Friday, August 30, 2013
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Before Jesus Left The Splendor Of Heaven To Come To Earth He Knew What Was Ahead Of Him. He Still Chose To Come So You Could Have Life In Heaven With Him For All Of Eternity.
When I was walking this morning I was sharing with Holy Spirit and He dropped this golden nugget into my spirit. I was going to call one of my friends and share it with them and He told me to share it with my readers so that is exactly what I am doing right now. I was thinking over how He chose to follow God's plan of action. Remember He is a part of the Father, Father, Son and Holy Spirit are all in one. So when God created He already knew what was going to be right?
He knew that when the time was right for Him to enter the world as a baby through Mary what would become in a matter of a few years. In heaven I have been told that there is no concept of time per say. Time is a man made concept and we understand and can gauge things on a timeline based on time and our concept of time. The bible states in Psalm 90: 4 "Indeed, in your sight a thousand years are like a single day."
It seems as though there is a countdown from the moment Jesus enters the womb of Mary via Holy Spirit. What do I mean by that? He is God and He knew before the beginning of time what was going to be. When The Father said it is now time to fulfill this Jesus obeyed God. He comes to this sin sick world filled with filth and sin and He leaves the splendor of heaven to fulfill what He is called to do to save you and I from living a life in hell for all eternity. That is true love to me. Imagine for a moment...in the presence of God and there is no sickness, disease. lying, etc. in heaven to then break forth into our world on earth and see this all around. The moment He left heaven the time clock began. He knew what the final outcome was. Why do you think He prayed in the garden because He knew and agonized what was right around the corner. Being whipped, mocked, spat upon. Beaten to the point that you could not even recognize Him. That is love.
Holy Spirit showed me that from the moment He left heaven to fulfill this great gift of love for us He knew what was to come forth. Imagine this knowing the beating you would endure, the mocking and everything else that went along with it but you still followed through with the plan of God. I would imagine the toughest part in all of this would be the part when He drew His last breath and He descended into hell for three days away from His Father's presence. Imagine that, always in the presence of God and that was removed for a few days. He knew what lived and still does live in hell but He chose to go and get the keys of death and snatch them away so you and I could live. Hallelujah to the Lamb of God for such great love. The bible states that to be absent from the body is to be present with Christ. It is nothing I did to receive this fantastic gift of life it is all through what Jesus did for me to be able to receive this life.
Would you like to know that when you die you will be in the presence of God for all eternity and not have to settle for damnation in hell for all eternity?
Salvation is a gift freely given to you by Jesus you do not have to earn it or work for it either. It is simply believing in what Jesus did for you and accepting Him into your heart and life. Would you like to have this same opportunity right now? It is so simple just acknowledge first that Jesus came to the earth through the virgin birth of Mary. The Holy Spirit overshadowed her and the seed of life was planted inside of her. She gave birth to Jesus, He lived amongst us on earth. When the time was right He then chose to not escape the plan of God and leave the earth and go back to heaven but to follow the Father's plan and to die on the cross. He rose from the dead three days later and He is still alive this very day. Say this gentle prayer with me and then you will have the assurance of heaven when your life here on earth ends with your last breath of air. "Father I am a sinner, forgive my sins I confess my sins to you and ask you to forgive them. I believe that Jesus came to earth through Mary, He died on the cross and three days later He rose from the dead. It is not of anything I have done that will allow me to be in heaven but it is all about what Jesus did for me. He does not want me to live in hell, but with Him for all eternity. I thank you for this and I invite you Jesus into my heart. Create in me a clean heart oh God and renew a faithful spirit in me. Restore me and refresh me and let me fulfill all that you created me to be with my life. From this day on I will follow you. Guide me, direct me, and teach me your ways oh God. I love you and thank you for this precious gift given to me this very day. Amen."
If you prayed this prayer I welcome you to the family of God and the very moment you prayed this prayer all the angels in heaven paused to listen to your prayer isn't that amazing? Your name was then recorded into the Lamb's Book of Life. Remember to write down this day somewhere so you will always remember the day you chose to invite Jesus into your heart and life too. My prayer for you is for Holy Spirit to seal the very words you prayed within your heart.
He knew that when the time was right for Him to enter the world as a baby through Mary what would become in a matter of a few years. In heaven I have been told that there is no concept of time per say. Time is a man made concept and we understand and can gauge things on a timeline based on time and our concept of time. The bible states in Psalm 90: 4 "Indeed, in your sight a thousand years are like a single day."
It seems as though there is a countdown from the moment Jesus enters the womb of Mary via Holy Spirit. What do I mean by that? He is God and He knew before the beginning of time what was going to be. When The Father said it is now time to fulfill this Jesus obeyed God. He comes to this sin sick world filled with filth and sin and He leaves the splendor of heaven to fulfill what He is called to do to save you and I from living a life in hell for all eternity. That is true love to me. Imagine for a moment...in the presence of God and there is no sickness, disease. lying, etc. in heaven to then break forth into our world on earth and see this all around. The moment He left heaven the time clock began. He knew what the final outcome was. Why do you think He prayed in the garden because He knew and agonized what was right around the corner. Being whipped, mocked, spat upon. Beaten to the point that you could not even recognize Him. That is love.
Holy Spirit showed me that from the moment He left heaven to fulfill this great gift of love for us He knew what was to come forth. Imagine this knowing the beating you would endure, the mocking and everything else that went along with it but you still followed through with the plan of God. I would imagine the toughest part in all of this would be the part when He drew His last breath and He descended into hell for three days away from His Father's presence. Imagine that, always in the presence of God and that was removed for a few days. He knew what lived and still does live in hell but He chose to go and get the keys of death and snatch them away so you and I could live. Hallelujah to the Lamb of God for such great love. The bible states that to be absent from the body is to be present with Christ. It is nothing I did to receive this fantastic gift of life it is all through what Jesus did for me to be able to receive this life.
Would you like to know that when you die you will be in the presence of God for all eternity and not have to settle for damnation in hell for all eternity?
Salvation is a gift freely given to you by Jesus you do not have to earn it or work for it either. It is simply believing in what Jesus did for you and accepting Him into your heart and life. Would you like to have this same opportunity right now? It is so simple just acknowledge first that Jesus came to the earth through the virgin birth of Mary. The Holy Spirit overshadowed her and the seed of life was planted inside of her. She gave birth to Jesus, He lived amongst us on earth. When the time was right He then chose to not escape the plan of God and leave the earth and go back to heaven but to follow the Father's plan and to die on the cross. He rose from the dead three days later and He is still alive this very day. Say this gentle prayer with me and then you will have the assurance of heaven when your life here on earth ends with your last breath of air. "Father I am a sinner, forgive my sins I confess my sins to you and ask you to forgive them. I believe that Jesus came to earth through Mary, He died on the cross and three days later He rose from the dead. It is not of anything I have done that will allow me to be in heaven but it is all about what Jesus did for me. He does not want me to live in hell, but with Him for all eternity. I thank you for this and I invite you Jesus into my heart. Create in me a clean heart oh God and renew a faithful spirit in me. Restore me and refresh me and let me fulfill all that you created me to be with my life. From this day on I will follow you. Guide me, direct me, and teach me your ways oh God. I love you and thank you for this precious gift given to me this very day. Amen."
If you prayed this prayer I welcome you to the family of God and the very moment you prayed this prayer all the angels in heaven paused to listen to your prayer isn't that amazing? Your name was then recorded into the Lamb's Book of Life. Remember to write down this day somewhere so you will always remember the day you chose to invite Jesus into your heart and life too. My prayer for you is for Holy Spirit to seal the very words you prayed within your heart.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
I Listen To News/Talk Radio On Occasion, Very Interesting What You Hear.
I listen to news talk radio on occasion and it is amazing what one hears just by listening. It truly is. After hearing about this a few times it compelled me to actually look up two different websites to see what they were talking about. Let me share with you the two websites and what they are all about. dontfundit.com when you go to this site it states it is an official petition to defund Obamacare. So far 442,602 signatures have signed this petition.
"On October 1st, millions of Americans will be required to enroll in Obamacare and could lose access to their doctors and be forced to pay higher premiums and higher taxes. But there's still time to stop it. Republicans in Congress can stop Obamacare if they refuse to fund it.
Sign the petition and tell Congress: Don't Fund Obamacare!" (taken from this website)
There is a Senate Republican Whip List
"Tell Republicans to sign Senator Mike Lee's letter pledging to OPPOSE all funding for Obamacare in 2014." (taken from website.) It lists all the Senators from each state and where they stand on this. Shows if they won't pledge, pledged or a question mark will appear.
Further down on the page:
"Senate Candidate Pledge
Here are the Republican candidates running for the U.S. Senate in 2014. See who has pledged to stop the funding for Obamacare and who has not." (taken from the website.) It lists the state and if they have signed or have not signed the pledge. This is what the pledge states if they did sign it or did not sign it.
"I, ___________, pledge to the taxpayers of the state of ___________, and to the American people, that I will: ONE, support the full repeal of Obamacare (also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act); and TWO, oppose any bill or budget resolution that provides funding to
implement or enforce any part of it." (taken from the website)
In my bible the caption in this chapter is titled "Advice To A Prince." I find that so interesting that this is written just before the famous Proverb's 31 Wife description. Let me share with you my favorite verses from that scripture too. Proverbs 31: 10-12 "Who can find a wife with a strong character? She is worth far more than jewels. Her husband trusts her with all his heart, and he does not lack anything good. She helps him and never harms him all the days of her life." Proverbs 31: 28-29 "Her children and her husband stand up and bless her. In addition, he sings her praises, by saying, 'Many women have done noble work, but you have surpassed them all!" Now, that is true love to me. Have a great and glorious and blessed day today.
"On October 1st, millions of Americans will be required to enroll in Obamacare and could lose access to their doctors and be forced to pay higher premiums and higher taxes. But there's still time to stop it. Republicans in Congress can stop Obamacare if they refuse to fund it.
Sign the petition and tell Congress: Don't Fund Obamacare!" (taken from this website)
There is a Senate Republican Whip List
"Tell Republicans to sign Senator Mike Lee's letter pledging to OPPOSE all funding for Obamacare in 2014." (taken from website.) It lists all the Senators from each state and where they stand on this. Shows if they won't pledge, pledged or a question mark will appear.
Further down on the page:
"Senate Candidate Pledge
Here are the Republican candidates running for the U.S. Senate in 2014. See who has pledged to stop the funding for Obamacare and who has not." (taken from the website.) It lists the state and if they have signed or have not signed the pledge. This is what the pledge states if they did sign it or did not sign it.
"I, ___________, pledge to the taxpayers of the state of ___________, and to the American people, that I will: ONE, support the full repeal of Obamacare (also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act); and TWO, oppose any bill or budget resolution that provides funding to
implement or enforce any part of it." (taken from the website)
Website number two is hitmwithheat.com When you go to this website it shows that so far 9761 votes have been cast so far with final vote breakdown being shown 11/5/13. The votes cast on this website are to replace the tax code and don't overhaul it. You are able to vote (for one of three plans) Pick-A-Tax-Plan. There are three different choices to choose from. You can go into each one to see what it is all about then you decide which one would best fit what you are looking for. The tax plan choices are: Fair Tax
New Flat Tax
999 Plan
I think after a certain date they will tabulate the votes and then narrow it down to two plans to then vote on. I think this website is all about letting the people choose what they want and then presenting the results to those that were elected by the people to let them know what the people want.
You just never know what you will find when you listen to talk radio. Quite honestly I must admit to you that I do prefer to listen to praise/worship music over talk radio. There is too much jibber jabber on talk radio and I enjoy listening to music that lifts up the name of Jesus. I guess talk radio is out there to inform people or give them a voice to be heard when they call in with comments right.
Proverbs 31: 8-9 states, "Speak out for the one who cannot speak, for the rights of those who are doomed. Speak out, judge fairly, and defend the rights of oppressed and needy people."
New Flat Tax
999 Plan
I think after a certain date they will tabulate the votes and then narrow it down to two plans to then vote on. I think this website is all about letting the people choose what they want and then presenting the results to those that were elected by the people to let them know what the people want.
You just never know what you will find when you listen to talk radio. Quite honestly I must admit to you that I do prefer to listen to praise/worship music over talk radio. There is too much jibber jabber on talk radio and I enjoy listening to music that lifts up the name of Jesus. I guess talk radio is out there to inform people or give them a voice to be heard when they call in with comments right.
Proverbs 31: 8-9 states, "Speak out for the one who cannot speak, for the rights of those who are doomed. Speak out, judge fairly, and defend the rights of oppressed and needy people."
Friday, August 16, 2013
A 'Live" Sort Of Billboard; A "Moving" Billboard; & A "Still" Billboard
There will be three different types of billboards I will write about today. I would classify one as a "live" sort of billboard; one was a moving billboard advertisement; and the last is a standard billboard that you would see on a billboard sign. It is amazing that I was able to see all three of these different types of advertisement while driving on the highway.
The "live" one was actually a group of protesters that wanted to share their thoughts with the moving traffic below them. Apparently, their message was viewed by the motorists. How do I know this? I was listening to a traffic update report and they were made mention of as a reason that traffic was actually slowing down by the bridges that this group displayed their signs. Yes, people actually slowed down to read what they had to display. That is why I would call this a live billboard. A billboard has a message to share with those that drive the highways and they just chose to be "live" in their message while waving the American flag.
The "moving" billboard advertisement was actually on the back of a truck. Do you see the importance of correct spelling? I would like to think that if I had a business and I was going to display advertisement about my business I would want to make sure that the words chosen to advertise would be spelled correctly wouldn't you also? I guess I am a picky sort of person when it comes to this. If you are in heavy traffic and people are able to read your advertisement on your truck you have a great opportunity and captive audience while sitting in traffic right? I know it may be a typo error of some sort but if someone should happen to actually read your advertisement and notice you spelled a word incorrectly they may think to them self, "I don't know about this company and the type of service they do for they do not have their advertisement spelled correctly." Remember, if you have a business and you advertise it on your vehicles you should make sure it is presentable if you are to reach a vast audience. I do not want to seem like I am picking on this business I am just trying to show you the importance of taking the time to preview and edit before you actually display the final work.
I often find myself when reading a book, I can pick out misspelled words and then I think to myself why did they not have a proof reader read this before they published it? A time or two I did contact the ministry that wrote the book to let them know of the typo and I do not even know if they ever did anything about it. That was several years ago when I did that. Please let me state that I find myself at times typing this blog and I thought I proofed it and did use spell check and when I viewed it I saw a few corrections I had to take care of too. It is hard when you write to also proof your own work, I know what people say when they say that you should have someone else proof your work because being the writer you don't always catch everything that needs to be corrected. I do have empathy with this company I would like to see them succeed. Maybe I am being a bit harsh and I do not mean to come across like that I guess I am just trying to drive a point across about seeing what a misspelled advertisement looks like to the reader. You want to hear something funny? I already proofed this once with spell check and guess what word I spelled incorrectly? The word is misspelled, isn't that funny, I initially typed it as "mispelled." I thought it looked a bit funny when I typed it but my mind races fast when I am writing that I didn't stop to check it until I checked spell check later on. You see, it is very easy to not catch things like that. I guess I am living proof of that when I write this blog.Lexus, your advertisement is the standard billboard sign I am showing today. I believe this is a current and one of your most recent advertisements and I do not like it at all. I am sorry to say that but this billboard seems to give the appearance of being "cold" and impersonal. I liked your other billboards when the cars drew you into them. This picture I captured is not really true in color for in person the background color is much darker. There is a gold colored section in the lower left hand corner but the tree seemed to block it. The word that the tree blocks is "Golden." This is too stiff of a billboard that has no personality. Go back to the "inviting" billboards they are much more pleasant to view from the highway.
I wrote this and then came back to it to review it again and to add the pictures and sure enough another typo error. We are not perfect and thank God that He is there to catch us when we may fall down and pick us back up and get us upright. He is there just ask Him to help you. He is always there and He is always faithful too.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Friday, August 9, 2013
When Was The Last Time You Did This?
I received a daily devotional months ago created by the ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley. I felt led to save a page from it and keep it in my bible. Holy Spirit has placed upon my heart to share it with you now for it shows one how to pray for a president. Trust in God and He will direct your path, He will renew a faithful spirit within you and He will create a clean heart within you if you ask Him to.
Have a blessed day filled with the favor of God and His grace, beauty and blessings. Remember, when was the last time you prayed for someone you truly care about? They may really need your prayers today for it is in your prayers that will set them free to be who they were created to be by God and with God and through God. Word for the day today is PRAY.
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| Taken from a daily devotional by the ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley |