Hebrews 12:15
"looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;"
The plants that we plant are the ones that take time to grow because they need care and nature but the unwanted plants such as weeds just pop up from anywhere and everywhere. This is similar to human behavior it takes time for a person to learn the good deeds that they are supposed to live by but it very easy for them to learn bad habits. Let us be careful of our way of living so that we dont fall short of the grace of God.
S. Mlilo
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
One on one..
Acts 9:6
"And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do."
Most of the time when we are amongst a crowd we tend to be easily influenced and usually find ourselves doing wrong only to realize it later. Apostle Paul who was once known as Saul was also a crowd pleaser before he met the Lord. He used to slaughter the disciples of Christ and because of this he was regarded as one of the greatest young warriors in the nation of Jude. Though he had his own plans to destroy the Christians however the Lord had other plans for him. On Saul's way to Damascus the Lord decided to meet with him one on one. That meeting resulted in Saul loosing his eye sight and trembling when he felt the power of God at work. He had no choice but to surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ because nothing in this world is Mightier than His power. In other words no man or army or even a situation is above our Lord Jesus Christ because he conquers all.
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"And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do."
Most of the time when we are amongst a crowd we tend to be easily influenced and usually find ourselves doing wrong only to realize it later. Apostle Paul who was once known as Saul was also a crowd pleaser before he met the Lord. He used to slaughter the disciples of Christ and because of this he was regarded as one of the greatest young warriors in the nation of Jude. Though he had his own plans to destroy the Christians however the Lord had other plans for him. On Saul's way to Damascus the Lord decided to meet with him one on one. That meeting resulted in Saul loosing his eye sight and trembling when he felt the power of God at work. He had no choice but to surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ because nothing in this world is Mightier than His power. In other words no man or army or even a situation is above our Lord Jesus Christ because he conquers all.
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Monday, November 4, 2013
God is preparing it for you..
"Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over." (Psalms 23:5).
When something is being prepared for you, you don't have control over it but whoever is preparing it for you does. It is the same with your life; when God is preparing it for you, you don't have control over it but He does. He knows what he is supposed to prepare and when He should prepare it and this is because if you had control over your life you would want to go through what you think would be best for you instead of what is the best for you. God is in control so live by His Word and let Him take His rightful place in your life.
S. Mlilo
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When something is being prepared for you, you don't have control over it but whoever is preparing it for you does. It is the same with your life; when God is preparing it for you, you don't have control over it but He does. He knows what he is supposed to prepare and when He should prepare it and this is because if you had control over your life you would want to go through what you think would be best for you instead of what is the best for you. God is in control so live by His Word and let Him take His rightful place in your life.
S. Mlilo
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
It all starts with you..
"Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye." (Matthew 7:5).
It is very easy to point out the wrongs that we see from other people but it is very difficult to see those that we do. The lesson that we are learning today is that it all begins with you. In other words in order for you to help others you need to be able to help yourself. For example you need to love yourself before you can be able to love someone else that is why the Word of God teaches us to love our neighbor's as we love ourselves because you cannot love others while you can't even love yourself. Most recently I have learned that you even need to preach the Word of God to yourself and let it work within you before you can be able to preach it to someone else. If you don't practice what you believe others should be practicing then your no different from them.
S. Mlilo
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It is very easy to point out the wrongs that we see from other people but it is very difficult to see those that we do. The lesson that we are learning today is that it all begins with you. In other words in order for you to help others you need to be able to help yourself. For example you need to love yourself before you can be able to love someone else that is why the Word of God teaches us to love our neighbor's as we love ourselves because you cannot love others while you can't even love yourself. Most recently I have learned that you even need to preach the Word of God to yourself and let it work within you before you can be able to preach it to someone else. If you don't practice what you believe others should be practicing then your no different from them.
S. Mlilo
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Defining moments..
1 Samuel 24:11
"Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
The way we act in difficult times defines who we really are because those times are the only time where the real us comes out. These difficult times are called defining moments because they happen anytime and anywhere without you rehearsing how you'll react. David was being hunted by Saul for so many years because of something that Saul put upon himself when he went against God's commandment. Now in this case David had an upper hand whereby he could have killed Saul but he didn't. This was David's defining moment and we all can see that truly there was no evil nor transgression in his hands. You might be facing times where you have to show that you truly have forgiveness or patience or even love stand your ground and follow God's Word and thereafter you will face your defining moment with confidence knowing that your truly a child of God.
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"Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
The way we act in difficult times defines who we really are because those times are the only time where the real us comes out. These difficult times are called defining moments because they happen anytime and anywhere without you rehearsing how you'll react. David was being hunted by Saul for so many years because of something that Saul put upon himself when he went against God's commandment. Now in this case David had an upper hand whereby he could have killed Saul but he didn't. This was David's defining moment and we all can see that truly there was no evil nor transgression in his hands. You might be facing times where you have to show that you truly have forgiveness or patience or even love stand your ground and follow God's Word and thereafter you will face your defining moment with confidence knowing that your truly a child of God.
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Monday, October 7, 2013
Made ready..
1 Kings 6:7
"And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building."
When king Solomon was building the house of the Lord he created certain criteria for the material that was going to be used to build it because it was not to be built just any how however it needed proper material in order for it to be fit enough to be called the house of the Lord. During the process of building every stone that was going to be used was to be made ready before it was brought inside of the house. The axes, tools and iron heard's that were making the stones ready were used outside of the house so that whatever is inside is kept clean and proper. Well we who are living on earth are very similar to the stones that were being made ready because while we are here we come across our axes, tools and hammer heard's so that when the time comes for us to be sent to God's Kingdom we can be fit enough to be called the children of God.
S. Mlilo
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"And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building."
When king Solomon was building the house of the Lord he created certain criteria for the material that was going to be used to build it because it was not to be built just any how however it needed proper material in order for it to be fit enough to be called the house of the Lord. During the process of building every stone that was going to be used was to be made ready before it was brought inside of the house. The axes, tools and iron heard's that were making the stones ready were used outside of the house so that whatever is inside is kept clean and proper. Well we who are living on earth are very similar to the stones that were being made ready because while we are here we come across our axes, tools and hammer heard's so that when the time comes for us to be sent to God's Kingdom we can be fit enough to be called the children of God.
S. Mlilo
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Sunday, September 29, 2013
Too busy
1 Kings 20:40
"And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it."
A prophet of God said this parable to Ahab the king of Israel because he did not follow God's commandment instead he was caught up in his own interests. It is not easy to discover what God's purpose is for you and you can never discover it if you sit back and let things happen on their own. When you have discovered God's purpose your duty is to fulfill it regardless of your circumstances and situations. Don't let go of God's purpose because of your own interests.
S. Mlilo
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"And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it."
A prophet of God said this parable to Ahab the king of Israel because he did not follow God's commandment instead he was caught up in his own interests. It is not easy to discover what God's purpose is for you and you can never discover it if you sit back and let things happen on their own. When you have discovered God's purpose your duty is to fulfill it regardless of your circumstances and situations. Don't let go of God's purpose because of your own interests.
S. Mlilo
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