Everything they did to Jesus backfired
The Father allowed everything they did to Him
Every attempt to weaken Jesus made Him stronger
Every problem was an opportunity to show the heart of the Father
Here lies an important principle for the Christian in the 21st century
No matter what is thrown against us—it will strengthen us
Our problem will be an opportunity for the Father to reveal Jesus
They wanted Jesus crucified and damned by God as
According to the Law of Moses but by killing
Him they had know idea that the process would reverse itself
Here lies an important principle for the Christian in the 21st century
No matter what is thrown at us, God will turn it around
Our problem will be an opportunity for the Father to reveal Jesus
Christ is the centrality of God; the mystery of time
His purpose is Divine; no wonder the Cross will always shine
Every attempt to weaken him made him stronger
Here lies an important principle for the Christian in the 21st century
Every attempt to weaken us will strength us
Deuteronomy 21:23
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
They forget that the Cross paid for the Crown
Many people go to a cemetery every Sunday
Ironically the cemetery is the church building—
Some church buildings have become morgues because
We find a lot of dead people there—
They look at crosses all the time but
They forget that the Cross paid for the Crown
Many saints are morbid on Sundays
Because all they think about is death—
The death of Jesus was to get us back (restore)
So that we could once again operate like the First Adam—
The First Adam was given a Kingdom (He was given authority)
Adam’s goal was to make earth just like Heaven so that
Earth would function on the governmental principles of Heaven—
Jesus did the same—He brought the Kingdom of Heaven to earth and
Showed us how to operate with Heavenly principles on earth
The message of Jesus was strictly about the Kingdom—
Jesus did not speak about Calvary to the Masses
You must be born-again was only mentioned once and
It was mentioned to an old man…
Many of the things that churches preach today was
Not the message of Jesus—churches preach prosperity,
healing, faith, name and claim it etc—these are all by-products
The message of the Kingdom occupied His focus
The Cross gives us the Crown
Calvary gave us access back to the Father
We honour the Cross but we thank God for the Crown
Because through the Crown we can see our true selves because
Our mandate is found in Genesis 1:26-27—it hasn’t changed
Many people go to a cemetery every Sunday
Ironically the cemetery is the church
They look at crosses all the time but
They forget that the Cross paid for the Crown
Jesus rose from the tomb
He lives forever more…
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
Ironically the cemetery is the church building—
Some church buildings have become morgues because
We find a lot of dead people there—
They look at crosses all the time but
They forget that the Cross paid for the Crown
Many saints are morbid on Sundays
Because all they think about is death—
The death of Jesus was to get us back (restore)
So that we could once again operate like the First Adam—
The First Adam was given a Kingdom (He was given authority)
Adam’s goal was to make earth just like Heaven so that
Earth would function on the governmental principles of Heaven—
Jesus did the same—He brought the Kingdom of Heaven to earth and
Showed us how to operate with Heavenly principles on earth
The message of Jesus was strictly about the Kingdom—
Jesus did not speak about Calvary to the Masses
You must be born-again was only mentioned once and
It was mentioned to an old man…
Many of the things that churches preach today was
Not the message of Jesus—churches preach prosperity,
healing, faith, name and claim it etc—these are all by-products
The message of the Kingdom occupied His focus
The Cross gives us the Crown
Calvary gave us access back to the Father
We honour the Cross but we thank God for the Crown
Because through the Crown we can see our true selves because
Our mandate is found in Genesis 1:26-27—it hasn’t changed
Many people go to a cemetery every Sunday
Ironically the cemetery is the church
They look at crosses all the time but
They forget that the Cross paid for the Crown
Jesus rose from the tomb
He lives forever more…
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
The Kingdom driven church is hard to find
Jesus was driven by God (John 5:19) and not by need
The Kingdom of God had everything that Jesus needed—
Likewise this applies to us as well—
Everything we need is found in the kingdom
Jesus never taught his disciples that the world
Needs to be transformed before HE comes back—the
Improvement of the world is not the central task of the Kingdom
Jesus did not solve all the problems of Palestine when HE walked the earth—
He did not heal everybody in the Middle East
He did not build any schools or hospitals etc while he was here
He stuck to HIS Kingdom PURPOSE—
We must expand the rule of God over as many people as possible
God will allow us to influence areas of life so that
People can be drawn into the Kingdom because
Our lifestyles which will reflect the heart of JESUS—
The Holy Spirit will be our POWER
There are many different churches
There are many different churches with different messages
However there is only ONE real message—it is
The message of the Kingdom of God—
Basileia is the Greek word translated “kingdom” in the New Testament Basileia is used 164 times in the New Testament—
Over 100 times by our Lord Jesus the Christ
Jesus spoke more about the Kingdom than the church
[He mentioned the church(ecclesia) two/three times]
There are many who are in the church building
However many of them are not citizens of Heaven—
They only belong to a church
They dress a certain way and they
Allow their dress code to give them a spiritual status—
The error is so plain to see yet
Many remain a victim to the bondage of religion
Basileia is the Greek word translated “kingdom” in the New Testament Basileia is used 164 times in the New Testament—
Over 100 times by our Lord Jesus the Christ
The Kingdom driven church is hard to find
However the message of the Kingdom of God is PREACHED
The Kingdom of God is not taught in Universities—
The Kingdom of God is not taught in many churches
Basileia is the Greek word translated “kingdom” in the New Testament Basileia is used 164 times in the New Testament—
Over 100 times by our Lord Jesus the Christ
Many churches have made born again the Gospel message
The gospel of being born again is the
First part of the Gospel of the kingdom
It is not the peak of a man’s life
Many saints are just inside the door—
Jesus said that He is the door
Basileia is the Greek word translated “kingdom” in the New Testament Basileia is used 164 times in the New Testament—
Over 100 times by our Lord Jesus the Christ
Man did not fall from Heaven
But he was on earth when he ‘fell’
We tend to write off this life and
Look forward to passing over into Heaven
Because we want Jesus to save us from this mess on earth
A religion that can’t be tested can’t be trusted
Basileia is the Greek word translated “kingdom” in the New Testament Basileia is used 164 times in the New Testament—
Over 100 times by our Lord Jesus the Christ
The Good News is that God’s Government can Rule in
Man’s heart again and he can get back to his original position
Man did not fall from Heaven
But he was on earth when he ‘fell’
Jesus came to restore his ‘position’—
We tend to write off this life and
Look forward to passing over into Heaven
Because we want Jesus to save us from this mess on earth
“A Faith that can’t be tested can’t be trusted”
Basileia is the Greek word translated “kingdom” in the New Testament Basileia is used 164 times in the New Testament—
Over 100 times by our Lord Jesus the Christ
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
The Kingdom of God had everything that Jesus needed—
Likewise this applies to us as well—
Everything we need is found in the kingdom
Jesus never taught his disciples that the world
Needs to be transformed before HE comes back—the
Improvement of the world is not the central task of the Kingdom
Jesus did not solve all the problems of Palestine when HE walked the earth—
He did not heal everybody in the Middle East
He did not build any schools or hospitals etc while he was here
He stuck to HIS Kingdom PURPOSE—
We must expand the rule of God over as many people as possible
God will allow us to influence areas of life so that
People can be drawn into the Kingdom because
Our lifestyles which will reflect the heart of JESUS—
The Holy Spirit will be our POWER
There are many different churches
There are many different churches with different messages
However there is only ONE real message—it is
The message of the Kingdom of God—
Basileia is the Greek word translated “kingdom” in the New Testament Basileia is used 164 times in the New Testament—
Over 100 times by our Lord Jesus the Christ
Jesus spoke more about the Kingdom than the church
[He mentioned the church(ecclesia) two/three times]
There are many who are in the church building
However many of them are not citizens of Heaven—
They only belong to a church
They dress a certain way and they
Allow their dress code to give them a spiritual status—
The error is so plain to see yet
Many remain a victim to the bondage of religion
Basileia is the Greek word translated “kingdom” in the New Testament Basileia is used 164 times in the New Testament—
Over 100 times by our Lord Jesus the Christ
The Kingdom driven church is hard to find
However the message of the Kingdom of God is PREACHED
The Kingdom of God is not taught in Universities—
The Kingdom of God is not taught in many churches
Basileia is the Greek word translated “kingdom” in the New Testament Basileia is used 164 times in the New Testament—
Over 100 times by our Lord Jesus the Christ
Many churches have made born again the Gospel message
The gospel of being born again is the
First part of the Gospel of the kingdom
It is not the peak of a man’s life
Many saints are just inside the door—
Jesus said that He is the door
Basileia is the Greek word translated “kingdom” in the New Testament Basileia is used 164 times in the New Testament—
Over 100 times by our Lord Jesus the Christ
Man did not fall from Heaven
But he was on earth when he ‘fell’
We tend to write off this life and
Look forward to passing over into Heaven
Because we want Jesus to save us from this mess on earth
A religion that can’t be tested can’t be trusted
Basileia is the Greek word translated “kingdom” in the New Testament Basileia is used 164 times in the New Testament—
Over 100 times by our Lord Jesus the Christ
The Good News is that God’s Government can Rule in
Man’s heart again and he can get back to his original position
Man did not fall from Heaven
But he was on earth when he ‘fell’
Jesus came to restore his ‘position’—
We tend to write off this life and
Look forward to passing over into Heaven
Because we want Jesus to save us from this mess on earth
“A Faith that can’t be tested can’t be trusted”
Basileia is the Greek word translated “kingdom” in the New Testament Basileia is used 164 times in the New Testament—
Over 100 times by our Lord Jesus the Christ
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Simple Mistakes, Confused Defences and Trinity Perfection
The Trinity is ALIVE and well
The Beauty of the Trinity is EVERLASTING
The Trinity keeps people talking—
Some argue that the Old Testament (not to mention the New)
Does not teach the doctrine of the Trinity—
The doctrine of the Trinity is found throughout the Old Testament
It is not merely found in a distinct passage or proof-text here and there
The word Elohim is used many of times for “God”
The word Adonai is used many of times for “Lord”
Both of these words are plural nouns in Hebrew and show the TRINITY
Certain passages speak of the “faces” or “presences” or
“Persons” of God (Exodus 33:14; Deuteronomy 4:37; and Job 13:8)—
God also refers to Himself as “Us,” “Our,” and “We”
(Genesis 1:26, 2:18 (LXX), 3:22, 11:7; Isaiah 6:8, and 41:21-24)
The Old Testament further states of God, “they caused me to wander” (Genesis 20:13), “they appeared” (Genesis 35:7), “they drew nigh” (Deuteronomy 4:7), “they went” (2 Samuel 7:23), and “they judge” (Psalm 58:11)—the Old Testament also calls God our “Creators” (Ecclesiastes 12:1), “Makers” and “Husbands” (Job 35:10; Psalm 149:2; Isaiah 54:5)
The Old Testament also says that God is “holy” (Joshua 24:19; Proverbs 9:10, 30:33), another plural
The Old Testament further specifies the principle of
Divine plurality by identifying the three persons of the Godhead—
God the Father (e.g. Deuteronomy 32:6; Isaiah 63:16, 64:8, Malachi 2:10);
The Word, or Son of God (e.g. Genesis 16:7-14, 22:9-18; Exodus 3, 23:20-22; Numbers 22:21-41; Judges 2:1-5, 6:7-24; Psalm 2, 110:1, Isaiah 7:14, 9:6; Jeremiah 23:5-6; Proverbs 30:4); and
The Holy Spirit or Spirit of God (e.g. Nehemiah 9:20; Job 26:13, 33:4; Psalm 104:30, 106:32-33, 139:1-24, 143:10; 2 Samuel 23:1-3; Isaiah 11:2, 40:13; Ezekiel 11:5; Micah 2:7)
The Trinity is ALIVE and well
The Beauty of the Trinity is EVERLASTING—
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all (2 Corinthians 13:14)
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
The Beauty of the Trinity is EVERLASTING
The Trinity keeps people talking—
Some argue that the Old Testament (not to mention the New)
Does not teach the doctrine of the Trinity—
The doctrine of the Trinity is found throughout the Old Testament
It is not merely found in a distinct passage or proof-text here and there
The word Elohim is used many of times for “God”
The word Adonai is used many of times for “Lord”
Both of these words are plural nouns in Hebrew and show the TRINITY
Certain passages speak of the “faces” or “presences” or
“Persons” of God (Exodus 33:14; Deuteronomy 4:37; and Job 13:8)—
God also refers to Himself as “Us,” “Our,” and “We”
(Genesis 1:26, 2:18 (LXX), 3:22, 11:7; Isaiah 6:8, and 41:21-24)
The Old Testament further states of God, “they caused me to wander” (Genesis 20:13), “they appeared” (Genesis 35:7), “they drew nigh” (Deuteronomy 4:7), “they went” (2 Samuel 7:23), and “they judge” (Psalm 58:11)—the Old Testament also calls God our “Creators” (Ecclesiastes 12:1), “Makers” and “Husbands” (Job 35:10; Psalm 149:2; Isaiah 54:5)
The Old Testament also says that God is “holy” (Joshua 24:19; Proverbs 9:10, 30:33), another plural
The Old Testament further specifies the principle of
Divine plurality by identifying the three persons of the Godhead—
God the Father (e.g. Deuteronomy 32:6; Isaiah 63:16, 64:8, Malachi 2:10);
The Word, or Son of God (e.g. Genesis 16:7-14, 22:9-18; Exodus 3, 23:20-22; Numbers 22:21-41; Judges 2:1-5, 6:7-24; Psalm 2, 110:1, Isaiah 7:14, 9:6; Jeremiah 23:5-6; Proverbs 30:4); and
The Holy Spirit or Spirit of God (e.g. Nehemiah 9:20; Job 26:13, 33:4; Psalm 104:30, 106:32-33, 139:1-24, 143:10; 2 Samuel 23:1-3; Isaiah 11:2, 40:13; Ezekiel 11:5; Micah 2:7)
The Trinity is ALIVE and well
The Beauty of the Trinity is EVERLASTING—
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all (2 Corinthians 13:14)
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
The Christian Church has Disagreed over Five Words
[N.B In some Bibles it might be six or seven etc because of the translation]
Five words have been misunderstood
Five words need clarification
Five words in the 21st century is coming back to the citizen of HEAVEN
‘Pray, then, in this way...’ Matt.6:9
The Lord gave us a PATTERN
Let us draw all the principles from the PATTERN and
Let us apply it to our prayer Life—
It carries the HEART of the FATHER
Jesus did not pray the Lord’s Prayer because
The petition for forgiveness would not have been proper—
We know that Jesus was sinless!
Let us get back to the principles of the Prayer that Jesus taught us
We have a GLORIOUS GOVERNMENT in HEAVEN and
We can call upon it at any TIME!
Five words have been misunderstood
Five words need clarification
Five words in the 21st century is coming back to the citizen of HEAVEN
‘Pray, then, in this way...’ Matt.6:9
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
Five words have been misunderstood
Five words need clarification
Five words in the 21st century is coming back to the citizen of HEAVEN
‘Pray, then, in this way...’ Matt.6:9
The Lord gave us a PATTERN
Let us draw all the principles from the PATTERN and
Let us apply it to our prayer Life—
It carries the HEART of the FATHER
Jesus did not pray the Lord’s Prayer because
The petition for forgiveness would not have been proper—
We know that Jesus was sinless!
Let us get back to the principles of the Prayer that Jesus taught us
We have a GLORIOUS GOVERNMENT in HEAVEN and
We can call upon it at any TIME!
Five words have been misunderstood
Five words need clarification
Five words in the 21st century is coming back to the citizen of HEAVEN
‘Pray, then, in this way...’ Matt.6:9
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
A Colonial Church
An imperial church is a church that is functioning
Within the framework of the Empire of God—
The ekklesia is HOLY and “is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven”
(Hebr8:4.5; 9:24; 1 Chron. 28:19, Ex. 25:40 Etc)
She existed before the foundations of the EARTH
The Ekklesia is the LORD’s SENATE
The Ekklesia must fulfil the KING’S MIND—so if
The Lord does not build the house, its builders labour in vain” (Ps 127:1)
The Ekklesia makes the invisible EMPIRE visible
Our Heavenly father has made HIS WORD Visible—
Jesus came as an invisible king,
Representing an invisible power to assume
The government of a yet invisible empire—
We have the privilege of making HIS Kingdom VISIBLE—
Love is the FIRST visible trait that can be made public
An Imperial church functions
Within the Framework of the Empire of God—
She must colonizes whatever it touches
Her Majestic presence infects all GENERATIONS—
The Ekklesia is the LORD’s SENATE
The Ekklesia must fulfil the KING’S MIND—so if
The Lord does not build the house, its builders labour in vain” (Ps 127:1)
Jesus came as an invisible king,
Representing an invisible power to assume
The government of a yet invisible empire
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
Within the framework of the Empire of God—
The ekklesia is HOLY and “is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven”
(Hebr8:4.5; 9:24; 1 Chron. 28:19, Ex. 25:40 Etc)
She existed before the foundations of the EARTH
The Ekklesia is the LORD’s SENATE
The Ekklesia must fulfil the KING’S MIND—so if
The Lord does not build the house, its builders labour in vain” (Ps 127:1)
The Ekklesia makes the invisible EMPIRE visible
Our Heavenly father has made HIS WORD Visible—
Jesus came as an invisible king,
Representing an invisible power to assume
The government of a yet invisible empire—
We have the privilege of making HIS Kingdom VISIBLE—
Love is the FIRST visible trait that can be made public
An Imperial church functions
Within the Framework of the Empire of God—
She must colonizes whatever it touches
Her Majestic presence infects all GENERATIONS—
The Ekklesia is the LORD’s SENATE
The Ekklesia must fulfil the KING’S MIND—so if
The Lord does not build the house, its builders labour in vain” (Ps 127:1)
Jesus came as an invisible king,
Representing an invisible power to assume
The government of a yet invisible empire
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
A Kingdom Prayer
Our Father: may Your Name be hallowed, may Your Kingdom come, may Your Will be done - as in heaven, so in earth. Accomplish Your Purpose, and establish the Kingdom of Your dear Son in us: individually as disciples, corporately as the Church, and collectively in all creation; that Christ may be All in All.
As we seek first Your Kingdom, may all that we need be added to us, whether it is daily bread or forgiveness of sins. Conform us to the image of Your Son that we may live as One Body. Deliver us from evil by raising up overcomes who will have the Revelation of Christ and will bear the Testimony of Jesus, demonstrating the pre-eminence of Your Son over sin, self, and our enemy; who overcome by the blood of the Lamb, the word of their Testimony, and the laying down of their lives.
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory are yours. Of the increase of your Kingdom there will be no end; You have given all power in heaven and in earth to Your Son; and through His Name every knee will bow and every tongue will confess to Your Glory. Reveal the glory of Your Son that we may know Him, and as He must increase, so we must decrease...
As we seek first Your Kingdom, may all that we need be added to us, whether it is daily bread or forgiveness of sins. Conform us to the image of Your Son that we may live as One Body. Deliver us from evil by raising up overcomes who will have the Revelation of Christ and will bear the Testimony of Jesus, demonstrating the pre-eminence of Your Son over sin, self, and our enemy; who overcome by the blood of the Lamb, the word of their Testimony, and the laying down of their lives.
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory are yours. Of the increase of your Kingdom there will be no end; You have given all power in heaven and in earth to Your Son; and through His Name every knee will bow and every tongue will confess to Your Glory. Reveal the glory of Your Son that we may know Him, and as He must increase, so we must decrease...
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Jesus is the Architect of Victory
Jesus is the Victory—
The Battle continues and
HE receives ALL the GLORY
“Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day’ for darkness is as light to you. Psalm 139:11-12
We have a COMMANDER who has
Given us COMMANDMENTS—
We listen to HIS INSTRUCTIONS
When HE says MOVE—we move
When HE says STOP—we stop
As ambassadors we need to be certain that
We know our Commander and have
A personal relationship with Him—
Secondly, we need to understand how to
Know when we are truly receiving His directions for us—
Lastly, we need to have the strength, determination and
The courage to carry out these instructions in
A manner worthy of service to Him—even if
We are going to lose friends
This is how we will please Him—
We have a COMMANDER and we need to HEAR HIM
Jesus is the supreme commander
He determines human destiny—
The Kingdom of God continues its COLINIZATIONS
God's patience is not infinite
When a situation provokes the LORD—
Then he will respond so many
Forget that we have a COMMANDER that
WE can go to because HE CARES—
And the LORD said to Joshua: “See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor. You shall march around the city, all you men of war; you shall go all around the city once. This you shall do six days. And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. But the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. It shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the wall of the city will fall down flat. And the people shall go up every man straight before him.” Joshua 6:1-5
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
The Battle continues and
HE receives ALL the GLORY
“Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day’ for darkness is as light to you. Psalm 139:11-12
We have a COMMANDER who has
Given us COMMANDMENTS—
We listen to HIS INSTRUCTIONS
When HE says MOVE—we move
When HE says STOP—we stop
As ambassadors we need to be certain that
We know our Commander and have
A personal relationship with Him—
Secondly, we need to understand how to
Know when we are truly receiving His directions for us—
Lastly, we need to have the strength, determination and
The courage to carry out these instructions in
A manner worthy of service to Him—even if
We are going to lose friends
This is how we will please Him—
We have a COMMANDER and we need to HEAR HIM
Jesus is the supreme commander
He determines human destiny—
The Kingdom of God continues its COLINIZATIONS
God's patience is not infinite
When a situation provokes the LORD—
Then he will respond so many
Forget that we have a COMMANDER that
WE can go to because HE CARES—
And the LORD said to Joshua: “See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor. You shall march around the city, all you men of war; you shall go all around the city once. This you shall do six days. And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. But the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. It shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the wall of the city will fall down flat. And the people shall go up every man straight before him.” Joshua 6:1-5
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Sometimes we feel that God is unfair
If there is no true love for God—then
Ceremonies have no meaning
Jesus knew moments of darkness in his life
We will have moment of darkness in our life
Darkness means ‘growth’—
In Garden of Gethsemane Jesus realised
The awful type of death that he would suffer—
He knew that the physical pain would be terrible
He would carry our ‘sins while he was on that cross’
In the Garden, he prayed to his Father. He said, ‘If it is possible, do not let me suffer this death.’ (Luke 22:41-46.)
He said, ‘My God, my God, why have you left me alone?’ (Mark 15:34.) How awful to feel that God is no longer near you—
How terrible not to know why he is leaving you alone—
Believers today, at some time will have periods of spiritual darkness
They will display clouds of doubt—
Sometime they will experience an eclipse
The Bible states, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day’ for darkness is as light to you. Psalm 139:11-12
Many saints never doubt that God is real
However many saints at times doubt HIS SOVEREIGNTY
Many at times feel that God is unfair—
They feel that God has not worked in
The way that they hoped or planned
Jeremiah in the Bible was concentrating on the people’s ‘return’ to God
However, God said to him, ‘If you return, then you can serve me’ (15:4)—
Jeremiah was full of pain and despair—
Our Heavenly FATHER reminded Jeremiah about his job
Jeremiah must help people to change—
He must not change and become like the people (15:19b)
Jeremiah’s job was going to be very hard
But God encouraged him—
Jeremiah had doubts— He was suffering very much
Sometimes we forget what God has said to us—
We then need to read it again—and believe
Our lives may be hard
But we must trust in his promises—
They do not change (Read 1 Peter 1:4; Joshua 21:45; 23:14; 1 Kings 8:56 and Numbers 23:19.)
AT times you may not be sure that prayer is worthwhile—
But you must still pray and lay it before him—[even in anger]
Even at his worst times, Jeremiah continued to pray—
Sometimes it seemed that he only complained to God
But he continued to pray—nothing stopped him
(Jeremiah 12:1-3; 15:15; 17:14 and 20:7-12)
Jeremiah prayed clearly and in an honest way
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
Ceremonies have no meaning
Jesus knew moments of darkness in his life
We will have moment of darkness in our life
Darkness means ‘growth’—
In Garden of Gethsemane Jesus realised
The awful type of death that he would suffer—
He knew that the physical pain would be terrible
He would carry our ‘sins while he was on that cross’
In the Garden, he prayed to his Father. He said, ‘If it is possible, do not let me suffer this death.’ (Luke 22:41-46.)
He said, ‘My God, my God, why have you left me alone?’ (Mark 15:34.) How awful to feel that God is no longer near you—
How terrible not to know why he is leaving you alone—
Believers today, at some time will have periods of spiritual darkness
They will display clouds of doubt—
Sometime they will experience an eclipse
The Bible states, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day’ for darkness is as light to you. Psalm 139:11-12
Many saints never doubt that God is real
However many saints at times doubt HIS SOVEREIGNTY
Many at times feel that God is unfair—
They feel that God has not worked in
The way that they hoped or planned
Jeremiah in the Bible was concentrating on the people’s ‘return’ to God
However, God said to him, ‘If you return, then you can serve me’ (15:4)—
Jeremiah was full of pain and despair—
Our Heavenly FATHER reminded Jeremiah about his job
Jeremiah must help people to change—
He must not change and become like the people (15:19b)
Jeremiah’s job was going to be very hard
But God encouraged him—
Jeremiah had doubts— He was suffering very much
Sometimes we forget what God has said to us—
We then need to read it again—and believe
Our lives may be hard
But we must trust in his promises—
They do not change (Read 1 Peter 1:4; Joshua 21:45; 23:14; 1 Kings 8:56 and Numbers 23:19.)
AT times you may not be sure that prayer is worthwhile—
But you must still pray and lay it before him—[even in anger]
Even at his worst times, Jeremiah continued to pray—
Sometimes it seemed that he only complained to God
But he continued to pray—nothing stopped him
(Jeremiah 12:1-3; 15:15; 17:14 and 20:7-12)
Jeremiah prayed clearly and in an honest way
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
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