Our Heart - A Den of Thieves or a Temple of God?

Reflection on Passion Week - Monday
Matthew 21:12-13 - Jesus went into the Temple, drove out the merchants, and knocked over the money changers’ tables and the stalls of those selling doves. “The Scriptures say my Temple is a place of prayer,” he declared, “but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”

Jesus’ second day in Jerusalem was as eventful as his first (Triumphant entry into Jerusalem). According to scripture and tradition, Monday of Passion week was when Jesus cleansed the temple. The cleansing of the temple at the very least illustrates how concerned He is with the purity of our heart and worship.

If we profess to be saved by God’s grace, love, and mercy than we too are a temple of God. 1 Corinthians 6:9 says that our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.  Therefore, if we are a temple of God and Christ abides in us and with us, than we too need to consistently search our heart for things that doesn’t please the Lord.

In this Passion Monday, let us pray and ask God to purge our hearts and fill them to maximum capacity with His love, wisdom, and understanding, so that we can start living our lives with Him and through Him, finding good even in the bad that surrounds us.

Be Blessed.

Hosanna in the Highest

A Palm Sunday Reflection:

Hosanna in the highest!!

Revelation 7:9-10 - After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. [10] And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”

Palm Sunday is the day we celebrate triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, one week before His resurrection. But it also serves as a reminder of what will happen in eternity.

Apostle John records in Revelations a scene in heaven that features the eternal celebration of the risen Lord. The saints were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands”. These palm-bearing saints will shout, “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb”.

Take time to be in the house of God today. It is a preparation for life in eternity.

Be Blessed.

Unconditional Love

Psalms 59:17 – “I will sing praises to you, my strength, because God is my stronghold, my loving God

King David, whom God referred to as a man after God's own heart, trusted God’s love. Despite his failures, he knows God loves him. King David's life was a roller coaster of emotional highs and lows. He left us an example of passionate love of God and dozens of Psalms, some of the most touching, beautiful poetry ever written.

A relationship with God is like no other relationship you may have experienced. God has a unique kind of love for you. It is unconditional that is not based upon meeting certain conditions. God loves you because He loves you.

He does not love you based upon your performance. There is nothing you can do to cause God to love you any more than He already does—and there is nothing that will cause God to love you any less. He loves you, even more than you love yourself.

He is indeed your true Valentine, the Lover of your soul.

Be Blessed.

Eternity Focis Living: Lesson #2

Life consists of seasons. We don’t always live the same way. We don’t always do the same things. Instead, there are seasons in our lives. Our ability to make the most of these seasons that God has given us is essential to living your life to the fullest.

We must understand the seasons. If we do not understand that there are seasons in life, we may draw the wrong conclusions about what is happening in our lives, or the reasons for it. God has a plan and a purpose to make our life beautiful. Every season has lessons of life for us. In Joseph's life, the plan of God was for him to rule, but before he ruled he was ruled over

Transiting from one to another requires us to hear God's will and purpose in our lives and be obedient to it. There’s a fine line between pursuing what God has next in the season of life and running from the responsibility of stewarding a season well. The new season is always impacted by how we left the last season.

Let's be faithful in every season that God leads us in and out.

A Childlike Faith

Luke 18:17 “Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it”

Few days ago, my friend shared a photo of her daughter in her own accord opening up the bible, praying and worshiping God. It is amazing to see young ones approach the throne of God with simple faith.

A childlike faith is vital for living in the kingdom of God. The religious Pharisees had complicated their faith with elaborate answers to simple questions. In this world of scheming and rationalizing, children approached Jesus with simple faith. The kingdom of God centers on a relationship between us and our Abba Father.

Faith is not primarily intellectual. It is a childlike act of trusting in Jesus. The Christian faith is not contained in theological manuscripts or complicated religious rules. It is just the simple reality that “Jesus loves me; this I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong; they are weak but he is strong.”

Have a great week ahead. God Bless You.

In Rememberance

Setting the course for 2016

Hebrews 12:2 - "Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."

In the race of faith we must keep constantly our eyes on Christ who is the author and perfecter of faith. The gaze of faith is focused on Jesus who has fulfilled all of the promises of God.