Take hold of the lyrics of this beautiful praise

* Luís Alberto Alves

As the Lord's blessing does not include pain, meditate on the letter of this praise that a young choir sang in a needy neighborhood of the city of São Paulo, on November 25, 2017.

Place where violence is routine and after certain time of night, the residents do not dare to take to the streets. Even so, at night, this choir worshiped Jesus Christ in the courtyard of a school and many souls surrendered to the Lord, others returned to the path, from where they should never have left.

The vocalist, during worship, says that our God is greater than all our weaknesses. He is incredible, can all things, open door where there is no door, make possible, which was impossible.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw77BYPWm2M&index=1&list=FLEySowARknTR-Bs7X_Q3k_A

Blessing of the Lord does not include pain - 5

* Luís Alberto Alves

First, the "job" god removed him from the church, from the presence of the Lord. Then he put him in company and round with mockers, then plunged him into vices and threw him into the arms of the spirits of prostitution. The tie is tightened to prevent it from coming out.

False comfort even prevents him from preaching the word with his fellow servants. It does not turn into salt, but into a whitewashed tomb. In these cases, coworkers become weekend friends, where there are plenty of discussions about the issues facing the company.

The circle is tightly closed to prevent one from breathing the air of the gospel still existing in the lungs of the brothers in Christ who are still united to the vine. It is routine, after firing, many well-paid professionals, to seek help in the hands of psychoanalysts, to get rid of the trauma caused by a cut after several years of work in a company.

The loss of stewardship leaves the person depressed, thinking that everything has come to an end. It is when he recognizes how far he went from the Lord, to feel his rich and delicious perfume exhaled with his word of deliverance, salvation, restoration and renewal. Idolatry to the god "Job" causes havoc.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

Blessing of the Lord does not include pain - 4

* Luís Alberto Alves

 The complication appears when one of the two is fired. Because someone, in a not too distant period, will emerge and take the place of that employee. Repeating the strategy from when that company became big.

Another tool of God's "employment" is to hold the weak Christian in faith
to addictions. Countless professionals use Friday nights to
drinking or even attending luxury brothels, watered with the money of their good wages. Many choose decks, billiards or dominoes.

The important thing is to scare away stress through this kind of fun, encouraged by the darkness. The return home takes place at dawn,
with the risk of accidents, because alcohol and steering wheel do not
combine. The result is disasters, with severe after-effects and the back-up in the Social Security box or in a grave.

The family is destroyed because it will lose the good standard of living, causing another problem: disunity for lack of money. Everything is done with subtlety, making it impossible for the weak Christian in the faith to perceive that he is walking towards the slaughterhouse.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

Blessing of the Lord does not include pain - 3

* Luís Alberto Alves

The oppression is so strong, that the person does not realize that
far from the Lord. Since the gods of this world have the
blind and take away any chance of understanding. The important thing is to stay well in the company. There is no place for good Samaritans.

The position is maintained at the expense of game of intrigue, delation and in some cases even of sabotage. The material man takes the place of the spiritual man. The position won must be maintained by fire and fire. The God "Job" knows how to tie knots.

Often puts adultery in the way, as a means of keeping that person stuck to work. Preferably someone nearby in that department. Seeds at will
professional presence in the company, increasing his or her
I strongly

It's when you use the weekend to stay away from the family, and
clear from the work of God. It is not uncommon for marriage to come to an end when
an extramarital relationship arises at work. As the popular saying goes: "Combine hunger with the urge to eat".

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

Blessing of the Lord does not include pain - 2

* Luís Alberto Alves

The god "job" is seductive and knows how to offer good dishes, stuffed
of lentils. In the beginning, for lack of anointing, the servant can not
discern the ground where it treads. He does not know the popular saying: "No one gives anything for free". The basic ideology of any company is the ever-increasing profit.

High wages are for those who produce enough
and helps increase the inflow of money into the boss's coffers.
In this cake there is a good participation in profits and results, which in some cases exceeds the amount of the salary, paid once a year.

 Excellent medical insurance, extra money for meals with clients, payment of stay in hotels, trips as a reward for the excellent performance in that period, car or aid
fuel, school payment to children, until payment
of the rent, preferably in neighborhoods or closed condominiums,
exquisite quality.

Make no mistake, the Christian included in this package of benefits will leave the Lord in the background. Because the feeling is strong that the company treats it well. It deserves a great return: "Work as an ass loader, if possible take home service, ignore weekends, all aiming for more money in the checking account."

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

Lord's blessing does not include pain

* Luís Alberto Alves

In the quest for a better standard of living, many Christians
to suicidal working hours. There is no time left for the work
of the Lord, much less to pray, to have deep communion. Everything revolves around money.

 Get more and more cars, houses, clothes, jewelry,
fame and power. They forget that "the blessing of the Lord brings
includes pain, "as the book of Proverbs, chapter 10, verse 22 stresses. But lack of wisdom contributes to many worshiping the god" job "in search of financial solutions.

 The Lord and the family stand in the background. All
effort is work-centered. Some more exalted say: "If I do not work, I want to see God pay my bills"! Idolatry for employment changes behavior. Common sense is despised. Whoever enters the front runs the risk of being destroyed.

 The intrigues are the tools used, as well as the sensuality, when it comes to women. The revived cults in the church become yellowed pages and turned in the history of many Christians. To try to bargain with God, send tithing,
but refuses to go to the place because the work appears in the foreground.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

God does not have the guilty innocent-2

* Luís Alberto Alves

As a young man, at age 33, the darkness took away Sam Cooke's talent. The copyrights of his songs to this day fill the coffers of his kinsman. The hit "You Send Me", recorded by countless singers, still plays in any dance in the Americas. But Cooke's mistake was playing with God. He imagined that he could deceive Satan and then try to deceive Jesus Christ with the celebrated phrase: "nothing to see Jesus."

But for lack of wisdom, many Christians do not read the Bible deeply, especially the book of Nahum, chapter 1, verses 2 and 3: "The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord is the Avenger and full of fury; the Lord taketh vengeance upon his adversaries, and keepeth wrath against his enemies. The Lord is slow to anger, but great in power, and he does not hold the guilty innocent; the Lord has the way in the storm and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. "

He is great in mercy and takes time to be angry, but he does not have the guilt for being innocent. It does not tolerate rebellion. When we do not know His commandments, He is kind in welcoming us and treating our wounds. But from the moment we begin to walk in their ways and resolve to flirt with the darkness and satisfy the will of Satan, the story changes course.

It is when He lets the darkness to approach and usually the end of the Christian or Christian that enters this path, is not good. That's what happened to Sam Cooke. He had money and fame, but he had lost his fellowship with God. He paid the price of sin, which is death. Maybe if you were in the ways of Jesus Christ, you would most likely die in old age, not just 33, feeling the pain of losing a small child in your own home.

We Christians need to understand that we can not play with God. Nor much less attraction to the dishes offered by satan. It is better to enjoy the manna offered by the Lord, for it is the source of life and joy. If we are weak, we should pray for strength to Jesus Christ to resist. Thus we will never be considered targets of shame before the Lord.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

God does not have the guilty innocent-1

* Luís Alberto Alves

Equal fish biting the bait, give in to the vices. They consume drugs, even so they do not look like grimaces. They drink until they fall to the ground and fall asleep. At this point, the fear of the Lord was already thousands of miles away. At the same speed appear the lightning sexual relations, with someone who has never seen. But not to lose the climate, the business is to enter the scheme.

At this rate young people, adults and even the elderly fall into the error that it is possible to deceive Jesus Christ by abusing deities reproved by the Lord. This posture reminds me of singer Sam Cooke, who grew up in the Evangelical Church in the 1950s, singing in the praise group. At the age of 25, in 1956, he decided to write the song "You Send Me".

She burst onto the charts, dethroning the King of Rock Elvis Presley. He sold millions of copies. It was not long before Cooke left the presence of the Lord. The devil soon destroyed his first marriage to a servant of God. But the enemy gave Rooke a chance to imagine that he would be far better away from Jesus Christ. Each song, a hit in the charts.

The money would go into your checking account, just like water when you find the barrel of the box. Luxury, countless friends and fame. Revolutionized Soul Music. What he learned in the songs of worship of Jesus, brought to the music of the world. In 1963, he lost a drowned child in the pool of his mansion. The following year he was murdered in the corridor of a hotel in Los Angeles, after security confused him with a thief.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor
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God does not have the guilt for not guilty

* Luís Alberto Alves

Many Christians now play with God. They imagine that He is a fallen, blind old man and finds it difficult to follow our steps here on this planet. How much mistake! Based on this false premise, they plunge into sin. They think that the Lord will not be seeing lies, worship of pornography, lying, laziness, rebellion, theft, robbery, fornication, idolatry and falsehood, among other sins.

At this time of year, the same scene is repeated in several churches: empty benches and most of the members dipped in shopping malls satisfying the hunger for consumption and Mammon's thirst. The deal is to buy up the salary and the 13th comes to an end. It does not matter if the wardrobe no longer has room to put anything else. The goal is to buy and buy, even if it is to leave "mocking" in the corner of the bedroom, living room or attic.

To invite the brothers to intercessory prayer, to climb the hill or even to rehearse some praise or play is to fall into ridicule. At this time of year, it is looking for scabies to scratch. The church and Jesus Christ are set aside. The important thing is to satisfy the desires of the flesh, the most sinful. Nothing to worry about the presence of the Lord, but with the blessing.

Others seek to be far from Jesus Christ. They can not stay away from the dishes offered by darkness. The dances of the world, where terrible songs of praise for prostitution, drug use, rebellion, fornication, lies and crime, fascinate men and women of God, who are unfortunately weak in faith. The peace provided by the Lord is not enough. The business is to get into the thrill offered by satan and his demons.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

When the alliance breaks-5

* Luís Alberto Alves

In soap operas and serials, where authors are often Satanists, with exceptions, actors and actresses will play roles suggesting that wrong is right. They reinforce the behaviors defended by darkness. By means of amusement, subtly, they pass the messages sent by the devil, fomenting the rebelliousness and the lack of commitment to the Word of God.

The purpose of Satan is to make as many Christians break the covenant with God, when after the ransom of the mud of sin, they have promised to serve the Lord wholeheartedly. In case of the drug addict, who turned away from the narcotics, the alcoholic leaving aside the drink; the prostitute renouncing illicit sexual relationships; the homosexual who became disgusted with the way he had sex before he met Jesus; of the trafficker who stopped selling chemical substances responsible for the addiction; of the thief who decided to work to support himself. Finally, there are several examples.

The Christian's alliance with God bothers the devil. It is ruled by good rules and pleasing to the Lord. He will not bring anyone into the abyss, but into Heaven, where the obedient servant will live eternity. It is to keep us on that path where the unjust can not stand, for the light of the Lord knocks him to the ground. The difficulties exist because Satan knows where he will go after the Last Judgment. Since he does not intend to live alone in hell with his demons, he intends to bring many rebellious Christians along.

When temptation comes (and it will come), the servant obedient to God, needs to ask for strength to Jesus Christ to continue the walk. Ignore the bad invitations, sometimes disguised in beautiful packages with the well-known words "nothing to see". The boat will rock, but it is better to remain in this alliance. She is sure that one day we will be in Heaven where we will never be tormented and there we will pass through eternity. Therefore, my brother or sister remain firm. Never break the covenant that you once established with Jesus Christ.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

When the alliance breaks-4

* Luís Alberto Alves

It is not easy to keep up the covenant with Jesus Christ. There are times of sadness and loneliness. Especially when the fights arrive (and they will appear in the way of every Christian), we think that God has abandoned us. We visualize the situation with our eyes, leaving aside the Holy Spirit. At this hour, satan comes into action bombarding our minds with filthy thoughts.

The young man looks at people his age, lost in the clutches of demons, and imagines that they are happy to smoke a marijuana cigarette, snorting cocaine, taking tablets compounded of synthetic drugs, bound to perverted and reproved relationships by God. He thinks he's in the wrong world, for being obedient and having a good life.

So it is with the honest official in a company where corruption is widespread. At times he thinks he's wrong and his service colleagues are right. What about a husband faithful to his wife, in a world where infidelity is already considered normal? And the woman, who's been married for so many years, in the hairdressing salon, hearing that it's good to have lovers to spice up the relationship?

To the world, where the evil one lies, the covenant with God is lacking, something for no purpose. In this view, woman does not have to date and date to get married. Just join and end the conversation! No compromise. As for boys, smart is who to have sex with as many girls. This is the smart one, not who decided to date someone seriously.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

When the alliance breaks-3

* Luís Alberto Alves

There are innumerable details that lead Christians to break with the covenant established with the Lord when they decided to give their lives and souls in order to one day reach Heaven. At this time of year the signs of this type of action are visible. The music of the world has a strong fascination. The praises are discarded. For some, the melody and lyrics are masks, because they only speak of love to Jesus Christ.

Peace provided by God is no longer enough. It is the young man who can no longer keep his sex life in tune with the commandments of the Lord. Both boys and girls immerse themselves in suicidal relationships. Some embrace the sad motto written by satan: "It is best to try first, for marriage to last."

They forget that alliance with God is the safe passport for entry into Heaven. They fall into the error of pleasing the devil thinking that they can deceive the Lord. They use Plan B, imagining that Jesus Christ is not able to keep them standing. They have the illusion that the dishes of the world are good. Lie! Nothing offered by satan is of quality.

Several Christians fall into the error of obtaining conquests without sacrifices. Some want to be holier than Christ. They renounce the cross, at the price we must pay to enjoy in Glory. Even when they listen to the Word, they insist on walking in the path of Evil and Good, imagining deceiving God, as if He were an idiot.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

When the alliance breaks-2

* Luís Alberto Alves

People let go of the memory of good counsel and times of joy provided by the Lord. Do sit at the table on weekends for lunch and dinner next to the family reunited and contented. Of the walks, of the joy of being in the church worshiping Jesus Christ, immersed in the joy that only He can give.

It seems that good, shed by God upon his servants, causes nausea. Many seek shelter in the false glow offered by the dark looking good, but bringing evil inside only. After all, what explanation does it take for someone to leave the light to enter the darkness of prostitution, for example, when you have a beautiful marriage or embrace the dark world of drug addiction?

There are men and women who complain of the tedium of a relationship without confusion, a harmonious home, a healthy sex life, without any kind of perversion or any other kind of anomaly. It seems to these people that walking alongside Jesus is boring, because there is too much adrenaline, danger constantly hanging around.

I have heard a Christian say that standing in the presence of God is something very still. That is, the Peace of the Lord is not enough. It is necessary to dive into the arms of satan to find movement, as does the surfer entering the wild sea in search of high waves, even at the risk of drowning. It is the husband who complains of the very good woman or the woman who says that the husband is too calm, because he does not have the peaks of neurosis of the disturbed ones.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

When the alliance breaks-1

* Luís Alberto Alves

God dictated the "Ten Commandments" by signing the covenant with the people. He made it very clear that the Hebrews could not, under any circumstances, worship any god but Jehovah. At that moment that immense population of ex-slaves, among men, women, seniors, young people and children took the orders.

Unfortunately, as it is today, it was not long before the people left the presence of the Lord, running to worship a golden calf and to adopt reprobate behavior before God. They have forgotten the miracles worked by God since leaving Egypt. They no longer remembered the opening of the Red Sea, where they crossed over on dry feet.

How many Christians freed from disease, misery, addiction to drugs, prostitution, sexual perversion, witchcraft, deception, crime, robbery, hatred, lies, bankruptcy, psychosis, madness, depression , sadness, apathy, discouragement, failure and other series of evils have broken the covenant made with God!

The past of prayer, vigilance, evangelization, preaching, songs of praise, ministration of the Word and teaching was lost because of the vanities, the lies subtly imposed by satan and his demons. The fire Christian gradually turned into a dull charcoal stone, without any trace of smoke.

* Luís Alberto Alves

When the alliance breaks

* Luís Alberto Alves

The Hebrew people left Egypt, rescued by God. He left the suffering caused by more than 430 years of slavery. Of hard work, without rest and when he dared to complain he received lashes in response. Many died, others became ill, and ended up crippled by excessive service.

From the high heavens the Lord heard the cry for deliverance. He prepared Moses to serve as a compass on the way out of that country, run by Pharaoh. They saw several miracles: the waters of the Nile River were dyed red, the plague of frogs, grasshoppers and finally the death of the firstborn.

No one left Egypt empty-handed: everyone was given gold and silver to quickly allow peace to return to the nation of the Pharaohs. On the walk, the pillar of fire illuminated them at night and the cloud kept them from the strong desert heat. They crossed the Red Sea on dry feet. They ate of the manna that fell from the sky daily and drank from the water spewed from the rock.

Until the day came when they heard the loud voice of God speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai. Frightened by that gigantic cry, they asked Moses to be the interlocutor, for if they continued before God, they would die. They witnessed his entry into the black cloud from where the Lord was talking to his servant.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor