Sunday, May 24, 2009
-5:03 PM
Hello Cell :D
Zechariah 9:12 12Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you. |
I am sure that you have heard the expression, “When life throws lemons at you, make lemonade!” Well, I want you to know that when the devil throws lemons at you, God Himself will make lemonade for you! After all, the Bible says that God works all things together for your good. (Romans 8:28) And He does it with style — He restores double for your trouble! Beloved, if you have lost a husband or wife through divorce, or a precious child through death, God can restore double to you, so that you end up having more than before, if not in quantity, then in quality! Consider Job in the Old Testament. When he lost everything, his wife told him to curse God and die. He refused and, instead, responded to God in faith, and “the Lord gave to Job twice as much as he had before”. (Job 42:10) When David lost the child he had with Bathsheba, he stopped pleading and started worshiping God because he trusted in the mercies of God. Later, God blessed David and Bathsheba with another son named Solomon, who became the wisest and richest king the world has ever known. Today, God promises to restore double for your trouble — “Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.” If He declared it, He will do it! So you cannot but have hope that things will be even better than before. That is why in the same verse, He calls you “prisoners of hope”. My friend, hope in the biblical sense means a confident expectation of good things happening in your life. You are a prisoner of that! You can’t help but wake up feeling hopeful. You can’t help but expect good things to happen to you! So when trouble comes from the devil, don’t give up and say, “It is hopeless!” Don’t worry or get angry. Worship God like David did and see that trouble as an opportunity for God to bless you with more than what you originally had. And because God has declared it, be confident that you will get double for your trouble! be blessed (: |
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
-12:06 AM
John 15:5
5“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
you guys are the branches. not trying to be the branches !
what this verse means is that, the same resurrection life that flows through Jesus, flows through you ! and because the DNA of Jesus flows through you, everything Jesus is, You are ! and 1 john 4:17 says,
'As He is, so are We in this world.'
god sees you the way he sees jesus ! and when the verse says bear 'much fruit', it means that whatever you pray, will be answered in Jesus' name ! If you pray for health, the sickness will be removed ! if you pray for wisdom, God will give you the mind of christ ! and the bible says that we have the mind of Christ ! its already given unto you ! so receive it with thanksgiving. Anything you want, Jesus will give it to you, so long as you abide in Him, and He in you. and how is that possible ? an act so simple. everyday remembering, that you're here cause Jesus came into your life, and set you free from sin. thats all. thats how you abide in Christ !
be concious of your position in Christ ! you're in the Beloved of Heaven, Jesus, Son of the Living God. :)
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
-12:49 PM
HELLO CELL
i hope you guys have had a good week ! i know most of you are going through your exams right now. but its almost over ! at the most just another week. hang in there ! you guys are always in my prayers. (:
8 Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!”
Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”
Peter, was an example of someone who depended on God's love for him, as you've heard me share in cell before. He was someone who boasted that he'll never forsake Jesus, who'll go all the way to the ends of the earth for Him. I'm not saying that you shouldnt go to the ends of the earth for Jesus, dont get me wrong. but what i'm saying is that, what you should be boasting about, shouldnt be how far you'll go for Jesus, but boast of how far Jesus has gone for you ! He left all his majesty in glory as ruler of the earth, so that he can come down to this fallen earth, to die for you, and even suffered death on a cross ! not just any death, but he was crucified for you ! the crucifixion is one of the most torturous deaths. he hung on the cross for six hours, and supported his body with his hands, which where hanging on nails pierced through his wrist. and not just that. he suffered 39 whippings, till the flesh on his back were all torn out, til his rib cage could be seen.
and guess what, he did it, JUST. FOR.
YOU.
and he wants to wash your feet ! he wants to serve you ! many people quote this passage, and use it to preach that we need to imitate Christ and serve. i'm not saying you shouldnt serve. serving is good ! but you see, Jesus said unless he washes your feet, you shall have no part with HIM ! how can you serve a God whom you have no part with ! let Jesus serve you, work in your life, and when you realise how much Jesus went for you, how much he wants to serve you and care for you, serving others will come naturally. Jesus washed the disciple's feet, then ! he told them to wash the feet of others. in the same way, we need to let Jesus wash our feet, then only, will we be able to wash the feet of others.
and just like paul, who knew how much Jesus loved him, went to the ends of the earth, literally, for Jesus.
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
1 Corinthians 15:10
Because Paul knew how much Jesus cared for him, loved him
He served and went to the ends of the earth to preach, and he laboured more abundantly than they all.
Let Jesus serve you people ! in your exams, in your work, in your family life, school life !
Thats how much the God of heaven loves you. never judges you, never ever punish you. God is on your side !
Be blessed !
shalom !
julian. :D
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Saturday, May 2, 2009
-11:19 AM
hello guys ((: i hope you guys have had a good week !
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?
Romans 6:1-2
Cell, you guys are dead to sin ! what does dead to sin mean ? dead to sin means you're no more under sin ! and you cant be under sin, and under righteousness. you're EITHER under sin, or under righteousness ! its like, you're either a man, or you're not ! you're either a chicken, or you're not ! i know some of you might say "but how can you say we're not under sin ? we still sin everyday !"
You see guys, the cross removed the power of sin over your lives, thus you're dead to sin. lets say you're in your school now, and once you graduate, you're no more under the school's rules ! you dont need to wear their uniform, dont need to greet the teachers, dont need to follow any timetable ! and its the same thing ! because of Christ's work on the cross, your sins died with Jesus Christ ! He spent 3 days in hell, and then overcame sin by resurrecting from the dead. thus your sins are all JUDGED in the body of Christ. your sins 10 years ago, yesterday, today, tomorrow, 10 years from now, any sin you commit , its been judged. Thats how good our Lord Jesus Christ is.
BUT NOW, all of us, you and me, are under righteousness. The cross removed the power of sin over your life, but it does not remove the ability to sin. so it does not mean after you're a christian, you'll never commit sins again ! but what it means is that, no matter whatever sins you commit, no many how many countless times you sin, the sin shall NEVER have any power over your life. God still loves you the same, no matter how many times you sin. No more, No less. So though you may sin, you're not living in sin ! Living means lifestyle ! sin isnt your lifestyle ! its like, i dont like to play basketball. but i play it once in a while, like once in a month. basketball isnt my lifestyle ! but my lifestyle is sleeping ! cause i continuously do it ! and thus its the same. you may sin once of twice, but you're not living in sin, you're living in Jesus Christ.
Meditate on Romans 6 guys ! it'll bless you greatly. ((:
P.S for those of you who want to change your picture on the slideshow, just email to me a picture of yourself to saithelord@hotmail.com ((:
Love,
Julian.
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