Sunday, August 26, 2007

YELLOW LIGHT - CAUTION!

A few days ago I was approaching an intersection and the light turned yellow. I had time to stop so I did. I started thinking about the person behind me, I imagined they were pretty irritated with me because I stopped, I wondered if they might hit me thinking I was going to run the light. On occasion when I've stopped at a yellow light I've had people get so angry with me that they quickly moved over to the next lane and zipped on across the intersection even though the light had already changed to red. So often anymore it seems that "caution" and "yield" mean nothing to people and "stop" means very little. It's common anymore to see several cars blatantly run the red light, putting themselves and the people who have the right-of-way at risk. I can remember a couple of occasions that I ran a red light or a stop sign. When I got across the intersection, realizing what I had done, I was shocked thinking "how could I have done that" but grateful that God kept me and everyone else safe.

As dangerous as ignoring traffic lights and signs can be, it is more dangerous to ignore the caution signs God has given us through his Word. Again, when it comes to the Word of God, many people blatantly run the red lights. The bible tells us there is only one way to be reconciled to God and that is through accepting His Son, Jesus Christ, as Saviour and Lord. The bible tells us the consequences of not confessing with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believing in our heart God raised Him from the dead. The caution sign is there, but they won't slow down, they run the red light. One day the fine will have to be paid. There are also other caution signs and red lights in God's Word that Christian's often ignore such as not to be unequally yoked together with unbelievers, you might think "I can make it across, I'll be OK, and no one will be hurt", but people who run that light usually find that there is a fine to pay.

There are also those of us who run the red lights when we're not really paying attention to what we are doing. It's just as dangerous as running the light on purpose. We always need to be alert and cautious and determine that that we'll never run that light again. The bible says that Satan goes about like a roaring lion seeking those he might devour, he's looking for those who aren't cautious, who are not paying attention, or who are just blatantly reckless.

Read God's Word, find out what the caution lights and stop lights are, obey them and you'll always get across unharmed and without harming anyone else.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

THE HIGHEST HIGH

I don't know what is like to be high on drugs, I've never been drunk. I have, of course, seen other people in these conditions. I notice they are never better afterwords than before. As a matter of fact after they come off the high they feel worse about themselves. The "high" seems to be their only purpose in life.

The high I have experienced is to come into the presence of Almighty God and Worship Him. It's the deepest, most satisfying experience a person can have because we were created with hearts meant to worship Him. This high leaves you feeling better about yourself, that you are priceless, and that you can accomplish anything with God's help.

Sunday, May 06, 2007

WORD-TRUTH.COM

I had to be off for a while to work on taxes, etc., also I created a new website. Visit it if you get a chance. Click on the link below.

http://word-truth.com

Saturday, April 21, 2007

THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION OF YOUR LIFE!!!

THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION OF YOUR LIFE!!!
At some point in your life you will have to make a decision about whether you will accept or reject God's free gift of salvation to you, if you will allow Jesus Christ to take the punishment for your sinful nature and give Him your life that He paid for with His blood. Other decisions may affect you for a lifetime, this decision will affect you for eternity.

This message contains a sample prayer you can pray when you are ready to accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour and Lord. Some things you need to acknowledge or be aware of before you make this decision are:

1. You were born with a sin nature, therefore you have sinned. Rom. 5:12 Rom. 3:23 1 John 1:10
2. The price of sin is death. Rom. 5:12. Rom. 6:23
3. Jesus Christ paid the price of sin for us. Rom. 6:23 Heb. 9:26-28
4. We only have access back to God through Jesus Christ. John 14:6
Romans 8: 1 - 39
5. You are not saved by confessing all your sins but by confessing with your mouth that Jesus is your Lord and believing in your heart God raised him from the dead. Rom. 10:8-13 Eph. 2:8,9

When you decide to accept God's free gift of salvation, you are doing much more than just repeating a prayer someone asks you to pray to "get saved", you are making a total life commitment. Confessing Jesus as Lord means that from now on obedience to Him and following His will for your life is your first priority and believing that God has raised him from the dead means that you understand that everything necessary for your salvation was accomplished in Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. In death he took your place so you wouldn't have to die in your sins, he became your sacrifice; during His burial period He went into Paradise where all the righteous dead had gone, (Jesus told one of the thieves who was crucified with Him, and had acknowledged belief in Him, that he would be with Him is Paradise that day - Luke 23:39-43) but Jesus didn't stay there and no longer would they, He brought them out and took them to Heaven with Him (Eph. 4:8-10 and Matthew 27:52 and 53 states that after the resurrection of Jesus the graves of many saints were opened and they that slept arose, came out of their graves, went into the holy city, and appeared to many; in His resurrection He broke free, and set all who receive His salvation free, from every sin and bondage. Death and sin no longer had a hold on Him nor on anyone else who would believe in and accept Him as Saviour and Lord.

A PRAYER YOU CAN PRAY (or pray your own prayer from your heart)(Repeating these words won't save you, praying them to God and meaning them from your heart will change your life and your eternity.)

FATHER GOD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS I COME TO YOU TO ACCEPT YOUR FREE GIFT OF SALVATION. I BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST DIED IN MY PLACE TO TAKE MY SINS AND MY SINFUL NATURE FROM ME, HE TOOK MY PLACE SO THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE TO DIE AN ETERNAL DEATH AND SO THAT I CAN LIVE WITH YOU FOREVER AS YOUR CHILD. HE PAID THE WAGES OF MY SIN, WHICH WAS DEATH. I BELIEVE WITH MY HEART THAT YOU RAISED JESUS FROM THE DEAD, THAT IN HIS RESURRECTION HE BROKE THE POWER OF SIN AND DEATH OVER MY LIFE, HE WAS THE FIRST ONE WHO COULD RIGHTFULLY ENTER HEAVEN TO LIVE WITH YOU, AND NOW BECAUSE OF HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION I CAN LIVE WITH YOU FOREVER. LORD JESUS I NOW ACCEPT YOU AS MY LORD AND SAVIOUR, YOUR SPIRIT WILL LIVE IN ME AND I WILL KNOW THAT I AM A CHILD OF GOD. FATHER, I BELONG TO YOU, I AM YOUR CHILD. I AM RESPONSIBLE TO BE OBEDIENT TO YOU AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO TAKE CARE OF ME AS YOUR CHILD. THANK YOU FATHER GOD AND MY LORD JESUS CHRIST FOR SAVING ME.

You were made righteous and became a child of God when uou confessed with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believed in your heart God raised Him from the dead, but you are a spiritual baby who will make mistakes, and your Father, God, has given to you God the Holy Spirit and a selection of many good bible believing churches to teach and guide you so you can learn and grow into perfection. You need to learn more about God, we need to read His covenant with us (The Holy Bible - especially the New Testament). You need to pray (Matt. 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.), God wants us to communicate with Him. You need to find a good church that believes the whole bible is the inspired Word of God and teaches you the truths from the bible, as a spiritual baby you need some help to learn and grow.

This is a link to a site where you can look up scripture references in many different versions of the bible: http://www.biblegateway.com/

Monday, January 15, 2007

THE INSPIRED WORD!

I found a great website for anyone for anyone who wants answers to their questions about the inspiration and accuracy of the bible:

http://www.allabouttruth.org/

"Bible Contradictions - Earnestly Investigate for Yourself! It's utterly fascinating how many people reject God's Word by focusing on a little list of alleged Bible contradictions. Yet, when presented with the miracle of the Bible's structure, survival, integration, historical veracity, archaeological evidence, scientific insights, outside corroborating records, and hundreds of fulfilled prophecies (each of which far surpass any other "holy book"), people look the other way. When viewed alongside other historical writings, the double standard in textual criticism is obvious. Remember, "God is not the author of confusion..." (1 Corinthians 14:33). If someone presents you with a supposed contradiction in the Bible, take a moment to earnestly investigate for yourself. "
http://www.allabouttruth.org/bible-contradictions.htm

Monday, January 01, 2007

CAN I PROVE GOD EXISTS?

Comment:
You can't possibly "know" God exists. You can't provide any evidence, failing to meet the criteria of "knowing." You believe God exists, have faith that God exists. Slight difference.

Response:
Can I prove God exists to someone who doesn't want to believe in Him? No! His word says He has to be accepted by faith. Everything God does for us and expects from us is by faith. Do I know He exists? Well either He does or I've lived a charmed life or have magical powers?

When I was young my family lived in an apartment on top of a building called the "Floor Store", one winter day I started down the stairs which were iced over and lost my balance, I was going to fall and there was no way to stop it, all of a sudden for no reason I could figure out I just straightened back up, I was just as amazed by that as I was frightened that I could have fallen to my death.

On my way to school once, I had a pack of dogs surround me growling at me, for no reason I could figure I just barked and the dogs scattered, I don't know why I barked, I don't know why they scattered??? (Other people might think I look like a dog but my husband doesn't and that's all that counts).

I came from a poor family and college didn't seem to be an option for me, but I graduated from an Assembly of God college and didn't have to pay much back on my loans because I taught for a while in low income schools.

I had never been to a dentist till I was in my 20s, before I went I prayed that I wouldn't have a lot of expensive dental work, after having my teeth cleaned the dentist was amazed not to find any cavities, I've since had only one and I think I should have gotten a second opinion about that.

When my husband and I decided to move from an apartment to a house we didn't have a lot of money, we kept going by a house that already had appliances, my husband was reluctant, but we decided to go for it anyway, we didn't have the down payment and we were not allowed to borrow the money because that would be another debt, there was no one to borrow it from anyway, before closing my husband got a letter about an insurance policy his mother took out on him as a child, he cashed it in, that covered the down payment, we bought the house in the 20s it's market value is now in the 90s and it's paid off. By the way we prayed for all these things.

My nephew got in trouble two or three times for drugs, before the last time he was told if it happened again he would go to prison, his mother and I prayed, his former lawyer who used to be a judge was pretty much through with him by the time he got in trouble again, all of a sudden he changed his mind and decided to help him, he spent a few months in county jail but didn't have to go to prison, no one, even the judge understood why everyone was being so lenient with him, anyway he decided he didn't like jail or prison and hasn't gotten in any more trouble and that's been two or three years ago.

God gave me a little bit of a computer program at work, that I worked at and revised with His help till I got all the forms I work with on one program and can fill them out from one data sheet, and I had no formal training that way at all. Other people also use them and depend on them now, they don't want to go back to typing the forms on the typewriter.

These are just a very few of the prayers God has answered for me and things He has helped me with. I may not be able to convince anyone there is a God, but no one will ever convince me there isn't one. There's just too much evidence in my life experiences that He exists and that He cares about me.