Friday, December 27, 2013

Why We Must Give Thanks



Why We Must Give Thanks and Praise the Lord

No matter what we do in life, or what we believe, we must praise the Lord. Whether it is Jehovah, Buddha, Allah, or the Great Spirit, we must give thanks for we are all spiritual beings.

Even atheists recognize this although they won’t admit it. In secret they pray, but will deny it with a dying breath. What a shame.

This is a fact; there are few things that feel better than receiving passionate praise and appreciation from some other person. God adores it as well. He smiles upon us when we express our devotion and thanks to him.

We praise God for who He is and we thank the Heavens for what He's done. A fantastic thing takes place when we provide praise and thanksgiving to God. When we give God delight, our own hearts are full of joy! When we enjoy what God has done for us, and express that delight to God, it brings Him joy and increases our joy.

Most believers accept that praising God and being grateful is good, but some see it as a duty. Some believers only praise God when their circumstances are good and they've got a reason to thank Him. The reality is that praising God isn't a choice. Praise has a potent effect on the follower, the demon, and on God, it is our highest calling. By targeting your issues rather than praising God, you become self -centered and prideful. Praise motivates you to get you interested on God and off your issues.

A few people say they're praying, but they're so concentrated on their issues, they are essentially protesting. If you target the Word of Our Lord to Him, He will be with you.

How does one keep from concentrating on the difficulty when you're suffering discomfort or have no money? The most vital thing you can do is praise God. A negative, griping disposition will not change anything, but praising God will start the evolution in your disposition. 

If you've always been negative, you need to practice thinking on positive things. Many of us have found it extraordinarily tough to operate in faith instead of fear.

Fear comes through carnal information, just as religion and all things that pertain unto life come through spiritual information. Most believers of today are full of the false information that we are evolved from monkeys and that everything is relevant to our situation and circumstance. Try praising the Lord, you will surely be blessed.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Christianity


One of the things I have noticed about Christians is judgement and hypocrisy. Jesus talks about this in Matthew 7:1-4. We are not to judge for we are all the same, born into sin.  There is none righteous, no, not one (Romans 3:10).

Our job as Christians is to bring people to Jesus and let then know the love of Christ. It is then that the Holy Spirit takes over to deal with the sin. It is not our place to judge or pass judgement.

 What does it mean to be a Christian? To answer this we must first look at the origin of the term.

It started as a derogatory term given to the disciples in Antioch, its meaning today is to be Christ-like. At that time, being Christ-like was not necessarily a good thing, the people were mocked and ridiculed. The same holds true today. 

As Christians, there are things we must do and practice in our day-to-day lives to not only live for Christ, but to be an example for Him. 

First thing we must do is remember the great commandment of Jesus.  Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:19, 20).

In order to do this we must be leaders. In the military, no one follows the private; he is at the bottom of the chain of command. In order to be good leaders, we must be good followers. In this, we must follow God’s Word. All great leaders lead by example. We have many leaders in this country that do not lead by example. They are living high off the hog and taking lavish vacations while the people struggle.


As Christians we are all part of the body of Christ which makes up the church. How we represent ourselves is how we represent Jesus and ultimately the church. We cannot expect anyone to believe in Jesus if we as Christians do not first and foremost show the love of Christ. 

Jesus’ first commandment was that of love. “You should love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul” “You should love thy neighbor as you love yourself” (Matt 22:37-39). This does not override any of the Ten Commandments. If you break any of the Ten Commandments you are not walking in love.

Many Christians and Churches do not understand this. This does not exclude Clergy. How about the Reverends Al Sharpton, Jeremiah Write, and Jesse Jackson just to name a few? If they exemplify the love of Christ, I must be a saint. I am not judging anyone or their Ministry, but the Lord blessed me with a brain and I know hate speech when I hear it. They are real quick to jump on TV and spout racism. If you call me a racist because of the color of my skin, what does that make you?

Are we to take examples from these men? What about those who are lost and a part of the population they speak of as evil? What about those who subscribe to their message? There are many. Paul writes to Timothy in his letters about such dangers. Our church leaders must be especially careful. As Christians we need to connect with our church leaders and pray for them.