Genesis 22:7-8
"And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together."
God tempted Abraham's faith by asking him to sacrifice his only beloved son as a burnt offering. When He requested this He already knew that He was going to provide a substitute for Isaac but what He needed to know from Abraham was how far his faith would take him. Abraham had faith enough to tell his son that "God will provide for himself a lamb" where God spoke nothing with regards to providing a lamb but because that's what Abraham believed that's what God gave him. "what's impossible to men is possible to God".
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
In touch..
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Daniel 10: 17-18
For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me.
Daniel was out of breath, words, and strength when he came into contact with God’s word. Even though he was in the holiest state he felt like he didn’t deserve to have an encounter with God because of God’s supremacy. In that moment of his weakness he got a chance to be in touch with God and was made strong by Him because that’s what God’s touch does to us it strengthens us during our moments of weakness and gives us courage to face our battles with confidence because we know that He is with us. Maybe this is the right time for God’s touch to strengthen you through everything that you’ve gone through you need His touch.
S. Mlilo
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Monday, May 27, 2013
inner me..
Psalms 42:5
New International Version
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
There are lots of things that we come across that can bring our spirit down but that doesn’t mean that we should allow it to stay down. If we can win the battle against our inner self then we can approach any outward battle with confidence. Through faith the inner person is made strong hence that is why David had the courage to lift up his own spirit by reminding it that there is hope in God. Don’t allow your inner person to drag you down but lift your spirit up by praising the Lord because in Him there is comfort and victory.
Monday, April 29, 2013
You still have a chance...
2 Peter 3: 8
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
The God that we praise Jehovah the Lord of hosts is a loving God that is why I am confident enough to say to you today you still have a chance to change your ways. I say a day of good deeds done in His name is as a thousand years to Him because he never forgets and a thousand years of doing evil works is as a day to Him because He is quick to forgive. When you have no one else to turn to, turn to Lord because He is always there for you and when everybody else has turned against you, turn to the Lord because He loves you.
S. Mlilo
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
The God that we praise Jehovah the Lord of hosts is a loving God that is why I am confident enough to say to you today you still have a chance to change your ways. I say a day of good deeds done in His name is as a thousand years to Him because he never forgets and a thousand years of doing evil works is as a day to Him because He is quick to forgive. When you have no one else to turn to, turn to Lord because He is always there for you and when everybody else has turned against you, turn to the Lord because He loves you.
S. Mlilo
Thursday, April 25, 2013
They had every reason...
Acts 16: 25-26
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
After Paul and Silas cast out the spirit of divination from a woman who was possessed they were charged by the magistrates and were commanded to be beaten and cast into prison. While they were in prison they had every reason to be down and discouraged because of what had happened to them but they weren’t. Instead they saw this moment of weakness as a moment to glorify and praise God. The difficulties and sufferings that we face every day shouldn’t be an excuse for us to drift away from God, but instead it should draw us nearer to Him. When we praise God in our time of hurt and need we are in fact weakening the power of the devil; as he uses those times as an opportunity to defeat us. The Lord knows our sufferings and He can those who call upon His name.
S. Mlilo
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
After Paul and Silas cast out the spirit of divination from a woman who was possessed they were charged by the magistrates and were commanded to be beaten and cast into prison. While they were in prison they had every reason to be down and discouraged because of what had happened to them but they weren’t. Instead they saw this moment of weakness as a moment to glorify and praise God. The difficulties and sufferings that we face every day shouldn’t be an excuse for us to drift away from God, but instead it should draw us nearer to Him. When we praise God in our time of hurt and need we are in fact weakening the power of the devil; as he uses those times as an opportunity to defeat us. The Lord knows our sufferings and He can those who call upon His name.
S. Mlilo
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
I am ready...
Acts 21:13
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
A certain prophet from Judea named Agabus met the apostles on their way to Jerusalem and prophesied that apostle Paul was going to be arrested by the Jews because of his teachings about King Jesus Christ. Paul knew that the Holy Spirit was never wrong however he had no fear because he had faith in the Lord. Through his faith he was more than willing to take on even more suffering than what the prophecy had foretold that is why he had the courage to say “I am ready”. We always have a picture of how we think and how we are told our situations are going to end and it’s not always a pretty one. But through our faith we can walk courageously ready because we know that the Lord that we serve has might and power over everything...
S. Mlilo
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
A certain prophet from Judea named Agabus met the apostles on their way to Jerusalem and prophesied that apostle Paul was going to be arrested by the Jews because of his teachings about King Jesus Christ. Paul knew that the Holy Spirit was never wrong however he had no fear because he had faith in the Lord. Through his faith he was more than willing to take on even more suffering than what the prophecy had foretold that is why he had the courage to say “I am ready”. We always have a picture of how we think and how we are told our situations are going to end and it’s not always a pretty one. But through our faith we can walk courageously ready because we know that the Lord that we serve has might and power over everything...
S. Mlilo
Thursday, April 18, 2013
In the valley of the shadow of death...
Psalms 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
From the daily news broadcasts that I’ve seen on the television to the stories that I’ve read in the newspapers I’ve realised that the enemy has made life on earth very difficult for everyone. We are truly walking through the valleys of the shadows of death because of the enemy’s heavy attacks however we do not have to fear because our Lord God is with us. He has affirmed that He will not leave us nor forsake us. That is why we can go to sleep at night and wake up every day having confidence in Him because He has given us comfort and surety of his care.
S. Mlilo
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
From the daily news broadcasts that I’ve seen on the television to the stories that I’ve read in the newspapers I’ve realised that the enemy has made life on earth very difficult for everyone. We are truly walking through the valleys of the shadows of death because of the enemy’s heavy attacks however we do not have to fear because our Lord God is with us. He has affirmed that He will not leave us nor forsake us. That is why we can go to sleep at night and wake up every day having confidence in Him because He has given us comfort and surety of his care.
S. Mlilo
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