TODAY'S PROMISE

"If you then, being evil, know how to give

good gifts to your children, how much more

will your Father who is in heaven give what

is good to those who ask Him."  

(Matthew 7:11 NASB)  

LESSON FROM THE OLD TRUCK

You have seen old trucks before.  Even I know that.

And, there is nothing special about this one.

This one is an old 1979 Dodge Power Wagon.  I

used it for many, many years.  But I wanted something

smaller and lighter so this thing was set aside.  Then

after buying a newer smaller truck I just gave it to a

neighbor up the road a ways.

He used it to go fishing a lot around the various

farm ponds in the area.  But the point I want to 

make is how he spent a lot of time telling me what

a great hot rod he was going to make out of it.  He

was going to take the cab off and change a dozen 

other things.  That was fine with me.  But I knew

my neighbor.  After sitting at his house for a long

time he talked someone into painting it with a 

spray can.  That is what you see in the image above.

And that was as "hot rod" as it ever got. Then it sat 

and sat and sat.

I finally saw it hauled off on a wrecker.  My guess

is he traded it for a six pack of beer.

The same old truck with a little make up on the out

side.

The lesson.  I see what seems to be a lot of professed

"Christians" who seem to have changed the outside

some, or give a real good talk.  But, in actions they

seem to have the same old insides, mind, thoughts,

 attitudes and desires.

If truly we will turn our selves over to God and allow

him to work in us, it will make that "hot rod" out of

us.  But just being "churchy" will not do it.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

  "For God so loved the world,

that He gave His only begotten

Son, that whoever believes in 

Him shall not perish, but have

eternal life."  

(John 3:16 NASB)  

The best Christmas gift ever.

The very creator of the universe came down

and became a man named Jesus Christ who

out of love for his created beings died as a

sacrifice for our sins and failings.  Then offers

us eternal life to live with him for ever if we 

will but turn from the way we are going and

give our selves to him.

Don't ignore the greatest gift ever.

God does love you.

TODAY'S PROMISE

"But you shall serve the LORD your God,

and He will bless your bread and your 

water; and I will remove sickness from

your midst."

(Exodus 23:25 NASB)

ANOTHER THANK YOU JESUS

I know.  This picture probably would not mean a thing 

to you.  It's just a cut up tree.  But let me explain why it 

makes me happy, happy, happy.

You see about five years ago when I was only seventy-nine

years old I came down with "Aplastic anemia".  That means

that my body quit making blood.  I hope you know, you have

to have blood to live.  And I did not remember it, but being 

as I cannot spell all these neat words like, "Aplastic" and

"anemia" I pulled out one of my "primary care physician's"

reports to see how to spell it.  It also listed me as having

"Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic chronic kidney

disease,"  what ever that is.

Yes, I had to live on other people's blood for about two

years.  That was a lot of hospital time.  But, I and a lot

of other people pray.

Back to being happy.  About four years ago if I wanted

to go down to my shop and do something, I could not even

walk it.  I would drive my truck the 150 to 200 ft. down or

back.  But God has been healing me.

The tree.  Last Friday night we had the worst storm I 

remember having here in the last forty-five years.  That

tree was blown over in the front yard.  So I decided I

wanted to get it out of the yard today.

Yep.  I cut it up as you can see, AND moved the three

truck loads of brush from it over to the burn pile all

today with time to spare.

Do you see why I am happy, happy, happy and have 

been thanking God all afternoon.

TODAY'S QUOTE

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"Our life is full of brokenness - broken 

relationships, broken promises, broken

expectations.  How can we live with that

brokenness without becoming bitter and

resentful except by returning again and

again to God's faithful presence in our 

lives."

-Henri Nouwen

TODAY'S PROMISE

"You shall walk in all the way which the Lord

your God has commanded you, that you may

live and that it may be well with you, and that

you may prolong your days in the land which

you will possess."  

(Deuteronomy 5:33 NASB)

THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.

A few days ago while sitting in my recliner reading a

bright light shone in my eyes.  It was a very small beam

but when lined up just right it was as bright as an LED

light.

I of course begin to search for it's source.  It was coming

from a bouquet of flowers the wife has sitting on a stand.

You and I both know that flowers do not shine lights in 

your face.  And especially those.  They are artificial or 

fake flowers.

It was as you guessed, a reflection of the sun on something

in the bouquet.  

Hey!

That is the way I am supposed to be.  When Jesus Christ

was talking to his disciples he told them, "You are the light

of the world..."  But as you know, a disciple in and of themselves

are about as bright as mud, just like those fake flowers.

Another place Jesus said, "I am the light of the world."

Now we have it.  Like on a bright moon lit night the moon

really does not shine.  We know that it only reflects the light

of the sun.

That is the way it is supposed to work with us.  We are to 

live so close to Jesus Christ that the very life of Christ

reflects in and through us making us the light of the world.

May God help me to allow the life of Jesus Christ shine

through me.

TODAY'S QUOTE

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"For where love is wanting, the beauty

of all virtue is mere tinsel, is empty sound,

is not worth a straw, nay more is offensive

and disgusting."

-John Calvin

TODAY'S PROMISE

"So don't worry about these things, saying

'What will we eat?  What will we drink?  What

will we wear?'  These things dominate the 

thoughts of believers, but your heavenly 

Father already knows all your needs.  Seek

the Kingdom of God above all else, and live

righteously, and he will give you everything

you need."   

(Matthew 6:31-33 NLT)  

THE NEWS BEFORE IT HAPPENS

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THE NEWS BEFORE IT HAPPENS

   

Do you want to know what is going to happen

to this old world?  It is already written in The Book.

Do you want to know what is going to happen to

your country?  It is in The Book.

Do you want to know what is going to happen to

your people and your culture?  It's in The Book.

Do you want to know what is going to happen to

you as a person?  IT'S IN THE BOOK.

I grew up in a very peaceful and prosperous period

of time, at least in my country.  I would never have

imagined there could even be the turmoil that there

is today.  But it's here.

These days were foretold several thousand years

ago.  God knows in advance what is going to happen,

and in His mercy he has told us.  It's all in The Book;

that is The Holy Bible.   And the things he has told us

have been 100% accurate.  And if you think things are

bad now, it will scare the life out of you about what is

coming right where you live.

About sixty years ago I began to see what God told us

was coming.  So, I began to adjust my life for what is

coming.  In fact knowing what is coming is one of the

reasons that I left my place of birth, about forty-five

years ago, and moved to where I now live.  Why, because

I did not want to be in the area I was born in when these

times come.

Do you want to know what is going to happen before

it gets here?  Get yourself a "HOLY BIBLE" and read

it for yourself.  It can literally be a life saver.

TODAY'S QUOTE

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"There are many of us that are willing 

to do great things for the Lord,

but few of us are willing to do little things."  

-D.L. Moody