September 2011
55 posts
Encouragement: fight the good fight →
michellefaithlee:
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
don’t ever say you couldn’t fight it, because you can- That’s…
dosed: When my heart does fail me, I find strength... →
blacktopher:
When my heart does fail me, I find strength in you
And when my flesh gives in, I find grace through your cross
You know my deepest thoughts, You see my wicked heart
My shame is not hidden from you, but still you love me, Oh yes you love me
A life once lost, A life now judged
By the…
It's Not About Me: Love over Legalism →
chrischoff:
It’s the same thing everywhere I go. I’m reading this book about the Anarcho-Punk movement and I am completely frustrated and utterly surprised at the religiosity behind it. It’s the EXACT same legalism I’m so vehemently against. It’s nothing I can support.
Granted, I love Crass, but…
Faith
Ephesians 2:8-11
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Today, this verse spoke to me.
It is by His grace alone that I am able to have a relationship...
Lord, you are taking me into another season. “Depth, Sow, and Violence” are three different words that keep resounding in my spirit. This is the time that you have given me to go deep not only in my pain and past but also in prayer and in our relationship and others in my life. To grow in relationships, with the intention to open more opportunities for your spirit to minister and for...
Ephesian 1:3-10
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of...
Confessions: Mark 8:34 Then he called the crowd... →
faitheurykim:
We spend so much of our lives trying to save ourselves, always trying to cling onto those we love… desperately upholding the dignity of our names… vying for the affection of others… grasping for the glitz and glamour that the world has to offer.
Until we realize… that the tighter we hold onto…
ACLJ
It is critical that President Obama hear your voice in support of Israel. In his speech to the U.N., President Obama voiced mild support for Israel, but he never said in his public remarks he would do the one thing that could stop this threat to Israel in its tracks – veto the creation of a terrorist-led Palestinian state.
The world was watching. The world was waiting. While he may be telling...
WatchThe Truth And The Lie In… Marriage by Mark Driscoll
“Worshippers that have fallen are idolaters.”
Insightful.
Good News in Japanese
Some years ago, I read a book in which the premise was that God has spoken the message of the gospel into every culture. Think of it, the good news is available to everyone in every culture. This is pretty profound stuff. For example, Japanese is a language where pictograms are used to represent words. The Japanese word for “holy” is a pictogram with three symbols representing...
“Sin is like an incredible meal that becomes poisonous venom in your stomach....”
– Lecrae
Palestine
The Palestinian Authority may have the verbal support of a majority of the world’s nations, but it doesn’t have the money, according to a recent World Bank report. The Palestinian Authority intends to present a resolution to the United Nations in late September, but the outcome of the effort will clearly not be full membership status. The real question to ask is whether chaos will...
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Not All Ms. Nice Girl
Maybe you are a naturally quiet and gentle woman. Don’t jump too quickly to a pat on the back for yourself. Quietness that is self-protective or driven by fear of what others think is not pleasing to God. Neither is gentleness in the face of peril or temptation that requires the strength to fight back.
“Under the covering of the powerful blood of Christ with the help of the Holy Spirit, we...
Jesus = Beautiful
Beauty has many faces. It is difficult to define objectively. Anything beautiful reflects the glory of God in some way and inspires us to worship. With that description in mind, the most obvious object of beauty that comes to mind is Christ. He defines and demonstrates true beauty. And not because he was easy on the eyes… his sacrificial love and service, humble heart and...
A heart made alive by Jesus is a beautiful thing indeed.
WatchDating
Oh Lord, you’re beautiful, Your face is all I seek, For when your eyes are on this child, Your grace abounds to me. Oh Lord, please light the fire, That once burned bright and clear. Replace the lamp of my first love, That burns with Holy fear. I want to take your word and shine it all around. But first help me just to live it Lord. And when I’m doing well, help me to never seek a...
Not Ready to Fight
by David Wilkerson [May 19, 1931 – April 27, 2011] Suppose a boxing trainer took his fighter to an isolated training camp and then spent the whole training session psyching up his man for the big fight. He tells him, “I will be with you at ringside—I will never leave your side. Here is a list of great boxers of the past, so study their every move. You do not have to suffer through hard...
“Awaken hearts to life.”
A Warning to Women
For all wives, this hard question must be asked on a regular basis. It is too easy to drift into maintenance mode. Or worse yet, discover that our disappointments and desires have turned to resentful demands, believing that we deserve more out of matrimony and this man.
Our fickle hearts easily stray as we get wrapped up in self. In our reluctance to repent, that we turn our backs on God and...
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Watchmoncah:
We must take down walls.
Mercy.
Have mercy on the Lost. Help your church share in your burden and lead us into deep intercession on their behalf.
“Either it must be ‘Jesus only’ or you’ll find you have no Jesus.”
“If Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for him.”
-Helen Roseveare
ah! it punched me in the face!
To be CALLED is to be SAVED. God is not into geography.. that is man’s Limitation. You need to be available everyday.
-Helen Roseveare
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s'okee: We talk about counting the cost, but there... →
mmmkf:
There is no cost in following Jesus, only privilege, says a long-time missionary who once nearly lost her life for the Gospel in the Congo.
Helen Roseveare joined WEC International missionary society in 1952 and went on to serve in the then Belgian Congo for 20 years.
She was asked at…
Stir in Me
Stir Me Stir me, O stir me, Lord, I care not how, But stir my heart in passion for the world! Stir me to give, to go, but most to pray; Stir, till the blood-red banner be unfurl’d O’er lands that still in heathen darkness lie, O’er deserts where no cross is lifted high. Stir me, O stir me, Lord, till all my heart Is filled with strong compassion for these souls; Till thy compelling Word drives me...
Prayer
2 hours: can move ministry
4 hours: make impact
6 hours: change country
8 hours: shake the nations.
Prosperity is given to us by God, but it has robbed us of God.
If you do not know who you are, you work really hard to prove your worth. When you know who you are, you no longer need to prove your worth.
Sons and daughters of the Most High God do not need to prove themselves. Only...
You Have Loved Us First
prayer two: You Have Loved Us First
Father in Heaven! You have loved us first, help us never to forget that You are love so that this sure conviction might triumph in our hearts over the seduction of the world, over the inquietude of the soul, over the anxiety for the future, over the fright of the past, over the distress of the moment. But grant also that this conviction might discipline our...
Move in Infinite Love
prayer one: Move in Infinite Love You who are unchangeable, whom nothing changes! You who are unchangeable in love, precisely for our welfare, not submitting to any change: may we too will our welfare, submitting ourselves to the discipline of Your unchangeableness, so that we may in unconditional obedience find our rest and remain at rest in Your unchangeableness. You are not like us; if we are...
Jealousy
“A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.” Proverbs 14:30
How do I respond when I am envious?
How do I respond to someone who is envious of me?
Jealousy 1 and Jealousy 2 on Myfamilytalk.com
I am clearly guilty of both forms of idolatry.
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who...
Rivers of living water.
A river touches places of which its source knows nothing, and Jesus says if we have received of His fulness, however small the visible measure of our lives, out of us will flow the rivers that will bless to the uttermost parts of the earth. We have nothing to do with the outflow - “This is the work of God that ye believe. …” God rarely allows a soul to see how great a blessing...
If a man cannot be a Christian in the place he is,...
michellefaithlee:
Henry Ward Beecher
dosed: Free Pardon: sermon by Charles Haddon... →
blacktopher:
“…men know and prize divine mercy most when they most feel the weight of their sins. Until a man is consciously condemned and pleads guilty, he will not ask for mercy, and if mercy were to come to him, he would treat it with disdain. He would look upon the offer of forgiveness as an insult, for…
“The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.”
Proverbs 20:5
God, you are wise.
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:32
Gaining the mobility requires surrender and suffering. Jesus knew the price that He would have to pay. His prayer expressed His heaviness as a fact, not a fear. His response was to embrace the reality, not escape from it. Jesus knew exactly the price of glory, and He knew that it was the reason for His presence at the moment.
Like Jesus, I must embrace the reality of this life. To see that...
To wait on God means to pause and soberly consider...
michellefaithlee:
John Piper
Some Signs & Symbols Used In Scripture according to the link.
Anointing = Receiving Holy Spirit
Bad figs = Bad people
Bad tree = Bad leader
Baptism = Death, burial, and resurrection
Beam in your own eye = Great sin in yourself blinding you
Branches = True Brethren
Candle upon a Lamp-stand = Godly example
Captain of Salvation = CHRIST
CHRIST knocking = Encouraging repentance of the...
Wisdom.
“Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart, so you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and...
It is not satan who defeats us; it is our openness...
michellefaithlee:
Francis Frangipane
