The day with dianne Louise

““For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” John‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Yesterday at church we were challenged with ‘how much do you love the unlovely?’ We were asked how much we could love the pedophiles, traffickers and terrorises and want to see them come to Christ. I knew this would be hard. It was. I am now challenged to pray, not only that they  are caught but come to repentance and be saved from their gross sins. We were studying Jonah chapter 4. On another angle I was personally challenged with a scripture from 1 Cor 3:16 where Paul tells the Corinthians they are all God’s temple. My personal world which I share with the Lord quite happily accommodated the Holy Spirit in MY temple, but was challenged to accomodate others who I did not always agree with. Whilst Paul did go on to say, in 1 Cor 6:19-20 that I am the temple of the Holy Spirit, I think I received the message, ‘no prid...

“In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬ When I was small I’d often stay with my grandparents at their boarding house. The toilet was way down the back yard. At night this was a scary trip. My grandmother gave me a small torch to use. A torch elimates all the scary imaginations. I had the habit of sleep walking. One night my grandmother awoke to see me at the foot of her bed shining the torch at her. It was a freakish experience for her, especially as I was in a trance. As a Christian I am told I carry the light of God. I need to shine that light in a way that does not freak people out. Jesus spoke of good deeds. The importance of any testimony is the deeds that accompany the words. Am I loving, kind, considerate? Do I respect all people?  By staying connected to my God and loving Him I will automatically love others or my love for Him is fake. Today as I go out into the streets of N...

“Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I have never read this like this before. I believed I am the Temple and God lives in me, but here, Paul is saying, “all of you together are God’s temple “. This removes the idea of individuality and brings a corporate identity and a need to work together. This is probably what is needed in this day of selfishness. It is not all about Me but He. And He occupies all. The Corinthian church was divided with factions citing “I am of Paul”, “I am of Apollos “. We, today, are factional. We divide into conservative, pentecostal, evangelical etc and the lines are draw but in fact we are all God’s temple. We need to work together, not apart. Here in Nepal I attend an interdenominational church which collects all faiths together under the one roof. We al...

“You draw near to those who call out to you, listening closely, especially when their hearts are true.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭145‬:‭18‬ ‭TPT‬‬ I am watching my amazing God bless me as I trust, yes truely trust Him. The more I give Him the more He returns to me, pressed down, shaken together and running over. I now give 45% of my income to tithe and the work God has give me and yet the remained stretches so far. I can live on $600 a month and save the remainder. I have purchased a return ticket to Australia for way cheaper than expected, am looking at a lovely barrier reef holiday for one week and on my return to Nepal I am going by Denmark for a friend’s wedding. On my return flight to Nepal a few of us plan to go via Turkey and visit Ephesus. This is wow! For me! I know I am blessed! Currently I am studying Nepali at college and having a lovely time. I am learning a lot! Meanwhile I am establishing a work for a Nepali team to teach school children about the dangers of trafficking. I pay two tran...

“There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.” Acts of the Apostles‬ ‭4‬:‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬ These words were spoken by Peter, he had gone from a fearful denier to a bold proclaimer. How did this happen? He was baptised in the Holy Spirit.  Denying the power of the Holy Spirit and reliance on ritual was what the Pharisees were about. Peter was addressing them. They could see they were ordinary, unlearned fishermen but the boldness of faith and the power of the scripture in their mouths amazed them. Peter and John had been on the way to the temple when a paralysed man begging for alms got their attention. The famous words, “silver and gold have I none but such as ai have I give to you, in the name of Jesus Christ rise up and walk”, were spoken. Grasping the man’s hand Peter  pulled him up. The man went walking and leaping, and praising God. He was overcome by the power of the Holy Spirit. I am greatly concerned for the church to...

“Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.”  Romans‬ ‭10‬:‭17‬ ‭NIV‬‬ I am praying that faith comes through hearing the testimony of those who know Jesus. I attend college in Nepal and in my class there are four people who do not know Jesus. I look for ways to share Him with them. As last weekend was Easter I wished a young Korean man happy Easter. He did not know what that was. I explained that on Good Friday we remembered how Jesus died on a crosss and on Sunday rose from the dead. Here in Nepal the Christian churches have a walk through the city to a venue where they worship and hear the gospel. This young man had seen this event. Yesterday the Holy Spirit had me take my ukelele and before class I played and sang a worship song, he listened respectfully. Whilst I am not allowed to proselytise Nepali people here in Nepal I can be a light in a dark place, I can worship Jesus in my own space. I can answer questions, ...