busyness can be deception… the state of having many activities or being involved in many activities.
It can be very satisfying for our human nature (our flesh – sinful nature) or the exact opposite. It makes you sick and frustrated or even you loose your focus, what Jesus did for you on Calvary. But there is probably in most of us a deep inner knowing what we should do and be in HIS kingdom. It is the place where no
longer you or others have control over your life but the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords is reigning. Jesus/Yeshua himself through the Holy Spirit here on earth.
It is time for you and me to seek HIS kingdom first again, and humbly ask him in prayer:
Lord, I know I failed in so many ways already. But today I want to change my lifestyle according to your will. Please show me:
What shall I leave, let go.
What shall I do. What shall I be.
What shall I learn.
May the Lord grant us extra strength and grace to BE and DO in this season of your life, what you are created for.
I always love you and want to spent more time with you…
My Beloved,
Today I am extending an invitation to you: “Come and see.”
I see that you are anxious and worried, exhausted and stressed. You have been doing and managing, running and planning for a long time. It is time to stop and pause and accept My invitation, My Beloved.
Come to Me and get to know Me on a deeper level.
I am waiting for you.
I am welcoming you into My embrace.
Come and see!
I am waiting for you to unburden your heart and to let Me take care of all the heavy weights you are carrying.
Let Me transform your hopelessness into hope. Let Me exchange your worries and anxieties for peace. Let Me wipe your tears and give you laughter and joy instead.
Hope has a name.
Freedom has a name.
Joy and laughter has a name.
Transformation has a name.
And this name is My name, Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
My Beloved, Come and see. Let me demonstrate to you the transformative power of a deep relationship with Me. Come to Me and experience the power of My name. Make spending time with Me your utmost priority in this time.
Activation:
Jesus wants to breathe new life into you and into your circumstances. Write down a list of all your to-do’s, your worries, your anxious thoughts, your questions, your hurts. Then take some time and accept Jesus’ invitation to come to Him and see. Give Him your list and leave it with Him. Spend time in prayer, meditate on the verses below and let Jesus’ words transform your life.
John 15:5-8 (NIV)
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.”
John 14:27 (AMP)
“Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. [Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.]”
Matthew 6:25-27 (NLT)
“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?”
the less you say (out of your flesh) – the more you pray
two simple, short and effective prayers…
Here is my heart Lord, take out what is not pleasing in your sight and the pain I cannot describe in words.
according to Psalm 51 verse 10
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.
Matthew 6 Verse 7
And when you pray, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 So do not be like them [praying as they do]; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
May the Lord bless you while seeking truth. Shalom
A wounded worshiper becomes a great warrior for HIS KINGDOM
True worship is not just singing songs or playing an instrument for the glory of our Lord and savior. It is much more…how do we act (not feel) when the enemy attacks us, when we are sick… when our life is not perfect in the eyes of man, when your faith and patience is tested, when you are tempted to sin or have no hope at all that things will change for better in your situation. The life of Job or the Apostle Paul are examples of true worship in times of great despair and weakness. The willingness to suffer for the higher calling – becoming a doer of the word is always the greatest threat for the kingdom of darkness.
May the Lord grant us faith in action and may our wounds whether they are physical or emotional be healed so you and I are enabled to bring comfort, love and mercy to the people around us.
the year is drawing to a close and it’s time to take a brief look back. What was good, what was bad, and above all, how does God the Father judge me? You can no longer change what has happened. However, with God’s help, his Holy Spirit here on earth, we can repent. Repent for what no longer pleases God anymore. Some things were still okay some time ago and God has not yet put his finger on these areas of life. There is always a wind of change in the Spirit – you can receive or resist it. A character change to become a better person, fit for kingdom work and worship.
God has a thermometer
Revelation 3 14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. 15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
The church in Laodicea was very rich, but only in the natural. If you read the following verses, this exhortation contains a wonderful invitation to change your lifestyle with God’s help and get back into zeal, devotion, discipleship, obedience, first love… . Being lukewarm is an intermediate stage of self-deception and hypocrisy. A self-satisfied security of a faith that has become a tradition. Once you may have been full of zeal and excitement about your salvation, but disappointments, suffering, illness or simply things frustrated you to the point that you no longer see the purpose of your work for God. The Father understands you. However, today it is time to signal to him again. Lord here I am with all that I am not, but should be, with all that I should have done and have not done, Lord I know there is so much more to experience with you and I need a new fire right now. So that my lukewarmness turns back into a burning for You and Your kingdom.
Bernd and Sabine Hagel wish you a blessed 2024. May the Lord grant you extra strength to do his will and keep you in perfect peace.
when God says to us " I love you... then he does not mean a feeling or a good thought about us but at the same time he also acts,
so that his love is experiencable for you and me.
This love came through Jesus His Son, our Savior, when we invite Him as Lord in our hearts.
John 3 (NIV)14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
LOVE is the greatest thing. When we say we love God, it is not emotional but we choose to do good according to our abilities.
Here in Germany we live probably in one of the materially and economically richest country in the whole world.
What a grace of God after all that we were guilty of in the 2nd World War.
We call ourselves a Christian nation - but at the same time this means we should be imitators. Jesus has given us this example, and in the 66 books of the Bible,
written by people inspired by the Holy Spirit. Take some time to read them every day, starting with the 4 Gospels. (the first 4 books in the New Testament)
The essence of love is GIVING... a very wise person once wrote this:
Love alone understands the secret of giving to others, and becoming rich in the process.
Running helps – and that with almost every symptom or illness. It is not a new finding, however, it has again been established by scientific studies that running, preferably in the fresh air, can alleviate many ailments and sometimes even cure them. Especially now in the Corona Pandemic many people have rediscovered this positive effect for themselves.
Benefits of running
running is always possible at any time of the day or night
running is inexpensive. Only an investment in good shoes is recommended
no matter how old you are… start today … start running and do some laps in the forest or park
you do not need a training partner
running is the natural way of human locomotion
there are hardly any disadvantages
except maybe in case of advanced arthrosis in foot and knee joints. Swimming is often more suitable. But it is always worth a try. At least one can then perhaps reduce the medication somewhat. To achieve a training effect, walking, jogging or brisk walking is necessary 2-3 times a week. For these forms of exercise, it is important to only exert yourself in such a way that you can still have a conversation. A heart rate monitor is certainly helpful.
A rule of thumb at the beginning of training is helpful – 180 minus age. That means for a woman of 50 years the pulse should be 130 per minute. Below this level, there is too little training stimulus – above this level, the heart is permanently overloaded. In case of uncertainty, a sports medical examination with an exercise ECG is useful.
Running in the fresh air, especially in the forest, enhances the healing effect. It increases the vitality of the lungs and the organism can absorb even more pain-relieving terpenes (aromatic scents of trees and other plants).
Positive effects have been observed in the following complaints:
muscular tensions also in the shoulder and neck area are relieved back pain, psychosomatic complaints, anxiety, sleep disorders, headaches headaches, tinnitus, menopausal complaints one becomes calmer and more relaxed, as the cortisol and adrenaline level decreases anxiety decreases and self-confidence is strengthened depressive moods decrease and joy of life increases Improvement of the stress tolerance, one does not get upset so fast anymore. There are many more things that could be mentioned here, but basically, RUNNING is almost always recommended to increase the general well-being and to develop more joie de vivre. Below you will find a helpful video.
muscular tensions also in the shoulder and neck area are relieved
back pain, psychsomatic complaints, anxiety, sleep disorders, headaches
one becomes calmer and more relaxed, as the cortisol and adrenaline level decreases
anxiety decreases and joy of life increases
improvement of the stress tolerance, one does not get upset so fast anymore
There are many more things that could be mentioned here, but basically, RUNNING is almost always recommended to increase the general well-being and to develop more vitality. Below you will find a helpful video.
…through prayer we approach God… and we approach through thanksgiving, praise, and worship see Psalm 100… we give thanks that we are allowed to come at all in Jesus’ name, that his death on the cross has cleared the way to the throne of grace of a kind Father… yesterday I read an article about the Jewish understanding of prayer, which made me think a lot… the Hebrew word for prayer is tefillah…. it consists of three times of prayer…. morning, noon and evening…the rabbis emphasize that this is more about palal which means to judge and adjudicate. Consequently, praying conveys the sense of judging oneself: thus, the very meaning of prayer – tefilah…. OUR TRANSFORMATION !!! Not God changes through prayer, man cannot influence him like a lawyer can influence the judge, but man himself changes. So we don’t come with the attitude “I want to stay as I am but with the attitude, Lord, I need a change of mind, my lifestyle and heart attitude must adapt to You and not with constant self-satisfied requests. I believe this is called humility and reverence, to be aware that without God the Father and His standards which the Bible clearly describes, we cannot find real life and fulfillment. This means that prayer is the means God gave man to change himself, so that he can establish a new relationship with God and thus find a new purpose for his life.
the apostles creed
I believe in God the father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Messiah Yeshua, his only son and lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under pontius pilate, was crucified, died and buried;
he descended to Sheol, the third day he rose again from the dead, he ascended into heaven and now sits at the right hand of God the father, from where he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, Messiahs worldwide community, the unity of believers, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen
They call me master, but I am not. They pray that my will be done, but they do not want it. They sing songs to me, but they do not mean them.
Now the question arises, who are “they”?
This is the Phariseeism in all our hearts. Lip service without the right attitude of heart.
Lord, give us repentant hearts.
Matthew 7
Warning against self-deception
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord!’ Did we not speak prophetically in your name, cast out demons in your name, and do many miracles in your name?’ 23 Then I will say to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you with your lawless activity!'”
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