Uni-verse 303/10,000 For better through verse Jeremiah 5 v 14
Our mouth His furnace, His words our fire:
Jer 5:14 Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
In the mouth of a man with a believing heart, the Word of God is a fire. It is a fire that warms the hearts of the listeners as they listen to the truth. It comes forth with power and conviction. The people who listen are like the wood that is combustible.
Their hearts too will catch the fire and burn for the Lord. For such people who have hardened their hearts with pride, doubt and deceit, the Word of God that proceeds from the mouth of believers will act as a hammer in breaking down the barriers to belief and relief.
The title, “God of hosts” implies that He is the Commander in Chief of the armies of heaven and has a huge array of supernatural resources to send to the aid of those who are faithful in declaring the Word of the Lord. Those who communicate the Word of God fulfill the will of God in their lives. Speaking the Word of God is an act of faith and of courage. We are taking a stand or a position on the spiritual frontline. Speaking the Word of God is not mere speaking, it is ACTION. When we become teachers of the Word of God , we must be careful how we speak and what we speak even when we are not speaking the Word. Both sweet water and salt water should not flow from the same spring. Our mouths are the springs of eternal life. Our mouths are the furnace that brings forth pure gold.
Our hearts, minds and mouths should be in perfect alignment or congruence. Our mind should not think thoughts that demonstrate a lack of faith. Our mouths should not speak words that demonstrate a lack of faith. Our hearts should not waver or vacillate. The Lord once affirmed me by saying, “ What you think you speak and what you speak happens.” Our job is the job of the herald to a king, to announce, to proclaim and to declare the Word of God. The power and grace of God will act to confirm that it is indeed the Word of God,often with quietness and assurance and sometimes with signs and wonders. When we affirm the Word of God as truth, He affirms us.
Prateep V Philip
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Shine like a candle in the contemporary darkness
Uni-verse 288/10,000 For better through verse Luke 8 v 16
Can you shine like a candle?
Luk 8:16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light
We are each a candle. The Word of God is the match that is used to light it. The Holy Spirit is the one who lights the flame. The difficult situations we face in life are the hard surfaces against which the match is struck to give the spark to light the match. Thank the Lord for the difficult times and challenges in our lives for without these,how will we have a testimony or a “true believe it or not story” to share? Our natural abilities and talents, careers, positions and professions are the candlestick on which the candle is set. We need to be ambitious for God so that the candlestick will project the light more and more. We need to excel in our professions so that the candlestick is stable and strong. We should not however be too taken in by the grandeur of the candlestick, however exalted our position or our achievements. At the end of the day, the candle is the purpose, not the candlestick. Our hearts should melt like wax in the presence of the Lord.
In a time of prayer, the Lord revealed that when we spend less time in prayer and worship, it is like keeping the candle under a bed. When we keep a candle under a bed, not only will the candle not burn brightly owing to deficiency in the oxygen available for it to burn but it could set the bed on fire. Not taking enough time to fellowship with God is akin to setting the course of our life on fire. The Word of God says that those who walk in their own light are tormented and torn. Those who do so are like the candle in the famous Princess Diana memorial song " A candle in the wind." They burn out against the fury of the wind, forces within and without, natural and supernatural, that are too powerful to contain or contend with.
When we keep the candle under a lid or a vessel, it will be extinguished in a short while. We cannot hide our faith or the truth. We cannot camouflage our convictions to compromise with the world. We cannot allow fear , doubt ,disbelief , disappointment or discouragement or sin to put out the flame within us. We need to burn appropriately, consistently and unwaveringly. We need to burn high enough for others to see, long enough to make an impact and brightly enough to dispel the surrounding darkness. When all these conditions are fulfilled, then those who enter the Kingdom of God will see the light. A candle always thinks, “ I can burn”. It is not worried about becoming reduced to a dab of carbon. Similarly, a believer must always think, “ I can shine for God. I can shine forth for His glory and praise with His light, His wisdom, His power and His grace.” Grace empowers and enables and absolute grace enables absolutely.
Prateep V Philip
Can you shine like a candle?
Luk 8:16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light
We are each a candle. The Word of God is the match that is used to light it. The Holy Spirit is the one who lights the flame. The difficult situations we face in life are the hard surfaces against which the match is struck to give the spark to light the match. Thank the Lord for the difficult times and challenges in our lives for without these,how will we have a testimony or a “true believe it or not story” to share? Our natural abilities and talents, careers, positions and professions are the candlestick on which the candle is set. We need to be ambitious for God so that the candlestick will project the light more and more. We need to excel in our professions so that the candlestick is stable and strong. We should not however be too taken in by the grandeur of the candlestick, however exalted our position or our achievements. At the end of the day, the candle is the purpose, not the candlestick. Our hearts should melt like wax in the presence of the Lord.
In a time of prayer, the Lord revealed that when we spend less time in prayer and worship, it is like keeping the candle under a bed. When we keep a candle under a bed, not only will the candle not burn brightly owing to deficiency in the oxygen available for it to burn but it could set the bed on fire. Not taking enough time to fellowship with God is akin to setting the course of our life on fire. The Word of God says that those who walk in their own light are tormented and torn. Those who do so are like the candle in the famous Princess Diana memorial song " A candle in the wind." They burn out against the fury of the wind, forces within and without, natural and supernatural, that are too powerful to contain or contend with.
When we keep the candle under a lid or a vessel, it will be extinguished in a short while. We cannot hide our faith or the truth. We cannot camouflage our convictions to compromise with the world. We cannot allow fear , doubt ,disbelief , disappointment or discouragement or sin to put out the flame within us. We need to burn appropriately, consistently and unwaveringly. We need to burn high enough for others to see, long enough to make an impact and brightly enough to dispel the surrounding darkness. When all these conditions are fulfilled, then those who enter the Kingdom of God will see the light. A candle always thinks, “ I can burn”. It is not worried about becoming reduced to a dab of carbon. Similarly, a believer must always think, “ I can shine for God. I can shine forth for His glory and praise with His light, His wisdom, His power and His grace.” Grace empowers and enables and absolute grace enables absolutely.
Prateep V Philip
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