PSALMS 145
I will extol you, my God and King,
and bless your name forever and ever.
Every day I will bless you
and praise your name forever and ever.
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,
and his greatness is unsearchable.
One generation shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.
On the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,
and I will declare your greatness.
They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness
and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
The LORD is good to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made.
All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD,
and all your saints shall bless you!
They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom
and tell of your power,
to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds,
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
[The LORD is faithful in all his words
and kind in all his works.]
The LORD upholds all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.
The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food in due season.
You open your hand;you satisfy the deires of every living thing.
The LORD is righteous in all his ways
and kind in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he also hears their cry and saves them.
The LORD preserves all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.
My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD,
and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
AMEN!!!!!
Growing To Maturity As Christians
The kind of choices we make as Christians shows your maturity in Christianity.Train your conscious to distinguish between good and evil.
Be ready to change.
Put the word of God in practice.
In the whole bible,we find love as the greatest thing between our relationship as human beings and our creator God.But before I major on love,Lets take a look "Making choices as a mature christian in life...
i)A mature christian should be able to desire to develop the depth of understanding God's word.
ii)He or She must have self-evaluation rather than self criticism.
iii)Mature Christians seek unity in the body of Christ.
iv)A mature Christian will carefully study and make observation according to the word of God.
v)Mature Christians make a choice of being confidence in their ministry or what they are doing.(Your ministry will define your shape and determine who you are.)
vi)The feelings and experiences of a mature christian shall be evaluated in accordance to Gods Word.
vii)Before you make a choice as a mature christian,ask yourself if it will glorify God.
In the new Testament,We see Jesus summarizing the ten commandments given at Mt Sinai in the old testament into one major command.."LOVE"
Be ready to change.
Put the word of God in practice.
In the whole bible,we find love as the greatest thing between our relationship as human beings and our creator God.But before I major on love,Lets take a look "Making choices as a mature christian in life...
i)A mature christian should be able to desire to develop the depth of understanding God's word.
ii)He or She must have self-evaluation rather than self criticism.
iii)Mature Christians seek unity in the body of Christ.
iv)A mature Christian will carefully study and make observation according to the word of God.
v)Mature Christians make a choice of being confidence in their ministry or what they are doing.(Your ministry will define your shape and determine who you are.)
vi)The feelings and experiences of a mature christian shall be evaluated in accordance to Gods Word.
vii)Before you make a choice as a mature christian,ask yourself if it will glorify God.
In the new Testament,We see Jesus summarizing the ten commandments given at Mt Sinai in the old testament into one major command.."LOVE"
Matthew 22:37-40 (NIV)37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
In John 15 :10 ,the Bible says...."If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commands and remain in his love."(NIV)
This means as a mature Christian,you must remain in love,not just love for our friends but also for our enemies as stated in Luke 6:32-33....“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. “
As a mature christian,purpose in heart to be loving....for that is the greatest of commandments.
The Power Of Living A Focused Life.
The Power Of Living A Focused Life.
Who am I?,What am I here for?,What should I do now?,What should I do to make my dreams come true?,Who am I to please as I live?.......Should I find a Life partner now?........the list is endless....................Are the common questions most of us ask ourselves in this current generation.
The more the questions,the more your life becomes confused.The less the questions,the more your life comes into focus and the greater the impact in your life.To me,i count it worthless to live minus knowing your purpose,The greatest man is he who lives his purpose on earth.Making your purpose well known to you helps you have a FOCUS in your life.What is Focus?.....probably you may be asking yourself this question.A standard English dictionary defines purpose as....."A concentrated effort or attention on a particular thing."Lets talk for instance a magnifying glass,when the lens is use to focus sun's rays to a focal point(where the rays converge after passing through the lens,the power of heat released at the focal point can burn a piece of paper,wood or even a metal depending on the size of the glass.Yes,this is the same power I'm talking about,the power of FOCUS.You need to Focus your life to realise your potential/power and fulfil your purpose as a human being.Don't waste a lot of time trying to guess at life,life has no rehearsals.Life is like sun's rays,without Focus,it will have less impact,but with Focus,life can do much more than you can ever imagine.For instance,if you have $1000 and you want to start a business,starting one business with the same amount of money will create greater impact than dividing the same amount into several portions for several business start-ups.i hope you now get what a'm trying to make you understand.Focusing your life in one or few things in your life will help you have a great impact in your life.As i started,most of us today tend to to spent their lives on asking themselves many questions that doesn't realy matter.The more the questions you load yourself with,the less the focus you have in life hence the smaller the impact your life will have.....the vice versa of this statement is an absolute truth.
Make up your mind today to leave things that doesn't really matter in your life and pay more attention on what matters most.For me,the biggest failure in life is s/he who dies with his or her dreams.Don't be found among them!!!!!!
Wish you a happy Focused life!!!!
Ten Best Quotes Compiled To Inspire You......
Motivate yourself....
1.Strive not to be a success,but rather to be of value.
....-Albert Einsten.
2.I attribute my success to this:I never gave or took any excuse.
...-Florence Nightingale.
3.The most difficult thing is the decision to act,the rest is merely tenacity.
....-Emelia Earhart.
4.Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.
.....W.Clement Stone.
5.The past is a ghost,the future is a dream.All we have is now.
....-Billy Cosby.
6.Twenty years from now you will be more dissapointed by the things that you didn't do
than by the ones you did do,so throw off the bowlines,sail away from safe harbor,catch the trsde
winds in your sails.Explore,Dream,Discover.
......-Mark Twain.
7.Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how i react to it.
......-Charles Swindoll
8.The mind is everything.What you think you become.
.....-Buddha.
9.The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.The second best time is now.
.....Chinese Proverb.
10.Your time is limited,so don't waste it living someone else's life.
.......-Steve Jobs.
1.Strive not to be a success,but rather to be of value.
....-Albert Einsten.
2.I attribute my success to this:I never gave or took any excuse.
...-Florence Nightingale.
3.The most difficult thing is the decision to act,the rest is merely tenacity.
....-Emelia Earhart.
4.Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.
.....W.Clement Stone.
5.The past is a ghost,the future is a dream.All we have is now.
....-Billy Cosby.
6.Twenty years from now you will be more dissapointed by the things that you didn't do
than by the ones you did do,so throw off the bowlines,sail away from safe harbor,catch the trsde
winds in your sails.Explore,Dream,Discover.
......-Mark Twain.
7.Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how i react to it.
......-Charles Swindoll
8.The mind is everything.What you think you become.
.....-Buddha.
9.The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.The second best time is now.
.....Chinese Proverb.
10.Your time is limited,so don't waste it living someone else's life.
.......-Steve Jobs.
Realise Today Why God Made You.................
Many are the time we fail to understand why God made us and why?
If you too have this common syndrome,worry no more for I assure you today i'll help you figure out this big question "WHY?"
...There are two most important things we need to understand as human beings...that is:
i>The day you were born.
ii>Why you were born.
What you must know today is that God never created anything without a reason/purpose.
If your heart is beating as you read this,then there must be a purpose for your life.
Keep in mind today that only your creator can tell you what your purpose is,You will
never understand your purpose unless you consult your creator to share with you the reason behind creating you.
For instance,lets take example of an aeroplane,if whoever invented the aeroplane would have never shared with the world
what he created and why,then am sure aeroplane would have no meaning,everybody would be looking at it and keep on asking himself
or herself what the hell on earth that creature(aeroplane) was.But because the inventors of the aeroplane took a step to explain what they had
made,it now makes sense to all of us and because we understand why it was made,we use it for what it was meant to be used.
Fantastic,you now know the only way to uderstand the purpose for an invention is to as the inventor or read the owners manual.
Followig the example above,you now agree with me you will never uderstand the purpose of you life unless you ask your creator.
We all know our creator is God,and our owner's manual is the Holy Bible.Unless we understand the two,we will never understand our purpose in life.
Ephesians 1:11-12 says," It is in christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for....."
Colosians 1:16 adds..."Everything, absolutely everything,got started in him and finds its purpose in Him"
Some things you need to understand before we proceed
1-You were made by God and for God
2-Before you understand your purpose in life,you life will never make sense.
3-This life is a preparation for the next(eternity)
4-We're on earth to prepare for what gonna happen in heaven.
5-God planned me for His pleasure(Revealation 4:11b-Everything exists for God's pleasure)
6-Life is all about love....this is our first purpose in life.
7-No matter how much we gain during the day.........without knowing God on that particular day,the day becomes a waste.
8-God formed me for His family(Ephesians 1:5)
In conclusion for today,This family you need to join before you understand your purpose is the Church......1st Timothy 3:15b.
Make a desion to join the family today
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