Year: 2015

Are you ready to be lifted up? By whom?

http://bible.com/116/amo.5.12.nlt
For I know the vast number of your sins
and the depth of your rebellions.
You oppress good people by taking bribes
and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

It is an evil time. A time when we run from a lion,  into the hands of a bear, when we escape from the near and are bitten by a snake. Even those who are good at heart fail to follow the Lord’s will because they do not value His advice enough to earnestly seek it.

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Forget WWJD, what IS He doing in YOU

Shared in love and truth and Hope and Love, with Faith that His perfect message might shine through, even in the middle of my imperfect delivery.

Which way you turnt? Up? Or down?

http://bible.com/116/jol.2.12-13.nlt
That is why the Lord says,
“Turn to me now,
while there is time.
Give me your hearts.
Come with fasting,
weeping, and mourning.
Don’t tear your clothing in your grief,
but tear your hearts instead.”
Return to the Lord your God,
for He is merciful and compassionate,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
He is eager to relent and not punish.

Yes, there is judgement and separation and punishment for many. But the Lord isn’t eager to punish, He doesn’t delight in the deaths of the wicked, He is not controlled by anger or retribution. He is just and fair and righteous. He is merciful and compassionate towards those who seek Him.

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Confusion

Ignorance and misunderstanding create sufficiently enough confusion within this world – that trickery and malice are found far less commonly to be the root cause behind the the pain and suffering imposed by men upon each other.

There is little need for an active supernatural enemy of man, when man has turned so far from God and is so hardened in heart that he becomes a great enemy to his own kind.

We are children of one or the other. We either serve to bring truth and love and mercy and forgiveness to the world, giving of ourselves to build up others. Or we serve the purpose of tearing down others to build up the image of ourselves. We are either seeking to honor God and honor others, or we are expecting honor for ourselves.

Who’s your daddy?

Shine bright, that isn’t your little flame, it is His glorious grace

http://bible.com/116/dan.12.3.nlt
Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever.

To be wise is to have understanding,  to fear the Lord’s wrath and righteous judgement that will be poured out on this world.

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A Disciple is not a career choice, it is a calling

http://bible.com/59/luk.9.57-62.ESV
As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”  To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”  Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Three men. Three situations. The responses.

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