Have you ever known someone who loved you in spite of your sins or how much you have hurt them? The GOD in them sees the GOD in you even though you may not see it in yourself. 1 Corinthians 2: 10, "but GOD has revealed it to us by HIS SPIRIT. The SPIRIT searches all things, even the deep things of GOD." Would we still sing HIS praises if we were mute; would we still hear HIM if we were deaf; would we still see HIM if we were blind; and would we still pray as earnestly in good times as we do in the bad times? If we can answer YES to all of these we are living a beautiful LOVE STORY. HE has sent us those who love us unconditionally to teach HIS LOVE STORY for us. THANK YOU JESUS!
Psalm 139: 23-24 Isaiah 43:1 GOD IS GOD!
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When I was younger the town bully kept confronting me until one day it came to an actual physical confrontation (certainly not on my "to-do" list for that day). I avoided my dad that day so he would not find out. When I went to work the next day (Saturday) my father saw my face and other "battle scars" and he asked what happened followed by the dreaded question of "who won". I told him I "guess" I did as the other boy quit and walked away". At that time the other boy was walking across the street; my father took me by the arm to me the boy again. Oh me, again not on my to-do list for that day either. When we met the other boy my dad said, "do it again"! So I challenged the other boy again. To my surprise the other boy said he did not want to fight anymore and just wanted to be friends. My dad explained, "now there is no doubt in either of your minds". It was not about winning it was about not having any doubts. Today I think about, "do I leave no doubt that I belong to CHRIST (in my mind and in the minds of others)? 1 Peter 5:10, "...after you have suffered a little while, HE will restore you and make you strong and steadfast..." Do we belong to CHRIST in all ways and do we LEAVE NO DOUBT?
Psalm 139: 23-24 Isaiah 43:1D GOD IS GOD! My sister gave me our mother's Bible. As I was reading through it I saw my mother's conversations with GOD. There were many revealing notes in the margins and one where she wrote, "Randy came to visit and he prayed before we ate". You just never know what becomes Treasures to others. "Hand me downs" are not always unwanted things, most of the time they are "Treasures" that someone wants to share and they bring you closer to GOD. Matthew 10:8, "...Freely you have received, freely give." GOD gives us an inheritance, a beautiful "Hand Me Down". The Bible was where our mother wrote her most Treasured thoughts; in the Bible where GOD records HIS most Treasured thoughts for us. The last note was, "When I am no longer living, or 'out of my mind' please give this Bible to Randy, Love, Mother". YES, HAND ME DOWNS ARE TREASURES, SOME THINGS ARE TOO VALUABLE NOT TO PASS ON TO ANOTHER, MOST OF ALL, GOD'S WORD! Abundant Blessings...
Psalm 139: 23-24 Isaiah 43:1 GOD IS GOD! Last night while picking up some things at Meijers the person in front of me was challenging the clerk on two items that the computer overcharged them. The "price checker" confirmed the error and her money was refunded. It did not stop there; then the person informed them according to Michigan law they also were to pay an additional $5.00 per item that they overcharged. On a billl of $60.00 they were overcharged $7.00 or 11.7 percent. If Meijers randomly does this on $100,000 per day it results in $11,700 overcharges or approximately 1,500 transactions per day. Proverbs 20:23, "...dishonest scales do not please HIM." If I would spend all my $200 per month at this store I could have an additional $100 per month to tithe. NOW THAT WOULD PLEASE HIM! WE ARE THE DIFFERENCE?
Psalm 139: 23-24 Isaiah 43:1 GOD IS GOD! There are no words, there is no reasoning, YOU JUST KNOW. You are beyond the zone and somewhere no one has ever mentioned; you know what you are to do without confusion or indecision, YOU JUST KNOW. It comes in a split second but lingers on to direct you. If you don't obey it is gone! 1 Corinthians 2:13-14, "...not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the SPIRIT expressing Spiritual truths in Spiritual words..." People may think "you're out on a limb"; that is ok, because that is where the best fruit is. You no longer conform to what others may think because YOU JUST KNOW.
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