Need for prayer and conversion.
There is no doubt that at this time we ask God to have mercy on our brothers in Japanese, as well as those who will be affected by the tsunamis and earthquakes. However, we should engrave in our minds, souls, bodies and spirits that prayer is a need first and constant, and therefore we should not expect anything wrong to resort to prayer. The Word of God urges us to pray at all times, everywhere (Luke 18: 1-8).
woke up much earlier today than usual. I figured they were things of the Lord (as they had no sleep) and asked if I wanted something Me, I began to feel in my heart a call to intercede at this time for the world. Minutes later, my brother entered the room and told me what had happened in Japan, at that moment I understood clearly the Lord's purpose.
View images on TV of what happened in Japan was quite shocking for me to know that more than 20 countries had a tsunami warning, even more. I suddenly remembered the biblical passage where the waves obeyed Jesus and the disciples in the boat who was asked what he (Jesus) that even the wind and sea obey him (Matthew 8, 23-27). I felt peace in my heart because I know the God that I and I know that in Him there is power. But for it to quit, is necessary to combine four elements: Humility
* * * Obedience Prayer
* Convert the Word of God says in 2. Chronicles 7.14, the following:
"If my people, upon which my name humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. "
Evidently God wants to hear, you forgive and wants to heal. And the only way this can happen is by combining the four elements to which I referred, would be:
* wholeheartedly Assuming an attitude of humility before God, acknowledging our smallness and inadequacy.
* If we pray without ceasing.
* If we obey his commandments and his desire for love of Him
* If we suffer a real and deep conversion, that is, if we show a change of life centered in Jesus Christ the result of a personal encounter with Him I invite
to see beyond all that is happening, beyond the disaster, beyond the pain ... GOD IS TALKING ABOUT! God is showing his great love for each of us, and you know why? because all these things that are happening are opportunities God is giving us that our hearts suffer a REAL conversion and with our lives at the feet of Jesus, we bear witness that He is alive and wants and can give us a new life and eternal.
All this happens with a purpose, we have to wake up. If you really wish that God hears us, we would talk with Him if we really wanted to forgive our sins, we were not ready to sin, if we really wanted to heal our land, would take care! Invoking the Name of Jesus and obey him, or seek, or pray, is equal to nothing! We are being called to conversion!
Two days into Lent this happens, any chance? no! is "Diosidencia" Lent, my brothers, it is time for conversion, spiritual regeneration, of grace. All these events lead us to live a Lent at the foot of the Cross of Christ!
not forget brothers or rather remember, that whatever is happening is biblical, we are living in recent times (Read Matthew 24), I say this not to create alarm rather say this to raise awareness that we need to God! We need to humble ourselves before him, recognize that we are not Gods! that we are simply creatures in need of love and mercy of his Creator. URGE
about Jesus, to bear witness to Him, to preach the Gospel in season and out of season, give love, give help, give mercy, to offer solidarity ... we are urged BE CHRISTIANS!
"God so loved the world that He sent His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." John 3.16.