The day with dianne Louise

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. James 1:5 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/jas.1.5.NLT Two gifts of the Spirit are: words of knowledge and words of wisdom. The book of proverbs talks a lot about wisdom and where it is found. No guru has it,social media rarely has it and movies definitely do not have it. Last night I watch a Loki Marvel Movie. I know my grandchildren watch Marvel and I need to stay in touch. Loki made what seemed to be a profound comment, but it wasn't. He said: "no one is truely good and no one is truely bad". On the surface, he is right, but he does not know about the God factor. Throughout the sequels Loki was searching for the mastermind who was controlling the timeline. He accused the man, when he found him, of lying and being a manipulator.  Loki had a female version of himself along. She wanted to kill the overlord, he didn't,  as experience had started to kick in. The femal...

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. James 1:5 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/jas.1.5.NLT We may think we have the answer, however leaving the outcome with God and trusting Him, is wisdom. I have learned that I can trust Him alone. We don't need to ask about everything: what to wear today, what to have for breakfast. However, on the very important decisions: who to marry, who to go on missions with, ask God. He has a divine plan and will bring it to pass. We can cause ourselves so much grief by insisting we must be in charge,  let go and trust Him! Amen!

God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied. Matthew 5:6 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/mat.5.6.NLT We can be hungry for a meal, we can be thirsty for a drink of water. Yet, this scripture indicates another hunger and thirst. If I hunger and thirst for justice, I must be desperate. People experience extreme natural hunger and thirst, but do we experience extreme hunger and thirst for justice? What does that look like? Intercession? A burdened spirit? We are about to begin fasting and prayer at my church, for 21 days. Fasting makes you hunger for food, how about justice? I pray so. May the Lord's burdens be my burdens. Amen!

God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied. Matthew 5:6 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/mat.5.6.NLT Jesus told a parable about  widow who's enemy had taken her land and she wanted justice. She went to a judge and petitioned him to help her, but he refused. This wasn't good enough for the widow and she turned up every day demanding he help her. Finally, the judge gave in, not because he feared God or man but because she was driving him nuts. This woman hungered and thirsted for justice ( Luke 18:1-8). I have such a thirst for justice. Every morning I present my case to the Lord. This scripture tells me I am heard and will receive justice. This has been several years and it would be easy to assume that I have lost. Yet,  scripture does not lie. Never give up!

We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. 1 John 3:16 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/1jn.3.16.NLT Giving up our lives...what does that look like? Not coveting our neighbours goods,  wives, husbands, or children? Loving enough to overlook an offence? Not needing to give our own opinion? Not talking about ourselves? Less selfies? Definitely! Jesus only spoke about where He had come from for a reason. He wanted His disciples to understand He was not there to make their lives easier, rather harder. He was not going to make them rich, they had to leant to live by faith. We have no right to make life about us. He will take care of us. We can take care of others. Amen!

We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. 1 John 3:16 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/1jn.3.16.NLT Jesus demonstrated real love to us. Throughout His ministry years, we see, in the gospels, love in action. How did He treat His family who had turned against Him? His friends? His enemies? Whilst we see Jesus was willing to confront, He did everything for a purpose, a heavenly purpose of establishing the kingdom of God in us. Ultimately He submitted to the cross, although He was afraid of the pain. I am grateful that we have Gethsemane to look back on. Jesus was willing to face His fears. The ultimate act of love was Him hanging on the cross asking the Father to forgive those who hurled abuse at Him, and those who put Him there. Today we are under extrememe pressure, even more so than last year, with the handling of COVID. May we remember why we are here, and what love is really about. Amen!

A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart. Luke 6:45 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/luk.6.45.NLT What are good things? Are they feel good things? Appearance of good things? Or good as in God is good. How does God do good? He is righteous and just, fair and loving but integrous. Is our good good enough? Where does our good come from? The above scripture tells us that the good person produces fruit from a treasury of good things. To have a treasury we have to embark on a process of acquisitions. What have we bothered to acquire? Truth? Forgiveness? Kindness? Gentleness? These are good treasures. We know what our treasures are when they are tested. When under fire what do we do and say? What is in your treasury?