Reflections for the 9th day of the Daniel Fast:
And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. Romans 8:9 (Continue...)
- Meditation for the 8th day:
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating or drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17(Continue...)
Meditation for the 7th day:
They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit... Acts 6:5(Continue...)
Meditation for the 6th day:
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Acts 2:4 (Continue...)
Meditation for the 5th day:
...but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8 (Continue...)
- Meditation for the 4th day:
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” John 14.26 (Continue...)
Meditation for the 3rd day:
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness…
Luke 4.1 (Continue...)
Meditation for the 2nd day:
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.” Luke 1.35 (Continue...)
Meditation for the 1st day:
John the Baptist explained to the disciples, “I baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit”. Mark 1:8 (Continue...)
LIFE BEGINS WITH GOD
I would to like to talk about an extremely important subject. Our life begins with our Relationship with God. Our life does not begin when we graduate from university or Become a successful professional. Not at all! Our life begins with God. No matter how Intelligent a person is or the qualifications he has, without God, he’s doomed to failure.
Why? Because of his lack of communication with God. Many people say they want to get married because they want to be happy. But why do they Think they will be happy if they just get married? Because they’ll be joined to someone they Love. In theory, this is a wonderful thing but how many married people are now unhappy, Living a much worse life than when they were single? Why? Because they married the Wrong person! The problem is that we know that our happiness depends on someone else. No one wants to be lonely, regardless of his sexual preference.
Maybe you ask, is it possible To stay single and still be happy?” Yes, it is possible, but the probabilities are very slim. Usually people only feel complete when they establish their own families. No matter what They have accomplished during their “single” life, real life only begins when they are united With someone they love. And so a person doesn’t begin to live when he is born, when he goes to university or when he becomes successful, but when he is united to someone else in order to build a family. Interesting, isn’t it? And yet, this is not what happens in the world today. Rarely do we see people marrying and living happily ever after. People get married and live in an inferno. Instead of life, all hell breaks loose when they get married. It’s frustrating!
But it’s not that way with God. You don’t need to have qualifications or knowledge. It doesn’t matter if you are too young or too old. All you have to do is to marry Him and make Him the One who you’re going to share your life with forever. With God, there’s no risk of being unhappy because He always wants what is good for us. This is the formula for happiness.
People all over the world are pursuing marriage in order to be happy. In the back of their minds, they know that their happiness depends on someone else. Or do you think a person is happy just being an island?
However, when we put our relationship or covenant with God in the first place, rather than someone else, we guarantee our happiness for the rest of our lives. It doesn’t mean that we won’t have problems. We will face problems in this world — but, With God, we stand firm and secure— we conquer and are happy. We are partners with God and wherever we go, God is with us. Today it’s much easier for a marriage to fail than to succeed.
You know that. And when marriage fails, the children suffer the consequences. But when we put God first, God Himself finds the “perfect match” for us! Isn’t it wonderful? He finds the person who completes us. He knows each one of us, so He will find someone who also belongs to Him in order to complete us, and become like a perfect pot of mashed potatoes—inseparable!
May God bless you abundantly
Message From pr Julio to You
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Blind Faith
Faith corrupting religions – including Christianity, have been motivating people’s faith down an emotional path instead of a rational one. Therefore, forcing its victims to make heart based decisions. Result: a life without quality and worse of all, a bad testimony to others.
The religious spirit found in the evangelical religion prevents its victims from meditating on the Word of God. To compensate, they memorize biblical verses and accumulate a vast amount of biblical knowledge, thinking that’s enough to please the Almighty.
A communion with God is only possible on a spiritual basis. That is, with the use of our intellect. He’s not the God of fanatics or the emotionally disturbed. Rather, He’s seeking true worshipers who’ll worship Him in the Spirit and in truth; without exaggerations or hype.
Religion’s first and most important goal is to block rational thinkers from entering the Kingdom of God. Then, it concentrates on keeping those who’ve already been "hooked" fully accommodated with emotional faith.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1
It isn’t due to the lack of love or the possession of life’s many superfluous things. It’s not a sorrow or a joy. It is, although, an uncomfortable, awkward and cruel feeling. It’s like a gaping hole in your chest that keeps getting bigger. It’s an inescapable black smudge on the soul. Not even the possession of a high social status can minimize the pain. If it weren’t for the sad look on their face, the victim wouldn’t have anything to complain about. Many call it anxiety, depression or even emptiness.
From a spiritual point of view, the emptiness of the soul is nothing more than a thirst for God.
Just like a car needs fuel to run; many electric devices need electricity to operate; and the body needs food to function, it’s God’s presence that fills the soul and gives meaning to life.
Cars don’t run on beans, electrical appliances don’t operate on gasoline and the body can’t survive on electricity. Likewise, a soul without God perishes.
Through a desperate cry, it signals its emptiness. Where can it find the shelter and medicine to meet its needs?
The Word of God has the answer:
The law of the Lord restores the soul. Psalm 19
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Psalm 42
Every Sunday at 8am,9:30Am you can receive the Water that quenches the thirst of the emptiness of the soul.
