Freely Receive What God Freely Gives by Joseph Prince
Romans 4:13
13For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
God promised that you would be the heir of the world. It is the same promise that He made to Abraham. And because you are Christ’s, you are Abraham’s seed and an heir “according to the promise”. (Galatians 3:29)
When God made this promise to you, He made it so easy for you to receive — “through the righteousness of faith”. All you have to do is believe that as the heir of the world every blessing is righteously yours because Jesus died to give them to you. He also rose from the dead to enforce them in your life.
So don’t try to earn your blessings “through the law” — through your efforts or performance. Freely receive what God freely gives to you through Christ and His finished work at the cross.
When a church member was retrenched at 41 years of age, he refused to fret or think that he had to jostle with the rest of the people in the job market. Instead, he believed that by God’s grace, he would get a better job with a higher pay. Indeed, through a mutual acquaintance, a new job came along with a pay packet that was 60 per cent more than his previous one!
Another man was experiencing a strained relationship with his wife to the point that divorce was imminent. When he started attending our church, he realized that a happy marriage could be his, not by his trying to keep the marriage going or earning the love of his wife, but by believing that although he could see his own weaknesses, he was still the righteousness of God in Christ because of the blood of Jesus. Today, he and his wife are reconciled, and enjoying a blessed marriage.
Don’t let the devil disqualify you by bringing you the law and saying, “How can you receive this blessing when just last night, you broke God’s law?” or “Are you sure you deserve this?” Instead, say, “Father, I thank You that I receive everything freely by Your grace, Your unmerited favor in my life, because of the blood of Jesus!”
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Monday, July 5, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Rest And Receive Your Miracle by Joseph Prince
Rest And Receive Your Miracle by Joseph Prince
Hebrews 4:9
9There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.
In the healing of the paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda (John 5:1–16), Jesus knew that for 38 years, the man had been flat on his back, unable to do anything for himself or others, no matter how hard he struggled.
In the case of the woman oppressed with a spirit of infirmity (Luke 13:10–13), Jesus knew that the woman had been bowed over for 18 years. And in that condition, she saw very little that was beautiful in life, only the dusty ground, dirty sandals and bruised feet.
What about the man with a withered hand? (Luke 6:6–10) Jesus knew from His carpenter days how a useless hand could have easily given the man a very poor sense of self-worth.
I believe that all three of them must have struggled for so long to get back on their feet, to try to lift themselves up, to attempt to do something about their situations, only to be disappointed each time they failed. In fact, they got so frustrated with striving to get better that by the time they met Jesus, they had probably given up trying to change their situations.
It was then that Jesus came and extended His offer to turn their situations around. And when they embraced His offer, they received the miracles that they had sought for so long.
You too may have been struggling to get back on your feet, or to lift yourself out of the problem that has sorely weighed you down. You have attempted to do whatever you could, hoping that it would amount to something, but you have been frustrated time and again. My friend, God wants you to cease from all your struggling and accept the offer He extends to turn your situation around.
It is no coincidence that all three of them received their miracles on the Sabbath, the day of rest for the Jews. God’s Word says, “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.” The day you cease from your own laboring and striving, and rest in the finished work of Christ, is the day you receive your miracle.
Jesus has done all the work. Whatever you need has been provided for at the cross. So just be at rest and receive your miracle!
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Hebrews 4:9
9There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.
In the healing of the paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda (John 5:1–16), Jesus knew that for 38 years, the man had been flat on his back, unable to do anything for himself or others, no matter how hard he struggled.
In the case of the woman oppressed with a spirit of infirmity (Luke 13:10–13), Jesus knew that the woman had been bowed over for 18 years. And in that condition, she saw very little that was beautiful in life, only the dusty ground, dirty sandals and bruised feet.
What about the man with a withered hand? (Luke 6:6–10) Jesus knew from His carpenter days how a useless hand could have easily given the man a very poor sense of self-worth.
I believe that all three of them must have struggled for so long to get back on their feet, to try to lift themselves up, to attempt to do something about their situations, only to be disappointed each time they failed. In fact, they got so frustrated with striving to get better that by the time they met Jesus, they had probably given up trying to change their situations.
It was then that Jesus came and extended His offer to turn their situations around. And when they embraced His offer, they received the miracles that they had sought for so long.
You too may have been struggling to get back on your feet, or to lift yourself out of the problem that has sorely weighed you down. You have attempted to do whatever you could, hoping that it would amount to something, but you have been frustrated time and again. My friend, God wants you to cease from all your struggling and accept the offer He extends to turn your situation around.
It is no coincidence that all three of them received their miracles on the Sabbath, the day of rest for the Jews. God’s Word says, “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.” The day you cease from your own laboring and striving, and rest in the finished work of Christ, is the day you receive your miracle.
Jesus has done all the work. Whatever you need has been provided for at the cross. So just be at rest and receive your miracle!
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REST!
... God is working behind the scenes.
Your body was designed to operate out of rest, not stress.
Be confident God is working behind the scenes, even when nothing seems to be happening...
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Your body was designed to operate out of rest, not stress.
Be confident God is working behind the scenes, even when nothing seems to be happening...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Hope That Does Not Disappoint by Joseph Prince
Hope That Does Not Disappoint by Joseph Prince
Romans 5:5
5Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Today, we express hope as if we can’t be sure what will really happen. We say, “I hope I will win that prize. I hope it won’t rain tomorrow. I hope everything works out well.”
But “hope” in the Bible is a confident and positive expectation of good. God wants you to have a confident expectation of good because as His child, He favors you. Because Christ is in you, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27), you can expect the glory of God to shine into every area of your life, including your family, job, ministry, health and finances!
God’s Word says, “Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” You may have experienced disappointed hopes, but there is a hope that does not disappoint when you are conscious of how much God loves you. It is a hope that springs from the heart of God, who loves you very much.
It is interesting that the first mention of the Holy Spirit in the book of Romans is tied up with the love of God. The book of Romans is considered foundational for Christians. Could it be that the first thing the Holy Spirit wants to do is to establish in our hearts that God loves us? Many people think that the Holy Spirit has come to teach us about power. But the truth is that the Holy Spirit has come not to reveal the love for power, but the power of love!
My friend, you may have just lost your job. But if you can say, “Jesus loves me this I know,” you can also say, “I believe that I will get a better job tomorrow.” Your girlfriend may have just left you for your best friend. But because you can say, “Jesus loves me this I know,” you can also say, “I’ll meet a better girl.”
When you believe that God loves you, you will have a positive expectation of good. You will have a hope that does not disappoint. So be careful what you hope for because you are bound to get it!
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Romans 5:5
5Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Today, we express hope as if we can’t be sure what will really happen. We say, “I hope I will win that prize. I hope it won’t rain tomorrow. I hope everything works out well.”
But “hope” in the Bible is a confident and positive expectation of good. God wants you to have a confident expectation of good because as His child, He favors you. Because Christ is in you, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27), you can expect the glory of God to shine into every area of your life, including your family, job, ministry, health and finances!
God’s Word says, “Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” You may have experienced disappointed hopes, but there is a hope that does not disappoint when you are conscious of how much God loves you. It is a hope that springs from the heart of God, who loves you very much.
It is interesting that the first mention of the Holy Spirit in the book of Romans is tied up with the love of God. The book of Romans is considered foundational for Christians. Could it be that the first thing the Holy Spirit wants to do is to establish in our hearts that God loves us? Many people think that the Holy Spirit has come to teach us about power. But the truth is that the Holy Spirit has come not to reveal the love for power, but the power of love!
My friend, you may have just lost your job. But if you can say, “Jesus loves me this I know,” you can also say, “I believe that I will get a better job tomorrow.” Your girlfriend may have just left you for your best friend. But because you can say, “Jesus loves me this I know,” you can also say, “I’ll meet a better girl.”
When you believe that God loves you, you will have a positive expectation of good. You will have a hope that does not disappoint. So be careful what you hope for because you are bound to get it!
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You should never allow yourself to speak of how you feel.,.
.... nor permit others to ask you how you are feeling;
you should never concede that you are ill,
nor permit others to talk about disease or pain or death or similar nonexistences in your presence.
Such talk only encourages the mind to continue its empty imaginings."
- Mark Twain
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you should never concede that you are ill,
nor permit others to talk about disease or pain or death or similar nonexistences in your presence.
Such talk only encourages the mind to continue its empty imaginings."
- Mark Twain
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Rest And Find God’s Grace by Joseph Prince
Rest And Find God’s Grace by Joseph Prince
Luke 2:40
40And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.
The verse says that the grace of God was upon Jesus. The Bible also says that where sin abounds, grace abounds much more. (Romans 5:20) And when you put the two together, you may find yourself asking, “If the grace of God was upon Jesus, does it mean that He sinned?”
No, Jesus did not sin. (2 Corinthians 5:21) So there must be another explanation as to why God’s grace was upon Jesus. There must be another explanation as to why someone can abound in God’s grace even when he has not sinned.
Let’s look at the word “grace” when it is first mentioned in the Bible. Genesis 6:8 says that “Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord”. Noah’s name means “rest”. So the verse is telling us that rest found grace. In other words, when you rest, you find grace!
So grace was upon Jesus because His life was a life of rest and trust in His Father. He said, “The Son can do nothing of Himself. He can do only what He sees His Father doing.” (John 5:19)
Likewise, grace comes upon you when you rest and trust God. If you have a wayward child, stop nagging at him and trust God to handle the problem. Say, “Jesus, I commit this boy into Your hands. I cannot control him. You can.” If you have a persistent pain in your body, bring it to the Lord. Say, “Jesus, I hand all my worries about this pain to You. You work on the pain.”
“Pastor Prince, what if nothing happens?”
Honestly, if after you have given the matter to Jesus and nothing happens, what can you do? If Jesus Himself can’t do anything about it, do you think you can? But praise God, once the problem is handed over to Jesus, He can and will do a perfect work of taking care of it for you!
So live a life of rest. Have this attitude and tell the Lord, “I can do nothing of myself. I just rest in You Lord and I trust You.” Beloved, what you will see is the grace of God upon you in every situation of your life!
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Luke 2:40
40And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.
The verse says that the grace of God was upon Jesus. The Bible also says that where sin abounds, grace abounds much more. (Romans 5:20) And when you put the two together, you may find yourself asking, “If the grace of God was upon Jesus, does it mean that He sinned?”
No, Jesus did not sin. (2 Corinthians 5:21) So there must be another explanation as to why God’s grace was upon Jesus. There must be another explanation as to why someone can abound in God’s grace even when he has not sinned.
Let’s look at the word “grace” when it is first mentioned in the Bible. Genesis 6:8 says that “Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord”. Noah’s name means “rest”. So the verse is telling us that rest found grace. In other words, when you rest, you find grace!
So grace was upon Jesus because His life was a life of rest and trust in His Father. He said, “The Son can do nothing of Himself. He can do only what He sees His Father doing.” (John 5:19)
Likewise, grace comes upon you when you rest and trust God. If you have a wayward child, stop nagging at him and trust God to handle the problem. Say, “Jesus, I commit this boy into Your hands. I cannot control him. You can.” If you have a persistent pain in your body, bring it to the Lord. Say, “Jesus, I hand all my worries about this pain to You. You work on the pain.”
“Pastor Prince, what if nothing happens?”
Honestly, if after you have given the matter to Jesus and nothing happens, what can you do? If Jesus Himself can’t do anything about it, do you think you can? But praise God, once the problem is handed over to Jesus, He can and will do a perfect work of taking care of it for you!
So live a life of rest. Have this attitude and tell the Lord, “I can do nothing of myself. I just rest in You Lord and I trust You.” Beloved, what you will see is the grace of God upon you in every situation of your life!
© Copyright Joseph Prince, 2006. All rights reserved.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Jesus' TRUTH shall Set You Free!
I have been through alot of difficult circumstances.
At work, in my personal life, family or relationships.
When something unacceptable happens or that is meant to happen,
I pray.
If it gets solved. I'm happy.
Then I start to live life again hoping that everything will go on smoothly.
Yes. I can only hope.
As a newbie Believer who had little knowledge of who really God is and Jesus, as my Savior. All I could do was pray, hope, and just be very patient on whatever came my way.
It was a cycle of "breathe-eat-live-battle some problems-depression-frustrations-hope-pray-breathe and live again" routine.
In my mind and heart, I knew something was not right.
There was more to Christianity than just having all these at hand.
So I asked Jesus,
"Jesus, I thought if I believe and accept you as my Savior, everything would be ok. Then why is it that these heartbreaking, unwanted events in my life are still happening to me?"
Then He replied to me with a verse,
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
-John 16:33
Then one day, it just came to me.
Yes!
In this mad-fallen world, anything weird can happen.
sickness, accidents, tsunamis, H1N1, earthquakes, problems, stress,heartaches ...Tribulations indeed!
We have no control of that.
And that's what makes it the most frustrating part. I know.
But guess what!
In our human realm,
It's hopeless.
But in God's realm,
It is finished!
Because Jesus said in John 16:33, "TAKE HEART! Because I have overcome the world!"
Yessss!
The battle has won by Jesus when He was crucified on the cross!
His blood, wounds and death has become our protection,healing, blessings, favor and LIFE!!!
All we need to do is to
TAKE HEART.
BELIEVE.
And
REST.
Jesus has become our PEACE.
No more struggling with whatever symptoms you have in your body.
Just say, "Thank you Jesus for by Your stripes, I am healed!"
If so much fear creeps in you and you feel that your condition has worsen and you really find it hard to believe that you've been healed, you can take meds or go to the doctor, but before you do that, listen to me, just say,
"Jesus, this will be the last time that I'm gona take this med or go to the doc, because in You I am healed. I have victory over my sicknesses Lord because of what You've done in the Calvary! Amen!"
You see, knowing these TRUTHS are very important because in it comes your Victory.
Our Victory in Jesus' mighty name!
"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
John 8:32
Halleluyaaaah!
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At work, in my personal life, family or relationships.
When something unacceptable happens or that is meant to happen,
I pray.
If it gets solved. I'm happy.
Then I start to live life again hoping that everything will go on smoothly.
Yes. I can only hope.
As a newbie Believer who had little knowledge of who really God is and Jesus, as my Savior. All I could do was pray, hope, and just be very patient on whatever came my way.
It was a cycle of "breathe-eat-live-battle some problems-depression-frustrations-hope-pray-breathe and live again" routine.
In my mind and heart, I knew something was not right.
There was more to Christianity than just having all these at hand.
So I asked Jesus,
"Jesus, I thought if I believe and accept you as my Savior, everything would be ok. Then why is it that these heartbreaking, unwanted events in my life are still happening to me?"
Then He replied to me with a verse,
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
-John 16:33
Then one day, it just came to me.
Yes!
In this mad-fallen world, anything weird can happen.
sickness, accidents, tsunamis, H1N1, earthquakes, problems, stress,heartaches ...Tribulations indeed!
We have no control of that.
And that's what makes it the most frustrating part. I know.
But guess what!
In our human realm,
It's hopeless.
But in God's realm,
It is finished!
Because Jesus said in John 16:33, "TAKE HEART! Because I have overcome the world!"
Yessss!
The battle has won by Jesus when He was crucified on the cross!
His blood, wounds and death has become our protection,healing, blessings, favor and LIFE!!!
All we need to do is to
TAKE HEART.
BELIEVE.
And
REST.
Jesus has become our PEACE.
No more struggling with whatever symptoms you have in your body.
Just say, "Thank you Jesus for by Your stripes, I am healed!"
If so much fear creeps in you and you feel that your condition has worsen and you really find it hard to believe that you've been healed, you can take meds or go to the doctor, but before you do that, listen to me, just say,
"Jesus, this will be the last time that I'm gona take this med or go to the doc, because in You I am healed. I have victory over my sicknesses Lord because of what You've done in the Calvary! Amen!"
You see, knowing these TRUTHS are very important because in it comes your Victory.
Our Victory in Jesus' mighty name!
"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
John 8:32
Halleluyaaaah!
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