Jesus washed away our sins..

Ephesians 5: 25-26

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

 

In order for anything to be cleansed it first has to be dirty. Well that’s how everyone was before they accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Through God’s undeserved mercy we have been sanctified and cleansed from all our sins. When you are cleansed you are made pure. From all the hurt that you previously had to the grudges that ruled your heart they will all be washed away by the grace of God.

 

Being cleansed is not just washing away dirt that is visible to everyone but even the secreted place has to be washed. There are things that people do in the darkest of places where they think nobody can see them but they forget that God can see everything. That is why when you confess your sins you need to honestly tell God everything. Jesus has promised us that if we confess Him before men, He will also confess us before His Father which is in heaven. (1 Corinthians 6:11)

 

 

S. Mlilo

 

A Perfect Life..

I Timothy 6:6-7 KJV
But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

When you speak of a perfect life, what comes up on people’s minds is luxuries, riches and life without any problems. Unfortunately those scenarios can only be dreamt of and also be seen on movies. In reality a perfect life is having godliness with contentment. In order to please God you have to be like Him and walk with Him. When our King Jesus Christ came to earth as flesh He did as God told Him to do and that is being like God. We as Christ’s followers should also be made perfect through Him.

Who cannot be content when they know that their needs are taken care of and that every situation that they face is a lesson for them. Even if you don’t or you do have the riches of this world when you’re content you’re just satisfied with what you have. You will not covet anything of your neighbor because God is your provider. No matter what size or number of things that you have there is no gain that can measure to being content and made perfect in God. (Romans 11:36)

S. Mlilo

We live to receive and accept..

Job 2: 10 KJV
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

We live to receive and accept even if we feel that we don’t deserve what is happening to us, however we have to accept it. We don’t live our lives by our own will but by God’s will, Because our wants change every day If we lived by our own will, our lives, and the world around us would be a mess.

Accepting is not always easy that is why people end up stressing about their situation, the result then isunnecessary sickness. God is our creator and He needs for us to rely on Him and not on our own capabilities. Through our Lord Jesus Christ we have been given an opportunity to ask for anything in His name and we will receive, but that doesn’t mean we won’t have any trials and tests. We can ask for strength or even wisdom however we must remember that God won’t allow you to have anything that you won’t be able to handle. (I Corinthians 10:13)

S.Mlilo

God says and God does..

Psalms 105: 42-43 KJV
For he remembered his holy promise, And Abraham his servant. And he brought forth his people with joy, And his chosen with gladness.

“God is not a man that He should lie” what God says, God does. He did say to Abraham beforehand that ”Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not their's, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years” and surely that’s what happened to the children of Israel. And then after that He promised them salvation and that’s what He gave them.

Whatever comes out of God’s mouth is pure and true so that is why we have to hold on to His promises. One of His promises is that He will not leave us nor forsake us. Let us hold on to Gods promises no matter what the circumstances are. If we become His children He will be our God through thick and thin. Even though our paths might be rough but our ending will be a joyous one.

S. Mlilo

Thanksgiving that's all..

Psalms 50: 12-14 KJV

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats? Offer unto God thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the most High.

There is no offering that can compare to giving thanks to God. Everything that we do we should do to glorify His name. God doesn’t care about our wealth because it comes from Him but what He cares about is our love and obedience. In so many instances we worry about the things that involve God but what’s amazing is that we don’t worry about God himself. For example when one hasn’t paid their tithing’s they stress out but when they disobey God it doesn’t make any difference to them.



God wants you to offer to Him thanksgiving so that the world can see His Glory. Fulfill your promises to Him and He will answer you in the day of your troubles. Don’t do things for God because you want to be seen and praised by the world but do them because it comes from your heart. Our God never forgets and He recalls our deeds. Let us give thanks to our Lord for all the great things that He has done for us.(I Timothy 2: 1)



S. Mlilo

October - Chat room

In our last issue we spoke about praying, giving God time, thanking and worshipingHis name. Today I want us to see how a child of God lives and stays blessed. I believe that we all want to be labelled as God’s children but the truth is that not all of us are His children and this is because of our sinful ways. The bible says “The beginning of wisdom is to fear God” do you fear God? You should fear God because He is our creator and because of His love for us He sent His only begotten son to die for us in order for Him to cleanse us from our sins. What we forget is that God spoke the world into being and if He was able to do that imagine what more He can do for us.We were made in his image so that we can resemble His work so If we can take that into consideration it would be easier for us to understand that in order for one to survive you need God in your life.

As children of God we have limits and so that is why we should live according to Gods commandments. We should have a relationship with him so thatwe can be close to him. If He is with us we also have the power to speak things into existence. Even though we cannot speak suns, moons and stars into existence because His ways are higher than ours but we can speak peace, joy and happiness into our lives. Our words can lead us to peace and that is why we as children of God need to think before we speak and allow God to give us self-control.

As young people we face temptations and we can overcome because God says “your words have creative power”. We should be aware that whatever words that come out of our mouths whether good or bad they have the power to bring things into pass. The scripture says you shall eat the fruits of your words this means you will get whatever you say! Start each day by saying positive things and by blessing yourself and others with positive words.

Sabz

From nothing to something..

Hebrews 11: 3 KJV
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

Things that are seen came from things that were not seen that’s how God created the heavens and earth. Faith functions the very same way through faith we are able to receive our needs and desires from nothing because God works where there is nothing to work from. Where there is an empty space God fills in the gap and where there is a need God provides.

When we pray we should ask for what we need instead of asking for what we already have because “faith is substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things that are not seen”. The Word of God has evidence of the miracles that have happened through faiththerefore we should not walk by sight but rather walk by faith. Things can only happen for us if we believe, and not because we’ve seen, but because we have aGod who is for us. (Mark 11:24)

S. Mlilo