Pay attention to the word of the LORD

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; 

2 When they had sent unto the house of God, Sherezer and Regemmelech and their men, to pray before the LORD. 

3. And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts and to the prophets, saying, "Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?" 

4. Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying: 

5. "Speak unto all the people of the land and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye all fast unto me, even to me? 

6. And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves? 

7. Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?" 

8. And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying: 

9. Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, "Execute true judgement and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: 

10. And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart." 

11. But they refused to hearken and pulled away the shoulder and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. 

12. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. 

13. Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried and they would not hear; "so they cried and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts: 

14. But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate." (Zechariah 7) 

Pay attention to the LORD´s promptings and warnings! 

He does not let himself be fooled. 

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God´s unfathomable ways

Have you thought about what people it is that you have in your nearby and why? Have you thought about why it, in particular, are those people who are part of your family, your church, those who are your friends, schoolmates, your coworkers, association comrades, neighbors or the people you meet in the street, in the store, while traveling, at the bank, the gym, the beach etc etc. Yes, the list can be made long. Have you ever thought about this? The answer is, they are there, not by accident. No, they are there because God sent them to you, for a purpose.

God sends us, not the people we want, but the people we need and on time. People to help, to comfort, support, to shape us, to find a way out of difficultes.We do not always see it when it happens, maybe not at all. But one day we will see everything in a completely different light than here on earth. 

God´s ways are unfathomable. We are here on earth to find our way home to God, to whom we belong. God made us and he longs for a relationship with us. He loves us so much, no love is comparable. In fact, God's love is not measurable. A relationship with him is the most important thing ever for us and forever and ever. 

So, thank God for the persons in your life. Not only those you love and who loves you back, but even those you feel hard to have in your life and to meet and have to do with. Ask God for the ability to look at people with his eyes. 

Remember; God also sent you into other peoples lifes! 

For a purpose! 

You are chosen! 

By God! 

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Guds kärlek

Men om någon har denna världens goda och tillsluter sitt hjärta för sin broder, när han ser honom lida nöd, hura kan då Guds kärlek förbliva i honom? Kära barn, låtom oss älska icke med ord eller med tungan, utan i gärning och i sanning. 

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Gärningar kan inte frälsa oss! Dock, som vi kan läsa i Jakobs brev 2:14-17, så tillräknas oss gärningar gjorda i tro. Det är ju så att när vi tror, ja, då kan och vill vi inte låta bli att göra Guds vilja! 

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"Mina bröder, vartill gagnar det, om någon säger sig hava tro, men icke har gärningar? Icke kan väl tron frälsa honom? 

15. Om någon, vare sig en broder eller syster, saknade kläder och vore utan mat för dagen 

16. och någon av eder då sade till denne: "Gå i frid, kläd dig varmt och ät dig mätt" - vartill gagnade detta, såframt han icke därjämte gåve honom vad hans kropp behövde? 

17. Så är ock tron i sig själv död, om den icke har med sig gärningar". 

(Jak 2:14-17)

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Chosen

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"I am the true vine and my Father is the husbandman. 

2. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 

3. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 

4. Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 

5. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. 

6. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch and is withered; and men gather them and cast them into the fire and they are burned. 

7. If ye abide in me and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 

8. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. 

9. As  the father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 

10. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father´s commandments and abide in his love. 

11. These. things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you and that your joy might be full. 

12. This is my commandment, 'That ye love one another, as I have loved you'. 

13. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 

14. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 

15. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth; but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. 

16. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 

17. These things I command you, that ye love one another. 

18. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 

19. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 

20. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. 

21. But all these things will they do unto you for my name´s sake, because they know not him that sent me. 

22. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they hav no cloke for their sin. 

23. He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 

24. If I had not done amont them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. 

25. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law. They hated me without a cause. 

25. But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: 

27. And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning." (John 15)

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Guds kärleksväg - God´s way of love

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The way of love

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Bevaka din skatt - Guard your treasure

Ett ord jag en gång i tiden fick som uppmuntran till mitt yngsta barn, kom till mig i dag. (1 Tim 4:12-16)

Låt ingen förakta dig för din ungdoms skull; fastmer må du för dem som tro bliva ett föredöme i tal och i vandel, i kärlek, i tro och i renhet. 

13. Var nitisk i att föreläsa skriften och i att förmana och undervisa, till dess jag kommer. 

14. Försumma icke att vårda den nådegåva som finnes i dig och som gavs dig i kraft av profetord, under handpåläggning av de äldste. 

15. Tänk på detta, lev i detta, så att din förkovran bliver uppenbar för alla. 

16. Hav akt på dig själv och på din undervisning och håll stadigt ut därmed; ty om du så gör, frälsar du både dig själv och dem som höra dig. 

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A word I once got for encouraging my youngest child, came to me again today. (1 Tim 4:12-16)

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 

13.Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 

14. Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. 

15. Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.  

16. Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. 

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Kärlek Tro Ljus Sanning Frälsning - Love Beliefe Light Truth Salvation

❤ I Bibeln står skrivet att Du ska älska Gud av hela ditt hjärta, av hela din själ, av allt ditt förstånd och med hela din kraft. Därefter skall du älska din nästa som dig själv! Vi älskar, därför att Han först har älskat oss. ❤

"Ty så älskade Gud världen, att han utgav sin enfödde Son, på det att var och en som tror på honom skall icke förgås, utan hava evigt liv. 

17. Ty icke sände Gud sin Son i världen för att döma världen, utan för att världen skulle bliva frälst genom honom. 

18. Den som tror på honom, han bliver icke dömd, men den som icke tror, han är redan dömd, eftersom han icke tror på Guds enfödde Sons namn. 

19. Och detta är domen, att när ljuset hade kommit i världen, människorna dock älskade mörkret mer än ljuset, eftersom deras gärningar voro onda. 

20. Ty var och en som gör vad ont är, han hatar ljuset och kommer icke till ljuset, på det att hans gärningar icke skola bliva blottade. 

21. Men den som gör sanningen, han kommer till ljuset, för att det skall bliva uppenbart att hans gärningar äro gjorda i Gud." 

(Joh 3:16-21) 

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❤ In the Bible it´s written that You shall love God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strenght. And you shall love your neighbour like yourself. We love because He first loved us. ❤

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 

17. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 

18. He that believeth in him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in th name of the only begotten Son of God. 

19. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 

20. For everyone that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 

21. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 

(John 3:16-21)