The day with dianne Louise

“Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.” And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. As the Scriptures say, “They share freely and give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will be remembered forever.” For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you. Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God. So two good things will result from this ministry of giving—the needs of the believers in Jerusalem will be met, an...

“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.” Psalms‬ ‭19‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Do we fully comprehend the power given to us? We see the power in God:  “Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.”  Genesis‬ ‭1‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Jesus told His disciples:  “And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭16‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Death and life are in the power of the tongue! We can speak life into situations or death. Our enemy crowds our minds with negatives about ourselves and others. If we fall prey to him we will destroy with our mouths. Others who are made in God’s image and who are His, are not our property to destroy. He is their judge. We can correct wrong behaviour but we cannot destroy people. Opinions about people are not ours to give. They are God’s property and He spe...

“Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.”  Galatians‬ ‭1‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Let that sink in! We cannot please people and God. We work for Him not man. He is beating a drum that we must follow. The gospel is my passion, serving Him is my passion! I may be judged as crazy, but He is leading. Paul would have been thought crazy by all who knew him before his conversion. To see such a change in the man who was a zealous Pharisee to turn completely around and become a zealous Christian was more than they could handle. “He has lost his mind!” They would say! Family and friends would have disowned him. However, he had met Jesus was could never be the same. Daily, I am listening to testimonies from people who were so bent on atheism, Buddhism, Hinduism or Muslimism who had encountered Jesus in the recent disasterous flood here in Nepal. That encounter stopped them, changed them. They could never be the...

“Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.” Deuteronomy‬ ‭7‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ This was a part of Moses’ last message to the children of Israel before they went, under Joshua’s leadership, into the promised land. He was reminding the people they had a holy and righteous God. He would not tolerate sin but shower blessing on the faithful. Although the people said, “we will obey”, they did not obey. By their own will they were incapable of faithfulness. That is why, centuries later, at the right time, He sent Jesus. Jesus is and was God’s compassion. Without a new heart we will continue to follow after sin. We will create our own God’s and do what is right in our own eyes. However, as renewed people we can follow Him and faithfully acknowledge Jesus as our saviour and source of life. The moment we become proud we fall. Today Inmu...

“I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.”  Psalms‬ ‭9‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬ This Psalm was supposed to be sung with the tune to a song: ‘for the death of a son’. It is a alphabetic acrostic, that is it is written with each line staring with a letter of the alphabet. Whilst we know David lost a son, his first child with Bathsheba it is reckoned that the tune used was a popular one in the day he wrote the psalm. It so more a praise psalm to the Lord. My constant challenge is to keep my mind on praising the Lord with all my heart, soul and mind. I find my mind wandering when I sing songs in my daily devotion. Perhaps David’s habit of writing new Psalms kept him focused and kept him from wandering. I am thinking of find a new worship song. I have sung favourites for about a year now. When you sing words that no longer hold you in awe it is time t...

“I thank my God every time I remember you.” In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭1‬:‭4‬-‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Paul was saying he remembered the Philippians with fondness. This church partnered with him in his missionary work. For us who are on the mission field finding these people is a challenge but they are there. Last visit home I discovered who mine were. They were people I had sowed my life into in regular Bible study week after week, and then there was a couple who stepped up as well. I now pray for them daily. They were not the obvious, the rich or well connected. Yet they were the faithful, the committed and the loving. Daily I pray for friends who are also on the mission field with me and have been in the past. Their committment to the gospel blesses me. As I...