Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.
Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.
I know you folks who are still working for a living are really pushed for time and Bible reading is one of those things that get pushed off till alter, unfortunately later just never gets here (from experience I say)----let's say you want to read, but time just does not permit, may I suggest to you each day read a "LITTLE" from the Book of "Proverbs"------It is a book that can be read a few verses at a time rather than reading a chapter or 2. It is considered wisdom literature. Some of it will make you grin from ear to ear, some of it will make you question yourself & others and some of it will just make you think "WOW".....seriously, you can read just 3 or 4 verses and it will engage your brain all day long----Hey, don't take my word for it, just open your Bible to Proverbs, it is sort of in the middle of the Bible, right after Psalms----I believe you will be richly blest.....Hey! give it a try.....God Bless
We don't have to worry, if we believe---"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, For you are with me."----A very nice verse to hold dear to the heart....God Bless and have a fantastic Wednesday (HumpDay), hang in there Kiddo, week-end liberty is just around the corner, listen close and you can hear and feel it coming your way------feels soooooooo gooooddd
Just standing by watching....but 16K @ .0012 = 19.20-----Just think that this is a far cry from falling apart, more like some folks just screwing around, but then like I said, I am just watching for humor
well, Raj did folks that at the worst we would break even and we know he never mislead the investors, well maybe except for those 6 or 7 real whoppers, but then that's just Raj, he was probably just joking and the investors failed to recognize it as a joke and dropped money in the slot......Like you always said----"Your money goes further at Foxwoods".....I think I can vouch for that....Hey good to see you are still hang'n around
interesting that who just recently joined IHUB would even know NAGP or the name Raj, or give a whip.....but then great to the board still has a pinch of life
most of what we about never comes to pass----
2 Corinthians 5:6-9 New King James Version (NKJV)
6 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
9 Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.
In my morning Bible & Jesus time I came across this to go with the above Scripture and it rang a bell ----so figured it was worth sharing-------"For all the anxieties, pressures, and disappointments we wrestle with, it is encouraging to remember that God's people are only on a temporary assignment in the wilderness of this world, where our aim is to point fellow travelers the way and to be well pleasing to Him.".......Think on that last part, maybe re-read it---does it speak to you?
came across this in my morning Bible & Jesus time....In the notes going into 1 Corinthians 13, this would be the chapter on "LOVE"......I have always been confused on forgiveness and love, maybe I should say forgiveness and forgetting, we are human and our brain will not just let us forget, the damage & hurt is always there, it just will not go away, then this morning I came across this and it really rang a bell...."Love forgives. It may not always forget, but even when love remembers, it still forgives!"......it might be a good idea to read those last 15 words a couple of times and see if it speaks to you----God Bless and hang in there, week-end liberty is just around the corner------- Now I know many have read 1 Corinthians 13 many time, but may I suggest after thinking on those last words you open your Bible and read it once again
I just had to share this with my fb friends & family....a real message here----thanks much
Thanks, I enjoyed the read, don't agree with it, but I enjoyed the read......Just food for thought here.....I & others have many, many times said that the hardest person to forgive is ourselves, now that being said we also have many times over the years used the words from 1 John where it is written about Jesus being our advocate (Lawyer), if we confess and believe then we are forgiven, once we are forgiven it is past history, the only one who recalls it is us, God is ready for us to move on to good things. I agree that too much fooling around can have adverse effects, especially if one gets caught by a jealous lover, sorry, that just came to mind, but it does happen and falls into adverse effects. This is my 1st read this morning and thanks for helping to kick the ole brain in gear..........Yesterday I started to put out a post about you, wondering where you were, hope all is well your way. I don't know if I am right or wrong, but certainly hope I never mislead but many times I have made the statement that anything we do or consume, if we over do it. it is not good for us. I love steak & taters, but too much of it is not good for me, then when we consider all the chemicals put in prepared foods, when I work in my shop and forget to put on a mask when sanding and the list goes on & on. Thanks again for helping to wake me up this a.m.
God Bless and you good folks have a great week-end-----OH WELL!!! You bad folks also
I flipped open my study Bible and it opened to Galatians and right off was the notes about the Gospel....the following is from this study Bible:
"In the first 4 chapters of this letter, the word Gospel is found 10 times. Here the term indicates three important truths about Christ's death. His death was:
***Voluntary---He laid down His life for us of His own free will; no one made Him do it.
***Vicarious---He went to the cross, paying the penalty for our sins in our place
***Victorious---He rescued us from this present evil age
Because Christ has done all this, we are wickedly presumptuous when we try to add our work to what He has already done."
Now that last paragraph really caught my eye---think on it, then understand also Paul writing in Ephesians 2: 8----"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is a gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works---------I have wondered sometimes if our human side kicks in and we convince ourselves that we are really good people and this puts us in good standing and all the while we are missing the mark.......it is FAITH 1st----then we do good works-----Reckon the bottom line is---"have you accepted Jesus Christ as you personal Savior?"
DITTO that......much appreciated Steve
What a wonderful thought to keep running through your mind.....The Gospel Song, I don't have to worry anymore------
Down here my burdens are heavy and the road seems rough and long
Sometimes my feet grow weary and so slow
There's a brighter day a coming, soon I'll step on heaven's shore
And I won't have to worry anymore
No I won't have to worry when I reach the other shore
All my troubles will be over and I'll rest forevermore
My eyes will be on Jesus, and my heart will be aglow
And I won't have to worry anymore
Someday when life is over and I've said my last goodbyes
I'll see the Savior standing at the door
I'll hear him say, "You're welcome. All your cares you've left behind
And I won't have to worry anymore
A Psalm of Thanksgiving.
100 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
3 Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.
I think I have a screw or 2 loose up there somewhere, for several days now I have thought on the parable of the Mustard Seed from Matthew 13:31. This morning I spent a fair amount of time in search of a more clear understanding. There is a ton or more here to check out, Kingdom of Heaven/God in my Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible carries 10 pages on this subject, lots of different thoughts here, then I had to think on Faith and life in general. This subject is probably way to heavy for me, but allow me to tell y'all where mind has been straying off to for a few days.......My life----Your life in the Christian walk through our Christian life started off as a mustard seed and gradually grew and grew, but we never reach that full blown status until after we leave this world and arrive at our home in heaven. We are just mustard seeds planted and gradually growing while in our earthly home. Now tie this into the stuff in the Bible about the pruning of bushes, so when we mess up and fall short, those errors are pruned off and we grow stronger from our mistakes, then think of the Bible stuff about digging around a tree and nourishing it to help it grow healthy, applies to our Bible reading & study and our prayer life----we were just a mere little seed growing but never reaching maturity until we arrive in our heavenly home. I know this parable applies to the Kingdom Of heaven/God, but rather than quickly reading over this parable, take your time and think on the different parts of this parable and your life in general, making it a very personal message from Jesus to you. Let us say the thought on the Kingdom of God is present here, then you being a Christian makes you a part of this Kingdom, a mere seed growing to maturity----Have a wonderful weekend
I joke a lot about ---"I like cheap and really like free", so it would only be correct or me to say I really like what Paul wrote in Ephesians 2: 4-10---- "But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. 1 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."-----Notice in there it says "a gift from God,"----a gift is a freebie & I like freebies. Well maybe we wonder about this gift, we all want to see what is in the package, and like any gift wrapped package we have to unwrap it, so let's see----1st in here we see "mercy"---unwrap Psalm 103: 8-12, then "His great Love"----so unwrap John 3:16--Romans 5:8--& 1 John 4: 9-10, then "Grace"--so unwrap 1: Timothy 1: 13-14-----combine these 3 wrappings and we have our free gift....."we are saved through God's grace through "faith", it is a "gift" from God to each of us who believe. OH the gift, check out Romans 6: 23----the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord---
SOOOOO very true, but, but, but, it is so very hard to give up control.....I can handle this and I get into trouble. From our very 1st step we are taught, "come on, you can do it." and all through life we are taught this----so giving up control is not a natural thing for humans to do. NOW, I learned the hard way and when I can remember to just place things in God's hands and TRUST, all works out well, but ME? sometimes I just have to have my sticky little fingers in there helping out.
G'Morning folks----Many times I have wondered on the subject of forgiveness, remember the part about shaking the dust off your feet and moving on, the in Luke 17 we read----------"17 Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. 3 Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”----now this brings me to my crazy little mind.......if there is no repentance, how do we forgive? and we kick the dust off our feet and move on does forgiveness exist? HUMMM......Very deep subject, we sin against the Holy Spirit we end up unforgiven and headed to hell, no repentance no forgiveness.....One will say that is different, but we are told to be like Jesus....HUMMM..... In my mind & heart I carry no animosity against one who did me wrong, in my mind & heart ---I say---"Ain't no biggie", and move on......but no repentance, can we forgive?--------Oh how I wish I didn't think so much....lol.... I have used the ole say'n-- "I forgive, but I don't forget"------we do learn lessons and learn to be careful in our worldly walk, but let's be honest, if we walk around remembering whatever, have we honestly forgiven? OK---got you thinking, may I suggest if you struggle with these thoughts, or the way I learned to handle it, turn it over to God and ask God to do the forgiving, then I ask God to give me a clean heart with lots of understanding----see, then I just don't have to worry about it anymore....
So much for my morning thoughts----God Bless and have a fantastic day---We all are truly blest in 1 way or the other
Thanks Greg, we are on the same page. I know a man who lives up in the Staunton, va. area, a good, good Christian man......one Sunday, years ago, I was teaching class and after everyone left he lingered behind and told me and my wife that the day would come when I quit attending the Methodist church. I will not say if the following is good or bad but a time in his life came when he gave up totally on going to church, the organized churches, instead every Sunday morning he would leave his house and go out back and walk up the mountain and there he would spend his Sunday time with God. His daughter told us about her dad and his visits to the mountain....He just felt so close to God. I do not know if he was right or wrong, but truly being in the presence of God, His Son & the Holy Spirit is truly an awesome experience......that is one good place to be
Morning thought----GIVING----God loves a cheerful giver,,,,giving in the O.T. was like the Jewish tax system, so to speak, In the N.T. 2 times Jesus spoke of % giving, Zacchaeheus, the wealth tax collector, who told Jesus that he would give 1/2 of his goods to the poor and if he had taken anything by false accusation he would restore 4fold-----then there was the old lady at the temple who dropped in all she had, which was only a couple of cents. Now to the question or thought, if organized religion has gotten so large and powerful that they are not good stewards of God's money is it it proper to continue to give to that organization. Now I understand that giving is doing to and for God's work, but if God's work is not being done????????? I wonder if giving to the poor, putting One's money to sharing the Gospel, putting one's money to helping those in "REAL" need-----is this not God's real intentions???? As you folks know I have been a Methodist all my life, now pushing 77 yrs., not quite there yet but pushing it, and I have found myself at a real cross roads in my Spiritual Life, my church is not the Methodist Church I grew up in.....I talk with God a lot about this but thought maybe friends opinions could add a different outlook, not different from God, but different from mine. I have been searching the Scriptures for a rather long time now on this very subject, not giving, but on what in the world is going on with Organized religion and whatever it is goes way beyond the Methodist church, could be right in your backyard and you just don't know it, yet. Back years ago I got hurt and was out of work for almost 2 years, we came close to losing everything we had, and we were rather well off....then one morning in my time with God I ask that if He would see me through this time I would GIVE____________, in short order my finical life turned around and I have since that day honored my covenant with God and would never think of breaking my covenant----the ole devil has offered me good reasons to, but being faithful brings great rewards. PLEASE notice I said covenant, not making a bargain......God Bless
3 mornings I have had this tune with me-----I think it also makes for a good morning prayer
"Gloria be to the Father, and to the the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen"
Y'All have a beautiful day
In my morning reading and study I came across this, something here to really think on...Came from Luke 10:38-42---has to do with Mary doing all the work and Martha sitting listening to Jesus----anyway in the footnotes concerning this passage---"like Martha, people can be so consumed with doing what they think they should that they miss what God wants. If there is anything more important than serving Jesus, it is simply being in His presence."..........think on that last sentence ----God Bless and have a great day
A real life lesson there.......maybe something we need to hear more of from the pulpits, I think---I think more folks really need to understand this
not that this is a cure for our ailments, but seems to work for me....when in my life stuff goes wrong or aches and pains set in rather that focus on why me---I try to focus on why not me, I am a lot stronger than most of the folks I know, now when that does not help I just ask God---"OK !! You put this on my plate, what am I to do with it?" So it boils down to the beginning of your post.....learn to lean on God not the spider webs. Thanks Steve
not that this is a cure for our ailments, but seems to work for me....when in my life stuff goes wrong or aches and pains set in rather that focus on why me---I try to focus on why not me, I am a lot stronger than most of the folks I know, now when that does not help I just ask God---"OK !! You put this on my plate, what am I to do with it?" So it boils down to the beginning of your post.....learn to lean on God not the spider webs. Thanks Steve
John 12:25-26
"He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor."
I never really understood this passage, maybe some of you are like me.....This morning I learned something and now I understand this passage and thought I would pass it on, to folks like me. Here we fine 2 different Greek words for "LIFE"-----the 1st is "psuche"----this refers to our present life in this world---mind, desires, and will----think on our material side of us. ---The 2nd Greek word used for "LIFE" is "Zoe"-----Zoe refers to life everlasting----If our main focus is on "psuche" the here and now and we allow our wants and desires to control our daily living we miss out on what God wants for us to have in the Spiritual realm-----Now !!! I came by this by reading and studying, by asking God to grant me wisdom and understanding----In Scripture we never stop learning new stuff---amazing
God Bless and have a great day
ALRIGHT !!! Allow me to kick your ole brain in gear this a.m.-----Reading from John 10:27-30 and Jesus says---"My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Fathers hand."
I have generally thought of entering eternal life at my earthly death........but thinking on the above passage from John once I or we accept Jesus Christ as our personal savior we instantly then receive eternal life. Jesus goes on to assure us that no one can ever snatch us away. I have read from Paul's writings something very similar. This sort of ties into 1 John 2: 1-2. We have said many, many times that we all sin & fall way short, but reading and understanding the Scriptures should teach each of us that we are only human, no one is perfect, we all error, but if we have accepted Jesus Christ into our hearts then in the end all is well. Just wanted to pass on a passing thought this morning. God Bless and hope each of you has a great week
this morning I was getting into 1 John and in the introduction notes was the following-----"In John's day as well as today, the tendency to get involved with the complexities of church responsibilities, Bible Reading programs, Spiritual Gifts inventories, and Books that offer seven keys to this and ten steps to that. Unfortunately, too much attention to these good things may prevent us from focusing on what really matters.--Jesus Christ.-- John says: Let me make is simple. Walk with Jesus. Cling to your faith. Stay in the light. When you sin, confess and move on. And show you love for Jesus by loving your brothers and sisters in His name."
Just a passing thought here, sometimes organized religion makes us think that we have to do this or that to prove our Christian faith, but I like John's suggestion....keep it simple-- love God--and Love your fellow man........One day back some time ago I was chatting with my oldest son and he told me this very thing, that he thought that we make our faith to complicated, if we learned to Love Jesus and Love our fellow man as we love ourselves, then everything else would fall into place.....How very true. Some times we just have to listen to our heart, actually this is how The Holy Spirit speaks to us.
God Bless and have a great week-end.
2 Peter 3:14-18 New King James Version (NKJV)
Be Steadfast
14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.
17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; 18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
HEY THERE!!!!!! Just a reminder, God loves you and we do toooooooo
Now go out there and have a good day
Hey there Trueheart....I will be 77 come July and I do most anything I want to do.....Come spring I am going to put a new roof on the house, so everything points to me hang'n around for a while. Haven't heard of anything Raj/Joe & Co are doing or planing to do in a long time, so reckon they took us for a lot more than we realized. I am glad I could contribute to their early retirement....HUMMMM !! Come tax time I wonder if each of us could claim Raj/Joe & Co. as dependants . Have yourself a great week, I am heading out to my workshop, my niece gave me a lot of Black Walnut and I am making my bride 2 end tables. Take care & Semper fi
Thank ya ole man, I figured I had to be nice to ole Raj cause he is going to see to it that we all at the worse break even and I know he would never had to me & others this if it were not the gospel truth...but he gotta hurry, I have had a heart valve installed and a couple of stints and I don't know how long spare parts will last.....any way, Semper fi and take care
I’ll Amen that..... might add that the ole devil will never give up the struggle to win you back, he knows our every weakness and he knows every trick in the book + 2 or 3 that are not listed
I wonder why? Scripture says----"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." In the O.T. in Psalm 102:25-27--"Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You will endure; Yes they will grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed. But You are the same, and your years will have no end.
Then in other Scripture we find that God is the same, He is still the same God. WHY do you reckon teachers and leaders speak so much of how we need to change with times? I wrote more on this, but felt best to end on a question and not on my opinion, a thought for you to think on for yourself.....SOOO I deleted and ask you. To modern Christians is personal opinion more sound doctrine than Scripture? Just wondering.
God Bless
The other day I made mention that I was going into the Book---"Hebrews", now understand I have read this Book several times over the years but it, for whatever reason really did not speak to me or maybe I just wasn't listening----anyway on this trip through this wonderful book I am seeing and grasping things different than ever before.......I will not try to explain because I can not, just different. God's word is a powerful and amazing thing, it is a constant learning experience.-----God Bless
at 76 I probably need nip & tuck........reckon I should have said right on the fence, one breath away from stepping off into eternity, but then if we think on that reckon we all are just one breath away from eternity......
When I had my open heart surgery and when it was nip & tuck for a couple of days, weather it was during surgery or in ICU, as I lay there up in the air going around in a circle like the ticker on the bottom of the TV screen was the Lords Prayer, just going and going and going around then every now & then right through the middle, from left to right was "Yea, though I walk through the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou ar with me..........one of the 1st things I told my wife when I was toooooo was this and when I saw each of my kids I right away told each this.....Now the amazing thing is that I still slip, slide and fall down and get out of step.......but I still have the confidence that although I may or will walk through the shadow of death I will fear no evil....to me, this is very comforting. My greatest desire is that I could be more deserving
OH BOY!!!!! I have once again read through Paul's Epistles and now entering Hebrews, I thought I would take 3 chapters a day and really consecrate on each, today I entered into Chapter 4 and really tried to move on but got hung up on "REST", now I thought I was in step but then when I got to verse 10-----"For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his work asGod did from His"......I have been on this now for close to 45 Min. to an hour......."REST"-----when reading verse 10 I can not help but wonder if this means our final "rest" is after our earthly life has ended, if I remain faithful to the end I enter into God's rest. The only N.T. writer who has much to say about 'rest" is the author of Hebrews----for him the consummation of the Christian Gospel is that those who truly believe it will enter into God's rest, this would be the same rest God has enjoyed ever since His works were completed....Eternity
This led me to think on what I have been taught over the years, 6 days we labor & the 7th day we rest...Old Testament teachings, nothing wrong with this, but from the New Testament when I think on "REST" as life after death---My eternal rest----it certainly makes one think---. I/ we must also think on the fact that our final resting place with God will be for those who remain faithful to the Gospel......John 3:16 I think says all...."For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."-------God Bless
Thank you..
I think I stepped in it this morning...nothing unusual there for me, anyway, this morning a lady on fb posted a nice thing and it was said to be Luke 1:37,,,,,now what she posted was very good thought for the day, but then I thought that can't be in the 1st Chap. of Luke and I look up Luke 1:37--"For with God nothing will be impossible".....A great verse of Scripture but absolutely nothing
like the fb post, I mean not even close, not even the same subject.....now remember her post was really nice words to start off the day, just nothing like Luke 1:37. I did a private message and as politely as I could told her how nice her post was, but Luke 1:37 said------. She was as nice to me as she could be, but it was clear she didn't like me telling her what Luke really said....it took me 3 attempts to let her know how I appreciate her daily posting spiritual things and how I wish others would share their faith.......her last comments to me and this is where I left it---"I'm looking for images even I get struck when I see a paraphrase. I figure if it kind of impressed me it might do the same for someone else." Not a word about the correct reading of Luke 1:37, just how nice the other sounded. Maybe I am a Royal Pain in the Butt, but I just have to take the Scripture as it is, now I don't mind modern words or modern thoughts, but to totally rewrite or totally misrepresent what is written, I just don't get it. Like I said I am a Royal Pain, I try not to be, but I seem to always step right in it.
Several days ago I posted something to the degree of the church I grew up in and was going to post things I thought of, well, that didn't happen for 2 reasons, 1--changes over the years are way too numerous to start listing....2-- I found it quite necessary to consider how I have changed over the years. This morning I sort of think that maybe the 1st paragraph of this post might offer some insight. My preacher told me--"Well David, over the years things have changed"---with which I said Scripture says God word never changes, the same today, yesterday and tomorrow, once again I stepped in it. Open mouth insert foot.
If I step back and look at modern denominations I can not help but wonder just how far the Church has fallen away......A really big subject