TODAY'S QUOTE

"We have a feed-me-first fixation.  Christianity

today is stuck in a rut of self-development.  It is

a me-and-mine style religion that survives on 

and endless diet of books, cassettes, conferences

and seminars.

"This fat-head faith has produced a generation

of Christians who know all the answers but won't

cross the street to help a neighbor in spiritual

distress.  This demonic reasoning goes, 'Me first-

after all, I can't help others until I help myself."  

Y.P. Yohannan in

The Road To Reality

TODAY'S PROMISE

"Show me the right path, O LORD;

point out the road for me to follow.

Lead me by your truth and teach me,

for you are the God who saves me.

All day long I put my hope in you.

Remember, O LORD, your compassion

and unfailing love,

which you have shown from long

ages past,"  

(Psalms 25:4-6 NLT). 

HOW TO SUCCEED

HOW TO SUCCEED

First, if your idea of success is either fame or

fortune, you are totally deceived and on the 

road to self destruction.

This morning while reviewing the news on the 

internet I read of a man who gave millions to 

one thing or another.  He was only in his fifties,

but he jumped to his death from some building.

I guess that is the happy dance.

The other morning while reading my Bible and

in a mood of prayer, because I want to finish out 

what ever life I have left hand in hand with God,

and looking for answers to my remaining days

I was reading in Luke.  In chapter five where Christ

is calling his disciples I noted several things.

It is recommended that you read for yourself

this section of Scripture if you have a Bible,

that is, Luke chapter five verse 1 to 16.

However I noted for my self the following.

1.  The disciples had worked hard all night and 

caught nothing.  Now I can relate to that.  Doing

things the way I think they should be done and

accomplishing nothing.

2.  When they did the same thing the way Jesus

told them to do it, they were swamped with

success.

3. They left everything and followed Jesus.  How

often we try to drag "stuff" along in living for 

God.  It does not work well.

4. Even Jesus himself often would go away alone

to pray to the Father.  Now if Jesus needed to 

pray often, how do you think we are going to

make it without a lot of prayer.

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

MY WIFE DIED LAST NIGHT

MY WIFE DIED LAST NIGHT

Yes, my wife did die last night.  I do not know when 

during the night she passed away.  It could have been

from about six to twelve hours ago.  All I know is that

when I went in to see why she had not gotten up, she

was dead.

The police, the coroner and the funeral home people

have all been here.  So, why am I trying to write 

something to you while I am mourning?  It is because

I feel compelled to share with you the hope that is 

within me and keeps me going today.

You see, my wife knew Jesus Christ personally.  Years

ago she recognized that she was a sinner and headed

for a Devil's hell.  So she invited Jesus Christ to come

into her life and take over.  And in her own way she

had been living for him all these years since.  She was

a different woman.

Consequently I know that she is in heaven with her 

Lord and God right now.  I miss her.  Right now things

hurt bad.  But she is in the arms of Jesus and out of the

suffering she had in her body and the cares of the world.

As old as I am, I cannot live a whole lot longer.  But, 

when my time is ended here on earth I will be joining

her with Jesus Christ.  Then we will be together again

FOREVER.

"And just as each person is destined to die

once and after that comes judgment, so also

Christ died once for all time as a sacrifice to take

away the sins of many people.  He will come

again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring

salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him."  

(Hebrews 9:27,28. NLT)

TODAY'S PROMISE

"And I will give you a new heart, and I will put
a new spirit in you.  I will take out your stony,
stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive
heart.  And I will put my Spirit in you so that
you will follow my decrees and be carful to obey
my regulations."
(Ezekiel 36:26,27 NLT).

HEARING FROM GOD

I am in the process of tearing down an old house.

Yesterday one of my great grand sons wanted to

help me.  That of course means he wants to take

a hammer and bust up everything he could.

The boy is only six years old and he had his mouth

turned on.  You have been around people like that.

I noticed that even when I was gone from the house

and on another part of the property, he was still 

talking to me.

There must be a lesson in that.

Someone once said,

"You cannot learn anything while you are talking."

You have seen that happen.  When their mouth is

turned on, you cannot tell them anything.

A lot of us want to hear from God.  But are we

willing to listen?  Or is our mouth just turned on?

A.C. Valdez in his book "Fire on Azusa Street"

when talking about hearing from God said;

"Before that, it had been hard for me to hear Him,

because I was doing all of the talking and none

of the listening."

Jesus himself when talking to a group of people

said;

"Anyone with ears to hear should listen

and understand!"  

(Matthew 11:15 NLT)

I do not know about you, but more than likely

I spend too much of my day rattling off a bunch

of request to God, but not taking the time to just

be with him and listen.