Faith is like a glass of water... Devotional 41

I ask you a challenging question, how do you celebrate your faith? Even more do you celebrate faith. I am quickly reminded of a satire religious film "Dogma." In essence what you may be thinking how can you learn a lesson about God from a satire religious comedy. In one scene it said,

"Faith is like a glass of water, when your young thhe glass is small and its easy to fill. As you get you older the glass gets bigger the same amount of liquid doesn't fill it anymore." In all honesty , I believe that statement quote has touched on a certain on a truth. Although it is good at times to have childlike faith, just as important is to seek wisdonm from God. Thats why Christianity although usually placed under the orgins of religious context. If you wish to grow in Christ, you must build a relationship and wisdom will follow suit.

Psalm 37
[a]A psalm of David.
1 Don’t worry about the wicked
or envy those who do wrong.
2 For like grass, they soon fade away.
Like spring flowers, they soon wither.

3 Trust in the Lord and do good.
Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you your heart’s desires.

5 Commit everything you do to the Lord.
Trust him, and he will help you.
6 He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn,
and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.

7 Be still in the presence of the Lord,
and wait patiently for him to act.
Don’t worry about evil people who prosper
or fret about their wicked schemes.

8 Stop being angry!
Turn from your rage!
Do not lose your temper—
it only leads to harm.
9 For the wicked will be destroyed,
but those who trust in the Lord will possess the land.

10 Soon the wicked will disappear.
Though you look for them, they will be gone.
11 The lowly will possess the land
and will live in peace and prosperity.

12 The wicked plot against the godly;
they snarl at them in defiance.
13 But the Lord just laughs,
for he sees their day of judgment coming.

14 The wicked draw their swords
and string their bows
to kill the poor and the oppressed,
to slaughter those who do right.
15 But their swords will stab their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.

16 It is better to be godly and have little
than to be evil and rich.
17 For the strength of the wicked will be shattered,
but the Lord takes care of the godly.

18 Day by day the Lord takes care of the innocent,
and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever.
19 They will not be disgraced in hard times;
even in famine they will have more than enough.

20 But the wicked will die.
The Lord’s enemies are like flowers in a field—
they will disappear like smoke.

21 The wicked borrow and never repay,
but the godly are generous givers.
22 Those the Lord blesses will possess the land,
but those he curses will die.

23 The Lord directs the steps of the godly.
He delights in every detail of their lives.
24 Though they stumble, they will never fall,
for the Lord holds them by the hand.

25 Once I was young, and now I am old.
Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned
or their children begging for bread.
26 The godly always give generous loans to others,
and their children are a blessing.

27 Turn from evil and do good,
and you will live in the land forever.
28 For the Lord loves justice,
and he will never abandon the godly.

He will keep them safe forever,
but the children of the wicked will die.
29 The godly will possess the land
and will live there forever.

30 The godly offer good counsel;
they teach right from wrong.
31 They have made God’s law their own,
so they will never slip from his path.

32 The wicked wait in ambush for the godly,
looking for an excuse to kill them.
33 But the Lord will not let the wicked succeed
or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial.

34 Put your hope in the Lord.
Travel steadily along his path.
He will honor you by giving you the land.
You will see the wicked destroyed.

35 I have seen wicked and ruthless people
flourishing like a tree in its native soil.
36 But when I looked again, they were gone!
Though I searched for them, I could not find them!

37 Look at those who are honest and good,
for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace.
38 But the rebellious will be destroyed;
they have no future.

39 The Lord rescues the godly;
he is their fortress in times of trouble.
40 The Lord helps them,
rescuing them from the wicked.
He saves them,
and they find shelter in him.

Why not laugh " with " God - Devotional 33

Tonight at Pioneer Park Church of God I was host and MC of an event called INSPIRATION night 2009. The theme was to be light hearted and speak the truth. See Jesus from the view of child. I chose this theme , because I love to talk and I am quite the humours guy, well atleast I think so. I think too often more so now than ever in this generation obsessed with absolute truth. I ask you this, is so wrong to think like a child. Is it so wrong to view the world from a childs life. Remember their innocence.

We have been a generation who chooses not to laugh with God, but rather aganist God. We have become a world of people who look to scientific evidence for the truth about God. We have become a generation of people b
uying into propaganda. What happened to our childlike innocence. Sure we get older, but in reality shouldn't we seek God the exact same way regaurdless of age. Too many procieve God as a father figure who will burn you if you screw up. Whats wrong with promoting a positive message about God, so that we can share a laugh or two and be light hearted.

Thoughts on God on how I believe the world views God today, by Matt Dammon a scene from Dogma



Mark 10:15 (New Living Translation)

15 I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

Consciousness and Context - Devotional 30

Warning this devotional maybe a bit long.

Above you, you see a photo from the popular video game Asassin Creed. Although the image you see before is that the image of a video , historical evidance points out REAL LIVES of that of the Knights Templar Knights. Once a great group of warriors swore to defend the church.
Today matters of faith is a taboo subject with no real winners. Because I felt the need to deliver this devotional I had to go beyond my usual terms and dive into a world of intellect. In plains terms that just means I had to study the topic much more than what I was used to.

Exploring this topic took a matter of three weeks. It is said that the human brain is unique because of the way it is created. Lets take a look at scripture when it comes to the huuman race. It is no doubt to have a very daunting task for someone to study the word of God. Because it open to interuptations, what I mean by that is it speaks to people in different ways.

In preparation for this devotional, I had to think beyond the norm.
I reviewed 5 movies, 1 dictionary term and 1 debate on God and Human Morals.
The movies I reviewed are as follows,
The Boondock Saints
Dogma
V for Vendetta
The God who wasn't there
Jesus Camp

In world where atheists say the biggest problem with religion is the wars. You look around you and you will see fanatical Holy wars. I don't deny it, I know they happen. I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
In the game it is pretty same deal, Conquer the land. What makes people proceed into Holy wars.

We all inturpt thngs differently, I will go on record if I person has the kindess of Jesus in his heart, He won't be proud and try to prove his God is better than his neighbours. Along the research that I did I learned a great lesson from all of them, but I have to say I learbed tge greatest lesson from the satire movie Dogma.


I have a number of videos that I will show you.










1 Peter

"God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble."[a] 6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.