Compared to Branches

Romans 11:16-23

When reading this place, I got two messages.

We are all branches broken off for a purpose, yet all should be grafted to the one tree; God.
We mush be grafted into the Holy tree, but we must remember that:
               - We are no better than any other branch,
               - And that we do not support the root, but it supports us.

Also...

If the roots are Holy, so are the braches. So if the core of our motivations and intrest are holy, then every out come, like our fruits, should be Holy too.

21. "For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you either."
22. "Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, not kindness to you, provided that you continue in His kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off."
23. "And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in. For God is able to graft them in again."

so we as Holy people of God must act and bare fruits, showing our holy roots. He gave us a chance to show/do work for Him, and we must take it for He wont hesitate to give it to another.

Abbas daughter,

       Arina Dovgoruk

July 14th = Proverbs 14

Another week and it would have been a whole month since I last posted... i could start making up excuses, like: "I've been busy", thus causing "no time".. but reality, I just have been lazy. but that doesn't mean lazy to read and pray,( even though there have been days) but lazy to post...

I have nothing very special to post, but a few proverbs. I usually try reading the proverbs Chapter corresponding to the date. Today is the 14th, so Proverbs 14 it is!

- 1 "The wise woman builds her house,
    but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down."

- 10 "Each heart knows its own bitterness,

    and no one else can share its joy."

- 13 "Even in laughter the heart may ache,

    and rejoicing may end in grief."

- 15 "The simple believe anything,

    but the prudent give thought to their steps."

- 26 "Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress,

    and for their children it will be a refuge."

-27 "The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
    turning a person from the snares of death."

- 29 "Whoever is patient has great understanding,

    but one who is quick-tempered displays folly."

-30 "A heart at peace gives life to the body,

    but envy rots the bones."

- 32 "When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,

    but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God."

These are all the proverbs that stood out to me, and they have really good lessons and morals that i need to take for my self. May God help me grow in Him and know His heart.

-Abbas Daughter,

                        Arina Dovgoruk

P.S. I'm going to try to post more often now. But life is life, and I am human...

Thought of the moment...

Earlier today I was listening to a sermon by Mark Driscoll. It was the firs in a study he was doing on the book of Malachi. The whole sermon was very good, yet one part in particular stood out to me. All day it has been poping into my mind, so
I decided that I am going to let it out.

So here it is, of course im rephrasing it, but anyway: " We, people, deserve hell. Anything else giving in life is a gift."

The fact that im saved by the blood of the lamb is a gift. That I have the promise of everlasting life, also a gift. Kind of opens a new perspective to when things go wrong in life...  Definitely something I am going to remeber for the rest of my life!
                      
                       Abba's Daughter,
                               Arina D.

Mark Driscoll Sermon

Yes Lord, Yes Lord, Yes, YES LORD!

2 Corinthians 4:6-12

6" For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. 12 So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you."

Wow! All six of those verses are good, but aren't the last two, 11 and 12,  extremely thought jarring?! His life should be revealed in our bodies, ( the whole W.W.J.D thing again) it is at work with in us! 

Verses 7-9 are very comforting, and inst there a song that has those word in it? ........Hmmm! It's: 

I'mTrading My Sorrows (yes lord) - Jeremy Camp

 Great song aye?  Let us be jars that are willing to be molded by our Abba, Father.

His Daughter,

Arina D.

Proverbs 16

Just some really good verses from Proverbs 16 I got for today!

-1 "To humans belong the plans of the heart,
    but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue."

-2 "All a person’s ways seem pure to them,
    but motives are weighed by the Lord."

-6"Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided."

-9 "In their hearts humans plan their course,
    but the Lord establishes their steps."

-20"Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,
    and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord."

-31"Gray hair is a crown of splendor;
    it is attained in the way of righteousness."

-32"Better a patient person than a warrior,
    one with self-control than one who takes a city."

-33"The lot is cast into the lap,
    but its every decision is from the Lord."

I believe they are all pretty self explanatory...  and some are very convicting! :p

His Daughter,

Arina D.

"Eating Food Given to Idols"

1 Corinthians 8:4-11

"...yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came for whom we live; and there but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came, and through who we live."

We as believer this may firmly believe it, but others could be shaky on this concept. Shaky as in they may be questioning, and not sure how to behave as a follower. something that you may find "okay" to do,or have, may be something they could have a guilty conscience over.

So maybe someone is struggling to stop doing something, and then there you who doing it, not seeing anything bad in it, or being able to control yourself. for example, some sort of social media network. you don't get distracted by it, at least not as much as the  next person. But that next person may be fighting the temptation of spending time on that instead of reading the word and praying. They see you being able to do both, and believe they can to. So for the sake of that soul, we should be able to give up our comforts.

Though we may not be moved by having that one thing in our lives, or brother or sister may be.
"So the weak brother or sister for whom Christ died is destroyed by [our] knowledge."

I need to ask God for his approval on the thing I do. I don't want anyone to stumble due to my thoughtlessness. I believe with His help, we can accomplish anything!

His Daughter,

Arina D.

"Nature of True Apostleship"

Okay, so I read some really good stuff today! Well, at least  I thought it was pretty swell.

So anyway, 1 Corinthians 4.

"Nature of True Apostleship"

(Title in my bible)

If we consider our selves as a servant of Christ, we have been given a trust, must prove to be faithful. also, we must not worry about what other will think and say to us, as long as we know where we stand in front of God. But having a clear conscience in front of God does not make us innocent. God will still judge us, so we must take this as a lesson, not to judge others because God will judge us, and them. 

God will bring to light what is in the darkness. we cannot hind anything from Him. eventually everything will be out. So I believe it would be much better if we always came out with the truth right away. All the motives and desires of the heart will be exposed.

Probably one of the greatest statements from this passage would be verses 6-9. For what make us diffrent than anyone else? What do we own that we did not receive by grace? 
"8 Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have begun to reign..." and "9 For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like those condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to human beings." So great! I just love these promises, and I love knowing that we as Christians have responsibilities! 

May God bless us all... and give us all the desire to follow Him and become better spectacles to the whole Universe.

His Daughter,

Arina D.