a matter of TRUTH

                                                               

Hi again :)!! This is Daughter of the King, I hope you've been doing well since I last posted. This post is a short one and it has to do with TRUTH, otherwise known as the LIFE, the WAY, the WORD. I look around the world today and I hurt. I am truly burdened by the state of the church. The mandate to set an example and be ambassadors has been thrown out the window, legalism has been imposed, prosperity gospel is being preached and the TRUTH is being removed from it's rightful place: the forefront of everything we do, of everything that we are. We, the church, the bride of Christ, the body of Christ are distorting the WORD. What we don't realise is that without the WORD, without the TRUTH we are nothing!! Denominational barriers have prevented us from being one as Christ commanded us to be. I would really like to shake us all awake to the reality that nothing and I mean NOTHING matters except CHRIST and Him crucified and that is what we are supposed to preach. We are to present to the world the image of Christ and His sacrifice. We must not remove the WORD from among us, we must not distort it, add or take away anything from it. The WORD is TRUTH and JESUS is the TRUTH. So let's start accepting, acknowledging and living the TRUTH. It starts with us as individuals, present CHRIST and Him alone. It's not for us to negotiate the terms of salvation with anyone, God has already laid out that in His Word. Repentance is not negotiable, God demands it. We can do nothing to save a single soul out there, so trying to make Christianity look appealing cannot and will not save souls. We must allow God's Spirit to do that. Our jobs are to be vessels, jars of clay,  the hands and feet of JESUS. The video is amazing, it has soooo much truth in it....

Walking out of the darkness and into the Light

Hi, again :) Daughter of the King signing in. This week was simply beautiful. I took the some photos. The sun was shining beautifully and I just had to capture the beauty. 


Anywhoooo... It's been a busy week for me, with exams and everything but God, yet again proved faithful. Last week was a really tough week, I was pressed by condemnation and guilt and I decided early in the week that I wasn't going to church on Sunday. I can be very stubborn, it's something I have to pray about often. I told God I wasn't going to go church feeling the way I did. Sunday morning came and as soon as I opened my eyes, God told me to get up get dressed and go to church. I did it grudgingly but by the time I stepped through the church doors, I knew it was the right thing. My mood lifted and I knew I had nothing to feel guilty about. I realised it was the enemy attempting to keep me burdened under a load of guilt for something I had already confessed and repented of. Also, a lady from my church told me during the service that she had something for me. It turned out to be money and it helped tremendously throughout this week. I just want to say that when we obey God, we are blessed and I'm not talking about financial blessings. He blesses us when we obey in faith, even if it's with His peace because that peace is better than any amount of money that we could receive.


     Also, I just want to tell you, you don't need to live in condemnation and guilt. I was sitting and meditating a day last week and God showed me that I was carrying a weight that I should not be bearing. I was weighted down and burdened with the guilt of my sin. If you're in the same position, if you have repented(confessed, asked for forgiveness and stopped sinning), you should not be living with any sort of guilt, so if you are it's time to take a stand and tell the enemy that he is a liar. You need to turn toward the cross of Christ and believe in the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus. (Psalm 103:12) says "...as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgression from us".


   Did you know that if you go north long enough you will end up going south? However, the east and the west never meet; so just like they don't meet, you should never come into contact with guilt, shame or condemnation for something that you have repented of. So, dear brother or sister in Christ, I plead with you, the guilt is keeping you in darkness. Accept God's forgiveness, forgive yourself and step into His glorious, marvelous and awe-inspriring light. Do not forget that you have an enemy, do not continue to beat yourself up about what you've done, start fighting again, start running this race again, run it with perseverance. The Spirit of the Lord is with you and with Him nothing is impossible so as (1 Cor 9:24-26) says "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. ²⁵ Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. ²⁶ Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air." So continue to run this race with perseverance, Jesus loves you more than you can comprehend. Psalm 36:5 says "Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies." God loves you, the only thing left for you to do is accept that love and continue to remain and walk in the light of His presence :) ~ Daughter of the King, until we meet again ;) Bye

The Me Only He Sees

Some would say that I am aloof, intimidating, unemotional, even unapproachable. That's the me that they see. Only He sees the real me, the me that no one else takes the time to discover. He sees me as I truly am, without pretense, without the walls of protection around me that I have built to keep others out. The light of His Presence reveals who I am. I am not aloof, intimidating, unemotional or unapproachable, I am shy. I am afraid of being vulnerable, afraid of being hurt. But all of my secrets are laid bare before the Lover of my Soul, every hurt, every hang up, every failure...and I don't have to be afraid because He loves me just the way I am. His unfailing, unrelenting love urges me on to be everything that I should be, everything that He tells me I am. (1 Peter 2:9 says "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light")  Slowly but surely, He, God, Jesus Christ, is breaking down every wall and teaching me that I have to open up that I have to be vulnerable in order for Him to use  me for His purposes. Yes, I risk getting hurt but He is the Great Physician and He will heal every wound. One year ago, I was a cold and hard-hearted person but now, today, I can pour out my heart to my Saviour, I can weep before Him, I can laugh with Him, I can feel at rest in His presence and      let myself love Him with everything that is within me. Maybe you are like me, maybe you just can't seem to let Him in...the answer is in...brokeness, complete brokeness. (Psalm 51:17 says "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise") So allow Him to break you. It's only then that He can put you back together and turn you into a beautiful MASTERpiece, a beautiful work of art, the person He intended you to be before the world began. Allow God to mold you and make you what He wants you to be, love Him with your WHOLE heart, allow His Spirit to transform you and renew your mind, concentrate on pleasing Him and Him alone. It's only then that you can be comfortable with who you are and not feel pressured to please everyone else. I remember this one time I was having a really rough day...I felt like I was not going to change but God spoke to me very clearly and He said "When I look at you, I do not see you as you are. I see the righteousness of my Son placed before you" . So open up, take the risk, God will not let you down...because even if others hurt you...Jesus is the Great Physician and He will heal every wound. Walk in His light, allow Him to show you who you are because who He says you are is the truth. Colossians 3:12 says we are "dearly" loved by God so allow Him to shower that love on you. May the Lord bless you and keep you...with love ~ Daughter of the King, until next time :)