Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and sympathetic? Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one heart and purpose.Don't be selfish; don't live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself. Don't think only about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, and what they are doing. Your attitude should be the same that Christ Jesus had. Philippians 2:1-5
We know what real love is because Christ gave up his life for us. And so we also ought to give up our lives for our Christian brothers and sisters. But if anyone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need and refuses to help – how can God's love be in that person? Dear children, let us stop just saying we love each other; let us really show it by our actions. It is by our actions that we know we are living in the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before the Lord. 1 John 3:16-19
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Monday, October 08, 2007
2 Fathers
If possible, most of us would love to have two spiritual fathers. Isn't that most ideal? Won't that be the quintessential of every human being's fantasy?
Yet in the Bible, we were told that we could only honor one father (Matthew 6:24).
One father promises us everything that is temporary and the other promises us everything that will last for all eternity.
Still we have to make a choice. Surprisingly, most of us would pick the offer that is temporary.
Perhaps money is a priority over God in Christ Jesus, our Saviour to survive! If we have money, we don't need God, Father of our Lord Saviour Jesus.
But when we have God, we have everything and beyond!
Still most of us argue that we need money to survive! "How can anyone lived or accomplished anything without money?" echo our exclaimation. Perhaps God's power is debilitating?
All of us at some time struggle juggling making a decision between the two. The worst are those who sat on the fence; those who would love having two fathers!
I undergo 7 painful and difficult years struggling each day to finally comprehend the truth. And the truth was never about money or the things that is of this world. The truth is God loved me so much that He came in Jesus Christ to redeem me so that I could have an everlasting fellowship with Him as Father and son.
But don't we all concur that it's impossible serving and pleasing two fathers? Furthermore why would anyone desire something that is only temporary? Why would anyone not desire something that is infinite?
Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
1 John 2:15-17
I chose Jesus Christ, the son of the living Almighty God of Israel who loved me and promises me timeless relationship with Him through his death on the cross and resurrection by the power of the Holy Spirit. I await you my Lord Saviour and Redeemer Jesus to come soon to take me home safely to be with the Father. Come Lord Jesus, Amen!
Yet in the Bible, we were told that we could only honor one father (Matthew 6:24).
One father promises us everything that is temporary and the other promises us everything that will last for all eternity.
Still we have to make a choice. Surprisingly, most of us would pick the offer that is temporary.
Perhaps money is a priority over God in Christ Jesus, our Saviour to survive! If we have money, we don't need God, Father of our Lord Saviour Jesus.
But when we have God, we have everything and beyond!
Still most of us argue that we need money to survive! "How can anyone lived or accomplished anything without money?" echo our exclaimation. Perhaps God's power is debilitating?
All of us at some time struggle juggling making a decision between the two. The worst are those who sat on the fence; those who would love having two fathers!
I undergo 7 painful and difficult years struggling each day to finally comprehend the truth. And the truth was never about money or the things that is of this world. The truth is God loved me so much that He came in Jesus Christ to redeem me so that I could have an everlasting fellowship with Him as Father and son.
But don't we all concur that it's impossible serving and pleasing two fathers? Furthermore why would anyone desire something that is only temporary? Why would anyone not desire something that is infinite?
Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
1 John 2:15-17
I chose Jesus Christ, the son of the living Almighty God of Israel who loved me and promises me timeless relationship with Him through his death on the cross and resurrection by the power of the Holy Spirit. I await you my Lord Saviour and Redeemer Jesus to come soon to take me home safely to be with the Father. Come Lord Jesus, Amen!
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