Posted By admin on October 4, 2009
Let the world know what God has done for you in 2009. Respond to this post with your praise reports and testimonies about the goodness of the Lord. “I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” Psalms 34:1
Posted By admin on October 4, 2009
President Obama made history as the first African American President of the United States. I can still remember sitting on my couch watching the election live on tv when the state of California put him over for the necessary amount of votes. The reactions of people around the world still resonate in my mind. Thinking of the people dancing in the streets of Kenya and the woman crying on her knees sends shivers up my spine. President Obama has one of the toughest jobs around, and he literaly has the weight of the world on his shoulders. No other person is watched or scrutinized more than President Obama. Regardless of how we feel about his race or his policies we should uphold him in prayer. Paul stated this in 1 Timothy 2:1-2 “1)I exhort therefore, that first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;2)For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” What this says to us is that in order to live in peace and harmony in godliness we must pray for all in authority. We must learn to embrace our differences and see past personal hangups. We should be excited that we live in a country where anyone can become president within the parameters of the constitution without regard to race, religion, or gender. Let us remember what Paul said and pray for not only President Obama but all the way down to the mayors and board members. God said in 2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
Posted By admin on September 27, 2009
God calls us in many different ways to do different things. Depending on our response we are either rewarded for our obedience or we suffer the consequences of our disobedience. One person who experienced the results of being disobedient to God was Jonah. God told him to go to Nineveh and tell the people to repent from their wicked ways. Jonah instead boarded a ship in an attempt to run from God. A great storm came and caused the sea to rage and threaten to break apart the ship. Jonah’s shipmates were very afraid and began to cry to their gods. They asked Jonah who was asleep below deck to call on his god. Jonah told them to throw him overboard to calm the storm. Once they threw him overboard, Jonah was swallowed by a great fish. He was there three days and nights before he decided to answer God’s call. What this says to us today is we can run from God but we eventually must take heed to what he has set before us. God doesn’t give us more than we are capable of doing. Futhermore He equips us for the task at hand. When Moses told God that he wasn’t a good speaker and therefore he wouldn’t be able to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, God sent Moses’ brother Aaron to speak for him. We have a choice to answer or ignore God’s call, but if we answer the reward is great. Revelation 4:20 says “Behold I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” God is knocking today. Will we be like Jonah and run the other way or will we open up our hearts and receive Him?