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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Walking the Walk or Talking the Talk

One of the highly tweeted topics this week on my twitter timeline was about Said Musa, an Afghan who is awaiting execution for converting to Christianity from Islam. Musa has been imprionsed since May of last year,

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while in prison he has been sexually abused, beaten and spat on for his faith in Jesus Christ yet he still REFUSES to renounce his faith. His comment for all that he is induring was, "My body is theirs to do what they want with. Only God can decide if my spirit goes to hell." http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-leaders-launch-twitter-campaign-to-stop-execution-of-said-musa-49081/index.html
We are always saying that we are willing to die for what we believe in but are we really. Luke 14:26-30 tells us to count up the cost of being a disciple of Chirst. If on the day that you decided that you wanted to sell out to Christ and walk the narrow road there was that person who reads the side effects of medicine would you have still signed up for this lifestyle. If you quickly said yes you need to repent for lying. We have a hard enough time turning down our plate for a day(fasting) and making simple sacrifices. So how are we going to say yes we would sign up for this life long commitment that requires daily death(1 cor 15:31 esv),foresaking family and friends (luke 14:26 esv)(matthew 10:37-38), and persecution (Matthew 5:10-12 esv). Majority of us would have thought twice, long, and hard before we made the final decision. Said Musa has really grasped Matthew 16:25(esv) For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. He is willing to die for what he believes in. So many of us would be looking like modern day Judas if someone threated any part of your life for claiming Christ. Why, because so many of us are worried about status, what people will think or say, how will i provide for my family. Matthew 6:25-34 (esv) tell us not to worry about anything and to seek the kingdom of God and all these thing will be taken care of and by worring we are like pagans.

After reading the article I was convicted to the core and I had to repeat becuase I'm not walking the walking I'm just talking the talk. We as christian have to grasp and understand the life we haved been called to walk and not just talk about it like in James 1:22(message) says Don't fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. So when are we going to stop doing all this talking and just walk this thing out.

My prayer is that we as believer will get like Said Musa when trails, tribulations, and test come and our respond will be My body is theirs to do what they want with. Only God can decide if my spirit goes to hell.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Critically Endagered!!!

This week I had the chance to minister and pray for one of my customers, but I feel like she also ministered to me. She was so taken back that I asked her could I pray for her, ministered Gods love, and invited her to encounter God with me on sunday. She said that its not everyday that you meet spiritual people who believe in God and will pray in public and for people who need it. Those words set off a chain of thoughts in my brain. She sounded as if she were talking bout an endangered species.  It made me examine my relationship with christ. Matt 7:20 says by their fruit you will recognize them. So many people claim to be believers but where is the fruit from being Gods disciple if people are taken back by doing what is called of us. We are an endangered species called Christians who are near extinction because we would rather pursue our own agenda than that of our fathers. Its time for us to come out of extinction and produce more believers of God so that when a person doesn't ask can they pray for you, freely talk to you about God, or invite you to encounter him together it takes people back.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

When are we goin to stop Conforming and REBEL!?!?!?!?!?!?!




As I watch this video it sends a RIGHTEOUS ANGER through my nervous system because this is exactly why people don't take Christianity serious or feel like they can have sex outside of marriage, drink, party, be homosexuals and call themselves saved. Will look in your face and swear that they will make it into heaven.WHY is that, because we look no different than the world. After a few minutes of watching I had to go back and check the title because I just knew I WASN'T watching a church service. So my question is to the believers,Christian's,the ones that follow Christ. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO STOP CONFORMING AND BECOME REBELS???? According the Urban dictionary  a rebel and conformist are as follow.
Rebel: A participant in a rebellion.A person who stands up for their personal beliefs.Person who doesn't not conform to what others prefer.
Conformist: A person who uncritically or habitually conforms to the customs,rules,or styles of a group.


So I ask the question again: When are we as Christians going to stop being Conformist and become REBELS?


Romans 12:2 tells us  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Which mean nothing of ours should resemble the world because the day we willingly asked God to come into our heart and change us we decided to let go of our old ways of living like Colossians 3:9-10 instructs us  Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices 10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. So at no point in time should we conform to the world to try and make each other feel good.Ephesians 4:25 tells says Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.Everything we need he has placed inside of us so now is the time for believers to do the opposite of the world and rebel.


To most people to rebel means sinner, but if everybody is sinning its no longer a rebellion. If you want to rebel READ YOUR BIBLE its the only rebellion left- Selah