Pray without ceasing
How do I pray without ceasing?
How do I stay persistent in praying?
I cannot kneel by my bed all day
My strength would fall to the lure of the moon
should I try by night
What other way might I try
My morning prayers appears below standard of not ceasing
My bed time prayers often end up with snores
Do I give up all activities to fulfil this instruction?
Do I assume it’s just an ironical presentation?
I will pray to my God – always
Commune with Him as much as I can
Be open to His friendship to share all my experiences
Make Him my Lord to receive His counsels
Allow His discipline ‘cos He’s my father
Pour into Him as He pours into me
Be spent in prayers at every opportunity that appears
I will share my best moments and intimate Him of the worst and challenging ones
Openness will be my guide to sharing my moments with Him
After all He sees and knows all things...
His praise will not depart from me
Thanks giving I will always bring
I will worship Him without reservations and pour my love on Him
For He deserves more than I can bring
My soul will appreciate His death for me
The gift of life that made me whole
Saved eternally by His love
Free access to approach Him any time, place or situation
I will praise Him every morning
Will talk about my day’s expectations
In the shower I will bless Him
While walking I will thank Him
On my job, we will share minds
At lunch breaks, looking through scriptures will by inspired with prayers
In the gym, I’ll keep my heart stayed on Him ‘cos He is my strength
At dinner time, every bite will be a delight ‘cos He’ll be there to brighten the moment
Among friends, I will let Him in on every gist we share
Every minute must count with a word, phrase or thought to commune with Him
Just before sleep, I will thank Him for sharing the day with me
And being there at those low moments to urge me on
This way I strive to pray without ceasing!!!
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Tuesday 4 October 2011
A Miracle at a cost!!!
I was with a friend sometime ago and he exclaimed that he is always marvelled about three miracles in the bible which are from the Old Testament books. He was so marvelled and I guess anyone who thinks deeply about these miracles should too (I am). There are also other miracles I think about too and they leave me wondering about the supernatural acts and abilities of God.
His three miracles include the parting/”pathing” of the Red sea for the Israelites to walk through it and its subsequent drowning of the Egyptians. The intriguing part of the story is the distance the Israelites had to cover by foot through the sea by foot (that might have appeared endless) and how the Egyptians came after them in their chariots through the night and still did not catch up. Exo.14.
The second miracle is how three men – Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were thrown into the furnace of fire because they would not bow down to King Nebuchadnezzar’s god(s). He decreed upon their refusal that they should be thrown into the furnace and their response was “...if the God we serve exists, then He can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire ... but even if He does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods...” such courage and trust in the unseen God right? Of course they were thrown into the furnace and those who threw them in even burned and died but they did not burn, not even their clothes were burn. A ‘wow’ miracle! Dan.3.
The third miracle is that of Daniel and the lions. The king was compelled to decree that no one should pray to any other apart from himself and his god(s) for a period of set time. This was planned by some men to set Daniel up and eliminate him from his office. Because Daniel was faithful in prayers to God, he was caught and the decree held that he be thrown into the lions’ den for food. The king felt bad because of his love for Daniel and respect for his God. He told him “may your God, whom you serve continually rescue you”. The king had a long night and the first thing he did in the morning was to go check Daniel up and yeah, he was still alive with the lions. His response to the king was that “they haven’t hurt me”. Of course the lions were hungry because once Daniel was out and the culprits to his set up were thrown into the same den, the lions devoured them before they got to the ground. Dan.6.
There are so many other miracles that amazes me like the raising of Lazarus from death after four (whole) days; feeding 5,000 people with a boy’s meal; healings occurring through shadows and handkerchiefs etc. They all beat imagination or human comprehension.
The marvelling thing is that all these miracles did not cost God or His son-Jesus anything to accomplish them. It was either at a command or a move. This leads me to my main point which is, all these miracles we are usually left in awe over when we think about was at no cost at all but the conversion if a sinner to saint which makes him partake of God’s inheritance and make him a child came at a cost. See (imagine) how the bible describes the believer in Christ Jesus –
Eph 2:1 And He has made you alive, who were once dead in trespasses and sins,
Eph 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love with which He loved us
Eph 2:5 (even when we were dead in sins) has made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are saved),
Eph 2:6 and has raised us up together and made us sit together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus,
Col 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,
Col 2:14 blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.
Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.
1Pe 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for possession, so that you might speak of the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
1Pe 2:10 you who then were not a people, but now the people of God, those not pitied then, but now pitied.
He offered Jesus as a pleasing sacrifice for you on the cross (with spiritual implications) to be the payment for your sins and a consequent transformation to become His own peculiar creation. You, my dear are precious to God and He won’t leave, forsake or let you go. You have been bought with a price and a master piece of God hand-work. If you are saved (Believed in and trusted Jesus Christ alone for your salvation) then people should look at you and marvel that you are a master piece that cost God a price so precious to Him. Woooow!!!!
He has paid for your life too if you have not realized that yet or embraced his love for you. It is the truth, a fact you need to agree with. You do not have to live here on earth or die as one who is worthless when your price tag will read invaluable by accepting the sacrifice of Jesus for your life. His death on the cross was for the sin of the whole world including yours.
Take the honour and privilege of a priceless cost to have you and submit and commit to His love for you as you celebrate a miracle.
You are a miracle!!!
1Co 2:9 But as it is written, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard," nor has it entered into the heart of man, "the things which God has prepared for those who love Him." ...
Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ;
Eph 1:4 according as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
Eph 1:5 having predestined us to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
1Pe 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has regenerated us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1Pe 1:4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in Heaven for you
1Pe 1:23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the living Word of God, and abiding forever.
His three miracles include the parting/”pathing” of the Red sea for the Israelites to walk through it and its subsequent drowning of the Egyptians. The intriguing part of the story is the distance the Israelites had to cover by foot through the sea by foot (that might have appeared endless) and how the Egyptians came after them in their chariots through the night and still did not catch up. Exo.14.
The second miracle is how three men – Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were thrown into the furnace of fire because they would not bow down to King Nebuchadnezzar’s god(s). He decreed upon their refusal that they should be thrown into the furnace and their response was “...if the God we serve exists, then He can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire ... but even if He does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods...” such courage and trust in the unseen God right? Of course they were thrown into the furnace and those who threw them in even burned and died but they did not burn, not even their clothes were burn. A ‘wow’ miracle! Dan.3.
The third miracle is that of Daniel and the lions. The king was compelled to decree that no one should pray to any other apart from himself and his god(s) for a period of set time. This was planned by some men to set Daniel up and eliminate him from his office. Because Daniel was faithful in prayers to God, he was caught and the decree held that he be thrown into the lions’ den for food. The king felt bad because of his love for Daniel and respect for his God. He told him “may your God, whom you serve continually rescue you”. The king had a long night and the first thing he did in the morning was to go check Daniel up and yeah, he was still alive with the lions. His response to the king was that “they haven’t hurt me”. Of course the lions were hungry because once Daniel was out and the culprits to his set up were thrown into the same den, the lions devoured them before they got to the ground. Dan.6.
There are so many other miracles that amazes me like the raising of Lazarus from death after four (whole) days; feeding 5,000 people with a boy’s meal; healings occurring through shadows and handkerchiefs etc. They all beat imagination or human comprehension.
The marvelling thing is that all these miracles did not cost God or His son-Jesus anything to accomplish them. It was either at a command or a move. This leads me to my main point which is, all these miracles we are usually left in awe over when we think about was at no cost at all but the conversion if a sinner to saint which makes him partake of God’s inheritance and make him a child came at a cost. See (imagine) how the bible describes the believer in Christ Jesus –
Eph 2:1 And He has made you alive, who were once dead in trespasses and sins,
Eph 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love with which He loved us
Eph 2:5 (even when we were dead in sins) has made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are saved),
Eph 2:6 and has raised us up together and made us sit together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus,
Col 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,
Col 2:14 blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.
Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.
1Pe 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for possession, so that you might speak of the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
1Pe 2:10 you who then were not a people, but now the people of God, those not pitied then, but now pitied.
He offered Jesus as a pleasing sacrifice for you on the cross (with spiritual implications) to be the payment for your sins and a consequent transformation to become His own peculiar creation. You, my dear are precious to God and He won’t leave, forsake or let you go. You have been bought with a price and a master piece of God hand-work. If you are saved (Believed in and trusted Jesus Christ alone for your salvation) then people should look at you and marvel that you are a master piece that cost God a price so precious to Him. Woooow!!!!
He has paid for your life too if you have not realized that yet or embraced his love for you. It is the truth, a fact you need to agree with. You do not have to live here on earth or die as one who is worthless when your price tag will read invaluable by accepting the sacrifice of Jesus for your life. His death on the cross was for the sin of the whole world including yours.
Take the honour and privilege of a priceless cost to have you and submit and commit to His love for you as you celebrate a miracle.
You are a miracle!!!
1Co 2:9 But as it is written, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard," nor has it entered into the heart of man, "the things which God has prepared for those who love Him." ...
Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ;
Eph 1:4 according as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
Eph 1:5 having predestined us to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
1Pe 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has regenerated us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1Pe 1:4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in Heaven for you
1Pe 1:23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the living Word of God, and abiding forever.
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