We all love to make judgements on big and small issues; it’s an innate characteristic of mankind. The trouble is that often it is based on personal biases, gut instinct, brainwashing by others, parental teaching or cultural norms. Self-awareness of this is a wholesome, balancing factor in one’s outlook on life. Americans distrust Iranians, Iranians […]
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Since the dawn of time, man has been at loggerhead with God’s appointed plan for mankind; namely to have a close relationship of dependence and obedience with Him. A choice was given, with clear warning as to the consequence of one of those two options; man chose to ignore that warning and to listen to
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Psalm 107 New King James Version (NKJV) BOOK FIVE Psalms 107–150 Thanksgiving to the Lord for His Great Works of Deliverance 107 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His [a]mercy endures forever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, 3 And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the
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Have you ever wondered what the label “Christian”, in all kinds of different scenarios, really stands for? The article below helps to sort “the sheep from the goats”, when we talk about what it means to be a “true Christian”, opposed to the “nominal brand”. Source: What is nominal Christianity? What is a nominal Christian?
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Today I received a powerful lesson, using the simplest every-day example! I am sure the following example happens to most of us. When this is used to teach us a spiritual lesson, we can be sure that the Spirit, who lives in believers (in Christ), is and has been speaking to us! What a privelege
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As I read in Exodus 21, about God’s directions to the Israelites regarding slaves, I realize that it wasn’t and isn’t God who instituted slavery but rather, it is a fruit of the kingdom of darkness. This fruit has plagued humanity for millenia and is particularly evil! As a matter of fact, despite the general
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“But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him. 9 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted. 10 He provides rain for the earth; he sends water on the countryside. 11 The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are
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The following link is lengthy (pardon the pun) but well worth watching. It is an excellent update on the above topic. https://www.vomcanada.com/index.php?option=com_youtubegallery&view=youtubegallery&listid=26&themeid=4&videoid=145294782&tmpl=component&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=630 Below, I have used the text from the conclusion of a slightly dated but nevertheless still very relevant book by Justus Reid Weiner, ‘Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society’ (full reference listed at
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Quoting from the Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 10, verses 16 to 19: “Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer. 17 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.18 He defends the cause of the
Reminder: What does GOD say about refugees? Read More »
Let’s be those who prayerfully consider the present needs of our precious country of Australia and make the effort to carefully consider the responsibility before us to appoint worthy representatives in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Are they representing our struggling and often forgotten farmers, those most vulnerable in our society such
Written by Aaron Trank, Jews for Jesus, San Francisco (Extract from an article of the same title, see further info at the end of this article) The command for unity in the church is not bound by racial, socio-economic, or political borders. But how do we have unity with those whose ideologies are seemingly irreconcilable
Israeli-Palestinian Reconciliation? Read More »
The Israelites, thousands of years ago, found themselves to be wandering in the wilderness, cut off from their previous lives, with only God’s help as their hope and God appointed leaders to help them. Today, there are still millions of people in the same situation, many have never heard of the God who deeply cares for
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Dear friends and fellow pray-ers! Like some of you; this morning I awoke to a Facebook security message asking me to reply whether I was safe, in view of an explosion which took place just recently. It turned out to be a world-wide error by Facebook, in response to an explosion which just took place
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In a world of relative truth(s)*(see footnote), which in my opinion really are lies, I believe it is our lives’ purpose and primary task to find truth for ourselves. Truth about what? First and foremost, I believe we need to come to a decision about the existence or non-existence of God. Has man made up
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To carry the Truth in a world of relative truths is a burden and costly. It is not our truth but His! It is not a set of dogmas, ideas, philosophical treaties or any other thing parading as truth, but a person: Jesus Christ! He said of Himself: “I AM (emphasis mine, although Christ identifies
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As we continue to pray for the latest prayer issue (refugees in and heading for Europe), we all have heard of many of those refugees abandoned in desert areas (the sea of course is another type of “desert area”), often due to people smugglers’ dodgy cars (or boats) braking down, or abandoned in “holding camps”
Some more promises to claim! Read More »
This morning, in my study time with the Lord, looking for another scripture, I “accidentally” came across a tremendous scripture to do with our prayer topic (refugees) and the root problem; wars on the earth, whether small or large. The scripture is found in Psalm 46:9 “He makes wars cease to the end of the
Some Principles of Intercession by Pia Read More »
Most of my unsaved and during part of my saved life I lived, unaware, through my soul, instead of through the power of the Spirit. I attended regular fellowship as a believer, read the Bible and earnestly desired to live the life of a Christian, as taught in the Scriptures. Yet, I still felt controlled
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We pray for the thousands of refugees stranded in Indonesia, waiting to be resettled in countries such as Australia. Our hearts are appalled at Australia’s present self-protective stand regarding the desperate Indonesian refugees seeking asylum, especially children waiting to be reunited with their families, presently in Australia. We pray for a softening of hearts in
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Matthew 6:9-13, New King James Version (NKJV) 9 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 Your Kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.