The day with dianne Louise

“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...

“God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.” ‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Yesterday as I sat waiting for my class to begin, I sat outside the decripid buildings on a rotunda. An elderly woman dressed in monk garb asked to sit near me. I invited her up. I knew this was a God moment. I asked why she was in Nepal. She said, “I am a Buddhist nun and Nepal is a Holy land.” I said , “Israel is a holy Land!” She replied, “ yes I suppose there are many.” I asked how long she had followed the Buddhist beliefs. She replied “since in my forties”. I replied, “I have been a Christian since I was 19”. She tried to compare both however I stood my ground. I told her any good deeds I do is because of the Holy Spirit’s presence in my life. They are a result of my love for Jesus. I said “we are basically selfish at heart”. She replied, “that is what we must fight against!” I replied, “we are unable to successfully fight against sin without the power of God in ou...

“This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.” Romans‬ ‭1‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Every time we are tempted to think we are so good because of all our serving, we fall into the enemy’s trap. Paul explains the difference between works and faith well in Romans. We are saved by faith in the work of Jesus alone, not our own. The early fathers of God’s people were saved through faith alone. The law came and only showed how sinful humans really were. Even though Moses brought the law from God he had a living faith in God. Few after him caught the importance of a living and active faith.  King David was one who did. The works I do is because of Jesus and I do them led by the Holy Spirit. He initiates and empowers me. He is my strength and understanding. Yesterday I discovered how wrong my feelings were. I felt tired and not wanting to go to College, but di...

“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If you truly want to follow me, you should at once completely reject and disown your own life. And you must be willing to share my cross and experience it as your own, as you continually surrender to my ways.”  Matthew‬ ‭16‬:‭24‬ ‭TPT‬‬ Do you have things that annoy you? Yes! My landlord using my bin to overflowing with no room for us! There being no power for boiling water, so I put a pot on the gas to boil and the power comes on! I think I am being tested, and yes found wanting. Why do petty things annoy? Because I am still in the flesh at those moments. I am reminded of how upset Jonah was at th Lord’s grace towards the Ninivites and yet he was also annoyed that the plant the Lord provided died. The Lord asked him why he was angry. The book ends before we discover if Jonah repented or not. I cannot let my book end with such a question. Repentance is not an option. Father forgive me for my irritability and sinful behaviour. I need your grace an...

“For God will never give you the spirit of fear, but the Holy Spirit who gives you mighty power, love, and self-control. So never be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor be embarrassed over my imprisonment, but overcome every evil by the revelation of the power of God!”  2 Timothy‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭TPT‬‬ In the past when I operated as a pastor I saw the full rage of gifts of the Holy Spirit move through me. Now that I am serving in Nepal I need to stir up the flame and not fear to step out in faith and be used again by the Holy Spirit. I had wondered why these gifts no longer seem to be evident in my life and now I know I must fan the flame and step out in faith. Paul’s imprisonment may have been a cause for embarrassment, especially if Paul’s enemies were criticising him. Timothy needed to boldly defend Paul and minister in boldness. In verse 6 Paul states: “I’m writing to encourage you to fan into a flame and rekindle the fire of the spiritual gift God imparted to you when I lai...

“Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.”  ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬ When I first became a Christian in 1973 this verse had been made into a chorus. I had it on a LP record along with many others. The newness of knowing Jesus as saviour and Lord was life changing. Today as I read this verse and read the commentary in my study Bible, it reminds me that God will not always be found. If we keep repeating sin we may go from forgiveness to judgement. That judgement will not be nice. In 2008 I was working as a nurse and had shared the gospel with a woman who was a difficult patient but I sensed the Lord wanted me to persevere with her. I did for some time. I even went to visit her when she went home from hospital. She refused to repent and about a year later I heard she had gone blind and was in a nursing home. As a Christian I know a relationship with the Lord and am required to live in union with Him. In that union I cannot persist in a sin that I know d...