Paul was a Tent Maker too!

Paul was a full time follower of Jesus Christ His Savior, he was a powerful minister of God's Word and travelled all over, preaching, teaching and discipling.

But he was a tentmaker(Acts 18:1-3) too! He lived off his labor and supported the weak.

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Paul writes:

2 Thessalonians 3: 8 "nor did we eat anyone’s bread free of charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, 9 not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us."

Acts 30: 33 I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. 34 Yes,you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me. 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

Let us value the work of our hands, our gifts and talents and follow our Savior and serve Him in all we do and say! 

Even if I am a Home Maker I can serve my Lord all times and though the gifts and talents He gave and through writing, praying, encouraging etc.

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Let our lives reflect Christ!

Abraham was Herdsman, Joseph was a respected Government Official  Daniel was a politician, David a Shepherd boy and King, Joshua was a War General, Nehemiah was a Cupbearer to a King, Esther being the queen was a  political leader for her people, and Luke was a Doctor. 

And still gave their BEST to their Savior being His light in dark places!

The Market place needs Christ the most! Let us be His light wherever He has placed us.

The world is in darkness and God places His Children who are the 'light' and 'salt' in such places, to draw the lost to Him. So, do not shun away from such places!

Our Lord came to just 'seek and save the lost.'

God bless,

Julia

WHERE ARE MY NUGGETS, MY GOLD OF OPHIR? ~Becky Leslie

Hi Family and friends...

May this week be the most blessed week...

May we see the world through the eyes of God and not miss a sigh or tear of someone who is hurting or in pain around us. May we reach out to the lost and forgotten ones. May we be imitators of Christ. 

God is sure on the move, He will cause the Body of Christ to shine so... bright, that every power of darkness will be dispelled and overpowered!

May we be His light as Jesus was and is the light! 

Let us choose to rejoice and sing even in midst of opposition from the evil one, rejection, pain because God is with us through it all! 

He will raise us up! He is the Glory n The Lifter of our head.

Last week was so...blessed by something our daughter Becky wrote for "Kerygma", our Church weekly newsletter. 

Let us lay our all at our Savior's feet...!

Stay blessed...

In Christ...

Julia

WHERE ARE MY NUGGETS, MY GOLD OF OPHIR?

When we go through tough times, challenging situations and turmoil in our lives; it’s good for us to have something to come back to in God’s Word that will put our lives back in perspective. If we don’t have a close relationship with the Word of God and keep coming back to it to derive our strength, portion and substance from it; we are sure to end up allowing our circumstances to get the best of us. 

The book of Job has always been that source of timely perspective for me. Surely, Job went through far much than any of us have been through and his life sort of covers almost every situation a Christian could possibly walk in. Dealing with financial loss? Job did too! Mourning the death of a loved one? Job did too! Have a sickness or illness you’re battling? Job did too! Have friends that criticize you? Job did too! Have marital problems? Job did too! Have people falsely accusing you? Hello, Job did too! Don’t know when your chaos and pain will end? Job didn't either! Don’t know why God doesn't seem to be moving on your behalf? Job didn't either. You get the drift of what I’m saying. This is a great book to come back to at any time and be encouraged. 

So, getting to what I actually intended to share in this article...here’s a portion I read a few days back and have been meditating on. It’s Job chapter 22: 24, 25 (NIV): “If you remove wickedness far from your tent and assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines, then the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest silver for you.” 

Since I read this, I started asking the Holy Spirit to teach me what it meant to “assign my nuggets to the dust, my gold of Ophir”. I was lead to read about Ophir in the Bible and its significance. 

This is what I learnt: 

• The land of Ophir has been mentioned a few times in the Bible but always in reference to its gold. 

• 1 Kings 9:28 speaks of how King Solomon sent ships to Ophir to bring back the best gold from there into his kingdom. 

• 1 Kings 10:11 tells us that when the wealthy Queen of Sheba came to visit King Solomon she gifted him the gold of Ophir. 

• 1 Chronicles 29:4 shows us how the gold of Ophir was brought in to build the temple of God. 

• Isaiah 13:12 refers to the gold of Ophir as a rare thing.

• In Psalm 45, David sings to the Lord saying, “at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir”.

The Lord started to stir my spirit and show me that He isn’t looking for the best that we can give him at any given point. He isn’t looking for a people who will give him a certain place in their lives. He even isn’t looking to be ‘a part’ of  our daily routines. He wants our everything! Everything. 

Church, even as we go through a month of learning from this theme “Let Us Build”, I’d like to share some hard truths about building His Kingdom that the Lord has been teaching me. If we don’t lay down our everything — our best and our worst, our firsts and our lasts, our strengths and our weaknesses and everything we consider precious and hold close to our hearts — if we don’t lay all this down and bury it in the dust, there honestly will be no “building” at all. 

The verse uses the word ‘nuggets’? Nuggets are small pieces not huge boulders. What are those small areas in our lives that are so precious to us, that we’d rather keep them in our hands than bury them in the ground? Is it a dream that we’d like to see fulfilled? Is it a relationship we’d like to have or maintain? Is it a love for money or a desire for success? Is it a need to be seen, heard and noticed? What are these nuggets that we choose to hold on to?

What is our ‘gold of Ophir’? People went on missions to look for gold in Ophir. What is our life mission? Are we on a search for significance? Is the conquest of our lives something materialistic or temporary or earthly? If so, are we willing to bury our gold of Ophir — our prized accomplishments, our unique talents, our expensive efforts, our costly callings, our lavish desires and extravagant objectives. 

You’ll notice that the verse clearly says that only when we render our nuggets useless and assign it to the dust and our gold of Ophir to the rocks, only then will God be the choicest of gold for us. 

Church, if we are passionate about building anything for the Lord, how can we start unless buried deep in the foundations are the things we consider precious? The Lord is looking to build a Church in these last days, that will stand on a foundation of precious stones that are the sacrifices made by Christians who have given their everything to Him. This last day Church will stand on a grave that has buried deep inside it dead desires, dead dreams and Christians dead to their flesh. 

Are you willing to be a part of this end time remnant? If so, ask yourself this today: “Where are my nuggets, my gold of Ophir?” 

God richly bless you this week and may you have your own revelation of the King and His Kingdom. 

In Him, 

Becky Leslie. 

Heaven rejoices when ONE sinner repents....

Hi.. ☆ º Read this quote once,"Argument wins the situation,but loses the person you love. Situations are not important, People are"  People are very important to our God. Christ died to save all mankind.   1 Timothy 2:4 "....who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." ☆ º Abba Father May we be Christ's "Light" and "Salt" and lead the lost to You and never be a stumbling block to anyone.Help us to live an uncompromising, Holy life.In Jesus Name, Amen ☆ º Heaven rejoices when ONE sinner repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent  John 15:3 "Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent." ☆ º There is rejoicing in the presence of angels of God when ONE sinner repents.  Luke 15: 8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins[a] and loses one. Doesn't she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” ☆ º And Father rejoices when the prodigal son returns.  Luke 15: 32 "But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’” ☆ º Abba may we Your children never cause anyone to stumble.  Matthew 18:6 “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes! " ☆ º Abba Father..i KNOW i HAVE NOT ATTAINED MY DAILY DESIRE OF BEING ALL JESUS DESIRES FOR me! i DO STILL STRUGGLE WITH DAILY CARES OF THIS WORLD. BUT my FERVENT DESIRE IS TO ACT, THINK, TALK, AND SPEAK AS JESUS! Help me Lord....You desire truth in my innermost parts O Lord....You mould and make me into a vessel worthy of Your service...In Jesus Name Amen 1 Thessalonians 5: 23 "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it." Have a blessed day.. YSIC Julia

HE IS THE ONLY REASON FOR ANY SEASON (Posted by Lori in Multiply))

And His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,The Mighty God,The everlasting Father,The Prince of Peace Isaiah 9:6

OUR ONLY REASON FOR ANY SEASON

It has been said that Jesus died of a broken heart. Whether this can be proven medically or not, I don't know; but I do know that the pain from a broken heart far exceeds that of a damaged physical heart. I cannot begin to imagine what our Lord felt physically as he was beaten and mangled beyond human recognition. Yet, as awful as the physical pain endured by Jesus was, the emotional pain was worse.

When Jesus was initially led to the Religious leaders and was given his first "trial", outside in the courtyard his best disciple was denying he even knew Jesus over and over again. Only a few hours earlier Jesus had been betrayed by Judas who "sold him out" for a few pieces of silver. Judas went out into the night and never returned. Peter, upon hearing the rooster crow three times, went out and wept bitterly. A short time earlier, he had boldly told Jesus he would never forsake him. Jesus told him before the rooster crowed twice he would deny him thrice.

Where were the legions of adoring fans who only a week earlier had showered Jesus with palm leaves when he entered Jerusalem? Where were all the men and women who had been physically and mentally healed by Jesus during his ministry? Where were the influential Pharisees who had invited Jesus into their homes to dine and talk informally? Where were the twelve men who had been with Jesus day in and day out for more than three years?

When the day Jesus had been telling them about for a long time finally came, everyone chose to save themselves instead of standing with Jesus. In the weeks and days leading up to "the end", Jesus had been "turning up the heat" in his teachings and interaction with the people. The higher he turned up the heat, the more people got offended and ceased following him. By the time the final days rolled around, all Jesus had left to show for his years of work were twelve guys who were still more interested in recognition than service, a few women and a couple of close friends like Lazarus.

In those closing days of his ministry, he would daily go to the temple and lay it on the line with the Pharisees and scribes during the day and then go to Bethany and stay with Mary, Martha and Lazarus at night. He was no longer a popular figure and his enemies were plotting his demise daily. In God's due time he would be delivered over to the religious leaders who would find him guilty and take him to Pilate to be given the death sentence.

Once Pilate begrudgingly agreed to the demand to have Jesus crucified, he was led away to be beaten and scourged by the Roman soldiers. Through this horrible ordeal, Jesus was alone and faced this suffering in silence. His "friends" had disappeared and his disciples had found a room to hide in for fear they would be found, tried and convicted just as Jesus had been. Jesus was left to suffer alone as a despised criminal and scorned malefactor.

Hanging on the cross outside Jerusalem, with throngs of frenzied people shouting for him to give up; Jesus mustered his last remaining strength to cry out to God "it is finished". He then died. Somewhere in the crowd, were his mother, Mary, Martha, Mary Magdalene and perhaps a few of his disciples. Nowhere was anyone actively condemning this travesty of justice or boldly testifying they believed in Jesus. All there was around him as his life ended was deafening silence. The silence of people too moved with grief, fear and shock to offer him any support or comfort.

Why on earth would I bring this story up when we are supposed to be rejoicing in the birth of Jesus? Because this is the true "reason for the season". Jesus was born into this world to be the savior and redeemer of mankind. He was not born as a king or some great one to be served. He was born to give his life a sacrificial sin offering once and forever for us all. He came into this world to save sinners, of whom we all are chief. There was only one reason Jesus Christ was born, and that was to give his life.

Jesus' life ended much as it began, with only his mother and a few others around to witness the event. When his life began, God saw fit to only let a few humble shepherds know of his birth. When his life ended, all those who had thronged to see, hear and be touched by Jesus had long departed out of fear or from being offended by his honesty. Those left represented but a remnant of the multitudes that once followed him everywhere. As Jesus hung on the cross, he was no hero or superstar; he was a lonely man who had been deserted, betrayed and left to fend for himself by those who once were committed to his cause.

When Jesus took his last breath, he fulfilled his destiny in life. As the redeemer, he had one purpose in living and that was to die. When he did, it set into motion the greatest chain of events ever recorded in history. During the 72 hours Jesus was buried in the tomb, God was making arrangements for the greatest celebration ever know in the universe. When God raised Jesus with ETERNAL LIFE, trumpets blared in heaven and angels everywhere rejoiced with unspeakable joy. The devil was defeated and God had triumphed over death through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

When Gabriel appeared to the shepherds and told them of the birth of Jesus there suddenly appeared a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying; "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." This was the angelic testimony to the birth of Jesus Christ. This great witness was finally fulfilled when God raised Jesus from the dead.

God never wanted the birth of Jesus to become a "big deal", so He provided very little information about the event in His Word. One September night, a little over 2000 years ago, a baby was born who would one day fulfill his life's purpose and give his life upon a cross. There was nothing unusual about the birth of Jesus. A woman named Mary gave birth to a son and he was laid in a manger in the presence of her husband and some farm animals. Later some local shepherds came and rejoiced in what they saw and heard. That is it, that is what happened the night Jesus was born.

If you REALLY want a meaningful Christmas, instead of focusing on a Nativity scene that from God's perspective is meaningless; focus on what happened some 33 1/2 years after Jesus' birth. Jesus was not born to provide a mid-winter holiday for the world. Jesus was not born to inspire endless songs to be played non-stop in every store in the land for over two months. Jesus was not born to be replaced in children's minds by a bearded fat man in a red suit who climbs down chimneys and delivers new DVDs and Game Boy products under a tree all decorated so nicely.

Jesus was not born to provide merchants with a means to make money. Jesus was not born to create controversy over whether it is politically correct to say "merry Christmas" vs "happy holidays". Jesus was not born to provide a few days for families spread all over creation to get together. Jesus was not born for the purpose of having a holiday to celebrate his birth.

Jesus was born to be man's Savior and redeem man from sin. Instead of focusing on his birth, spend some time the next few days meditating upon his death and resurrection. Christianity is far more than attending a Christmas and Easter service. That is religion. Christianity is a way of life centered on and revolving around Christ. Please, take some time during the next48 hours to cement your relationship with Christ by telling him how thankful you are, not so much for his birth, but for all he made available to you in giving his life.

Jesus' heart and body were broken 2000 years ago. If we spend time reflecting on him these next few days, his heart will rejoice and it will make all he went through worth all the pain he endured. This is the best way to "celebrate Christmas"; by celebrating our relationship with our Savior and Lord who gave himself so we could live. Jesus Christ, his birth, life, death and resurrection, is the only reason for this season. Merry Christ in You the Hope of Glory and Happy New Life in Him!

~Author Unknown~

(Posted by Lori in Multiply)

Let us not loose out on our miracle...

Hi..family and friends..

Let us not cancel our miracle by harboring bitterness, unforgiveness, grudge, impure and negative thoughts. Let's not loose out on entering our promised land by complaining, murmuring, grumbling. The Israelites not only roamed in the desert for 40 years, one generation failed to see the promised land.`

Abba father..
Help us to be humble, loving, kind and not be hard hearted, unforgiving and bitter..
In Jesus Name..
Amen

God's word says...

Ephesians 4:30 "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."

1 Peter 4:9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.

Resentment and bitterness can grow and grow like a weed and takes deep root in us, destroying even the good in us.

That's why the Bible wars us in...

Hebrews 12:15 See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
So let us let go of all negative feelings.
Ephesians 4:32 " Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you."
Colossians 3:13"Be gentle and forbearing with one another and, if one has a difference (a grievance or complaint) against another, readily pardoning each other; even as the Lord has [freely] forgiven you, so must you also [forgive]."

2 Corinthians 12:20  "For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder."
Today, if we feel we have any un-forgiveness, bitterness or resentment in our heart, can we tell the Lord to take it away?

We reap what we sow.
Let's sow forgiveness, love, joy, laughter, money, material things, prayer and other good things,

May God's love rule and reign in our hearts.

YSIC

Julia

If you plant honesty, you will reap trust.
If you plant goodness, you will reap friends.
If you plant humility, you will reap greatness.
If you plant perseverance, you will reap victory.
If you plant consideration, you will reap harmony.
If you plant hard work, you will reap success.
If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation.
If you plant openness, you will reap intimacy.
If you plant patience, you will reap improvements.
If you plant faith, you will reap miracles.
But
If you plant dishonesty, you will reap distrust.
If you plant selfishness, you will reap loneliness.
If you plant pride, you will reap destruction.
If you plant envy, you will reap trouble.
If you plant laziness, you will reap stagnation.
If you plant bitterness, you will reap isolation.
If you plant greed, you will reap loss.
If you plant gossip, you will reap enemies.
If you plant worries, you will reap wrinkles.
If you plant sin, you will reap guilt.

Fatal attractions...~Pastor's message~

Hi ...

This is a message our Pastor Willie Soans preached one Sunday in April 2007, from the Book of 1 KINGS 13:1-25. (Please..take time and read this interesting incident).

Here are the notes I took down, I may have missed out some things but tried to get down the main points.

Here we read about a man of God who had a Word from God against the alter in Bethel.

This message so...blessed me..

"Thank you pastor for this message"

I just want to share something that I learnt from this message...

God sent out a 'man of God with His Word on a Mission.

1 KINGS 13: 1 By the word of the LORD a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering. 2 He cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD : "O altar, altar! This is what the LORD says: 'A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who now make offerings here, and human bones will be burned on you.' " 3 That same day the man of God gave a sign: "This is the sign the LORD has declared: The altar will be split apart and the ashes on it will be poured out."

The King was angry with the 'Man of God'

1 KINGS 13:4 When King Jeroboam heard what the man of God cried out against the altar at Bethel, he stretched out his hand from the altar and said, "Seize him!" But the hand he stretched out toward the man shriveled up, so that he could not pull it back.

The King asked the man of God to intercede for his hand that shriveled up & when he was healed he told the man of God...

 1 KINGS13: 6 Then the king said to the man of God, "Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored." So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king's hand was restored and became as it was before.
 7 The king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and have something to eat, and I will give you a gift."

  But the man of God refused because the Lord had asked him to speak HIS WORD & leave Bethel immediately, without staying back to eat food.  

1 KINGS 13: 8 But the man of God answered the king, "Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water here. 9 For I was commanded by the word of the LORD : 'You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.' " 10 So he took another road and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.

  But instead of leaving immediately..we find this man of God sitting under an Oak tree. This is where an old prophet comes to him & say's he had a word from an angel of God (he was lying & this man of God believed him.)

1 KINGS 13: 18 The old prophet answered, "I too am a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the LORD : 'Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.' " (But he was lying to him.) 19 So the man of God returned with him and ate and drank in his house.

  He went to his house and ate food and God was angry and spoke through this old prophet to him.

1 Kings 12: 20 While they were sitting at the table, the word of the LORD came to the old prophet who had brought him back. 21 He cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, "This is what the LORD says: 'You have defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you. 22 You came back and ate bread and drank water in the place where he told you not to eat or drink. Therefore your body will not be buried in the tomb of your fathers.' "

And he died because he disobeyed God. It was a judgement from God for disobeying HIM.

1 KINGS 13: 23 When the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the prophet who had brought him back saddled his donkey for him. 24 As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was thrown down on the road, with both the donkey and the lion standing beside it. 25 Some people who passed by saw the body thrown down there, with the lion standing beside the body, and they went and reported it in the city where the old prophet lived.

What a sad ending to a man who had a mission and call on his life from God!!! Satan knows our weakness and strikes there. This man of God's weakness was food and got him to easily disobey God. And if he had left immediately he could have escaped the enemy's snare.

  When we are on a mission let's do it and leave and not linger around for the enemy will come as an 'angel of light' most of the time to deceive the people of God. We need to avoid fatal attractions  and be focused on God's call on our life. When we loose focus, the enemy strikes and then judgement comes suddenly.

If we are here on-line with a mission let's not forget what we are called to do and get caught up in fatal attractions. Let's not stay longer than we are supposed to and fall into the enemy's trap. He has all sorts of distractions on-line so let's be careful we do not wander away from our mission on-line.

Let's look into our lives today and ask God to examine our hearts and minds. If there's any wicked way or thought let's ask God to remove it.

 God will catch up with us if we carry on in secret sin. HIS WORD will come and split the private alters in our life. The work of the evil one cannot stand against the WORD OF GOD. 

1 KINGS 13:4 When King Jeroboam heard what the man of God cried out against the altar at Bethel, he stretched out his hand from the altar and said, "Seize him!" But the hand he stretched out toward the man shriveled up, so that he could not pull it back. 5 Also, the altar was split apart and its ashes poured out according to the sign given by the man of God by the word of the LORD. 

O LORD, take a burning coal from your alter and purge my heart, my lips, my mind,  purge out the desires of my flesh. Give me a new desire, a new hunger, to walk Holy and blameless before you.
Don't allow anything to remain in my life that is displeasing and unholy in your sight,
I give myself to you in total dedication and consecration of all that I am and all that I have.
Take me Lord, make me into a vessel worthy to serve you.

Create in me a clean heart O Lord..

Renew the right spirit within me.
In JESUS Name,
AMEN

  Be Blessed,

Julia

~Wandering Eyes~

Hi Family, friends

Wanted to study a bit on "Wandering eyes". 

Many years back, I happened to see a desperate prayer request...

This was from a person who was so....lonely, bored in life and she wrote, " ....I'm worried......my eyes are starting to wander. My emotions are calling for notice".

In her longing to seek attention and love her eyes were wandering on-line for friendships and relationships.

It's okay to have good healthy friendships but the problem is when eyes start wandering the enemy has deceptive traps laid all over the Internet to trap innocent victims.

There are people out there who are just illusions and just want to have fun with innocent people who fall for their lies and false friendships.

Then after a while they'll be suddenly gone leaving these people feel cheated.

That's why my heart went out to pray for this person.

Job knew that "Wandering eyes can end up in sin" that's why says in

JOB 31:1,"I made a covenant with my eyes
       not to look lustfully at a girl."

Here Job not only avoided adultery, he had not even taken a step towards that sin by looking at a woman with lust.

Eyes wandering on-line to find true love can slowly be drawn away into the snare of the enemy unknowingly. Then one starts loosing focus and priorities change places.

Even someone who loves Jesus can be caught in this web and then Jesus sighs.

They loose the passion and love they once had to serve God.

Then Jesus will say....

REVELATION 2:4 "Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.

5 Remember the height from which you have fallen!

Repent and do the things you did at first.

If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place."

Let our Love for JESUS and our Passion for seeking and serving HIM be our 1st love.

Let's take our eyes off from the things of this world that lures us to sin.

Our eyes need to look up to God for our help comes from Him.

PSALM 121:  1 "I lift up my eyes to the hills—
       where does my help come from?"

Wandering eyes can also cause one to lust for the things of this world and worldly pleasures.

That's why it's said in

1 JOHN 2: 16 "For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man,

the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—

comes not from the Father but from the world."

We need to remove every stumbling blocks that cause us to fall in sin.

Matthew 18: 9 "And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away.

 It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell."

It's not literally taking out your eyes but cutting off or turning away from any friendships, activity, practices, sites, neighbourhood that may cause one to sin.

Our eyes the Bible says is the lamp of the Body.

LUKE 11: 34 "Your eye is the lamp of your body.

When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light.

But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness."

Let our eyes be fixed on our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Let not evil and sinful desires dim our spiritual vision

Then we will have hard time seeking God, seeing His vision and serving Him.

Let us desire to know our Savior better.

May Yeshua's love rule and Reign in your hearts.

Stay Blessed,

YSIC,

Julia

What do I fear? ( Posted by Sunny)

 Am I afraid of an untimely death?

Am I afraid of a heart attack?

Is my fear of cancer?

Do I have a fear of some calamity? 

Do I fear the loss of the affection of my loved ones?

Do I have a dreaded fear of flying in an airplane? Is the fear of man prevalent in my life?

If there is any fear in my heart, I must be freed from it. Fear is an actual spirit that moves from without to take up occupancy within my life. Satan takes advantage of my giving place to fear and sees that the thing which I fear is reproduced in my life.

"For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me and that which I was afraid of is come unto me." ~ Job 3:25.

When Job made this confession he was on the ash heap of great suffering with boils from the top of his head to the soles of his feet.

He had lost his family, his eartly possessions.

Job evidently had entertained this fear for a long time by his admission that "the thing which I greatly feared has come upon me and that which I as afraid of has come unto me."

What am I fearing?

I must expel every spirit of fear from my life or else that negative, tormenting fear can reproduce into my life the very thing which I fear.

The Bible description of fear is not pleasant. It describes fear as tormenting, soul-snaring, the spirit of bondage, and able to reproduce itself in misery.

Luke 1:74-75 tells us a purpose of Christ's coming to this world is, "We, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear....all the days of our life." That means every day we ought to be free from fear. In the Bible there is a verse against fear for every day of the year.

Now, in the name of Jesus, I take bold action,

"You satanic spirit of fear that has oppressed and vexed my life, I command you in Jesus' Name to depart from my life because it is written, God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind." ~ II Timothy 1:7