Time with God gives more Time

You might be at a place of stress now and time feel like its running out faster, weeks feel like days and a day feels like a couple of minutes. It might feel like everyone around you just want to take even more time from you while you have bigger priority things that need to be done. Then, at the same time, you know you need to spend time with God and feel like even God wants your time. While thinking this, you feel even more bad about the situation for placing God as a burden.

Let me encourage you, God Loves you and wants you to take a big breath, go sit at God's feet in the name of Jesus and let God give you peace.

You will find spending time with God gives more time. Stress takes energy and the more you stress the less productive you will become.

Believe it or not, God wants to recharge your strength and show you His Love so that you want to worship Him even more.

Psalm 29:11  The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
Isaiah 26:3  Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Colossians 3:15  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Psalm 119:165  Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

Make a Joyful Noice This Morning

Psalm 100:1  A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
100:2  Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
100:3  Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
100:4  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
100:5  For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

What do we do with what we’ve got?

Luke 16:1  And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

2  And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.

3  Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 

4  I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. 

5  So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

6  And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

7  Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. 

8  And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. 

9  And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

10  He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. 

11  If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 

12  And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?

13  No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

There is a lot of opinions with these scriptures but the context of this is what do we do with what is trusted to us? It is what will we do with the things no one can account for? To determine if we stole in secrete or put part aside and say I deserve this bud my employer will not pay it to me anyway.

This parable is of course what God trusted us with and we cannot hide anything from God thought. But there is this excuse we use; I have earned it; I can do with it what I please. That is the mistake we make and the reason we sometimes don’t get to the riches. Maybe we love money more than God sometimes.

Everything we have is of God, God created everything for His pleasure.

When are we the prodigal son?

Luke 15:11  And he said, A certain man had two sons: 

12  And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 
13  And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 
14  And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 
15  And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 
16  And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 
17  And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 
18  I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 
19  And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. 
20  And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. 
21  And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 
22  But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 
23  And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: 
24  For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. 

25  Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. 
26  And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. 
27  And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. 
28  And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. 
29  And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: 

30  But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. 
31  And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. 
32  It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

I used to be by a certain church serving at the youth, then the youth stopped because of political reasons. I then started helping at another church. About a year passed then I felt God called me back to the previous church and I obeyed.

Those days I was still addicted to nicotine and alcohol. I assumed people from the first church saw me and started a rumor that I have fallen back (backslide or whatever you want to call it).

The moment I entered the church I notice that people wasn’t pleased because I started serving there again and even the Pastor had a service on the “Prodigal Son” to calm the people down. Then I thought to myself, do some people really think their church is the only church where Jesus is? Do they really think being obese, addicted to soft drinks or being lazy is a lesser sin than being addicted to a stronger substance?

We all rely on Jesus for breaking bonds and addictions.

The way I see it, the people that haven’t repented yet by giving their hearts to Jesus by admitting He is the Son of God; is the Prodigal Son… Not the ones struggling with sin or attending another church you don’t like. If else, everyone is still the Prodigal Son…

Is it time church closes their doors?

The day church closes his doors to sinners is the same as hospitals closing their doors for the sick and wounded.

Luke 15:1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

8 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.

10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

 I was ones by a prophecy service and after the service the prophetess screamed out; it is time church closes that doors for sinners once again.

At that moment, I thought to myself, then who will ever enter this church? Are there really some that are that full of themselves thinking they have no sin?

How can I follow Jesus?

Every Christian must have had this thought, how can I follow Jesus?

Luke 14:25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,

26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

When I was still in school, there was a house in the town I lived in that was built to roof level. It did not have the roof, windows or doors yet. After about a year, every time my friends and I passed that house, someone just had to say something. It was always; this guy is probably dead or didn’t have money, bankrupt or something. About 20 years after I was finished with school, my friend used to live in a flat next door to that house. Almost every time he looks at that house when we exited the flat, he will say; will that house ever be finished.

Jesus compares the decision to follow Him to that situation. I basically see how people always mock Christians that get distracted halfway with this marathon.

So, if you just asked yourself this question? When we say, yes Lord, send me. Make sure first that it is God leading you. First, start to hear God’s voice before starting to sell stuff or leave your family and job behind. I have seen people after hearing one sermon, selling everything and leave his job. His brothers are now looking after him, his wife and children. I did not hear anyone ever say something good about him after he made that choice, just mockery.

Everyone that knows my testimony knows I also went through similar, but God has blessed me with a great testimony to honor Him and be a wildness of His Glory.

But also remember, if you do hear God’s voice and obeyed, and things go slow leading to mockery. It is not always the case that you heard wrong. There was a time people mocked me too before the Miracle happened.

These are just some of the costs you should consider to be a disciple of Jesus.

The Sabbath Day

Should we keep the sabbath and which day is it?

Luke 14:1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.

3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;

5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?

6 And they could not answer him again to these things.

There was a time in my life that I have worked 7 days a week, doing shutdowns on power stations. Thinking back to that time, I wouldn’t want to do that ever again. I was basically in a trance the whole time and overtired. I had pain most places in my body and even started to have weird emotions.

The job I have now is what I always wanted to do. I worked so many hours at this, even weekends. I don’t need to do stuff physically; I work on a computer the whole day. Then after a few months, I started getting bad neck pains and couldn’t concentrate on my job anymore. It was like my brain was shutting down. I also started to stress about small things and started to overcomplicate things.

I started doing some research about resting and basically concluded that there should be at least one day a week rest.

So, I started to put Saturday out for my rest day. I do as little as possible, resting my brain and body. After about a month, I started to feel relaxed again and the stress stopped.

The sabbath day is Saturday on the Jewish calendar, the roman catholic changes this to Sunday. Some say because catholic’s started worshipping the sun idle, others say the non-catholic churches changed it to Sunday now because the Christians took their tithe the first day of the week to church. The first day of the week is Sunday.

This, of course, is not a good reason to change the sabbath day to any other day of the week. Also, it is not indicated in the Bible that we should change the day to any other day of the week. I am involved in a church and are active in the activities. Sometimes, I work harder at church on a Sunday than at my work during the week and I think a lot of other people do too.

It is part of the 10 Commandments to keep. But if you try to keep it, it means that you are not allowed to go out of your house, work or allow anyone else to work. So basically, you should switch off the electricity of your house and not use water from a tap. Someone might be working in the power or water plant and consuming these causes people to work.

So personally, I think we should at least rest one day a week for the sake of our bodies.

If we must keep the sabbath day as Christians, then we all are in trouble here!