JESUS IS THE REASON FOR EVERY SEASON

When people reflect upon Christmas and the meaning of such a celebration....there are many definitions spoken of : ''family time", ''holidays", "presents", '' santa", "food", and so the responses keep rolling.
Today dear loved ones know that the only reason for this season is JESUS ....His love , mercy , grace , life, death & resurrection is what Christmas is about. JESUS IS THE REASON FOR EVERY SEASON in your life & mine, be encouraged , ignite hope again, dare to believe in miracles every day , love others like you have never been hurt, move off mount cynacism & everest bitterness , replace moodiness with joy unspeakable , back away from judgmentalism & embrace all people . Today the PRINCE OF PEACE wants to give you the greatest gift you will ever receive .....HIMSELF!
JESUS : SAVIOUR , SON OF GOD ,EVERLASTING LIGHT , WONDERFUL COUNSELOR , BREAD OF LIFE , ANOINTED ONE , ALPHA & OMEGA , THE GREAT "I AM"..........THE ONE WHO WAS & IS & IS TO COME AGAIN!
Do not ever underestimate the power , & purpose of JESUS .....He will be coming again & next time it will not be as a babe , rather as the conquering King & Lord of All....& on that day ,Philippians 2:9-11 says so much , read it ....v.10 "THAT AT THE NAME OF JESUS EVERY KNEE SHOULD BOW OF THOSE IN HEAVEN , & OF THOSE ON EARTH, & OF THOSE UNDER THE EARTH, v11. AND THAT EVERY TONGUE CONFESS THAT JESUS CHRIST IS LORD , TO THE GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER ."
Do not grow "cold" in your passion for Christ , do not wait for another day to accept His Salvation, don't become slothful in your journey of faith ....take heart JESUS came to give you life in every SEASON that you will ever have .

Blessings & still praying for you all!

MARNEY.......p.s. Read Matthew 24 ....could be reading todays' newspaper.

JESUS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN SANTA....

Santa lives at the north pole . JESUS is everywhere.Santa rides in a sleigh JESUS rides on the wind & walks on the water. Santa comes`but once a year JESUS is an ever present help in times of trouble.Santa fills stockings with goodies ....JESUS supplies ALL your needs according to His riches in glory.
Santa comes down your chimney or so the fable says ...JESUS stands at the door of your heart & knocks .......waiting for you to invite Him in.
You have to take a number to stand in line to see santa JESUS is as close as the whisper of His name.
Santa doesn't know your name...JESUS knew your name before you were born...read PSALM 139.Not only does He know your name , He knows your address , your history past , your present , your future....He even knows every tear you cry.
Santa has a belly like a bowl full of jelly ...JESUS has a HEART FULL OF LOVE!
Santa says:''You had better not cry"....JESUS says :"CAST ALL YOUR CARES ON ME ,FOR I CARE FOR YOU.''

More tomorrow ....don't get caught in mistaking the real REASON FOR THE SEASON.....IT IS ALL ABOUT JESUS ....INFACT JESUS IS FOR EVERY SEASON!

Praying for you .

MARNEY

CHRISTMAS IS ALL ABOUT JESUS ......JESUS!

Thank God He sent His Son JESUS to save us & set us free from our sins! I was singing a carol today and the fourth verse particularly spoke to me :

''SINNERS MOVED BY TRUE REPENTANCE,DOOMED FOR GUILT TO ENDLESS PAINS,
JUSTICE NOW REVOKES THE SENTENCE , MERCY CALLS YOU, BREAK YOUR CHAINS .
COME AND WORSHIP , WORSHIP CHRIST THE NEW BORN KING..''
Why not take time to worship JESUS today , every day is a new opportunity to worship The Saviour of the world.Jesus does love you & He longs to dwell in your life each day , every way , in every circumstance of your life.
And understand that Jesus is not an insipid, sentimental nice thought .......He is your only Saviour , please allow Him to take up residence in your life .
When it comes to gifts, sweets, cherub cheeks , red noses , christmas lights, trees , go to the North Pole.
When it comes to ETERNITY , FORGIVENESS , PURPOSE & TRUTH......GO TO THE MANGER. Kneel with the shepherds & worship the God who dared to do what man or woman dared not ever dream.

ACTS 2:21 ''EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS WILL BE SAVED."

Still Praying !

MARNEY

WHATEVER THE QUESTION .......JESUS WILL ALWAYS BE THE ANSWER....ALWAYS

Chelsea Lee Turner has just turned 5 and she has a keen grip on the miracle presence & power of JESUS.
Chels preaches on her trampoline, in her loungeroom , in her bedroom , & to her friends ......!
Her latest sermon is : 'WITH JESUS , EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED'. I as her NARNEY asked if I could use her sermon seed & she was quite excited for the WORD to get out.
So today as you approach this Christmas I would encourage you to expect the unexpected , especially when it comes to the love , life & presence of JESUS .........the day of miracles is never over , not now , not ever! Whatever you are facing JESUS is now & always will be the incredible answer. ''FOR WITH GOD NOTHING ......NOTHING ...NOTHING..IS IMPOSSIBLE." I love the verse of that chorus : ''I AM NOT SATISFIED -DOING CHURCH MY OWN WAY,I AM NOT SATISFIED TO HAVE THE FORM & NOT THE POWER - I'M NOT SATISFIED - THERE IS NO-ONE IN MY LIFE BUT YOU....I BELIEVE IN YOU ,THAT BEING JESUS."Yes dear friends over these days please be expectant for the miracles that come from the heart of JESUS into your life.And by the way if a 5 year old can witness to this Biblical truth , why don't we the adults have a go ?
I am praying for you all !

MARNEY

ALMOST ......DOESN'T COUNT WHEN IT COMES TO DISCIPLESHIP

For our own blessing, & a lost world JESUS demands absolute obedience! He has never made room for"almost" in His vocabulary, in His terms of Discipleship.With Jesus......"next time", "not now", has to become "yes,this time", "today". No , Jesus never had room for "almost" & He still doesn't. I meet people who are often putting off that which is spoken to them from God's Holy Spirit that dear friends is extremely dangerous when it comes to your spiritual journey. Almost may be acceptable in other areas of your life , but not when it comes to obedience to JESUS.
If the Master is calling you , requiring you to be obedient in any & every area of your life , He means it & please don't settle for (zero affect) of ALMOST, a sad word really , an even sadder response.
Read Agrippa's response to Paul : Acts 26:28 ''Agrippa said unto Paul, "Almost you have persuaded me to become a Christian."What a sad way to be remembered , the man who .....almost made it to the Kingdom of God, the person who almost got saved , the man, woman, who almost became an Officer .......almost ! What will you & I be remembered for , TODAY is the day , not tomorrow , not next year , not next month. TODAY IS THE DAY TO SAY :"YES JESUS".Yes Jesus whatever you want me to do , I am yours ..............!
JESUS still requires total obedience, nothing less.
Jesus give you the courage to be faithfully obedient to JESUS !

Praying for you all.

MARNEY

LET IT BE UNTO ME ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD

I meet so many people who when hearing God speak .....hesitate & in some cases miss God's window of opportunity for their lives.Sometimes they are waiting for sizzling lightening bolts & whilst God is more than capable to handle such a way of communication , at times He chooses otherwise.
When Mary was encountered by the angel Gabriel with the imminent news that she would give birth to JESUS .....THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD , she didn't miss out , she was someone that we all could learn from , listen to her response in LUKE 1 :37-38 "FOR WITH GOD NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. v.38''BEHOLD THE MAIDSERVANT OF THE LORD! LET IT BE TO ME ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD."AND THE ANGEL DEPARTED FROM HER ." I guess the Angelic being knew that this young woman would not miss out on what God required of her , she was a faithful, obedient ,opportunist for the Kingdom of God's advancement. If you & I don't take the mantle that we are called to take , be aware that God will strive for so long , but His Kingdom must be advanced , so if we refuse He will look eklsewhere for someone or some group of people that will say ;"YES LORD "......."YES LORD"... "YES LORD".In the valley of Indecision, dwell there no more , it is a spiritually dangerous valley to linger .
Become a "WORLD CHANGER."....FOR THE SAKE OF JESUS .....GOD'S KINGDOM & YOUR OWN ULTIMATE JOYOUS DESTINY.
Wouldn't it be exciting if you simply said : 'YES LORD'!
Icontinue to pray , preach , plunder hell to dare populate heaven....will you join with me?

Yours In Christ" love .

MARNEY

EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED

WE CANNOT CHOOSE THE WEATHER, WE CANNOT CONTROL THE ECONOMY,WE CANNOT CHOOSE WHETHER WE WERE BORN WITH BLONDE HAIR, BROWN HAIR , WE CANNOT CHOOSE WHAT SIZE OUR SHOE IS OR HOW LONG OUR LEGS MAY BE . WE CANNOT CHOOSE HOW PEOPLE RESPOND TO US, OR HOW THEY RESPOND TO OUR MESSAGE.
HOWEVER.......THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CHOOSE & THAT IS WHERE WE WILL SPEND ETERNITY.......THE BIGGEST CHOICE WE WILL EVER HAVE , GOD LEAVES IT ALL UP TO US !
THIS CHRISTMAS CHOOSE THE GREATEST GIFT OF LIFE ......JESUS CHRIST ....SAVIOUR OF THE WHOLE WORLD . AND THEN DEAR FRIENDS YOU WILL INDEED BE SAVED FOR ALL OF ETERNITY.
LUKE 1 says : ''YOU SHALL CALL HIS NAME JESUS ....& HE WILL BE GREAT , SON OF THE HIGHEST. THE LORD GOD WILL GIVE HIM THE THRONE OF DAVID: HE WILL RULE JACOBS ' HOUSE FOREVER - NO END , NOT NOW NOT EVER , ALL GLORY TO HIS KINGDOM.

THIS JESUS WILL SAVE US ALL FROM OUR SIN.........."BLESS GOD", I NEED A SAVIOUR & SO DO YOU , RECEIVE HIM TODAY !

Praying for you all !

MARNEY

TODAY....TODAY, IF...IF....YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS.

Today I am really exercised in my spirit about the lack of receptivity to the WORD of THE LORD!There are many comments that I receive that are absolute slanderous , anonymous criticisms of both God's Word & the ones who actually have the courage of their convictions and actually are OBEDIENT to the call of God.
Armchair experts , the world is full of them........people sitting in comfortable chairs on their cozy , anonymous,computers critically judging anyone & everyone who is at least attempting to be part of this world's answer......instead of continuing to be part of the ongoing problem.Well as I read the Gospels I note that JESUS 'ministry was either comforting the disturbed or disturbing the comfortable . I guess there is nothing much different today .......people who are authentically seeking a SAVIOUR will find their answer in JESUS ......others who just want to criticise , judge , and be screen jeerers will continue to never be happy and make other people's lives miserable around them.
Sadly the termiting of one another can come from within .....& even then nothing has changed ....JESUS had most of His opposition , jealousy , criticism from the "religious Pharisees", those who majored on the issues that didn't really matter & missed the vital issues that were on God's heart, healing of the sick, recovery of sight to the blind , Salvation through His Son JESUS .. Jesus once challenged a group of "well dressed Pharisees" to throw the first stone if they were without sin, how fascinating that all the rocks dropped to the dirt. Today I exhort readers to look at HEBREWS 4:6-13 please do yourself a favour and read . Verse 7 reads : ''TODAY ,IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE ,DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEART.v12''FOR THE WORD OF GOD IS LIVING & POWERFUL & SHARPER THAN ANY TWO-EDGED SWORD, PIERCING EVEN TO THE DIVISION OF SOUL & SPIRIT, & OF JOINTS & MARROW & IS A DISCERNER OF THE THOUGHTS & INTENTS OF THE HEART. v.13 AND THERE IS NO CREATURE HIDDEN FROM HIS SIGHT , BUT ALL ....ALL THINGS ARE TRANSPARENT & OPEN TO THE EYES OF HIM TO WHOM WE MUST ALL GIVE AN ACCOUNT." Today dear friends please pause & hear the WORD OF THE LORD .

Really praying for all readers today .
MARNEY

CALLED OUT OF THE WORLD ....CALLED TO GO OUT FROM THE BUILDING...CALLED OUT FROM YOUR COMFORT ZONE....CALLED OUT!

Jesus left His rightful place in Heaven to come to this earth, for you ! He left acceptance & adoration as the King of Kings & Lord of Lords for you! He was despised , lied about , persecuted , laughed & scoffed at during His life on earth for you! Jesus was crucified for you , that you may be saved & set free to live ETERNALLY with God FOREVER! What if JESUS had not been obedient to the Father's call to Him ? Where would people like you & I be ?I would be nowhere just like you. Everyone is " CALLED OUT" , stop pretending that you don't hear God calling your name . Just build the necessary bridge & start running over it into the wonderful life God has for you & those whom you are meant to meet to introduce to JESUS . Yes we are all ''CALLED OUT of the world",''CALLED OUT of THE BULDING"& definately ''CALLED OUT of our COMFORT ZONES."
Read today PHILIPPIANS 2:3-11 .......I particularly am challenged by verses 5 to 8 . ''YOUR ATTITUDE SHOULD BE THE SAME AS THAT OF CHRIST JESUS: v.6. WHO BEING IN VERY NATURE GOD , DID NOT CONSIDER EQUALITY WITH GOD SOMETHING TO BE GRASPED, v7. BUT MADE HIMSELF NOTHING TAKING THE VERY NATURE OF A SERVANT, BEING MADE IN HUMAN LIKENESS.v.8 AND BEING FOUND IN APPEARANCE AS A MAN, HE HUMBLED HIMSELF & BECAME OBEDIENT TO DEATH EVEN DEATH ON A CROSS."Keep reading because JESUS has the name that is above every other name, friends !
v.10 ''THAT AT THE NAME OF JESUS EVERY KNEE SHOULD BOW, IN HEAVEN & ON EARTH & UNDER THE EARTH v11. AND EVERY TONGUE CONFESS THAT JESUS CHRIST IS LORD TO THE GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER.''
Start packing loved ones ......for JESUS' SAKE!

Praying for you today .

MARNEY

CAN YOU IMAGINE MISSING THE COMING OF JESUS THE FIRST TIME.....HE IS COMING AGAIN!

I often wonder how anyone could have missed the Saviour , JESUS coming the first time as a baby...... & yet sadly will miss His second coming, simply because they are so distracted with so many other issues.
Today I want to remind you that JESUS is coming again & the enemy of our souls will do absolutely anything to distract , delay , defer , deter , your desire to see JESUS .Meditate on MATTHEW 24 & you will read sobering words from JESUS........think about them , pray about them , respond to JESUS speaking into your mind, heart & spirit. I came across these thoughts recently written by an unknown author....please consider !
If I were the devil , I would : Gain control of the most powerful nations in the world delude their minds into thinking that they had come from man's effort instead of God's.
I would promote an attitude of loving things & using people, instead of the other way around, I would dupe entire states to rely on gambling for their state revenue.
I would convince people that character is not an issue when it comes to life's value systems. I would make it legal to take lives of unborn babies& make it socially acceptable to even consider taking one's own life.
If I were the devil, I would........Cheapen human life as much as possible, so that lives of animals are valued over & above human beings. I would come up with drugs that sedate the mind & target the youth , & I would get high profile people to advertise them.
If I were the devil I would......Attack the family backbone of every nation: I would make divorce acceptable , easy & fashionable , because if the family crumbles so does a nation. I would compel people to express their most depraved fantasies on canvas & movie screens & then I would call it art.
I would convince people that right & wrong are determined by a few who call themselves " free-thinkers" & refer to their agenda as politically correct.

If I were the devil, I would also.........Persuade people that the Church is irrelevant & out of date , the Bible is for the naive.
I would dull the minds of Christians & make them believe that prayer is not an essential , that fasting is not necessary & financial giving is when you feel like it.I would whisper lies into Christians ears that would tell them that obedience is not required , neither is faithfulness.

If I were the devil......I would attack all things so slowly , so as not to arouse the anger of the Church , making them dozily unaware that JESUS is coming back soon .....sooner than anyone may think.

Come to think of it , I guess I would leave things pretty much the way they already are !
(as already noted ...author is unknown ) .
Worth pausing to stop, reflect & pray upon. JESUS IS COMING AGAIN .....ARE YOU READY TO MEET HIM?

Blessings & praying for you all .
MARNEY