There is no hiding from God 1

* Luís Alberto Alves

Psalm 139, verse 16, shows how powerful God is by saying, "Your eyes have seen my embryo; All the days determined for me were written in your book before any of them exist. " These words show that there is no way to hide from the Lord.

Something so powerful that no matter how smart we are, it is impossible to leave before your eyes to plunge into the darkness and become invisible. Even when building powerful spaceships, capable of flying 50,000 km / hour, we still remain far below the intelligence of the Lord.

Take the air as an example. It surrounds the whole earth. But after 11 km of height is rarefied. Without any kind of barrier, it does not evaporate. We do not know where it is born or ends. Another example of God's wisdom is in relation to our organism. When we are in space, astronauts case, the body fluid below the waist rises to the head.

Something as simple as drinking a glass of water in space is a difficult task because the process for water is slow to go down into the stomach. In an inexplicable way, the human being begins to lose bone and muscle mass. The bone here on Earth is hard, in space becomes brittle and unlearn to walk.

Another proof of the Lord's intelligence is to plunge up to 11 kilometers at sea. It is possible to reach that depth, but the care doubles to get back on the surface. The pressure is so great that on a rapid ascent, the body explodes.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

Many do not trust the Lord's impossible 4

* Luís Alberto Alves

It will be so for all our lives. We will always have the Red Sea ahead of us. Shade and fresh water only exists in movies or novels. Because it's fiction. In real life, salt will be next to sugar, the shadow near the light, the joy near the sadness.

Jesus Christ himself, when he lived in this world, faced difficulties. But left the recipe for success: perseverance! If Moses was not persevering, he would not have crossed the Red Sea. He would die in the hands of Pharaoh's soldiers.

He heard and obeyed the voice of God. He touched the staff in the water, and the miracle happened. The Lord's message to you is to touch the waters. Do your possible, for God will take care of the impossible. No matter what the situation is. Jesus will enter the circuit and solve the problem.

The Christian can never be afraid before the Red Sea. Even if it's scary. The Lord will be on your side to solve the difficult part, the one that terrifies and even discourages the most faithful of Christians.

The Red Sea will exist to reveal your faith in the Lord. No one enters Canaan, in the land flowing with milk and honey without believing in the promises of Jesus Christ. It is through our actions and actions that we reveal how much we trust in God. Only the fearful do not touch the waters, because they do not trust the Lord's impossible.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor.

Jesus does not do our part 3

* Luís Alberto Alves

Several Christians, new or old on foot, imagine that Jesus Christ will do the full service by touching the waters to open the Red Sea. Mistake. We have and need to accomplish the task that is up to us.

I'll cite several examples: to drive a car, you need to take your driver's license. To enter the college or university will have to face the entrance exam, even if the school is private. In order to become a great preacher of the Word of God, we must study the Bible deeply, fast and pray a lot.

To get to the position of leadership in the service, it is necessary to know the whole routine of the company and wisdom to solve problems, especially of employees, who will now be their subordinates. If you think about winning gold medals at the Olympic Games you need to train a lot, sometimes under cold and rain, working hard.

If you want to play a great band or even invest in an individual musical career, it is important to have dedication to the rehearsals and to know deeply the instrument that will be in your hands; If you are a vocalist, the voice is extreme, refusing ice cream and cold drinks, and learn to speak little, sparing the vocal chords.

In all these examples there will be red seas. Jesus Christ will solve the difficult, the impossible, but the easy part, the papaya with sugar, it will leave in the hands of the servant. No use crying. It is time to take the staff and touch the waters for the miracle to happen.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor.

Red Sea can be a dream 2

* Luís Alberto Alves

The Red Sea is sometimes the boss, who suddenly decides to get on his foot. He finds reasons to complain about everything. Even the sparkle of Christ on his face, when he says that "believer" laughs even in suffering. At these times we think we will not be able to cross these waters, such persecution.

Another Red Sea is the realization of some dream. What Christian has no dream? We get up and lie down thinking about him. When will it come out of theory and come true, bloom in front of us? Anxiety pervades the heart, thought wanders and we think until God has forgotten to keep the promise.

I remember when I met my wife in a domestic service; It had been five and a half years since I prayed to God for someone with all the qualities she has. What a terrible Red Sea is loneliness. I remembered the end of the year alone or even the times I was walking around the city, looking at the couples and finding myself the worst of people.

There are tasks that Jesus Christ is going to do, which is the impossible part. The easy will fit for us. For this, it is no use for the Christian to pray, to fast, to cry, to go to sleep. The brother or sister will have to roll up their sleeves and go to the fight. The Red Sea only opened when Moses obeyed God and touched the water with his staff. The Lord could not accomplish this task for him.

Seeing my future and beloved wife before my eyes, I felt my heart beat, my legs swamped with weakness. I had to get over my shyness and ask her to date. The possible I did. And God completed the other part, touching her heart, to say yes.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

Moses before the Red Sea 1

* Luís Alberto Alves

After leaving Egypt, leading the Jews, Moses arrives before the Red Sea. Look back and see Pharaoh's furious bloodthirsty soldiers. From the sides, mountains. And before him, only the waters of the sea. Even with such intimacy, Moses was afraid.

In Exodus chapter 14, verse16, the counsel of God is remarkable in this hour of such pressure upon the people and Moses: "When you stand before the Red Sea, you will raise up the staff and spread it over the sea. The water will be divided, and the Israelites will be able to pass through dry land through the sea. "

It is only the people who have gone through moments of extreme difficulty, when we think of giving up, that they can understand how precious it is to have enough faith to continue the journey.

This celebrated passage reveals that we need to do our part for the miracle to become reality before our eyes. And Jesus Christ goes into action to fulfill his part. Bringing it to the spirit world, the Red Sea is the difficulty that suddenly appears.

It only varies the place, but these waters appear in the way of the Christian. In financial life is when we began to make countless calculations for the payment of debts without leaving the checking account in the red. Managing the home is difficult. Children need food, shoes, clothes, and of course, depending on their age, school supplies, and even college pay.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor.

The "Ide" of the Lord is not to walk aimlessly

* Luís Alberto Alves

Some people take the Words of God to the letter. They believe that the "ide" and go walking aimlessly through the world speaking the gospel. This "ide" can be our schoolmate, college, work, football team or even morning or night race. The "ide" of Jesus is the warning that we need to preach His Word everywhere.

It is a wonderful thing for you to lead a lost life to the presence of the Lord and then, years later, that someone would say in a testimony that God used us to find the right path.

In this "ide" never worry about reward. Just talk about what Jesus Christ can do for someone who is aimless in life. Make a difference wherever you are. Pray and ask the Lord for strategies to preach the Gospel. He will put words in your mouth.

When you practice "Go" you will see how much your life will improve, because you will be pleasing to the Lord. When you do the will of God, He will fulfill the desires of your heart at the right time.

At this time, after the orgies of these five days of Carnival, many lives are in need of the help of Jesus Christ to get out of the quagmire where they entered on February 24 (Friday). Use creativity to preach the word. Just be sure to do the "ide".

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

How many disciples have you done for Jesus Christ? 1

* Luís Alberto Alves

There are Christians with many years of conversion without ever having gained one soul for the Kingdom of God. They live the gospel based on selfishness: I am saved, as for others, to run after Jesus Christ. The important thing is that I enter Heaven. "

Unfortunately these brothers or fellow believers in Christ Jesus never read the 28th chapter, verse 19 of the book written by the apostle Matthew. There the Lord is very clear: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."

They are people concerned only with their own well-being. They never prayed for the neighbor who beats his wife every day, by the employer involved in tax evasion, by co-workers, the majority still trapped in the clutches of darkness, by the kinsman who is still far from the ways of Jesus Christ.

Worse: they never raised a cry for the shepherds and workers of the denomination where it congregates. The business is to look only at the navel itself. He never thought of evangelizing anyone. For some time now I've adopted a tactic, when some homeless person comes to ask me to clean the glass of my car.

I take out a dime and evangelize. I do not miss the opportunity to speak of God's love for that life. When I had leaflets in the car I would give and suggest to that person to look for Jesus Christ and enjoy blessings that only He is able to give.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor