HAVE YOU QUIZZED YOUR CHILDREN?

On my long flight from India (16 hours non-stop) I was reading a very good Christian book. In that book I read: In one of the better public schools in the nation, a high school teacher gave a quiz from the Bible to the college bound seniors prior to a "Bible as Literature" class. Some of the unusual answers were "Sodom and Gomorrah were lovers, Jezebel was Ahab's donkey, the Gospels were written by Matthew, Mark, Luther, and John, Eve was created from Apple, Jesus was baptized by Moses, and Golgotha was the name of the giant who killed Apostle David. Oh my my my. Well have you quizzed your children from the Bible? Will you get different answers than this? Do you know there are instructions in the Bible how to teach our children about God and His law. " These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. IMPRESS them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of your houses and your gates". Deuteronomy 6:6-9. Hey follow the manual for life, THE BIBLE, then we won't regret. This is my take on it.

SOMETHING GOOD IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU!!

I still remember the opening theme song of Rev: Oral Roberts Television program- "Something good is going to happen to you".. I have a word for you my friend this morning. Through years of tears and adapting to the trials and difficulties of life, you must come to the point where you make up your mind if He does not change the circumstances in your life, you are still going to praise Him. To your surprise what you will find is then He will move in your life because you have matured enough to realize that God is worthy regardless of all the things He does for you. HE LOVES YOU IN ALL YOUR SITUATION AND HAS NEVER FORSAKEN YOU. YOU ARE PRECIOUS TO HIM. The heart stopping realization that in Him you are part of something ancient, endless, unstoppable, unfathomable. Hey, hey, He who can dig the Grand Canyon with His pinkie, pile up the dust to form Himalayas in one stroke with His thumb, thinks you're worth His death on a Roman timber. He loves you man- HE LOVES YOU!!!

HE KNOWS YOUR WAY!!!!

My God is OMNIPOTENT, OMNIPRESENT AND OMNISCIENT. My dear, do you believe that? You see, Job's wife told Job, "why do you not curse God and die". Job 2:9. In another words she was suggesting "Go ahead and end your life because you do not like the process". But do you know what was his answer to that? He said, "I am going to stay right here and praise the Lord because ".. he knows the way that I take, when He has tested me, I will come forth as GOLD". Job 23:10. My friend, God knows where you are. The same God that knew where Job was knows where you are. STOP THAT PITY PARTY. You have a God that hears you, the power of love behind you, the Holy Spirit within you, and all of heaven ahead of you. If you have Jesus as the shepherd of your life, you have grace for every sin, direction for every turn, a candle for every corner, and an anchor for every storm. Yes, Yes, YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED. Get up, did you hear? GET UP, GETTTT UPPP. Now, GOOOOO.....

GOD CAN USE YOU TOO!

What do you mean I am not worthy and will God forgive me for the things I did? My friend it's time to let God's love cover all things in your life. I mean ALL SECRETS, ALL HURTS, ALL HOURS OF EVIL, MINUTES OF WORRY, AND ALL SECONDS YOU YIELDED TO DEVIL. This morning let's do a verbal exercise, can we? When I say something, You say "HIS LOVE WILL COVER ME". Here we go: The morning you awoke in the bed of a stranger- His love will cover me, the years you peddled prejudice and pride- His love will cover me, every promise broken- His love..., drug taken, money stolen,cuss word ,harsh word, idle word- His love ..... Twice Abraham said of his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." I mean twice he traded in his integrity for security. Can you build a nation with a man who had forked tongue? Yes, yes, GOD CAN! God took what was good and forgave what was bad to build a nation. Maan, God can USE YOU TOO. Cheer up! You are drafted to God's BOOT CAMP to make you a GENERAL IN HIS ARMY.

YOUR VISION WILL COME TO PASS

Eye hath not seen, nor ears heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. But GOD HATH REVEALED THEM UNTO US BY SPIRIT.." 1 Corinthians 2:9-10. My friends, (hello Pastor), you have to look beyond the difficulties in your current situation to see the coming harvest. THE BEST IS YET TO COME. Let me put it this way- God will show you something that is way far away and you will catch a glimpse of it. And if you are truly a VISIONARY, a vision will not make any sense to your current situation or understanding. If your situation looks like your vision, then you are not there yet. Let me tell you, be assured that once you have been tested, you too shall come forth as pure gold! Be patient, believe, hang in there, this is just a ditch in your journey to your destiny. Y'all hear me?

YOU MAKE THE FIRST MOVE

Yesterday our neighbor's four year daughter ran up the sidewalk into a waiting SUV and I asked her, where are you going? "I'm going to my Grandma's house in Lufkin, Texas after a long time". I asked her "why it took a long time". She said, "I don't know- ask my Mom". The right angle to approach a difficult problem is the "try-angle"- isn't it? Let's take victory over the situations what the enemy has introduced in our relationships. Let's make the first move! We love to be with the ones we love. May I remind you so does God. He loves to be with the ones He loves. How else do you explain what He did? Between Him and us there was a big gap. And He couldn't bear it. He couldn't stand it. So He did something about it. He made the first move. "He gave up his place with God and made Himself nothing". Philippians 2:7. My friend, let this be a "Thanksgiving day" to remember His love and please make a move to mender relationships. Can we? Yeah, Yeah, GOOD.

LEADERSHIP

".....They sad unto Him, grant unto us that we may sit, one on the right hand, and the other on the left hand, in thy glory. But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask; can you drink of the cup that I drink of?.....Mark 10:35-37. The danger of misguided, unchecked ambitions manifested itself in a classic case over two thousand years ago during an exchange between Jesus and His disciples is a lesson for our church culture in India during this election year. Here James and John requested, "Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory". Apparently they coveted a position of leadership (Titles) and power for themselves, NOT TO SERVE OTHERS. At this irresponsible, ambitious, and insensitive request, the GREAT LEADER Himself used this occasion to teach one of the greatest lessons in motivation and attitude of leadership. He said, "Can you drink the cup I drink". Here He was establishing the principle that true LEADERSHIP demands personal sacrifice for the sake of others. Hey, the fundamental principle of true leadership must begin here, in the heart not on the CHAIR. One is not qualified to give orders until he can receive them. Are these panels, canvassing, giving away money, hotel accommodations, groupisms, election commissioners, ballot boxes etc.. BIBLICAL? STOP IT. Let the Holy Spirit select and separate Leaders to lead HIS CHURCH. Well, just a thought.

WHO TO DOMINATE

"Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let THEM rule over fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the life stocks, over all the earth...., male and female he created them... God blessed them and said to them, RULE OVER EVERY LIVING CREATURE". Gene: 1:26-28. Let me see: God created man to have dominion over the earth, God gave dominion over the earth to both MALE and FEMALE, He NEVER gave man the the authority to dominate ONE another- The male is not to dominate the female, and vise versa. He specified what they were to dominate, that is "the earth and creation". My friend understand this and correct your life. Did you get it? GOOD!