God gave us His best...

God ALWAYS gives us HIS best!

 John 3:16" For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Our Lord desires that we give too give HIM the 1st place in our lives and offer the best to Him. We are to love HIM with all our heart.

Let's place our lives at the alter and let God burn away all that's not from HIM and give us a renewed passion to serve Him, a renewed desire to spend quality time in His presence.

Our Lord and Savior deserves the 1st and the Best!

Rightly someone has said, " Anyone or anything that keeps me from knowing God in a vital way and stops me from from spending time with Him and keeps me away from reading His word, IS MY IDOL."

 Ezekiel 4:3 " THESE MEN HAVE SET UP IDOLS IN THEIR HEARTS & PUT WICKED STUMBLING BLOCKS BEFORE THEIR FACES......"

   Ezekiel 14:6 " REPENT TURN FROM YOU IDOLS & RENOUNCE ALL YOU DETESTABLE PRACTICES."

Let every idol in our life be removed,

Our Lord says...in

Deuteronomy 6:5

  Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

  EXODUS 20:3 "You shall have no other gods before me.

 4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments."

Be blessed and keep serving The King of Kings...

YSIC

Julia 

11 months down...18 days to go....

Hi..

Greetings...

Eleven months down and just 18 days more and the curtain falls to end 2013.

The door will shut to 2013 and a new door will open to step into 2014.

Some questions we can ask ourselves~

What have we done for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ this year?

His commission to us was,

Mark 16:15

He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.

He also said in

Matthew 24:14

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

How many lives have we touched and made a difference to?

Have we shared the gospel to those who have not heard about the saving grace of our Lord, this year?

How much have we grown spiritually?

Has our relationship with Jesus Christ our Saviour grown stronger? Do we know Him better than last year?

How much of our time,forgiveness, love, joy, laughter, money, material things, prayer and other good things have we sown in the Kingdom and the lives of others? (For we reap what we sow!)

His greatest commandment was,

Matthew 22:36 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" 37 Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

How many of our new year resolutions have we fulfilled?

I think it's good we took a stock of our life today.

Then we can step into new year with a new vision and get ready to do all that we can for our Lord Jesus Christ, His Kingdom, our family, friends and for those who still need to hear the Word of God! 

So in the next few days let's.....

 At least share the GOOD NEWS to one person who does not know Jesus. How will they know if we don't tell them?

 Sow our time, love, prayer for the Kingdom's extension and in the lives of people who are dear to us, for the lost and for the Nations!

 Get closer to God by spending more time reading HIS WORD, meditating on it, in prayer and listening to HIS voice.

 Take time off everything to sit at HIS feet and receive strength and anointing to step into a new year. A 3 days of fasting (partial or total) and prayer is a good idea!

 Let's let go of things  of the world that hold on to us and slow us down in our spiritual walk.

 Let's visit the people we promised we would but never made it.

 Let's forgive the people who hurt us and forget all that upset us. Let's try to get right with anybody we have problem relating too, even if that person doesn't want to forgive and forget, let's just release all ill feelings and love them, if they still hold bitterness against us let's not worry about it but walk in freedom.

Luke 6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

 Let's try to complete a part of our pending  new year resolutions (If we had made any!!) the rest we can carry it on to the next years list (if we want to!!).

 Let's give quality time to do the Lord's work, for family and friends.

 If the Lord had been urging us to do something and we've been putting it off..LET'S DO IT NOW!

The time to stand up for our Lord and Savior JESUS/ YESHUA is NOW.

We have just a short opportunity to witness for CHRIST and live for HIM.

If ever you ought to read the BIBLE, meditate on HIS word, FAST, pray and win souls....it has to be NOW!!

Come on...let's get going!

Let's be obedient to HIS Voice if we hear it! 

Hebrews 3:15As has just been said: "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion."

Heb:3: 7-8: 'So, as the Holy Spirit says: "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion,  during the time of testing in the desert."

Let's ask God to break us, remake us and use us for His Glory 

Be Blessed

Julia

✿What happens when we take a bold stand?

Hi....

Greetings from India.

There is a moral and spiritual decline all around us. It's at a time like this we who are called the 'children of the Most High God' are to stand up to be seen, speak up to be heard and take an uncompromising stand.

This is what I learnt when reading Daniel chapter 3 .

Hope this blesses you.

When Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were asked to bow before an image of gold, ninety feet high and nine feet of King Nebuchadnezzar, they refused. When the King questioned them why they refused

to bow down they replied,

Daniel 3: 16"O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up."

The moment we take an uncompromising stand, God will surely move on our behalf.

With all the persecution we see and hear of against people who refuse to compromise and take a bold stand for what they believe in, some people wonder if God's watching all this and what He is doing. But God is still in control and He sure is setting up a stage for the greatest revival ever.

What happens when we take a bold stand??

 1) We are Noticed:

The people around notice us when we stand.

Daniel 3:12 "But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—who pay no attention to you, O king.

They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up."

2) The world gets irritated and hates us:

The World will surely react when we stand up for our Savior. The reaction may be positive or negative.

Daniel 3: 13 :Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,"

WE may be hated and despised for our stand. But this should not turn us back or force us to quit.

And we need to continue to love those who hate us and pray for those who persecute us. For vengeance is not ours.

3)They will question our commitment.

Daniel 3: 14 and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up?

When we are questioned we need to be able to give them clear and wise answers. We need to ask the Holy Spirit to put the right words in our mouths. He will come to our aid.

Mark 13: 11 "Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit."

4) The world will test our commitment:

Daniel 3:  19 "Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual 20 and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace."

Should times of testing turn us away? NO!

It is a time to make a personal commitment.

1) A commitment to serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, no matter what the cost. We may loose some friends, somethings close to us but the commitment is worth the cost.

2) God's pleased with our commitment. He moves on our behalf,

so that others take note of our commitment.

Daniel 3: 24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, "Weren't there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?"

      They replied, "Certainly, O king."

25 He said, "Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods."

3) Our commitment brings Glory to God.

4) Our commitment to stand up for our Lord Jesus Christ, it will result in many turning to the truth and acknowledging the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Daniel 3: 28 "Then Nebuchadnezzar said, "Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king's command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God."

5) God will deal with those who persecute us in His own time because He is a righteous judge.

Daniel 3: 29 Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way."

Hebrews 10: 30 For we know him who said, "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people." 31It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

6) Commitment to take a bold stand always ends with promotion. 

Daniel 3:30 "Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon."

Let's not be afraid or ashamed to stand up to be seen for who we believe in and speak up to be heard.

Stay blessed,

YSIC,

Julia