A young lady (Rose) is having difficulty deciding which of her two
suitors (James and Phil) will be going to be her first boyfriend. She
prayed and asked God for a sign;
"Dear God, please help me decide who will I choose between James and Phil. If it rains tomorrow I'll choose James, if not I'll choose Phil."
The next day it did not rain so it should be Phil. However, she's already into James, so she decided to choose James.
Have you ever experienced something that kind of story, wherein you're in a situation that you can't decide what will you do? "Should I say yes or No? Should I do this or not?" then you asked God for a sign that will help you (somehow) decide on the situation you are into. Unfortunately, it doesn't stop there. Yes, we acknowledged God since we asked him for a sign, but the sign we asked is still according to our perspective. Sometimes it works but most of the time we end up disappointed or with regret to the decision we made because it did go according to what we expected.
The devil knows also about the Word, and he tries to deceive Jesus if He understands it. The devil put Jesus to a situation that He needs to prove that God's angels will save Him if He threw himself down:
and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written,
'He will command his angels concerning you' and 'with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'" Jesus said to him, "Once again it is written: 'You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'" -Matthew 4:6-7
Often times we are in this situation. We rely on God, but we are not doing our part. If something not good happens, we blame God and compromised our faith.
Truly, there is a big difference between knowing and understanding the Word.
For unbelievers, it is always "to see is to believe" but for us
"believe, and you will see." There is always something good you look
for.
It's like two trial lawyers (Jesus and the devil) both defending their clients (Good and Evil), and it is up to us (the judge) which side are we.
Do we give-in to the unbeliever who will asked us "prove to me that God exists?" or rather you ask them "prove to me that He doesn't?"
Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” - John 20:27-29
Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God? -John 11:40
To God Be The Glory..
Happy Sunday. :)
"Dear God, please help me decide who will I choose between James and Phil. If it rains tomorrow I'll choose James, if not I'll choose Phil."
The next day it did not rain so it should be Phil. However, she's already into James, so she decided to choose James.
Have you ever experienced something that kind of story, wherein you're in a situation that you can't decide what will you do? "Should I say yes or No? Should I do this or not?" then you asked God for a sign that will help you (somehow) decide on the situation you are into. Unfortunately, it doesn't stop there. Yes, we acknowledged God since we asked him for a sign, but the sign we asked is still according to our perspective. Sometimes it works but most of the time we end up disappointed or with regret to the decision we made because it did go according to what we expected.
The devil knows also about the Word, and he tries to deceive Jesus if He understands it. The devil put Jesus to a situation that He needs to prove that God's angels will save Him if He threw himself down:
and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written,
'He will command his angels concerning you' and 'with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'" Jesus said to him, "Once again it is written: 'You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'" -Matthew 4:6-7
Often times we are in this situation. We rely on God, but we are not doing our part. If something not good happens, we blame God and compromised our faith.
Truly, there is a big difference between knowing and understanding the Word.
For unbelievers, it is always "to see is to believe" but for us
"believe, and you will see." There is always something good you look
for.It's like two trial lawyers (Jesus and the devil) both defending their clients (Good and Evil), and it is up to us (the judge) which side are we.
Do we give-in to the unbeliever who will asked us "prove to me that God exists?" or rather you ask them "prove to me that He doesn't?"
Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” - John 20:27-29
Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God? -John 11:40
To God Be The Glory..
Happy Sunday. :)
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