Proverbs 4 (Amplified)
- v18 But the path of the [uncompromisingly] just and righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines more and more (brighter and clearer) until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day [to be prepared].
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Proverbs 3
Proverbs 3 (Amplified)
- v5 Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
- v5 Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
- v6 In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Proverbs 2
Proverbs 2
- v11 Discretion will preserve you;
Understanding will keep you,
Discretion (M@zimmah) - purpose
Preserve (Shamar) - to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
Understanding (Tabuwn) - intelligence, understanding, insight
Keep (Natsar) - to preserve, guard from dangers
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Having a purpose will keep you from going off course;
Having understanding will protect you from external dangers;
i.e. you are protected both internally and externally.
- v11 Discretion will preserve you;
Understanding will keep you,
Discretion (M@zimmah) - purpose
Preserve (Shamar) - to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
Understanding (Tabuwn) - intelligence, understanding, insight
Keep (Natsar) - to preserve, guard from dangers
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Having a purpose will keep you from going off course;
Having understanding will protect you from external dangers;
i.e. you are protected both internally and externally.
Building on a Solid Foundation; Build on the Rock.
Luke 6:45
Building on a Solid Foundation
46“So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say? 47 I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. 48 It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. 49 But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.”
(Amplified)
45The upright (honorable, intrinsically good) man out of the good treasure [stored] in his heart produces what is upright (honorable and intrinsically good), and the evil man out of the evil storehouse brings forth that which is depraved (wicked and intrinsically evil); for out of the abundance (overflow) of the heart his mouth speaks.
Building on a Solid Foundation
46
(Amplified)
45The upright (honorable, intrinsically good) man out of the good treasure [stored] in his heart produces what is upright (honorable and intrinsically good), and the evil man out of the evil storehouse brings forth that which is depraved (wicked and intrinsically evil); for out of the abundance (overflow) of the heart his mouth speaks.
46Why do you call Me, Lord, Lord, and do not [practice] what I tell you?
47For everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words [in order to heed their teaching] and does them, I will show you what he is like:
48He is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid a foundation upon the rock; and when a flood arose, the torrent broke against that house and could not shake or move it, because it had been securely built or founded on a rock.
49But he who merely hears and does not practice doing My words is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, against which the torrent burst, and immediately it collapsed and fell, and the breaking and ruin of that house was great.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Proverbs 1
Proverbs 1
- AMP v3 Receive instruction in wise dealing and the discipline of wise thoughtfulness, righteousness, justice, and integrity,
- AMP v4 That prudence may be given to the simple, and knowledge, discretion, and discernment to the youth
- MSG v2-4 Written down so we'll know how to live well and right,
to understand what life means and where it's going;
A manual for living,
for learning what's right and just and fair;
To teach the inexperienced the ropes
and give our young people a grasp on reality.
- AMP v3 Receive instruction in wise dealing and the discipline of wise thoughtfulness, righteousness, justice, and integrity,
- AMP v4 That prudence may be given to the simple, and knowledge, discretion, and discernment to the youth
- MSG v2-4 Written down so we'll know how to live well and right,
to understand what life means and where it's going;
A manual for living,
for learning what's right and just and fair;
To teach the inexperienced the ropes
and give our young people a grasp on reality.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Hebrews 13
Hebrews 13
- v5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- v6 So we may boldly say:
“ The LORD is my helper;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?”
- v18 Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably.
- v5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- v6 So we may boldly say:
“ The LORD is my helper;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?”
- v18 Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Hebrews 12
Hebrews 12
- MSG v1-3 Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we'd better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!
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- AMP v15 Exercise foresight and be on the watch to look [after one another], to see that no one falls back from and fails to secure God's grace (His unmerited favor and spiritual blessing), in order that no root of resentment (rancor, bitterness, or hatred) shoots forth and causes trouble and bitter torment, and the many become contaminated and defiled by it--
- MSG v16 Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God's lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God's blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.
- MSG v1-3 Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we'd better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!
....
- AMP v15 Exercise foresight and be on the watch to look [after one another], to see that no one falls back from and fails to secure God's grace (His unmerited favor and spiritual blessing), in order that no root of resentment (rancor, bitterness, or hatred) shoots forth and causes trouble and bitter torment, and the many become contaminated and defiled by it--
- MSG v16 Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God's lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God's blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Hebrews 9-11
Hebrews 11 (The Message)
- v1-2 The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It's our handle on what we can't see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.
- v6 It's impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him.
- v39-40 Not one of these people, even though their lives of faith were exemplary, got their hands on what was promised. God had a better plan for us: that their faith and our faith would come together to make one completed whole, their lives of faith not complete apart from ours.
- v1-2 The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It's our handle on what we can't see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.
- v6 It's impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him.
- v39-40 Not one of these people, even though their lives of faith were exemplary, got their hands on what was promised. God had a better plan for us: that their faith and our faith would come together to make one completed whole, their lives of faith not complete apart from ours.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Ephesians 3:14-21
14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,[c] 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
put the super into the natural by praying in tongues. sometimes it doesnt seem immediate or supernatural but as you pray in the Spirit, things in your life are aligning themselves in accordance to the Spirit.
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
put the super into the natural by praying in tongues. sometimes it doesnt seem immediate or supernatural but as you pray in the Spirit, things in your life are aligning themselves in accordance to the Spirit.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Hebrews 7-8
Hebrews 8 (The Message)
- v11-12 ... They'll all get to know me firsthand,
the little and the big, the small and the great.
They'll get to know me by being kindly forgiven,
with the slate of their sins forever wiped clean.
- v11-12 ... They'll all get to know me firsthand,
the little and the big, the small and the great.
They'll get to know me by being kindly forgiven,
with the slate of their sins forever wiped clean.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Hebrews 6
Hebrews 6 (Amplified)
- v1 THEREFORE LET us go on and get past the elementary stage in the teachings and doctrine of Christ (the Messiah), advancing steadily toward the completeness and perfection that belong to spiritual maturity.
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- v3 If indeed God permits, we will [now] proceed [to advanced teaching].
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- v1 THEREFORE LET us go on and get past the elementary stage in the teachings and doctrine of Christ (the Messiah), advancing steadily toward the completeness and perfection that belong to spiritual maturity.
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- v3 If indeed God permits, we will [now] proceed [to advanced teaching].
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- v11 But we do [strongly and earnestly] desire for each of you to show the same diligence and sincerity [all the way through] in realizing and enjoying the full assurance and development of [your] hope until the end,
- v12 In order that you may not grow disinterested and become [spiritual] sluggards, but imitators, behaving as do those who through faith (by their leaning of the entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and by practice of patient endurance and waiting are [now] inheriting the promises.
- v17 Accordingly God also, in His desire to show more convincingly and beyond doubt to those who were to inherit the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose and plan, intervened (mediated) with an oath.
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Extremely powerful chapter this is.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
You are called and chosen, long long before you begin to realise it.
Just wanna share this verse which dropped that above revelation into my heart (as titled).
1 Corinthians 9 (NKJV):
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
And an entry of my blog on this verse, which I hope, wot was shared will also bring joy and sweetness into your heart, coz it did for me. Hope it will bless you all too. =)
1 Corinthians 9 (NKJV):
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
And an entry of my blog on this verse, which I hope, wot was shared will also bring joy and sweetness into your heart, coz it did for me. Hope it will bless you all too. =)
Friday, January 18, 2008
Parable of the talents
Matthew 25:23 (NKJV)
His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
(Amplified)
You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy (the delight, the [e]blessedness) which your master enjoys.
His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
(Amplified)
You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy (the delight, the [e]blessedness) which your master enjoys.
Hebrews 5
Hebrews 5 (Amplified)
- v8 Although He was a Son, He learned [active, special] obedience through what He suffered
- v8 Although He was a Son, He learned [active, special] obedience through what He suffered
- v9 And, [His completed experience] making Him perfectly [equipped], He became the Author and Source of eternal salvation to all those who give heed and obey Him,
...
- v11 Concerning this we have much to say which is hard to explain, since you have become dull in your [spiritual] hearing and sluggish [even slothful in achieving spiritual insight].
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Hebrews 4
Hebrews 4 (The Message)
-v6-7 So this promise has not yet been fulfilled. Those earlier ones never did get to the place of rest because they were disobedient. God keeps renewing the promise and setting the date as today, just as he did in David's psalm, centuries later than the original invitation:
Today, please listen,
don't turn a deaf ear . . .
-v8-11 And so this is still a live promise. It wasn't canceled at the time of Joshua; otherwise, God wouldn't keep renewing the appointment for "today." The promise of "arrival" and "rest" is still there for God's people. God himself is at rest.
-v6-7 So this promise has not yet been fulfilled. Those earlier ones never did get to the place of rest because they were disobedient. God keeps renewing the promise and setting the date as today, just as he did in David's psalm, centuries later than the original invitation:
Today, please listen,
don't turn a deaf ear . . .
-v8-11 And so this is still a live promise. It wasn't canceled at the time of Joshua; otherwise, God wouldn't keep renewing the appointment for "today." The promise of "arrival" and "rest" is still there for God's people. God himself is at rest.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Hebrews 3
Hebrews 3 (Amplified)
-v12 [Therefore beware] brethren, take care, lest there be in any one of you a wicked, unbelieving heart [which refuses to cleave to, trust in, and rely on Him], leading you to turn away and desert or stand aloof from the living God.
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-v12 [Therefore beware] brethren, take care, lest there be in any one of you a wicked, unbelieving heart [which refuses to cleave to, trust in, and rely on Him], leading you to turn away and desert or stand aloof from the living God.
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-v15 Then while it is [still] called Today, if you would hear His voice and when you hear it, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion [in the desert, when the people provoked and irritated and embittered God against them].
...-v19 So we see that they were not able to enter [into His rest], because of their unwillingness to adhere to and trust in and rely on God [unbelief had shut them out].
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
The greatest gift.
1 Corinthians 13 (Amplified)
7 Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].
Daddy God sees the best in us; (and where there's grammy awards...) we have the best! We are Daddy's best actors and actresses on the platform! And coz of HIS love shed abroad in our hearts, it brings out faith and hope too.
7 Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].
Daddy God sees the best in us; (and where there's grammy awards...) we have the best! We are Daddy's best actors and actresses on the platform! And coz of HIS love shed abroad in our hearts, it brings out faith and hope too.
Hebrews 2
Hebrews 2 (The Message)
-v16-18 It's obvious, of course, that he didn't go to all this trouble for angels. It was for people like us, children of Abraham. That's why he had to enter into every detail of human life. Then, when he came before God as high priest to get rid of the people's sins, he would have already experienced it all himself—all the pain, all the testing—and would be able to help where help was needed.
-v16-18 It's obvious, of course, that he didn't go to all this trouble for angels. It was for people like us, children of Abraham. That's why he had to enter into every detail of human life. Then, when he came before God as high priest to get rid of the people's sins, he would have already experienced it all himself—all the pain, all the testing—and would be able to help where help was needed.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Hebrews 1
Hebrews 1 (Amplified)
- v14 Are not the angels all ministering spirits (servants) sent out in the service [of God for the assistance] of those who are to inherit salvation?
- v14 Are not the angels all ministering spirits (servants) sent out in the service [of God for the assistance] of those who are to inherit salvation?
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Psalm 68
Psalm 68:5-10 (The Message)
- v5-6 Father of orphans,
champion of widows,
is God in his holy house.
God makes homes for the homeless,
leads prisoners to freedom,
but leaves rebels to rot in hell.
- v7-10 God, when you took the lead with your people,
when you marched out into the wild,
Earth shook, sky broke out in a sweat;
God was on the march.
Even Sinai trembled at the sight of God on the move,
at the sight of Israel's God.
You pour out rain in buckets, O God;
thorn and cactus become an oasis
For your people to camp in and enjoy.
You set them up in business;
they went from rags to riches.
- v5-6 Father of orphans,
champion of widows,
is God in his holy house.
God makes homes for the homeless,
leads prisoners to freedom,
but leaves rebels to rot in hell.
- v7-10 God, when you took the lead with your people,
when you marched out into the wild,
Earth shook, sky broke out in a sweat;
God was on the march.
Even Sinai trembled at the sight of God on the move,
at the sight of Israel's God.
You pour out rain in buckets, O God;
thorn and cactus become an oasis
For your people to camp in and enjoy.
You set them up in business;
they went from rags to riches.
Friday, January 11, 2008
2 Peter 2
2 Peter 2
- v10 and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries,
- v11 whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord.
- v10 and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries,
- v11 whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord.
Spiritual Wisdom.
The verse below beholds an awesome lot of the nuggets of the Holy Spirit within us. Walk in the Spirit, walk in wisdom. Love it, totally!
1 Corinthians 2:5 - 16
5 So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men (human philosophy), but in the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:5 - 16
5 So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men (human philosophy), but in the power of God.
6 Yet when we are among the full-grown (spiritually mature Christians who are ripe in understanding), we do impart a [higher] wisdom (the knowledge of the divine plan previously hidden); but it is indeed not a wisdom of this present age or of this world nor of the leaders and rulers of this age, who are being brought to nothing and are doomed to pass away.
7 But rather what we are setting forth is a wisdom of God once hidden [from the human understanding] and now revealed to us by God--[that wisdom] which God devised and decreed before the ages for our glorification [to lift us into the glory of His presence]. --> to lift us INTO... awesome!
8 None of the rulers of this age or world perceived and recognized and understood this, for if they had, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory.
9 But, on the contrary, as the Scripture says, What eye has not seen and ear has not heard and has not entered into the heart of man, [all that] God has prepared (made and keeps ready) for those who love Him [[e]who hold Him in affectionate reverence, promptly obeying Him and gratefully recognizing the benefits He has bestowed].---> importance of cultivating time with Daddy, spending quiet time with Him.
10 Yet to us God has unveiled and revealed them by and through His Spirit, for the [Holy] Spirit searches diligently, exploring and examining everything, even sounding the profound and bottomless things of God [the [f]divine counsels and things hidden and beyond man's scrutiny].
11 For what person perceives (knows and understands) what passes through a man's thoughts except the man's own spirit within him? Just so no one discerns (comes to know and comprehend) the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
12 Now we have not received the spirit [that belongs to] the world, but the [Holy] Spirit Who is from God, [given to us] that we might realize and comprehend and appreciate the gifts [of divine favor and blessing so freely and lavishly] bestowed on us by God.
13 And we are setting these truths forth in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the [Holy] Spirit, combining and interpreting spiritual truths with spiritual language [to those who possess the Holy Spirit].
14 But the natural, nonspiritual man does not accept or welcome or admit into his heart the gifts and teachings and revelations of the Spirit of God, for they are folly (meaningless nonsense) to him; and he is incapable of knowing them [of progressively recognizing, understanding, and becoming better acquainted with them] because they are spiritually discerned and estimated and appreciated.
15 But the spiritual man tries all things [he [g]examines, investigates, inquires into, questions, and discerns all things], yet is himself to be put on trial and judged by no one [he can read the meaning of everything, but no one can properly discern or appraise or get an insight into him].
16For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart. ---> importance of being Christ conscious, meditating on the fact that we are the righteousness of God in Christ.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
2 Peter 1
2 Peter 1 (Amplified)
- v19 And we have the prophetic word [made] firmer still. You will do well to pay close attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dismal (squalid and dark) place, until the day breaks through [the gloom] and the Morning Star rises (comes into being) in your hearts.
- v19 And we have the prophetic word [made] firmer still. You will do well to pay close attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dismal (squalid and dark) place, until the day breaks through [the gloom] and the Morning Star rises (comes into being) in your hearts.
- v20 [Yet] first [you must] understand this, that no prophecy of Scripture is [a matter] of any personal or private or special interpretation (loosening, solving).
- v21 For no prophecy ever originated because some man willed it [to do so--it never came by human impulse], but men spoke from God who were borne along (moved and impelled) by the Holy Spirit.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
1 Peter 5
1 Peter 5 (Amplified)
- v5 Likewise, you who are younger and of lesser rank, be subject to the elders (the ministers and spiritual guides of the church)--[giving them due respect and yielding to their counsel]. Clothe (apron) yourselves, all of you, with humility [as the garb of a servant, so that its covering cannot possibly be stripped from you, with freedom from pride and arrogance] toward one another. For God sets Himself against the proud (the insolent, the overbearing, the disdainful, the presumptuous, the boastful)--[and He opposes, frustrates, and defeats them], but gives grace (favor, blessing) to the humble.
- v5 Likewise, you who are younger and of lesser rank, be subject to the elders (the ministers and spiritual guides of the church)--[giving them due respect and yielding to their counsel]. Clothe (apron) yourselves, all of you, with humility [as the garb of a servant, so that its covering cannot possibly be stripped from you, with freedom from pride and arrogance] toward one another. For God sets Himself against the proud (the insolent, the overbearing, the disdainful, the presumptuous, the boastful)--[and He opposes, frustrates, and defeats them], but gives grace (favor, blessing) to the humble.
- v6 Therefore humble yourselves [demote, lower yourselves in your own estimation] under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you,
- v7 Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
- v8 Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour.
- v9 Withstand him; be firm in faith [against his onset--rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined], knowing that the same (identical) sufferings are appointed to your brotherhood (the whole body of Christians) throughout the world.
- v10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace [Who imparts all blessing and favor], Who has called you to His [own] eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will Himself complete and make you what you ought to be, establish and ground you securely, and strengthen, and settle you.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
1 Peter 2-4
1 Peter 4 (The Message)
- v1-2 Since Jesus went through everything you're going through and more, learn to think like him. Think of your sufferings as a weaning from that old sinful habit of always expecting to get your own way. Then you'll be able to live out your days free to pursue what God wants instead of being tyrannized by what you want.
- v12-13 Friends, when life gets really difficult, don't jump to the conclusion that God isn't on the job. Instead, be glad that you are in the very thick of what Christ experienced. This is a spiritual refining process, with glory just around the corner.
- v19 So if you find life difficult because you're doing what God said, take it in stride. Trust him. He knows what he's doing, and he'll keep on doing it.
- v1-2 Since Jesus went through everything you're going through and more, learn to think like him. Think of your sufferings as a weaning from that old sinful habit of always expecting to get your own way. Then you'll be able to live out your days free to pursue what God wants instead of being tyrannized by what you want.
- v12-13 Friends, when life gets really difficult, don't jump to the conclusion that God isn't on the job. Instead, be glad that you are in the very thick of what Christ experienced. This is a spiritual refining process, with glory just around the corner.
- v19 So if you find life difficult because you're doing what God said, take it in stride. Trust him. He knows what he's doing, and he'll keep on doing it.
Monday, January 7, 2008
positional right
For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [lead the lives of those native-born to the Light].
9For the fruit (the effect, the product) of the Light or the Spirit [consists] in every form of kindly goodness, uprightness of heart, and trueness of life.
Ephesians 5:8-9
He has set us high above the nations and given us an undeniable inheritance. let us walk and lead our lives as those native born to righteousness.
9For the fruit (the effect, the product) of the Light or the Spirit [consists] in every form of kindly goodness, uprightness of heart, and trueness of life.
Ephesians 5:8-9
He has set us high above the nations and given us an undeniable inheritance. let us walk and lead our lives as those native born to righteousness.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
by faith
by faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.
hebrews 11:31
hebrews 11:31
Saturday, January 5, 2008
psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the LORD,
And He shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
And He shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
Friday, January 4, 2008
1 Peter 1
1 Peter 1 (The Message)
v6-7 I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime. Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all up, it's your faith, not your gold, that God will have on display as evidence of his victory.
v6-7 I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime. Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all up, it's your faith, not your gold, that God will have on display as evidence of his victory.
v8-9 You never saw him, yet you love him. You still don't see him, yet you trust him—with laughter and singing. Because you kept on believing, you'll get what you're looking forward to: total salvation.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
don't have it all together?
keep your heart with all diligence,
(NIV: above all else, guard your heart,)
for out of it spring the issues of life.
proverbs 4:23
(NIV: above all else, guard your heart,)
for out of it spring the issues of life.
proverbs 4:23
Joshua 1:8
I love today's devotional. Decided to take a break after reading my research journals.
Joshua 1:8
8This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
The HS reminded me of a similar verse in Psalms 1
Psalms 1:2-6
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in HIS law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree, planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper
Remembering what I read recently from Kenneth E Hagen's book, "The spirit within, the spirit upon"....
Planted by rivers of water, "rivers of water" speaks of the HOly spirit, that dwelleth within us, which is given into and upon us when we are baptized; when we are born again. The Holy spirit within us is the well of water; the Holy spirit UPON us is the rivers of flowing water.
Rivers of water that "brings forth its fruit in its season". Fruits as defined here could be found in Galatians 5:22, 23. That's why we experiences love, joy, peace... all coz of the Holy Spirit that dwells within us. And later, these fruits brings forth our gifts (1 Corinthians 12:7-11)!!!
Felt so much joyful having realised so much... all starting from just Joshua 1:8. Heez... it's fun to meditate on verses, and realising more verses, more revelations coming from those mere sentences.
Joshua 1:8
8This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
The HS reminded me of a similar verse in Psalms 1
Psalms 1:2-6
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in HIS law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree, planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper
Remembering what I read recently from Kenneth E Hagen's book, "The spirit within, the spirit upon"....
Planted by rivers of water, "rivers of water" speaks of the HOly spirit, that dwelleth within us, which is given into and upon us when we are baptized; when we are born again. The Holy spirit within us is the well of water; the Holy spirit UPON us is the rivers of flowing water.
Rivers of water that "brings forth its fruit in its season". Fruits as defined here could be found in Galatians 5:22, 23. That's why we experiences love, joy, peace... all coz of the Holy Spirit that dwells within us. And later, these fruits brings forth our gifts (1 Corinthians 12:7-11)!!!
Felt so much joyful having realised so much... all starting from just Joshua 1:8. Heez... it's fun to meditate on verses, and realising more verses, more revelations coming from those mere sentences.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
3 John
3 John
- AMP v7 For these [traveling missionaries] have gone out for the Name's sake (for His sake) and are accepting nothing from the Gentiles (the heathen, the non-Israelites).
- AMP v7 For these [traveling missionaries] have gone out for the Name's sake (for His sake) and are accepting nothing from the Gentiles (the heathen, the non-Israelites).
- AMP v8 So we ourselves ought to support such people [to welcome and provide for them], in order that we may be fellow workers in the Truth (the whole Gospel) and cooperate with its teachers.
- MSG v7-8 They set out under the banner of the Name, and get no help from unbelievers. So they deserve any support we can give them. In providing meals and a bed, we become their companions in spreading the Truth.
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