Saturday, 26 May 2007
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Messages from my e-mail to your life
Lord´s Peace!Well, let´s go!These two messages I got from my e-mail. The first is from A Chapel of Friends and the second is from the Pastor Cecil.To subscribe to:A Chapel of friends : http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=group&task=subscribe&GroupID=ZA007J2LPastor Cecil : PastorCecil@Daily-E-Votional.com with the Subject "Subscribe".Ok, here are the messages. Nice reading.Jesus Has The Key
Lillian Friendt
May 26, 2007Jesus Has The Key
"No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent
Me draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day."
John 6: 44
There is only one way for us to approach Jesus and that is
Through the Spirit of the Lord as the Father draws unto Him.No man can come to the Father unless they go through
The door, which is Christ Jesus. We must be like children- -
Humbly open to receive the truths in God's Holy Word.
We are told that "all things are delivered unto Jesus of the Father;
And no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man
The Father, save the Son, and he whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
Matthew 11: 27.
Jesus is the key that opens and gives us access to the Father and to
Eternal life. When a person chooses to believe in Jesus Christ as
Their Lord and Savior, they only do so in response to the urging
Of God's Holy Spirit. As God does the urging through his spirit, then we
Decide whether or not to believe and receive. Thus, no one can believe
In Jesus without God's help.
In the Scriptures in John, we see that Jesus refers to an Old Testament
View of the messianic Kingdom in which all people will be taught directly
By God (Isaiah 54: 13; Jeremiah 31: 31-34; Hebrews 8: 8-11). Here,
Jesus is stressing how important it is that we not only hear, but we learn
Of Him. Through the Bible, our experiences, the thoughts the Holy Spirit
Gives us and other Christians, we are taught of God. We don't just
Believe, but we keep on believing and trusting in the Lord. There is only
One way that leads to eternal life and this is through Jesus our Savior.In this world today, we see many who say they acknowledge God but deny that Jesus is the Son of God. Without Jesus in their life, they cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. The message of life, love, and liberty centers around the finished work and plan of God by Jesus at Calvary. Because he lives today, we have a blessed hope of eternal life with Christ.
May we always see the key to heaven is only found in Christ and if
We look to Him in faith, we will be secure in Christ. Many are standing
Outside the door of faith who need to know the key to eternal life.
Our prayer should be for others and that we might be the witnesses
God intents to reach souls in these last days for his glory.
As we continue on in Christ, we can help share his love and plan with
Others. The power of the Holy Spirit to draw to God is active and alive
Today as God still moves among his people. We are blessed to be
A part of those who have received the key to eternal life. Our prayer
Is to have a closer walk with the Lord each new day of our lives.
May our unchanging God be glorified today and always!
Blessings In Christ,
Jo Ann Kelly (c) 2003DAILY-E-VOTIONAL
BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART
May 24, 2007
Pastor Cecil A. Thompson
“ME CHANGE?!”
Psalm 51:10-13
"Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right, persevering and steadfast spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence; and take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then will I teach transgressors Your ways; and sinners shall be converted and return to You." (The Amplified Bible)
Howard's life seemed to be one gigantic series of battles. As a professor he seemed to be surrounded by people who were incompetent, inane or immovable. The more he fought to transform their thinking, the worse they seemed to become. It was a never ending battle that he seemed to be losing. It was not just people that he dealt with at the seminary, but it also included his wife and kids.
From morning to night, Howard tried to think of ways to make his wife, kids and students to get the picture he was trying to get across. In his mind it was so simple, yet they all seemed to be missing the point. He spent hours in prayer asking the Lord to change these stubborn people so his life would be easier.
It was during one of these sessions in prayer that the Holy Spirit spoke to him. It was not in a great or mighty voice, but in a simple awareness that the Lord was leading him to open his eyes. As he prayed for the Lord to give him enlightenment, he began a process that was to change his life.
In prayer, he recalled how he always prayed for the Lord to change others--his wife, his kids, his students and any others who were an irritation to him. He suddenly saw a common element in each situation- - - it was him! He was the one who needed to change!
From that moment on he began to pray for his wife's husband, his children's father and his student's professor. As he continued this prayer from day to day an amazing thing happened. His wife became more dear to him, his children seemed to change and even his students were no longer the same. What was the difference? He prayed that the Lord would change HIM!
The prayer of the Psalmist in today's Scripture gives us the godly pattern for our life. "Create in me a clean heart, O God." That prayer can only be answered by a new birth. It is not trying to be good or change our ways, but by an act of confessing our sinful nature and asking the Lord Jesus Christ to come into our heart. The cleansing of our heart can only take place from the inside out (God's work) not from the outside in (our feeble efforts).
"Renew a right, persevering and steadfast spirit within me." Following the work of redemption there is a need for an updated model. As we spend time with God in prayer and in His Word, He is able to give us the wherewithal to have our bubble in the middle (spiritually speaking). A right, persevering and steadfast spirit. Chew on that for a while.
"Cast me not away from Your presence; and take not Your Holy Spirit from me." Oh, how much we need the Lord. This is a prayer for the Lord to be with me at all times. We need His comfort and direction to keep us from sin and shame.
"Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit." How long has it been since you were genuinely happy to be a Christian? Some Christians act as if they were baptized in vinegar! We need to be radiantly happy that our name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life and that we are bound for heaven. Are you?
I am sure that these verses will hold even more meaning for you as you study them. The key is that your prayer and my prayer change from asking the Lord to change others to asking Him to: Lord change me!
Blessings dear heart. Walk with God today and allow Him to make you a blessing to others.
- - - Pastor Cecil
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Lord´s Peace!
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