ONCE SAVED / ALWAYS SAVED ?
(i came across this today)
Many believers assume that once a person has accepted salvation and his/her name is entered in the Book of Life - that's it; that person can never be lost. That person's name can never be erased from the Register of the Living. No matter what that person thinks or does ever after, his salvation is assured; because his name is in the Lamb's Book of Life! I wish that were the case; but alas it isn't, because the Scriptures provide proof that wilful disobedience can - like a parent's act of disinheriting a worthless son - result in a believer's name being, exceptionally, deleted from the Book of Life!
Psa 69:
28: Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
Exo.32:
31: And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. 32: Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. 33: And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
In other words, names can be blotted out from the Book of Life. In ancient days it was written of Israelites who failed in some vital matter
'that soul shall be cut off from his people.' It is the same today. Names can be blotted out of the Book of Life! So Beware!
And so I end by reminding you all of these vital books. Books in which your name, your motives, your thoughts, your conversations and your deeds are recorded. Indeed these books, unlike other books, are updated on a daily basis. Names are being added - and alas names are being deleted. Thoughts, words and deeds are being recorded with absolute accuracy. No one can break in and alter those records. They are amongst the most important databases in the entire universe. And you and I are contributing to their content on a daily basis! May the Almighty help us all to live with these awesome facts in mind!
-SBS
Thursday, December 21, 2006
the second one, "voices"
Which of these following voices is louder to you?
Which voice do you follow?
Which is louder: the voice of your flesh or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of wanting to do your will or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of your desire for pleasure or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of the lusts of your eyes or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of what people think of you or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of laziness or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of wanting to talk too much or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of repeating yourself over and over or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of wanting to be liked or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of fear or the voice of God? Which is louder: the voice of anger or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of deceit or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of wrong thinking or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of your desire for success or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of hate, love, and just not caring or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of circumstances or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of hurting or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of the cares of this world or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of your desire for money or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of the lusts of the flesh or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of happiness and joy or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of not wanting to change or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of not wanting to offend someone or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of bitterness, envy, and jealousy or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of covetousness or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of gluttony (or eating too much) or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of obeying those that do contrary to God’s Word or the voice of God?
Which is louder: these voices or the voice of God????
http://amazingbible.org/Documents/Spiritual_Warfare/Voices.htm
Which voice do you follow?
Which is louder: the voice of your flesh or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of wanting to do your will or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of your desire for pleasure or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of the lusts of your eyes or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of what people think of you or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of laziness or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of wanting to talk too much or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of repeating yourself over and over or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of wanting to be liked or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of fear or the voice of God? Which is louder: the voice of anger or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of deceit or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of wrong thinking or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of your desire for success or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of hate, love, and just not caring or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of circumstances or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of hurting or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of the cares of this world or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of your desire for money or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of the lusts of the flesh or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of happiness and joy or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of not wanting to change or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of not wanting to offend someone or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of bitterness, envy, and jealousy or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of covetousness or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of gluttony (or eating too much) or the voice of God?
Which is louder: the voice of obeying those that do contrary to God’s Word or the voice of God?
Which is louder: these voices or the voice of God????
http://amazingbible.org/Documents/Spiritual_Warfare/Voices.htm
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
(maxine's email) Go Back, Go Forth
i got an email just now from a woman everyone calls "auntie m."
her real name is maxine mbabazi. she's aunt to a pal of mine, asiimwe, who lives in georgia, but she is so sweet that everyone who gets to know her ends up calling her "auntie m" and its possible to think people are related to her even when they're not because she is able to give each person individual attention even in a crowd of 500.
she is sort of like the godmother of all ugandans who are not in uganda, in fact all africans living in the states try to get in touch with her just for that prayerful guidance = like if you need spiritual help or a place to stay or even just a prayer or someone to console and show you that you are not the only one trying to live right, she is the person to call.
auntie m is one of those people who is born again, FOR REAL. she does not mess around and she can get a little scary when she goes off in (toungues tongues) how do you spell it (tongues) and begins to get visions of all the fishy things you have done in secret. and by the way she has taught me that God sees everything and that every sin will eventually come out in the open.she is an example of how to live a holy life, she has no children of her own but has adopted american children and ugandans hate on her for not adopting from her own country.
she has the loveliest marriage, her husband actually reads to her from song of solomon and all that! hard to believe and really corny if your not mushy like me but for me it was a huge blessing. anyway the point is, today i got an email from her that shocked me and then got me praising, see i have been having trouble in my walk with God and lately stuff seems to be all up in my face like some sort of tornado, it's been a huge fight trying to do whats right (ya am also a rhymer) and sometimes it felt like God had left me all alone to fight these battles which made me a little mad that he didnt seem to be with me.
anyway auntie m said she was praying for me and she said she will keep in touch, but she gave me one piece of advice, to start 2007 with a clean slate......and while i try to do that, i should try and remember the last time i really felt God speak to me and remember what i was doing at that time, what right things i was doing in my life and what kind of prayers i was saying because in the place that moses met God, he went back to meet God again and again and God appeared to him in amazing ways and spoke to him face to face.
my sinai...... that is where i must go and even just thinking about it is making my heart leap with anticipation. there is hope,life is not so hard after all.
iwaya! haha........ thank you for that nice comment. ok everyone else as well, thanks. oh, iwaya again, the thing about people hiding stuff well before, and being more open or honest now, i think its not so much hiding the stuff that was done well, i think its more like, sin was so terrible that people were ashamed to be associated with it, or something along those lines. everyone who did wrong tried to change their ways but nowadays no one cares, everyone just blatantly does all kindsa wierd stuff without thinking about if it will help or hurt others.
God bless and dont forget, if you cant feel him, maybe its because you have gone too far away from your sinai.
her real name is maxine mbabazi. she's aunt to a pal of mine, asiimwe, who lives in georgia, but she is so sweet that everyone who gets to know her ends up calling her "auntie m" and its possible to think people are related to her even when they're not because she is able to give each person individual attention even in a crowd of 500.
she is sort of like the godmother of all ugandans who are not in uganda, in fact all africans living in the states try to get in touch with her just for that prayerful guidance = like if you need spiritual help or a place to stay or even just a prayer or someone to console and show you that you are not the only one trying to live right, she is the person to call.
auntie m is one of those people who is born again, FOR REAL. she does not mess around and she can get a little scary when she goes off in (toungues tongues) how do you spell it (tongues) and begins to get visions of all the fishy things you have done in secret. and by the way she has taught me that God sees everything and that every sin will eventually come out in the open.she is an example of how to live a holy life, she has no children of her own but has adopted american children and ugandans hate on her for not adopting from her own country.
she has the loveliest marriage, her husband actually reads to her from song of solomon and all that! hard to believe and really corny if your not mushy like me but for me it was a huge blessing. anyway the point is, today i got an email from her that shocked me and then got me praising, see i have been having trouble in my walk with God and lately stuff seems to be all up in my face like some sort of tornado, it's been a huge fight trying to do whats right (ya am also a rhymer) and sometimes it felt like God had left me all alone to fight these battles which made me a little mad that he didnt seem to be with me.
anyway auntie m said she was praying for me and she said she will keep in touch, but she gave me one piece of advice, to start 2007 with a clean slate......and while i try to do that, i should try and remember the last time i really felt God speak to me and remember what i was doing at that time, what right things i was doing in my life and what kind of prayers i was saying because in the place that moses met God, he went back to meet God again and again and God appeared to him in amazing ways and spoke to him face to face.
my sinai...... that is where i must go and even just thinking about it is making my heart leap with anticipation. there is hope,life is not so hard after all.
iwaya! haha........ thank you for that nice comment. ok everyone else as well, thanks. oh, iwaya again, the thing about people hiding stuff well before, and being more open or honest now, i think its not so much hiding the stuff that was done well, i think its more like, sin was so terrible that people were ashamed to be associated with it, or something along those lines. everyone who did wrong tried to change their ways but nowadays no one cares, everyone just blatantly does all kindsa wierd stuff without thinking about if it will help or hurt others.
God bless and dont forget, if you cant feel him, maybe its because you have gone too far away from your sinai.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
LINKWARE
Today I think about it and I almost wish I was this mysterious....
or this much at peace....
this seasoned....
or this concerned....
this funny/nonchalant....
or this much in love....
this dynamic
or this famous......
Just a shout to all the people who make me want to check out blogger ever so often......
or this much at peace....
this seasoned....
or this concerned....
this funny/nonchalant....
or this much in love....
this dynamic
or this famous......
Just a shout to all the people who make me want to check out blogger ever so often......
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
just wondering
why does it seem like it was so long ago when a closet was just a place to keep clothes and not something to come out of?
people respected their parents and it was not fashionable to not see eye to eye with them?
a heffer was simply a cow and a bitch was simply a dog?
if u said come we stay you were told go stay yourself?
people got married before they lived together/had sex/had children?
democracy was government of the people by the people for the people?
the pearl of africa was not under construction 24/7?
people weren't afraid to say they believed in God?
people were glad to compliment others without feeling like they were tearing a chunk of their own skin?
just wondering.
people respected their parents and it was not fashionable to not see eye to eye with them?
a heffer was simply a cow and a bitch was simply a dog?
if u said come we stay you were told go stay yourself?
people got married before they lived together/had sex/had children?
democracy was government of the people by the people for the people?
the pearl of africa was not under construction 24/7?
people weren't afraid to say they believed in God?
people were glad to compliment others without feeling like they were tearing a chunk of their own skin?
just wondering.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
money in lieu of a gift
these western weddings can amuse. but after bridesmaiding twice in three months and having to give hugs and all that during complaints about wrong or repeated gifts, i have decided that the "money in lieu of a gift" thing can not be that bad after all.
my pal got married three weeks ago and had so many presents, i envied her, was sure she could furnish an entire mansion just going by her gifts. well it was quite a surprise to us when we met her for lunch a few days ago and she complained about her gifts.
before i get into that, what happened to the days when a honey moon lasted 6 months? hers was a week! is that normal surely?
anyway so this friend got 14 dinner sets and 3 vaccuum cleaners she is wondering what she will do about. two of the sets are identical, but what is she going to do with them? she already has plenty of crockery!
i once thought it was really mean to ask people to give money instead of a gift at any function but on my wedding if i ever have one, this is going to be the way to go. money in lieu of a gift. if i need 14 dinner sets, let me buy them myself.
this doesn't connect to the entry but, is it really possible to take 5 mins in the shower? and in so doing to pay attention to all relevant body parts? and,... it is lovely to have the courage to grow..... totally not the worst idea i have come across in a long time.
my pal got married three weeks ago and had so many presents, i envied her, was sure she could furnish an entire mansion just going by her gifts. well it was quite a surprise to us when we met her for lunch a few days ago and she complained about her gifts.
before i get into that, what happened to the days when a honey moon lasted 6 months? hers was a week! is that normal surely?
anyway so this friend got 14 dinner sets and 3 vaccuum cleaners she is wondering what she will do about. two of the sets are identical, but what is she going to do with them? she already has plenty of crockery!
i once thought it was really mean to ask people to give money instead of a gift at any function but on my wedding if i ever have one, this is going to be the way to go. money in lieu of a gift. if i need 14 dinner sets, let me buy them myself.
this doesn't connect to the entry but, is it really possible to take 5 mins in the shower? and in so doing to pay attention to all relevant body parts? and,... it is lovely to have the courage to grow..... totally not the worst idea i have come across in a long time.
Monday, December 4, 2006
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