This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
Christ, although He is resurrected with us and in us and even united with us, His presence will be hidden till our lives are manifest for the Holy Spirit through the true worship and prayer.
God Bless
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Saturday, 30 June 2012
Friday, 29 June 2012
I will not leave you as orphans (John14:18)
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
The spirit of the day of Pentecost is the truth of compassion of the fatherhood of God to comfort the man, so as he can live as a child in the house of God for ever.
God Bless
The spirit of the day of Pentecost is the truth of compassion of the fatherhood of God to comfort the man, so as he can live as a child in the house of God for ever.
God Bless
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit (Eph 5:30)
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
In the hour of victory of the conscious struggle, the Grace of God embraces the man and delights him with the fruits of divine love, so he feels he is the happiest creature on the earth, moreover he competes with the angels in his joy and love for God! In these hours the Holy Spirit utmostly rejoices with the man.
God Bless
In the hour of victory of the conscious struggle, the Grace of God embraces the man and delights him with the fruits of divine love, so he feels he is the happiest creature on the earth, moreover he competes with the angels in his joy and love for God! In these hours the Holy Spirit utmostly rejoices with the man.
God Bless
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Testifying for God (John 15:27)
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
It is impossible for the Holy Spirit to testify to Christ, in the works of man and sayings, except through self denial, thus God at the end is the all in all. The man who denies himself for God fortunately does not get lost nor remain alone in a vaccum, but enters immediately into the sphere of the Power of Christ and the Cross and the mystery of divine sacrifice.
God Bless
It is impossible for the Holy Spirit to testify to Christ, in the works of man and sayings, except through self denial, thus God at the end is the all in all. The man who denies himself for God fortunately does not get lost nor remain alone in a vaccum, but enters immediately into the sphere of the Power of Christ and the Cross and the mystery of divine sacrifice.
God Bless
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Do not put out the Spirit's fire (1Thess.5:19)
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
Let everyone examine himself to see which one of the roots of sin the self is feeding on, for surely this is the root cause of their sickness and decay of conscience. Each sin is sufficient, sooner or later, to put out inside the heart the sources of love, light and truth.
God Bless
Let everyone examine himself to see which one of the roots of sin the self is feeding on, for surely this is the root cause of their sickness and decay of conscience. Each sin is sufficient, sooner or later, to put out inside the heart the sources of love, light and truth.
God Bless
Monday, 25 June 2012
"In me you may have Peace" (John 16:33)
Today I am sending out a personal reflection on Christ' Peace in midst of a storm.
Christ did not say that "you may have peace"; He emphasized "In me you may have Peace." He is the Prince of Peace and without Him we will never have Peace. Are you in midst of a storm or defeated before the tribulation of doubt, sadness or depression? Who would you turn to for Peace? Go to Him, and only Him, because having peace does not depend on your circumstances or how intense the tribulation is, or even the rsolution, but it is based on His promise and on Him being in control , all-powerful to fulfill it. Be at Peace.
God Bless
Christ did not say that "you may have peace"; He emphasized "In me you may have Peace." He is the Prince of Peace and without Him we will never have Peace. Are you in midst of a storm or defeated before the tribulation of doubt, sadness or depression? Who would you turn to for Peace? Go to Him, and only Him, because having peace does not depend on your circumstances or how intense the tribulation is, or even the rsolution, but it is based on His promise and on Him being in control , all-powerful to fulfill it. Be at Peace.
God Bless
Saturday, 23 June 2012
The Lord is with you when you are with Him (2 Chronicles15:1)
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
God does not merely exist but He is the existence; the full existence from Whom every living creature exists. It is impossible for something to exist without God. How simple could it be to seek God and find Him since He is in the core of our existence; so when we contemplate Him in our depths we find Him.
God Bless
God does not merely exist but He is the existence; the full existence from Whom every living creature exists. It is impossible for something to exist without God. How simple could it be to seek God and find Him since He is in the core of our existence; so when we contemplate Him in our depths we find Him.
God Bless
Friday, 22 June 2012
Burning with anger (1Samuel11:6)
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
The sacred anger bursts from the Spirit in the heart, whereas man's anger flows from a hurt to his pride. Oh the Spirit of Christ don't let me be angry with a man' sin and I am under judgment like him. Oh the Spirit of God speak in my heart when my nature is enraged inside me, so I only utter with what builds others.
God Bless
The sacred anger bursts from the Spirit in the heart, whereas man's anger flows from a hurt to his pride. Oh the Spirit of Christ don't let me be angry with a man' sin and I am under judgment like him. Oh the Spirit of God speak in my heart when my nature is enraged inside me, so I only utter with what builds others.
God Bless
Thursday, 21 June 2012
He will not speak on His own (John 16:13)
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
The Holy Spirit gives us to see Christ and understand His work in a picture of glory, even on the Cross, which we cannot see with the human eye nor understand with the human mind. In fullness of the Holy Spirit, I see myself, in full confidence and evidence, that I have been crucified with Christ, resurrected with Christ and that with Christ I dwell in Heaven.
God Bless
The Holy Spirit gives us to see Christ and understand His work in a picture of glory, even on the Cross, which we cannot see with the human eye nor understand with the human mind. In fullness of the Holy Spirit, I see myself, in full confidence and evidence, that I have been crucified with Christ, resurrected with Christ and that with Christ I dwell in Heaven.
God Bless
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Making it known to us (John 16:14)
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
We are called to take the Mystery of Christ, when the Holy Spirit tranforms all what Christ did in Himself to become a work in our souls for Joy.
God Bless
We are called to take the Mystery of Christ, when the Holy Spirit tranforms all what Christ did in Himself to become a work in our souls for Joy.
God Bless
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
The Gift of the Holy Spirit (Luke 11:13)
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
Christ in this parable wants to illustrate for us that even asking for the Holy Spirit, with the assurance of the son with the father, must be fulfilled; for the children of God cannot live without the Holy Spirit as the sons cannot live without food.
God Bless
Christ in this parable wants to illustrate for us that even asking for the Holy Spirit, with the assurance of the son with the father, must be fulfilled; for the children of God cannot live without the Holy Spirit as the sons cannot live without food.
God Bless
Monday, 18 June 2012
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
Are you thirsty for God? Is your life desolate? Does the world pressure you with its pains, afflictions and sourness? If you are really thirsty, the Lord calls you to quench your thirst from the well of His Love. The Holy Spirit has a complementary action with Christ; Christ waters to fullness and the Holy Spirit bursts rivers of the living water from the man's belly.
God Bless
Are you thirsty for God? Is your life desolate? Does the world pressure you with its pains, afflictions and sourness? If you are really thirsty, the Lord calls you to quench your thirst from the well of His Love. The Holy Spirit has a complementary action with Christ; Christ waters to fullness and the Holy Spirit bursts rivers of the living water from the man's belly.
God Bless
Saturday, 16 June 2012
The Holy Spirit the Counselor
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
By the dwelling of the Holy Spirit in man's heart, the gap that separated God from man was abated, and the human nature got into a living and effective union with the divine nature. Consequently the infirmity of the human nature, its shortcomings and death have been healed.
God Bless
By the dwelling of the Holy Spirit in man's heart, the gap that separated God from man was abated, and the human nature got into a living and effective union with the divine nature. Consequently the infirmity of the human nature, its shortcomings and death have been healed.
God Bless
Friday, 15 June 2012
Unity of Spirit through Bond of Peace
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
The man in the Holy Spirit forgoes his individuality and unites with others through the action of love, and love pours out of the Holy Spirit in the heart open for others. The individual who is open to others through love is a testimony for attaining the fullness of Christianity, and being open to the enemies is a testimony for attaining the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
God Bless
The man in the Holy Spirit forgoes his individuality and unites with others through the action of love, and love pours out of the Holy Spirit in the heart open for others. The individual who is open to others through love is a testimony for attaining the fullness of Christianity, and being open to the enemies is a testimony for attaining the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
God Bless
Thursday, 14 June 2012
No confidence in the flesh
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
The man with his physical essence is vulnerable to fall from the future, and with his spiritual essence he is vulnerable to fall from the present. The action of the Holy Spirit is for man to fulfill his future in his present, for the Holy Spirit Himself is the reality of the present and the future combined.
God Bless
The man with his physical essence is vulnerable to fall from the future, and with his spiritual essence he is vulnerable to fall from the present. The action of the Holy Spirit is for man to fulfill his future in his present, for the Holy Spirit Himself is the reality of the present and the future combined.
God Bless
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Filled with the Holy Spirit
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
The true prayer is where we are present with God, and have a dialogue with Him in trust, joy and concord. The Holy Spirit certainly will befall during this prayer to be an intercessor on our behalf. "We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express." Romans 8:26
God Bless
The true prayer is where we are present with God, and have a dialogue with Him in trust, joy and concord. The Holy Spirit certainly will befall during this prayer to be an intercessor on our behalf. "We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express." Romans 8:26
God Bless
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
The Word is Spirit
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
"Dear reader: If you want to start treding the road, begin with the Bible. Keep the word of life, spend time grasping it everyday, yield to its inspiration and directions, and listen to its voice. Breath it as you breath the fresh air because the word is spirit and the Holy Spirit is the wind of God which the saints smell and breath."
God Bless sx
"Dear reader: If you want to start treding the road, begin with the Bible. Keep the word of life, spend time grasping it everyday, yield to its inspiration and directions, and listen to its voice. Breath it as you breath the fresh air because the word is spirit and the Holy Spirit is the wind of God which the saints smell and breath."
God Bless sx
Monday, 11 June 2012
Filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18)
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
"Do you want to feel comfortable? Do you want to feel peacefull and your heart overflowing with joy and cheerfullness? Do you seek to find strength and your soul to rise up in heaven? Then be filled with the Spirit. Prayer is the way to be filled, in prayer our souls are joined with the Spirit of God as prayer is one of the works of the Holy Spirit. If we are filled with prayer, we are filled with the Spirit of God. Christ repeatedly asked of you; until now you have not asked anything in His name! Be of courage, ask so your joy is complete. What is the complete joy? it is being completely filled of the Spirit."
God Bless
"Do you want to feel comfortable? Do you want to feel peacefull and your heart overflowing with joy and cheerfullness? Do you seek to find strength and your soul to rise up in heaven? Then be filled with the Spirit. Prayer is the way to be filled, in prayer our souls are joined with the Spirit of God as prayer is one of the works of the Holy Spirit. If we are filled with prayer, we are filled with the Spirit of God. Christ repeatedly asked of you; until now you have not asked anything in His name! Be of courage, ask so your joy is complete. What is the complete joy? it is being completely filled of the Spirit."
God Bless
Friday, 8 June 2012
Led by the Spirit of God (Romans 8:14)
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
"When we submit our life to the Holy Spirit, we fully trust that He is Omnipotent to fulfill in us every promise of God, for who can do the works of God and fulfill His commandments except God? Submission of life to the Holy Spirit is the core of the Christian faith. If we willingly submit our life and body to the Holy Spirit to manage and lead, we are led by the Spirit of God and the Spirit guides us to know the Truth."
God Bless
"When we submit our life to the Holy Spirit, we fully trust that He is Omnipotent to fulfill in us every promise of God, for who can do the works of God and fulfill His commandments except God? Submission of life to the Holy Spirit is the core of the Christian faith. If we willingly submit our life and body to the Holy Spirit to manage and lead, we are led by the Spirit of God and the Spirit guides us to know the Truth."
God Bless
Thursday, 7 June 2012
The Spirit who lives in us (Romans 8:11)
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
"If the Holy Spirit, who raised Christ from the dead, is living in us, we welcome putting to death the misdeeds of the body; thus the life is guaranteed from the depth of death now and in the future as well."
God Bless
"If the Holy Spirit, who raised Christ from the dead, is living in us, we welcome putting to death the misdeeds of the body; thus the life is guaranteed from the depth of death now and in the future as well."
God Bless
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Body misdeeds are dead by Spirit (Romans 8:13)
Month of June: Life in the Holy Spirit
Daily Devotionals from the writings and sermons for Father Matta El Meskeen
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
"The Christian man cannot love his neighbor, and subsequently it is impossible to have the strength to love his enemy, only by pretending to have the will and determination for that. He must first love God with all the heart, the intellect, the soul and the strength; thus there is no love left for the self to enjoy and glorify. At this point, the Christian man will no longer love others out of his love nor from his self, but out of the flowing Love of God freely given to those who deserve it and those who do not, for the neighbor as well as the enemy."
God Bless
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Spirit-controlled mind is Life and Peace (Romans 8:6)
Month of June: Life in the Holy Spirit
Daily Devotionals from the writings and sermons for Father Matta El Meskeen
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
"The peace of Spirit counteracts the tribulations of the present age with its afflictions and the body with its diseases ad pains. Thus if the spirit is absent, the peace, which surpasses the mind, will be absent. If we fall in the worries of the world and body, we will be besieged by the sadness and agony of death."
God Bless
Monday, 4 June 2012
Worship in the Spirit and in Truth
Month of June: Life in the Holy Spirit
Daily Devotionals from the writings and sermons for Father Matta El Meskeen
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
"A man is to examine himself following every worship; was it in the Spirit or not; was he connected with God or not. The sign of worshiping in the Spirit is for man to exit the presence of God full of satisfaction, comfort and joy as one, no matter how sad his conditions are."
God Bless
Saturday, 2 June 2012
The day of Pentecost
Month of June: Life in the Holy Spirit
Daily Devotionals from the writings and sermons for Father Matta El Meskeen
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
" On the day of Pentecost, man was created once more, and the elements of his formation were conjoint with the Spirit and Fire; thus he became a new born of heaven; a child of God; from a nature that is no longer devoured by sin."
God Bless
Friday, 1 June 2012
Baptism with Holy Spirit and Fire
Month of June: Life in the Holy Spirit
Daily Devotionals from the writings and sermons for Father Matta El Meskeen
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for the late Father Matta El Meskeen.
" He will Baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with Fire Luke 3:16.. The Holy Spirit instilled into our human world another fire that inflames the conscience; fires up the love; enlightens the visualness and reveals the Truth."
God Bless
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