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DAILY PROMISE

DAILY DEVOTION

I am a christian

When I say ...'' I am a christian
I am not shouting '' I AM CLEAN LIVING''
I'M whispering '' i was lost''
Now I'M found and forgiven.

When I say ...'' I'M Christian''
I don't speak of this with pride
I 'M CONFESSING THAT I STUMBLE
and need christ to be my guide.

When I say ...'' I'M a christian"
I'M not trying to be strong
I'm professing that I'M WEAK
AND NEED HIS STRENGTH TO CARRY ON

When I say...'' I'M a christian"
I'M not bragging of success
I'M admitting I have failed
And need God to clean my mess

When I say...'' I'M a christian ''
I'm not claming to be perfect
My flows are too visible far
But,God believess I am worth it

When I say ...'' I'M a christian''
I still feel the sting of pain
I have my share of heartaches
so I call upon His name

When I say...'' I'M a christian''
I 'M not holier than thou
I'M just a simple sinner
Who recieved God's good grace, SOMEHOW..

DAILY BIBLE STORY

Bible Stories

WHAT IS PRAYER?

Prayer is basically talking with God. It is simply expressing your heart and spending time with Him. It is not a one way activity, God speaks, we listen, we speak and God listens to our hearts. Prayer can be exciting, powerful and fulfilling.

I am going to be focusing mostly on intercession, but I also wanted to provide an overview on other types of prayer that will hopefully inspire you to pursue your own personal study on this subject.

Types of Prayer

A. Thanksgiving
B. Petition
C. Prevailing
D. Intercession
A. Thanksgiving - Giving thanks to God for all things in your life. We are commanded to give thanks in all circumstances. Being thankful is being grateful for his protection, provision, blessing, and most of all for his Son.

B. Petition - We ask God for the specific things we need in our life. Give us our daily bread. Give us the things we need to survive, a roof over our heads, employment etc. Petitions are usually self orientated, presenting our personal needs to our Heavenly Father, in trust that He will provide. Be specific in your petitions, pray in details and not in generalities.

C. Prevailing Prayer - fervent consistent insistent prayer until a breakthrough takes place, whether in your personal life, or for someone else (intercession). Example Believing for emotional or physical healing.

Biblical Example: Luke 18:1-8.(NIV) Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, `Grant me justice against my adversary.' "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, `Even though I don't fear God or care about men, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!'" And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

D Intercession - Love on its knees in prayer, for others. Pleading on behalf of the needs of someone else. Standing in the gap, that is, praying prayers of repentance, etc., identifying yourself with the sins of those for which you are in prayer.

Biblical Example: Nehemiah, a godly man, identified with the sins of his people, praying prayers of repentance, asking the Lord to forgive and to have mercy and to raise up once again the nation of Israel.

Confirmation of Conversion

Reading: John 3:1-16

"If any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things

have passed away; behold, all things have become new" (2 Cor 5:17)

Can we identify a genuine experience of salvation? Surely yes!

First of all, there will be the true peace and joy through the Holy Spirit in the heart! When we make peace with God we have the peace of God. Jesus called it the peace the world cannot give (Jn 14:27). The burden of sin is rolled away! Guilt is gone! The converted man is overflowing with gratitude to God. He shouts with exuberance, "Thank you, Lord, thank You!" If over one sinner who repents there is great joy among the angels "in Heaven," will the angels "on earth" around him stay unmoved (Lk 15:10)?

Secondly, the converted man begins to hate sin and the evil ways of the world. The sinful acts he was indulging in during the past so willingly appear obnoxious to him now. The joy of the Lord has replaced the silly pleasures of sin. This does not mean he will never ever commit any sin. Before getting saved he was like a pig; he would be wallowing in the mire! Now he is a lamb. Even if someone pushes the lamb into the mire, it will atonce jump out and not stay there. Have you understood the difference? A child of God will not "live" in sin!

Thirdly, the saved man begins to love Bible meditation, prayer and fellowship of God's children. It is no more the routine of reading the Bible for a few minutes as a religious custom, but a delightful desire to spend hours in meditating it (Psa 1:2). Prayer becomes his very breath. Earlier he had not known God. But now he knows God as his Father. Hence this longing to speak to Him! He begins to feel and appreciate the love of God who has redeemed him (1 Jn 3:1). Fellowship with saints is necessary to comprehend the width, length, depth and height of that love (Eph 3:18).

Fourthly, those who are saved will walk in love with others (1 Jn 3:14). They will restitute matters with the wronged (Mt 5:23,24). Loving the enemies, the persecutors and the opposers is a proof of our being children to a God of love (Mt 5:43-48).

Fifthly, the saved man will just be anxious to share his new-found joy with others (Jn 4:28,29; Mk 5:19). "Let the world get the joy I got!"- This will be his motto.

More about Jesus would I know,

More of His grace to others show;

More of His saving fullness see;

More of His love-who died for me!

(Eliza E. Hewitt, 1851-1920)

Letter From Hell. - Scary but true

Bible or Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code is among many who have questioned the Sacred Scriptures over the centuries. Only God’s word can lead the way to heaven. Please publish this liberally to spread the good news about our living savior.

The movie of the Da Vinci Code is playing now. It questions the divinity of Jesus, claims he was married to Mary Magdalene and had a child. There is no evidence to support this. This article shows what the Bible says about Jesus. He arose from the dead, was seen by thousands of people, including the apostles who knew him well. They testify in Scripture that he is the Son of God.

The pages of the Old Testament are filled with prophecies of Jesus. Immediately after the first sin, a remedy for iniquity was announced. Jesus would crush the head of the serpent who was actually Satan in Genesis 3:15. He was often called the Messiah in Old Testament times. It was foretold that he would be the offspring of Abraham (GE 18:18), of Isaac (GE 17:19), and of Jacob, (NU 24:17). It was predicted that he would descend from the tribe of Judah (GE 49:10), The place of his birth was named in Micah 5:2, Daniel 9:25 speaks of the time of his birth. It was predicted that he would be betrayed by a friend in Psalm 41:9; he would be sold for 30 pieces of silver in Zechariah 11:12. The fact that Judases’ position would be taken by another foretold in Psalm 109:8, the money would be returned for a potter’s field, (ZEC 11:13). It was prophesied that his hands and feet would be pierced in Psalm 22:16; he would be given gall and vinegar in Psalm 69:21.

It was foretold that his side would be pierced in Zechariah 12:10 that soldiers would cast lots for his clothes in Psalm 22:18 that not a bone would be broken in Psalm 34:20 that he would be buried with the rich in Isaiah 53:9. The entire chapter of Isaiah 53 is devoted to describing how Jesus was despised and rejected by men, pierced for our transgression, crushed for our inequities, led as a sheep before his shears in silence, and cut off from the land of the living.

This speaks of his suffering in his crucifixion. His resurrection was predicted in Psalm 16:10 and his ascension was foretold in Psalm 68:18. This and other prophecy about Jesus Christ are fulfilled in New Testament Scripture.

In addition to the word “Messiah” the prophecies about Christ in the Old Testament use the term “Branch.” In Isaiah 11:1 the Branch is described as descending from Jesse the father of David. In Jeremiah 23:5 we see that he would be a king descending from David. In Jeremiah 33:15-16 the righteous Branch from David would execute justice and righteousness in the land. In Zechariah 3:8-9 we learn that the Branch will remove the sin of the land in one day. That obviously refers to the day of the crucifixion of Christ. In Zechariah 6:12-13 another fact is revealed. The Branch would sit and rule on his throne and he would be a priest on his throne. He is not reigning in Jerusalem because his kingdom is not of this world (JN 18:36).

The fact that all of these things were predicted thousands of years before they happened is proof that someone with greater knowledge than men have inspired the writers of the Bible. Neither the Da Vinci Code, nor the many others who have tried to discredit the divinity of Jesus Christ can match the time-tested verification of him in the Bible.

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created; things in heaven and one earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together (COL 1:17).

The author of this article also wrote the book, “Climbing the Heavenly Stairs.” Get acquainted with the Word that was made flesh. Get introduced to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Gain assurance of salvation and learn how to tell where you fit in your congregation. Find out what it means to live life to the full. Learn more by clicking on the following link. http://thelynnbradleybook.com

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