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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Are you diligently seeking Him?
In Hebrews 11:6 it says, "But without faith it is impossible to please Him; for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."
The word diligence in the original greek means, to zealously seek for something with all of one's heart, strength, and might. Another way to see the word diligence is one who seeks something so passionately and determinedly that he literally exhausts all his power in his search.
So I ask you again, are you diligently seeking Him? Or are you seeking after your own plans? Stop pursuing your own plans and ideas and seek Him with all your heart.
The word diligence in the original greek means, to zealously seek for something with all of one's heart, strength, and might. Another way to see the word diligence is one who seeks something so passionately and determinedly that he literally exhausts all his power in his search.
So I ask you again, are you diligently seeking Him? Or are you seeking after your own plans? Stop pursuing your own plans and ideas and seek Him with all your heart.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Manifesting His presence
As I was reading this morning in "5o Days for a Soaring Vision," by Rick Joyner I came across something to really impacted me.
"To many Christians, faith is but an appendage to their life, rather than the essence of life itself. Jesus did not come to die on the cross so that He could meet with us a couple of times a week. He came to be our life. This is our ultimate calling and purpose: for Jesus to be our life so that we can manifest the life and power that is found in Him. This will never be done because we have better buildings or better programs. Our labor is for Christ to be formed in His people. Our goal is to try to present every man complete in Christ."
(from Fifty Days for a Soaring Vision, Copyright © 2001, 2005 by Rick Joyner)
I pose this question to you and I, is your Christianity an add-on or is it your life?
"To many Christians, faith is but an appendage to their life, rather than the essence of life itself. Jesus did not come to die on the cross so that He could meet with us a couple of times a week. He came to be our life. This is our ultimate calling and purpose: for Jesus to be our life so that we can manifest the life and power that is found in Him. This will never be done because we have better buildings or better programs. Our labor is for Christ to be formed in His people. Our goal is to try to present every man complete in Christ."
(from Fifty Days for a Soaring Vision, Copyright © 2001, 2005 by Rick Joyner)
I pose this question to you and I, is your Christianity an add-on or is it your life?
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Consider this verse
Matthew 24:14: "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come."
Do you get the sense we should pursue missionary trips to countries and people who have not heard the gospel yet? Can anyone say the 10/40 window.
Do you get the sense we should pursue missionary trips to countries and people who have not heard the gospel yet? Can anyone say the 10/40 window.
Missionary Work
I need to preface this post by saying that I participated in missionary work soon after I accepted Jesus Christ. I went to Germany to work with Athletes in Action Europe. I worked a few baseball camps and assisted a local club baseball team. Other than that missions trip, which was over 10 years ago, I have not participated in a missions trip.
My oldest daughter (6 years old) told us when she gets older, she wants to be a missionary in China. She was moved by a radio broadcast of persecution in China. Every since than I have been praying about her calling. I have a desire to go to China as well and preach the gospel.
I am reading a book entitled, "Back to Jerusalem." It is about 3 Chinese House Church leaders and their vision to complete the Great Commission outside of China. The explosion of Christianity was a result of persecution not Western missionaries. This book has made me rethink my desire to go to China. Do they really need me? Not only are they sharing their faith with their own, they are sharing the gospel with anyone between China and Jerusalem.
Why do we Westerners think we have anything to offer? I believe it is pride.
Don't get me wrong, I believe we need to assist fellow believers overseas with our finances as well as go assist them with manual labor (building houses and schools). What do you think? I would love to hear your comments.
My oldest daughter (6 years old) told us when she gets older, she wants to be a missionary in China. She was moved by a radio broadcast of persecution in China. Every since than I have been praying about her calling. I have a desire to go to China as well and preach the gospel.
I am reading a book entitled, "Back to Jerusalem." It is about 3 Chinese House Church leaders and their vision to complete the Great Commission outside of China. The explosion of Christianity was a result of persecution not Western missionaries. This book has made me rethink my desire to go to China. Do they really need me? Not only are they sharing their faith with their own, they are sharing the gospel with anyone between China and Jerusalem.
Why do we Westerners think we have anything to offer? I believe it is pride.
Don't get me wrong, I believe we need to assist fellow believers overseas with our finances as well as go assist them with manual labor (building houses and schools). What do you think? I would love to hear your comments.
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