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Always learning. I been trying to study Acts and this morning got hung up a bit on Philip, in the past when reading and when the name Philip came up I just identified Philip as Philip----never gave thought to the apostle Philip and the evangelist Philip as being 2 different characters, just focused on the meat of the story, then came to (Saul)Paul on the road to Damascus when the light blinded him and Jesus ask why he kicked against the goads......HUMM--- I said to myself, myself, maybe you best learn about this----1st exactly what is goads? Back in this time the farmers took a slender stick or piece of wood, blunt on one end and sharp on the other and when the ox would get stubborn the farmer would punch the ox with the sharp end to get him moving, sometimes the ox would kick against the goad, inflicting more pain. 2- then I read a piece by Chuck Swindoll and he believes that the same is true with Paul(Saul) with
on the Damascus road when he encountered Jesus------ Jesus had been prodding and Goading him for sometime and Paul(Saul) just kept kicking back....this is from Chuck---"I believe the words and works of Jesus haunted the zealous Pharisee. Quite likely, Saul had heard Jesus teach and preach in public places. Similar in age, they would have been contemporaries in a city Saul(Paul) knew well and Jesus frequently visited.
Imagine Saul (the name Paul means “small,” suggesting he may have been shorter than average), standing on tiptoe, straining to watch Jesus, all the while grudgingly wondering how this false prophet could be gaining popularity. Nonsense. He has to be of Satan! Pharisees loved to think that. Nevertheless, Jesus’s ministry stuck in Saul’s mind. The more it goaded him, the more he resisted God’s proddings." OK, see I learned something this morning, in Scripture we never-ever stop learning..
God Bless and have a great day
OH, men I suggest you do not teach your wife about the "goad"
I tell you folks, I am dumb as a rock, I wish I could absorb as I read but oh not me, suppose I am just thick....don't laugh, I bet 10 to a doughnut hole there are some of you folks the same way...I been trying to study Acts and this morning got hung up a bit on Philip, in reading and when the name Philip came up I just identified Philip as Philip----never gave thought to the apostle Philip and the evangelist Philip as being 2 different characters, just focused on the meat of the story, then came to Paul on the road to Damascus when the light blinded him and Jesus ask why he kicked against the goads......HUMM--- I said to myself, myself maybe you best learn about this----1st exactly what is goads? Back in this time the farmers took a slender stick or piece of wood, blunt on 1 end and sharp on the other and when the ox would get stubborn the farmer would punch the oz with the sharp end to get him moving, sometimes the ox would kick against the goad, inflicting more pain, then I read a piece by Chuck Swindoll and he believes that the same is true with Paul, Jesus had been prodding and Goading him for sometime and Paul just kept kicking back....this is from Chuck---
as I was reading this I kept thinking about the you & me thing and then at the very end, there is was, Johnny was a lot like you & me......I suppose we either walk in faith or stumble in darkness....but then that is why God sent His son into the world----to save us from ourselves
Bumped into this old tune this morning.......beautiful, but needs a country singer to really do it justice
Oh, they tell me of a home far beyond the skies,
Oh, they tell me of a home far away;
Oh, they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise,
Oh, they tell me of an unclouded day.
Refrain:
Oh, the land of cloudless day,
Oh, the land of an unclouded sky,
Oh, they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise,
Oh, they tell me of an unclouded day.
Oh, they tell me of a home where my friends have gone,
Oh, they tell me of that land far away,
Where the tree of life in eternal bloom
Sheds its fragrance through the unclouded day.
Oh, they tell me of a King in His beauty there,
And they tell me that mine eyes shall behold
Where He sits on the throne that is whiter than snow,
In the city that is made of gold.
Oh, they tell me that He smiles on His children there,
And His smile drives their sorrows all away;
And they tell me that no tears ever come again
In that lovely land of unclouded day.
I saw a thing on fb several weeks ago and I wrote it on a stickie and keep it on my desk made sense to me---"Faith is not about everything turning out ok-----Faith is about is about being ok no matter how things turn out"
Sounds like a good thought to keep close
we have some really sick, sick, sick people amongst us ---------
I could not help but think on the Bible verse from Romans 1:32------" Not only do the same, but approve of those who practice them"------While some do not do the abortions yet approve of abortions, they are just as guilty....HUMMMM !!
Even from the pulpit we hear that things have changed over the years and we need to be, shall I say more tolerant, anyway, maybe that part of the Christian community that believes things have changed, should consider, YEP!!! things have changed, for the worse.......Headed to Hell in a hand-basket...To the best of my knowledge and understanding Scripture nowhere teaches us to accept evil to make another happy.
Isaiah did write---"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil, who put darkness for light, and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter, Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight
A person can feel free to speak with my kids, wife, brothers, sister, nieces, nephews & gran-kids.....comes to perverts and my family I am on O.T. man.......I believe God gave me a wonderful family and He expects me to care for them & protect them.........LOL....Folks who know me know I am 1/2 nuts on certain subjects......I had someone talking with me about how bad things are on this subject, I ask the question where are the dads and the grandpas......stuff rarely happened when I grew up and one good reason there were consequences for bad behavior.....jus say'n
I don't fool with this stuff much anymore, more fun doing pennies in Vegas....but if I remember correctly people always sold into news then started the rewash thing again----fun to watch...my few shares are from back in the absorb stuff, the a RS leaving me with what I now have & that sure ain't much, but my money goes further in Vegas & I get free rooms, food & drinks.....ain't bad for an old white man....I think I am still a little ahead of my original invested play money......but fun to watch----you folks have a good week-end & God Bless
I know, I have a terrible ting, once I get started there is not a big enough cork....
Been working on a Peppermill and matching Salt shaker for a nephew's wedding gift......good quality time with God, but I think he laughs at my lack of ability and then shows sympathy and helps out.....He does nice work
When dealing with people with this mind set there is no reason,,,, from my trailer-trucking days I can tell you unbelievable stories of gay men hanging around rest areas, my father-n-law thought I was nuts, after he retired from the AirForce he came to work for me, his 1st trip and he came home and told his wife he was wrong and I was right,,,,, he could not believe..... if I told 1/10th of the stories as they happened folks would say I do not have an ounce of Christian blood in me..... I gotta stop or say things I could regret.... but in the 1st chap. Of Romans even God have them over....people can’t believe what is going on in our world, trust me it has been there for a long time, but it use to be quite, now it is on your face, and churches of different faith have come to accept it,,,,, I think it is also in Romans that Paul writes not just that do it but also those who approve......I wish a couple of tuff women who oppose men in there restroom would take a straight razor and do a little cutting and tell a weirdo “ now you can really sit an P like us.......I knew I best stop, just can’t help myself,,,,, I can honestly say,!kif my gran-daughter, I gotta stop, lol, or I will still be typing at 1am
Oh yes, my liberal side says it is all your fault..... lol
Some years back I struggled with getting my S.S. Class to understand that one can not say they understand someone's situation if you haven't been there.....We can sympathize, but to understand requires one to identify and if we haven't been there, done that, no way can we identify . It is my belief that this is why ole Rick can help others in the hills of Tenn, at the church, at the prison and in life's walk, he spent years walking in hell now he can honestly tell someone --"I know how you feel, how it is". I don't have ole Rick's story, nor Greg's or anyone else story, but I do have my own screw-ups to share with others who struggle as I have. Some folks have argued the point and say, NO!!! I know how they feel, I just ask have you been there, done that, if the answer is no then it is only sympathy.........
No matter your life's path, you have a story to share, there are those out there for you to identify with, I have always considered this a gift from God, not just the ability to share but the gift of going through ruff times.......We say God worked through Johnny Cash, well God will work through you & me if we allow this.....I think one of the greatest joys is that on any given day someone may say to you, "I remember back years ago you said or did this or that and it really came home to me and really helped to put my life on another course."-----The really neat thing is that you had no idea you had ever done anything-----we influence folks every day, could be a good influence or a bad one-----but everyday someone is watching our actions and we do not know it.........Reckon maybe that is why Jesus said---"Let your light so shine."
reckon you told the devil to go home...lol....my mom told me years ago when I was a young'n just say----Devil ---get behind me-----if I can remember to follow mom's advice,---it works
We speak of the devil, often I am my biggest enemy....pride, self-satisfaction, ME--ME--ME, all about ME, sad to say, just being honest......HUMMMM!!!! Most folks I know suffer the same issues.....
I try in the morning to read 2 or 3 Psalms then on to reading my Scripture and when something jumps out at me I try to study it and ask for guidance.......This morning as I was reading Psalm 71-----a prayer for old age----seems fitting, lol. anyway so many of the Psalm has David talking with God concerning his enemies, I have always thought of David and his physical enemies, those wishing him harm.....now, hang in there I am getting to my point, this morning for what ever reason I identified David's enemies with my enemy---"the devil, working against me". If by any chance you read the Psalms when you read of David's struggles somehow change it to the devil laying sin right at your door....He is the enemy, I was in good standing in his clan at one time then I accepted Jesus Christ, but the ole devil will never-ever give up on me, he knows my every weakness and never fails to try to seduce me ----I suppose this is why when my earthly life is over the angels or an angel will escort me to the heavenly home, because at my final breath the ole devil will still be struggling to win me back., now I love the summer and the hot temperatures, but not that hot. Everyday I read the obits in the paper, I suppose to see if I passed yesterday, but what I call my earthly death, another's earthly death has no age, does not reconize skin color, pays no-never mind to one's finical status and earthly death offers each of us, no matter who or what we are the same size grave site......I am not preaching here, just a friendly reminder that eternity is a very long time and just maybe it is worth while to give a moment of our time to think on ETERNITY
This is how I changed the wording in the Psalm---"Do not cast me off in the time of my old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails. For satan speaks against me; And those who lay in wait for my life take counsel together, saying, God has forsaken him, for there is none to deliver him. OH God do not be far from me; O God make haste to help me.----then down vrs. 18, Now also when I am old and gray headed , O God do not forsake me.
The Psalms are loaded with David's struggles with his enemies, today at 76 years old and reading Scripture since 1990 I identified David's struggle in life with my personal struggles in life, I don't think I am wording this very well but I think ya'll get my idea.
Just a point to think on, when you go to the Scriptures "always" before starting your reading ask God to open your heart and mind to His word.
Thanks, after reading Greg's post about the pastor who took his own life, then this, for whatever reason seemed to really carry a message------just maybe there is 1 or more here this morning who will think on God's love for us and just maybe a light will turn on. Life is a storm we all endure but in my heart of hearts I believe that after every storm the sun always comes out.
Psalm 50:15 is a great verse to plant in the ole brain to dig up in such hard times
God Bless and may God offer each of you a very pleasant, every day is pleasant, it is just how my attitude is as to how my day goes........Count your blessings, name them one by one, count your many blessings see what God has done
A GOOD WORK------interesting, as you know I love to tinker with wood, I also love the fact that my abilities are very limited, but there are times I really want a nice turn out from my efforts, on these special projects I speak with God and ask for His help and those are my nicest pieces of work and it also allows me to share with the person I am making something for just how it was done----with God's help.
A person my offer a good gift to the Lord, but is it really a gift when it is given back to the giver ....... something there to think on....God Bless enjoy our Wednesday --HUMP-DAY----Week-end liberty is just around da corner
how about that.....I have been reading and studying my Bible since 1990 and have heard more than once that Paul wrote most of the N.T.-----this morning I learned that Luke wrote most of the N.T.....HUMMMM! How about that...Boils down to the number of words, not Books in the N.T.-----I don't have any idea why I posted this other than maybe there is 1 or 2 maybe 3 of you who were under the same impression as I....You know, no matter how much you read and study the Scriptures it is a constant learning experience. Back in the last century, lol, I took the Book of 1st John, it is just 5 chapters, maybe 4 or 5 pages long and I read it everyday for 30 days, after maybe 5 or 6 days I almost gave up, then I started to see things and understand things I had not seen or understood before, at the end of my 30 day reading I was still seeing and understanding new stuff.......Scripture is an amazing thing. Just a passing thought, my words here, that the Holy Spirit teaches us things, in His time, not our time-----maybe this is why it is so important to search the Scriptures, we learn the truth...May I suggest that before believing everything that comes from the pulpit or the Class room we seek the answer rather than accept each and every opinion of others....One last point, if I may---some years back we had a pastor, a liberal thinking guy and sometimes he would preach things I wondered about----I would go home, talk with God and search the Scriptures for the correct answer----BUT-- I never once looked for why he was wrong, I sought clear understanding on my part, what was it I did not get or why was I wrong in my thinking. Know what? The answer always came, may not have been at the snap of the finger, could have been days later----but the Holy Spirit always offered the TRUTH to me.....I have many times offered this advice, when preparing to read the Scripture, place your hands on the Bible and ask God to guide and direct your thoughts and allow the Holy Spirit to teach you. Just remember what you learn today is, maybe, just a very small part of total understanding....I think we are only given what we can handle at the time, so don't let Pride in your abilities take over-
God Bless and have a great Tuesday
I think or have thought of this board as a sharing house
let me see if I can crank up the ole brain this morning & get ya'll to thinking.....I have been a Methodist all my life, that would be 76 years, I was a Methodist back when it was OK to say Amen at the church service, back when it was OK to stand up and offer testimony for what God has done for you, I am sorry to say my Methodist Church of today is not what is once was.....but then the Bible tells us of this in churches...I had a friend suggest that I visit other churches so I attended a Baptist church and really liked the preacher and considered changing....the preacher explained that I had to be baptize by "him"---I explained that I had already been baptized, he explained that this was no good since it was not done by a baptist preacher----I explained that I was baptized in a back creek in the hills of W.Va., just like back in the Lord's day, and the preacher told me that I was going to hell if I was not baptized by a baptist preacher, HUMMMM !!! I have been accused of having a short fuse and very politely explained to him not to let the door hit him in the azzzz on his way out.......Over the years I have learned or gained an opinion that church doctrine is man made rules, which Jesus spoke of----As doctrine we follow the rules of men----so this over the years has sort of crawled into a sore spot with my wife & I.....Today we never refer to our religion as Methodist, we say we are christians and refuse to speak of loyalty to any denomination. We have a new preacher, a woman preacher-----needless to say I am way out there on this subject, yet this topic is not for this post, that's another animal. The other week I made mention after church about my concerns for the Methodist Church is not the church I grew up in....Her kind response was that over the years times have changed and sometimes we need to change----I stated that this is true, but Scripture teaches that God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow, -Needless to say this did not sit well. For weeks now this new Methodist thing has really been a thorn in my side.....You may suggest that I find another place of worship, I have, in my home at my desk, yet I still go to the building, not quite as regularly as before.......Many in my church are really good christian folks, they just don't have the stones to be vocal about their faith, another subject here also. I 'believe" that running from a problem does not solve a problem....This problem with our churches requires prayer, requires God's help so maybe in your prayers you would ask for God's help not only for the Methodist Church but for all denominations, maybe I should say offer a prayer for all folks of the Christian faith to gain understanding of God's will not man's desires.
My wife pointed out to me that back when I spoke at several different churches in the Richmond, Va. area, and when I taught Bible study or taught Sunday school that I always opened with----"Why are you here today? You could be out working the the flowers, you could be on the golf course or maybe at the river water skiing-----so what brings you here today? May I suggest that you are right where God wants you to be, etc, etc"-----Then my wife point out that this woman preacher may be right where God wants her to be, maybe the bad things in the Methodist Church happen and God will allow them for a larger purpose.........In my church, in your church, in their church, things are getting very questionable....Yet, if one focuses at the negative they will over look the positive-------Christianity offer many challenges, but we have to keep faith that God is in charge
Kind of talked around in a circle, HUMMMM. !!!! May not have helped any of you, but sure got my mind cleared up
God Bless and have a beautiful day
Let us say---that maybe you struggle with doing the right, yet the wrong seems in control, as is with me often.....NOW, the question is what to do about it or how do we handle it........I have for years loved Romans 7:15-25------If Paul fought the same battle yet over he came, then I find hope that just maybe I can over come. We have said over and over again that "sin- is sin"--"as sin--is sin"--as-- "sin--is sin"----I see here that Paul an appointed Apostle struggled with right and wrong-----Like I said, I find hope here,--so looking for hope??, read slowly and think on it and read it again----it can appear confusing -----
"15 For what I am doing, I do not understand.-- For what I will to do, that I do not practice;-- but what I hate, that I do.-- 16 If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. 17 But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. 18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells;-- for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find.-- 19 For the good that I will to do, I do not do;-- but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. --20 Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.
21 I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. 22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!"
Beautiful.......thanks Steve
Sort of makes me a bit ashamed that I do not do more.....I do, yet not like this, I know I could do more, but I don't, it is great to see stories of this kind.......we mostly hear of the bad things happening and the bad people but it is my belief that there are way more good folks than evil----it is we just don't hear much about the good things. It is wonderful to travel around the country with a good-will mission but if I may----maybe my mission or your mission is to do good where we are at any given moment....My dad was a railroad man and while being promoted over the years it offered the family the opportunity to pack up and move 5 or 6 times each time to a new city, new state, new schools & new friends----one time a lady told my mom that she could not live like this because you just never know when you will get "bad neighbors"----my mother told her, and I use this even today---"If a person wants good neighbors they have to be a good neighbor.".........A person wants to see kindness in their life then start sharing kindness, a person wants to see happy & pleasant start being happy & pleasant, you want to see love shared start sharing love......sharing love does not include the neighbor's wife.......just say'n
Sorry about that, I just couldn't help myself.....God Bless and have a beautiful day.....
That’s my understanding
UGGG!!! We all know Monday's can produce crappy attitudes, Remember----"God is our help in the time of whatever bugs us." Remember---"And He walks with me and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own...."
God Bless and grant each of you a treasured week
I was wondering, do you reckon old Raj & Joe are watching the Obituaries waiting on us old investors to kick the bucket so they can start re-running those old pr's that worked so good for them years ago......HUMMMM!!!! Now that's a plan, unless, I mean unless they buy it before us old guys are history......Now that would be priceless
I don't look much anymore at those old pr's, WHY?? Glad you ask, those old pr's make me want to go out and buy some more of this stuff..........I mean these guys were really good, got to give the devil his dues.... HUMMM !! Maybe I should buy just a bit more, just incase ole Raj was right, we will break even at the worse.....NAW!!!! Like Foxwoods say, it goes further at the casino
You good folks have a great fun filled week-end.....Life is sooooo good
I always woke up and with coffee read my Scriptures and spoke with God, then something happened and I would wake up, do my computer stuff then my Scripture stuff......well several weeks ago I broke that habit and went back to my old way of starting my day.....This morning I had the strong desire to do my computer junk 1st, I really struggled and made myself get my Bible and sit at the kitchen table-----before starting to do my reading I ask God to guide and direct my reading as I knew my struggle. I 1st read Psalm 51, then read it again, now it may not ring a bell with any of you this morning, but keep it in mind as one day when you know you need the presence of the Lord, open you Bible to Psalm 51----God Bless
A Prayer of Repentance
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
51 Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
Blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
4 Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in Your sight—
That You may be found just [a]when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.
14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
The God of my salvation,
And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.
18 Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;
Build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness,
With burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.
safe travels to you my friend, Enjoy Vegas & leave me a little money for my next trip....If you bump into Raj/Joe&Co. tell them to get to work
Just to see if ya'll are still kick'n....Have a great week
I said to myself---"Myself, think for a moment about opening your Bible, asking God for thoughtful passage"....So Myself did so and opened to this, from Ephesians 1;
"In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of your inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession to the praise of His glory."
Then I noticed a few verses further I had hi-lited this:----"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."
2 wonderful passages of Scripture to start off the day......God Bless and have a great day
And that would be normal for a Friday, a lot of folks don’t hang on these plays over the weekend,,, jus say’n
I love this chap. .....so much in there, we think we have a good life here on earth, but just as a little seed has no idea how great it will grow, so likewise to us, a little acorn could one day be a big ole oak, One day I will be planted with all my imperfections and will rise perfect, I may be a dim star, I maybe a small little light in the far corner of heaven, the really important thing, I believed I will be there, WHY? ??? I believe, I struggle, I stumble, I fall, I fall so short of what God standard is, but I have a Savior, I have an Advocate, I rest my whole sinful being on the man who died on the cross for my sins,,,,, I BELIEVE
This morning the tune heavy on my heart was “Jesus is tenderly calling, today,,,,,oh sinner come home”——I care for the unbelieving but I also pray for those who think they believe,,,, now that’s a big ole subject
35 But someone will say, “How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?” 36 Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. 37 And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain. 38 But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.
39 All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.
40 There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. 43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. 44 It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45 And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. 47 The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we[ shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
Our Final Victory
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
55 “O Death, where is your sting?
O Hades, where is your victory?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Hey Rick, I agree with all in this post..........YET......... I wish we had a big ole pot of coffee, our Bibles and Bible Dictionaries, & Interpreters Bible to really discuss this in a very long chat........Jesus was crucified between 2 bad guys, 1 of them ask for forgiveness and Jesus said, you will be in Paradise with me.....That non-believer at the end of his life believed-----and was saved-----I wonder how many folks (and I have no idea) at the end of life, just before that last breath, ACCEPT____Like I said, I agree with your text----completely-----YET-------Like I said a big ole pot of coffee & a few hours would be great....
NOW!!! I know some of you may want to start posting verses of Scripture to kick my butt---OK. I can handle that------maybe the question or fact is ------do you really want to push your sinful state to your last breath-----which comes first--- your last breath----or your Salvation------
No better person to give a plea to accept Jesus into your life than ole Rick, however, this board is made up of a bunch of misfits-----Suppose you think, "No Way God will or could ever forgive me".....trust me, If I ain't been there, someone on this board has been there------Ole Rick had a terrible addiction to drugs, alcohol, and whatever else fits in there, we have several reformed alcoholics, whore-mongers, etc, etc, etc, we all sin and fall short----Reckon my point is don't push your luck on the last breath issue
Steve I appreciate your daily posting, let me see, back in my day it would be said----"You a good man Charlie Brown"-----
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit......from Psalm 32
Hey God----thanks for another day here on planet earth-----should I awake here on planet earth, let the Holy Spirit put this thought in my mind instantly----thankfulness
I don't post often, what I own was from back in the day of absorb stuff....lol....but what I like about this board is I can open it, look and see who is posting and know what is being said before I read, thanks, makes for a simpler life for me.....I mean, REALLY???? but then folks have different ways of cashing in, Hey, if it blows your skirt up----go for it,,,,,,but then I sure would like to see something posted which is different----let us say you think this guy is a real Jerk---OK, but honestly you can't say it but so many different ways before folks can't tell who the jerk is-----then let us say, you think this guy is a hero---same applies here.......Back some years ago I did fair with penny stuff.......now at 76, I just like reading or maybe say watching you guys...........It would be GREAT if one of you could come up with something different....something to make it stand out-------Honestly, if a person can just look at the person posting and know what is going to be said.....sort of sad......but hey, don't stop, I enjoy the show
God Bless and have a GREAT week-end, Liberty has official sounded
I always like the subject of "DOUBT", something I think we all battle with from time to time.....Doubt, can be viewed as bad, I look at it as good. Thomas was one of the disciples, one who traveled about with Jesus, he saw many miracles and so forth, Thomas was the one when Jesus was going to go into dangerous territory said, something like--"Come, let us go with Him and if need be die with Him"...so Thomas was a strong supporter & follower of Jesus, YET!! he had great doubts......We to as Christians, followers of Jesus from time to time have doubts in our hearts.......we have Fear--Uncertainty--& Doubts-------Jesus said to Thomas as the Holy Spirit says to us-----"DO NOT BE UNBELIEVING, BUT BELIEVE"----then we as Thomas move beyond our Fear, our Uncertainty--and our Doubts, we reaffirm our faith in Jesus as our personal Savior, then we join with Thomas and move from unbelief to belief and declare---"My Lord and My God"
Let's take a second and look at Peter---Peter was one of the 1st to be called to be a disciple, Peter was one of the inner circle, Peter when named with others is always named 1st, Peter walked on water, Peter was the 1st to confess Jesus to be the Christ, Peter witnessed the transfiguration, Peter was a leader and often spoke and acted without thinking 1st-----When it came time for Jesus to be taken away it was Peter the denied Jesus 3 times & on the 3rd time Peter began to curse and swear all sort of junk----BUT___ Peter after overcoming his fear,--uncertainity, & shame came to the same as you & I & Thomas----My Lord and My God-----from powerless to powerful
I didn't mean to ramble on, but every time I hear of Doubting Thomas I always and I mean always think along these lines....Doubt--Uncertainties---Fear---can be a positive thing if we seek, ask and knock. I know this does not apply to being present in church on Sunday morning, but like I said every time doubting Thomas comes up my tinny lil mind goes here........My friend, if you doubt, question, fear whatever the devil tosses in your way always remember Peter and what all he did and then what he became, think of Thomas and the outcome------when it feels like God is no where to be found, trust me He is always right there, it is I who am out of step-----God Bless and have a great week-end
WOW!!!!!!! I just flipped open my Bible......Mark 9: 24------Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, Lord, I believe; Help my unbelief-------HUMMMM !! Rattled my cage
From Psalms 25----"Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me."-----after reading this I thought of the man with the sick son, I think in Mark, but his words rang in here----"Help my unbelief"
Some days in life's struggles we just have to stop and and say---"God, help me out, show me, lead me & teach me----Help my unbelief"------then of course, trust
God Bless have a good day
that a good one