by my God I can leap over a wall.
30: This God -- his way is perfect; the promise of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
31: For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? --
32: the God who girded me with strength, and made my way safe.

Blessed be His name alone!