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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Accept the will of GOD

 






Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

My Dear and Brothers and Sisters, Before to know the will of God there is certain preparation needed. And if we do anything without preparation, the chances to be victorious is less.

If we are not preparing our selves and just keep following surroundings, after some time we start looking like them.

So word of God is telling us today to know His will. 

DO NOT COPY the behavior and custom of this world.

If you read Roman 12:1 - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Now understand here one thing that God made us in his image,

God has blessed us with His wisdom to understand and accept His plan in our life, from our life.

Romans 11:33 tells us - O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

What we are doing ? ... just trying to mold and find the way which is only comforting to me. helping me move forward as per my plan from His word and His will. 

Dear Friends, I urge you to give your bodies to God, let them be a living and holy sacrifice. THE KIND HE WILL ACCEPT..... When you think of what he has done for you. Amen!

1. Rom12:6 tells us - Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 

God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well.

I will encourage you. How much well we are doing in our ability which we have and blessed by God 
when He was creating me and you from His own hand. Think about.

I am not trying to say here that you go and start preaching word of God or Start doing Praise & Worship with Singing, I just want to say, find out the ability by which you can serve the Lord. 

You remember that blind man Bartimaeus, what he did after receiving his eye sight, he did not waste a single second and start walking to follow the Jesus.

Does he has any plan or ability that particular time what he is going to do from next morning with that crowd. - No he doesn't - HE JUST START WALKING BEHIND JESUS. Amen!

But he surely knows that I am following Jesus. He has for sure good plan for me.

Do we have that courage to believe that I am following Jesus, Surely He has good plan for me and my family. 

Trust the word of God the day you start doing things according the ability you have...

Our God will be happy to see this from our lives and will bless and strength with more ability to full fill His will. 

2. Romans 12:9 - Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Don’t just pretend that you love others - We are very good and expert to pretend.. we are expert to hide our emotions and inner feeling and thought. that no one understand ..what is going in my mind / heart.. Is it?

This word PRETEND - the real meaning is - TO BEHAVE IN A PARTICULAR WAY IN ORDER TO MAKE OTHER PEOPLE BELIEVE SOMETHING THAT IS NOT TRUE. 


Very dangerous word be very careful!

If all is well with others.. I love them...
If others are acting according to me.I Love them..
If he/she is good with me..I Love him/her.
If the Situation is suited to me I love them.
If I am getting happiness and support from them. I love them

Is it?

But my dear brothers and Sisters ..God is not happy to see this act of our life.

Word of God is telling to all of us .. Don’t just pretend that you love others.. Really Love them
God is going to bless you in abundance. Only Love Fulfills God’s Requirement. Nothing else. 

If you pay all your debts, except the debts of Love for others. 
You can never finish paying that! this I am not saying word of God tells us in Roman 13:8 

3. Romans 12:9 -  Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
We are very good critics for others but not for ourselves. Think about it.
Oh! he/she is doing this/ that, oh that family. How they are? I know them so long,.
I mean to say as an human we get thrilled doing these types of acts or Assessment for others.
We have seen many signboard at side on highway. SPEED THRILLS BUT KILLS.
So don’t run always for Thrills - you can get enjoyment, but there are more chances to 
loose your worldly life as well as eternal life.
Stop spending your precious time with those who always make you happy, review once 
again your conversations and topics you discuss with them or the acts you do with them, 
I can say for sure you will find many friendships, surroundings, fellowship which is not good 
for your Life and behavior.
Our God has not the character like this He was not in hurry, He did everything with the 
perfection and even he made all of us to do things with the perfection,
He always stand for Goodness. whether His deliverance of Healings, to feed the hunger 
crowed even during his crucifixion He was stand on the side of Good and forgave all 
the people who was involve in the crucifixion, made arrangements for his mother for 
her rest of life even then He blessed that man. 
You will be in Paradise with me Today not tomorrow.
So no matter before today take a firm stand that we will be stand on the side of Good 
not with the wrong. God will surely bless us this is His promise to all of us. Amen!
And beleive me If I am sharing these words with you, I am also working on this and praying to God give me strength to overcome my weaknesses and help me to find out the way which He is has already decided. 


4. Roams 12:12 - Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

Be glad for all, God is planning for you -   No Matter how you are looking towards that ..How you are feeling after hearing the plan of GOD . Just take a pause for 10 sec. and think are we really glad whatever God has planned for me?

I will share with my life - Just before Covid I have resigned from my current job in Jan-2020 with some certain plans, but after 2 months lockdown, my Planning got shattered and then after I start looking any option which can full fill my immediate needs to survive..House hold expenses such as -.School fees, Fuel. all the bills and many more and I opted two option in 1/6 Salary or profit which I was earning before, debt was increasing day by day, but as a family we have certain principles that we don’t share our problems with anyone, we told this to our God. 

And I will be happy to share today that during those days, we were amaze that, we were happy in our heart / soul with peace because we know if our Father is there He will not let us fall. And as a family we are thankful all those families and individuals who was there with us to hold our hands with prayers.

And then we understand - if you will follow your plans  and wisdom you will get only 1/6th portion of your receiving. I mean you will not get full portion which God has planned for us in His plans. 
So Be Glad that he has plan for us, we are blessed. Just think those who are just running here and there and even after knowing His plan they are not glad and still trying to force God to approve human plan / or whatever i have planned for me. Very dangerous situation always be alert. God will surely make you Glad and Blessed in his planning. Amen!

I will take this as last. Do your part to live in peace with everyone, as much as possible. 
This is what our father wants tell each one of us, no need to look here and there just do your part in His will and planning and live peacefully with everyone. Amen!

May God Bless You!





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3 comments:

  1. Blessed reminder for me. Thank you Lord🙏🏻

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  2. May God Bless you Pastor.

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  3. This is really a blessed message ashish ji. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you

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