• Jesus came to SAVE us from sin (Mt.1:21). FORGIVENESS is the gate. Then comes the way - SALVATION - that leads to life. Very few find the way (Mt.7:14). Most believers know Jesus only as FORGIVER, NOT as SAVIOR, for they have NOT been SAVED from unclean thoughts, anger, & the love of money. A Jesus who FORGIVES your sins, but cannot deliver you from anger and pornography is a “false Jesus” - 2Cor11:4. The real Jesus SAVES us from sin.
• God treats us in the same way we treat others. If we encourage others, He will encourage us. If we are hard on others, He will be hard on us.
• Don't preach a gospel to the world that has not saved you from sin in your own home. Jerusalem (your home) first, then elsewhere (Acts 1:8).
• God seeks for WORSHIPPERS(Jn.4:23). Worship is more than thanksgiving & praise. It is to desire NOTHING & NO-ONE on earth but Jesus alone (Psa.73:25).
• Rom. 8:28: ALL things work for our good. So if we don't give thanks for ALL things - Eph.5:20 - EITHER we don't believe Rom8:28 OR we don't love God.
• One sure way to know that we're growing in grace is when our conscience has begun to bother us about matters that never disturbed us earlier
• The PUREST joy is found in fellowship with God as your Father (Ps.16:11) - NOT in wealth or health, or EVEN overcoming sin, Satan & the world.
• The poor in spirit are those who are conscious of THEIR OWN need PRIMARILY. So they seek God for grace and thus get His best always(Mt.5:3).
• Our speech reveals the true condition of our heart (Mt.12:34). If anyone cannot control his tongue, his Christianity is worth ZERO (Jam.1:26).
• A spiritual man looks at WOMEN, MONEY, MATERIAL THINGS & CIRCUMSTANCES the way Jesus looked at them. So check yourself up in these areas constantly.
• When we see that we don't have the mind of Christ in an area, we must repent & cleanse ourselves UNTIL we have it(See 2Cor7:1 & Rom8:29;12:2)
• Forgiving EVERYONE is the first step to true faith. Then you may even be able to command a mountain to move out of your way (Mark 11:22-25).
• If we live selfishly for ourselves and not for the glory of God, the memory of our life will bring regret even in heaven (2Cor5:10;1Cor3:15).
• When we are secure in the love of God for us & His plan for our lives, we will never again judge anyone or envy anyone or compete with anyone.
• Only those who have compassion for others are fit to be leaders of God's people. They alone can lead others to springs of living water (Isaiah 49:10).
• Jesus grew in wisdom by being faithful at home and in His workplace (carpentry-shop) (Lk.2:40,52). This is how we can grow in wisdom too.
• A truly humble person receives such grace from God that he can overcome every sin and walk in triumph always. Even Satan fears such a person. (1 Pet.5:5; and Rom.6:14).
• One mark of proud people is that they find it difficult to express appreciation for others, even when they see something really good in them.
• God is looking for people who hate sin so much that they would rather die than sin with their tongue or in their thoughts or their attitudes.
• When we UNDERSTAND a truth and are EXCITED about it, we are still on a sandy foundation. Only when we OBEY that truth will we build on rock.
• Many things are lawful for a believer - like good food, music & sports. But we must not allow any of them to become our master (1 Cor.6:12).
• There is a vast difference between knowledge of the Word & the revelation of the Holy Spirit. Revelation changes our values & our life-style.
• Israel had to choose whether they would serve Jehovah or Baal. We have to choose whether we will love Christ or Money. We cannot love both.
• God has to bring us to a zero-point before He can fulfil His purpose thro' us. Don't imagine you are a somebody when you are a nobody-Gal.6:3.
• Satan will ALWAYS flee from you if EVERY area of your life and ALL your ambitions are yielded to God. So, resist Satan in Jesus’ Name (Jam.4:7).
• God will NOT remember our sins once we confess them-Heb.8:12. But we MUST remember them, or else we will become spiritually blind -2 Pet.1:9.
• To walk in the light is to be TOTALLY HONEST and TO TAKE THE BLAME COMPLETELY for our sins. Only thus can we have fellowship with God -1Jn1:7.
• If we are sticklers for the letter of Scripture but deny its spirit of loving God and all people, we have only a powerless form of godliness.
• Preaching the gospel didn't make Peter or Paul materially rich. If preaching the gospel has made anyone rich, he must be preaching another gospel & another Jesus.
• It is easy to mourn with others when they suffer. But the test of our spirituality is whether we can rejoice with them when they are honored.
• Jesus NEVER told anyone who came to Him IN FAITH with a problem, that He could not solve it. His power is the same today. He can help you too.
• Only one life. It will soon be past. ONLY WHAT YOU ALLOW CHRIST TO DO THROUGH YOU will last. What you do "FOR Christ" may be uprooted - Mat.15:13.
• When we accuse other believers, we become co-workers with Satan. When we pray for them, we become co- workers with Jesus (Rev.12:10; Heb.7:25).
• To build a local church as the Body of Christ is as impossible as a virgin giving birth. It can be done only through the Holy Spirit's power.
• True Christians have NO confidence in Self & know they can do NOTHING without Christ - Phi3:3; Jn15:5. So they seek the Spirit's FULNESS always.
• If we stand or sit, we may fall. But never when we are flat on our face. So keep your face in the dust before God ALWAYS and you will never fall. You will be a WORSHIPPER.
• In the past I used many proofs to establish that the Bible is God's Word. Today I have one proof: It has changed my life these past 66 years!
• One test of spirituality: Can you rejoice WHOLEHEARTEDLY when you see SOMEONE YOUNGER THAN YOU being MORE blessed and used by God than you?
• If God said, 'If you sin once more, you'll be sent to hell at once", would you be MORE careful not to sin in deed, word, thought, attitude & motive?
• God is a Father Who (1) WELCOMES repentant sinners; (Lk.5:32); (2) PROVIDES our needs (Phil.4:19) & (3) DISCIPLINES us to make us HOLY (Heb.12:10). But many preach only (1) & (2)
• If you claim to speak in other tongues but cannot control your mother tongue, your gift could be a counterfeit.
• The more uncompromisingly we stand for God’s truth, the more LOVING we should be to those who disagree with us. If not, our holiness is false. (1 Thess.3:12,13).
• Secret of Jesus life was this: “Father, ALL that is Mine is Yours. SO ALL Yours is Mine” Jn17:10. He gave 100% & GOT 100%. Those who give 10% get only 10%
• Jesus did not think He could serve His Father without first being anointed with the Holy Spirit. We have to be arrogant to think that we can. If I stand up to preach without the anointing of the Spirit, I will waste people's time, bore them and draw them to myself and not to Christ
• Our spiritual maturity is tested by our attitude toward those who do not see eye-to-eye with us. Love is the greatest, not faith (1 Cor.13:2).
• God's mercies to us are NEW every morning-Lam.3:23. He does not keep past forgivenesses in mind. Look at others in the same way every day.
• The easiest thing for God to do was to create the universe. But the most difficult thing for God to do is to keep a man humble after he has been blessed and used mightily
• God answers His children's EVERY prayer - with a YES, NO or WAIT (Like the 3 traffic lights – green, red and orange). So never say that God did not answer your prayer. He did.
• Jesus was crucified, not because He preached holiness, but because He exposed the hypocrisy and empty traditions of the leaders. Follow His example.
• If people falsely accuse you & harm you, bless them all - for they only make you a better Christian – if you react as Jesus did - Rom.8:28; Matt.5:44
• Jesus never sinned - because He prayed with LOUD CRYING & TEARS(Heb.5:7). If you are equally passionate NEVER to sin, you'll pray like that too.
• Paul knew he could be in the resurrection of the RIGHTEOUS ONLY if he kept his conscience ALWAYS clear before God & men (Acts 24:15,16).
• God gives true spiritual riches to those who are FAITHFUL with money, which is much more than being RIGHTEOUS in money matters - Luke 16:11.
• The greatest compliment you can ever get on earth is the testimony of a clear conscience:"I am conscious of NOTHING against myself"-1Cor.4:4
• Each day you can do the will of God OR waste the day. The choice is yours. How to know the will of God? The humble who reverence God will find God's will easily.
• God does His work with those who want heavenly riches and a godly life, not with those interested in material things:
• God said "Let there be light" & there was light. Now God says "Sin shall not rule over you"- Rom.6:14. Believe it & this too will be fulfilled.
• The beam in our eye is an unloving, judgmental attitude toward the person who has a speck in his eye. You can’t see his motives. So don’t judge. (Matt.7:1-5).
• God has put me in debt to all people to give them the good news of full salvation in Christ (Rom.13:8). So I want to use all means possible to reach them.
• Jesus finished all that God had planned for Him, because He always denied His own will and did the Father’s will (John 6:38 and 17:4). So, if you desire to do God's will alone in your life, you will find enough time to do every part of God's plan for your life - & no-one can hinder you from finishing God’s plan. You cannot die before finishing God’s full plan.