oss Shine
when we bow the knee in our
hearts to Him and Him alone. A
light shines on those situations
that seem impossible. Folks see
the difference and are drawn to
the light.
What would Jesus do when He
was on earth? He did not seek
the advice of counsellors, scribes,
prophets or people of the world.
He went straight to His Father
on His knees and talked to Him.
He loves us so much let’s honour
Him and do what He would do
and glorify God through the
power of the Holy Spirit. We must
hold nothing back, Jesus never
did.”Arise, shine; for thy
light is come, and the
glory of the Lord is risen
upon thee.” (KJV) p
WHAT IS
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God has sent us good
news because we have
not believed on His only
Son, Jesus Christ, and are
condemned to eternal
separation
from
His
presence. We all, once
prefered darkness to light
so how is it that some
eventually believe in Jesus
Christ as their Saviour?
Jesus - the gift from God to
the world, was rejected by
men. The people shouted
“No, we don’t want him,
Give us Barabbas!” A
change must therefore
take place in our hearts that will
bring about faith in God and a
desire for the gift of His son.
God through the Holy Spirit
often works in the lives of people
who have reached a point of
weakness, and have become
poor in spirit. When we see our
utter hopelessness and become
desperate for change we are
much more likely to look outside
of ourselves for help. It is usually
at this point that many will cry out
to God.
Job, for example, through his
suffering exclaimed, “I know my
redeemer lives.”
Jonah, while inside the belly of
the whale, prayed to God.
Paul, the apostle, realised that he
could not fight the Almighty, and
heard the voice of Jesus calling
him, “Saul, Saul, why are you
persecuting me? It is hard to kick
against the pricks!”
by Lynda K Smith
writer, proof reader,
poet and Evangelist
GOSPEL?
their cry and delivered
them from bondage.
God always resists the
proud and chooses the
weak. Indeed, Christians
are often seen as weakminded,
desperate
people who need a
saviour. In fact, Paul, the
apostle declared that
not many noble and
mighty people respond
to the gospel. The early
church consisted largely of slaves
and unlearned people, and Jesus
chose them to be discipled by
him.
Even though Christians may
be perceived to be weak, Paul
testified, “when I am weak, then
I am strong.” (2 Cor 12:10). God
often brings us to a place of
brokenness and if we cry out to
Jesus, God will transform us,
and many will marvel at what
God has done. Let us, therefore,
not despise the weak since God
draws near to the suffering.
While Israelites were sick and
dying from the sting of serpents,
whoever looked to the serpent on
the pole that Moses held up and
trusted in Jehovah, were healed.
Jesus therefore declares of
Himself, “As Moses lifted up the
serpent in the wilderness, even
so must the Son of man be lifted
up: that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have
eternal life.” (John 3:14-15 KJV)p
God chose the Israelites, a
people, who had become slaves
under the most powerful ruler of
that day, Egypt and God heard
By David White
Christian and engineer by
the grace of God
April - June 2016
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