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"Morn' ole man------enjoy your day
I have never gone through what you are speaking,,,,but, but, but for sometime have been thinking about
canceling also.....I'll not go into my thinking here, but a lot here I disapprove of, but then again that's jus me----ask and it will be given, seek & you will find, knock and it will be open
Our youngest son has been living with a woman for several years now, reckon close to 15-20, anyway my bride & I have both told him that he may not have gone through the marriage ceremony but as far as we are concerned he is married in the eyes of God.....We love & accept Val as a daughter-n-law....being real technical here, is it wrong? IDUNNO----they are committed to each other, they both share in the Christian faith. Some say OH NO!!!!! bad, bad, bad,----I accept & love them as they are, I'll not judge.....but the question does arise----if 2 people come together before God and accept each other and live together....are the ethnically husband & wife----Like I said---IDUNNO, I think or wonder if God looks it that way...The big expensive weddings, all the showers & partys are not Scripture founded....Great subject, though....OH any may disapprove of my thinking, my mom & dad being the Old type Methodist----I think it was Wesleyan Methodist----just shook their heads at me, but still loved me....lol---and that is a real job at times.
Speaking of good subjects.....in 1st Corint. we learn of the sexual immorality in the church-----5:5 deliver such a one to satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus----in order to get a grip on this we need to understand the people involved & they sexual immorality involved, which requires one to read what Paul was writing. Yet this does raise excellent questions for Bible Study.....ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED????? Some say noway, some say certainly. I'll not say for certain one way or the other, Jesus said clearly that what God put in His hands, no one can ever take away. A lot of Scripture to support thinking on either side of the discussion....Should I continue , most likely I would bore some to no end, some would get their blood pressure off the chart and probably tar & feathers could be in question and then maybe some may think it a good idea to send my flesh off to satan so my spirit may be saved......Like I said IDUNNO, but when I taught or spoke I passed on what I truly believe from way down deep inside-----if a person seeks the answer in Scripture, I mean really looks for the answer and cross reference Scripture, talks with God and prays for the answer, in God's time He will allow the Holy Spirit to visit you with the answer to your concerns and when the Holy Spirit teaches you, then that is what it is, nut's more---nutt'n less.....we are different folks, different personalities & we make up different parts of the body of Christ, so maybe different thinking is just another piece of the puzzle of the mysteries of God........No one is going to hurt my feelings one bit if they differ in thought-----I believe that sometimes different thoughts speak to different folks & also opens the door of thinking to unbelievers.......wow!! Talking about around the bar to get to the door-----God Bless and have a great day
Thanks.....I listened to a lot of that music while trailer/truck'n, when I was running late with a lot of time to makeup or no time to stop & running 2 log books ----I always listened to BlueGrass.....Now if you have serious driving to do and no time to mess around, turn on some BlueGrass, A Coke & a bag of Chips and trust me ----you'll getter done.....Now I am 75 and slowed down a tad bit, but we run to Vegas maybe 1 or twice a year and I still use the Coke & Chips trick and it the Bride is asleep I crank up some BleuGrass, We leave Va. and 1st motel stop is Flafstaff, Ariz, sometimes I get tired and we have to stop in Tx. or N.M.-----Few years ago we left San Diego and 1st rest stop was Sandston, Va......OH YA!!! Always have some good Country Gospel in there also------Driving down the road, Listening to Country Gospel one can really feel close to God.......Memories are so precious, they last way longer than life itself, may I suggest you make good memories because the bad ones also last longer than life----
God Bless -----Your actions today could be a memory, one way or the other, for friend or stranger
Gotta pick on someone, all in fun
sort of sounds like the guy from Motel 6-----we'll leave the light on----come on in----but then I doubt they can afford the electric bill to leave the light on, but then ole Raj said we would at least break even, and so strange, I ain't heard that train a com'n for a few weeks now----HUMMMM, reckon my train is waiting on the drill'n rig and reckon Trump made China mad and they won't ship our rig, but then the other day someone was blaming Foxwoodsman......maybe it is all his fault, has to be----man I really liked that guy too, who would have ever believed?
Thanks y'all for the post----if all else fails this board staying alive will be a real pain in the %$#^^* if Ole Raj tries something sneaky------but he wouldn't do that would he?-----NOPE, we got the Foxwoodsman at the door----he da man
TELL ME IT AIN'T SO JOE !!!!!!!!!!!!! You mean I am not going to break even????? I jus can't believe it....
I never feel sorry for me, but I do feel for those folks who settled out of court for a Boat Load of nothing. I don't remember exactly how much they invested, but I think there were some who really put a lot of money in with Raj/Joe & the gang then tried to regain something by taking them to court and settled for what we now have today. Got to give the devil his dues, this bunch was slick as snot on a door knob, they were really good at what they did.
School of Hard Knocks is the best education anyone will ever get------teaches us to count our blessings
Being thankful------Sometimes we have to look at where we are today and where we were yesterday----say a month ago, a year ago, 5 years ago--------so EZ to get caught up in the moment, the now
I have often spoken out concerning this very thing.....not giving thanks, just a simple thing----Thank You God for the helping hand"-----but when no thanks is given, no strength in faith happens.....If folks would just stop and remember that they ask God for help and that He delivered and then take 2 or 3 seconds to say thank you, they would increase their faith and really start growing in faith......Now about me, what really bugs me, I am very strong in my faith, I truly from experiences have no choice but to believe......yet I find my self much like what Paul writes in Romans----that what I am to do---I do not---then that what I am not to do---that I do-----now where I am personally, this really bugs me to no end....I really get ticked off at myself, but I am so glad that I have a forgiving God....He has way more patience with me than I have with others, but I am working on it.
We all know that at times I am 3 fries short of a Happy Meal.....so to prove the point, gather around all you young & old, skinny & plump, short & tall, while I explain a few Bible points that I doubt you have seen. Comes to Motorcycles. I could not find anything about Rick and His Harley, but I did locate the 1st motorcycle in Scripture------Moses's Triumph was heard in the hills, then around the time of the 10 Commandments --"All Isreael heard the roar of his Triumph. Now if some of you are a bit older you will remember that Plymouth had a model that was called FURY------I think this came in way back in time, or at least God had the original, It is reported that God drove Adam & Eve out of the garden in a Fury. We know that David was a man after God's heart, so he followed those who came before hi and David also must have had a Triumph as it was head through the land..
You folks have a good time preparing for your Thanksgiving day
I was just doing an email with a friend,,,,,, long story short——- I said that each day I ask God to make me a better person today than I was yesterday,,,,, each day I feel as if I fall short.......then I said, we just never give up,, as long as we seek & ask & knock,,,,,, then if we believe——- all will be ok——doing right is a tuff objective,,,hey brother/sister—— hang in there——-the worse thing we can ever do is give up,,,,,,
very good one....thanks
I have told you folks over & over & over I just ain't the best communicator..........then you go openly embarrass me.....lol......I was suggesting that you not try to walk on water, one you may get wet, 2 you may drown, 3 you may have to swim to shore..........However, stick with telling the stories and leave the walking on the water to da Man.........HUMMMM!!! We hill folks have ponds, some of them are not much bigger than a big mud puddle while some may be a few acres.
Only joking about the embarrassing part.......
Hey Greg, you may want to just stay with Jesus's story tell'n example, I would not suggest walking on the pond stuff.....jus say'n
After babbling on & on I went back to my Phillips-----
Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved---------then this---"Now how can they call on one in whom they have never believed? How can they believe in one of whom they have never heard? And how can they hear unless someone proclaims Him?
Food for thought------Maybe the Christian needs to step up. Doesn't mean one has to get on a box on the corner and shout out their beliefs -----Maybe we need to check out our light, is it shinning or just dim.....have you ever noticed that if you are in a very dark room, say pitch black, that a very, very little light can put off an abundance of light-----darkness cannot over come light....just maybe our kindness can the same effect of evil----jus say'n------They say in combat areas that at night the slightest light, like from a cigarette can bee seen from thousands of feet in the air or from a long distance on land. Share the light that God has put in your life.....that little voice inside of you, listen to it when it offers opportunities
Speaking of "short sermons" back some time ago I got an email about this rather large church right across from a college campus and one Sunday morning the church was rather full and just when the preacher stood up to get started a young man, long hair, cloths not very clean, unshaven (sort of like Rick's friends from years ago---sorry, I just couldn't pass that up, ) anyway as the young man walked down the isle looking for a place to sit many of the church members shifted their sitting position so he had no where to sit, the young man walked to the front and sit down in the isle on the floor....then there was this sound-----"THUMP___THUMP____THUMP" and the sound continued, it turned out the THUMPING was an old man walking down the isle and each time his cane hit the floor there was the "THUMP".....the old man reached where the young man was sitting and and sit down beside him------The preacher said the old man just gave a better sermon than he could ever give-------
You know sometimes when you are at the store or at at a restaurant or just anywhere out in public, the least act of kindness you may show to another is possibly the only sermon the will ever hear. There is so much hatred in my world today, be it from race, politics, religion, no matter what----hatred is running wild today------just maybe if kindness starts at the Christian's conduct, just maybe things might start to change.......Look what happened with Jesus and the 11-------I think it was Peter that wrote that judgment starts at the door of the church----a great place for kindness to start
The past week I have been reading from my J.B. Phillips New Testament translation. Back some years ago my dad gave this to me and told me that sometimes the KJ version can be a bit difficult to understand and he found the Phillips help to clear some of those difficult passages....anyway this morning I was reading this from Romans 10--------" You need not say in your heart, who would go up to heaven to bring Christ down. to us, or who would descend into the depths to bring Him up from the dead? It is this word, which is the burden of our preaching, and says in effect, If you openly admit by your own lips that Jesus is the Lord, and if you believe in your own heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
Believing is what it is all about, IMO---I don't care how many times you clean the church, cut the church's grass, cook a ton of meals, feed the poor, visit the sick, ----no matter how hard you "WORK" without believing all is lost-----if you truly believe you will desire to do all those good works as you are led by the Holy Spirit----simply putting it, you will be doing that which God has called you to do, not doing what you want to do. IMO, when we do what we want to do, "PRIDE" steps in and we pat ourselves on the back and think, look what I've done......One or more of you may ask----"What do you know?" Simply put "been there, done that." No better teacher than experience-----A long story from years past
God Bless and have a Blest Day
a great sermon in a few words.....thanks for sharing
Thankful for this here another day......
NAW! the penny slots is my job. I believe that Foxwoodsman has been an excellent mod....remember no one wanted the job when he took it. When no one else would step up he did...... Nothing wrong with giving true & honest statements about Raj/Joe&Co.. That outrageous Hughe RS left folks with very few shares, if I remember after the RS the pps was up in the $$$ and where are we now? NAGP has yet to deliver on the 1st promise they made to investors years ago. Over the years Raj/Joe&Co have yet to deliver on anything....fact
However, good to see our little ole board is still chugg'n along. Rather than speak of how many shares ----why not focus on how many $$$$ a person has dumped into NAGP.....I am right at 10K and worth $40.95 today------However I did not get taken as bad as those folks who settled out of court for a bunch of shares which today are 0000 ----for a company right on the cusp of greatness, that sure Ain't say'n much
you were sinking deep in sin, far from a peaceful shore-----the master of the sea heard your dispairing cry, from the waters lifted you and now safe are you-----Love lifted you------
That tune "Love lifted me" came to mind when I was reading your post-----I have used in the past the illustration of a person sinking in quick sand and a friend tosses out a life line of some sort and if the person in quick sand takes hold he lives if he don't take hold he dies-------much like Jesus reaching out to us, if we accept the helping hand we live if we don't we are lost for sure.......
Food for thought here this morning----over the past couple of weeks I have attended 2 funeral service and presently have a friend very close to death's door-----know something, no one ever talks of their earthly possessions, their bank account, their snazzy car, their fancy cloths and so forth.....what is talked about is the memories that have been made over the years.....I have tried my best to teach my kids that everything we say & do creates a memory, good or bad, the important is to try to make the memories good ones.......now the question for us is------when we are out in the world what kind of memories are we establishing with others-----are we grouchy & cross? or are we kind & considerate? Just something to think on today, we are entering the silly season where folks get greedy, selfish, stressed out, for general purposes the ugly side comes out and ugly memories are made-----As a Christian how are we going to behave? Let your light so shine that others may see Christ in you----
I took a few moments this afternoon and just flipped through one of my Bibles and was amazed at how many verses I had hi-lighted----Bounced into this 1---"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew 1st and also for the Greek.--
Then I bumped into this---"God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those which are not fitting, being filled with all unrighteousness , sexual immorality, sickness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, strife, murder, strife, deceit, evil-kindness, they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, no only do the same but approve of those who practice them.
What caught my eye is how many of those things many Christians accept so as not to offend others.....as I took those things which were written----1 by 1----- it got my mind to thinking, I'll let your mind think on them-----rather than judge my fellow believers I got to wandering am I guilty?.........
Just a little something to think on, now off to da shower, that ole saw dust from my shop making me itch and my bride just don't like a dirty ole man, well not in the filthy need a bath kind....lol
I was referring to what they were doing back then with little children----called child porn...
I am going back quite a few years, but when I was running the road I listened to Paul Harvey a lot and through him I learned UNICEF was a bad bunch of people.....I'll not go any further....but you or I would be in jail
Been a while since I last heard or saw this-------Jesus said---"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."-----Actually Math: writes ---"Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them"----Luke writes it like this--"Just as you want men to do to you, you do also to them likewise."
HUMMMM!!! Wonder if somewhere this got dropped and folks forgot where it is
Thank ya, I cannot say how well this lady sang or played the piano, believe it or not, I was at a total loss for words, but I can say with all honestly that she had the Holy Spirit visit this service.....sometime us average Joes really hit the mark....I would say yesterday this lady planted a lot of seeds, now I jus hope the guy with the watering can might pass by.....God Bless.....Good to see folks reading our board----I am not condemning the folks in the videos........but they never came close to scratching the service of her singing or piano playing.....but then, maybe the moment had much to do with it----however one may think on it I am still almost 24 hours later still moved beyond explanation of the message she sent out. There are times when we just feel the presence of God, right there in our mist,,,,,I just wish I could better explain------it is truly and awesome experience to find ourselves right there in the presence of God, the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit-------all 3 right there, amazing.....I have been blessed with this experience a "FEW" times, and still no-way can I explain, only wish I could-----
My preacher's dad was a preacher as was his dad, so pastor Joe came from long list of pastors....this morning he talked about his youth and how he had all those little badges kids get for doing church stuff, the college came around and he found other things to do rather than go to church and after college he still wandered around....then he put Jesus Christ in his heart, as our friend Rick says, born again,,this led him to the ministry, a calling, if you will......His point, he knew all about Jesus, the church, the right & wrong but......Just didn't have Jesus.....See we can do all the right stuff, have unlimited amounts of knowledge but if we don't have Jesus we are just up the cheek with out a paddle.......may I ask, Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior?.........Some folks will make mention of all their works around the church they do, or all the Bible studies they have done, or focus on all their good works.....If I may, ask yourself the above question.....just a little food for thought
I found it and gonna share------OH! The little town in the BlueRidge Mts. was Goodview, Va, Greenville came from Rick's post, he would be one of those Tenn. clan folks, I am speaking of the Va. Clan
Down here my burden's heavy
And the road is rough and long
Sometimes my feet get weary and so sore
But a brighter day is coming
Soon I'll step on Heaven's shore
And I won't have to worry anymore
Chorus:
I won't have to worry
When I reach the other shore
All my troubles will be over
And I'll rest forever more
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 good-byes
I'm gonna see my Savior standing at the door
Then I'll hear Him say you're welcome
All your cares are left behind
And I won't have to worry anymore
Chorus:
I won't have to worry
When I reach the other shore
All my troubles will be over
And I'll rest forever more
My eyes will be on Jesus
And my heart will be aglow
And I won't have to worry anymore
A little town called Greenville------Yesterday my nephew's father-in-law memorial service was held....a very little town in the Va. BlueRidge Mts, my wife & I drove over there, about a 3 hour drive, once we did the visitation thing we grabbed a seat and waited for things to start.....just took 2 or 3 bangs on the piano to know the lady playing the piano was not a city girl and the piano was raised on country style music, then she played a tune and sang, and once again it was not big city style, I mean she was unbelievable good.......at the end of the service she played and sang----some of the words were---"and I won't have too worry anymore"-----she got maybe 20% of the way through it, and stopped to clear her throat,, like maybe a furor ball got itself stuck in there, she apologized and started over, with a few more cords she just broke down, took off her glasses and sat there on the piano stool tears running down her cheeks, apologized and said she just couldn't do it, but tried again and once again she had to stop, tears flooding her eyes....she said "I am sorry, but Jeri made me promise that I would sing this for him and I just have to do it." I bowed my head and spoke with God-------she started again and did not miss a stroke, I doubt there was a dry eye in the place, "I don't have to worry anymore".....Then the Methodist preacher from down the road grabbed his guitar to do a closing number----I can't remember the song, but he also apologized when he started, seems he only plays Blue Grass and agreed to do this number before he realized it was not BlueGrass, he said "Us BlueGrass folks only know a couple cords and this tune was anything but a few cords, he has tried many times over the years to learn this tune, but it was just too difficult, so if y'all will bear with me, I do my best."----He played and sang, once again I knew I was not in a big city setting----beautiful......
A beautiful service done Mountain Folks Style-----If you ain't ever Been there, you just can't imagine what you have missed....
Not a real message her----but folks if you believe in God, His Son, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit-----You just have to worry anymore-------God Bless, now go have a beautiful day-----ask---Hey God, anything I can do for you today?????
I read, read, & reread and probably got myself more confused than when I started, not surprising.....but, I kept going over Romans 13 and the more I went over it the more I realized that I was heading where I find fault with the TV reporters----"I THINK" mode....Then the more I read I felt as if I was being drawn away from what Paul was intending for me to understand.....SO, reckon I best step aside on this one for a bit, Maybe because I am not of the understanding as some others, maybe because my education level is not up there, maybe because the more I dig the deeper the hole gets and I may not be able to get out, IDUNNO......But I tend to lean on what Scripture says, maybe I am just dense, IDUNNO....but Paul wrote that there is no authority except from God, OK, I'll buy that, Paul writes that the rulers are not a terror to good works and if we do what is right/good we won't get in trouble, ,, I'll go with that also....Anyway rather than keep my foot in my mouth I will step aside on this one
You did ask----what I thought of John M. words----about the U.S being born out of Violation of Scripture....UMMMM , way too deep for me. I have always simply believed for what ever reason God came up with the idea to make America great, to be generous and to be a Christian leader to the world, and I could go on & on., anyway He knows what His plans are..... I started reading the Scriptures in 1990 and to be very honest I still don't know squat, sometimes the more I try the more lost I get, then there has been several times that there has been things I did not understand and I searched daily for my answer and then maybe days or weeks later---right out of the blue comes the answer, usually when I expect it less....I have always believed this to be being lead by the Holy Spirit. I wish I was far enough along to think on things like John M's point, but if I get to thinking on all that high level stuff I get away from what my daily prayer is---"God, help me to be a better person today than I was yesterday"......As I said I wish I had the Brian power to go into those subjects like the Pros do, but my makeup just says no...
I admire folks who can dig into subjects like this----but I am really being serious here....at 75 knowing that I am well on the down hill side of this earthly life I struggle with just trying to keep me straight, and I don't do a very good job at it either. I know my past and so thankful that I serve a risen Savior, I believe in God and I try to love my fellow man...a rather simple faith, like I said, I wish I had what it takes to get into heavy/deep subjects but I came real close not long ago to just stepping off into eternity and all those deep subjects just don't register with me----eternity and how I spend it weighs heavy on my mind everyday and I try to explain to others or get them to think on eternity
I do appreciate the discussion on this board only wish I was better at it....
God Bless--------
I don't think I communicated my thoughts very well, but did the best I could considering I have only had 1 coffee
thank you, I would love to see more discussion here......others may learn differently, but me? I learn a lot from discussion, it causes me to dig in and research & study, although I do not allow others to change my mind, but I really like hearing things I never thought of before........now I am a bit hard headed, no matter who....lol...example, when watching or trying to watch the news as soon as I hear the term---"I think"---that tells me it is time to change the channel-----their opinion does not constitute fact-----so at this time I have to seek John Wayne or Eastwood for the truth....lol----yes sir, I am one sick puppy
I trust that I did not offend you in my post, I have said a thousand times I am not the best communicator, maybe the worst.....If it appeared I was being judgmental on anyone here on this board I do apologize.....Now that being said I am going to reply when I get my thoughts straight....I have read your post several times, read Romans 4 or 5 times, and checking what other resources say....interesting and actually has to be considered with Paul, the Romans, the time and reason for such writing. A very interesting comparison from Wisd. Sol. 6:1-5-----written around the same time but rather than to the Christian it was written to the Rulers....saying roughly the same,,,Let me put this out there as a starter, but I got a long way to go.....remember I am thick----and not the best communicator....
Listen, therefore, kings and understand; Learn this, judges of the ends of the earth
For your dominion was given you from the Lord, and your sovereignty from the most high. He will examine your works and inquire into your plans...Though you are servants of His kingdom, you have not judged rightly, or kept the law, or followed the will of God. He will come upon you terribly and swiftly for a stern judgment overtakes those in high places (goodspeed)....This writer's point is the same as Paul's----there is no authority except from God.
This is for as I dare go, I am sure I will put my foot right in my mouth, but I will get back on the other points you pointed out....God Bless
You mentioned “ me to”. .... I recently got a email, went something like this——!when I was growing up the # sign was pound sign—— so our me to group chose a sign—— pound me too,,,, lol,,,, at least I thought it was funny
I really like John M , but differ in thoughts on a few things, very few, I believe he is a good man, I am sure that many here have different thoughts, I suppose it is how the Holy Spirit speaks to each of us..... I may differ in a thought, but God has a purpose,,,, then we each are on a different location on our spiritual walk , & some are babes , while some are more mature.....I think that is why I love this board so much..... sometimes I or another gets carried away in their opinions, yet, when all is said & done their is a respect here,,,,I think——wow, talk about going around the barn to get to the door——- food for thought here—— nutt’n mo, nutt’n less——once a person gains knowledge, does Pride step in, and then does one always thinks he/she is right ...... I find myself constantly doing self-examination, not saying others should , jus saying I really need to keep “ME” in tow ...., I may be 100% right, but if I pass on my belief in a negative way and become a stumbling block, we’ll i just screwed up,,,,,, like I said, jusca thouht
from Rev. 3----"Behold, I stand at the door and knock, if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him.
Earlier in the N.T. we are told, seek and you will find, -- ask and it will be even,--Knock and it will be opened----Reckon that all boils down to---Are you seeking, asking or knocking?
Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect and the acknowledgement of the ruth which accords with godliness , in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began
Eternity is a very long, long time......Have you ever stood right on the line of stepping off into eternity? Just a little something there for y'all to think on....
Now could someone tell me why as long as the knife is dull cutting a finger just don't happen, but, HEY!!! sharpen those knives and for whatever reason the finger figures it is its duty to get in the way and test the sharpness. does prove a point, I can still do a really good job putting an edge on that steel.....Sooo proud of myself
John teaches us----"My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the whole world."
I think John was saying that when we mess up we got a very good lawyer, and by the way this lawyer has already paid the price for our messing up-------rather comforting I think.
Not arguing with your post by no means, just adding a little icing to the cake......And yes, I noticed you weren't dragg'n your feet this morning-----up and at'em early
God Bless and y'all have a very blessed day
before going to practice for the National Championship Chair Duty events, I thought to myself---"Self, flip open your Bible one more time and see where it lands..." So Self did so---"Isaiah 1------God speaking here---"Come now, let us reason together, though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool. If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword."
I got to wondering why this opened to this particular passage and giving much thought I figured it was meant for you folks, I just know I am OK, so must be y'all in need .....lol------so sorry, jus couldn't pass up the opportunity to be a $#%**^$#@$%
God Bless and have a Blessed day
Jesus said---"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.....comes from John 11
Then 1st John 3 we read----"Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is."
I have always liked this , taken from Mark, also found in Math & Luke.....In Mark 9 ---the demon possessed son- Jesus said to him ( this would be to the boy's father) " If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, "Lord, I believe, help my unbelief."
My footnotes---I believe; help my unbelief------ admitting the imperfection of his faith, mixed as it was with doubt, the desperate father pleaded with Jesus to help him to have the greater faith the Lord demanded of him.
To me, our faith is a gift from God, not something we manufacture ourselves....Although we (I) have been given such a gift I often realize just how weak my faith is------I have found over the years that keeping this Scripture in mind is a real blessing and a real help in the hour of need.....I often wonder if the Christian ever gives thought to just how weak their faith (belief) is, although they say they believe, just how strong is that belief? We think --"OH YA! I believe, but our word believe is a watered down version of the Biblical word believe-----believe in the N.T. means adherence to, committal to, faith in, reliance upon, trust in and not only involves the consent of the mind but an act of the heart-----Trust me when I say----I need help with my weak faith/belief. Although I have said "I have a very strong faith"----I also know in my heart of hearts just how weak this faith truly is and find myself often saying---"Lord! Help my unbelief"------
God Bless and remember the only Bible many will see today is YOU, the Christian, which raises the question----what are they reading by your actions