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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] daily devotional The iniquity of the holy things."- Exodus 28:38 What a veil is lifted up by these words, and what a disclosure is made! It will be humbling and profitable for us to pause awhile and see this sad sight. The iniquities of our public worship, its hypocrisy, formality, lukewarmness, irreverence, wandering of heart and forgetfulness of God, what a full measure have we there! Our work for the Lord, its emulation, selfishness, carelessness, slackness, unbelief, what a mass of defilement is there! Our private devotions, their laxity, coldness, neglect, sleepiness, and vanity, what a mountain of dead earth is there! If we looked more carefully we should find this iniquity to be far greater than appears at first sight. Dr. Payson, writing to his brother, says, "My parish, as well as my heart, very much resembles the garden of the sluggard; and what is worse, I find that very many of my desires for the melioration of both, proceed either from pride or vanity or indolence. I look at the weeds which overspread my garden, and breathe out an earnest wish that they were eradicated. But why? What prompts the wish? It may be that I may walk out and say to myself, 'In what fine order is my garden kept!' This is pride. Or, it may be that my neighbours may look over the wall and say, 'How finely your garden flourishes!' This is vanity. Or I may wish for the destruction of the weeds, because I am weary of pulling them up. This is indolence." So that even our desires after holiness may be polluted by ill motives. Under the greenest sods worms hide themselves; we need not look long to discover them. How cheering is the thought, that when the High Priest bore the iniquity of the holy things he wore upon his brow the words, "HOLINESS TO THE LORD:" and even so while Jesus bears our sin, he presents before his Father's face not our unholiness, but his own holiness. O for grace to view our great High Priest by the eye of faith! Evening Devotion "Thy love is better than wine."- Song of Solomon 1:2 Nothing gives the believer so much joy as fellowship with Christ. He has enjoyment as others have in the common mercies of life, he can be glad both in God's gifts and God's works; but in all these separately, yea, and in all of them added together, he doth not find such substantial delight as in the matchless person of his Lord Jesus. He has wine which no vineyard on earth ever yielded; he has bread which all the corn-fields of Egypt could never bring forth. Where can such sweetness be found as we have tasted in communion with our Beloved? In our esteem, the joys of earth are little better than husks for swine compared with Jesus, the heavenly manna. We would rather have one mouthful of Christ's love, and a sip of his fellowship, than a whole world full of carnal delights. What is the chaff to the wheat? What is the sparkling paste to the true diamond? What is a dream to the glorious reality? What is time's mirth, in its best trim, compared to our Lo rd Jesus in his most despised estate? If you know anything of the inner life, you will confess that our highest, purest, and most enduring joys must be the fruit of the tree of life which is in the midst of the Paradise of God. No spring yields such sweet water as that well of God which was digged with the soldier's spear. All earthly bliss is of the earth earthy, but the comforts of Christ's presence are like himself, heavenly. We can review
JNM <*> FULL GOSPEL INDONESIA : Solving Life's Problems : What Is Prayer?
From: Full Gospel Indonesia Solving Life's Problems : What Is Prayer? What Is Prayer? Oleh DR. David Yonggi ChoKita harus selalu berdoa! Bedanya antara orang Kristen dan non- Kristen adalah orang Kristen itu berdoa.Orang yang belum percaya tidak berdoa, tetapi orang-orang percaya berdoa. Mengapa demikian?Doa adalah membuka hatimu dan mengundang Yesus menjadi Tuhan dan Raja atas kehidupanmu. Jika anda sedang berdoa di rumah anda, maka itu berarti anda sedang membuka pintu rumah anda bagi Yesus Kristus. Jika anda sedang berdoa di tempat kerja anda, maka itu berarti anda sedang mengundang Yesus Kristus Tuhan ke tempat kerja anda. Jika seluruh negeri berdoa, maka itu berarti anda sedang mengundang Yesus Kristus untuk menjadi Tuhan dan Raja atas negara tersebut.Sekarang ini, masalahnya adalah orang-orang tidak mengijinkan Yesus Kristus untuk menjadi Tuhan dan Raja atas kehidupan mereka.Tuhan tidak menjadi tuan atas kehidupan kita. Jika suatu rumah tidak memiliki tuan, maka rumah itu kosong.Jika tuannya tidak berada di rumah, maka pencuri dapat masuk. Kita menghadapi banyak masalah karena Tuhan tidak menjadi tuan atas rumah kita.Pencuri tidak dapat masuk ke dalam rumah jika tuan rumahnya ada. Jika sebuah rumah kosong, tujuh setan akan datang untuk menghuni rumah tersebut.Amerika mendapat serangan teroris, tetapi itu tidak terjadi sebelumnya. Mengapa serangan itu terjadi? Itu terjadi karena tidak ada yang menjadi tuan di dalam rumah mereka.Mereka sangat makmur, tetapi di dalam rumah mereka, tidak ada yang menjadi tuan. Ketika Amerika baru berdiri, Tuhanlah yang menjadi tuannya, tetapi pemerintah Amerika kemudian mendorong sang tuan keluar dari sekolah-sekolah, keluar dari rumah-rumah, dan Amerikamenjadi rumah kosong. Maka semua pencuri datang untuk menghuni rumah tersebut.Amerika sangat kaya dan memiliki kekuatan militer yang hebat, tetapi uang dan kekuatan tidak dapat melindungi Amerika. Hanya Tuhan Yesus dan Allah Bapa yang dapat melindungi Amerika.Dalam Mazmur 127, "Jikalau bukan Tuhan yang membangun rumah, sia-sialah usaha orang yang membangunnya; jikalau bukan Tuhan yang mengawal kota, sia-sialah pengawal berjaga-jaga."Amerika membangun gedung World Trade Center yang begitu indah, dan gedung tersebut merupakan symbol dari kekuatan ekonomi Amerika. Namun, simbol kekayaan dan kemakmuran tersebut hancur.Karena Tuhan bukanlah tuan rumah dari gedung tersebut, maka gedung tersebut menjadi tidak terlindungi. Gedung Pentagon merupakan gedung yang kuat, tetapi gedung tersebut juga diremukkan.Tuan rumah harus berada di dalam rumah. Tuhan harus diundang untuk menjadi tuan atas rumah kita.Mengapa kita berdoa? Kita berdoa untuk mengundang Sang Tuan Rumah, Tuhan Yesus Kristus untuk datang ke dalam rumah kita.Kita perlu berdoa di rumah-rumah, di sekolah-sekolah, dan di kantor-kantor pemerintahan. Yesus Kristus sedang mengetuk pintu hatimu. Ia mengatakan bahwa siapapun yang membukakan pintu, maka Ia akan masuk dan makan bersamanya. Wahyu 3:20, "Lihat, Aku berdiri di muka pintu dan mengetuk; jikalau ada orang yang mendengar suaraKu dan membukakan pintu, Aku akan masuk mendapatkannya dan Aku makan bersama-sama dengan dia, dan ia bersama-sama dengan Aku." Bagaimana kitamembukakan pintu? Pintu akan terbuka terhadap doamu yang sungguh-sungguh.Ketika anda berdoa, Yesus masuk ke dalam hatimu, dan Ia akan hidup bersamamu. Anda tidak perlu menjadi kesepian dan tertolak, tetapi melalui doa, anda dapat hidup bersama Dia.Tuhan rindu untuk membina suatu hubungan dengan anda karena Ia sangat mengasihi anda. Ayah saya sekarang berusia 90 tahun, dan ibu saya berusia 89 tahun, dan ketika saya mengunjungi mereka, mereka menginginkan saya untuk tinggal di sana untuk seterusnya.Setelah saya berjam-jam berada di sana, mereka berkata kepada saya, "Kamu tidak boleh pergi sekarang, ini masih terlalu pagi."Orang tua saya sungguh-sungguh mengasihi saya dan mereka rindu berada dekat dengan saya selama berjam-jam. Saya ingin anda mengetahui bahwa Tuhan Allah Bapa sangat mengasihi anda. Yesus sangat mengasihi anda. Dan Ia ingin menghabiskan banyak waktuNya bersama anda.Ketika anda menyembahNya, memujiNya dan menghabiskan waktu bersamaNya; Tuhan akan merasa gembira. Ketika anda bergembira didalam Tuhan, Ia akan memberikan kepadamu apa yang diinginkan hatimu.Mazmur 37:4, "Dan bergembiralah karena Tuhan; maka Ia akan memberikan kepadamu apa yang diinginkan hatimu."Ketika kita berdoa, kita membuka hati kita dan menjadikan Yesus Kristus Raja dan Tuhan dalam kehidupan kita. Yesus yang disalib menghancurkan pekerjaan Iblis.Kita harus melawan Iblis, dan kita mengusirnya. Bangsa Israel diserang oleh bangsa Amalek, dan bangsa Amalek dipersenjatai dengan sangat baik. Sedangkan bangsa Israel tidak memiliki kekuatan yang sama. Ketika Yosua dan bangsa Israel memerangi bangsa Amalek, mereka dikalahkan.Maka Musa pergi ke medan perang bersama Harun dan dan Hur untuk berdoa. Ketika Musa berd
JNM <*> Gods Work Ministry E-Mail
From: "Dwayne Savaya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gods Work Ministry Inspirational and Encouragement E-MailDear Friend,We should be quick to recognize our blessings and share in the bounty of what God has given us. The true heart of the believer is to see the needsof those less fortunate and do their best to make a bad situation a littlebetter. The Bible declares in 1 John 3:16-18 "By this we know love, becauseHe laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives forthe brethren. But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother inneed, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deedand in truth." Be encouraged to show your love and care through your words,deeds and actions and allow God's love to emanate through your life whereall who come into contact with you will be blessed. (Matthew 10:7-8)I hope this story ministers to your heart to be more giving towards othersand realize that God will be well pleased with what you did with His gifts.A RACCOON STORYMy fingers were locked in the death grip mode on a half filled bag of bread. My mom was taking me to the zoo and I wanted to feed the birds and raccoons.We had taken the time to tear the bread into little bits so they would lastlonger. This was a special occasion for a seven-year-old boy. I placed mytwo shiny quarters on the counter and walked into the zoo.It wasn't a big zoo, but it was the only place I could see monkeys and anold lion. They had a few things to play on and didn't seem to mind if little kids fed a few of the animals.The ducks and geese acted as if we owed them the bread and became increasingly upset with us if we failed to keep the stale bread coming. Igot tired of that pretty quickly and wandered to the raccoon cage.The furry criminals looked at us with joy and shuffled quickly to an awaiting tube. The zoo staff had installed a metal tube that allowed children to place food in the top and gravity took it from there. Two or three of them would stretch their raccoon hands as far into the tube as possible hoping they would be the one to grab the tasty morsel. Then theywould run to a corner of the cage and hiss at any other raccoon that had designs on their prize catch.I have discovered that I can be a spiritual raccoon. I know God is the giver of all good gifts and I struggle to catch one of His blessings and then I run and hold tightly to the blessing. I know it could bless others,but - IT'S MINE!!! Get your own, leave me alone.I like to think of those raccoons from time to time and I don't like to think of myself as greedy, yet I wonder if there might be some blessing Icould give that I have been selfishly holding.If memory serves me correctly, when I have shared in the past, I am alwaysblessed by the sharing. So, today I share with you a raccoon story and a boy who saw the need to share so long ago, yet must continually learn the same lesson. By Glenn A. HascallRead and meditate on these scriptures:Galatians 6:7-8 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a mansoweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall ofthe flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting."Romans 12:19-21 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."Matthew 5:16 Jesus says, "Let your light so shine before men, that they maysee your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."1 Thessalonians 5:12-15 "And we beseech you, brethren, to know them whichlabour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves. Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly,comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. Seethat none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which isgood, both among yourselves, and to all men."All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible.Today's Selected Poem: ENRICHING THOUGHTSClick here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/inpoem157.htmToday's Selected Testimony: STEPHANIE'S TESTIMONYClick here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony188.htmIn Christ's Service,Dwayne SavayaGods Work MinistryPlease feel free to visit the Website to read more Encouraging andInspirational stories, poems and testimonies. Our E-mail Archives areavailable as well to read the messages that have been sent in the past.You can now hear our stories and poems by ordering Voice Messages. Each volume contains 15 messages that can be heard and enjoyed a
