Making a Difference in your Life, in the Parts that are for Keeps!
SNATCHING POLITICAL DEFEAT FROM THE JAWS OF ELECTION VICTORY.
Who would have ever thought we would see the likes of such a one – party system!!!
Republicrats are doing what they do best—doing their best to discard the will of the people.
Unprecedented collaboration with our enemies abroad and in Washington.
HITLER WAS ELECTED.
BHOB* WAS ELECTED.
And what else is a parallel?
Just about everything.
Alliances with all the bad guys.
Blitzkrieg on our beliefs and freedoms.
BHOB* (see footnote) pulls the wool over the media, the church, the masses, the government leaders.
*Barack Hussein OBama—Say BHHHOB aloud and it sounds like the warning for Christians in the 2008 election: “Beware of sheep’s clothing.
So Christianity is supposed to be so great.
What’s the catch?
What’s the fine print?
What did they not tell me?
“The catch” is not in fine print.
It is the part they don’t tell you because it may not be popular.
Christianity is a gift, but being a Christian is not easy.
Christianity is free, but it costs the Christian everything.
Christianity is available for everyone, but the Christian will not be popular.
Christianity provides the way to heaven, but the Christian finds it is very narrow.
Christianity shows the love of Jesus, but the Christian learns to embrace everything Jesus said:
“I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by Me.”
“The gate is difficult, and the road is narrow, that leads to life; and there are few that find it.”
“It is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.”
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth.”
“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
“You will be hated of all people for my name’s sake.”
“He who kills you will think he is doing God service.”
“If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”
“He who endures to the end will be saved.”
“Be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.”
And the final, fine, bold print, to sing and shout:
“It will be worth it all, when we see Jesus.”
Don’t wait until you feel better, to do what makes you feel better.
Don’t wait to experience a close encounter with God, to experience getting close to God.
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat and drink with him, and he with me.”
“Trust in the Lord, but some things you have to figure out yourself.”
Have you ever heard that?
Have you ever said that?
Do you believe that?
The bottom line is this:
Do you really believe God meant what He said?
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in ALL your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.”
Three things to consider today, before a new year, and DECIDE NOW what we will do then, when . . .
When we are faced with a new day in the new year, none of us is strong enough to withstand the myriad of attractions and distractions coming into our mind from our gadgets and our goals the moment we awaken. DECIDE NOW to give the very beginning of every day to Jesus.
When we are faced with any kind of sexual temptation, none of us is strong enough to decide then, to say “no,” if we do not DECIDE NOW.
When we are faced with a gun to our head or a knife to our neck to deny Jesus, we may not pass the test then, if we do not DECIDE NOW.
“REMEMBER NOW your Creator in the days of your youth [and we are all younger than we will ever be], before the evil days come, or the years draw near, when you will say, ‘I have no pleasure in them.'” —–His Book
What can you give to impress a baby?
What can you give to impress the King of the Universe?
NOTHING!
This morning I stopped in awe, listening to a song about Mary pondering everything about her baby, Jesus.
So, what can I give baby Jesus?
It seems there are only two things Jesus wants—and only two things I can give.
+++ I give Him what I don’t have.
I don’t have money—so I give Him my debts.
I don’t have stuff to impress or boast—so I give Him my shame.
I don’t have a pretty past—so I give Him my sins.
I don’t have a good attitude sometimes—so I give Him my brokenness.
I don’t have a good memory—so I give Him my mind.
I don’t have a handle on planning—so I give Him my future.
+++ I give Him what I do have.
I do have a song to share—so I look for someone who needs Christmas cheer (like I do).
I do have words of hope—so I look for someone who needs encouragement (like I do).
I do have answers for the deepest questions—so I look for someone who needs to find meaning in life’s tough times (like I do).
I do have a heart for families—so I look for someone who needs real help in their relationships (like I do).
I do have an identity with the down and out—so I look for someone who needs Jesus and not religion (like I do).
I do have a gift for writing—so I look for someone who needs a word, that will make a difference in their life, in the parts that are for keeps ( l i k e I d o ).
What I don’t have:
“You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it. The sacrifice God wants is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.”
What I do have:
“Whatever you have done for the least of these, you have done it unto Me.”—–Jesus
Finally, what can I give—I will give thanks.
2014 ? 2015 ? ? 2016 ? ? ?
IN TIMES LIKE THESE
2014 ? 2015 ? ? 2016 ? ? ?
YOU NEED A SAVIOR.
“In the fullness of time,
God sent forth His Son,
Made of a woman,
Made under the law,
To redeem them
That were under the law.”
AND THAT IS HOW WE CAN SAY
M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S
IN TIMES LIKE THESE
YOU NEED A SAVIOR.
IN TIMES LIKE THESE
YOU NEED AN ANCHOR.
IN TIMES LIKE THESE
BE VERY SURE
YOUR ANCHOR HOLDS
AND GRIPS THE SOLID ROCK.
THAT ROCK IS JESUS,
YES, HE’S THE ONE.
THAT ROCK IS JESUS,
THE ONLY ONE.
IN TIMES LIKE THESE
BE VERY SURE
YOUR ANCHOR HOLDS
AND GRIPS THE SOLID ROCK.
(text from my Christmas card)
God Is Dead . . .
They tried that once,
and it lasted three days ! ! !
—THE BIBLE—
—-I AM GOD—-
——-AND——–
—I APPROVE—
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