"The Lord God has given me
the tongue of the learned
that I should know how to speak
A word in season to who is weary.
He awakens me morning by morning
He awakens my ear to hear
as the learned."
Isaiah 50 : 4
Monday, July 28, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
The wife of Noble Character
A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
Her husband has full confidence in herand lacks nothing of value.
She brings him good, not harm,all the days of her life.
She selects wool and flaxand works with eager hands.
She is like the merchant ships,bringing her food from afar.
She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her familyand portions for her servant girls.
She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
She sets about her work vigorously;her arms are strong for her tasks.
She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
In her hand she holds the distaffand grasps the spindle with her fingers.
She opens her arms to the poorand extends her hands to the needy.
When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
She speaks with wisdom,and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
She watches over the affairs of her householdand does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
"Many women do noble things,but you surpass them all.
"Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
Proverbs 31: 9b-31
Friday, July 18, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Spider teaches
"The spider taketh hold with her hands,
and is in the Kings' palaces."
Proverbs 30: 28
The ugly spider hangs by her hands upon the wall .
In "The Pilgrim's Progress", John Bunyan explains...This is recorded to show us , that though we may be like the ugly spider, full of the venom of sin we can by the hand of faith, lay hold of and dwell in the best room that belongs to the King's House above.
What and awesome thought! I never looked at a spider that way before!
Now I see the spider has taught me a valuable lesson and is a constant reminder of how to act Faith while I live .
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
A lesson on love
Love, what a vast subject. I've always wondered......
What makes a mother and father who didn't give birth, love their adopted child?
What makes humans love animals as their pets?
How can a man love someone who hurts him?
Over the years, I've known what it feels to love someone who loves you, but couldn't conceive the concept of loving the unlovable. The mean ones, the ones who it seems really don't care for another, the ones who hate the good and the kind.....
I thought it was to feel love for that person. I tried but couldn't feel love for the unlovable. But I was wrong, love was not just a feeling.
It was more than that. Quite a while ago, the Lord found it good to put me through a situation, where I was very uncomfortable.
I was in the midst of what you might call unlovable people. I didn't know how to love these people. In human terms, they hurt me, they lied about me, etc..
I felt like Joseph in prison. In spite of him doing all the right things, he was thrown in prison. What lead him to not be bitter or take revenge?
Now, I've realized that it was because he took all that happened to him as God's will for him. . After all our Lord only does good to those who love Him.
Our Lord Jesus is the best example. He loved us, the worst sinner. I was the unlovable person , He gave up His life for. He showed His Love in action. He met my need.
In the same way, in my situation, I asked the Lord to give me grace to walk in the Spirit and not in my flesh.
As the Lord led me, I started meeting the needs of these unlovable ones, I was placed with at this point in my life .
I said, " Lord, my flesh is weak, I can't do it on my own, please help me to walk in the Spirit."
The more I did and served these, the more and more I wanted to be used for them. Where was that coming from?
Surely it was not my flesh. I can say it was truly the Holy Spirit leading my spirit. I found that I was having pleasure in my spirit in serving these ones the Lord had placed in my path.
The more they tried to hurt me. I found myself meeting their needs and beyond. These could not repay me for all the good I had done to them.
I was doing it as unto the Lord. I guess , I can say, I've learnt a lesson in Love. Love is an action word,
I know, I've many more lessons to be learnt, the process is going to be difficult, nonetheless I'm willing, the end result brings me closer to my Lord whom I love.
I know it is for the good of mankind whom oh Lord, You Love so much!!
Love is only of God. Praise you ! Oh Lord. I love you Lord!
In the picture are our both daughters, pet parakeets, Sky in blue, and Angel in white whom they love dearly!!
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