The Gospel of Jesus to the nations

The Gospel of Jesus to the nations

lørdag 12. november 2011

Persecution: Rom.8:35-39

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written: “ For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.(Rom.8:35-39)
No one can separate us from the LOVE OF CHRIST. Even strong persecution. Not just persecution, but also whole devil's package in one with tribulation, distress, famine, nakedness, peril, sword can't separate us from GOD's Love...
This all in one spiritual battle package or even each separatly spiritual battle is possible to conquer through Him, through faith in JESUS(IISUS), who loved us much. Cause GOD - our Heavenly Father is sooo GREAT. His Power is unlimited and His AGAPE LOVE is boundless to us His children. And He is mighty to keep everyone who believes in Him, who's Saviour is the LORD JESUS. Amen

fredag 11. november 2011

Sunday 13.11.11 for persecuted christians

Text: 32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted,were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. 39 And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us. (Hebr.11:32-40)

Thoughts: In persucution some were slain with the sword(v.37), but not all accepted deliverance(through death), but another escaped the edge of the sword - by faith(v.34). With other words ran away by FAITH from the edge of the sword. Both ACTS is by FAITH: to accept eternal deliverance(were slain with the sword) and another is escaped from the edge of the sword.

I believe that every persecution is also a visible spiritual war against christian. And only with prayer, faith, patience is possible to overcome it. Look at the verse 34:...out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.(spiritual battle and overcome it with faith).

In whole history the enemy - devil tried to destroy church.
The enemy of God and people, persecuted church in whole church history. And in our days devil continue to persecute the church. Every year approx. 200 million christians in the world goes through persecution.

In Acts 8 we read that Saul persecuted church. And in Acts 9 we read that Saul was on the way to Damascus. And Saul has one target to imprison christians in Damascus.
And on his way he meets the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords JESUS CHRIST.
Acts 9: 3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. 4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” 5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”

Saul had an authority to imprison christians, but he didn't know that in heaven THE MOST HIGH GOD JESUS CHRIST who watching all and the Lord Jesus Christ Who has All Authority in Heaven and on the Earth and He is the Ruler of whole universe.

And look: Through the text we understand that every persecution of christian or church the Lord watching as a persecution of Himself, as He persecuted self: "Why you persecuting Me?" is His answer for everyone who persecutes church and christians. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.
This testimony God's one of the Greatest Apostles - Ap.Paul(before Saul) sharing 2 times in Acts.

Lets pray for our brothers and sisters that goes through persecution today. That the Lord will keep them in different difficult countries and comforts them all. And also may the Lord will be merciful for those who persecuting the church in our days. Because He is love, but also He has Authority and He can do ALL!




1Pet.2:4-5

4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 1Pet.2:4-5

tirsdag 8. november 2011

Singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord

15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another in the fear of God. (Eph.5:15-21)
So because it is context I just took whole context. But here I want that we will focus on the verse 18 to be filled with the Holy Spirit. And (v.19)naturaly to speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs(3 kinds of songs: psalms, hymns ans spiritual songs).
Here is very good verse: singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. Amen :)
Of course when the Holy Spirit filles then also our heart will be filled with singing and melody. Cause all starts with filling with the Holy Spirit. God bless you and may He will fill you with sweet Holy Spirit. And may the Holy Spirit fill your heart with singing and melody...

onsdag 2. november 2011

The wedding in Cana

Just will share with Bible perls

John 2

1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.

To wedding was invited mother of Jesus, His disciples. But most blessed part is Jesus coming to wedding to bless people. I believe that in Galilee was also weddings, but other not invited Jesus. The most blessed part that Jesus because He loves people He coming when people inviting Him. From this 2 verses we know that Jesus were invited and He came.

When we read this first 2 verses about disciples we think that Jesus came with His 12 disciples. No! Look: on the third day writing ap. John was a wedding. But on the second day (Jn.1:35-51) the Lord has just Andrew, Peter, Philip, Nathanael(not apostle),and other John baptist's disciple that followed Jesus. Just few disciples, mother of Jesus and Jesus came to wedding in Cana.

3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” 4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.”

Mary the mother of Jesus she knew that every problem, every need Jesus can solve. Special crisis problems. Usualy in Israel wedding celebrated one week. And because of it the food and all what is needed for celebrating it was prepared carefully. And if it was luck of food or wine it was shame. And so wine was finished. Crisis. But mother of Jesus she knew to Whom she need to come in crisis time. JESUS. And she came to Him: "They have no wine". And look how Jesus answering. "Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me?
Here allready Jesus say as Lord to woman. "My hour has not yet come". The Lord when He was on the earth He done Father's will. And even the hour, exactly a minute of his glorifying through miracle not came yet.

5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”

So little bit about servants. Every God's child is servant. And it is privilage to be servant. How often we think that only our directly worshiping is service, but we need also remind His Word:
45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”(Mrk.10:45)
Greatest servant is our Lord. He said that we need to serve people and He as Lord served people.
Blessing is there: to serve people as His servant.

And servants memorized His mother's word: "Whatever He says to you, do it".
We all remember transfiguration of the Lord Jesus. And when the Lord Jesus was transfigured the Father God said: 5 While he (ap.Peter) was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” (Mt.17:5).
Hear JESUS!
Mother of Jesus to servants: "Whatever He says to you, do it". To do absolutly all what Jesus says in His Word it is blessing.

6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece.

In our modern measure every waterpot approx. may contain 100 or 150 liters of water.

7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim.

The Lord because He loves people He blesses people in full measure. "Fill the waterpots with water" said the Lord. And servants who memorized the word: "Whatever He says to you, do it", they filled them up. Look: filled all 6 waterpots of stone up to the BRIM. Filled up maximum.
What a good servants. That whatever Jesus says to them, they was prepared to do. And they filled all 600 liters up to the brim.

8 And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it.
Here we see how servants not forgetting the word: "Whaterver He says to you, do it". And here is test. Servants knew that there was the water. And to take the water to the master of the feast and to say here are wine, it may brings misunderstandings. Here by faith in the Lord's Word the servants needed to do "WHATERVER HE SAYS TO DO". And what the servants done? And they TOOK IT. They done what the Lord said without doubt and analysing.

9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”

Interesting and most amaizing thing that ONLY SERVANTS has seen the Mirracle of Jesus at the wedding. All others they didn't know and they didn't see mirracle of Jesus. Awesome fact!
When we serve people (because the Lord on the earth self served people), when we God's children are SERVANTS and serve people, then we can see mirracles of the Lord.

Another thing how we may know about God's love and His care from this history? The Lord done a mirracle that water turn to wine. I believe that wine that the Lord done was special, because it is done through mirracle. And wine that Jesus done was alcohol free wine, because it was mirracle wine. And when Jesus gives something to people, then He gives all pure, I mean in his blessing will be not something that discourage people. I believe that in the wine that He gave to folk it was not alcohol (mirracle wine).

And look how we can see God's love and His care. If the Lord cares for elementary things like a soda, then how valuable everyone before Him. Even our hairs of our head are all numbered.
7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. (Lk.12:7)
When we take a shower, then we losing few of our hairs of our head and God he exactly knows how many we have lost and how many hairs of our head we have after shower. If our hairs that we losing every day so important for God, then how much valuable a person and his/her life before Him. God bless you...









tirsdag 1. november 2011

The Holy Spirit's fruit

The Lord's garden is the church. Every person in the garden is a fruit tree. And the water for tree is the Holy Spirit. As every tree can't liv without water, so every christian can't liv without the Holy Spirit. And even a fruit on every tree in this garden is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. Amen Gal.5:22