Covered by the blood of the lamb

The Word speaks of our sins being taken from us far away - as far as from east is to west. (see link - Psalms 103;12). So great is his love for those who fear him, as far has he removed our transgressions from us. This is a big relief - for me - I can say:"PHHHEEEW!" :) )He has us covered. What a blessing. What freedom we can have in Christ. ALL our sins, when we repent and declare He is our saving grace. Each day we call on Him to refresh our souls and our bodies. Fall afresh, Oh Lord! Each day becomes a new summer. Asking him to teach us His ways, and through His word and Him speaking to us (somehow! - I haven't heard audible voices, but words seem to echo in my head, as if to guide me in His wisdom). May you be touched today by His spirit. Now. Be still and know He is Lord.

It IS a grim world out there, that prowling Lion seems to be slinking about more and more Acts 17 v12. We need Christ as if never before to help keep us self controlled and alert. Even the smallest worry we must take to Christ and place it at His feet for Him to touch, cleanse, and heal. He is more powerful than the fallen one and by His purity, touches clean, all in His way. It's stunning to think about and realise! Nip it in the bud as SOON as you see a blemish - anywhere.

Temptation - C.S. Lewis wrote: "No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. After all, you find out the strength of the German army by fighting against it, not by giving in. You find out the strength of a wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down. A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in. We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it: and Christ, because he was the only man who never yielded to temptation, is also the only man who knows to the full what temptation means--the only complete realist."

A useful link for group Bible studies

Irish born evangelist, speaker, Desi Maxwell deserves a recommendation. Desi is well-known and you will him regularly on UCB radio http://ucbmedia.co.uk . He is extremely knowledgable about the Jews and Israel and has created several courses for bible study groups.

Prayer and thanksgiving

I am so grateful for knowing Christ. Each day,it seems, another revelation from His word hits me. Everything I owe to Him. I surrender to Him.
Why do I tell you? - because He will also touch YOU.
He is our creator God; His word is true.
If you believe in Him you can delight in Him, in His will - everything in His will, not 'mine'.. even though we go through challenging times. He is the comforter and Lord of all. A few years ago, I could not have believed I would be writing these words! What a load of rubbish I would have thought.
What was it that transformed me? It was a willingness to let go into Him, surrender, and be prepared to give everything of myself up and allow a death in me. It brought me new life and an incredible growing desire to be close to Him, read his word, pray by myself, fellowship with other believers and simply be open to Jesus, each moment. If I stumble, I search for Him to pick me up. If I go off to a siding, He brings me back so He can be 'in the midst'. It JUST WORKS. He made me. I'm so humbled, calmed, and thrilled to know Him.
Discovering Genesis to be true - that He made the Earth in Six days and rested on the seventh, has been illuminating. The flood has been explained to me by His word, and people like Kent Hovind and Ken Ham. (Listen, no human is perfect, nor was any prophet in the bible - but we can gain truth from them!)
This morning I listened to the above link - a sermon from the pastor at Willow park church in Canada and I learned about 666. Now, it makes perfect sense. SEVEN is a divine number. SIX is a number that just misses the grade. So to have a 'trinity' of the numbers 666 to describe Satan seems true. (will explain in antoher blog) That the Earth was made in 6 days - it's the EARTH - that us Christians are in this world but not of it.
God Bless.

Trust

Psalm 62:8 (New International Version)
8 Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah

All times, trust - even when we have a compelling urge not to! This is the battle in the mind that will always be there in born again Christians, we were told by our bible study teacher last night - and don't you know it!
Lord make us pure in heart and give us a renewed steadfast spirit (Psalm 51). Dear Lord, let us have confidence in you and you alone. You are my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear. (Psalm ..) Your word is the word embedded in our hearts so we act according to your will as your spirit lives in us. Thank you for falling afresh on me today. Cleansing and allowing me to trust in you.
Selah.