One day my friend (a woman) told me she and her husband are involved in ministry in the church and also at how many people believe it to graze in a cell in the church community. In addition we diperumahan husband also believed to be pengerus RT. Often we have had it all. Several times a day, we have to face the problem in a row; serve several people for counseling, praying for the sick, drove the pickup to be served prayer release, not to mention having to make monthly reports RT and completed our own domestic affairs. Really exhausting day and our minds.
What my friend did not difficult. Just imagine what happened when Jesus was still there with the disciples and his followers. He taught with authority, he worked many miracles. The presence of the tremendous impact for many people. Jesus became highly anticipated private-forward. Wherever he went people followed him. In his weariness as 100% human Jesus can not stand when he saw the crowds followed him. His heart was moved with compassion. He still serve them, teach, heal the sick, to answer their needs.
For Jesus is never too busy for people who are hungry and thirsty seek his face. Jesus was never too tired to hear our prayers. Jesus never leaves us. Jesus is always there for us. When we are happy, sad, angry, disappointed, scared, desperate to feel alone, even when we left it was, he was always there and waiting for us back at him. The question, if he is always there for you, whether you are always there for him?
Monday, June 23, 2014
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Second offense daughter Lot (reflection)
Moab and Ammon can be regarded as the result of an illegitimate child of incest (incest) between a father and his two daughters. They are the sons of Lot's two daughters who deceive their father to be able to have children. Lot's two daughters, raising their children without a father certainly legitimate.
Moab and Ammon may not be able to call their grandparents as their own fathers because mothers call their grandfather as a father. This is where the growth of Moab and Ammon and how they can look great to be a great nation, and also evil. Upbringing of their mother, no father and upbringing of their childhood living alienated and of course their very personal process of formation heavy.
In the Bible does not tell that the two daughters Lot regret what they did. Moab and Ammon are definitely too big to be private uncontrolled. Although they are still relatives of Israel, but their descendants are called the sons of Ammon, Moab and not acceptable in the congregation of the Lord. Because of their offspring instead of behaving like a brother to Israel. They even show hostility.
There are many human beings who make mistakes, including those who are pregnant. When people, especially those who know the Lord are aware that what they did was a mistake, then the mistake was not extended. Children - children born out of wedlock should be prayed for, educated and guided aagar devil does not wear them into bad guys who oppose God. Mistakes parents do not have to be borne by his son.
Jesus was compassionate and generous. He will forget our sins as long as we want to improve ourselves in front of him.
Friday, June 20, 2014
Thankful to God (devotional)
Mark starch, shoe factory, attended a thanksgiving feast held by employees of the manufacturer. He saw everyone busy arranging the hall where they would eat together and busy providing food. Mark and companies just 3 people sitting commissioners began looking forward to the show while all busy taking care of the big party.
But Mark saw there was a table where a man and 3 women did not participate busy. Curious, Mark was approaching them. It turns out that these four men are holding hands and praying. Sound by Mark that they pray for the factory, employees and grateful for their work.
Mark was soon onto the podium and took the microphone, "I hope all sat at his desk and is no longer preoccupied with food. see table there (attribute table to four workers who were praying earlier), this is what I want. We are gathered here not for food, but to give thanks to God ".
Friends, the early church was never busy with this and that. All they do is give my heart to God, persevere and do not miss the fellowship of mutually reinforcing. It wants. God does not like to party or not feast, but if we are more busy preparing the feast of our own communion, of a god was not prioritized.
Each time christmas, just focus on the Christmas party and the dress will be worn for Christmas. Not focus with the presence of Jesus in our lives. When the busy Easter with the Easter events in persiapakan hard ahead of time. But our hearts we do not prepare in earnest to give thanks to Jesus' death and resurrection.
But Mark saw there was a table where a man and 3 women did not participate busy. Curious, Mark was approaching them. It turns out that these four men are holding hands and praying. Sound by Mark that they pray for the factory, employees and grateful for their work.
Mark was soon onto the podium and took the microphone, "I hope all sat at his desk and is no longer preoccupied with food. see table there (attribute table to four workers who were praying earlier), this is what I want. We are gathered here not for food, but to give thanks to God ".
Friends, the early church was never busy with this and that. All they do is give my heart to God, persevere and do not miss the fellowship of mutually reinforcing. It wants. God does not like to party or not feast, but if we are more busy preparing the feast of our own communion, of a god was not prioritized.
Each time christmas, just focus on the Christmas party and the dress will be worn for Christmas. Not focus with the presence of Jesus in our lives. When the busy Easter with the Easter events in persiapakan hard ahead of time. But our hearts we do not prepare in earnest to give thanks to Jesus' death and resurrection.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Matias, a messenger? (reflection)
Since Judas Iscariot betrayed and suicide, the Prophet was reduced to 11 people. While the apostles or disciples of Jesus should be 12. The twelve apostles have their job. So in the absence of Judas, then there is an abandoned task. Then Peter would like to have someone who can replace Judas and does his job as a messenger. Namely should Matias.
Matias comes from the word meaning matatias is God's gift or a gift of God. It is a follower of Jesus who became eyewitnesses to many things since John the Baptist tells us about the Messiah until Jesus was baptized by John. Although his name was only mentioned once in the Bible, but he chose Matthias to replace Judas is very sensible. Not all the apostles knew Jesus since he was baptized by John or have heard about Jesus when John the Baptist tells us about the coming of the Messiah. Other reason why is because it selected Matias faithful from the beginning. It is possible that after the death of Jesus and the rise of Jesus to heaven, Matias stop following the apostles in evangelism.
Many professed Christians among us, but they act like Judas. They sell Jesus for property, power and private interests. Should they have a duty to make all people become Jesus' disciples and preach the gospel. But because they chose as Judas, the god of course others may need it to be adopted and urapi tbis. We are a god choice to do it, because we always loyal to him. Maybe we are not perfect in doing his permission but we are committed to continue to change in the truth and his faithful follow him in any situation.
Matias comes from the word meaning matatias is God's gift or a gift of God. It is a follower of Jesus who became eyewitnesses to many things since John the Baptist tells us about the Messiah until Jesus was baptized by John. Although his name was only mentioned once in the Bible, but he chose Matthias to replace Judas is very sensible. Not all the apostles knew Jesus since he was baptized by John or have heard about Jesus when John the Baptist tells us about the coming of the Messiah. Other reason why is because it selected Matias faithful from the beginning. It is possible that after the death of Jesus and the rise of Jesus to heaven, Matias stop following the apostles in evangelism.
Many professed Christians among us, but they act like Judas. They sell Jesus for property, power and private interests. Should they have a duty to make all people become Jesus' disciples and preach the gospel. But because they chose as Judas, the god of course others may need it to be adopted and urapi tbis. We are a god choice to do it, because we always loyal to him. Maybe we are not perfect in doing his permission but we are committed to continue to change in the truth and his faithful follow him in any situation.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Surgery can fix God's creation? (reflection)
Many Korean singers whose origin has been flawless. However, because it is not satisfied with its original beauty. Efforts surgery was performed until the number of times. Unfortunately, the effort failed face even more horrible. My friend is a woman named Lita originally faced very pretty but after surgery instead turned to the lips too wide so it looks far from pretty.
Many people do plastic surgery on their bodies and faces with a reason to enhance your appearance. Indeed, how many of them succeed and look pretty but what if fail?. Because plastic surgery requires some action periodically or incrementally. Such as injecting silicon and so on. It's just naturally beautiful it more interesting than beautiful because plastic. Unfortunately, there are many people who are crazy plastic surgery finally accept the fact that the faces and their bodies have even more ugly. Not a few people who try to beautify themselves but instead turned her face so terrible.
When God created us, He has made us so perfect because we are similar and the image of him. Nothing is ugly. Beautiful and ugly words coming from a human. God used beautiful and ugly words just for human actions, not to the physical human that he created himself. So physically all of God's creation was perfect in his eyes. When we do the plastic surgery because it is not satisfied with our physical. This means that we are not grateful for what God has given to us. We are indirectly insulted that artificial image of God that is within us that bad.
Are we more beautiful with plastic surgery or even more beautiful with the ugly operated our hearts becoming better?
Many people do plastic surgery on their bodies and faces with a reason to enhance your appearance. Indeed, how many of them succeed and look pretty but what if fail?. Because plastic surgery requires some action periodically or incrementally. Such as injecting silicon and so on. It's just naturally beautiful it more interesting than beautiful because plastic. Unfortunately, there are many people who are crazy plastic surgery finally accept the fact that the faces and their bodies have even more ugly. Not a few people who try to beautify themselves but instead turned her face so terrible.
When God created us, He has made us so perfect because we are similar and the image of him. Nothing is ugly. Beautiful and ugly words coming from a human. God used beautiful and ugly words just for human actions, not to the physical human that he created himself. So physically all of God's creation was perfect in his eyes. When we do the plastic surgery because it is not satisfied with our physical. This means that we are not grateful for what God has given to us. We are indirectly insulted that artificial image of God that is within us that bad.
Are we more beautiful with plastic surgery or even more beautiful with the ugly operated our hearts becoming better?
drug envy! (reflection)
Jealousy is a common disease that humans can not accept the condition was or was not happy to see the state of another person. Jealousy is a disease that only attacks people who can not give thanks to God, Try if man can be grateful at the situation then it will not be envious if you see someone else succeed or others more prominent or have many of the advantages he has.
The story of Cain and Abel is a disease that left the envy that eventually become chronic. Jealousy makes cloth cheats, angry and kill. Likewise, King Saul, jealousy makes him forget the gods, angry and full of ambition to kill. The disease is very dangerous.
To prevent that we are not infected with this disease, we must take precaution:
1. Grateful to our circumstances.
2. Never ever compare our situation with others
3. Perform the best for God and lean him.
It was more than enough for us to feel that our lives are very happy indeed with God and nothing that should make us envy or malice.
The devil is always looking for ways to transmit infectious diseases that destroy our faith that may seem trivial. Just as cough-starkest in general take for granted because of illness. But if allowed to drag cough - cold can cause bronchitis, sinusitis, inflammation and obstruction of the respiratory tract. So, do not ever consider trivial an attitude or action that tends to destroy our hearts, namely envy. To settle and never give a chance for the disease is damaging our hearts.
The story of Cain and Abel is a disease that left the envy that eventually become chronic. Jealousy makes cloth cheats, angry and kill. Likewise, King Saul, jealousy makes him forget the gods, angry and full of ambition to kill. The disease is very dangerous.
To prevent that we are not infected with this disease, we must take precaution:
1. Grateful to our circumstances.
2. Never ever compare our situation with others
3. Perform the best for God and lean him.
It was more than enough for us to feel that our lives are very happy indeed with God and nothing that should make us envy or malice.
The devil is always looking for ways to transmit infectious diseases that destroy our faith that may seem trivial. Just as cough-starkest in general take for granted because of illness. But if allowed to drag cough - cold can cause bronchitis, sinusitis, inflammation and obstruction of the respiratory tract. So, do not ever consider trivial an attitude or action that tends to destroy our hearts, namely envy. To settle and never give a chance for the disease is damaging our hearts.
Monday, June 16, 2014
Delilah whore? (reflection)
Delilah is the only one ever mentioned the name of Samson lover. Delilah in Hebrew comes from the word that means Layla night while Samson comes from the Shimshon which means sun. of their names only evident difference is very much light and dark.
Delilah is a female prostitute who is obsessed with strong man and also property. It is a definite Philistines hated Israel or Jews. Delilah is not a woman who fears the Lord. It's like any man deceive it considers profitable for him. Delilah Samson successfully deceive. it becomes the lover of Samson. It makes so loved when Delilah Samson himself was not love Samson. Therefore when it is paid by the rulers of the Philistines to deceive and to find out the weakness of Samson, Delilah prefer money than love.
If Delilah has a little goodness in his heart, he will choose Samson. If only his heart is not filled with cunning then money is not the be all for it. But unfortunately, it was his evil cunning and really make himself a whore.
Many women who can say 'whore' but when they are given the option to improve their lives for the good of women and repent, then they will choose to be good women. Unfortunately, not a woman Delilah clear mind. not the kind of woman who deserves to be made an example. Money has blinded his eyes.
Delilah is a female prostitute who is obsessed with strong man and also property. It is a definite Philistines hated Israel or Jews. Delilah is not a woman who fears the Lord. It's like any man deceive it considers profitable for him. Delilah Samson successfully deceive. it becomes the lover of Samson. It makes so loved when Delilah Samson himself was not love Samson. Therefore when it is paid by the rulers of the Philistines to deceive and to find out the weakness of Samson, Delilah prefer money than love.
If Delilah has a little goodness in his heart, he will choose Samson. If only his heart is not filled with cunning then money is not the be all for it. But unfortunately, it was his evil cunning and really make himself a whore.
Many women who can say 'whore' but when they are given the option to improve their lives for the good of women and repent, then they will choose to be good women. Unfortunately, not a woman Delilah clear mind. not the kind of woman who deserves to be made an example. Money has blinded his eyes.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Who lukas? (reflection)
This is it, Luke was able to work as a physician or a doctor said. To be a doctor is not easy. He had to learn the kinds of diseases and provide the drug to the right patient. If one gives the drug and make patients die of course he would be killed or stoned. Profession as a doctor, he left to follow Jesus preach the truth.
After the death of Jesus, Luke did a lot of mission trips or service with the apostle Paul. For we know, Luke is not a Jew. He is a Greek man who lived Antioch, Syrian. City of Antioch and Tarsus is about 100 miles. Paul came from Tarsus. These two cities are the two big cities where many educated people there, including Paul and Luke. So it is possible that Paul and Luke serve together as a way of thinking and knowledge they have at least the same.
Luke's remarkable is that he is not a Jew who truly gave his heart to serve God. Famous Greeks with their gods and glorify knowledge over more sense than to Jesus and the gospel of salvation. But Luke, a learned physician, visible from his neatly tells the story of Jesus in serving.
From the story we can Luke liahat that anyone can use Jesus' incredible though she initially non-Christian bigot. And lukas was more successful when he worked as a waiter god. he served with Paul that would make a lot of people he could physically memgobati also spiritually.
After the death of Jesus, Luke did a lot of mission trips or service with the apostle Paul. For we know, Luke is not a Jew. He is a Greek man who lived Antioch, Syrian. City of Antioch and Tarsus is about 100 miles. Paul came from Tarsus. These two cities are the two big cities where many educated people there, including Paul and Luke. So it is possible that Paul and Luke serve together as a way of thinking and knowledge they have at least the same.
Luke's remarkable is that he is not a Jew who truly gave his heart to serve God. Famous Greeks with their gods and glorify knowledge over more sense than to Jesus and the gospel of salvation. But Luke, a learned physician, visible from his neatly tells the story of Jesus in serving.
From the story we can Luke liahat that anyone can use Jesus' incredible though she initially non-Christian bigot. And lukas was more successful when he worked as a waiter god. he served with Paul that would make a lot of people he could physically memgobati also spiritually.
Tomato pill prevent heart attacks? (health)
Tomato pill daily can prevent heart attacks. pills that contain lycopene, a natural antioxidant in tomatoes and gives it color tomatoes, at enhancing the function of blood vessels, but not blood vessels causing stiffness or increase the levels of fat in the blood.
Researcher said tomato pill is not a substitute for treatment but provide additional benefits when consumed with other drugs.
However, consumption tomato regularly is believed to reduce the risk of heart disease, certain cancers or the blood vessels. lycopene content in the tomato that can protect body cells from damage.
Saturday, June 14, 2014
For what we were born (muse)
A most simple question, why do I have to be born and live in this world?
King Solomon asserts that God always has a goal in each of his designs, creating Included in humans. That is, if God had wanted us were born and live in this world, then God has a plan for us. God wants us to do His will so that God's name be glorified and many other people who also get the blessing of God.
Moses was also born in a condition that is not politically menyengankan. To survive, Moses should be left in the river Nile. Semestian which still produce the risk of death for Moses. Dangers of crocodiles and hippos are very likely to threaten the lives of Moses. But, once again, the Lord has a plan for the birth Musa.Karena it, God keep Moses from all the dangers that can arise during Moses drifting in the flow of the Nile. Thus, Moses survived and became great. God prepared Moses became the leader of the Israelites to leave Egypt.
Each of us are not born in this world for something useless or something that runs it is. There is no story we are born in this world because of unemployment. God has a plan for us. Therefore, we need to understand every way God's plan to keep taking part in the truth of His word. Stick to the purpose of God.
King Solomon asserts that God always has a goal in each of his designs, creating Included in humans. That is, if God had wanted us were born and live in this world, then God has a plan for us. God wants us to do His will so that God's name be glorified and many other people who also get the blessing of God.
Moses was also born in a condition that is not politically menyengankan. To survive, Moses should be left in the river Nile. Semestian which still produce the risk of death for Moses. Dangers of crocodiles and hippos are very likely to threaten the lives of Moses. But, once again, the Lord has a plan for the birth Musa.Karena it, God keep Moses from all the dangers that can arise during Moses drifting in the flow of the Nile. Thus, Moses survived and became great. God prepared Moses became the leader of the Israelites to leave Egypt.
Each of us are not born in this world for something useless or something that runs it is. There is no story we are born in this world because of unemployment. God has a plan for us. Therefore, we need to understand every way God's plan to keep taking part in the truth of His word. Stick to the purpose of God.
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