The day with dianne Louise

“For the word of God will never fail.”  Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭37‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The angel Gabriel said these words to Mary the mother of Jesus when he came to tell her she was chosen to be the mother of the saviour. He had also told her about Elizabeth being pregnant. John tells us that Jesus is the word of God manifested in the flesh. “The word was with God and the word was God!” John 1:1.  “God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?” Numbers‬ ‭23‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬ These words were spoken by a man who was being offered wealth to curse the children of Israel, and he replied “I cannot curse what God is blessing!” God’s words, all of them, will come to pass. Not one will be left as unnecessary. He values His word above His name. Psalm 138:2. We can trust Him to perform all He said He will do! Amen!

“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The interesting thing is, usually, things not worthy of praise crowd around for our minds to dwell upon. We have to seek things worthy of praise; we have to intentionally pray gratitude and look for what we are grateful, or can be and should be grateful for. However, when we do seek, we find. There is so much to be grateful for. A trick I use to bring my mind to rest is concentrate on a scene from the village I was born into in Australia. I always start with the place my dad worked and my father himself. My dad was not always an easy man to get along with but through gratitude he has changed in my memory. I praise God for all the people I knew along the path my dad took to meet myself and brother at our school. I pray gratitude for the school I at...

“Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.”  2 Timothy‬ ‭2‬:‭15‬ ‭NLT‬‬ This is my passion: that I would correctly explain the word of truth. God’s word is truth, we can trust it! It is living and active. It cuts deep between soul and spirit. It shows us when we are being soulish; carnal and when we are walking in the Spirit. Over the past few days I had several diagnostic tests to determine why my bowels had decided to slow down. The tests do not lie. Praise God a bacteria was discovered and antibiotics prescribed. Nothing nasty was found. The word of God exrays our souls and spirits, and reveals hidden thoughts and intentions. It help us face ourselves in truth. It is a precious tool. We must share it wisely, not judgementally but wisely and in love. Amen!

““Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.” Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭24‬-‭25‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I have a friend who built a house here in Nepal and every time bad rains come his foundations sink. He thought he had built on a solid foundation but no, the sinking proves him wrong. He had instructed the builders, who were Nepali to not bolt the house to the foundations. Initially they refused but after the foundations sank and his house twisted, he insisted. His house is an unusual A frame house that came in panels. The local builders did not understand this type of housing. My friend’s example speaks to the need for our lives to be built on Jesus, not our version of Him, but actually all of Him. He is the rock! All of His teaching is good and brings life. It protects us, feeds us, rebukes us. In the ...

“I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Jesus said: “where your treasure is your heart will be also” (Matt 6:21). If we think about this and reason out what we really treasure we will have an idea of where our heart goes. The psalmist says he has hidden God’s word in his heart. This psalm has no claimed author, however Jewish scholars believe it was written by King David. It beats similarities to other psalms written by him. It is an acrostic. That is it uses the letters of the alphabet to start each section. He has done this in other psalms. David treasured God’s word. As we learn to treasure His word we delight in it. We seek Him in it. We look forward to Bible study with others. We feast on it.  When Jesus was being tempted by Satan in the wilderness, Jesus used the word to counteract Satan’s temptations. Specifically, when tempted to turn rocks into bread He said, “ it is written, ‘man shall not live on bread alone, but...

“For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Have you ever considered the diving line between soul and spirit? No? Neither has I! Yet, in this scripture we see there is and that the word of God cuts between both.why?  Our spirit is where the Holy Spirit dwells. It is how we connect with God. It is the part of us that is wired for God and desires His company. The soul on the other hand is made up of our minds, wills, and intellect. Our soul is usually pitched towards selfishness and through it we judge. We judge our own thoughts, desires and actions. We judge others and we judge the word of God. Yes! If we are honest we do! We decide if God really meant that verse or if He really loves me and intends to bring me through. Now that we have clarity, we can see why the word of God divides these two entities....