2. Faith that saves produces a Godly sorrow for sin

 Faith that saves produces a Godly sorrow for sin

The Holy Spirit will always hate sin and grieve when we fall back into sin. Then the Spirit convicts us to repent so that we can start again to develop a deeper obedience towards God and a greater love for His Word. Only that path seems secure.

Faith is the basis for our relationship with God. We have to believe that God is Almighty and that we can only approach Him if we believe in Him. If we confess our sins then He is faithful to forgive us our sins.

Repentance clears the heart and allows us to genuinely approach God for a new start.

Saving faith produces sorrow for sin because faith has a strong desire for holiness.

In a hospital surgical theatre, everything must be sterilized and germs are an enemy that must be eliminated. Equally, people desiring holiness do not fool around with sin.

Repentance cleans the heart and allows us to see God more clearly. This clearer vision of God increases our faith in Him.

Thus, repentance and faith walk hand-in-hand to help us draw closer to Jesus.

II CORINTHIANS 7:10 "For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death".

Unsaved people are only sorry for their sins if they are caught out and have to be punished. They are sorry for the punishment, not for the sin. If they get away with the sin then they think that they are very clever.

But godly sorrow, inspired by Christ’s Spirit within us, makes us feel very bad about our sins. Condemned by my conscience, my only escape is to repent and make right where possible.

I do not need other people to tell me of my sins, my own conscience convicts me.

The repentance that drove me to ask Christ for His salvation is something that will never be regretted.

II CORINTHIANS 7:11 "For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter".

Amplified Bible : For [you can look back and] see what an earnestness and authentic concern this godly sorrow has produced in you: what vindication of yourselves [against charges that you tolerate sin], what indignation [at sin], what fear [of offending God], what longing [for righteousness and justice], what passion [to do what is right], what readiness to punish [those who sin and those who tolerate sin]! At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in the matter.

When I genuinely repent of my sins then Christ gives me godly sorrow.

This is not just an emotional response. It is a response that transforms me as it leads to spiritual growth.

Earnest and eager to please God I become very indignant about my failures as I have let God down. I reject any behaviour or attitude that is contrary to sound faith. The fear of God motivates action on my part, it does not paralyze me. This is similar to a person who is scared of losing their job. Fear of being unemployed makes them try harder in order to keep their job.

Forgiven of sin and offered Heaven in the place of Hell gives the repentant heart a zeal to do something for God in return. Wanting to be careful to choose God’s Will and not my own.

Let's sums this up very well.

"The happy fruits of true repentance are mentioned. Where the heart is changed, the life and actions will be changed. It wrought indignation at sin, at themselves, at the tempter and his instruments. It wrought a fear of watchfulness, and a cautious fear of sin. It wrought desire to be reconciled with God. It wrought zeal for duty, and against sin. It wrought revenge against sin and their own folly, by endeavours to make satisfaction for injuries done thereby. Deep humility before God, hatred of all sin, with faith in Christ, a new heart and a new life, make repentance unto salvation. May the Lord bestow it on every one of us." 

1. Repentance makes me ashamed of my sins

 Repentance makes me ashamed of my sins

People keep asking what the purpose of life is. We are born and live out our lives and then die.

So, what do our seventy-odd years of life on Earth actually achieve?

Wealthy people can be very unhappy and often die young.

There is a well-known saying that Money cannot buy happiness.

Famous sport stars only have so many years at the top of their game and then they fade away.

Ordinary people are left wondering how to find something more meaningful in life other than the hard grind of daily survival.

A deeper meaning in life can only be found in the pursuit of something bigger than yourself.

John Kennedy, the charismatic President of America in the 1960s gave out a famous challenge.

"Ask not what America can do for you, but rather ask what you can do for America," Many young Americans were inspired to join the American Peace Corps and went out to help people in poorer countries rather than just drifting through their routine jobs at home.

Our lives are too short and we hate and fear Death.

We need a Champion Who can defeat Death and give us hope for a better life beyond the grave.

Death is the ultimate test for a religious leader. Can he come back from the grave in a resurrection that involves an eternal body that can never die again?

Only one man did this, Jesus Christ.

We need to consider what He offers us.

Our two biggest enemies are Self and the Devil.

Self is too weak to fight the Devil and thus, as long as Self rules in our body then the Devil is able to deceive us and defeat us.

We spend our lives trying to build up an image of self-worth and self-esteem.

That makes us avoid criticism and we hide our faults. Instead of making an open confession of our mistakes, we go into a state of denial and seek to blame our circumstances or someone else.

Feeling offended is now our great grievance. This wounds our self-image and undermines our self-importance.

"How dare you say that?" is our angry rejection of a truthful statement concerning our mistakes or poor judgements. We create a delusional bubble of self-sufficiency that we try to dwell in.

Self-deception makes us hate anything that makes us look inadequate.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. Leonardo da Vinci said, "People crave attention and love, being made to feel special or important. Thus, the last thing they want to hear is that they are lost and cannot help themselves." 

When the Gospel tells us that we need to Repent, this is the worst news that "self-righteous" Me needs to hear.

My life is ruled by the self-centred trinity of I, Me, and Myself.

In our modern age of people’s rights, we put all the emphasis on what we are entitled to and what we want but we ignore our own faults and responsibilities.

Life is a balance between giving and receiving. But Self makes us put an emphasis on what we gain.

But repentance requires the death of "Self".

Repentance is based on sorrow. I am extremely sorry for the sins that I have committed.

I am plagued by a sense of guilt over the harm I have caused others.

I realize that I need a complete change of heart that will produce a real change in my lifestyle.

The best evidence of a repentance conversion is when people then see a big change in your life.

The change had nothing to do with yourself. You actually set out on a path to die to yourself so that you could be fiercely loyal and obedient to Lord Jesus Christ. A truly repentant person is so grateful for God’s undeserved mercy that Jesus Christ becomes the most important Person in that repentant heart.

Pleasing Christ becomes the main focus of the newly repentant heart.

Getting saved is when I realize that God saved my soul 2000 years ago at Calvary. When Jesus Christ said, It is finished ( click here ) , salvation was over as Jesus Christ had won the struggle against sin on the cross.

You were born when Christ breathed your spirit, the breath of life, into your new-born baby body. Regard this new body as if it is a taxi that you are driving through life. Being a taxi, you start giving people a lift. These passengers become your friends and they keep offering advice. Some good advice and some evil advice. Devils offer us a mixture of good and evil. If they just offered evil they would put most of us off. But because they offer good and evil they can be hypocrites who are pretending to be good. That makes them very deceptive.

Under the influence of all these "friends" you start driving down the wrong roads in life and going to the wrong places.

What is salvation? One day you see Jesus Christ standing on the side of the road and indicating that He wants a lift. Your friends in the taxi go crazy. They force you to keep driving so that you cannot stop and pick up Jesus Christ. Any Christian influence is immediately opposed by your passengers.

But one day, for complex reasons, you defy your friends and passengers. You stop and pick up Jesus Christ by repenting and accepting Him as your personal Saviour. That is what salvation means, you have a portion of the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ injected into your heart.

This immediately creates a big problem. All your friends and passengers are highly offended and terribly upset. They are totally opposed to your decision. It now depends on how genuinely you repented. You must prefer to follow Jesus Christ and be prepared to lose all your passengers and friends. All those spirits that influenced your mind to believe and behave in unscriptural ways.

Their mockery and condemnation of you must leave you unchanged. You want Jesus Christ, not them.

This is the most serious decision that will affect your future. You refuse to listen to them and you start to obey Jesus Christ. You only drive down the roads that compare with Bible standards.

You oppose drinking alcohol and be drunkard , smoking cigarettes, drugs abuse, gambling endlessly, pornography addiction, swearing vulgarities, and enjoy dirty jokes. Sex is only permitted after a marriage between a man and a woman. The marriage vow is for life.

These standards highly upset your passengers who hate the presence of Jesus Christ in your taxi.

They now start getting out of the taxi. As these spirits leave, you are able to start cleaning up your life in a process called sanctification.

Getting saved is like picking up an empty jug that is dirty.

Sanctification is cleaning up the dirty jug so that it can be set aside for service.

Now you are happily steering your way through life, doing your own will in a clean and decent manner.

Then come the nagging doubts. Is this really what God wants me to do with my life?

Jesus  Christ is the only Person Who knows why God called you.

Common sense then dictates that you should swop places with Him and let Jesus Christ sit behind the steering wheel as He steers you into God’s Will, which is always different from your own will.

Handing over your life to Jesus Christ now so that He is in full control of what you do and say,  is called the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Now your mind and physical body are under new management and your lifestyle will again be different. You will only trust what the Old King James Bible says. There are over a hundred new versions of the Bible that are all different from each other. Thus, they can never come to an absolute truth.

Under sanctification, you used God’s grace to clean up the sins in your life.

Under the Holy Ghost baptism, you start to clean up your beliefs as you realize that you must only believe what is written in Scripture. It is written.

The more you understand and believe the Bible, the more your faith becomes purer.

Repentance (Part 1)

 Repentance 

Being selfish is not good. We need to focus on something bigger than ourselves. We need to die to self and sin no more. Hatred of our own sins drives us to a genuine repentance and gives us the faith to believe that only the shed blood of Jesus can forgive and wash away our sins. Faith, the blood of Jesus, and repentance form a strong threefold cord that banishes sin.

1. Repentance makes me ashamed of my sins (here)

2. Faith that saves produces a Godly sorrow for sin

3. Repentance involves certain fundamental ideas

4. Repentance requires turning away from sin

5. We only meet God if we turn far enough away from sin

6. None of us truly realize just how awful our sins are

Our big enemies are Self, the Devil, and Death. Only Jesus Christ can defeat that awful trinity.

 Repentance makes us focus on Lord Jesus Christ alone.

Only repentance can remove the guilt and shame of sin.

There is only one judgement for sin. The death of Jesus on the cross.

God has got absolutely no reason to save me and yet He wants to save me.

Repentance must be a specific condemnation of my personal sins, not a vague justification of them.

The Old King James Bible tells us God's true thoughts.

God hates the sin but loves the sinner.

Oromo: Jechoota kana ✍🏽 barreessi guyyaa guyyaan dubbadhu ....

 Jechoota kana ✍🏽 barreessi guyyaa guyyaan dubbadhu ....

                               Dubbiin Waaqayyoo ana keessa jiraata. Yeroon dubbadhu humna jiraataa haala koo jijjiiru nan gadhiisa. 

                                  Dubbiin na keessa jiraata. Wanti ani Dubbii jiraataa wajjin walsimsiisuun gaafadhu ni uuma. 

                                  l am waan Inni jedhu l am. Furii koo qaba. Seexanni uumama haaraa irratti aangoo hin qabu. Ani immoo uumama haaraa dha. 

                                 Yesus maqaa isaa irratti aangoo abbaa seerummaa naaf kenne. Ija jabinaan itti fayyadama yeroon dubbadhu jilbi hundi maqaa sanaaf jilbeenfata. Ani uumama haaraa dha. Furii koo qaba. Cubbuun anaa irratti ol’aantummaa hin qabu. Dhukkubni qaama koo irratti aangoo hin qabu. Seexanni uumama haaraa kana irratti aangoo hin qabu. Maqaa maqaa hunda ol ta'e irratti aangoo abbaa seerummaa qaba. 

                                  Furii koo qaba. HAFUURNI Yesusiin du'aa kaase na keessa jiraata, qaama koo isa du'uufis jireenya kenna. Dhukkubni qaama kana irratti aangoo waan hin qabneef jireenyi Waaqayyoo na keessatti socho'u nan labsa.   

                                    Furii koo qaba. Waaqayyo akka badhaadhummaa fi ulfina isaatti waan barbaachisu hundumaa ni dhiheessa. Seexanni rizqii koo irratti ol’aantummaa hin qabu baay’ina MOOTUMMAA faayinaansii koo keessatti socho’u nan labsa.

                                Furii koo qaba. Cubbuun anaa irratti hin bultu. Jaarsi kanaaf bitamu du'eera. Ani uumama haaraa waanan ta'eef uumama koo haaraa irraan jiraadha.

                                 Ergamaan koo humnaan caala, sagalee sagalee Waaqayyoo afaan koo keessa jirus ni dhaggeeffata. Waadaa kootiin gargaarsa samii nan activate godha. 

                                Guyyaa jalqabaa Dubbicha dubbadhu irraa kaasee samiin deebii kenna. Jechi koo gargaarsa ergamootaa kan sochoosu yoo ta'u hanga boqonnaan dhufutti waadaa koo nan eega. 

                                 Bakka dhoksaa keessa jiraadha. Waaqayyo baqannaa kooti. Wanti hamaan tokkollee narra hin ga’u, dha’ichis mana jireenyaa kootti hin dhihaatu.

                               Waaqayyo akka badhaadhummaa fi ulfina isaatti waan na barbaachisu hundumaa karaa Kiristoos Yesusiin naaf dhiyeessa. Akkuma Filiphisiiyus 4 lakkoofsi 19 labsu, yeroo ammaa kana maallaqa koo irratti Dubbii kana nan dubbadha. Gargaarsa ergamootaa jireenya kootiif ramadame nan activate godha. Dhiyeessiin kallattii hundaan dhufaa akka jiru nan labsa, balbaloonni tarsiimoon uumamaa kamiyyuu banamuu hin dandeenye akka banamu nan eega.  

                                  Yeroo ammaa kana ijoollee koo irratti sagalee Waaqayyoo nan labsa. Meeshaan waraanaa isaan irratti ijaarame kamiyyuu hin milkaa'u. Ergamoonni isaaniif ramadamaniiru ergamoonni sun yeroo hunda fuula Abbaa koo ni argatu. Jireenya mucaa koo irratti eegumsa, ogummaa fi harkisa Hafuura Qulqulluu nan dubbadha. Maqaa Yesus Kiristoosiin haala ijoolleen koo mudatan hunda kan ani bira gahuu hin dandeenye irratti gargaarsa samii nan sochoosa. 

                                        Hafuurri koo gonkumaa hin rafu. Hafuurri Qulqulluun halkan keessa nama keessa koo wajjin wal qunnama waan inni kuufadhus fudhachuu barachaa jira.

                                        Halkan koo Dubbii wajjin ajandaa nan kaa'e. Hafuurri koo hirriba kootiin sanyii jiraataa adeemsisuun waan Waaqayyo kuufadhe baadheen hirribaa ka'a.

                                       Hafuura qulqulluu, waa'ee kanaa ogummaan na barbaachisa. Dhuma isaa jalqabarraa beekta. Haala kana keessaa dimension hunda kan ani bakkan dhaabadhe irraa arguu hin dandeenye ni beektu. Waan beekuu qabu karaa hafuura koo halkan akka naaf dabarsitan isin gaafadha ganamas akkan fudhadhu waadaa seena.

                                        Gooftaan Iyyesuus Kiristoos xiqqaa miti. Inni jabaa gama mirga Abbaati. Dubbii isaas ofitti amanamummaa guutuu ta’een itti dhiyaadha.

                                        Ija jabinaan gara teessoo ayyaanaatti nan dhufa. Gooftaan Iyyasuus Kiristoos leellisaa kooti ABBAA dura dhaabbachuun koo galmee isaa irratti malee kan koo miti.

                                       Ani hirmaataa uumama waaqummaati. Uumama amantii Isaa na keessa qaba. Uumama jaalala Isaa na keessa qaba. Seexanni biyya lafaa keessa jiru caalaa Waaqayyo inni ana keessa jiru ni caala. Ani kan Waaqayyo l dha jedhudha. Waan Waaqayyo qaba jedhe qaba. Waan Waaqayyo nan danda'a jedhe hojjechuu nan danda'a.

English: Write ✍🏽 these words down and speak them daily ....

                              The Word of God is alive in me. When I speak it, I release a living force that transforms my circumstances. 

                                 The Word abides in me. What I demand in alignment with the living Word comes into being. 

                                 l am what He says l am. I have my redemption. Satan has no dominion over the new creation. And I am the new creation. 

                                Jesus gave me power of attorney over His name. I use it boldly and every knee bows to that name when I speak it. I am a new creation. I have my redemption. Sin has no dominion over me. Disease has no authority over my body. Satan has no dominion over this new creation. I have the power of attorney over the name that is above every name. 

                                 I have my redemption. The SPIRIT who raised Jesus from the dead lives in me and gives life to my mortal body. Disease has no authority over this body and I declare the life of God operating in me.   

                                   I have my redemption. God supplies every need according to His riches and glory. Satan has no dominion over my provision and I declare the abundance of the KINGDOM operating in my finances.

                               I have my redemption. Sin shall not have dominion over me. The old man who is subject to this is dead. I am the new creation and I live from my new nature.

                                My angel excels in strength and hearkens to the voice of God's Word in my mouth. I activate heaven's assistance with my confession. 

                               From the first day I speak the Word, heaven responds. My words activate angelic assistance and I maintain my confession until the breakthrough comes. 

                                I dwell in the secret place. God is my refuge. No evil shall befall me and no plague shall come near my dwelling.

                              God supplies my every need according to His riches and glory through Christ Jesus. As Philippians 4 verse 19 declares, I speak this Word over my finances right now. I activate the angelic assistance assigned to my life. I declare that provision is coming from every direction and I expect doors to open that no natural strategy could have opened.  

                                 I declare the Word of God over my children right now. No weapon formed against them shall prosper. Angels are assigned to them and those angels always see the face of my Father. I speak protection, wisdom, and the drawing of the Holy Spirit over my child's life. In the name of Jesus Christ, I activate heaven's assistance over every situation my children is facing that I cannot reach. 

                                       My spirit never sleeps. The Holy Spirit communicates with my inner man through the night and I am learning to receive what He deposits.

                                       I set the agenda for my night with the Word. My spirit processes living seed through my sleep and I wake up carrying what God deposited.

                                      Holy Spirit, I need wisdom about this. You know the end from the beginning. You know every dimension of this situation that I cannot see from where I stand. I am asking you to communicate what I need to know through my spirit in the night and I am committing to receive it in the morning.

                                       Lord Jesus Christ is not small. He is the mighty One at the right hand of the Father. And I approach His Word with the full confidence it deserves.

                                       I come boldly to the throne of grace. Lord Jesus Christ is my advocate and my standing before the FATHER is based on His record, not mine.

                                      I am a partaker of the divine nature. I have in me His faith nature. I have in me His love nature. Greater is God that is in me than the devil that is in the world. I am who God says l am. I have what God says I have. I can do what God says I can do.

Odia Oriya : ✍🏽 ehi sabdagudiku lekha abng pratidina kuha....

 ଏହି ଶବ୍ଦଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଲେଖି ରଖନ୍ତୁ ଏବଂ ପ୍ରତିଦିନ କୁହନ୍ତୁ...

                              ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ୟ ମୋ’ଠାରେ ଜୀବନ୍ତ ଅଟେ। ଯେତେବେଳେ ମୁଁ ଏହାକୁ କୁହେ, ମୁଁ ଏକ ଜୀବନ୍ତ ଶକ୍ତିକୁ ପ୍ରବାହିତ କରେ ଯାହା ମୋର ପରିସ୍ଥିତିକୁ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ କରେ।

                              ସେହି ବାକ୍ୟ ମୋ’ଠାରେ ବାସ କରେ। ସେହି ଜୀବନ୍ତ ବାକ୍ୟ ଅନୁସାରେ ମୁଁ ଯାହା ଦାବି କରେ, ତାହା ବାସ୍ତବରେ ପରିଣତ ହୁଏ।

                              ସେ ମୋତେ ଯାହା କୁହନ୍ତି, ମୁଁ ତାହା ହିଁ ଅଟେ। ମୁଁ ମୋର ପରିତ୍ରାଣ ପାଇଛି। ନୂତନ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ଉପରେ ଶୟତାନର କୌଣସି ଅଧିକାର ନାହିଁ। ଏବଂ ମୁଁ ସେହି ନୂତନ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ଅଟେ।

                              ଯୀଶୁ ମୋତେ ତାଙ୍କ ନାମ ବ୍ୟବହାର କରିବାର ଅଧିକାର (power of attorney) ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି। ମୁଁ ସାହସର ସହ ଏହାକୁ ବ୍ୟବହାର କରେ ଏବଂ ଯେତେବେଳେ ମୁଁ ସେହି ନାମ ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣ କରେ, ସେତେବେଳେ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଆଣ୍ଠୁ ସେହି ନାମ ନିକଟରେ ନତମସ୍ତକ ହୁଏ। ମୁଁ ଏକ ନୂତନ ସୃଷ୍ଟି। ମୁଁ ମୋର ପରିତ୍ରାଣ ପାଇଛି। ପାପର ମୋ’ ଉପରେ କୌଣସି ଅଧିକାର ନାହିଁ। ରୋଗର ମୋ’ ଶରୀର ଉପରେ କୌଣସି କ୍ଷମତା ନାହିଁ। ଏହି ନୂତନ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ଉପରେ ଶୟତାନର କୌଣସି ଅଧିକାର ନାହିଁ। ସମସ୍ତ ନାମଠାରୁ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ସେହି ନାମ ଉପରେ ମୋର ଅଧିକାର ରହିଛି।

                              ମୁଁ ମୋର ପରିତ୍ରାଣ ପାଇଛି। ଯେଉଁ ଆତ୍ମା ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କୁ ମୃତ୍ୟୁରୁ ଉଠାଇଥିଲେ, ସେ ମୋ’ଠାରେ ବାସ କରନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ମୋର ମରଣଶୀଳ ଶରୀରକୁ ଜୀବନ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରନ୍ତି। ଏହି ଶରୀର ଉପରେ ରୋଗର କୌଣସି କ୍ଷମତା ନାହିଁ ଏବଂ ମୁଁ ଘୋଷଣା କରୁଛି ଯେ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଜୀବନ ମୋ’ଠାରେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରୁଛି।

                              ମୁଁ ମୋର ପରିତ୍ରାଣ ପାଇଛି। ଈଶ୍ୱର ତାଙ୍କର ସମ୍ପଦ ଓ ମହିମା ଅନୁସାରେ ମୋର ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଆବଶ୍ୟକତା ପୂରଣ କରନ୍ତି। ମୋର ସମ୍ବଳ ଉପରେ ଶୟତାନର କୌଣସି ଅଧିକାର ନାହିଁ ଏବଂ ମୁଁ ଘୋଷଣା କରୁଛି ଯେ ରାଜ୍ୟର ସମୃଦ୍ଧି ମୋର ଆର୍ଥିକ ବିଷୟରେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରୁଛି।

                              ମୁଁ ମୋର ପରିତ୍ରାଣ ପାଇଛି। ପାପର ମୋ’ ଉପରେ କୌଣସି ଅଧିକାର ରହିବ ନାହିଁ। ପୁରାତନ ସ୍ୱଭାବ (ଯାହା ପାପ ଅଧୀନ ଥିଲା) ମୃତ୍ୟୁବରଣ କରିଛି। ମୁଁ ନୂତନ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ଏବଂ ମୁଁ ମୋର ନୂତନ ସ୍ୱଭାବ ଅନୁସାରେ ଜୀବନଯାପନ କରୁଛି।

                              ମୋର ଦୂତ ଶକ୍ତିରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଏବଂ ସ ମୁଁ ଘୋଷଣା କରୁଛି ଯେ ସବୁଆଡ଼ୁ ମୋ ପାଇଁ ଆବଶ୍ୟକୀୟ ସାଧନ ଓ ଯୋଗାଣ ଆସୁଛି ଏବଂ ମୁଁ ଆଶା କରୁଛି ଯେ ଏପରି ଦ୍ୱାର ଖୋଲିବ ଯାହା କୌଣସି ସାଧାରଣ ଉପାୟ ବା ଯୋଜନା ଦ୍ୱାରା ଖୋଲାଯାଇ ପାରିନଥାନ୍ତା।

ମୁଁ ଏହିକ୍ଷଣି ମୋ ପିଲାମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ୟ ଘୋଷଣା କରୁଛି। ସେମାନଙ୍କ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ ଗଢ଼ାଯାଇଥିବା କୌଣସି ଅସ୍ତ୍ର ସଫଳ ହେବ ନାହିଁ। ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗଦୂତମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିଯୁକ୍ତ କରାଯାଇଛି ଏବଂ ସେହି ଦୂତମାନେ ସର୍ବଦା ମୋ ପିତାଙ୍କ ମୁଖ ଦର୍ଶନ କରନ୍ତି। ମୁଁ ମୋ ପିଲାର ଜୀବନ ପାଇଁ ସୁରକ୍ଷା, ଜ୍ଞାନ ଏବଂ ପବିତ୍ର ଆତ୍ମାଙ୍କ ଆକର୍ଷଣ ଘୋଷଣା କରୁଛି। ଯୀଶୁ ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ନାମରେ, ମୁଁ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗୀୟ ସହାୟତାକୁ ସେହି ସମସ୍ତ ପରିସ୍ଥିତି ଉପରେ ସକ୍ରିୟ କରୁଛି ଯାହାର ସମାଧାନ କରିବାକୁ ମୁଁ ସକ୍ଷମ ନୁହେଁ କିମ୍ବା ଯାହା ମୋ ପହଞ୍ଚ ବାହାରେ ଅଛି।

ମୋର ଆତ୍ମା କେବେ ଶୋଇରହେ ନାହିଁ। ପବିତ୍ର ଆତ୍ମା ରାତିସାରା ମୋର ଅନ୍ତରାତ୍ମା ସହିତ କଥାବାର୍ତ୍ତା କରନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ସେ ଯାହା ପ୍ରଦାନ କରନ୍ତି ତାହା ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବାକୁ ମୁଁ ଶିଖୁଛି।

ମୁଁ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ୟ ସହିତ ମୋ ରାତ୍ରିର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟସୂଚୀ ସ୍ଥିର କରେ। ମୋର ଆତ୍ମା ନିଦ୍ରା ସମୟରେ ସେହି ଜୀବନ୍ତ ବୀଜ (ବାକ୍ୟ) ଉପରେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରେ ଏବଂ ମୁଁ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପ୍ରଦତ୍ତ ବିଷୟକୁ ଧାରଣ କରି ଜାଗ୍ରତ ହୁଏ।

ହେ ପବିତ୍ର ଆତ୍ମା, ଏ ବିଷୟରେ ମୋର ଜ୍ଞାନ ଆବଶ୍ୟକ। ଆପଣ ଆଦ୍ୟରୁ ଅନ୍ତ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସବୁକିଛି ଜାଣନ୍ତି। ମୁଁ ଯେଉଁ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ଅଛି ସେଠାରୁ ଦେଖିପାରୁନଥିବା ଏହି ପରିସ୍ଥିତିର ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଦିଗ ଆପଣ ଜାଣନ୍ତି। ମୁଁ ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରୁଛି ଯେ ରାତିରେ ମୋ ଆତ୍ମା ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ମୋତେ ଆବଶ୍ୟକୀୟ ବିଷୟ ଜଣାନ୍ତୁ ଏବଂ ମୁଁ ସକାଳେ ତାହା ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବାକୁ ପ୍ରତିଶ୍ରୁତିବଦ୍ଧ।

ପ୍ରଭୁ ଯୀଶୁ ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ କୌଣସି ସାଧାରଣ ବା ଛୋଟ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିତ୍ୱ ନୁହଁନ୍ତି। ସେ ପିତାଙ୍କ ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ପାର୍ଶ୍ୱରେ ବିରାଜମାନ ମହାନ୍ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ଅଟନ୍ତି। ଏବଂ ମୁଁ ତାଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ୟକୁ ଉଚିତ୍ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ବିଶ୍ୱାସ ସହିତ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରେ।

ମୁଁ ସାହସର ସହିତ ଅନୁଗ୍ରହର ସିଂହାସନ ନିକଟକୁ ଆସେ। ପ୍ରଭୁ ଯୀଶୁ ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ ମୋର ମଧ୍ୟସ୍ଥ ଅଟନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ପିତା 

✍🏽 ehi sabdagudiku lekha abng pratidina kuha....

parameswaranka bakhya mo bhitare jibita. jetebele mun ehaa kahe, mun eka jibanta sakti mukta kare jaahaa mora paristhitiku paribartana kare.

bakhya mo bhitare basa kare. jibanta bakhya sahita samanwaya rakhi mun jaahaa dabi kare tahaa astitware ase.

se jaahaa kuhanti mun tahaa mun. mora mukti achhi. nutana srusti upare sayatanara kaunnasi pradhanya nahin. abng mun heuchhi nutana srusti.

jisu mote tanka nama upare kshamata pradana karichhanti. mun ehaku sahasara sahita byabahara kare abng pratyeka anthu sehi namaku nata kare jetebele mun ehaa kahe. mun eka nutana srusti. mora mukti achhi. papara mo upare kaunnasi pradhanya nahin. mo sarira upare rogara kaunnasi kartrutwa nahin. sayatanara ehi nutana srusti upare kaunnasi pradhanya nahin. pratyeka nama upare mora kshamata achhi.

mora mukti achhi. jisunku mrutamananka madhyaru uthaithiba atmaa mo bhitare basa kare abng mora martya sariraku jibana die. rogara ehi sarira upare kaunnasi kartrutwa nahin abng mun mo bhitare karjya karuthiba parameswaranka jibana ghosana kare.

  mora mukti achhi. parameswara tankara dhana abng gouraba anusare pratyeka abashyakata jogai dianti. mora byabastha upare sayatanara kaunnasi prachira nahin abng mun mora arthika khetrare karjya karuthiba rajyara prachurata ghosana kare. 

  mora mukti achhi. papa mo upare prachira kariba nahin. jeun brudha byakti ehara adhinare achhanti se mruta. mun nutana srusti abng mun mora nutana prakrutiru banchichhi. 

  mora duta saktire utkarshita huanti abng mo mukhare parameswaranka bakhya swara sunnanti. mun mora swikarokti sahita swargara sahayataku sakriya kare. 

  prathama dinaru mun bakhya kahuchhi, swarg pratikriya kare. mora bakhya dutanka sahayataku sakriya kare abng mun safalata na asiba parjyanta mora swikaroktiku bajaaya rakhe. 

  mun gupta sthanare basa kare. parameswara mora asrayastala. mo upare kaunnasi manda ghatiba nahin abng mo basasthana nikatare kaunnasi mahamaari asiba nahin. 

khrist jisunka madhyamare parameswara tankara dhana abng mahimaa anusare mora pratyeka abashyakata jogai dianti. philipiya 4 pada 19 ghosana karuthiba pari, mun bartamana mora arthika upare ehi bakhya kahuchhi. mun mo jibana pain nijukta dutanka sahayataku sakriya kare. mun ghosana karuchhi je samasta digaru byabastha asuchhi abng mun asa karuchhi je epari dwara kholijiba jaahaa kaunnasi prakrutika rananiti kholipariba nahin. 

mun bartamana mo pilamananka upare parameswaranka bakhya ghosana karuchhi. semananka biruddhare gathita kaunnasi astra safala heba nahin. dutamananku semananka pain nijukta karajaichhi abng sehi dutamane sarbada mo pitanka muhan dekhanti. mun surakshaa, gyana abng mo pilanka jibana upare pabitra atmaanka akarsana bisayare kahuchhi. jisu khristanka namare, mun mo pilamane jeun paristhitira samukhina heuchhanti sethire swargara sahayata sakriya kare jaahaa mun pahanchiparibi nahin. 

    mora atmaa kebe soipade nahin. pabitra atmaa ratisaraa mora antarnihita manisa sahita jogajoga karanti abng mun se jaahaa jamaa karanti tahaa grahana karibaku sikhuchhi. 

    mun bakhya sahita mora ratira karjyasuchee sthira kare. mora atmaa mora nidra madhyamare jibanta bija prakriyakarana kare abng mun parameswara jaahaa jamaa karichhanti tahaa bahana kari jagrata hue. 

    pabitra atmaa, mote ea bisayare gyana abashyaka. tume arambharu sesa janna. tume ehi paristhitira pratyeka digaku janna jaahaa mun keuntharu tthia hoi dekhiparunahin. mun ratire mo atmaa madhyamare jaahaa janibaku abashyaka tahaa janaibaku apananku anurodha karuchhi abng sakalle mun ehaku grahana karibaku pratibadha.

        prabhu jisu khrist kshudra nunhanti. se pitanka dahanna parsware thiba saktisali byakti. abng mun tanka bakhyaku purna atmabiswasa sahita pakhaku jae jaahaa ehaa paiba uchita.

          mun sahasara sahita anugrahara sinhasana nikataku ase. prabhu jisu khrist mora okila abng pitanka samukhare mora tthia heba tanka rakerd upare adharita, mora nuhen.

        mun dibya prakrutira ansidara. mothare tankara biswasa prakruti achhi. mothare tankara prema prakruti achhi. mothare thiba iswara jagatare thiba sayatana apekshaa mahana. mun jie parameswara kuhanti mun tahaa. mora pakhare jaahaa achhi tahaa achhi. parameswara kuhanti mun jaahaa kariparibi mun tahaa kariparibi.

Colossians 1:29

 Colossians 1:29 

To this end I also labour, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.

To this end I also labor,

I laboured to proclaim Christ, warn every person, and teach with wisdom so that believers might be presented mature in Him. My ministry demanded relentless travel, persecution, imprisonment, prayer, teaching, and personal sacrifice. Yet I regarded such toil as the appointed means by which Christ strengthened His church and advanced the Gospel among the nations.

1 Thessalonians 2:9 Surely you recall, brothers, our labour and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me ....

But by the [remarkable] grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not without effect. In fact, I worked harder than all of the apostles, though it was not I, but the grace of God [His unmerited favor and blessing which was] with me.

1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable.…

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.

striving with all His energy

My service required disciplined perseverance like that of a competitor pressing toward the finish. The strength for such endurance did not arise from natural ability or human determination. Christ supplied the power needed for the work, enabling me to remain faithful amid suffering and opposition.

1 Timothy 4:10 To this end we labor and strive, because we have set…

For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

It is for this that we labor and strive [often called to account], because we have fixed our [confident] hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe [in Him, recognize Him as the Son of God, and accept Him as Savior and Lord].

Philippians 1:27-30 ²⁷ Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy…Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel ²⁸ without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved—and that by God. ²⁹ For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him, ³⁰ since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have. ( Life Worthy of the Gospel ) 

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

working powerfully within me.

God actively worked through me by the Holy Spirit, producing fruit beyond what human effort could accomplish. The same risen Christ who called me on the road continued to sustain me in ministry. Believers are likewise called to serve diligently while depending on God’s power, knowing that spiritual growth and lasting ministry come from Christ at work within His people.

Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all…

Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose.

Ephesians 3:16 I ask that out of the riches of His glory…

I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,

Ephesians 3:16 expresses a prayer that God may strengthen believers with power through His Spirit in their inner being, allowing Christ to dwell in their hearts through faith. This emphasizes the importance of spiritual strength and the deep love of God for His people.

Persons / Places / Events

1. Paul

The apostle who wrote the letter to the Colossians. He is emphasizing his dedication and the divine empowerment he receives in his ministry.

2. Colossae

An ancient city in Asia Minor, the recipients of Paul's letter. The church there was dealing with false teachings, and Paul wrote to encourage and instruct them.

3. The Holy Spirit

While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the reference to "His energy" implies the work of the Holy Spirit empowering Paul.

Teaching Points

Divine Empowerment

As believers, we are not left to our own strength. Just as Paul labored with God's energy, we too can rely on the Holy Spirit to empower us in our daily lives and ministries.

Purposeful Labor

Paul’s labor was purposeful, aimed at fulfilling God’s mission. We should evaluate our efforts to ensure they align with God’s purposes and seek His guidance in our endeavors.

Perseverance in Ministry

The word "striving" indicates effort and perseverance. In our spiritual walk and service, we should be prepared to work diligently, trusting in God’s power to sustain us.

The Role of the Holy Spirit

Recognize the Holy Spirit's role in empowering and guiding us. We should cultivate a relationship with the Spirit through prayer and obedience.

Humility and Dependence

Paul’s acknowledgment of God’s power working in him teaches us humility and dependence on God rather than our abilities.

Bible Study Questions

1. How does understanding the source of Paul's strength in Colossians 1:29 change your perspective on facing challenges in your own life?

2. In what ways can you identify the "energy" of God working within you in your current circumstances?

3. How can Philippians 4:13 and Ephesians 3:20 encourage you to rely more on God's power rather than your own?

4. What are some practical steps you can take to ensure your labor is aligned with God's purposes, as Paul’s was?

5. How can you cultivate a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit to experience His empowering presence in your daily life?

Catholicism adopted Babylonians invention of a pagan trinity

 Babylonians invented a pagan trinity godhead

Noah’s Flood covered the earth like a baby is covered in water in the womb.

GENESIS 9:11 "And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth."

God promised that another Flood would not destroy the world.

Nimrod and the Babylonians wanted a tower that could ascend up to heaven. The top would be above any future flood. Nimrod did not believe God’s Word of Promise.

GENESIS 11:4 "And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth."

The tower top reaching heaven means they are closer to God than any other humans.

There are more than 2000 different types of churches and denominations today. Each one has the same mistake which is to feel that their church is closer to God than the other churches.

Yet no end-time prophecy concerning the end-time church says anything good about us.

No parable concerning the end-time church says anything good about us.

"Make us a name" means they are more famous and important than others.

"Lest we be scattered" means they relied on "group think" and enforced conformity.

They wanted to make a name for themselves.

That is why people gather in groups, so that the group name becomes famous.

Churches make the same mistake.

Lutherans, Methodists, Pentecostals, Full Gospel, Roman Catholic, Message church.

A group wants to make a name for themselves as the bigger the group is, the closer they feel they are to heaven. Big groups are important in their own eyes.

The early believers were just called Christians. They belonged to Christ, not to a church.

They were only interested in uplifting one name, Jesus.

JOHN 12:32 "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me."

GENESIS 9:1 "And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and God said multiply replenish the earth."

That means God wanted them to spread out. Scatter.

But then they could not make a big name as they would be in small, scattered groups.

The early church of the apostles could not form a huge group as they met in houses for the first 200-odd years.

The earliest evidence of a church building that has been dug up was dated about AD 220.

So, the Babylonians rebelled against God. They did not like His way of thinking.

They built a huge tower to keep the people in one place, as a denomination under one man’s domination. One man who made a big name for himself, Nimrod.

The tower was called Babel, which meant the Gate to heaven or Confusion. Babble.

Churches have the same problem. They regard themselves as the Door to heaven until you ask them what the name of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost is. They cannot find one name for three Persons and thus serve a nameless God. But they have made a great name for their church and church leader.

God created different languages for these Babel tower-builders so that their languages became confused.

But these different cultures each had a trinity of gods that were co-eternal and co-equal.

Their trinity gods were made of one substance.

Two men, father and son, and one woman.

Babylon: Nimrod - father Semiramis - mother Tammuz the re-incarnated son Tammuz was the only man to be called El Bar (god the son).

The Bible never mentions "God the Son", because God is not a man.

The modern church with its unscriptural Trinity, unscriptural Christmas, unscriptural 25 December, and unscriptural Good Friday, happily include an unscriptural "God the Son" as well. Then an unscriptural "God the Holy Ghost" is also thrown in.

Egypt: Isis – mother Osiris - father Horus - son Three persons on one throne.

Three Persons on a throne is the most common picture of the trinity godhead.

Greece: Zeus Apollo Athena Rome : Jupiter Mars Venus India: Brahma Vishnu Shiva or Siva Three male heads on one neck.

India had an interesting variation as they had three men in their trinity.

Alexander’s empire went from Greece to Egypt to India, then ended.

From Egypt was the picture of three persons on a throne. Two men and a woman.

From India came the modification that all three were men.

From Greece came Greek philosophy with the ideas of three-in-one, and eternal-sonship, and of-the-same-essence (whatever that means), and co-equal.

Three Persons in one God (three-in-one) directly contradicts I John 5:7 that says the three are one.

I JOHN 5:7 "And these three are one".

This verse is not mentioned in modern Bibles.

Co-equal between Father and Son is invalid.

John 14:28 "for my Father is greater than I".