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Filling in the Blank

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In close circles it is well-known that my hubby is an Auburn fan. So when a special presentation was announced to be aired on television tonight he DVR-ed it to watch when we got home from prayer meeting. And as I was tidying the kitchen I overheard a statement that struck a chord for me.

Gene Chizik.
Like him or not, what he said will ‘preach’ for football, for life.

“If you tell me you want to be a doctor but you are out drinking every night you don’t want to be a doctor you want to be a drunk.”

He followed with counsel that they needed to work on good habits to be a good football player.

So any body got a dream? Got a dream to be a good teacher? A published writer? An accomplished pianist? A medal winning gymnastic?  A dream to be a _____________?  Yes? Let us then be about filling in that blank with good habits that will develop the skills to achieve that dream.

Got a dream to be a mature, loving, kind, productive Christian?
Same principle.
Let us fill our minds and our days with good habits – the kind of habits we read that JESUS did.

Acts 10:38 Amplified Bible (AMP)
38 How God anointed and consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the [Holy] Spirit and with strength and ability and power; how He went about doing good and, in particular, curing all who were harassed and oppressed by [the power of] the devil, for God was with Him.
via Acts 10:38 AMP – How God anointed and consecrated Jesus – Bible Gateway.

John 20:21 Amplified Bible (AMP)
21 Then Jesus said to them again, Peace to you! [Just] as the Father has sent Me forth, so I am sending you.
via John 20:21 AMP – Then Jesus said to them again Peace to – Bible Gateway.

Thursday is World Evangelism prayer day for me. Not sure yet the place for the month of October — research tomorrow.  You will recall, September was Easter Island – Rapa Nui.  Still have a strange fondness for the place.  Must be a GOD thing. :)

Click HERE and pray and let us keep on

Braving the Dark with The LIGHT together,
Kathie

Assurance - Promise, Christian Living, KWT Paraphrasing, Salvation

Nuff Said

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For God so loved YOU that He gave His only begotten Son that if YOU will believe in Him, He WILL save YOU. John 3:16 kwt paraphrase

Romans 5:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
8 But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) died for us.
via Romans 5:8 AMP – But God shows and clearly proves His – Bible Gateway.

1 Peter 5:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
7 Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
via 1 Peter 5:7 AMP – Casting the whole of your care all your – Bible Gateway.

Hebrews 13:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
5 Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!]
via Hebrews 13:5 AMP – Let your character or moral disposition – Bible Gateway.

Click HERE and pray, please.

Brave the Dark with The LIGHT,
Kathie

Christian Living

Box of Cookies

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Practice makes perfect – we’ve all heard it. And to some degree we believe it. And to the degree we believe it, we will practice it.

Like so with Scripture.

Romans 6 was not fun to teach this morning. It says and therefore I had to say that we  in CHRIST JESUS are dead to sin and alive unto God (that part we like but what follows is) therefore we can no longer live in the practice of sin. And I used a couple of examples and now I have to practice them.

I said some have said I can’t eat just one cookie, if I eat one I have to eat the whole box. I had to say that’s a lie. We don’t HAVE to eat the whole box. We eat more than we need (cookies or whatever the fancy or staple is) because we WANT to eat them, not because we HAVE to. See what I mean? Not fun! Not fun at all!!

BUT the good news is we don’t HAVE to eat the whole box because every man, woman, boy and girl who is IN CHRIST JESUS, has within us the Resurrection Power of God. And since He who is within was able to raise JESUS CHRIST from the dead, He in us can say no to a box of cookies. And here’s the sticky part — if we don’t call upon Him for His Strength to say NO to boxes of cookies or unwholesome movies or outbursts of anger that wound others, or compromising holy principles, or gossip, or unforgiveness, or coveting, or well you see what I mean. If we don’t call upon Him for His Strength to say NO, it’s not because we can’t, it’s because we don’t WANT to.  NOW THAT STINGS!

Am I, did I advocate that we can be sinless in practice in this life? ABSOLUTELY NOT! But I did bring to point that even though we will not be sinless this side of Heaven, we can sin less today than we did yesterday, if we want to. And if we don’t want to? Well, we better check to make sure we have actually said YES to JESUS in saving faith.

It was a hard lesson. So what will I do with it now? Well, for now, I’m gonna put this ‘Box of Cookies’ to automatic post and I’m going to ignore all those good things that need to be done and go to bed – not because I want to but because obedience and love for JESUS commands that I rest the temple in which HE by HIS SPIRIT resides.

1 Corinthians 6:19 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?
via 1 Corinthians 6:19 NASB – Or do you not know that your body is a – Bible Gateway.

Click HERE and pray this fine Monday morning :)  and be vigilant to
Brave the Dark with The LIGHT,
Kathie

Assurance - Promise, Christian Living, Forgiveness, Repentance, Salvation

Keep Singing

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Please read with me the words of JESUS as recorded for us in

Luke 4:18 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
18 “THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,
via Luke 4:18 NASB – THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME – Bible Gateway.

Now recall with me that in Acts 16 Paul and Silas had been beaten and thrown into the inner prison. And this was no casual beating, they were stripped of their clothing and then struck with many blows. I am wondering if those blows came by a cat-of-nine-tails. And further more after the flogging their feet were placed in stocks there in a most inner dark, filthy, foul-smelling cell.

25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
via Acts 16 NASB – The Macedonian Vision Paul came also to – Bible Gateway.

And the prisoners were listening to them.

HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES,  Paul and Silas were captives who had been set free – that is why they were praying and singing and it was to this that the prisoners were listening.

Prisoners- Captives will be listening to you and me today. What will they hear?

This is World Evangelism prayer day for me.  I’m still praying for Rapa Nui (Easter Island). For what place are you praying?

Please click HERE and pray for those who have been entrusted to us, and let us continue to
Brave the Dark with The LIGHT together,
Kathie