Friday, March 31, 2006
The fruit of the Spirit is love
I heard a song this morning, somebody loves me, may be the title. But oh how true it is. Jesus loves us so much that if you asked Him how much he opened His arms wide and died for you and for me. No greater love has no man than to lay down his life for him. Let us rejoice in the love that Jesus has for all of us. His love is there given freely to all men. Praise His dear name.
Galatians 5:1-26
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Galatians 5:1-26
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
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Orphans of Christian Martyrs Request Help
I recieved this call for help and thought others may want to know about it.
"I want to forget this nightmare....Both my parents were killed by the Jihad soldiers. I just left their dead bodies as I fled for my own life. We lived in misery, traveling from village to village. Then, I learned about the Caleb House. I now live there with 50 other orphaned children. I ask the Lord to bless VOM and all those who have supported us." —Testimony of Ivon Nanlohy
In 2001, our Indonesian office helped establish the Caleb House to serve as a safe place for children of martyred Christians in Indonesia. These children faced horrific trials no child should experience, but they remain strong in their faith. The staff at the Caleb House provides for all their needs, including education and counseling to help them deal with the tragic events they have witnessed.
Staff members from The Voice of the Martyrs–U.S. headquarters recently visited with these children and were encouraged by their gentle spirits and the faith they displayed. When asked how we could help the children, they all had the same request.
VOM learned these children have to walk an hour up a mountain to school each day, and then they must return by foot. This is especially hard on the younger children. The orphans also fear they could be attacked on the road by radical Muslims who have specifically targeted Christian youth.
The Voice of the Martyrs is now inviting you to help us provide a new, quality bus for these children. Funds collected in excess will be specifically designated for our ministry work in Indonesia.
If you would like to help contribute to purchase a bus for the orphans of the Caleb House, please click here now.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Afghan court releases Christian convert
Adbul Rahman, who was facing possible execution in Afghanistan for converting from Islam to Christianity, has reportedly been released. The human-rights group International Christian Concern encourages continued prayer for Rahman's safety saying, "He will be in grave danger as long as he remains in the country. The fundamentalists will seek to kill him regardless of what the courts say." Rahman was quoted as saying, "If I must die, I will die. Somebody, a long time ago, did it for all of us." The incident has sparked the arrest and deepening harassment of other Afghan Christians in the ultra-conservative Muslim country. (AgapePress)
It is just hard to imagine what Mr. Raham is and will still be going through even though he was released from prison. It is time for every Christian to be heard. Mr. Raham was facing death for his Christian faith and continues on with faith. We here in America need to take his example of faith and put it in our own lives.
Revelation 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Psalms 10:1-18
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
It is just hard to imagine what Mr. Raham is and will still be going through even though he was released from prison. It is time for every Christian to be heard. Mr. Raham was facing death for his Christian faith and continues on with faith. We here in America need to take his example of faith and put it in our own lives.
Revelation 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Psalms 10:1-18
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
Quick to Judge, You shouldn't be
There are some so quick to find something to judge that their own salvation could be at stake. Though it may seem through your eyes that someone is not doing what God would have him do, it is between God and that man. Not you and that man. The bible says that some things should be kept between you and God. {Rom 14:22} That is to say that it is nobody else's business. Do not condemn yourself by judging others. Some spend so much time in worrying about what someone else is doing that their not truly living in the spirit as God has instructed each of us to do.{Rom 8:1 & 8:34} {Col3:1-17} Move on with your relationship with God and let others do the same.
Romans 11-23
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
Romans 11-23
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Evangelical teens rally in S.F.
Evangelical teens rally in S.F.
On one side of the barricade was girl carrying a sign that said, "Instead of porn, show us Godly relationships." On the other, a woman held one that said, "I moved here to get away from people like you."
Praise the Lord for the young people today speaking out for God. These teens are the next generation of government. Lets give them our support. Go to www.battlecry.com
The Battle Cry Campaign is driven by several Christian ministries and church leaders and led by Teen Mania Ministries. Teen Mania's goal is to provoke a young generation to passionately pursue Jesus Christ and to take His life-giving message to the ends of the earth.
Teen Mania's Mission Statement
To provoke a young generation to passionately pursue Jesus Christ and to take His life-giving message to the ends of the earth!
James 2:12-26
So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
On one side of the barricade was girl carrying a sign that said, "Instead of porn, show us Godly relationships." On the other, a woman held one that said, "I moved here to get away from people like you."
Praise the Lord for the young people today speaking out for God. These teens are the next generation of government. Lets give them our support. Go to www.battlecry.com
The Battle Cry Campaign is driven by several Christian ministries and church leaders and led by Teen Mania Ministries. Teen Mania's goal is to provoke a young generation to passionately pursue Jesus Christ and to take His life-giving message to the ends of the earth.
Teen Mania's Mission Statement
To provoke a young generation to passionately pursue Jesus Christ and to take His life-giving message to the ends of the earth!
James 2:12-26
So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Monday, March 27, 2006
But if ye be led of the Spirit
To love thy neighbour. This covers it all. Let us help each other and show the love that God is speaking of. We must learn to live in the spirit and not in the flesh. Living in the flesh certainly will have grave consequences for all. The love of God is sufficient for all who seeks it. Look to the heavens for that love and not in this world. May each of you have a great day and keep on keeping on. God Bless
Galations 5:14-26
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Galations 5:14-26
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Trade the Easter bunny in for guns for our kids
Responding to complaints from Tyrone Terrill, the city's human rights director, the city of St. Paul (SAINT Paul, crack me up) MN has disallowed Easter decorations from City Hall.
According to the Star Tribune,
Those who agreed with the decision to pull the "Happy Easter" messages kept a relatively low profile; several city employees who applauded the move asked to remain unnamed.
But those on the other side were eager to be heard.
"I'm getting very tired of this trend by some of our elected officials to stifle out everything because just one person thinks it is offensive," said John Krenik, in a posting on a St. Paul E-Democracy online forum. "So I ask, what is next? Do we drop the St. Patrick's Day Parade because it is based on religious traditions?"
By lunchtime, City Council President Kathy Lantry's office had received 50 e-mails, the majority blasting her decision Wednesday to remove a banner, bunnies and eggs that greeted visitors to the City Council offices with the words, "Happy Easter."
Likewise, Human Rights Director Tyrone Terrill's voice mail was full and his office was barely keeping pace with the flood of e-mails, many of them hate-filled. Terrill had sent Lantry an e-mail saying "it would be a good thing" to take down the Easter decorations because they could be offensive to non-Christians.
He may want to shut his email off for the weekend: producers for "The O'Reilly Factor" called to inquire on Thursday.
This article came from: Reported by Chrish - March 24, 2006 http://www.newshounds.us/2006/03/24/first_shots_fired_in_war_on_easter.php
My title is one extreme that could be an option to those who want to do away with Christmas and Easter and any other holy day that they want.
There is entirely to much money being spent on these issues and the wages associated with them. Why not put some of those resources to productive work. Go help the Katrina victims rebuild, feed the hungry children around the world, including this US of A. Do anything to help society, not take it backwards.
Romans 8:1-31
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
According to the Star Tribune,
Those who agreed with the decision to pull the "Happy Easter" messages kept a relatively low profile; several city employees who applauded the move asked to remain unnamed.
But those on the other side were eager to be heard.
"I'm getting very tired of this trend by some of our elected officials to stifle out everything because just one person thinks it is offensive," said John Krenik, in a posting on a St. Paul E-Democracy online forum. "So I ask, what is next? Do we drop the St. Patrick's Day Parade because it is based on religious traditions?"
By lunchtime, City Council President Kathy Lantry's office had received 50 e-mails, the majority blasting her decision Wednesday to remove a banner, bunnies and eggs that greeted visitors to the City Council offices with the words, "Happy Easter."
Likewise, Human Rights Director Tyrone Terrill's voice mail was full and his office was barely keeping pace with the flood of e-mails, many of them hate-filled. Terrill had sent Lantry an e-mail saying "it would be a good thing" to take down the Easter decorations because they could be offensive to non-Christians.
He may want to shut his email off for the weekend: producers for "The O'Reilly Factor" called to inquire on Thursday.
This article came from: Reported by Chrish - March 24, 2006 http://www.newshounds.us/2006/03/24/first_shots_fired_in_war_on_easter.php
My title is one extreme that could be an option to those who want to do away with Christmas and Easter and any other holy day that they want.
There is entirely to much money being spent on these issues and the wages associated with them. Why not put some of those resources to productive work. Go help the Katrina victims rebuild, feed the hungry children around the world, including this US of A. Do anything to help society, not take it backwards.
Romans 8:1-31
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
JERUSALEM-ON-THE-LINE
Prayer Letter – March 23, 2006
IRAN’S AIM TO 'SET ISRAEL ALIGHT': Former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar, in a recent visit to Israel, said that Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told him five years ago that "setting Israel on fire" was the first order of business on the Iranian agenda. "He received me politely and at the beginning of the meeting he explained to me why Iran must declare war on Israel and the United States until they are completely destroyed." Aznar, in Israel as the guest of the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, related the story to Major General Professor Yitzhak Ben-Israel, who later confirmed to Haaretz that the remarks had been made. Khamenei still holds the post of Iranian spiritual leader, and is considered to be the most powerful man in the country. (Haaretz) “Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause shall not alight.” Proverbs 26:2
Barry Segal with the Editorial Staff, www.visionforisrael.com
IRAN’S AIM TO 'SET ISRAEL ALIGHT': Former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar, in a recent visit to Israel, said that Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told him five years ago that "setting Israel on fire" was the first order of business on the Iranian agenda. "He received me politely and at the beginning of the meeting he explained to me why Iran must declare war on Israel and the United States until they are completely destroyed." Aznar, in Israel as the guest of the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, related the story to Major General Professor Yitzhak Ben-Israel, who later confirmed to Haaretz that the remarks had been made. Khamenei still holds the post of Iranian spiritual leader, and is considered to be the most powerful man in the country. (Haaretz) “Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause shall not alight.” Proverbs 26:2
Barry Segal with the Editorial Staff, www.visionforisrael.com
Are some terrorists hungry or thirsty
Reading in Psalms I found myself thinking of all those people that do not know Jesus as their Saviour around the world today. Some of these people are terrorists. This is not to say that everyone who does not know Jesus Christ as their Saviour is a terrorist. I cannot help but wonder what God would do if only the ones that have not heard the truth would do, if God would unharden their heart so that they could actually hear what is being told to them. Would they turn away from their false beliefs and help bring peace into the world today. I do know that if it is God's will for that to happen, it will. The unbelievers have to hear the truth before they can believe in the truth.
Psalms 107:1-9
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Psalms 107:1-9
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
The Da Vinci Code book
Everyone should know by now, but just in case you do not, this book is a book of fiction and that is a proven fact.
Dan Brown, the author, has given us the facts himself.
HOW MUCH OF THIS NOVEL IS TRUE?"The Da Vinci Code is a novel and therefore a work of fiction. While the book's characters and their actions are obviously not real, the artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals depicted in this novel all exist (for example, Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings, the Gnostic Gospels, Hieros Gamos, etc.)".
You can read the full interview at: http://www.danbrown.com/novels/davinci_code/faqs.html
Dan Brown, the author, has given us the facts himself.
HOW MUCH OF THIS NOVEL IS TRUE?"The Da Vinci Code is a novel and therefore a work of fiction. While the book's characters and their actions are obviously not real, the artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals depicted in this novel all exist (for example, Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings, the Gnostic Gospels, Hieros Gamos, etc.)".
You can read the full interview at: http://www.danbrown.com/novels/davinci_code/faqs.html
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
The USA was founded on the Holy Bible
"It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible."George Washington (1732-1799), the first U.S. President
"I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from The Savior of the world is communicated to us through this Book."Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th U.S. President
The Bible is like a lion; it does not need to be defended; just let it loose and it will defend itself.
-- Martin Luther
"The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it."Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of the French
"That Book accounts for the supremacy of England."Queen Victoria (1819-1901), British monarch for 64 years, the longest reign in British history.
John 10:35 "If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken..." (KJV)
Acts 4:24-25: "...Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?"(KJV)
1 Corinthians 2:9-13: "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: ...Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual." (KJV)
1 Thesalonians 2:13: "For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe."(KJV)
2 Timothy 3:16: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." (KJV).
2 Peter 1:20-21: "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. (KJV)"
"I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from The Savior of the world is communicated to us through this Book."Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th U.S. President
The Bible is like a lion; it does not need to be defended; just let it loose and it will defend itself.
-- Martin Luther
"The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it."Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of the French
"That Book accounts for the supremacy of England."Queen Victoria (1819-1901), British monarch for 64 years, the longest reign in British history.
John 10:35 "If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken..." (KJV)
Acts 4:24-25: "...Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?"(KJV)
1 Corinthians 2:9-13: "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: ...Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual." (KJV)
1 Thesalonians 2:13: "For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe."(KJV)
2 Timothy 3:16: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." (KJV).
2 Peter 1:20-21: "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. (KJV)"
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Hamas completes formation of Palestinian cabinet
It seems that the terrorists in the world are uniting and Iraq is not.
Hamas on Saturday completed forming a Palestinian cabinet that will put loyal members of the Islamic militant group in charge of key ministries, including interior, foreign affairs and finance, Hamas officials said. (Reuters)
There is one thing that we all can have peace with. That is knowing that God loves us all. All the things going on God has already seen and He knows what is coming next for He is all and all is within Him. If it is His will for Iraq to succeed it will happen. If it is not His will it does not matter how much effort is put into it it will fail. Pray to the Lord that His will be done and praise His name for all He has given us. We have freedom here in this country but if we turn from God as a nation may God have mercy on us all. Pay close attention to the last line of scripture below.
Matthew 10:28-34
And fear not them which kill
the body, but are not able to kill the
soul: but rather fear him which is able
to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Are not two sparrows sold for a
farthing? and one of them shall not
fall on the ground without your Father.
But the very hairs on your head
are all numbered.
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of
more value than many sparrows.
Whosoever therefore shall confess
me before men, him will I confess
also before my Father which is
in heaven.
But whosoever shall deny me
before men, him will I also deny
before my Father which is in heaven.
Think not that I am come to
send peace on earth: I came not to
send peace, but a sword.
Hamas on Saturday completed forming a Palestinian cabinet that will put loyal members of the Islamic militant group in charge of key ministries, including interior, foreign affairs and finance, Hamas officials said. (Reuters)
There is one thing that we all can have peace with. That is knowing that God loves us all. All the things going on God has already seen and He knows what is coming next for He is all and all is within Him. If it is His will for Iraq to succeed it will happen. If it is not His will it does not matter how much effort is put into it it will fail. Pray to the Lord that His will be done and praise His name for all He has given us. We have freedom here in this country but if we turn from God as a nation may God have mercy on us all. Pay close attention to the last line of scripture below.
Matthew 10:28-34
And fear not them which kill
the body, but are not able to kill the
soul: but rather fear him which is able
to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Are not two sparrows sold for a
farthing? and one of them shall not
fall on the ground without your Father.
But the very hairs on your head
are all numbered.
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of
more value than many sparrows.
Whosoever therefore shall confess
me before men, him will I confess
also before my Father which is
in heaven.
But whosoever shall deny me
before men, him will I also deny
before my Father which is in heaven.
Think not that I am come to
send peace on earth: I came not to
send peace, but a sword.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Psalms 23
The Lord is my shepherd; I
shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in
green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the
still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me in the paths of
righteousness for his name’s
sake.
Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of
death,
I will fear no evil: for thou
art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they
comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before
me in the presence of mine
enemies:
Thou annointest my head with
oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of
my life:
And I will dwell in the house of
the Lord for ever.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Brought to you by The Voice of Martyrs
CHINA: Executed for Distributing Bibles
Jiang Zongziu
When 34-year old Jiang Zongxiu went to her neighboring market last June in Guizhou Province, China. Along with her mother-in-law, Jiang went through the marketplace, taking opportunities to hand out Bibles and Christian literature and telling people about Jesus. Only this day they had an encounter with the Chinese police.
The two Christian women were handcuffed together and brought to the police station. They were interrogated throughout the evening of the 17th. The next morning they were sentenced by the Public Security Bureau (PSB) to 15 days incarceration for "suspected spreading of rumor and disturbing the social order."
Jiang and her mother-in-law knew the risk of spreading Christian literature in communist China. Both had been active in their church for more than 10 years and dared to go forth. Even when they were arrested, interrogated and sentenced to serve 15 days, they were willing to accept the consequences of their actions-all from a government that claims to have "freedom of religion."
But it was not enough for the PSB to arrest and beat these two Christian women for the crime of passing our Christian literature. In the afternoon of June 18th, Mrs. Jiang Zongziu was pronounced dead by the PSB office of Tongzi County. They claimed she died of "natural causes." The fact is she was beaten to death.
The Voice of the Martyrs has received video testimony from the surviving family, photos of Jiang body showing her bruised body, and a copy of the actual arrest document. All of this had to be smuggled out of China as the authorities continue to attempt to hide their systematic persecution of Christians. An international campaign is now under way on behalf of the surviving family.
Much of the world would like you to believe Christians are no longer persecuted. Sister Jiang's family would disagree. Now you can stay informed of what is really happening to your Christian brothers and sisters in countries like China and even discover practical ways to help, with a FREE subscription to The Voice of the Martyrs monthly newsletter. Don't turn your back on today's persecuted church. Subscribe today.
O Lord
Hear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Guard my life, for I am devoted to you. You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I call to you all day long. Bring joy to your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you. Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my cry for mercy. In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me. Among the gods there is none like you, O lord; no deeds can compare with yours. All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, O Lord; they will bring glory to your name. For you are Great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths of the grave. Ps 86:1-13 niv
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Scripture for today
Psalms 23
The Lord is my shepherd; I
shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in
green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the
still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me in the paths of
righteousness for his name’s
sake.
Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of
death,
I will fear no evil: for thou
art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they
comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before
me in the presence of mine
enemies:
Thou annointest my head with
oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of
my life:
And I will dwell in the house of
the Lord for ever.
The Lord is my shepherd; I
shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in
green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the
still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me in the paths of
righteousness for his name’s
sake.
Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of
death,
I will fear no evil: for thou
art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they
comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before
me in the presence of mine
enemies:
Thou annointest my head with
oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of
my life:
And I will dwell in the house of
the Lord for ever.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
We are doomed from birth but can live forever
Jesus knows that we cannot make it in this mortal body of flesh without Him. That is why He has already paid our sin debt in full, dying on the cross for our sins. Jesus has made it so that we can call upon Him and He will save us and give us eternal life for ever and ever. God loves us and Jesus wants the best for us but He may have us go through things to reach our next level of our relationship with Him. We must not let these trials get us down. We must strive to live in the spirit and not in the flesh. It is so easy to get caught up in the earthly things, that is how God made us. He also gave us the way out too. We should always praise Him and look to Him to help us each day in prayer. In reading His word He will give us a better understanding of His plan for us. He speaks to us through His word and lets us understand His word through Him. God knows all and is all. There is nothing that we cannot make it through with God on our side. So let us rejoice today for the love of God is with us always.
Psalms100
Make a joyful noise unto the
Lord, all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness:
Come before his presence with
singing.
Know ye that the Lord he is
God:
It is he that has made us,
and not we ourselves;
We are his people, and
the sheep of his pasture.
Enter into his gates with
thanksgiving.
And into his courts with praise:
Be thankful unto him, and
bless his name.
For the Lord is good; his
mercy is everlasting;
And his truth endureth to
all generations.
PRAISE HIS DEAR NAME!
Psalms100
Make a joyful noise unto the
Lord, all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness:
Come before his presence with
singing.
Know ye that the Lord he is
God:
It is he that has made us,
and not we ourselves;
We are his people, and
the sheep of his pasture.
Enter into his gates with
thanksgiving.
And into his courts with praise:
Be thankful unto him, and
bless his name.
For the Lord is good; his
mercy is everlasting;
And his truth endureth to
all generations.
PRAISE HIS DEAR NAME!
Friday, March 03, 2006
Let us rejoice in the Lord our God
God is great in all He does. Everything He does He does for the good of all His children. Let us give Him praise for all things. His power we cannot comprehend. It is greater than anyone can begin to imagine. Starting with the creation of the heavens and earth. To the creation of men and women. To the creation of all the plants and animals. Oh how powerful God is. And what is even more powerful than any of this is the love that God has for us. He has given all, including His Son Jesus Christ. What more could we even imagine we could ask for yet He tells us to ask and it will be given to us. Put any troubles before the Lord in prayer and it will be answered, according to His will, for the good of His children. What a blessing it is to have a friend that is all powerful and wanting to help us find our way to Him. Praise His dear name, Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. amen
Matthew7:7-8
Ask, and it shall be given to you;
seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it
shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth;
and he that seeketh findeth:
and to him that knocketh it shall be
opened.
Psalm 117
O praise the Lord, all ye
nations:
Praise him, all ye people.
For his merciful kindness is
great toward us:
And the truth of the Lord
endureth for ever.
Praise ye the Lord.
Matthew7:7-8
Ask, and it shall be given to you;
seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it
shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth;
and he that seeketh findeth:
and to him that knocketh it shall be
opened.
Psalm 117
O praise the Lord, all ye
nations:
Praise him, all ye people.
For his merciful kindness is
great toward us:
And the truth of the Lord
endureth for ever.
Praise ye the Lord.
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