The Oil of Gladness !

Heb 1:9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Lately it seems as if we have a generation of very angry people. We have road rage , gang violence, angry parents, angry young people. But, in Heb. 1:9 the Bible tells us of an oil of gladness. I don't know about you but I need to run down to the local market and pick some of that up. AMEN! I need more gladness in my life in order that I can show forth Christ in my life. Because lets face the facts glad people are contagious. If you were to walk around with a long face all day do you think anyone would want what you have?

The way that leads to Gladness is through loving righteousness, and hating iniquity. To love righteousness is to enjoy obeying God's holy Word... Hating evil is pushing evil out of your way to get to the Saviour.

When you go to Church today go with the oil of Gladness upon your head!

Envision the World in Total Darkness

For just a moment I would like to cause you to ponder. What would it feel like to be in total darkness? So dark that you could not see your hand 3 inches in front of your face. I'm talking about pure darkness.

But wait, look there I can see something what is it. We have been in darkness so long, we don't know what seeing feels like. A young boy says to his father, "can you see that dad?". A young girl says to her mother can you see the light? Can you imagine the excitement he must have felt to see true light!!!

Matthew 4:16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

Matthew 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

We have the light of the world dwelling in us, as Christians. But, the problem does not lie with in the darkness the problem lies when God's children hold in that light. That light is the power and glory of God. The same light that we saw when we were saved. And know we try to hide it. Shhhh don't tell anyone that we are saved. That's why so many are coming out of the closet, because we have went in...

Luke 1:79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Will you show your light today?

Addicted to the ministry

1Co 16:15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)

We have addicted ourselves to everything except God's work. Money, drugs, liquor, and sex. All the while the work of God goes undone. Often we find ourselves looking back and saying what happened to the Preachers of old, who knew what it meant to pray and fast all night? May I say they have become consumed with the addictions of this world and not with God's work.... When the Bible tells us about going astray we look to everyone else and point the finger, but we are the one is which that passage is about.

What is an Addict?

Addict=somebody dependent on a drug: somebody who is physiologically or mentally dependent on a drug liable to have a damaging physiological or psychological effect
Encarta ® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1998-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

What are we dependent on today? Drugs? Liquor? Television? Work?
Or is the Ministry of bringing souls to Christ???

Oh to have a Heart for God

Philemon 1:1 ¶ Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer.

You must understand where Paul is coming from. We now have a man that has converted to True Christianity. But before he had put Christians through so much turmoil and strife, jail, death, and stoning as we remember Stephen. "Saul was consenting unto his death" Acts 8:1

And now we see that Paul which was the persecutor.
Is become the prisoner.

Now what does that mean?
1 You must give up all rights.
(We must give up our will as did Jesus)
2 You must wear the uniform of the prisoner.
(There shouldn't be any doubt about who rules your life by the outward appearance)
3 We as prisoners of Jesus Christ cannot do, say, act, or live our way any more
(We are now bought with a Price, ? We must glorify God and not ourselves)
4 Lastly we need to be Humble prisoners.
(To be a humble servant of God is not always easy but it's right,
Oh to have a heart after God.


In order to be strong we must first be week. And in order to be free we must be willing to be a prisoner.

Be a prisoner for Christ today...