The day with dianne Louise

“And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.” ‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭36‬:‭26‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Whilst this prophetic word was spoken to Israel, and speaks of a time in the mellennium, when Jesus will return to earth, it also applies to an encounter with Him now. A new heart is exactly what He gave me, a heart to love and obey Him. In the born again experience this transformation takes place just as soon as I confessed my sin, asked forgiveness for my sin and asked Jesus to come and live in my heart. His Holy Spirit came in and now resides there. This transformation was an act of grace on His part and faith on mine. Jesus loves us so much He had already paid the price for our freedom from sin and the gift of eternal life. I can trust in this! I can , by faith, live out of that new heart. It loves Jesus and it loves others. Amen!

“Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭25‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The books of Galatians was written to a group of people who had been troubled by the teaching of Jews who wanted them to be circumcised as a beginning point of salvation. Galatian’s tells them that Christ is the beginning of freedom and how to walk in the freedom won for them. He tells them ‘for through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness’. He goes on to say, ‘for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision not uncircumcision accomplishes anything, what matters is faith working through love’. Paul cites the evidence of the Spirit walk as: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,  goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. He has first given them the list of evidence of works of the flesh: sexual immorality, moral impurity, promiscuity, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, disse...

“He is the one all the prophets testified about, saying that everyone who believes in him will have their sins forgiven through his name.” Acts of the Apostles‬ ‭10‬:‭43‬ ‭NLT‬‬ These words were spoken by Peter to a man named Cornelius. Cornelius was a Roman who was a follower of God but did not, at that time, know about Jesus. God had sent Peter to share the good news about Jesus. As Peter was speaking the Holy Spirit was poured out on Cornelius and his household who had come to listen. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Prior to this happening God had taught Peter that the good news was for all mankind, not just the Jews. He did this by giving Peter a vision in which he saw many different types of animals,  unclean to Jews (that is those which the Jews were unable to eat). The Lord had commanded Peter to rise and eat, but Peter refused saying, “no Lord, I have never eaten anything unclean!” This happened three times. As he was pondering why God showed him this the Holy Sp...

“But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.” ‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬ This is an amazing right! From stranger to child of God! We hear many fine stories of adopted children finding love and a home in their adopted parents.  I know of one beautiful young man hidden away from prospective adoptive parents, all because he was the drawcard for the orphanage. If he was gone no one would come. This is sad, yet I know how God turned this story around for good. This young man has now built an orphanage and has welcomed many children into its arms. In God’s kingdom there is no favourite, all are welcome! We are all invited into the loving arms of the Father. The original Greek word ‘children’ takes more the connotation of ‘bairns’ the Scottish word of endearment for little ones. We have all been given the opportunity. Though not all take that opportunity.  First we must believe that Jesus is who He says He is and accept Him. He must be the ...

“God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.”  1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Does anyone think about eternal life? Some do, not all. Life has a habit of preoccupying us until desth knocks. When death stares us in the face we want to be sure that ‘the man upstairs’ and us are on good terms. I wonder what you consider as good terms are His? Firstly, we must be born again. This happens as we confess our sins, ask forgiveness and ask Jesus to be our Lord. Secondly, we must live through faith in what Jesus has done. It ai not about my goodness, as it stinks. It must be His. Thirdly, we must allow the Holy Spirit to be our guide and submit it to His leading. The Bible tells us that heaven is our home. This is where we are headed for all eternity, if we are His. Eternity is forever! Can you grasp forever? No! Neither can I!  Glory to His name! Glory to His name! There to my heart was the blood applied, Glory ...

““You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Today in Kathmandu is rainy, smoggy and I must go to college for an exam. Yesterday I was told that the Nepali government is calling churches to see if they have foreigners involved. The government does not want us mingling with Nepali believers, it seems. So, I will go where I am free to go and speak to those I am free to speak, other foreigners. As the crush comes, God has a plan. The light set on a hill cannot be covered, it must shine. The Lord has a way of reaching others with His message. My behaviour counts. Courtesy instead of reaction; honour where there is dishonour; gave where there is hardship. If I cannot show these I am indeed a poor specimen of Christianity. Shine  Jesus Shine! Amen! https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=jDUeeePTXrw&si=PfkrNNtNRXS0EMLf