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Love in Practice - Wednesday June 24, 2015 (OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL)

Memorise:  My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. -1 John 3:18 Read: 1 John 3:16-18 (KJV) 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. Bible in one Year: 2 Kings 19-20, Luke 11:33-54 MESSAGE: The character of love is seen in practice and not through empty words. This is the reason why John the beloved advised that we should make the expression of love practical. One practical way of expressing love is through giving. The Bible in John 3:16 says that God loved the world, and this love compelled Him to give His only begotten Son, so that men could be saved. It was through the medium of giving that God as...

MY RENTED LIFE! (PART ONE)

Life as we all say is a precious gift from God but I am adding to this that Life is a rented gift from God. Am I funny? I understand that the famous and generally agreed quotes/norms are always considered as right by most of us. But you need to be unique by taking a second and if possible, a third thought on issues. What do we call a gift? The Oxford dictionary calls it something that is given to another voluntarily without a charge/payment. Rent is payment for use of an equipment, property or service; we can also call it ‘lease’. With this misconception and misuse of language by calling life a gift, we have felt that our life belongs to us. So we wake up as if it is by our power, work as if it’s by might, we live as if we own ourselves. We all know that a gift is different from a rented item. When a Toyota Camry 2014 model is given to you as a gift, you are not expected to report to the giver on how you use the car because it is automatically yours. Meanwhile, when a ...

TEN GREAT MISTAKES YOU SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR!

Outlined below are ten great mistakes any living being on this planet should watch against. If you have made them before, do not criticize yourself but seek advice. However, if you keep on repeating them, then you will definitely live to regret it. I have warned you. Note these mistakes and AVOID THEM! #First Mistake- Inferiority Complex Many philosophers are of the profound opinion that having an inferiority complex is one of the worst mistakes people make in life. An inferiority complex is nothing but begrudging your own life and demeaning your own abilities. It wrecks you system and throws you into a hell of disbelief in the profound potential inherent in your own life. The first person you need to believe on is yourself because you can never influence others when you don’t know your worth. People who have inferiority complex tend to follow other’s part and therefore will have no satisfaction at the end. This class of people follows other’s path and lives other people’s d...