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God’s love for us goes before the moment we realise the beauty of it. Like how He loves Zacchaeus, the Sycamore tree has already been there all along awaiting for Zachaeus’
“God moment”.
…is when God takes away something you dearly love…but your heart remains at peace.
“I give you peace, peace that you will never find in the world…”
—John 14:27
If My grace fills your heart, your heart may be broken, but your faith will not be shaken.
Thank you, God for everything…
The big things and the small,
For “every good gift comes from God,”
The Giver of them all.And all too often we accept
Without any thanks or praise,
The gifts God sends as blessings
Each day in many ways.And so at this Thanksgiving time,
We offer up a prayer,
To thank You, God, for giving us
A lot more than our share.First, thank You for the little things
That often come our way,
The things we take for granted,
But don’t mention when we pray.The unexpected courtesy,
The thoughtful, kindly deed,
A hand reached out to help us
In the time of sudden need.Oh, make us more aware, dear God,
Of little daily graces
That come to us with “sweet surprise”
From never-dreamed-of places.
Then, thank You for the “miracles”
We are much too blind to see,
And give us new awareness
Of our many gifts from Thee.And help us to remember
That the key to life and living,
Is to make each prayer a prayer of thanks
And every day Thanksgiving.~ Helen Steiner Rice ~
“Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
but to your name goes all the glory
for your unfailing love and faithfulness.”—Psalm 115:1 (NLT)
In 1866 Alfred Nobel invented an explosive made of nitroglycerin absorbed in a porous material. It was by far the most powerful explosive that had so far been invented.
When Nobel and his friends saw what his invention could do, and had to decide on a name, they sought for the strongest possible word for power–in any language. The word they finally chose was the Greek word “dunamis”, from which our word dynamite is derived.
This word, in Greek also the strongest word for power, is used again and again in the New Testament for the power of Christ, the Gospel and the Christian life.
Philip Yancey grasped the very essence of why dunamis was used for Christ when he affirmed that “no one who meets Jesus ever stays the same.” For the strongest power one could ever imagine belongs to the One who created it.
“I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him.
Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.
May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully.Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.”
(Ephesians 3:16-19, NLT)
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
Ephesians 6:10-11 (ESV)
Life is a battlefield. If we go out to war inadequately equipped and protected, it would be difficult to survive; hence, it is imperative that we as God’s soldiers take up His Whole Armor for us—
The Belt of Truth, The Breastplate of Righteousness, The Shoes of the Gospel of Peace, The Shield of Faith, The Helmet of Salvation and The Sword of the Spirit.
…then pray at all times!
