Satan has thrown every stumbling block in between me and this computer that he can think of. I have been miserable because I'd make a writing date with God and then wouldn't show up. That is so wrong. Thank you, Jesus, for your great capacity to forgive. We're on the same page tonight and He is writing again.
Part of the problem was that I couldn't wrap my brain around the Sermon on the Mount. It is three chapters long and I couldn't figure out how Jesus could teach so many people from the top of a mountain. He didn't! Jesus went to the top of the mountain and sat in a grassy spot and His disciples sat around Him. That's where and when He gave them the Beatitudes.
He called them the salt of the earth and charged them to be the light of the world. If salt (our testimony) loses its savour, it can't be restored. It's worthless and all you can do with it is throw it away. This is what I see as a wake-up call to all of mankind who are believers. I need to testify that I am a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ as often as I can. I need to keep my testimony fresh and alive. My love for Jesus Christ must be what my mother used to tell us, "First impressions (testimonies) are lasting impressions."
I was at a store the other day and my check out person was tired, her feet hurt and she was anxious to go home and soak in a hot tub. I asked her if I could pray for her and she smiled from ear to ear. Her answer was,"Oh, please do." I told her I was going to ask God to give her a special blessing the next day. About a dozen people were standing around, so by the grace of God, I got to talk about Jesus to a dozen or more people just thru our conversation. I don't know if she got her blessing, but something tells me she did.
A building that sits on the top of a mountain cannot be seen without light, lots of light. It doesn't need a wick in a petri dish in the window. It'll just flicker and die out and the building will be lost in the darkness. However, if I fill a candelabra with candles and set one in each window, my house has a beacon to lead others to me. My light is my love for my Lord and one I want everyone to see,
I remember God calling me to be an educator on my first day of kindergarten. There was no question in my mind that I was to become a teacher. I have spent my life teaching children from preschool to adults studying for their GED test. There was VBS, Sunday School, day care and teens at church. I have written programs used across the nation to help adults learn job skills as well as educating them. To God is the glory. In one incident when I was not in fellowship with Him, I lost my ability to speak clearly. I lost my teaching career. I was humbled at the feet of the Holy Spirit. To God still goes the glory.
PJ:It's so nice to 'see' you again. Go to my blog and click on the first page at the top of my blog site. I just posted the Apostle's Creed and the Nicene Creed. God has been speaking to me to get more serious about prayer and witnessing.
ReplyDeleteIt's a little embarrassing to have time get away from me so quickly. Seems like all I've done is go to funerals of my dad's brothers and once everyone had gone home to heaven, my beloved Aunt was the last to go. It seemed like she held on in spite of her entire body being filled with cancer, until all her brothers were waiting for her there. The last was my best friend of 45 years, friends since college. She went home to be with the Lord last summer. I just couldn't get out of the grieving mode. I'm ready to come back to the land of the living now. I will go to your blog now to see the creeds. I know the Apostle's Creed but am not familiar with the other one. We are in serious times and Jesus is coming for us soon. We need to witness to all we can and pray for each person daily by name. It's the last commandment Christ gave Peter...feed my sheep. Praying for you. You pray for me.
DeleteI've gotten so lazy with my Bible study. It's a good thing God loves me or I'd be in real trouble. I used to do get the coffee going and do my Bible study first thing, then clean one room, then read, then tv, and then snippets of fiction writing. I got a 3 yr old minmin in Oct and she takes up so much more time than I imagined. I'd forgotten what it's like to have to be responsible for another pet in the house. Walking is good for me, keeps her nails worn down and she loves it. She's a rescue dog from Houston and does not appreciate our winters in Indiana. I got her two sweaters, size small, (she weighs 8 pounds!) to keep her warm.
ReplyDeleteMinpin dog. Miniature pincer and chihuahua mixed.
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