December 2009
6 posts
“I do not understand what I do…As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who...
in lue of a summary of my bible study i wanted to
challenge each and every one of you to look back at your life and remember a time when you were So close to God that you couldnt stop thinking about him. When you left church camp and just kept singing and singing and singing about jesus for weeks to come. Remember how it felt to be that close with God, and then remember how joyous and amazing those times were.
I want to not only get back to that...
We sever own our relationships.
31What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is...
So, my first one!
”’10 Hear, you deaf; look, you blind, and see! 19 Who is blind but my servant, and deaf like the messenger I send? Who is blind like the one committed to me, blind like the servant of the Lord? 20 You have seen many things, but have paid no attention; your ears are open, but you hear nothing.’… 23 Which of you will listen to this or pay close attention in time...
Psalm 108
A song. A psalm of David.
1 My heart is steadfast, O God;I will sing and make music with all my soul. 2 Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. 3 I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. 4 For great is your love, higher than the heavens;your faithfulness reaches to the skies. 5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all...
Come to me
“All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but on law: that he be put to death. The only exception to this is for the king to extend the gold scepter to him and spare his life.” Esther 4:11
It is funny to me how King Xerxes, whom is the king the...
November 2009
4 posts
SaraBara1028 - Life Choices
“Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for he married a daughter of Ahab. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord.” 2 Chronicles 21:5-6
If you continue on to read through chapter 28 of 2 Chronicles, you will see that almost all the kings following Jehoram...
Rssll5 - Renewing your peace with God.
“Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.” Romans 5:1-2 NLT
Thoughts for Today
The Bible teaches...
Rssll5- My Two Grandma's
both of them are doing very poorly. One of them has cancer and we dont know the severity and the other is just in general bad health. I want to pray for their lives but mostly their eternal security.
Thank you.
Prayer Requests.
i’m going to start posting them on here so you can read them and say a quick prayer everytime you see one.
i’d encourage you to do the same.
May 2009
0 posts
“And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid,...”
– Ezekiel 2:6-8
In this passage God speaks right to the subject that many of us are scared of: not being heard. Here he says some people wont listen to us, some people won’t care, but continue to do his work because some people will hear. We should not let them scare us away from what we have...
March 2009
4 posts
Help me, Oh Lord.
Psalm 109:1 -5 My God, don’t turn a deaf ear to my hallelujah prayer. Liars are pouring out invective on me; their lying tongues are like a pack of dogs out to get me, barking their hate, nipping my heels—and for no reason! I loved them and now they slander me—yes, me! — And treat my prayer like a crime; they return my good with evil, they return my love with hate.
dear lord, I’m so...
Children of God
1 John 2:28-3:3 says, “And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him as his coming. If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him. How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world...
Psalm 139:14
I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Praise God that He has made us for a specific purpose. That He is a personal God who cares about each and every one of us more than any of us care about any one person on earth. Try to figure that one out. His love is so unfathomable that it surpasses any love that any of us have ever...
February 2009
13 posts
Two Kinds of Wisdom
“Who is wise and understanding amoung you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there...
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes, There will be no more death or mourning...”
– -Revalation 21:4
Isn’t it amazing to know that the place God has prepared for us. The amazing place of new and good, that place will be everything our wildest dreams can imagine. No more hurt? That’s incredible. In our world today everyone is hurting in some form or fashion. All of us...
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is...”
– Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Worship this morning
“And right now,
In the good times and bad,
You are on Your throne,
You are God alone”
One of those songs I love but forget about. But this little lyric really spoke to me as I thought about the last time I heard billy foote play it at camp two years ago. So much has happened, so many good times and so many bad. But God is always there to listen, always there to love and always...
Our God is an awesome God.
Revelation 19: 11-16
I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were...
Matthew 18:21-35
The parable of the unmerciful servant
In this story Jesus talks about forgiveness. Most of us have heard this story and know we are supposed to forgive. It is something that God wants us to do. However I did not realize what a command it truly was. When the servant that has been forgiven is unmerciful and throws his servant in jail that cannot pay back a much smaller amount than he was just...
Psalm 36:5
Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
i don’t have words to describe how faithful God is to me. to all of us. But i can love. We can all love.
God let us show your endless love and faithfulness to all we come in contact with. Place people in my life that can remind me to love. Place people in my life “not worth loving” and help me love them...
Proverbs 18:24
“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
God gives us friends for a reason. He knows that to help us learn, grow, and understand life better that we needed people that we could trust and confide in. Friendship can be risky. When you become friends with people, you give a piece of you to them, and they to you. You acquire a...
Jeremiah 29:11-14; Matthew 6:25-27
God has a plan for every single one of us. Not just me or her but you and all of us. What we think we are going to accomplish or fail at in life does not matter to God because all the plans we have ever made might not be in accordance with His plan. Even though we do not know the future of our lives we do not have to worry about that either. Every breath that we breathe, every thought from our...
fill me lord. i need you.
no matter what
I’ve walked the valley of death’s shadow So deep and dark that I could barely breathe I’ve had to let go of more than I could bear And questioned everything that I believe But still even here in this great darkness A comfort and hope come breaking through As I can say in life or death God we belong to you.
Jeremiah 31:34b
“‘For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more’”
As humans it’s easy for us to cling to our sins, to always have them in front of us instead of leaving them behind where they should be. God forgives and forgets but we can’t seem to do the same. We have to be willing and ready to cast our sins and others sins away. We have to remember...
Luke 3
Luke 3 (1-18)
(4-6). as it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, (John the Baptist)
Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; And all flesh shall see...
January 2009
9 posts
fill my life again...
help me Lord
tonight
i was very mediocre
Ephesians 3: 14-21
“For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp...
Cry No More
One day I won’t cry no more Can’t wait for the day when people won’t die no more Daddy’s won’t say, bye no more; lie no more In the streets bullets won’t fly no more Won’t feel no pain no more Won’t have to push, pull, won’t have to strain no more Won’t have to walk lame no more Won’t have to play the game no more.
Galatians 6:9 - finally found my life verse.
9Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
I believe this verse is one of the best encouragments there is. There are times in life where we think weve done enough good that we can take a break and be selfish. But as you can see, the bible tells us not to. We should be able to draw from...
1/26/2009
Ephesians 5:18
18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
This is a seemingly self-explanatory verse. It’s a verse that we as Christians can point to and have evidence of a direct commandment not to get wasted ect… But this verse is also a lot more. The sentence structure presents the two phrases (drunk on wine, filled with the spirit) as complete...
goodnight.
tomorrow is the start of my new start. my new way of life.
time to be inspired again.
I'm done.
Tonight revealed a lot to me. There are two types of Christians. Kinetic and Static. The two types don’t really coincide very well. It may sound bad but I’m tired of being static and tired of hanging with people who have no desire to be in motion for Him. I’ve started this site to promote change. Do something amazing for Christ. Learn something new about him. Let him perform a miracle...