WILD FLOWERS

“BUT THE ONE WHO IS RICH SHOULD TAKE PRIDE IN HIS LOW POSITION, BECAUSE HE WILL PASS AWAY LIKE A WILD FLOWER.” – James 1:10

Notes taken from, “Deine Zeugnisse – mein ewiges Erbe,” by Alfred Christlieb.

“Whenever the ark set out, Moses said, ‘Rise up O LORD! May your enemies be scattered, may your foes flee before you.'” – Numbers 10:35

FIRSTLY:

It was a busy time for MOSES whenever the ark set out. He could have said, “This is not the time to pray.” But not so Moses. Whenever the pillar of cloud appeared, whenever they started a new stage of the journey, the first thing he did was to pray.

Pukenui, in the north of New Zealand

WE must follow the example of Moses. The more we have to do the more we must pray. We think we waste time, but actually gain time by doing so, and things are not so likely to go wrong.

SECONDLY:

The prayer of MOSES is very simple. It sounds as if a child is asking the father to stand up and protect it.

WE can also pray like that as children to our heavenly Father.

THIRDLY:

MOSES is not concerned about his own enemies, but about the enemies of God and that the enemies flee from God and not from him. Notice “your enemies” and “your foes”.

WE as prayer warriors must seek the glory of God and not our own. A prayer warrior must trust the power of God and not his own.

Every new day is a new stage of our journey. Let us begin each new day by praying.

“WHAT IS GREATER THAN GOD, MORE EVIL THAN THE DEVIL, THE POOR HAVE IT, AND THE RICH NEED IT?”

Something to think about:

“BOOZE BAN PLAN THREAT TO SPORT”

WORLD FOOD DAY ON

16 OCTOBER

BREAD

“Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery or apartheid, it is man-made, and can be removed by the actions of human beings.” – Nelson Mandela

ROMANS: Chapter One

WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TO READ AND STUDY THE SERMONS BY D. MARTYN LLOYD-JONES

“Unlocked cars contribute to the growing crime rate!” and “Always lock your car securely and keep valuables out of sight,” are the warnings you can see when entering a rest area here in New Zealand.

But there are people who do not touch unlocked cars and the valuables of other people. Who are they? Do you belong to them?

A Well

In the Bible we are reading about a well called Beer Lahai Roi and we are told about the story of the well.

BEER LAHAI ROI means  WELL OF THE LIVING ONE WHO SEES ME.

At this well the LORD spoke to Hagar and she gave Him the name “‘You are the God who sees me.'” She said also, “‘I have now seen the One who sees me.'” (You find the story in the first book of the Bible, in Genesis 16:13)

Hagar said, “‘You are the God who sees me.'” The people who do not touch unlocked cars and the valuables of other people say also: YOU GOD SEES ME!

No fear of God is the great contributor to the growing crime rate.

There is one book in the Bible I have always loved, and that is the book called Ecclesiastes. Almost at the end of the book it says:

“NOW ALL HAS BEEN HEARD; HERE IS THE CONCLUSION OF THE MATTER: FEAR GOD AND KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS, FOR THIS IS THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN.”  (Ecclesiastes 12:13)