Hello Guys and Gals,
I probably sound arrogant at times to all of you. This is not my intent and if you have felt that of me, I apologize sincerely from the depths of my heart!
I do take a strong stand in my writing. I write so as to show you all the truth as I have learned it through all my studies. I believe each and every one of you can also have such truth in your life through study. I know that every single one of you has an incredible brain. I know that the only reasons why you all probably have not delved into the same studies that I have is probably because of family duties and priorities that I do not yet have.
So if I come off arrogant in my stand for truth, I apologize. I am certainly one who should not be arrogant about anything for I am nothing! What value I have, the only value I have, is the value which Jesus Christ has bestowed upon me and that value exists only because He saw fit to salvage this wretch of a human being that I was and remold me into what you now see and will see in this body I now submit to Christ with!
I have an ongoing principle which I strive to adhere to: if I am found in error in regards to what I am saying, I will, with sincere heart, apologize to you both publicly and, if possible, privately for my error!
Please forgive my arrogance in anything not of Jesus Christ if I have ever offended you with it!
May God bless you with the love of His Son, Jesus Christ, this day!
10 February 2014
08 February 2014
Proud Of My Friend!
Hello Guys and Gals,
Have you ever challenged a professor? I have! I do not always try to do so, but if they conflict with knowledge I have, I try to seek out why the conflict exists. Inevitably, it usually ends in a bad grade for me!
I have a friend enrolled in law school right now. This friend is a very accomplished man. He has a BA and 2 masters degrees as well as a very accomplished career with the government. Yet, in law school, where he is taking classes on the weekend while still holding a very demanding full time job, he is being treated like he is nothing and when he seeks help, he is being treated badly.
Today, society is trying to say that the knowledge we grew up on is false. They are pushing the thought that the youth holds all the answers and that we should not depend upon the knowledge being passed down by those before us. Even in the church, there is a movement from The Emergent Church that says that we have been too strict, too demanding and not accepting enough of other doctrines. So The Emergent Church is saying that our foundation for the gospel, the Word of God, was only applicable back in the days of nomadic and tribal culture and has no application for a society as advanced as ours is now.
Do you know that in about 300 years, our knowledge has advanced so rapidly that we went from warfare of swords and bows, to nuclear warfare! Yet we have the audacity to say that we know better than our ancestors! How do you know that? Where is your evidence? Where is your original evidence? Do you even know what it is I am asking of you?
Do you know the story of the Tower of Babel? How do you know that they were not as advanced as us?
Do you know the story of Noah's Ark? How do you know that the society he came from was not as advanced as us?
Do you know the story of Tyre and Sidon? How do you know that the society they came from was not as advanced as us?
Do you realize that we have the ability to so utterly annihilate a region or nation so as to leave no evidence left but demolished metal structures? Do you know what eats metal over time? Ever heard of rust, that thing which turns even metal to dust? Do you know that it has been around 6,000 years since Noah and the Ark? Do you know that God has all the knowledge we have achieved so far and even far beyond it?
God does not change! He is known as the Great 'I AM'! That means he is unchanging and He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. If He says this one thing is sin, then He has defined it for He is the Law Maker and if He does not change, His Law does not change. He does unveil further knowledge and relationship with him to us as time goes by. This is why the New Covenant is simply a further unveiling of the Old Covenant. The Old Testament exists simply to point to the New Testament and the answer to sin that the New Testament testifies of, that of Jesus Christ!
Let me now say why I am proud of my friend. He wrote the school and withdrew from it because of the hypocrisy being portrayed therein. He is now sleeping late for the first time in weeks and I am trying to stay as quiet as possible so that he may get the rest he so very much needs! He is a great guy, a pillar of strength in the Lord, and I am honored to call him my friend!
You should not honor a teacher who does not allow their student to challenge even their knowledge. The ones who get challenged and punish for it are not teaching anything but submission to their authority.
God desires us to challenge His knowledge so that He can show us the truth of it! He then rewards us for drawing closer to Him in that very challenge. But if we fail the challenge and start declaring His truth to be false, then comes the sting of the reins He uses to rein us in. Oh how I love the sting of His lash for it corrects my behavior and draws me closer to Him!
If any teacher does not urge you on to further your knowledge and teach you that even their knowledge should be challenged so that they can teach you how to dig even deeper into the knowledge they are teaching, then they are false teachers and the only thing they want from you is your enslavement!
Praise be to God that His lash urges us on to dig deeper into His truth as His truth is the only truth that matters for He is the Truth Definer and no truth exists outside of Him!
I pray that you feel the sting of God's reins as He corrects your behavior and urges you on to dig deeper into His truth!
May Jesus draw close to you this day and bless you with His lash of correction!
Have you ever challenged a professor? I have! I do not always try to do so, but if they conflict with knowledge I have, I try to seek out why the conflict exists. Inevitably, it usually ends in a bad grade for me!
I have a friend enrolled in law school right now. This friend is a very accomplished man. He has a BA and 2 masters degrees as well as a very accomplished career with the government. Yet, in law school, where he is taking classes on the weekend while still holding a very demanding full time job, he is being treated like he is nothing and when he seeks help, he is being treated badly.
Today, society is trying to say that the knowledge we grew up on is false. They are pushing the thought that the youth holds all the answers and that we should not depend upon the knowledge being passed down by those before us. Even in the church, there is a movement from The Emergent Church that says that we have been too strict, too demanding and not accepting enough of other doctrines. So The Emergent Church is saying that our foundation for the gospel, the Word of God, was only applicable back in the days of nomadic and tribal culture and has no application for a society as advanced as ours is now.
Do you know that in about 300 years, our knowledge has advanced so rapidly that we went from warfare of swords and bows, to nuclear warfare! Yet we have the audacity to say that we know better than our ancestors! How do you know that? Where is your evidence? Where is your original evidence? Do you even know what it is I am asking of you?
Do you know the story of the Tower of Babel? How do you know that they were not as advanced as us?
Do you know the story of Noah's Ark? How do you know that the society he came from was not as advanced as us?
Do you know the story of Tyre and Sidon? How do you know that the society they came from was not as advanced as us?
Do you realize that we have the ability to so utterly annihilate a region or nation so as to leave no evidence left but demolished metal structures? Do you know what eats metal over time? Ever heard of rust, that thing which turns even metal to dust? Do you know that it has been around 6,000 years since Noah and the Ark? Do you know that God has all the knowledge we have achieved so far and even far beyond it?
God does not change! He is known as the Great 'I AM'! That means he is unchanging and He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. If He says this one thing is sin, then He has defined it for He is the Law Maker and if He does not change, His Law does not change. He does unveil further knowledge and relationship with him to us as time goes by. This is why the New Covenant is simply a further unveiling of the Old Covenant. The Old Testament exists simply to point to the New Testament and the answer to sin that the New Testament testifies of, that of Jesus Christ!
Let me now say why I am proud of my friend. He wrote the school and withdrew from it because of the hypocrisy being portrayed therein. He is now sleeping late for the first time in weeks and I am trying to stay as quiet as possible so that he may get the rest he so very much needs! He is a great guy, a pillar of strength in the Lord, and I am honored to call him my friend!
You should not honor a teacher who does not allow their student to challenge even their knowledge. The ones who get challenged and punish for it are not teaching anything but submission to their authority.
God desires us to challenge His knowledge so that He can show us the truth of it! He then rewards us for drawing closer to Him in that very challenge. But if we fail the challenge and start declaring His truth to be false, then comes the sting of the reins He uses to rein us in. Oh how I love the sting of His lash for it corrects my behavior and draws me closer to Him!
If any teacher does not urge you on to further your knowledge and teach you that even their knowledge should be challenged so that they can teach you how to dig even deeper into the knowledge they are teaching, then they are false teachers and the only thing they want from you is your enslavement!
Praise be to God that His lash urges us on to dig deeper into His truth as His truth is the only truth that matters for He is the Truth Definer and no truth exists outside of Him!
I pray that you feel the sting of God's reins as He corrects your behavior and urges you on to dig deeper into His truth!
May Jesus draw close to you this day and bless you with His lash of correction!
03 February 2014
An Amazing Day Of Grace!
Hello Guys and Gals!
God convicted me of one of my sins last night. I asked for His help with this sin.
This morning I heard an awesome sermon about being Men of Down, like that of feathers. In this sermon, Eric Ludy talks about how we are supposed to be Men of Steel when called for, yet there are times when we need to be soft and gentle for those who need this special touch. Yet, in doing this, we do not put up our swords, but only sheathe it for a time, keeping it ever ready for when we are instantly called to be Men of Steel. But in all things we are supposed to praise God and give him thanks. This means even in the midst of our adversity.
Two nights ago, my car died while pulling out of the store. We had it towed to a mechanic to check out and find out what it would cost to fix it. The mechanic called this morning saying that the repair would be $1900.00! It seems that the timing belt broke. And this car has one of them interrupt engines where, if the timing belt breaks, it gets interrupted and the rods and pistons all have to be replaced. On top of all that, I just had the alternator repaired and a full set of new tires put on it for $650.00! I also just paid off the loan I had on it with a title company thanks to how well the bank I have been with for 25 years thinks of me! So I was in some what of a pickle.
The car, being what it is, is not worth that much money. So I told my friend about it and then I told him I was going to pray about it. I prayed diligently about it and Praised God for giving me this trial and testing me in my faith in Him having it all under control in the midst of Satan's attack upon my faith. After praying, I picked up one of my pocket bibles and read the next Psalm, which happened to be Psalm 18. I read it aloud with all the emotion I was feeling in my heart for how I felt about how He always rescues me in my distress. (It is almost like he planned me being at that particular Psalm just for this specific time when I felt like I was being attacked.) I was in tears and overcome by His love for me by the time I finished reading. Thank you Lord Jesus!
So then I called up my bank and asked if I could apply for a car loan. I did apply and was told no! I asked if I could add to my signature loan and applied again that way. I was approved! Praise Jesus, My Lord, and King, and God!
There are two vehicles close by that have piqued my interest. Both of which get excellent gas mileage, front wheel drive, fully loaded, 5 speed standard transmission on both cars. Both are immaculate in appearance and both have had just 1 or 2 owners. Add to that, both use tire size 14 so I can put my new set of tires on which ever vehicle I end up buying.
I hate giving up my old car for it literally saved my life when I was driving it. Yet God is blessing me with something even better at an amazing price (on both vehicles)! Please pray that God tells me exactly which one to choose! I know either one will be a blessing, yet God will tell me exactly which one!
So I have been blessed beyond the measure of what I am worth in this world! Yet God sees such value in me that He is pouring out His blessings upon me and his treasure room is stocked full of much more than the whole of this world could ever provide!
Praise be to God, the Father, who gave us His Son, Jesus Christ, to provide us a way to renew our broken relationship with the Father through His atonement for our sins upon the cross and then rising from the grave, by His own power, imputed his righteousness to us and gave us the status of Heirs with Him, being the only Son of God, the Father, so that we could also be rescued from death that we all walk in because of our sin, if we only repent of our sins and accept His free gift of grace through faith by believing in Jesus Christ!
May God bless you all with the presence of His Son, Jesus Christ, this day!
God convicted me of one of my sins last night. I asked for His help with this sin.
This morning I heard an awesome sermon about being Men of Down, like that of feathers. In this sermon, Eric Ludy talks about how we are supposed to be Men of Steel when called for, yet there are times when we need to be soft and gentle for those who need this special touch. Yet, in doing this, we do not put up our swords, but only sheathe it for a time, keeping it ever ready for when we are instantly called to be Men of Steel. But in all things we are supposed to praise God and give him thanks. This means even in the midst of our adversity.
Two nights ago, my car died while pulling out of the store. We had it towed to a mechanic to check out and find out what it would cost to fix it. The mechanic called this morning saying that the repair would be $1900.00! It seems that the timing belt broke. And this car has one of them interrupt engines where, if the timing belt breaks, it gets interrupted and the rods and pistons all have to be replaced. On top of all that, I just had the alternator repaired and a full set of new tires put on it for $650.00! I also just paid off the loan I had on it with a title company thanks to how well the bank I have been with for 25 years thinks of me! So I was in some what of a pickle.
The car, being what it is, is not worth that much money. So I told my friend about it and then I told him I was going to pray about it. I prayed diligently about it and Praised God for giving me this trial and testing me in my faith in Him having it all under control in the midst of Satan's attack upon my faith. After praying, I picked up one of my pocket bibles and read the next Psalm, which happened to be Psalm 18. I read it aloud with all the emotion I was feeling in my heart for how I felt about how He always rescues me in my distress. (It is almost like he planned me being at that particular Psalm just for this specific time when I felt like I was being attacked.) I was in tears and overcome by His love for me by the time I finished reading. Thank you Lord Jesus!
So then I called up my bank and asked if I could apply for a car loan. I did apply and was told no! I asked if I could add to my signature loan and applied again that way. I was approved! Praise Jesus, My Lord, and King, and God!
There are two vehicles close by that have piqued my interest. Both of which get excellent gas mileage, front wheel drive, fully loaded, 5 speed standard transmission on both cars. Both are immaculate in appearance and both have had just 1 or 2 owners. Add to that, both use tire size 14 so I can put my new set of tires on which ever vehicle I end up buying.
I hate giving up my old car for it literally saved my life when I was driving it. Yet God is blessing me with something even better at an amazing price (on both vehicles)! Please pray that God tells me exactly which one to choose! I know either one will be a blessing, yet God will tell me exactly which one!
So I have been blessed beyond the measure of what I am worth in this world! Yet God sees such value in me that He is pouring out His blessings upon me and his treasure room is stocked full of much more than the whole of this world could ever provide!
Praise be to God, the Father, who gave us His Son, Jesus Christ, to provide us a way to renew our broken relationship with the Father through His atonement for our sins upon the cross and then rising from the grave, by His own power, imputed his righteousness to us and gave us the status of Heirs with Him, being the only Son of God, the Father, so that we could also be rescued from death that we all walk in because of our sin, if we only repent of our sins and accept His free gift of grace through faith by believing in Jesus Christ!
May God bless you all with the presence of His Son, Jesus Christ, this day!
30 January 2014
Confident In The Word Of Jesus Christ!
Hello Guys and Gals,
Many have told me I am arrogant. I am not!
I will be the very first to tell the world that my sins most likely far exceed those who accuse me of arrogance.
I boast in Jesus Christ and the knowledge which He had brought me into! Confidence in that knowledge and confidence in my ability which comes only through Him, is not arrogance. Standing in the truth of the gospel and not backing down from those who have heard twisted gospels is what we are called to do!
Before you tel me that I am too confident in the word of God, I ask you to turn your critical focus onto the bible and see if what I am saying is or is not in alignment with it!
If it is, then focus upon yourself asking this question: why is what he is saying offensive to me where I am thinking he is arrogant? Then also ask yourself if maybe your perception of the difference in standing confidently in God's truth and being arrogant has been redefined because of the progressive agenda of society!
In other words, before you talk to me about what I am speaking about, are you ready with an answer as to why, in your perception, I have spoken erringly about God's word. Because I have already prepared my answer for the joy in my life that comes only through a closr relationship with Jesus and His good word!
May Jesus Christ bless you with the same confidence I am blessed with!
A True Sacrifice Before God!
Hello Guys and Gals,
Have you ever thought about this?
When a sacrifice was made, you needed the altar, the sacrifice, and the fire!
The altar is the structure of our life.
The sacrifice is that which we willingly give into His hands.
The fire is the intent of our heart when we make the sacrifice.
And yet, God does not seek any one of these things. He does not want any combination of any two of these. He does not even want a combination of all three of these.
What God desires is the pleasing aroma that is only produced with all three fervently sacrificed before Him!
Are you producing the pleasing aroma He desires?
May Jesus Christ shine down upon you this day!
23 January 2014
Discovering JOY (JESUS CHRIST) In Our Persecutions And Pain!
Hello Guys and Gals,
Have you ever noticed that people who are in Christ and have gone through great persecution or pain are always happy and filled with joy to overflowing?
I do not know if all of you have noticed the changes being made by Him in me. But I am changing for sure.
I am filled with joy to overflowing. I doubt most of you will ever see me not like this ever again. If ever I do not feel this, I seek His face, the face of Jesus Christ!
Why the change in me? Why the change in those like me?
It is because we have found that which makes us content and it fills us with joy overflowing.
The THAT of which I write is Jesus Christ, the only Son of the only God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob!
Do you have something troubling you today?
Your answer is Jesus Christ!
Do you have pain?
Your healing can be found in Jesus Christ!
Is somebody persecuting you?
That persecution will have no effect if you go find Jesus Christ!
Do you want joy overflowing?
You can only have this by placing yourself within Jesus Christ!
If you ask any of these from Him, it will surely be given unto you, but you need to find Him to receive it from Him!
May the Lord Jesus Christ help you to find Him today!
20 January 2014
Martin Luther King Jr
Hello Guys and Gals,
Let us all remember Martin Luther King Jr. accurately today.
He was for all mankind standing together equally with no malice toward one another based upon race, gender, or creed!
It certainly was not elevating race, gender, or creed to be dominant over another race, gender, or creed.
We all have gifts. Let us strive to see God's gifts in others with love in your heart rather than seeking hatred and division!
May Jesus Christ draw close to you this day!
06 January 2014
Has God Allowed Man To Change What Sin Is?
Hello Guys and Gals,
So many are pushing this thought that the bible is no longer relevant or that as culture changes, so does the definition of sin.
God does not change!
The Word of God does not change!
He has defined what sin is and that definition does not change with time, culture, or the demands of men or women!
Yet, so many say it does.
What is so hard about His grace? If you only submit to him and acknowledge the sin in your life, accept Jesus Christ as your savior, and you will escape, forever, His wrath!
Yet, due to our stubbornness, we refuse His grace and say to God, I would rather face Your wrath!
I submit, daily if need be, to You Oh my Lord Jesus Christ!
May God bless you all this day!
03 January 2014
I Must Be About His Work!
Hello Guys and Gals,
God is doing a work in me. He has been for some time now. As usual, I have been resisting His will for my life. Yet, what He wants of me seems so hard. Yet, I also know that He will fully prepare me for what He wants me to do.
And just look at me...
Can you cause me pain...
No!
Can you drive me crazy...
No!
Can you kill me...
No!
Can you stop me...
No!
I cannot even do these very things to myself!
Why not, you may ask.
The answer shocked even me. It is not because I already walked the mental path. It is not because I already have pain beyond what most can bear. It is not because I can defend myself extremely well. It is not because I think faster or any other ability I have.
It is simply because Jesus Christ has a job for me to do. The job is very specific and until it is completed, He will not take me home. Nor will He allow anyone or anything to hinder the completion of this job.
As I must be about His work to go home, I care not about political correctness or how I am perceived any longer.
I vow, before Him, to speak the truth, no matter how hard it is for me... or you to hear it. I will be about accomplishing my love returned to Him for the grace He has given to me.
Are you standing with joy in all you face so that life can pour itself out from Him, through you, to bring life to the unsaved?
May the Lord Jesus Christ be poured out on you this day!
01 January 2014
Striving for Excellence!
Howdy Guys and Gals!
It has been a while. I have returned.
So many times I am told that I try too hard in all I do.
What is wrong with that, I ask?
Maybe that is what is wrong with our society today; that we no longer strive for excellence in ALL that we do!
As for me, I will always strive for excellence in all that I do. Whether that be washing the dishes, helping my friends, or even seekinf after God's promise of a perfect for me wife. I will not take shortcuts and I will abstain from destructive behavior.
God wants this of me and I will honor him in this!
May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you all this day!
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