HELMET

“Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” – Ephesians 6:17 (Isaiah 59:17; First Timothy 5:8)

“Wake up …”

“‘WAKE UP, O SLEEPER, RISE FROM THE DEAD, AND CHRIST WILL SHINE ON YOU,'” – Ephesians 5:14

Families

“God sets the lonely in families, …” – Psalm 68:6

THE FINAL PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS

The book called THE FINAL PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones is the book I took from my bookshelf some time and I am reading now.

The book has 457 pages and I am on page 106.

“When life isn’t a beach,” it says on the last page of  the magazine called “CHRISTIAN LIFE,” Issue 19.

Ninety Mile Beach in New Zealand

Looking closer I see that it is a whole page counselling advertisement.

Now, what does the “BOOK OF BOOKS,” the Bible,  say about counselling?

Here is what the Bible says about counsel, counselor and counsels. I picked just a few verses.

First Kings 22:5:

The first thing we must do is seek the counsel of the LORD.

Psalm 73:24:

The LORD is guiding us with his counsel.

Psalm 107:11:

We can despise the counsel of the Most High.

Isaiah 28:29

The LORD Almighty is wonderful in counsel.

John 14:16:

Here the Lord Jesus Christ says that the Holy Spirit is our Counselor and that he will be with us forever.

John 14:26:

The counselor is the Holy Spirit and he will teach us all things and remind us of everything the Lord has said to us.

John 15:26:

The Holy Spirit, the Counselor, will testify about the Lord Jesus Christ.

John 16:7:

The Lord Jesus Christ has sent the Holy Spirit.

Psalm 16:7:

Here David says that he will praise the LORD who counsels him.

Do you still want to go to the counselling Centre?

More about Kaitaia in the north of New Zealand:

Welcome to Kaitaia in three languages

Kaitaia from gthe top

Kaitaia from the top

Journeys begin in Kaitaia

From Kaitaia to :

Ahipara,

Pukenui,

Mangonui,

Cape Reinga!

I like Thai Food

Here we get our information

I must go to that Night Market

Good Bye Kaitaia

At the Beach

“…, in quietness … is your strength, … ” we read in Isaiah 30:15.

If there is any Bible verse that has been on my mind it is Isaiah 30:15, and “…, in quietness … is your strength, …” has been on my mind for many years; in fact it seems to me that those words have been on my mind from the beginning of my life as a christian until now.

The Lord is teaching us and he wants us to be obedient, and when we are poor students he has sometimes drastic measures to make us listen.

Hebrews tells us about the discipline and punishment of the Lord and that he rebukes us. He does that because he loves his sons and daughters. (Hebrews chapter 12)

The reason why Isaiah 30:15 is coming again and again to my mind is that I still have not learned to be quiet. But I am thankful that the Lord is continuing to tell me to be quiet.

And being quiet makes us also strong!