Who Is The Shepherd?

Men love power and the sense of power which they use quite often in their daily lives. Being the boss is most men’s dream, and when they achieve success in the business world, that ‘power’ kicks in. They want to shepherd everyone around them, those who work below their management, their colleagues, friends, and even the family. They love being the ‘boss’ wherever they go. They love being on top of everything and everyone. That’s men for you. Some women walk the same route in life.

But even us who are ‘bosses’ have a person we should report to. This is our heavenly Shepherd, our Lord and God, Jesus Christ. He is the one Person who is Shepherd over everyone, whether believers or unbelievers. He is God! What does the bible tell us? Let’s read one verse that makes it all clear to us… “I myself will be the Shepherd of my sheep and cause them to lie down in peace, says the Lord” This is found in Ezekiel 34:15. And this is true! As we are shepherds and ‘bosses’ to those around us, mainly in the business world, we too have to report to the divine Shepherd who is our ‘Boss’. He does not force His power of rule upon us but does everything in His mighty love for us.

Therefore we need to seek Him as our Shepherd, and understand the gospels, in this way understanding His saving grace. In this way we will live in His peace and this will lead us in peace where we are shepherds towards others. When He is above us and our God we will find a heavenly peace that is far more than we can understand as worldly peace. Therefore I ask you today, who is your shepherd? My Shepherd is my saving and loving Lord and God. Be blessed and walk in His peace.

Just Keep Growing Stronger

Men love the feeling of power in their hands, in their work places, in their families, and in controlling lives and things. That's just who we are. Power is like a great tool. With it we can do all things, but without it we feel lost. Unfortunately, with power also comes danger!

David was at one stage weak and felt lost. Saul was always seeking him, to hurt him and even kill him. In 2 Samuel 3:1, we read the following; "David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker." God always has a plan better than our own. He wants those who follow Him to be strong, courageous and to stand firm against any attacks. He comes and helps us and changes the situations for us. All we need to do is believe and trust in Him.

Overcoming and victory is God's plan for our lives. David grew stronger and his enemy grew weaker. What does this tell us? It means with God on your side, you will go from strength to strength even when you are facing challenges. As you truly believe, strength will flow into your life and challenges will become weaker. Overcoming will be the final result.

Therefore seek the Lord our God in every situation of your life and allow Him to be your partner in STRENGTH. Allow His mighty hand to take over every problem and challenge and see what He does to your 'enemy' and that or those who challenge you with trials or tests. Our God is mighty and mighty to save. Amen...

Do You Believe In Different Realities?

Men love to compartmentalize things. It’s just a remarkable ability we have; to believe in different realities. This depends also on the day of the week for each day is different to the previous one and will be different to tomorrow. We are easy to accept God’s relevance and His presence on Sundays but when the week days arrive, we don’t keep Him in the picture most times. We tend to look at things differently, maybe making life’s daily routines different realities and not what God expects from us. He may even want to help us and lead us in a different way but our minds are set elsewhere. Definitely not with Him.

We tend to go through our weeks where God’s relevance is not accepted or needed. We go it on our own and make decisions as we see fit. Sometimes this leads to some stoppage and failure pops its head at us. What now? What if God was relevant each day? Would that make a difference? Yes it would! He would offer us “His wisdom and knowledge and we would see the brighter side of the day. Jeremiah 23:24 offers us an answer to our problem. It says, “Can a man hide himself in hiding places so I do not see him?” declares the Lord. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the Lord. Wow! That hit me where it hurt. What about you?

How true. God is everywhere and we cannot hide from Him. He is there even when He is “pushed” aside during our daily lives, the days we exclude Him and make Him non-relevant to our needs and lives. The Monday to Saturday life is not hidden from Him. Remember, He created everything and He created you; never mind that He offered you salvation by accepting Jesus Christ His only begotten Son. How can we then just ignore God during the week but accept Him and His presence on Sundays when we attend the services? He should be relevant each and every day we live. As Christian men that is how we should live each day – make Him relevant in every way. Begin opening your mind to the fact that God is present right now in your daily life, your weekly life. Ask Him to reveal Himself to you in any manner or way. Make Him relevant always! Be Blessed.

A break at MOP Ministry

To all those followers of this blog. I have taken a break in the past weeks due to much work and overload in my life as well as the moving to our new home and settling down, which is not completely done, but at least now moving forward again.

MOP Ministry will be going full steam again with messages that inspire and uplift, and encourage men to seek everything about our Lord God, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Let the "games" begin and let's praise and worship our King of kings more than ever before.

Amen...

You Are In The Playing Field

As men we must not forget something. In life we have a part to play always. As Christian men even so more than other men. We must bring everything before the Lord, and wait on Him for the guidance and leading. We must be the "crown" bearers in the home and office. We must be the examples for our colleagues, spouses, children and more. We must always be ready for the part we are supposed to play.

Joel 2:28 states the following, "And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions." Therefore, god has placed us all here for His purpose, and we all must play a part in the growth of His kingdom on earth.

Never forget to wait on the Lord. He will inspire you to fulfil the task to which He has called you. We must always be ready and attentive to His voice, whether through His Word, through others around us, even through His creation; the earth. Be ready to play your part that He is planning and has planned for you. That's where you will find your calling; and only He can lead you to point you to that calling. Amen...