Remembering The World



'For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever shall believe in Him, shall have eternal life and not perish' - John 3:16

'Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.' - 1 Peter 4:8



I will be posting news occuring in the world in the main blog, as a reminder that we ought to pray for others as well as ourselves. The news I post may just spark another topic you might be passionate about, yet haven't thought to pray for or you can pray for the situation that I post. Prayer changes things, and despite you being one in six billion, God will still hear your prayer and will move mightily in small and large situations. Bear in mind the story of Abraham's prayer for Sodom in Genesis 18:20-33 (NIV)

Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know."

The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. Then Abraham approached him and said: "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked? What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare [b] the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it? Far be it from you to do such a thing - to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge [c] of all the earth do right?"

The LORD said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."

Then Abraham spoke up again: "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes, what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city because of five people?"

"If I find forty-five there," he said, "I will not destroy it."

Once again he spoke to him, "What if only forty are found there?"
He said, "For the sake of forty, I will not do it."

Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?"
He answered, "I will not do it if I find thirty there."

Abraham said, "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?"
He said, "For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it."

Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?"
He answered, "For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it."

When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.

The focus cannot solely be on ourselves, what we must do, is find the balance between our outreach and our own personal relationship with God. So let's remember to love one another as we love ourselves and remember those who struggle in poverty, deprivation, depression, grief, those in power and the many lives that haven't been touched by God's word. And let's also praise God in the victories that He gives to His people and the many battles that have and will be won through our faith and prayer.

Beacoup d'amour
Jade Chanel x

'You Hold My World' -Israel Houghton