Manuals

Cars have manuals. And if you don't follow them, well what happens? The car breaks down. I remember how my brother once accidently put petrol in our diesel driven 4WD. Yes it broke down! We had to drain all the petrol out, and refill it with diesel. Only then we could we drive it.

I realized that we have one too. Written by our Creator’s secretaries. The Bible. It doesn’t leave us in doubt. It tells us, what we should eat, how we should dress, how we should live, what day we should rest on. But not only that, it also has stories in our manual! (I like that.) So much more interesting than car manuals. Stories of other people, stories of what they did and didn't do. The consequences and the rewards.

It also has prophecy in it. Did you know that the French Revolution was because they rejected the Bible entirely? Well it was, and not only that, but the Bible said that would happen. In Revelation, it says where the two wittnesses were rejected, many would be slain. If you are wondering what the two wittnesses are, they are the Old and New Testament. Can you remember the main thing that happened in the French Revolution? That's it! Many were sent to the guilotine. It is sad, but God said that is what would happen to those who reject the Bible.

Let us go back to our manual, and see what it says. I'm sure we don't know enough about it.

Surrender

Why the cover?
Why the truth you try to smother?
I don't understand
why you the secrets have banned

Are you proud,
boisterous and loud?
Are you afraid?
Lo, look up at the who you he made.

Share it with Him if none else
To Him uncover yourself
He'll love you no matter how bad
you think youself. Don't be sad.

Surrender to Him your love and life
Sever with anyone all strife
Allow Him to hug you and hold you tight
Allow Him to lead you in the light.

By Jana

Modesty

"John was to stand as a reformer. By his abstemious life and plain dress he was to rebuke the excesses of his time."

 "In the broad way all are occupied with their persons, their dress, and the pleasures in the way..... I saw many traveling in this broad road who had the words written upon them: 'Dead to the world. The end of all things is at hand. Be ye also ready.' They looked just like all the vain ones around them, except a shade of sadness which I noticed upon their countenances. Their conversation was just like that of the gay, thoughtless ones around them; but they would occasionally point with great satisfaction to the letters on their garments, calling for the others to the have the same upon theirs. They were in the broad way, yet they professed to be of the number who were traveling the narrow way. Those around them would say: 'There is no distinction between us. We are alike; we dress, and talk, and act alike.'"

Our appearance speaks. If we are covered in jewlery, immodest clothes, pants, tight dresses and skirts, they might even be modest, but don't speak anything because they are tight. We need to be true witnesses. Our lives speak - by there fruits we shall know them. Let us bear Jesus' fruit and follow the example of John.

Always look up

Always look up. I did this last evening, and I saw the clouds moving at a fast steady pace. And something in my head said "Keep moving". I saw a star shining among the clouds, and my it said "Keep shining".
This morning I went outside and looked up, and the clouds were all peaceful. And it said "Keep peaceful". So in everything, keep moving, keep shining and keep peaceful.

Proverbs 2

For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of His mouth cometh forth knowledge and understanding. (Prov 2:6) Isaac Newton was a great man. Did you ever think about why he was so great and achieved so much? Well I'll tell you why: he read and studied his Bible with all his heart every day. He asked God to instruct him. He watched nature and he became great. You may say: "That's too simple, that wouldn't make me smart!" you know what if that is your attitude you won't get very far unless you change it. Isaac Newton heeded Proverbs 2:6 and he became great lets not seek more evidence, let's just get on with our Bible reading, let's search for those precious hidden gems!

Proverbs 1

For school, teacher ;) has been getting Stell and I to read a chapter of proverbs and then write about it:

What is wisdom? Prov 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beggining of knowledge. To be wise you need to know things. And if you know lots it means you have knowledge. And if you have enough knowledge, you will be wise when you are in a pinch. So lets see how to get knowledge - Prov 1:5 says: A wise man will hear and increase in learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsel. Also it says in Proverbs that fools don't listen to counsel and we don't want to be fools do we? Next blog will continue how to get wisdom, knowledge and undertanding. :)

Perfect Peace

No-one knows when they are going to die or say how long they are going to live. Now I know no-one likes to think about that sort of a thing because people naturally want to live long and happy....
But today I was thinking about dying for some reason and I thought that say I was on my death bed, and all I was accustomed to thinking about was fansisy and that was what I was thinking about on my death bed. I wouldn't go to heaven would I? If I were dying I would want to be thinking about Bible promises and keeping your mind on 'Him'. Wouldn't you? And I thought of the Bible verse: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee; ..... But then I thought, now how can you just keep your mind stayed on Him all the time? And the answer came, read the Bible. Simple as that. Read your Bible every day. And you wilt be kept in perfect peace. Don't you just love the sound of that? Perfect Peace? That is what everyone longs for. The answer is short and simple. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee. It's in the Bible. Anyone can have perfect peace. They just need to keep his mind on Jesus and His promises.