The Lord is saying.   There is so much more to gain, so much more ground to win. Don't sit back on your laurels but run the race to win the prize. You shall not be disappointed if you put your all into this venture. Run this race with great gusto and determination, for your reward will be great. Remember that to bring forth in birth requires much travail and labour. You are about to give birth. Keep pushing. Your reward is imminent.

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 1 Corinthians 9:24

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. John 16:31

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13

Adventures in India

....Sunday 13th December 09

Anita writes " What a busy day and what a hot one!" She was right!!. We wore the beautiful garments that Brother Raju's wife Anupama made for us which were gorgeous but for Britians in the Indians 'winter' we were quite hot.

We went over the ferry to the beautiful Island children we had seen earlier in the week. It was their Sunday school today. Brother Raju had brought a massive Christmas cake.

Imagine it was so near Christmas and we are sat in a building that just reminded me so much of the stable but on a sweltering hot day.

 

 

 

 

 

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Feasting on God: A Table in the Presence of my Enemies (Psalm 23) Date:February 01, 2010 Author:Mike Bickle

Inspirational Moments by Catherine

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Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible. Psalm 119 is the longest. Psalm 118 is at the center of the Bible. There are 594 chapters in the Bible before Psalm 118, and 594 chapters after Psalm 118 - 1,188 chapters. This number can be split 118-8, or Psalm 118:8. Now we know that the chapter divisions in the Bible are not part of original Scripture, but isn't it interesting how this little word exercise worked out? Or was God in the center of it all? And if He was, shouldn't the center verse of the Bible contain its central theme? It does: "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man." In Psalm 118 the Psalmist recalls seven reasons why God is worthy to be trusted: "I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place(v 5). "The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?"(v 6). "The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me"(v 7). " I shall not die, but live,and declare the works of the Lord"(v 17 ) "The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death"(v 18 ). "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it"(v 24 ). "Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever"(v 29 ).   Taken from http://theoldblackchurch.blogspot.com/2009/05/verse-at-center-of-bible.html

 

 

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