How do I stay spirtually hungry

1. Remind Myself how much God loves me ( filling with the fullness of  life and the power that comes from God.) Ephesians 3:19
2. Stop filling up on junk food (The Load says "Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And delight yourself in abundance") Isaiah 55:2
3. Make knowing God my number one goal ("Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.") Matthew 6:33
4. Get into God's word every day ("you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment like a baby cries for milk") 1 Peter 2:2
5. Joining small bible study group for support ("follow the way of good people, and keep to the paths of the righteous") Proverb 2:20

(God is Spirit) خداوند روح است

خداوند روح است و هرکه بخواهد او را بپرستد ،باید به روح و راستی بپرستد. (یوحنا 4-24)

 

God is Spirit, and his worshipers must worship in Spirit and the truth.  John 24-4

 

عید قیام مسیح مبارک باد

گفت که پسر انسان باید به دست گناهکاران تسلیم شده، بر صلیب کشیده شود و در روز سوم برخیزد. ( لوقا 24:7 )

محبت به دشمنان

عیسی مسیح فرمود:
شنیده ا ید که گفته شده، همسایه ات را محبت نما و با دشمنت دشمنی کن. اما من به شما میگویم دشمنان خود را محبت نمایید و برای آنها که به شما آزار می رسانند، دعای خیر کنید تا پدر خود را که در آسمان است فرزندان باشید. زیرا او آفتاب خود را بر بدان و نیکان میتاباند و باران خود را بر پارسایان و بدکاران میباراند. (انجیل متی باب 5 آیه 43-45 )

جلوه های محبت

مغلوب بدی مشو، بلکه بدی را با نیکویی مغلوب ساز. ( رومیان باب 12 آیه 21) 

تظاهر به دینداری

عیسی مسیح در انجیل لوقا باب 20 آیه 46 فرمود:

از این علمای متظاهر دوری کنید که دوست دارند با قباهای بلند خودنمایی کنند و به هنگام عبور از کوچه و بازار مردم به ایشان تعظیم کنند و چقدر دوست دارند که در عبادتگاهها و جشنهای مذهبی بالای مجلس بنشینند. اما وقتی دعاهای طولانی میکنند و تظاهر به دینداری مینمایند تمام هوش و حواسشان به اینست که چگونه اموال بیوه زنان را تصاحب نمایند. از اینرو مجازات آنان بسیار شدید خواهد بود.

Whom Do You Serve

Here's the secret to serving with  the light attitude: take your eyes off the physical people you are serving, and place your eyes solely on the One whom you must ultimately serve

It's workday at your church, and you're assigned the lowliest, most unpleasant job on the list,  deep  clean the bathrooms. Not very glamorous

The chemical small is only a little worse than, well, the typical bathroom smells. Dirt is ground in. You can't imagine how any place could get so dirty. In the middle of wiping around the third toilet, you realize that this is just going to get dirty again (quickly) and no one is going to notice or recognize your hand work

And then, by the fourth toilet, Jesus has let you know that it's not about you, it's not about toilets, and it's not about the rest of the church members. It's about serving. And it's about him. God is pleased when we consider our service for others as a service to him. Even when it includes cleaning bathrooms

In the end, serving him is what matters most

Ephesians 6:7

Keep On Asking

O Beloved, what is yours because you are His? Pursue it persistently. Ask, see, knock. Jesus is the One who tells you to do this. It is both a command and a loving invitation. 

Sometimes we get to a place where our prayers seem pointless. Maybe we've prayed for the same person, the same request, the same need for five years, a decade, or even longer. And the question abound: If God hasn't answered yet, will he ever? Does God's silence mean the answer is no? Does it mean our request isn't in his will? Should we just give up?

Jesus' answer to all our questions is clear - keep on asking, keep on seeking, keep on knocking. In other words - we must not give up! We must pursue persistently.

As it was mentioned, persistence in prayer in both a command and loving invitation. Jesus loves to see you come. he loves to hear your voice. He delights in your dependence on him, in just the right way. Luke 11:9

Wistful Words

I leave you peace; my peace I give you. I do not give it to you as the world does. So don’t let your hearts be troubled or afraid. John 14:27

If only you knew that I came to help and not condemn. If only you knew that tomorrow will be better than today. If only you knew the gift I have brought: eternal life. If only you knew I want you safely home.

If only you knew.

What wistful words to come from the lips of God. How kind that he would let us hear them. How crucial that we pause to hear them. If only we knew to trust. Trust that God is in our corner. Trust that God wants what is best.

If only we could learn to trust him.

Victory Over Death

Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your pain? 1 Corinthians 15:55

The fire that lit the boiler of the New Testament church was an unquenchable belief that if Jesus had been only a man, he would have stayed in the tomb. The earliest Christians couldn’t stay silent about the fact that the one they saw hung on a cross walked again on the earth and appeared to five hundred people.

Let us ask our Father humbly, yet confidently in the name of Jesus, to remind us of the empty tomb. Let us see the victorious Jesus: the conqueror of the tomb, the one who defied death. And let us be reminded that we, too, will be granted that same victory!

The Unspeakable Price

To all who did accept him and believe in him he gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12

Parents, who are seeking to adopt a child, spend days, sometimes weeks, immersed in different languages and strange cultures. They fight the red tape and pay the large fees, all with the hope of taking a child home with them.

Hasn’t God done the same for us? He entered our culture, battles the resistance, and paid the unspeakable price which adoption required. Legally we are his. He owns us. We have every legal privilege accorded to his child. We are just waiting for him to return. We are, as Paul said, “waiting for God to finish making us his own children.” Romans 8:23.



No Worries in Heaven

God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death, sadness, crying or pain. Revelation 21:4

What have you done today to avoid death? Likely a lot. You’ve popped pills, pumped pecks, passed on the pie, and pursued the polyunsaturates. Why? Why the effort? Because you are worried about staying alive. That won’t be a worry in heaven.

In fact, you won’t be worrying at all. Some of you moms worry about your kids getting hurt. You won’t worry in heaven. In heaven we’ll feel no pain. Some of you fellows worry about getting old. You won’t in heaven. We’ll all be ceaselessly strong.

We are not made of steel, we are made of dust. And this life is not crowned with life, it is crowned with death.

The next life, however, is different. Jesus urged the Christians in Smyrna to “be faithful, even if you have to die, and I will give you the crown of life.” Revelation 2:10.

خداوند خانه شماست

خداوند روح است و هر که بخواهد او را بپرستد، باید او را در روح و راستی پرستش کند. یوحنا 4:24

هرگز فکر نکنید که شما از خدا مجزا هستید ، او در انتهای نردبان عظیم حیات منتظر شما و دیگران میباشد. به هر فکری که میگوید خداوند در آسمان است پایان دهید زیرا او در ماست و با خود ما بر روی نردبان حیات پله پله تا انتها ما را همراهی میکند. زیرا خدا روح است ، او همواره در کنار شماست: خداوند خودش زیر بنای حیات ماست. خداوند خودش دیوار حائل و بنیاد و صخره و تکیه گاه ماست.

God Makes Us Right Again

Create in me a pure heart, God, and make my spirit right again. Psalm 51:10

We are thirsty.Not thirsty for fame, possessions, passion, or romance. We’ve drunk from those pools.  They are salt water in the desert. They don’t quench – they kill “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. . . .”

Righteousness. That’s it. That’s what we are thirsty for. We’re thirsty for a clean conscience. We crave a clean slate. We yearn for a fresh start. We pray for a hand that will enter the dark cavern of our world and do for us the one thing we can’t do for ourselves – make us right again.

Knowing God’s Will

Those who see the Son and believe in him have eternal life….This is what my Father wants. John 6:40

 

We learn God’s will by spending time in his presence. The key to knowing God’s heart is having a relationship with him. A personal relationship. God will speak to you differently than he will speak to others. Just because God spoke to Moses through a burning bush, that doesn’t mean we should all sit next to a bush waiting for God to speak. God used a fish to convict Jonah. Does that mean we should have worship services at Sea World? No. God reveals his heart personally to each person.

For that reason, your walk with God is essential. His heart is not seen in an occasional chat or weekly visit. We learn his will as we take up residence in his house every single day….

Walk with him long enough and you come to know his heart.

A Father’s Pride

God is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to be lost, but he wants all people to change their hearts and lives. 2 Peter 3:9

To those who embrace Christ as Savior, he promised a new birth

 

Does that mean the old nature will never rear its ugly head? Does that mean you will instantly be able to resist any temptation

 

To answer that question, compare your new birth in Christ to a newborn baby. Can a newborn walk? Can he feed himself? Can he sings or read or speak? No, not yet. But someday he will

It takes times time to grow. But is the parent in the delivery room ashamed of the baby? Is the mom embarrassed that the in fact can’t spell…that the baby can’t walk…that the newborn can’t give a speech

 

Of course not. The parents aren’t ashamed; they are proud. They know that growth will come with time. So does God

Closer than You Think

Jesus Spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” Matthew 14:27

When the disciples saw Jesus in the middle of their stormy night, they called him a ghost. A phantom….To them, the glow was anything but God

When we see gentle light on the horizon, we often have the same reaction. We dismiss occasional kindness as apparition, accidents, or anomalies. Anything but God

And because we look for the bonfire, we miss the candle. Because we listen for the shout, we miss the whisper

But it is in burnished candles that God comes, and through whispered promises he speaks: “When you doubt, look around; I am close than you think

Who is my Brother

Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Jesus answered, “…seventy-seven times.” Matthews 18:21-22

Seems to me God gives a lot more grace than we’d ever imagine.

We could do the same.

I’m not for watering down the truth or compromising the gospel. But if a fellow with a pure heart calls God Father, can’t I call that same man Brother? If God doesn’t make doctrinal perfection a requirement for family membership, should I?

 

And if we never agree, can’t we agree to disagree? If God can tolerate my mistakes, can’t I tolerate the mistakes of others?... if God allows me with my foibles and failures to call him Father, shouldn’t I extend the same grace to others?

Who’s in Charge

Give all your worried to him, because he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7

Worry…makes you forget who’s in charge. And when the focus is on yourself… - you worry. You become anxious about many things. You worry that:

Your co-workers won’t appreciate you.

Your leaders will overwork you.

Your superintendent won’t understand you.

Your congregation won’t support you.

With time, your agenda becomes more important than God’s. You’re more concerned with presenting self than pleasing him. And you may even find yourself doubting God’s judgment….

God has gifted you with talents. He has done the same to your neighbor. If you concern yourself with your neighbor’s talents, you will neglect yours. But if you concern yourself with yours, you could inspire both.

Voice of Grace

I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise. Like 23:43

Tell me, what has the thief on the cross done to warrant help? He has wasted his life. Who is he to beg for forgiveness? He publicly scoffed at Jesus. What right does he have to pray…, “Jesus remember me when you come into your kingdom”?

Do you really want to know? The same right you have to pray….

You see, that is you and me on the cross; naked, desolate, hopeless, and estranged. That is us. That is us asking….

We don’t boast. We don’t produce our life. Any sacrifice appears silly when placed before God on a cross….

We, like the thief, have no more prayer. And we, like the thief, pray.

And we, like the thief, hear the voice of grace.