For all the people young and old, who have not heard the old, old story of Jesus and His love.
Good Friday is the Friday within the Easter holiday, and is a time of fasting and penance, commemorating the suffering, crucifixion, and death of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.. For Christians, this holy day commemorates not just a historical event, but the sacrificial death of Christ, the only begotten Son of our Heavenly Father, which along with the resurrection, comprises the heart of the Christian faith.
How Jesus suffered for us on that day. Human tongues cannot describe the agony He went through. Only by the mercy and grace of God are we called His children. Adopted into the family by the blood that Jesus Christ shed for us so many years ago.
Holy Saturday commemorates the day that Jesus Christ lay in the tomb after his death. It is the day after Good Friday and the day before Easter Sunday. It is also known as Easter Eve, Easter Even, Black Saturday, or the Saturday before Easter. Jesus’ body lay in the tomb.
Easter Sunday is the resurrection. Mt 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. Mt 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
It’s the day that Jesus stomped on the head on the serpent, that old demon the devil.
It’s the day that Jesus , In His owe words……..Re 1:18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
And because He lives, we have eternal life through Him, And only through Him.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Until next time Willard and I wish you health and happiness. God bless and God save.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
If you share this post, God will reward you. Huh? Here I thought we were in the 21st century. Now I know that the Word of God is just as real today as it was when it was first written. But I have never read anything in the Bible stating that “ without God’s promise” you will be blessed for doing anything. There are so-called evangelists who are racking in millions of dollars each year because they talk promises. Promises, that doesn’t come from the word of God nor God. You can’t get remission from sin by donating money. Nor riches, nor happiness. God does say cast your bread upon the water. That means to me to give freely for the glory of God. But not cast your pearls before swine as some are doing, hoping to get a blessing from God. If you want a blessing…..go to God. I’m not promising He will give you your request. But I do promise that He loves you and will do what’s best for you in His on eyes. Many times God says NO ! Because He knows the future and He has a plan for each of us. We would do well to trust in that plan and in Him.
I worry so much about people who believe such people and or things. We, being so very close to the end times and the coming of Christ our Lord. It is also time for the antichrist to appear. These same people that are being fooled by such ploys from these not so Godly evangelists, will be quickly fooled by the antichrist. It breaks my heart knowing that.
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
We are not in the middle ages, that we should believe in folklore.
But as far as superstition, we are still backward people; some still unable to walk under a latter because of fear that something terrible will happen. Still keeping four-leaf clovers, rabbit’s feet and such, for good luck. So if you’re wondering why I never pass on those post on FB promising some kind of blessing if I do such things. This is why.
Until next time, Willard and I wish you health and happiness. May God bless and may God save.
I worry so much about people who believe such people and or things. We, being so very close to the end times and the coming of Christ our Lord. It is also time for the antichrist to appear. These same people that are being fooled by such ploys from these not so Godly evangelists, will be quickly fooled by the antichrist. It breaks my heart knowing that.
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
We are not in the middle ages, that we should believe in folklore.
But as far as superstition, we are still backward people; some still unable to walk under a latter because of fear that something terrible will happen. Still keeping four-leaf clovers, rabbit’s feet and such, for good luck. So if you’re wondering why I never pass on those post on FB promising some kind of blessing if I do such things. This is why.
Until next time, Willard and I wish you health and happiness. May God bless and may God save.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
In my last blog, I mentioned something about being in the waiting room as my mother died in the intensive care room that she was in. A few people in my life know what I saw that day, but only a few. I have decided that I don't mind if the whole world knows of my vision on that day. You see, when I saw my mother lying on the bed gasping for every breath, I lost it. Someone should have slapped me, or something. You’ve heard that people that are hysterical sound like they’re laughing when actually they're crying aloud. Well, that's what happened to me. I could not stay in the room, even though I wanted to for my mother's sake. In some way, I feel like I deserted her in her most desperate time. But as I said in my last blog I just do not have it in me to watch a person die. So, a nurse came and helped me into a chair in the waiting room, but not before I almost pulled Janice and Willard both to the floor, them trying to hold me up. The staff at the hospital motioned us into another waiting room where we would have privacy.
I remember putting my hands over my eyes, and saying a prayer, asking God for His comfort. While I was sitting at the table I saw the most beautiful vision of my mother standing in the gates of heaven, smiling. And what I notice most was the peacefulness that enveloped me. It was almost like my mother speaking within my heart, telling me she was okay. From that moment on I was able to have comfort within me and let my mother go.
But the strangest thing about the vision was my mother's hair color. You see, my mother had bleached her hair blonde from her early 20s. Never have I saw her with dark brown hair. In fact I've always thought of my mother as having blonde hair. If I had ever seen a picture of her before the change in hair color, I don't remember it. It was kind of shocking seeing my mother with short brown hair. I've always known her to have long blond hair.
God gave me the ability in a few split seconds to see into eternity. I felt the love of God embrace me, and I felt The comfort that He gives. I felt the joy that my mother had in being there with the Lord. I saw the light that is true light from God. There was no shadow anywhere, because the light seemed to be coming from everywhere. As I said in my earlier blog, I wouldn’t miss Heaven for anything! PRAISE GOD.
I have in my lifetime had many experiences that could only come from God. And I know that I'm not the only one to have such experiences, and thank God for that.
If you have had such experiences please share them with me, and my readers. I know that I will have gotten a blessing from them, and I think that my readers will too. Until next time, Willard and I wish you health and happiness. May God bless and may God save.
I remember putting my hands over my eyes, and saying a prayer, asking God for His comfort. While I was sitting at the table I saw the most beautiful vision of my mother standing in the gates of heaven, smiling. And what I notice most was the peacefulness that enveloped me. It was almost like my mother speaking within my heart, telling me she was okay. From that moment on I was able to have comfort within me and let my mother go.
But the strangest thing about the vision was my mother's hair color. You see, my mother had bleached her hair blonde from her early 20s. Never have I saw her with dark brown hair. In fact I've always thought of my mother as having blonde hair. If I had ever seen a picture of her before the change in hair color, I don't remember it. It was kind of shocking seeing my mother with short brown hair. I've always known her to have long blond hair.
God gave me the ability in a few split seconds to see into eternity. I felt the love of God embrace me, and I felt The comfort that He gives. I felt the joy that my mother had in being there with the Lord. I saw the light that is true light from God. There was no shadow anywhere, because the light seemed to be coming from everywhere. As I said in my earlier blog, I wouldn’t miss Heaven for anything! PRAISE GOD.
I have in my lifetime had many experiences that could only come from God. And I know that I'm not the only one to have such experiences, and thank God for that.
If you have had such experiences please share them with me, and my readers. I know that I will have gotten a blessing from them, and I think that my readers will too. Until next time, Willard and I wish you health and happiness. May God bless and may God save.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Death and Heaven
I remember sitting in the hospital waiting room with my sister Jean when my grandmother Moore died. And I remember setting in another waiting room as my mother died. And then there was Naomi, Willard's aunt who died in a nursing home and his mother, Cora who also died in the nursing home. The latest to depart was my beloved sister in law, Janice Moore. One could say therefore I was accustomed to death. But that would be far from the truth. As some people can, I cannot be in the room where a person is dying. I'm just not strong that way. I never was and I never will be. Think about it, one second there's a person with feelings, thoughts and a lifetime of memories. In the end when the clock strikes and the last breath is taken, there is nothing. The person who once was has departed. I've heard of people who sit with the dying to watch their soul depart. I know that that sounds strange, but I have heard of it. And don't get me wrong; I do believe the Scripture where it tells us
in 2nd Corinthians, We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
So you could say that the last breath upon this earth is a precursor to the first breath of being reborn into eternity. I get so excited when I think about that. I get excited about eternity and what it may hold for God's children. I know many seem to think that Heaven is all about us humans and our eternity. Some had visions of grassy fields with flowers and an ever blooming spring time. But truly it's not about us humans. Only by God's mercy and grace will we even be allowed to see Heaven. It's all about God. We will be in heaven because we worship and serve Him. Now mind you, I have no idea of how God intends us to worship Him, but that's what we will be there to do. I do know that the Bible tells us that we will be God's Army. To fight for His cause.
Revelations 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
So, we will not be running through grassy fields collecting flowers. I don't want to destroy some of your expectations of heaven. Because as I said before I have no idea and neither does any other human. God has left it to each of us individually to hold strong in faith. And we all have different views of what heaven will be. But I don't mind putting on the armor of God and battling for Him. Because he has done so very much for me. Jesus Christ gave his life willingly. No one took it from Him. My life belongs to Him. I gave my life to Him when I accepted Him as Lord and Savior of my life. I gave Him complete control. So no matter what eternity may hold, I trust Jesus, for I know he loves me. God's love is something that no one on this earth will ever understand. You cannot measure it or explain it or see it. You can only feel it in your heart. And although I may not be able to set and watch a person take their last breath. It doesn't mean that I don't love them and that I don't care deeply about them, because I do. I just hope each and every one of you will find the serenity that I have through the love and salvation of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Then we can someday find out what Heaven holds for us hand in hand. I wouldn't miss Heaven for anything!
Until next time, Willard and I both wish you health and happiness, God bless and God save.
in 2nd Corinthians, We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
So you could say that the last breath upon this earth is a precursor to the first breath of being reborn into eternity. I get so excited when I think about that. I get excited about eternity and what it may hold for God's children. I know many seem to think that Heaven is all about us humans and our eternity. Some had visions of grassy fields with flowers and an ever blooming spring time. But truly it's not about us humans. Only by God's mercy and grace will we even be allowed to see Heaven. It's all about God. We will be in heaven because we worship and serve Him. Now mind you, I have no idea of how God intends us to worship Him, but that's what we will be there to do. I do know that the Bible tells us that we will be God's Army. To fight for His cause.
Revelations 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
So, we will not be running through grassy fields collecting flowers. I don't want to destroy some of your expectations of heaven. Because as I said before I have no idea and neither does any other human. God has left it to each of us individually to hold strong in faith. And we all have different views of what heaven will be. But I don't mind putting on the armor of God and battling for Him. Because he has done so very much for me. Jesus Christ gave his life willingly. No one took it from Him. My life belongs to Him. I gave my life to Him when I accepted Him as Lord and Savior of my life. I gave Him complete control. So no matter what eternity may hold, I trust Jesus, for I know he loves me. God's love is something that no one on this earth will ever understand. You cannot measure it or explain it or see it. You can only feel it in your heart. And although I may not be able to set and watch a person take their last breath. It doesn't mean that I don't love them and that I don't care deeply about them, because I do. I just hope each and every one of you will find the serenity that I have through the love and salvation of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Then we can someday find out what Heaven holds for us hand in hand. I wouldn't miss Heaven for anything!
Until next time, Willard and I both wish you health and happiness, God bless and God save.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Freedom
Freedom!
All around the world people want freedom. After Adam and Eve sinned, they wanted freedom from God's view, so they hid themselves. Did they get their freedom, no. The Israelites did not want to live under God's laws, so they built a golden calf. Did the Israelites get their freedom from God's law, no.
The Israelites defied God at every turn. God Warning them over many hundreds of years that He would not always strive with them. And finally instead of having to follow God's law, the Babylonians overthrew them and took them as slaves. Then they had absolutely no freedom. Even their religion was forbidden.
Freedom
Is anyone actually free, I mean completely free?
Most people think of freedom as being free from rule and law, or Masters. But freedom can never be acquired. If you have a job you are not free at work, you are following instructions. You'll never free from the rules and regulations of your employer. Even marriage keeps both of the couple, from being free to do their own desire.
Driving, boating and any kind of others sports or activities all have their rule. You can never be free upon this earth from rules and regulations.
Oh I know, you're thinking about moving to some isolated area in this world, maybe a desert or on top of a mountain where no laws extend. If you are a human being, you're still not free from diseases and sickness. The only way one can be completely free from all earthly things is to not live carnally but live in the spirit. Christ said that if He set you free you are free indeed. You see, we do have to follow the laws and regulations of this carnal world, Jesus instructed us to do so, so we will never be free of some, rule or regulation of law. But we can be free in the spirit. This world and it's higher powers may be able to rule over us. But they never can rule over your mind or your heart. They can't tell you what you should think or how your heart feels.
You know the Lord came to me last night with a message all about freedom. And if I have got up and had written it while it was fresh on my mind, I would have done a much better job. But I was lazy and wouldn't get up. So I apologize that this is not as inspiring as it could have been. If I had just obeyed the Lord, I'm positive that this blog would have inspired maybe one or two of you. I guess what the Lord was trying to tell me, is while on this earth we really can't be free. But we can be free from sin through Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior. Jesus doesn't have that many rules. His rules are, love one another, forgive one another, help one another and love the Lord with all your heart and with all your might. And if you are a child of God redeemed through the blood of God's only begotten son, Jesus Christ, then those things will come and with those things, comes joy. And the more you do these things, the more joy you have.
I am hoping that someone might get a blessing from this blog, even though it's not exactly what it would have been in the middle of the night when God first called me to write it. Love to all.
Until next time, Willard and I wish you health and happiness may God bless and may God save.
All around the world people want freedom. After Adam and Eve sinned, they wanted freedom from God's view, so they hid themselves. Did they get their freedom, no. The Israelites did not want to live under God's laws, so they built a golden calf. Did the Israelites get their freedom from God's law, no.
The Israelites defied God at every turn. God Warning them over many hundreds of years that He would not always strive with them. And finally instead of having to follow God's law, the Babylonians overthrew them and took them as slaves. Then they had absolutely no freedom. Even their religion was forbidden.
Freedom
Is anyone actually free, I mean completely free?
Most people think of freedom as being free from rule and law, or Masters. But freedom can never be acquired. If you have a job you are not free at work, you are following instructions. You'll never free from the rules and regulations of your employer. Even marriage keeps both of the couple, from being free to do their own desire.
Driving, boating and any kind of others sports or activities all have their rule. You can never be free upon this earth from rules and regulations.
Oh I know, you're thinking about moving to some isolated area in this world, maybe a desert or on top of a mountain where no laws extend. If you are a human being, you're still not free from diseases and sickness. The only way one can be completely free from all earthly things is to not live carnally but live in the spirit. Christ said that if He set you free you are free indeed. You see, we do have to follow the laws and regulations of this carnal world, Jesus instructed us to do so, so we will never be free of some, rule or regulation of law. But we can be free in the spirit. This world and it's higher powers may be able to rule over us. But they never can rule over your mind or your heart. They can't tell you what you should think or how your heart feels.
You know the Lord came to me last night with a message all about freedom. And if I have got up and had written it while it was fresh on my mind, I would have done a much better job. But I was lazy and wouldn't get up. So I apologize that this is not as inspiring as it could have been. If I had just obeyed the Lord, I'm positive that this blog would have inspired maybe one or two of you. I guess what the Lord was trying to tell me, is while on this earth we really can't be free. But we can be free from sin through Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior. Jesus doesn't have that many rules. His rules are, love one another, forgive one another, help one another and love the Lord with all your heart and with all your might. And if you are a child of God redeemed through the blood of God's only begotten son, Jesus Christ, then those things will come and with those things, comes joy. And the more you do these things, the more joy you have.
I am hoping that someone might get a blessing from this blog, even though it's not exactly what it would have been in the middle of the night when God first called me to write it. Love to all.
Until next time, Willard and I wish you health and happiness may God bless and may God save.
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