Today I give you a challenge... One that does not require a lot of thought. There will not be a lot of murkiness either in this challenge. It will actually be very easy. You have to choose between WAS or IS. Do you want what WAS or do you want what IS? Real simple. Here let me give you some examples...
Muhammad - Muhammad's claim to his authority from God, according to the teachings of the Quran is based on the Old Testament scriptures Deuteronomy 18:18-22. However if you read these verses, verse 18 says that the prophet would come from among the 'brethren' of the Jews. So if this is true then Muhammad was a Jew. And most people have read enough about him to know that he definitely wasn't a Jew, so then the only logical conclusion is... He was a liar. So, will you choose to follow a liar???
Buddha - Buddha was a man. Though a lot of his followers attributed many supernatural traits to him, he was still only a man. And guess what, he died. I know that those who follow the Maker King's Son also believe that He was supernatural as well. And Jesus died too. However Buddha does not have one feat that Jesus did... Jesus came back from the dead. I don't mean re-incarnation, I mean His body came back to life after three days, and He walked out of the tomb. So, will you choose to follow a dead guy???
Confucius - Again Confucius was a man who lived in China a long time ago. I will admit, he was extremely smart. His ideas for law and organization was grand; he was even wise in agreeing with the King on how we should treat others. However Confucius worshiped his ancestors. Dead people, who could care less about you or I and really don't even know if their being worshiped or not. So, will you choose to follow someone who may have had great moral ideas but was lost following dead people???
Then there is the Maker King's Son, Jesus. Jesus did exactly everything He said He was going to do, exactly as He said He was going to do it and exactly at the time He said it would happen. Jesus fulfilled every prophecy that relates to the Jewish teachings of the Messiah. And as I stated about, HE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD! And many witnesses witnessed him rise into Heaven, where He is still alive today and reaching out to us everyday. SO!!!
Will you choose someone who was a liar, someone who was alive, someone who was a confused moral teacher or someone who is ALIVE. Jesus is the way, is the truth and is the life... Choose Him today and find out for yourself.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
My bride...
The King wires people in many different ways. One way that has been perverted over time is that of guys and gals; and our natural connections for each other. Of course, this old connection hasn't come to an end, because no kidding, I wouldn't be writing this and you won't be reading it either. Guys still go after the gals and visa versa.
Now for me, before I met my bride, I was a flaming heterosexual. I loved women. And I mean that exactly how it's spelled. L. O. V. E. Women. LOL I know I can't help it. Again this is the way I was wired. And I loved them in all shapes and sizes. Of course I have the pig in me (hey, I'm a man; all men are pigs, even the nice ones have lil'oinkers in them), and that pig blinded my choice and made me picky. AH! It made me an idiot. So many wonderful women that I could have had great relationships with, I passed right on by.
Then a little over 15 years ago, the King brought into my life this beautiful woman. OH MY STAR AND GARTERS is she beautiful... And I was hooked. I not only swallowed the hook, the line and the sinker; I also downed the bobber, rod and a large part of the arm of the fisherman (he's still not talking to me; in fact I don't know who he was, poor guy). And let me tell you the piggie in me was happy happy happy.
Ok, putting all the swine talk aside, my beautiful bride was, is and I'm fully expecting to be amazing. She is a great woman. She has become the most amazing mother for my children and I could dive into the subject about her being my lover... Well, let's just say that I'm still happy happy happy.
My wife is so awesome, and I'm not typing all of this to get brownie points (that's what doing the dishes yesterday was for). I looked through the Holy Word and I found an awesome verse to explain to you how beautiful she is to me...
Song of Solomn 2:2 "As a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women."
With all the focus of the word today on sex, beauty and perfection... They have yet to reach the lever of my bride. And from what I've seen, they won't ever get close.
I love her so much. The you Maker King for allowing her to be my bride. I won't say that I don't deserve her, or else You would not have brought her to me. And I won't say that she deserves better, because you brought me to her. Thank you King for stoking the fire of our love for each other after 15 years. Thank you God for her.
Now for me, before I met my bride, I was a flaming heterosexual. I loved women. And I mean that exactly how it's spelled. L. O. V. E. Women. LOL I know I can't help it. Again this is the way I was wired. And I loved them in all shapes and sizes. Of course I have the pig in me (hey, I'm a man; all men are pigs, even the nice ones have lil'oinkers in them), and that pig blinded my choice and made me picky. AH! It made me an idiot. So many wonderful women that I could have had great relationships with, I passed right on by.
Then a little over 15 years ago, the King brought into my life this beautiful woman. OH MY STAR AND GARTERS is she beautiful... And I was hooked. I not only swallowed the hook, the line and the sinker; I also downed the bobber, rod and a large part of the arm of the fisherman (he's still not talking to me; in fact I don't know who he was, poor guy). And let me tell you the piggie in me was happy happy happy.
Ok, putting all the swine talk aside, my beautiful bride was, is and I'm fully expecting to be amazing. She is a great woman. She has become the most amazing mother for my children and I could dive into the subject about her being my lover... Well, let's just say that I'm still happy happy happy.
My wife is so awesome, and I'm not typing all of this to get brownie points (that's what doing the dishes yesterday was for). I looked through the Holy Word and I found an awesome verse to explain to you how beautiful she is to me...
Song of Solomn 2:2 "As a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women."
With all the focus of the word today on sex, beauty and perfection... They have yet to reach the lever of my bride. And from what I've seen, they won't ever get close.
I love her so much. The you Maker King for allowing her to be my bride. I won't say that I don't deserve her, or else You would not have brought her to me. And I won't say that she deserves better, because you brought me to her. Thank you King for stoking the fire of our love for each other after 15 years. Thank you God for her.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Some will be scratching their heads, a few will smile and understand...
As some of you know me very well, you know that I have passions in my life. First is my Maker King and His Son, then comes my family (wife and daughters) and lastly is the joy I receive from anything Star Wars. Yeah I know, but it's true; Star Wars. I have enjoyed this aspect of entertainment since my small boyhood (1977 to be exact, sound familiar?). And in 2010, the King allowed me to join an organization that I'd known about for a long time. A world-wide group of people that use the fantasy-world of Star Wars for the betterment of others through charity and service. This group is called The 501st Legion.
Described basically, they are a group of people, with movie-authentic costumes, that use those costumes to help fund raise for charities and serve for various reasons in their communities. And as a 2+ year veteran, it was AWESOME!!! Now when I joined this group, I always said that there was one thing that would cause me to leave; just one. My King. If He called me out, I would walk away and leave it behind. Well... He did something similar to that about two weeks ago...
Who am I kidding, He's been bidding me to do that for weeks now and I finally yielded and was obedient to His wishes two weeks ago. Now a lot of people who know have seen this as a negative thing. PLEASE! DON'T JOIN THEM!!! I don't, not at all. I've had no reservations about doing this at all. Granted I'll miss some of the very things that I loved doing in the Legion, but I have no hard or ill feelings toward the King for asking me to do this.
You see in Romans it says, "Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?" (6:16 ESV)
I know I type these words about my allegiance with the King and His Son but now I have a wordless testimony towards it. When I'm asked why I did what I did, my easy answer is, "God called me to do it." And I can say that with a boldness and confidence. Not in boasting of my actions, but in the fact that I've been obedient to Him. I've fulfilled His desire for my life, in this one moment, with 100% assurance. Even if it is a brief moment in my life, I can say for at least this moment I have done what my King has told me to do.
So you see, what most see as negative, I see as a great positive. Now I can't wait to see what the Maker King has in His robe sleeve for me in my obedience of Him. He is a loving King & Father; I know this to be 100% true. I hope that one day, if you don't already, you will know it to be true, too. Peace.
Described basically, they are a group of people, with movie-authentic costumes, that use those costumes to help fund raise for charities and serve for various reasons in their communities. And as a 2+ year veteran, it was AWESOME!!! Now when I joined this group, I always said that there was one thing that would cause me to leave; just one. My King. If He called me out, I would walk away and leave it behind. Well... He did something similar to that about two weeks ago...
Who am I kidding, He's been bidding me to do that for weeks now and I finally yielded and was obedient to His wishes two weeks ago. Now a lot of people who know have seen this as a negative thing. PLEASE! DON'T JOIN THEM!!! I don't, not at all. I've had no reservations about doing this at all. Granted I'll miss some of the very things that I loved doing in the Legion, but I have no hard or ill feelings toward the King for asking me to do this.
You see in Romans it says, "Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?" (6:16 ESV)
I know I type these words about my allegiance with the King and His Son but now I have a wordless testimony towards it. When I'm asked why I did what I did, my easy answer is, "God called me to do it." And I can say that with a boldness and confidence. Not in boasting of my actions, but in the fact that I've been obedient to Him. I've fulfilled His desire for my life, in this one moment, with 100% assurance. Even if it is a brief moment in my life, I can say for at least this moment I have done what my King has told me to do.
So you see, what most see as negative, I see as a great positive. Now I can't wait to see what the Maker King has in His robe sleeve for me in my obedience of Him. He is a loving King & Father; I know this to be 100% true. I hope that one day, if you don't already, you will know it to be true, too. Peace.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
15 years ago...
I was and still am blessed beyond all measure. I love my beautiful bride, yesterday, today and forever.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
May this stand as my testimony...
"For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." Mark 8:38 ESV
I believe that the man named Jesus who lived about 2000 years again and holds the title Christ, was and is the Savior of this world. He lived and taught in His home country and its neighbors. He is the Spirit-begotten Son of the Most High King of the Universe. About the time of His 33rd year of life, He gave Himself for the cost of all human sin on this world. He was hung upon the most gruesome of execution device ever conceived by humans; a cross. And after His death, He was placed into a grave and it was sealed. After three days, He was resurrected from the dead. Meaning, He fully, 100%, came back to life (not undead or zombified; but completely, clinically alive). After His triumphant raising, He showed Himself to numerous individuals of all genders and importance. Then He rose into the realm of Heaven (on what appeared to be a cloud) and promised to return one day to establish His complete Kingdom on this world. He is coming soon, and Lord Prince, please let it be the moment after this phrase is completed. Amen.
"For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) “or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”" Romans 10: 5-13 ESV
Prepare for eternity: Believe, Confess, be Saved.
I believe that the man named Jesus who lived about 2000 years again and holds the title Christ, was and is the Savior of this world. He lived and taught in His home country and its neighbors. He is the Spirit-begotten Son of the Most High King of the Universe. About the time of His 33rd year of life, He gave Himself for the cost of all human sin on this world. He was hung upon the most gruesome of execution device ever conceived by humans; a cross. And after His death, He was placed into a grave and it was sealed. After three days, He was resurrected from the dead. Meaning, He fully, 100%, came back to life (not undead or zombified; but completely, clinically alive). After His triumphant raising, He showed Himself to numerous individuals of all genders and importance. Then He rose into the realm of Heaven (on what appeared to be a cloud) and promised to return one day to establish His complete Kingdom on this world. He is coming soon, and Lord Prince, please let it be the moment after this phrase is completed. Amen.
"For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) “or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”" Romans 10: 5-13 ESV
Prepare for eternity: Believe, Confess, be Saved.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
End is nigh...
The end is nearer than you think. Who's side will you be on? The King's or the deceiver's? Choose.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 ESV
"I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
Friday, August 30, 2013
Teenagers... Sebastian was right
I am a father of a teenager. I am a blessed man. My teenager has helped me grow more than I have in thirty nine years. I have learned patience. A sense of humor (though I'm still working on that one). And most important I have learned how God sees each one of us, with unconditional love. Thank you God.
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