“By all indications from the responses he had received either by mail, email, phone calls and messages, not to mention those that had spoken to him in person, everyone thinks he should be in prison!”

Now read this again:

“By all indications from the responses he had received either by mail, email, phone calls and messages, not to mention those that had spoken to him in person, everyone thinks he should be in prison ministry!”

Proverbs 25:11  A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.

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More Great Words… His Word!

Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

Proverbs 12:18 There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Matthew 15:18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.

Proverbs 16:24 Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Proverbs 13:3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 21:23 Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Proverbs 17:9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

Proverbs 10:19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Romans 12:14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.

Matthew 12:34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

John 8:31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Proverbs 17:27 Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Proverbs 15:4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,

John 8:31-32 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Luke 6:45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Matthew 12:37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”

Proverbs 29:20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 16:23-24 The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips. Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

Proverbs 17:28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

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If the speed of light is 671,000,000 mph, which is slower than how fast God shows up when you ask for forgiveness. remember that light and dark are in a continual battle for supremacy. With speeds that quick, be sure what side are you calling on. The dark side is happy to show up quick too! Call on the Light!

Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”

John 8:12 

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Some nights I find myself waking up and the thoughts begin rolling through my mind. Thoughts of the coming day, things to do, places to go and accomplishments yet to be done. The worries of the world begin set in too. You could call it life in general or even the attack of the Evil One (Devil), but I call an opportunity to call on my God to rescue me and give me peace. Soon after I call on His name and begin to pray, I don’t realize that I have fallen fast asleep. Soon after the alarm clock is going off, calling me to welcome another day the Lord has made.

In short….Praying to God puts me to sleep!

Psalm 55: 22    Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.

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It seems like more and more people are worried about their well being, their health and wealth. Fighting and arguing about what the government is saying and doing about insurance overhauls and the economical state of our nation. People are speaking out at “Town Meetings” and in the media about their well being and concerns. That’s all understandable, right?

Why aren’t more people standing up and speaking out for our nations Spiritual well being? I’d say that Healthy Fruit versus Sinful Nature has far greater meaning and need in this world, both in our present needs and eternal future, wouldn’t you?

Today is the day to SPEAK UP and have some Fruit!

Living by the Spirit’s Power

Galatians 5: 16-26

So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the Law of Moses.

When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.

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This is one of those times I wish I could take credit for a great story.

If you don’t know who Christine Caine is, you need to get to know her and the mission that she is on. You can find her at http://www.equipandempower.org and see what she and her husband Nick are up to for the Kingdom of God.

The last time Christine was in Oklahoma City visiting Victory Church, www.vc.tv , she told the story of her daughter and her at at local store shopping for a few things when her daughter asked if she could get a flashlight. Of course that’s understandable, don’t you remember when you were a child how cool it was to shine a flashlight around outside or even in your bedroom after the sun went down? Good times!

Back to the story….. she got the flashlight and with it in hand and it still being daylight, the little girl made a great statement. This is where I’d love to take credit. She said “Mumm (said with an Australian accent) let’s go find some dark to shine the light into.”

Isn’t that what Jesus wants us to do? Find some dark to shine His light into?

Are you that shining light?

Being the light is good!

Genesis 1:2-4 

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

John 8:12

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Matthew 5: 13-16

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

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No matter what you know, think or feel you are going through in these strange and ever changing times we are in, remember to lean on God for ALL your needs. He will ALWAYS supply you with what you need.

I know, I know, sometimes it’s easy to say but hard to do, right?

Have FAITH my brothers and sisters and never give up!

 Matthew 6: 24-34

“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?

 “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. 

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I’m just saying.

Are you having conversations with your family, friends and co-workers about others and what they are or aren’t doing? Is that judgment or gossip?

Maybe instead we should pray for them!

I’m just saying.

1 Timothy 5:13

Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to.

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder.

Matthew 7: 1-5

 ”Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

 ”Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

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I will love you if….

… you will cut your hair.

… you would dress better.

… you get rid of your piercings.

… you quit lisstening to that type of music.

… you give me gifts.

… you would have sex with me.

… you will do drugs with me

… you will cut with me.
… you will leave your friends for me.

… you lose some weight.

… you will abort that baby.

… add yours here if you have one.

Jesus never puts stipulations on us. He loves us unconditionally and chose to die on the cross for our sins.

He didn’t say “I will love you if….”

Romans 5:8

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

You can experience freedom from conditional love through Christ.

Are there  bondage issues you need released from? 

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I had a very interesting conversation recently with a “proclaimed atheists.” Now the reason I put “proclaimed atheists” in parenthesis is because he made the statement that I didn’t acknowledge him as an atheist, but just a proclaimed one.  My reasoning behind my choice of words was very simply because several times during our 2 hour conversation he made reference to Biblical terms, which he appeared to know.  And during our time together, he said the term “Thank God”, which I thought to be very ironic.

We discussed several topics, one being an earlier blog of mine, Millions of Choices and the topic of character qualities. Now on the subject character qualities he asked me what I felt some of my character qualities were and where I felt I got them from? In response I said that I had learned them from the Bible, my family and friends and many other outside influences and observations.   He stated that he too possessed many of these same qualities and had learned them from the very places that I had, with the exception the Bible. Which in turn made him question me and how he could possess these same qualities since there is no God that wants us to hold any of these qualities? That was a very strong question!  But the answer is very simple to me…. The Devil is a liar! The Devil knows the Word of God and uses it all too well. He tempted Jesus by twisting the Word and he thought that he could persuade Jesus into doing things to prove God was God and by accepting the gift of this world in exchange for Jesus bowing down and worshipping him, instead of His Father in Heaven. (Matthew 4) But Jesus was no fool and neither should you be! Please know that the Devil will tempt you with trickery and lies.  I feel that The Devil has used the word “Atheist” to persuade people that there is no God and that their existence is just that, existence and when the day comes they just die and it’s over.  In no means am I saying that this man that I spoke with or any other atheist is evil or a bad person, just misled. My opinion is an atheist has chosen to believe the Devils lies and it’s just that, lies!  So think of it like this, both of us have chose to live a life in the best we can, believing two different ways. I belief that there is a God in Heaven and him that there isn’t a God at all. So in the end when we die, If I am wrong (which I think I am not) I die and all I do is rest or no long exsist. If he’s wrong though and there is that God, what is he going to do then and where will he be spending his eternity?

In closing, there is a God in Heaven that wants to have relationship with us while we are here on Earth and He also wants us to have eternal life with Him in Heaven. Therefore He sent His Son to live and die for us.

Always remember that we live in a fallen world that is full of good and evil.  Life is full of “Millions of Choices”, so what will you choose to believe, Truth from Heaven or lies from the evil one that will lead to a devastating end?

 Jesus lives in us, so love your fellow man just as He did, regardless of who they are and what they believe in or do. Just love them. (John 13:34)

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I truly believe that whenever we dedicate our lives to Christ or when we study His word to draw closer to Him, there is a party going on in Heaven! Rejoicing and Jubilations!

But…. that doesn’t set well with the evil one. He will invite himself in and try to wreck anything going for you that is good.

Stand strong and rebuke the attack my brothers and sisters, in Jesus Holy and Mighty name.

John 10:10

The thief (Satan) comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I (Jesus) have come that they may have life, and have it to the fullest.

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