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Jack Frost – Real or Fiction?

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This one for our re-chewing pleasure comes from 2007. November 28 to be exact. Perhaps some of you will enjoy it for the first time today.

Jack Frost – Real or Fiction

Are you aware that the Father takes delight in you and that He thinks about you all the time?… Jack Frost

Names are important and what is associated with a Name is crucial. The quote today was spoken/written by Jack Frost. If you go to your Internet browser search window and type in just ‘jack frost’, the first page of links you receive has nothing to say about the author of our quote. But if you type in ‘jack frost author’, up comes Jack Frost – Christian writer.

Jack died this year on March 5 (2007) leaving his wife, children, grand-children and a couple of books behind.

‘Experiencing the Father’s Embrace’, and ‘Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship’.
Strange, isn’t it? Hardly a person is not familiar with the elfish creature who personifies crisp, cold winter weather and there’s a movie by that name as well. I believe Michael Keaton portrays him.

But how many of us heard of Jack Frost, Christian writer, before today?

Most of the people who occupy (past, present or future) this planet, live and physically die with little or no recognition, certainly not as much as Jack Frost, an imaginary creation.

Isn’t it GREAT to know that Father God has RECOGNIZED you and shall NEVER forget you?

Enjoy a portion of Psalm 139 and acknowledge by your thinking, talking and ‘walk’ today that YOU are on the Mind and Heart of the Creator of the Universe, even if only a handful of people know your name!

1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
2 You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar off.
3 You comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.
5 You have hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,”
Even the night shall be light about me;
12 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
13 For You formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.
17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.

We are in Awe of You Father Lord. You know each and every one of us, nothing about us is hidden from You and You love us still! Thank You Father.  . . .   And we pray for the Peace of Israel and the Repentance of America and all this we ask in Jesus Name.
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Revelation 2:17 — His Ministry to you,
Kathie

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Are We Convincible?

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I scanned a few and selected this one. I think it may set as well again as it did in September 2008. If you would like to read it as it originally appeared click HERE.

Are We Convincible?

Something to ponder: a quote accredited to Maya Angelou:
‘A woman’s heart should be so hidden in Christ That a man should have to seek Him first to find her.’
I like that!!

First I read this in Colossians 3:
2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

This passage is so big how do we get our minds around it? Only the Holy Spirit Himself can speak to each of our hearts the impact He desires for these most powerful, promising words. And then I read these verses:

12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

If you go back to verse 11 ‘God’s chosen people’ becomes clear.

11 Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

So WE, you and me, ALL who are IN Christ, are holy and dearly loved. Can you appreciate that today? Can you appreciate that you ARE dearly loved today? But not only are we dearly loved, we are holy in Christ Jesus. That’s harder, isn’t it? We think we are being humble if we refrain from seeing ourselves as holy, don’t we? Yet, He said we are a holy people. That is the way ABBA sees us. Who are we to refuse to see ourselves as He sees us? And what do we miss out on if we continue to resist this Word to us? Is it possible that we will go lacking in some crucial elements of holy living? I think so. Like compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. If we refuse to allow the Holy Spirit to convince us that we are holy, doesn’t it seem reasonable that we will continue to manifest unholy behavior? If we refuse to allow the Holy Spirit to convince us that we are dearly loved by ABBA, doesn’t it seem entirely possible that we will not love others or even ourselves as He has commanded us to love? If we refuse to allow the Holy Spirit to convince us that we are fully forgiven, isn’t it highly likely that we will not readily forgive others? Can we begin today to allow the Holy Spirit to wrap our arms around this TRUTH: that we in Christ Jesus are a holy people that Abba Dearly LOVES? I think really, really believing this just may be one of the greatest honors we can give our KING and Father. Do you agree?

Holy Spirit, our request to You today is that day by day we surrender to You and allow You to convince us more and more that in You Christ Jesus we have become a holy people, a people that You ABBA dearly love. A holy people that You desire to live through manifesting Your compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience and forgiveness to this world.

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Revelation 2:17 — His Ministry to you,
Kathie

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Empty Altars – Why?

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This one is still sobering to me and tonight is not the first night I’ve looked at it for a ‘chew-again’. So, tonight/today here it is.

Empty Altars – Why?

It’s winding down, a day for remembering the greatest day in all of history – the Resurrection of Jesus Christ!   This was a high attendance Sunday.  Sitting in the choir gave me an advantage. I could see that the House was full, not packed out but full enough late comers needed help to find a seat.  Which said to me with 477 people in attendance the likelihood that ALL 477 of them are saved is slim indeed.  In fact I’d say the likelihood of it is between nil and none. And when we prayed and we sang and we prayed and the altar was not flooded with folks confessing their sins and pleading to be saved, I was sad – still am.  The nearly vacant altar proclaims that many walked in this Easter Sunday morning as Christ rejecters and walked out as Christ rejecters.How can that be?  There is nothing sadder or more tragic than being a Christ Rejecter.  To have heard that we are all sinners in need of a Savior and the Savior has come and the invitation is open to all to come, taste and see The LORD is good; come, taste and see that you can be forgiven, you can miss hell and gain heaven; yet they said no.  No thank You to Jesus Christ.  Did they hold the pew until their knuckles turned white?  Why?  Why did they say No?  And one might say how do you know they said no?  Because they didn’t say yes.  Anything but a yes is a no – not today is still NO. And NO equals Christ Rejecter, however it’s dressed.

Acts 26:
27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you do believe.”
28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.” 29 And Paul said, “I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains.” 

I’m sad.  I’m wondering.  I’m longing to say something, do something.  Something so they will see.  Where did they all go after service? Are they remembering the words of the Pastor? Is the song It Is Finished still playing in their heads? Will there be another chance for them?  Why are the altars in the churches so vacant?  Do you know?
And what of IDOK – I have to ask.  Are we all saved? I wonder if on the receiving end of every IDOK email address if there is attached thereto a soul who has been wondrously saved.  If yes, please pray with me and for me and for yourself that the Holy Spirit will revive us, that our altars will no longer be empty. And if no (you’re not saved), why? Why would you continue to be a Christ rejecter?  Why would you say no to Him?  Why would you choose hell over heaven? Why?
Mark 8:
36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 

Anybody else out there feeling the same as me?  Anybody else wondering why?  Anybody else wanting to see some people saved?  What’s DADDY telling you?  What are we to do?

ABBA, talk to us.  What is required of us to see people saved?  Why are so few people coming to be saved these days in American churches? Why are altars so bare of people accepting Your Gift of Eternal Life?  What are we doing wrong?  What are we lacking?  What are we missing?  We need to know and we need to change.  We need to line up with Your Word, LORD.  Holy Spirit, please show us in practical step by steps what we are doing wrong and what You require of us and give us the courage and the will to let you change us for Jesus’ Name Sake. Amen and amen.
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Revelation 2:17 — His Ministry to you,
Kathie

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Random Cleaning Thoughts

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I scanned post titles and this one seems to be the right one for chewing-again.

I’m working on my groove today and am stopping by our screen for a moment to put down some thoughts occurring as I’ve been cleaning that, of course, bring spiritual application to me.   You ready?  The place of cleaning shall remain nameless but let it suffice to say it was my arm’s length back into semidarkness and I was concerned about just what might jump out at me. And as soon as that thought was splashed on my brain-screen I wondered if we are like that with ABBA.  I wondered if maybe we are hesitant to probe and do spiritual cleaning because we are afraid of what He might show us.
And then while on my hands and knees in another room, I was wondering if this cleaning would be noticed. So then and there, I firmly claimed a spiritual application for us.  When we wipe down baseboards for Jesus it does not matter if Mr. Wonderful or Little Wonderfuls notice or not, because Jesus notices!  I might add HE is really good company for cleaning baseboards.   Just some thoughts.  Catch you later.I am using The Message Bible today because it was the first Translation I came to with the word ‘cleaning’.  Take a look.

Acts 15 (The Message Bible): 6-9 The apostles and leaders called a special meeting to consider the matter. The arguments went on and on, back and forth, getting more and more heated. Then Peter took the floor: “Friends, you well know that from early on God made it quite plain that He wanted the pagans to hear the Message of this good news and embrace it—and not in any secondhand or roundabout way, but firsthand, straight from my mouth. And God, who can’t be fooled by any pretense on our part but always knows a person’s thoughts, gave them the Holy Spirit exactly as He gave Him to us. He treated the outsiders exactly as He treated us, beginning at the very center of who they were and working from that center outward, cleaning up their lives as they trusted and believed Him. 

The procedure has not changed – He cleans our lives as we trust and believe Him.  Cleaning is a good thing.  It’s a God thing, within the Temple and the house wherein the ‘Temple’ resides.

Just for fun I am providing you with a link to read the other Passages in The Message Bible wherein I found the word cleaning – pretty interesting reading.
ABBA, this has been a fun one to write and yet the message is so very serious.  I pray we all take it to heart and cooperate with You in getting our ‘temples’ and our homes clean.  I pray we will de-clutter our lives; that we will learn from You to rid ourselves of the chaos.  Somehow I suspect Heaven has clean attics and closets – help us do the same here.
Thank You for other opportunities to pray.  . . .  And our IDOK Troops, we pray again for their safety and protection of spirit, soul and body and for each a safe and sound return home.  For their families to be helped in practical ways and for them to experience You close and caring for them.   I pray for Israel; for Her protection, peace and prosperity and for the defeat of all Her enemies.  . . .  ABBA, I pray You will have mercy on America . . ..  And now as this day is winding down I pray for all our IDOKs and Readers, and I ask that You grant sleep and rest to each.  I also ask that You raise up that praying army and please let me be one of the warriors to bring local bodies of Christian Believers back to being first and foremost Houses of Prayer.  Take this devotion, Your Word and our prayers and be exalted LORD. Amen and amen.
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Revelation 2:17 — His Ministry to you,
Kathie
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