Thoughts ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZONPRTOFF dateof comment Look Inside Data Conditions:Order: 1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14| Dateof Comment 04/18/2022 Easter symbolizes what Jesus Christ did for us. It took time for him to get to this point. He had to grow up like all of us and every day was a test whether he would sin today or not. 30+ year is a long time to not mess up. He was also tested by Satan who lost that battle. He then served us to demonstrate to us how to live. Before he rose from the dead he had to defeat Satan again. This was done for us freely because he loved us and we cannot earn it. Romans 3:23-24 (New Living Translation) For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. Why do many Christians and churches stop here when it comes to grace. Our walk with Christ is much more than just grace. We need to move on to the next step. Galatians 2:20 (New Living Translation) My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Now Jesus needs to live inside of us. We should begin to mirror Jesus Christ to people around us. They should see something different about us 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 (New Living Translation) Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life. He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them. That is right. Jesus can actually control what we watch on the boob tube, crude humor, or dangerous traps. His Spirit can send those signals to make us want to walk away from those things that can deceive or destroy us. It is time to share why we cannot do those things anymore and to share Christs goodness with others. 1 Corinthians 1:18 (New Living Translation) The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. Living in the flesh separated from God does make the cross seem foolish. They do not understand what love is and the difficulty of keeping the law because it has no meaning to them. But only Jesus can fill that void in those who think that. God is getting ready to release his Glory and many people are beginning to hunger for God"s word. He is coming after the youth first. You can show those people what Jesus Christ is all about. The devil loves it when we are complacent. Lets be bold and bring people into the Kingdom of God. 04/16/2022 One thing that I have been noticing over the past couple of years is how much people are beginning not to respect authority. Things like defunding the police and people going out and burning everything down in sight is anarchy and the total lack of authority. God has said many things in the Scriptures about authority. Why did God put people in authority in the first place? Proverbs has the answer. Proverbs 29:2 When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, they groan. Proverbs 29:16 When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes, but the godly will live to see their downfall. Do you notice that when godly people are in authority how everyone is blessed. But when evil people are in authority, people suffer. Now you know why it is important to vote and to be opposed to evil in your government. I do not care what they say, Christians need to be involved in politics to make sure that we have godly representatives. Separation of church and state is not even in the Constitution. When the Constitution was written it was designed to keep government out of the church and that is it. There is nothing in it about the church influencing our government. I would like somebody to prove this one to me that it's not true. It cannot be done. The first thing God wants you to do is respect authority. Remember God's authority is over man's authority. If man's authority conflicts with God's authority, it is to be ignored or fought against. Our churches should have never been shut down. God requires that we come together as a body and lay hands on one another. Psalms 91 is all you need to against ANY disease. That preacher up in Canada went to his prison because he was standing up for God's authority over mans. He was in the right and God will honor him for that. Romans 13:1-7 Respect for Authority Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished. For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you. I like the last part of this verse where it talks about the fear of authority. If we are breaking the laws people in authority are there to make sure that the laws are enforced. I have noticed that if I don't speed or break the law I never have problems with police officers coming after me. The secret is to obey the law. Romans 13:6-7 (New Living Translation) Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do. Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority. Because God put people in authority over us, they do need to be paid. We need to have respect and honor for them also. Just remember God is in authority over us. If we are having problems with man's authority we will definitely have issues with God's authority. You cannot have one without the other. Even Jesus dealt with God's authority. John 12:49 I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it. Jesus is second in command. He has authority in heaven and earth. Matthew 28:18 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Nothing is better then someone who is in authority who has a servant's heart. Jesus has all these qualities and that makes him totally awesome. Godly people will protect you and improve your life. You know what really pleases God is when we pray over those who are in authority. We should be praying that God gives them godly wisdom and protection from evil if they are representing God. Evil men need to be removed from authority but don't do it in a way that it dishonors God. 04/15/2022 Easter message It is nearly Good Friday the start of the fulfilment of a lot of scriptures. I am sure that the disciples have read or read with Jesus the book of Isaiah but I wonder if they ever understood what it means especially this part: Isaiah 53:5-6 (New Living Translation) But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed. All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid on him the sins of us all. Jesus took all twelve of his disciples to have a meeting to explain everything again to them. I wonder how dense we are at understanding the things God is trying to Reveal to us. A lot has to do with listening and the comprehension of the word. God has ways of revealing things from his word. Ask him to give you wisdom to open its power. Matthew 20: 17-19 (New Living Translation) As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside privately and told them what was going to happen to him. “Listen,” he said, “we’re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die. Then they will hand him over to the Romans to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” Jesus knew what Isaiah meant probably when he was twelve. To live that long knowing how you were going to end in life must have been challenging. I am grateful that God has not shared with me when or how I am going out of this Earth. This shows what kind of love Jesus had for us. In the end he would have liked to have a way to get out of what was about to happen: Matthew 26:39 He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” The thought of becoming sin and being beaten. Then to be hung on a cross to die is not on anyone's bucket list. To make matters even worse was he knew everyone was going to abandon him leaving him all alone. The Father said, "You must finish this." was all he needed to continue on. You and I have greatly benefited from Jesus completing his mission and releasing the Holy Spirit. John 14:26 New Living Translation 26 But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you. 04/14/2022 The last couple of years I have been amazed on how many are being deceived. We are willing to go against scriptures and close the churches. No one does any research and they believe whatever people tell them. David has a solution: Psalm 119:11 11 I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Or have we been avoiding his word and not praying for wisdom. Paul knows about those who have no desire to serve God. Romans 16:18 Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people. The devil is not on our side. He is a master of the grey area. Our weakness in his Word and our refusal to ask for wisdom opens us up to deception. 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness. It is not easy to not be deceived. It takes work. Philip was with Jesus and had no idea who he was. John 14:9 Jesus answered, “For a long time I have been with you all; yet you do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. Why, then, do you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 04/13/2022 Why is when someone does something that turns into a catastrophe that it will be tried by another person getting the same results. One reason God has the old testament is to show us the stupid things that people did and the results of doing it. Isreal had a facination with fake gods that lead them away from the true God. This ALWAYS resulted in a hostile take over by other nations. This never happened when the leaders followed God's heart. America is serving too many fake gods today and we need to come back to the real God. By serving him our nation will become powerful again. Ecclesiastes 1:9 9 History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. 10 Sometimes people say, "Here is something new!" But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new. 11 We don't remember what happened in the past, and in future generations, no one will remember what we are doing now. We need to enforce history lessons of making the same mistakes over and over. Wisdom is the only thing that can prevent this from reoccurring James 1:5 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. 04/13/2022 There are many scriptures in the Bible that talked about the wonderful things that Jesus Christ did for us. This verse shows that we have ALL fallen short. This verse also reminds us that since we have all fallen short it is not too late for anyone to ask Jesus Christ for forgiveness. Jesus not only wants to forgive us but he wants our hearts. Romans 3:23-24 (New Living Translation) For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. After we give our hearts to Jesus Christ we need to begin trusting in Him. We need to focus on the things of God's Kingdom and not this Earth. 2 Corinthians 4:18 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. This is when we build our faith which pleases God. Hebrews 11:6 No one can please God without faith, for whoever comes to God must have faith that God exists and rewards those who seek him. We have to be careful with the news media lying about so many things. This can damaged our faith because we are turning to things of man not of God. So we need to fill our minds with Godly things. Watching today's news will not give you this piece of mind. 04/12/2022 If I had to sum up this passage with one word it would be contentment. I have seen those people who are serving God. They do not have time to brood over the past. Ecclesiastes 5:18 18 Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life. 19 And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life, this is indeed a gift from God. 20 God keeps such people so busy enjoying life that they take no time to brood over the past. This would make a good prayer: Thank you Lord that you gave me the ability to work and live in a country where there is plenty of food and water to drink. Many countries face famine all the time. Lord, I know that I have a short time to live here compared to heaven. Help my attitude to enjoy my work with the time you have given me, and to accept my lot in life. And it is a good thing to receive wealth from you and the good health that I enjoy. To enjoy work and accept my lot in life, is indeed a gift from you. God keep me busy serving you and seeing joy in my life so I have no time to brood over the past or compare myself to others. Amen 04/11/2022 Have you ever thought that if we live like Jesus Christ that we can radiate God's glory. People base the judgment on who God is on how we live as Christians. It was a lot of work and suffering for Jesus to clean us up. Lets live for him to honor him. God's word tell us in detail how Christ lived. Even do unto others as you would want to be done unto you is a good guide to get started. Jesus earned his position with God. We need to do the same and start storing treasure in heaven by living a godly life. Our God is unique in that storing treasure in heaven means you are probably Blessing people on earth. The fake gods don't do any of that. Hebrews 1:3 (New Living Translation) The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven. Hebrews 1:3 (Good news) 3 He reflects the brightness of God's glory and is the exact likeness of God's own being, sustaining the universe with his powerful word. After achieving forgiveness for the sins of all human beings, he sat down in heaven at the right side of God, the Supreme Power. This is good in any translation 04/10/2022 Blue Mustang: God knew back then that we would be needed to be reminded to stand against abortion and human trafficking. God has an intense interest in our children. We need to fight for them. Proverbs 31:8 8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. 9 Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice. I was called by God to go by the abortion clinic in Boulder Colorado to witness to family that would be there. It was 10pm at night and the clinic was closed but a family was there contemplating getting an abortion. I was beginning to pray for them when Blue Mustang sent the text above to me at that same time. I looked at the message on my phone and showed them the time it was sent. I said, "This was sent for you." I began reading the message to them and they began to cry. They rededicated their lives to Jesus Christ and a life was saved. God gets the glory and the victory. 04/08/2022 There is much more to 1 Samuel 17 then David going against Goliath. Up to this time Eli the priest sons have been doing evil in the temple and Eli was losing God's anointing. Also the Israelites have not been consulting with God about this situation. When Israel would consult with God and obeyed what he said they were victorious. Fear had entered the army. Fear is not from God: Joshua 1:9 This is my command, be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." Isaiah 12:2 See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory." Isaiah 41:10-11 10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. 11 "All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. 12 Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all. David would not have to do what he did if God was the armies focus. One thing I have noticed is people who are actively trying to please God seem to be bold and have minimal fear. Anytime a beast would come up he would talk to God to give him strength. I guarantee Goliath is much smaller then a bear or lion. Do big things with God and everything else becomes small. 1 Samuel 17: 34 But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock, 35 I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death. 36 I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! 37 The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!” When someone tries to help resolve a situation don't become bitter: 1 Samuel 17:28 But when David’s oldest brother, Eliab, heard David talking to the men, he was angry. “What are you doing around here anyway?” he demanded. “What about those few sheep you’re supposed to be taking care of? I know about your pride and deceit. You just want to see the battle!” Be an encourager: 1 Thessalonians 5:11 So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. God loves it when you confess who he is. If God is involved in your life you need to confess it to men. Never take credit for what God has done or is about to do: 45 David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 Today the Lord will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel! This next line is a big lesson: 1 Samuel 17:51 When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they turned and ran. I seen this happen when President Trump was removed from office by cheating. Many people lost hope and left the scene. President Trump is one of the coolest guys I probably will ever know but he is a tool used by God. God has won this battle and he is not done with President Trump. Never substitute a man for Jesus Christ or God or you will run too. 2 Timothy 1:7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. 8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God. 04/07/2022 Faith doesn't always take you out of the problem, Faith takes you through the problem. Faith doesn't always take away the pain, Faith gives you the ability to handle the pain. Faith doesn't always take you out of the storm, Faith calms you in the midst of the storm. Jesus Christ was the master of faith. Hebrews 12:2 (New Living Translation) We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. We have Jesus but he had to keep his eyes on the Father and had the faith that what he was going to do was going to dramatically change the world and the joy of returning to the Father and a job well done. We have the same joy of being with the Father but not in his place of honor. We need to live like Christ and imitate him. That includes our views on people. We should be Kingdom based on how we live. Mathew 6:20 Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. 21 Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. Even so we are to be Kingdom-based our God still made a promise in Malachi 3:10. You cannot outgive God. If your heart is right he will bless you greatly here on earth also Malachi 3:10 New Living Translation 10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test! 04/06/2022 It is interesting that Jesus Christ did some amazing things on earth but it was mainly for the Jewish people. But when he died and rose from the dead that is when it really became big. It encompassed the world and he chose to take the rest of us. Ephesians 1:7 (New Living Translation) He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. Now that we have freedom in Christ what are we doing with it? Is our life conforming to look like his life or do we live like the ungodly when church services are over? How do we love other people or do we want to move to an island to not deal with them. Are we willing to forgive other people and not remain bitter to them? Jesus knows about what sins we have committed and he his willing to forgive us if we ask. It is biblical that we need to forgive others. Let's serve him entirely. 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 (New Living Translation) Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life. He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them. 04/05/2022 I have fun reading the verses of the day and when I saw what appeared to be John 3:16 I said to myself that's not right then I realized it was 1st John 3:16 that I was reading. 1st John 3:16 takes John 3:16 to a new level. 1 John 3:16 (New Living Translation) We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. This defines our walk with Jesus Christ. Are we holding unforgiveness towards people? Is it difficult to love people? All these things should keep us humble. Without the help of the Holy Spirit these things may not be possible. This verse would never have been written if it is impossible. It is work to love the unlovable and Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to help us. No greater love is there but to lay your life down for someone else. Jesus did not hesitate to do this at all. =========== 04/04/2022 The greatest mistake that we can make is letting circumstances get in our way of who God is. Another thing is not entirely understanding God's word. I myself believed that with all the corruption going on in America that there was no hope but judgment on America. I felt that I was powerless to do anything because I did not understand the phrase "who are called by my name" in 2nd Chronicles 7:14. I felt that a majority of the people in America would have to get on their knees before God would do anything in our favor. But I was wrong. He was talking about his called people. The ungodly do not count. His prophets have confirmed that there were enough of his people that got on their knees and prayed. I am thankful for them and I am going to be careful not to be deceived like this again. Because of what they did, God is now going to do some amazing things in America just because they prayed. 2 Chronicles 7:14 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land Because God is healing our land, I am looking forward to what is coming next which is the greatest outpouring of his Spirit in history. It will never be matched again. My generation was lazy and let all this happen. We didn't stand for God. Our 401ks are much more important then he is. Because of that his Spirit is going after you young people to become the warriors the church has been looking for. I firmly believe it is going to happen and am praying that God binds the demons who are coming against you. “For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”” Zephaniah 3:17 NLT 04/02/2022 Blue Mustang: Have you at times wished you had a more powerful Christian walk. That power can be all of ours for the asking and practicing. The power houses in the old testament did it with God's Spirit. Zechariah 4:6 It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven's Armies Jesus used the same Spirit and God's Word to do what he did. Just remember, he was human like us and could do nothing without these two things. He used them well. Acts 10:38 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him. Jesus also made a promise that we would have even more power than he had. I notice that powerful men of God pray in the Spirit which gives them amazing strength. We are all eligable to receive the same power. Lets all walk in it and pray in it to be able to do what Jesus did. John 14:12 “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. You know what would be cool. I am going to pray that the anointing of the Holy Spirit would touch everyone in this room tonight. Then when you go out where people are, they would notice the anointing over your life. It is true that God's word is all you need. I had this talk with some in the Mormon Faith which puts too much emphasis on the Book of Mormon which conflicts with the word of God. Any book you read about Jesus Christ must support God's word entirely and will never replace the Bible. You do NOT need anything else. Timothy figured it out. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. This one is for you who train someone. You represent Jesus Christ and your teaching methods should show that. It may be difficult but you also need to show love to your students or coworkers. After all Jesus did that for us. Titus 2 New Living Translation 7 And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching. The Democrat party has completly removed God from their platform and the Republicans just don't acknowledge him. You notice that corruption is more rampant in our government than anytime in history. This is proof that our leaders need to discover Jesus Christ now. Psalm 14:1 (New Living Translation) Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good! God brought 9 gangs to me last weekend. 173 gave their hearts to Jesus Christ. I am going to see the gangs that left because they were not ready. 03/30/2022 Blue Mustang: Jesus lived his entire life pleasing the Father which kept him from sinning. If we only had that same desire to please the Father, we would not make such a mess out things by pleasing ourselves. Lucky for us, Jesus had so much love for us that he did not hold that against us when we realize our mistake and ask for forgiveness. His blood hides our sin to make us righteous to our Father. Not only is Jesus our high priest but he has great plans for our lives that will even please the Father even more. 2 Corinthians 5:21 (New Living Translation) For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ Jesus came because of our failure of keeping God's Law and the practice of animals shedding blood for our screw ups. Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice for our inability to keep the law. Being our high priest he made the sacrifice for us. The law still gives good points for living the godly life but it is not a replacement for Jesus Christ. That goes for man made laws also. They can trap you also. Galatians 5 New Living Translation Freedom in Christ 5 So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law Could you imagine when Jesus was 12 years old reading Isaiah 53:3-4 knowing how he was going to be treated in life. His relationship with God and his love for us kept him on the Will of the Father. In the end he experienced it all. When he took the sins of the world on himself, he became evil. Even God left his presence and he was all alone. None of us on earth truely knows what it is like not to have God around. His next challenge was to take on the devil for our souls where he won that victory over death to live again. He sent the Holy Spirit to enable us and to have a relationship with us. We can either accept or reject him and his gifts. Jesus Christ's desire is that no one parish but if we reject him or are embarrassed of him, he will deny us before our Father. Isaiah 53:3-4 (New Living Translation) He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care. Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins. 03/28/2022 Blue Mustang: It is interesting how Solomon and Jesus Christ think alike Proverbs 25:21 If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. If they are thirsty, give them water to drink. 22? You will heap burning coals of shame on their heads, and the Lord? will reward you. The godly in America did what Solomon said. Our lack of courage changed the spring into a swamp. I want to thank all those who prayed and God answered. He is already draining it. Lets become bold so this never happens again. Proverbs 25:26 If the godly give in to the wicked, it's like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring. Now this is true friendship. If Jesus is guiding our heart you will want this for your friend. Proverbs 27:17? As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. Solomon is comparing the Biden administration with Trumps. Proverbs 28: 2? When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability. We do not know what it was like when there was just the law and only certain people could come to God. Jesus Christ changed this difficult process by becoming our high priest and sacrifice. There is no gift that will ever top this what this man did for us. We owe our Freedom to him and his cleansing blood to make us righteous to God. 1 Timothy 2:5-6 (New Living Translation) For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time. 03/26/2022 Blue Mustang: Proverbs 22 1 Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold. If we are walking with Jesus Christ properly we already believe this. If not, we need to reexamine our hearts. This was said by the smartest man on earth. God gave him this vast wisdom but he knew it did not even compare to our Kings mind. Proverbs 25:3 No one can comprehend the height of heaven, the depth of the earth, or all that goes on in the king's mind! Have you noticed how Jesus loves it when we talk to him. He desires to have a personal relationship with us. Developing a relationship with him requires communication such as prayer and asking for forgiveness. I really believe he gets excited when we talk to him. When he says something we may miss it if we are not listening or distracted by worldly activities. He wants to change our hearts to enable us to to look more like him and stand against evil. . 1 John 1:9 (New Living Translation) But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. Being a servant means living for others and our King. We were put here on earth to honor our King. We are indebted to him for everything that includes our blessings. ROMANS 14:. 7 For we don’t live for ourselves or die for ourselves. 8 If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 03/25/2022 Blue Mustang: Romans 6:23 (New Living Translation) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Let's always remember this gift came at a price for us. We need to honor it by living righteous for our King. I am sure glad this is true. A lot of exposing is needed today with all the corruption going on. I pray that God continues to restore America. Proverbs 19:27 The Lord's light penetrates the human spirit,[c] exposing every hidden motive. Proof when we get older we can still walk with our King in splendor. Utilize the experiences you have gained growing old. Proverbs 19:29 The glory of the young is their strength; the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old. 03/24/2022 Blue Mustang: Never give up and turn it all over to God. You may be experiencing your own trial right now. James 1:12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. Our political party we belong to should not define the correctness of our lives but the life of Jesus Christ should define what is correct. Model everything he did and you will please God. Proverbs 20:10 False weights and unequal measures[a], the Lord detests double standards of every kind.
