March 2013 Blog Posts (110)

Dear Father, I thank you for all Your goodness to us as Your children. We are most grateful for Your patience and understanding towards us. Help us to have the same attitude and grace toward those who bother or trouble us. Lord, help me to speak gracious and kind things about others. I read in Isaiah 6 how when he had a vision of Your holiness, he cried out, "Woe is me! I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for mine eyes have…

Our Faith-- Part 10... Entire Sanctification

                                  We believe that entire sanctification is the work of grace subsequent to regeneration by which

believers are made "free from sin" and brought into a state of entire devotion to God, being enabled through grace

to love of God with all their hearts and to walk in holy commandments…

“John was clothed in camel’s hair, and wore a leather belt around his waist.” Mk.1:6

Reflection:

   How completely different is Christ from John His precursor! His piety is natural and life-endorsing. His message is a message of joy. There is nothing gloomy about Him; everything is bathed in light and love.

   What is my attitude toward the things of this world? Why do I think that I must become unnatural and opposed to life in order to be…

Dear Father, You are very gracious to all of Your children, and I thank You for all the many material blessings You have given us in this nation. Lord, help us to be good stewards over these things and not use them unwisely. Help us to be generous in our giving, and follow You, as to the people and the works You would like us to help. Help us not to get so busy enjoying our blessings, that we forget the One who gave us those blessings. Deliver us from the spirit of mammon and any trace…

Dear Heavenly Father, I praise You today for my salvation. Thank you for delivering me from hatred and evil and filling me with Your love. Lord, help me to witness to those around me about Your love for them. Give me the grace to always be loving and kind to all, even when others act differently toward me. Help me not to repeat the sins of others that I know about, but rather cover them with prayer, lest I am also tempted. Forgive our nation for its taste for gossip and its unsavory…

“Power went out from him which cured all.” Lk.6:19

Reflection:

   Christ wishes to reveal Himself as powerful in our weakness. He waits only for us to reach out to Him with unshakable faith.

   Even today His power is manifest. Why don’t I try to reach out to Him?

Prayer:

   “Omnipotent Father, strengthen my faith and my trust. Grant me all the graces that I need. In the name of Jesus I pray. AMEN!!!”

Dear Heavenly Father,I love you today and am grateful for all of Your goodness to me. Please forgive me when I have not spoken kindly of others. Help me to guard my mouth from speaking any kind of evil. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Your site. Lord, I cancel all words that I have spoken that have not agreed with the Word of God. I also cancel all evil words that have been spoken against me, my family or my ministry. Lord, please forgive those…