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2018, Hebrews, Just Chatty Today, Romans

Generalizing

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Dangerous. I know!

I invested exorbitant time generalizing generations today for my Facebook feed.  So why let it go to waste, I might as well share here too.

Pondering today. Just general observations from recent and current Generations. Mothers and Daddies took their children to church and practiced Scriptural obedience, not perfectly, but gave it a good faith try back in the 1940s and 50s – Generation one herein.

Those children born to generation one herein aged. They got married. This second generation, they went to church most of the time. Read their Bibles often. Prayed regularly. Morally lived pretty good. They had children. They even had some home devotions with the children – well, the Mommas did.

Third generation. These children of the Children of the second generation stay out of church most of the time except for weddings and funerals. They have a Bible, somewhere. Read it seldom. Not much real praying, not even grace before meals but occasionally ask for others to pray for them on social media when troubles are heavy.

Fourth generation. Some have Bibles, usually given to them by someone in generation two. Majority have a world view that would stagger generation one. They are not sure how to pray, who or if there is anyone to pray to. A majority of these fourth generation children hold out their hands demanding they be filled. Some of the older ones of generation 4 have married already, some are having babies already (5th generation).

Yes, these are generalities. Thank the LORD for every exception! And for not the exception, it’s not too late! All living generations can repent and we NEED TO and yet make a difference for other generations. We cannot change what we have done or what we did not do. BUT, we can now, today! bring the transforming Power of the BLOOD OF JESUS into these generational blood lines and set captives free before death claims us. That’s it.

Romans 12: (KJV )2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.  source

Hebrews 13: (TLV) 12 Therefore, to make the people holy through His own blood, Yeshua also suffered outside the gate. source

Hebrews 13: (CSB) 20 Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus—the great Shepherd of the sheep—through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 equip you with everything good to do his will, working in us what is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.  source

Selah ~  ~ ~
2018, Romans

His Story, My Story

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I posted the following to my Facebook page yesterday; during my prayer walk today I expressed I wanted more people to read my story; not because I am anything but because HE IS EVERYTHING! 

So if you will humor me and if you have not read my story, please take a few moments and hear my heart. 

Our Pastor has been encouraging us to tell our stories. That is the story of how and when we were introduced to JESUS and has He made a difference. So, I thought I’d start with my Facebook Friends since you all are the ones I see often. 
Some People have salvation encounters with Him that are much quieter and easier than mine but I was a hard one. 
It was November 18th, 1975 right at 9:00 P.M. The Minister had been sharing Scripture with me for about two hours. You see I made an appointment to see him because he told me I could KNOW if I was saved or not. I had been existing in insecurity about that since I was a child. Being the daughter of a deacon who happened to also be the Sunday School Superintendent and a Momma who was a Sunday School teacher who had taken me to church since inception, I knew a lot about GOD. I had been practicing the Biblical principle of tithing since primary school and I had made two previous or were that three professions of faith – neither of them did anything but get me wet in the baptistery. 
But on that November evening, I went to see the Preacher with the idea I was telling him nothing. Well, I confessed more than any of you need to know.😊And he told me the best news ever! 
You see for years, I ran to and fro between knowing I was not good enough to go to heaven but thinking I was not bad enough to go to hell.
And often I would take even another detour that said I was too bad for even GOD to save me. That I was just beyond saving because I had no real faith to believe the Gospel. I knew it well! I just had not personally met the GOD of the Story. 
Now for the Good News. The Best News! Faith is a gift! And He will give it to you if you are willing to receive it!
But there are conditions. Gut-level Honesty. We have to be honest with ourselves and with GOD. And so, I was. For the first time in my life, I came face to face with my human condition: I WAS A HELL-DESERVING SINNER. 
But the Scripture clearly stated and the HOLY SPIRIT convinced me that the BLOOD OF JESUS was enough and that He did not want me to go to hell. He had done enough to save even me and all I had to do was exchange my sins for His Righteousness which He was offering me right then.
That old hymn taken from Scripture is right. I owed a debt I could not pay (For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through JESUS CHRIST our LORD. (Romans 6:23) and I didn’t have to pay it because JESUS HAD ALREADY PAID IT ALL. 
So, I said, Thank You (I accept). And He said You’re Welcome. (Not audibly, of course.) 
What’s it been like these nearly 43 years? Well, I’ve messed up more times than I can remember and He has kept me saved. He has loved me, corrected me, and He continues. He is Life to me. He has kept me in perfect peace every time I have yielded to His Lordship. And every time I have yielded He has rewarded me with assurance and joy, more than I could have imagined. Simply, I don’t do this life without Him.

Thanks for reading. So, how about you, do you have a story to tell too?

2018, Hebrews, Romans

Since We Have

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Hebrews 4:14 So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. 15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. source

Selah ~ ~ ~