Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation
Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation
THIS MAN SURE HAS A GOOD VIEW OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR COUNTRY!
'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our heart s today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free. Amen!'
Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, 'The Rest of the Story,' and received a larger response to this program than any other he has ever aired. With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called 'One nation under God.'
SALVATION
Greetings!
My wish for all of my family and friends is that they would have a personal relationship with God...to accept Jesus as their personal Savior and to be assured they will spend eternity in Heaven!
If you are not sure if you have this relationship with God and the certainty of your future home in Heaven, then read the below message. Once you read it, you can choose to have this wonderful joyous new found life in Christ, just by accepting His gift!
1. God Loves You!
The Bible says, "God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"
The problem is that . . .
2. All of us have done, said or thought things that are wrong.
This is called sin, and our sins have separated us from God.
The Bible says "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
God is perfect and holy, and our sins separate us from God forever.
The Bible says "The wages of sin is death."
The good news is that, about 2,000 years ago,
3. God sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins. Jesus is the Son of God. He lived a sinless life and then died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins.
"God demonstrates His own love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us."
Jesus rose from the dead and now He lives in heaven with God His Father.
He offers us the gift of eternal life -- of living forever with Him in heaven if we accept Him as our Lord and Savior.
Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by Me."
God reaches out in love to you and wants you to be His child. "As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe on His name."
You can choose to ask Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and come in to your life as your Lord and Savior.
4. If you want to accept Christ as Savior and turn from your sins, you can ask Him to be your Savior and Lord by praying a prayer like this:
"Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. Please forgive my sins and give me the gift of eternal life. I ask you in to my life and heart to be my Lord and Savior. I want to serve you always."
My wish for all of my family and friends is that they would have a personal relationship with God...to accept Jesus as their personal Savior and to be assured they will spend eternity in Heaven!
If you are not sure if you have this relationship with God and the certainty of your future home in Heaven, then read the below message. Once you read it, you can choose to have this wonderful joyous new found life in Christ, just by accepting His gift!
1. God Loves You!
The Bible says, "God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"
The problem is that . . .
2. All of us have done, said or thought things that are wrong.
This is called sin, and our sins have separated us from God.
The Bible says "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
God is perfect and holy, and our sins separate us from God forever.
The Bible says "The wages of sin is death."
The good news is that, about 2,000 years ago,
3. God sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins. Jesus is the Son of God. He lived a sinless life and then died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins.
"God demonstrates His own love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us."
Jesus rose from the dead and now He lives in heaven with God His Father.
He offers us the gift of eternal life -- of living forever with Him in heaven if we accept Him as our Lord and Savior.
Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by Me."
God reaches out in love to you and wants you to be His child. "As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe on His name."
You can choose to ask Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and come in to your life as your Lord and Savior.
4. If you want to accept Christ as Savior and turn from your sins, you can ask Him to be your Savior and Lord by praying a prayer like this:
"Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. Please forgive my sins and give me the gift of eternal life. I ask you in to my life and heart to be my Lord and Savior. I want to serve you always."
Friday, November 21, 2008
Dancing With God
Greetings!
I received this beautiful message today and thought I would share.
When I meditated on the word Guidance, I kept seeing 'dance' at the end of the word and I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.
When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.
When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead,
Both bodies begin to flow with the music.
One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back
Or by pressing lightly in one direction or another.
It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.
The dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness from one person
and gentle guidance and skill from the other.
My eyes drew back to the word Guidance.
When I saw 'G': I thought of God, followed by 'u' and 'i'. 'God, 'u' and 'i' dance.'
God, You and I dance.
As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance about my life and once again, I became willing to let God lead.
My prayer for you today is that God's blessings and mercies are upon you on this day and everyday.
May you abide in God, as God abides in you.
Dance together with God,
Trusting God to lead and to guide you through each season of your life.
And I Hope You Dance!
Have a wonderful day!
God loves you!!
I received this beautiful message today and thought I would share.
When I meditated on the word Guidance, I kept seeing 'dance' at the end of the word and I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.
When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.
When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead,
Both bodies begin to flow with the music.
One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back
Or by pressing lightly in one direction or another.
It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.
The dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness from one person
and gentle guidance and skill from the other.
My eyes drew back to the word Guidance.
When I saw 'G': I thought of God, followed by 'u' and 'i'. 'God, 'u' and 'i' dance.'
God, You and I dance.
As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance about my life and once again, I became willing to let God lead.
My prayer for you today is that God's blessings and mercies are upon you on this day and everyday.
May you abide in God, as God abides in you.
Dance together with God,
Trusting God to lead and to guide you through each season of your life.
And I Hope You Dance!
Have a wonderful day!
God loves you!!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
POSITIVE THOUGHTS
Greetings friends and family!!
I found this great message at work and wanted to share it with everyone!
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends your flowers every spring,
and a new sunrise every morning.
Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen.
He could live anywhere in the universe,
and He chose your heart!
What about the Christmas give He sent you in Bethlehem,
not to mention that Friday at Calvary.
Face it, He is crazy about you!
Have a wonderful day!
Jesus loves you!
I found this great message at work and wanted to share it with everyone!
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends your flowers every spring,
and a new sunrise every morning.
Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen.
He could live anywhere in the universe,
and He chose your heart!
What about the Christmas give He sent you in Bethlehem,
not to mention that Friday at Calvary.
Face it, He is crazy about you!
Have a wonderful day!
Jesus loves you!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
SIN NO MORE
Greetings!
Oh how it hurts when our children go the wrong way and cause themselves to suffer.
It’s pierces our hearts and causes such pain.
We have showered them with our love and care.
Forgiven them time and time again.
Tried to teach them right from wrong.
Yet they still turn away from us and go astray.
It is during my agonizing over my children, that I realize how painful it must also be for God when we turn from Him and his instruction.
How infinitely more is His love for us….His grace and mercy are abundantly given to us….and yet we still turn from Him daily, through our sin and disobedience.
I feel the pain and it hurts so much….and I can’t even imagine His pain that I cause Him….
I am so much more sorry and eager to repent of my sin, when I realize this.
As Jesus told the women at the well....
John 8:11 - And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more." NKJ
In the NIV Bible it is translated as "Now go and leave your life of sin"
When we become a child of God, we are to become a new person, leaving our old ways behind.
My desire is to "sin no more"...and I hope yours is too.
Have a wonderful day!
Oh how it hurts when our children go the wrong way and cause themselves to suffer.
It’s pierces our hearts and causes such pain.
We have showered them with our love and care.
Forgiven them time and time again.
Tried to teach them right from wrong.
Yet they still turn away from us and go astray.
It is during my agonizing over my children, that I realize how painful it must also be for God when we turn from Him and his instruction.
How infinitely more is His love for us….His grace and mercy are abundantly given to us….and yet we still turn from Him daily, through our sin and disobedience.
I feel the pain and it hurts so much….and I can’t even imagine His pain that I cause Him….
I am so much more sorry and eager to repent of my sin, when I realize this.
As Jesus told the women at the well....
John 8:11 - And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more." NKJ
In the NIV Bible it is translated as "Now go and leave your life of sin"
When we become a child of God, we are to become a new person, leaving our old ways behind.
My desire is to "sin no more"...and I hope yours is too.
Have a wonderful day!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
YOUR VALUE
The Value Is the Owner, by Alan Smith
The story is told of an American tourist in Paris who picked up an
amber necklace in a trinket shop. When he arrived at New York and went through customs he was shocked at the high duty he had to pay for
the necklace. So when he came home, he spoke with a jeweler and the
jeweler told him he would give $25,000 for the necklace. The man was
stunned and suspected that there was a reason for the offer. So he
took the necklace to an expert who appraised it at an astronomical amount.
When he asked the appraiser what made the necklace so valuable, he
told him to look into the magnifying glass and see for himself. When
he placed his eye next to the glass, he saw an inscription which read:
"From Napoleon to Josephine." It was the name on the necklace that
gave it extraordinary worth.
We have no intrinsic value above others -- that is to say, we are not
of great value because of who we are or what we've accomplished. Our
value is determined by the One who made us, bought us, and owns us.
Those of us who are Christians have the name of Christ "stamped" on
our lives to remind us who we are and whose we are. Knowledge of this
truth causes us to rethink what we do with our lives.
Look closely at the inscription on your life.
For example, if you have an old pair of ragged tennis shoes, you may
think nothing of getting out in a muddy garden to do some work. But if
you're wearing an expensive pair of dress shoes, you'll be hesitant to
wear them in the mud. The value of what you're wearing will keep you
from going certain places and doing certain things.
Paul says that's why we as Christians should avoid sexual immorality
(as well as other misuses of the body). If our bodies were of little
value (as some believe), we would think nothing of "dragging them
through the mud." But knowing the value of our bodies, we're forced to
think twice about where we go and what we do. Paul puts it this way:
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body
and in your spirit, which are God's (1 Corinthians 6:20 NKJV).
Look closely at the inscription on your life. You'll notice the name
of the One who bought you and owns you. Your value just went up!
The story is told of an American tourist in Paris who picked up an
amber necklace in a trinket shop. When he arrived at New York and went through customs he was shocked at the high duty he had to pay for
the necklace. So when he came home, he spoke with a jeweler and the
jeweler told him he would give $25,000 for the necklace. The man was
stunned and suspected that there was a reason for the offer. So he
took the necklace to an expert who appraised it at an astronomical amount.
When he asked the appraiser what made the necklace so valuable, he
told him to look into the magnifying glass and see for himself. When
he placed his eye next to the glass, he saw an inscription which read:
"From Napoleon to Josephine." It was the name on the necklace that
gave it extraordinary worth.
We have no intrinsic value above others -- that is to say, we are not
of great value because of who we are or what we've accomplished. Our
value is determined by the One who made us, bought us, and owns us.
Those of us who are Christians have the name of Christ "stamped" on
our lives to remind us who we are and whose we are. Knowledge of this
truth causes us to rethink what we do with our lives.
Look closely at the inscription on your life.
For example, if you have an old pair of ragged tennis shoes, you may
think nothing of getting out in a muddy garden to do some work. But if
you're wearing an expensive pair of dress shoes, you'll be hesitant to
wear them in the mud. The value of what you're wearing will keep you
from going certain places and doing certain things.
Paul says that's why we as Christians should avoid sexual immorality
(as well as other misuses of the body). If our bodies were of little
value (as some believe), we would think nothing of "dragging them
through the mud." But knowing the value of our bodies, we're forced to
think twice about where we go and what we do. Paul puts it this way:
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body
and in your spirit, which are God's (1 Corinthians 6:20 NKJV).
Look closely at the inscription on your life. You'll notice the name
of the One who bought you and owns you. Your value just went up!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
PSALM 139
Greetings!
I read Psalm 139 this week, and found it to be a wonderful description of the intimate relationship between us and our creator and Father in heaven.
And reading it out loud makes it even more moving....
I hope you enjoy it.
Have a wonderful day!!
I read Psalm 139 this week, and found it to be a wonderful description of the intimate relationship between us and our creator and Father in heaven.
And reading it out loud makes it even more moving....
I hope you enjoy it.
Psalm 139: 1-18
A psalm of David.
O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.
You know when I sit down or stand up.
You know my every thought when far away.
You chart the path ahead of me and tell me where to stop and rest.
Every moment you know where I am.
You know what I am going to say even before I say it, LORD.
You both precede and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to know!
I can never escape from your spirit! I can never get away from your presence!
If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the place of the dead, you are there.
If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me.
I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night
but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.
To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are both alike to you.
You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous – and how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
How precious are your thoughts about me, O God! They are innumerable!
I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up in the morning, you are still with me!
A psalm of David.
O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.
You know when I sit down or stand up.
You know my every thought when far away.
You chart the path ahead of me and tell me where to stop and rest.
Every moment you know where I am.
You know what I am going to say even before I say it, LORD.
You both precede and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to know!
I can never escape from your spirit! I can never get away from your presence!
If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the place of the dead, you are there.
If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me.
I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night
but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.
To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are both alike to you.
You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous – and how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
How precious are your thoughts about me, O God! They are innumerable!
I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up in the morning, you are still with me!
Have a wonderful day!!
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