I hope that whomever reads this post will take the time to thank God for all the things that He has done in your life.
We all have things to be thankful for. Sometimes we loose focus and forget all the blessings that God has bestowed upon us.
If you cannot think of anything to be thankful for…….you can thank God for His loving grace and mercy that He has shown to you by sending His Son, Jesus Christ to die that we may have our sins forgiven and have eternal life with Him.
God Bless
I want to take this time to just thank God for this year. 2005 is slowly winding down and we are now in that season of thanksgiving and reflecting.
In Febuary, during a time of personal prayer and fasting, God revealed to me that 2005 would be “my” year. Now I had absolutely no idea what that meant!! Little did I know what God had in store for us. I will not go into detail about it right now for I am in the process of putting all that has happened in a book that I feel impressed to write.
I look back now and see how God truly has had His hand upon our lives and was strategically orchestrating our lives. I thank God for ALL that has happened and look forward to the things to come.
Never give up on God…..He has everything under control..
I remember as a kid during recess, standing around and waiting to be picked for a football, baseball or kickball game. There would be 15 or 20 of us and 2 were chosen to be captains and the picking would begin. Now I am not going to tell you like some do, that I was always the last one chosen to be on a team or was always the odd man out and had to be the one to wait until the “next” game. In all honesty…I was one of the first few that was always chosen because I was a good athelete. I played hard and was not afraid to be in the middle of anything and always give my best.
I was reading the other day in the bible where Jesus was starting His ministry and was in the process of choosing the disciples. I could imagine Him walking through town and seeing all the people that passed Him…looking for those that He would use as a foundation for what we know as the New Testament Church. He probably passed alot of socially influential people. Maybe even a few very successful business leaders. And possible a couple of “preachers,” that were in the temple preaching.
He made His way down by the lake and came across a couple of guys fishing. Even at a distance, he saw them as being usable, for all He said was “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men,” and they followed. This was His process for the remainderof His disciples. There were no big questionaires to fill out. No interviewing process that took place. No profile test to be taken.
Just looking for availability….Just looking for realness…Just looking for passion…
I started to place myself back in that day and I asked myself….”would I have been picked?” “Would Jesus have seen in me, what He was looking for to build His church?” “Would He have looked over me to choose someone else?”
Would He have said…..”I’ll take Him.”
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear those words? For me, it taks me to a courtroom scene where someone has said something that the opposing side does not appreciate and the attorney stands and shouts “I object!!”
Here is a quote that I came across today in my reading:
“First, they came after the Trade Unionist, but since I wasn’t a Trade Unionist, I did not object. Then, they came after the Catholics, but not being a Catholic, I did not object. Then, they came after the Jews, but again, not being Jewish, I did not object. Then, they came after me and there was no one left to object.”
Pastor Neumuller
Personal prisoner of Adolf Hitler
How long, are we as Christians going to allow ourselves to be trampled underfoot by those that oppose Christ and everything that is righteous and good?
How long will we allow family and friends to be drawn and enticed by filth and perversion?
How long will we wait before we introduce someone to Jesus for fear of being ridiculed?
How long are we going to watch people that are in need of food, shelter, and clothing walk in and out of our churches before we lend a hand?
How long are we going to fight among ourselves and kill one another with harsh and murderous words while friends, family and associates are dying without knowing Christ as their Savior.
How long will it take for us to stand and proclaim that Jesus is the Way, Truth, and Life?
How much are we going to take before the Church stands and cries…..I OBJECT!!!
God Bless
