Monday, December 31, 2012

Monday, December 24, 2012

I Am Secure Underneath The Protecting Shadow Of God's Wings And His Strong Right Arm. (Psalm 63:7-8)

Excerpt from Zig Ziglar's book - Staying Up, Up, Up in a down, down world, daily hope for the daily grind.
A parable told by Dr. Dale E. Turner titled "The Lamplighter"
Sir Harry Lauder, the Scottish humorist and singer, loved to tell about an old lamplighter in the village where he lived as a boy. Each evening as dusk came, the old man would make his rounds with his ladder and his light. He would put the ladder against the lamppost, climb up and light the lamp, step back down, pick up the ladder, and proceed to the next lamp.
"After a while," said Sir Harry, "he would be down the street and out of sight. But I could always tell which way he had gone from the lamps he had lighted and the glow he left behind."
Life's highest tribute would be to live in such a way as to deserve the words, "I could always tell which way he went by the light he left behind."
Like the lamplighter, each one of us leaves a trail wherever we go. Our responsibility - and surely our objective - is to leave a trail we would be willing for our sons and daughters to follow and, in the process, make our parents proud of the trail they left for us. Leave a good trail, and not only will your life be good, but so will the lives of those who follow.


Sunday, December 23, 2012

Some People Come Into Our Lives And Quickly Go. Some Stay For A While And Leave Footprints On Our Hearts - And We're Never Ever The Same. (Dr. Dale E. Turner)

I am my neighbour's Bible:
He reads me when we meet,
Today he reads me in my house,
Tomorrow in the street;
He may be relative or friend,
Or slight acquaintance be;
He may not even know my name,
Yet reading me.
                               Anonymous
I took the quiz on 'What Flower are You?'. Turns out I'm a snapdragon. I had already taken it once, a few years ago and it turns out, I get the same result.

You Are a Snapdragon

"Mischief is your middle name, but your first is friend. You are quite the prankster that loves to make other people laugh."
I'm sharing a devotional I received from Joseph Prince Ministries. It is really edifying and gives us assurance that we are serving a Great God indeed, who is ever faithful and true, who is always looking to bless us and especially to love us unconditionally.
So be blessed as you read the devotional and take your inheritance that God has given us who are righteous in His Eyes.
God’s Glory Has Been Restored To You

John 17:22
22And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:
When God made man, the Bible says that God crowned him with glory and honor. (Psalm 8:5) The word “crowned” here means to encompass or to surround like a glorious circle. The glory of God was therefore man’s clothing. In other words, Adam’s whole being was gloriously radiant.
When man sinned against God, he forfeited the glory of God. (Romans 3:23) But when Jesus Christ was born, the glory of God came down. (Luke 2:9) And many years later, Jesus, before He died, said to His Father, “The glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one.”
So the glory of God which man forfeited has now been restored to him because Jesus has come. When He died on the cross, He took our shame, gave us His righteousness and restored the glory of God to us.
But what exactly is the glory of God? Doxa, the Greek word for “glory” here, means having a good opinion concerning one that results in praise, honor and glory. This means that in restoring to us His glory, God wants us to have the sense that we are praiseworthy, honorable and glorious because of His constant good opinion of us!
Beloved, because God’s glory is on you, there is a weightiness about you. People don’t know why, but their spirits are lifted when they are in your presence. There is something about you that impacts them even if they have only been with you for a short while. When you talk, they listen because there is substance in what you say.
Also, because God’s glory is on you, you can expect it to touch every aspect of your life — your finances, relationships, work and health. Your body, for example, will glow with divine health.
So my friend, because Jesus has come and restored the glory of God to you, be conscious of God’s constant good opinion of you. Know that there is a weightiness about you and arise, shine!
 


Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Train Yourself In Godliness; For While Bodily Training Is Of Some Value, Godliness Is Of Value In Every Way, As it Holds Promise For The Present Life And Also For The Life To Come. - 1 Timothy 4:8

This verse stood out while doing my quiet time this morning. It reminds me to continue in the knowledge of God so that I can continue the race set before me as I work out my salvation.
I have also come across "The Lord's Prayer", a PowerPoint presentation.

Today I made a banana loaf using the bread machine. It came out too dry on the sides. I'll try it next time in the oven.
Recipe:
3 or more bananas, 3 eggs, 3 tablespoons milk, 3 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup chocolate chips, 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional), 250g butter.






As you can see from the picture above, it was dry that's why there were cracks on top. I used only 100g butter.


Monday, December 10, 2012

God's word Is The Instrument By Which God's Spirit Transforms The Christian. Robert Horn

"Devout meditation on the Word is more important to soul-health even than prayer. It is more needful for you to hear God's words than that God should hear yours, though the one will always lead to the other. - F.B. Meyer."
 Yesterday, I made bread using the bread machine my sister lent me.
Recipe is for white sandwich loaf but I've added 2 chopped onions and I wanted to add some sesame seeds on top but popped them in too late.
11/3 cups water, 2 tablespoons oil, 2 teaspoons salt, 2 tablespoons sugar, 21/2 tablespoons powdered milk, 41/4 cups white flour, 11/2 teapoons yeast.
All ingredients are placed in the pan in the order given and the start button is pressed. The machine does the rest.



Today I watched webinar 11 of Malcolm Smith. It is really enriching and such a down to earth teaching. 

Please watch the webinar, you will be greatly blessed!!!

Sunday, December 9, 2012