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If you can believe

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“Jesus said to him, ‘If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes’ (Mark 9:23 )”. All things, possible, to him who believes; such words of great authority spoken by the Lord Jesus himself, are not to be seen as impossible even in our day. The Lord will not require of us, anything we are not able to do. And if perchance, it be beyond our abilities, then in His own way, by the mighty working of His power, He makes us capable. For “with men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible (Matt 19:26 )”. The power of our God is such that, there are simply no impossibilities with Him. Consider that the scriptures say ‘ all things are possible to him who believes.’   We must carefully distinguish the things we believe, the things we want made possible, to us. Since the startling implication of the words all things include both those things good and bad. For bad things are just as possible to us, if we believe them, as are good things. It only takes our believin
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The chastening of the Lord

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“My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, nor detest His correction”, Prov (3:11). The Lord, all wise and all knowing, sometimes subjects us to His chastening for our own good. For it is His wisdom to allow for us to be trained, disciplined, and instructed in the affairs of life. The Lord’s chastening is borne out of His love for us, and aims to guide and lead us along the right paths.  It is wisdom for us to accept the Lord’s chastening in love, and with hearts humbled and totally submitted to His will. For when all be said and done, and we must squarely face the truth; not even we ourselves, love ourselves, as much as God loves us. This is why He thinks our good, seeks our good, purpose our good, and work all things together for our good. “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose” Rom (8:28). Not in all of the warnings, trainings, disciplining, instructing and even chastisement with pain
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Behold, something new

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“Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it…” (Isa 43:19). The Lord promises to do a new thing. A thing that is different, that has not been before. A new thing is one that excites; something that causes hope to well up within. It is something to look forward to; one that in a unique way, refreshes the spirit, and fills it with strength. A new thing is something with all its potentials still in its freshest and purest state. Undefiled as yet by the trials, pains, and despair which time will inevitably bring. In life we must always be thankful for those precious moments when our creator gives to us the blessing and benefits of new things. When we have outspent the benefits and goodness He bestows on us, through endless worries and anxieties; then we must thankfully and eagerly receive the new things He offers us. New things are important in life; the bountiful blessings God has packaged for us are always presented as new things . “It is of the
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Wisdom for living

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“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” Pro (9:10). Wisdom is essential for living. It is the ability to judge correctly and follow the best course of action, based on knowledge and understanding. Wisdom, we understand from scripture, is the exercise of reverence and fear for the Lord. A wise person hears and heeds the words of God. He relies on the instruction and knowledge of God in all his way. One who will be wise must patiently meditate and ponder on the laws and commandments of his Maker, “But his delight is in the law of the Lord” Psalm (1:2). Always, the things we say and do, reveal whether we be wise or not. For wisdom it is that preserves us from the path of wickedness and darkness. Wisdom demands that we do not, just, what is true and essential, but especially that which the Lord commands and requires of us.           Wisdom is unveiled in the basic principles of nature. It is in the rising and setting sun, the gently blowing wind, the roaring seas, the s
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An expression of faith

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“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he” Pro (23:7). For as he thinks in his heart; faith is conceived within and expressed without. Our thoughts and our hearts play a primary role in our expression – our out showing - of faith. Thoughts, conceived within, guides and actually directs the words we speak and more importantly the things we do . Our words and deeds define us; reveal our personalities; and unveil our character and attitude . The thoughts of our hearts can not be known from the countenance on our faces. But, the things within us, find a way to come out of us, through what we say and what we do. We may lie and pretend to be what we are not, but like truth buried deep, our true colours will find a way to show itself. Pretences and hypocrisies cannot hide for long, the things we ‘think in our hearts’ from being made manifest to all. Faith is a belief, in the heart of man, so strong that it dominates his thoughts, words and deeds . Faith must first reside in the hea
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Be anxious for nothing

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“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.( Phil 4:6-7)”. Cares, fears, worries and anxieties are means through which the human body is drained of physical strength; and the heart, drained of faith and hope. “Be anxious for nothing” , the scriptures say, that our energies, both of the body and the heart, may be preserved for other more important things, like praising and worshipping our God. There never was a problem, solved by been worried or anxious. There is no problem in life that has as its solution fears, worries or anxieties. So, it is useless expending energies in these, when problems or trials confront us. Much better it is for us to heed scriptures’ counsel to “by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving” let our “requests be made known to God” . Prayer, supplication and than
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The struggles within

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“I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out” Rom (7:18). The desire to do what is right and a lack of ability to carry it out: describes in clear terms, the inner struggles we face in our Christian walk. These struggles are the fine lines, which separate the Christian from the Sinner. “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin” James (4:1). A Christian must know to do good, have a desire to do what is good, and actually carry it out. Any thing outside of this, presents an ideal setting for an inner struggle. The struggle within, is the battle of the mind; one of good over evil. An unrelenting quest to control mind and body - by the forces of Good on the one hand and that of Evil on the other - and man, the object of this quest, must choose on which side to stand, and fight. For there are no neutral grounds, only one of two choices is possible – for or again
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