“Little deeds are like little seeds,

they grow to flowers or weeds.” – Victorian Wisdom

“If you are in debt, somebody else owns part of you.”

“Out of debt, out of danger.”

“Spend more than you make = debt. Spend less than you make = independence.”

( LIVING WISDOM by David Riddell)

The BIBLE says:

“Let no DEBT remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.” – Romans 13:8

“Love your neighbours, but don’t pull down your hedge.”

Just as I find the above words again and again, you probably do too. And dreamers have been on my mind for a long time.

At the present time I am reading the book called RENEWED DAY BY DAY by A. W. Tozer and he is writing in the book about the man who is the dreamer.

Just now I cannot keep away from that book, because it is a real blessing.

Yesterday in the evening I looked through reading material I had picked up during the day and I could hardly believe what I found.

“dream a little,” it says on the front page of the little booklet (Aug-Oct 2012)  that advertises the goods of our local shop, where you buy books and stationery.

“Our success as a nation relies on every  single New Zealander stepping forward, making the most of themselves, helping others, seeking new ways of doing things, and reaching for their dreams,” writes the Prime Minister in his message on the New Zealander of the Year Awards 2013 NOMINATION FORM.

But let’s go back to Tozer and what he says about the man who is the dreamer.

“We of the Christian faith need not go on the defensive, for it is the modern man of the world who is the dreamer, not the Christian believer!

The sinner can never be quite himself. All his life he must pretend. He must act as if he were never going to die, and yet he knows too well that he is. He…..”

Please get hold  of the book RENEWED DAY  BY DAY by A. W. Tozer and read everything what he writes under the heading: “It Is Modern Man Himself Who Is the Dreamer.”

First of all a short SERMON OUTLINE:

First John 2:16

Intr.:

“For everything in the world-

1. the cravings of sinful man,

2. the lust of his eyes, and

3. the boasting of what

-he has and

-does

End:

comes not from the Father but from the world.”

FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD.

What is friendship with the world?

— Friendship with the world is hatred toward God.

— Friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God.

ARE YOU AN ENEMY OF GOD?

FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD.

What is friendship with God?

— Friendship with God is hatred toward the world.

— Friendship with God makes you an enemy of the world.

ARE YOU AN ENEMY OF THE WORLD?

FINALLY I AM ASKING YOU AGAIN: ARE YOU AN ENEMY OF GOD OR ARE YOU AN ENEMY OF THE WORLD?

IF YOU ARE AN ENEMY OF THE WORLD YOU LIVE FOREVER!!

“Powered by Google” and “Proudly powered by WordPress,” I am reading on the screen of the monitor.

Powered by ……..What?

I don’t know about you, but I want to be powered by PRAYER!

I have learned that “‘PRAYER is the soul of man talking to God.'”

HOW CAN WE BE POWERED BY PRAYER?

Let me mention here two things, praise and asking.

First of all we are encouraged to praise.

One part of prayer should be ADORATION. What is adoration? Adoration is when our soul is praising and worshipping God. Please read Psalm 95:6

When I am thinking about praising the Lord, two passages from the Bible are coming to my mind, namely Second Chronicles 20 and Acts 16.

In Second Chronicles chapter 20 King Jehoshaphat is in trouble,  but singing and praising gets him out of his trouble. And have you ever prayed like king Jehoshaphat? This is the last sentence of his prayer. You find the last sentence of his prayer in Second Chronicles 20:12  “We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you.”

In Acts chapter 16 Paul and Silas are in prison and praying and singing gets them out of prison. Let us also notice that Paul and Silas were singing about midnight. What a time to sing hymns to God. But they did. What happened? An earthquake happened.

Read the whole story for yourself in the New Testament in the book of Acts. (Acts 16:16-40) Yes, the Bible is a very exciting book!

Secondy we are encouraged to ask.

And here again two Bible passages: Matthew 7:7 and James 4:2.

In Matthew 7:7 The Lord Jesus says, “‘Ask and it will be given to you;…'”

I like especially James 4:2 where it says, “YOU DO NOT HAVE, BECAUSE YOU DO NOT ASK GOD.” Can I encourage you to ask!

And here are the three answers God gives to prayer: 1. Yes, 2. No, 3. Wait.

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“We will never learn to pray by reading books on the subject. We must pray. Be sure to thank Him constantly for answered prayer.” – Alban Douglas in ONE HUNDRED BIBLE LESSONS.

Billy Graham says, “Without constant, daily, systematic prayer, your life will seem barren, discouraging, and fruitless. Without constant prayer you never can know the inner peace that God wants to give you.”

I say once more: Yes, I want to be powered by prayer!