...you will be saved. - Romans 10:9

"That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your hear...that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." - Romans 10:9

The only way is through Jesus Christ. No other religion is as clear as this, that through no good works on your own you can be saved. Only through the acceptance of God' sacrifice of his son Jesus Christ on the cross that you can be saved.

Accept that knock on you door, that stirring in your heart. That is God calling you. Let him in today and your ticket to be saved will be issued.



 

Are you taking care of the house that God left you ?

I was tidying up my family home last weekend and a thought entered my mind. This house that I lived in for so many years, was left empty after my father passed away almost 5 years ago. I wondered if I was doing the best that I could with this house. What would my dad be thinking ?

Isn't this the same as what God has done after Jesus Christ sacrificed himself on the cross ? Didn't he leave something for us to take care of ? What would he think of the job we have done so far ? Have we kept his house well  and tendered to his garden ?

A sobering thought indeed.

Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless -- not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.

Titus 1:7-9 (NIV)

"Follow Me!" (John 21:19)

Jesus still called: "Follow Me!" (John 21:19). Jesus had a plan for Peter that would not be hindered by Peter's failures.

As we grow to a better understanding of God's love, we will ultimately face how small our love is by comparison. But let's take comfort that God knew our weaknesses when He called us into His Kingdom. He has a wonderful plan and will always provide what we lack in order to accomplish all He desires. There is nothing hidden from God. He knows everyone He calls; so let's boldly follow, in spite of our weaknesses!


Imagine such a love that goes beyond all a person's weaknesses.
To be so generous that you are able to encompass all that make one whole
The good and the bad

Jeremiah 32:17 Nothing is too hard for you.

Jeremiah 32:17

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁷ “Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.

This is so true. With my schedule currently and a team member travelling to China for assisgnment, we were tightly staffed and I prayed hard, to be able to take off early on Friday to spend some time with my girlfriend who was coming to town. As it was the amount of work slowed down on Friday and with no great crisis happening, I managed to get out on time and got to the airport as she came out of the entrance. Beautiful timing by God's grace.

The afternoon went smoothly and checking into the hotel room, I checked back with work and cleared a few outstanding items within an hour. After that there were no great crisis calls and we have a peaceful weekend together.

Through the blessing of God.

Trusting in God...learning to let go

I used to worry about my girlfriend as she travelled around the world for her job. I used to get her itinery and track he flights on the numerous flight and airport websites. Then after a while she stopped sharing her itinery and I would get upset. Then I figured it was all in God's hands. I would be too far away to do anything and worrying would not do me any good. I started to learn to let go and leave it in God's hands. Trust in him to take care of her and bring her back home safely.

There are things in this life that we do not have any control of or we can do nothing about. We need to learn not to carry all on our shoulders and to let go. Give our trust to God that all things he gives for our good.

Genesis 1:12 The land produced vegetation...

The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.


Genesis 1:12

The bountiful life on Earth that we enjoy all stems from God. Without all the vegetation, there would be no life on Earth. The amazing array of plant life which provides oxygen, food, medicines and so much more to sustain us is a gift from God and we should nurture and cherish it.

do not slander one another" (James 4:11)

James wrote about this arrogance when he said, "do not slander one another" (James 4:11). He said when we are unfairly critical of others we not only disobey God's law of love, but we are actually speaking against God's law and sitting in judgment over the law - and there is only one Judge! (James 4:11-12). Willful disobedience involves elevating ourselves to the throne of God and judging which of His truths apply to our life. This is the ultimate arrogance!


Every day we struggle to contain ourselves. It is so easy to slide down the path of arrogance and to fill your self with grand thoughts of the skills that you posses. Trying to be humble needs a conscious effort in order to not out grow your self and remember all things comes from God. All blessings need to be repaid and shared.