THE TRUE FAMILY OF JESUS LUKE 8:18-21

Applying God's word helps us to grow. This is principle of growth in physical, mental and spiritual life. For thw example a muscle, when exercised will grow stronger, but an unused muscle will grow weak and flabby. If you are not growing stronger you maybe growing weaker, it is impossible to stand still. How are you using what God has thought you? Then Jesus mother and brothers came to Him,but they could not get to Him because of the crowed.Someone told Jesus your brothers are outside and they want to see you. Jesus told them My mother and my brothers are all those who hear Gd's word and obey it. Jesus true family is comprised of those are those who hear and act upon His commands. Hearing without obeying is not enough as Jesus loves His mother so He loves us. (John 19:25-27). Christ offers us an intimate family relationship with Him (Romans 8:14-16).

Prayer for the Day: Lord Jesus help me to obey every word I hear from you that my life may transform and be pleasing to you.

IDEAL CHRISTIAN LIFE PT.2 MATTHEW 6:5-15

Some people, especially the religious leaders wanted to be seen as holy so they pray in public to get attention. Jesus saw through their motive and thought that the essence of prayer is not public style or private communication with God. There is a place for public prayer but to pray where only people will notice you indicates that your real audience is not God. Repeating the same words over and over like a magic incantation is no way to ensure that Good listen to our prayer, it's not wrong to come to God many times with the same requests, Jesus encourage us with persistent prayer. But He condemns the shallow repetition of words that are not offered with a sincere heart. We can never pray too much if our prayers are honest and sincere, whenever you want to pray make sure you mean every word you say. This is often called the Lord's prayer because Jesus gave it to His disciples (and us) to keep in mind as we pray. Jesus provided the patten to be imitated as well as duplicated. We should praise Good, pray for His work in the world, pray for our daily needs, and pray for help in our daily struggles. To what extend do you use the guidelines in the Lord's prayer when you are praying? Jesus thought His disciples the godly way of fasting since fasting is approved in both Old and New Testament as a believer you must fast with prayer.

Thought: How often do you fast

Questions: List five ways you can show unconditional love to people. And also is it possible to obey God's instructions?
   

AN IDEAL CHRISTIAN LIFE PT. 1 MATTHEW 6:1-15

The term hypocrites as use here talks about people who do good to be seen, not out of compassion or order good motives. Their action maybe good but their motives are hallow. These empty acts are their only rewards, but God will reward those who are sincere in the faith. When Jesus says not to tell your left hand what your right hand is doing , He is teaching that our motives for giving to God and to others must be pure. It is easy to give with mixed motives, we must not do something for people which will benefit us in return, believers must avoid scheming and give with all pleasure in response for God's love. Whatever we do whether in Church, home, school we must do it with all pleasure. It's easier to do what is good when we gain recognition and praise. To be sure our motives are not selfish we should do our good deeds quietly or where people will not see, with no thought of reward. Jesus ask us to check our motives in three areas giving or generosity(6:4).Prayer(6:6).and fasting(6:18). Those acts should not be self-centered but God-centered, and when it is done not to make us look good but to make God look good. The promises are not material, and it is never given to those who seek it. Doing something only for ourselves is not a loving sacrifice. with your next god deed, ask will I still do this if no one would ever know I did it? why do you give?

Prayer for the Day: Lord Jesus help me serve you with a pure motive, that my service will not be in vain. 

HOW DO YOU SEE MATTHEW 20:29-33

In this passage we see how both writers single out the event that took place, it might be probably the same. The blind men called JESUS ''Son of David'' because the Jews know that the Messiah would be a descendant of David (Isaiah 9:6,7;11:1; Jeremiah 23:5,6). These blind beggars could see that Jesus was the long-awaited Messiah, while the religious leaders who witnessed Jesus miracles were blind to His identity, many times we do think that when we are born into a Christian home or we have been in the Church for some many years makes us more spiritual, but unfortunately that is not the case. They refuse to open their eyes to the truth. Seeing with your eyes does not guarantee seeing with your heart. Although Jesus was concern about the coming event in Jerusalem, He took time and demonstrated what He had just told them, we must also concern about Heaven but then so long as we continue to wait for Him we must do whatever He did  In (v.20:28). He told the disciple that. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many. That is why He stopped to take care of the blind. What are you demonstrating to show you are a disciple of the Messiah.

Prayer for the Day: Lord Jesus help me this day to demonstrate whatever I am learning from you, so that I can be a god follower.     

The purpose of God for your life is to be fruitful, multiply, and have authority. That is the original intention of God for mankind who HE God created in HIS own image and likeness. And as the representatives of  of God on earth we to be doing what God is doing. In (v.26). God said let us make mankind in on Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and over the beast of the earth, over everything that creeps upon the the earth. (Ps 104:30;Heb 1:2; 11:3). That means all things nothing is left out are suppose to be under your control. Have you ask yourself why are being control by the very things that you are suppose to be controlling? )v.27). So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him meal and female He created them (Col 3:9-10; James 3:8,9.). So you see you are the very image of God and has everything that it takes to live like Him and whatever He is doing. And He has blessed you to be fruitful, multiply, to fill the earth with the talents He has placed in you, and also to use the resources at your disposal to serve Him God and man and above all have dominion over all the resources He has created for us. this is a Command and you must act upon it to your way in this 2011.

Prayer for the Day: Lord Jesus help me discover my position in you that I may fulfill your purpose for me in life. 

WE SHALL FACE HATRED JOHN 15:18-27

January 1st 2011
If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. The world will love you as one of it's own if you belonged to them, because you do not belonged to the wold that is why they hate you, that is why He chose us out of the world that through us. Jesus warns us that all this will happen to us because we are His followers. And He continued to say a slave is not greater than te master, so if they persecuted Him they will do the same to us. And because they did not listen to Him they will not listen to us moreover we must continue to spread the Good News. As followers of Christ He promised us of this kind of surffering because of Him. Why? because they do not know God and have rejected Him. That is why we need not to worry, for they will not any excuse to escape the judgement of God because they have been told the truth and have witness all the miracles that He did in their mixed.
Our joy is that He promised not to leave us as ophans but will give the Holy Spirit who will help us this difficult times, He will also tell us the truth and give us all the revelations we need about Him. And that will give us the encouragement to carry out His will for our life.

Prayer for the Day: Lord Jesus help me to be able to stand in times of diffiulties and temptations in Jesus Name.  

WE SHALL FACE HATRED JOHN 15:18-26

January 1st February 2011
If the world hate you do not be worry, for they hate He Jesus first (v.19). The world would love you if you belong to them. Means if you are part of them and does whatever they want you to do then, they will love you as one of them. Jesus warns us ahead of time that all this will happen to us, so even the world hate you, you must no that it is sometinhg that will come to us as followers of Christ. Whatever He went through we shall also go through.
They would have escape the punishment that is coming if He has not come with the Good News, but now they can not because He told them the truth and they rejected it. All that you going in the hands of the false accusers is because they do not no the Father.
Our joy is that He promise to send us the comfoter who will give us the revelation and the truth we need and also  He will testify deeply about the Father, and that will give us the courage to also take the Good News to those who are perishing.

Prayer of the Day: Lord help me to be strong in times of difficulties, hardship, and temptations so that when I would be able to make Heaven.