TODAY'S QUOTE

 

“Someone has said that there are more than

1,000 commentaries on the book of Acts in

the English language - but not 100 Christians

living with the power of the New Testament

Christianity.

“All too often it seems we’re willing to be students

of Christianity rather than disciples of Christ.  The

fact is that most of us are substituting learning

and information for practical obedience.”

                  - K.P. Yohannan -

THERE IS COMING A DAY.

"He was despised and rejected -

a man of sorrows, acquainted

with deepest grief.

We turned our backs on him and 

looked the other way.

He was despised, and we did

not care."

(Isaiah 53:3 NLT)

This is what the prophet Isaiah 

prophesied about the coming of 

Jesus Christ.  And it came true, 

they even killed Jesus.

This is even true in our day and age.

The world at large is ignoring him,

hating him and his values, cursing 

him.

But, "THERE IS COMING A DAY.

Possibly my favorite truth or fact is;

Therefore, God elevated him to

the place of highest honor

and gave him the name above

all other names,

that at the name of Jesus every

knee should bow,

in heaven and on earth and

under the earth,

and every tongue declare that

Jesus Christ is Lord,

to the glory of God the Father."

(Philippians 2:9 - 11 NLT)

Think of it.

Every man, woman, child that ever

lived on the face of the earth is going 

to bow to Jesus some day, whether

they want to or not.

The devil himself and all his demons

in hell is going to be forced to bow

to Jesus and declare that Jesus Christ

is Lord.

I prefer to bow to him now willingly

and joyfully.

 

THIS IS A TEST

 

THIS IS A TEST.

I had trouble posting this image on

another internet platform.  So, I am

testing here to determine if it is the

image or the platform.

Thank you for your patience and may

GOD BLESS YOU

TODAY'S PROMISE

 

"But we are citizens of heaven,

where the Lord Jesus Christ

lives.  And we are eagerly waiting

for him to return as our Savior."

(Philippians 3:20 NLT)

HOW TO FISH

If you have lived as long as I have, you have

had times that it seemed that all your time and

effort was totally wasted.  It seemed futile to 

continue.

Jesus disciples had the same thing happen to them.

"Master,' Simon replied, we

worked hard all last night and

didn't catch a thing.  But if you say

so, I'll let the nets down again,'  And

this time their nets were so full of

fish they began to tear!  A shout for

help brought their partners in the

other boat, and soon both boats

were filled with fish and on the

verge of sinking."

(Luke 5:5 - 7 NLT)

What made the difference?

Jesus was there and his instructions

were followed.

I've learned to call on God for his help

before I even begin something.  Even

when he shows me what to do and gives

me the wisdom to do it - without his help

it ends up a miserable task.

Even after Jesus resurrection the disciples

faced the same problem again.  They were

discouraged and did not know what else 

to do but go fishing.

"He called out, 'Fellows, have you

caught any fish?'  'No,' they replied.

Then he said, 'Throw out your

net on the right-hand side of the 

boat, and you'll get some!'  So they

did, and they couldn't haul in the

net because there were so many 

fish in it."

(John 21:5,6 NLT)

This time there ended up being 153 large

fish caught at the instructions of Jesus.

Fishing was the occupation of the disciples

before they begin to follow Jesus.  So they

were only doing what they knew to do.

The point, if you go off to work, or go

fishing for enjoyment,

TAKE JESUS WITH YOU.

 

TODAY'S QUOTE

 

“The early Christian church believed in and prayed

for the filling of the Holy Spirit, and this was the

secret of its power.  It lived in the Spirit, walked in

the Spirit, prayed in the Spirit, and sang in the

Spirit.  Its meetings were conducted in the Pentecostal

order, or manner; everyone praying, singing or 

testifying as they were moved by the Spirit. “

- James Gilchrist Lawson -

PAY DAY IS COMING

Do you ever get tired of seeing some people's

picture, or hearing about what they did?

I do.

Let them say some thing smart, do a good

deed, or accomplish some feat and you 

never hear the end of it.

It may be true that in some cases it is the

fault of the media simply wanting news

to publish.  It might not be the person 

seeking recognition.  But in most cases it

seems that the recognition or fame is 

accepted.

Take heart.  There is a time coming when

the rich, famous, shakers and doers will

not be the "top dogs".  Things as we know

them are going to be reversed.

Consider the attitude that Jesus expresses.

"Jesus replied, 'I assure you that

when the world is made new and

the Son of Man sits upon his glorious

throne, ......

"But many who are the greatest now

will be least important then, and those

who seem least important now will be

the greatest then."

(Matthew 19:28 & 30 NLT)

Or consider when the disciples had a

squabble:

"But Jesus called them together and said,

'You know that the rulers in this 

world lord it over their people, and

officials flaunt their authority over

those under them.  But among you

it will be different.  Whoever wants 

to be a leader among you must be

your servant, and whoever wants

to be first among you must become

your slave.  For even the Son of

Man came not to be served but to

serve others and to give his life as

a ransom for many."

(Matthew 20:25 - 28 NLT)

I do not want to be a leader now,

or even then.  I do not want any fame

then either.  I just want to get there.

But I see that I need to humble myself

before God and men even now.

"The greatest among you must be

a servant.  But those who exalt themselves

will be humbled, and those who humble

themselves will be exalted."

(Matthew 23:11,12 NLT)