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Politik from Rush of Blood to the Head Always send chills down my spine. You almost feel in a soothing trance of peace and yet suggesting to wake up and take action. Open up your eyes!

14   Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.   15   See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.   (Heb 12) The question needs to be... Do I make every effort to promote peace and sense of holiness around me. Am I quick to jump on the band wagon of politics and criticism? Do I turn the "other cheek" when I'm wrongly accused? For a bitter heart spreads like gangrene through all aspects of our lives. Peace and holiness cannot coexist within a bitter heart. And you wonder why some people have trouble sleeping yet are angry with the world!  For to live in bitterness is to condone the very thing that got Christ crucified! Amen

I was reading this scripture this morning and i couldn't help feeling that I often act like this person. Thinking that I don't have to study my bible and put it into practice is compared to someone laughing at you when trouble comes to your life. It sounds cruel but God's standard was never meant to make us 'feel' good. 26 I also jwill laugh at your calamity; I will mock when kterror strikes you, 27 when terror strikes you like la storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. 28 mThen they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me. 29 Because they chated knowledge and ndid not choose the fear of the Lord,

In my place Everytime i listen to this song it reminds me of the timeless love one can have for someone else

It says "In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood" (Heb 12:4). It is so amazing that for the first time I look at this passage of discipline in a different light. 7 It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? So the question needs to be: if our endurance of hardships, considered the Lord's discipline (which is out of love for us), is compared to the hardships Christ endured on the cross then... Why do I always complain when hardships come my way and act as if He didn't exist? I always seem to look down and depressed and yet and filled with gratitude everytime I think of what Jesus Christ has done for me on the cross. Forgetting that's the very reason I need to fix my eyes on Jesus, not just to rid myself of sin, but to take on the very attitude he had towards hardships in his life. 12 Therefore lift your drooping hands and ...

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." (Hebrews 11:1). Often times I believe that I have faith by what I say and think. But the more I meditate on this scripture, I see that 'being sure' comes with your body language when that situation is mentioned. You don't drop ur head; you still have a bounce in your step. Everything about you says you have a positive attitude towards that situation. "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." (Hebrews 11:6). So it goes on a step further and says without that positive attitude and bounce in your step, God will not be pleased. For the source of that confidence comes from acknowledging God's presence in our lives and Him able to do beyond what we can imagine. "Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Is...

"Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse." This scripture made me think on what I've done for the poor this year. Except for the few times I've given money on the street, I haven't made a conscious effort to grow in my giving of my time, mind and money to the cause of the poor. The Bible says there will always be poor people amongst us. So what am I doing about it? As much as I put money aside for church contribution, I should devise plans to help the poor and make them feel worthwhile. I should make time on weekend not just to relax but to give back to those in need. The day is today. Amen