Demetrius H.’s Journal
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2015
Jul 01
Matthew 18:18
"Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
Demetrius H. from Chicago, IL said:
This passage has always confused me. I'm going to read a commentary but if someone would like to share, I'm open. Thank you!
2012
Apr 12
Matthew 17:5
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!"
Demetrius H. from Chicago, IL said:
Sometimes I get caught up in the moment and my first impulse is to act or "do something". I have to learn to stop and wait for guidance and instruction or ask for it.
2012
Apr 03
Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.
Demetrius H. from Chicago, IL said:
My daily prayer is for God to help me live a life that "puts a smile on His great face and makes His great heart glad". I want to do the work He has given me to do while it is still day because night is quickly approaching when no one will be able to work. I live to hear two words when I stand before my God: Well Done!
2012
Mar 31
Matthew 13:23
But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown."
Demetrius H. from Chicago, IL said:
I pray that my life is yielding good crops. I want to be used by The Master. I pray that I will bring glory to His Name and that wherever I'm planted, my life will be fruitful.
2012
Mar 30
Matthew 12:50
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."
Demetrius H. from Chicago, IL said:
I'm really starting to closely observe the people I call friends and as I hold myself to a higher standard, I'm watch how they live their lives. Does a person have to be perfect to be called a brother, sister, or friend by me? No, but I am asking for accountability and living life with a purpose. There is a lot of work to be done and I personally need to align myself with individuals who are about the Kingdom and about our Father's business.
2012
Feb 17
Exodus 37:29
They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense—the work of a perfumer.
Demetrius H. from Chicago, IL said:
I really love how everything was carefully made. It's a reminder for me that all we do should be done with care, detail, and planning.
2012
Feb 14
Exodus 34:26
"Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God."Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk."
Demetrius H. from Chicago, IL said:
This chapter is full of some great messages, but this is a reminder for me to bring before the Lord and offer God the best of me and my firstfruits. For me it means God gets my first thoughts in the morning. God gets the first words from my mouth. God gets my first action which is to kneel in prayer. God is worthy of it all!
2012
Feb 13
Exodus 33:2
I will send an angel before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
Demetrius H. from Chicago, IL said:
There were dangers along the way to the promised land. Enemies occupied the land, but the Lord sent an angel to drive them out. I'm paralleling my own life and considering people around me or relationships that ended suddenly. Some individuals served their Godly purpose and then went on their way and, just maybe, others were driven out because they would have hindered or kept me from entering my promised land. Am I holding on to people that He wants to "drive out"?
2012
Feb 12
Exodus 32:34
Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin."
Demetrius H. from Chicago, IL said:
Thank God for Jesus Christ who died on the cross for our sins! Here, I witness the grace of God and that God keeps His promises. Also, I see the holiness of God that dealt with His children because of their sin.
2012
Feb 11
Exodus 31:6
Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you:
Demetrius H. from Chicago, IL said:
The Lord takes care of every detail when we walk in His will and purpose ourselves to do the work which He called us to do.
On Numbers 2:34 by Ken J.
“Moses obeyed God's instructions exactly as he received them. This verse…”