Receive As You Hear The Good News
Romans 1:1616For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes…
If you have been to motivational seminars, you would probably have heard the speakers say, “If you follow these five steps, then you will come to a place of financial increase.” They would probably have told you also that if you don’t succeed, it is because you did not follow the steps correctly or diligently.
Thank God that the gospel or good news does not work like that! The minute you hear or read the good news, and you believe and receive it, His Word goes forth to sozo (the Greek word for “save”) you, making you well, prosperous and whole, “for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes”.
What is the good news? It is that God loves us so much that He gave us His Son to take our beating so that we can have His blessings without having to work for them. Right now, as you are reading this devotional, listening to a preacher or hearing a sermon CD, as you hear God’s Word, His power is released into your situation, working things out for you and turning your situation around for your good.
In Acts 14:8–10, we see Paul preaching the good news in Lystra. A man who was crippled from birth was listening to Paul. Paul, seeing that he had faith to be healed, said, “Stand up straight on your feet!” And the man leaped and walked! He heard the good news, believed it and was healed.
At a leadership conference in Oslo, Norway, where I was speaking, a pastor there shared how a well-respected businessman was healed while listening to one of my sermon tapes. This man was deaf in one ear. And when he was listening to the teaching on the tape, his deaf ear popped open without anyone laying hands on him or praying for him! He was just listening to the good news when his ear opened. Now, that is what I call the power of God unto his salvation, sozo-ing him, making his hearing whole!
My friend, these miracles happen not because we follow some kind of formula faithfully, but because we hear the good news preached and believe it!
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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What Is On Your Heart?
“… I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts…”" Pastor, I don’t know what I want to do?”What is on your heart? I would love to work among children.”“Then work among children!”But I am waiting on the Lord to show me.” Well, He has given you the desire, so go and work among children!” “But the desire comes from my heart, Pastor Prince.”You see, many of us have been taught that we cannot trust our hearts. We quote verses like “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked…” (Jeremiah 17:9), not knowing that Jeremiah was referring to the man who had not received Jesus as his Lord and Saviour. But once you are saved, you have a brand new heart (Ezekiel 36:26), and you can trust the promptings of your heart because God dwells in you and He leads you from within. And don’t worry because His promptings will never contradict His Word. It will lead you to good success.Often, you find that when you follow your inner promptings, it is actually God who put those desires in your mind and wrote them on your heart. I remember years ago when I approached one of our church leaders and told him, “I really think that you are called to become a full-time pastor.” It turned out to be a confirmation of what he already knew on the inside. You see, God was already leading him from within. And today, he is one of our full-time pastors.If you enjoy something and desire to do it, then go for it! Go with the flow. God Himself says that He will guide us from within. Let’s not doubt Him. And don’t worry about the outcome. Leave the results to God. Your part is just to follow the flow. God’s part is to work in you both the willingness and the performance of it! (Philippians 2:13)"
Hebrews 8:1010“… I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts…”
“Pastor, I don’t know what I want to do?”
“What is on your heart?”
“I would love to work among children.”
“Then work among children!”
“But I am waiting on the Lord to show me.”
“Well, He has given you the desire, so go and work among children!”
“But the desire comes from my heart, Pastor Prince.”
You see, many of us have been taught that we cannot trust our hearts. We quote verses like “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked…” (Jeremiah 17:9), not knowing that Jeremiah was referring to the man who had not received Jesus as his Lord and Saviour. But once you are saved, you have a brand new heart (Ezekiel 36:26), and you can trust the promptings of your heart because God dwells in you and He leads you from within. And don’t worry because His promptings will never contradict His Word. It will lead you to good success.
Often, you find that when you follow your inner promptings, it is actually God who put those desires in your mind and wrote them on your heart. I remember years ago when I approached one of our church leaders and told him, “I really think that you are called to become a full-time pastor.” It turned out to be a confirmation of what he already knew on the inside. You see, God was already leading him from within. And today, he is one of our full-time pastors.
If you enjoy something and desire to do it, then go for it! Go with the flow. God Himself says that He will guide us from within. Let’s not doubt Him. And don’t worry about the outcome. Leave the results to God. Your part is just to follow the flow. God’s part is to work in you both the willingness and the performance of it! (Philippians 2:13)
Jesus said that when you believe in Him, out of your heart will flow rivers of living water. (John 7:38) Follow the flow and you will come alive. You will bring forth fruit, and not wither and die. Whatever you do will prosper.
Jesus said that when you believe in Him, out of your heart will flow rivers of living water. (John 7:38) Follow the flow and you will come alive. You will bring forth fruit, and not wither and die. Whatever you do will prosper!
Jesus loves you all....His love surrounds you always....love...
“… I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts…”" Pastor, I don’t know what I want to do?”What is on your heart? I would love to work among children.”“Then work among children!”But I am waiting on the Lord to show me.” Well, He has given you the desire, so go and work among children!” “But the desire comes from my heart, Pastor Prince.”You see, many of us have been taught that we cannot trust our hearts. We quote verses like “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked…” (Jeremiah 17:9), not knowing that Jeremiah was referring to the man who had not received Jesus as his Lord and Saviour. But once you are saved, you have a brand new heart (Ezekiel 36:26), and you can trust the promptings of your heart because God dwells in you and He leads you from within. And don’t worry because His promptings will never contradict His Word. It will lead you to good success.Often, you find that when you follow your inner promptings, it is actually God who put those desires in your mind and wrote them on your heart. I remember years ago when I approached one of our church leaders and told him, “I really think that you are called to become a full-time pastor.” It turned out to be a confirmation of what he already knew on the inside. You see, God was already leading him from within. And today, he is one of our full-time pastors.If you enjoy something and desire to do it, then go for it! Go with the flow. God Himself says that He will guide us from within. Let’s not doubt Him. And don’t worry about the outcome. Leave the results to God. Your part is just to follow the flow. God’s part is to work in you both the willingness and the performance of it! (Philippians 2:13)"
Hebrews 8:1010“… I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts…”
“Pastor, I don’t know what I want to do?”
“What is on your heart?”
“I would love to work among children.”
“Then work among children!”
“But I am waiting on the Lord to show me.”
“Well, He has given you the desire, so go and work among children!”
“But the desire comes from my heart, Pastor Prince.”
You see, many of us have been taught that we cannot trust our hearts. We quote verses like “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked…” (Jeremiah 17:9), not knowing that Jeremiah was referring to the man who had not received Jesus as his Lord and Saviour. But once you are saved, you have a brand new heart (Ezekiel 36:26), and you can trust the promptings of your heart because God dwells in you and He leads you from within. And don’t worry because His promptings will never contradict His Word. It will lead you to good success.
Often, you find that when you follow your inner promptings, it is actually God who put those desires in your mind and wrote them on your heart. I remember years ago when I approached one of our church leaders and told him, “I really think that you are called to become a full-time pastor.” It turned out to be a confirmation of what he already knew on the inside. You see, God was already leading him from within. And today, he is one of our full-time pastors.
If you enjoy something and desire to do it, then go for it! Go with the flow. God Himself says that He will guide us from within. Let’s not doubt Him. And don’t worry about the outcome. Leave the results to God. Your part is just to follow the flow. God’s part is to work in you both the willingness and the performance of it! (Philippians 2:13)
Jesus said that when you believe in Him, out of your heart will flow rivers of living water. (John 7:38) Follow the flow and you will come alive. You will bring forth fruit, and not wither and die. Whatever you do will prosper.
Jesus said that when you believe in Him, out of your heart will flow rivers of living water. (John 7:38) Follow the flow and you will come alive. You will bring forth fruit, and not wither and die. Whatever you do will prosper!
Jesus loves you all....His love surrounds you always....love...
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
It's the little things that count....
indeed it's d little things in life that counts...i woke up at only 11.30am this morning...feeling so tired...n i wished i could sleep more..had my bowl of cereals n a grapefruit then checked my mails,read the Bible n went thru my notes...then i headed off for class...after class went to pg road to buy some tea leaves for dad n headed to Rainforest Bakery to get bread for d house,grandma n one for uncle patrick's family as i'm visiting them tomorrow...oh yeah Ru i got you a choc cake from Jenny's..jus a simple one coz i thot of goin over to ur place..but sorry ler i wasn't feeling too well....oh yeah n at d bakery that's what that uncle told me...It's d little things in life that count...n ppl..that bakery is along chulia street...go try d choc cake....extremely delicious....trust me!it seems what he had said lifted me up...u know....it's like a word of encouragement that pops out of no where...reminding to to enjoy thid journey tht we're all walking..n Darren left for malacca today....sob sob...Freeda left for Labuan...why u ppl leaving me huh?hehe ...jus joking...well..was a lil sad tho at first but now i'm fine..=)..life moves on...but then i'll miss you!k lar..im lazy to blog d....n someone wants my attention...haha..u ppl have a lovely night
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