Tuesday 31 January 2012
Thursday 10 March 2011
God Works for Your Good
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose”
(Romans 8:28, NIV)
God has a plan to take every adversity and every hardship you go through and use it. He’s not going to beat you down and make your life miserable. No, God’s dream is to take that difficulty and supernaturally turn it around and use it to bring you good. He will use those tough times to bring you out stronger, more mature and prepared for promotion! Goodness, mercy and unfailing love are God’s plan for you!
You may not understand everything that’s going on in your life right now, but I encourage you to keep your head held high. Know that God is working in your life. Keep being faithful. Keep doing the right thing, knowing that in the end God is going to turn things around in your favor. If God is for you, who can be against you? No one. Greater is the One who is in you than anyone who can be against you. No matter what’s going on around you today, you can put your shoulders back and put a smile on your face because God is working things together for your good because He loves you!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father in heaven, thank You for Your goodness and faithfulness in my life. Thank You for all You’ve done for me in my past and for what You are preparing for my future. Help me keep my eyes on You and stand strong as I look for Your goodness all the days of my life. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
(Romans 8:28, NIV)
God has a plan to take every adversity and every hardship you go through and use it. He’s not going to beat you down and make your life miserable. No, God’s dream is to take that difficulty and supernaturally turn it around and use it to bring you good. He will use those tough times to bring you out stronger, more mature and prepared for promotion! Goodness, mercy and unfailing love are God’s plan for you!
You may not understand everything that’s going on in your life right now, but I encourage you to keep your head held high. Know that God is working in your life. Keep being faithful. Keep doing the right thing, knowing that in the end God is going to turn things around in your favor. If God is for you, who can be against you? No one. Greater is the One who is in you than anyone who can be against you. No matter what’s going on around you today, you can put your shoulders back and put a smile on your face because God is working things together for your good because He loves you!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father in heaven, thank You for Your goodness and faithfulness in my life. Thank You for all You’ve done for me in my past and for what You are preparing for my future. Help me keep my eyes on You and stand strong as I look for Your goodness all the days of my life. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Sunday 6 March 2011
He Gives Strength
“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak”
(Isaiah 40:29, NIV)
Oftentimes, when we are facing a difficulty, it’s easy to become weary in our minds and emotions. Trying to figure it all out in our own strength can be exhausting. But we weren’t meant to try to figure everything out, we were meant to trust. We were meant to call on Him and let Him be the hero of our story!
The Bible says in Isaiah that when you cry to God for help, as soon as He hears, He will answer you! He will give you strength when you are weary and increase your power when you feel weak. No matter what is going on in your life today, God is greater than any obstacle or difficulty you may be facing. Do you need strength to overcome a challenge in your life? Do you need power to stand strong in the midst of a storm? Call on Him and He will hear you. Open your heart, and by faith, receive His strength and might. Let Him empower you to live in victory and overcome all the days of your life!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father in heaven, thank You for hearing and answering my prayers. Fill me with Your strength and power today. I trust that You are working things out for my good as I surrender every area of my life to You. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
(Isaiah 40:29, NIV)
Oftentimes, when we are facing a difficulty, it’s easy to become weary in our minds and emotions. Trying to figure it all out in our own strength can be exhausting. But we weren’t meant to try to figure everything out, we were meant to trust. We were meant to call on Him and let Him be the hero of our story!
The Bible says in Isaiah that when you cry to God for help, as soon as He hears, He will answer you! He will give you strength when you are weary and increase your power when you feel weak. No matter what is going on in your life today, God is greater than any obstacle or difficulty you may be facing. Do you need strength to overcome a challenge in your life? Do you need power to stand strong in the midst of a storm? Call on Him and He will hear you. Open your heart, and by faith, receive His strength and might. Let Him empower you to live in victory and overcome all the days of your life!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father in heaven, thank You for hearing and answering my prayers. Fill me with Your strength and power today. I trust that You are working things out for my good as I surrender every area of my life to You. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Saturday 5 March 2011
He Gives Strength
“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak”
(Isaiah 40:29, NIV)
Oftentimes, when we are facing a difficulty, it’s easy to become weary in our minds and emotions. Trying to figure it all out in our own strength can be exhausting. But we weren’t meant to try to figure everything out, we were meant to trust. We were meant to call on Him and let Him be the hero of our story!
The Bible says in Isaiah that when you cry to God for help, as soon as He hears, He will answer you! He will give you strength when you are weary and increase your power when you feel weak. No matter what is going on in your life today, God is greater than any obstacle or difficulty you may be facing. Do you need strength to overcome a challenge in your life? Do you need power to stand strong in the midst of a storm? Call on Him and He will hear you. Open your heart, and by faith, receive His strength and might. Let Him empower you to live in victory and overcome all the days of your life!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father in heaven, thank You for hearing and answering my prayers. Fill me with Your strength and power today. I trust that You are working things out for my good as I surrender every area of my life to You. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
(Isaiah 40:29, NIV)
Oftentimes, when we are facing a difficulty, it’s easy to become weary in our minds and emotions. Trying to figure it all out in our own strength can be exhausting. But we weren’t meant to try to figure everything out, we were meant to trust. We were meant to call on Him and let Him be the hero of our story!
The Bible says in Isaiah that when you cry to God for help, as soon as He hears, He will answer you! He will give you strength when you are weary and increase your power when you feel weak. No matter what is going on in your life today, God is greater than any obstacle or difficulty you may be facing. Do you need strength to overcome a challenge in your life? Do you need power to stand strong in the midst of a storm? Call on Him and He will hear you. Open your heart, and by faith, receive His strength and might. Let Him empower you to live in victory and overcome all the days of your life!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father in heaven, thank You for hearing and answering my prayers. Fill me with Your strength and power today. I trust that You are working things out for my good as I surrender every area of my life to You. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Sunday 27 February 2011
TUHAN INGIN ANDA MENJADI KAYA
Berkat Tuhanlah yang menjadikan kaya, susah payah tidak akan menambahinya (Amsal 10:22)
Ada yang menyebar harta, tetapi bertambah kaya, ada yang menghemat secara luar biasa, namun selalu berkekurangan. Siapa banyak memberi berkat, diberi kelimpahan, siapa memberi minum, ia sendiri akan diberi minum (AMSAL 11:24 -25)
Berkat Tuhanlah yang menjadikan kaya, susah payah tidak akan menambahinya (Amsal 10:22)
Satu hal yang harus kita ingat bahwa kekayaan itu bukan hanya dinilai dari materi
banyak persfektif kekayaan
seperti kaya akan kasih
kekayaan intelektual
seperti komunitas Alkitab ini yang kaya akan Firman Tuhan
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Tuhan inginkan orang-orang pilihannya menjadi kaya untuk saluran berkat bagi kerajaan surga di bumi ini
Argumentasi berdasarkan Kitab Suci.
1) Ayat-ayat Kitab Suci yang menunjukkan bahwa kita adalah anak-anak Allah (Yoh 1:12 Roma 8:14-17 Gal 3:26 dsb).
2) Ayat-ayat Kitab Suci yang menceritakan tentang orang beriman yang diberkati oleh Tuhan sehingga menjadi kaya. kita mengambil cerita-cerita tentang tokoh-tokoh Perjanjian Lama yang adalah orang beriman dan sekaligus adalah orang kaya. Misalnya: Daud, Salomo, Ayub, Abraham, Ishak, Yakub dsb. Mereka lalu mengatakan bahwa orang-orang itu beriman dan taat kepada Tuhan, dan karena itu mereka diberkati oleh Tuhan sehingga menjadi kaya. Jadi, kalau kita beriman dan taat kepada Tuhan, kita pasti juga menjadi kaya.
3) Ayat-ayat Perjanjian Lama yang menunjukkan bahwa Tuhan berjanji akan memberikan berkat jasmani yang berkelimpahan kepada orang yang mentaati Dia, yang memberikan persembahan perpuluhan dsb.
Misalnya: Im 26:1-13 Ul 28:1-14 Amsal 3:9-10 Maleakhi 3:10-12 .
Berkata bahwa Firman Tuhan berlaku kekal dan Tuhan tidak pernah berdusta / melanggar janjiNya, sehingga pada jaman inipun janji-janji itu berlaku dan pasti akan Tuhan genapi, asal kita beriman dan taat kepadaNya!
4) Ayat-ayat Perjanjian Baru seperti:
Lukas 19:13
/Ia memanggil sepuluh orang hambanya dan memberikan sepuluh mina kepada mereka, katanya: Pakailah ini untuk berdagang sampai aku datang kembali.*
Bagaimana Tuhan memperkaya umatNya
bagaimana cara Tuhan mempercayaai kekayaan Surga diBumi
Apa anda merasa susah payah menjadi kaya?......................
Apa Tuhan menambah kesusahan kepada anda ketika mencapai kekayaan itu?...........
O…. tidak…!
Kenapa? ......
Ulangan 8:18
Tetapi haruslah engkau ingat kepada TUHAN, Allahmu, sebab Dialah yang memberikan kepadamu kekuatan untuk memperoleh kekayaan, dengan maksud meneguhkan perjanjian yang diikrarkan-Nya dengan sumpah kepada nenek moyangmu, seperti sekarang ini.
Ada yang menyebar harta, tetapi bertambah kaya, ada yang menghemat secara luar biasa, namun selalu berkekurangan. Siapa banyak memberi berkat, diberi kelimpahan, siapa memberi minum, ia sendiri akan diberi minum (AMSAL 11:24 -25)
Berkat Tuhanlah yang menjadikan kaya, susah payah tidak akan menambahinya (Amsal 10:22)
Satu hal yang harus kita ingat bahwa kekayaan itu bukan hanya dinilai dari materi
banyak persfektif kekayaan
seperti kaya akan kasih
kekayaan intelektual
seperti komunitas Alkitab ini yang kaya akan Firman Tuhan
dll
Tuhan inginkan orang-orang pilihannya menjadi kaya untuk saluran berkat bagi kerajaan surga di bumi ini
Argumentasi berdasarkan Kitab Suci.
1) Ayat-ayat Kitab Suci yang menunjukkan bahwa kita adalah anak-anak Allah (Yoh 1:12 Roma 8:14-17 Gal 3:26 dsb).
2) Ayat-ayat Kitab Suci yang menceritakan tentang orang beriman yang diberkati oleh Tuhan sehingga menjadi kaya. kita mengambil cerita-cerita tentang tokoh-tokoh Perjanjian Lama yang adalah orang beriman dan sekaligus adalah orang kaya. Misalnya: Daud, Salomo, Ayub, Abraham, Ishak, Yakub dsb. Mereka lalu mengatakan bahwa orang-orang itu beriman dan taat kepada Tuhan, dan karena itu mereka diberkati oleh Tuhan sehingga menjadi kaya. Jadi, kalau kita beriman dan taat kepada Tuhan, kita pasti juga menjadi kaya.
3) Ayat-ayat Perjanjian Lama yang menunjukkan bahwa Tuhan berjanji akan memberikan berkat jasmani yang berkelimpahan kepada orang yang mentaati Dia, yang memberikan persembahan perpuluhan dsb.
Misalnya: Im 26:1-13 Ul 28:1-14 Amsal 3:9-10 Maleakhi 3:10-12 .
Berkata bahwa Firman Tuhan berlaku kekal dan Tuhan tidak pernah berdusta / melanggar janjiNya, sehingga pada jaman inipun janji-janji itu berlaku dan pasti akan Tuhan genapi, asal kita beriman dan taat kepadaNya!
4) Ayat-ayat Perjanjian Baru seperti:
- Mat 6:33 - “Tetapi carilah dahulu Kerajaan Allah dan kebenarannya, maka semuanya itu akan ditambahkan kepadamu”.
- Yoh 10:10 - “Pencuri datang hanya untuk mencuri dan membunuh dan membinasakan; Aku datang, supaya mereka mempunyai hidup, dan mempunyainya dalam segala kelimpahan”.
- 2Kor 8:9 - “Karena kamu telah mengenal kasih karunia Tuhan kita Yesus Kristus, bahwa Ia, yang oleh karena kamu menjadi miskin, sekalipun Ia kaya, supaya kamu menjadi kaya oleh karena kemiskinanNya”.
- 2Kor 9:6 - “Camkanlah ini: Orang yang menabur sedikit, akan menuai sedikit juga, dan orang yang menabur banyak, akan menuai banyak juga”.
Lukas 19:13
/Ia memanggil sepuluh orang hambanya dan memberikan sepuluh mina kepada mereka, katanya: Pakailah ini untuk berdagang sampai aku datang kembali.*
Bagaimana Tuhan memperkaya umatNya
bagaimana cara Tuhan mempercayaai kekayaan Surga diBumi
Apa anda merasa susah payah menjadi kaya?......................
Apa Tuhan menambah kesusahan kepada anda ketika mencapai kekayaan itu?...........
O…. tidak…!
Kenapa? ......
Ulangan 8:18
Tetapi haruslah engkau ingat kepada TUHAN, Allahmu, sebab Dialah yang memberikan kepadamu kekuatan untuk memperoleh kekayaan, dengan maksud meneguhkan perjanjian yang diikrarkan-Nya dengan sumpah kepada nenek moyangmu, seperti sekarang ini.
Saturday 26 February 2011
Make Your Way Prosperous
HAPPY BLESSED SUNDAY..
“This 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”
(Joshua 1:8, NKJV)
God is a good God, and He has good things in store for you! He has given you the power and the plan to experience life, health, peace and blessing in every area of your life. When we live in obedience to His Word, when we put Him first in every area, Scripture promises that our way will be prosperous, and we will experience success.
Notice how the promise in today’s verse starts. It says do not let His Word depart from your mouth. In other words, we have to declare His Word in order to set the blessing into motion. When we declare His Word, it empowers us to obey His Word, and then we will see the success He promises.
Today, make declaring His Word a priority. Set aside time each day to speak His promises over your life. As you do, you are setting His blessing in motion, and you will make your way prosperous and find success in all you do.
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father God, thank You for Your Word which is truth that sets me free. I honor You and hold Your Words close to my heart. Thank You for giving me the plan to live in blessing in every area of my life. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
“This 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”
(Joshua 1:8, NKJV)
God is a good God, and He has good things in store for you! He has given you the power and the plan to experience life, health, peace and blessing in every area of your life. When we live in obedience to His Word, when we put Him first in every area, Scripture promises that our way will be prosperous, and we will experience success.
Notice how the promise in today’s verse starts. It says do not let His Word depart from your mouth. In other words, we have to declare His Word in order to set the blessing into motion. When we declare His Word, it empowers us to obey His Word, and then we will see the success He promises.
Today, make declaring His Word a priority. Set aside time each day to speak His promises over your life. As you do, you are setting His blessing in motion, and you will make your way prosperous and find success in all you do.
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father God, thank You for Your Word which is truth that sets me free. I honor You and hold Your Words close to my heart. Thank You for giving me the plan to live in blessing in every area of my life. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Thursday 24 February 2011
KEEP TRUSTING
It says in 1 Peter 1:5-7,
Who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
One of the critical things you and I need to do when faced with trials is continue to trust God in the midst of those trials.
No matter how difficult, do not unplug your faith, even when things get rough. Keep trusting God and His promises.
Why? Well, look at what verse 5 says: We are "kept by the power of God through faith."
When you keep your faith plugged in, you are then kept by God's power.
That word keep means to preserve. It means to protect, to guard. It is used elsewhere in Scripture of a garrison of soldiers protecting something. When you are going through a trial, God will protect you through His power when you trust Him.
That word power is the same word in the Bible translated miracle. I take it to mean this: When you or I are in a season of trial, if God has to work a miracle to keep us and protect us, He will do it.
Whatever your trial…keep trusting. God Bless You.
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