DAY

As I rolled out of bed this morning, I thought to myself, "well, here we go – – another day". Then it hit me like a flash, it wasn't just another day it was a new day! The earth had rotated on its axis a full 360° and now it was beginning a new rotation.As for me, this new day was like a blank piece of paper or a clean slate. It was in my hands and totally up to me what I made of it. I was in  Control of my attitude for the day – positive or negative – good or bad or indifferent.Walking to the shower this scripture came to me, "this is the day the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it". Then another scripture hit me as I open the shower door, "one Day with the Lord is as 1000 years and 1000 years is as one day"."Wow", I said under my breath as I quickly thought about these Scriptures, a"Day" has a deeper meaning than most people realize. I decided then and there that this day, no matter how long, would be a day of rejoicing and counting my blessings. If a problem or challenge or some crisis confronts me, I will go forward declaring that, "I am more than a conqueror through Christ who loves me and who gave himself for me".  "Greater is he who is in me than he who is in the world", I shouted as I hurriedly got dressed. I could hardly wait to start my day!

To Live Means What?

When we were conceived in our mother's womb life began. But wait, Jesus said he came that we may have life and have it more abundantly. But what does that mean?  When we came forth out of our mothers womb into this world and the doctor spanked our bottom to help us take our first breath, we said our first "hello" to this world. We then began to grow and the years pass as we live in this fallen world. And, because of Adam's transgression, we were born with a fallen nature and live a carnal lifestyle. This fallen nature is actually a "sin nature"and is constantly at war with God. We want to live the full life, no matter what, with travel and money and excitement and all of the thrills, and we don't want God to get in our way. So, if we are able to accomplish all of this, We think "wow, what a life". But hold on, not so fast my friend. There's nothing wrong with being prosperous, but when wealth, riches and fame become our primary focus and our Lord Jesus is not in the picture we are headed for trouble. Before I continue it is incumbent upon me to Point out some truths you may or may not be aware of as follows: 1- God is a spirit and we are made in his image and likeness. Therefore the "real you" is a spirit. 2- we have a soul and we live in a physical body. 3- our soul consists of our mind, our will and our emotions. 4- all of this (Spirit and soul) is housed in our body which is our "earth suit". 5- when our life on this earth is over, we die a physical death and our body returns to dust, but our spirit and soul never dies, they live on forever. The "real you" keeps on going. So, with all of this in mind, what is life? We might live on this earth in our body 70, 80 years or even more, but then what? Our "real self" will live in eternity forever. Eternity is where the real living begins if you are in the right place, heaven and not hell. And, remember this, our spirit never die. Now, knowing all of this we can clearly see how critical it is to get to heaven and enjoy life where living really exists. But be advised, there is only one way to heaven--not many ways. That one way is through Jesus. It says in God's word, "Jesus is the way, the truth and the life no one sees the Father (go to Heaven) except through Him, Don't despair my friend. If you need a ticket to heaven, Jesus has already paid your fare. But it will cost you something, you will have to give up your "old self" and be "born again". That means the real you, your spirit, must be born all over again. And when that happens, you become a new creation in Christ, old things are passed away and behold all things are become new. And all things are of God. How can I be "born again" you might ask? It's easy. Romans chapter 10 says, "If we confess with our mouth the Lord Jesus Christ and believe in our heart that God raised him from the dead, We shall be saved (Born again). That's it The Word goes on to say, quote for with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation". Wow! You now have a life worth living. The future is bright! Your old life would have resulted in a dead end street. Enjoy your walk, heaven awaits you.

Don't Just Drift

This is a poeem the Lord gave me by the Holy Spirit that I believe sends a really good message. Enjoy. Do you wake up each morning.             The same old way                                 And just drift through life.                       Day by day? To drift is easy.                                       But where will you go?                                  There's no effort needed,                             You will just go with the flow; Life's current will take you.                           Where you would rather not be,                      Like a strong undertow.                         Pulled you out into the sea; Drifting is a trap.                                           Life uses as bait --                                 It's easy to do,                                       It's called, procrastinate; But wait, to drift – – to drift.                             Is not God's plan,                                   His was made special.                           Before time ever began; It's a plant of hope.                                       With no evil or despair,                               It's a plan filled with joy,                         A plan with thrills and God's welfar;         It's a path thats straight.                              That grows brighter every da,                    It's a path where Jesus leads.               And shows you the way; So, the choice is yours,                         Will you just drift along?                               Or walk in God's plan.                           And sing God's song. John,se

The Impossible Really Isn't

A situation that has always intrigued me is the one found in 2nd Kings 6. It describes where a man found himself in what looked to be an impossible situation. He had borrowed an ax to cut some logs and, while using it, the iron ax head flew off into a nearby body of water. And like most people, he panicked and shouted, "oh no it's borrowed". Fortunately, this story has a happy ending which I will discuss a little later. If this or a similar situation happened to most people, they would immediately begin to mentally calculate several things. First would be how much would a new ax Head cost; next would be where to find one and, finally, what would they tell the person they borrowed it from. If you'll notice, it never occurred to them to ask God for help. Now, back to our story. At once, when this crisis happened, this fellow called out to God for help. Elisha, God's man, was there and took immediate action. He wanted to know where the ax head went into the water and then he threw a tree limb into the water and the ax head swam up from the bottom of the lake and attached itself to the stick. The man then retrieved his "lost" ax head and the crisis was over. Wow, you're thinking, that isn't possible. Iron cannot swim! That's just a fairytale. Well, my friend, that's where you're wrong! God is good and Elisha had faith in His goodness. God's word is truth. Let God be true and everyman a liar. There is NOTHING impossible with God. If you are a child of God, He wants to solve your crisis. His word contains your needed solution. It contains the answer to your crisis. Search the Scriptures and find your answer and believe the faithfulness and integrity of God's word. It takes faith, and "Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God". Jesus said, "let not your heart be trouble". So, when a crisis comes your way, and it will, don't panic just call on Almighty God Who causes the impossible to be possible. Give Him all the glory. Much love…