Thursday, February 21, 2008
COLD!
This February was just plain too cold. I am boycotting February from here on out. Who is with me?
Thursday, February 14, 2008
My Valentine
Song of Solomon 4:9 (English Standard Version)
9You have captivated my heart, my(A) sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,
This morning… I am trying to get over a cold, as I finished up a teleconference, was trying to get some more tax preparations taken care of, checking my production for the month, wondering how I was going to come up with the rest of the business I need for the month, wondering about staffing issues, wondering about the balance of my checking account, wondering about the church plant I am helping with, wondering about plans for valentines day with my honey, when I began to become burdened and overwhelmed with where I am, and all that I have to deal with today… When the thought corssed my mind… Small as it is, you have to catch them when they come because they are only here for an instant… “you ought to be on your knees in prayer” Good idea!
So at my office I got on my knees, in the front room and looked out the widow at the beautiful sky, mostly blue with some streaking clouds and a white line of clouds near the horizon…
Beautiful,
and as I sat still in Awe of how beautiful this show is that God puts on for us every day… Peace came… the clouds looked to be stationary, but I could see the beam out front and against the clouds I could tell they were moving slowly to the east, I sat there for a minute and then remembered that it was valentines day, and that I really ought to make God my valentine… I know he delights one glance of my eye…
I guess it just reminded me that we get so caught up in day to day things, and in holidays, that we forget to be IN LOVE with our first love! Are you in love?
Don’t forget this valentines day to give one or two or a thousand glances of your eyes to your ONE TRUE LOVE!
Blessings to you all, on this cold valentines day!
9You have captivated my heart, my(A) sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,
This morning… I am trying to get over a cold, as I finished up a teleconference, was trying to get some more tax preparations taken care of, checking my production for the month, wondering how I was going to come up with the rest of the business I need for the month, wondering about staffing issues, wondering about the balance of my checking account, wondering about the church plant I am helping with, wondering about plans for valentines day with my honey, when I began to become burdened and overwhelmed with where I am, and all that I have to deal with today… When the thought corssed my mind… Small as it is, you have to catch them when they come because they are only here for an instant… “you ought to be on your knees in prayer” Good idea!
So at my office I got on my knees, in the front room and looked out the widow at the beautiful sky, mostly blue with some streaking clouds and a white line of clouds near the horizon…
Beautiful,
and as I sat still in Awe of how beautiful this show is that God puts on for us every day… Peace came… the clouds looked to be stationary, but I could see the beam out front and against the clouds I could tell they were moving slowly to the east, I sat there for a minute and then remembered that it was valentines day, and that I really ought to make God my valentine… I know he delights one glance of my eye…
I guess it just reminded me that we get so caught up in day to day things, and in holidays, that we forget to be IN LOVE with our first love! Are you in love?
Don’t forget this valentines day to give one or two or a thousand glances of your eyes to your ONE TRUE LOVE!
Blessings to you all, on this cold valentines day!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Why does God, want to know me?
What is this place, earth, what was meant to be a blessing and a wonderful place to live,
Gen 1:31
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
but due to our sin, turned out to be a place of toil, death, and pain.
Gen 3:16
16To the woman he said, "I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; (O) in pain you shall bring forth children.(P) Your desire shall be for[f] your husband, and he shall(Q) rule over you."
17And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree(R) of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,'(S) cursed is the ground because of you; (T) in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;18thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.19By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread,till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken;(U) for you are dust, and(V) to dust you shall return."
Thankfully he didn’t leave us there! Although due to our choice to sin He would be justified in doing so. Yet, because He wants to be with us; wants us to be with Him, more than we can imagine wanting anything in this world. He gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not(D) perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
Why? (As I scratch my head) and then after some time, as my brain begins to smoke, because the equation does not compute… I realize, I don’t care WHY! We don’t deserve a relationship with him, yet
“6You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:6-8
So we could be justified in his sacrifice… The bridge that was destroyed by SIN, (which = separation from our loving creator) has been rebuilt by a master carpenter. Why he wants to know us doesn’t matter. Who cares why this amazing God wants to know me, or you? THE GREAT NEWS IS!!! He does, and, he has demonstrated this countless times throughout history, and to this day continues (through his holy spirit) to show me his love. Though I don’t measure up, (See Exodus 20:1-17) He wants to walk with me, and talk with me, and He wants me, to spend time with Him.
What a mystery this place called earth… Well enough time spent writing this, I have a God that wants me to notice him! See you all later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoYWDCwxExs
Gen 1:31
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
but due to our sin, turned out to be a place of toil, death, and pain.
Gen 3:16
16To the woman he said, "I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; (O) in pain you shall bring forth children.(P) Your desire shall be for[f] your husband, and he shall(Q) rule over you."
17And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree(R) of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,'(S) cursed is the ground because of you; (T) in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;18thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.19By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread,till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken;(U) for you are dust, and(V) to dust you shall return."
Thankfully he didn’t leave us there! Although due to our choice to sin He would be justified in doing so. Yet, because He wants to be with us; wants us to be with Him, more than we can imagine wanting anything in this world. He gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not(D) perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
Why? (As I scratch my head) and then after some time, as my brain begins to smoke, because the equation does not compute… I realize, I don’t care WHY! We don’t deserve a relationship with him, yet
“6You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:6-8
So we could be justified in his sacrifice… The bridge that was destroyed by SIN, (which = separation from our loving creator) has been rebuilt by a master carpenter. Why he wants to know us doesn’t matter. Who cares why this amazing God wants to know me, or you? THE GREAT NEWS IS!!! He does, and, he has demonstrated this countless times throughout history, and to this day continues (through his holy spirit) to show me his love. Though I don’t measure up, (See Exodus 20:1-17) He wants to walk with me, and talk with me, and He wants me, to spend time with Him.
What a mystery this place called earth… Well enough time spent writing this, I have a God that wants me to notice him! See you all later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoYWDCwxExs
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