We turn to Acts 21:1-6,
["... 1And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:
2And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
3Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
4And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
5And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
6And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again..."]
I must amen to our sponsor, sponsor a new thing, prayer time. I'm not to good at praying, and I could use sometime to formally get close to God and outline my supplications. For those who know how to pray, please pray that our youngsters get more involved in the ministy here...
I feel those that are young here are not...Well I won't say it! Just pray that more youngsters get involved to prayer to God. Now those in Acts, the wives, men, and children, went out of the city, and they knelt to pray...
I feel that we are just praying for our little group or relative or favorite blogger. And its fine. It's free game. But Jesus said that if we only greet our bretheren and salute only those that love us, we are no different than any one coming off the street...
If we are praying for the protection of the social circle and those we steem very much, well it is just a prayer, and not a supplication of ferverent servant. And I haven't prayed much for those who hate me!...
And I wrote this blog, for those who quietly hate me in their heart with quiet disdain. I'm not offended, but I don't think it is beneficial to do that. And today I will pray for those who never greet me or I am not their cup of tea..
But enough of reviling for one day. I really hope God blesses all of you. And if I never got to catch you wavelegth, I am sorry I wasn't more clever in catching you. I really lament I did not earn your respect...
Perhaps I lost some of you in what at sometimes said. And it's no mystery sometime I lay away at night praying for God to give meaning to my messages. I thank all of you who have walked with me and you know who you are...
But what is the end of Prayer? And it is not to make those who are rich richer but to give those that are poor a chance, maybe the first one! And I pray for all of you and specially those who do not understand what I say...
This may be subjective but we'll let the Lord be judge of my words and to see if they are true. And it is a good thing for brothers and sister to gather to pray and do earnestly pray for each other and try to forbear each other...
We that is it please pray for me that God continue to open more road to my trek in this life! Thanks all of you my freinds here for you communion and support and all you kind amens and comments and gem of wisdom you share with me and others near and far off...
Blessings. Chow!
thbg
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
For this one I had to pray...!
After my daughter set off for her departure and the kids. I felt like an empty nester all over again. I thought I learned something. I wanted to continue divulging God truth according to my version. I was reading somebody else's blog and I marveled...
I asked God to forgive my and all our sins. I plain forgot that we all need Christ. My daughter needs Christ and so the kids and everyone. I beginning to expect something even from the ones I love or should love. I marveled at my mistake...
I began to make my mistake at measuring the effectiveness of God work on me. In my steem I divulged the most precious truth I have ever come across in my study and very few benefited from it...
But the truth is so wonderful that it does not need anyone to look at it to shine. Its glory and joy are self contained. If I miss out. I have only myself to blame myself for it. God will not make himself responsible for our blindness...
God will not have a guilt trip in eternity. God has determined if someone goes to hell its because they love darkness rather than light. God has never made any covenants or agreements to give man anything...
Man in his peculiar nature is always trying to hack the control God has over all things. God said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy and compassion on whom I will have compassion..."
God has declared himself as a one show ring leader. God has created darkness but then the light and if you couldn't see, it is your or my problem. God has made his whole counsel availiable for $1.00 at a dollar store and if you did not care...?
I thought my life was down, then my 5 year nephew, was told to me, had a lots of questions for ME, and I said what is your question? He said, "I want to know when was God born...?" And what about Jesus God...?
I told this person whom God decided to reveal himself, and as the child fast forwarded his Superman 4 movie, I told him, God has always existed and has no beginning or end and if you put you trust in Jesus God, like you address him, you will see Superman 5, and 6 and 7, eat pizza for eternity, and you will live forever. You will never die...
He said "Whooola...!" "That is neat...!" "I want to do that...!"....
Jesus told some that "Many will come from the north, from the south, from east and from the west and take their seat at the table of the kingdom with Abraham, Isacc and Jacob, but the children of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness, where there will be wailing and knashing of teeth...
thbg
I asked God to forgive my and all our sins. I plain forgot that we all need Christ. My daughter needs Christ and so the kids and everyone. I beginning to expect something even from the ones I love or should love. I marveled at my mistake...
I began to make my mistake at measuring the effectiveness of God work on me. In my steem I divulged the most precious truth I have ever come across in my study and very few benefited from it...
But the truth is so wonderful that it does not need anyone to look at it to shine. Its glory and joy are self contained. If I miss out. I have only myself to blame myself for it. God will not make himself responsible for our blindness...
God will not have a guilt trip in eternity. God has determined if someone goes to hell its because they love darkness rather than light. God has never made any covenants or agreements to give man anything...
Man in his peculiar nature is always trying to hack the control God has over all things. God said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy and compassion on whom I will have compassion..."
God has declared himself as a one show ring leader. God has created darkness but then the light and if you couldn't see, it is your or my problem. God has made his whole counsel availiable for $1.00 at a dollar store and if you did not care...?
I thought my life was down, then my 5 year nephew, was told to me, had a lots of questions for ME, and I said what is your question? He said, "I want to know when was God born...?" And what about Jesus God...?
I told this person whom God decided to reveal himself, and as the child fast forwarded his Superman 4 movie, I told him, God has always existed and has no beginning or end and if you put you trust in Jesus God, like you address him, you will see Superman 5, and 6 and 7, eat pizza for eternity, and you will live forever. You will never die...
He said "Whooola...!" "That is neat...!" "I want to do that...!"....
Jesus told some that "Many will come from the north, from the south, from east and from the west and take their seat at the table of the kingdom with Abraham, Isacc and Jacob, but the children of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness, where there will be wailing and knashing of teeth...
thbg
Friday, August 7, 2009
What's in a meaning...?!
Sometime when we write something, a skit, parable, story, anecdote, or vision in heart, the meaning may not be ready apparent, but it's there. Looking at Psalm 137:1-4, it says,
["...1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
3For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
4How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?..."]
Now we had begun to make a skit that we found ourselves rowing the Galean sea, with our Lord. On those balmy days when nothing seem to be happening. But that's when our captors thrive, when we are laid low...
They mock us and deride us, saying "Where, is the old faith, my little Christian slave...?" Our enemies exchange gifts, when our spirit is low and lay dead, in hopeless dread of I don't know what!...
When we are in our captors hand, they want us to party with them in their scoffing and laughter. It is at this time that we need to pray, that God shows us the real drama unfolding and see the devil being cast into hell with his angels and emmissaries...
Yep! It is when we are in Babylonian water that the air still and suffocating, and no rest there, even when we don't have anything to do! And sometime we fall in to those waters and join their dissimulation of what is coming up ahead...
But now it's the time of Salvation and end draws near and time to take the wool out of our eyes and wake up and start rowing towards the promised land which heaven itself...
["...1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
3For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
4How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?..."]
Now we had begun to make a skit that we found ourselves rowing the Galean sea, with our Lord. On those balmy days when nothing seem to be happening. But that's when our captors thrive, when we are laid low...
They mock us and deride us, saying "Where, is the old faith, my little Christian slave...?" Our enemies exchange gifts, when our spirit is low and lay dead, in hopeless dread of I don't know what!...
When we are in our captors hand, they want us to party with them in their scoffing and laughter. It is at this time that we need to pray, that God shows us the real drama unfolding and see the devil being cast into hell with his angels and emmissaries...
Yep! It is when we are in Babylonian water that the air still and suffocating, and no rest there, even when we don't have anything to do! And sometime we fall in to those waters and join their dissimulation of what is coming up ahead...
But now it's the time of Salvation and end draws near and time to take the wool out of our eyes and wake up and start rowing towards the promised land which heaven itself...
Thursday, July 30, 2009
The March of beat of God's Grace...!
So how are you? I'm fine. I hope you're fine too. Sometimes when thing start drying out here I visit my old Blogger account. It takes me back to where it all started. It's like visiting an old freind. It feel good to be back on the old town...
It just occurred to me, that we nothing but a breath. We puff and puff and what ever but everything marches all according to God's merciful grace. I had a great day. As always everything was ajar, wrong size, wrong brand, wrong application, wrong! wrong! wrong!...
But God showed that nothing is going to happen until heaven is ready and pleasing. But its' great to breathe new air. Although we've been all around. Yes, God can make things anew even with old things...
Yep! Nothing happens until we pray and hope on God. God has reserved for himself the last word and glory and the last laugh if you will...but remembering that God is a good God and want all the best things for us...what if everything marches to will of this good God that we have...
thbg
It just occurred to me, that we nothing but a breath. We puff and puff and what ever but everything marches all according to God's merciful grace. I had a great day. As always everything was ajar, wrong size, wrong brand, wrong application, wrong! wrong! wrong!...
But God showed that nothing is going to happen until heaven is ready and pleasing. But its' great to breathe new air. Although we've been all around. Yes, God can make things anew even with old things...
Yep! Nothing happens until we pray and hope on God. God has reserved for himself the last word and glory and the last laugh if you will...but remembering that God is a good God and want all the best things for us...what if everything marches to will of this good God that we have...
thbg
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
A New Outlook on life...and perhaps God...!
I was feeling particularly relieved today. I had finished some chores around the house that were taking more peace from me than I realized. I feel so much better now. And now when I thought that it was safe to feel relieved, Christmas and Thankgiving is around the corner...
I happen to like the havoc of this time of the season or play on words, the season of havoc, I perhaps happen to like. The fact of the matter is that we are broke. But the good news is that we're broken. And that's our treasure.
We have a whole new batch of faith in our heart to meditate upon. I sought this moment so much. It's been a while since I had a break. God wants to meditate upon Christmas and Thanksgiving.
God said through John the Baptist that no one can receive anything unless it is granted from heaven. And I think we are in the pinnacle of the year, when the hot weather will begin to wind down.
God made each season for every purpose and purpose for every season. In God glorious wisdom, each season last just enough to fulfill its purpose. The harvest time of the year, a time of browning of leaves and cool breezes in the evening.
But Thanksgiving start it off and we have through a lot and have a lots to be thankful for, perhaps even the tense times that come along. And somewhere along the thanks-giving we can forgive those who have offended us.
If we can turn out a good harvest of forgiving some if not many, then we have had a good year and we can really look forward to ending the year with a sense of real accomplishment. I hope your year is a year of forgiving, just as God has forgiven us in Christ. Ephesians 4:32.
May you be blessed. Amen.
thbg
I happen to like the havoc of this time of the season or play on words, the season of havoc, I perhaps happen to like. The fact of the matter is that we are broke. But the good news is that we're broken. And that's our treasure.
We have a whole new batch of faith in our heart to meditate upon. I sought this moment so much. It's been a while since I had a break. God wants to meditate upon Christmas and Thanksgiving.
God said through John the Baptist that no one can receive anything unless it is granted from heaven. And I think we are in the pinnacle of the year, when the hot weather will begin to wind down.
God made each season for every purpose and purpose for every season. In God glorious wisdom, each season last just enough to fulfill its purpose. The harvest time of the year, a time of browning of leaves and cool breezes in the evening.
But Thanksgiving start it off and we have through a lot and have a lots to be thankful for, perhaps even the tense times that come along. And somewhere along the thanks-giving we can forgive those who have offended us.
If we can turn out a good harvest of forgiving some if not many, then we have had a good year and we can really look forward to ending the year with a sense of real accomplishment. I hope your year is a year of forgiving, just as God has forgiven us in Christ. Ephesians 4:32.
May you be blessed. Amen.
thbg
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Spilling the beans on the con-job...
Wow! Hello Journal, have I had a day! They kicked us out of so-and so club site! It was disappointing to be cast out! I now know what it is to be cast out! Easy, easy take easy soul. Relax and let on the spilling the beans about the con-job!
I don't know if I can put it together. I fear. I won't be made clear! Well let's head on! Once upon a time the devil started a compaing in Babel or now Babylon. He want to get into the business of humans and their God.
He started a Religion called Mystery Babylon the Mother of all abominations. This is in Revelations. He figured man likes to feel good, so we will invent a religion where he will feel good. And the devil know or knew that men like personal satisfaction.
And we wanted to feel good about obeying God and started the Religion of works. And surely we will hop on the bible and make man obey God. That will work. After all God has nothing against obedience.
You know what happend to Adam and Eve for disobedience. God punished disobedience. So that what we will build. A guilt trip based on obedience. God will surely punish those who get out of my obedience trap.
Am I clevely devil or not?! So throughout history we will prompt men to feel holy for obedience. You know this Jesus is praised for his obedience even unto death. Men will want to imitate him. And many imitate the great ones of obedience of the bible.
I will not mention what Exodus 31:31 say that the Sabbath is a perpetual sign to remind God and men that it is God that sactify them. I want them to trust on their own 'obedience' to feel holy. Like if they owe God something.
This is wonderful! You cleverly devil! Men want to feel good. And I will teach them to look down on other 'sinner' so they feel more good and more holy. And for desert I will obscure the command to forgive others and put this ritual with those who worship idols!
They will never imatate an idol worshipper! But then I will have a party, just before the He comes who says I AM, who does he think he is God?! I need proof of that! But about the party! I will put a test to test their obedience. I will require them to accept my stamp or else?
I will take hostage their pantry. They won't be able to buy or sell groceries unless they have my permission. I will not permit with out my stamp! I know by then they will all believe that they have to loose their lives and they love in order to be holy!
They will never believe that non-sense Solomon who said somewhere that one should not be over-righteous and destroy ones head for their 'holiness'? I know they will have trouble! Their own family will pressure them to take the stamp of my approval!
But if they only knew that they did not have to believe me and do what ever they have to eat and have shelter. Their own Lord told them what David do when he hungered, he went into the temple and ate the holy bread and shared it with those who were with him.
But this sort of stuff I will never bring up in Bible School. I have to keep them believing that they have to keep earning 'holy' points until they are holy enought to be worthy of anything. I will make them lament and question their salvation. Why they would never question what they have
been taught in church for centuries! But I better hurry and help them feel more good and holy before He come and ruins the party for us devils. Hush! Do let anyone spill the beans! Well we see ya soon, holy people, you are VIPs at my party coming soon! Yo ah take care naw!
Journal! Journal! Help me! I had the most horrific nightmare. I'm glad it was just a nightmare! It was so real! The devil has this plan....
I don't know if I can put it together. I fear. I won't be made clear! Well let's head on! Once upon a time the devil started a compaing in Babel or now Babylon. He want to get into the business of humans and their God.
He started a Religion called Mystery Babylon the Mother of all abominations. This is in Revelations. He figured man likes to feel good, so we will invent a religion where he will feel good. And the devil know or knew that men like personal satisfaction.
And we wanted to feel good about obeying God and started the Religion of works. And surely we will hop on the bible and make man obey God. That will work. After all God has nothing against obedience.
You know what happend to Adam and Eve for disobedience. God punished disobedience. So that what we will build. A guilt trip based on obedience. God will surely punish those who get out of my obedience trap.
Am I clevely devil or not?! So throughout history we will prompt men to feel holy for obedience. You know this Jesus is praised for his obedience even unto death. Men will want to imitate him. And many imitate the great ones of obedience of the bible.
I will not mention what Exodus 31:31 say that the Sabbath is a perpetual sign to remind God and men that it is God that sactify them. I want them to trust on their own 'obedience' to feel holy. Like if they owe God something.
This is wonderful! You cleverly devil! Men want to feel good. And I will teach them to look down on other 'sinner' so they feel more good and more holy. And for desert I will obscure the command to forgive others and put this ritual with those who worship idols!
They will never imatate an idol worshipper! But then I will have a party, just before the He comes who says I AM, who does he think he is God?! I need proof of that! But about the party! I will put a test to test their obedience. I will require them to accept my stamp or else?
I will take hostage their pantry. They won't be able to buy or sell groceries unless they have my permission. I will not permit with out my stamp! I know by then they will all believe that they have to loose their lives and they love in order to be holy!
They will never believe that non-sense Solomon who said somewhere that one should not be over-righteous and destroy ones head for their 'holiness'? I know they will have trouble! Their own family will pressure them to take the stamp of my approval!
But if they only knew that they did not have to believe me and do what ever they have to eat and have shelter. Their own Lord told them what David do when he hungered, he went into the temple and ate the holy bread and shared it with those who were with him.
But this sort of stuff I will never bring up in Bible School. I have to keep them believing that they have to keep earning 'holy' points until they are holy enought to be worthy of anything. I will make them lament and question their salvation. Why they would never question what they have
been taught in church for centuries! But I better hurry and help them feel more good and holy before He come and ruins the party for us devils. Hush! Do let anyone spill the beans! Well we see ya soon, holy people, you are VIPs at my party coming soon! Yo ah take care naw!
Journal! Journal! Help me! I had the most horrific nightmare. I'm glad it was just a nightmare! It was so real! The devil has this plan....
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Getting off the stage-coach...
Now that felt good. Getting off the stage-coach and into the inn. Sound like the scene of western movie in Rio Bravo or somewhere in some dusty town of the old west. And we I get off the stage-coach I go to my summer house in the country-my blogger account.
We got thing going elsewhere, but we just want to take it easy and try to think clearly for second. We've been running round and round the web and we just want to retire here for the evening. Now where do you think I would go with such as this introduction.
Well let's pray and hopefully God can tell us what and in what direction he has numbered our steps. We went into some web hosting but we were not to satified with the results. We want to be where the fish are.
We've made lots of friends here in this site and written quite a bit of blogs and had some view and comments on those blogs. Someblogs were out-lawed and some held at gun-point and some ambushed. But most of the cattle made it safe to the corral.
There this certian person in this site one old and one young, both precious on my friends list. I really pray when I wake I write something that ministers to them. We haven't been able to fast like we should. The flesh is giving me a fight.
Sooner or later I really have to turn in my badge to God and let him run the jail for a while while I visit the saloon and check for building code violations. A Sheriff is indespensible. You just have to lighten up and loosen up there. You are all too tense and stressed.
I seems everything is in check here in the saloon. The wine is fine and the tables are clean. I'd better get back to the jail and keep an eye on 'Billy the Kid' and keep him there until the marshal get here for the trial.
When the marshal get here, he's going to put alot of people in jail. We'll thats that way things are in my town out west. I could use a Mexican Salami burrito right about now. Yes and now you know what happens if you get off the stage-coach in my old town here in old blogger west. May
you keep out of trouble. You don't want any trouble with the sheriff. Bye.
See ya now!
Candlelight
We got thing going elsewhere, but we just want to take it easy and try to think clearly for second. We've been running round and round the web and we just want to retire here for the evening. Now where do you think I would go with such as this introduction.
Well let's pray and hopefully God can tell us what and in what direction he has numbered our steps. We went into some web hosting but we were not to satified with the results. We want to be where the fish are.
We've made lots of friends here in this site and written quite a bit of blogs and had some view and comments on those blogs. Someblogs were out-lawed and some held at gun-point and some ambushed. But most of the cattle made it safe to the corral.
There this certian person in this site one old and one young, both precious on my friends list. I really pray when I wake I write something that ministers to them. We haven't been able to fast like we should. The flesh is giving me a fight.
Sooner or later I really have to turn in my badge to God and let him run the jail for a while while I visit the saloon and check for building code violations. A Sheriff is indespensible. You just have to lighten up and loosen up there. You are all too tense and stressed.
I seems everything is in check here in the saloon. The wine is fine and the tables are clean. I'd better get back to the jail and keep an eye on 'Billy the Kid' and keep him there until the marshal get here for the trial.
When the marshal get here, he's going to put alot of people in jail. We'll thats that way things are in my town out west. I could use a Mexican Salami burrito right about now. Yes and now you know what happens if you get off the stage-coach in my old town here in old blogger west. May
you keep out of trouble. You don't want any trouble with the sheriff. Bye.
See ya now!
Candlelight
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