The day with dianne Louise

“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...

“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...