Why We Don’t Lose Heart

 Why We Don’t Lose Heart

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. (2 Corinthians 4:16–18) 

Paul can’t see the way he used to (and there were no glasses). He can’t hear the way he used to (and there were no hearing aids). He doesn’t recover from beatings the way he used to (and there were no antibiotics). His strength, walking from town to town, doesn’t hold up the way it used to. He sees the wrinkles in his face and neck. His memory is not as good. And he admits that this is a threat to his faith and joy and courage. 

But he does not lose heart. Why? 

He doesn’t lose heart because his inner man is being renewed. How? 

The renewing of his heart comes from something very strange: it comes from looking at what he can’t see. 

We look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. (2 Corinthians 4:18)

This is Paul’s way of not losing heart: looking at what he cannot see. What, then, did he see when he looked? 

A few verses later in 2 Corinthians 5:7, he says, “We walk by faith, not by sight.” This doesn’t mean that he leaps into the dark without evidence of what’s there. It means that for now the most precious and important realities in the world are beyond our physical senses. 

We “look” at these unseen things through the gospel. We strengthen our hearts — we renew our courage — by fixing our gaze on the invisible, objective truth that we see in the testimony of those who saw Christ face to face.

“God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ” (2 Corinthians 4:6). “The light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” We see this as it shines in our heart through the gospel. 

We became Christians when this happened — whether we understood this or not. And with Paul we need to go on seeing with the eyes of the heart, so that we not lose heart.

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If You Don’t Fight Lust

 If You Don’t Fight Lust

Abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. (1 Peter 2:11)

When I confronted a man about the adultery he was living in, I tried to understand his situation, and I pled with him to return to his wife. Then I said, “You know, Jesus says that if you don’t fight this sin with the kind of seriousness that is willing to gouge out your own eye, you will go to hell and suffer there forever.”

As a professing Christian, he looked at me in utter disbelief, as though he had never heard anything like this in his life, and said, “You mean you think a person can lose his salvation?” 

So, I have learned again and again from firsthand experience that there are many professing Christians who have a view of salvation that disconnects it from real life, and that nullifies the threats of the Bible, and that puts the sinning person who claims to be a Christian beyond the reach of biblical warnings. I believe this view of the Christian life is comforting thousands who are on the broad way that leads to destruction (Matthew 7:13). 

Jesus said, if you don’t fight lust, you won’t go to heaven. “If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell” (Matthew 5:29). The point is not that true Christians always succeed in every battle. The issue is that we resolve to fight, not that we succeed flawlessly. We don’t make peace with sin. We make war.

The stakes are much higher than whether the world is blown up by a thousand long-range missiles, or terrorists bomb your city, or global warming melts the ice caps, or AIDS sweeps the nations. All these calamities can kill only the body. But if we don’t fight lust, we lose our souls. Forever.

Peter says the passions of the flesh wage war against our souls (1 Peter 2:11). The stakes in this war are infinitely higher than in any threat of world war or terrorism. The apostle Paul listed “immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness,” then said it is “on account of these the wrath of God is coming” (Colossians 3:5–6). And the wrath of God is immeasurably more fearful than the wrath of all the nations of the world put together.

May God give us grace to take our souls and others’ souls seriously and keep up the fight.

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4th August My Birthday Special

 4th August My Birthday Special 
 A Celebration of Grace: Reflecting on 22 Years in God's Service

August 4th marked not only another year added to my life, a gift for which I am eternally grateful, but also a significant milestone – 22 years dedicated to fulfilling what I believe to be God's divine assignment for my life. This anniversary serves as a potent occasion for reflection, gratitude, and a renewed commitment to the path He has set before me.

To God be all the glory. The passage of time is a relentless current, carrying us forward whether we are ready or not. Yet, within that inexorable flow, there exists a divine hand guiding, shaping, and sustaining. Looking back over these past two decades, I am overwhelmed by the sheer grace and providence that have marked my journey. There have been moments of profound joy and unbridled success, but also periods of intense challenge, doubt, and even despair. Through it all, however, a constant thread has woven its way: God's unwavering love and steadfast support.

My assignment, as I understand it, has been multifaceted and ever-evolving. It has demanded resilience, adaptability, and a profound reliance on faith. The challenges have tested my limits, pushing me beyond what I believed possible, forcing me to confront my weaknesses and embrace my strengths. The victories, both large and small, have been testaments to the power of prayer, the strength of community, and the unwavering guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Over these 22 years, I've witnessed countless examples of God's faithfulness. Opportunities have emerged seemingly from nowhere, obstacles have been miraculously overcome, and blessings have flowed abundantly. These experiences have not only shaped my understanding of God's character but have also instilled within me a deep and abiding trust in His plan, even when the path ahead remains unclear.

This journey has also been a profound lesson in humility. It has taught me the importance of surrendering my own will to God's, acknowledging my limitations, and relying on His infinite wisdom and power. I have learned the value of community, the strength found in shared faith, and the importance of extending compassion and grace to others.

As I stand at this juncture, looking back on two decades of service and forward to what the future may hold, I am filled with a profound sense of gratitude. Gratitude for the people who have walked alongside me, offering support, encouragement, and unwavering belief. Gratitude for the challenges that have refined my character and deepened my faith. And above all, gratitude for the unwavering love and grace of God, which has sustained me through every trial and celebrated with me every triumph.

This birthday is not merely a celebration of another year lived; it is a reaffirmation of my commitment to continue walking in God's purpose, to remain steadfast in my faith, and to serve Him with all my heart, soul, and mind. The path ahead may be uncertain, but with God as my guide, I walk forward with hope, faith, and unwavering trust in His divine plan.

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To those who have supported me, offered encouragement, and prayed for me over these years, my heartfelt thanks. Your love and appreciation have been a source of immeasurable strength. May God bless you all abundantly.

What It Means to Love Money

 What It Means to Love Money

The love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. (1 Timothy 6:10)

What did Paul mean when he wrote this? He couldn’t have meant that money is always on your mind when you sin. A lot of sin happens when we are not thinking about money. 

My suggestion is this: He meant that all the evils in the world come from a certain kind of heart, namely, the kind of heart that loves money. 

So what does it mean to love money? It doesn’t mean to admire the green paper or the copper coins or the silver shekels. To know what it means to love money, you have to ask, What is money? I would answer that question like this: Money is simply a symbol that stands for human resources. Money stands for what you can get from man — other human beings — instead of God. 

God deals in the currency of grace, not money: “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat!” (Isaiah 55:1). Money is the currency of human resources. So, the heart that loves money is a heart that pins its hopes, and pursues its pleasures, and puts its trust in what human resources can offer. 

So, the love of money is virtually the same as faith in money — belief (trust, confidence, assurance) that money will meet your needs and make you happy. 

Love of money is the alternative to faith in God’s future grace. It is faith in future human resources — the kind of thing you can obtain or secure with money. Therefore the love of money, or trust in money, is the underside of unbelief in the promises of God. Jesus said in Matthew 6:24, “No one can serve two masters. . . . You cannot serve God and money.” 

You can’t trust in God and in money at the same time. Belief in one is unbelief in the other. A heart that loves money — that banks on money for happiness — is not banking on all that God is for us in Jesus as the satisfaction of our souls.

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Satan’s Strategy and Your Defense

 Satan’s Strategy and Your Defense

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith. (1 Peter 5:8–9) 

The two great enemies of our souls are sin and Satan. And sin is the worst enemy, because the only way that Satan can destroy us is by getting us to sin, and keeping us from repenting. The only thing that damns us is unforgiven sin. Not Satan.

God may give him leash enough to rough us up, the way he did Job, or even to kill us, the way he did the saints in Smyrna (Revelation 2:10); but Satan cannot condemn us or rob us of eternal life. The only way he can do us ultimate harm is by influencing us to sin, and keep us from repentance. Which is exactly what he aims to do.

So, Satan’s main business is to advocate, promote, assist, titillate, and confirm our bent to sinning. And to keep us from faith and repentance.

We see this in Ephesians 2:1–2: “You were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked . . . according to the prince of the power of the air” (NASB). Sinning “accords” with Satan’s power in the world. When he brings about moral evil, it is through sin. When we sin, we move in his sphere. We come into accord with him. When we sin, we give place to the devil (Ephesians 4:27). 

The only thing that will condemn us at the judgment day is unforgiven sin — not sickness or afflictions or persecutions or intimidations or apparitions or nightmares. Satan knows this. Therefore, his great focus is not primarily on how to scare Christians with weird phenomena (though there’s plenty of that), but on how to corrupt Christians with worthless fads and evil thoughts.

Satan wants to catch us at a time when our faith is not firm, when it is vulnerable. It makes sense that the very thing Satan wants to destroy would also be the means of our resisting his efforts. That’s why Peter says, “Resist him, firm in your faith” (1 Peter 5:9). It is also why Paul says that the “shield of faith” can “extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one” (Ephesians 6:16). 

The way to thwart the devil is to strengthen the very thing he is trying most to destroy — your faith.

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You Need Others

 *DO YOU KNOW THESE?*

1. - Your BIRTH came through Others.

2. - Your NAME was given by Others.

3. - You were EDUCATED by Others.

4. - Your INCOME indirectly comes through Others.

5. - Your RESPECT is given by Others.

6. - Your first BATH was given by Others.

7. - Your last BATH will be done by Others.

 

8. - Your FUNERAL will be organised by Others.

9. - You will be taken to your FINAL RESTING PLACE by *Others.* and

10. - EVERYTHING you owned will be inherited by Others.

''isn't it high time we learned to live in peace and harmony with 'OTHERS', because all through our lives, at one point or the 'OTHER',* we will need each 'OTHER'.''

HOW TO MAKE LIFE SWEETER!?

🖊️ Nothing makes life sweeter than adding value to others.

🖊️ The people you help today become your soldiers in the battle of life tomorrow.

🖊️ To invest in properties is good but to invest in people is far far better.

🖊️ Try to make money, but try also to make people great.

🖊️ Your greatest achievements are the tears you wipe away from people's faces not the things you get.

🖊️ Your greatest achievement should be raising achievers.

🖊️ People will defend, stand by you, and honour you; when they realise you value them.

🖊️ Don't let a personal and ungrateful actions stop you from making others great.

This is Food for thought for us all!!!

Jesus Keeps His Sheep

 Jesus Keeps His Sheep

“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” (Luke 22:31–32)

Though Peter, in fact, failed miserably, by denying Jesus three times, the prayer of Jesus preserved him from utter ruin. He was brought to bitter weeping and restored to the joy and boldness that showed itself in Peter’s message at Pentecost. Jesus is interceding for us today in the same way that our faith might not fail. Paul says this in Romans 8:34. 

Jesus promised that his sheep would be preserved and never perish. “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand” (John 10:27–28). 

The reason for this is that God works to preserve the faith of the sheep. “He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6). 

We are not left to ourselves to fight the fight of faith. “It is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13). 

You have the assurance of God’s word that, if you are his child, he will “equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ” (Hebrews 13:21). 

Our endurance in faith and joy is finally and decisively in the hands of God. Yes, we must fight. But this very fight is what God works in us. And he most certainly will do it, for, as it says in Romans 8:30, “Those whom he justified he also glorified.” The glorification of God’s justified children is as good as done.

He will lose none of those he has brought to faith and justified.

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