This love , the love that comes from God and finds a place in our hearts, is the love that made all things be. This love trully is the light of the world. And in a time such as this, we must be thankfull for the light that has been given unto us. We must be thankfull for what we have freely received and this is His love. In God's Love lies the ultimate reason for everything, from the creation, to His sacrifce, from our redemption to the Kingdom of Heaven that has been prepared for us from the foundation of the world. In love lie all reasons. And if we receive such blessings it is right that we ask ourselves this question: " Are we worthy of them". Surely, it is a wonderfull thing that the LORD does not judge on a merit based system, and gives His love and blessings without measure. But if we are to say that we love the LORD, then we must ask ourselves this question. And this is not a yes or no question, because we must dwell on judgementalisms, but this question requires a reflection. If we are to be trully worthy of God's love, then we must be perfect, just like He is perfect and His love is perfect. And the thing here is not to fall into an existentian connundrum about the inachievability of such perfection, rather we should always seek it, without asking if it is achievable or not. Like our LORD Jesus Christ said: " all things are possible to him that believes". And such , let us set our sights to this: let's be worthy of God great Love. And through what could such worthyness be achieved? The answer is only one: we can achieve this through love. The love for our God and the love for our neighbour. Through love we can be on the path to achieving perfection, because everything is done by God through His love. And this feat, that we should be worthy of His love, that we should be perfect like Him just as He demanded from us, is not a feat of ours, it is a feat of the LORD done upon us. For without love, without His love we can only confess like Paul " I am nothing".
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Monday, 31 December 2012
Love and the light of the world
In 1John 4:8 we are told " Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." Later in 1John 4:16 it is written "God is love".
This love , the love that comes from God and finds a place in our hearts, is the love that made all things be. This love trully is the light of the world. And in a time such as this, we must be thankfull for the light that has been given unto us. We must be thankfull for what we have freely received and this is His love. In God's Love lies the ultimate reason for everything, from the creation, to His sacrifce, from our redemption to the Kingdom of Heaven that has been prepared for us from the foundation of the world. In love lie all reasons. And if we receive such blessings it is right that we ask ourselves this question: " Are we worthy of them". Surely, it is a wonderfull thing that the LORD does not judge on a merit based system, and gives His love and blessings without measure. But if we are to say that we love the LORD, then we must ask ourselves this question. And this is not a yes or no question, because we must dwell on judgementalisms, but this question requires a reflection. If we are to be trully worthy of God's love, then we must be perfect, just like He is perfect and His love is perfect. And the thing here is not to fall into an existentian connundrum about the inachievability of such perfection, rather we should always seek it, without asking if it is achievable or not. Like our LORD Jesus Christ said: " all things are possible to him that believes". And such , let us set our sights to this: let's be worthy of God great Love. And through what could such worthyness be achieved? The answer is only one: we can achieve this through love. The love for our God and the love for our neighbour. Through love we can be on the path to achieving perfection, because everything is done by God through His love. And this feat, that we should be worthy of His love, that we should be perfect like Him just as He demanded from us, is not a feat of ours, it is a feat of the LORD done upon us. For without love, without His love we can only confess like Paul " I am nothing".
This love , the love that comes from God and finds a place in our hearts, is the love that made all things be. This love trully is the light of the world. And in a time such as this, we must be thankfull for the light that has been given unto us. We must be thankfull for what we have freely received and this is His love. In God's Love lies the ultimate reason for everything, from the creation, to His sacrifce, from our redemption to the Kingdom of Heaven that has been prepared for us from the foundation of the world. In love lie all reasons. And if we receive such blessings it is right that we ask ourselves this question: " Are we worthy of them". Surely, it is a wonderfull thing that the LORD does not judge on a merit based system, and gives His love and blessings without measure. But if we are to say that we love the LORD, then we must ask ourselves this question. And this is not a yes or no question, because we must dwell on judgementalisms, but this question requires a reflection. If we are to be trully worthy of God's love, then we must be perfect, just like He is perfect and His love is perfect. And the thing here is not to fall into an existentian connundrum about the inachievability of such perfection, rather we should always seek it, without asking if it is achievable or not. Like our LORD Jesus Christ said: " all things are possible to him that believes". And such , let us set our sights to this: let's be worthy of God great Love. And through what could such worthyness be achieved? The answer is only one: we can achieve this through love. The love for our God and the love for our neighbour. Through love we can be on the path to achieving perfection, because everything is done by God through His love. And this feat, that we should be worthy of His love, that we should be perfect like Him just as He demanded from us, is not a feat of ours, it is a feat of the LORD done upon us. For without love, without His love we can only confess like Paul " I am nothing".
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Celebrating GOD
Hello,
A few words about what this blog is all about.
In short,this blog is about celebrating GOD, celebrating our LORD Jesus Christ. I want to celebrate His greatness and His wonderfulness.
I want to celebrate Him because he is the greatest one i have ever known. I have never know anyone so interesting, so wonderful, so good and loving. I have really experienced Him in my life, and His experience was the greatest experience of my life. My LORD , loving you was the most rich, rewarding , sometimes painful but equally extraordinary experience of my life. I am disappointed that in the world i see around me i see that people have forgotten to relate to GOD, the have forgotten to celebrate and have faith in Him and as such they are missing on the greatest thing in life. It is tragic to see a person live his life in full oblivion of the LORD's love for him, to spend his days without the closeness of being with GOD , to see people lost because they have not found the simple fact that their way, the only way possible is Jesus Christ LORD.
It's hard to express with words the feelings that you get to feel when you start to grow and cater your relationship with God but a good place to start would be with a feeling of happiness , completeness and a feeling of being loved that you can not get from anyone else.
Maybe reading this you may think that it is all stories , that such a personal relationship is not achievable or that you are not worthy of such a thing; maybe you fear what you will discover along the way; or perhaps you think of what will the world think about you. The fact is there is nothing that you can hear or read beforehand, short of a miracle from the LORD, that can convince you or dispel your fears or answer all your questions. But i can tell you this: no matter where you are, how you are right now , what you have done or what you think you are capable of, doing this is the greatest thing that you can do. And it only takes a step. But this step, this first step, must come from you. God will not make it for you because He is already there; my friend or LORD Jesus Christ is already there, waiting for you with His arms open; all you have to do is take a first step, a step which is a choice. You must choose Him to prove that you want Him instead of the enemy, that you love light more than darkness and that you have faith in His name, just as it is written in the Gospel of John, 20:29: " blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed." And the blessing you receive, the greatest blessing that there is is that of being with the LORD Jesus Christ. This small step, this leap of faith , will bring you on the way. And the Way is the LORD Jesus Christ.
So remember that you have only one life. Make it as though it is not yours, but as though your life is Christ's. Because you, even if you don't know it or don't concede it, are His, for you have been bought with a price. So live as though your life belongs to Jesus Christ and you will , i promise you, discover what truly means to be alive, you will discover just how wonderful the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world is, you will discover yourself and through our LORD Jesus Christ come to know and be with GOD. And there is nothing greater that this!
"1.Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
2.Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
3.From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised.
4.The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
5.Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
6.Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
7.He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
8.That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
9.He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD."
Psalm 113 (KJ Translation)
In short,this blog is about celebrating GOD, celebrating our LORD Jesus Christ. I want to celebrate His greatness and His wonderfulness.
I want to celebrate Him because he is the greatest one i have ever known. I have never know anyone so interesting, so wonderful, so good and loving. I have really experienced Him in my life, and His experience was the greatest experience of my life. My LORD , loving you was the most rich, rewarding , sometimes painful but equally extraordinary experience of my life. I am disappointed that in the world i see around me i see that people have forgotten to relate to GOD, the have forgotten to celebrate and have faith in Him and as such they are missing on the greatest thing in life. It is tragic to see a person live his life in full oblivion of the LORD's love for him, to spend his days without the closeness of being with GOD , to see people lost because they have not found the simple fact that their way, the only way possible is Jesus Christ LORD.
It's hard to express with words the feelings that you get to feel when you start to grow and cater your relationship with God but a good place to start would be with a feeling of happiness , completeness and a feeling of being loved that you can not get from anyone else.
Maybe reading this you may think that it is all stories , that such a personal relationship is not achievable or that you are not worthy of such a thing; maybe you fear what you will discover along the way; or perhaps you think of what will the world think about you. The fact is there is nothing that you can hear or read beforehand, short of a miracle from the LORD, that can convince you or dispel your fears or answer all your questions. But i can tell you this: no matter where you are, how you are right now , what you have done or what you think you are capable of, doing this is the greatest thing that you can do. And it only takes a step. But this step, this first step, must come from you. God will not make it for you because He is already there; my friend or LORD Jesus Christ is already there, waiting for you with His arms open; all you have to do is take a first step, a step which is a choice. You must choose Him to prove that you want Him instead of the enemy, that you love light more than darkness and that you have faith in His name, just as it is written in the Gospel of John, 20:29: " blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed." And the blessing you receive, the greatest blessing that there is is that of being with the LORD Jesus Christ. This small step, this leap of faith , will bring you on the way. And the Way is the LORD Jesus Christ.
So remember that you have only one life. Make it as though it is not yours, but as though your life is Christ's. Because you, even if you don't know it or don't concede it, are His, for you have been bought with a price. So live as though your life belongs to Jesus Christ and you will , i promise you, discover what truly means to be alive, you will discover just how wonderful the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world is, you will discover yourself and through our LORD Jesus Christ come to know and be with GOD. And there is nothing greater that this!
"1.Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
2.Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
3.From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised.
4.The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
5.Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
6.Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
7.He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
8.That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
9.He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD."
Psalm 113 (KJ Translation)
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