ONE HEARTBEAT AWAY PART 117 (copied from Mark Cahill's Book) God has created His people to live a life filled with good works. He wants you to live your life to glorify Him. For better or for worse, your works will attest to what and whom you love. One of my friends says; " You may not do what you say, but you will do what you believe." Our actions are determined by our beliefs. If I believe stealing is wrong, I won't do it. If I believe murder is wrong, I won't do it. If I believe helping the poor is right, I will do it. And now that you are a child of God, your works will show the love that you have for Him. Charles Spurgeon said: "I have now concentrated all my prayers into one, and that one prayer is this: that I may die to self and live wholly to Him." You don't have to do the doing, You only need to be willing for Him to do the doing through you. Are you ready to give all that you've got for Him? It is the only way to live this life. During the scandal about of the moral character of President Clinton, Alan Keyes commented on the situation on a T.V. show, and he made a very interesting observation. He said that the President claimed that these things were part of his personal life and did not affect his job as President. Mr Keyes said that the President of the United States is the leader of the free world. Once you accept a job of that magnitude, you are president twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. In fact you are never not the President of the United States.
Similarly, now that you have chosen to be a believer in Jesus Christ, you are a believer in Jesus Christ twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. You are always a believer and people will always be watching you - either hoping for you to fail or hoping for you to succeed. next post 1st May
HYMNS - PART 3 What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer O what peace we often forfeit O what needless pain we bear All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer. Have we trials and temptations? is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged Take it to the Lord in prayer Can we find a friend so faithful? Who will all our troubles share Jesus knows our every weakness take it to the Lord in prayer Are we weak and heavy laden, Cumbered with a load of care ? Precious Savior still our refuge Take it to the Lord in prayer. Do Thy friends despise, forsake you? Take it to the Lord in prayer In His arms He'll take and shield you You will find a solace there. next post 6th May
PRAISING GOD PART 20 Great is the Lord and greatly too be praised In the city of our God His holy mountain Beautiful in elevation the joy of the whole earth Is Mount Zion, in the far North the city of the great King. God in her palaces Has made Himself known as a stronghold For lo, the kings assembled themselves They passed by together They saw it, then they were amazed They were terrified, they fled in alarm Panic seized them there Anguish as of a woman in childbirth With the eastwind Thou dost break the ships of Tarshish As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the Lord of hosts In the city of our God God will establish her forever. We have thought on Thy lovingkindness O God In the midst of Thy temple. As is Thy name O God So is Thy praise to the ends of the earth Thy right hand is full of righteousness Let mount Zion be glad Let the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Thy judgments Walk about Zion and go around her Count her towers Consider her ramparts Go through her palaces That you might tell it to the next generation For such is God Our God forever and ever He will guide us until death. next post 5th May
MY FAVORITE PSALMS PART 101 Fret not yourself because of evildoers Be not envious towards wrongdoers For they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb Trust in the Lord and do good Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness Delight yourself in the Lord And He will give you the desires of your heart Commit your way to the Lord Trust also in Him and He will do it. And He will bring forth your righteousness as the light And your judgment as the noonday. Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him. Fret not yourselves because of him who prospers in his way because of the man who carries out wicked schemes. Cease from anger and forsake wrath Fret not yourself, it leads only to evildoing For evildoers will be cut off But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land. Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there. But the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity. next post 4th May
ONE HEARTBEAT AWAY PART 116 (copied from Mark Cahill's Book) Paul, speaking of his experience of meeting the glorified Jesus on the road to Damascus, said He couldn't stop telling people about Jesus. "But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance. " (Acts 26:20) As with Paul, now that you are saved, God wants to work through you, to make your life a true reflection of repentance and faith. Once you repent and receive Jesus, the Spirit of God is in you, and your gratitude for what He has done and will do for you will fill you with a desire to do great deeds for Him. What you truly believe is what drives you to action. Now it is time for action: "They profess that they know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate." (Titus 1:16) "For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead. And that He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him Who died for them and rose again. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we Him no more. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature, old things are passed away: behold all things are become new." (2nd Corinthians 5:14-17) "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them" (Ephesians 2:10) next post 30th April
WAS THERE A DA VINCI CONSPIRACY? PART 6 (copied from Y-Jesus.om) This brings us to our second issue: Why were these mysterious gnostic gospels destroyed, and excluded from the New Testament? In the book Teebing asserts that the Gnostic writings were eliminated from 50 authorized Bibles commissioned at the council: He excitedly tells Neveu: "Because Constantine upgraded Jesus' status almost four centuries after Jesus' death, thousands of documents already existed chronicling His life as a mortal man. To rewrite the history books, Constantine knew that he would need a bold stroke. From this sprang the most profound moment in Christian history. .... Constantine commissioned and financed a new Bible which omitted those gospels which spoke of Christ's human traits and embellished those that made Him godlike. The earlier gospels were outlawed, gathered up and burned." Are these Gnostic writings the real history of Jesus Christ? Let us take a deeper look to see if we can separate truth from fiction. Secret "Knowers" The Gnostic gospels are attributed to a group known as ( a big surprise here) the Gnostics. Their name come from the Greek word gnosis, meaning knowledge. These people thought they had secret, special knowledge hidden from ordinary people. Of the 52 writings, only five are actually listed as gospels. As we shall see, these so-called gospels are markedly different from the New Testament gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. As Christianity spread the Gnostics mixed some doctrines and elements of Christianity into their beliefs, morphing Gnosticism into a counterfeit Christianity. Perhaps they did it to keep recruitment numbers up and make Jesus a poster child for their cause. However, for their system of thought to fit with Christianity, Jesus needed to be stripped of both His humanity and His absolute deity. In the Oxford History of Christianity, John McManners wrote of the Gnostic's mixture of Christian and mythical beliefs. "Gnosticism was (and still is) a theosophy with many ingredients. Occultism and oriental mysticism became fused with astrology, magic..... they collected sayings of Jesus, shaped to fit their own interpretation (as in the gospel of Thomas) and offered their adherents an alternative of rival form of Christianity. next post 2nd May
ONE HEARTBEAT AWAY PART 115 (copied from Mark Cahill's Book) Chapter 11 Reflect the Light of the Son Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. Anonymous Now that you have become justified, it is time to become sanctified. What that means is that God is in the molding business, of shaping you into the man or woman of God that He wants you to be. The analogy in the Bible is of a Potter and clay. "But now, O Lord, Thou art our Father, we are the clay and Thou art our Potter; and we all are the work of Thine hand." (Isaiah 64:8) Just as the potter sits at the potter's wheel, and molds the clay into what he wants it to be, God wants to mold our lives and do great things in us, and through us while we are still here on earth. If the potter doesn't like what the clay is becoming, he doesn't throw the clay away; he just pushes it down and starts forming it into what he does want it to be. It's the same way with God, He doesn't throw His children away when we do something wrong. Instead, He puts a desire in our hearts to humble ourselves - to push ourselves down and repent to Him. Then He starts to reshape us. This is where the fun is in following God. As He continues that shaping process, we become more and more fulfilled in our individuality. And at the same time we become more like Him. Then we are on a journey to become so obedient to Him that He can use us in ways that we cannot even imagine at this moment in our lives! Charles Spurgeon said: "It is remarkable that the Holy Spirit has given us very few deathbed scenes in the Book of God. We have very few in the Old Testament and fewer still in the New. And I take it that the reason may be, because the Holy Ghost would have us take more account on how we live than on how we die, for life is the main business. He who learns to die daily, while he lives will find no difficulty to breath out his soul for the last time into the hands of his Creator. " next post 26th April
(copied from Mark Cahill's Book) Now take a look who you have become (from Victory Over Darkness by Dr. Neil Anderson) WHO AM I ? I am Accepted ..... * I am God's child (John 1: 12) * I am Christ's friend (John 15:15) * I have been justified (Romans 5:12) * I have been united with the Lord and I am one spirit with Him (1st Corinthians 6:17) * I have been boughtwith a price, I belong to God (1st Corinthians 6:19 -20) * I am a member of Christ's Body (1st Corinthians 12:27) * I am a saint (Ephesians 1:1) * I have been adopted as God's child (Ephesians: 1:5) * I have direct accessto God through the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 2:18) * I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins (Colossians 1:14) * I am complete in Christ (Colossians 2-10) I am secure ........ * I am free forever from condemnation (Romans 8:1-2) * I am assured that all things work together for good (Romans 8:28) * I am free from any condemning charges against me (Romans 8: 31-34) * I cannot be separated from the love of God (Romans 8:35-39) * I have been established, anointed and sealed by God (2 Corinthians 1:21-22) * I am hidden with Christ in God (Collossians 3:3) * I am confident that the good work God has begun in me will be perfected (Phillipians 1:6) * I am a citizen of heaven (Phillipians 3:20) * I have not been given a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind (2nd Timothy 1:7) * I can find grace and mercy in time of need (Hebrews 4:16) * I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me (1st John 5:18) I am significant ....... * I am the salt and light of the earth (Matt 5:13-14) * I am God's temple (1 Corinthians 2:16) * I am God's co-worker (2 Corinthians 6:1) * I am a personal witness of Christ's (Acts 1:8) * I am a branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15:1-5) * I am a minister of reconciliation to God (2 Corinthians 5:17-21) * I am God's workmanship (Ephesians 2:10) * I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit ( John 15:16) * I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Ephesians 1:12) * I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me ( Philippians 4:13) * I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realm (Ephesians 2:6) All this is the literal result of the transformation that takes place within a believer in Jesus. The power of God to change us is startling. Once you know who you are in the eyes of God as one of His followers, the next question is: What does He want to do through me? You are going to feel humbled by the glorious plans that God has for you in this life. Read on: next post 30th April
PRAISING GOD PART 19 Who is the man who desires life and loves length of days that he may see good? Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit Depart from evil and do good Seek peace and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous And His ears are open to their cry The face of the Lord is against evildoers To cut off the memory of them from the earth The righteous cry and the Lord hears And delivers them out of all their troubles The Lord is near to the broken hearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous But the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones not one of them is broken Evil shall slay the wicked And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned The Lord redeems the soul of His servants And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned. next post 29th April
PRAISING GOD PART 18 I will bless the Lord at all times His praise shall continually be in my mouth My soul shall make its boast in the Lord The humble shall hear it and rejoice O magnify the Lord with me And let us exalt His Name together I sought the Lord and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears They looked to Him and were radiant Their faces shall never be ashamed This poor man cried and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him And rescues them
O taste and see that the Lord is good How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! O fear the Lord you His Saints For those who fear Him there is no want The young lions do lack and suffer hunger But those who fear the Lord, shall not lack of any good thing Come you children, listen to me I will teach you the fear of the Lord. next post 28th April
MY FAVORITE PSALMS PART 100 Sing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones Praise is becoming to the upright Give thanks to the Lord with the Lyre Sing praises to Him with a harp and ten strings Sing to Him a new song Play skillfully with a shout of joy For the Word of the Lord is upright And all His work is done in faithfulness He loves righteousness and justice The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord. By the Word of the Lord the heavens were made And by the breath of His mouth all their host He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap He lays up the deeps in storehouses Let all the earth fear the Lord Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. For He spoke and it was done He commanded and it stood fast The Lord nullifies the council of the nations He frustrates the plans of the peoples The council of the Lord stands forever The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance. The Lord looks from heaven He sees all the sons of men From His dwelling place He looks out On all the inhabitants of the earth He Who fashions the heart of them all He Who understands all their works The king is not saved by a mighty army A warrior is not delivered by great strength A horse is a false hope for victory Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength. Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him. On those who hope for His lovingkindness To deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine Our soul waits for the Lord He is our help and our shield For our heart rejoices in Him Because we trust in His Holy Name Let Thy lovingkindness O Lord be upon us According as we have hoped in Thee. next post 27th April.
(copied from Mark Cahill's Book) God tells us that: "even the mystery which has been hid from ages and from generations, has now been made manifest to His saints. To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." (Colossians 1:26-27) You now have the Son of God living inside of you. You are going to be humbled by the changes that will be occurring in your life! Look at who you have become as a follower of Jesus Christ: "I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me, and the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself for me." (Galations 2:20) Jesus now lives in you and through you. As Spurgeon said: "The more you reaffirm who you are in Christ, the more your behavior will begin to reflect your true identity!" Now take a look at who you have become! (from Victory Over the Darkness by Dr. Neil Anderson) WHO AM I ? I am accepted. * I am God's child John 1:12 * I am Christ's friend John 15:15 * I have been justified Romans 5:1 * I am united with the Lord and am one spirit in Him 1st Corinthians 6:19-20 * I am a member of Christ's Body 1st Corinthians 12;27 * I am a saint Ephesians 1:1 * I have been adopted as God's child Ephesians 1:5 * I have direct access to God through the Holy Spirit Ephesians 2:18 * I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins Colossians 1:14 * I am complete in Christ Colossians 2:10 next post23rd April
WAS THERE A DA VINCI CONSPIRACY ? PART 5 (copied from Y-Jesus.com) Firing on the canon The Da Vinci Code also states that Constantine suppressed all documents about Jesus, other than those found in our current New Testament canon (recognized by the Church as authentic eyewitness reports of the apostles), it further asserts that the New Testament accounts were altered by Constantine and the bishops to reinvent Jesus. Another key element of the Da Vinci Code Conspiracy was that the four New Testament gospels were cherry-picked from a total of "more then 80 gospels," most of which were supposedly suppressed by Constantine. There are two central issues here, and we need to address both. The first is whether Constantine altered or biased the selection of the New Testament Books. The second is whether he barred documents that should have been included in the Bible. Regarding the first issue, letters and documents written by second century church leaders and heretics alike confirm the wide usage of the New Testament Books. Nearly 200 years before Constantine convened the Council of Nicaea, the heretic Marcion listed 11 of the 27 New Testament Books as being the authentic writings of the apostles. And about the same time, another heretic, Valentinus, alludes to a wide variety of New Testament themes and passages. Since these two heretics were opponents of the early church leadership, they were not writing just what the bishops wanted. Yet, like the early church, they still referred to the same New Testament books we read today. So, if the New Testament
was already widely in use 200 years before Constantine and the Council of Nicaea, how could the emperor have invented or altered it ? By that time the church was widespread and encompassed hundreds of thousands, if not millions of believers , all of whom were familiar with the New Testament accounts. In his book, The Da Vinci Code Deception, an analysis of the Da Vinci Code, Dr. Erwin Lutzer remarks: * Constantine did not decide which Books would be in the canon, indeed the topic of the canon did not even come up at the council of Nicaea. By that time the early church was reading a canon of books it had determined was the Word of God, two hundred years earlier." Although the official canon was still years from being finalized, the New Testament of today was deemed authentic more than two centuries before Nicaea.
ONE HEARTBEAT AWAY PART 112 (copied from Mark Cahill's Book) Chapter 10 Who am I ? "Therefore. if any man be in Christ, He is a new creature, old things have passed away, behold all things have become new. - Apostle Paul 2 Corinthians 5:17 An amazing thing happens when you become a Christian. The things you once loved, you now hate. And the things you once hated, you now love. Think about it as the journey to serve the King continues. If you have not made that decision, to follow Jesus, read on to see what you will experience when you finally surrender your life to Him. If you have made your decision for Jesus Christ, you are going to be amazed at what you read now. You are now, officially, a different person in God's eyes - a new creature in the eyes of God! You have been justified. The ransom has been paid in full. No debt remains to be paid for your sin. It is forgiven! You are a different person! One guy put it this way: "If you played football, you are as good as your talent and work level. But if one day Michael Vick came to live inside of you, look at the changes: you could run a 4.2 40 yard -dash, you'd have lightning quick moves, and an arm that could throw a football down the field with a flick of the wrist. You are now a totally different player. Why? Something changed on the inside."
This leaves out one thing. Having Michael Vick inside you, wouldn't give you Michael Vick's body. So the desire to be great might be there, but would you have the ability to be great? But when the Son of God is living inside of you, and has changed your life because of what He did for you, life is truly worth living! Although having Michael Vick living inside of you, might change your life, you better believe that having the Son of God WILL change your life in unimaginable ways now that you believe in Him! next post 19th April
(1) Be not dismayed, whate'er betide God will take care of you Beneath His wings of love abide God will take care of you refrain God will take care of you Through every day o'er all the way He will take care of you God will take care of you (2) Through days of toil when heart doth fail He will take care of you When dangers fierce your path asail He will take care of you (3) All you may need He will provide God will take care of you Trust Him and you will be satisfied God will take care of you (4) Lonely and sad, from friends apart God will take care of you He will give peace to your aching heart God will take care of you. (5) No matter what may be the test God will take care of you Lean, weary one upon His breast God will take care of you next post 22nd April
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have chosen to be a believer in Jesus Christ, you are a believer in Jesus Christ twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. You are always a believer and people will always be watching you - either hoping for you to fail or hoping for you to succeed.
