Month of July: Today is the end of July; The Life of Divine love: hope this blog in July helped you live deeper the love of God!
This is an excerpt of the daily devotionals I translate from Arabic from the Book "The Bible in reality of our life" for late Father Matta El Meskeen.
"This is our Christian religion; it is not of absolute morals without a basis but it is based on the mystery of incarnation and consequently on God living in us."
Dear reader: please share your reflections. Have a blessed Tuesday!
God Bless
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Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Monday, 30 July 2012
Love is as strong as death (Songs 8:6)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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 first sign of the reaction of man's heart to the divine love is by being directed towards God to dialogue with Him; this is prayer. Prayer is the first evidence that the love of God pours into a man's heart. God is Love - all the Love - and the source and well of every love. If man's heart does not react to the divine love, he remains away from God and deprived of His generous enlightening nature."
Dear reader: would love to receive your reflections on the love of God with you. Have a blessed Monday!
God Bless
"The first sign of the reaction of man's heart to the divine love is by being directed towards God to dialogue with Him; this is prayer. Prayer is the first evidence that the love of God pours into a man's heart. God is Love - all the Love - and the source and well of every love. If man's heart does not react to the divine love, he remains away from God and deprived of His generous enlightening nature."
Dear reader: would love to receive your reflections on the love of God with you. Have a blessed Monday!
God Bless
Saturday, 28 July 2012
Your name and renown are the desire of our hearts (Isaiah 26:8)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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 action of prayer is the most refined arts of the body and soul; an art which surpasses all arts of life. It is the better face of life when man stops any physical or mental work to begin with the heavenly divine work
towards the better home. Prayer is a mysterious dialogue with God without an observer; man can not realize what happens to him during prayer before God."
Dear reader: would love to hear your comments and reflections on prayer. Have a blessed weekend!
God Bless
"The action of prayer is the most refined arts of the body and soul; an art which surpasses all arts of life. It is the better face of life when man stops any physical or mental work to begin with the heavenly divine work
towards the better home. Prayer is a mysterious dialogue with God without an observer; man can not realize what happens to him during prayer before God."
Dear reader: would love to hear your comments and reflections on prayer. Have a blessed weekend!
God Bless
Friday, 27 July 2012
Because God has poured out His Love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit (2) (Romans 5:5)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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 sign of the Holy Spirit living in the heart is the existence of love, but the sign of Spirit success and its reign over the heart is the overflow of love and its outpouring on others generously. Love overflow proves the existence of the Holy Spirit in the heart and reveals its activitiy and joy."
Dear reader: Please share your reflections. Have a blessed day and weekend!
God Bless
"The sign of the Holy Spirit living in the heart is the existence of love, but the sign of Spirit success and its reign over the heart is the overflow of love and its outpouring on others generously. Love overflow proves the existence of the Holy Spirit in the heart and reveals its activitiy and joy."
Dear reader: Please share your reflections. Have a blessed day and weekend!
God Bless
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Because God has poured out His Love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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 Divine love when is poured into man and resides in him changes everything he has inside. It creates in him new capabilities, energy and realization, and removes hopeless weaknesses and flaws, for the Love is a correcting power which is chastising with uncontrolable authority and majesty. This power aims to make man more matching to live with God, attuned to His holy Will and harmonious with His ending"
Dear reader: Has God poured out His love into your heart? Please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
"The Divine love when is poured into man and resides in him changes everything he has inside. It creates in him new capabilities, energy and realization, and removes hopeless weaknesses and flaws, for the Love is a correcting power which is chastising with uncontrolable authority and majesty. This power aims to make man more matching to live with God, attuned to His holy Will and harmonious with His ending"
Dear reader: Has God poured out His love into your heart? Please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Joe Saad' Bio
I received a few questions about myself so I thought to introduce myself to my readers:
Joe Saad
Certified Christian Counselor & Life Coach
Aurora, Ontario Canada
+1 (416) 876-6194 joesaadca@hotmail.com
My name is Joe Saad. I was born Christian in a spiritual family and have been serving Christ since I was 5 years old. I am a Certified Christian Counselor in the areas of Individual, Premaritals, Married Couples and Family Counseling. I am an Engineer by education; for 30 years I worked in different corporations and on consulting assignments. The Lord guided me to begin a new phase of my life by working fully for Him. I am an active member in the Coptic (the word Coptic refers to the ancient Christian Egyptians preached by St. Mark) Orthodox Community in Toronto, Canada. I completed my counseling studies and have been a Board-Certified Christian Counselor and a Member of the American Association of Christian Counselors AACC for 5 years. I helped establish the "Holy Family" Counseling Ministry in Toronto. This multicultural Ministry has a focus on the education and counseling within the area of Christian Marriage & family. I provide sessions on different Individual, Marriage & Family counseling topics. I will be posting counseling topics for discussions on this blog shortly.
I have an office in Aurora, ON, Canada. I do much counseling on the phone and on Skype. My contact information is below:
Joe Saad
Certified Christian Counselor & Life Coach
Aurora, Ontario Canada
+1 (416) 876-6194 joesaadca@hotmail.com
Skype: restinchrist
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
I have made You known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them (John 17:26)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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 knowledge for the Father and the Son is rooted in the essence of love. The knowledge and love are twins of God; the first leads to the second and the second leads to the first, and both are a heavenly legacy we have inherited from the mouth of Christ and from His Holy Spirit."
Dear reader: Please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
"The true knowledge for the Father and the Son is rooted in the essence of love. The knowledge and love are twins of God; the first leads to the second and the second leads to the first, and both are a heavenly legacy we have inherited from the mouth of Christ and from His Holy Spirit."
Dear reader: Please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
Monday, 23 July 2012
If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. (John 14:23)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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 here opens a mysterious way which connects us to Him and the Father: the Divine Love is greatly valuable; for man to love Christ means a hidden invite to enter his home. It is an incomprable honor for Christ to accept and come in, but the truly amazing fact is for the Father to accept also and enter unto us."
Dear reader: Please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
"Christ here opens a mysterious way which connects us to Him and the Father: the Divine Love is greatly valuable; for man to love Christ means a hidden invite to enter his home. It is an incomprable honor for Christ to accept and come in, but the truly amazing fact is for the Father to accept also and enter unto us."
Dear reader: Please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
Saturday, 21 July 2012
If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love (John 15:10)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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 reality, the secret of remaining in God is the same as the secret of true joy. Whoever remains in Christ obeys His commands and Christ grants him His Divine joy, that is how man rejoices in Christ and his joy is complete; thus reaching perfection."
Dear reader: is your joy complete in Christ today? Have you realized the secret yet? Please share your reflections. Have a blessed weekend!
God Bless
"In reality, the secret of remaining in God is the same as the secret of true joy. Whoever remains in Christ obeys His commands and Christ grants him His Divine joy, that is how man rejoices in Christ and his joy is complete; thus reaching perfection."
Dear reader: is your joy complete in Christ today? Have you realized the secret yet? Please share your reflections. Have a blessed weekend!
God Bless
Friday, 20 July 2012
The Father Himself loves you because you have loved me (John 16:27)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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's last prayer was an entreat to the Father to love us as the Father has loved Him. The secret of the Father's love for us is our love for His Son Jesus Christ and our faith that He sent Him to save us, redeem us and return us back to our original status. The love of the Father foretells a life in glory that no other glory is comparable."
Dear reader: please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
"Christ's last prayer was an entreat to the Father to love us as the Father has loved Him. The secret of the Father's love for us is our love for His Son Jesus Christ and our faith that He sent Him to save us, redeem us and return us back to our original status. The love of the Father foretells a life in glory that no other glory is comparable."
Dear reader: please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
Thursday, 19 July 2012
The third time He said to him "Simon son of John do you love me" John 21:17
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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.
"What returned Peter back to faith was not Peter's hope but was Christ's non-despair and insistence to support Peter so he does not lose faith. What made Peter cry was not his betrayal but was the compassion and love of Christ which did not diminish because of Peter' betrayal."
Dear reader: please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
"What returned Peter back to faith was not Peter's hope but was Christ's non-despair and insistence to support Peter so he does not lose faith. What made Peter cry was not his betrayal but was the compassion and love of Christ which did not diminish because of Peter' betrayal."
Dear reader: please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Laugh again!!
Today I thought to give you a break and change course! I would like to share with you an article written by Dr. Tim Clinton, President of AACC.
Please share your thoughts & reflections. Enjoy it & have a blessed day!
Laugh Again
http://www.aacc.net/2012/07/17/laugh-again-2/
Please share your thoughts & reflections. Enjoy it & have a blessed day!
Laugh Again
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Simon son of John, do you love me? (3) John 21:17
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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.
"Thou you are the Lord of heaven and earth, I love you..I love you, do you love me? If all people are hostile to me, if the age is against me with all its evils, I shall not be afraid. One thing I request is your Love, do you love me? If the world enraged on me, if I lost all my money, my beloved, my friends, my parents, my children, but I won Your Love only, I would have overcome the world and all people."
Dear reader: please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
"Thou you are the Lord of heaven and earth, I love you..I love you, do you love me? If all people are hostile to me, if the age is against me with all its evils, I shall not be afraid. One thing I request is your Love, do you love me? If the world enraged on me, if I lost all my money, my beloved, my friends, my parents, my children, but I won Your Love only, I would have overcome the world and all people."
Dear reader: please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
Monday, 16 July 2012
Simon son of John, do you love me (2) John 21:17
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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 lord in this question did not seek an answer from Peter, but He wanted to help him differentiate between the loss of love and faith; which is the most important element in our relationship with God. This question is for each one of us today: your faith in the Lord is something and your love for Him is something else. Faith attaches you to the Lord intellectually, but love attaches you to Him spiritually and heartily"
Dear reader: please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
"The lord in this question did not seek an answer from Peter, but He wanted to help him differentiate between the loss of love and faith; which is the most important element in our relationship with God. This question is for each one of us today: your faith in the Lord is something and your love for Him is something else. Faith attaches you to the Lord intellectually, but love attaches you to Him spiritually and heartily"
Dear reader: please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
Saturday, 14 July 2012
Simon son of John, do you love me (John 21:17)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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.
"Who are you Lord who asks for the love of your children and disciples; we never heard of this before from a philospher, a king nor a great person!! Who are you my Lord who asks for our love and affection? Do you ask for man's love while you are the creator of humanity? You who are served by angels searching for the love of your servants?!! My Master I am lost in your love!"
Dear reader: please share your reflections.
Have a blessed weekend!
God Bless
"Who are you Lord who asks for the love of your children and disciples; we never heard of this before from a philospher, a king nor a great person!! Who are you my Lord who asks for our love and affection? Do you ask for man's love while you are the creator of humanity? You who are served by angels searching for the love of your servants?!! My Master I am lost in your love!"
Dear reader: please share your reflections.
Have a blessed weekend!
God Bless
Friday, 13 July 2012
And this is what He promised us-even eternal life. (1John2:25)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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 we do not experience the eternal life and the companionship of the Lord here on earth, to be equal and aligned to our faith, love and remaining in God, we will not have with Him companionship nor life there in heaven."
Dear reader: Today's question for you to ponder:
Have you yet tasted the eternal life here on earth through your relationship with the Lord? How does it taste? Please share your reflections.
Have a blessed day & weekend!
God Bless
"If we do not experience the eternal life and the companionship of the Lord here on earth, to be equal and aligned to our faith, love and remaining in God, we will not have with Him companionship nor life there in heaven."
Dear reader: Today's question for you to ponder:
Have you yet tasted the eternal life here on earth through your relationship with the Lord? How does it taste? Please share your reflections.
Have a blessed day & weekend!
God Bless
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Amen, come Lord Jesus (Rev.22:20)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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 our heavenly home, we all will have one stature in Christ; all will have the grace of His Love and Majesty; no longer sadness, depression or sorrow; but continuous joy. He will wipe out every tear from His righteous people' eyes, so they will rejoice with Him in everlasting joy, shadowed by the glory of Christ."
Please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
"In our heavenly home, we all will have one stature in Christ; all will have the grace of His Love and Majesty; no longer sadness, depression or sorrow; but continuous joy. He will wipe out every tear from His righteous people' eyes, so they will rejoice with Him in everlasting joy, shadowed by the glory of Christ."
Please share your reflections. Have a blessed day!
God Bless
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Remain in my love (John 15:9)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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 required to remain in the Lord so He remains in us. Remaining in the Lord is the fruit of love, but loving the Lord is manifested through keeping His commandments: "Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me" (John14:21)"
Today's question for you to ponder:
As we all fall short in keeping the Lord's commandments, what can we do to remain in His Love? Please share your reflections.
God Bless
"We are required to remain in the Lord so He remains in us. Remaining in the Lord is the fruit of love, but loving the Lord is manifested through keeping His commandments: "Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me" (John14:21)"
Today's question for you to ponder:
As we all fall short in keeping the Lord's commandments, what can we do to remain in His Love? Please share your reflections.
God Bless
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
We love because He first loved us (John 4:19)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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.
"This burning love is a reaction; as strong as the action is; the Love of Christ for us, so is the reaction; our love for Christ. In fact the power of the love of Christ for us is originally a reaction of the Father's Love!! As Christ said "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you"(John 15:9)"
Please share your reflections.
God Bless
"This burning love is a reaction; as strong as the action is; the Love of Christ for us, so is the reaction; our love for Christ. In fact the power of the love of Christ for us is originally a reaction of the Father's Love!! As Christ said "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you"(John 15:9)"
Please share your reflections.
God Bless
Monday, 9 July 2012
But I, when I am lifted up from the earth will draw all men to myself (John12:32)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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 Power of Christ to attract man's heart is due to His Love being in advance, for He never awaits your love but He always Loves you first. That's why when man raises up his eyes and his heart hovers with love towards Him, he feels that Christ was waiting for him with more Love and a tender Heart."
Today's question for you to ponder: When you stand for prayer to express your love for Him, do you feel that Christ was waiting for you to tell you that He Loves you first? Please share your reflections.
God Bless
"The Power of Christ to attract man's heart is due to His Love being in advance, for He never awaits your love but He always Loves you first. That's why when man raises up his eyes and his heart hovers with love towards Him, he feels that Christ was waiting for him with more Love and a tender Heart."
Today's question for you to ponder: When you stand for prayer to express your love for Him, do you feel that Christ was waiting for you to tell you that He Loves you first? Please share your reflections.
God Bless
Saturday, 7 July 2012
For the Love of Christ compels us (2 Cor 5:14)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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 person who entered into a covenant of love with the Lord Jesus can not help but lose all his first personal characteristics, his morals, interests and affections. Serving Christ and testifying to His sayings and commandments become all of his interests, focus, dreams and aspirations."
Today's question for you to ponder: do you still entertain your first character before you loved Christ, or have you yet lost it for Him? Please share your comments. Have a blessed weekend!
God Bless
"The Christian person who entered into a covenant of love with the Lord Jesus can not help but lose all his first personal characteristics, his morals, interests and affections. Serving Christ and testifying to His sayings and commandments become all of his interests, focus, dreams and aspirations."
Today's question for you to ponder: do you still entertain your first character before you loved Christ, or have you yet lost it for Him? Please share your comments. Have a blessed weekend!
God Bless
Friday, 6 July 2012
The Kingdom of God is within you (Luke 17:21)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!
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 Kingdom of God is not a temporal one so we do not observe it coming across the time; it is always present and the need is to search for it within us " The Kingdom of God is within you". The Kingdom of God grows gradually in the keen hearts through the word of the Bible, if the heart keeps the word as holy, unlike the ignorant heart."
A question for you to ponder today: do you still observe the Kingdom of God across time or have you found it yet within you? Please share your comments.
God Bless
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 Kingdom of God is not a temporal one so we do not observe it coming across the time; it is always present and the need is to search for it within us " The Kingdom of God is within you". The Kingdom of God grows gradually in the keen hearts through the word of the Bible, if the heart keeps the word as holy, unlike the ignorant heart."
A question for you to ponder today: do you still observe the Kingdom of God across time or have you found it yet within you? Please share your comments.
God Bless
Thursday, 5 July 2012
Praising God (Acts 2:47)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!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.
One of the greatest aspects of God's delight with man is to give him the opportunities to stand before Him and praise, not only with tongue and mouth but with the heart and spirit; thus he comes out of every prayer as if he attended a heavenly party and having gifts in his hands.
God Bless
One of the greatest aspects of God's delight with man is to give him the opportunities to stand before Him and praise, not only with tongue and mouth but with the heart and spirit; thus he comes out of every prayer as if he attended a heavenly party and having gifts in his hands.
God Bless
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
I am with you always, to the very end of age (Mat 28:20)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!
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.
Man's feeling of estrangement in the world, and his continual fears of the little foxes; the thieves of the heartly treasures, are what give Christ feelings of the urgency of coming and living until He builds His heavenly tent in man's heart, thus man feels that he is a heavenly citizen no matter the pains he faces from the earth, people and the age.
God Bless
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.
Man's feeling of estrangement in the world, and his continual fears of the little foxes; the thieves of the heartly treasures, are what give Christ feelings of the urgency of coming and living until He builds His heavenly tent in man's heart, thus man feels that he is a heavenly citizen no matter the pains he faces from the earth, people and the age.
God Bless
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
The Lord lives whom I serve (2 Kings 5:16)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!
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.
Love is the offering of the New Testament which we give to God and enter to Him and get seen before Him. His Glorious presence thus is manifest for us by which we live a few moments of our eternal life, hence we forget ourselves and our worries and we lose any perception of time or the world in our hearts and minds.
God Bless
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.
Love is the offering of the New Testament which we give to God and enter to Him and get seen before Him. His Glorious presence thus is manifest for us by which we live a few moments of our eternal life, hence we forget ourselves and our worries and we lose any perception of time or the world in our hearts and minds.
God Bless
Monday, 2 July 2012
I am my lover's and He is mine (Songs 6:3)
Month of July: The Life of Divine love; living love all along!
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.
Did Christ ask of His beloved except love? St. Paul emphasized that love is for making the law complete. He who lacks endurance, let him make it up with love because love is more than enough.
God Bless
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.
Did Christ ask of His beloved except love? St. Paul emphasized that love is for making the law complete. He who lacks endurance, let him make it up with love because love is more than enough.
God Bless
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