Hey guys! I am so thankful for each of you! It is amazing when you can get something going and then it becomes self maintaining! I am so thankful that each of you are faithful when I cannot post them myself... and By the way: I think Michael Stratton is doing an incredible job at helping me out! Keep up the great work Michael! and Thanks for all of your FAITHFUL HELP!!!!
Well, I have noticed that you guys have been jumping through some Psalms, here is another one:
Psalm 29
1 Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
7 The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.
8 The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
10 The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
11 The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
This is such a cool passage and as I was reading it, I thought of how it must have been so relevant to read during Davids day, I mean the writer wrote about Lebanon and the Wilderness of Kadesh. Each of those places must have been amazing, but they were nothing compared top the greatness of God.
I was thinking if this chapter were written in modern day times, what would the writer have talked about? He may have said something like this: The power of God is greater than the power of Niagra Falls, The beauty of God more majestic than the Grand Canyon, The wisdom of God far exceeds the wisdom of the worlds greatest scientist. Gods creations are better than our best creations like the Empire State Building. God is so much better than anything we could compare Him to! What are some things that you guys can think of?
FRIDAY, April 10th, 2009
Man, you guys are on fire with your comments! Just keep commenting away! Some of you are on your way to write a book on, how to live your life that is powered by Christ!
Psalm 28
1 Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
5 Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
6 Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
This passage, like all others, is telling us more amazing truths. It tells us God doesn't put up with wicked sinners, (like us at one point, but we are made righteous though His blood) and has a special place for them if they don't want His gift of Salvation. Like verse 4 says that those who are wicked should get what they deserve. NOW, THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BY ELIMINATING THAT PERSON YOURSELF! God will take care of their punishment, not you, unless your like a police officer who is trying to find a murderer in the area, and you happen to shoot the killer because he didn't drop his gun and was about to fire.....
OFF TRACK! Point is, God will take care of their punishment, the only thing you can try to do is convince your wicked friend that Christ can forgive you and He loves you.
Verse 7 is just awesome. Period. The Lord is our strength and our shieid! AWESOME! If you trust in the Lord, He will get you though Satan's temptations, sinful pleasures that you want out of your life, He is our strength, and WILL get you though life's problems, ONLY IF YOU TRUST IN HIM!
Trust in Him, surely you want to trust Him....... Yes?
Psalm 28
1 Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
5 Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
6 Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
This passage, like all others, is telling us more amazing truths. It tells us God doesn't put up with wicked sinners, (like us at one point, but we are made righteous though His blood) and has a special place for them if they don't want His gift of Salvation. Like verse 4 says that those who are wicked should get what they deserve. NOW, THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BY ELIMINATING THAT PERSON YOURSELF! God will take care of their punishment, not you, unless your like a police officer who is trying to find a murderer in the area, and you happen to shoot the killer because he didn't drop his gun and was about to fire.....
OFF TRACK! Point is, God will take care of their punishment, the only thing you can try to do is convince your wicked friend that Christ can forgive you and He loves you.
Verse 7 is just awesome. Period. The Lord is our strength and our shieid! AWESOME! If you trust in the Lord, He will get you though Satan's temptations, sinful pleasures that you want out of your life, He is our strength, and WILL get you though life's problems, ONLY IF YOU TRUST IN HIM!
Trust in Him, surely you want to trust Him....... Yes?
THURSDAY, April 9th, 2009
Good comments yesterday, Tyler and Emily, Pastor Lee would be proud!
Psalm 27
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
7 Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
9 Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
This Passage has many great truths in it, I should have highlighted everything! One specifically though is that God will NEVER NEVER EVER LEAVE US, EVEN IF WE HAVE LEFT HIM! WOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A GOD WHO CARES! Though that doesn't mean serve God for a little time, and then for the rest of your life go your own way, knowing in the back of your mind, "oh God will take care of me." NO! THAT'S NOT IT! Asking Christ to forgive your sins isn't really like a "get out of hell free ticket", Accepting Salvation came with a price, Jesus death for little 'ol us. We need to take up our cross and follow Him daily, and I'm talking to myself as well. SERVE HIM, come on you know you want to.....
-Michael
Psalm 27
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
7 Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
9 Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
This Passage has many great truths in it, I should have highlighted everything! One specifically though is that God will NEVER NEVER EVER LEAVE US, EVEN IF WE HAVE LEFT HIM! WOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A GOD WHO CARES! Though that doesn't mean serve God for a little time, and then for the rest of your life go your own way, knowing in the back of your mind, "oh God will take care of me." NO! THAT'S NOT IT! Asking Christ to forgive your sins isn't really like a "get out of hell free ticket", Accepting Salvation came with a price, Jesus death for little 'ol us. We need to take up our cross and follow Him daily, and I'm talking to myself as well. SERVE HIM, come on you know you want to.....
-Michael
WEDNESDAY, April 8th, 2009
Ecclesiastes is finished with, and I didn't know what book to do next, so I just figured PL would have told me to continue up with Psalms, so Psalms it is! And even better comments yesterday, everyone!
Psalm 26
1 Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
The Psalmist's wish came true! In verse 11 the Psalmist wants God to redeem him, and a few hundred years later, just that happens! God sends Jesus Christ to die for us to take our place. Amazing! Thank God i'm not God because if my creation started to curse my name and sin against me, I would have destroyed them faster than you can say "DIE!" But I'm glad that's not the case, the REAL God loves us more than we can imagine, and spares us, even when we destroy His morals for us. He's an awesome God, that's for sure.
Psalm 26
1 Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
The Psalmist's wish came true! In verse 11 the Psalmist wants God to redeem him, and a few hundred years later, just that happens! God sends Jesus Christ to die for us to take our place. Amazing! Thank God i'm not God because if my creation started to curse my name and sin against me, I would have destroyed them faster than you can say "DIE!" But I'm glad that's not the case, the REAL God loves us more than we can imagine, and spares us, even when we destroy His morals for us. He's an awesome God, that's for sure.
TUESDAY, April 7th, 2009
Nice comments yesterday! keep it up!
Ecclesiastes 12
1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;
5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
The beginning was a bit confusing, but the rest is saying how awesome preachers are! We know, we have quiet a few of them around! God has put the preachers in our lives for our own benifit, which is to motivate us about God, to help us worship Him, and to bring us together in hard times. Our Pastor(s) has definetly done that! Amen? Yes! Amen! Something we should all do next time we see PL or PC we should just tell them thank you for everything they have done for us. In a way, they act as spiritual parents. We treat our parents sometimes with no thanks, even when they have done a million things for us, even if it seems not so. The same goes for our Pastors. Thank them, and you know what, thank your parents too, no harm done.
Ecclesiastes 12
1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;
5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
The beginning was a bit confusing, but the rest is saying how awesome preachers are! We know, we have quiet a few of them around! God has put the preachers in our lives for our own benifit, which is to motivate us about God, to help us worship Him, and to bring us together in hard times. Our Pastor(s) has definetly done that! Amen? Yes! Amen! Something we should all do next time we see PL or PC we should just tell them thank you for everything they have done for us. In a way, they act as spiritual parents. We treat our parents sometimes with no thanks, even when they have done a million things for us, even if it seems not so. The same goes for our Pastors. Thank them, and you know what, thank your parents too, no harm done.
MONDAY, April 6th, 2009
Hey everyone, how is your spring break so far? Boring? Well this passage will spice it up!
Ecclesiastes 11
Bread Upon the Waters
1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
2 Give portions to seven, yes to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.
3 If clouds are full of water, they pour rain upon the earth. Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there will it lie.
4 Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
5 As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
6 Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let not your hands be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.
Remember Your Creator While Young
7 Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
8 However many years a man may live, let him enjoy them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is meaningless.
9 Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
10 So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless.
The last verses of this chapter is God telling us to enjoy our life, everyday of it, but there will be days where darkness will befall upon us, and there may and will be many.
Have you ever had a day where nothing was going your way, or where sin was just thriving like a nasty cancer, and wouldn't stop? That is what this verse is reffering to. Just remember, whenever sin is thriving at your location, run from it! just like a nasty virus would overcome a cell in the body, even if the cell was mr tough guy, the cancer would overtake him. If the cell were to slip away from where the cancer was spreading, it will still be itself, and not be taken over.
Also the next verse says to be happy, young people! Thats us! I remember PL once talked about being happy, and he said the word happy appeared... about a few hundred times! God wants us to be happy! I don't know about you, but I consider myself a happy person. It may not always seem like it, but overall, I am. What about you? Are you happy?
Ecclesiastes 11
Bread Upon the Waters
1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
2 Give portions to seven, yes to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.
3 If clouds are full of water, they pour rain upon the earth. Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there will it lie.
4 Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
5 As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
6 Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let not your hands be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.
Remember Your Creator While Young
7 Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
8 However many years a man may live, let him enjoy them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is meaningless.
9 Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
10 So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless.
The last verses of this chapter is God telling us to enjoy our life, everyday of it, but there will be days where darkness will befall upon us, and there may and will be many.
Have you ever had a day where nothing was going your way, or where sin was just thriving like a nasty cancer, and wouldn't stop? That is what this verse is reffering to. Just remember, whenever sin is thriving at your location, run from it! just like a nasty virus would overcome a cell in the body, even if the cell was mr tough guy, the cancer would overtake him. If the cell were to slip away from where the cancer was spreading, it will still be itself, and not be taken over.
Also the next verse says to be happy, young people! Thats us! I remember PL once talked about being happy, and he said the word happy appeared... about a few hundred times! God wants us to be happy! I don't know about you, but I consider myself a happy person. It may not always seem like it, but overall, I am. What about you? Are you happy?
SUNDAY, April 5th, 2009
Be at church tonight, the Lord's supper is tonight, along with clips from the passion of the Christ!
12 Words from a wise man's mouth are gracious, but a fool is consumed by his own lips.
13 At the beginning his words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness-
14 and the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming— who can tell him what will happen after him?
15 A fool's work wearies him; he does not know the way to town.
16 Woe to you, O land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning.
17 Blessed are you, O land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time- for strength and not for drunkenness.
18 If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
20 Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of the air may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.
That last verse is amazing! It's pretty much saying don't do anything in private that you wouldn't do in public, because there may be someone watching that you don't know about! I remember PL telling a story on a wednesday about one time him and Jon Massey both got a video cam for the PC, and they talked for a while, but then when they disconnected, PL said Jon's computer was still active, and could hear what was going on in his house. A few minutes later, PL said he heard Jon yelling that he saw a bug, and Jon's parents srarted freaking out, and could have added some curse words in there, but they didn't. The Masseys must know the power of this verse!
12 Words from a wise man's mouth are gracious, but a fool is consumed by his own lips.
13 At the beginning his words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness-
14 and the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming— who can tell him what will happen after him?
15 A fool's work wearies him; he does not know the way to town.
16 Woe to you, O land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning.
17 Blessed are you, O land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time- for strength and not for drunkenness.
18 If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
20 Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of the air may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.
That last verse is amazing! It's pretty much saying don't do anything in private that you wouldn't do in public, because there may be someone watching that you don't know about! I remember PL telling a story on a wednesday about one time him and Jon Massey both got a video cam for the PC, and they talked for a while, but then when they disconnected, PL said Jon's computer was still active, and could hear what was going on in his house. A few minutes later, PL said he heard Jon yelling that he saw a bug, and Jon's parents srarted freaking out, and could have added some curse words in there, but they didn't. The Masseys must know the power of this verse!
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