From the Heart by B.Demaere

1)       Spare time? As a retire man like everybody else I have a lot of ‘spare’ time and yet all that time should be and does belong to God.   Spare time is a name we give generally to the time that we want to waste away. Our attitude must be that all that time is the Lord’s.   Since we gave our lives to him. 2)       God willing After I read an inspirational devotional in Bear Grylls’s book entitled “Soul Fuel” about “God Willing” I must agree with him that my decisions and plans should only be taken with God in mind as he is willing or not to fulfill them.   (If you remember Bear Grylls as the one in the TV series, “Running Wild with Bear Grylls” on Global TV.) Our (God’s and my) plans should not be determined by my shortcomings but by his ability to fulfill them. 3)       First things first If at the very beginning, we put him first we will be securing the best results for our lives and not have to put up with mediocrity.   This is harder for me than anyone as I r

        1) Jesus, the only One alive today Of all the prophets and teachers that lived Jesus is the only one who rose from the dead and is still alive today.   Just think of this for a moment if a religious leader is dead why do we worship him as being alive.   Jesus Christ is the only one who is alive, and we worship him as such. In Matthew 28, we see the grave is empty because Jesus rose from the dead and the angels proclaim it. 22)       The Life that Qualifies us He is alive so he could live but why would Jesus live?   Because all along God planned to reach the world so he could save the world starting with the Jews all the way to the last of human being.   He does not want anyone to miss this good news.   The purpose of Jesus being alive is to forgive humans their sins and give them eternal life in quantity and quality.   Eternal life is the life Jesus is made of.   His teachings and lifestyle represent quality which is higher than any other religious teachers.   The quali

I do not usually venture in prophetic matters; I just observe the world around me and draw my conclusions. 1)       Evidence We see all around us evidence of the world destroying itself, but everything seems alright, they say.   We see robots replacing humans everywhere and yet we say nothing and see nothing.   There is a great chance that that plane you flying on will be piloted by a robot.   Not sure of what I am talking about…There is a company in the States, building human robots to order.   The company is called Cyberlife.   You can already order a woman who can do housework or order a doctor or anything you wish. 2)       This is not a time to lose hope, it is a time to thrive and obey God. To wait and endure The time that the prophet Daniel talked about is closely coming upon us.   I am reading the end of the book in chapter 12 where Daniel was told the words but not understanding them in verse 8 “I heard but I did not understand.   Then I said, “O my lord, what shall

  “But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others],   joy [inner] peace , patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting],   kindness, goodness,   faithfulness,   gentleness,   self-control.   Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23)     1)        It is Powerful Instead of being feared as being too weak, it must be praised as one of the most Christlike qualities.   Jesus was noticed as a meek and humble leader as was Moses.   So why in the Church today as we are looking for the opposite in leaders.   In the Church we must have gentle parents who discipline their children in that kind of spirit.   No abusive action should be seen in our homes.   The Spirit of Christ must be present everywhere.   Christ was not a charismatic leader like we see in our midst.   He was gentle and firm.   (Matthew 11:29)   2)      It must be Evident to All Let your reasonableness (or

  “But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others],   joy [inner] peace , patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting],   kindness, goodness,   faithfulness,   gentleness,   self-control.   Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23) 1)      The quality of Faithfulness Faithfulness is the quality that keeps an individual loyal to someone like God or others.   It is putting loyalty into practice consistently regardless of extenuating circumstances. Looking at this definition are you not glad God is faithful to us?   We, I think, can honestly say we all have failed to be faithful to him.   2)      Empowered by the Holy Spirit Let us not fool ourselves into thinking that we will ever be faithful to him on our own.   There is not an ounce or a gram of faithfulness in us apart from Jesus by His Spirit in us.   On our own we will fall short.   But Jesus was obedient unt

 1)  Goodness is Action Goodness is the action behind kindness.   Kindness is passive, but goodness is active showing itself through acts of love toward people and meeting their needs.   The goodness of God was put into effect when he sent his Son Jesus Christ into the world.   Because he is God meant that sending his son into the world was a sacrifice for you and me.   He left his home where he was with His Father and came to earth where he was initially rejected through the Crucifixion.   Mind you he was resurrected, but he came back to life for you and me.   That was God’s kindness in action. 2) Goodness promotes Growth Look! In 2 Peter 1:5-6 “For this very reason, applying your diligence [to the divine promises], make every effort in [exercising] your faith to develop moral excellence, and in moral excellence, knowledge (insight, understanding), and in your knowledge, self-control… Note that in the Amplified translation of the Bible in use the words “Moral excellence” for g

  The Fruit of the Spirit   A while ago you may recall the we talked about the fruit of the Spirit: Love, Joy, peace etc... I just decided that a few others were missing and now I am adding them in continuing with kindness. “But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others],  joy [inner] peace , patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting],   kindness, goodness,  faithfulness,  gentleness,  self-control.   Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23)(Amplified) Kindness is a Seed Do not misunderstand me I know that it is a fruit but like any fruit kindness has a seed enclosed in it.   When you sow the seed in people’s lives you will reap the benefits of it.   Maybe a harvest of kindness in return.   Kindness softens the ground in which it is planted.   We ought not to be kind with others who are kind only to us but kind to the angry.   The Holy Spirit will enable to do tha