In this world where peace seems to be not existing, most people is shifting their way of living, from trusting God to trusting their own selves.
Yes, you may say not all? Probably you will excuse yourself from that, but in reality it do happens, not everyday but it still happens unexpected. What should we do with that? Faithfulness should be a lifelong commitment to God once we started to believe on Him. The problem is that when we face certain trials and persecution, we fail.
I guess this is the reason why God spoke to David saying in Psalms 3:3-7 that, "(3)Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.(4)Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.(5)Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;(6)in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.(7)Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil."
It says, "faithfulness shall never leave us." It is the only thing that make us more passionate to love God. Again, do not let your life situation change your relationship with God. Believe me, trials are normal. And for most cases, it feels much better if there are trials. Why? Because what would be our reason to come to God if we are not struggling? Normally, we come to God since we need help.
If you will truly meditate this verse, it could be your everyday morning prayer to God. As you start your day, who do you trust? Yourself or God? As you read this passage, I hope it will remind you everyday that no matter what life you face, still your faithfulness will never leave you.
We all need to trust in God. Trusting ourselves rather than to God is worst case scenario for us. Again, as written in verse 7, "Do not be wise on your own eyes".
Always Remember:
God wants your dedication to your lifelong faithfulness to HIM. It is clearly written that we should not take it off on our lives. It is something of an order or reminder for us everyday.
By; Edwin Joseph
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Abiding in the Vine
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“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in Me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing.” John 15:4-5
One thing you’ll never see is a fruit factory. Now, you’ll see factories for making clothing, cars, and computers, but not a fruit factory. Instead fruit is grown in an orchard. It is dependent upon life. There is no fruit without life.
The only way that fruit is going to ripen and grow is in the right climate and with the right nutrients. Just as we can’t grow bananas in Alaska, we can’t grow and produce the fruit of the Spirit unless we’re in the place where the Spirit can produce His fruit in us.
And that place is walking and abiding in the Spirit.
Read Galatians 5:22-25 today and ask God to help you abide in the Spirit to produce the fruit He desires in your life.
From: CrossWalk Devotionals - Love Worth Finding
One thing you’ll never see is a fruit factory. Now, you’ll see factories for making clothing, cars, and computers, but not a fruit factory. Instead fruit is grown in an orchard. It is dependent upon life. There is no fruit without life.
The only way that fruit is going to ripen and grow is in the right climate and with the right nutrients. Just as we can’t grow bananas in Alaska, we can’t grow and produce the fruit of the Spirit unless we’re in the place where the Spirit can produce His fruit in us.
And that place is walking and abiding in the Spirit.
Read Galatians 5:22-25 today and ask God to help you abide in the Spirit to produce the fruit He desires in your life.
From: CrossWalk Devotionals - Love Worth Finding
THE WORDS OF OUR HEART
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“Create within me a clean heart, O God.” Psalms 51:10
Why do we need the clamour of confusion, the disarming noise of nonsense, or the frustration of futility, to dull our inner longing for serenity and quietness? Our inner spirit yearns for the still waters of contentment, the quietness of tranquility, and a heart longing to escape the frustration on every side. Why do we find it so difficult to disassociate ourselves from this den of distress and make ourselves available to the invasion of His Spirit to “be still and know that I am God?”
David experienced this many times … encumbered in being pursued, surrounded by his enemies, and by those who were seeking to discourage, defeat, and destroy him. But he knew ONE who was able to create within his own heart, an ‘inner stillness’ attuned to the Voice from above … that transcended all the clamour and determined efforts of the world. It was in this ‘solitude of stillness’ that David was able to appropriate the power of God to overcome the discords of his circumstances.
We make great effort and engage in continual conversation to convey to others an affront that seeks to impress and inform. In reality, we are trying to convince others of something we are not. God sees not the clamour of our affront, but the “voice of our heart.” Our heart speaks without a word … conveys the ‘motive’ of our actions … and relates to God the true meaning of our relationship to Him.
It’s so important to have a heart that’s clean [free from the contamination of worldly influence and the control of self] and a pure spirit [one that is receptive and responsive to the Holy Spirit without impediments]. The “way of our walk, and the life we live” often speak so loud that people cannot hear what we say. How important it is, that the Truth and Principles of His Word embrace “all of our life,” and His love freely conveyed to others in our daily walk.
The “words of our heart” are heard by the Spirit of God. In the quietness of His Presence He can convey the way He wants us to conduct our life. When our lives are so engaged with all the noise and distractions of the world around us, we cannot hear God speak to us. We need to be “quiet” before God, and let Him speak to our hearts.
Is it any wonder that so few know God in the “intimacy” of His Presence and the “inner peace” of His Love? Satan infiltrates our lives in subtle deceiving ways that obscures our vision, hinders our focus, and disarms our weapons of warfare.
We need “to be quiet in His Presence” so we may hear the “Words of HIS Heart.” He will reveal the direction of His will, and create within us a heart bent upon being all He wants us to be. To find this “secret place of His tabernacle,” is to find “Where He Dwells.” He seeks us to join Him there.
Abiding in Him, Drawing from the Fountain of Living Water, being Refreshed and Renewed in the inner man by the Holy Spirit … is to let Him fill the whole of our personality by the fullness of the Holy Spirit with the Adequacy of Christ. It is here, that the “words of our heart” will be established and find true meaning, and expressed in a practical daily walk. The world is looking for the Believer, whose faith is applied to the “Whole of His Life” … because his heart has responded to the “Words of God’s Heart” to him.
From: Literature International Ministries
Why do we need the clamour of confusion, the disarming noise of nonsense, or the frustration of futility, to dull our inner longing for serenity and quietness? Our inner spirit yearns for the still waters of contentment, the quietness of tranquility, and a heart longing to escape the frustration on every side. Why do we find it so difficult to disassociate ourselves from this den of distress and make ourselves available to the invasion of His Spirit to “be still and know that I am God?”
David experienced this many times … encumbered in being pursued, surrounded by his enemies, and by those who were seeking to discourage, defeat, and destroy him. But he knew ONE who was able to create within his own heart, an ‘inner stillness’ attuned to the Voice from above … that transcended all the clamour and determined efforts of the world. It was in this ‘solitude of stillness’ that David was able to appropriate the power of God to overcome the discords of his circumstances.
We make great effort and engage in continual conversation to convey to others an affront that seeks to impress and inform. In reality, we are trying to convince others of something we are not. God sees not the clamour of our affront, but the “voice of our heart.” Our heart speaks without a word … conveys the ‘motive’ of our actions … and relates to God the true meaning of our relationship to Him.
It’s so important to have a heart that’s clean [free from the contamination of worldly influence and the control of self] and a pure spirit [one that is receptive and responsive to the Holy Spirit without impediments]. The “way of our walk, and the life we live” often speak so loud that people cannot hear what we say. How important it is, that the Truth and Principles of His Word embrace “all of our life,” and His love freely conveyed to others in our daily walk.
The “words of our heart” are heard by the Spirit of God. In the quietness of His Presence He can convey the way He wants us to conduct our life. When our lives are so engaged with all the noise and distractions of the world around us, we cannot hear God speak to us. We need to be “quiet” before God, and let Him speak to our hearts.
Is it any wonder that so few know God in the “intimacy” of His Presence and the “inner peace” of His Love? Satan infiltrates our lives in subtle deceiving ways that obscures our vision, hinders our focus, and disarms our weapons of warfare.
We need “to be quiet in His Presence” so we may hear the “Words of HIS Heart.” He will reveal the direction of His will, and create within us a heart bent upon being all He wants us to be. To find this “secret place of His tabernacle,” is to find “Where He Dwells.” He seeks us to join Him there.
Abiding in Him, Drawing from the Fountain of Living Water, being Refreshed and Renewed in the inner man by the Holy Spirit … is to let Him fill the whole of our personality by the fullness of the Holy Spirit with the Adequacy of Christ. It is here, that the “words of our heart” will be established and find true meaning, and expressed in a practical daily walk. The world is looking for the Believer, whose faith is applied to the “Whole of His Life” … because his heart has responded to the “Words of God’s Heart” to him.
From: Literature International Ministries
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