The day with dianne Louise

What joy overwhelms everyone who keeps the ways of God, those who seek him as their heart’s passion! Psalms 119:2 TPT My joy comes from a different place. It is knowing Jesus is my goodness, my saviour, my righteousness.  I tried living and being good in myself,and failed.  So, sorry Psalmist not joyful! However, daily walking in my salvation with faith towards Jesus, makes me very joyful! Amen!

And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Mark 16:15 NLT When we have a bargain we want to talk about it, when we have an amazing windfall we want to boast about it. When we have all our sins forgiven we need to tell the world the good news. We can be so intimidated so as to not share, if we allow it to happen. In the Law course I am studying I am finding prejudice against the church, Christian schools and Christians. The text book cites the unfairness that churches do not pay taxes and that Christian schools are given funds from the general coffers, and want to discriminate in who they employ, and what they teach. We are seen as users of the system, and not fair players. If this is allowed to rule us we will be marginalised, and placed in a corner. What is the answer? How about we go, trusting the Lord for opportunities. He will provide. Amen!

And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Mark 16:15 NLT All thr world resonates with me. I am a globalist when it comes to interests and passions. Whilst I share willingly with neighbours and friends locally I see places I wish to venture to and people I wish to talk to. As English becomes a dominant language it makes the whole world more accessible to us. This term at uni I am studying the writing systems of the world.  It helps with my focus, and fuels it. As I am on the homeward stretch I can see the eventuality of being free to travel. Praise God! Yet, even as I wait, nothing stops me from sharing my faith with all I know. It is good news indeed! Amen!

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭100‬:‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ How do you enter a persons home, firstly through the gate.  A lot of homes have dogs, some have security gates. To enter you need an invitation or a friend on the inside. To make it into the courts, a royal place indeed, requires excellent credentials. To enter the gate of the king requires an invitation and    High credentials. Yet we are invited into the gates and courts of the king of kings. How is this possible? Someone paid the price for us to enter, a perfect price for all who choose to enter in. Jesus, the Son of God paid the price. He offered Himself as a perfect price. No one had ever been found good enough, no animal sacrifice ever was found enough, yet the Son of God was. Why are we invited through the gates of the King of kings let alone into His courts? Is He desperate for friends? Yes! He has a never-ending passion for fello...

Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. Psalms 100:4 NLT Giving thanks for He is God, that He is with us and His marvellous salvation is right no matter what is going on. Circumstances may not be favourable, people may not be favourable but God is consistent. Eternity is always the prize. This past week I read of new Christians who had been tortured for their faith, and who were devastated because they believed God would rescue them from torture. That must have been very hard for them to bear. I do not have an answer but I do have prayer for their comfort. I read a book about a Christian who was jailed in Turkey because he was accused of wrongdoing,  when he was ministering to the Kurds. He struggled being in prison, and the experience destroyed him emotionally. Again, I do not have an answer but I can pray. I know that when I have treated unfairly I praise the Lord for His goodness and His outcome. It does not stop...

A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need. Proverbs 17:17 NLT I have a most loyal friend, my dog Oscar.  Recently we had a young woman and her dog live with us for a few months. They left to go to their own unit on Thursday. Oscar and the other dog Ollie played constantly. I thought he might miss the companionship. However, he is back to me and loving it. I appreciate it as well. Jesus has many He calls friend, but we are not left out. He treats us as if we are the only ones. If we seek Him, He is there. Not many seek Him as if their life depends on Him, so He appreciates those who do. Remember John 15 says: abide in Me and I will abide in you. If we stay put we benefit. This morning, whilst walking, Oscar dragged me to see a woman I did not notice. I was able to share Christ with her because she asked me why I was always joyful. I told her. She asked questions and seemed interested. As I left I asked the Lord to use the bits of our conversation that m...

A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need. Proverbs 17:17 NLT What sort of friend is always loyal? Today we tend to call new acquaintances a friend or even people we connect with on Facebook perhaps. However, what is a real friend? A friend is someone who has your heart. Someone who prays for you, someone who loves you not for what you can do for them, but that they have a love for you. I have a few such friends. I also have 3 brothers and 2 sisters who have travelled some hard yards with me, especially with our mother in her last days. Yet, the best friend I have is Jesus. He is the best! He is always there for me. I may not feel His presence but He is there. Some of my friends live far away and cannot be there for me, some are close at hand. My family but 1, live in distant parts of Australia and one lives in the Philippines. Jesus is everywhere and I am grateful! So grateful!