From the Heart by B.Demaere

Ever since I heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for Christians everywhere, I have never stopped thanking God for you.  I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.  I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future he has promised to those he called.  I want you to realize what rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his people. I pray that you will begin to understand the incredible greatness of his power for us who believe him.  This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms.  Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else in the world or in the world to come.  And God has put all things under the authority of Christ, and he gave him this aut

Promises to Keep : Where is your Faith? (Luke 8:22-25) (Psalm 121:3-4) : One day Jesus said to his disciples, "Let's cross over to the other side of the lake."  So they got into the boat and started ...

One day Jesus said to his disciples, "Let's cross over to the other side of the lake."  So they got into the boat and started out.  On the way across, Jesus lay down for a nap, and while he was sleeping the wind began to rise.  A fierce storm developed that threatened to swamp them, and they were in real danger. The disciples woke him up, shouting, "Master, Master, we're going to drown!" So Jesus rebuked the wind and raging waves.  The storm stopped and all was calm!  Then he asked them, "Where is your faith?" And they were filled with awe and amazement.  They said to one another, "Who is this man, that even the winds and waves obey him?" I don't know what you are going through right now and maybe you are asking: "Where is God?"  He is there and although Jesus in his human form had a need for rest and sleep.  Jesus in his divinity didn't sleep. ' He will not let you stumble and fall; the one who watches over you will

Promises to Keep : Living the Fruitful Life (John 15:4) : Remain in me, and I will remain in you.  For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful apart ...

Remain in me, and I will remain in you.  For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful apart from me. Over and over the Spirit of the Lord has been showing me the importance of remaining in Him.  The Holy Spirit is as equally God as the Son is. So why not submit to the Holy Spirit for a fruitful life.  For only in the Spirit is a fruitful life attained. The fruitful life is a lot more attainable than you realize.  You don't have to be uptight, you can relax and it's not at all a bunch of do's and don'ts's.  Under the leading of the Spirit it's amazing how much everything just goes so smooth. This morning, my wife paid me a compliment in a way as she was saying that yesterday she wanted eggs for breakfast and she got them without asking me and today she wanted avocado which we had and she got it too.  I told her jokingly, "So I am doing everything I am supposed to, everything is on schedule."  Everything go

Promises to Keep : Getting Rich Quick (Proverbs 28:20-22) (Proverbs 2... : The trustworthy will get a rich reward.  But the person who wants to get rich quick will only get into trouble. Showing partiality is nev...

The trustworthy will get a rich reward.  But the person who wants to get rich quick will only get into trouble. Showing partiality is never good, yet some will do wrong for something as small as a piece of bread. A greedy person tries to get rich quick , but it only leads to poverty. Greed causes fighting, trusting the Lord leads to prosperity. Greed is like cancer.  It eats you from the inside out.  I must admit that I have wanted to get rich-quick like anyone else wants to but...it brings poverty.   There is definitely a lot of money going around with get rich quick schemes like MLM and lotteries of all kind. When and if you get rich from these, there is almost a curse that comes with them.  I can tell, I will become popular for saying this! The world seems to revolve around with greed.  There is so much of it going around.  Money machines all over. Many, many poor people as a cause of greed.  It fulfills these verses precisely. People in general are drawn to greed and we all wond