A word for an encounter

Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be sell-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

[1 Peter:1:13]

Understanding the 10 Commandments [Series 1/10]

This is part of a 10 part series on a study of the 10 commandments. As Christians we musts know and understand the laws of God so that we may begin to meditate in awe of his Laws and grow to LOVE them.

[Deuteronomy 5:20] You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor aka. DON'T LIE.  ^_^

The Lord your God is a God of truth. he utters no lies. As servants of God you must also do as your master does so that you may remain in his favour and under his protection. The father has given this law, thou must not lie so that servants of God do not become servants of Satan. For he is the creator of lies and the father of all that is not true. If you tell a lie and speak untruths, you become servants of Satan. You leave the holy protection of the Lord Your God and satan is given authority to trouble you and create problems in your life,. The lord gives this commandment so that his servants may remain under his holy protection and not be deceived by satan who only wishes to destroy his servants. Our God wishes only to give his servants life.

Study of Psalms 119 - Loving the Lord's Laws

In psalms 119, David teaches believers in Jesus Christ how to remain faithful to God.

165 Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.

According to 119:165, we must Love [God's] Laws. If we do, we will not stumble or give in to sin.

But how? How do we love God's Laws?

 ⁹⁷ Oh, how I love your law!
       I meditate on it all day long.
 ¹⁰² I have not departed from your laws,
       for you yourself have taught me.
¹⁰⁴ I gain understanding from your precepts;
       therefore I hate every wrong path.

According to David, [a man after [God's] own heart] we must do the following things in order to love God's laws:

1. We must be taught the law of God by God so that we may gain understanding about that law. Understanding the law answers the questions, "Why exactly is it a law?" and "How does it helps us as believers."

 ¹²⁰ My flesh trembles in fear of you;
       I stand in awe of your laws.

David stood in AWE of God's laws because he understood them. We too must stand in AWE of God's laws. If we are yet to stand in awe of God's laws, it means that we have not yet fully understood His laws.

2. We must meditate upon the Lord's Laws so that it sinks into our hearts.

²⁷ Let me understand the teaching of your precepts;
       then I will meditate on your wonders.

After David gained understanding of God's laws, he chooses to meditate on God's wonders. We too must do the same.

3. We must make prayer and praise to God a daily habit. Meditating on God's word both night and day and anytime inbetween.

¹⁶⁴ Seven times a day I praise you
       for your righteous laws.

David was a very busy King and yet he took the time to pause his duties as King and praise the Lord our God seven times each day.

We must strive to do what David did for the Lord called him a man after His own heart. We too can be after the Lord's own heart. I will begin a 10 part series of blogs explaining each of the 10 commandments the way the Lord has explained them to me so that you too may gain understanding of these laws and eventually start LOVING the laws of God!

Fixing up my ride

Fixing up my lil ol ride. ;) Upgraded from manual locks to automatic. Bigggg! haha.

Breath in. Breath out. Thank Jesus.

I just exited my SOCB42H3 F - Classic Sociological Theory I class and I am completely drained. I feel like that teacher just sucked all the life out of me. blahh. . .blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.


Just chilling at the IMANI table tryna recover right now. Breath in. Breath out. Thank Jesus. :)

Do you need a new pen?

I'm in Intl' develp. class right now and im just chilling during the break. I figured I'd share a little embarrassing story that happened at the beginning of class. After I strolled in about 10 mins late, (I was held of in line for a creamy ice cap at timmy's) I found a seat inbetween two boys in the back of the class. The teacher was already talking so I quickly pulled out my notebook and then as I went to pull out my pen I realized that I brought the pen from home that I stepped on a couple days before and it was broken in half. But not feeling like turning on my computer, I decided to just screw the pen in just enough so that i'd be able to write with it. Who tell me do dat!! As I started writing I thought to myself "Yes! Success, it works!" Less than a line into my notes my pen decided pop apart!! one part remaining in my hand and the next part sprung into my neighbours arm! Such embarassment. He turned to me and asked. . ."Do you need a new pen?"

Shame. hahaha. The life of Kiz.

Donate a sleeping bag to the homeless.