From the Heart by B.Demaere

  There is no judgment awaiting those who trust.  But those who do not trust him have already been judged for not believing in the only Son of God.  Their judgment is based on this fact:  The light from heaven came into the world, but they loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.  They hate the light because they want to sin in the darkness.  They stay away from the light  for fear their sins will be exposed and they will be punished.  But those who do what is right come to the light gladly, so everyone can see that they are doing what God wants. (John 3:18-21) This Penetrating Light Naturally, someone who has been much in darkness as I have been can truly appreciate the enjoyment of light.  It's like coming out of a dark cave and after a long time coming out into the light...I can see, how wonderful it is! Light always overcomes darkness.  It is the Sun that is active and the dark of night is passive, so the morning invades the night and not the other w

Be careful to obey all the commands I give you; show love to the Lord your God by walking in his ways and clinging to him.  Then the Lord will drive out all the nations in your land, though they are much greater and stronger than you.  Wherever you set your feet, the land will be yours... (Deuteronomy 11:22-24) How to love God? (v.22 As a child show his father how much he loves him by being obedient to him.  It is not any different between God and ourselves.  Obedience is what characterize us from the rest.  It is what distinguish us.  As a child also can be clinging to his father of mother, so we too show our love to him by demonstrating how much we really need him.  We cling to him! Then, he will fight (v.23) Furthermore, he will fight for you if you keep to your side of the commitment to love him with all your being.  Are you oppressed at the moment?  Are you in an apparent losing battle?  Then love God by obeying him and cling to him, then he will drive out whatever is troubling yo

  Man of Purpose Introducing, John the Baptist, no, that is not his denomination.  It is his calling.  Little is known about him but enough to draw a good picture.  Very straight forward and he said it like it was.  He came with a purpose and a duty, he stack with the plan and never complained.  They announced him  in the Scriptures as the voice in the wilderness.  Obviously, He was the forerunner of Christ.  He would clear the way for Jesus's ministry and proclaim his coming.  He was very much a chosen vessel.  Yet, I have heard very little about him, except in Scripture.  I have heard many sermons about other Bible personalities.  Also, I have seen a lot of books, but seldom about John the Baptist.  Yet, Jesus himself spoke highly of him (Matthew 11:11) and he seemed to refer to John as an example of humility.  Definitely not, the guy you would invite to a three piece suit banquet.  He would certainly have clashed with the décor. Man By Design John, the Baptist identified  himse

  What things?" Jesus asked. "The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth," they said.  He was a prophet who did wonderful miracles.  He was a mighty teacher highly regarded by both God and all the people.  But our leading priests and other religious leaders arrested him and handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him.  We had thought that he was the Messiah, who had come to rescue Israel.  That all happened three days ago  (Luke 24:19-21) Then Jesus said to them, "You are such foolish people!  You find it hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures.  Wasn't it clearly predicted by the prophets that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his time of glory?"  (Luke 24:25-26) All of a sudden, Jesus shows up unexpectedly in the darkest time of their lives and when their hearts are heavy with sadness.  Their friend whom they believed had left them.  He claimed to be a prophet and a t

For nothing will be impossible with God (Luke 1:37) Barely born in 1956, I clung to life.  You see, I had epilepsy and a fever of approximately 40'C.  That day I almost died . My mother described the color of my little body as of a really deep red. This was the miracle, I would survive this. Later, she told me that she had been, of course, panicking as I was her first child.  Now as you probably know we were in Belgium at around 1956.  They didn't know much back then about this and the doctor advised my mother to dip me in ice cold water.  She was willing to do whatever it took to keep her baby alive.  She had to dip me in cold water which today would not have been done. Maybe related to this, later I needed help because I was too slow in school.  They moved me to a slower paced school.  Slow in school, later, meant I would be slow in my jobs which unfortunately required speed and concentration, baking and cooking. From the age of 5-18, I had to take EEG Test which were long

Jesus Christ should be the focus of our hope.  Let's go back to the Word of God.  I am just finishing my reading of the Gospel of Luke 23:1-25 which is: The trial of Jesus.  If there ever was an unfair trial in history here it was of a truly innocent man and so humiliating it was the trial of your Savior and mine.  He did it all for us. First of all, he was tossed back and forth between Pilate  and Herod.  They could not determine who was to run the trial.  What really tick them off was what upset a lot of people today.  He had claimed to be the Son of God and the Messiah.  This is why there are so many cults and religions today, yet meanwhile even the demons and Satan believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.  If those people would at least read it in the Scriptures.  Demons were afraid of Jesus's deity. (Luke 4:40-41) is an example. Some were possessed by demons and the demons came out at his command, shouting, "You are the Son of God."  But because they knew

Essential Times (Psalm 31:15) : Essential, a word we have heard a lot lately. What are those things that are most important in times of crisis? Should God also be left on the background in good times?