A man before leaving for work, left a letter on the dining table for his wife. Chores around the house kept the woman from seeing the letter until about 12 noon. When she finally chanced on the letter she was so excited to see that her husband had taken time to write her a letter. She kissed the paper when she saw “my beautiful wife” at the top, hugged it when she saw “I love you with all my heart” at the bottom, and sniffed it when she realized it smelled of her husband’s perfume. Out of excitement, and without even bothering to read the content of the letter, she made up her mind to cook him his favorite meal for dinner that night. She quickly rushed to the kitchen and got to work. After cooking and setting the table, she went to the wash room and took a shower, put on her most attractive night gown and dressed the bed. Just as she was about to finish laying the bed her husband walked into the house. When she heard him come in she went out to welcome him. To her surprise, her husband was very furious when he saw her. She became very confused and asked why he wouldn’t even let her welcome him with a hug but instead have that angry look on his face. The husband asked, “Did you read the letter I left you on the table?”The woman responded, “Oh yes I saw it. That’s why I went through all the trouble to prepare your favorite meal for you. Thank you so much honey, it was sweet of you.” She leaned in to give him a kiss but he pushed her away to her surprise. The husband went on, “If you did, then why haven’t you done any of the things I instructed you to do?”
The man went inside and came out again quickly with an already packed suit case. He headed straight for the door and said to his wife, “See you in 7 days.”
The woman stood there confused but before she could utter a word, the door had slammed behind him.She went back to the dining table to take a second look at the letter. It read thus,…… My beautiful wife, My company has asked 4 colleagues and myself to go on a seven day trip to Dubai for a training program. They said that we can bring along our wives and I thought this will be the best opportunity for us to have the honeymoon we never did after we got married. I have already packed a suit case for myself, so please pack yours. Our flight leaves at exactly 7 pm so I will be home at 6 o’clock for us to go to the airport. No need to cook dinner since there will be food on the plane. Just be prepare to go as soon as I get back. Please be ready before I get back so we don't miss the flight. I Love you with all my heart.
I bet you thought this woman was unwise when you realized her mistake as you read this piece. Well unfortunately this is the state of many Christians in the Body of Christ today. We have accepted Jesus as our Lord, and are excited about being children of God and the fact that He will come back again for us one day. But we have not taken into account what He expects us to do before His return. This is because our Bibles are closed. We have read a few scriptures in the Word and are excited about promises but have completely ignored most of his instruction.You do not know a man if you do not know His Word.
How then do we profess to be married to a groom whose word we have relegated to the background in the pursuit of signs and wonders.
Unfortunately what many don’t know is that the Word is the power for signs and wonders, so if we go for the word these things we are chasing will chase us.Let us pay attention to His letter, which is the Word of God. It will draw us close to His desire for us and enable us to walk in victory over this world and it's challenges.
EAT THE SCROLL AND PROPHESY:And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it; it was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter”. Revelation 10:10.Homosexuality is gaining ground in the West as an acceptable way of life, and some of those promoting it are Christians. These 'Christians' hinge their argument on the fact that since God is a loving God, He accepts people the way they are. But, does God's love overrule His righteousness? Does the Scripture contain only loving promises, and not standards that God wants us to live by? When the angel asked John to eat the scroll, he told him that the scroll would taste sweet in his mouth, but bitter in his stomach. And that was exactly what John experienced. The Word of God is not only to give us His sweet promises, but also the bitter warnings against disobedience and of judgment.We have a message of hope and love for our world. But our message must not leave out God's warnings about sin and the impending judgment against ungodliness. The Bible enjoins us not to remain at the level of taking milk in the matters of righteousness, but to move on to taking solid food, which is for the mature. Don't just pick on the sweet things. Take the whole meal that contains the sweet as well as the bitter for a balanced living.• Birthday Blessing: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28Read Bible Through Passage: 2 King 18:1-8; 2Chronicles 29-31; Psalm 48"God's Word is your owner's manual for life. It contains principles for health, finance, marriage, other relationships, business, and much more." A United Front:Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.Luke-21:36. The angels look with intense interest upon every family, to see how the children are treated by parents, guardians, or friends. What strange mismanagement they witness in a family where father and mother are at variance! The tones of the voice of father and mother, their looks, their words--all make it manifest that they are not united in the management of their children. The father casts reflections upon the mother and leads the children to hold in disrespect the mother's tenderness and affection for the little ones. The mother thinks she is compelled to give large affection to the children, to gratify and indulge them, because she thinks the father is harsh and impatient and she must work to counteract the influence of his severity. Much Prayer, Sober Reflection Needed.--Affection cannot be lasting, even in the home circle, unless there is a conformity of the will and disposition to the will of God. All the faculties and passions are to be brought into harmony with the attributes of Jesus Christ. If the father and mother in the love and fear of God unite their interests to have authority in the home, they will see the necessity of much prayer, much sober reflection. And as they seek God, their eyes will be opened to see heavenly messengers present to protect them in answer to the prayer of faith. They will overcome the weaknesses of their character and go on unto perfection. Hearts to Be Bound by the Silken Cord of Love.--Father and mother, bind your hearts in closest, happiest union. Do not grow apart, but bind yourselves more closely to each other; then you are prepared to bind your children's hearts to you by the silken cord of love.The mother needs constant sympathy and help from the father of her children. The parents must be perfectly united in their work, and must seek help from God. While keenly alive to their sacred responsibilities, they should not become distrustful because they see that their work is imperfect, and does not secure the results they hoped for. Keep sowing the seed for time and eternity. All heaven is watching the efforts of the Christian parent. {RH, Sept 15, 1891 par. 12}
The Mighty Angel“And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.” Revelation 10:8.In all prophecies, the prophet receiving the vision, represents the people of God, and, when the time comes, they will do what we see the prophet in the vision doing.Here John takes the precious ‘little book’ from Jesus’ hands. This is what God’s people did at that time period; they took that book of Daniel as a special message from Jesus, which is just what it was.#There are people today that say there are more time prophecies to be fulfilled in the future; don’t believe this, because Jesus Himself said ‘Time shall be no longer’; there will be no more time prophecies, however, we can see events as they unfold in their order.“And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.” Revelation 10:9-11.He took the little book and ate it up. Here we see God’s people ‘eating up’ the book of Daniel. We use the expression, ‘he likes (some certain thing) so much that he just eats it up.’ Well, God’s people as they got into the prophecies of Daniel, just ‘ate it up’. They loved it; it was like honey to them. Why? Because they really believed that this prophecy meant that Jesus was coming back to earth on that day. Those who love Jesus, and really belong to Him with their whole hearts, are longing to see Him come back and take them home to heaven with Him.
But the prophecy says something happened after they ‘ate up’ that sweet message from Jesus. Their ‘belly was bitter’. What an amazing way to describe exactly what happened to God’s people at that time.
Poem on Life
Life is a puzzle, do it.
Life is a book, open it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is a sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is an opportunity , make it.
Life is a lock, unlock it.
Life is a book, read it.
Life is a drama, play it.
Life is a gift, open it.
Life is a rose, smell it.
Life is a scenery, watch it.
Life is a story, develop it.
Life is a novel, realize it.
Life is a smile, give it.
Life is a train, get on it.
Life is very precious, do not destroy it.
Life is a candle, light it up.
Life is a shadow, follow it.
Life is a rainbow, look at it.
Life is life, fight for it.
Life is not fair, accept it.
Life is full of beauties, admire it.
Life is the sunshine energy, just receive it.
Life is life, take it easy.
The man went inside and came out again quickly with an already packed suit case. He headed straight for the door and said to his wife, “See you in 7 days.”
The woman stood there confused but before she could utter a word, the door had slammed behind him.She went back to the dining table to take a second look at the letter. It read thus,…… My beautiful wife, My company has asked 4 colleagues and myself to go on a seven day trip to Dubai for a training program. They said that we can bring along our wives and I thought this will be the best opportunity for us to have the honeymoon we never did after we got married. I have already packed a suit case for myself, so please pack yours. Our flight leaves at exactly 7 pm so I will be home at 6 o’clock for us to go to the airport. No need to cook dinner since there will be food on the plane. Just be prepare to go as soon as I get back. Please be ready before I get back so we don't miss the flight. I Love you with all my heart.
I bet you thought this woman was unwise when you realized her mistake as you read this piece. Well unfortunately this is the state of many Christians in the Body of Christ today. We have accepted Jesus as our Lord, and are excited about being children of God and the fact that He will come back again for us one day. But we have not taken into account what He expects us to do before His return. This is because our Bibles are closed. We have read a few scriptures in the Word and are excited about promises but have completely ignored most of his instruction.You do not know a man if you do not know His Word.
How then do we profess to be married to a groom whose word we have relegated to the background in the pursuit of signs and wonders.
Unfortunately what many don’t know is that the Word is the power for signs and wonders, so if we go for the word these things we are chasing will chase us.Let us pay attention to His letter, which is the Word of God. It will draw us close to His desire for us and enable us to walk in victory over this world and it's challenges.
EAT THE SCROLL AND PROPHESY:And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it; it was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter”. Revelation 10:10.Homosexuality is gaining ground in the West as an acceptable way of life, and some of those promoting it are Christians. These 'Christians' hinge their argument on the fact that since God is a loving God, He accepts people the way they are. But, does God's love overrule His righteousness? Does the Scripture contain only loving promises, and not standards that God wants us to live by? When the angel asked John to eat the scroll, he told him that the scroll would taste sweet in his mouth, but bitter in his stomach. And that was exactly what John experienced. The Word of God is not only to give us His sweet promises, but also the bitter warnings against disobedience and of judgment.We have a message of hope and love for our world. But our message must not leave out God's warnings about sin and the impending judgment against ungodliness. The Bible enjoins us not to remain at the level of taking milk in the matters of righteousness, but to move on to taking solid food, which is for the mature. Don't just pick on the sweet things. Take the whole meal that contains the sweet as well as the bitter for a balanced living.• Birthday Blessing: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28Read Bible Through Passage: 2 King 18:1-8; 2Chronicles 29-31; Psalm 48"God's Word is your owner's manual for life. It contains principles for health, finance, marriage, other relationships, business, and much more." A United Front:Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.Luke-21:36. The angels look with intense interest upon every family, to see how the children are treated by parents, guardians, or friends. What strange mismanagement they witness in a family where father and mother are at variance! The tones of the voice of father and mother, their looks, their words--all make it manifest that they are not united in the management of their children. The father casts reflections upon the mother and leads the children to hold in disrespect the mother's tenderness and affection for the little ones. The mother thinks she is compelled to give large affection to the children, to gratify and indulge them, because she thinks the father is harsh and impatient and she must work to counteract the influence of his severity. Much Prayer, Sober Reflection Needed.--Affection cannot be lasting, even in the home circle, unless there is a conformity of the will and disposition to the will of God. All the faculties and passions are to be brought into harmony with the attributes of Jesus Christ. If the father and mother in the love and fear of God unite their interests to have authority in the home, they will see the necessity of much prayer, much sober reflection. And as they seek God, their eyes will be opened to see heavenly messengers present to protect them in answer to the prayer of faith. They will overcome the weaknesses of their character and go on unto perfection. Hearts to Be Bound by the Silken Cord of Love.--Father and mother, bind your hearts in closest, happiest union. Do not grow apart, but bind yourselves more closely to each other; then you are prepared to bind your children's hearts to you by the silken cord of love.The mother needs constant sympathy and help from the father of her children. The parents must be perfectly united in their work, and must seek help from God. While keenly alive to their sacred responsibilities, they should not become distrustful because they see that their work is imperfect, and does not secure the results they hoped for. Keep sowing the seed for time and eternity. All heaven is watching the efforts of the Christian parent. {RH, Sept 15, 1891 par. 12}
The Mighty Angel“And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.” Revelation 10:8.In all prophecies, the prophet receiving the vision, represents the people of God, and, when the time comes, they will do what we see the prophet in the vision doing.Here John takes the precious ‘little book’ from Jesus’ hands. This is what God’s people did at that time period; they took that book of Daniel as a special message from Jesus, which is just what it was.#There are people today that say there are more time prophecies to be fulfilled in the future; don’t believe this, because Jesus Himself said ‘Time shall be no longer’; there will be no more time prophecies, however, we can see events as they unfold in their order.“And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.” Revelation 10:9-11.He took the little book and ate it up. Here we see God’s people ‘eating up’ the book of Daniel. We use the expression, ‘he likes (some certain thing) so much that he just eats it up.’ Well, God’s people as they got into the prophecies of Daniel, just ‘ate it up’. They loved it; it was like honey to them. Why? Because they really believed that this prophecy meant that Jesus was coming back to earth on that day. Those who love Jesus, and really belong to Him with their whole hearts, are longing to see Him come back and take them home to heaven with Him.
But the prophecy says something happened after they ‘ate up’ that sweet message from Jesus. Their ‘belly was bitter’. What an amazing way to describe exactly what happened to God’s people at that time.
Poem on Life
Life is a puzzle, do it.
Life is a book, open it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is a sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is an opportunity , make it.
Life is a lock, unlock it.
Life is a book, read it.
Life is a drama, play it.
Life is a gift, open it.
Life is a rose, smell it.
Life is a scenery, watch it.
Life is a story, develop it.
Life is a novel, realize it.
Life is a smile, give it.
Life is a train, get on it.
Life is very precious, do not destroy it.
Life is a candle, light it up.
Life is a shadow, follow it.
Life is a rainbow, look at it.
Life is life, fight for it.
Life is not fair, accept it.
Life is full of beauties, admire it.
Life is the sunshine energy, just receive it.
Life is life, take it easy.
