Words for Life Articles

2 Cor. 12:8-9 (NLT) - “Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, ‘My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.’ So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.”

The Christian journey can be full of challenges and sometimes doubts and fear. We sometimes feel we are all alone in whatever circumstance or situation we are going through. At other times we do not know who or where to turn. Most times we are confronted by the challenges of sharing the word and winning souls. There are times we are confronted with issues of finances and lack, challenges of sickness in the family, challenges of loss of jobs, childlessness and many more. Sometimes we even doubt if God really is in charge in all of this and questions might even arise, why me?

The other day I listened to the most amazing testimony. About 30 years ago a 24 year old man with a wife and a young daughter, kissed his young daughter and wife goodnight and went upstairs to his bedroom and took an overdose of barbiturate, downed it with vodka and went to bed.

It is really amazing that when Moses asked God how to prove to the Jews that he has been sent by God; God asked Moses what he had in his hand. Moses answered "A Rod". A Rod in Moses hand may have been so insignificant to him but not to God.

Our theme for this month is taken from Ecclesiastes 3:1 and 3. Verse three clearly echoes our theme for this month, "A Time to Build"

We are at that critical time in the history of the world when rebuilding is very necessary. The rebuilding of families, the rebuilding of our communities, the rebuilding of our cities and the rebuilding of our nations.

In 1992, I was worshipping and speaking to the Lord; broken and downcast from uncertainties, drained from a number of issues that needed resolution. I had become so overwhelmed by the challenges in my life. I had just failed my driving test for the third consecutive time.

As I continued worshipping I had the Lord speak this words clearly into my heart, “I am the Lord your God and I do not change, I visit the iniquities of the fathers to the third and fourth generation but taste of me and see that I am good.”

"Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things." (2Ti 2:1-7)

To be a Christian can be both challenging and at the same time very exciting and full of pure fun.

John 2:5 - "His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it."

Jesus first miracle as stated in the book of John was based on what He said to His disciples. His disciples obeyed Him and a miracle occurred. It very interesting to note that His mother said to His disciples that they should do whatever Jesus said to them to do, this was unprecedented, yet His mother had faith in His Word.