Let us Sin no more - Lent - March

James 5:16 - Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.


It is Lent and this month we walk the way of the Cross.

Lord, thank You for being willing to die so that my sins could be forgiven by God.

You know each of my sins, including those that I tried to hide from You.

Make my thoughts new so that I can obey, You. Make me willing to forgive the sins of others, like You forgave mine.

It also seems that sin has lost its power to frighten people in our world today. Sin in our life obstruct our relationship with God

Hebrews 3:13 - You must warn each other every day, while it is still "today", so that none of us will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.

We are all sinful from the moment of our birth. Once we realise God's hiliness, you realise your own sinfulness.

Satan will try his best to make you a lifeling prisoner of sin. Make a list of your sins and confess them to God. God promises to forgive sins once they have been confessed.

"Jesus' Blood Redeems Us"

The ransom He paid... was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.

Jesus died for our sins - and that was enough forever.

Lord, please forgive me that I have so many excuses from continuing to sin. I plead with You to keep me from deliberate sins and help me to do what is right. Help me to accept responsibility for my sins and give me strenght to give them up

Amen.

The Giving Time - Christmas - Goodness, Peace and Joy

Of all the months of the year, December can be singled out as the month of love.
Since my childhood I have been in wondered by the story of Christmas, expectations, the wise men, the wonder, gifts, new dresses and Father Christmas.

Today, I am still in wonder - but now it is about the Child that was born to set us free and to forgive our sins.

Perhaps today you wish to offer God a tangible gift. Therefore, find someone in need this Christmas and give that person gifts, food and clothes, because if we do that, we are in fact giving to God. Thus, this Christmas, offer Jesus your prayers and possessions, and fasten your hope on Him and Thank God for His Son - a gift so wonderful.
Christmas is the time when we build our own relationships. Families and friends comes together to celebrate and reconciles Christmas.
Make it your aim this Christmas to obey God and to spread His goodness, peace and joy among all.
The fact that Jesus came to the world and died on the cross is the most major revelation of God's love for humankind. God proves His love for you in Jesus.

The world is experiencing a dark period at present. There is more bad news than good. Violence and crime are threatening to get out of hand and the economy is fragile. At this Christmas, we need Jesus more that ever before. Let us shine the light for Jesus in people's live, Let live in God's light and pass it on to everyone we come in contact with.



Decide this Christmas to live in such a way that you make Jesus' life visible through your conduct and share God's love with people around you.

Lord Jesus, I want to glorify You as my Saviour, my Messiah and my King. Please grant me Your peace this Christmas season.
Amen.

Don't Blame Others for Your Sins

If you keep on thinking of excuses for doing wrong, you dishonor God, and consequently don't succeed in glorifing Him.

When God admonished Adam for alowing Eve to tempt him into eating the fruit of the tree God forbade them, but Adam was ready with an excuse: "The woman You gave me brought me the fruit and I ate it".

 (Genesis 3:12) "What Adam is in effect say is that his sin is actually God's fault because the woman God gave him is the reason why he ate the fruit.

It is never God who is responsible for ours sins, but alway us ourself. After all, we were born sinful. When we confess our sin, no 'buts' are allowed at all. It is much better for us to recognize, admit and sincerely confess it before God, and to undertake not to sin again in future.

"by Nina Smit"

Lord, I am sorry because I have also shifte the blame for  my sins onto others. Help me to be aware of my sins, to confess every one of them before You and keep me from sinning again, so that I can glorify You.

       Amen.