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Comment by Ladyjd721 on September 16, 2008 at 5:27am

Eternal Life


Eternal Life
by Henry Morris III, D.Min.
". . .that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the
name of the Son of God." (1 John 5:13)

Although this powerful, five-chapter letter from the Apostle John is full of
vital insights into the Christian life, it is written to "little children" (1
John 5:21) so that they might "know" the majesty and wonder of eternal life.

John begins his epistle with a reminder that he "knew" this Jesus from whom the
promise of eternal life came (1 John 1:1-3). John was an eyewitness to Christ's
resurrection (John 20), which is the most powerful proof of the claims and
promises of the Lord (Acts 17:31).

Much of that which is applied in John's epistle is based on the precise
teachings of the Lord Jesus Himself, heard by John and recorded in John's Gospel
under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit (John 20:31).

Those who believe will "not perish" (John 3:15-16).

The "water" of Christ springs up to "everlasting life" (John 4:14).

Whoever has everlasting life "is passed" from death to life (John 5:24).

Those who come to Christ will "never hunger" (John 6:35).

No one is able to "pluck" the believer out of the Father's hand. (John
10:28-30).

"Whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die" (John 11:26).

Based on the Word of God, John gives us several experiential tests by which we
can know that we "live."

We love and keep His commandments (1 John 2:3).

We know and love the Truth (1 John 2:20).

We love the brethren (1 John 3:14).

We have God's Holy Spirit (1 John 4:13). HMM III

Comment by Ladyjd721 on September 16, 2008 at 4:39am

Why Are You Weeping?

The longest nights of weeping
For the hurt that's in my heart,
Are when I cry alone, in pain,
Trapped forever in the dark ...

No relief of deepest sorrow.
Oh, God, please set me free.
I feel so overwhelmed.
What future is for me?

I am bitter.
I am wounded.
I am angry and attacked.
I am weak. For, life is cruel.
Can't You turn the clock right back ...

Back, when life was happy,
When the sun shone down on me,
Before this fierce storm
Hit me violently?

O, Father, why permit
Such angry whips to lash?
Where were You when they struck,
As my heart was deeply gashed?

You could have stopped it, Lord.
Why allow such awful hurt?
My life would be so good, now,
If I wasn't scarred and burnt.

Now, I've screamed all this, to You.
It hasn't changed a thing.
So, for me to live a life, again,
Some change I wish You'd bring.

For, no matter how hard I try
To figure out solutions,
I'm at the end of my resources.
Nothing alters my conclusions.

Oh, Lord, I come to plead for mercy.
Please empty out my heart;
Cleanse and heal, remake it whole.
Give me a brand new start.

I still my crying and my fear.
I admit my way's a flop.
I trust You for deliverance.
Please, undo my tangled knot.

Though, I can't forgive myself.
I believe You have the power.
I give my bitter soul to You.
I will no longer cower.

My crushed heart I give away,
To do with as You will.
I am an empty vessel, Lord,
Only You can fill.

Please, pour Your healing balm,
deep down, into my soul.
Though feeling all discarded,
You, alone, can make me whole.

Lonely, hurting, grieving, damaged;
God stills the falling rain.
Rejected, tempted, attacked or ill;
He heals my heart of pain.

(Lord, cause me to smile, again.)
Soft Whispers from
Derry's Heart Poems

Stay Focused
and
Blessed.........................
Jan

Comment by Ladyjd721 on September 15, 2008 at 6:25am

A Healing Touch

Some little girls are called
To love mothers who are ill.
They tiptoe in, to share their love,
And whisper to be still.

With a gentleness and
Wisdom far beyond their years,
They come (as ministering angels)
To kiss away our tears.

Tenderly, we hear their loving hearts
With every smile, so sweet,
And, as we feel that love,
We hear God gently speak.

"I am here to walk with you
Through the darkest storm.
Though, at times, you feel all alone;
With your strength long gone.

I am here to carry you
Through the stormy night.
You may feel so weak, unable to go on.
But, I am here, arms holding you.

Your effort cannot keep you strong.
I am coming, in your deepest pain,
To whisper, "Trust Me. Now, you can.
For, I am here and I know
Your heart is crying in the rain.

One day soon, you will not fear.
In your darkness, I will restore.
I am here to replace all that is not.
Light will come to you once more.

For, I am the One
Who can see you through.
In lonely nights, longing to see
The sun, I will come to carry you.

Do not fear for your family.
I am able to fill in every gap.
I can meet their daily need.
It is not for you to fret.

I understand how you wish
You could give them more.
But, I am making sure they will know
My everlasting love the more.
Soft Whispers from

Stay Focused
and
Blessed.........................
Jan

Comment by Ladyjd721 on September 15, 2008 at 5:34am

Tell It
Rev. James C. Matthews
"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." Revelations 12:11, KJV
I discovered something while a student in law school that shed light on why so many people are bound by situations they should be set free from. During an Evidence class, we came to the topic of "Testimony". In summary, I discovered that testimony serves the purpose of proving the truthfulness of a matter by the confirmation of another who has (preferably) first hand knowledge of the events. This person is called a "witness". This individual only qualifies as a witness if they have "first hand knowledge or experience" of the matter. The most powerful testimony a witness can possess is "eye witness" testimony. The testimony of a witness who lacks this first hand knowledge is categorized as "hearsay". Hearsay has very little probative value and is often excluded from being accepted into evidence. Oftentimes, the freedom and very life of the one being tried, depends on eyewitnesses that are willing to testify concerning what they know.
As I read Revelation 12:11, I thought about what I learned in law school. It occurred to me that many people are unnecessarily bound and perishing in their trials because the enemy has shamed the witnesses from coming forward and testifying about their our own experiences and what they know. The enemy knows that our testimony has the power to defeat him and set the accused free. Many people are serving life sentences in bondage, condemnation, and some even losing their lives, because they’ve lost all hope of things getting better or them surviving what they’re going through. However, we are living testimonies or evidence that you can make it. The enemy tried to destroy our bodies, minds/souls and spirits - but failed. Our testimony proves that the devil is a liar and defeated.
Testimony, by its very nature, is not for the one testifying but for the benefit of the one being tried. I don’t care how shameful your past may have been; someone else needs the deliverance that is in your mouth. There is a ministry in your testimony that cannot be denied or refuted. Proverbs 18:21 declares, that the "power of life and death is in the tongue".
It is interesting to note that the root word for "testimony" in the Greek is "martus". It is the same word from which we get the word "martyr". A martyr is someone who died for what they believe and know to be true. I mentioned earlier, that "hearsay" testimony is generally not accepted as evidence. However, there are exceptions to this rule. One such exception concerns the "words of a dying or dead person". These words are considered unusually reliable because a dying or dead person has nothing to lose by telling the truth. They are no longer subject to fear, intimidation or the power of those who have an interest in the outcome of a matter. They’re free to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help them God!
As born again, blood washed, forgiven Believers, we too are dead to the guilt and shame of our past that others cast upon us. It is all under the blood, buried in the watery grave of baptism and crucified with our old man. When and if we fall short, we can pray for forgiveness and God forgives us, never to be brought to our charge again. With this being the case, let me ask you a question: What are you afraid of? What’s keeping you from testifying to others of what God has brought you out of and delivered you from? Others are struggling with the same thing you’ve been delivered from and need to know the truth - that God is a deliverer!
The text says, "they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony." Jesus has done His part in perfectly defeating the enemy. He shed His blood and rose from the grave. Now we must do ours by tell our testimony! Every time you tell it, it reminds the devil he’s defeated! Go ahead, don’t be afraid or ashamed - "tell it!"


Stay Focused
and
Blessed.........................
Jan

Comment by Ladyjd721 on September 14, 2008 at 5:42am

Daily Devotional by Max Lucado
“the One who came still comes and the One who spoke still speaks”

September 14

Our Lord God, the Almighty, rules. Let us rejoice and be happy.
Revelation 19:6-7 (NCV)

In the Book of Revelation...we, the soldiers are privileged a glimpse into
the final battlefield. All hell breaks loose as all heaven comes forth.

The two collide in the ultimate battle of good and evil. Left standing
amidst the smoke and thunder is the Son of God. Jesus, born in a manger--now
triumphant over Satan....

And we, the soldiers are assured of victory.

Let us march.


From: Everyday Blessings


Stay Focused
and
Blessed.........................
Jan

Comment by Ladyjd721 on September 14, 2008 at 5:11am

Live Without Failing
Dr. Frederick K.C. Price
Second Peter 1:5 - 10
5 ...giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,
7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do thee things you will never stumble;
That word stumble in the traditional King James says fall and it literally means to fall down or fail. Now He said you will never stumble, never fall. That word never literally means by no means ever. It also carries the idea by no means, not even at any time. God says that if you will do these things you will never fail, never fall, never stumble, never. That's incredible.
Our subject is fail proof living. Living without failing. Failure in any area of life, whether in the natural realm or the spiritual realm has to be a permitted response. In other words it just can't happen. There has to be permission given by you to do so. If this were not possible, God would never have told us.
Look at what God tells us to do. These are our responsibilities. He says, in verse 5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith... Now we start out with faith as reborn children of God. But then He says add to your faith. That's our responsibility. Add to it. Add what to it? Add virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love. He said if we do these things you will never, never fail.
I want to talk to you about self-control, because if we are going to be a good testimony for God's glory, we are going to have to practice self-control. Obviously by the term self-control if you turn that around that is saying, in essence, control self. Unfortunately, there are multitudes of spirit-filled, tongue talking. Bible-toting, faith-believing Christians that are out of control. It is obvious just simply by observation.
Colossians 3:1
1 If [This word connotes-qualifier, condition. There is a condition here.] then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
2 Set your mind [in the traditional King James it says affection -the real word in the Greek is "mind."] on things above,...
Now I have a question. Don't you agree that God Almighty would be extremely unkind to require something of us that He would very well know we were incapable of doing? Therefore, if He tells me to do something I can do it.
And if I don't do it that means that I am in gross violation of the will of my Father.
1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
2 Set your mind on things above, not things on the earth.
3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
5 Therefore put to death [Kill it. Here is one of the very few places in the Bible where God authorizes killing in reference to self-not someone else.] your members [A member is your hand, fingers, mouth and etc.] Therefore put to death your members which are on earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
He said put is to death, kill it. Paul said, "I keep under my body, I keep it under control." That's what it means to put it to death. Don't let it tell you what to do and don't let it control or direct you because it will if you let it. I have to do that all the time in every area of life because there are times right here at the church, I want to knock somebody out. I want to go home and get my .44 magnum and come back and scintillate their heads. That's how I feel. Some of the crap that some of the people here do-working for the church-taking money out of the ministry. I want to blow their brains out and splatter them all over the floor. That's how I feel, but I have to control myself.
5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion,...[See fornication is not a member. Pick up on that. He says put to death, but it takes physical organs to commit fornication. All He is saying to act like those members are dead.]
If were to go back to what they did back in the 18th Century and hook up all these young women with chastity belts we wouldn't have any problems about entering in. There would be no unwed mothers because the lock box is on there. If we would take a machete and line up all the men and go by and [chop, chop] we wouldn't have any problems. But that is what He is saying. That's what you have to do if you want to stay under control. You have got to act like it's gone. I can't get in trouble if it's dead.


Stay Focused
and
Blessed.........................
Jan

Comment by Ladyjd721 on September 14, 2008 at 2:24am

What Precious Gift

When God chose, of His beloved Son,
To be lifted there on high,
What was the gift He gave
As He suffered there to die?

Did He open up the door
To let the light within my soul?
Did He take away the darkness
So I could be made whole?

Did He replace all of my emptiness
And fill me with His love?
Did He bless my heart with His peace
By coming from above?

Does my life now have a purpose
To wake upon each day?
Shall I rest on every promise
As He shows me of His way?

Will He bubble up within me
Like a living flowing spring,
To bring me joy and laughter
And every good between?

Is the power in the blood of Jesus
Moving me on to be,
Not what I was just yesterday,
His death to set me free?

Oh, lift me, precious Jesus,
Into Your sufficiency.
For, You gave Your life to fill me
With Yourself, eternally.
Soft Whispers from
Derry's Heart Poems


Stay Focused
and
Blessed.........................
Jan

Comment by Ladyjd721 on September 13, 2008 at 6:00am

The Safest Prayer
Dr. Creflo A. Dollar
Have you ever prayed and wondered if God really heard you? Have you ever tried praying to God without really knowing what to say? If you've ever experienced a challenge in the area of prayer in your walk with God, you are certainly not alone. But don't be discouraged; there is a fail-proof way to pray that guarantees results every time. It is through praying in the Spirit, or praying in tongues. When you tap into this awesome spiritual gift, not only are you able to pray the perfect prayer, but you have a tool of intercession that baffles and bewilders the devil!
First, it is important to understand that the ability to pray in tongues is from God. There is a difference between your personal prayer language of tongues and the gift of tongues, whereby a person prophesies in tongues. In such cases, the Bible says that an interpretation is needed (1 Corinthians 14:5). When you pray in tongues in your personal prayer time, however, you are communicating with God directly in your heavenly language.
First Corinthians 14:14-15 says, "For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also." Your prayer in the Spirit is just between you and the Father, so you don't have to worry about giving an interpretation to anyone else, although you can ask God to give you the interpretation of what you just prayed.
Scripture also reveals that praying in the Spirit is a tool of intercession. Romans 8:26-28 says:
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
This passage is often misunderstood. Religion has used it to justify the bad things that happen to people, saying that "all things work together for good." While God can take your mess and turn it into a masterpiece, I don't believe that catastrophe, disaster and tragedy happen for your good or to teach you something. This scripture is talking about prayer and, specifically, praying in the Spirit.
Since the Spirit of God knows the mind and will of the Father, when you intercede in tongues, you pray the perfect will of God. Satan can't interfere with your prayers when you pray in the Spirit because he doesn't know what you are saying! As a matter of fact, not even you can get in the way of your prayers when you pray this way. Since you don't know what you are saying, fear, doubt and unbelief can't stop your prayer from coming to pass. That's why the Apostle Paul says that all things work together for good to those who are called according to God's purpose-to those who pray the perfect will of God.
Don't let anyone talk you out of your God-given right to pray in tongues. It is not a gift that passed away with the last apostle, and it is not spooky or weird. The disciples all received the gift of tongues on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4), and this gift is available to you, too! Just pray for the baptism of the Holy Spirit and open your mouth in faith, speaking whatever comes up out of your spirit. You'll begin to pray more confidently and more effectively, secure in the knowledge that God will hear and answer your prayers.

Comment by Ladyjd721 on September 13, 2008 at 4:54am

God's Thoughts

LORD you have done such great things! How deep are your thoughts!
Psalm 92:5 (NCV)

God's thoughts are not our thoughts, nor are they even like ours. We aren't
even in the same neighborhood. We're thinking, Preserve the body; he's
thinking, Save the soul. We dream of a pay raise. He dreams of raising the
dead. We avoid pain and seek peace. God uses pain to bring peace. "I'm going
to live before I die," we resolve. "Die, so you can live," he instructs. We
love what rusts. He loves what endures. We rejoice at our successes. He
rejoices at our confessions. We show our children the Nike star with the
million-dollar smile and say, "Be like Mike." God points to the crucified
carpenter with bloody lips and a torn side and says, "Be like Christ."


From: The Great House of God
Copyright (Word Publishing, 1997)
Max Lucado


Stay Focused
and
Blessed.........................
Jan

Comment by Ladyjd721 on September 12, 2008 at 9:02am

Are we out of the will of God? The Bible says we are. Let's find out people. I don't want any of us who Love the Lord to be OUT of the Will of God because we lack knowledge..................is that not the reason we perish?

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