The day with dianne Louise

“God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ There are many who are persecuted for being a Christian. Many die in Africa and many are imprisoned in other countries for daring to leave the Muslim faith or the Hindu faith. In North Korea you are imprisoned for becoming a Christian when the leader expects worship himself. However, the west is seeing people who are Christian persecuted for speaking truth. Christianity is following Judaism as the second most persecuted religion in the world.   Satan really wants the absence of Christ in the world. His minions are glorying in being released to crush truth. Unfortunately for him, Jesus is God, always was God and always will be God. Without Christ in the world it will fast become a brutal place to live. I just finished Amit Tsarfati’s latest book, The Next War.Although fiction, it paints a picture of that last war. In it the people of Israel realise they are far out...

“God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ To be able to truely make peace we must be humble in spirit, for sometimes the peacemaking requires an apology. We cannot apologise if we are full of arrogance and pride. We may not realise we are proud in a matter. I was recently made aware of my own pride by the Holy Spirit. I was able to repent and apologise. This then led me to an outstanding silencer between a loved one and myself. I needed to apologise. I did and felt freer than I have for a long while. As a child of God I aslo have the ministry of reconciliation, that is sharing the good news with others. Bringing those far from God into a relationship with Him is the best experience we can have. What joy is found in repentance and opening up to the love of God! True peace so only found in God alone! Amen!

“God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Pure here indicates focused devotion. The more we long for God alone the more focussed we are, the more inclined we are to sense God’s presence. There are times when I see Him everywhere. His presence is real and tangible. He is my everything! When I become anxious and fretful about my circumstances I struggle to see Him, and my peace is gone. However, if I restrain myself from attempting to organise my life and allow Him to do that, I am at peace. His goodness, grace and mercy are my food. He is enough! Amen!

“God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬ What we sow, we reap. If we are impatient with others we reap impatience from those we desire patience. If we are kind to others we will reap kindness; if we are generous to others we will reap generosity. Finally if we sow mercy to others, we receive mercy. Mercy is not being hard on the weaknesses of others. Mercy is kindness in failure, mercy is a godly trait. We pray for mercy and receive grace.  I have been learning to be merciful. I am the type that plans and gets things done. I have been working with Nepali people who don’t plan and take a long time to get things done. It has been a lesson in mercy for me. When I was involved in church leadership in Australia I expected things to be done when required. When I was in business the Lord started to work on my attitude. I had a young man who did not believe in his ability to sell. I worked hard of showing him the way. He became quite good,...

“God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬ This verse is not about ‘poor me’, it is a deep hunger for justice for others. It is a driving hunger for God’s righteousness, for God’s kingdom to come here on earth. I am in a country where justice for all was not practised. The youth rose up and fought for that justice and many died. A new government was formed and now attempts to give justice for all. I see many changes taking place and will pray continually for the government to remember they are here for all Nepal. There are so many poor and marginalised in the world and many suffer because of brutal, greedy men and women who seek to exploit them. Human Trafficking is evidence of that greed. Our babies are aborted because of our inhumanity, our children are sacrificed for food. Have mercy Lord! I hunger for justice that only God can give. His justice is right and fair to all. He is good, He alone is good! His ways are best f...

“God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭5‬ ‭NLT‬‬ We in the west do not understand the full meaning of humility (meekness). The original meaning is full and not shallow. It has ‘ the idea of the proper balance between anger and indifference, of a powerful personality properly controlled, and of humility’ (Enduring Word commentary). Moses was considered the most humble man on the earth. How did the hothead who killed an Egyptian overlord become this person. By the hand of God. Moses spent forty years in the backside of the desert, tending sheep. When God called him from the burning bush he was reluctant to be the man God would use to set His people free from the Egyptian system that had them bound as slaves. How does a strong personality become humble? By submitting to God’s hand. He is the only one who can teach humility. Yet, walking humbly before our God has benefits, the whole world is ours, as it belongs to our God. Allowing God to m...