The day with dianne Louise

“For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.” Psalms‬ ‭100‬:‭5‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The Lord has been faithful to me, I saw His faithfulness to my parents and know my great grandmother was a praying believer. I know the Lord’s hand is upon my grandchildren, and I am grateful. This psalm was attributed to king David. The Lord’s promise what to him and his line,  Jesus came from David’s line.  “Your house and your kingdom will continue before me for all time, and your throne will be secure forever.” 2 Samuel‬ ‭7‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬. Both Mary and Joseph were from the house of Judah, David’s tribe. As a believer I place my hope in the Lord for my grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Like my grandmother I pray for my family and trust the Lord for them to seek His face. No matter what the world dishes up the Kingdom of God remains stable and will fulfill all prophesy.

“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.” 2 Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The challenge when there appears little in the basket to give is to withhold. However, withholding has to do with fear. Fear comes from mistrust, and mistrust comes from not knowing the One who holds all things together. However, faith says, “let’s step out and spread the bread on many waters and see what returns!” Let’s see what God will do on my behalf! My quest is to determine what is bread and what is seed. Seed is for sowing and bread is for eating. If a farmer eats all their seed there is none for sowing and conversely if they sow all their seed there is none for eating. However, getting it right steps into the world of miracles. I am always looking for miracles, they are the fun part, they are filled with God’s presence. The same comes when I decide to travel the hard way, alone and in a long pro...

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Yersday I awoke at 3:45am and prayed about the day, read my Bible and sang worship songs as usual. I was to walk to the domestic airport and then train it to Sydney’s Central Station and then train it to Tamworth. I had read online that the train to Tamworth left at 7:30am. I left the motel at 5am. Sydney had changed and so I used my Google Maps. Found the train and discovered I didn’t need a special pass card, just had to tap my Visa card and off I went. At Central it was cavernous and I prayed for direction. I asked a guard and found the ticket office. I discovered I was hours early. However, outside the ticket office were many homeless people sleeping. I thought, ‘here is an opportunity!’ I sat down among them, got out my ukelele and began to worship. I was aware they might be annoyed with the intrusion...

“I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭1‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Jesus said to His disciples: “ a new commandment I give you, you should love one another as I have loved you!”(John 13:34). Elsewhere He said,  “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”  John‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Paul was honouring the Philippians because they had done just this. They showed their love in their giving to the ministry of Paul. Their sacrificial giving blessed Paul. He greatly appreciated it and honoured them for it. A good start to living a pure and blameless life is to support what God is doing, without strings attached. By this I mean giving with an expectation of reward from the recipient. God is our rewarder!  Yesterday I landed in Australia as ...

“Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” 1 Timothy‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I see a lot more muscle-bound young preachers these day. It seems to be a trend as is the growing trend to brandish tattoos. Neither of these speak about what the inside of the man or woman is like, in fact they are glorious covers. They shout: ‘look at me!’ Perhaps this is why the Lord has to shake the tree so the person can see what is really inside. I know we could all attest to having our tree shaken. It gives us a reality check. The Lord is not interested in the outside but rather the inside. Do we love our life or are we willing to surrender it for His will? Does the world rule us or is God our leader and guide? As a child we were taught a cute song about a doll: ‘are my blue eyes bright, do I look alright to be taken home on Christmas day’. Image is everything. Female preachers seem to have the nails just right, the makeup don...

“So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.” Galatians‬ ‭4‬:‭7‬ ‭NIV‬‬ I see a lot of movies promoted on FB about a rich heir marrying a stranger so as to inherit a fortune. All the movies carry a similar theme. For the Christian we inherit the kingdom of God. It is a kingdom we have not seen with our natural eyes but with our hearts. We have a Heavenly Father and a brother, Jesus, who made this all possible. To be acceptable we must walk in faith in Jesus for our entry. He said, ‘I am the way!’ The is no other entry point. Nothing I can do will bring this glorious truth and opportunity except humble acceptance that I am not enough for heaven but with Him I am accepted. I am currently living in a land awash with other gods. None of them lay down their lives for their followers, none paid for their sins, none gave them enlightenment like Jesus. He is the light they all seek. I live by faith in Him and not my own works. I se...

““The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” Matthew‬ ‭25‬:‭40‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Our God is a God of records. He records all our deads. When we are overcome with guilt for the past He sees us through Christ, not only that He has a record of all the little things that matter to Him. The forgiveness for sin that He gave us is full of love. We cannot comprehend His love in all at once but He pours it out again and again. It is for us to give to others. I have a Danish friend, when she hugs me I am smothered in a soft pillow of love. I do not want to leave. Awake in the night I prayed to be just like that. There is no hard edges in my beautiful friend. The love of Jesus fills her so full, it is wonderful to behold. That people would experience the love of Jesus in me without edges, no judgement! My friend knows how to love the least. She gives and gives and gives like there is no tomorrow, yet somehow maintai...