The pig and the horse

There was a farmer who collected horses; he only needed one more breed to complete his collection. One day, he found out that his neighbor had the particular horse breed he needed. So, he constantly bothered his neighbor until he sold it to him. A month later, the horse became ill and he called the veterinarian, who said:

- Well, your horse has a virus. He must take this medicine for three days. I’ll come back on the 3rd day and if he’s not better, we’re going to have to put him down.

Nearby, the pig listened closely to their conversation.

The next day, they gave him the medicine and left. The pig approached the horse and said:

- Be strong, my friend. Get up or else they’re going to put you to sleep!

On the second day, they gave him the medicine and left. The pig came back and said:

- Come on buddy, get up or else you're going to die! Come on, I'll help you get up. Let’s go! One, two, three...

On the third day, they came to give him the medicine and the vet said:

- Unfortunately, we’re going to have to put him down tomorrow. Otherwise, the virus might spread and infect the other horses.

After they left, the pig approached the horse and said:

- Listen pal, it's now or never! Get up, come on! Have courage! Come on! Get up! Get up! That’s it, slowly! Great! Come on, one, two, three... Good, good. Now faster, come on.... Fantastic! Run, run more! Yes! Yay! Yes! You did it, you’re a champion!!!

All of a sudden, the owner came back, saw the horse running in the field and began shouting:

- It’s a miracle! My horse is cured. This deserves a party. Let's kill the pig!

Points for reflection: this often happens in the workplace. Nobody truly knows which employee actually deserves the merit of success, or who’s actually contributing the necessary support to make things happen.

LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT RECOGNITION IS A SKILL!

If anyone ever tells you that your work is unprofessional, remember: amateurs built the Ark and professionals built the Titanic.
DON’T LOOK TO BECOME A PERSON OF SUCCESS, LOOK INSTEAD TO BECOME A PERSON OF VALUE!

What good is saving others and losing your own soul in the process?

12FEBRUARY

Blind faith

Faith corrupting religions – including Christianity, have been motivating people’s faith down an emotional path instead of a rational one. Therefore, forcing its victims to make heart based decisions. Result: a life without quality and worse of all, a bad testimony to others.

The religious spirit found in the evangelical religion prevents its victims from meditating on the Word of God. To compensate, they memorize biblical verses and accumulate a vast amount of biblical knowledge, thinking that’s enough to please the Almighty.

A communion with God is only possible on a spiritual basis. That is, with the use of our intellect. He’s not the God of fanatics or the emotionally disturbed. Rather, He’s seeking true worshipers who’ll worship Him in the Spirit and in truth; without exaggerations or hype.

Religion’s first and most important goal is to block rational thinkers from entering the Kingdom of God. Then, it concentrates on keeping those who’ve already been "hooked" fully accommodated with emotional faith.

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1

Bishop Macedo

LOVE OR SELFISHNESS?

“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him…Psalm 91.14”

Why many of those who have sought God’s presence everyday through prayers, fasting and even making vows, giving offerings and paying tithes can’t overcome their problems? What has made them remain in the church for years and years living the same type of life? Has the word of God changed? Has God’s promise lost its valor? Certainly not! As a matter of fact, the majority of those who have come to church has and their heart a unique intention which is to ask and receive something from Him, few are those whose intention is to give and we all know that with God if we don’t give we don’t receive and once we don’t receive how can one’s life change? It’s not enough to give tithe and offerings nor help doing something in the church it’s more than necessary to give all onto His hands, God doesn’t accept 99% of our life He wants 100%, when we really love we give everything without hesitating and this is the secret to enjoy the abundant life promised in the Bible.

Make sure to throw yourself into His hands and he will give you the type of life you most expect to live in this world.

Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” Luke 6.38

Bishop Carlos E Da Costa

11DEC

Life’s impossibles are possible for God, that’s why He’s the God of the Impossible

It was impossible for the Israelites to escape Pharaoh’s bondage in Egypt because they were being enslaved. They groaned under Pharaoh’s bondage. They had no experience in war and physically speaking, they were malnourished because they ate slave food. Although they were many in numbers, they were weak. Pharaoh’s order was to kill any newborn baby boys. They were surrounded by Pharaoh’s entire army. It would be impossible to flee Egypt with so many weak women and children. And if that wasn’t enough, between Egypt and the land of Canaan was a vast desert, full of scorpions, snakes, no water and no food. How would they feed and give water to so many people?

They had the Red Sea and the Jordan River as barriers and heavily armed enemies angry and ready to strike. Death was imminent; it was impossible to get out of Egypt.

But the GOD OF THE IMPOSSIBLE remembered His people and came down on MOUNT SINAI, promising Moses He’d do the impossible: deliver them from their bondage in Egypt. God had one condition; they’d have to serve Him in Mount Sinai with all of their strength. That would be the door that would lead them to a new life. And so it happened, God's promise was fulfilled. The Pharaoh’s power, the drought in the desert’s power, the hunger in the desert’s power and the powerful armed enemies all had to bow before Moses’ faith. The Red Sea and the Jordan River had to subject themselves to Moses’ faith because he put it into practice over God's Word. They went from being poor, to carrying great wealth with them during their exodus.

The same spirit that possessed Pharaoh back then still acts out today, manifesting the same destructive power. It enslaves people to hunger, incurable diseases, loneliness, poverty, broken homes, drug addicted youths, bankruptcies, etc. Apparently, it’s impossible for those living under the same conditions as the Hebrews did in the past, to be set free from this twenty-first century Egypt.

The same God who made a promise on Mount Sinai has been hearing His people’s groans and that promise hasn’t expired, it’s still effective and just like He used Moses, by giving him a staff that symbolized faith, He’s also given us His Spirit and that faith. That’s why we, The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, are going to take a strand of your hair up to Mount Sinai. Your life is going to be represented by that strand of hair, so that God may do the impossible, giving new life to those who believe and this belief will be seen when you place all your strength on the altar.

The God of the Impossible waits for you on Mount Sinai, "where the Lord himself will live forever." (Psalms 68: 16)

Bishop Romuald