‘Lord, I Cannot, But You Can!’
Philippians 2:13
13for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
Have you ever tried to break a bad habit on your own? You probably found that when you tried to stop it by sheer willpower, you saw improvement for a while, and then bounced back to square one. Worse, you found yourself binging on the very thing that you were trying not to do. And your condition is worse than before you started your “I’m going to quit” program!
The changes were temporary because it was you doing it.
A church member who had been a chain-smoker used to believe that with willpower, he could quit smoking. He would tell himself, “If there is a will, there is a way!” But he discovered that with willpower, he could stop smoking for a week or two, and then he would succumb to the pull of nicotine again.
When he turned his life over to God and learnt about God’s grace, he told God, “I realize that I cannot stop smoking. I cannot, but You can break my habit, Lord.” And every time he lit up, he would say, “Lord, I am trying to stop smoking, but I cannot. I am trusting You.” He would even say, “I am still righteous because of Jesus’ blood.”
Well, in the very same year, all his cravings to smoke vanished! When asked how he succeeded, he would say, “It is entirely God and none of me! It is all by His grace.” This man lost all the desire to smoke. That is true transformation.
When you receive the grace of God to do for you what you cannot do, you will experience effortless and permanent change on the inside, which in turn changes your actions on the outside. The Bible tells us that God works in us to give us both the will and ability to perform what He desires. It is God who removes the old want to’s and gives us new ones. And He even gives us the power to carry them out!
Beloved, look to His grace to do what you cannot do. Say, “Lord, I cannot, but You can!” Then, what you experience will not merely be behavior modification, but true and lasting inward transformation!
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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Psalm 110:1
The *LORD spoke to my *Lord.
"Sit on the right of me until I put your enemies under your feet", he said....
Psalm 110:1
Yes, Lord. I shall do that.
Sitting in Your Right hand is my only Rest.
My enemies, which are the stress, trouble, problems, difficulties in life shall become the footstool of my feet.
I shall step on them with a smile
knowing that You will never forsake me.
As long as my Rest is You.
Your unexplainable peace and joy shall cover me from head to toe.
You are my Lord.
You are my Savior.
My Redeemer...,
My Healer...
My Protector...
And My Life...
With You, I shall trust.
Amen.
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"Sit on the right of me until I put your enemies under your feet", he said....
Psalm 110:1
Yes, Lord. I shall do that.
Sitting in Your Right hand is my only Rest.
My enemies, which are the stress, trouble, problems, difficulties in life shall become the footstool of my feet.
I shall step on them with a smile
knowing that You will never forsake me.
As long as my Rest is You.
Your unexplainable peace and joy shall cover me from head to toe.
You are my Lord.
You are my Savior.
My Redeemer...,
My Healer...
My Protector...
And My Life...
With You, I shall trust.
Amen.
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Friday, May 28, 2010
Jesus Has You Covered by Joseph Prince
Jesus Has You Covered
Leviticus 1:4
4Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
Imagine the perfection of Jesus covering you from head to toe in the sight of God every moment of the day. Does that sound like a dream? My friend, that is your reality today because Jesus became your burnt offering at the cross.
In the case of the burnt offering, when the offerer lays his hand on the animal sacrifice (Leviticus 1:3–4), the perfection and beauty of the unblemished sacrifice is transferred to him, and God sees and accepts him in the perfection of the animal.
In Hebrew, the word “accepted” implies being treated with favor, delight and acceptance. This means that you, for whom Jesus became a burnt offering, are treated by God with favor, delight and acceptance because the beauty and perfection of Jesus have been transferred to you. As your burnt offering, Jesus has made atonement for you on your behalf.
Jesus is your atonement or covering for sin. How precious Jesus is to the Father is how precious you are to the Father because when the Father sees you, He sees Jesus, your atonement, your covering.
So every day, take Jesus as your burnt offering. Come to God and say, “Father, I thank You that Jesus is my burnt offering. He covers me from head to toe with His righteousness. I thank you Father, that You see me without spot or wrinkle. You see me covered in all the value and perfection of the work of Your Son. What He is to You, I am. Who He is to You, I am. As He is now, so am I. I am in Him!” (1 John 4:17)
Jesus has you covered. You don’t appear before the Father with all your faults and shortcomings. Jesus proclaims to you what is right with you in spite of what is wrong with you because He has covered you with His perfection. Today, hear Him telling you, “Go, girl! I have you covered. There is nothing for you to worry about!” Hear Him saying to you, “Go for it, son! I am covering you. There is nothing for you to fear!”
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Leviticus 1:4
4Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
Imagine the perfection of Jesus covering you from head to toe in the sight of God every moment of the day. Does that sound like a dream? My friend, that is your reality today because Jesus became your burnt offering at the cross.
In the case of the burnt offering, when the offerer lays his hand on the animal sacrifice (Leviticus 1:3–4), the perfection and beauty of the unblemished sacrifice is transferred to him, and God sees and accepts him in the perfection of the animal.
In Hebrew, the word “accepted” implies being treated with favor, delight and acceptance. This means that you, for whom Jesus became a burnt offering, are treated by God with favor, delight and acceptance because the beauty and perfection of Jesus have been transferred to you. As your burnt offering, Jesus has made atonement for you on your behalf.
Jesus is your atonement or covering for sin. How precious Jesus is to the Father is how precious you are to the Father because when the Father sees you, He sees Jesus, your atonement, your covering.
So every day, take Jesus as your burnt offering. Come to God and say, “Father, I thank You that Jesus is my burnt offering. He covers me from head to toe with His righteousness. I thank you Father, that You see me without spot or wrinkle. You see me covered in all the value and perfection of the work of Your Son. What He is to You, I am. Who He is to You, I am. As He is now, so am I. I am in Him!” (1 John 4:17)
Jesus has you covered. You don’t appear before the Father with all your faults and shortcomings. Jesus proclaims to you what is right with you in spite of what is wrong with you because He has covered you with His perfection. Today, hear Him telling you, “Go, girl! I have you covered. There is nothing for you to worry about!” Hear Him saying to you, “Go for it, son! I am covering you. There is nothing for you to fear!”
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I Focus on Jesus...
Some Christians focus on inventing ways and
improving things so as to make the world perfect for us to live in.
Some spend their time and energy to please God.
Others try to make it through the day by praying hard so they get what they think they want.
I have learnt as a human,
You can entirely spend your life focusing on something that you want to achieve to make you happy or satisfied.
What do you want?
Me?
For years I thought joining a rally anywhere could help change the world.
What do I want?
Yes. I wished the world will have
that total peace soon.
I wished that there will be no more deaths, murders, be cheated on, sadness, boredom,dirty politics, etc.
But I can only wish...
Yes. I can only wish...
Because you know what,
It goes on.
Until the rapture comes, I still live in this mad-fallen world..
I have thought so many times,
And asked myself," what's the remedy for all these..where shall I go? When is the time to do it right?"
It baffles me, and thoughts have just bounced back at me,"
"have I asked the right question?
I learnt,
the question is not
"What"
"Where"
"When"
It's "Who"...
Who shall rescue me from all these?
Yeah. That's better!
Mmmmm..,
Is it Superman?
Batman?
Iron Man??
Then one day..
The answer found me.
It's Jesus.
I couldn't explain it.
For me Jesus is the answer to all my questions.
Jesus is the solution to all my
problems.
You see, Jesus isn't like any other superheroes who for only one time can rescue and then leave you helpless after that.
Jesus rescues you and teaches you. His wisdom comes from within that anytime you are in a difficult situation supernaturally,
You'd know what to do.
Jesus doesn't promise you a perfect world but He assures you that no matter what happens around you, everything will be alright because
He will never leave you.
His Peace shall guide and comfort you...
I don't know with you.
Me?
I only want to focus on Jesus.
Not on things around me because it'll only confuse and stress me out but only on His Words of love.
And when I focus on His majesty... The wisdom it produces shall guide me and tell me where to go, what to do and not to so I can have that
unexplainable PEACE
everyone longs for.
Till next time....
improving things so as to make the world perfect for us to live in.
Some spend their time and energy to please God.
Others try to make it through the day by praying hard so they get what they think they want.
I have learnt as a human,
You can entirely spend your life focusing on something that you want to achieve to make you happy or satisfied.
What do you want?
Me?
For years I thought joining a rally anywhere could help change the world.
What do I want?
Yes. I wished the world will have
that total peace soon.
I wished that there will be no more deaths, murders, be cheated on, sadness, boredom,dirty politics, etc.
But I can only wish...
Yes. I can only wish...
Because you know what,
It goes on.
Until the rapture comes, I still live in this mad-fallen world..
I have thought so many times,
And asked myself," what's the remedy for all these..where shall I go? When is the time to do it right?"
It baffles me, and thoughts have just bounced back at me,"
"have I asked the right question?
I learnt,
the question is not
"What"
"Where"
"When"
It's "Who"...
Who shall rescue me from all these?
Yeah. That's better!
Mmmmm..,
Is it Superman?
Batman?
Iron Man??
Then one day..
The answer found me.
It's Jesus.
I couldn't explain it.
For me Jesus is the answer to all my questions.
Jesus is the solution to all my
problems.
You see, Jesus isn't like any other superheroes who for only one time can rescue and then leave you helpless after that.
Jesus rescues you and teaches you. His wisdom comes from within that anytime you are in a difficult situation supernaturally,
You'd know what to do.
Jesus doesn't promise you a perfect world but He assures you that no matter what happens around you, everything will be alright because
He will never leave you.
His Peace shall guide and comfort you...
I don't know with you.
Me?
I only want to focus on Jesus.
Not on things around me because it'll only confuse and stress me out but only on His Words of love.
And when I focus on His majesty... The wisdom it produces shall guide me and tell me where to go, what to do and not to so I can have that
unexplainable PEACE
everyone longs for.
Till next time....
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Jesus : Checking in
Bless your heart with pure joy and peace. :)
-----------
A minister passing through his church
In the middle of the day,
Decided to pause by the altar
And see who had come to pray.
Just then the back door opened,
A man came down the aisle,
The minister frowned as he saw
The man hadn't shaved in a while.
His shirt was kinda shabby
And his coat was worn and frayed,
The man knelt, he bowed his head,
Then rose and walked away.
In the days that followed,
Each noon time came this chap,
Each time he knelt just for a moment,
A lunch pail in his lap.
Well, the minister's suspicions grew,
With robbery a main fear,
He decided to stop the man and ask him,
'What are you doing here?'
The old man said, he worked down the road.
Lunch was half an hour.
Lunchtime was his prayer time,
For finding strength and power.
'I stay only moments, see,
Because the factory is so far away;
As I kneel here talking to the Lord,
This is kinda what I say:
'I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD,
HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHERS FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN. DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY.
SO, JESUS, THIS IS JIM CHECKING IN TODAY.'
The minister feeling foolish,
Told Jim, that was fine.
He told the man he was welcome
To come and pray just anytime
Time to go, Jim smiled, said 'Thanks.'
He hurried to the door.
The minister knelt at the altar,
He'd never done it before.
His cold heart melted, warmed with love,
And met with Jesus there.
As the tears flowed, in his heart,
He repeated old Jim's prayer:
'I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD,
HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHERS FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN. I DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY.
SO, JESUS, THIS IS ME CHECKING IN TODAY.'
Past noon one day, the minister noticed
That old Jim hadn't come.
As more days passed without Jim,
He began to worry some.
At the factory, he asked about him,
Learning he was ill.
The hospital staff was worried,
But he'd given them a thrill.
The week that Jim was with them,
Brought changes in the ward.
His smiles, a joy contagious.
Changed people, were his reward.
The head nurse couldn't understand
Why Jim was so glad,
When no flowers, calls or cards came,
Not a visitor he had.
The minister stayed by his bed,
He voiced the nurse's concern:
No friends came to show they cared.
He had nowhere to turn.
Looking surprised, old Jim spoke
Up and with a winsome smile;
'the nurse is wrong, she couldn't know,
That he's in here all the while
Everyday at noon He's here,
A dear friend of mine, you see,
He sits right down, takes my hand,
Leans over and says to me:
'I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, JIM,
HOW HAPPY I HAVE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND THIS FRIENDSHIP, AND I TOOK AWAY YOUR SIN.
ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR YOU PRAY,
I THINK ABOUT YOU EACH DAY, AND SO JIM, THIS IS JESUS CHECKING IN TODAY.'
If this blesses you, pass it on. Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart
May God hold you in the palm of His hand
And Angels watch over you.
Please pass this page on to your friends & loved ones. If you aren't ashamed. Jesus said,
' If you are ashamed of me,' I will be ashamed
Of you before my Father.'
If you are not ashamed, pass this on.
So this is me ... "Just Checking In
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-----------
A minister passing through his church
In the middle of the day,
Decided to pause by the altar
And see who had come to pray.
Just then the back door opened,
A man came down the aisle,
The minister frowned as he saw
The man hadn't shaved in a while.
His shirt was kinda shabby
And his coat was worn and frayed,
The man knelt, he bowed his head,
Then rose and walked away.
In the days that followed,
Each noon time came this chap,
Each time he knelt just for a moment,
A lunch pail in his lap.
Well, the minister's suspicions grew,
With robbery a main fear,
He decided to stop the man and ask him,
'What are you doing here?'
The old man said, he worked down the road.
Lunch was half an hour.
Lunchtime was his prayer time,
For finding strength and power.
'I stay only moments, see,
Because the factory is so far away;
As I kneel here talking to the Lord,
This is kinda what I say:
'I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD,
HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHERS FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN. DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY.
SO, JESUS, THIS IS JIM CHECKING IN TODAY.'
The minister feeling foolish,
Told Jim, that was fine.
He told the man he was welcome
To come and pray just anytime
Time to go, Jim smiled, said 'Thanks.'
He hurried to the door.
The minister knelt at the altar,
He'd never done it before.
His cold heart melted, warmed with love,
And met with Jesus there.
As the tears flowed, in his heart,
He repeated old Jim's prayer:
'I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD,
HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHERS FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN. I DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY.
SO, JESUS, THIS IS ME CHECKING IN TODAY.'
Past noon one day, the minister noticed
That old Jim hadn't come.
As more days passed without Jim,
He began to worry some.
At the factory, he asked about him,
Learning he was ill.
The hospital staff was worried,
But he'd given them a thrill.
The week that Jim was with them,
Brought changes in the ward.
His smiles, a joy contagious.
Changed people, were his reward.
The head nurse couldn't understand
Why Jim was so glad,
When no flowers, calls or cards came,
Not a visitor he had.
The minister stayed by his bed,
He voiced the nurse's concern:
No friends came to show they cared.
He had nowhere to turn.
Looking surprised, old Jim spoke
Up and with a winsome smile;
'the nurse is wrong, she couldn't know,
That he's in here all the while
Everyday at noon He's here,
A dear friend of mine, you see,
He sits right down, takes my hand,
Leans over and says to me:
'I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, JIM,
HOW HAPPY I HAVE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND THIS FRIENDSHIP, AND I TOOK AWAY YOUR SIN.
ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR YOU PRAY,
I THINK ABOUT YOU EACH DAY, AND SO JIM, THIS IS JESUS CHECKING IN TODAY.'
If this blesses you, pass it on. Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart
May God hold you in the palm of His hand
And Angels watch over you.
Please pass this page on to your friends & loved ones. If you aren't ashamed. Jesus said,
' If you are ashamed of me,' I will be ashamed
Of you before my Father.'
If you are not ashamed, pass this on.
So this is me ... "Just Checking In
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Evaluating Myself as a Christian
As I look at myself this morning in the mirror,
I could say...
I've change a lot.
Emotionally, physically, mentally
and spiritually.
And it's all for the best!
Looking back few years ago
it pricked my heart to see myself where I've been.
I was so full of fear, frustrations, discouragement, negative, and to put it plain simple...
I was walking on hell.
Life was empty.
Dark.
Sick.
And
Boring.
(Paused...)
Fastforward to this day.
All I can say is.
Woooooooooooooow!!!!
What makes me feel so blessed
and joyful this way?
Mmmmmm...
Can you think of few things for me?
.
.
.
.
Well,
No, I have not become rich like
Warren Buffet, Bill Gates or Steve Jobs.
I don't have millions in my bank account.
I don't even have my own car.
Or have built my own house..
You see,
I got Nothing..
But
J E S U S!
Yes!
Jesus fills my heart with so much Unexplainable joy that when I turn around to breath and feel the air, I feel so wonderful just to have it anywhere.
I appreciate the sounds of trains, chirping of the birds and any sound that I can hear because I feel so blessed to just have it come alive.
I feel happy.
Sometimes, with what's going on around me and in this world,
it makes me feel guilty just
being so happy.
Lolx!
Oh my Jesus!
I don't know how You're doing it
But THANK YOU for everything.
Some atheists would say You're just a figment of my own imagination but still I say,
Thank you for making me sane.
Hahaha!
Thank you Jesus!
You are so wonderful!
Have a good and blessed day everyone!
Need to transfer to the next train. :)
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I could say...
I've change a lot.
Emotionally, physically, mentally
and spiritually.
And it's all for the best!
Looking back few years ago
it pricked my heart to see myself where I've been.
I was so full of fear, frustrations, discouragement, negative, and to put it plain simple...
I was walking on hell.
Life was empty.
Dark.
Sick.
And
Boring.
(Paused...)
Fastforward to this day.
All I can say is.
Woooooooooooooow!!!!
What makes me feel so blessed
and joyful this way?
Mmmmmm...
Can you think of few things for me?
.
.
.
.
Well,
No, I have not become rich like
Warren Buffet, Bill Gates or Steve Jobs.
I don't have millions in my bank account.
I don't even have my own car.
Or have built my own house..
You see,
I got Nothing..
But
J E S U S!
Yes!
Jesus fills my heart with so much Unexplainable joy that when I turn around to breath and feel the air, I feel so wonderful just to have it anywhere.
I appreciate the sounds of trains, chirping of the birds and any sound that I can hear because I feel so blessed to just have it come alive.
I feel happy.
Sometimes, with what's going on around me and in this world,
it makes me feel guilty just
being so happy.
Lolx!
Oh my Jesus!
I don't know how You're doing it
But THANK YOU for everything.
Some atheists would say You're just a figment of my own imagination but still I say,
Thank you for making me sane.
Hahaha!
Thank you Jesus!
You are so wonderful!
Have a good and blessed day everyone!
Need to transfer to the next train. :)
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Getting Filled With All The Fullness Of God by Joseph Prince
Getting Filled With All The Fullness Of God
Ephesians 3:19
19to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
We would all like to experience more health, prosperity and success in our lives. God, being God, has all of these things, won’t you agree? So to be full of God is to be full of health, prosperity and success. But how does one become full of God?
In the past, I was told that to be “filled with all the fullness of God”, I had to fast a certain number of days, pray a certain number of hours and speak in tongues incessantly! I am not belittling fasting, praying or speaking in tongues, but to be filled with all the fullness of God is not about what you do. It is not even about your love for Christ. It is actually about knowing the love of Christ! No one ever told me that if I knew how much God loves me and focused on His love for me, I would be full of Him.
When God made you, He designed you to run at optimal level when you are filled with His love, like a car that runs at its best when it is filled with the right kind of petrol or gasoline. When you realize how much God loves you and you feed on His love for you, you will be supernaturally filled with the fullness of God.
And to be full of God is to be full of everything God is to you and has for you. To be full of God is to come to a place of life, health, peace, prosperity — total wellness.
Also, when you are conscious of how much God loves you and you become filled with the fullness of God, what follows is the next verse — God doing exceedingly abundantly above all that you can ask or think, according to the power that works in you. (Ephesians 3:20) You will experience the tremendous blessings of God exploding in your life! You will become a blessing magnet!
So as God’s beloved, continue to be nourished by His love for you, and experience more health, prosperity and success in your life!
© Copyright Joseph Prince, 2006. All rights reserved.
No part of this document or any related files may be modified, adapted, reproduced, distributed
and/or converted in any form and by any means (electronic, photocopying or otherwise)
without express written consent of the copyright holder.
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Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2006–2010 New Creation Church
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