ONLY JESUS

There is power in the Name of Jesus. There is no other Name in heaven or earth that is greater then the Name of JESUS. He is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings. In Him all things are and have their life. Without Him nothing exists. What a name and what a destiny for those who call him Lord. He is a ever present friend and guide. Your ego will always want to supplant Him because your ego is so self centred. In Him there is nothing that can compare. Your ego will always compare. Your ego is hooked to the present while Jesus is for eternity. When you are so taken up with the affairs of men then you have no time, for your time with Jesus. Your ego will always distract you from time with Him. This is how you end up wasting your time in worthless pursuits.  Life is more then these things that you possess. This material world demands your attention. How then can you separate yourself from this demand but to call on His Name. He will come and save you from your ego battles and set you free from its clutches.

POWER TO LIVE

There is no power greater then the power of God in Jesus. We need power to live a holy life The forces against us are so great that we cannot operate a holy life without His power. Power is the force that keeps the world in motion. There are negative forces and positive forces. When negative forces rise then we need positive power to resist it. God has made His power available to keep evil at bay. Prayer power connects with God's power to abolish the power of evil. In Jesus Name we can over power every evil power. Evil was destroyed at the Cross but the devil will make you feel that he is still powerful. He is only as powerful as we let him. He will trick you by his cunning devices but we are above his tactics. In Christ we have all the power to overcome him. Therefore be filled in His Spirit and see the enemy of your soul run for his life.

HIS WORK IN YOU

Prepare for the day of the Lord draws near. Many will turn away but you must remain stedfast in what you believe. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. There is no other way to be saved but to hold on till the end. God is working in you to prepare you. It is not your work but God's work. All you need to do is to remain in faith. God loves you and He will keep you. Every day new manna you will receive to keep you on the road to total redemption. Your suffering will be turned into joy as you let go and let God. In God you have dunamis power. This is the power of God. Wait on Him till you receive this power. It is in God's time and He knows what is the right time. All you need to do is live in the now. Then you will treasure each moment and not waste it in vain imaginations. Come to the river of life and drink. Healing and blessing flows through this river. Be refreshed and filled so that you are ready for every good work.

RIVER OF LIFE

Precious are the moments with the Lord. He is in you and beside you. The Spirit man desires to commune with you all the time. The flesh man demands attention all the time. There is a battle going on in your soul and you will have to decide who you will listen to. In the Spirit you can silence the voice of the flesh man. In the Spirit you have joy, peace and freedom. In the flesh you are bound and not free. A fleshly life leads to bondage. This can be bondage to things or to others. In Christ you are free from the slavery to the flesh. The flesh demands but the Spirit requests. The language of both is different. Come to the river of life and be free. This river flows through you and connects you with others. His life in you enables you to flow freely in His river. Let His river flow through you and water others who are dry and thirsty. Jesus said the water I give will give you life and refresh you. Be cleansed and be pure in His river.

PREPARE

The Lord is coming soon so prepare the way of the Lord. You prepare by getting ready for His coming. Like the 5 ladies who trimmed their lanterns and made sure they had enough oil so you also need to trim your life and be full of the Holy Spirit. He is the only one who knows and He is with you and in you. Learn to operate in Him and you will never be late. He is in charge of time and place and He knows where you should be and when. Therefore rely on Him. See how freely you are able to think and write when you are full of Him. He wants you to centre your life in Him always for the enemy is waiting to trip you up anytime. He can only trip you up when you are not watching and waiting. You have to watch for you don't know when He will come. Meanwhile work as if this is your last day. Live as if it is your last minute. Death is so close but you have eternal life and so don't have to fear death. Now is the time to surrender all to Him so you can have all of Him. Why trade for second best when you have the best. Hallelujah.

OUR SAD STATE

The beginning and the end are the same. You were created from dust and to dust you will return. It is the time in between that is important. This is the time God has given everyone to do as He has planned. Many decide to go their own way and reap destruction to their soul and their body. Jesus came to show us the way to life but many choose death. This has been the story since the beginning of time. When sin entered the world all that was good was tarnished and all that remains is just a caricature of what is real. So we follow our instincts and roam like animals when all God intended was to be like Him. Sin has so tarnished our vision that all we can do is see through dark glasses. We do this to hide from the reality of sin. Dark glasses keep us from confronting reality and seeing the light. The light is too bright as God is light. Yet Jesus came to show us the way through Him but we reject His way for we want our own way. Only when the ego is prepared to surrender all, will we be ready to commune with Him. All other fellowship is conditional on our part. Only the Holy Spirit can usher us into the new life for without Him all our attempts are like wind.

EGO BATTLES

Most of the battles we face daily can be reduced to ego battles. Our individual ego is challenged by another and this sets of a stream of defensive behaviours that serve to keep us from losing face. The ego is our only defence against attack. Once the ego is reduced to nothing we are less then a person. Yet Christ said that we need to die to our ego if we want to follow Him. What He was saying is that we need to trust Him and not ourselves. He will defend us in our daily battles. This does not mean being a door mat for others to walk all over us. What He means is that He will give us the wisdom to know how to respond and not attack or withdraw in defence. This means that when we choose to follow Him that we trust His Spirit to give us the answer in each situation. I may want to respond in anger but I will choose to be quiet or say in response what will calm the waters. On the other hand we may also be enabled to say what is right. Jesus never backed down when He was confronted with sinful behaviour. He confronted this and for this He was crucified. He called the Pharisees white washed sepulchres. He accused the Jews of idolatry and they wanted to stone Him. He did not do this for His sake but He did what He saw His Father doing. I too need to do what I see the Father doing and not give in to the fears and desires of my ego or flesh.