Uni-verse 307-10,000 For better through verse I Samuel 2 v 30
Honour for honour
1Sa 2:30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
When we honour God, He will surely honour us. When we despise the Lord,we will be of little value with Him. When we give top priority in our lives to the Lord, then we are honouring Him. It does not mean that we merely honour the Lord with our words but that we fear His awesome holiness and power and love His goodness and kindness. Giving top priority implies spending time early in the day on a regular basis at the feet of the Lord. It means that we give utmost importance to reading, studying, remembering and applying the Word in our lives.
Honouring the Lord also means that we do not hesitate to bear witness to others about the Lord’s goodness. We are always willing to make sacrifices of our time, money and resources in serving the Lord in practical ways. When we honour Jesus, the Son of God,we honour Him. When we use our earthly talents, positions and resources to glorify God, He is honoured.
The Lord in return honours us by lifting us up in the eyes of people around us. He will honour us. Precious things for precious people. When we so become precious in God’s eyes, He will give people in exchange for our lives. He will perform the vast array of His Word in the different seasons of our lives. He will manifest His power and grace on our behalf when we come up against powerful adversaries and seemingly insurmountable obstacles. He will keep want and poverty from knocking on our doors. He will bless us with His abundance from the deep of the earth. He will lead, guide and encourage us. He will not let us be ashamed in front of our adversaries. People can give us gifts but only the Lord can endow us with gifts from within.
Prateep V Philip
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Monday, December 12, 2011
UV 269/10,000 Mathew 10 v 8
Uni-verse 269/10,000 For better through verse Mathew 10 v 8
Mat 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give
These words of Jesus are as true today as when He spoke it to His first disciples. Jesus appeared to confirm these words in a time of prayer a couple of days ago. He spoke these words of encouragement, “ Freely you have received and freely you have given. You are the salt of the earth. You bring hope to the hopeless, help to the helpless. You are eligible for your reward as a workman is worthy of his meat.”
The Lord is generous. Even when we are faithful in a little, He acknowledges it as if it is a lot. We are each called to a ministry of healing, cleansing, resurrecting and casting out. Sometimes, we think that these acts are meant only for the apostles and not
for lesser mortals like us.
We may not even know that by our prayers, the work of God has been accomplished. I was surprised when He once said, “ Three people have been brought back from death by your prayers.” Then, I recounted the three people who I had prayed for and who had recovered from deadly situations. It is not we who do it but the grace and mercy and power of the Lord does it every time. We are just like a magnifying lens to allow the light and warmth of the Sun of Righteousness to pass through and to be focused on a particular need of a specific fellow being. We need to muster enough patience and faith to hold the magnifying lens long enough in the right direction to start a fire of faith. When we do so, we magnify the Name of the Lord. We become in His eyes, His workers to declare His works. Coincidentally, my wife ( without knowing what I am meditating on) is just now playing the Don Moen ‘blessong’, “ Be magnified, O Lord, You are higly exalted.. there is nothing you cannot do..”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpPTjHpIIOw
Prateep V Philip
Mat 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give
These words of Jesus are as true today as when He spoke it to His first disciples. Jesus appeared to confirm these words in a time of prayer a couple of days ago. He spoke these words of encouragement, “ Freely you have received and freely you have given. You are the salt of the earth. You bring hope to the hopeless, help to the helpless. You are eligible for your reward as a workman is worthy of his meat.”
The Lord is generous. Even when we are faithful in a little, He acknowledges it as if it is a lot. We are each called to a ministry of healing, cleansing, resurrecting and casting out. Sometimes, we think that these acts are meant only for the apostles and not
for lesser mortals like us.
We may not even know that by our prayers, the work of God has been accomplished. I was surprised when He once said, “ Three people have been brought back from death by your prayers.” Then, I recounted the three people who I had prayed for and who had recovered from deadly situations. It is not we who do it but the grace and mercy and power of the Lord does it every time. We are just like a magnifying lens to allow the light and warmth of the Sun of Righteousness to pass through and to be focused on a particular need of a specific fellow being. We need to muster enough patience and faith to hold the magnifying lens long enough in the right direction to start a fire of faith. When we do so, we magnify the Name of the Lord. We become in His eyes, His workers to declare His works. Coincidentally, my wife ( without knowing what I am meditating on) is just now playing the Don Moen ‘blessong’, “ Be magnified, O Lord, You are higly exalted.. there is nothing you cannot do..”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpPTjHpIIOw
Prateep V Philip
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