Lord, Heal My Tongue: The Reason You Have a Tongue (Part 8/9)

"Our tongues are our glory," said Derek Prince. You might ask why. The answer is because the Creator gave each of us a tongue for one supreme purpose - to glorify Him. The only reason for a tongue is that with it you and I may glorify God. That is why our tongues become our glory. It is the member by which, above all others, we may glorify the Creator.

[This is a reading from Derek Prince's Does Your Tongue Need Healing? (1986) by Derek Prince Ministries International. Published by Whitaker House] #ServeToLead #HealMyTongue

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Pray for Eritrea: "The Closure of Churches... A Time of Intense Purification of Believers"

“As Christians we are required to love our enemies even though it is very difficult to do that when they make you suffer, or when they harm or kill your loved ones!”
(Esther, Eritrean believer)

Eritrea is one of the worst places in the world to be a Christian, acts of violence and oppression happen daily. When Esther from Eritrea came to Christ, persecution began immediately. Her parents refused to accept her new faith in Jesus. She couldn’t attend church or Bible study.

When local churches began to close, many Christians like Esther were forced to live as secret believers. It taught them that Church was not a building, but God’s people.

“The closure of churches may not make sense to us humans, but it has become a blessing as it has been a time of intense purification of believers… Forgiveness is vital. If we do not forgive, our relationship with God is hindered… Please pray that the churches in my country come to understand this forgiveness, reconcile and work with one another.”

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Jesus' Return: What Will We Be Like? Who Will We See? (1 John 3:1-3)

“See how much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him. Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, pure as he is pure”

(1 John 3:1-3, NLT).

I like this. The Apostle John breaks into an outburst of wonder at God’s love in making us His children. “See how much our Father loves us…” John is like saying: “Can you believe how great God’s love is? This love is lavished on us. Extravagance-love. God does not withhold love or attention when we are bad or disobedient. God’s love just keeps coming and coming!” John, again and again, calls us, the believers – “God’s children.” In other words, we bear the name of the family of God! What better name could we have? In our society, a person can get ahead if he or she has a certain name. But even more important than those names is the name of Jesus. Jesus is our Lord and Brother, God is our Father. We belong to Him. We are not only called God’s children – we really are His’!

From telling us who we are, John goes on to talk about what we will be. I can’t wait for this. “We will be like him.” Exactly what we will be like when Christ returns is not all that clear. But we do know that this life is only the beginning. The best is yet to be. The Apostle Paul, however, gives us some clues about what we will be like. He says that we will be clothed in “heavenly bodies” that will last forever (read 2 Corinthians 5:1-5). Unlike our earthly bodies which can get sick and waste away, our heavenly bodies will never wear out. This reminds me of Jesus’ body after His resurrection. He could suddenly appear in a locked room without having come through the door (see John 20:19). Even though people could see Him, somehow He was different; and that is how it will be for us too [David Pawson said we going to have a 33-years old body like Jesus. We’ll see]. The promise is that we will not only look like Christ but even more important, we will “see him as he really is.” We will be with Christ forever (read Philippians 1:23; Colossians 3:4). The joy of being with Christ will never end!

In the last verse above, John tells us what we should be. Even as we look forward to Christ’s return and with “eager expectation” for this amazing event we should also aim for purity right now. We must “keep [ourselves] pure, pure as he is pure.” Even though we live this life in preparation for the next, we still need to be responsible to live this life to the fullest. Becoming pure is not an instant act; instead, it is a lifetime process of becoming more pure and clean in a moral and spiritual sense. Thus, we need to focus our energies and values on God so that we can become what God wants us to be. In summary, how much God loves us? “Very much.” Who we are? “His children.” What we will be like? “Like [Christ].” What we will be able to do? “We will see him as he really is.” Therefore, what we should be and do now? We must keep “[ourselves] pure, just as he is pure.” This is beyond awesome… I’m speechless… Amen.

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Letters to Annie: Keep Your Heart Pure

Dear Annie,

            Remember you said you love a man who love God more that he can’t look elsewhere but God thus remain faithful to you? To tell you the truth, I feel the pressure. Ha2 But then it is a good and godly pressure because I tend to love you more than God himself, and that is not just the ultimate sin against God but I believe that it is the cause of unfaithfulness in any relationships. For the reminder, I thank you. I honestly appreciate it. I love you more today.

            Annie, I also want to remind you (and myself) about this: You’re near and dear to God. He loves you more than you can imagine, and He wants the very best for you. And one more thing: God wants you to guard your heart. I read in Titus 1:15 that “Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are defiled.” It is not enough to keep our minds and bodies pure but our hearts also. Luci Swindoll writes, “Those whose hearts are pure are the temples of the Holy Spirit.”

            Keep your heart pure. Every day we’re faced with choices… lots of them. You can do the right thing, or not. You can tell the truth, or not. You can be kind and generous and obedient, or not. “Spiritual truth is discernible only to a pure heart, not to a keen intellect,” reminds Oswald Chambers, “It is not a question of profundity of intellect, but of purity of heart.” As you know very well Annie, the world today offer us countless opportunities to let down our guard and, by doing so, let the devil do his dirty works. Be watchful and obedient to God. I think the best way to guard your heart is by giving it to your Heavenly Father – it is safe with Him. Amen.

Annie, accept God’s love, and love God in return.

God loves you for who you are, not because of the things you’ve done.

Even though mine is not equal to God’s everlasting love…

In my humanity, I love you very much.

I miss to hear your voice,

Richard

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