Preist den Herrn, und ruft seinen Namen aus, verkündet seine großen Taten allen Völkern! Singt und musizert zu seiner Ehre, macht alle seine Wunder bekannt! 1 Chronik 16: 8-9 Hoffung Für Alles
This is my second German podcast. Our God is worthy of all praise and our commission is to make His name famous in this world. Preist den Herrn!
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Monday, 29 June 2009
Hebrews 10:22
Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith. Having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse our guilty consciences and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:22 NIV
This is a call from the heart of God, our personal invitation to draw near and in case we have any hesitations about approaching someone so holy and pure, God reminds us of our status in Christ and how Jesus has cleansed us from all sin. God will welcome us with open arms because of our standing in Christ.
The second ‘Let us’ is a call to keep on keeping on – to go the distance. I like the word ‘unswervingly’ – no veering to the left or right. This verse is rich in content and as you meditate on it, you will gain a new assurance of your faith and relationship to God.
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This is a call from the heart of God, our personal invitation to draw near and in case we have any hesitations about approaching someone so holy and pure, God reminds us of our status in Christ and how Jesus has cleansed us from all sin. God will welcome us with open arms because of our standing in Christ.
The second ‘Let us’ is a call to keep on keeping on – to go the distance. I like the word ‘unswervingly’ – no veering to the left or right. This verse is rich in content and as you meditate on it, you will gain a new assurance of your faith and relationship to God.
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Friday, 26 June 2009
John 10:27
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of My hand. John 10:27 (NIV)
The picture here is of the Palestine shepherd calling his sheep and going ahead of them to lead the way. Jesus is our shepherd leading the way, but we need to listen to his voice to find that way. The second part of the verse gives us a wonderful assurance of out salvation. God has a firm grip on us, and He’s not about to let us go. He holds us securely in the palm of His hand.
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The picture here is of the Palestine shepherd calling his sheep and going ahead of them to lead the way. Jesus is our shepherd leading the way, but we need to listen to his voice to find that way. The second part of the verse gives us a wonderful assurance of out salvation. God has a firm grip on us, and He’s not about to let us go. He holds us securely in the palm of His hand.
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Thursday, 25 June 2009
Psalm 139:1-6
O Lord, You have searched me and You know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue You know it completely, O Lord. You hem me in behind and before. You have laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, to lofty for me to attain. Psalm 139:1-6 (NIV)
We have a God that knows every intimate detail of our lives, our hurts, fears, our deepest secrets, our failures and who loves us with a passion. Everyone desires to be understood and we hate being misunderstood, but with God we can relax in the knowledge that He not only has in His possession every small detail of our lives, but He understands us and feels what we feel. He’s not a God that sympathises He’s a God that empathises.
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We have a God that knows every intimate detail of our lives, our hurts, fears, our deepest secrets, our failures and who loves us with a passion. Everyone desires to be understood and we hate being misunderstood, but with God we can relax in the knowledge that He not only has in His possession every small detail of our lives, but He understands us and feels what we feel. He’s not a God that sympathises He’s a God that empathises.
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Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Hebrews 9:27-28
Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him. Hebrews 9:27-28 (NIV)
This is one of these verses that helps me to remember ‘the big picture’. There IS more to life than just the here and now. Jesus will return to those who are waiting for Him and this time not as a babe in a manger but as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. I know this isn’t exactly a new revelation, but in the business of everyday life, this is something most of us think about very seldom. Every person will face the judgement both Christian and non Christian. The Christian will be judged according to what they have done with the talents and abilities God has given them and the non Christian will be judged and sentenced to hell for not believing in Jesus God’s Son. This should cause us to serve God in reverent fear – not fear as in being afraid, but with the knowledge that God has no special favourites and that he will carefully evaluate our life’s work.
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This is one of these verses that helps me to remember ‘the big picture’. There IS more to life than just the here and now. Jesus will return to those who are waiting for Him and this time not as a babe in a manger but as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. I know this isn’t exactly a new revelation, but in the business of everyday life, this is something most of us think about very seldom. Every person will face the judgement both Christian and non Christian. The Christian will be judged according to what they have done with the talents and abilities God has given them and the non Christian will be judged and sentenced to hell for not believing in Jesus God’s Son. This should cause us to serve God in reverent fear – not fear as in being afraid, but with the knowledge that God has no special favourites and that he will carefully evaluate our life’s work.
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009
1 Chronicles 4:10
Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain” And God granted his request. 1 Chronicles 4:10 (NIV)
I was ploughing my way though the genealogy lists at the start of 1 Chronicles when I came across this little gem. It immediately brought to mind a great little booklet I read a number of years ago called ‘The Prayer of Jabez’ by Bruce Wilkinson.
Let me quote you an extract from his book from page 10 and 11:
‘What exactly did Jabez do to rise above the rest? Why did God answer his prayer? I wondered. For that matter why did God even include Jabez’s miniprofile in the Bible? .. I picked up the Bible and read verse 10 – the prayer of Jabez. Something in his prayer would explain the mystery. It had to. Pulling a chair up to the yellow counter, I bent over my Bible, and reading the prayer over and over, I searched with all my heart for the future God had for someone as ordinary as I.
The next morning, I prayed Jabez’s prayer word for word. And the next. And the next. Thirty years later, I haven’t stopped. If you were to ask me what sentence - other than my prayer for salvation - has revolutionized my life and ministry the most, I would tell you that it was the cry of gimper named Jabez, who is still remembered not for what he did, bur for what he prayed – and for what happened next.”
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I was ploughing my way though the genealogy lists at the start of 1 Chronicles when I came across this little gem. It immediately brought to mind a great little booklet I read a number of years ago called ‘The Prayer of Jabez’ by Bruce Wilkinson.
Let me quote you an extract from his book from page 10 and 11:
‘What exactly did Jabez do to rise above the rest? Why did God answer his prayer? I wondered. For that matter why did God even include Jabez’s miniprofile in the Bible? .. I picked up the Bible and read verse 10 – the prayer of Jabez. Something in his prayer would explain the mystery. It had to. Pulling a chair up to the yellow counter, I bent over my Bible, and reading the prayer over and over, I searched with all my heart for the future God had for someone as ordinary as I.
The next morning, I prayed Jabez’s prayer word for word. And the next. And the next. Thirty years later, I haven’t stopped. If you were to ask me what sentence - other than my prayer for salvation - has revolutionized my life and ministry the most, I would tell you that it was the cry of gimper named Jabez, who is still remembered not for what he did, bur for what he prayed – and for what happened next.”
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Monday, 22 June 2009
Phil 3:13-14
No dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing; Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus is calling us up to heaven. Phil 3:13-14
There is something very powerful, a real energy, focus and determination that rings through these verses. He’s focusing on ONE THING! He’s not distracted – he’s got his priorities sorted out and he’s not about to let past failures slow him down.
You can’t help but feel the hope and promise that Paul has for the future as he runs his race and he is so determined! He’s not out for a Sunday walk in the park – he has his eyes on the finish line because that’s where the real prize is.
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There is something very powerful, a real energy, focus and determination that rings through these verses. He’s focusing on ONE THING! He’s not distracted – he’s got his priorities sorted out and he’s not about to let past failures slow him down.
You can’t help but feel the hope and promise that Paul has for the future as he runs his race and he is so determined! He’s not out for a Sunday walk in the park – he has his eyes on the finish line because that’s where the real prize is.
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