Jesus died for .......................

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!!

   Well, it has been 21 days since I have written anything.  A lot of Bible information has passed through my mind, and I just have not taken the time to pen it to you.

   Jesus came and we know little about his childhood.  His parents escaped to Egypt when he was an infant, then returned to Nazareth; at 12 He was missing and was doing His father's work, then at 30 he began his ministry.  And of course, at 33 He was tried, wrongly convicted, and crucified. (actually, he was rightly convicted so we would have eternal life, but that is for another time).

    Jesus did not come to die for you nor for me.  Jesus came to die for all mankind and provide a portal where all could rejoice and live within the kingdom of God.

    When Jesus was on that cross your name came across His mind.  He hung there specifically for you, for me, for everyone.  So often we don't think of it that way.  Just say the words: "JESUS DIED FOR (say your name) JOHNNY". 

   Praise God and amen.

Thank you for reading today.

Love y'all. 

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

Oh, to be wise!! Job 13:5; Proverbs 24:5

 Good afternoon everyone!  God is good all the time, all the time God is good.

 Wisdom is more important than muscle.

   As I watch and observe it really became obvious how negative so many people are.  They will add little comments that are tacky or cutty to what a person said.

  I read a news article about a man who found a wallet that had been lost.  He found the man and returned or reunited the wallet with him after 51 years.  Inside the wallet was some personal info and a ticket to Hamlet.  The article noted that they had been reunited after all this time.

  Then a lady, Cindy, commented that it was not a reunion, it was simply a found wallet.  Now, in my mind, why would you want to make that comment. The man had a lost wallet returned, whether you say found, reunited, reunion, or what he got his wallet back with some memorabilia in it.

  Am I reading more into this than I should?  Then these bible verses came to mind:  

Job 13: 5 If only you would be altogether silent!

    For you, that would be wisdom.

  Proverbs 24: 5 "It’s better to be wise than strong; intelligence outranks muscle any day."

  It would be nice, no, wonderful, if people could see the positive and less negative.  Like the praise song says: "Let people see less of me and more of Jesus in me."

   Thanks for reading about my little rant. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

Mark 3: 27 A strong man

 Good morning all.  God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!!!

   A short word of caution, or maybe you might say a rant.  We need to be diligent in the word of God.  The WORD helps make us strong against attacks by satan and his demons.

  Often people may say, "Oh, I believe, I read my Bible, but I don't go to church." Okay, but how do you become stronger?  Steel sharpens steel, and studying the word of God with others helps make us stronger.

  If I am weak physically, I can be pushed around. However, if I am strong then chances of me getting pushed around are less.  So, we need to be with others who are in the word, talk about God's word, discuss and grow stronger in HIS WORD.

  This verse strikes a chord with me and should with many others: 

Mark 3: 27 No one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house.

    If our knowledge of the word is weak, we can be deceived easily. But, if our knowledge of God's word is strong, then we can see through the deceit. We have the power of Jesus and only need to tell satan and his demons to "flee from me in the name of Jesus."

   Encourage people to join a Bible study somewhere; somewhere the true word of God is being taught.

  Stay strong my friends, don't get tied up in the deception of the enemy.  Love y'all. Thanks for reading with me today.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny