Roman 2:
Again like Roman 1, this chapter starts and end with 'scolding' and rebuking.
To the Jews, you who teaches the law, obey and act rightfully. To the Gentiles, seek doing the rightful things even though you don't have the law.
How to teach? for I am not perfect. How to do? When there are so many things right that need to follow, who am I to teach and who am I to judge?
v6 He will render to each one according to his works: 7 to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; 8 but for those who are self-seeking [1] and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
But who by render work can achive glory, honour and immortality and eternal life?
25 For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.
Even if you render work to the law, you may fail!
Precisely, in Roman 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Paul has a job, to the Jews, stop acting as if they had the law and therefore has righteousness and salvation. To the Gentiles, stop pretending that because they do not have the law they can do away with excuse of doing righteously.
Where is God? Do we not fear Him, Do we bother about this salvation? Who is Christ to us?
The world do not know Christ, but we do. For us, it is therefore an reaction to Christ kindness not because there is a written law to obey, but we do the righteous acts so that the world may see Christ.
Romans 221 you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law. 24 For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
Only 2 basic rules applies - do what to love God and do what is necessary to love man.
Teach me so dear Lord on how so that I may blasphemed your name and teach my children to be so too. Amen.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
23 Oct 2009
Roman 1:
As I began this new book from the NT, I ask God to look back in my past, the lessons I can learn so that I can leverage them for the future. The walk I have for covered, so that I can learn from the areas that I have wondered.
22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools
In many areas, I have depent on myself, act in my own ways that have no need for God. Even I have received visions from God, I have act on my own to so call fulfil it. Lord, I want to hear from you now, what is the best way to carry out the mission?
24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity
The other area is lusts, which in the past I have fallen much. Let these not continue to cling on me. Lord I ask and pray that you help me to put away thoughts of lust of the past that they will not have hold over me.
Let the past actions be remove that I will not leave any nail for the devil to have any foothold on. Amen.
As I began this new book from the NT, I ask God to look back in my past, the lessons I can learn so that I can leverage them for the future. The walk I have for covered, so that I can learn from the areas that I have wondered.
22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools
In many areas, I have depent on myself, act in my own ways that have no need for God. Even I have received visions from God, I have act on my own to so call fulfil it. Lord, I want to hear from you now, what is the best way to carry out the mission?
24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity
The other area is lusts, which in the past I have fallen much. Let these not continue to cling on me. Lord I ask and pray that you help me to put away thoughts of lust of the past that they will not have hold over me.
Let the past actions be remove that I will not leave any nail for the devil to have any foothold on. Amen.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
21 Oct 2009
2 Kings
Yesterday makes the end of my reading from 2 Kings.
Throughout, God made it important to me to raise the generation for Him. It start well with kings who did right with God, but by the end the whole inheritance of David and Solomon fell to the Babylon.
It is also about His timing and His plan. We knew that the kingdom ends, but as God has promised, His kingdom never ends. God has in His time and plans preserve a remnants for His name sake.
So am I part of His plan or do I want to choose not to? I want of course.
God, forgive my wrong doings. Let me and teach me to bring myself and my family to a God given purpose that we may see your greatness and your faithfulness. We want to inherit the land and possess them. Let the next generations learn how to walk right with you and thus so keep the inheritance.
Stop the wondering, I pray. Let go and learn from the past so that I can get the leverage for the future.
Keep my walk with you close each day and to keep you first each day. Amen
Yesterday makes the end of my reading from 2 Kings.
Throughout, God made it important to me to raise the generation for Him. It start well with kings who did right with God, but by the end the whole inheritance of David and Solomon fell to the Babylon.
It is also about His timing and His plan. We knew that the kingdom ends, but as God has promised, His kingdom never ends. God has in His time and plans preserve a remnants for His name sake.
So am I part of His plan or do I want to choose not to? I want of course.
God, forgive my wrong doings. Let me and teach me to bring myself and my family to a God given purpose that we may see your greatness and your faithfulness. We want to inherit the land and possess them. Let the next generations learn how to walk right with you and thus so keep the inheritance.
Stop the wondering, I pray. Let go and learn from the past so that I can get the leverage for the future.
Keep my walk with you close each day and to keep you first each day. Amen
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
20 Oct 2009
2 Kings 24-25
King Johoiakim rebelled against Babylon and as a result, he was exiled and kept as a prisoner. When he rebelled, god was not with him, and in addition, God sent not only the Chaldeans (Babylon), but also the Syrians, the Moabites and the Ammonites and destroyed Judah.
2 Kings 24:2 And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldeans and bands of the Syrians and bands of the Moabites and bands of the Ammonites, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by his servants the prophets.
As I reflect, God I don't want to come to this stage where you are not with me anymore and whatever I do, I will not have your blessings.
I may die tommorrow. But I want to now to live a righteous life before you. I want to live out a purposeful life for you. Not my contribution to the world, but most importantly and firstly, my role as a father and husband.
Help me to set a side each day to communicate and connect with Rachael and my children. Teach me each day that I may have something good about you to share with them.
2 Kings 25: 27 And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freed [2] Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. 28 And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 29 So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king's table, 30 and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, as long as he lived.
Live in the Lord and enjoy His presence, His grace is always sufficient for us.
King Johoiakim rebelled against Babylon and as a result, he was exiled and kept as a prisoner. When he rebelled, god was not with him, and in addition, God sent not only the Chaldeans (Babylon), but also the Syrians, the Moabites and the Ammonites and destroyed Judah.
2 Kings 24:2 And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldeans and bands of the Syrians and bands of the Moabites and bands of the Ammonites, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by his servants the prophets.
As I reflect, God I don't want to come to this stage where you are not with me anymore and whatever I do, I will not have your blessings.
I may die tommorrow. But I want to now to live a righteous life before you. I want to live out a purposeful life for you. Not my contribution to the world, but most importantly and firstly, my role as a father and husband.
Help me to set a side each day to communicate and connect with Rachael and my children. Teach me each day that I may have something good about you to share with them.
2 Kings 25: 27 And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freed [2] Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. 28 And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 29 So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king's table, 30 and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, as long as he lived.
Live in the Lord and enjoy His presence, His grace is always sufficient for us.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
17 Oct 2009
2 Kings 23
King Josiah did what was right in the sight of God. But not his father nor his son. Yet despite all that he has done, v26 Still the Lord did not turn from the burning of his great wrath, by which his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked him. 27 And the Lord said, “I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.”
In 2 Kings 22: 20 Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.’
Again this is about the plan of God and his timing. Who are we to question his plan. We have choice, to choose His plan or to refuse it. Josiah chose it, but God wrath was still on Judah.
It is about his timing, because of what Josiah did, the wrath did not come during his time.
Your choice? I will still choose to wait and allow God plan to be fulfilled in my life. I have rushed into the vision God has for me. God confirm it once again, give me more confirmation and on the vision. I want to start allover again seeking your plan and wait for your timing.
King Josiah did what was right in the sight of God. But not his father nor his son. Yet despite all that he has done, v26 Still the Lord did not turn from the burning of his great wrath, by which his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked him. 27 And the Lord said, “I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.”
In 2 Kings 22: 20 Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.’
Again this is about the plan of God and his timing. Who are we to question his plan. We have choice, to choose His plan or to refuse it. Josiah chose it, but God wrath was still on Judah.
It is about his timing, because of what Josiah did, the wrath did not come during his time.
Your choice? I will still choose to wait and allow God plan to be fulfilled in my life. I have rushed into the vision God has for me. God confirm it once again, give me more confirmation and on the vision. I want to start allover again seeking your plan and wait for your timing.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
15 Oct 2009
2 Kings 22
Justice anger
v 18 Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard, 19 because your heart was penitent, and you humbled yourself before the Lord, when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the Lord. 20 Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.’
Be angry for the Lord. But not be angry about the person. Be angry for why the person has not act in ways that pleases the Lord. Who am I to judge, am I more righteous than the person I am angry about?
The acts that displease God should be the ones we should be angry about. Pray for the soul, let it be right with God, check out zeal and let it be right with God.
Truely, you have put me in a ministry place, for my family and at my work place. I pray and ask that you allow me to sought you and sought the things that is right. Teach me how to gain favour from man in order to let them know that God loves them and is displease with the actions.
Justice anger
v 18 Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard, 19 because your heart was penitent, and you humbled yourself before the Lord, when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the Lord. 20 Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.’
Be angry for the Lord. But not be angry about the person. Be angry for why the person has not act in ways that pleases the Lord. Who am I to judge, am I more righteous than the person I am angry about?
The acts that displease God should be the ones we should be angry about. Pray for the soul, let it be right with God, check out zeal and let it be right with God.
Truely, you have put me in a ministry place, for my family and at my work place. I pray and ask that you allow me to sought you and sought the things that is right. Teach me how to gain favour from man in order to let them know that God loves them and is displease with the actions.
15 Oct 2009
2 Kings 20-21
The Timing of God.
Hezekiah was sick. He pleaded with God and God healed him and added another 15 years to his life.
2 Kings 20:6 and I will add fifteen years to your life.
2 Kings 21:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah. 2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel.
Manasseh was the son of Hezekiah when Hezekiah was addede another 15 years.
Why? If God has not added nother 15years, there will be no Manasseh.
We see what we see now, but God has plans. From Manasseh came King Josiah, the grand son of Manasseh. from Josiah line came Jesus.
Despite what man does, God still preserve his remnants.
I may not be able to see what II and where my family be heading now, its is god timing. We may choose to rush into action, but stay put in prayer.
Lord, I let me quickly settle down in NP so that I can adjust my time for II and my family. We need more prayers and we need to engage god more. I am speaking about myself.
Is Manasseh too young to be king, maybe. But how about Josiah? Josiah was eight.
This speak about the counsel we gave to our children. I pray and ask that I can share the wow from the word of God to my family. I also pray that I can speak about the real life greatness of God to them.
The Timing of God.
Hezekiah was sick. He pleaded with God and God healed him and added another 15 years to his life.
2 Kings 20:6 and I will add fifteen years to your life.
2 Kings 21:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah. 2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel.
Manasseh was the son of Hezekiah when Hezekiah was addede another 15 years.
Why? If God has not added nother 15years, there will be no Manasseh.
We see what we see now, but God has plans. From Manasseh came King Josiah, the grand son of Manasseh. from Josiah line came Jesus.
Despite what man does, God still preserve his remnants.
I may not be able to see what II and where my family be heading now, its is god timing. We may choose to rush into action, but stay put in prayer.
Lord, I let me quickly settle down in NP so that I can adjust my time for II and my family. We need more prayers and we need to engage god more. I am speaking about myself.
Is Manasseh too young to be king, maybe. But how about Josiah? Josiah was eight.
This speak about the counsel we gave to our children. I pray and ask that I can share the wow from the word of God to my family. I also pray that I can speak about the real life greatness of God to them.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
6 Oct 2009
2 Kings 18-19
When it comes to trouble, and we seek the Lord but help is not on the way, is the Lord not hearing us?
The question is how right we are with God. Who are we to cry out to Him? Nevertheless, do we still believe in Him to cry out to Him?
King Hezekiah 18:5trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him.
Nevertheless, Judah still came under attack. 18:13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.
Judah suffered defeat despite King Hezekiah trust in the Lord.
But King Hezekiah still cried out to the Lord. The Lord on the other hand was not silent. After Elijah, he sent Elisha and now Isaiah.
19:6 Isaiah said to them, “Say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord:
We are not alone even though in times of defeat and in times of trouble. Whom have you trust and whom do you believe in.
I was praying yesterday for reconcilation, but negative thoughts just come for you to gave up. Stop praying? Gave up on God?
He listen, He is still alive.
All was well after continuation and pressing in prayers.
My God is around, alive and is listening!
When it comes to trouble, and we seek the Lord but help is not on the way, is the Lord not hearing us?
The question is how right we are with God. Who are we to cry out to Him? Nevertheless, do we still believe in Him to cry out to Him?
King Hezekiah 18:5trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him.
Nevertheless, Judah still came under attack. 18:13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.
Judah suffered defeat despite King Hezekiah trust in the Lord.
But King Hezekiah still cried out to the Lord. The Lord on the other hand was not silent. After Elijah, he sent Elisha and now Isaiah.
19:6 Isaiah said to them, “Say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord:
We are not alone even though in times of defeat and in times of trouble. Whom have you trust and whom do you believe in.
I was praying yesterday for reconcilation, but negative thoughts just come for you to gave up. Stop praying? Gave up on God?
He listen, He is still alive.
All was well after continuation and pressing in prayers.
My God is around, alive and is listening!
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