FIRE

THE PRAYER OF ELIJAH

First Kings 18:36,37

He is praying for FIRE.

We want to notice two things in his prayer.

1.  HIS GOAL IS THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE CONVERSION OF ISRAEL.

Twice he asks God to reveal himself  as the only living God. This revelation would lead then to the conversion of Israel.

He prays: “…, let it be known today that you are God in Israel …” He prays: “…, answer me, so these people will know that you, O LORD are God, …”

We can ask the Lord for great things as long as we are only after the glory of God and the conversion of sinners. Elijah is teaching us always to start with the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer. There it says, “…, hallowed be your name …” (Matthew 6:9)

2.  HE IS PRAYING ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD.

He was absolutely certain that everything he did was in harmony with the will of God. “…, let it be known today … that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.”

FOOTSTEPS

We can only expect the Lord to bless us in all we do, when we are in harmony with His will. The Lord cannot bless us, when we are doing our own thing.

Let us follow the footsteps of Elijah.

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Source: Deine Zeugnisse – mein ewiges Erbe

 by A. Christlieb

The Cross

“The rest of mankind

Revelation 9:20,21

Intr.:

that were not killed by these plagues still

1.  did not repent of the works of their hands; they

2.  did not stop worshiping demons, and

“…did not STOP worshiping …”

3.  idols of

a. gold,

b. silver,

c. bronze,

d. stone and

e. wood –

idols that cannot see or hear or walk.

4.  Nor did they repent of their

a. murders, their

b. magic arts, their

c. sexual immorality or their

d. thefts.”

End:

“Preach the Gospel at all times. Use words if necessary,” is a church sign, that was used a good number of years ago somewhere.

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST MENTIONS PEOPLE WHO PUT HIS WORDS INTO PRACTICE.

What kind of people are that?

Put the word of the Lord into practice

That are wise builders who build their houses on the rock. Rain is no problem, rising streams  are no problem and strong winds are also no problem.

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST MENTIONS ALSO PEOPLE WHO DO NOT PUT HIS WORDS INTO PRACTICE.

What kind of people are that?

That are foolish builders who build their houses on sand. Rain is a problem, rising streams are a problem and strong winds are a problem.

I want to be a wise builder. What about you?

“Good practisers are even better than good preachers,” is a sage saying.

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Please read Matthew 7:24-27 

Keep on digging!

“CALL A SPADE A SPADE. 

A SIN IS NOT AN INFIRMITY.”

– Sage Saying

“Is pre -marital sex still a sin?” is the title of the article I found in the news magazine called INVESTIGATE HERS (April / May 2014). I borrowed the magazine from our local library last Monday.

“Yes,” is the answer.

The Poster

Not long ago I came across the poster above.

I am not quite sure now, but I must have picked up the poster together with other information material at the TE Hiku Youth Expo 2015 here in Kaitaia.

The answer in the article is not on “yes,” but it says there also that “sexual activity of any kind outside of marriage is considered sinful.”

We need more articles like that in our magazines.

“How many days in my life have a failed already?” I am asking myself now seriously.

June 23, 2015

On this date, I picked up the book DAILY READINGS from the Works of Martyn Lloyd-Jones. The Reading on that day challenges me deeply.

I am reading there about four things God has given us:

GOD HAS GIVEN US THE GIFT OF LIFE. GOD HAS GIVEN US THE GIFT OF FOOD. GOD HAS GIVEN US THE GIFT OF EXISTENCE. GOD HAS GIVEN US THE MARVEL AND WONDER OF THE BODY.

Think thank God for the daily bread

“There should never be a day in our lives when we fail to thank God for …” those four things, writes Martyn Lloyd-Jones, and what a challenge that is for me.

But how do we learn to thank God?

I remember a “Think Safety” sticker on my motorbike some time ago and I wondered a bit why it was there, but the message is very obvious: “THINK SAFETY.”

THINK thank God for the gift of life. THINK thank God for the gift of food.  THINK thank God for the gift of existence.  THINK thank God for the marvel and wonder of the body.

THINK! THINK! THINK!

How many days in my life have I failed already to be thankful for those four things and just taken them for granted?

In future I want to THINK thank God for everything and especially for the four things mentioned.