WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
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THE SCRIPTURE: SPECIFIC REVELATION
1. Scripture: (The BIBLE). Specific Revelation
Through the scripture God revealed Himself by a progressive revelation of His works. His will, His nature to mankind until that progression was fulfilled and completed. The BIBLE is the only Book which mankind must deal with, it cannot be ignored and it’s the only Book which survived all the centuries in the universe, David describe the scripture in its completeness and he refers each of them to specific revelation by which God revealed Himself to mankind: i.e.
a. The law of the Lord
b. The statutes of the Lord
c. The fear of the Lord
d. The commandments of the Lord and
e. The testimony of the Lord.
In 1 John 1; 16 God made Himself known “God is alight and there is no darkness in Him ”Scripture follows creation in its testimony and witness, to the existence of one who have a will, a mind, one who is a lawgiver and sustainer of all flesh. The BIBLE is a specific Revelation of God.
2. Creation: General Revelation
Earth and heaven are the symbols of God’s revelation and are self evident. Everything on earth reveals the existence of God; it shows that there is a creator who created the sea, the stars, heavens, plants, animals, the earth and all that belongs under the earth and sea. No man ever created or manufactured these types of things which are created by God.
An ordinary man can build a dam, fill it with water and empty the dam, but, he cannot change the stars or empty the ocean.
These were created by super natural powers which no man can change. God’s creation is self explanatory and is evident to every mankind. You need not search for God’s existence because you as a human are his creation, there is no need to go around and look for clues, you are the first example.
Nothing is hidden from mankind and no one can hide from the sun. No one is excluded from the revelation and witnesses of God. There is God and God knows everything which is in His creation. The knowledge of God is plainly available to all mankind. We live in His presence, without God there is no life.
Through the scripture God revealed Himself by a progressive revelation of His works. His will, His nature to mankind until that progression was fulfilled and completed. The BIBLE is the only Book which mankind must deal with, it cannot be ignored and it’s the only Book which survived all the centuries in the universe, David describe the scripture in its completeness and he refers each of them to specific revelation by which God revealed Himself to mankind: i.e.
a. The law of the Lord
b. The statutes of the Lord
c. The fear of the Lord
d. The commandments of the Lord and
e. The testimony of the Lord.
In 1 John 1; 16 God made Himself known “God is alight and there is no darkness in Him ”Scripture follows creation in its testimony and witness, to the existence of one who have a will, a mind, one who is a lawgiver and sustainer of all flesh. The BIBLE is a specific Revelation of God.
2. Creation: General Revelation
Earth and heaven are the symbols of God’s revelation and are self evident. Everything on earth reveals the existence of God; it shows that there is a creator who created the sea, the stars, heavens, plants, animals, the earth and all that belongs under the earth and sea. No man ever created or manufactured these types of things which are created by God.
An ordinary man can build a dam, fill it with water and empty the dam, but, he cannot change the stars or empty the ocean.
These were created by super natural powers which no man can change. God’s creation is self explanatory and is evident to every mankind. You need not search for God’s existence because you as a human are his creation, there is no need to go around and look for clues, you are the first example.
Nothing is hidden from mankind and no one can hide from the sun. No one is excluded from the revelation and witnesses of God. There is God and God knows everything which is in His creation. The knowledge of God is plainly available to all mankind. We live in His presence, without God there is no life.
FAITH OF A CANAANITE WOMAN
Is your faith stable? Do you have faith in Jesus Christ?
Test your faith against the highlighted verses below.
God bless you as you read.
Matthew 15:21-28 (King James Version)
21Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
21Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
God can change anything at any time, He can make winter while is summer, it may rain in winter and man cannot stop the powers of God. The Omniscient God knows everything, it maybe in the darkness God reveals everything hidden for man, man is in the darkness and his abilities are limited.There is no time limites for God. Being the past, the present and the future, God knows everything about us. He is Omnipotent, His power is unlimited, who can create the earth, no one except God. God is the Creator and He was not created. His abilities are put aside, no man or any creature can match God's powers. God is Omnipresent. He is present at all times and everywhere in this universe, God is everywhere at every place and even under the sea and the earth. Praise and worship be to the Almighty God.
Step ahead focused
Youth of 1976 (South Africa) fought for political revolution, now it is our duty to fight for economic revolution. The playing ground has been levelled, we should fight in the seas and oceans, and we should fight in the growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We should fight like injured lions. Let us use even a broken sword to get the economy of our country. Let us be dedicated in our studies, our elders and many of honourable men got their degrees in a serious mist of despair, in a desert of persecutions and a desert of loneliness. In a dark and deep situations. But if they managed to sustain themselves academically in the valleys of death, there is absolutely no reason for us to emerge as illiterate society. We were born with humanity and dignity; we are in this planet for goals and achievement. Just believe in yourself and have self confidence. Self confidence comes from having faith in the future, believing in who you are, believing in the path you decide to take and believing in what you can do. You are beautiful and handsome. You are unique and above all you are very special. You are not a sour heart but you are a very sweet heart. The nation is in mourning over the youth lack of direction. Today families are run by older people because the majority of youth are killing themselves off with drugs. They are more focused on short term pleasure than their future. We need our older people to be laid to rest in peace in the hope that they leave behind a generation of success. What is impossible by man is really possible with God. Start building up your spiritual journey as to can reach your goals. Success is not measured by what you have, but who you have become on this journey called life. Stay well and enjoy life. By: Lindi M Serapelo My mini tour around
What I experienced during my tour is that, we are living a lifestyle which is designed by ourselves. We do not really think about the real life on earth and real life after death. The moment you go out of your yard going to work, shopping or somewhere, your mind adjusts to what you see and hear. You forget about who you are and what is the purpose of being on earth. For an example, a beggar may come to you begging for money or food, just because you saw him begging from someone and was pushed away by that someone, you, just because people are watching you, you try to be cute and smatter to them and do the same thing to the poor beggar. Pushing him away from you; telling him to go and find work for himself. But deep down in your heart knowing that you are doing a wrong thing. A voice is going to remind you timorously instructing you to go back and give something to the poor man, but, because you are ashamed of God before man, your mind will tell you not to go back. You'll be acting like a fool in front of the crowds What I also experienced is that most of us are like sheep during the day and wolves in the darkness of the night. After sunset I went to a tavern and watched all the activities but, before that I asked God to get into my heart and to make everyone to be very close to my heart during that time. There were more than 50 vehicles parked there and more than two hundred people of about 18 to 45 yrs in that place. My question was; if this building was a church, could all of these people be here at this time of night, in this cold weather; and my answer was no. I asked myself if its possible for the owner of the tavern to change or convert it to a church building; my answer was; the possibilities of doing that are limited. People were using the name of God for everything they think of, they were not even thinking of stopping what they were doing. Some were fighting for girlfriends, some fighting for some things and some were busy with conversations in groups of 4 to 5 people.. I asked myself again and again is this how we have to live? Where are our families during this time? Do our mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, children, brothers and sisters know our whereabouts at this point in time? Is God watching us right now? If God is watching us this simply means that we are not going to dodge the living and angry God. Our lives are doomed. We are totally walking under the darkness of the evil one, satan, he is totally controlling the masses of this earth and the masses are responding according to his will. What strikes me most is the way we don’t care and love each other and above all, we don’t love or even think about the Almighty God. I can start from 18:00 till 06:00 doing sin but nothing is going to bother me after doing that. Instead I’m going to tell people of what I did last night and they will encourage me and praise me of being a hero or a star. In towns you can’t detect effectively what people are thinking because everyone is moving his/her own direction and focusing to where he/she is going. At the taxi ranks, I realized that there are people who are selling staff that may destroy the society’s lives forever. The most striking thing was that of the world cup celebrations, people changed this to opportunities for doing wrong, like robberies, rapes, theft in general, human trafficking, murders, selling and using drugs, commission of all these evil things. There were no opening prayers at some of these celebrations. Why do we forget our Father? God did all these for us, we must thank Him for what He did. The message in my heart is that we must pray God to have mercy on us when we come to Him in prayer and ask for forgiveness. The way people talk, the way people do things, the way people handle each other, the way people are dressed, the way people address each other, the way people approach each other, the way people use their money in wrong things, the way people accept the lifestyle they’re in, the way people satisfy their flesh desires , the way people think they are doing the right and acceptable things while doing wrong, their actions etc, it is totally unacceptable to the Almighty God and all who will be caught in this sin, verily they are going to be consumed by fire. The world is going the wrong direction. God is able. Invite Jesus into your heart and you will never be the same again. Glory be to the Almighty living God. Please read Luke 16 :19-31 in your Bible By.David Ngwenya |
Don’t be dragged down by the world’s challenges
All of us are surrounded by problems and challenges of this world. Don’t let yourself to be dragged down by this earth’s situation. I know it is not easy to ignore challenges; some need immediate attention but don’t let any challenge to steal your happiness. Always remember that every challenge coming your way leads you to prosperity. You are on this planet for a purpose and not for sufferings. Remember there is always a counselor living in you, the Holy Spirit is in you and you only know the counselor because He lives in you. God bless you and stay anointed. . “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you”. John 14:16-17 David Ngwenya Why are you silent?
Most people are leaving a very painful lifestyle while pretending to the public that they are leaving a well balanced live.In most situations men and women are carrying a load of stress, depression, hunger, disbelieve, financial problems etc caused by their loved ones. I dont agree when people say; i have to live my own life and dont try to ruin my life cos one day it'll be ok while suffering. Let me share with you a story of a woman(Casey) who was abused emotional, physical and financial by his boyfriend whom she thought he was doing that because of love. This lady was a single bussiness lady and had no kids at all. Casey was leaving a very good and dignified lifestyle, she was a manageres at work and had a big beautiful house in town. One weekend Casey visited her girlfriend ( Girlly) in the nearby town, On her arrival at Girlly's house she found a handsome young unemployed man ( Brayens) who also visited Girlly. She was introduced to Brayens by Girlly and they met well with no problem. Brayens started to ask Casey about her lifestyle and she explaned to him. after sometime Casey was to leave and head home, she was driving in her own car and Brayens requested the adresses and contact numbers before she left the place.Casey felt free to give her numbers and address. Casey left them and went home. Brayens and Casey met the following day in town and had lunch together. Brayens proposed love from Casey and he was fortunate on his proposal. They loved each other so much and Brayens decided to move into Caseys house. Casey and Brayens stayed together in the house and enjoyed their lifestyle for about six to eight months. Brayens was the one who use to drive Casey to work every morning and back home after work. One day in winter Brayens started to complain about waking up early in the mornings, Casey, because of love, decided to take a taxi to work every morning to let her boyfriend feel at home. After work Casey started to wait long hours waiting for her boyfriend to collect her. They started to quarell and Casey, trying to avoid the quarells, decided to take a taxi after work. Some days when she arrives home from work, she will find Brayens drunk and angry to her, telling her that he is hungry, he cant cook while under the influence of liqour. Brayens started to abuse her by assaulting her after each arguement, demanding money for liqour, demanding money for clothes cos he is unemployed, demanding money for petrol. Casey was becoming a servant to Brayens, everytime when Casey need to use her own car, she have to kneel down in front of Brayens to borrow her own car. At last Brayens started to control Casey's finances and movements, who to befriend and who to associate with. Lets look a bit back at this lady's life, she was leaving a good and dignified life but after having a relationship with this man, her life began to fall apart and she kept quiet feeling that its because of love. Some of Casey's colleagues noticed that she is not well like they knew her. When asked about her life she kept on lying telling people that she is leaving ok. Her car was involved in an accident and was beyond repair. The boyfriend started to abuse her more and more forcing her to buy another car. Casey reported the matter to the relevant people but when the boyfriend was called in to discuss the matter, he will pretend and assure them that he is not going to repeat such a foolish action again. After few days he will start accusing Casey of having a relationship with one of the people who came to counsel them.Casey started to drink alcohol, she even tried ciggrette. One day Casey came across a Pastor who took her to his church. Casey went to church and attended Bible studies and other church activities. After about six weeks Casey came to her senses and recruited his boyfriend to church, they were both baptised and born again. Today Casey and Bryanes are married with two kids. They are living a happy life, they enjoy every minute of their life. Dont keep quiet when something in life is not going the way it should be. Tell someone about your up and downs, you dont have to live a life which is not meant for you. Nothing is impossible before God Take care Be blessed . BY: Brother David How Can You Eat or Sleep With Loved Ones Unsaved?
In a revival service at Shamrock, Texas, a young woman arose and with sobs and tears told how her husband was unsaved. "When I want other things, I go after them," she said, "and I have decided this morning that I want my husband saved more than anything else in the world." The next day I went to the home of the young couple for lunch. After the meal, "Miss Jessie," as she was commonly known, brought the Bible and said in the presence of her husband, "Brother, Charles is not a Christian. I want you to read and pray with him now that he will be saved." We read the Scriptures and I prayed for the young man. I urged upon him his duty and his danger, but he did not trust the Lord. As we arose from the table, the young husband prepared to take his wife to the store where she worked and to go to his own labor. But Miss Jessie said, "Charles, I am not going to work this afternoon. You tell Mr. Forbis that I will not be there." Puzzled, and very grave, the young man went to his job. As I departed, the wife said with tears, "Brother, how could I stand behind a counter, measure goods, sell hose, ribbons or gloves, knowing that my husband is lost and may die at any moment and go to Hell? I must get hold of God today. My husband must be saved!" That night when Charles came home, his wife called him to supper. There was only one plate on the table. Somewhat disturbed, the young husband asked no questions. When he wanted to rest in the evening, Miss Jessie said, "No, Charles, you must go with me to church." And he did. That night I preached the best I could, but Charles did not come. Others were saved, the last pleading verse of the invitation was sung, but he did not come! We stood about afterward and talked and prayed until finally all were gone home but a few. Big Jeff Mankins stood ready to pull the light switch in the tabernacle. The janitor was ready to lock the door. Miss Jessie stood in the center of the floor weeping. When Charles suggested, "Honey, we had better go," she simply shook her head and sobbed the more. I saw him walk about here and yonder, distressed and ' troubled, until finally when I laid my hand on his arm, he burst into tears. I will never forget how he came up behind his young wife, put his arms around her and said, "Jessie, I will settle it tonight!" She won her husband's salvation because she put it first. She realized a little of the terrible danger and condemnation of a lost soul. Millions of people go to Hell because fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, wives, husbands, neighbors, care little and do nothing about their welfare, their eternal destiny. May God lay this on your heart today. If there is someone you might keep out of Hell, do it today. "Rescue the perishing, care for the dying, |
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