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DO
YOU LOVE AMERICA?
"Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural
affection is
for the support of families."
Benjamin Rush
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"AMERICA ...and YOU!"
"WHAT YOU BELIEVE.....DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE!"
WHAT YOU DO....EVEN MORE!"
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EVEN SO,
COME, LORD JESUS
I SEE....HEAR...
Being "in the ministry", I have heard just about ever complaint ever uttered. I wonder why we can have "SO MUCH"
and be "SO UNGRATEFUL", because everything just isn't "perfect"...??
How can we, being blessed so much, by One Who loves
us above the whole world, can constantly bicker and complain, and just get really "nasty" with each other??
There was an
old song years ago, named "Everything is Beautiful, in its own way", and TODAY we seem to have forgotten the message in that
song and many others like it.
There was another Gospel song called "BLESSED REDEEMER", which tells of HIS GREATNESS, in
our lives.
WHERE HAS ALL THE GOODNESS GONE???
AND "I am so tired of living this old way" was another
AND YET another.
by Eddy Arnold, "STOP THE WORLD AND LET ME OFF. I'M TIRED OF GOING 'ROUND AND 'ROUND"..
SO many are hurting and I am beginning to see that SOME ENJOY LIVING THAT WAY.......or they would GET OUT OF IT, FOR
GOOD".
THEY JUST KEEP GOING BACK TO THE HURT; THE PAIN; THE WRONG IN EVERY SITUATION.
God's Word says...."The wise man
sees the danger , and flees from it"..
EITHER WAY, I am ready for the LORD'S RETURN; a sign of progress beyond our wildest dreams, and yet, I hurt for
those who are hurting, as CHRIST DOES!
WHY CAN'T WE JUST RELAX AND ENJOY THE GOODNESS IN EACH OTHER AND FORGET OR OVERLOOK
THE FAULT IN OTHERS?
WHY CAN'T WE DO WHAT JESUS DID.........HE LOOKED BEYOND OUR FAULTS AND SAW OUR NEEDS. HE THEN PROVIDED
ALL WE NEED TO OVERCOME ANYTHING...
WHY CAN'T WE TRUST HIM , LIVE FOR HIM, BY LOVING EACH OTHER?, THAT IS HIS SECOND COMMAND!
God gives us choices for our lives and we seem to choose the wrong......BUT
I CHOOSE....
Today....I Choose..Gal.5:22
Today Lord..I Choose to love..to love those that are hard to love..and love those that you love...and give your love
unconditional to others just as you have given me..
Today Lord.. I Choose Joy...and will look at all things that come my way from your view of them to see things from your
eyes..that all things will work for my good and your Glory..therefore I will choose Joy...
Today Lord..I Choose Peace...the Peace that comes from you..I will forgive others and forgive myself...I will let peace
be the clothes I wear today so that peace is sown into
my world today...
Today Lord.. I Choose Patience..I will wait upon you for answers to my prayers, I will wait for others to grow, I will
wait calmly when all seems out of control...I will be patient with those that are hard to bare...I will share the Patience
of a heart that you have touched and trained to walk in your Patience..
Today Lord..I Choose Kindness...for its when we are kind to others that we show your kindness and to those that are unkind
I will be kind for I may be a teacher to teach them how to generate kindness..and its always those that deserve it the least
that do need it the most...
Today Lord..I Choose Goodness...that means to be honest and right in all my dealing with others and treat them as I would
want to be treated..
Today Lord.. I Choose Faithfulness...to faithful to all that I promised to do, and to be faithful in my walk with you...just
as you have been faithful to me..
Today Lord..I Choose Gentleness....I will keep my heart from rising up in anger and show gentleness to those around me
for they may need that touch for a hurting heart or wounded spirit..and thru the act of gentleness many can be healed..Let
my words always be gentle..and with tenderness...
Today Lord. I Choose Self-control....for I am born again and I am a Spiritual being and ruled by your Holy Spirit in
me...I am not of this world to obey its demands but have the new birth that enables me to choose self-control in every area...Help
me each step to use your Power to walk in these Fruits and Gifts of your Spirit today..
in Your precious Name
Amen...
by Roselee Irvine.....
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YOU can choose today , as well.
WHY don't you choose ....HIS WAY...
and
* Be Happy
* Be BLESSED
* Be LOving
* Be Giving
* Be Cheerful
* Be Joyous
* Be Open
* Be Gracious
* Be Strong
* Be Courageous
* Be an Overcomer
* Be Accepting
* Be whatever HE wants YOU to be.......
ALL FOR HIM.....and "others",
Ben
ENJOY! LEARN! GROW! SHARE!
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REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE >>>AND
MAKE THEM ........
SMILE!
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We, in the Washington, DC area, had some much needed rain over the past few days. The sun is shining and the flowers
are blooming.
It is Holy Week.
I have just taken out the garbage and it probably contains more food than the people in Sudan have to eat in a week.
My house is strong and comfortable, with heat and AC, clear and fresh running water, and fridge and pantry stuffed
with food.
The houses of many of my fellow Americans are destroyed. They’ve lost everything, and have no homes.
My church is planning a big Easter celebration and a festive meal afterward.
Many, many Christians across the world are paying for their faith with their lives.
This is life in a fallen world.
This is what Holy Week is all about.
Recently we saw on TV the story of a man on trial for his life for being a Christian. The laws of his nation say that
becoming a Christian is a crime punishable by death.
He faces hatred alone, save the presence of the living Christ who
stands with him, as he did with St. Paul.
I have my freedom and earthly goods beyond my needs.
Am I any better off than that brother? I don’t know.
Would
my faith stand up to such persecution? I doubt it.
Faced with the threat of death, would I abandon my Lord Jesus? Quite
possibly.
This I know: In my own strength, I could not withstand such persecution. I would fail.
But I do trust in Jesus, and in his promises.
When I face the trials and temptations of my life, Jesus promises to
be with me, to tell me what to say and what to do.
While I have not been on trial for being a Christian, I have faced many trials and temptations in my 71 years. And I
have always found Jesus to be faithful to his promises.
I have faced betrayal from those I trusted.
I have known heartbreak and pain beyond my ability to bear it alone.
I have faced life-threatening health problems.
The savior of my soul has walked with me through it all.
There’s a Gospel song that goes, “Through it all, through it all, I’ve learned to trust in Jesus. I’ve
learned to trust his love.”
This is Holy Week when we walk with Jesus through the last week of his earthly ministry.
He gives us a new commandment that we love one another as he has loved us.
He washed the apostles’ feet and said:
“If I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought
to wash one another’s feet.”
At the Last Supper, he gave us the Lord’s Supper.
And then he died on cross to pay the penalty for our sins and purchase a place for us in heaven.
And he rose again from the grave to conquer our enemies, sin and death.
His greatest gift is that life in this dark and painful world is not the end of our story.
After this short and difficult life is over, he will take us home to be with him.
And he will wipe every tear from our eyes.
He says to us, “Surely I am coming quickly.”
And we say, “Even so, come Lord Jesus!”
Blessings in Jesus,
Dr. Hammond
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HAPPY EASTER....with HIM....smile
