Letter to the Persecuted Missionaries Friday, Sep 26 2008

Letter to the Persecuted Missionaries

by R. Stanley www.stanleyonbible.com

Dear Fellow-workers,Greetings with love and sympathies.Everytime we, who live and work in quiet and peaceful areas, receive news of persecution in the mission fields and how you suffer, our hearts bleed for you. We immediately rush to the Throne of Grace to plead before the Lord of the Harvest on your behalf for a fresh supply of grace and strength. We weep with you as fellow-members of the same Body (Rom 12:15; Job 30:25; Psa 35:13,14; 1 Cor 12:26; Heb 13:3). Though we are not able to visit you at once, we assure you we are with you in spirit (1 Cor 5:4). We pray that you would not be in any way terrified by the enemies of the gospel (Phil 1:28). It is only natural to lose heart when hit or threatened. But we would like to remind you of what Jesus said while sending forth His twelve disciples—“Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s will. The very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore!” (Mt 10:28-31).What this passage actually means is: We are precious to God. He knows all about us and is deeply concerned about every detail of our lives. Under normal circumstances He will protect us as the apple of His eye. But in His sovereign will He may at times let us suffer in the hands of evil men. He may even allow us die of persecution. But His presence will ever be with us. Therefore we need not fear.It was this conviction that made the three Hebrew young men stand firm with courage and confidence against the threat of being burnt alive. They knew that God was able to deliver them. Even if He would not, they would rather die than deny their faith (Dan 3:17,18). Many are the heroes of faith who were “tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection” (Heb 11:35).As the Church of Jesus Christ is becoming increasingly aggressive in evangelism the devil is inordinately angry because he knows that he has only a short time (Rev 12:12b). Persecution is actually a reaction. No wonder it mounts up everywhere. There are scores of major incidents of documented violence against Christians across India. Take heart! “Do not think… as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings… knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world” (1 Pet 4:12,13; 5:9). You are not alone in this battle.Every stone pelted at you will become a gem studded on your crown! Jesus who had been “sitting” at the right hand of the Father was seen by Stephen “standing” (Mk 16:19; Acts 7:56). This first martyr of the Church was received up in Heaven with such honours! If the persecution is severe the outcome will be sublime. They killed a Stephen but God raised a Saul! The martyrdom of Stephen set the stage for the conversion of Saul (Acts 7:57,58). The prominent opponents of the gospel usually become its powerful exponents (Acts 9:20-22).Suffering is suffering, but we would like you to know that in divine perspective it is a privilege. Not everyone who preaches the gospel is stoned or martyred. When Peter and the other apostles were beaten for their relentless witnessing, they actually rejoiced that they had been counted worthy to suffer shame for the Name of Jesus (Acts 5:40,41). In another instance when Paul and Barnabas were literally expelled from one region, they and their company were overwhelmed with joy (Acts 13:50-52).Do you know how you bless the other members of the Body of Christ when you go through persecution? News of persecution stirs them up to step up praying. But there’s something more. They become bolder and more enthusiastic in evangelism. See the response of the Philippian believers to Paul’s imprisonment. He observed, “The things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel… Most of the brothers having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the Word without fear!” (Phil 1:12-14). Persecution is also a proven method frequently employed by God to scatter His people from their comfort zones into unreached places (Acts 8:1,4).We understand how your parents and other members of the family feel when you suffer. It is not easy for them to stay peaceful. Even when Jesus was a baby in the bosom of His mother Mary, Simeon told her, “A sword will pierce through your own soul” (Lk 2:35). Mary was known for keeping things in her heart and pondering over them (Lk 2:51). Imagine how she would have lived for over thirty years with such a mental torture! How much she would have convulsed when she saw her Son dying in agony! Jesus sympathised with her and comforted her through the gift of another son in the person of John (Jn 19:25-27). Believe that the same Jesus would comfort your family folks because He perfectly understands human feelings and pain (Heb 4:15,16). He will send someone to fill up the vacuum created by your absence.The Kingdom of God advances by “tears, sweat and blood” — prayer, labour and suffering (Rev 6:9-11). The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church. When one grain falls into the ground, a plant grows to yield so many grains (Jn 12:24,25). The martyrdom of Graham Staines and his two sons (1999) filled India with the aroma of Christ. This country of so many religions and philosophies understood the true meaning of forgiveness practically for the first time when Mrs. Gladys Staines openly declared, “I forgive the killers of my husband and sons!”By being persecuted you are actually filling up in your body what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ (Col 1:24). The marks of the Lord Jesus are now in your body (Gal 6:17). The Spirit of glory rests on you. On the part of the persecutors Christ is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified (1 Pet 4:14). His grace will be sufficient for every trial and suffering. He will not let you suffer beyond His supply of strength to withstand. He sets the boundary for the raging waves of the sea (Job 38:10,11).God has given you a spirit of power and not of fear. Stir yourself up every morning! Don’t be ashamed! (2 Tim 1:6-8). Due to pain and imprisonment Prophet Jeremiah decided not to prophesy any longer. There was fear every side. But God’s Word in his heart was like a burning fire shut up in his bones. He could not hold it back! He confessed, “But the Lord is with me as a mighty, awesome one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper. Their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten” (Jer 20:1,2,9-11).Don’t get angry with the opposers. Pray for them (Mt 5:44c). It is for God to repay those who trouble you (2 Thess 1:6-8). Here’s Christ’s promise to you: “Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer…Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life” (Rev 2:10).With you in this battle,

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Self examination for personal revival Friday, Jun 6 2008

Self examination for personal revival

1. Matthew 6:12-15 Is there anyone against whom you hold a grudge? Anyone you haven’t forgiven? Anyone you hate? Anyone you do not love? Are there misunderstandings that you are unwilling to forget? Is there any person against whom you are harboring bitterness, resentment of jealousy? Anyone you dislike to hear praised or well spoken of? Do you allow anything to justify a wrong attitude toward another?
2. Matthew 6:33 Is there anything in which you have failed to put God first? Have your decisions been made after your own wisdom and desires, rather than seeking and following God’s will? Do any of the following, in any way, interfere with your surrender and service to God: ambition, pleasures, loved ones, friendships, desire for recognition, money or your plans?
3. Mark 16:15 Have you failed to seek the lost for Christ? Have you failed to witness consistently with your mouth for the Lord Jesus Christ? Has your life not shown to the lost the Lord Jesus?
4. John 13:35 Are you secretly pleased over the misfortunes of another? Are you secretly annoyed over the accomplishments or advancements of another? Are you guilty of any contention or strife? Do you quarrel, argue or engage in heated discussions? Are you a partaker in any division or party spirit? Are there people whom you deliberately slight?
5. Acts 20:35 Have you robbed God by withholding His due of your time, talents and treasure? Have you failed to support Kingdom work either by service, prayer or giving?
6. 1 Corinthians 4:2 Are you undependable so that you cannot be trusted with responsibilities in the Lord’s work? Are you allowing your emotions to be stirred for things of the Lord, but doing nothing about it?
7. 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20 Are you careless in any way with your body? Do you fail to care for it as the temple of the Holy Spirit? Are you guilty of intemperance in eating or drinking? Do you have any habits which defile the body?
8. 1 Corinthians 10:31 Do you take the slightest credit for anything good about yourself, rather than give all the glory to God? Do you talk of what you have done rather than of what Christ has done? Do your statements begin mostly with “I”? Are your feelings easily hurt? Have you made a pretense of being something that you are not?
9. Ephesians 3:20 Are you self-conscious rather than Christ-conscious? Do you allow feelings of inferiority to keep you from attempting things you should in serving God?
10. Ephesians 4:28 Do you underpay? Do you do very little in your work? Have you been careless in the payment of your debts? Have you sought to evade payment of debts? Do you waste time? Do you waste time for others?
11. Ephesians 4:31 Do you complain? Do you find fault? Do you have a critical attitude towards any person or thing? Are you irritable or cranky? Do you ever carry hidden anger? Do you become impatient with others? Are you ever harsh or unkind?
12. Ephesians 5:16 Do you listen to unedifying radio or TV programs? Do you read unworthy magazines or web sites? Do you find it necessary to seek satisfaction from any questionable source? Are you doing certain things that show you are not satisfied in the Lord Jesus Christ?
13. Ephesians 5:20 Have you neglected to thank Him for all things: the seemingly bad as well as the good? Have you virtually called God a liar by doubting His Word? Do you worry? Is your spiritual temperature based on your feelings instead of on the facts of God’s Word?
14. Philippians 1:21 Are you taken up with the cares of this life? Is your conversation or heart joy over “things” rather than the Lord and His Word? Does anything mean more to you than living for and pleasing Christ?
15. Philippians 2:14 Do you ever, by word or deed, seek to hurt someone? Do you gossip? Do you speak unkindly concerning people when they are not present? Do you carry prejudice against true Christians because they are of some different group than yours, or because they do not see everything exactly as you do?
16. Philippians 4:4 Have you neglected to seek to be pleasing to Him in all things? Do you carry any bitterness toward God? Have you complained against Him in any way? Have you been dissatisfied with His provision for you? Is there any unwillingness in your heart to obey God fully? Do you have any reservations as to what you would or would not do concerning anything that might be His will? Have you disobeyed some direct leading from Him?
17. Colossians 3:9 Do you engage in empty and unprofitable conversation? Do you ever lie? Do you ever exaggerate? Cheat? Steal? Do you overcharge?
18. 2 Timothy 2:22 Do you have any personal habits that are not pure? Do you allow impure thoughts about the opposite sex to stay in your mind? Do you read that which is impure or suggests unholy things? Do you indulge in any entertainment that is unclean? Are you guilty of the lustful look?

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DO YOU KNOW HOW THE APOSTLES DIED? Thursday, Mar 13 2008

DO YOU KNOW HOW THE APOSTLES DIED?

Matthew, Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia , killed by a sword wound.

Mark, Died in Alexandria , Egypt , after being dragged by horses through the streets until he was dead.

Luke was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous preaching to the lost.

John, Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in huge basin of boiling oil during a wave of persecution in Rome . However, he was miraculously delivered from death. John was then sentenced to the mines on the prison island of Patmos . He wrote his prophetic Book of Revelation on Patmos . The apostle John was later freed and returned to serve as Bishop of Edessa in modern Turkey . He died as an old man, the only  apostle to die peacefully.

Peter was crucified upside down on an x-shaped cross. According to church tradition it was because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die in the same way that Jesus Christ had died.

James, Just The leader of the church in Jerusalem , was thrown over a hundred feet down from the southeast pinnacle of the Temple when he refused to deny his faith in Christ. When they discovered that he survived the fall, his enemies beat James to death with a fuller’s club. This was the same pinnacle where Satan had taken Jesus during the Temptation.

James the Great, son of Zebedee, was a fisherman by trade when Jesus called him to a lifetime of ministry. As a strong leader of the church, James was ultimately beheaded at Jerusalem . The Roman officer who guarded James watched amazed as James defended his faith at his trial. Later, the officer walked beside James to the place of execution. Overcome by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and knelt beside James to accept beheading as a Christian.

Bartholomew also known as Nathaniel Was a missionary to Asia .  He witnessed for our Lord in present day Turkey . Bartholomew was martyred for his preaching in Armenia where he was flayed to death by a whip.

Andrew was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras , Greece .  After being whipped severely by seven soldiers they tied his body to the cross with cords to prolong his agony. His followers reported that, when he was led toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these words: “I have long desired and expected this happy hour. The cross has been consecrated by the body of Christ hanging on it.” He continued to preach to his tormentors for two days until he expired.

Thomas Was stabbed with a spear in India during one of his missionary trips to establish the church in the sub-continent.

Jude,  Was killed with arrows when he refused to deny his faith in Christ.
 
Matthias the apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot, was stoned and then beheaded.

Barnabas, One of the group of seventy disciples, wrote the Epistle of Barnabas. He preached throughout Italy and Cyprus . Barnabas was stoned to death at Salonica.

Paul, Was tortured and then beheaded by the evil Emperor Nero at Rome in A.D. 67. Paul endured a lengthy imprisonment which allowed him to write his many epistles to the churches he had formed throughout the Roman Empire . These letters, which taught many of the foundational doctrines of Christianity, form a large portion of the New Testament.
 

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Less …….in 21st Century Friday, Aug 10 2007

In the 21st Century :

Our communication -  Wireless

Our dress                -   Topless

Our telephone         -   Cordless

Our cooking            -   Fireless

Our youth                -   Jobless

Our food                  -   Fatless

Our labour               -   Effortless

Our conduct             -  Worthless

Our relation              -  Loveless

Our attitude              -  Careless

Our feelings             -  Heartless

Our politics               - Shameless

Our education          -  Valueless

Our follies                 - Countless

Our  arguments         -  Baseless

Our boss                  -  Brainless

Our Job                    -  Thankless

Our Salary                -  Very  less

Our Future                -  Hopeless

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Busy ? Tuesday, Jul 24 2007

Satan called a worldwide convention of demons.
In his opening address he said,

“We can’t keep Christians from going to church.”
“We can’t keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth.”
“We can’t even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their savior.”

“Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken.”
“So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish dinners,
BUT steal their time, so they don’t have time to develop a relationship with

Jesus Christ.” “This is what I want you to do,” said the devil:

“Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!”
“How shall we do this?” his demons shouted.
“Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds,” he answered.
“Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow.”
“Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles.”

“Keep them from spending time with their children.”

“As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!”

“Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice.”
“Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive.”

“To keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in their home and see to
it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly.”

“This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ.”

“Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers.”

“Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day.”

“Invade their driving moments with billboards.”

“Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products, services and false hopes.”

“Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their husbands will believe that outward beauty is what’s important, and they’ll become dissatisfied with their wives. “

“Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night.” Give them headaches too!

“If they don’t give their husbands the love they need, they will begin to look elsewhere.”

“That will fragment their families quickly!”
“Give them Santa Clause to distract them from teaching their children the real meaning of Christmas.”

“Give them an Easter bunny so they won’t talk about his resurrection and power over sin and death.”

“Even in their recreation, let them be excessive.”

“Have them return from their recreation exhausted.”

“Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God’s creation. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies instead.

“Keep them busy, busy, busy!” “And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small
talk so that they leave with troubled consciences.”

“Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Jesus.”
“Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause.”
“It will work!” “It will work!” It was quite a plan!
The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to
get busier and more rushed, going here and there.

Having little time for their God or their families.

Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change lives.
I guess the question is, has the devil been successful in his schemes?
You be the judge!!!!!

Does “BUSY” mean:
B-eing
U-nder
S-atan’s
Y-oke?

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Interesting one liners Tuesday, Jul 24 2007

”No God-No Peace. ~ Know God-Know Peace.”

”Free Trip to heaven. Details Inside!”

”Try our Sundays. They are better than Baskin-Robbins”’

”This is a ch_ _ ch. What is missing?” ——— (U R)

”Searching for a new look? Have your faith lifted here!”

”When down in the mouth, remember Jonah. He came out all right.”

”Fight truth decay-study the Bible daily.”

”How will you spend eternity-Smoking or Nonsmoking?”

”Dusty Bibles lead to Dirty Lives”

”Come work for the Lord. The work is hard, the hours are long and the pay is low. But the retirement benefits are out of this world.”

”It is unlikely there’ll be a reduction in the wages of sin.”

”Do not wait for the hearse to take you to church.”

If you’re headed in the wrong direction, God will help you do a U-turn.”

”If you don’t like the way you were born, try being born again.”

”Looking at the way some people live, they ought to obtain eternal fire insurance soon.”

”Forbidden fruit creates many jams.”

”In the dark? Follow the Son.”

”Running low on faith? Stop in for a fill-up.”

”If you can’t sleep, don’t count sheep. Talk to the Shepherd.”

”Jesus Is Coming”…Don’t miss him for the world.

People who wait until the eleventh hour to call on Jesus, die at

Give the devil an inch and he will become your Ruler!

” A cheerful heart is good medicine ” (Proverbs 17:22).

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Names of Jesus Tuesday, Jul 24 2007

Advocate (1 John 2:1)
Almighty (Rev. 1:8; Mt. 28:18)
Alpha and Omega (Rev. 1:8; 22:13)
Amen (Rev. 3:14)
Apostle of our Profession (Heb. 3:1)
Atoning Sacrifice for our Sins (1 John 2:2)
Author of Life (Acts 3:15)
Author and Perfecter of our Faith (Heb. 12:2)
Author of Salvation (Heb. 2:10)
Beginning and End (Rev. 22:13)
Blessed and only Ruler (1 Tim. 6:15)
Bread of God (John 6:33)
Bread of Life (John 6:35; 6:48)
Bridegroom (Mt. 9:15)
Capstone (Acts 4:11; 1 Pet. 2:7)
Chief Cornerstone (Eph. 2:20)
Chief Shepherd (1 Pet. 5:4)
Christ (1 John 2:22)
Creator (John 1:3)
Deliverer (Rom. 11:26)
Eternal Life (1 John 1:2; 5:20)
Gate (John 10:9)
Faithful and True (Rev. 19:11)
Faithful Witness (Rev. 1:5)
Faithful and True Witness (Rev. 3:14)
First and Last (Rev. 1:17; 2:8; 22:13)
Firstborn From the Dead (Rev. 1:5)
Firstborn over all creation (Col. 1:15)
Gate (John 10:9)
God (John 1:1; 20:28; Heb. 1:8; Rom. 9:5; 2 Pet. 1:1;1 John 5:20; etc.)
Good Shepherd (John 10:11,14)
Great Shepherd (Heb. 13:20)
Great High Priest (Heb. 4:14)
Head of the Church (Eph. 1:22; 4:15; 5:23)
Heir of all things (Heb. 1:2)
High Priest (Heb. 2:17)
Holy and True (Rev. 3:7)
Holy One (Acts 3:14)
Hope (1 Tim. 1:1)
Hope of Glory (Col. 1:27)
Horn of Salvation (Luke 1:69)
I Am (John 8:58)
Image of God (2 Cor. 4:4)
Immanuel (Mt. 1:23)
Judge of the living and the dead (Acts 10:42)
King Eternal (1 Tim. 1:17)
King of Israel (John 1:49)
King of the Jews (Mt. 27:11)
King of kings (1 Tim 6:15; Rev. 19:16)
King of the Ages (Rev. 15:3)
Lamb (Rev. 13:8)
Lamb of God (John 1:29)
Lamb Without Blemish (1 Pet. 1:19)
Last Adam (1 Cor. 15:45)
Life (John 14:6; Col. 3:4)
Light of the World (John 8:12)
Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Rev. 5:5)
Living One (Rev. 1:18)
Living Stone (1 Pet. 2:4)
Lord (2 Pet. 2:20)
Lord of All (Acts 10:36)

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Quotes to ponder Wednesday, Jun 27 2007

The safest place to be is within the will of God.

God’s answers are wiser than our prayers.

Error does not become Truth because it is widely accepted;
Truth does not become error, even when it stands alone!

Humility is a paradox. The moment you think you’ve finally found it, you’ve lost it. There has yet to be written a book intitled, “Humility and How I Achieved It.” And yet, God expects (and rewards) an attitude of servant-like humility in His followers.

Never get so busy doing the work of the kingdom that you forget who the King is.

God specializes in happy endings.

The Bible: More up-to-date than tomorrow’s newspaper!

You can no more outgrow your need for God than you can outgrow your need for oxygen.

The Hellbound sinner’s famous last words: “I did it my way”.

No one can ignore Jesus forever.

The outlook is gloomy, but the uplook is glorious!

Death is not extinguishing the light from the Christian; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.

FAMOUS QUOTES:

Before an individual can be saved, he must first learn that he cannot save himself. M. R. DeHaan, M.D. (1891-1965) American Bible teacher

Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to the garage makes you a car –Laurence J. Peter

Christ is a substitute for everything, but nothing is a substitute for Christ. — Dr. H. A. Ironside (1876-1951)

All self-effort is but sinking sand. Christ alone is the Rock of our salvation.– Dr. H. A. Ironside

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength. — Corrie Ten Boom

Faith ends where worry begins, and worry ends where faith begins.
–George Mueller

A faith that hasn’t been tested can’t be trusted.
– Adrian Rogers

God’s work done God’s way will never lack God’s supply.
–Hudson Taylor

Trying to do the Lord’s work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.
–Corrie ten Boom

The true follower of Christ will not ask, “If I embrace this truth, what will it cost me?” Rather he will say, “This is truth. God help me to walk in it, let come what may!”
–A.W. Tozer

Sometimes your medicine bottle has on it, “shake well before using.” That is what God has to do with some of His people. He has to shake them well before they are ever usable.
–Vance Havner

God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves.
– Dwight L. Moody

You might as well try to hear without ears or breathe without lungs, as to try to live a Christian life without the Spirit of God in your heart.
–D.L. Moody

When boiled down to its essence, unforgiveness is hatred.
–John R. Rice

And Satan trembles when he sees, The weakest saint upon his knees.
–William Cowper (1731-1800)

If lips and life do not agree, the testimony will not amount to much.
–H. A. Ironside (1876-1951)

People who are crucified with Christ have three distinct marks:
1. they are facing only one direction,
2. they can never turn back, and
3. they no longer have plans of their own.
–A.W. Tozer

No one who really wants to count for God can afford to play at Christianity. –H. A. Ironside

The acid test of our love for God is obedience to His Word.
–Bob Jones, Sr.

To be like Christ is to be a Christian.
– Daniel Webster

I used to ask God to help me. Then I asked if I might help Him.
I ended up by asking Him to do his work through me.
–James Hudson Taylor (1832-1905)- – English missionary and founder of the China Inland Mission.

We are not only to renounce evil, but to manifest the truth. We tell people the world is vain; let our lives manifest that it is so. We tell them that our home is above and that all these things are transitory. Does our dwelling look like it? O to live consistent lives!
–James Hudson Taylor

Live as though Christ died yesterday, rose from the grave today, and
is coming back tomorrow.
–Theodore Epp

How else but through a broken heart may Lord Christ enter in?
–Oscar Wilde

Let us never forget that what we are is more important than what we do. –James Hudson Taylor

Salvation is a work of God for man,
rather than a work of man for God. –Lewis Sperry Chafer (1871-1952)

The Law and the Gospel are two keys. The Law is the key that shutteth up all men under condemnation, and the Gospel is the key which opens the door and lets them out.– William Tyndale

Those who go to Heaven ride on a pass and enter into blessings that they never earned, but all who go to hell pay their own way.
–John R. Rice

We are too busy to pray, and so we are too busy to have power. We have a great deal of activity, but we accomplish little; many services but few conversions; much machinery but few results.
–R.A. Torrey

Religion today is not transforming people; rather it is being transformed by the people. It is not raising the moral level of society; it is descending to society’s own level, and congratulating itself that it has scored a victory because society is smilingly accepting its surrender. –A. W. Tozer (1897-1963)

Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?
–Corrie Ten Boom

Our religious activities should be ordered in such a way as to have plenty of time for the cultivation of the fruits of solitude and silence.
–A.W. Tozer

Do you need help today? Lift up your hands to the Lord in supplication and in expectation, and soon you will lift up your hands in jubilation and celebration. –Warren W. Wiersbe

Spare the rod and spoil the child – that is true. But, beside the rod, keep an apple to give him when he has done well.
–Reformer Martin Luther

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27 Indications That We Need Revival ! Wednesday, Jun 27 2007

27 Indications That We Need Revival !

1.. When we do not love Him as we once did.

2.. When earthly interests and occupations are more important to us than eternal ones.

3.. When we would rather watch TV and read secular books and
magazines than read the Bible and pray.

4.. When we have little or no desire for prayer.

5.. When we would rather make money than give money.

6.. When our Christianity is joyless and passionless.

7.. When we know truth in our heads that we are not practicing
in our lives.

8.. When we make little effort to witness to the lost.

9.. When we have time for sports, recreation, and entertainment,
but not for Bible study and prayer.

10.. When we do not tremble at the Word of God.

11.. When we seldom think thoughts of eternity.

12.. When we are more concerned about our jobs and careers than
about the Kingdom of Christ and the salvation of the lost.

13.. When Christian husbands and wives are not praying together.

14.. When our children are growing up to adopt worldly values,
secular philosophies and ungodly lifestyles.

15.. When we watch things on TV and movies that we would not show in church.

16.. When our prayers lack fervency.

17.. When our hearts are cold and our eyes are dry.

18.. When our singing is half-hearted and our worship lifeless.

19.. When we aren’t seeing regular evidence of the supernatural power of God.

20.. When we are bored with worship.

21.. When we are more concerned about what others think about us
than what God thinks about us.

22.. When we are making little or no difference in the secular world around us.

23.. When we are unmoved by the thought of our neighbors,
business associates and acquaintances going to hell.

24.. When we have ceased to weep and mourn and grieve over our sin.

25.. When we aren’t exercising faith and believing God for the impossible.

26.. When the fire has gone out in our hearts, our marriages and our church.

27.. When we are blind to the extent of our need and don’t think we need revival

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Tips for improvement Tuesday, Nov 28 2006

·        You should be clear about what you want to achieve in life. Set goals, and work for their achievement. ·        Always be positive about yourself and keep reminding yourself about your good qualities, your accomplishments and how you help your family, friends, others and yourself. ·        Develop the ability to accept criticism about yourself, without getting upset or defensive. This will help you eliminate your weaknesses one by one·        Never compare yourself with others. It is much better to rate yourself on your achievements. ·        Never put yourself down. Failures are like parasites. If you allow them to grow they will eat away your self-confidence, self-respect and self-esteem. ·        Take good care of your body. Remember, a healthy body is essential for a healthy mind. !

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