Posts Tagged ‘a friend in Jesus’
We’re GOING to the other side!
Written by FAVORED1 on February 22, 2010 – 2:55 pm -
{Acts 28:1-9 Message Bible}
So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
What a statement! Some of us lose it when the cable goes out! … Not you, but some people I heard about somewhere on the planet
. Paul went through, indescribable agony, but in his heart and mind, he had one thing that kept him… a WORD from the Lord! He knew that he could not die until he went to Rome. Paul was human. I’m sure he felt how we would have felt in his position, but his trust was in the God of his salvation. His encounter with Jesus on the road that day forever sealed in his mind his destiny. He became a servant of the Living God. This was a man who was looked upon as a great intellectual, upper class in his society. He was well respected, revered and feared, but at one point he made the statement that:
“…Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ…” {Philippians 3:8}
We will get to the other side… no matter what “beast” tries to attach itself to us or hinder us. Shake it off. Our mission will be accomplished. Smash through every stumbling block, speak to every mountain, lay aside every weight until your purpose is fulfilled. Some go through more than others. That is why it is essential that we pray for one another and help each other.
“…For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.”
[Ecclesiastes 4:10]
. Together, with the help of our beautiful Savior, we will make it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3uwlVfReVA
Tags: a friend in Jesus, destiny, going to the other side, Paul, purpose
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International Lover
Written by FAVORED1 on November 19, 2009 – 3:52 pm -[Revelation 7:9-17]
). Well, he had a song called ‘International Lover’. In the song he explicitly boasts of his physical prowess. You may ask, “Regina, where are you going with this one?”… well, walking to work (so many of my daily thoughts drop into my heart while I’m walking
), I believe I felt the Lord telling me that He is the REAL International Lover. He loves every man, woman and child on the planet. Every descendant of Adam and Eve… and that covers everybody. Revelation 7 ignited in my heart. If we’re not careful, we can innocently fall under the belief that Jesus is an American. It is very subtle. It can happen in the way that we look at the styles and customs of other nations and shake our heads. Now, sin is sin and the bible pulls no punches as to what is right and what is wrong. The 10 Commandments are for everybody, no matter what culture they were born into. But, we should never confuse ’righteousness’ with ‘personal taste’. You may not enjoy the driving beat of a Carribbean song, and their jubilant praise dances, but to call it ‘worldly’ would be error. Something happened in my life that brought out my own craziness… can I tell on myself? Arlene and I got the chance to visit beautiful Cancun a few years ago. It was the trip of a lifetime, but getting there was another story. The first flight was canceled, and that threw the whole trip schedule off. Long story short, we found ourselves trying to communicate with people who did not speak English. We’re in their country, frustrated because they can’t understand us! Even in the midst of chaos, we had to laugh at ourselves. I joked to Arlene, “Girl, we are really American!“. Everyone was really friendly and helpful to us, even though they were just as confused as we were. We really don’t mean any harm at all, some things are deeply ingrained in us, and it takes something as simple as what we experienced to bring it to our attention. Some cultures drink wine with their meals, like we drink soft drinks. That sounds strange to us who have been in the church for a while. The bible speaks against ‘drunkenness’… it didn’t say not to drink wine at all (me personally, I don’t drink wine because I never liked the taste). Now, if a person has a problem with alcoholism, don’t drink anything (that’s what I’d say). If the thing is going to lead you into sin, stay far, far away
(that’s bible
). Another case in point, I was watching “Say Yes to the Dress” (my daughter loves those shows, actually she loves clothes). A young lady from India picked out her wedding gown that was going to be dyed red. She explained that in their culture, white gowns are worn to funerals and her family would be “shocked” to see her in a white gown on her wedding day. That would be like a person in our culture wearing a black gown to their wedding… we would think that a little morbid. See? It is good to learn as much as we can from other people. In evangelizing, it is beneficial to know a little something about where the person is coming from. What is offensive in their culture? What do they believe? How do they think, why do they do what they do? Another character trait of Jesus, was that you always found Him in the middle of whatever was going on. Teaching in the temple, speaking to the multitudes on the hillside, preaching from a fisherman’s boat, talking to the children, going to weddings, hanging out at the home of friends, attending dinner parties at the homes of tax collectors (
). Jesus has always been a ‘people person’. It was that very mission that brought Him from His Throne in Glory… His love for and compassion towards the children of Adam and Eve that He created. It is a timeless and eternal love that will never ever end…
Tags: a friend in Jesus, eternal love, God, International Lover, Jesus lover of my soul
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Chillin’ With Jesus
Written by FAVORED1 on March 19, 2009 – 12:49 pm -
Thursday, March 19, 2009
As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what He taught. But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to You that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.” But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.”
Luke 10:38-41
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receives whomsoever I send receives Me; and he that receives Me receives Him that sent Me. When Jesus had thus said, He was troubled in Spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray Me. Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom He spake. Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom He spake. He then lying on Jesus’ breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when He had dipped the sop, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
John 13:20-26
“Chillin’ With Jesus”
Good Afternoon Beloved,
This thought has been in my heart all morning. I’ve been thinking how many people spend so many years afraid of God and misinterpreting His Word. This is nothing new. I grew up around seasoned saints who taught us to fear and reverence God. Nothing wrong with that, in fact we could use a little more reverence. However, that school of thought, while sincerely trying to keep us from blaspheming God, and ending up with a one-way ticket to a very real lake of fire, it inadvertently did something else. It made us so afraid of God that we could not enjoy Him. His Holiness demands obedience; His Heart desires love and fellowship. If we can ever get the two in harmony with our spirit, we would be the greatest treasures ever, and exactly what God intended when He created us in the first place. God is powerful, He is magnificent, He is great, He created every living creature on the face of the earth and placed within that creature the ability to reproduce after its kind. It is amazing that a man and a woman can come together, and produce a child with traits, not only of both of them, but other people in their family. Not only that, but this same couple can have multiple children of different shapes, sizes, facial structures, temperaments, coloring, etc. That is what God wants to… children of different colors, shapes, sizes, temperaments, hair textures, that have His nature. People who He can look at and say, “Now THAT one is MINE!”. Whew! God is beyond amazing. A friend of mine had a really inspired thought. She said that, “Science is the study of God… they just don’t know it”…(thanks Tina). Everywhere they try to go, He is there. When they try to go around Him, they only end up frustrating themselves, and calling the phenomenon “inexplicable”. Well, the “Inexplicable”… He is our Lord, our King, our Savior, our Sovereign, our Shelter, our Strong Tower, our Kinsmen Redeemer, our Waymaker, our Peace, our Counselor, our Doctor, our Lawyer
… our Brother….. our Friend.
…. and that Beloved is Good News!
U Blessed
Have A Fabulous Day
Regina
“At Your Feet”, Clint Brown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpH8EG6EQk8
“I Have A Friend”, (by Clint Brown, performed by Lewis Warren Jr.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixiTB7JdJ-w
“The Password (JESUS)”, Canton Jones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn0SIdn3-_U
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