God’s Gift of Inner Strength

 Fresh Manna

                                                         By Pastor Tim Burt

Before I knew Jesus, I was a young man with little will power. The truth was, for the most part I did what I felt like doing unless I thought I was going to get into major trouble. Even then I did some not-so-bright things because I was too stupid not to. The Bible calls this state of mind without Jesus as having a “darkened mind.” Eph. 4:18 says it like this: “…having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart…”

When I gave my life to Jesus and received Him into my heart as Lord and Savior, God’s Word says that I was delivered from Satan’s power over my life and put in the hands and dominion of Jesus. That is where my eyes were opened. Col. 1:13 “God has delivered us from the power of darkness and moved us over into the kingdom of the Son of His love.”

From the moment I surrendered my life to Jesus in prayer, the Holy Spirit came to live within me. It was though my eyes had suddenly opened and I could begin to see life through God’s eyes. That was the work of the Holy Spirit that I had never experienced before. The Holy Spirit began to help me understand God’s Word. I could see that they were filled with God’s promises of help. It was like a weight fell off my shoulders. I had help and that help was from God! I no longer had to rely on just my own strength of will power that too often failed me as I caved in to most temptations. Now I could begin to count on God’s grace and the power of His Holy Spirit strengthening me to live my life. That is why the Lord opened the eyes of my understanding and why He opens yours.

He opens our understanding of the Bible—the Word of God—so that it will begin to build hope in our heart—not just wishbone hope, but real hope. When we let the word of God speak hope into our life, then the Holy Spirit can turn it into precious faith, like coal turning into diamonds. When it becomes faith, you begin to move from hoping to knowing deep in your heart that what God promises is true. You begin to build faith! That is always a great moment because that is when doubt and anxiety flee and true heart faith that pleases God and moves mountains in your life begins to develop.

In Psalm 31 we read David communing or praying to God with hope. He knew God. He knew who God was and what He had promised, and it produced a hope that you can hear in His prayers. Troubles try to steal your hope and bankrupt whatever real faith you have. You will see as David begins his prayer, he is in trouble, he needs God’s help, and he begins to appeal from hope.

Psalm 31:1-2 “In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness. Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge, A fortress of defense to save me.”

As he continues in this prayer, you hear his hope and request but something changes. Something happens when you begin to talk to God about the way He is and what He promises. It doesn’t take long before David’s words and requests moved past hope. They became a knowing which is the difference between hope and faith. For example: Do you know your name or hope it? Do you know your age or hope it? Do you know your address or hope it? It would sound stupid to say you hoped your name. You know it! That’s what faith is – knowing it! David moved from hope to knowing God would help him. He begins to declare who God is and His love and promise.

Psalm 31:3-4 “For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name’s sake, Lead me and guide me. Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength.”

David moves over from his emotions, his need of help, and his hope, to a place of knowing—a place of faith in what God has promised him. He declares it in faith and prays the rest of the time from a strong point of faith.

You can’t fake faith. It’s something that is built in your heart from knowing what you know about God. That only comes from spending time with Him and in His Word. This is why it’s so important to spend time in the Word. God calls His Word “quick and powerful.” It produces faith. It produces strength. It moves mountains. And as we saw in Psalm 31:4 God becomes our “rock and our fortress, leads and guides us, and pulls us out of the net (or traps) the enemy has secretly laid for us. He is our strength!”

In His Love,
Pastor Tim

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This is What Happens When We Worship the Lord

 Fresh Manna  by Pastor Tim Burt

One morning while I was praying and worshiping the Lord, the Lord spoke to me. It was very clear and what He said was a fresh word to my heart. By that I mean that I had never had the thought He was communicating to me. As I was worshiping Him He spoke to my heart and said, Tim, worship isn’t for my benefit. When the Lord speaks to me He usually doesn’t say a lot. He’ll make a statement and then as I think and pray about what He has said, His words—the thoughts He wants me to understand, just seem to follow. Sometimes scriptures or stories from the Word will instantly come to mind and I know the Lord is teaching me and revealing more of Himself to me.

As I began to think about what the Lord said, I heard more. I heard Him say, I am not ego deprived.That was all I heard. I just began to meditate further and think about what the Lord had spoken. Suddenly, it was as if the lights came on.

I am a worshiper of God and always have been since I gave my life to Jesus. I was so thankful for Him saving me that I always wanted to find ways to express my thanks and love to Him. Besides that, the Word of God instructs us to worship the Lord. The Lord alone is worthy of and deserves our worship and I’ve never questioned it. Yet now I could see worship in a new light. The Lord said, Tim, worship isn’t for my benefit.The Lord was showing me that worshiping Him was for my benefit, not His. It was so easy to see. And so true!

Sometimes life seems like more than a plateful. As a man, a husband, a father, a Pastor, a son, a brother, a friend, and a Christian, it can sometimes seem like there are so many responsibilities—so many things I should do and do well. I want to be good at every one of these things. I want to be diligent and do what’s right and show the proper respect and love and friendship while being responsible to each of these areas of my life. Because I do, it brings me to this simple truth; outside of God, I can’t do it. Jesus warned us of that in John 15:5 (NIV).  “He said, ‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.’”

It’s only when I’ve ever thought I could do all this and attempted to do it in my own strength that I’ve fallen flat on my face feeling overwhelmed or like a failure. God never created us to live outside His grace, strength, and help. The grace of God is His supernatural help given to us to do all the things He has given us to do well. He knew we’d feel overwhelmed without Him. He wanted us to lean on and count on Him—on His grace. When we learn to really focus on the greatness of our God and upon the covenant of blessing He established with us and for our benefit, when we meditate on His love that surpasses human understanding that He has for us, when we truly believe He desires and is willing to help us, then and only then will we lean on Him, ask, and have faith in His grace to help us. We would gain the strength to look anything in the eye and know He’d help us handle it. When we did, then we’d feel like the writer of Psalm 46:1-3 (NIV) who wrote,  “God is our refuge and strength, and ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.”

You have to admit, if you were anywhere near mountains falling or caught in roaring seas, you’d be shaking in our boots. These are the kinds of things that cause instant panic. But the revelation being shared in these verses is that when God is worshiped and magnified for who He is and His love toward us, His presence grows within us. A revelation of His love grows within us. He becomes almighty God and our problems and feelings of being overwhelmed shrink in the light of His faithfulness, His promise and His love. Then we are strengthened to take on the day and the challenges before us a step at a time knowing His grace is there to help us!

That is why the Lord said to me, Tim, worship isn’t for my benefit. Worshiping the Lord is for us—for our benefit. Psalm 95:6-7 9 (NIV) says, “Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for He is our God and we are the people of His pasture, the flock under His care.”Psalm 34:3 (NIV) says, “Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.”

God is not egotistical. He does not tell us to worship Him for Himself. He tells us to worship Him so that when we look at the magnificence of the Heavens or of the creation around us—reflecting that He created it all, then we will also reflect that this great and magnificent God loves us and has adopted us as His children through Jesus Christ. Worshipping God strengthens us. That is why it is for us! Worship elevates the Lord in our hearts to His rightful place. When we worship the awesomeness of God, He is magnified in our spirit and the cares, worries and lies of the devil shrink. When we worship the Lord our faith grows in our heart and the supernatural help of God flows into our lives. When we worship the Lord, He becomes Almighty God and we become His children. Praise His Holy Name!

Psalms 89:15 (NLT) “Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord.” 

In His Love,
Pastor Tim Burt

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ECUADOR YAIFUNGISHA VIRAGO HONDURAS

Timu ya ya taifa ya ecuador imeifungisha virago honduras kwa kipogo cha magoli 2 kwa 1 alipepeka msiba Honduras ni enner valensia kwa kupiga magoli yote huku goli la honduras likifungwa na costly.ulukua ni mchezo wa kihistoria kwani katika mashindano hayo hunduras kwa mara ya kwanza wamefuga goli.ki ujumla ulikua mchezo mzuri wa vuta ni kuvute twende sawa katika picha

enner valensia akishangilia goli


shangilia ushindi


enner


hatukubali


heka heka





costly


heka heka


huyu nae alikuwepo
I wouldn't describe this match as the one everyone wants to see. But here is a man who does want to see it - Fifa president Sepp Blatter. The Swiss, probably reeling from his nation's mauling against France, is in the house. He almost catches a glimpse of an opening as Ecuador striker Enner Valencia sniffs out a chance but is quickly closed down by the Honduras defence.


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Luis Suarez. Loved by the World Cup nation that he represents and loved by their opponents - a country which he has close links to. No, not that Luis Suarez. I'm talking about Luis Fernando Suarez - Honduras coach and Ecuadorion hero.

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FRANCE YAIBANJUA SWITZERLAND MAGOLI 5-2

Timu ya France imeingia hatua ya 16 kwa bwebwe baada ya kuitandika switzerland magoli 5 kwa 2.karamu ya magoli ilianza kwa giroud kisha matuidi kisha valbuena kisha benzema na sissoko akahitimisha karamu ya magoli.hata hivyo benzema alikosa penati.magoli ya switzerland  dzemail na xhaka.goli ambalo alifunga benzema dakika za majeryhi lilikataliwa baada benzema kufunga wakati filimbi ya mwisho ikiwa imeshapigwa. twende sawa na matukio katika picha

benzema


goli la sissoko









heka heka


kikosi


kokosi





raha ya ushindi

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COSTA RICA WAIBANJUA ITALY

Timu ya Costa rica imeifunga timu kogwe ya italy goli 1 kwa bila na kuingia katika 16 bora baada ya miaka 24.Timu ya costa rica imeanza kua tishio katika mashindano haya baada ya kuibanjua uruguay magoli 3 je England watatoka kwa costa rica.aliepeleka  msiba kwa italy ni ruiz .na kwa matokeo hayo england wametoka rasmi hawajawatoka katika hatua ya makundi tangu mwaka 1958.twende sawa na matukio

goli la ruiz


mzee mzima pirlo


mtukutu baloteli


heka heka






kosa kosa


ushabiki







visa tu

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Lawama Nzito Za William Mtitu Kwa Flora Mbasha Kuhusu Kesi Ya Mumewe

Kufuatia kesi ya kumbaka msichana mwenye umri wa miaka 17 inayomkabiri mume wa Flora Mbasha, director wa Bongo Movies William Mtitu amendika kwenye Instagram maneno mazito akimlaumu Flora Mbasha.

Hiki ndicho alichoandika:

Ukiiangalia vizuli hii picha utagundua kitu katika macho ya frola mbasha kuna kitu nakiona kinejificha lakini sasa hivi kimeshajitokeza tayali…..hicho kitu ndicho kilichompeleka jera mbasha na asipokuwa makini anaweza asiwe uraiani tena kama ulivyowatokea familia ya nguza .namaanisha mzee nguza na papii kocha wako wapi?

Kiukweli frola una roho mbaya ya mwisho kabisa ilichanganyika na ukatili wa mwisho kabisa kiasi kwamba nashindwa kuelewa umeokoka nn ww ? Eti umemrudia YESU ?YESU yupi huyu nnaemwabudu mm au una YESU wako ww na HUYO GWAJIMA wako?

Leo umemsahau Mbasha ww ? Wakati alikuokata umechakaa wakati mbasha dereva teksi leo wataka kumfunga ili iwe nn sasa mbasha akifungwa utapata faida gani ww? Huyo mtoto akija kukuuliza baba yuko wapi utamwambiaje? Fine unaweza kujikaza ukamwambia yuko jera je akikuuliza nani alimshitaki utajibu nn ? Pia waweza kujikaza ukawataja hao wasichana mliowapandikiza je akiuliza ww ulifanya jitihada gani baba asifungwe utasemaje?

Hapo auna jibu Acha roho mbaya NENDA KAMTOE MARA MOJA NA MWENDE NYUMBANI MKAONGEE KAMA FAMILIA TWAJUA UWEZO HUO UNAO

ILI NA YEYE ATAFUTE HAMSINI ZAKE KAMA WW ULIVYOAMUA KUJISALIMISHA KWA GWAJIMA.

USIJE UKASHANGAA WATU WAKASUSIA KAZI ZAKO ZOTE.

GDAY.

mtitu the game

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JAPAN NA GREECE NGUVU SAWA WATOKA BILA KUFUNGANA

Japaniusiku huu wameshindwa kutamba baada ya kutoka sare na timu ya ugiriki ambayo ilikua inacheza  watu wakiwa kumi uwanjani baada yarefa kumtoa captain wa timu hiyo kwa kadi nyekundu twende sawa na matukio

patashika






heka heka


hupiti hapa


jembe sana huyu samaras








shabiki

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