From the Heart by B.Demaere

 Don't sin by letting anger gain control over you.  Think about it overnight and remain silent. And "don't sin by letting anger gain control over you".  Don't let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a mighty foothold to the Devil. Hello to you all, today we are talking about anger.  When we look at our world around us it is obviously still an issue with many people.  One does not understand the other and get angry!  It just doesn't make sense. The passage in Ephesians is merely quoting Psalm 4:4 back over again, but then it adds something that almost contradicts it.  " Don't let the sun go down while you are still angry".  While in Psalm 4:4, we are allowed to still think about it! Would that look like a bit of a contradiction to you? Why do you or don't you think that way?  Of course, in my heart of hearts I believe the Word of God never contradict itself. Does that mean that the anger is only shown through the emotio

Exploring the Bible by B.Demaere: Give it all you have got! (1 Peter 4:1) :  So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too, for if yo... Loving God for how much?

 So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too, for if you are willing to suffer for Christ, you have decided to stop sinning.   (1 Peter 4:1) As  a pastor was preaching about loving God with all your heart and loving your neighbor as well.  My mind wondered again to that verse in 1Peter 4:1 saying that I must be ready and willing to suffer like Christ did.  The puzzle was now complete in its entirety as loving God with all of my heart is equal to loving my neighbor as myself.  It is all connected to that willingness to suffer and give it all you have got.  It is first of all, a willingness to suffer rather than, suffering itself, and it's  a willingness to suffer for a holy result and boldness in my own life.  It is a willingness to suffer in exchange for some fruit of holy favor and flavor. It is not even if you would ever suffer, a suffering that disappoint you, but gives you hope in greater propo

Exploring the Bible by B.Demaere: While You Were Watching! (1 John 4:4) :  (Satan is not the main actor in this play of life, he sometimes work in the background of our lives. Covid-19 is mostly a spiritual attack....

 (Satan is not the main actor in this play of life, he sometimes work in the background of our lives. Covid-19 is mostly a spiritual attack.  The Church are the warriors.) While you were watching at the window of this world, television.  Covid-19 came up!  Fear gripped you and here was an enemy bigger than the world and bigger than you. Without even you, noticing, the backdoor was waiting to be open and in came the real enemy of your soul, Satan! The plague you were watching was only an image of the real plague that was going to attack your soul. Rendering you weak and inefficient in the Lord’s service and dividing your church. He murmured to your ears like he does all the time, only now to announce to you the end of all things has come.  But greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.   Hope is not all gone for the saints.  Remember the day of your salvation when you were a new shoot in the Lord’s hand.  He held you so proud and, back then, you were in love, nothing co

Exploring the Bible by B.Demaere: The Steps of the Godly :   The steps of the godly are directed by the Lord.  He delights in every details of their lives.  Though they stumble, they will not fall, f...

  The steps of the godly are directed by the Lord.  He delights in every details of their lives.  Though they stumble, they will not fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.                                                    (Psalm 37:23-24) Oh! Do you feel and get a sense of knowing God carry you over in these verses?  A sense that he is always near?  If not, stop what you doing and press the 'Pause' button on your spirit and breathe.  You have worked too hard and have not waited on the Lord.  You have lost focus of him. The godly have that constant knowledge of the Lord's presence in their lives.  They are not foolish or stupid, they know they need help and they are not getting it from anybody but the Lord.  You might be on solid sand but they are on the solid Rock.  They see further too, and their ground is harder.  The godly or the Christian that follow God sincerely may look naïve, but they actually know where they are going and you don't. Yes, the truly godly Ch