fwah!! What a great end to the miracle encounter with such a good teaching on relationships! Ps Victor and Ps Judith both are very anointed pastors who definitely know their stuff..Everything they teach is literally from the Bible, and they don't believe in anything else BUT the Bible! Today's seminar on relationships was soooooo good! They are really really good teachers, and the way they bring their message across is just so simple and powerful too..i mean the seminar today could have been for anyone! They taught us strictly on how to find a future husband/wife, the way the Bible does it, and the way that God wants us to. They don't believe in such things as girlfriends/boyfriends because not once isit mentioned in the Bible. They don't believe in anything, BUT what the Bible says. And according to scriptures, only men and women get married.. there's no place for boys and girls to get married. e.g only those who are mature enough, not just physically, but in their character and attitudes as well. Another thing is that men, are meant to look for their wives because it is said so in the Bible, and women are not meant to go around looking for their husbands.(have to listen to the recording again to hear the context)
Proverbs 18:22
22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
And obtains favor from the LORD.
Some of the other things i learnt was that the future husband/wife should always be found within the house of God, and must be from God. How do we know if it's from God? God reveals it to us in different ways, but for Ps Victor and Ps Judith, God revealed to Ps Victor everything about the women he was about to marry through a dream..e.g birthplace, age, height, and lots of other personal information. So Ps Victor was the one who went to look for Ps Judith, and not the other way round. Another way to tell if the person is meant to be for you is by checking their callings, because both callings should be able to compliment each other as the husband is meant to help the wife and vice versa. But to first start looking for a wife, a guy must first start by prayer and fasting, and be serious about it. If all else fails, they said to go speak to the pastors of the church, haha..Last thing, no where isit said in the Bible that a men and women must go on 'courtship' for many years to see if the person is sutable for them, or is actually their partner. Because once God reveals it to you, and has been confirmed, they should get married as soon as possible, because the longer they take to get married, the more they tempt the flesh to sin. There is no need to wait for a long time to see if the other person is suitable, because we have been called to live by faith, and that means trusting in God and doing whatever He says. Last last thing, marriage is a very sacred thing in God's eyes, because in the Bible the word 'Holy' is only mentioned on two occasions.. which is the Holy Spirit, and Holy matrimony.
There's a lot lot lot more stuff which i missed out because it was too many new things for me to absorb all at once, but it definitely was a great teaching session. Might even be the best that i've heard so far actually.. Just on a random note, people say that love is blind, but that is not true. Because God IS love, and if love is bind, that means God is blind, and is God blind? NO! So the statement love is blind, is false! Love is a decision, not a feeling. Such powerful stuff!!!!
Day 94.
Samuel grows up in the temple of God, and hears God's voice for the first time. The Bible records that Samuel first experienced God, he was still a boy, so it possible for God to speak to kids even though we don't see it very often nowadays. This is a very familiar passage, where God calls Samuel one night, and Samuel thinks that it is Eli who is calling him, and he runs to Eli. Then Eli sends him back saying he didn't call him.. and this happens two more times. On the third time, Eli tells him to say "speak Lord, for Your servent is listening". And without fail, God spoke to Samuel on the third time. All these things wouldn't have happened if Samuel was lazy, or disobedient, and didn't answer or bother to go when he heard someone call him. I can imagine Samuel being a really obeident guy, even when he heard the same voice calling him 3 times, and all 3 times he thought it was Eli calling him, so he ran to where Eli was. A normal person would probably ignore it after the second time thinking that it's some kind of joke or something. But Samuel all 3 times, ran to Eli, and listened and followed exactly what Eli told him to do. When Eli told him to return, he returned. When Samuel thought Eli was calling him, he ran to Eli immediately. Even when Eli realised that it was God speaking to Samuel, Samuel said the exact words that Eli had told him to say. And because of that obedience that Samuel had, God was able to use him as a vessel, and as a prophet, for His name.
So in the same way, if we want to be used by God, as a vessel for His cause, we need to be obedient, and be willing to do and follow every command that God give us. And as we do that, God will work through us, and fulfil what He says He will do. We can see this in 1 Samuel 3:19.
Proverbs 18:22
22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
And obtains favor from the LORD.
Some of the other things i learnt was that the future husband/wife should always be found within the house of God, and must be from God. How do we know if it's from God? God reveals it to us in different ways, but for Ps Victor and Ps Judith, God revealed to Ps Victor everything about the women he was about to marry through a dream..e.g birthplace, age, height, and lots of other personal information. So Ps Victor was the one who went to look for Ps Judith, and not the other way round. Another way to tell if the person is meant to be for you is by checking their callings, because both callings should be able to compliment each other as the husband is meant to help the wife and vice versa. But to first start looking for a wife, a guy must first start by prayer and fasting, and be serious about it. If all else fails, they said to go speak to the pastors of the church, haha..Last thing, no where isit said in the Bible that a men and women must go on 'courtship' for many years to see if the person is sutable for them, or is actually their partner. Because once God reveals it to you, and has been confirmed, they should get married as soon as possible, because the longer they take to get married, the more they tempt the flesh to sin. There is no need to wait for a long time to see if the other person is suitable, because we have been called to live by faith, and that means trusting in God and doing whatever He says. Last last thing, marriage is a very sacred thing in God's eyes, because in the Bible the word 'Holy' is only mentioned on two occasions.. which is the Holy Spirit, and Holy matrimony.
There's a lot lot lot more stuff which i missed out because it was too many new things for me to absorb all at once, but it definitely was a great teaching session. Might even be the best that i've heard so far actually.. Just on a random note, people say that love is blind, but that is not true. Because God IS love, and if love is bind, that means God is blind, and is God blind? NO! So the statement love is blind, is false! Love is a decision, not a feeling. Such powerful stuff!!!!
Day 94.
Samuel grows up in the temple of God, and hears God's voice for the first time. The Bible records that Samuel first experienced God, he was still a boy, so it possible for God to speak to kids even though we don't see it very often nowadays. This is a very familiar passage, where God calls Samuel one night, and Samuel thinks that it is Eli who is calling him, and he runs to Eli. Then Eli sends him back saying he didn't call him.. and this happens two more times. On the third time, Eli tells him to say "speak Lord, for Your servent is listening". And without fail, God spoke to Samuel on the third time. All these things wouldn't have happened if Samuel was lazy, or disobedient, and didn't answer or bother to go when he heard someone call him. I can imagine Samuel being a really obeident guy, even when he heard the same voice calling him 3 times, and all 3 times he thought it was Eli calling him, so he ran to where Eli was. A normal person would probably ignore it after the second time thinking that it's some kind of joke or something. But Samuel all 3 times, ran to Eli, and listened and followed exactly what Eli told him to do. When Eli told him to return, he returned. When Samuel thought Eli was calling him, he ran to Eli immediately. Even when Eli realised that it was God speaking to Samuel, Samuel said the exact words that Eli had told him to say. And because of that obedience that Samuel had, God was able to use him as a vessel, and as a prophet, for His name.
So in the same way, if we want to be used by God, as a vessel for His cause, we need to be obedient, and be willing to do and follow every command that God give us. And as we do that, God will work through us, and fulfil what He says He will do. We can see this in 1 Samuel 3:19.
19 So Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.
God will assist us in everything we do, as we do it for Him. As Samuel grew, i believe not just physically, but spiritually as well, the Bible says that the LORD was with him. That is one of the things that i want to see in my life as well, that as i grow, the LORD will be with me in all that i do. And that i will follow in the path that God has set out for me.
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