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The gift of confession

‘‘Walk in love as Christ also has loved us.’’ Ephesians 5:2
Spiritual healing takes place when you’re able to confess your problem to someone mature enough to handle it and committed enough to not give up on you. What does it mean to ‘walk in love’?
a) To be confident of God’s unfailing love towards you.
b) To show His love to others.
c) To be able to accept their love in return. Only then can you become spiritually whole. You can only be loved to the extent that you’re known. When you keep part of your life a secret, others may tell you they love you, but deep inside you think, ‘If you knew the whole truth about me, you wouldn’t love me.’ So, you’re unable to receive and be strengthened by their love. Sin isolates us, and sin and isolation will make us sick in our soul, and even our body.
Confession and then prayer, connectedness to each other and to God, ushers in the Spirit and promotes healing. To be fully known and fully loved is the most healing gift we can give to each other. The Bible says, ‘Confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed’ (James 5:16).
We’re all forgiven, recovering sinners, and no one can be secure in a relationship if they’re loved only because they’re intelligent, strong, pretty, or successful. One Bible teacher says: ‘When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find it is those who instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.
Have a terrific day.

Praying for you during this crisis

LOVE IS REVOLUTIONARY
"Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others” (Colossians 3:13).
The longer you know someone, the easier it is to become critical. As time goes on, you’re more likely to become less gracious and to take others for granted.
Showing grace is an ongoing practice. It’s easy to show grace once. But over time, those little annoyances seem to add up, your patience starts to wane, and it’s easier to respond to hurt with hurt.
To experience a love that lasts, choose to be merciful. No relationship—marriage or otherwise—is going to last without forgiveness, acceptance, patience, and a lot of grace.
You get a hundred opportunities each day to extend grace to the people you love. I want to focus on two specific times when it may be a particular challenge, but you’ll need to do it anyway:
When their flaws and faults irritate you. The longer you love somebody, the more you know their flaws. You can choose to either be critical or gracious. You can be picky, or you can be kind. You can be a perfectionist, or you can show mercy. Proverbs 17:9 says, “Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends”.
When their words or actions hurt you. You can’t hold on to anger over a hurt. You can’t stockpile every hurt for ammunition. The Bible says in Colossians 3:13, “Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others”. You can choose to hold on to a hurt, or you can choose forgiveness. Only one option is healthy, and only one will give you freedom to move forward in love.
Showing grace goes against our nature to fight back, harbor a hurt, and have the last word. But we don’t have to rely on our own strength. Trust that as a follower of Jesus, you have the Holy Spirit working in you to help you choose the things God loves: mercy, compassion, and grace.
Questions to ponder:
1. How have you seen forgiveness heal a relationship? 2. Why is forgiveness so powerful?
3. Think of one of your closest relationships. How does the other person react when you nag? How does that person react when you are gracious about their flaws or quirks?
4. Is there a hurt you are holding on to? 5. What is one thing you can do to choose forgiveness today?
Have a terrific Sunday.

We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year and your family.
I declare that 2020 will be a year of resurrection power, abundant grace fruitfulness, miraculous Liberty, amazement and joy. Shalom.
Medad & Connie Birungibyayesu

2020-2030 has been declared a decade of Evagelism by World Shine Ministries. Can you partner with us

Now proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ of Nazareth in Lusaka Zambia . People are getting saved. Pray for more outpouring of the Holy Spirit

Discipleship Tip from Lee

Last month when I was in the city of Cali, Colombia, I prayed for a guy named Luis who was abandoned by his father at a young age. I realized he had never had a father’s blessing. So I looked him in the eye and said, “Luis, if you were my son I’d be so proud of you.” Luis began to sob, so I gave him a big father hug. He received deep healing in that moment, all because of a few powerful words.

God gave you a mouth, and you can use it for good or bad. Some people spend all their time complaining, cursing and abusing others—and their soul becomes bitter. But God calls us to bless, encourage, affirm, edify and speak life. Proverbs 10:11 says: “The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life.” When you mentor someone, be positive. Let God’s life flow from your mouth. Be sweet—not bitter and negative. Your job is to build up, not tear down. If your goal is always to encourage, even your firm correction will be received and appreciated.

Many of us will begin to struggle with the task of purchasing gifts for family for Christmas. I have often thought it odd that we give each other gifts to celebrate the birthday of Jesus. I have a birthday coming up in a few days, and I do not expect gifts, but I would think it odd for my family to give gifts to each other to celebrate MY birthday! No, I am NOT opposed to the giving of gifts for Christmas. I do think we should not forget WHOSE birthday we celebrate. It is the birth of Jesus that we celebrate and we should remember HIM at Christmas. Now the question arises, what do you give HIM that owns and possess everything? There will be special opportunities to give financially to worthy causes for the Lord and I recommend we give generously as unto the Lord. There are many opportunities for us to give to others in need in the name of Jesus and thus honor HIM for HIS birthday.
As I pondered the thought of what could I give to Jesus for His birthday. I recalled a thought I shared several years ago in a message and in a devotion. The thought is that if we give Jesus what HE desires for HIS birthday, we will gives ourselves to the Savior! I guess we could explain this offering of ourselves with the statement, “ WE need to place OURSELVES under the TREE!” The exhortation, yea the request of the Savior of HIS desire is found in the words of Paul in Romans 12:1, “ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God which is your reasonable service.” This Christmas may each of us, “PLACE OUR PRESENCE UNDER THE TREE,” under the CROSS OF CALVARY! This is the gift Jesus desires of each of us. It is a reasonable gift for us to give our lives to Him, seeing He gave his life for us! May each of us remember, Christmas is the time we remember, we celebrate the birth of Jesus! God bless and have a great day!

Great work in Kabwohe All Saints and Kyeizooba Girls school. The Holy Spirit descended on them and heaven kissed the earth.

Have had a blessed time in Egypt following the people of Israel exodus route. We are now at Abba ten minutes drive from the Israel Boarder. We have today visited St Catherine monastery, the tomb of Eron, Mt. Sinai, a place where Elijah went to heaven, where they worshiped the golden calf, the Gulf of Abba on the Red Sea and many other places and experiences. Thank you for praying with us.

GOLDEN(50) BIRTHDAY
My beloved Miss Uganda 1991, Happy Golden Birthday! Fifty years of God's faithfulness is a big deal. We thank God for you and for raising you up for me is a great privilege and favour. You have lived 26 year of this with me. You are a terrific wife and a terrific mother, married to a terrific husband and have a terrific family. We celebrate half a century with you. You have mothered many children, travelled Nations, brought smiles to may, provided refuge and shelter to many, you have given food to many, paid school fees for many and brought inner healing to hundreds. You have give your shoulder for many children and adults to lean on and cry on. We all celebrate you and congratulate your parents who raised you and released you to the Nations. Thank you for your extravagant love, selfless love, sacrificial love. We thank God who has been your source of security, self worth and significance. You have fulfilled your passion, purpose and mission in half a century and we are looking forward for more in the second half of your life. Your wisdom, humility, integrity, meekness, love, patience, kindness and self control have been the fruits of the Holy Spirit thousands have enjoyed. We pray for you Psalms 20 and wish you another 50 years to be a century of faithful and hilarious serve. We love you and are proud of you. Happy Golden birthday!!!!!