29 October, 2010

10e chapitre de Marc, versets 21-34

How much do I really live by God's Word?

For that matter, how much do you?

How serious do you think our Lord and Saviour was when He said these things (as recorded by John Mark)?
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^^ .. .. And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him,
"You lack one thing:
go, sell all that you have and give to the poor,
and you will have treasure in heaven;
and come, follow Me."

Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful,
for he had great possessions.

And Jesus looked around and said to His disciples,
"How difficult it will be for those who have wealth
to enter the kingdom of God!"

And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again,
"Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God!
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle
than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."

And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to Him,
"Then who can be saved?"

Jesus looked at them and said,
"With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God."

Peter began to say to Him,
"See, we have left everything and followed you."

Jesus said,
"Truly, I say to you, there is no one
who has left house or brothers or sisters
or mother or father or children or lands,
for My sake and for the gospel,
who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time,
houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands,
with persecutions,
and in the age to come eternal life.
But many who are first will be last, and the last first."

And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid.

And taking the twelve again,
He began to tell them what was to happen to Him, saying,
"See, we are going up to Jerusalem,
and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests
and the scribes,
and they will condemn Him to death
and deliver Him over to the Gentiles.
And they will mock Him and spit on Him,
and flog Him and kill Him.
And after three days He will rise."
.. .. ^^

18 October, 2010

5e chapitre de Romains, versets 3-5

Over the last month, I have been trying to manage pain in my L big toe joint.

The last 36 hours have been particularly trying.

Putting ordinary weight on the L foot during walking HURTS.
Plus, I can't work unless I work through the pain.

Pray for God's good, pleasing & perfect will to be done
- keeping in mind the following:

"More than that,
we rejoice in our sufferings,
knowing that suffering produces endurance,
and endurance produces character,
and character produces hope,
and hope does not put us to shame,
because God’s love has been poured into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us."

ROMAINS 5,3-5
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Oh, and as on f'b, so here:
Keep praying that doors will open for 2011.

L/T.

01 October, 2010

33 ans et 11 jours

[Traduction: 33 years & 11 days]

There is a direction in which I feel God has been leading me since July 2009.

Please pray
* for God's will to be done
* that I will humbly & obediently submit to the specific "where" details of that, because my Father knows what I need before I ask Him
* that He will lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from evil (& the evil one)

Thank you, beloved, for reading (& your prayers according to God's will).

L/T.