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Date: Thursday, September 09, 2010
Today: Who/what is controlling you?
Passage: 2 Cor 4:7 NIV
7But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
It is the power of God that drives a child of God
The fuel for that power is the word of God
When we are anointed by the Holy Spirit of God, the word that is anointed by that Spirit will change the lives of people
In the book of Ezekiel Chapter 1, we read about the creatures with four faces/ personalities in one- the man, the ox, the eagle and the lion
They have two wheels that will take them anywhere
And those wheels, as per one interpretation, are faith and grace
The four faces represent the four Gospels, as per interpretation of many scholars. Some differ on which represents which. The most agreed upon explanation is:
In Mathew, Jesus is the King, the Lion of Judah
In Mark, he is the servant, like an ox. In Luke, we see the humanity of Jesus
In John, we see the divinity of Jesus, like how an eagle represents things in the higher realm
Together, the four gospels give us a good picture of the life and ministry of Jesus
The life of Jesus was the life from above. So He could survive the various attacks of the devil and the world, upon His life and ministry
We, who live as witnesses of God upon this earth, need the same power of the Holy Spirit to live a victorious Christian life
As Christians sin, it affects not only themselves, but also people around them
Adam & Eve’s sin caused Jesus to die on the cross
Moses committed sin, and so did David. Their sin affected others much
Even today, the biggest threat to the Church comes from within, not without
A Florida man named Terry Jones who calls himself a Pastor and a Christian, is planning to burn what people of a certain religion consider sacred, on Sept 11, 2010
In a recent interview, Mr. Jones told the interviewer that God has cursed anyone adding to or taking away anything from the Bible (Ref Rev. 22: 18-19)
But Koran and the Bible are two different books. They are not connected to each other, even though you will see some common names in both
So, Terry Jones has to understand that it is not Koran that is mentioned in Rev 22: 18-19. But there are some Bible translations where they have done that. The “New World Translation” of Jehovah witnesses is one example
In NWT, in John 1:1, it is written, “the word was a god”, whereas the actual writing is, “the word was God”
We all have to pray that Terry Jones will not do what he is claiming to do, on Sept 11, 2010. He is misguided. So, we should pray
Anything that is done as a revenge or to provoke somebody, is not glorifying God
God says, “Revenge is mine”. If somebody is burning Bibles and throwing them in garbage, God will deal with them
When people go to certain countries from countries like India, customs people do such things, at the entry to that country. They snatch the Bibles and destroy them
But a Christian should respond in Christ’s way, not like others
We need to be controlled by the power of God, more than by our own emotions
Our emotions should be subject to God’s Spirit and power
May God bless your day; don’t forget to pray
Blessings
BG
Prayer: Lord Jesus, we pray that you will guide us in every step of our life. We thank you for your sacrifice on the cross and for your good example of life. Let our thoughts, words and actions bring glory to God. Amen