tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10753969334376219792023-11-15T22:13:49.096-08:00Grace & Salt"Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man." Colossians 4:6Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-12818466638667904612010-03-09T15:36:00.000-08:002010-03-09T15:40:08.290-08:00All The Way My Savior Leads Mewords by Fanny J. Crosby<br /><br />All the way my Savior leads me;<br />What have I to ask beside?<br />Can I doubt His tender mercy,<br />Who through life has been my Guide?<br />Heav’nly peace, divinest comfort,<br />Here by faith in Him to dwell!<br />For I know, whate’er befall me,<br />Jesus doeth all things well;<br />For I know, whate’er befall me,<br />Jesus doeth all things well.<br /><br />All the way my Savior leads me,<br />Cheers each winding path I tread;<br />Gives me grace for every trial,<br />Feeds me with the living Bread.<br />Though my weary steps may falter,<br />And my soul athirst may be,<br />Gushing from the Rock before me,<br />Lo! A spring of joy I see;<br />Gushing from the Rock before me,<br />Lo! A spring of joy I see.<br /><br />All the way my Savior leads me<br />O the fullness of His love!<br />Perfect rest to me is promised<br />In my Father’s house above.<br />When my spirit, clothed immortal,<br />Wings its flight to realms of day<br />This my song through endless ages—<br />Jesus led me all the way;<br />This my song through endless ages—<br />Jesus led me all the way.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-70833936058462250352010-03-06T08:10:00.000-08:002010-03-05T08:16:40.201-08:00Reasons to Go to Church<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Djy0HRJlU93SxpEoZm3Kq26F4xytwneErST-0geh9fAdcSjYU-5l_5EBqWVS5rSOrfKpEPDixM4b7poQQoGSw9735d9BPlrpiyO6kwn7MToOYWxw-6rAcAeoLE_VS-7S2fPQUcTzCC4/s1600-h/church_steeple.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Djy0HRJlU93SxpEoZm3Kq26F4xytwneErST-0geh9fAdcSjYU-5l_5EBqWVS5rSOrfKpEPDixM4b7poQQoGSw9735d9BPlrpiyO6kwn7MToOYWxw-6rAcAeoLE_VS-7S2fPQUcTzCC4/s400/church_steeple.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445184129708370482" /></a><br /><b><i>Reasons to go to church....<br /></i></b>1. God commands it. Hebrews 10:24-25<br />2. You teach your children that God’s house is important. Deuteronomy 6:4, 9<br />3. To be more fruitful. Matthew 13:23<br />4. Jesus went to God’s house weekly. Luke 4:16<br />5. To grow in obedience. If we are obedient in the small matter of church, we’ll be obedient in bigger things<br />6. To lay up treasures in heaven. Matthew 6:19<br />7. The Lord is coming soon. I John 2:28; Romans 14:12<br />8. To be part of the lighthouse for the truth of Christ to the community.<br />9. So you can notice and encourage any new or struggling people.<br />10. So you can get encouragement and advice from Godly Christians regarding problems you may be having.<br />11. So you can honor the Lord with your tithes and missionaries can be supported and sent out. Malachi 3:7-12Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-35426590027538266952010-03-05T07:33:00.000-08:002010-03-05T07:35:15.581-08:00Attitude Determines Attitude<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 32px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ATTITUDE DETERMINES ATTITUDE</span></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">before the clock strikes midnight. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I have responsibilities to fulfill today. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I am important. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today I can complain because the weather is rainy </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">or I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today I can feel sad that I don't have more money </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">or I can be glad that my finances encourage me </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today I can grumble about my health </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">or I can rejoice that I am alive. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today I can lament over all that my parents </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">didn't give me when I was growing up </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">or I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today I can cry because roses have thorns </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">or I can celebrate that thorns have roses. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today I can mourn my lack of friends </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">or I can excitedly embark upon a quest </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">to discover new relationships. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today I can whine because I have to go to work </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">or I can shout for joy because I have a job to do. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today I can complain because I have to go to school </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">or eagerly open my mind and fill it with </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">rich new tidbits of knowledge. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">or I can feel honored because the Lord has provided </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">shelter for my mind, body and soul. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What today will be like is up to me. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I get to choose what kind of day I will have! </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Have a Great Day...Unless you have other plans? </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">—Author Unknown </span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#666633;"><br /></span></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-36052124299638461452009-06-14T20:54:00.000-07:002009-06-14T21:05:53.547-07:00Titus 2: What does "becometh" mean?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><div class="post-body entry-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; "><div style="text-align: right; "><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-style: italic; "><span style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">"But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:"<br /></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: right; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Titus 2:1</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic; "></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic; "></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">From dictionary.com: </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>become:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="pg" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">–verb (used with object)</span></span></span><table class="luna-Ent" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; width: 455px; "><tbody style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tr style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><td width="35" class="dnindex" style="color: rgb(123, 123, 123); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">3.</span></td><td style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">to be attractive on; befit in appearance; look well on: </span><span class="ital-inline" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">That gown becomes you.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="luna-Ent" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; width: 455px; "><tbody style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tr style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><td width="35" class="dnindex" style="color: rgb(123, 123, 123); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">4.</span></span></td><td style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">to be suitable or necessary to the dignity, situation, or responsibility of: </span></span><span class="ital-inline" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">conduct that becomes an officer.</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">From the verse and the</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">meaning of the word, I understand that Titus 2 is a discussion of things that are "suitable or necessary to the dignity" of sound doctrine.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I want to be suitable, so I think the chapter deserves my attention.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-style: italic; "></span></div></div><div style="clear: both; "></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(69, 112, 27); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.1em; font: normal normal normal 86%/normal 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em; "></div></span>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-77619068347495761072009-06-04T07:17:00.000-07:002009-06-04T07:20:07.392-07:00All That NightThis originally appeared in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Streams in The Desert</span> by Mrs. Charles Cowman. It was a real blessing to me this morning and I wanted to share it.<br /><br />Author: Mrs. Charles E. Cowman<br />Source: Streams in the Desert<br />Scripture Reference: Exodus 14:21<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">God Works in the Dark</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"The Lord caused the sea to go back…all that night"</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">(Exod. 14:21).<br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><br />In this verse there is a comforting message showing how God works in the dark. The real work of God for the children of Israel, was not when they awakened and found that they could get over the Red Sea; but it was "all that night."<br /><br />So there may be a great working in your life when it all seems dark and you cannot see or trace, but yet God is working. Just as truly did He work "all that night," as all the next day. The next day simply manifested what God had done during the night. Is there anyone reading these lines who may have gotten to a place where it seems dark? You believe to see, but you are not seeing. In your life-progress there is not constant victory; the daily, undisturbed communion is not there, and all seems dark.<br /><br />"<span style="font-style:italic;">The Lord caused the sea to go back…all that night.</span>" Do not forget that it was "all that night." God works all the night, until the light comes. You may not see it, but all that "night" in your life, as you believe God, He works. --C. H. P.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"All that night" the Lord was working,<br />Working in the tempest blast,<br />Working with the swelling current,<br />Flooding, flowing, free and fast.<br /><br />"All that night" God's children waited--<br />Hearts, perhaps in agony<br />With the enemy behind them,<br />And, in front, the cruel sea.<br /><br />"All that night" seemed blacker darkness<br />Than they ever saw before,<br />Though the light of God's own presence<br />Near them was, and sheltered o'er.<br /><br />"All that night" that weary vigil<br />Passed; the day at last did break,<br />And they saw that God was working<br />"All that night" a path to make.<br /><br />"All that night," O child of sorrow,<br />Canst thou not thy heartbreak stay?<br />Know thy God in darkest midnight<br />Works, as well as in the day.</span><br /><br />--L. S. P.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-39777600490628520752009-05-08T21:15:00.000-07:002009-05-08T21:20:45.281-07:00GraceUnmerited Favor<br />The grace of God<br />Abundant grace<br />The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ<br />Sufficient grace<br />Saving grace<br />Grace with you<br />Hope through grace<br /><br />Amazing<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />"Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,"</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">2 Thessalonians 2:16</div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-19821499927242544202009-03-07T11:55:00.000-08:002009-03-07T12:06:18.849-08:00Titus 2: Some Questions1. Who wrote this? (the man, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paul </span><br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;"<br /></span><div style="text-align: right;">Titus 1:1 <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">2. Who was it written to?<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Titus</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />"To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour."<br /></span><div style="text-align: right;">Titus 1:4<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span>3. What was the purpose?<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Instruction for Titus to set things in order and ordain elders.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />"For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:"<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: right;">Titus 1:5<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span>4. What is the expressed purpose of chapter 2?<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">It is an explanation of sound doctrine as indicated by the colon at the end of verse 1.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />"But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:"<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: right;">Titus 2:1<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></div><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-43198673883179524112009-03-03T08:56:00.000-08:002009-03-03T08:57:10.471-08:00Read it againRead Titus chapter 2 again as we prepare to study it. Think about it. Who is it talking to? What do the words mean? Do they remind you of other verses?Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-49536312378608882522009-02-28T10:21:00.000-08:002009-02-28T10:43:52.730-08:00Read It!!!<blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;">Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand.<br /></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-style: italic;">—Mark Twain<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></div></div></blockquote>I think that the Bible has to be one of the most talked-about, analyzed, and least read books. Many times, even when we read it, we read it in snippets. I heard one person call it the "fortune-cookie Bible." We draw one-liners and feel good statements from its pages and we don't read it enough to even know what it really says, let alone live by it.<br /><br />Over the coming days, I want to do a simple study through Titus, chapter 2. I'm not going to reveal any new doctrine or epiphanies, I just want to look at what the Bible says in light of the Bible. In order to get ready for the study though, I need to read it.<br /><br />If you want to read it with me, here it is.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" > 2</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" > 3</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" > 4</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" > 5</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" > 6</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" > 7</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" > 8</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >9</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >10</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" > 11</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" > 12</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >13</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >14</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >15</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> "These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Titus 2<br /></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-56224164037377383952009-02-22T09:54:00.000-08:002009-02-22T11:32:56.537-08:00Things to think aboutWe often have choices. Should I or shouldn't I? There are many things in the Christian life that we sometimes refer to as <span style="font-style: italic;">"questionable."</span> (Personally, I don't think as many things fall into the questionable category as we would like to believe.)<br /><br />So how do we make a choice when faced with things questionable? Viewing a choice in light of Scripture is the wisest thing.<br /><br />This is not an exhaustive list of questions to ask when faced with a decision but it is a start. It is also not in any particular order.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Is it right?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.” 1 John 5:17</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Will this bring me near some temptation?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.” Romans 13:14</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Does this give place to the devil?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Neither give place to the devil.” Ephesians 4:27</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Am I trusting God or depending in my own strength?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5,6<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Is it doubtful?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” Romans 14:23</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Will it cause someone to stumble?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.” Romans 14:21</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Does it appear evil to anyone?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Abstain from all appearance of evil.” 1 Thessalonians 5:22</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Would the Lord Jesus Christ do this?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:” 1 Peter 2:21</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.” Romans 8:29</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Will it please God?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.” John 8:29</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Am I trying to impress others with my spirituality?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.” Acts 5:1-11</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Do I hope somebody notices me?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.” Galatians 5:26<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Does it edify?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.” 1 Corinthians 14:26</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Am I being selfish?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.” Philippians 2:3,4<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Am I denying the flesh?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:26</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” Luke 9:23</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Am I putting Christ first?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.” Colossians 1:18</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Is it expedient?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.” 1 Corinthians 10:23</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Will it bring glory to God?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Am I deceiving myself or being deceived?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.” 1 Corinthians 3:18</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Do I know better?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;” 1 Corinthians 8:10</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Am I searching for an excuse to justify what I want to do?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.” Luke 16:15</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Do I have to hide it from anyone? sneak around?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.” 2 Corinthians 4:2</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Did I handle the word of God deceitfully?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.” 2 Corinthians 4:2</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Will this in any way defile God’s body?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” 1 Corinthians 3:17</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Can I sincerely thank God for it?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Can I do this in Jesus’ name?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” Colossians 3:17<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Can I go all the way with it?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;” Colossians 3:23</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” Ecclesiastes 9:10</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Have I prayed about it?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:” Psalms 66:18</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” Philippians 4:6</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Will it increase or hinder my prayer life?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.” 1 Peter 3:7</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Am I breaking one commandment in order to keep another?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.” Jeremiah 48:10</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ What does my pastor think about it?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.” Hebrews 13:7</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.” Hebrews 13:17</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ What do my church brethren think about it?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.” Proverbs 11:14</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.” Proverbs 15:22</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ Would I like to be doing this when Jesus Christ returns?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.” 1 John 2:28</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">❏ How will it appear at the Judgment Seat of Christ?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” Romans 14:10-12</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.” 1 Corinthians 3:11-15</span><br /><br />Hope this helps.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-43260276062316058682009-02-04T11:36:00.000-08:002009-02-04T11:52:30.146-08:00I want MY way!<span style="font-style: italic;">"And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">I Kings 21:1-4<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">When I read about King Ahab, I can just see him flinging himself across his bed and refusing to eat. Ahab wanted his way and if he couldn't have it, he was going to pout. If it weren't so sad it would be funny.<br /><br />Even sadder is the idea that we have an entire culture that acts the same way when God doesn't give us our way. My husband preaches against the idea of a "vending machine God." So many people have the idea that if they put in the right combination of actions and prayers and push the right buttons then the blessing of their choice will surely spew forth.<br /><br />That's not how it works. That very mindset is not a mature Christian mindset.<br /><br />When I was a kid, I was pretty good in school. I had a couple of years when I didn't try as hard and my grades slipped from straight-A's to A's & B's. I was working again to bring my grades back up and someone said I should claim the verse:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;"> Psalm 37:4<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">As a 13-year-old, that sounded pretty good to me. If I just did what God wanted, I could have anything I wanted. Then I started looking closer. Did that mean God would give me anything I wanted? Would He give me the object of my desires, or would He give me the desires themselves?<br /><br />Even as a child, I knew that the better thing was to have God-given desires. So that was how I prayed.<br /><br />Through the years, those people I have known who focused on the objects of their desires, their WAY, haven't fared well. Those who wanted God to give them the desires themselves have grown in the Lord and are the happiest people I know.<br /><br />Don't be like Ahab.<br /></div></div></div></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-13111733983163886282009-01-06T09:21:00.000-08:002009-01-06T09:40:15.795-08:00Hope Deferred<span style="font-style: italic;">"Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Proverbs 13:12<br /></div><br />It was the summer of 1969. I was an eight-year-old little girl and I went to summer camp for the first time. Like all little girls, I was in love with horses and the main reason I wanted to go to camp was to ride the horses. It was a Bible camp and I would enjoy the classes and the crafts but my whole week was focused on riding the horse. My parents had given me the $2.00 for the horse ride and I treasured that money like it belonged in Fort Knox.<br /><br />Finally, the day for the ride came. I ran down to the barn and waited in line for my turn. I would be on the second ride of the day, so I had to wait about 45 minutes. I paced. I craned my neck to search the trail for the returning horses. I kicked the dirt. Then the terrible thing happened. Fooling around, I stepped on a board with a nail in it. The nail went through my tennis shoe and stuck in my foot. One of the horse hands had to pick me up while another on pulled the board loose from my shoe and foot.<br /><br />As the horses returned, instead of fulfilling my dreams, I was being carried to the first aid station. Thankfully, I had received my tetanus shot the month before, but I still had to sit in the bunkhouse and soak my foot in Epsom salts.<br /><br />It was horrible. There I was, a little girl, alone and in pain. Worse yet, the trail ride passed right below the windows of the bunkhouse. All the lucky kids were having the time of their lives riding the horses I should be on!!! Woe is me!<br /><br />Two days later, I got to ride the horse and once again, all was well in my world. But, for a couple of days I was absolutely heart sick. I had looked forward to that ride for weeks and my hope was deferred.<br /><br />It would be just a funny little story about a little girl who stepped on a nail and didn't get to ride a horse, except that something else happened that week. Remember the brief mention of Bible classes? During one of those Bible classes, the Lord spoke to my young tender heart and I committed my life to serve Him full time.<br /><br />I still love horses and ride anytime I get a chance, but every single day of my life, I serve the Lord. I may have despaired over missing a horse ride, but the desire that began that week in July in 1969 has been a tree of life since.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-9616861073294767082008-12-21T06:29:00.000-08:002008-12-21T06:45:03.423-08:00MotivationThere is a reason to live right, be nice to people, and "<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">proselytize</span>" or share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Do you really believe there is a heaven and hell? Do you really believe that people die and go to an everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his angels? Do you believe there is a heaven and that everlasting life is really possible?<br /><br />Shouldn't you tell someone?<br /><br /><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7JHS8adO3hM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7JHS8adO3hM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="295" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, "Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Jesus answered and said unto him, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Nicodemus saith unto him, "How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Nicodemus answered and said unto him, "How can these things be?"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Jesus answered and said unto him, "Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">John 3:1-21<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Romans 6:23<br /></div></div></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-48552331542422175612008-11-08T19:20:00.000-08:002008-11-08T19:22:40.585-08:00Wordle<pre id="embed"><a href="http://www.wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/299937/Grace_and_Salt" title="Wordle: Grace and Salt"><img src="http://www.wordle.net/thumb/wrdl/299937/Grace_and_Salt" style="padding:4px;border:1px solid #ddd" /></a></pre>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-9733978280323757152008-08-26T06:41:00.000-07:002008-08-26T06:50:19.965-07:00Commitment<span style="font-style: italic;">"Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">"When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands? For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Ecclesiastes 5:1-7<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I've been meditating on commitment for many days now. We seem to live in a culture that has abandoned the concept. When I was young, quitting was a shame — not any more. Husbands and wives quit. Parents quit. Children quit. Christians quit.<br /><br />I've said before that I've been in church almost my whole life. I started out in the church nursery and I've been everything from a deacon's kid to a bus kid to the preacher's wife. Through the years, I have seen literally thousands kneel at an altar and make a commitment to the Lord. Sadly, without a scientific study, I would say that near 90% of those commitments are abandoned. The person who keeps a vow is the rare exception.<br /><br />But why?<br /><br />That question is the base of my meditation and I don't know that I have any answers yet.<br />What do you think? Why do folks not keep the commitments that they make to the Lord.<br />I know the basic answers like "the cares of this world," "decisions made in haste," "peer presure." But are those the root reasons?<br /><br />Tell me what you think.<br /></div></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-86342316776861899482008-08-19T09:11:00.000-07:002008-08-19T09:15:01.841-07:00Something is on my heartAnd I'm still trying to articulate it. I haven't posted in a few days because I really want to convey the thoughts I have.<br /><br />In the meantime, think about this:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">When you made that commitment to the Lord, did you mean it?</span><br /><br />"I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end."<br /></span><div style="text-align: right;">Psalm 119:112<br /></div></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-15849348214627644702008-08-15T06:37:00.000-07:002008-08-15T06:39:42.557-07:00As Mount Zion<span style="font-style: italic;">"They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Psalm 125:1-2<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It is such a comfort to me that the LORD is round about me. Today, I want you to meditate on His care and His presence.<br /></div></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-87612987818209625152008-08-13T10:08:00.000-07:002008-08-13T10:12:52.905-07:00The answer<div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The question:</span></li></ul></div><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Psalm 13:1-4<br /></div><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The answer:</span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Psalm 13:5-6<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Don't worry about how long. Just trust in His mercy. Rejoice in His salvation. Sing to Him because he <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">has</span> dealt bountifully with you.<br /></div></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-78664610145782491062008-08-12T07:12:00.000-07:002008-08-12T07:18:58.247-07:00Do you ever?Do you ever have those moments when, no matter how grounded you are in your faith, you waver?<br /><br />So I remind myself.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Psalm 90:2<br /></div><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Hebrews 1:10-12<br /></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-86351414383088424742008-08-08T09:13:00.000-07:002008-08-08T09:15:29.177-07:00Never Alone<div class="lyrics">Words by <a href="http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/p/i/c/pickett_ld.htm">Ludie D. Pickett</a> <p>I’ve seen the lightning flashing, I’ve heard the thunder roll.<br />I’ve felt sin’s breakers dashing, which almost conquered my soul.<br />I’ve heard the voice of my Savior, bidding me still to fight on.<br />He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone!</p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="chorus">Refrain<br />No, never alone, no never alone,<br />He promised never to leave me,<br />He’ll claim me for His own;<br />No, never alone, no never alone.<br />He promised never to leave me,<br />Never to leave me alone.</p> <p>The world’s fierce winds are blowing, temptation sharp and keen.<br />I have a peace in knowing my Savior stands between—<br />He stands to shield me from danger when my friends are all gone.<br />He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone!</p> <p>When in affliction’s valley I tread the road of care,<br />My Savior helps me carry the cross so heavy to bear;<br />Though all around me is darkness, earthly joys all flown;<br />My Savior whispers His promise, never to leave me alone!</p> <p>He died on Calvary’s mountain, for me they piercèd His side.<br />For me He opened that fountain, the crimson, cleansing tide.<br />For me He waiteth in glory, seated upon His throne.<br />He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone!</p></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-33873714347944858422008-08-06T08:25:00.000-07:002008-08-06T08:32:37.946-07:00Do you know Him?Do we <span style="font-weight: bold;">know</span> God?<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;"</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Philippians 3:10<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">1 Corinthians 2:14-16<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">John 1:10<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart."</span><br /></div>Jeremiah 24:7<br /></div><br />Do you know my Hero, my husband?<br /><br />Where was he born?<br />How many sisters does he have?<br />How many brothers?<br />Hold old is he?<br />When he was in high school, what career did he want to pursue?<br />When did he get saved?<br />What is his favorite color?<br />What is his favorite pastime?<br />What is his favorite food?<br />What is his favorite drink?<br />What was his first job?<br /><br />I, of course, can answer all these questions, why?<br /><br />Because I have spent time with him, listening and talking to him.<br /><br />Do you spend time with God, listening (Bible reading) and talking (praying)?<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">1 John 2:3<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">1 John 4:7<br /></div><br /><br />What can we know about God?<br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">His knowledge of us</span></li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;">"But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?"</span><br /><div style="text-align: right; font-style: italic;">Galatians 4:9<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">2 Timothy 2:19<br /></div><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">His care and love of and for us</span></li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;">"And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Ephesians 3:19<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?"</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Romans 8:35<br /></div><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">His control in our lives</span></li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;">"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Romans 8:28<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">2 Timothy 1:12<br /></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-88057044898177209392008-08-04T08:14:00.000-07:002008-08-04T08:36:56.819-07:00Holy, Holy, Holy<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory."</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Isaiah 6:3<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Holiness is probably the overarching attribute of God. He is Who He is because He is holy. And yet, it is probably the hardest attribute for our sinful human minds to comprehend. I've read many, many attempts at explaining the meaning of holiness and yet no one seems to be able to wrap up the meaning of Holiness in human language.<br /><br />He is the antithesis to sin. Nothing in the human experience equals the complete absence of something. Light is the antitheses of darkness and yet, even in the light there are shadows. Life is the antithesis of death but life is subject to death in any given moment.<br /><br />God's holiness banishes the very essence of sin. The two things cannot coincide.<br /><br />And in the midst of this incomprehensible concept, God says<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Leviticus 20:7<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">1 Peter 1:15-16<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">As much as is possible, we should strive to live apart from sin. That will keep us busy for some time to come.<br /></div></div></div></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-26042804286297251542008-07-31T06:58:00.000-07:002008-07-31T07:12:07.537-07:00Who is He?<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"…but the people that do know their God shall be strong,…"</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Daniel 11:32</div><p><br />I love taking walks. I think it is so romantic just to take a walk. Imagine walking hand in hand with the one you love down a tree-lined path, his hand warm in yours.<br /><br /> Now imagine you don’t know the guy! Yikes! We have a relationship with someone based on a knowledge of that person. That seems simple and obvious doesn’t it?<br /><br /> I believe the primary reason we struggle in our relationship with God is that we don’t know Him. Far too often, we base our Christianity on how we “measure up” to the Christians around us, especially those Christians we feel are more spiritual.<br /><br /> Then we are left feeling empty and disillusioned when one day, we find out our measuring stick—that so-called spiritual person—isn’t who or what we thought she was.<br /><br /> Our emptiness and disappointment comes from the fact that we were trying to find fulfillment in the practice of the religion and not in the Person of the relationship.<br /><br /> So, who is God? Why does He care about me? And how do I get to know Him?<br /><br /> For thousands of years, philosophers and theologians have pondered and debated the concept of God. Go to the philosophy or religion section of any bookstore and there will be shelves full of man’s musings on the person of God.<br /><br /> When I first met my husband, I heard others talk about him—some good, some terrible. But I didn’t get to know him based on the opinion of others. When we started dating and were engaged, he began writing to me and I read those letters over and over. We would sit and talk for hours about nothing. (Now we think that if we get 10 minutes alone to talk we have had a special treat!) I got to know him and his heart through his words.<br /><br /> It’s the same with God. We get to know Him through His Word. God has personality, attributes, and feelings and He conveys all that to us through His Word.<br /><br /> When I think of God, one of the first things I think of is His Holiness. The other thing I think of is how much He must love me.<br /><br /> I took a doctrine class in Bible College and it was b-o-r-i-n-g. It seemed so mechanical to memorize:<br />God is holy.<br />God is omnipotent (all powerful).<br />God is omniscient (all knowing).<br />God is omnipresent (everywhere at one and the same time).<br />God is immutable (never changing), etc.<br /><br /> However, that boring class gave me a starting point from which I could take my Bible and get to know God.<br /><br /> What does it mean that He is holy and how does that effect me? One of my girls was taking doctrine in her homeschooling and I gave her an assignment that she found difficult at first. She had just read about the attributes of God and I asked her to write me a one-page essay on the subject of “How one of God’s Attributes effects me.” She had never thought about how the person of God had anything to do with her. When I made the assignment, it seemed like a no-brainer to me. But, I’ve been saved for 42 years and I’ve been through some minor fires and I’ve had to get a glimpse of who God was and what that meant to me.<br /><br /> All of that was an introduction to what will be a series of articles on who God is.</p>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-67217623248896007602008-07-30T07:25:00.000-07:002008-07-30T07:36:24.030-07:00Lift up someone else today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/NanaCannon/Random%20Flowers%202008/IMG_2619.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/NanaCannon/Random%20Flowers%202008/IMG_2619.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do."</span><br /></div> <div style="text-align: right;">1 Thessalonians 5:11<br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Christians are like the flowers in a garden, that have each of them the dew of Heaven, which, being shaken with the wind, they let fall at each other's roots, whereby they are jointly nourished, and become nourishers of each other.”</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">John Bunyan<br />1628-1688<br /><br /><br /></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075396933437621979.post-10488515807872360822008-07-29T07:34:00.000-07:002008-07-29T07:42:30.828-07:00Be still<span style="font-style: italic;">"Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Psalm 46:10<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Habbakuk 2:20<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Zechariah 2:13<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Psalm 83:18<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Psalm 100:3<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Exodus 18:11<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">1 Samuel 17:46<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">1 Kings 18:36<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Psalm 21:13<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Psalm 57:5<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">1 Chronicles 29:11<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Isaiah 2:11<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Isaiah 2:17<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Isaiah 5:16<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Ezekiel 38:23<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">"And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest."</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Revalation 15:3-4<br /></div></div></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271246505964034596noreply@blogger.com0