BIBLE MESSAGE
ALL TRIALS FOR OUR GOOD
Though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide Himself Your eyes shall see your Teacher. And your ears shall hear a voice from behind, saying "This is the way - walk in it" (Isaiah 30:20-21) (Say twice)
JESUS SAID
"My sheep listen to my voice and they follow me, I give them eternal life (Jn 10: 27-28) (Say 3 times)
INSTRUCTION
PRAYER, PURPOSE AND AIM
1. Recollecting God's goodness, rejoice and give thanks
2. Praise God in sufferings and adversities and wait for gods plan to be revealed to you.
3. Pray and wait to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Lord Jesus, have mercy, have mercy on us O! Lord. Do not punish us Lord. Forgive us our sins and the sins of our fore-fathers and our brothers. Free us from the punishments we deserve. Accept us as your own and lead us by Your Holy Spirit.
Laying prostrate say this prayer for five minutes each every morning and evening.
LEARN TO PRAY
YOU WILL LEARN TO LIVE
PRAYER, PURPOSE AND AIM
- Recollect God's blessings. Rejoice and thank Him O! God we thank you. How good you are. When such a disposition for prayer develops in us. We will be filled with God's love; we will be filled with the Holy Spirit.
- Praise God in adversities. God will bring good even out of evil. With this hope praise God Praise Him unceasingly waiting to hear His voice. For all adverse situations and crosses. I Praise You Jesus. I Thank You Jesus.
(Repeat this prayer in solitude for 20 minutes twice every day. Spend your time in praise and prayer till thoughts that bring peace and courage come to you)
- God's greatest gift is Jesus Christ. The greatest promise of Jesus is the Holy Spirit. To become spirit filled, pray twice daily. 20 minutes each; "Lord Jesus, fill me with your Spirit"
- The study of the Bible is a prayer. Before reading the Bible, thirst for the "Word" for sometime (5 or 6 minutes)
a) Lord Jesus, give me Your Word.
b) Lord Jesus, give me Your Message.
c) Lord Jesus, reveal your plan about me.
d) Lord Jesus, speak to me.
(Repeat in your mind any of these prayers. When we read with thirst, the Lord will give us His inspiration.)
While reading the Bible it is good to mark and note those words that attract us. Later, the Holy Spirit will remind us these words at the appropriate time and God will lead us through these words.
The Holy Bible is full of God's promises, Learn those promises. Learn those promises that have influenced you and wait in hope for their fulfillment. God will enter your life through them.
FROM MISFORTUNES AND SORROWS OBTAIN TOTAL LIBERATION AND SALVATION
CONDITIONS
A
In your life, give first place to God who is your Creator and protector.
1. Be vigilant to seek the Divine will and to obey God's commandments.
2. 'Let God's Glory be your life's goat' (1 Cor. 10:31)
Hear O' Israel, the Lord our God is the only Lord. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength. Love your neighbour as you love yourself (Mark 12 : 29-31)
All human beings are bound to obey these commandments. For God is Creator and man merely a created being.
B
JESUS CHRIST - SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD
Do you want to be freed from diseases, affliction, financial burdens and bondage of sin? Listen attentively to the Words in the Bible. Faith is the means by which God's power and redemption are brought to us.
God says :
"It is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts; but God's gift" (Eph. 2 :8)
FAITH
"Believe in Him (Jesus, the Saviour of the world), whom God has sent" (John 6:29). "We know and testify that the Father (God the Father) has sent His son to be the Saviour of the World" (1 John 4:14)
"Therefore if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from dead you will be saved. For it is by our faith that we are put right with God, it is by our confession that we are saved" (Rom. 10 : 9-10)
...That you receive Jesus as the Saviour of the world is not enough. It is absolutely necessary that you accept Him as your personal Saviour and Lord of your Life.
C
Times of crisis - these are the days God has chosen to speak to us - Wait on the Lord for His revelations, Train yourself to listen to God's voice.
Praise God continually in sickness and in trials- Wait for the Lord to reveal Himself to you
SALVATION IS FREE : God has spoken and revealed many things to mankind. God's fullest revelation of Himself is Jesus Christ. We must prepare ourselves to receive Jesus Christ, whom God has revealed to us.
Jesus Christ is the only answer and remedy to all problems of man. "He is an offering for our sins" (1 John 2 :2)
"He is our peace" (Eph. 2 : 14)
"I am the Alpha and the Omega; the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End" (REv. 22:23)
When Jesus Christ becomes the ruler of our life - There shall be no more curse. The throne of God and the Lamb will be in the City. (Rev. 22:31)
D
SPIRIT - FILLED LIFE
'God is Spirit' (John 4 :24)
Jesus spoke to the Samaritan Woman: "If only you knew what God gives and who it is that is asking you for a drink you would have asked Him and he would have given you Living Water
ABUNDANT LIFE THAT JESUS GIVES
"I have come to give you life and give it abundantly" (John 10:10)
"BECOME SPIRIT = FILLED... TO OVERFLOWING"
Lord, anoint me with Your Holy Spirit. Fill me Lord, with the fruits and gifts of Your Spirit.
PRAYER OF GOSPEL WORKERS
Lord, use me as a messenger to carry to others the good news of the free gift of salvation though faith in Jesus. For this ministry Lord, shower upon me the gifts and fruits of Your Holy Spirit. Lord, in order to minister to the salvation of many, we pray that you annoint large number of preachers and workers of the gospel. Send them Lord, to the various fields of apostolate and through them may tens of thousands reach the shores of salvation. Amen, Amen.
REJOICE IN PRAISING THE LORD
PRAISE THE LORD IN HOPEFUL EXPECTATION
PRAISE THE LORD
LISTENING TO HIS VOICE AND THIRSTING
FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT
St. Paul the Apostle writes: "I consider the sufferings of the present to be as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed to us" (Rom. 8:18
St. Peter Writes: "My dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful test you are suffering, as though something unusual were happening to you. Rather be glad that you are sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you may be full of joy when his glory is revealed... Happy are you if you are insulted because you are Christ's followers; this means that the glorious Spirit, the Spirit of God is resting on you. (I Pet. 4: 12-14)
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO ENDURE SORROWS AND PRIVATIONS FOR LOVE OF GOD
Jesus said: "Everyone will hate you because of Me. Whoever holds out to the end will be saved" (Mk 13:13)
"Do not lose courage, then because it brings with it a great reward. You need patience to do God's will and receive what he has promised." (Heb. 10: 35-36)
WE PRAISE YOU O! GOD
For every experience of suffering;
For stripping us of our selfishness through suffering;
For teaching us through suffering to be patient and kind;
For teaching us to praise God for every trial;
For the promise of Heavenly reward for every suffering we endure;
Since our life and our health are your free gifts;
For teaching us to live for you and for your Kingdom;
For revealing to us that the world and its pleasures are transient.
For preparing us through sufferings, to live and work for eternal happiness.
For transforming our whole being into the likeness of Jesus Christ.
Praise You Jesus, Thank You Jesus, Alleluia,
Praise the Lord.
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