Pray To Win

It's football season! Somewhere, just before each game, there is a prayer going up for victory of a particular team. I have even heard prayers from the pulpit on a Sunday morning asking God to give a win to a favorite team.
Now I am not begrudging the safety and health of any team or any football players, but Gardenfire reminds us that "The Prize" for which we seek is victory in Jesus.
Our focus is to be on our eternal life with Him. Every day we have an opportunity to live as an example of a righteous and Christlike existence. We are charged to be "the light" to a dark world. We are commanded to love one another and be a living sacrifice so that all can see Jesus and His great love.
When we Pray to Win it is for the endurance to be steadfast in our resolve to exhibit a love and mercy that will lead others to Jesus. That is the true victory in each of our lives.
Let us pray for each other...call forth the best in each other...and be victorious for Jesus!

Karma

We often speak of "crossing over" as a form of combining medium, talent, philosophy, even life styles. When someone adapts to another idea we say they are "crossing over". When Luke succumbed to the dark side we said he had "crossed over".
Even musicians "Cross over" when they incorporate a new genre in their music. It is sort of a rite of passage to "cross over" into whatever as we mature or just change our thinking.
Gardenfire reminds us that the only "Cross" that is true is the Cross upon which Jesus bought our freedom. We are not prisoners to a "cross over" into the dark side ...strange philosophies, or even mixed life styles. We are saved from all that is unholy and untrue through the Cross of Jesus.
Jesus saves us from Karma...that which we do to lead us into a better existence in our next life.
The Bible tells us that our next stop is eternity...either with Jesus or without Him. The salvation God offers comes with the security that we can do nothing in ourselves, but through Jesus we have all we will ever need and an eternity with Him. This security cost Jesus His life...all it costs me is my acceptance and love. What a deal!!! I say YES..what about you?

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One Love

The media tells us that there is someone out there for everybody. If we are pretty enough or handsome enough...make enough money or are successful in our careers...if we are charming. witty, and charismatic then we are worthy of a great love.
Yet God's word tells me that I am to come just as I am..poor, wretched, brokenhearted, unworthy and He will be the One true love of my life. There is no need to clean up nor work for His affection. There are no hoops to jump through and no rituals to follow for His acceptance. All I have to do is love Him back with all my heart..my soul..my strength.
I have been wretched and brokenhearted. And I have been successful and well thought of in my arena. But nothing nor no one has shown me love like Jesus. No one has died for me like Jesus. No one lives for me like Jesus. Do I deserve His love? No, yet God reaches out with loving arms and draws me to Himself.
One God
One Savior
One Love....ours for the asking.

With My Life

This is the best definition of worship ever!!! Watch how we as fans show our love of entertainment idols...we dress like them...we emulate them...we act like them...we even can be heard saying "I want to be just like..."Now this is worship. Too bad it is for someone so unworthy.
Gardenfire reminds us that the only true one worthy of worship is Jesus Christ. We should emulate HIM...talk like HIM...love like HIM...live like HIM. By being a living sacrifice , we prove His Holiness and worthiness. We sing to please Him and thank Him but we live so as to prove His great love for us. Remember that you may be the only Bible anyone reads!

Get Busy

You gotta love those people who are overachievers... always busy doing things. Often I find they are not sure why they are doing things...nor what the things are for, but their pleasure seems to come in the doing not the end product.
Gardenfire reminds us that there is most definitely an end in life. And if we have gotten caught up in the doing of life without thought as to why the doing or the outcome of the doing,then we may be in danger of a futile and useless life. Jesus tells us that we are to have an abundant life in Him. But He also tells us that we should be living for Him. So, as I see it, our lives must reflect loving and living and doing for God. If that is not what we as Christians are doing, then all our doing is for naught. Living...or dying...hmmmm are there really 2 choices?

I'm Just Saying

There are lots of things we think we need. We need to rest, we need to pay the bills, we need to go shopping, we need to call someone etc. etc.None of these are bad things. But none of these things are what our soul needs. And the only answer for our soul is Jesus. Without Jesus I feel like I am running on empty but still trying to get everything done to please everyone and always failing. Without Jesus I am following a crooked path through uncharted forest and getting terribly lost. Well, you get my drift...I"m just saying without Jesus I am lost!