Saturday, July 6, 2013

A Good Name




Prov 22:1  A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

A good name is so important. We don't call ourselves these names, for we are to allow the lips of others to praise us. But we must live so that others see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven and honor our testimony with a good name.

Good names to desire:
Honest
Industrious
Loving
Godly
Gentle
Wise
Kind
Faithful
Balanced
Compassionate
Happy
Fair
Soul-winner
Patient
Spiritual
Christian

Can you think of other good names to be chosen?

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

A Reminder

Proverbs 15:3  The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

O be careful little eyes what you see
O be careful little eyes what you see
For the Father up above is looking down in love
O be careful little eyes what you see

O be careful little feet where you go
O be careful little feet where you go
For the Father up above is looking down in love
O be careful little feet where you go

O be careful little hands what you do
O be careful little hands what you do
For the Father up above is looking down in love
O be careful little hands what you do

O be careful little ears what you hear
O be careful little ears what you hear
For the Father up above is looking down in love
O be careful little ears what you hear

Monday, July 1, 2013

Be the Better Man! (woman, child, etc.)



Pro 15:1  A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Oh, how the flesh rises up within us to fire back at one who has pushed one of our buttons!

If we are offended or put off by someone's inconsiderate statements, or if our apple cart is upset by someone elses stated agenda, we are quick to retort with our own barbs. Soon there is an escalation of words and we are down each others throats and ready to go to fisticuffs.

Bathsheba's wise words to Solomon would serve us well from day to day. Answer softly and kindly and diffuse an ugly situation.

A few hints:
*Think before we talk.
*Take a breath.
*Be filled with the Holy Spirit.
*Choose our words wisely.
*Act, don't react.
*Be the bigger Christian.
*Be the better man.
*Make peace, not strife.

For blessed are the peacemakers.

Rom 12:20  Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21  Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.


Saturday, June 29, 2013

Shake and Bake




At the time of this missive, the angel is about to take us by the hand and lead us out of Sodom (San Francisco) before fire falls from heaven, or, it crumbles into the sea. I believe the wild fires and earthquakes are about to hit again soon as God unleashes His displeasure.

Yesterday, the executive and judicial branches of the California government overturned the will of the people and declared Proposition 8 null and void. Prop 8 ensured that marriage would be defined as the union of a man and a woman.

I wondered why I wasn't seeing more of the fruits and nuts out and about the City by the Bay, then I realized, they were all at city hall getting hitched.

Get this, I don't hate homosexuals! However, I do hate their sin. I would like to think that I love what God loves and hate what He hates. It is clear that Sodomy is vile and wicked and will be judged by a visitation of God's wrath.

Proverbs 14 has several pertinent and timely verses for the current situation.

Pro 14:2  He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Those who live in willful, known sin are despisers of God!

Pro 14:5  A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

There are way too any false prophets out there proclaiming that it is okay to be gay. A true man of God will speak the truth in love. Perversion of God's express will is sin and God will judge, not only the sin, but the false witnesses who accept and encourage what God despises.

Pro 14:9  Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

How foolish it is to for the purveyors of the dominant culture to show Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie snuggling on the couch in front of a TV, displaying the SCOTUS, after their recent decisions legitimatizing Homosexual marriage. It is a mockery!

Pro 14:12  There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

It matters not what the majority think, no matter the direction of the culture, the way that seems popular, the direction that seems right, if it is against what God has plainly declared, it will end in death.

Pro 14:22  Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

It is an egregious error to devise methods to overrule God’s commands.

Pro 14:25  A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

False prophets!

Pro 14:34  Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

Our nation, in its present state, is a reproach and cannot be blessed as she continues on her moral decline into hell.

May revival come to America! And remember, Judgment must first begin at the house of God. We must make sure we are on His side when the land begins to shake and bake.

Friday, June 28, 2013

The Word of the Lord - my daily pledge

I hold in my hands the inspired Word of the Lord.
 
I will read, reverence, respect, 
remember and review its instruction to me.
 
By it, I can live a holy, happy and honest life.
 
I will love it, learn from it and live by it.
 
It is God's love letter to me. 
It is His guide for my life 
and it is His consolation for me troubles.
 
Today, I open it that it may speak to my spirit, 
feed my soul and preserve my body.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

I Can't Come to Church!


Jer 36:5  And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:

Jeremiah was prevented from going to church. It wasn't that he was in prison, for he was not at this time. But something providentially hindered him from church. He could have been unclean in some fashion, or, the king commanded him not to be there. But believe me, he desired to be there and his heart was there.

We say, "See you at church, the good Lord willing and the Creek don't rise."

"Creek" by the way, refers to an Indian tribe, which, if they did rise (cause a stir), travelers were prevented from passing through their territory.

Thing is, the good Lord is willing that we get our sorry carcasses out of bed and get down to the house of the Lord for services. And I have another clue for you, there probably ain't no Creek gonna rise where you live!

So quit forsaking the assembly, making lame excuses, and get to church for prayer meeting, Sunday school and worship!