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!
Thursday, 31 May 2007
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
Jeremiah 33:3
3: Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known.
as u all probably know, my results are coming out tomorrow... i was praying and reading the Bible tonight, when God gave me this verse... He says 'call to me'... and guess what i did?! i just called Him! And i found it so amazing that HE answered!!!!!! that is soooo true! I was alone in my room and praying... and i just called "Jesus, I call u, because Your word says that i must call U... so i call U Jesus... please answer me according to Ur Word.." and it was so amazing the way He answered me! Praise be to GoD! He gave me peace and removed the fear and anxiety in my heart... HE really answered me!
And the verse further says that HE will tell me gr8 and hidden things which i have not known... and yeah as per the WOrd of God, i still duno what those 'things' are .. but u know what? I have faith in Jesus Christ , that HE will show me gr8 things and HE will do something nice in my life for the glory of His name.
I prayed that the Lord's will be done in my life, regarding my results..so now i am confident that what ever i get, it is frm the Maker of this Universe and HE obviously knows what He is doing.. Now this is one answer i got from calling Him... HE gave me understanding to understand that my life is in His hands and HE has planned my future even before the foundations of this world was laid!
Read on what is given in the book of Psalms...
psalm 139:16: Thy eyes beheld my unformed substance; in thy book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
God has a book and He has written all about my days and everything is so planned... so why must I worry, when i have such an awesome Heavenly Father who has planned everything and who has got everything under HIS mighty control!
All glory to the Lord who answered me when i called!
as u all probably know, my results are coming out tomorrow... i was praying and reading the Bible tonight, when God gave me this verse... He says 'call to me'... and guess what i did?! i just called Him! And i found it so amazing that HE answered!!!!!! that is soooo true! I was alone in my room and praying... and i just called "Jesus, I call u, because Your word says that i must call U... so i call U Jesus... please answer me according to Ur Word.." and it was so amazing the way He answered me! Praise be to GoD! He gave me peace and removed the fear and anxiety in my heart... HE really answered me!
And the verse further says that HE will tell me gr8 and hidden things which i have not known... and yeah as per the WOrd of God, i still duno what those 'things' are .. but u know what? I have faith in Jesus Christ , that HE will show me gr8 things and HE will do something nice in my life for the glory of His name.
I prayed that the Lord's will be done in my life, regarding my results..so now i am confident that what ever i get, it is frm the Maker of this Universe and HE obviously knows what He is doing.. Now this is one answer i got from calling Him... HE gave me understanding to understand that my life is in His hands and HE has planned my future even before the foundations of this world was laid!
Read on what is given in the book of Psalms...
psalm 139:16: Thy eyes beheld my unformed substance; in thy book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
God has a book and He has written all about my days and everything is so planned... so why must I worry, when i have such an awesome Heavenly Father who has planned everything and who has got everything under HIS mighty control!
All glory to the Lord who answered me when i called!
Tuesday, 29 May 2007
1st Chronicles 5:20
20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them, for they cried out to God in the battle. He heeded their prayer, because they put their trust in Him. (new King James Version)
This was the verse that God gave me today... I was reading 1st chronicles and i was so bored when i saw that the first few chapters had nothing but names & genealogies, but the Lord asked me not to consider any part of the Word of God, a waste of time... so i continued reading and i read 5 chapters today. This verse is found in the last chapter that i read today, but this verse really spoke to me. I didnt meditate much as I should have, but then, lemme share wat i understood from it and how i might apply it in my life.
The first thing that captures my attention is that, "they cried out to God in the battle". The people must have really pleaded the Lord to help them & that is exactly what i must also do, i think. I must not hesitate to plead and cry to God for help.
And the next part that drew my attention was, "He heeded their prayer". The online dictionary gives the meaning of the verb 'heed' as follows - to give careful attention to. Now thats so amazing, isnt it? The Great and Awesome God of Israel pays careful attention to us, if only we cry out to Him. Wow! thats something interesting!! I am reminded of this song 'sing for joy', which goes like this - "if we call to Him, He will answer us".. something of that sort. It is really nice and comforting to know that GOD himself gives ear to our cry, but I believe there is one condition... and that is the third part of this verse...
"because they put their trust in Him"... Now, we see that God heeded their cry, just because they put their trust in Him. When we completely trust in the Lord and confess that He is our all in all, then, just depend on Him... He is always ready to heed us & our cry... I guess Proverbs 3:5 and 6 says this same thing..
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct[a] your paths.
When we call out to our Living King of Kings , in complete trust in His might and grace, HE WILL heed us, or in other words, HE WILL pay attention to us and will by no means cast us away. He is such a faithful God. Hallelujah!!
This was the verse that God gave me today... I was reading 1st chronicles and i was so bored when i saw that the first few chapters had nothing but names & genealogies, but the Lord asked me not to consider any part of the Word of God, a waste of time... so i continued reading and i read 5 chapters today. This verse is found in the last chapter that i read today, but this verse really spoke to me. I didnt meditate much as I should have, but then, lemme share wat i understood from it and how i might apply it in my life.
The first thing that captures my attention is that, "they cried out to God in the battle". The people must have really pleaded the Lord to help them & that is exactly what i must also do, i think. I must not hesitate to plead and cry to God for help.
And the next part that drew my attention was, "He heeded their prayer". The online dictionary gives the meaning of the verb 'heed' as follows - to give careful attention to. Now thats so amazing, isnt it? The Great and Awesome God of Israel pays careful attention to us, if only we cry out to Him. Wow! thats something interesting!! I am reminded of this song 'sing for joy', which goes like this - "if we call to Him, He will answer us".. something of that sort. It is really nice and comforting to know that GOD himself gives ear to our cry, but I believe there is one condition... and that is the third part of this verse...
"because they put their trust in Him"... Now, we see that God heeded their cry, just because they put their trust in Him. When we completely trust in the Lord and confess that He is our all in all, then, just depend on Him... He is always ready to heed us & our cry... I guess Proverbs 3:5 and 6 says this same thing..
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct[a] your paths.
When we call out to our Living King of Kings , in complete trust in His might and grace, HE WILL heed us, or in other words, HE WILL pay attention to us and will by no means cast us away. He is such a faithful God. Hallelujah!!
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
1st Samuel 17:45, 46, 47
45: Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin; but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46: This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down, and cut off your head; and I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, 47: and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD'S and he will give you into our hand."
Yesterday, I was reading this passage, about David & Goliath. David's faith & confidence in His God astounded me. Though I know this story / incident since my childhood, yesterday, the Lord showed me how much David trusted Him. It was amazing. I mean, David hadn't seen God with his physical eyes, but He loved his God & trsuted Him completely. when goliath defied David's God, David couldnt bear it. The above verses, shows, how confident he was that his God will save him. I think, I must also trust Him with ALL my heart. Nothing can deny that truth that God is alive today and HE is all powerful. If we have such confidence and faith in Him, He will surely deliver us from all problems, even though they look so big, like Goliath.
The Bible says "4: And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.". This is about 3 metres. MAN, thats tall!! 300 cm...!!!!!!!! Can barely imagine a person so tall... And David was just a "youth. Even Saul says so in verse 33. I dont know the exact height and weight of David at that time. But I am pretty sure that he wasnt 3 metres tall. Definitely shorter than that. And he was just a shepherd boy, the youngest of the family. But Goliath... he was a trained warrior with so many weapons and shield and stuff... All David took were 5 pebbles and a sling..but , he went with the Lord of Hosts. How many times, do we face such Goliaths in our lives?? So many times, we feel small, when compared to our problems, which appear to be giants. But when we really know & understand WHO is with us, at all times, then we are able to trust Him. When we trust Him & put all of our confidence and hope in Him, He is sure to deliver. All we need is FAITH in the Lord who has promised to be with us always (mathew 28:20 - and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age." ). HE is with is always. How many times do we really understand that & praise God? If we truly understand that He is always, I mean, ALWAYS, with us, we will never doubt if we will be able to overcome a difficult situation. Is not the Lord who is with us, greater than everything and everyone?? If then, we have such an Awesome God, and if we have 100% confidence in Him, like David, then nothing can prevent us from being victorious. We need to trust in the God who is with us always. Trust Him that He is more powerful. It doesnt matter, if we dont have enuf instruments to overcome some prob, it is enuf if we are confident of the Lord our GOD. Confidence in my Almighty God, that is what I want to have in my life. PtL !!
Yesterday, I was reading this passage, about David & Goliath. David's faith & confidence in His God astounded me. Though I know this story / incident since my childhood, yesterday, the Lord showed me how much David trusted Him. It was amazing. I mean, David hadn't seen God with his physical eyes, but He loved his God & trsuted Him completely. when goliath defied David's God, David couldnt bear it. The above verses, shows, how confident he was that his God will save him. I think, I must also trust Him with ALL my heart. Nothing can deny that truth that God is alive today and HE is all powerful. If we have such confidence and faith in Him, He will surely deliver us from all problems, even though they look so big, like Goliath.
Saturday, 21 April 2007
Luke 16:15
15: ... but God knows your hearts...
Now, this is a nice verse. It says God, the Great Almighty, knows our hearts. I Think, that "hearts", means, whatever we feel, and think and our emotions, as well as our thoughts. Now, the Word of God is right. We find this in Psalm 33:4 ...
4: For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth. (KJV)
(Our pastor mentioned this verse, during this week's prayer & I loved it!! PtL!!) So, if the Word is right, then that means, the Lord exactly knows what we have in hearts. I think, that we can never really hide anything from Him. He knows everything. We can never run away from Him. This is similar to psalm 139. The Lord knows everything, so when we have sinned, there is no point in hiding it from Him. If we surrender ourselves to Him & ask Him to forgive us, He is alwayz willing to do so & more too. We dont have to be afraid of punishment, as Jesus Christ bore all our punishments on the Cross. So if we have faith in the salvation that we have through the blood of the Lamb, then, we needn't be afraid of God's wrath, as God poured out His wrath on Jesus. We just need that faith. when we have faith in God's grace, then we can openly confess our sins to God and be forgiven. If we try to hide it from Him, we are only acting silly. when, we have a way out, why are we trying to hide things and make things complicated?? Our God knows our hearts...
There is also another meaning to this verse, that I understood. Our hearts, means, our feelings. Our joy, our sorrow & every kind of feeling that we may feel, is known to GOD. If it is joy, we can rejoice in Him, as He understands why we are joyful. Sometimes, I used to feel really happy, but I wouldnt know the exact reason... Sometimes, ppl may tease us that we are being happy, without even knowing WHY. Sometimes, some-thing might bring us extreme joy, but others may not feel the same joy that we feel & thereby, they mayn't be able to rejoice with us. It happens to me so many times. But now, I know that God knows my heart. He knows WHY I am happy and that brings comfort. But most often, it is our sorrow that ppl fail to understand. We might be feeling BLUE, but our ppl around might not be in a position to sympathize with us. At such times, we can remember this verse, which says "God knows our hearts". God can feel the sadness.. I think, that if we take our problems to Him, thru prayer, then He can really comfort us. He can turn our mourning into dancing and our sorrow & grief into joy. PtL!!
God knows our hearts. Thats amazing, I must say!! What a great God He is, He has got to control the universe, take care of millions and billions of human beings, and zillions of birds, animals, etc .. etc... He has so many important jobs, every minute and every moment. But He knows my heart. He knows me personally & HE is constantly watching over me. What a comfort that is!!!! There is really SOMEONE out there, who KNOWS me!! Great! simply great! God knows what are the sins that are buried in my heart, & there is no other way but to confess and get things right thru faith in His grace; God knows exactly how I feel & what I think. God really has time for me. Praise His Holy Name!!
PS: And readers, if anything is against the Word, plz let me know.
Now, this is a nice verse. It says God, the Great Almighty, knows our hearts. I Think, that "hearts", means, whatever we feel, and think and our emotions, as well as our thoughts. Now, the Word of God is right. We find this in Psalm 33:4 ...
4: For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth. (KJV)
(Our pastor mentioned this verse, during this week's prayer & I loved it!! PtL!!) So, if the Word is right, then that means, the Lord exactly knows what we have in hearts. I think, that we can never really hide anything from Him. He knows everything. We can never run away from Him. This is similar to psalm 139. The Lord knows everything, so when we have sinned, there is no point in hiding it from Him. If we surrender ourselves to Him & ask Him to forgive us, He is alwayz willing to do so & more too. We dont have to be afraid of punishment, as Jesus Christ bore all our punishments on the Cross. So if we have faith in the salvation that we have through the blood of the Lamb, then, we needn't be afraid of God's wrath, as God poured out His wrath on Jesus. We just need that faith. when we have faith in God's grace, then we can openly confess our sins to God and be forgiven. If we try to hide it from Him, we are only acting silly. when, we have a way out, why are we trying to hide things and make things complicated?? Our God knows our hearts...
There is also another meaning to this verse, that I understood. Our hearts, means, our feelings. Our joy, our sorrow & every kind of feeling that we may feel, is known to GOD. If it is joy, we can rejoice in Him, as He understands why we are joyful. Sometimes, I used to feel really happy, but I wouldnt know the exact reason... Sometimes, ppl may tease us that we are being happy, without even knowing WHY. Sometimes, some-thing might bring us extreme joy, but others may not feel the same joy that we feel & thereby, they mayn't be able to rejoice with us. It happens to me so many times. But now, I know that God knows my heart. He knows WHY I am happy and that brings comfort. But most often, it is our sorrow that ppl fail to understand. We might be feeling BLUE, but our ppl around might not be in a position to sympathize with us. At such times, we can remember this verse, which says "God knows our hearts". God can feel the sadness.. I think, that if we take our problems to Him, thru prayer, then He can really comfort us. He can turn our mourning into dancing and our sorrow & grief into joy. PtL!!
God knows our hearts. Thats amazing, I must say!! What a great God He is, He has got to control the universe, take care of millions and billions of human beings, and zillions of birds, animals, etc .. etc... He has so many important jobs, every minute and every moment. But He knows my heart. He knows me personally & HE is constantly watching over me. What a comfort that is!!!! There is really SOMEONE out there, who KNOWS me!! Great! simply great! God knows what are the sins that are buried in my heart, & there is no other way but to confess and get things right thru faith in His grace; God knows exactly how I feel & what I think. God really has time for me. Praise His Holy Name!!
PS: And readers, if anything is against the Word, plz let me know.
Friday, 20 April 2007
Luke 15:20
20: And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
I read this passage today, and this verse spoke to me. It talks abt the prodigal son. The prodigal son was disobedient & I am also like him. I too disobey and sin... but when he came to his senses, he decided to apologize to his dad & become good again. He just made up his mind and walked towards home, but this verse says that his father saw him at a distance & he ran to receive his son. Now that is something really wonderful. Many times, we sin & when the Holy Spirit of God leads us back to our Eternal Father, when He makes us understand tat there is no hope but Jesus, it is He who has compassion on us. No matter how great our sins may be... the moment we make up our mind to repent, the Lord receives us with open arms.. What a Compassionate Father! When we sin & fall, satan brings in guilty conscience, but we must never accept it. I mean, we must rebuke such guilty feelings, and immediately throw ourselves on our knees before God and ask Him for forgiveness, which He is ready to offer us. PTL !! God never pushes us aside when we truly repent with all of our hearts. Now that is something I have experienced in my life. Sometimes, I wud feel, 'well, thats the end of u, u have sinned just too much. Now, there is no way Jesus is gonna forgive u'. But then, God wud show me how merciful and compassionate He is. And how He is willing to forgive and accept me, if I truly return to Him with all my heart. God is a good God.
I really love this song, especially, the last stanza that I have highlighted..
GOD is good, we sing and shout it
GOD is good, we celebrate
GOD is good, no more we doubt it
GOD is good, we know it's true.
And when I think of His love for me,
My heart fills with praise
And I feel like dancing
For is His heart there is room for me
And I run with arms open wide.
What a loving Father we have! All glory to His name!!
I read this passage today, and this verse spoke to me. It talks abt the prodigal son. The prodigal son was disobedient & I am also like him. I too disobey and sin... but when he came to his senses, he decided to apologize to his dad & become good again. He just made up his mind and walked towards home, but this verse says that his father saw him at a distance & he ran to receive his son. Now that is something really wonderful. Many times, we sin & when the Holy Spirit of God leads us back to our Eternal Father, when He makes us understand tat there is no hope but Jesus, it is He who has compassion on us. No matter how great our sins may be... the moment we make up our mind to repent, the Lord receives us with open arms.. What a Compassionate Father! When we sin & fall, satan brings in guilty conscience, but we must never accept it. I mean, we must rebuke such guilty feelings, and immediately throw ourselves on our knees before God and ask Him for forgiveness, which He is ready to offer us. PTL !! God never pushes us aside when we truly repent with all of our hearts. Now that is something I have experienced in my life. Sometimes, I wud feel, 'well, thats the end of u, u have sinned just too much. Now, there is no way Jesus is gonna forgive u'. But then, God wud show me how merciful and compassionate He is. And how He is willing to forgive and accept me, if I truly return to Him with all my heart. God is a good God.
I really love this song, especially, the last stanza that I have highlighted..
GOD is good, we sing and shout it
GOD is good, we celebrate
GOD is good, no more we doubt it
GOD is good, we know it's true.
And when I think of His love for me,
My heart fills with praise
And I feel like dancing
For is His heart there is room for me
And I run with arms open wide.
What a loving Father we have! All glory to His name!!
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