Our Children

This was taken from Our Daily Bread this morning Jan 28th. Our Children, we all want better
for them, than we had ourselves. But what we want more than anything for them, is that they
have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.....it is our RESPONSIBILITY as parents to train
up our child(REN) in the way he/she should go and when they are old they will not depart from it.

Exodus 20:1-17

Murphy’s Laws are observations about life that seem to have the weight of experience behind them. You’ve probably heard this one: “If anything can go wrong, it will.” Here’s another one: “You can’t do just one thing; everything has its consequences.”
My own experience seems to confirm many of Murphy’s Laws, but it’s that second one that I would hang on the wall as a motto. Wrong choices have their consequences. For example, if we choose to live for pleasure, that will affect our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren (Ex. 20:4-5). If we walk away from God, we may discover that our children have taken that trip with us. Later, even if we return to Him, they may not.
But there is also good news. Devotion to the Lord has its consequences too. Men and women who live in faith before God can have a strong influence on their children and their children’s children. If they live a long life, they can witness the effect their faith has had on several generations. What satisfaction it brings to older people to see their posterity living for Christ!
Murphy and the Bible agree on this point: “Everything has its consequences.” — Haddon W. Robinson
If you sow seeds of wickedness,Sin’s harvest you will reap;But scattered seeds of righteousnessYield blessings you can keep. —Sper

People who follow Christ lead others in the right direction.

Eat it, breathe it, live it, talk it, walk it. Our children are watching and so is everyone else.
God Bless each of you this day, as you travel the strait and narrow way.

Happy Birthday to my baby brother, Mark, may you be blessed beyond measure as you strive to live your life the Bible way.

Brotherhood of Christ

Taken from Our Daily Bread, 1-17-2009

On August 8, 2005, the world learned of the dramatic rescue of seven Russian sailors trapped in a small sub entangled in a fishing net.
The men had survived 3 cold, dark days on the bottom of the ocean and had less than 6 hours of oxygen left.
Meanwhile, up above, a frantic, unified rescue effort by Russian, Japanese, British, and American personnel was underway.
Finally, the sub was freed.
The Russian Defense Minister praised the operation, saying, “We have seen in deeds, not in words, what the brotherhood of the sea means.”

The book of Ephesians talks about the unity of believers in Jesus by referring to the oneness of “the household of God” (2:19). The Gentiles, who were once “aliens” and “strangers” (v.12), had now been “brought near by the blood of Christ” (v.13), uniting them with their Jewish brothers and sisters.
This unity is to permeate the efforts of the Christians today.
Believers in Jesus are commissioned to undertake the most important rescue effort. People are dying without Christ. Praise God that united mission efforts are bringing hope, salvation, education, and relief to desperate people around the world. That’s what the brotherhood of Christ is all about. — David C. Egner

In Christ there is no East or West,In Him no South or North, HE wants that all should come to the knowledge of HIM.

A healthy church is the best witness to a hurting world.

IS your lite shining, does it need to be polished up some?

I am a walking, talking Bible to some, what they see, what they hear, is how they will view ALL, "Christians".

Is your, Is my walk the same inside the 4 walls of The Church, as it is out side of The Church?

People are watching, do they comment that there is just something about that person, that they would like to know about?

Get ready, Jesus is coming, and He is coming soon!

Praise Him in ALL THINGS

Good Morning Bloggers

It is a beautiful day here in Idaho, the skies are clear, it is cold, the sun is just starting to rise.
I am praising the LORD in ALL THINGS.
When Kasey and Damon were married, and she moved away to make her home with him, I was devastated. All I had known for 21 years was taking care of that girl, hauling her from one end of the state to the other rodeoing, whatever the reason was we were together doing everything.
The point i am trying to make is...i spent so much time worrying about her, was she ok, will she be alright, does she miss me too!
Had i spent that time praising HIM in all things, that time of seperation would have not only been easier on me, but i would have had a growth in the Lord. I missed out on both!
The Lord is well able to take care of ALL of our needs, HE sees the BIG PICTURE! HE holds the beginning and the end, rest in HIM this day and everyday and PRAISE HIM IN ALL THINGS.
God Bless each of you this day as you endeavor to serve the Lord and the people HE puts into your lives. YOU may be the ONLY BIBLE someone will see today!

The Tongue

How many times have we put our "tongue" in gear before our mind was?
Can a rung bell, be un-rung?
Many times we have used harsh words and didn't realize the effect it had on the one who
received those words.
A friend told me that her husband made a comment that she had been rude to him, with
her comments. She was oblivious. She of course made it right by him and is striving
to not repeat this error again.
We all know how it feels to be on the receiving end of this tongue in gear, mind on idle, mentality.
Let us, me, pause just a moment before we say something we will have to repent and make right for....God Bless each of you this day......

Proverbs 10:11-21 (King James Version)
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.


Thanks a lot,” the man behind the postal counter said to the person in front of me. The clerk, Jon, had seen me in line and was hoping I would overhear him. When it was my turn, I said hello to Jon, who had been a student of mine when I taught high school in the 1980s.
“Did you notice what I said to her?” Jon asked. “I told her, ‘Thanks a lot.’” Sensing that I was missing his point, he explained, “Remember what you told us about the term a lot? You said a lot was a piece of land, not a phrase to use instead of much.”
Astounding! An English lesson from a quarter-century before had stuck with Jon through all those years. That speaks clearly to us of the importance of what we say to others. It also backs up one of my favorite lines by poet Emily Dickinson: “A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.”

The words we say may have long-term consequences. Our comments, our compliments, and even our harsh criticisms may stick with the hearer for decades.
No wonder Scripture says, “He who restrains his lips is wise” (Prov. 10:19). The words we speak today live on. Let’s make sure they come from “the tongue of the righteous” (v.20). — Dave Branon

Father, help me live today With thoughtfulness in what I say, Confronting wrong with truth and fact, Expressing gentleness and tact. —Hess

The tongue is a small organ that creates either discord or harmony.

Taken from Our Daily Bread

I Refuse to be DISCOURAGED

Good Monring, it is 10:18 AM MST. Happy New Year :-)
I came across this Poem, that I posted in Dec of 2006.
As we start this new year, we do not know what lies ahead.
What we do know is that our personal Lord and Savior is
alive and well, and through HIM, we can lead a VICTORIOUS
life in HIM. Here it is....

I Refuse to be DISCOURAGED,To be sad, or to cry; I refuse to be downhearted,and here's the reason why...I have a God who's mighty, Who's sovereign and supreme; I have a God who loves me, and I am on His team. He is all wise and powerful, Jesus is His name; Though everything is changeable, My God remains the same. My God knows all that's happening; Beginning to the end, His presence is my comfort, He is my dearest friend. When sickness comes to weaken me, To bring my head down low,I call upon my mighty God; Into His arms I go. When circumstances threaten to rob me from my peace; He draws me close unto His breast, Where all my strivings cease. And when my heart melts within me, and weakness takes control; He gathers me into His arms, He soothes my heart and soul. The great "I AM" is with me, My life is in His hand, The "Son of the Lord" is my hope, It's in His strength I stand. I refuse to be defeated, My eyes are on my God; He has promised to be with me, as through this life I trod. I'm looking past all my circumstances, To Heaven's throne above; My prayers have reached the heart of God, I'm resting in His love. I give God thanks in everything, My eyes are on His face; The battle's His, the victory is mine; He'll help me win the race.

2009

It is 1:14 AM MST. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a few thoughts to share.

Have you reflected on the things in 2008, that may have been a hindrance,
in your walk with the Lord? Have you thought about the things that were
accomplished this past year for the Lord?

This year, 2009, I want to live is such a way as to bring others to know of HIM!

As is customary, tonite, we had a watch nite service. The question was posed to us,
what thoughts do you have for 2008 and what do you desire, or intend to do in 2009?

I want to Praise the Lord, for the trials, the blessings, the failures, the times where I felt
like no matter what I did, it was all WRONG. I want to praise the Lord, for the times of
teaching, the times of correcting and the times to lean on HIM and learn from HIM.

It seems that words cannot begin to describe the JOY I have in my heart, because,
HE IS STILL DEALING WITH ME!

For 2009, I want to be in HIS will, that my lite, that HE has given me, would shine
a little brighter in this dimming world....but even more than that, I want to PRAISE HIM in
ALL THINGS. Praise HIM, for HIS goodness, HIS mercy, HIS long suffering, HIS grace, HIS
LOVE for me. I thank HIM, that HIS love is so tangible and that HE LOVES ME!

I don't know as anyone reads this blog anymore, if there is someone who still reads, remember, HE LOVES YOU, HE died a horrible death for you, and you know what, if you were the only human alive, He would die that horrible death for you! That is how much HE loves you. That is how much HE loves the Father.

We have been given and Example, to model our lives after, that example is, Jesus Christ. These days, it is not very popular to stand for Jesus Christ, but as the boys of the feiry furnace....let me stand for You Jesus, I love you.....blessings to one and all, this New Year.