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Monday, 17 August 2009

  • We Live [Walk] By Faith (A 'Grace Gems!' Quote by J.A. James, from "The True Christian," 1846)

     

    We Live [Walk] By Faith

    (by J. A. James, "The True Christian" 1846)



    "We live [walk] by faith, not by sight" -2 Corinthians 5:7


    Faith is the root of all true piety. Christians need faith
    for sanctification, consolation, and perseverance. Every
    act of the spiritual life is an act of faith. Every step in
    the spiritual walk is a step of faith. The Christian's
    course is not one of merely 'doing', but of believing.

    His prayers are the breathings of faith;
    his works are the actings of faith;
    his penitence is the tear of faith;
    his joy is the smile of faith;
    his hopes are the anticipations of faith;
    his fears are the tremblings of faith;
    his strength is the confidence of faith;
    his submission is the acquiescence of faith.

    Faith is the eye which looks at Christ.

    Faith is the foot which moves to Christ.

    Faith is the hand which receives Christ.

    Faith is the mouth which feeds upon Christ.

    It is not only by the activity of obedience, but by
    the 'silent and passive power of dependence', that
    the Christian is made strong and victorious.

    "We live [walk] by faith, not by sight." Here is the reason
    why so many professors are so worldly and so weak;
    why they make such little progress, and such small
    attainments. They are so much under the dominion
    of sense, and are so almost wholly given up to     a life
    of sight    , that they have neither time nor inclination
    to look at the things which are unseen and eternal.

    There is in them no habitual looking to Christ, no
    abiding in Him, no vivid consciousness that all their
    springs are in Him, and that it is from His fullness
    they are to receive necessary grace.

    We must prefer the invisible realities of eternity, to
    the visible things of time; and amid all that is . . .
      dazzling to sight,
      gratifying to appetite,
      and dear to passion,
    by faith, spend a life of . . .
      self-denial,
      mortification of sin, and
      separation from the world.

    Be this then your sincere and earnest prayer, my dear
    friends, "Lord, increase our faith!" Be willing to have
    the world displaced from your soul, to make room for the
    objects of faith! Be ever ready to come from     the dazzling
    glare of earthly scenes    , to dwell in the calm and holy light
    of faith. Study the Scriptures, and meditate much upon their
    contents. Frequent and devout converse with the objects of
    faith, is the best way to have it increased.

    Watch diligently against the influence of those     objects
    which have a fatal tendency     to eclipse faith's light, to
    obstruct its operation, and enfeeble its life--namely,
    sensual pleasure; eager pursuit of the world; and a too
    intimate converse with those who mind earthly things.

     

    -A Grace Gems! Quote from http://www.gracegems.org

     

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Sunday, 26 April 2009

  • Worship In Spirit And In Truth + Praying For Worshippers In The 'Mountains' & 'Wilderness'

     

    Matthew 4:20-24 KJV

     

    "Our fathers worshipped in this mountain;

    and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

    Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me,

    the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain,

    nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

    Ye worship ye know not what:

    we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

    But the hour cometh, and now is,

    when the true worshippers

    shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth:

    for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

    God is a Spirit:

    and they that worship him

    must worship him in spirit and in truth."

     

     

    ~~~

     

    For all those who have 'traveled' to and worshipped at different 'mountains' and 'cities' in the past, prayerfully thank the LORD and now seek to truly worship Him in Peace, through Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ ~in Spirit and in Truth.

     

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    If any dear soul reading this may be one who is homebound, a shut-in, traveling/serving, or someone who is providentially unable to personally attend the local church for a season or more, the following is an alternative to prayerfully consider. While it is not the norm or ideal, it is indeed a blessing by God's gracious provision. He has provided an option for those with internet access (or who have access to a custom radio) to listen to some faithful sermon messages throughout the week, and to also partake of many opportunities to worship the LORD along with other brethren during one or more live webcasts of the several church services broadcasted on the LORD's Days at:

     

     

    http://www.sermonaudio.com

     

    http://www.sermonaudio.com/webcast.asp

      

     

    Please keep in prayers all those dear souls who are in the 'wilderness' in one form or other and for various reasons. And may we all thank the LORD and prayerfully accept and submit to God's will regarding all things, for He has ordained all these circumstances in life as thus for our good and for His glory.

     

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    Revelation 7:17 KJV

     

    "For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne

    shall feed them,

    and shall lead them

    unto living fountains of waters:

    and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."

     

     

    Revelation 21:4 KJV

     

    "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;

    and there shall be no more death,

    neither sorrow,

    nor crying,

    neither shall there be any more pain:

    for the former things are passed away."

     

     

     

     

Saturday, 18 April 2009

  • When God Curses & Blesses A Nation

     

    (Daniel 29:9-28 KJV)

    9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

    10 ¶ Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,

    11 Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:

    12 That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:

    13 That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

    14 Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;

    15 But with him that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day:

    16 (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;

    17 And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)

    18 Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;

    19 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:

    20 The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.

    21 And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law:

    22 So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it;

    23 And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

    24 Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?

    25 Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:

    26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:

    27 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book:

    28 And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.

     

    (Malachi 3:1-12 KJV)

    1 ¶ Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

    2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

    3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

    4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.

    5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

    6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

    7 ¶ Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?

    8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

    9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.

    10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

    11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.

    12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.

     

    (Psalm 33:12 KJV)

    Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

     

    (2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV)

    If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

     

     

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  • +The Prayer & Bible Journal of a Daughter of the Father(2Cor.6:14-18),a Christian Disciple(Luke14:26-35;Mat.9:35-38),&Follower of Christ(Mark8:34-38;John10:27-30)--and ONLY ByGraceHisOwn+ ~Please read my April 1,2003 journal entry~ May the LORDJesus bless you in Him&in HisWord: "For thus saith the Lord GOD;Behold,I,even I,will both search my sheep,and seek them out."+Ezek.34:11 KJV > To all who do not truly know JesusChrist as your personal Lord&Savior,please ask for yourselves:"Who am I?" "Why was I born?" "What is the purpose/meaning of my life?" "Am I saved?" "What should I be saved from & why?" "Who is God?" "Who is a sinner?" "What are sins?" "Am I sinning against God in my own life?" "What is repentance?" "Where will I go after I physically die?"-In God's providence,I pondered over similar questions a few years ago,& by His abundant mercies&electing grace,HE convicted me of my sins,showed me my greatest need for a Savior,the LORDJesus Christ,&saved me.{ThankYou,LORD}.

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