Benny Hester
Almighty God, the great I am
Immovable rock, omnipotent, powerful awesome Lord
Victorious Warrior, commanding King of Kings
Mighty Conqueror, and the only time
The only time I ever saw Him run
Was when He ran to me, He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest
Said "My son's come home again"
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice
He said "Son, do you know I still love you?"
He caught me by surprise, when God ran
The day I left home I knew I'd broken His heart
And I wondered then if things could ever be the same
Then one night I remembered His love for me
And down that dusty road ahead I could see
It was the only time
It was the only time I ever saw Him run
And then He ran to me, took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest
Said, "My son's come home again"
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice
He said, "Son, do you know I still love you?"
He caught me by surprise and brought me to my knees
When God ran, I saw Him run to me.
I was so ashamed, all alone and so far away
But now I know He's been waiting for this day
I saw Him run to me, He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest
And said," My son's come home again"
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice I felt His love for me again
He ran to me, He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest
Said," My son's come home again"
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice
He said, "Son"
He called me Son
He said ,"Son do you know I still love you?"
He ran to me
And then I ran to Him
When God ran
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
God's Deposit!
Scripture
Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession - to the praise of his glory.Ephesians 1:13-14, NIV
I once bought a wonderful old car. It was exactly what I was looking for. I put down a deposit in order to secure the car for when I could collect it. Even though it wasn't fully paid for, it was now mine - the deposit was enough to ensure that when I went to collect the car it would still be there. People often put down a deposit on something they want to buy to secure it for when they can come and pay for it.
A few weeks ago the oldest member of our Ellel Grange prayer team went to be with the Lord. He had joined the team 23 years ago, right at the beginning of the work, just before his seventieth birthday! God had put a wonderful deposit of the Holy Spirit into his life and he served the Lord with great effectiveness all his days. As I was meditating on his fruitful life - and how much we will miss him - I was drawn to this scripture and I realised that God now had full possession of the life into which he had placed a deposit so many years earlier!
It is so encouraging to realise that when a saint passes into the glorious, immediate presence of the Lord, the fullness of what God had planned when he put the deposit into their life has now been realised. Full restoration has taken place, the shackles of the sinful nature have been left behind and the joys of eternity are now theirs. What a wonderful and glorious Gospel!
A friend with whom I was sharing the good news once said to me, "If I believed what you believe, I would be willing to crawl on my hands and knees across a field of broken glass to tell just one person about Jesus!" Praise God, all I had to do was sit with him at his hospital bedside and introduce him to the Saviour. On his last earthly bed he discovered the gateway to eternal life. A couple of days later he was discovering the blessings of God's deposit in his life. One day, I'm looking forward to sharing fellowship with him.
Prayer: Thank you Lord that the deposit you have placed in my life is a guarantee of your ownership and that one day I will know the fullness of sharing eternity with you. In Jesus, Amen
http://www.seedsofthekingdom.com/ 15 Sept 2008
Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession - to the praise of his glory.Ephesians 1:13-14, NIV
I once bought a wonderful old car. It was exactly what I was looking for. I put down a deposit in order to secure the car for when I could collect it. Even though it wasn't fully paid for, it was now mine - the deposit was enough to ensure that when I went to collect the car it would still be there. People often put down a deposit on something they want to buy to secure it for when they can come and pay for it.
A few weeks ago the oldest member of our Ellel Grange prayer team went to be with the Lord. He had joined the team 23 years ago, right at the beginning of the work, just before his seventieth birthday! God had put a wonderful deposit of the Holy Spirit into his life and he served the Lord with great effectiveness all his days. As I was meditating on his fruitful life - and how much we will miss him - I was drawn to this scripture and I realised that God now had full possession of the life into which he had placed a deposit so many years earlier!
It is so encouraging to realise that when a saint passes into the glorious, immediate presence of the Lord, the fullness of what God had planned when he put the deposit into their life has now been realised. Full restoration has taken place, the shackles of the sinful nature have been left behind and the joys of eternity are now theirs. What a wonderful and glorious Gospel!
A friend with whom I was sharing the good news once said to me, "If I believed what you believe, I would be willing to crawl on my hands and knees across a field of broken glass to tell just one person about Jesus!" Praise God, all I had to do was sit with him at his hospital bedside and introduce him to the Saviour. On his last earthly bed he discovered the gateway to eternal life. A couple of days later he was discovering the blessings of God's deposit in his life. One day, I'm looking forward to sharing fellowship with him.
Prayer: Thank you Lord that the deposit you have placed in my life is a guarantee of your ownership and that one day I will know the fullness of sharing eternity with you. In Jesus, Amen
http://www.seedsofthekingdom.com/ 15 Sept 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
When not enough equals enough!
Scripture
Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and asked God’s blessing on the food. Breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples to give to the people. Luke 9:16, NLT
The amazing story of how Jesus fed 5,000 people with just five loaves of bread and two fish is a personal favourite for many. It’s hard for us to truly understand how the disciples must have felt, when they looked out at the huge crowd, with the words of Jesus ringing in their ears, ‘You feed them!’ From both a physical and practical point of view it was totally impossible – Jesus was well aware of this. He wanted to show the disciples more of who His Father really was.
At the end of their searching for food they were a long, long way short of their target. Yet Jesus was not fazed by this at all. He didn’t complain to His Father about their seeming lack of provision, or tell the disciples to go back out and find some more food. He certainly didn’t look at the practical, realistic viewpoint and tell the people to go home and find their own food. He looked at the situation from God’s point of view, where nothing is impossible, and simply took the loaves and the fish, looked toward heaven and asked God’s blessing on what they did have. The rest was up to His Father. It was, without question, a dramatic miracle – and a giant learning curve for the disciples.
Maybe God is challenging you in your life or ministry. Maybe you’re being asked to do something ‘impossible’. You may not have enough provision. You may be a long, long way short. But, according to this Bible story, that’s not the point. Having done your part, take what you do have, look toward heaven and ask God’s blessing on it. He’s the One who will bring the increase and cause the miracle. Remember, we serve a God who loves to prove that He is who He says He is!
Prayer: Thank you Lord for your amazing provision for the people in this story. Help me to be trusting of you, even when things look impossible. In Jesus' name. Amen
http://www.seedsofthekingdom.com/ 12 sept 2008
Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and asked God’s blessing on the food. Breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples to give to the people. Luke 9:16, NLT
The amazing story of how Jesus fed 5,000 people with just five loaves of bread and two fish is a personal favourite for many. It’s hard for us to truly understand how the disciples must have felt, when they looked out at the huge crowd, with the words of Jesus ringing in their ears, ‘You feed them!’ From both a physical and practical point of view it was totally impossible – Jesus was well aware of this. He wanted to show the disciples more of who His Father really was.
At the end of their searching for food they were a long, long way short of their target. Yet Jesus was not fazed by this at all. He didn’t complain to His Father about their seeming lack of provision, or tell the disciples to go back out and find some more food. He certainly didn’t look at the practical, realistic viewpoint and tell the people to go home and find their own food. He looked at the situation from God’s point of view, where nothing is impossible, and simply took the loaves and the fish, looked toward heaven and asked God’s blessing on what they did have. The rest was up to His Father. It was, without question, a dramatic miracle – and a giant learning curve for the disciples.
Maybe God is challenging you in your life or ministry. Maybe you’re being asked to do something ‘impossible’. You may not have enough provision. You may be a long, long way short. But, according to this Bible story, that’s not the point. Having done your part, take what you do have, look toward heaven and ask God’s blessing on it. He’s the One who will bring the increase and cause the miracle. Remember, we serve a God who loves to prove that He is who He says He is!
Prayer: Thank you Lord for your amazing provision for the people in this story. Help me to be trusting of you, even when things look impossible. In Jesus' name. Amen
http://www.seedsofthekingdom.com/ 12 sept 2008
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
God's smuggler to China
Brother Andrew to Brother David
"Then let me remind you that Jesus told us to go into all the world. But where does he say we have to come back again?"
William Willis to Brother David
"Tell me lad, what does your prayer cost you?
The Bible says that when Jesus was in Jerusalem, he wept over it. It also says in Hebrews that Jesus offered up his prayers 'with strong crying and tears'. Is that the way you are going to pray over your mission field?"
"I'm not going to let you go without one more verse, David." It came from Jeremiah 13 - "My soul shall weep in secret places."
Mr Willis concluded: "You mark my words, lad, an intercessor is a man who prays and weeps in the secret place of prayer until God stoops down and dries his tears."
"Then let me remind you that Jesus told us to go into all the world. But where does he say we have to come back again?"
William Willis to Brother David
"Tell me lad, what does your prayer cost you?
The Bible says that when Jesus was in Jerusalem, he wept over it. It also says in Hebrews that Jesus offered up his prayers 'with strong crying and tears'. Is that the way you are going to pray over your mission field?"
"I'm not going to let you go without one more verse, David." It came from Jeremiah 13 - "My soul shall weep in secret places."
Mr Willis concluded: "You mark my words, lad, an intercessor is a man who prays and weeps in the secret place of prayer until God stoops down and dries his tears."
Homosexual
"I have come to the conclusion that the sin of homosexuality - and it is a sin - is not a condition you are born with, but a choice. It is a temptation to people who have been rejected. They have sought for love and are finding it in a counterfeit way, which is lust. In a cruel paradox, rejection leads them to homosexuality, which in turn brings them further rejection from society. And the counterfeit love of homosexuality becomes bondage. Homosexuality is a powerful bondage, but it will never be broken if we as Christians are not able to offer its victims the love and acceptance they were seeking in the first place."
Making Jesus LORD - The dynamic power of laying down your rights -- Loren Cunningham
Making Jesus LORD - The dynamic power of laying down your rights -- Loren Cunningham
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