The day with dianne Louise

“God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Pure here indicates focused devotion. The more we long for God alone the more focussed we are, the more inclined we are to sense God’s presence. There are times when I see Him everywhere. His presence is real and tangible. He is my everything! When I become anxious and fretful about my circumstances I struggle to see Him, and my peace is gone. However, if I restrain myself from attempting to organise my life and allow Him to do that, I am at peace. His goodness, grace and mercy are my food. He is enough! Amen!

“God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬ What we sow, we reap. If we are impatient with others we reap impatience from those we desire patience. If we are kind to others we will reap kindness; if we are generous to others we will reap generosity. Finally if we sow mercy to others, we receive mercy. Mercy is not being hard on the weaknesses of others. Mercy is kindness in failure, mercy is a godly trait. We pray for mercy and receive grace.  I have been learning to be merciful. I am the type that plans and gets things done. I have been working with Nepali people who don’t plan and take a long time to get things done. It has been a lesson in mercy for me. When I was involved in church leadership in Australia I expected things to be done when required. When I was in business the Lord started to work on my attitude. I had a young man who did not believe in his ability to sell. I worked hard of showing him the way. He became quite good,...

“God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬ This verse is not about ‘poor me’, it is a deep hunger for justice for others. It is a driving hunger for God’s righteousness, for God’s kingdom to come here on earth. I am in a country where justice for all was not practised. The youth rose up and fought for that justice and many died. A new government was formed and now attempts to give justice for all. I see many changes taking place and will pray continually for the government to remember they are here for all Nepal. There are so many poor and marginalised in the world and many suffer because of brutal, greedy men and women who seek to exploit them. Human Trafficking is evidence of that greed. Our babies are aborted because of our inhumanity, our children are sacrificed for food. Have mercy Lord! I hunger for justice that only God can give. His justice is right and fair to all. He is good, He alone is good! His ways are best f...

“God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭5‬ ‭NLT‬‬ We in the west do not understand the full meaning of humility (meekness). The original meaning is full and not shallow. It has ‘ the idea of the proper balance between anger and indifference, of a powerful personality properly controlled, and of humility’ (Enduring Word commentary). Moses was considered the most humble man on the earth. How did the hothead who killed an Egyptian overlord become this person. By the hand of God. Moses spent forty years in the backside of the desert, tending sheep. When God called him from the burning bush he was reluctant to be the man God would use to set His people free from the Egyptian system that had them bound as slaves. How does a strong personality become humble? By submitting to God’s hand. He is the only one who can teach humility. Yet, walking humbly before our God has benefits, the whole world is ours, as it belongs to our God. Allowing God to m...

“God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ As I write this there are many in our world who mourn the needless deaths of friends and family. There are wars and terrorise attacks constantly. Nigeria has suffered greatly as have the people in Ukraine. There are 70-80,000 Christian’s in prisons in North Korea, theri children sent to retraining camps. These are typical of the onslaught of Satan and his troops. Here in Nepal there are families still mourning the death of their young people who dared to protest agains the last wicked government. Mourning does not go away because the news headlines change, or the focus of the media changes. Mourning is a process. It is painful but a necessary part of loss. I’ve been there several times now, and am sure I will be there in the future. Jesus is telling the disciples and the crowds that those who mourn will be comforted. I lost my mum during the beginning of COVID and had to mourn alone, but He was there. Hi...

““God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬ What does poor in spirit mean? It means I am aware of how spiritually I am bankrupt and in need of salvation. This was the first beatitude from Jesus’ sermon on the mount. It was His introduction to the Kingdom of God. The realisation of sinfulness is the first step. It was for me and would be for many. It caused me to cry out to God for mercy and salvation. It brought me to Him. The beauty of this verse is the promise. Upon recognition of sinfulness I am given eternal life and the knowledge that the Kingdom of Heaven is mine. What a promise! https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=is_ccOVNOgU&si=q6ZDrthbwBbnvZQC