The day with dianne Louise

“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

“Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The human body is so wonderfully complex it amazes me. Just as the universe is way beyond comprehension so is the human body. Although many choose to kill others, babies in the womb, unwanted children, and old people, God still values us greatly. In the beginning we hear God say, “let us make man in our image and our likeness!” We are image bearers.  Just one human cell is so complex, the more we discover the more we realise how amazing we are. I happened to see this on Facebook. If you Google the Human cell you get this information: The human cell is an  unimaginably complex, "third infinity" system , far more intricate than any human-made machine. Composed of ~37 trillion cells, the human body functions through a city-like internal environment with organelles (mitochondria, nucleus), a cytoskeleton, and specialized molecular machines, operating und...

“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭3‬:‭23‬-‭24‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Last night I read a testimony about a young Afghanistan man who was to be executed for his faith, but was spared five times. Eventually the Lord freed him from the prison. He marvelled as he walked right past guards and found the front gate open. This young man was miraculously spared. Each one of us has an opportunity to be spared from hell. Hell was not created for mankind, it was made for Satan and his fallen angels. Yet, he works tirelessly to convince mankind that God is not necessary and they may as well live for themselves. Those that choose this wide path to destruction will eventually find that they have been deceived, and in fact they had sold out to Satan. I am grateful I chose the narrow road to life. I want heaven to be my home. How ...

“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.”  2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬-‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The born again experience transforms us from a carnal being into a spiritual being. Our spirits are made alive. We have a fountain of life that needs to flow out of us. That fountain will never dry up as the Holy Spirit is in residence. However, we can block the flow by unbelief and disobedience. Conversely, releasing it is a blessing to ourselves and others. Yesterday, I discovered another Christian at college. A man, who is a funny little Australian man, turns out to be a believer. When he came and sat next to me, while waiting fo...

“And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day there will be one Lord—his name alone will be worshiped.” Zechariah‬ ‭14‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ This verse speaks of the second coming of Jesus. In verse 5 Zechariah says: then the Lord God shall return and all His Holy ones with Him. Some versions say saints and angels. Jesus will return to rule the earth for 1,000 years. I am expecting to come with Him and to rule and reign with Him. I imagine the reason I am in Nepal is to prepare for a future work in Nepal. I am constrained to learn the language.  In that day seeing the Nepal I know giving up their many gods will be miraculous. They are a people who live to worship in local shrines and temples. Will they turn these shrines and temples into places to worship the Lord? The people of Nepal long for justice. My God is a God of justice. However, He will expect to be their God and worshipped as such. The type of justice metered out in the learning to worship Him only will seem cruel. Ve...