He's More Than Just a God To Me
Christ is more than just a God to me; He's my Savior and my friend,
He formed me in my mother's womb, and is my Hope as I near the end.
He governs the entire universe but walks beside me every single day,
And He's never too busy day or night to stop and listen when I pray.
As my Savior He became a bloody sacrifice and died on a cross for me,
So The Father could forgive all my sins and adopt me and set me free.
It was with His own blood that He bought me out of the market of sin,
Then He gave me The Holy Spirit as a guide and a new life to begin.
Now The Holy Spirit teaches me to live as a new creature in Christ,
And He helps me to crucify my old life to become a living sacrifice.
He gave me a hunger for Righteousness as I live to please The Lord,
For The Spirit taught me that His Holiness simply can not be ignored.
He took away my timid spirit and filled me with His spirit of power,
Now He helps me to boldly witness instead of shrinking back to cower.
He filled me with His love and compassion as I seek to win the lost,
So I can teach them Biblical Truth, while pointing them to The Cross.
He filled me with His Light to draw others so I can share The Word,
And sharing Christ is my compassion until all around me have heard.
It is only through The Cross of Jesus that one can have a new start,
Before you stand before my Savior, let Him also change your heart.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Strength to weep
STRENGTH TO WEEP
Read Genesis 43:24-30
Suddenly, this great man, this strong-hearted and efficient prime minister of a mighty nation, collapsed inside. Like the rest of us, great men and women encounter those times in life when they can no longer restrain their emotions. Composure flies away, and feelings take control. That was what happened to Joseph at this long-awaited moment in time. It is at such sacred crossroads words fail us. Often we need to get alone to gain our composure. Joseph did.
"Joseph hurried out for he was deeply stirred over his brother, and he sought a place to weep; and he entered his chamber and wept there" (Genesis 43:30).
Can't you imagine the scene? All of a sudden, the handsome, confident leader of millions has rushed to his bedroom and collapsed in sobs. All those years passed in review. All the loneliness. All the loss. All the seasons and birthdays and significant occasions without his family. It was too much to contain, like a rushing river pouring into a lake, swelling above the dam. His tears ran, and he heaved with great sobs. All of a sudden, he was a little boy again, missing his daddy.
There have been times in my own life when I've had doubts, when I've stumbled over great cracks that appeared in my world. I've had those times when I climbed into my own bed and wept, crying out to God, just as you have. Such is life, especially when you decide to be real rather than protect some kind of super-confident image. It's comforting to realize we're in good company in times like that, isn't it?
Joseph was a great and powerful man, admittedly, but he was also a real human being with real human emotions, who could step out of the corridors of power and have the strength to weep his heart out.
Read Genesis 43:24-30
Suddenly, this great man, this strong-hearted and efficient prime minister of a mighty nation, collapsed inside. Like the rest of us, great men and women encounter those times in life when they can no longer restrain their emotions. Composure flies away, and feelings take control. That was what happened to Joseph at this long-awaited moment in time. It is at such sacred crossroads words fail us. Often we need to get alone to gain our composure. Joseph did.
"Joseph hurried out for he was deeply stirred over his brother, and he sought a place to weep; and he entered his chamber and wept there" (Genesis 43:30).
Can't you imagine the scene? All of a sudden, the handsome, confident leader of millions has rushed to his bedroom and collapsed in sobs. All those years passed in review. All the loneliness. All the loss. All the seasons and birthdays and significant occasions without his family. It was too much to contain, like a rushing river pouring into a lake, swelling above the dam. His tears ran, and he heaved with great sobs. All of a sudden, he was a little boy again, missing his daddy.
There have been times in my own life when I've had doubts, when I've stumbled over great cracks that appeared in my world. I've had those times when I climbed into my own bed and wept, crying out to God, just as you have. Such is life, especially when you decide to be real rather than protect some kind of super-confident image. It's comforting to realize we're in good company in times like that, isn't it?
Joseph was a great and powerful man, admittedly, but he was also a real human being with real human emotions, who could step out of the corridors of power and have the strength to weep his heart out.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
God's Temple
GOD’S TEMPLE
We are all menbers of God’s temple
Because we are God’s people
He moves on through our lives
He lives in us
We hold the key to God’s temple
We go to God’s temple every Sunday to preach his words
We are only holy when we finally accept him in our lives
Our lives change and we live on doing things for God
God test us in what we do every day
God is present every where and you can’t ever hide from him because he sees you each day wherever you are
He is coming back again someday when we least expect him
God we are not going to forget about the promises you made to us
And there is only one God in this universe
We live in this unique universe
God speaks to us everyday in our lives
Our lives change from one day to the next
We are all menbers of God’s temple
Because we are God’s people
He moves on through our lives
He lives in us
We hold the key to God’s temple
We go to God’s temple every Sunday to preach his words
We are only holy when we finally accept him in our lives
Our lives change and we live on doing things for God
God test us in what we do every day
God is present every where and you can’t ever hide from him because he sees you each day wherever you are
He is coming back again someday when we least expect him
God we are not going to forget about the promises you made to us
And there is only one God in this universe
We live in this unique universe
God speaks to us everyday in our lives
Our lives change from one day to the next
Monday, February 4, 2008
Family of God
Family of God
Family of God
In the family of God there has to be a least two
Even if there appears to be many; perhaps there are too few.
As the head of the family your God should stand
To give support to each member without demand.
To offer guidance and direction for this life's walk
Teaching right from wrong using their voice to talk.
The value of each family member is genetically passed along
Legacy from each one, found in the earthly song.
A song to the glory of God the one creator who gives
The voice of each of us is proof, the vine does live.
The voice of the family has the right of prerogative to give fear
If the intent comes from goodness and only to those they rear.
For strong willed childen do not hesitate to control
It is your responsibility to tell them you are in charge; of their soul.
A punishment is to take away or at least deny
It could stop and act; which will make a lot of people, sad and cry.,
Childen learn intimidation as their constant excuse
But it takes a life time to find out what they will finally produce.
Family of God
In the family of God there has to be a least two
Even if there appears to be many; perhaps there are too few.
As the head of the family your God should stand
To give support to each member without demand.
To offer guidance and direction for this life's walk
Teaching right from wrong using their voice to talk.
The value of each family member is genetically passed along
Legacy from each one, found in the earthly song.
A song to the glory of God the one creator who gives
The voice of each of us is proof, the vine does live.
The voice of the family has the right of prerogative to give fear
If the intent comes from goodness and only to those they rear.
For strong willed childen do not hesitate to control
It is your responsibility to tell them you are in charge; of their soul.
A punishment is to take away or at least deny
It could stop and act; which will make a lot of people, sad and cry.,
Childen learn intimidation as their constant excuse
But it takes a life time to find out what they will finally produce.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Gossip
Gossip
The Snake That Poisons Everyone
It topples governments, wrecks marriages, ruins careers, destroys reputations, causes nightmares, spawns suspicion, and generates grief. Even its name hisses. It's called gossip. Before you repeat a story, ask yourself: Is it true? Is it fair? Is it necessary? If not, forget it.
This past week I had four people attack me with gossip , none was true . But one was a christain, so I called that person.What she said was so and so told me ......
So I guess ,what I saying is .It was not about what the world had to say about me ,But it was the person who says I am christain who would past on things that, are true or untrue about a christian brother or sister . I forgive , I sure God forgive . But can you understand the hurt we that we do to each other and to our God .
The Snake That Poisons Everyone
It topples governments, wrecks marriages, ruins careers, destroys reputations, causes nightmares, spawns suspicion, and generates grief. Even its name hisses. It's called gossip. Before you repeat a story, ask yourself: Is it true? Is it fair? Is it necessary? If not, forget it.
This past week I had four people attack me with gossip , none was true . But one was a christain, so I called that person.What she said was so and so told me ......
So I guess ,what I saying is .It was not about what the world had to say about me ,But it was the person who says I am christain who would past on things that, are true or untrue about a christian brother or sister . I forgive , I sure God forgive . But can you understand the hurt we that we do to each other and to our God .
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Worship
Worship
John Wade used to tell the story of a man who lost his sense of being close to God. He made a pilgrimage to Mt Sinai and stood on the mountainside, while asking God to send him a sign. He was waiting for something spectacular like lightning, smoke or a mighty voice. He waited for hours on his knees and nothing happened. On the verge of giving up, he looked toward the ground and saw a small violet that had just come into bloom. He remembered that the day he left his daughter had given him a handful of violets taken from the many that grew at his door. Then the idea came to him that God was close to him as the violet and he did not need to make along pilgrimage to find him. Do you feel far from God? He may be closer than you think.
John Wade used to tell the story of a man who lost his sense of being close to God. He made a pilgrimage to Mt Sinai and stood on the mountainside, while asking God to send him a sign. He was waiting for something spectacular like lightning, smoke or a mighty voice. He waited for hours on his knees and nothing happened. On the verge of giving up, he looked toward the ground and saw a small violet that had just come into bloom. He remembered that the day he left his daughter had given him a handful of violets taken from the many that grew at his door. Then the idea came to him that God was close to him as the violet and he did not need to make along pilgrimage to find him. Do you feel far from God? He may be closer than you think.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Overcoming: Making Peace with Your Past
Overcoming: Making Peace with Your Past
In the early 1970's, the Carpenters dominated on the pop music charts. With top ten songs like We've Only Just Begun, Rainy Days and Mondays, Top of the World, and their mega-hit Close to You, Karen and her brother Richard produced an amazing fourteen Gold records. In the process they also won an Oscar and three Grammy awards. Blessed with a voice as pretty as sunshine, Karen Carpenter could have dominated the music scene for years to come.
Yet behind the bright lights of popularity, a dark enemy loomed. Karen Carpenter was starving herself to death because of the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. Later she claimed her anorexia began after a music reviewer called her "Richard's chubby little sister." Little did the reviewer know that from the time she was a young girl, Karen battled self-esteem and weight problems. Though she became a music superstar, Karen could not shake her adolescent and childhood insecurities. The coroner's report stated that Karen died of a heart attack brought on by anorexia, but Karen Carpenter died, in part, because she was unable to make peace with her past.1
In the 1980's, Rosanne Barr became a household name. The star of a hit television sitcom, she also regularly appeared on the covers of the tabloids because of her outrageous antics. A television movie chronicled her life and rise to stardom. The movie portrayed a different side of Rosanne. Rather than the uncouth, rough comedian we are so familiar with, America came to know a woman trying to come to grips with her childhood memories of sexual abuse. Could it be that Rosanne's crude public outbursts are in part the result of great pain she carries from her past?
Like Karen and Rosanne, we all have a past -- a past which we can neither escape nor change. A past filled with memories so powerful that their recall often brings pain to the present. Our stomach knots up. Feelings of inferiority arise. Long forgotten fears once again grab a choke hold on our life. The entire field of psychology is based on the premise that the past affects our present life. If true, it is essential that we learn how to make peace with our past.
Joseph, son of Jacob, overcame a painful past. He was raised in what we would call a "dysfunctional family." Sibling rivalry filled Jacob's household. Favoritism abounded. Hatred was a regular dish served on the family menu. One day, Joseph's brothers caught him, threw him into a pit, and discussed killing him. One brother intervened and convinced the rest instead to sell Egypt, Joseph became the property of a man named Potiphar. Potiphar's wife had eyes for Joseph, though, and made continual sexual advances toward him. Frustrated by Joseph's refusal, she falsely charged him with attempted rape and he was imprisoned.
While imprisoned, Joseph made friends with a baker and a cupbearer. Each promised to pull their political strings and secure Joseph's release, if and when they were freed. In time, the baker was hanged. The cupbearer was freed, but suffered a case of amnesia when it came to Joseph. For two more years, Joseph's mailing address was an Egyptian prison.
In the early 1970's, the Carpenters dominated on the pop music charts. With top ten songs like We've Only Just Begun, Rainy Days and Mondays, Top of the World, and their mega-hit Close to You, Karen and her brother Richard produced an amazing fourteen Gold records. In the process they also won an Oscar and three Grammy awards. Blessed with a voice as pretty as sunshine, Karen Carpenter could have dominated the music scene for years to come.
Yet behind the bright lights of popularity, a dark enemy loomed. Karen Carpenter was starving herself to death because of the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. Later she claimed her anorexia began after a music reviewer called her "Richard's chubby little sister." Little did the reviewer know that from the time she was a young girl, Karen battled self-esteem and weight problems. Though she became a music superstar, Karen could not shake her adolescent and childhood insecurities. The coroner's report stated that Karen died of a heart attack brought on by anorexia, but Karen Carpenter died, in part, because she was unable to make peace with her past.1
In the 1980's, Rosanne Barr became a household name. The star of a hit television sitcom, she also regularly appeared on the covers of the tabloids because of her outrageous antics. A television movie chronicled her life and rise to stardom. The movie portrayed a different side of Rosanne. Rather than the uncouth, rough comedian we are so familiar with, America came to know a woman trying to come to grips with her childhood memories of sexual abuse. Could it be that Rosanne's crude public outbursts are in part the result of great pain she carries from her past?
Like Karen and Rosanne, we all have a past -- a past which we can neither escape nor change. A past filled with memories so powerful that their recall often brings pain to the present. Our stomach knots up. Feelings of inferiority arise. Long forgotten fears once again grab a choke hold on our life. The entire field of psychology is based on the premise that the past affects our present life. If true, it is essential that we learn how to make peace with our past.
Joseph, son of Jacob, overcame a painful past. He was raised in what we would call a "dysfunctional family." Sibling rivalry filled Jacob's household. Favoritism abounded. Hatred was a regular dish served on the family menu. One day, Joseph's brothers caught him, threw him into a pit, and discussed killing him. One brother intervened and convinced the rest instead to sell Egypt, Joseph became the property of a man named Potiphar. Potiphar's wife had eyes for Joseph, though, and made continual sexual advances toward him. Frustrated by Joseph's refusal, she falsely charged him with attempted rape and he was imprisoned.
While imprisoned, Joseph made friends with a baker and a cupbearer. Each promised to pull their political strings and secure Joseph's release, if and when they were freed. In time, the baker was hanged. The cupbearer was freed, but suffered a case of amnesia when it came to Joseph. For two more years, Joseph's mailing address was an Egyptian prison.
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