Monthly Archives: February 2012

Christian Living, Guests, Repentance

A Rundown

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of what has been occupying me this morning. 

First I began with Beth Moore — Wednesdays with Beth. Click HERE to see and hear.  Listen for Age of Posers.  We live in a time of Posers – let us NOT be Posers.

Next I caught some of the 700 Club.  Click HERE for the particular news story.  And from this news story I am thinking where are the NOAHs? Am I a Noah? Am I sounding the alarm that JESUS is Coming? And who is listening? Are the peoples of the world, especially sects of Americans, like the people in Noah’s day –Laughing at him until the rain began to fall?

We know the answer to that, don’t we? Here it is.

2 Timothy 3 21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

This know also: that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, without selfcontrol, fierce, despisers of those who are good,
4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God,
5 having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof. From such turn away.
6 For of this sort are those who creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
7 ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
via 2 tim 3 KJ21 – This know also: that in the last days – Bible Gateway.

And so that wrapped and brought me here to give you something to think about.

Luke 21: 28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
via Luke 21:27-29 KJV – And then shall they see the Son of man – Bible Gateway.

Be wise, be discerning, be ready and be telling.

There are prayers to pray! Praying (PFT)!

Celebrations

Love and HIM

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Oh that today, Valentine’s Day, would be a celebration of love all across America.  Real, lasting, faithful, true, and holy love.
Oh that today love would be pledged to the Greatest Lover of Eternity – JESUS CHRIST, the Righteous.
If ever One deserved to be loved it is HIM.
If ever One was a true and faithful lover it is HIM.

And if ever we as mortals want to give and receive real, lasting, faithful, true, and holy love we will FIRST give our love to HIM so we will have love to give to them.

John 3:16 21st Century King James Version (KJ21)
16″For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
via John 3:16 KJ21 – For God so loved the world that He gave – Bible Gateway.

There will be a lot of giving TO each other today (and that’s a good thing) but it’s the giving of one’s self FOR another that makes it LOVE.

I Corinthians 13: 3-7 The Message Bible
If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love.
Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.
Love doesn’t strut,
Doesn’t have a swelled head,
Doesn’t force itself on others,
Isn’t always “me first,”
Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn’t revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back, But keeps going to the end.
via I cor 13 MSG – The Way of Love – If I speak with human – Bible Gateway.

There are prayers to pray! Praying (PFT) is breathing for Christians!
Today is Dori’s test. Today is also her birthday.  And there’s Kerri. And MORE!

Guests

It, him and the natural KT

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You didn’t hear much from me this morning with my Sunshine post. Sometimes it happens that way. BUT this early afternoon when I read just the name of Elaine’s post I knew it was going to be one that I needed – big time!

She entitled it burning the bridge to Egypt. .   and I am offering you a link HERE to read it.  It will be worth every moment of time you invest.

This is one of the sentences that stopped me in my reading tracks:

In Egypt, obedience is mandated. In Canaan, obedience is chosen.

The world, the Evil One and my flesh, DEMAND that I obey them. And sad to say, I often – oh to my shame – often, is too shallow a description of the times I obey: it, him and the natural KT.  BUT look at that lovely word c h o s e n! Our entrance to and our remaining in Canaan is built on choosing. We find FREEDOM when we choose and BONDAGE when we bow to demands.  But that’s enough from me. PLEASE pop on over and read Elaine today. You won’t regret it.

A Quick Hello

Sunshine

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I’m just stopping in for a Monday morning hello.  It must be quick to truthfully be a morning hello as there is only about 30 minutes left in this beautiful, cool Monday morning in lower Alabama. It has warmed up considerably since dawn.  I know because Hubby got his Christmas present put in place on Saturday. We are enjoying it. Okay. So it’s not that exciting this morning. Not like it was Saturday night when it was 30 something degrees with a wind chill index.  Moving right along.

I hope you all have a fine and gracious day.

The Message Bible Ecclesiastes 11:
6 Go to work in the morning and stick to it until evening without watching the clock. You never know from moment to moment how your work will turn out in the end.
7-8 Oh, how sweet the light of day, And how wonderful to live in the sunshine! Even if you live a long time, don’t take a single day for granted. Take delight in each light-filled hour, . . .   . 
via Ecclesiastes 11 MSG – Be generous Invest in acts of charity – Bible Gateway.

Sweet JESUS Blessings upon you today – Go with HIM today, even when those you love most do not.

There are prayers to pray! Praying (PFT) is breathing for Christians!

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The Emperor’s Club

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Hubby and I watched a movie in the course of the weekend. I would not bill it as a ‘Christian’ movie; however, I have some appreciation for it.

You see it is the only secular movie that I have seen in memory that so clearly depicted the consequences of a single compromise.

A compromise the teacher thought would surely help his student, encourage him, spur him on to greater achievements. After all he had earned an A – changing it to an A+ wasn’t that big a deal, right?  And yes it would prevent Student A from the competition; but Student A was already a solid achiever; he’d never know; he’d be okay, and Student A+ needed this competition.  (Oh how we can reason when we contemplate compromise.)

Student A+ did win the competition and became a powerful, rich, influential man — but never an honest man.  You see he cheated to win the competition and he saw the Headmaster and the Teacher turn a blind eye.  He knew why; his Father was  a Senator and benefactor to the School.

Twenty five years passed and the teacher finally fessed up to Student A what he had done, telling him he should have been included in that prestigious competition. The Teacher was finally free. He had finally confessed and now what would Student A do?

Well, something pretty remarkable, I think — he entrusted his own son to the tutelage of his beloved Teacher.

Compromise. It’s sin. It hurts the Compromiser and those compromised. No body wins.
At least not until repentance is received and forgiveness is given.

Any thoughts?