Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth Him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with Him. The Word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (He is Lord of all:) That Word, I say, you know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him.
[Acts 10:34-38]
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“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in Me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.
John 14:12
Good Morning Beloved,
Now THAT is good news! It is also a great responsibility. Jesus.. the One who opened blind eyes, unstopped deaf ears, raised the dead, multiplied food supernaturally. Jesus, the One who spoke to demons, as they trembled at His very presence, and commanded them to leave the people they possessed. Jesus, who was not afraid to stand up for righteousness, among the multitudes, as well as, the rulers of that day. This same Jesus is telling US that we should not only be doing what He did, but even greater works. Is He saying that we can do a better job than He did? No. At the age of twelve, Jesus announced to Mary and Joseph that He must be about His Father’s business, but His public ministry did not begin until He was thirty years old. Thirty years of preparation for His three-year ministry on earth. From the time we are birthed into the kingdom of God, until we go home to be with the Lord could be many years. Those years, however many there are… five, twenty, sixty… are years that we can impact a great number of folks. The apathy that we see in the culture, mirrors the apathy found in the lives of some of those who name the name of Christ. Jesus is our Lord, Savior, King, Shepherd, and a whole lot more, and He is our pattern. Our goal is to look more and more like Jesus everyday. We will as we shed off the dead stuff that is making us miserable anyway. A number of years ago, I found a beautiful black kitten in our backyard. She was abandoned by her mother because she was sickly. She was blind in one eye and puny. I took her to the vet, and he didn’t hold out much hope for her. I took her home and fed her. She became stronger, but she still couldn’t see out of one eye. That did not prevent her from running around the house, playing with my daughter, and trying to touch the animals she heard on the TV. I decided to treat her eye with my grandmother’s favorite cure-all… Vaseline (disclaimer..I had no idea what I was doing…I am not a Vet). To my amazement the thing on her eye fell off, and revealed the most beautiful blue eyes I had ever seen on a cat. She could see! The Lord does the same with us. His Word is the balm, applied by the Holy Spirit to remove the scales from our eyes, so that we can see Him more clearly. The better we see Him, the more we trust Him, the more we trust Him the more confidence we have in Him. He is just who He said that He is, and He will do exactly what He said He will do. No matter which way the winds of change blow, we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us….
… and that Beloved is even more Good News!
U Blessed!
Have A Fabulous Day
Regina
”No Limits”, Israel & New Breed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0oC8iUSYFw
”You Take My Breath Away”, Israel & New Breed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJJEWF49y2k
“Help Somebody”, Co-Pastor Deborah Dukes, Harvest Life Changers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDQPBWBsfX0
“Its A Take Over”, “I Will Sing Hallelujah“, Co-Pastor Susie Owens, Greater Mt. Calvary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G9ipZPGl74
“Walk With Me”, Rickey Harvey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAef7TTZ2R4
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Carry Your Books?
1 Peter 5:7
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Don’t try to carry the weight of all of your problems yourself. Roll that care over on to Jesus.
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Ranger Rescue
-Isaiah 52:7
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This cartoon is an encouragement to the church to get out of the “ranger station” of the church building, and up on the “mountain” of the world, where people are in need of rescue.
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