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Going to church, reading the bible, listening to Christian music will not advance your spiritual life. These activities may give you more understanding but until you are ready to lay down your life and take up your cross this leads nowhere.

What I am talking about is the sacrifice of self to advance the cause of Jesus Christ in the world. There is a destiny that God had for each of us that only we can personally discover. We can discover it only by detaching from the world and making ourselves available for the Holy Spirit. By detaching from the world--now you have time--the commodity that most Christians are not willing to give.

Jesus said, "Self-help is not help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, to finding yourself, your true self. (Matthew 16:25)

"God has planted eternity in the human heart." (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

"Anyone who lets himself be distracted from the work I plan for him is not fit for the Kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)

"The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me." (Acts 20:24)

"We have been sent to speak for Christ." (2 Corinthians 5:20)

"We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10)

Albert Finch
www.thekeys2kingdom.com
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Bringing Forth The Son Of God

Posted 11-10-2010 at 05:43 AM by Albert Finch


Luke 1:28 -- And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

Ephesians 1:6 -- To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

The word "freely given" or "accepted" in Ephesians 1:6 (the Greek word - Charitoo) is the same word used for "highly favored" in Luke 1:28.

Mary was the one person on earth who was chosen to "bring forth the Son of God; and she was called highly favored and beloved of the Lord. Ephesians 1:6 is talking about every born again believer being accepted in the beloved.

Just as Mary was used to bring forth the Son of God, so also, we will be used to bring forth the Son of God in all His glory.


QUESTIONS TO ASK MYSELF:

How is God using me to bring for the Son of God in all His glory to the lost and suffering mankind?

Do I have a revelation of being "accepted" and "highly favored" in the beloved?


Albert Finch
http://afministry.ning.com
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    wanted to e mail albert finch but can not find his e mail address
    want to talk to him about a dream/vision my mom had about 62 years ago and a dream/vision i had about 56 years ago in japan <koren war veteran>
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