The day with dianne Louise

Remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20 You have heard the sayings: ' remember I love you'; ' all my love'; 'best friends forever'. We say these things when we are in relationship and want to remind the one we speak to that we love them. Jesus loved His disciples with a love they struggled to understand at times, he was constant, consistent, never flagging in zeal. Here Jesus was telling them, I will always be with you, even to the end of the age ( a long time). Of those who heard it we see some went on to impact their world greatly. Acts records their exploits. For those who are not mentioned we cannot be sure where they went. Acts does not give much attention to the apostle John, yet he wrote a gospel and three epistles. Depending on how much we believe someone when they say they love us, will depend the actions we do for them, in their name. We are called brothers and sisters, we are told we are seated with Christ in the heavenlie...

The 11 disciples travelled to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus directed them. When they saw Him, they worshipped, but some doubted. Then Jesus came near and said to them, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And, remember, I am with you always! to the end of the age!" Matthew 28:16-20 We see here that there was more than Thomas who doubted. What made them doubt? Perhaps things did not go according to their script? Perhaps their grief was in the way? Yet Jesus came near and commissioned them to go in His name. He did not try and persuade them with words, He came near, then He gave them a commission. Personally, when God turns up the questions cease! Job had questions but when God showed up the questions were not important, He was. Presence beats information every time....

But one of the Twelve, Thomas (called Twin), was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples kept telling him, " we have seen The Lord!" But he said to them, "if I don't see the mark of the nails in His hands, put my finger into the marks of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe!" John 20:24,25 This is strong doubting by a fact man. However, Jesus turned up just for Thomas so that he would sort himself out and believe. He was a 'but' man! Are you one of these? What makes you believe? What evidence do you require? And does the evidence convince you? Possibly not. You see we all need a revelation of who Christ is to believe. I would like to repeat myself, you need a ReveLaTion! Revelation causes us to believe. This is a Holy Spirit thing! When we are little children, generally we love to believe in mystery, miracles, mayhem. Fairy stories, dragons, giants, witches, goblins, orks. All of these are made to please. We have a...

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you." After saying this He breathed on them and said, "receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them, if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." John 20:21-23 The Holy Spirit was given to Jesus for His ministry and now Jesus was giving Him to the disciples for their ministry. I find that the first command they are given after being sent is to go with the forgiveness of sin. Those who the disciples deemed receptive to the gospel, their sins were forgiven and those who rejected it were not forgiven. This is very weighty as I could not do it lightly. Romans 10:9 tells us: if you confess with your mouth 'Jesus is Lord' you will be saved." Then this is the criteria. But I would interceed for those I am reaching out to that they might come to the knowledge of truth. A minister I know continually says: if The Lord should tarry....."...

"Woman," Jesus said to her, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?" Supposing He was the Gardner, she replied, "Sir, if you've removed Him, tell me where you've put Him, and I will take Him away." Jesus said, Mary." Turning around, she said to Him in Hebrew, "Rabbouni!" Which means "Teacher." " don't cling to Me," Jesus told her, "for I have not ascended to the Father. But go to My brothers and tell them that I am ascending to My Father and your Father- to My Gid and Your God." John 20:15-17 We can read the above scriptures and think nothing of the fact that Jesus made a detour, just for Mary and the disciples. He was on a his way to the Father and He appears to Mary in the garden. Mary had been a serious sinner, a nobody, despised and rejected by her countrymen and women. Yet, of all people, Jesus appears and gives a message. We can consider ourselves nobodies, not worth much or worth G...

'Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in; he saw and believed. They still did not understand the scripture which said he must rise from death. Then the disciples went back home. John 20:8-10 Jesus Himself said: " blessed are those who do not see, but still believe." This is where we come in. We are called blessed when we believe the word that is preached and open our hearts to Jesus and invite Him in. I am blessed indeed! I fellowship His Spirit and He makes me new every morning. Praise Him! The best gift in all the world in all of my life is Jesus and I am truly grateful to the Father for sending Him. Thank You Lord! 'Oh praise the alone who paid my debt and raised this life up from the dead.' (Song- Jesus paid it all)

Why are you looking among the dead for one who is alive? "Remember what He said to you while He was in Galilee: ' The Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, be crucified, and three days later rise to life.'" Then the women remembered his words. Luke 24:5,7,8 How many times can we be told something, and not 'get it'? Many! We listen but do not listen. We can read our bibles and go to church in a stupor of 'my World'! Preoccupation with the things of this world is the starting point. Fellowshipping things of this world is the next step and making them Lord of our minds and hearts is the final step. Sounds like a false god! Yes! Yes. If we seek Him with our hearts, they are tuned, our souls then our emotions are tuned it and our minds, well then our thoughts are tunded in. Sounds like we are on the right station! Amen! As I travel a lot, (I am in Moree and Bingara today) I would rather listen to music on my iPhone than the radio because an out of tune...