Showin’ off

By: Gabriela Yareliz

Here are some great quotes I have collected over the past couple of days. Enjoy!

“I think I can make mum and daddy happy and boy too.”-Anushka Sharma when talking about what she would write in her matrimonal advertisement on Koffee with Karan

“God is getting ready to show off in your life.” -Tony Evans

“Faith is when your feet are touching the water. faith is your action not your talk.”- Tony Evans

When the children of Israel crossed the Jordan, they were commanded to go back and gather twelve stones of remembrance.

“The point of the stone of remembrance is to have a down payment showing what God has done, to remind you of what He will do.” Tony Evans

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or
think, according to the power that worketh in us,to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Ephesians 3:20, 21

T20: Cricket World Cup! (!x infinity)

Summer fun for DILLIIIIIPP’s birthday 🙂 good times.

By: Gabriela Yareliz

I had to talk about this… click on the article here posted on Yahoo! about cricket.

I miss you Gator Cricket Club! They are always #1 😉

Anyway… somehow between all this reading, I need to catch a match 🙂 I vote India.

EDIT: schedule and results here. Sept 18- Oct. 7

A promise of grace and salvation

By: Gabriela Yareliz

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9

Grace noun \ˈgrās\ :

a:unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification

b:a virtue coming from God

c: a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine grace

-From the Merriam Webster Dictionary

Praying in the name of Jesus

By: Ellen G. White

These excerpts are from chapter 20 in the book Prayer.

“To pray in Christ’s name means much. It means that we are to accept His character, manifest His spirit, and work His works. The Saviour’s promise is given on condition. “If ye love Me,” He says, “keep My commandments.” He saves men, not in sin, but from sin; and those who love Him, will show their love by obedience.” (Pr 219.1)

“But to pray in the name of Jesus is something more than a mere mention of that name at the beginning and the ending of a prayer. It is to pray in the mind and spirit of Jesus, while we believe His promises, rely upon His grace, and work His works.” (Pr 219.2)

“Christ illustrates the willingness of God to bless by the willingness of a father to grant the request of his child. He says, “If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him? Luke 11:11-13 (Pr 219.4)

“Whatever spiritual blessing we need, it is our privilege to claim through Jesus. we may tell the Lord, with the simplicity of a child, exactly what we need. We may state to Him our temporal matters, asking Him for bread and raiment, as well as for the bread of life and the robe of Christ’s righteousness. Your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things, and you are invited to ask Him concerning them. It is through the name of Jesus that every favor is received. God will honor that name, and will supply your necessities from the riches of His liberality.– (Pr 221.2)

There is only one name by which we can be saved. Jesus.

Hispanic Heritage: Chico and Rita

By: Gabriela Yareliz

In honor of Hispanic Heritage, I continue to post some cultural bits. On NPR, I listened to an interview, with Fernando Trueba, about Chico and Rita, a film about pre-revolution Cuba. It was absolutely inspiring, and the music sounds so exquisite and dreamy. The film is animated, and it has some of the most brilliant musical minds, talents and voices in it (Bebo Valdez). The film has an Oscar nomination.

A clip with Estrella Morentes, one of the most incredible, if not the most incredible recent flamenco singers.