Living under Grace

Gal 2:11-16
James 2:10-12
John 1:10(14)-20
8;46
Gal 3:(1)10-
1:

Moses was given the laws. But in that time if you broke one law, you broke all laws. For that cycle to end,  something had to happen.  Christ came to abolish the law so that we the righteous of God,  shall be led by grace to stay just.

1) you can't earn grace
2) you don't deserve it
3) given for free by God

That which we freely receive from God, by faith. Without earning it or deserving it, therefore cannot boast about being graceful.

Ephe 2;8,9

Mercy is available no matter how messed up you think you. Let your faith take your fear away, from getting closer to Christ. Be like the prostitute who washed Jesus' feet. Let us live a life of freedom and liberty cause Christ paid the ultimate price to save us. Don't let the devil convince you that you don't belong with Christ!

Who is thy neighbour?

Luke 10:25-37
Matt 5:43-48

There's nothing special about loving people who love you or being kind to people who are kind to you. God's love is doing all this when it's nor reciprocal.

John 4:9

Jews always looked down on Samaritans as they worshipped idols and not God like the Jews who felt God was theirs. So they had no dealings with each other.

The priest and the levite who were Jews, didn't help their fellow jew. The priest may have thought it was due to the man's sins that got him in that predicament. The levite maybe thought the thieves were nearby so walked passed, but the Samaritan who had no dealings with Jews,  was the one to help the jew. He showed love and compassion to an enemy, without thought of his own safety.

But it seems that in church we are holding each others tribes,culture,race against each other,  in the church!!!  In the Kingdom of God all those things should not matter. We must use this to undermine each other.

Deut 29:29

The undisputed paradox

Gen 2:16,17
Rom 6:23
Isa 59:2
John 3;17
Matt 27:62-66
Matt 28: 2-14
Isa 54:14,15

When the Bible says a guard that in that time counts as 16 armed men. When the guards went to tell the council of high priests that the angel came and Christmas has indeed risen,they conspired to distort the truth. Like Christ, as Christians, we too have people who gather to conspire and distort the truth about us.

John 2:19

Building a Strong Christian Family

Psalm 127:1-5

A Christian home is one where God is alive and present in the lives of the parents who are charged with filling the children with Christian values that they practice and live by daily, living by example.

Matt 7:24-27

1. High degree of spiritual relationship with Christ and the Word
2. Mutually appreciate each other. If you don't value each other, that's when issues can arise. Have a chat with each other,contribute something towards the home be it monetary or just chores.
3. Members if the family need to be committed to that family. Build and raise the name positively.
4. Family need to spend time together, especially mom and dad. Spend time to connect.
5. Family have the ability to deal with/resolve a crisis in a positive mind and manner. So that the crisis doesn't gain power to break the family but to make it stronger.
6. Be gracious when speaking to each other. You do not 'own' each other. Avoid damaging each other with negative words. Affirm each other. Don't let misunderstanding come between you.
7. Be filled with Agape love.

Ephe 12:24
1 thes 5:11
Col 3:14
Ephe 4:11
Ephe 6:1-3

Practice love in the marriage with your children. Forgiveness as well.
Songs of Solomon 2-4
1 Tim 5:4,8
Matt 19:3-9

Stay obedient to God

Josh 1:4
Josh 3:

We will overcome that 1 obstacle still left to hurdle, with God's ushering. For our 'Jordan River ' still awaits.

God is always ahead of us,so he knows what lies ahead before we ever think of it/See it/smell it/ etc.
Recognise the presence of God and beyond that,  have unwavering faith in God!

Deut 4:7
Josh 4:20
Ephe 3:20

But we need to be obedient!  God always makes a way, clears a path clean and dry and free. We make it difficult for ourselves when we don't pay attention,  when we are obedient to God's Word. That's how we get stuck in thorny briars, or slip on wet rocks, because we want to do things our way instead.

Thus far

1 Sam 4-(7):12c,3,4,9,10,7,11,13,14
6:2

"serve the Lord only." when you cry out to the Lord, when you serve HIM only, HE hears us.
The enemies we see today, we shall see them no more in our territories. Ie your healing will be permanent, your wealth and riches permanent,your miracles permanent Amen.
Everything stolen from you will be restored with great interest Amen!

'Many are the afflictions of men but God will deliver and restore you!'

Divine Encounters

1 Pet 3:12-14

Where you are currently staying, is a bus stop/ cross road, God is coming to meet you

Acts 12:1-5
Matt 2:19-22
Acts 13:1,2
Mark 6:14,24-28

The Herods lineage have been wicked ones thus far and they were highly hated. This herod finally did something 5o get the Jews onside. The Jews were unhappy that Christmas and his disciples have said that anyone could enter the temple of God. Including gentiles/pagans. 4 Quaterions means 4*4 which is 16 soldiers.

Because you have chosen to serve God, the devil sets his sights on you to make you doubt God and lose your belief in Him. But when you at the crossroad, that is when you should get deeper into prayer. Don't let the devil rake advantage of you impatience.  Be patient, wait on the Lord and keep praying!

John 16:2

Ideology,  religion is the opium of the masses.
God prophecied the atrocities that are currently happening in the world, isis /isil who think they are doing God's work or a service for God. But when you can take alive, God is not in you at all. Do not fear terrorist,  he can only kill you physically. Fear and believe in God who has your soul and determines where it goes!

Favour is the choice of God and it is by God's sovereignty. Never reject Gods grace on your life by questioning your colour/background etc. Accept yourself,celebrate who you are and God will give you power or rather than you can focus fully on God and that makes you powerful for you are secure in yourself.

Acts 12: whole chapter (23)

Believe 8n the prayers you pray. Because if you don't, when God makes them true, your disbelief in it manifesting,could make it disappear. So have faith!! When God exalts you, maintain your humility because God can just as easily drop you down again.