Part 3 of blogg on the subject :"Truth".
Jesus was full of GRACE & TRUTH(John 1:17), and He embodies the truth of God , all that He taught , all that He did , all that He lived for ,shouts into ETERNITY the absolute TRUTH of God .
People today want to dabble in all kinds of areas that are very much far from the truth .It would seem that there is no end to the lies that people choose to believe , because it merely appeals to their egos. I was travelling on a train recently in Melbourne and I noticed an extremely large billboard which was promoting a political party ( national) , it was advertising that it had one purpose , one aim , one goal , that being (quote) 'TO RID ALL POLITICS OF RELIGION' .And the sad fact is many would choose to support this political party , because they believe it to be promoting truth .
Jesus not only spoke TRUTH at least 100 references in the New Testament ...."I tell you the truth..."Jesus states over & over ! Jesus was & Is truth , not one truth among many ... rather THE TRUTH !"
John 14:6 ''I AM THE WAY , THE TRUTH & THE LIFE , NO MAN COMES TO THE FATHER BUT BY ME."
John 5 : 24 " I tell you the truth (says Jesus) Whoever , hears my Word & believes Him who sent me has eternal life & will not be condemned ; he has crossed over from death to life ."
Yet again Jesus tells us truth about being 'free ' in this world : John 8:31-32''Holding to my truth -then you will know the truth and this truth will set you free ."
Looking for freedom .... looking for authenticity..... looking for non-hypocritical christianity ????
Look to JESUS , He is more than enough when it comes to pure , unadulterated TRUTH.
MARNEY
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH ABOUT THE WORLD?
Part 2 of my blogging on :'Can you handle the truth about the world?'
Society says :"truth" is what you want it to be ... if it feels good then that is your truth', actually this philosophy is NOT TRUTH!
I have a great line that may be of help to you , 'IF WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS NOT TRUTH, THEN WHAT YOU LIVE IS A LIE'. There is a very truthful verse contained in God's Word , Jeremiah 7:28 "..This is the nation whose people will not obey the Lord their God and who refuse to be taught . Truth has vanished from among them ; it is no longer heard on their lips."(another translation says ) 'Truth has perished'. Jeremiah 9:5 goes onto say "They all fool and defraud each other ; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies ; they wear themselves out with all their sinning. v.6 They pile lie upon lie and utterly refuse to acknowledge me." The world is seriously in spiritual , emotional & physical trouble , wars, rumours of war , conflict , terrorism, human trafficking, child pornography, child sexual abuse , domestic violence emotional and physical , drug addiction, alcohol addiction, gambling addiction , sexual predatory behaviour,fraud ,cyber bullying and so much more ..... I am sure you get the idea .A quick read from Matthew 24 will give you truth on the matter .
We ALL need a Saviour and His name is JESUS , He is the one and only Saviour and if you look any other place for redemption , and truth you will NOT find it anywhere else , particularly not in the world.
Romans 12 : 2 "DON'T COPY THE BEHAVIOUR & CUSTOMS OF THIS WORLD , BUT LET GOD TRANSFORM YOU INTO A NEW PERSON BY CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK. THEN YOU WILL LEARN TO KNOW GOD'S WILL FOR YOU..."
Realise that the reality for you & I is that JESUS , is our only hope of Truth today and every other day to come, Acts 4 :12 says "THERE IS SALVATION IN NO-ONE ELSE !GOD HAS GIVEN NO OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN BY WHICH WE MUST BE SAVED."
Allow Jesus , The Way , The Truth & The Life to inhabit your world , this world today and begin to be set free from the lies , and the myths that are attempting to shape your thinking , indeed your life.
Praying for you each
MARNEY
Society says :"truth" is what you want it to be ... if it feels good then that is your truth', actually this philosophy is NOT TRUTH!
I have a great line that may be of help to you , 'IF WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS NOT TRUTH, THEN WHAT YOU LIVE IS A LIE'. There is a very truthful verse contained in God's Word , Jeremiah 7:28 "..This is the nation whose people will not obey the Lord their God and who refuse to be taught . Truth has vanished from among them ; it is no longer heard on their lips."(another translation says ) 'Truth has perished'. Jeremiah 9:5 goes onto say "They all fool and defraud each other ; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies ; they wear themselves out with all their sinning. v.6 They pile lie upon lie and utterly refuse to acknowledge me." The world is seriously in spiritual , emotional & physical trouble , wars, rumours of war , conflict , terrorism, human trafficking, child pornography, child sexual abuse , domestic violence emotional and physical , drug addiction, alcohol addiction, gambling addiction , sexual predatory behaviour,fraud ,cyber bullying and so much more ..... I am sure you get the idea .A quick read from Matthew 24 will give you truth on the matter .
We ALL need a Saviour and His name is JESUS , He is the one and only Saviour and if you look any other place for redemption , and truth you will NOT find it anywhere else , particularly not in the world.
Romans 12 : 2 "DON'T COPY THE BEHAVIOUR & CUSTOMS OF THIS WORLD , BUT LET GOD TRANSFORM YOU INTO A NEW PERSON BY CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK. THEN YOU WILL LEARN TO KNOW GOD'S WILL FOR YOU..."
Realise that the reality for you & I is that JESUS , is our only hope of Truth today and every other day to come, Acts 4 :12 says "THERE IS SALVATION IN NO-ONE ELSE !GOD HAS GIVEN NO OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN BY WHICH WE MUST BE SAVED."
Allow Jesus , The Way , The Truth & The Life to inhabit your world , this world today and begin to be set free from the lies , and the myths that are attempting to shape your thinking , indeed your life.
Praying for you each
MARNEY
Monday, October 25, 2010
CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH?????
I was watching a clip from the movie ' A Few Good Men ', the courtroom scene with Tom Cruise & Jack Nicholson , it went something like this : ''I want the TRUTH' (Tom), 'You can't handle the TRUTH' (Jack) and it goes onto an amazing interaction from there . My question today is : 'can you handle the truth' , more specifically God's truth?
I want to break this truth question down into 4 parts for distinct consideration ;
1. Can YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH ABOUT YOURSELF? No matter how cool or accomplished we think we may be the Bible says we are all sinners and that dear friends is truth , Romans 3:23 says "For All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God ", Jeremiah 17:9 says ''The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure ."It really is truth , we are not and can never be self-made men and women , in the reality of God's perspective we so need a Saviour and of course His name is Jesus .
Live long enough and you will know this to be true , sooner or later your choices will reveal that apart from Jesus in your life, you will always be constantly looking out for yourself (supremely), self - serving and self focussed as .Shown a group photo of yourself with others , where do your eyes go to first?We need to be saved from our sin & our own selfishness .
The great truth about you is that you are 'fearfully & wonderfully made ' , please read in your Bibles Psalm 139 , it does say amazing things about you , but the truth about you is that when Jesus comes into your mind, body & spirit you actually reach your fullest potential .
You become ... SAVED ... DELIVERED & ...HEALED !
TRUTH is not a common commodity these days ...... please seek Gods' truth in your lives , it will transform you ETERNALLY.
More blogging on TRUTH will follow in subsequent posts: TRUTH ABOUT THE WORLD , TRUTH ABOUT JESUS & TRUTH ABOUT ETERNITY .
Praying for you today .
MARNEY
I want to break this truth question down into 4 parts for distinct consideration ;
1. Can YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH ABOUT YOURSELF? No matter how cool or accomplished we think we may be the Bible says we are all sinners and that dear friends is truth , Romans 3:23 says "For All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God ", Jeremiah 17:9 says ''The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure ."It really is truth , we are not and can never be self-made men and women , in the reality of God's perspective we so need a Saviour and of course His name is Jesus .
Live long enough and you will know this to be true , sooner or later your choices will reveal that apart from Jesus in your life, you will always be constantly looking out for yourself (supremely), self - serving and self focussed as .Shown a group photo of yourself with others , where do your eyes go to first?We need to be saved from our sin & our own selfishness .
The great truth about you is that you are 'fearfully & wonderfully made ' , please read in your Bibles Psalm 139 , it does say amazing things about you , but the truth about you is that when Jesus comes into your mind, body & spirit you actually reach your fullest potential .
You become ... SAVED ... DELIVERED & ...HEALED !
TRUTH is not a common commodity these days ...... please seek Gods' truth in your lives , it will transform you ETERNALLY.
More blogging on TRUTH will follow in subsequent posts: TRUTH ABOUT THE WORLD , TRUTH ABOUT JESUS & TRUTH ABOUT ETERNITY .
Praying for you today .
MARNEY
Sunday, October 17, 2010
JESUS CALLS US TO NOT DEMAND OUR RIGHTS
We live in a culture of demands : Our rights on just about everything ....today I want to suggest that when Jesus was on earth He never lived at that place , rather He chose to be humble and stand by the Father's Word & will .
He challenged the religious and the not so religious to REPENT of their WRONGS rather than stand up for , harass and demand their RIGHTS!
Don't get confused by what the culture says 'MUST BE' ,rather let God's Word direct your thoughts and your behaviour .
Romans 12 :1-2 is an ever constant reminder : Read verse 1 and listen today to verse 2 ''DO NOT CONFORM ANY LONGER TO THE PATTERN OF THIS WORLD , BUT BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND. THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TEST & APPROVE WHAT GOD'S WILL IS , HIS GOOD , PLEASING & PERFECT WILL."
Check yourself , listen to what you are thinking and saying about your percetion of RIGHTS!
Better still , allow God's Holy Spirit to speak His truth about this matter into your heart .
Blessings to you today
MARNEY
He challenged the religious and the not so religious to REPENT of their WRONGS rather than stand up for , harass and demand their RIGHTS!
Don't get confused by what the culture says 'MUST BE' ,rather let God's Word direct your thoughts and your behaviour .
Romans 12 :1-2 is an ever constant reminder : Read verse 1 and listen today to verse 2 ''DO NOT CONFORM ANY LONGER TO THE PATTERN OF THIS WORLD , BUT BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND. THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TEST & APPROVE WHAT GOD'S WILL IS , HIS GOOD , PLEASING & PERFECT WILL."
Check yourself , listen to what you are thinking and saying about your percetion of RIGHTS!
Better still , allow God's Holy Spirit to speak His truth about this matter into your heart .
Blessings to you today
MARNEY
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
REMEMBER TODAY ....JESUS!
All I want to say today to my readers is ''IT IS ALL ABOUT JESUS OR IT IS ABOUT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OF ETERNAL CONSEQUENCE ". Press into His presence , power , peace and love, it will be your very life blood .
JESUS SAID "I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE . HE WHO COMES TO ME WILL NEVER GO HUNGRY , & HE WHO BELIEVES IN ME WILL NEVER BE THIRSTY."
JOHN 6 : 35
Praying for my friends today .
MARNEY
JESUS SAID "I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE . HE WHO COMES TO ME WILL NEVER GO HUNGRY , & HE WHO BELIEVES IN ME WILL NEVER BE THIRSTY."
JOHN 6 : 35
Praying for my friends today .
MARNEY
Sunday, October 10, 2010
MORE TORPEDO THOUGHTS ON LIVING FOR JESUS
1.Jesus has called you to "GO" , stop justifying ''STAY".
2.Be revolutionary NOT merely religious.
3. Hunger for HOLINESS , it will be a breathe of fresh air to a polluted environment.
4. Be PASSIONATE for the cause of CHRIST , it will invite others to shine their light.
5. Be radically revived in your PRAYER life , and watch the power of God at work.
6.Be real & ready to obey JESUS , not resting in an outward form of religious observance.
7. God wants to take you beyond where you have already been .......!
8. Grow up in God and see His values from a mature perspective .
9. Crave sexual purity in a cultural environment that says 'anything goes'.
10. Read the Bible like there is no tomorrow.
11. Witness like a dying person to dying people ..... and watch the power of the Gospel at work.
12 . Love , forgive , love , forgive ,love , & forgive again ......it will bring healing and release to yourself and others.
''FOR I RESOLVED TO KNOW NOTHING WHILE I WAS WITH YOU EXCEPT JESUS CHRIST & HIM CRUCIFIED. "
1 CORINTHIANS 2:2
Praying for my readers today.
MARNEY
2.Be revolutionary NOT merely religious.
3. Hunger for HOLINESS , it will be a breathe of fresh air to a polluted environment.
4. Be PASSIONATE for the cause of CHRIST , it will invite others to shine their light.
5. Be radically revived in your PRAYER life , and watch the power of God at work.
6.Be real & ready to obey JESUS , not resting in an outward form of religious observance.
7. God wants to take you beyond where you have already been .......!
8. Grow up in God and see His values from a mature perspective .
9. Crave sexual purity in a cultural environment that says 'anything goes'.
10. Read the Bible like there is no tomorrow.
11. Witness like a dying person to dying people ..... and watch the power of the Gospel at work.
12 . Love , forgive , love , forgive ,love , & forgive again ......it will bring healing and release to yourself and others.
''FOR I RESOLVED TO KNOW NOTHING WHILE I WAS WITH YOU EXCEPT JESUS CHRIST & HIM CRUCIFIED. "
1 CORINTHIANS 2:2
Praying for my readers today.
MARNEY
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
THOUGHTS TO MOVE YOU FROM WHERE YOU ARE
1. DON'T STAY STUCK IN POOR ATTITUDE PLACE.
2. TURN YOUR TRIALS INTO TESTIMONIES .
3.TRANSFORM YOUR MISERY INTO MINISTRY FOR OTHERS .
4. CHOOSE YOUR LIFE RUT PRAYERFULLY , YOU WILL BE IN IT A VERY LONG TIME.
5.REFUSE TO ALLOW YOUR PAST DETERMINE YOUR FUTURE.
6. WHO YOU ARE IN PRIVATE WILL BE REVEALED ULTIMATELY IN PUBLIC.
7. GOD IS MORE INTERESTED IN YOUR CHARACTER THAN YOUR CAREER
8. GOD IS MORE INTERESTED IN YOUR INTEGRITY THAN YOUR IDEAS.
9. OUR LIVES ARE ALL ABOUT JESUS OR THEY ARE ALL ABOUT NOTHING .
10 . TURN YOUR VISION FOR JESUS INTO REALITY.
READ THE ABOVE AGAIN!
Praying
MARNEY
2. TURN YOUR TRIALS INTO TESTIMONIES .
3.TRANSFORM YOUR MISERY INTO MINISTRY FOR OTHERS .
4. CHOOSE YOUR LIFE RUT PRAYERFULLY , YOU WILL BE IN IT A VERY LONG TIME.
5.REFUSE TO ALLOW YOUR PAST DETERMINE YOUR FUTURE.
6. WHO YOU ARE IN PRIVATE WILL BE REVEALED ULTIMATELY IN PUBLIC.
7. GOD IS MORE INTERESTED IN YOUR CHARACTER THAN YOUR CAREER
8. GOD IS MORE INTERESTED IN YOUR INTEGRITY THAN YOUR IDEAS.
9. OUR LIVES ARE ALL ABOUT JESUS OR THEY ARE ALL ABOUT NOTHING .
10 . TURN YOUR VISION FOR JESUS INTO REALITY.
READ THE ABOVE AGAIN!
Praying
MARNEY
Monday, October 4, 2010
WE ARE ALL BORN AGAIN TO CHANGE THE WORLD
Yesterday I was sitting on a Melbourne ( Australian) tram and saw this very large sign advertising a university : 'We are not all born to change the world ... but we can learn how ' , I found it interesting because the ministry I am involved in at this present moment invites others to ''COME , CHANGE THE WORLD NOW".
I really believe that if we are born again in Christ Jesus we are actually born to change this world for the glory of God and the Salvation of all people through the shed blood , and resurrection of Jesus Christ , Lord & Saviour.
Of course we can learn how to be more effective in communicating and living out the Gospel , however, if we have accepted Jesus as Lord then from that moment on we are actually "BORN TO CHANGE THE WORLD...."
The bible calls us to that very cause and The Holy Spirit empowers us to be effective in changing this sinsick world with the love of Jesus, moment by moment , day by day , week by week , month by month , year by year , until Jesus comes again or we go and meet Him face to face . Do you understand the urgency of this call and what it means in the lives of OTHERS , as well as yourself ?
The Great Commission requires God's people to go into all the world and bring the CHANGE that only the presence of Jesus can bring , read it again in MATTHEW 28:16-20,you my friend are called to CHANGE this world and so am I, by God's grace , through the power of The Holy Spirit , giving all glory to Jesus.
And I would challenge you today with the thought : IF NOT YOU WHO ? AND IF NOT NOW WHEN ?
Come on give up your small ,comfortable ambitions ....COME CHANGE THE WORLD , NOW !
Praying
MARNEY
I really believe that if we are born again in Christ Jesus we are actually born to change this world for the glory of God and the Salvation of all people through the shed blood , and resurrection of Jesus Christ , Lord & Saviour.
Of course we can learn how to be more effective in communicating and living out the Gospel , however, if we have accepted Jesus as Lord then from that moment on we are actually "BORN TO CHANGE THE WORLD...."
The bible calls us to that very cause and The Holy Spirit empowers us to be effective in changing this sinsick world with the love of Jesus, moment by moment , day by day , week by week , month by month , year by year , until Jesus comes again or we go and meet Him face to face . Do you understand the urgency of this call and what it means in the lives of OTHERS , as well as yourself ?
The Great Commission requires God's people to go into all the world and bring the CHANGE that only the presence of Jesus can bring , read it again in MATTHEW 28:16-20,you my friend are called to CHANGE this world and so am I, by God's grace , through the power of The Holy Spirit , giving all glory to Jesus.
And I would challenge you today with the thought : IF NOT YOU WHO ? AND IF NOT NOW WHEN ?
Come on give up your small ,comfortable ambitions ....COME CHANGE THE WORLD , NOW !
Praying
MARNEY
Sunday, October 3, 2010
WE ARE SO BUSY SAVING OURSELVES WE MISS THE REALITY THAT IT IS JESUS WHO SAVES
Self preservation is a contagious disease and a very sad testimony for a person who calls themself a Christian.
There are so many Biblical references calling us to deny ourselves , over and over again Jesus requires His people to this .
So why is there such a climate of self preservation & self serving ? I can understand a non-christian being totally concerned about their own existence , but for those of us who call Jesus "Lord" and particularly for those who are in leadership there really is no excuse .Rhetoric is not what Jesus calls us to, rather obedience in laying down our lives for the cause of Jesus Christ and His Kingdom. Don't get distracted , diverted , detained or delayed on the Highway of Holiness , or Discipleship drive due to being preoccupied with your own agenda .
It will cost you and many others that you are meant to witness to ,a great deal , life will become very small when it is all about self-preservation, small ,visionless , and actually quite boring!It is JESUS who saves us from ourselves and I for one need Him to .
Today as you make choices about absolutely everything ,ask JESUS what He requires and become biblically obedient to the call of Christ upon your life , I leave you with some" GOD - CENTRED TRUTHS"; "HE (JESUS) MUST INCREASE , I MUST DECREASE , HE MUST BECOME GREATER & GREATER & I LESS AND LESS."(JOHN 3 : 30), "IF ANYONE WOULD COME AFTER ME , HE MUST DENY HIMSELF , AND TAKE UP HIS CROSS & FOLLOW ME . v.35 ''FOR WHOEVER WANTS TO SAVE HIS LIFE WILL LOSE IT , BUT WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE FOR MY SAKE & THE GOSPEL WILL SAVE IT.v.36 ''WHAT GOOD IS IT FOR A MAN TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD , YET FORFEIT HIS SOUL."(MARK 8:34_36)
Praying for my readers today ..... LIFE IS SO SHORT & ETERNITY SO LONG .
MARNEY
There are so many Biblical references calling us to deny ourselves , over and over again Jesus requires His people to this .
So why is there such a climate of self preservation & self serving ? I can understand a non-christian being totally concerned about their own existence , but for those of us who call Jesus "Lord" and particularly for those who are in leadership there really is no excuse .Rhetoric is not what Jesus calls us to, rather obedience in laying down our lives for the cause of Jesus Christ and His Kingdom. Don't get distracted , diverted , detained or delayed on the Highway of Holiness , or Discipleship drive due to being preoccupied with your own agenda .
It will cost you and many others that you are meant to witness to ,a great deal , life will become very small when it is all about self-preservation, small ,visionless , and actually quite boring!It is JESUS who saves us from ourselves and I for one need Him to .
Today as you make choices about absolutely everything ,ask JESUS what He requires and become biblically obedient to the call of Christ upon your life , I leave you with some" GOD - CENTRED TRUTHS"; "HE (JESUS) MUST INCREASE , I MUST DECREASE , HE MUST BECOME GREATER & GREATER & I LESS AND LESS."(JOHN 3 : 30), "IF ANYONE WOULD COME AFTER ME , HE MUST DENY HIMSELF , AND TAKE UP HIS CROSS & FOLLOW ME . v.35 ''FOR WHOEVER WANTS TO SAVE HIS LIFE WILL LOSE IT , BUT WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE FOR MY SAKE & THE GOSPEL WILL SAVE IT.v.36 ''WHAT GOOD IS IT FOR A MAN TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD , YET FORFEIT HIS SOUL."(MARK 8:34_36)
Praying for my readers today ..... LIFE IS SO SHORT & ETERNITY SO LONG .
MARNEY
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