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Glyniel Garner
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"How Deep Can You Go"
"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetuate it."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
How would I define the word "evil"?
Have I ever stopped to consider how far evil could take me if I chose to harbor it within?
INSPIRATION
"Our character is but the stamp on our souls of the free choices of good and evil we have made through life."
John Cunningham Geikie
When my sister and I were growing up, we loved frittering away the hot Arizona summer days, swimming. In order to perfect our diving skills, we came up with a game we created called, "Who Can Dive The Deepest." We used coins on the bottom of the pool as our targets and beginning in the shallower end of the pool and then moved to the very deepest point where we would dive down and try to retrieve our loot. Back then, our activity was a harmless child's game designed to keep us healthy and cool.
However, after our studies through Judges, it appears to me that the children of Israel played the game, "How Deep Can You Go" long before we did. But instead of this being some kid's game, played with coins, God's children, who were called to be "lights in the darkness" to the surrounding nations, made a choice to play "How Deep Can You Go" with their spiritual lives.
Throughout the entire book of Judges a track is left that details with extreme clarity what happens when a person chooses to wander off the pathway God has laid out for their life. Unfortunately, as we have found, frequently when a weak or wayward leader is at the helm the situation becomes much worse for without someone standing up for God's cause, the record is very clear, "Everybody decided to do what they thought was right in their own eyes." When this happens...disaster follows. Maybe not immediately, but, soon enough. And before we leave the book of Judges, there are several more lessons God has for us that contain instruction that applies directly to our contemporary lives.
Having made up their minds that whatever they did was perfectly fine, not only did God's children fall away, but even the Levites, the priests of God, fell so low and went so deep into the pit of sin that it is hard to read about the destructive acts that were performed.
Following next week's special series from April 5 - 12 on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, we are going to take another five days to look at the individual groups that fell into the pit of evil and we are going to spend time looking specifically at why God's children took such a tumble into sin.
What I have found so heartening in the stories in Judges is that even when God's children blatantly disobeyed Him and even when they ignored His repeated calls to repentance, God never, ever stopped loving them. As Donald Coggan so beautifully noted, "God loves us in our sin, and through our sin, and goes on loving us, looking for a response."
Thankfully, some of God's precious children did respond and were drawn by their Father's cords of love. May you and I be counted among the children who turned with grateful hearts to their Father who loved them with an everlasting love.
"Spiritual victory comes only to those who are prepared for battle."
Author Unknown
AFFIRMATION
"Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways!
Re-clothe us in our rightful minds,
In purer lives thy service find,
In deeper reverence praise.
Breathe through the heats of our desire
Thy coolness and thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still small voice of calm!"
John Greenleaf Whittier
1807-1892
Your friend,
Dorothy Valcarcel, Author
When A Woman Meets Jesus
Available May 2009
Dorothy@TransformationGarden.com
ISAIAH 38:1-8
By Apostle Paul Johnson Asamoah.
Relationship with God simply means, having fellowship with God. In life, we have several relationships. Many of them can easily be broken. But there is a particular relationship that is very precious and should be taken seriously. That is our relationship with God (our father in heaven). Adam and Eve broke our relationship with God before and Jesus came to bring reconciliation. Therefore we have to value this relationship and treat it with care and love. Though it can never be broken, but we need to value it as more precious than anything in the world.
Every Christian is bound to go through certain unpleasant situations at a point in time. Jesus never told us we won’t encounter problems as Christians. He only assured us that, He (Jesus Christ) has overcome the world. So, it does not matter what trouble the enemy bring to us, what matters is our relationship with our Father (God). Many Christians are deceived that they would never have any problem after becoming Christians and so they give up too soon when encountered with troubles in their lives.
King Hezekiah went through trouble in his body. The scripture above tells us that Hezekiah fell sick and Isaiah was sent to tell him to prepare for his death. But because of the relationship this man had with God, he asked God to give him more years to live and God answered him by adding more years to his years.
Job also encountered a problem in his life though he had a personal relationship with God. He was inflicted with a disease in his body and many more troubles. But through it all Job maintained his relationship with God and declared that “I know my redeemer liveth.”
Abraham was also childless though he walked with God. He had a personal relationship with God but without a child. Scripture tells us Abraham continued to have a personal relationship with God until God gave him a child. Abraham had a child later on in his life though it was not naturally possible for both he and Sarah to have a child. Our unshakable personal relationship with God our father can give us a miracle even today.
When you read Jeremiah 28, Jeremiah also encountered a problem in his ministry. A false prophet rose up against him. But he won in the end because of his personal relationship with God.
Paul also encountered problems in his ministry after his conversion. But Paul says in Romans 8:35 that “what shall separate us from the love of God which ours in Christ Jesus.”
Mary, though a virgin conceived the child Jesus because of her relationship with God.
Daniel was thrown into the Lion’s Den but came out not hurt because of his relationship with God. Not forgetting Shadrack, Messarch and Abedenego who were also thrown into furnace, but they came out without being burnt because they refused to deny their God. God says if we draw close to Him, He would also draw close to us.
Let us say you are in a house with your father and mother, your relationship with them personally would lead them into doing certain things for you. If you don’t have a good relationship with them, you can not even ask them to do something for you in the first place. Even if you ask them, they may not do it for you.
That is why we all need to enter into a relationship with God our creator. A sinner cannot have a relationship with God. Infact he is far from God because scripture says “for all have sin and have fall short of the Glory of God” after the fall of Adam. We all need Jesus Christ in our lives so we can have this personal relationship with God. Adam broke that relationship and it is only in Jesus Christ we can be reconciled to God again.
Dr Yongi Cho says that “it is good to have a relationship with God than with men.”
Apostle Handly also says “the more you have relationship with God, the more He brings the right people to you.” Indicating that, it is a precious decision to take.
There were three (3) Arch Angels, but one of them lost his relationship with God (Lucifer) leaving only two (2) (Michael and Gabriel). God does not have any relationship with Lucifer any longer.
Let say if a President of one country like America do not have a good relationship with another President from another Country like Ghana, it would be difficult for them to visit each other.
So, if you are reading or listening to this message, I want you to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal saviour, so you can also have a relationship with God your creator. The good news is that God wants you to spent Eternity with Him. 2000 years ago God sends us His only son Jesus Christ to come and die so that we can have this relationship with God again (John 3:16). Many believe God is far away from them and has no desire to know them, actually, God is very interested in you and desire for you to have a personal relationship with Him (Psalm 139:17).
If you also have a relationship with God your father, I would encourage you to value it, because it is a privilege and an honour to be in a relationship with the creator of heaven and earth.
It does not matter what you go through in life. Once you have a personal relationship with God and maintain it, you would come out victoriously. I can assure you that!
God bless you! Thank you also for your support in diverse ways. God would surely replenish whatever you are given to support this ministry.
I believe this word would take you far this year.
If you need my CD messages, prophetic word for the day etc. you can contact me.
If you want to support our ministry, you are welcome. Good things calls for help and Luke 10:7b says a worker deserves his wages. Your help or support would never go unnoticed by the Lord. You can send your support through western union in the name of Paul Johnson Asamoah or through this mail box;
Power Life Prophetic Ministries,
Box 55
James Town
Accra – Ghana
West Africa
Tel. +23324657468 or +233276166067
Email: pastorpaulasamoah@yahoo.com
Joyce Reed: u will have to attach them to an email and send to me then i can send to other people email that i know
Joyce Reed: send them to my email box
Joyce Reed: ok?
Apostle Paul Asamoah: CAN IT BE POSSIBLE
Joyce Reed: virtuousliving2@yahoo,com
Joyce Reed: if u attach the messages to an email --i can send to others and then they can download and listen
Apostle Paul Asamoah: O.K
Apostle Paul Asamoah: HOW WAS THE MESSAGES
Apostle Paul Asamoah: GOOD OR VERY GOOD
Joyce Reed: i love them
Joyce Reed: they are very good
Apostle Paul Asamoah: SO PLEASE WHAT WOULD BE YOUR MESSAGE TO TELL THE WORLD ABOUT THESE BY APOSTLE PAUL
Apostle Paul Asamoah: TO PASS TO WHOLE WORLD
Christine wrote on your Wall:
"Dear Pastor Paul I welcome you to my join my Facebook - I pray God
will continue to do much through you in your ministry. Nice to catch up
with you after a brief gap. Hooe everything is going well with you
and your family. In our Lord Christine Mukherjee" -AU.
Pastor Paul, Will you please pray I will be healed from sinning, as I sinned today in masturbation, and I confess I have struggled with homosexuality for a while, and have looked at some gay pornographic sites and male underwear sites, including today, and after I sinned in masturbation, I know I was crying in my heart, and feeling the guilt, shame, regret, and everything else that choosing to sin rather than obeying Jesus leads to. I also am currently living with my unsaved mother and brother, and going through alot of persecution and criticism, and am learning what Jesus meant when He said the world will hate you. I strongly believe the Lord Jesus is returning extremely soon, and I know I must surrender to Him in these last of the last days. Please pray I will be set free by Jesus as soon as possible!! Thanks alot, and God bless you!!! Sincerely in Christ, John Sorensen-USA.
Dear Brother Apostle Paul~My Wife Angel and I Would be greatly honored to have You as an E.T.A. Friend. God Abundantly Bless Your {Christ Jesus'} Powerful Ministry.......Ken & Angel ORR."
Thanks Pastor Paul:
It is true. Those without God are alone even though the world may be standing with them.
Those with God are never alone, even though the world may be standing against them.
Merci beaucoup.
Brendan
Yes Pastor Paul you are very correct - what happens the adverse situations reveal to us that we are not in control but God our Father in Heaven is in control Hallelujah! Also these adverse situations are the very valley times when we fall on our knees and come face to face with Abba Father and come into greater communion and fellowship with Him
I am in dire situation,
as I am worried that I have made so bad mistake ,
i request your prayer and word from heaven only,
i tell the Holy Spirit this morning i mean business with him,
i can not afford to make any more mistakes, or i may bring many people down with me,
pastor sam
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Praying for all that in Jesus name. Exodus 14:14; 23:25. 15:3.
Apostle Paul Johnson Asamoah
Tel:233244657468.
www.powerlifepropheticministries.com
PLEASE ADDED GHANA-AFRICA ELECTION TO IT, GOD BLESS YOU FOR PRAYING FOR OUR NATION GHANA.
I challenge you to do so. We have never been more
Desperate than now for God to heal our land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 :
If my people, which are called by my name shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal
Their land.
Come and see yourself many testimonies here in Ghana , Visit us to see and hear praise God.
Be Blessed!
Qualita Pendergrass
Senior Editor/Pubisher
Divine Inspirations Magazine
May our Lord God, cause you to be extremely sensitive to His Holy Spirit, becoming the sons of God, and cause you to realize it! May He protect you on the right and the left. May He be your rearward guard, go before you, and possess the gates of the enemy and take back what was stolen from you and help you to learn to walk upright in His Righteous council all the days of your life.
That your desire and will be the accomplishing of His total Will in your life, Word upon Word, precept upon precept, line upon line, unto the full measure of the maturity of Christ, the Hope of Glory. So, that you are an honor and a praise unto Him all the days of your life, that your lamp will not be hid but shine forth like bright stars in the midst of a dark, wicked, and perverse generation.
The Word of God clearly states that we be found redeeming the time and the lives of those who will receive it. He has called you to be victorious and you hearken to His call. Father help them to have victorious dominion as Your priest and king, Your humble servant, and to God be the Glory, Honor and Praise, in Jesus Christ’s Holy Name. Amen!
Shalom,
Candace
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