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Word of the Day
Thank you Jesus for all your blessings! Praise the Lord!
We give you all the glory! You are worthy to be praised!
"Which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it..."(Luke 14:28).
OUR LORD was not referring here to a cost which we have to count, but to a cost which He has already counted. The cost was those thirty years in Nazareth, those three years of popularity, scandal, hatred, the unfathomable agony at Gethsemane, and the assault upon Him at Calvary- the central point upon which all of the time and eternity turn. Jesus Christ has counted the cost. In the final analysis, people are not going to laugh at Him and say, "This man began to build and was not able to finish"(14:30).
The conditions of discipleship given to us by our Lord in verses 26, 27, and 33 mean that men and women He is going to use in His mighty building enterprises are those in whom He has done everything. "If anyone comes to Me and not hate his father or mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.(14:26). This verse teaches us that the only men and women our Lord will use in His building enterprises are those who love Him personally, passionately, and with great devotion-those who have a love for Him that goes far beyond any of the closest relationships on earth. The conditions are strict, but they are glorious.
All that we build is going to be inspected by God. When God inspects us with His searching and refining fire, will HE detect that we have built enterprises of our own on the foundation of Jesus? (see I Corinthians 3:10-15). We are living in a time of tremendous enterprises, a time when we are trying to work for God, and that is where the trap is. Profoundly speaking, we can never work for God. Jesus, as the Master Builder, takes us over so that He may direct and control us completely for His enterprises, ad His building plans; and no one has any right to demand where he will be put to work.
OUR LORD was not referring here to a cost which we have to count, but to a cost which He has already counted. The cost was those thirty years in Nazareth, those three years of popularity, scandal, hatred, the unfathomable agony at Gethsemane, and the assault upon Him at Calvary- the central point upon which all of the time and eternity turn. Jesus Christ has counted the cost. In the final analysis, people are not going to laugh at Him and say, "This man began to build and was not able to finish"(14:30).
The conditions of discipleship given to us by our Lord in verses 26, 27, and 33 mean that men and women He is going to use in His mighty building enterprises are those in whom He has done everything. "If anyone comes to Me and not hate his father or mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.(14:26). This verse teaches us that the only men and women our Lord will use in His building enterprises are those who love Him personally, passionately, and with great devotion-those who have a love for Him that goes far beyond any of the closest relationships on earth. The conditions are strict, but they are glorious.
All that we build is going to be inspected by God. When God inspects us with His searching and refining fire, will HE detect that we have built enterprises of our own on the foundation of Jesus? (see I Corinthians 3:10-15). We are living in a time of tremendous enterprises, a time when we are trying to work for God, and that is where the trap is. Profoundly speaking, we can never work for God. Jesus, as the Master Builder, takes us over so that He may direct and control us completely for His enterprises, ad His building plans; and no one has any right to demand where he will be put to work.
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So please pray, Lord Jesus, I accept that you were born of a virgin, died on the cross and shed your blood for my sins to be forgiven and rose again to be Lord and King. I repent of my sins and ask that you come into my life and be Lord and Savior and live in my heart.
Amen
Friends, if you just prayed this prayer, you are born again, and I pray that you grow in your walk with Jesus and develop an intimate relationship with Him. Get in a good Holy Spirit filled church and come to a place of worship with Him. If you just said this prayer, please send us an email, we would love to know.
Friends, if you just prayed this prayer, you are born again, and I pray that you grow in your walk with Jesus and develop an intimate relationship with Him. Get in a good Holy Spirit filled church and come to a place of worship with Him. If you just said this prayer, please send us an email, we would love to know.
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Heavenly Healing Ministries
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