Sunday, October 29, 2006
Psalms Chapters 29-31
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Psalms Chapter 29
1: Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
2: Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
3: The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
4: The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
5: The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
6: He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
7: The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.
8: The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
9: The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
10: The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
11: The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
Psalms Chapter 30
1: I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2: O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3: O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4: Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
5: For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
6: And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
7: LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
8: I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
9: What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10: Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
11: Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12: To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Psalms Chapter 31
1: In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
2: Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
3: For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
4: Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
5: Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
6: I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
7: I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
8: And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
9: Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
10: For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
11: I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
12: I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
13: For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
14: But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
15: My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
16: Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
17: Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
18: Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
19: Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
20: Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
21: Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
22: For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
23: O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
24: Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 29
1: Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
2: Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
3: The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
4: The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
5: The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
6: He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
7: The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.
8: The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
9: The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
10: The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
11: The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
Psalms Chapter 30
1: I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2: O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3: O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4: Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
5: For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
6: And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
7: LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
8: I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
9: What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10: Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
11: Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12: To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Psalms Chapter 31
1: In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
2: Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
3: For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
4: Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
5: Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
6: I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
7: I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
8: And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
9: Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
10: For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
11: I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
12: I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
13: For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
14: But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
15: My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
16: Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
17: Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
18: Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
19: Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
20: Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
21: Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
22: For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
23: O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
24: Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
A Call To Love Your Neighbor
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
"There are more Muslims coming to Christ today than any (other) time in the history of Islam"
Europe (MNN) -- 40 years ago in England there were only a few thousand Muslims. Now, there are 2 million. Mosques have increased in number from a few dozen to more than 2,000. That's the story in England, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.
This comes from Mission Network News. You can read the full story Here
I want to thank God for this amazing miracle that seems to be occurring before our eyes.
Look at 1 Peter 2:12: Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Christians need to reach out to everyone, including Muslims, to share the word and the love that Jesus Christ has shown to us. This is the only way. War cannot do it, sanctions cannot do it, no one can bring God's children together but Jesus Christ.
Watching all the violence going on in the world today on TV one can see the devil at work. This is not the work of God.
It would be great if we had a television station that does nothing but goes out and shows how God's love is being shared everyday around the world.
The majority of people in the United States, I would say, want to do the right thing with Jesus Christ in their life. This is to say that we do not want war but on the other hand we do not want people who would kill us be here in the U.S.
We want to live in peace and would like for everyone else to do the same. But the evil in the world will not cease in sowing its seed of hate wherever it can. Love one another as you would have someone love you. In the minds of some it is easier said than done in most cases.
If there is hatred in your heart then that is not of God. Get rid of it. Jesus Christ offers us eternal life through Him, believing that He is the Son of God. Pray to Christ that He would show you the true love of God through His amazing grace being given to you freely and without exception. Jesus Christ has already paid our debt in full. There is nothing more required of you. All He asks is for you to believe in Him, repent of your sins, and all is forgiven. You will become as white as snow, pure, being seen by God sinless, being cleansed through the blood of Jesus Christ that was shed for you and me on that cross on Calvary.
My prayer is that you will receive His invitation to you and accept Him just as you are. Do not wait any longer to feel the presence of God's love abounding in your heart.
1 Peter 2:1-25
1: Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
2: As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
3: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4: To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
5: Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
6: Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
7: Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
8: And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
9: But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
10: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11: Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
12: Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13: Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
14: Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
15: For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
16: As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
17: Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
18: Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
19: For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
20: For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
21: For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
24: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
25: For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
"There are more Muslims coming to Christ today than any (other) time in the history of Islam"
Europe (MNN) -- 40 years ago in England there were only a few thousand Muslims. Now, there are 2 million. Mosques have increased in number from a few dozen to more than 2,000. That's the story in England, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.
This comes from Mission Network News. You can read the full story Here
I want to thank God for this amazing miracle that seems to be occurring before our eyes.
Look at 1 Peter 2:12: Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Christians need to reach out to everyone, including Muslims, to share the word and the love that Jesus Christ has shown to us. This is the only way. War cannot do it, sanctions cannot do it, no one can bring God's children together but Jesus Christ.
Watching all the violence going on in the world today on TV one can see the devil at work. This is not the work of God.
It would be great if we had a television station that does nothing but goes out and shows how God's love is being shared everyday around the world.
The majority of people in the United States, I would say, want to do the right thing with Jesus Christ in their life. This is to say that we do not want war but on the other hand we do not want people who would kill us be here in the U.S.
We want to live in peace and would like for everyone else to do the same. But the evil in the world will not cease in sowing its seed of hate wherever it can. Love one another as you would have someone love you. In the minds of some it is easier said than done in most cases.
If there is hatred in your heart then that is not of God. Get rid of it. Jesus Christ offers us eternal life through Him, believing that He is the Son of God. Pray to Christ that He would show you the true love of God through His amazing grace being given to you freely and without exception. Jesus Christ has already paid our debt in full. There is nothing more required of you. All He asks is for you to believe in Him, repent of your sins, and all is forgiven. You will become as white as snow, pure, being seen by God sinless, being cleansed through the blood of Jesus Christ that was shed for you and me on that cross on Calvary.
My prayer is that you will receive His invitation to you and accept Him just as you are. Do not wait any longer to feel the presence of God's love abounding in your heart.
1 Peter 2:1-25
1: Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
2: As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
3: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4: To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
5: Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
6: Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
7: Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
8: And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
9: But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
10: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11: Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
12: Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13: Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
14: Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
15: For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
16: As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
17: Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
18: Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
19: For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
20: For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
21: For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
24: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
25: For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Thank You Jesus
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Thank You Jesus for creating me
Thank You Jesus for loving me
Thank You Jesus for watching over me
Thank You Jesus for each new day to praise You
Thank You Jesus for being my friend
Thank You Jesus for my family
Thank You Jesus for a dad that loved You
Thank You Jesus for so many things
Thank You Jesus for dieing for my sins
Thank You Jesus for all things
Thank You Jesus
Ephesians 1:1-23
1: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
5: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6: To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
7: In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
8: Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
9: Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
10: That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
11: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
12: That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
13: In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14: Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
15: Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
16: Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17: That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19: And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20: Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21: Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23: Which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all.
Thank You Jesus for creating me
Thank You Jesus for loving me
Thank You Jesus for watching over me
Thank You Jesus for each new day to praise You
Thank You Jesus for being my friend
Thank You Jesus for my family
Thank You Jesus for a dad that loved You
Thank You Jesus for so many things
Thank You Jesus for dieing for my sins
Thank You Jesus for all things
Thank You Jesus
Ephesians 1:1-23
1: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
5: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6: To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
7: In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
8: Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
9: Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
10: That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
11: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
12: That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
13: In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14: Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
15: Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
16: Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17: That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19: And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20: Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21: Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23: Which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Psalms Chapters 26-28
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Psalms Chapter 26
1: Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
2: Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
3: For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
4: I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5: I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
6: I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
7: That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
8: LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
9: Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
10: In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
11: But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
12: My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 27
1: The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2: When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3: Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
4: One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
5: For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
6: And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
7: Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8: When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
9: Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10: When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
11: Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12: Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13: I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
14: Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 28
1: Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
2: Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
3: Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
4: Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
5: Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
6: Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7: The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
8: The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
9: Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
Psalms Chapter 26
1: Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
2: Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
3: For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
4: I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5: I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
6: I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
7: That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
8: LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
9: Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
10: In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
11: But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
12: My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 27
1: The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2: When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3: Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
4: One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
5: For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
6: And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
7: Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8: When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
9: Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10: When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
11: Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12: Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13: I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
14: Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 28
1: Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
2: Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
3: Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
4: Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
5: Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
6: Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7: The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
8: The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
9: Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Moving Forward With Christ
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
I had a couple stop by that were going around from house to house the other day inviting people to their church where they attend. It was a great thing for me to see this. I do not think that enough of this is done. I do not think that anyone can do to much for the Lord in bringing people to hear His word preached.
I would have liked to have spent some time with these people but they seemed to be in a hurry and I had my four year old also wanting my attention. So after they had invited me they were on their way to the next house, with the lady seeming to have some kind of map or paper with a set area they were to cover.
This got me wondering, how many people are setting in their houses just waiting for someone to reach out to them?
You know, you do not have to be a member of a church to go forward and interact with other people spreading the good news of Jesus Christ. It seems to be hard for some to find a fit in these church's. Just put it in the hands of God that He would lead you to where He wants you to be. But until then think about starting a Bible study group or having a prayer night at your or someone else's house. This would be a great way to meet other believers that may be looking for the same thing.
Reach out with love and compassion for others. You may be surprised at what you find. It is our responsibility to be fruitful in our faith of Jesus Christ. However we choose to do it with God leading the way.
We need to be concerned for our fellow men and women that they would come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. That the only way to God is through His Son, Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for our sins.
A lot of times the ones that are spreading the word will not get a open door but rather one that is shut in their face. Do not let this get us disheartened for Christ knows the ones that will come to Him and when they will come to Him, not us. So we must be fervently steadfast in our belief that Christ will work in His time and not ours. Having patience and a continually growing faith in Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 4:1-32
1: I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2: With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3: Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4: There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5: One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6: One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
7: But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8: Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9: (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10: He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
11: And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12: For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:
14: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
15: But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
16: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
17: This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
18: Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
19: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20: But ye have not so learned Christ;
21: If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
23: And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
24: And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
25: Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
26: Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27: Neither give place to the devil.
28: Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
29: Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
30: And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
31: Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
32: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
I had a couple stop by that were going around from house to house the other day inviting people to their church where they attend. It was a great thing for me to see this. I do not think that enough of this is done. I do not think that anyone can do to much for the Lord in bringing people to hear His word preached.
I would have liked to have spent some time with these people but they seemed to be in a hurry and I had my four year old also wanting my attention. So after they had invited me they were on their way to the next house, with the lady seeming to have some kind of map or paper with a set area they were to cover.
This got me wondering, how many people are setting in their houses just waiting for someone to reach out to them?
You know, you do not have to be a member of a church to go forward and interact with other people spreading the good news of Jesus Christ. It seems to be hard for some to find a fit in these church's. Just put it in the hands of God that He would lead you to where He wants you to be. But until then think about starting a Bible study group or having a prayer night at your or someone else's house. This would be a great way to meet other believers that may be looking for the same thing.
Reach out with love and compassion for others. You may be surprised at what you find. It is our responsibility to be fruitful in our faith of Jesus Christ. However we choose to do it with God leading the way.
We need to be concerned for our fellow men and women that they would come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. That the only way to God is through His Son, Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for our sins.
A lot of times the ones that are spreading the word will not get a open door but rather one that is shut in their face. Do not let this get us disheartened for Christ knows the ones that will come to Him and when they will come to Him, not us. So we must be fervently steadfast in our belief that Christ will work in His time and not ours. Having patience and a continually growing faith in Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 4:1-32
1: I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2: With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3: Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4: There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5: One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6: One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
7: But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8: Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9: (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10: He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
11: And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12: For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:
14: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
15: But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
16: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
17: This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
18: Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
19: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20: But ye have not so learned Christ;
21: If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
23: And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
24: And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
25: Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
26: Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27: Neither give place to the devil.
28: Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
29: Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
30: And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
31: Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
32: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Charity {Love} Never Fails
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
We are taught that we should abide, to wait patiently for God, in faith, hope, and charity. Charity, or love, is to be the greatest of the three.
We should live our lives showing the love that Christ has showed us by dieing on the cross for our sins. It is not beneficial for us to live otherwise.
Do not offend anyone. This is very hard to do sometimes. We must show love and compassion for one another. Do not spend time in idle gossip. This will only come back to bite you in the end. We must look to help others prosper rather than ourselves. This is beneficial to us also.
It is hard for us to understand exactly what a person in another country goes through to worship Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. I have read about a woman in China, Ms. Li Ying, who has been in prison for over 2000 days now serving a fifteen year sentence because she was the editor of an underground church magazine. Prison officials have tried to get her to recant her faith in Christ and sign a document stating that it was an evil cult. Still she remains faithful to Christ and refuses to do either.
To read more about Ms Ying and others like her go to__http://www.prisoneralert.com/
There you are able to write to her and others letters of encouragement in their own language. You can also write to the officials over them and ask for their release.
I wonder how many of us would go through such things as this and be as faithful to Christ as
Ms.Ying is?
Here in America we can worship who or what ever we believe without being locked up. Our country was founded on the one and only true God and He has blessed this country. But this country is in danger of falling out of grace with God with all the sin that is going on. We must continue to grow in Christ and spread His word of love and salvation to all who will hear it.
Take the time to write one of the prisoners above and show your love and support for them in their times of trial. I am sure that it would lift my spirits if I were to receive one if I was in there spot. Take time to pray for them also that God would protect them and through their strong showing of faith in Jesus Christ that others would come to Christ and be saved.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
1: Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2: And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3: And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4: Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5: Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6: Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7: Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8: Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
9: For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10: But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
11: When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12: For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
13: And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
We are taught that we should abide, to wait patiently for God, in faith, hope, and charity. Charity, or love, is to be the greatest of the three.
We should live our lives showing the love that Christ has showed us by dieing on the cross for our sins. It is not beneficial for us to live otherwise.
Do not offend anyone. This is very hard to do sometimes. We must show love and compassion for one another. Do not spend time in idle gossip. This will only come back to bite you in the end. We must look to help others prosper rather than ourselves. This is beneficial to us also.
It is hard for us to understand exactly what a person in another country goes through to worship Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. I have read about a woman in China, Ms. Li Ying, who has been in prison for over 2000 days now serving a fifteen year sentence because she was the editor of an underground church magazine. Prison officials have tried to get her to recant her faith in Christ and sign a document stating that it was an evil cult. Still she remains faithful to Christ and refuses to do either.
To read more about Ms Ying and others like her go to__http://www.prisoneralert.com/
There you are able to write to her and others letters of encouragement in their own language. You can also write to the officials over them and ask for their release.
I wonder how many of us would go through such things as this and be as faithful to Christ as
Ms.Ying is?
Here in America we can worship who or what ever we believe without being locked up. Our country was founded on the one and only true God and He has blessed this country. But this country is in danger of falling out of grace with God with all the sin that is going on. We must continue to grow in Christ and spread His word of love and salvation to all who will hear it.
Take the time to write one of the prisoners above and show your love and support for them in their times of trial. I am sure that it would lift my spirits if I were to receive one if I was in there spot. Take time to pray for them also that God would protect them and through their strong showing of faith in Jesus Christ that others would come to Christ and be saved.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
1: Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2: And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3: And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4: Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5: Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6: Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7: Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8: Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
9: For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10: But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
11: When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12: For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
13: And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Evil Has Always Been With Us
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
There is evil all around the world and it has been here from the beginning starting with Adam and Eve. We should not discern ourselves with the evil of this world because God is with us. We should only do what is good. Put all our faith in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. God is a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil, even today. God is with us always and never changes.
So why must some think that the Bible should change with the times? This is evil at work trying to seperate us from God. John 1: 1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2: The same was in the beginning with God.
3: All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4: In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5: And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Be of good cheer because God loves us and is with us.
Romans 13:1-14
1: Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
2: Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
3: For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
4: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
5: Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
6: For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
7: Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
8: Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
9: For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
10: Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
11: And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
12: The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
13: Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
14: But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.
There is evil all around the world and it has been here from the beginning starting with Adam and Eve. We should not discern ourselves with the evil of this world because God is with us. We should only do what is good. Put all our faith in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. God is a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil, even today. God is with us always and never changes.
So why must some think that the Bible should change with the times? This is evil at work trying to seperate us from God. John 1: 1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2: The same was in the beginning with God.
3: All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4: In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5: And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Be of good cheer because God loves us and is with us.
Romans 13:1-14
1: Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
2: Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
3: For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
4: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
5: Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
6: For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
7: Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
8: Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
9: For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
10: Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
11: And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
12: The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
13: Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
14: But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Psalms Chapters 23-25
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Psalms 23
1: The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2: He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3: He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5: Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Psalms 24
1: The earth is the LORD's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
2: For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
3: Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4: He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5: He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6: This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
7: Lift up your head, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
8: Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
9: Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
10: Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Psalms 25
1: Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
2: O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
3: Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
4: Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
5: Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
6: Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
7: Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
8: Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
9: The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
10: All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11: For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
12: What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
13: His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
14: The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
15: Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
16: Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
17: The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
18: Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
19: Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
20: O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
21: Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
22: Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
Psalms 23
1: The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2: He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3: He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5: Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Psalms 24
1: The earth is the LORD's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
2: For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
3: Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4: He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5: He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6: This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
7: Lift up your head, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
8: Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
9: Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
10: Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Psalms 25
1: Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
2: O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
3: Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
4: Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
5: Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
6: Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
7: Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
8: Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
9: The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
10: All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11: For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
12: What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
13: His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
14: The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
15: Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
16: Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
17: The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
18: Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
19: Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
20: O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
21: Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
22: Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Paul Of Tarsus
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
The transformation of Saul into Paul was a miracle from God. Saul persecuted those who believed on Jesus Christ as being the Son of God. He did so with great determination. He sent out threatenings and did slaughter the disciples of the Lord.
There was a great light that came down from Heaven onto the earth around Saul and he did hear the voice of Jesus Christ. Jesus asked Saul why he persecuted Him so. And Saul answered to the Lord, what would you have me to do? The Lord told him to rise and go into the city and he would be told what to do. When Saul rose up from the ground he opened his eyes but was blind. Some men then led him into Damascus. He set there three days without sight or food or water.
There in the city was a man named Ananias. He had a vision in which the Lord spoke to him to go unto Saul and give him his sight back. The Lord also told Ananias that Saul is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.
Saul was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Ghost.
In Acts 7:58 "And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul." This is where Saul appeared watching and consenting as Stephen, a desciple of the Lord, was being stoned to death. To read more on Paul Start there with Acts chapter 7.
This is just a brief look into the start of what would become the life of a great Apostle of Jesus Christ. Paul was sent to preach to the gentiles, one who is not of the Jewish faith or is of a non-Jewish nation. Paul was the author of much of The New Testament as seen below taken fromwikipedia.org
The transformation of Saul into Paul was a miracle from God. Saul persecuted those who believed on Jesus Christ as being the Son of God. He did so with great determination. He sent out threatenings and did slaughter the disciples of the Lord.
There was a great light that came down from Heaven onto the earth around Saul and he did hear the voice of Jesus Christ. Jesus asked Saul why he persecuted Him so. And Saul answered to the Lord, what would you have me to do? The Lord told him to rise and go into the city and he would be told what to do. When Saul rose up from the ground he opened his eyes but was blind. Some men then led him into Damascus. He set there three days without sight or food or water.
There in the city was a man named Ananias. He had a vision in which the Lord spoke to him to go unto Saul and give him his sight back. The Lord also told Ananias that Saul is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.
Saul was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Ghost.
In Acts 7:58 "And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul." This is where Saul appeared watching and consenting as Stephen, a desciple of the Lord, was being stoned to death. To read more on Paul Start there with Acts chapter 7.
This is just a brief look into the start of what would become the life of a great Apostle of Jesus Christ. Paul was sent to preach to the gentiles, one who is not of the Jewish faith or is of a non-Jewish nation. Paul was the author of much of The New Testament as seen below taken fromwikipedia.org
The Pauline epistles are the thirteen or fourteen letters in the New Testament of the Christian Bible traditionally believed to have been written by the apostle Paul. Among them are some of the earliest extant Christian documents. They provide an insight into the beliefs and controversies of formative Christianity and, as part of the canon of the New Testament, they have also been, and continue to be, hugely influential in Christian theology and ethics.
The authorship of some of these letters ("epistles") has been called into question particularly by more recent scholarship (these works are marked '(*)' in the list below). Some of those who doubt Paul's direct authorship suggest they were written by some of his disciples, either during or soon after his lifetime.
In the order they appear in the New Testament, the Pauline epistles are:
- Romans
- First Corinthians
- Second Corinthians
- Galatians
- Ephesians (*)
- Philippians
- Colossians (*)
- First Thessalonians
- Second Thessalonians (*)
- First Timothy (*)
- Second Timothy (*)
- Titus (*)
- Philemon
- Hebrews (*) (Anonymous)
All of the epistles except the epistle to the Hebrews present Paul as the author. The epistle to the Hebrews is something of a special case, being anonymous. Authorship of Hebrews was disputed from the earliest, and few, if any, modern scholars would attribute it to Paul. Thus some classifications do not include Hebrews as a Pauline epistle, listing it instead with the general epistles.
Acts 9:1-20
1: And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
2: And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
3: And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
4: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5: And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
6: And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7: And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
8: And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
9: And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
10: And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
11: And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
12: And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
13: Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
14: And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
15: But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
16: For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
17: And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
18: And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
19: And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
20: And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
1: And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
2: And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
3: And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
4: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5: And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
6: And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7: And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
8: And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
9: And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
10: And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
11: And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
12: And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
13: Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
14: And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
15: But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
16: For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
17: And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
18: And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
19: And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
20: And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
Friday, October 13, 2006
Christ : The Center And Object Of Our Faith
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Putting off the things of man and go back to making Jesus Christ the center of our faith and our life eternal. Christ has made us whole who believe in Him, period.
I have taken a couple of paragraphs below from a devotion that I received from Gospel Chapel Ministries. If you would like to go to their site clickHere
See COL 2:10, "And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead."
Satan tries to use these things which can seem so sacred to replace the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ as the object of our comfort and our salvation. Something can become so sacred to us; we can be so sincere, and yet be so sincerely wrong. Satan is coming forth as an angel of light. He pulls our eyes away from the perfect righteousness of Christ; then Christ is not the center and object of our faith.
John 20:23-31
23: Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
24: But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25: The other diDidymus therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
26: And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
27: Then saith he to Thomas, reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28: And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
29: Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
30: And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
31: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Putting off the things of man and go back to making Jesus Christ the center of our faith and our life eternal. Christ has made us whole who believe in Him, period.
I have taken a couple of paragraphs below from a devotion that I received from Gospel Chapel Ministries. If you would like to go to their site clickHere
See COL 2:10, "And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead."
Satan tries to use these things which can seem so sacred to replace the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ as the object of our comfort and our salvation. Something can become so sacred to us; we can be so sincere, and yet be so sincerely wrong. Satan is coming forth as an angel of light. He pulls our eyes away from the perfect righteousness of Christ; then Christ is not the center and object of our faith.
John 20:23-31
23: Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
24: But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25: The other diDidymus therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
26: And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
27: Then saith he to Thomas, reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28: And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
29: Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
30: And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
31: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Monday, October 09, 2006
Adventures With Each New Day
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
I was looking at a vacation brochure and on the front of it it said" Where Great Adventures Are Waiting To Be Discovered". Well, I thought for a minute and thought that this is true of accepting Jesus Christ into your life.
With Jesus Christ leading your way and you putting everything in His hands what better way to have an adventure. Once Christ comes into your heart everything changes. You will see things differently with more clarity and color. You will see things that have been around you for years and finally really see them.
Christ tells us to put all our burdens on Him and to take His yoke upon us because it is lite.
Material things are nice to have but should not control ones life. Look around, especially with children, it is better to have quality time with them. Making memories that they will have forever. Teaching them the way to real happiness with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Make some memories this week. Put aside those daily chores or routines. Do something with Christ in your heart. With the love of Christ showing through. Do something for someone. Brighten someones day. Send someone a card that you were thinking of them. There are a variety of things that one could do.
Adventure, we have it every day with Jesus Christ.
Psalms 5:11&12
11: But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
12: For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
I was looking at a vacation brochure and on the front of it it said" Where Great Adventures Are Waiting To Be Discovered". Well, I thought for a minute and thought that this is true of accepting Jesus Christ into your life.
With Jesus Christ leading your way and you putting everything in His hands what better way to have an adventure. Once Christ comes into your heart everything changes. You will see things differently with more clarity and color. You will see things that have been around you for years and finally really see them.
Christ tells us to put all our burdens on Him and to take His yoke upon us because it is lite.
Material things are nice to have but should not control ones life. Look around, especially with children, it is better to have quality time with them. Making memories that they will have forever. Teaching them the way to real happiness with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Make some memories this week. Put aside those daily chores or routines. Do something with Christ in your heart. With the love of Christ showing through. Do something for someone. Brighten someones day. Send someone a card that you were thinking of them. There are a variety of things that one could do.
Adventure, we have it every day with Jesus Christ.
Psalms 5:11&12
11: But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
12: For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Psalms Chapter 22
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Psalms 22
1: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
2: O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3: But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4: Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5: They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
6: But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
7: All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head saying,
8: He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
9: But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
10: I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
11: Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
12: Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13: They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
14: I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
15: My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16: For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
17: I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
18: They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
19: But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
20: Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
21: Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
22: I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
23: Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
24: For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
25: My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26: The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
27: All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28: For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among the nations.
29: All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
30: A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
31: They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
Psalms 22
1: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
2: O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3: But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4: Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5: They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
6: But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
7: All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head saying,
8: He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
9: But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
10: I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
11: Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
12: Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13: They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
14: I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
15: My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16: For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
17: I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
18: They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
19: But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
20: Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
21: Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
22: I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
23: Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
24: For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
25: My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26: The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
27: All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28: For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among the nations.
29: All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
30: A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
31: They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Love Your Enemies
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Of this world we must endure much. Being not of this world but in it with Christ we can endure all things. Let not our hearts grow weak in faith for Christ is with us always. He is our rock and our salvation from which all things are subject to His will. Living life with Him is so much better than trying to go through it with out Him.
God is still alive and well and we are all works in progress. May He lead us in His way and not our own way. He has a purpose for each of us. Though we do not know what this purpose is we must stay strong in our faith in Him that we may fulfil our purpose that He has given to us. Keep on keeping on.
Be of kind heart for all for even the non-believers do love also. We must go beyond just loving the ones near and dear to us but also love those who do not love us. This was shown in a great way this past week with the terrible tragedy that happened in Pennsylvania. The parents of those dear children that were murdered forgave their murderer almost instantly. This was a great loss for them causing a lot of pain yet their love for others and their faith showed through. I pray that God will be with them in this their time of mourning.
Hate is like a cancer. When that one seed of hate is sewn in ones heart it will grow into a great vine that will consume us entirely. Hate will only do us harm it will not do anything else. Matthew 18:21: Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22: Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Mark 12:29-31
29: And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31: And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
There is faith, hope, and charity. But of the three charity is the greatest.
1 Corinthians speaks of charity. I think charity and love are the same basically.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
1: Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2: And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3: And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4: Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5: Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6: Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7: Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8: Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
9: For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10: But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
11: When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12: For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
13: And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Luke 6:31-38
31: And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
32: For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33: And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
34: And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35: But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
36: Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
37: Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38: Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Of this world we must endure much. Being not of this world but in it with Christ we can endure all things. Let not our hearts grow weak in faith for Christ is with us always. He is our rock and our salvation from which all things are subject to His will. Living life with Him is so much better than trying to go through it with out Him.
God is still alive and well and we are all works in progress. May He lead us in His way and not our own way. He has a purpose for each of us. Though we do not know what this purpose is we must stay strong in our faith in Him that we may fulfil our purpose that He has given to us. Keep on keeping on.
Be of kind heart for all for even the non-believers do love also. We must go beyond just loving the ones near and dear to us but also love those who do not love us. This was shown in a great way this past week with the terrible tragedy that happened in Pennsylvania. The parents of those dear children that were murdered forgave their murderer almost instantly. This was a great loss for them causing a lot of pain yet their love for others and their faith showed through. I pray that God will be with them in this their time of mourning.
Hate is like a cancer. When that one seed of hate is sewn in ones heart it will grow into a great vine that will consume us entirely. Hate will only do us harm it will not do anything else. Matthew 18:21: Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22: Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Mark 12:29-31
29: And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31: And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
There is faith, hope, and charity. But of the three charity is the greatest.
1 Corinthians speaks of charity. I think charity and love are the same basically.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
1: Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2: And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3: And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4: Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5: Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6: Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7: Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8: Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
9: For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10: But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
11: When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12: For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
13: And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Luke 6:31-38
31: And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
32: For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33: And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
34: And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35: But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
36: Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
37: Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38: Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
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Friday, October 06, 2006
Help The Persecuted
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
We have a place we can go to get information about specific individuals that are persecuted for believing in Jesus Christ. This is an online source that gives us the opportunity to pray for each of them personally. This is a great way to help them in there times of trial and persecution. This Internet site also gives you an opportunity to write these people a letter, in their own language and send it to them, to let them know that they are not alone and to help strengthen their faith in Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
There are people all around the world that go through horrible situations just because they believe in Jesus Christ. Many even lose their lives for this and, I would say, many are not even known about.
I thank God for this resource. It is:
The Voice of the Martyrs at http://www.persecution.com/
Here is an excerpt from their top story today.
As a result of a religious dispute, nearly 5,000 Christians were displaced and six were injured on September 20th, when Muslim rioters destroyed and torched at least 18 churches, 20 Christian homes, and 40 Christian shops in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa state in Northern Nigeria. After an Islamic young man made several unsuccessful advances on Jummai, a female Christian, he angrily reacted by calling her a fake Christian who follows a “useless Jesus.” Jummai responded by telling the boy he followed “a useless prophet—Muhammad.” Furious, the Muslim boy raised alarm through the town by proclaiming that a Christian lady blasphemed Muhammad. She was quickly taken to the local police station where she was kept in custody to diffuse the potentially volatile situation.
For the full story clickHere
Here is how they describe VOM on their site under about us.
The Voice of the Martyrs is a non-profit, interdenominational organization with a vision for aiding Christians around the world who are being persecuted for their faith in Christ, fulfilling the Great Commission, and educating the world about the ongoing persecution of Christians.
VOM is headquartered in Bartlesville, Oklahoma with thirty affiliated international offices, and an enormous team of servant-hearted volunteers. Explore this page to learn more about VOM’s history, our founders, current projects, and vision
I could go on and on about their site but I would rather you check it out for yourself and get involved with them. This is a very good cause. To go to their site clickHere
For those who do not know or who have forgotten the date:
Stand before God in prayer for our persecuted brothers and sisters on Sunday, November 12th, the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP). To help your church get involved, VOM is offering two kits: To see the kits goHere
I cannot begin to imagine some of the torture that some of these people go through for Christ. But Jesus knows them and will bless them greatly for their persecution.
Matthew 5:11
11: Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
We have a place we can go to get information about specific individuals that are persecuted for believing in Jesus Christ. This is an online source that gives us the opportunity to pray for each of them personally. This is a great way to help them in there times of trial and persecution. This Internet site also gives you an opportunity to write these people a letter, in their own language and send it to them, to let them know that they are not alone and to help strengthen their faith in Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
There are people all around the world that go through horrible situations just because they believe in Jesus Christ. Many even lose their lives for this and, I would say, many are not even known about.
I thank God for this resource. It is:
The Voice of the Martyrs at http://www.persecution.com/
Here is an excerpt from their top story today.
As a result of a religious dispute, nearly 5,000 Christians were displaced and six were injured on September 20th, when Muslim rioters destroyed and torched at least 18 churches, 20 Christian homes, and 40 Christian shops in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa state in Northern Nigeria. After an Islamic young man made several unsuccessful advances on Jummai, a female Christian, he angrily reacted by calling her a fake Christian who follows a “useless Jesus.” Jummai responded by telling the boy he followed “a useless prophet—Muhammad.” Furious, the Muslim boy raised alarm through the town by proclaiming that a Christian lady blasphemed Muhammad. She was quickly taken to the local police station where she was kept in custody to diffuse the potentially volatile situation.
For the full story clickHere
Here is how they describe VOM on their site under about us.
The Voice of the Martyrs is a non-profit, interdenominational organization with a vision for aiding Christians around the world who are being persecuted for their faith in Christ, fulfilling the Great Commission, and educating the world about the ongoing persecution of Christians.
VOM is headquartered in Bartlesville, Oklahoma with thirty affiliated international offices, and an enormous team of servant-hearted volunteers. Explore this page to learn more about VOM’s history, our founders, current projects, and vision
I could go on and on about their site but I would rather you check it out for yourself and get involved with them. This is a very good cause. To go to their site clickHere
For those who do not know or who have forgotten the date:
Stand before God in prayer for our persecuted brothers and sisters on Sunday, November 12th, the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP). To help your church get involved, VOM is offering two kits: To see the kits goHere
I cannot begin to imagine some of the torture that some of these people go through for Christ. But Jesus knows them and will bless them greatly for their persecution.
Matthew 5:11
11: Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Be At Peace
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ tells us in the Bible not to be afraid or to worry for He will take care of us and supply what we need. Knowing that God is watching over us is greater than anything I know.
We will all have troubles and trials even as non-believers. But we must not let whatever it is take us away from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He is with us always.
Jesus Christ has already taken care of everything for us. We do not have to worry about it at all, only that we believe and trust in Him. It is that easy. So many people try to complicate matters and try to find "the secret". There is nothing else but Jesus Christ and the blood He shed for us on Calvary.
Be at peace worshipping and praising God for all He does.
For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof. I Cor. 10:26
Mark 5:36
36: As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
Jesus Christ tells us in the Bible not to be afraid or to worry for He will take care of us and supply what we need. Knowing that God is watching over us is greater than anything I know.
We will all have troubles and trials even as non-believers. But we must not let whatever it is take us away from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He is with us always.
Jesus Christ has already taken care of everything for us. We do not have to worry about it at all, only that we believe and trust in Him. It is that easy. So many people try to complicate matters and try to find "the secret". There is nothing else but Jesus Christ and the blood He shed for us on Calvary.
Be at peace worshipping and praising God for all He does.
For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof. I Cor. 10:26
Mark 5:36
36: As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Going Back In Time With Jesus
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
In reading Matthew chapter 5 I try to wonder what it would have been like to be in that crowd when Jesus went up into that mountain and began to speak to the crowd of people below. To be one of those that God had given the understanding to see Jesus as the Son of God. The Saviour that had been prophesized so much about. It must have been a glorious day indeed. Could you imagine being with the Christ Himself?
This is how I try to get into the word by trying to place myself right there with them seeing what they are seeing, hearing what they are hearing. Being in utter awe at the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Just as then do we also have now those that do not believe in Jesus Christ. In all things are possible with Him but without Him we are dead already. We can live with Him right now. He is with us always and will never leave us. Believe in Him and read His word. He will bless us for it.
Let your mind go when reading the scriptures, concentrating on nothing but what is in front of you. Go to that place in time long ago and be there as He speaks. Listen to His words. Jesus knows all and knows when we are with Him in His word. It pleases Him for us to do this and that is all we need to do. Please our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. All things that is needed by us will come. Day by day He takes care of us and supplies our needs. Praise His dear Name.
Matthew 5:1-48
1: And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3: Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4: Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5: Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6: Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7: Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8: Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9: Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10: Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11: Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12: Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
13: Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
14: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15: Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
18: For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19: Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20: For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
21: Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
22: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
23: Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
24: Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
25: Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
26: Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
27: Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29: And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30: And if thy right hand offend thee, cut if off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
31: It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
33: Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
34: But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
35: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
36: Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37: But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
38: Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40: And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
41: And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
42: Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43: Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46: For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47: And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48: Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
In reading Matthew chapter 5 I try to wonder what it would have been like to be in that crowd when Jesus went up into that mountain and began to speak to the crowd of people below. To be one of those that God had given the understanding to see Jesus as the Son of God. The Saviour that had been prophesized so much about. It must have been a glorious day indeed. Could you imagine being with the Christ Himself?
This is how I try to get into the word by trying to place myself right there with them seeing what they are seeing, hearing what they are hearing. Being in utter awe at the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Just as then do we also have now those that do not believe in Jesus Christ. In all things are possible with Him but without Him we are dead already. We can live with Him right now. He is with us always and will never leave us. Believe in Him and read His word. He will bless us for it.
Let your mind go when reading the scriptures, concentrating on nothing but what is in front of you. Go to that place in time long ago and be there as He speaks. Listen to His words. Jesus knows all and knows when we are with Him in His word. It pleases Him for us to do this and that is all we need to do. Please our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. All things that is needed by us will come. Day by day He takes care of us and supplies our needs. Praise His dear Name.
Matthew 5:1-48
1: And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3: Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4: Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5: Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6: Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7: Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8: Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9: Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10: Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11: Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12: Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
13: Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
14: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15: Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
18: For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19: Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20: For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
21: Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
22: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
23: Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
24: Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
25: Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
26: Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
27: Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29: And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30: And if thy right hand offend thee, cut if off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
31: It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
33: Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
34: But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
35: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
36: Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37: But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
38: Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40: And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
41: And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
42: Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43: Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46: For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47: And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48: Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Psalms Chapters 19-21
Thanks and praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Psalms Chapter 19
1: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2: Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3: There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
4: Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5: Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6: His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
7: The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
8: The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9: The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
10: More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11: Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
12: Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
13: Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
14: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Psalms Chapter 20
1: The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
2: Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
3: Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
4: Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfill all thy counsel.
5: We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfill all thy petitions.
6: Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.
7: Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
8: They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
9: Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.
Psalms Chapter 21
1: The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2: Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
3: For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
4: He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
5: His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
6: For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
7: For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
8: Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
9: Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
10: Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
11: For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
12: Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
13: Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
Psalms Chapter 19
1: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2: Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3: There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
4: Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5: Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6: His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
7: The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
8: The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9: The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
10: More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11: Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
12: Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
13: Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
14: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Psalms Chapter 20
1: The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
2: Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
3: Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
4: Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfill all thy counsel.
5: We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfill all thy petitions.
6: Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.
7: Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
8: They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
9: Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.
Psalms Chapter 21
1: The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2: Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
3: For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
4: He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
5: His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
6: For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
7: For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
8: Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
9: Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
10: Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
11: For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
12: Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
13: Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
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