CHRISTIANS – CELEBRATE! CELEBRATE WITHOUT FEAR! CELEBRATE WITHOUT COMPROMISE! CELEBRATE CHRIST AND HIS COMPLETED WORK! It is our holiday: and only our holiday! All are invited to the table, but few come… Selah! Matthew 22:11-14 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless. “Then the king told the attendants,…..
I REFUSE TO BE UGLY… I CHOOSE THIS AS ONE OF MY THEMES IN LIFE and strive to impress this theme on my entire household… I refuse to be ugly! You should too! Ugliness is not just in physical appearance – presenting a hateful frown. It is choosing to be that ungodly, fully selfish person – or having an “I’m better than you!” attitude… It is ugly to be unpleasant! It is ugly to be disgusting to God and man!…..
IF YOU KNOW YOU DO A POOR JOB ON APOLOGIZING here is terrific counsel: I’m going to start out with a memorable, laughable and very true story my family and I experienced with a tiny, cheeky boy… My children were much younger, not even teenagers at this time. We were at a church baseball game with my husband playing while our children and I looked on, visiting with the other mothers, boys and girls. Certainly it was a beautiful…..
JESUS IS YOUR TROUBLEBREAKER: an ever present help in your time of need! FOR A WHILE, I LET AN ACQUAINTANCE of mine say to me frequently: “Hi, Trouble!” Then I got to thinking (a very good thing, but only as I think and meditate with the mind of Christ) that I do not cause trouble. I imitate Christ. As the Apostle Paul tells me to imitate him, just as he also imitates Christ, I want to and strive to…..
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS GOD’S PEOPLE make begin with a good idea, a sincere heart and the plan to meet their goal. Today is almost the last day of January and as January is pretty much gone, so too are many of the New Year’s resolutions a thing of the past of many who seemingly were so very determined to fulfill them. Selah All people (including sinners) know they have ‘missed it’ whether it be a New Year’s resolution of taking…..
WHAT IF YOU WOKE UP EXCITED? What if you woke up everyday happy to be alive? What if you woke up everyday glad, really glad, to go to your job? What if you woke up everyday thankful for the God-given wife you chose above all the rest? What if you loved your children and were just as excited to kiss them, feed them, clothe them, and provide a warm, loving home for them just as much as the very first…..
THAT YOU WILL FIND ME FAITHFUL. I offer Truth – Jesus Christ, the only Way, Truth and Life. I offer you the full counsel of the Bible; written by God, not man: And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 I offer…..
WE WHO LOVE JESUS rejoice with words in which none of us are able to fully convey as to the greatness and goodness of our triune God: the Father, Son, Holy Spirit! The gifts we bestow on Him as we celebrate His birth, whether given to our Lord in tithes and offerings, to family, the unchurched, those over overseas, are given with love and adoration to the King of kings and Lord of lords – our great Lord and Savior – the…..
MANY PEOPLE IN THE USA ARE SICK AND TIRED of the horrors going on in the distant parts of the world, here in America, and especially in our own, individual state – backing up to our very neighborhoods! Within two years, I, myself, have witnessed three times police officers curtailing crime (and every time – late at night) right across the street from my home – my sanctuary. This didn’t happen back in the day. Yes: sin has always been…..
HOW’S LIFE TREATING YOU? I ONLY ASKED THAT QUESTION to get your attention: did it work? I hope so. You see, this is a very commonly asked question. A lot of time polite, well-meaning folk say that in a hurried-type of fashion; but they aren’t really expecting (or perhaps wanting) a lengthy exposition. They are truly caring. While some do want to get involved in the expectations and goals of your own personal life, they may not think they have…..