THOUGHTS TO PONDER ON

-

THEOLOGICAL ENGINEER.
What good is truth if you can't apply it? The Christian life is meant to be lived, in the real world, by real people. Engineering is exactly that: turning theory into application, creating something anyone can benefit from.
Or, in diagnosing a problem to find the root cause (which is usually how the system was misused, not the theory behind it). The Theological Engineer focuses on connecting spiritual truths to everyday experiences. There's much more to being a follower of Jesus Christ than just what you know. Like an engineer, it's important to turn those concepts into something that actually moves, in your life, and the life of others.
THE TAKE AWAY
Sometimes, however, God hides His love in the strangest places. In a series of sixty-six books that describe His role in human history. In a piece of bone, wrapped in a leather thong, thrown across the back of an innocent Man. In the thistles that threaten to overtake Colorado lawns everywhere. God reveals Himself in direct commands, like "Love your neighbor," and in the metaphorical parables of Jesus. And in peanut butter sandwiches, one of the greatest metaphors of all.
LOVING THOSE WRAPPED UP IN SIN.
Jesus didn't say to love the sinner and hate the sin. But believers are called to love, including the hard, often unrewarding work of loving those wrapped up in sin.
PRAISING GOD IN AN IMPERFECT WORLD
Our world is fallen and cursed. Sin runs rampant and infects everything. Even apart from the ill effects of obvious sinfulness, things just don't work the way they should. Appliances break, clothes wear out, droughts ruin crops, our bodies get sick, etc. This is so pervasive in our lives that we even joke about it. This world is imperfect, and we feel the call of something better. But even in the midst of a stressful time, we can still praise God. (2 Peter 3:11-13; Revelation 21-22).
WAITING ON FAITTHFUL GOD
Waiting on God is notoriously difficult. In a society where the microwave is barely fast enough, God's timeline can seem impossibly slow. As some like to say, patience is a virtue that I can't wait to acquire. But recently I've been seeing just how faithful God is; He has not forgotten and He does come through.  In a world of text-messaging and microwave ovens, waiting feels useless. But the waiting times are when God does much of His work in our lives. Lamentation 3:25
BELIEVING GOD
It never hurts to remind ourselves that there is no fear for believers in Jesus regarding salvation. We are not in the category of those with debased minds or hearts hardened beyond repair .  God will not give us over to delusion. We will not be lost. We belong to Jesus and He is faithful to hold us and to complete us. Believing God means living in His absolute love, goodness, and faithfulness, even when surrounded by darkness and trials. (Romans 7-8; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11­).
FLYING TRAPAZE
God promises to be faithful. He alone is our anchor and firm foundation. Part of what I'm realizing is how much I've relied on other people or familiar routines to be my security. Of course God has purpose for community and does use others in our lives to help us feel stable. Routine isn't all bad either. But ultimately God is the foundation. He is both the catcher on the trapeze and the harness securing me. 
To leave the safety of the platform, to swing through the air, and then let go of the trapeze and fly, is to know that God is on the other side, ready to catch you.  2TIM 1:7

                                                                                           BY DEACON OLALEYE EBENEZER S. 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

THE RACE IS NOT FOR THE SWIFT

-
Image
I returned and saw under the sun that — The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all. (Ecclesiastes 9:11) IT WOULD BE AN INTERESTING EXERCISE TO TRY TO PREDICT WHO WILL AND WHO WILL NOT MAKE IT TO HEAVEN. Of the people you know, for example, who are the ones who will see God’s face in His eternal kingdom? Whatever criteria you used to make such a forecast, there’s  a good chance that many of your predictions wouldn’t come true. It’s an obvious fact in this world: we are often surprised at how people’s spiritual lives turn out. Some whom we think are bound to remain faithful to the Lord turn out to be little more than disappointments, while others we had little hope for end up being the most faithful. The race is not to the swift! The reason predictions of any kind are hard is that life is full ...
Read more

OVERFLOWING BLESSINGS (EPHESIANS 3:20, PSALM 23:5)

-
Image
           God as a self-sufficient one is able to grant to His children more than what is requested from him. “God gives than our request”.  God is described as one who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we ask or think. As OMNISCIENT (ALL KNOWING) GOD, He did not only know your heart but also what you are thinking and even what you did not think or imagine. Our heart as human is too narrow to comprehend the whole wisdom and knowledge of God i.e. you cannot know all what God is able to do in your life because He is unlimited by space and power. God blessings to His people are overflowing ones. We only ask for what we want from God in prayers, but God will give what we need, because our wants may sometimes not be our needs, but He alone knows our needs. BIBLICAL INSTANCES OF THE EXCEEDING WORKS OF GOD Jacob (Israel)Gen 45:28 : Jacob as an old man, was in sorrow for many days because of the sudden death of his beloved ...
Read more

THIRSTING AFTER THE RIGHEOUSNESS { A RESOLUTION}

-
Image
The world is fast running to an end as the second coming our Lord Jesus Christ draws nearer than hitherto. The frequency of disasters in the world apart from what we are experiencing in our own country, Nigeria indicates more the imminence of His Second Coming {Rev 22:7,12} The clarion call is becoming more strident on daily basis as the value placed on human life diminishes through mass deaths resultant from Government actions or inaction, religious and tribal strife as well as man-made disasters. WHAT IS RIGHTEOUSNESS? The Bible says righteousness exalts a Nation while unrighteousness is a reproach which incurs the wrath of God.{Prov 14:34} Righteousness is therefore staying on the right side of God, that is abiding and complying with the commandments{ in Exodus 20:1-17, Deut 6:1-5}. . Our Lord Jesus compressed the commandments to two, viz “Love God with all your heart, with all your soul and with your entire mind; secondly love your neighbor as yourself” {Matt 22:37-4...
Read more