I read a great quote the other day :''SOMEBODY IS WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR OBEDIENCE "........the questions for you & me are 1. What do I need to obey ? 2. How many people are waiting ? 3. What will be the outcome if I refuse to obey ?4. Am I even posturing myself to hear what God requires of me ?
Valid questions that require some sincere , serious , spiritual reflection ! 1 SAMUEL 15 : 22 says"DOES THE LORD DELIGHT IN BURNT OFFERINGS & SACRIFICES AS MUCH AS IN OBEYING THE VOICE OF THE LORD? TO OBEY IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE & TO HEED IS BETTER THAN THE FAT OF RAMS."
If there are requests from God in your journey of faith , if there are non-negotiable calls from His heart , word & promptings to you today .
Stop merely thinking about how it will effect YOU & YOURS , what will it mean for YOUR plans and goals , and start having a much larger vision from God Almighty . Jesus loves you and has a perfect plan for your life that involves meeting the many people in locations and circumstances that you would not have normally chosen for yourself . In addition to that truth , you would never have experienced if you had not chosen to be obedient to the call of God upon your life .
When will we realise that we must give our lives ........for people NEED THE LORD !!!!!
Don't get shipwrecked on the sea of SELFISHNESS , SELF-SERVING , SELF-FOCCUSSED , EGO .
Let Jesus be LORD of your choices today .......others are waiting for your radical , revolutionary ,
renewed , response to Jesus with a resounding 'YES' .
ETERNITY MATTERS
MARNEY
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
IT IS TIME TO SPIRITUALLY POLE VAULT
Luke warm Christianity is contagious and I don't want to be infected with this lethal disease.
The temptation for the seriosly committed christian is to weaken our biblical theology to match our experience,but
Actually we are called to do the very opposite!
Pole vault our experience in God to measure up to what the Word of God says, so when
Jesus says ; "Deny youself , take up your cross + follow me " , that is exactly what He means .
Imagine if we all took the Word of God as our source
And standard for our behaviour ....what could be achieved in Jesus ' name , so today
Pole vault your obedience into God's arena + see what dramatic difference will occur
Around you , both for good + God's glory !
PRAY THE CHANGE ... BE THE CHANGE ... LEAD THE CHANGE !
Marney
The temptation for the seriosly committed christian is to weaken our biblical theology to match our experience,but
Actually we are called to do the very opposite!
Pole vault our experience in God to measure up to what the Word of God says, so when
Jesus says ; "Deny youself , take up your cross + follow me " , that is exactly what He means .
Imagine if we all took the Word of God as our source
And standard for our behaviour ....what could be achieved in Jesus ' name , so today
Pole vault your obedience into God's arena + see what dramatic difference will occur
Around you , both for good + God's glory !
PRAY THE CHANGE ... BE THE CHANGE ... LEAD THE CHANGE !
Marney
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
SELF NEEDS A CRUCIFIXION
The great challenger of a pure heart and a radical journey of discipleship with Jesus is ourselves:
S=The sin that so easily trips us up , self-serving, selfish goals, prominence of self , self seeking..will rob you of the fulness of God's Holy Spirit.
E= Ego will be as deadly as self! This will demand rights , ego will nurse grudges , ego and it's fruit has it's foundation in pride & arrogance , all birthed in hell.
L= Leaving our first love & passion for Jesus , His Word , His truth , His peace & His power , this will termite your spiritual fruit , your effectiveness for the Gospel and your testimony.The only answer is REPENTANCE. (Psalm 51)
F= Forgetting & denying the grace of God in your experience demolishes finishing strong in the Lord.
YES SELF MUST DIE IF JESUS IS TO BE LORD OF ALL..
GALATIANS 2:20
''IT IS NO LONGER I WHO LIVES , BUT CHRIST THAT LIVETH IN ME ...."
Is that your experience in Christ today ? Please make it so for Jesus' sake ....and your own joy.
Life is so short & ETERNITY so long .
Praying for you each.
MARNEY
S=The sin that so easily trips us up , self-serving, selfish goals, prominence of self , self seeking..will rob you of the fulness of God's Holy Spirit.
E= Ego will be as deadly as self! This will demand rights , ego will nurse grudges , ego and it's fruit has it's foundation in pride & arrogance , all birthed in hell.
L= Leaving our first love & passion for Jesus , His Word , His truth , His peace & His power , this will termite your spiritual fruit , your effectiveness for the Gospel and your testimony.The only answer is REPENTANCE. (Psalm 51)
F= Forgetting & denying the grace of God in your experience demolishes finishing strong in the Lord.
YES SELF MUST DIE IF JESUS IS TO BE LORD OF ALL..
GALATIANS 2:20
''IT IS NO LONGER I WHO LIVES , BUT CHRIST THAT LIVETH IN ME ...."
Is that your experience in Christ today ? Please make it so for Jesus' sake ....and your own joy.
Life is so short & ETERNITY so long .
Praying for you each.
MARNEY
Monday, June 14, 2010
DRIVE THROUGH BREAK THROUGH IS A CONTRADICTION IN GOD'S KINGDOM
Society today is looking for the quickest answers to everything possible ....marriages , qualifications , personal challenges , finances , children, relationships , promotions, health issues .
We have a drive through mentality about almost everything ....including spiritual issues , the problem with that is God is not necessarily adhering to the same "quick ethos'' as we are !
We want instant change , He actually wants us to repent , we want deliverance , He requires death to self.... we want it all NOW , He wants us to "wait upon Him....His Word , His Holy Spirit, His voice .
Today when you are getting impatient with the living God , when you are annoyed that your breakthrough is not happening , stop ........ breathe .....pray and seek the face of Jesus , His words of truth and be faithful whilst you are waiting for God's answer , which may incidentally be quite different to your own .
Remember what is born of the flesh , brings fleshly responses , on the other hand what is born of God's Holy Spirit brings His answers to our most complex issues .
Understand God's timing and value system is very different to the one we usually devise ..
ACTS 17:27 "GOD DID THIS SO THAT MEN WOULD SEEK HIM & PERHAPS REACH OUT FOR HIM & FIND HIM, THOUGH HE IS NOT FAR FROM EACH ONE OF US."
Praying for you all this week !
MARNEY
We have a drive through mentality about almost everything ....including spiritual issues , the problem with that is God is not necessarily adhering to the same "quick ethos'' as we are !
We want instant change , He actually wants us to repent , we want deliverance , He requires death to self.... we want it all NOW , He wants us to "wait upon Him....His Word , His Holy Spirit, His voice .
Today when you are getting impatient with the living God , when you are annoyed that your breakthrough is not happening , stop ........ breathe .....pray and seek the face of Jesus , His words of truth and be faithful whilst you are waiting for God's answer , which may incidentally be quite different to your own .
Remember what is born of the flesh , brings fleshly responses , on the other hand what is born of God's Holy Spirit brings His answers to our most complex issues .
Understand God's timing and value system is very different to the one we usually devise ..
ACTS 17:27 "GOD DID THIS SO THAT MEN WOULD SEEK HIM & PERHAPS REACH OUT FOR HIM & FIND HIM, THOUGH HE IS NOT FAR FROM EACH ONE OF US."
Praying for you all this week !
MARNEY
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
EXTRAORDINARY LIVING IN JESUS BRINGS EXTRAORDINARY RESPONSES
Whenever you venture down the path of refusing to dwell in the ordinary, or settle in the shallows of mediocrity there will quite often be a reaction , sometimes positive , other times negative.
A mere superficial reading of the Word of God again & again reveals this reality. Take for example Acts 17:1-9 , extreme reaction..... these people were absolutely in the will of God , preaching the Word , empowered by the Holy Spirit, praying , evangelising and doing everything God had commanded them to do and yet.........
Look at verse 6 : '' BUT WHEN THEY DID NOT FIND THEM , THEY DRAGGED JASON AND SOME OTHER BROTHERS BEFORE THE CITY OFFICIALS , SHOUTING:"THESE MEN WHO HAVE CAUSED TROUBLE ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE NOW COME HERE."
Disciples of Jesus will always be controversial simply because the world does not understand who they live for and why they are so passionate to promote the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If today you are in that number rejoice , keep living on the raw , vibrant edge of Christianity and don't ever back down unless the Lord tells you to .
I have had some reactions to who I am in God recently including this very blog I am writing on now....my mind & spirit tell me to run swiftly into the arms of Jesus , keep upholding His Word of Truth, making every decision on my knees and resting in the very passion of Christ .... the power of the cross and the purpose of God's Kingdom.
Can I advise readers today to do the same ....and if you find yourself in a prison of attack or reaction ....stay foccused on Jesus and watch the prison walls come down in His matchless name.
Praying for you today.
GRACE & TRUTH
Marney
A mere superficial reading of the Word of God again & again reveals this reality. Take for example Acts 17:1-9 , extreme reaction..... these people were absolutely in the will of God , preaching the Word , empowered by the Holy Spirit, praying , evangelising and doing everything God had commanded them to do and yet.........
Look at verse 6 : '' BUT WHEN THEY DID NOT FIND THEM , THEY DRAGGED JASON AND SOME OTHER BROTHERS BEFORE THE CITY OFFICIALS , SHOUTING:"THESE MEN WHO HAVE CAUSED TROUBLE ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE NOW COME HERE."
Disciples of Jesus will always be controversial simply because the world does not understand who they live for and why they are so passionate to promote the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If today you are in that number rejoice , keep living on the raw , vibrant edge of Christianity and don't ever back down unless the Lord tells you to .
I have had some reactions to who I am in God recently including this very blog I am writing on now....my mind & spirit tell me to run swiftly into the arms of Jesus , keep upholding His Word of Truth, making every decision on my knees and resting in the very passion of Christ .... the power of the cross and the purpose of God's Kingdom.
Can I advise readers today to do the same ....and if you find yourself in a prison of attack or reaction ....stay foccused on Jesus and watch the prison walls come down in His matchless name.
Praying for you today.
GRACE & TRUTH
Marney
Monday, June 7, 2010
WHAT ARE YOU MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT?????
Whatever that is ...you will FALL the way you LEAN, it really is that simple. I was on public transport a week ago and I was travelling with football and rugby supporters ( who shall remain nameless )... and there was absolutely no doubt about where there passion was , it was in my and everyone elses face ( literally) . Here is my issue when there is excitement and passion for Jesus , His Kingdom , His saving power , His life , love , purpose and presence there is a cooling from many people with words like :fanaticism ,'over the top', even 'crazy', unnecessary.
Well I want to declare today that my passion is and always will be JESUS , the King of Kings , the Lord of Lords , the Bright and Morning Star , the Fairest of ten thousand to my soul, the Altogether Lovely ....and I intend to by His grace keep it stoked up for His glory . You see dear friends we all fall the way we lean , and I want to encourage you to lean into , press into JESUS !
Pray for each other , build up each other and please don't be so conservative in your Christianity that it all becomes a 'ho-hum journey'. The days are evil and the living God calls us to be burning , sizzling with His presence....producing Holy Salt and Holy Light!!!
I am glad to be back on this blog , didn't have the privilege there for a time , however , I will say that God is good all the time .
I look forward to further vision casting of what could and should be instead of what is :
PROVERBS 29:18 ''WITHOUT VISION , PEOPLE PERISH''. The esv translation says ''WITHOUT PROPHETIC ...YES PROPHETIC REVELATION, PEOPLE CAST OFF RESTRAINT."
Pray about it friends .
MARNEY
Well I want to declare today that my passion is and always will be JESUS , the King of Kings , the Lord of Lords , the Bright and Morning Star , the Fairest of ten thousand to my soul, the Altogether Lovely ....and I intend to by His grace keep it stoked up for His glory . You see dear friends we all fall the way we lean , and I want to encourage you to lean into , press into JESUS !
Pray for each other , build up each other and please don't be so conservative in your Christianity that it all becomes a 'ho-hum journey'. The days are evil and the living God calls us to be burning , sizzling with His presence....producing Holy Salt and Holy Light!!!
I am glad to be back on this blog , didn't have the privilege there for a time , however , I will say that God is good all the time .
I look forward to further vision casting of what could and should be instead of what is :
PROVERBS 29:18 ''WITHOUT VISION , PEOPLE PERISH''. The esv translation says ''WITHOUT PROPHETIC ...YES PROPHETIC REVELATION, PEOPLE CAST OFF RESTRAINT."
Pray about it friends .
MARNEY
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