Love Christ Jesus

The Luncheon

2009-08-06T03:40:00.000-07:00

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with cookies and a six-pack of orange juice, and he started his journey.

When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink orange juice, when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry so he offered her orange juice. She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her one more pack of orange juice. Once again, she smiled at him. The boy was delighted!

They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word. As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave but before he had gone more than a few steps; he turned around, ran back to the old woman, and gave her a hug. She gave him her biggest smile ever.

When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, "What did you do today that made you so happy?" He replied, "I had lunch with God." But before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what? She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"

Meanwhile, the old woman also radiant with joy, returned to her home. Her son was stunned by the look of peace on her face and he asked, "Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?" She replied, "I ate cookies in the park with God.

Too often we under estimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Be My Everything

2009-06-02T01:19:00.000-07:00

In Your Presence - Jason Upton

2009-05-29T02:26:00.000-07:00

Father I am waiting, I need to hear from You. To know that You're approving of what I say and do.  Cause nothing really satisfies like when You speak my name. So tell me that You'll never leave and everything will be okay.  In Your presence, all fear is gone, in Your presence.                      In Your presence, is where I belong,   in Your presence.                       Father I'm returning the things I used to do. Cause somewhere on the journey I think I lost hold of the truth.  But nothing really satisfies like when You speak my name. So tell me that You'll never leave and everything will be okay.

In Your presence, all fear is gone, in Your presence.                      In Your presence, is where I belong,   in Your presence.

Solid Rock

2009-05-12T03:27:00.000-07:00

Don't Miss This....

2009-05-05T02:52:00.001-07:00

Came To My Rescue

2009-04-22T02:53:00.000-07:00

Lyrics | Hillsongs lyrics - Came To My Rescue lyrics

This is Our God

2009-04-17T01:52:00.000-07:00

One Solitary Life

2009-04-16T22:26:00.000-07:00

He was born in a stable, in an obscure village from there he travelled, less than 200 miles.

he never won an election, he never went to a collage, he never had a lot of money, he became a nomadic preacher.

Popular opinion turned against him, he was betrayed by a close friend, and his other friends ran away,he was unjustly condemned to death. crucified on a cross among common thieves,on a hill overlooking the town dump & when dead,laid in a borrowed grave.

Nineteen centuries have come & gone, empires have risen & fallen, mighty armies have marched, and powerful rulers have reigned, yet,no one has so affected men as much as he.

he is the central figure of the human race; he is the Messiah, The son of God.

Telephone Line

2009-04-14T01:26:00.000-07:00

Just imagine you are waiting near your land-line for an incoming call. You were expecting the call at 1:30 pm and thus you're near the phone at 1:20 pm itself. It's been 3 hours and the phone still didn't ring. You are concerned and all the more worried and you get very frustrated. Its been 10 hours that the call didn't come and its time to get some sleep, and while resting on your pillow you are still thinking about the call.

The next morning you wake up and wait patiently for the call.

Its been 10 days of waiting and still no response. On the 11th day you decide to pick the phone and to your shock and surprise the phone is dead and now you realize that for soo long the phone was dead. You step outside and realize that someone had messed up with your wires and eventually its cut. You quickly get it joined back and then the phone is working. As soon as the wire got repaired the phone rings trinng trinng......................

Guess who's on the line???? The one whom you've been waiting for 10 days to hear

Our spiritual lives are also similar to this phone. We wanna hear God's voice, and indeed as we are His sheep, this is the common daily phenomenon. The bible says in Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

In some version it says guard your heart is like the phone wire. It was not guarded thus it was cut by some one.

Satan wants to disconnect us from God like that wire. Thus we need to guard our heart and observe the verse says diligently, which means its a continuous effort and requires a lot of hard work and commitment and passion.

Guard your heart, ummm its easy to guard a telephone wire :-)

Imagine you need to guard your house, what do you do???

You mainly observe the movement of people at the entrances or openings of the house. It may be the windows or the doors, no one would guard the walls but the doors and windows. In the similar way we need to guard our doors and windows mainly the gates of our spirit, the gates of our spirit are the eye gate, the ear gate and the mouth too.

As we guard our heart, then we can hear clearly from God.
Hearing from God is available for every sheep of Jesus Christ.
And those who guard their heart can hear better.
A successful person is a person who can hear from God and obey Him by faith.

Hearing from God is not just limited to Pastors, Preachers or Evangelists. Hearing is for all, thus we see in Revelation, its often mentioned that “he who has an ear let him hear”. Well God speaks to your heart and not to your intellect mind. Your heart is your spirit, and God is a Spirit and He communicates Spirit to spirit.

So make a decision this day to make a diligent effort to guard your heart because from this flows issues of life, what ever happens in your life depends on guarding your heart and hearing from God.

Life is About Correcting Mistakes

2009-03-25T03:52:00.000-07:00

Monica married Hitesh this day. At the end of the wedding party, Monica's mother gave her a newly opened bank saving passbook With Rs.1000 deposit amount.

Mother: 'Monica, take this passbook. Keep it as a record of your marriage life. When there's something happy and memorable happened in your new life, put some money in. Write down what it's about next to the line. The more memorable the event is, the more money you can put in. I've done the first one for you today. Do the others with Hitesh. When you look back after years, you can know how much happiness you've had.'

Monica shared this with Hitesh when getting home. They both thought it was a great idea and were anxious to know when the second deposit can be made.

This was what they did after certain time:
- 7 Feb: Rs.100, first birthday celebration for Hitesh after marriage
- 1 Mar: Rs.300, salary raise for Monica
- 20 Mar: Rs.200, vacation trip to Bali
- 15 Apr: Rs.2000, Monica got pregnant
- 1 Jun: Rs.1000, Hitesh got promoted

However, after years, they started fighting and arguing for trivial things. They didn't talk much. They regretted that they had married the most nasty people in the world.... no more love...Kind of typical now-a- days, huh?

One day Monica talked to her Mother:
'Mom, we can't stand it anymore. We agree to divorce. I can't imagine how I decided to marry this guy!!!'

Mother: 'Sure, girl, that's no big deal. Just do whatever you want if you really can't stand it. But before that, do one thing first. Remember the saving passbook I gave you on your wedding day? Take out all money and spend it first. You shouldn't keep any record of such a poor marriage.'

Monica thought it was true. So she went to the bank, waiting at the queue and planning to cancel the account. While she was waiting, she took a look at the passbook record. She looked, and looked, and looked. Then the memory of all the previous joy and happiness just came up her mind.

Her eyes were then filled with tears. She left and went home.

When she was home, she handed the passbook to Hitesh, asked him to spend the money before getting divorce. The next day, Hitesh gave the passbook back to Monica. She found a new deposit of Rs.5000.
And a line next to the record: 'This is the day I notice how much I've loved you throughout all these years. How much happiness you've brought me.'

They hugged and cried, putting the passbook back to the safe. I don't know how much they saved .I believe the money did not matter any more after they had gone thru all the good years in their life.

When you fall, in any way, Don't see the place where you fell instead see the place from where you slipped.

Life is about correcting mistakes.

Valentine's Day

2009-02-15T21:44:00.000-08:00

St. Valentine was a Priest near Rome in 3 rd Centenary. At that time the Roman Emperor was imprisoning Christians for not worshipping the Roman gods. During this persecution Valentine was arrested. Some say he was arrested because he was performing Christian marriages.

During the trial they asked Valentine what he thought of the Roman gods Jupiter and Mercury. Of course Valentine said they were false gods and that the God that Jesus called Father was the only true God. So the Romans threw him in prison for insulting the gods.

While in prison Valentine continued to minister. He witnessed to the guards. One of the guards was a good man who had adopted a blind girl. He asked Valentine if his God could help his daughter. Valentine prayed and the girl was given her sight. The guard and his whole family, 46 people, believed in Jesus and were baptized. Because these people had come to know Jesus, Valentine praised God right there in his prison cell. When the emperor heard about this he was furious that Valentine was still making converts even in prison, so he had Valentine beheaded.

Valentine knew that he might get caught in his Christian activities. He knew that if he told the court the truth about the Roman gods that he would be thrown in prison. And he knew that if he continued to witness to Christ in the prison he would make his captors angry. But he continued, because he loved the Lord and his fellow humans. He was willing to risk his life to free the prisoners and spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to those who needed to hear it.

The Bible Says: "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends."(John 15:13) God showed us this love by coming in Christ to die for our sins. And St. Valentine demonstrated this love when he died for his friends. This is the kind of love that Valentine's Day is really about. Finally he was Executed on 14th February.Valentine was executed by the Romans,Because He refused to give up Christain Beliefs or Faith.

Pedal!

2009-02-12T04:16:00.000-08:00

When I first met Christ it seemed as though life was rather like a bike ride. But it was a tandem bike and I noticed that Christ was in the back helping me pedal. I don't know just when it was that He suggested we change places, but life has not been the same since then. When I had control, I knew the way. It was rather boring, but predictable..... It was the shortest distance between two points.....

But when He took the lead, He knew delightful long cuts, up mountains and through rocky places, at breakneck speeds. It was all I could do to hang on! Even though it looked like madness, He said, "Pedal".

I worried and was anxious and asked,"Where are you taking me?" He laughed and didn't answer, And I started to learn to trust. I forgot my boring life and entered into the adventure and when I'd say, "I'm scared," He'd lean back and touch my hand.

He took me to people with gifts that I needed. Gifts of healing, acceptance, and joy. He said, "Give the gifts away; They're extra baggage, too much weight." So I did, I gave them to the people we met, and I found that in giving I received, and still our burden was light.

I did not trust Him, at first in controlling my life. I thought He'd wreck it; but He knows bike secrets, knows how to make it bend to take sharp corners, knows how to jump to clear high rocks, knows how to fly to shorten scary passages.

And I am learning to shut up and pedal in the strangest places and I'm beginning to enjoy the view and the cool breeze on my face, with my delightful constant companion, Jesus Christ. When I'm sure I just can't do anymore,
He just smiles and says... "Pedal"!

Traveling On Your Knees

2009-02-04T01:20:00.000-08:00

Last night I took a journey

To a land across the seas.
I didn't go by ship or plane
I traveled on my knees.
I saw so many people there
in bondage to their sin.
And Jesus told me I should go,
that there were souls to win.

But I said "Jesus,
I can't go to lands across the seas."
He answered quickly,
"Yes, you can by traveling on your knees."

He said, "You pray, I'll meet the need.
You call, and I will hear.
It's up to you to be concerned
For lost souls far and near."

And so I did; knelt in prayer,
Gave up some hours of ease,
And with the Savior by my side,
I traveled on my knees.

As I prayed on, I saw souls saved
And twisted persons healed,
I saw God's workers strength renewed
While laboring in the field.

I said, "Yes Lord, I'll take the job.
Your heart I want to please.
I'll heed Your call and swiftly go
By traveling on my knees."

Author Unknown

Indians Prosecuted in Their Own Country

2009-02-02T20:16:00.000-08:00

Read here to know

http://www.persecution.net/india.htm

WWJD? - What Would Jesus Do?

2009-01-29T01:02:00.000-08:00

Charles Sheldon's In His Steps

http://www.fullbooks.com/In-His-Steps1.html

Hell Is Real!!

2009-01-11T19:24:00.001-08:00

Dear friends, hell is real read on....

http://www.av1611.org/hell.html

You won't ever ask anyone to "go to hell" after this!

7 Important Duties for this Year 2009

2009-01-10T06:55:00.000-08:00

1. Wake Up !! Decide to have a good day.

"Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" Psalms 118:24

2. Dress Up !! The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.

"The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance; but the Lord looks at the heart." I Samuel 16:7

3. Shut Up !! Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth, so He must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking.

"He who guards his lips guards his soul." Proverbs 13:3

4. Stand Up !!... For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything.

"Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good..." Galatians 6:9-10

5. Look Up !!... To the Lord.

"I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13

6. Reach Up !!... For something higher.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, And He will direct your path." Proverbs 3:5-6

7. Lift Up !!... Your Prayers.

"Do not worry about anything; Instead PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING." Philippians 4:6

East or West, JESUS is the Best...

"If the devil reminds of your past, just remind him of his future. But if you have not cleansed yourself of your past, be assured of having tea with the devil in HELL."

Hope in the Lord

2009-01-08T23:12:00.000-08:00

The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him... Lamentations 3:25

Out of the ashes of Jerusalem's destruction and the diaster that befell God's people because of their repeated disobedience comes this reminder of truth. Those who wait patiently, who hope fervently, in the Lord will find what their souls most needs!

I have :)

Adonai

I lift my voice
I lift my praise to you
I lift my hands
I lift my worship to you

I love you more than I can say
I love you more than I can say

Ever I will sing
Only you will I adore
Glorify my Lord
Only you will I serve
For the world will fade away
Still my song to you remains
Only you will I adore

Oh I love you always...

Christian Music Lyrics by: Gospel Music

Moses and Joshua

2008-11-19T01:37:00.000-08:00

VERSE:

As the LORD commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses. -- Joshua 11:15

THOUGHT:
Joshua is one of my favorite Bible heroes. He was a great servant to Moses. He refused to be swayed by his peers or by the crowd when he spied out the Promised Land. He followed in the footsteps of a great leader and was a great leader himself -- not an easy task! Joshua was vigorous and vital even in his old age. Most of all, Joshua was obedient to God and did everything that God had commanded him to do, as well as what God had commanded Moses that he should do. In other words, Joshua was faithful!

Rejecting The Sacrifice - Action Most Worthy Of Punishment

2008-10-30T01:00:00.000-07:00

How much more severly do you think a man deserves to be punished who had trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who had insulted the Spirit of grace. - Hebrews 10:29

We often look at the swift and dramatic discipline and punishment God used on His people in the Old Testament and struck them severly. The Holy Spirit reminds us that while this might be true, to spurn grace and ridicule the sacrificial death of Jesus are actions all the more worthy of God's punishment.

Grace is incredible. It is marvellous. To reject it, to reject Jesus and all he did to bring it is to court disaster and reject any source of true grace.

Lord I Lift Your Name On High

2008-10-28T23:04:00.000-07:00

Lord I lift Your Name oh high!

You Said Lyrics

You said, Ask and you will receive
Whatever you need
You said, Pray and I'll hear from heaven
And I'll heal your land

You said Your glory will fill the earth
Like water the sea
You said, Lift up your eyes
The harvest is here, the kingdom is near

full lyrics

more Hillsong United lyrics

My Lord God Almighty is the best. He knows what I want and gives it to me at the right time. All I need is to ask Him. Hands lifted up in Praise and Prayer.

God's timing is just perfect!

Me and My Bible

2008-10-28T04:43:00.000-07:00

My fingers are itching to write. Lying on the sick bed for more than 10 days is so unlike me. So I shall try to write something now. I was wondering what to write. Why not write about my relationship with the most amazingly whackiest, coolest and craziest book ever written. The Bible. I was brought up with 7 Bibles at home in four different languages English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu (Could never read Urdu). I guess 7 wasn't enough for me to read - I never read. Now I realise I was so wrong in not reading and taking it seriously. I wish I had taken it seriously earlier. Its become my best friend now. I come to know more about my favorite person Jesus Christ and about the glory of God. I believe every word of it to be true. As true of the life in me. It is very important to read the Bible to know the truth.

My plea to all who believe in Christ - Please read the Bible. Its too important.

The Big Black Book rocksl!!

2008-10-10T22:40:00.000-07:00

This crowded city has no place for me,

I want to run I want to flee.

Give me a revelation that I might come to You,

Or help me make this hell my home for now.

I feel like dancing and singing when I am with You,

And I know You will never forsake me.

Yet somehow I cannot call this home,

Though You are here.

Fullfill Your promise,

Come and take me Home now.

Written by Smriti Edith Paul

smriti.e.paul@gmail.com

My Begining

2008-09-23T23:20:00.000-07:00

The mills turn as does a in my life.

Bringing rain and bringing change.

But one thing remains constant forever. It is You.

Jesus you are constant in my life.

Best friend, healer, you are constant in my life.

Every day brings a million changes,

Some losses and some gains.

One thing that we must never lose and

One thing we must always gain is

You Jesus, best friend and healer.

Have you ever heard of the mills of change? Why are they called so? If you ask me I’d say it is because life is like a mill that keeps changing its direction with accordance to the wind. Life is constantly changing. Sometimes we win sometimes we lose. Sometimes we have gains and sometimes we have losses. Life is a perfect mixture and balance of good and bad, joy and sorrow, of yin and yang perhaps.

My life too has changed a lot. I’ve won some battles and lost some. I’ve gained a lot and incurred a few losses too.

I’ve noticed that since the time that I accepted Christ as my personal saviour, one thing has been constant all over. This constancy gives serenity and calm to my mind, body and soul. It tells me I’m never alone and that the highest power in the world that can create and destroy is on my side completely. This constancy in my life goes by the name Jesus Christ. If I am leading a calm, serene and a satisfying life today it is because Jesus shed every drop of his blood to give me a new life. He made me new all over again.

I was born into a Christian family but I had no idea what being a “Christian” in the correct sense of the word meant. But in December 2006 I came to know who really Christ was. I celebrated His birthday every year by cutting cakes without knowing Him at all. I don’t say I’m perfect but I’m trying to be perfect as He was. I’m growing in my relationship with Him and thus growing in everything (even career and finances). Jesus can make all things possible and all things new only if you are willing to let Him work miracles and magic in your life.

He is my all in all.