TODAY'S QUOTE

 

"Never in history has there been a society

with so much information about God,

but so little real knowledge of the Holy One."  

- K.P. Yohannan in

The Road To Reality

                 

TODAY'S PROMISE

"This is what I told them;

'Obey me, and I will be your God,

and you will be my people.

Do everything as I say,

and all will be well!'"  

(Jeremiah 7:23 NLT)

TODAY'S PROMISE

"But you belong to God, my dear children.

You have already won a victory over those

people, because the Spirit who lives in you is

greater than the spirit who lives in the world."  

(1 John 4:4 NLT)

TODAY'S QUOTE

"Throughout the history of mankind you will

find that those who walked with the living God

were often lonely men."  

- K.P.Yohannan

TODAY'S PROMISE

"But when I am afraid,

I will put my trust in you.

I Praise God for what he has promised.

I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?

What can mere mortals do to me?" 

(Psalms 56:3,4 NLT)

TODAY'S QUOTATION

"I am convinced this so-called higher education

'to serve God and live for Him' is one of he greatest

deceptions of our time."

- K.P. Yohannan in

The Road To Reality

TODAY'S PROMISE

"Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters.

Hasn't God chosen the poor in this world to

be rich in faith?  Aren't they the ones who will

inherit the kingdom he promised to those who

love him?"   

(James 2:5 NLT)

DOING IT OUR WAY.

I know.  I did not do a real good job on this snap shot.

This picture is one of my great grand daughters taken

about eight or nine years ago.  What I want to emphasize

in this post is her "red hair".  Of course that was not the

focal point of the snap shot.

At that time in all honesty, and not because she is my

grand daughter, she "HAD" the most beautiful red hair

I have every seen on any woman or girl in my life.

A little while ago she drove in with her boyfriend.

She is eighteen now.  I do not know whether to laugh

or cry.  She still has a full head of hair.  I guess it is

"sorta" red.  But ugh.  She is a teenager and has had

to mess it up trying one thing and another - like a 

teen ager would do.

Remember God created Adam and Eve.  They were

perfect in every way.  That is, until they wanted to get

smart eating something they were not supposed to,

and the human race has suffered for it ever since.

My real question is, how much of my life have I

messed up because I wanted to do it my way 

instead of God's way?

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart;

do not depend on your own understanding.

Seek his will in all you do,

and he will show you which path to take."

(Proverbs 3:5,6 NLT)

Found another poor image,
but you get the idea.

TODAY'S QUOTE

George Muller once said;

"There was a day when I died, utterly died, died to

George Muller and his opinions, preferences, tastes

and will, died to the world, it's approval or censure

died to the approval or blame of even my brethren 

and friends, and since then I have studied only to

 show myself approved unto God."

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR NEW STRENGTH?

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR NEW STRENGTH?

Forgive me for being repetitive, but I am rejoicing.

You know how it is.  If you find a good place to go

out and eat, you tell your friends.  Or, you know of 

a store that handles the item someone is looking for

you share that information with them.

I have shared this with you before.  About seven 

years ago when I was only seventy nine years old

my body quite making blood.  I almost died.  

BUT GOD.

Not quite two weeks ago my wife was laying in

the drive way unconscious and not breathing.  She

is only seventy eight years old.  I did not want to 

loose her so prayed desperately.

BUT GOD.

Yes, God willing she wants to go back to work

tomorrow.  She does not want to spend the rest

of her life sitting around like old people do.

Where does the life and strength come from,

even for old people?

"But those who trust in the LORD will find

new strength.  They will soar high on wings

like eagles.  They will run and not grow 

weary.  They will walk and not faint.

(Isaiah 40:31 NLT)

Need new strength?

Simple, wrap your life around Jesus Christ

and hang on.

TODAY'S QUOTE

"But for the most part, the churches have put God in

a box of their own devising and have done their best

to keep Him there. Their emphasis has been on the 

church's teaching and liturgical traditions - on forms

and programs and finances - rather than on the power

of the living Lord."  

- Agnes Sanford in

Sealed Orders

p. 306

JESUS CHRIST STILL ANSWERS PRAYER

JESUS CHRIST STILL ANSWERS PRAYER.

A little over a week ago I had just finished a 

leisurely cup of coffee about 3:00 a.m. when

my wife got out of bed and told me she could

not breath.

It was obvious, she was fighting for every breath

she could get.  Running to get my wallet and the

keys to the car - even forgetting my glasses - I

I got her into the car.

In all the commotion out daughter was awaken

and insisted on calling for an ambulance instead.

That frustrated me because I could get my wife

to the hospital quicker than an ambulance could

get here.  But it did end up being a better choice

because this COVID - 19 scare even had the 

hospital sealed up tight and I would not have been

able to have run in asking for help like we used to.

While the daughter was on the phone they told

her to get my wife laying down on a flat place

so she could breath easier.  By this time my wife

had lost consciousness and all we could do was

lay her there on the drive way.

There was my wife, unconscious and not 

breathing and dying right in front of me.

This old man prayed, prayed hard and loud.

The ambulance arrived and took my wife

to the hospital.  Not being allowed in the

hospital because of this pandemic thing I

did not know for better than twenty four

hours whether she was dead or alive.  

PRAISE GOD.  She was brought through

it and was able to come home after a couple

of days.

My wife is only seventy eight years old and

wants to continue working to keep herself

active until she is eighty years old.  So she

is planning on returning to work in a few days

if God gives her the strength.

MY SHELTER IN THE STORM

I am only eighty six years old.  But with God's

help plan on continuing for a while.

As you can imagine those years have brought

me a good number of storms.  Some have been 

physical and life threatening.  Others have been

emotional, mental or spiritual.  But I have a shelter

that has never failed me - GOD.

That is the reason that the ninety first Psalm is 

such a favorite to me.  Just the first couple of 

verses will give you some insight into this Psalm;

"Those who live in the shelter of the Most High

will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

This I declare about the LORD: He alone is my 

refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I

 trust him."    

(Psalms 91:1,2 NLT)

I would encourage you to take a Bible and read

the ninety first Psalm in it's entirety.  In these

extremely turbulent times it would be our only

 true hope.  You can bet that the politicians will

not be any help.  And consider this.  God told us

that these times were coming two thousand years

ago, and that they are going to be worse, much 

worse.

Grab ahold of God and hang on.

TODAY'S QUOTE

"Bible records and church history reveal

to us that many of God's servants have

at times handed God their resignation."

- Erwin W. Lutzer in

Failure The Back Door to Success

MY WIFE'S MIRACLE

A few days ago was one of those days that the weather 

reports said to expect intermit, severe thunder storms.

When my wife returned home from work that day 

she told me how she had run into a hail storm in town.

She said the hail was the size of "quarters".  She

prayed to God for help because she could not afford

a new windshield or to repair a damaged car.

The rest of the way through the hail storm she 

said the hail continued all around the car - but 

none of it hit her car.

I do not need to tell you, but she came home in

happy tears because of God's goodness to her.

The images are not from that storm, but borrowed

from the internet.

TODAY'S QUOTE

"As divine guidance begins to unfold,

it always seems to come with hard,

gritty work." 

-Loren Cunningham in

"Is That Really You, God?" 

MAP OF THE FUTURE

I just love this photo.  This kid is showing us the 

proper way to do it.  He is not to the part I want 

to draw to your attention, but he will get there.

I do no know about you, but I want to know what

the future holds so I can prepare the best I can for

it.  That is one of the reasons that the last book in 

the Bible, the book of Revelation has become such

a favorite of mine.

Notice the very starting sentence of the book;

"This is a revelation from Jesus Christ,

which God gave him to show his servants

the events that must soon take place.

(Chapter 1 verse 1 NLT)

I do not know what is coming - BUT GOD DOES.

I know that the book of Revelation is filled with

imagery and symbolism.  It is easy to get lost trying

to figure it all out.  BUT, there is enough in plain old

English, Spanish, French, or what ever, to scare you to

death.  But if you will pay attention, it will help you

get ready for what is coming.

One other point about the book of Revelation.  It 

has a promise right at the start that is true.

"God blesses the one who reads the words of 

this prophecy to the church and he blesses all

who listen to its message and obey what it says,

for the time is near."

(Chapter one verse 3 NLT)

I have to testify that this is true.  Perhaps I was

confused from reading it the first few times.  But

I have found that reading it and trying to pay attention

to it truly is satisfying and yes comforting to me.  It

shows me how it is all going to work out, and I'm on

the winning side because with all my frailties I'm

walking with God the best I can.

HELP TO LIVE RIGHT

HELP TO LIVE RIGHT.

I need all the help I can get to live right.

If you don't believe me, ask my wife.

But, live right according to who's idea?

Is it to live right to please my family?

Or live right to keep the people in my 

community happy?  Or even to live right

to please the government?

These are all important.  But there will be a 

day when every individual who has ever lived

will stand before God Almighty in judgment.

Now that is the one that should "scare us to

death."  But wait, God himself offers us help

in living in a way that will please him.  God 

thought the apostle Peter said;

"By his divine power, God has given us every-

thing we need for living a godly life.  We have

received all of this by coming to know him,

the one who called us to himself by means of

his marvelous glory and excellence.  And be-

cause of his glory and excellence, he has given

us great and precious promises.  These are the

promises that enable you to share his divine

nature and escape the world's corruption

caused by human desires."  

(2 Peter 1:3,4 NLT). 

Now that encourages me. God has given us
everything we need to live a godly life.  But
note, not everyone on earth.   Who then?

"We have received all of this by coming to 
KNOW him,"

There is a world of difference between "knowing"
some one and "knowing about" someone.  You may
know about the President of your country.  But do
you know him?  This is thing of relationship.  If I
KNOW God by being in relationship with him,
then I truly know him and he offers me all the help
I need to live for him.

Then if I have come into relationship with God
by turning from my ways and submit to him
talking the Son of God, Jesus Christ into my
life as my savior and Lord, then the Spirit
of God moves into my life implanting the
divine nature of God in me helping me to
live in a way that pleases him.

HANDLING WORRY

We are living in extremely difficult times.

Evil people are trying to regulate your life

and my life.  Thy have no regard for the 

outcome other than accomplishing their

evil plans which is destroying much for

the rest of us.

There is plenty to worry about.  More than 

most of us are capable of handling.  But how

am I to handle those things that are completely

out of my ability to control?

I want to look at how God wants us to handle

worry in our lives.

In the matter of worry God gives us instructions

to those who are his children.   His followers.

His servants.  And they are completely different

than those who are living for self and the Devil.

Those not living for God are the ones who really

have a lot to worry about, in this life and the 

one to come.

We have been browsing around in the book

of Philippians and find the following for those

who are "citizens of heaven";

"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray

about everything.  Tell God what you need,

and thank him for all he has done.  Then you

will experience God's peace, which exceeds

anything we can understand.  His peace will

guard your hearts and minds as you live in

Christ Jesus."  

(Philippians 4:6, 7 NLT). 

That of course is God's instructions to us through

the apostle Paul.

Now consider his instructions through his 

servant of old, King David;

"Give your burdens to the LORD,

and he will take care of you.

He will not permit the godly to

slip and fall."  

(Psalms 55:22 NLT)

An even more important how Jesus Christ

tells us to handle worry.

"That is why I tell you not to worry about

everyday life - whether you have enough food

and drink, or enough clothes to wear.  Isn't

life more that food, and your body more than 

clothing?"  

(Matthew 6:25 NLT)

Jesus does continue at this point to tell us to
instead of worry, seek first his kingdom and
righteousness.

And last, God's instructions to us through
the apostle Peter;

"Give all your worries and cares to God,
for he cares about you."
(1 Peter 5:7 NLT)

Back to our text in Philippians.  Note
the utter simplicity God gives us regarding
worry.

Don't worry, instead
Pray about everything and
Tell God what you need, then
Thank him for all he had sone for you.

If we will do this, he will give us a peace
that completely exceeds our understanding
and that peace will guide us, if we will let it.

GOD STOMACH.

The apostle Paul here is continuing, not about those

who are pushing for the old Jewish law, but some who

apparently are "Christians" in the Church at Philippi.

"For I have told you often before, and I slay it again

with tears in my eyes that there are many whose 

conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross

of Christ.  They are headed for destruction.  Their

god is their appetite, they brag  about shameful things,

and they think only about this life here on earth." 

(Philippians 3:18,19 NLT)

The word "appetite" here is translated as;

belly, stomach, bodily desires, emotions

and body in other versions.  But you get

the idea.

In short, they were self-indulgent Christians.

They were not living for Christ, but only for

themselves.  They might even have had correct

doctrine.  But their life style was on of living

only for their life here on earth.

Even Jesus Christ himself said that a Christian

is to take up his cross daily.  The cross of course

was an instrument of execution.  In other words,

if I am a Christian I am to die to my self every

day and these people were not doing that.  That

is what makes them enemies of the cross of Christ.

Paul says these people are headed for destruction.

That is scary.  But we will continue latter in the 

next couple of verses that contain the hope of 

a true Christian.