Saturday, December 17, 2011

What Is That in Your Hand?

What Is That in Your Hand?

THOUGHTS FOR TODAY
"Moses answered [God], 'What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, 'The LORD did not appear to you?' Then the LORD said to him, 'What is that in your hand?' 'A staff,' he replied. The LORD said, 'Throw it on the ground.' Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it". - (Exodus 4:1-3, NIV).


I have read how "there was a 10-year-old boy, who's left arm was damaged and subsequently amputated. He decided to learn judo. His Sensai (teacher) was an old Japanese judo expert.


"The boy learned quickly. After a short time, he had mastered one important move. He asked his teacher to teach him more moves. The sensei told him that this was all he would need.


"Soon after, the boy entered a tournament where his opponent was bigger and more experienced. The boy seemed outmatched. After a long match, the opponent seemed to lose concentration. Quickly, the boy took advantage and pinned what seemed to be his superior opponent.


"On the ride home, the boy asked his sensei. 'How could I win with this one move?' The sensei replied, 'You have mastered one of the difficult moves in judo. And a good defense against that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.'"


Sometimes we don't think we have much to offer in service to God. But we all have at least "one thing in our hand." If we offer that willingly to God, he will use it for his glory. And as the writer of
the above story said, "Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your greatest strength."


There is many ways you can tell others of our Saviors love
just plant littles seeds of faith ..even the small things you do become bigger down the line
(Mark 16:15) And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

MY QUOTE FOR TODAY IS BY -A.W. Tozer


The average person in the world today, without faith and without God and without hope, is engaged in a desperate personal search throughout his lifetime. He does not really know where he has been. He does not really know what he is doing here and now. He does not know where he is going. The sad commentary is that he is doing it all on borrowed time and borrowed money and borrowed strength; and he already knows that in the end he will surely die! Man, made more like God than any other creature, has become less like God than any other creature. Created to reflect the glory of God, he has retreated sullenly into his cave; reflecting only his own sinfulness. Certainly it is a tragedy above all tragedies in this world that man, made with a soul to worship and praise and sing to God's glory, now sulks silently in his cave.


A.W. Tozer

Prayer: "Our eternal Father in Heaven, thank you for the gift you have given to me. Help me to know what it is and how I can best use it for serving you and helping others. I want to be a winner in your book. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, In Jesus Mighty Name I Pray, Amen."


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Thursday, December 15, 2011

He (jesus Christ)

Psalm 100:1

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth....... Thoughts on This Verse... With joy, let's praise and make a joyful noise to the LORD of lords and the King of kings today. Let's find short moments during our day, seize them, and use them to give thanks and praise to our Father in heaven. When we are blessed, let's take a moment and pause for praise. In every good thing, let's share a phrase of praise to our gracious Father.



I like this song below it speaks of how our savior can calm the storms in our life
there so much to give him praise for and be thankful

My quote for today is by William Temple

It is probable that in most of us the spiritual life is impoverished and stunted because we give so little place to gratitude. It is more important to thank God for blessings received than to pray for them beforehand. For that forward-looking prayer, though right as an expression of dependence upon God, is still self-centered in part, at least, of its interest; there is something we hope to gain by our prayer. But the backward-looking act of thanksgiving is quite free from this. In itself it is quite selfless. Thus it is akin to love. All our love to God is in response to his love for us; it never starts on our side. "We love, because he first loved us" (1 John 4:19).


thoughts for today Peace on Earth

Peace on Earth

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
Luke 2:14

Daily devotionsOut in space two alien forms are speaking with each other. The first spaceman says, “The dominant life forms on the earth planet have developed satellite-based weapons.” The second alien, who looks exactly like the first, asks, “Are they an emerging intelligence?” The first spaceman says, “I don’t think so…They have them aimed at themselves.”

Now that’s a cute little story, but one that ends with more truth than humor. As we approach that season of the year when people talk about peace on earth, we soberly note that there is anything but peace on earth. Civil and international wars and conflicts are being fought all over the globe and the threat of the unseen enemy of terrorism is ever present.

The root cause of it all is greed and sin, something God sent His Son to free us from, but before He came, when He came and ever since He came, people have rejected both Him and His Father. In 1 Samuel (10:19) we read “You have rejected God…and asked for a king“.

As long as people are looking for earthly power (a king) and not heavenly power (God), nothing will change. As we look around the world, people are aiming their weapons as one another and even shooing their own, all in the name of greed, power and international control.

As we enter this yuletide season amidst a fallen world of strife and conflict, we should be reminded about what Jesus said about peace.

In Matthew He said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” (5:9) and “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (11:28-30).

In John, He said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid” (14:27) and “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world” (16:33).

The prophet Isaiah said, “They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more” (Isaiah 2:4). It has yet to happen, but most assuredly it will. God said so.

When we read or watch the daily press it seems to be all focused on the strife war and threats of war in the world, but as we celebrate this coming remembrance of the birth of our Savior, may our focus be not on the world, but on the manger that held the true agent of peace on earth…… real peace …….. and eternal peace.

QUOTE FOR TODAY



The world defines peace as the sense of calm, tranquility, quietness, contentment, and well-being that comes when everything is going well. But that definition, frankly, is shallow. A calm, tranquil feeling can be produced by lies, self-deception, unexpected good fortune, the absence of conflict and trouble, biofeedback, drugs, alcohol, even a good night’s sleep. Such peace is fleeting and easily destroyed. It can be shattered by the arrival of conflict and trouble, as well as by failure, doubt, fear, bitterness, anger, pride, difficulty, guilt, regret, sorrow, anxiety over circumstances beyond one’s control, being disappointed or mislead by others, making bad decisions – in short, by any perceived threat to one’s security.


John MacArthur


PRAYER



We pray for lives lost
families torn apart
lost and lonely
homeless
hungry
afraid

We pray for factories
destroyed in an instant
for machinery
shattered
livelihoods
ruined

We pray for rescuers
finding survivors
alongside bodies
courageous
undaunted
hopeful

We pray for recovery
in the years to come
for restoration
generosity
healing
closure

IN JESUS NAME AMEN

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Thoughts for Today - Last days Men will be lovers of themselves

2 Timothy 3:1-5

"But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God--- having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them."

THOUGHTS

I will never forget Billy Graham’s eulogy at the memorial service held in honor of those who died in the Oklahoma City Bombing. It was a Sunday afternoon and there stood America’s Pastor charged with the unenviable task of trying to comfort mourners whose lives had just been shattered by such a senseless act of violence.

Rev. Graham did a masterful job at reaching out and reminding all of us that God still cared. His words were comforting, but he also told us that we could expect more of the same. He reminded us all that evil in many ways is a mystery that will not be fully understood until we get to Heaven. We may think we know why people do the things they do, but God’s word tells us that the lawlessness which we see at work in America today is a secret that only God and Satan fully understand. “For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work.” (2 Thessalonians 2:7a)

Isn’t is astonishing at how accurate the Bible portrays the times in which we live? “People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God-having a form of godliness but denying its power.” (2 Timothy 3:2-5) We don’t have to go to Oklahoma City to find examples. Just read the rest of today’s newspaper. They live right here in our own community.

Billy Graham was right. Sadly, the Bible does tells us that times will get worse. Wrong will continue to be seen as right, immoral as moral, evil as good. Even Satan, the Bible says, will masquerade as an angel of light. (2 Corinthians II: 14) Until Jesus returns, truth will always be at peril.

Jesus said, “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” (Matthew 24:42) We may not know the day and hour of Christ’s return, but God expects us to recognize the season.

The Apostle Paul warned us that the “last days” would be unbearable. As far as I’m concerned, we’re living in the “last days”. Just as the prophets predicted, we live in a world where wrong is now right and right is wrong.

Well now its Christmas time and i see very little about Our Savior
its all about nothing but Jesus any more ..Then People wonder why there is no Peace Jesus is the Reason for the Season ..Then again it says in the bible Peace Peace then suddenly Distruction ..Jesus could come any time

Some time ago, Paul Harvey quoted a prayer and said that he had more requests for it than almost any other he had used. Pastor Joe Wright offered it before the Kansas State Legislature:

“Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek our direction and guidance. We know your Word says woe to those who call evil good but that’s exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and inverted our values. We confess that we have ridiculed the absolute truth of your Word in the name of moral pluralism. We have worshipped other gods and called it multiculturalism. We have endorsed perversion and called it an alternative lifestyle. We have exploited the poor and called it a lottery. We have neglected the needy and called it self-preservation. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. In the name of choice, we have killed our unborn. In the name of right to life, we have killed abortionists. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building esteem. We have abused power and called political savvy. We have coveted our neighbor’s possessions and called it taxes. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, O God, and know our hearts today. Try us and show us any wicked way in us. Cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Guide and bless these men and women who have been sent here by the people of Kansas and who have been ordained by you to govern this great state. Grant them your wisdom to rule and may their decisions direct us to the center of your will. I ask in the name of your Son, the living Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.”

PS Singer Stevie Wonder recorded a song about Someday at Christmas

check out the link ,,One day we will have Peace when we are with our Savior Amen

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Thoughts for Today - Its ChristmasTime

THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Isaiah 9:6-7
(6) For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (7) Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.

Diana Ross did a Christmas song called Chrismas time a song about our prince of peace Jesus Christ , Read: Luke 2:1-20

The events leading up to the birth of Christ weren't coincidental, but were put in place by God, so that the prophecies of old would be fulfilled, in Isaiah 7: 13-14; Isaiah 9: 6-7; Micah 5: 2-5.

Everything that happened, from the time the census was ordered, to everyone returning to their own city to be registered, and then the birth of Jesus while Joseph & Mary were in Bethlehem, was orchestrated by God. Out of Bethlehem, a small town in the City of David, came the Messiah.

This event was the beginning of something so incredible. Jesus Christ left His throne in glory and took on human form just to bring us reconciliation to our Father God. He came into the world, miraculously conceived, and then born as all humans are. He was first a baby, then became a toddler, then grew into a child and went through adolescence before becoming an adult. He experienced humanity at all levels. He truly can identify with all people at all stages of life.

This very first Christmas, God gave the greatest gift ever. His Son! And His Son gave the gift of His life - which was why He came. Because of this, we can have relationship with God as His children. Through Jesus Christ, we are Sons and Daughters of the Most High God.

So this Christmas, bear in mind the 'True' Christmas story, which led to the 'True' Easter story. Let us give thanks and praise to our heavenly Father for these events, which have changed our lives forever.

No matter how 'secular' the world is becoming, disregarding the truth of Christmas, let us boldly proclaim the truth about the birth of Jesus as the reason for the season.

Let us claim 'CHRISTmas' back!

If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: "God with us." We tend to focus our attention at Christmas on the infancy of Christ. The greater truth of the holiday is His deity. More astonishing than a baby in the manger is the truth that this promised baby is the omnipotent Creator of the heavens and the earth!

John MacArthur

Thursday, December 8, 2011

HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW

Song sang by Diana Ross- His Eye is on the Sparrow.


Luke 12:6-7; Matthew 10-29-31
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?
Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.


I LOVE BIRDS MATTER A FACT USE TO HAVE 2 OF THEM AND LOVED THEM
BUT GOD WHO IS GOD WHO SEES EVERYTHING CARES ABOUT EVERYTHING
WHEN I LEAVE THE HOUSE HE GOES AND EVERY STEP I TAKE HE WATCHES ME
MATTER A FACT HE LIVES IN ME EVER SINCE I ACCEPTED HIM AS MY PERSONAL SAVIOR

THE CHRISTMAS SEASON CAN BE TOUGH FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE BUT LETS REMEMBER
WHAT THE SEASON IS ALL ABOUT ....JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON
HE CARES ABOUT YOU SO REACH OUT TO HIM AND HE WILL MEET YOU WHERE YOU ARE


TRUST IN OUR LORD AND SAVIOR TO SEE YOU THROUGH

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. (Psalms 46:1-3 KJV)

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. (Psalms 84:11-12 KJV)

Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. (Psalms 37:3-5 KJV)

QUOTE FOR TODAY

Truth is now simply a matter of etiquette: it has no authority, no sense of rightness, because it is no longer anchored in anything absolute. If it persuades, it does so only because our experience has given it its persuasive power, but tomorrow our experience might be different.


David Wells