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Oil was both and a symbol of the Spirit of God( paraable of the Good Samaritan) also a sybol of anointingKings. We should not separate The physical from the spiritual.AAll prayers should be subject to God;\'s w ill. The prayer of faith iis a part of the healing process WWe must come to our Father asking forgiveness for against our fellow Christians andd to all others that we had wronged.The men or women who pray should be of strong faith themselves.

The elders must be a prayer of intercesion. this is a great responsibility. They must be men of prayer personally and be ready at any moment to fulfill that role whenever a ned arises. They must be leading a lifw od prayer and Bible study and in the scriptures daily.

I must iniate prayer . I have a need wnd it shows my complete dependance on tthe Lord. I can depend upon the Lord He is faithful to supply all our needs.

Grumbling against believers and unbelevers shows lackng patience and understanding. Our faith becomes weakened and sraws away from our Lord. The more we grumbl shows la ck of prayer and being in the Word on a daily basis. It should not be a part of a believers life, it detracts from his or her witness. Soon there is a falling away from the Lord. We become possessed with our own grumbling that we overlook the patiece and the necessity for looking for the coming of our Lord.

We may think we are lving in the grace of God because of our comfor and lu xury, but we are n ot prepared for a n y difficulty that comes our way. Low pricing means less employment , lower wages even tho greater demand. More jobs go to other countris meaning less workers needed in ur own country. Other workers in other countries work under hardships. lower wages and poor conditions. We need exta amount of patien ce living through those distressing times. China is a good example.

We will stand to miss the coming of our Lord. Being possessed by the world's attractions will unable to recognize the signs of His coming. We will be encumbered with what the world around us that holds our everydat business. God requires us to wait with an expectant spirit.

the law of love is not being operaable in ones life w hen you sit in judgement of your neighbor It is evident that a person is not secure in God's love himself. One often lasshes out to the person nearest to you. They become the object of your judgement. The eye and the lips really covey what is in our thoughts and our hearts. I need the Holy Spirit to ask God in the morning that I may show love and not sit in judgement of others. I am reminded often during the day to be aware of this command.

If these commands are not heeded they will not root out our sinful attitude. They all determine our inner spiritual w elfare. We neeed to resist thedevil at every crossrod. We needto accept God'sgrace and come andd draw closer to him to resist any onsasught froom the devil We need a spiritual cleasing daily in order to obey these commands The need to repent when I find myself and am convicted of any of thesse commands which draw me away from h aving a loser walk with my Lord.

When we became a Christian w e are the bride of Christ. We must remain faithdul and be submissive ti Him. ae are not free to do whatever seems rifgt to ourselves. We have been bought with a price and we have joined the family of God. We grieve Christ when we go our own way which may see. right at the time. The world will distort your view and make it look so appealing that it is hard to resist all the glamour.

No Gaod is not against pleasure as long as it is God pleasing.W ahen the world squeezes us into its mold do we seel pleasures that bring evil into our lives. When our motives are are pure and not self seeking they will bring pleasure But when we choose to lve in the world aor perspective grows dim and we lose sight w jat is within God's perimeters. we oftem argue with God and ourselves { struggle within ourselves} to justify the pleasure. Thee world abeccckons us around every corner. So bewaare Satan is so clevver.

The peace that the Holy Spirit abrings to our life brings the fruit of the Spirit out in every way.It siimply radiaates to all that come in contact. wwe are greaatly influenced a spirit of considerate and compassion and submissive to others. A crop of righteousness is the result.

If one os envious and bitter one thinks of onees own inteest and not of the other persons position. This attitude will onlu inflict more wwrong doings and feelings which foster an ungodly attitude and eats like a cancer. Pride goes befoew a fall.

aperson who verbaliizes from the heart often finds himself in great difficulty So as a man thinks so he is in heart. The devil has a way withe the tongue to destry relationships and reputaation a nd many personal traits. The tongue has to be uner the control of the Holy Spirit. Asking the Holy Spirit to convict eaarly in the day to remind you of being offensive in relaying anay oral or physical sin during the day or night.

As a tteacher { of w hich I had been for years} you h ave tremendoues influence on people. That influence and the words thaat you uddeer maay lay dormant in a perssons mind. but there comes a time w hen what you said comes to light in making important decisions. But one neeeds to curb the tongue and be honest and true in your teaching. But alove for God's word a nd sticking ti it solidy will lead to many believers for life. Learn to control your speech at all times. If you live long enough you will see the results of your teaching when leaning upon God's word.

A Chrisstian can have aa dea faith but is not motivaataed out of love merely out of obligation. AAbraham had faith and it was counted as righteousness and that was before he offeed Isaac.Osften the wandering sheep lose their wau w hen he lives in a mataerialistic siciety and is not challenged as w here he is in his C hristian life. sheep follow Sheeep and that is bad for wabndering away from the fold.

The only thing that counts is faith e xpressing deeds. The faith that pro duces deeds is the only thing that saves. Action is evidence of true faith.

There are faith Christians and deed Christians. the bible states that even the demons believe there iis a God But a practi cing Christian knows there is one God a nd knows Him personally the opposite is one that knows about God, A non practicing Chriistian ddoes not know aabaout fellowshipping w ith a personal God and does not know Him personally and doing service for the Lord is not a part of his life.

If we have e xperienced the love of our Lord [t should flow to all people whether divorced the widowed the sick or handicaped or whatever need there is. Todat the country of Africa have temendous need. In fact all countris n eed help in many ways. But we should minister to the needs for those around us a nd in our immmediaaate place of community and church. Christ admonished the disciples to miister to the widowed and orphans.

Dead faith is wherrre there is no action with it. It is just an intellectual faith or head knowledge only. Good works only plays no part of their daaving faith. /they aare absorbed with self thaat they aare blinded to see outside of themselves. A complete surrender to Christ would be only to become alive.

We speak from the heart and often in our uncontrolaable anger and temper we relay thoughts which often hurt beyond words and many rlationships arae ruined. With every worded that is spoken t here aare choices but also consequencesso it is with our acations involving those w ho need care and comfort. Many of our people think the government's responsibility to care for those who are in dire states. Children aalso have a responsibility in caring for those in need, whatever the n eed might be.

It is eaasy today to judge a book by its cover abecause if a person is richly dressed a nd is arrogant and displaying itself a s better than others or domeone who has a superior attitude is easily for me to dit in jusgement on them. I seek in a church if it is preaaching and teaching the true gospel and where one's faith can grow a n d my spiritual life can be challenged according to s criptur e.