Business people come up with some strange things, things they probably don’t believe themselves. They are not only talking about ‘paradise’ but also about ‘heaven’.

In a travel brochure about Thailand (we used to work in Thailand for 13 years) you can read,” For those in search of a tropical paradise, Thailand’s islands and beaches defy the definition of heaven on earth.” An ice cream business is selling Premium ice cream, Gelato 96% fat free and it says : One lick & you are in Heaven ! Today you can read in one of the papers here about KALEIDOSCOPE HEAVEN. There are also photos. A land agent talks about the Location Plus Views of a property and then it says: A BIT OF HEAVEN. This jewel of a home with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms & 2 Lounges… and so it goes on and on. I am going to add this very quick: Kauri Mill- Northland’s own slice of Heaven-Bread– Available here!

When I read the last about A BIT OF HEAVEN in Whangaparaoa some time ago I was immediately awake. I stopped and started thinking. Usually people don’t believe in Heaven and Hell.

But the Bible speaks of heaven and hell. Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is talking more about heaven and hell than any other person in the Word of God. –Mark 9:42-48– But I don’t only want a bit of heaven, I want heaven itself.

But in order to get into heaven we need to go a certain way. And that is easy for anybody to understand. In order to reach any destination we do have to go into a certain direction and a certain way.

The way to heaven is the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ says himself in John 14:6 (click on address)…In order to come to Jesus and in order to get into heaven, we must be truthful. But we are full of untruth. And untruthfulness is SIN. Sinners have no entrance into heaven.

But the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. We must come to the Lord and confess our sins. The Lord Jesus Christ must become our righteousness. Only when we have the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ, can we stand before God the Father.

Go for all of heaven and not only for a bit!

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At the end of Amos 4:12 it says,” prepare to meet your God, O Israel.”

That is the message for all of us: Prepare to meet your creator, O Werner. You can put your name ( ) in there!

The BIBLE tells us how to be prepared!

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE TITLE AND THE WRITING ON THE PICTURE?

That saying really makes me think! One person I know has a quality education and loves the job. But that person also says,” There are many things I have to do which I don’t love. I have to discipline myself to do them.”

I personally do not agree with that statement on the picture!

Can anybody help?

I think the words discipline and disciple are related?

We are the disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.

This advertisement from a landagent goes like this: Thinking of selling? I have a database of buyers seeking Kerikeri properties. Friendly and competent service assured.

YOUR CHOICE… MY COMMITMENT

I have here also another leaflet advertising a Christian Women’s Conference. It was held long ago and one of the speakers was Billy Graham’s daughter Anne Graham Lotz (USA). She was speaking about Personal Commitment to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

What about our Commitment as Christians?

Can we say to the Lord: Lord, I am fully committed to the way you have chosen for my life!–Please read Mark 14:35,36

Can we say: YOUR CHOICE…… MY COMMITMENT!

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This goes back to the time when there was no McDonald’s in Kerikeri. The Chronicle (Saturday March 6,1999) carried the following story: “Paul and Sandra Steiner who plan to open the new McDonald’s fast food outlet attended the meeting with McDonald’s Director Glenn Corbett. Mr Steiner said he was passionate about his business and he was committed to bringing McDonald’s to Kerikeri. The paper said KERIKERI DIVIDED– but in spite of opposition there is now a big McDonald’s in the middle of the town.

Are we as Christians passionate about the business of our Lord Jesus Christ? Are we taking the GOSPEL ( Romans 1:16,17) to places where people are who have not heard yet about the Lord Jesus Christ?— Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-18; Luke 24:46-49; John 20:19-23; Acts 1:8 .

I read there today and it speaks to me: “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! First John 3:1!

But let us remember that the letters ( the apostle Paul has written 13 ) in the New Testament are written to born again believers.

But what a BLESSING to know that we are children of God.

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We arrived at a small village near Salogbad north of Nakornsawan called Bahnrai in THAILAND. My Thai Friend would start in a minute to preach the GOSPEL, ( Romans 1:16,17 ) using the loudspeaker equipment we used to carry on our small motorbike while I was busy with the literature we would distribute. The village was so remote and I was thinking nobody has ever preached the GOSPEL here. We are the first missionaries at this place.

But what a surprise to find Coca Cola in the village when we became thirsty. The bottomline is that business people are quicker off the mark than preachers of the Gospel.

But what is more important, that people drink the LIVING WATER ( John 4:13,14) or Coca Cola?

It is a beautiful day and I am looking through the window panes of the ranchslider door. I can see two palm trees not too big and not too small. They were actually here when we bought the place.

Many years ago–at another place– I had the desire to plant some palm trees. I thought that would be really something. But I never did. All of a sudden Psalm 37:4 came to my mind again: Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. And I have always said that the Lord gives us more than we ask for. He is good!

Look at the two beautiful palm trees in front of our house! Praise the Lord!