Where are you today, yesterday, and tomorrow? In the flesh or in the spirit?

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.

I listened to a preacher that said if you read the Bible it is only printed words on a piece of paper.  At first I thought what are you talking about?  Then, as he goes on he explains that so often we just "read the words on a sheet of paper" and then later cannot recall what we read.

   This is what he is talking about.  The Bible is not a holy word of God if you only "read it" and do not absorb it.  When we read the Bible we need to look at each word, think about what the author is saying, and be aware that this is the Holy Word of God.

   Often I equate it to the Lord's prayer.  So often it is recited with no concern of what it is really saying.  We just do it out of memory with no true thought.

   To really understand God's Word we need to live in the spirit and not in the flesh. Don't just "read" the Bible, but study it.  Well, I don't really understand what it is saying, I could not remember the chapter I just read.  Then don't read a chapter. Just do a few verses and let the spirit give you the meaning.  Let the spirit lead you.  You don't have to read the whole Bible in a year because so many others brag about doing so.  Read what God intends for you to know and absorb.  Whether it be 1, 2 verses or a chapter.  Just let the spirit lead.  Don't let others interpret the Bible for you, check their words against the Bible and see if what they are saying is true.  Again, let the spirit lead you.

   Romans 8: 5Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the spirit have their minds set on what the spirit desires.  6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the spirit is life and peace.

    There are plenty of "scammers" out there.  To take your money, and if you are led by the flesh you will let the "Christian scammers" clean you out as well.  You know the routine, just send in $1000 for this prayer cloth and your troubles will go away. You will be blessed and prosper greatly.  Beware of the false teachers, the antichrists.

   Take time to pray, be faithful to the LORD and trust the Holy Spirit to guide you. Love y'all.  Thanks for reading my little rant today.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

 

Will or Can you be the unknown USHER???

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.

The unknown usher, quite an interesting piece of history that I did not know until just a few days ago.

Mordecai Ham was an American Evangelist born in 1877.  He was credited with leading over 300,000 people to conversion to Christianity.

In Charlotte, North Carolina, 1934  Ham was holding a tent revival and 2 young  boys came by to see why all the people and the commotion was about.  When they looked inside the seats looked to be all taken and they decided to walk on.

Well, an usher, whom we do not know the name of, rushed over to the boys and told them to come back and he would find them a place to sit.  The usher asked people to move together and the boys were able to sit together and listen to Mordecai Ham preach.

During this process both boys went forward and accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior.  The one boy we all know as Billy Graham, who was one of the greatest evangelists of the 20th century.

Grady Wilson also was an American evangelist. He was a childhood friend and close associate of Billy Graham.  He served as the inaugural vice president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

Mordecai Ham was credited with bringing over 300,000 people to conversion and many estimated a million or more.  Billy Graham was credited with bringing the message to over 200 million people worldwide with many conversions. Grady Wilson left his pastoral position to join the original Billy Graham Evangelist Association team, working alongside Billy in the conversion of lives.

When you think of these men you think what an impact they had on the world. Ham did so much; Graham spreading the word to millions with Wilson by his side.  However, they were not the most impactful people.

The one who made the biggest impact was the silent, unknown usher at Mordecai's tent revival who brought 2 teenage boys in to hear the gospel and accept Jesus Christ as their savior.  

It was the silent unknown act that made the impact on the world.  Are you  OR can you be that silent unknown usher?  It only takes a spark to start a forest fire. May it be you.

Thanks for reading. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

Psalm 103 The Love of God

 Good morning friend. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. YOU are truly LOVED by the Almighty GOD!!!

    The world is topsy turvy at this time.  If you read and study your Bible you can say it is bad, yet good.  The end times are coming closer and we will see Jesus sooner.

   The man who rammed his car and set fire to the church in Michigan.  Then 3 people killed and 5 injured in a waterfront restaurant in North Carolina.   Yet there is more in the news if you want to search it out.  And we say, "What is wrong with these people?"

   Satan is alive and well and roaming to seek, kill, and destroy.   We, you and I, must stand guard and be firm in the LORD at all times.

    We need to be faithful and strong in the face of adversity.  God is our strength. Prayer is our line directly to the LORD.  The love of the LORD is strong and we are his children.

  Psalm 103: 8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. 9He will not always accuse nor will he harbor his anger forever; 10 He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.  11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

   God loves us unconditionally and we need to be obedient to his word.  Pray for those who are mentally deranged and choose to take the lives of others, or just to create chaos.  We can stand strong in the LORD, fear the LORD, but also rejoice in the LORD.

   We need to love our fellow man as God loves us. Show compassion, concern, and be there to help a fellow man, help lift him/her up from the depths of despair and drudgery.

   I do hope and pray you know where I am coming from today. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace,

Johnny

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