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ANSWERED PRAYER SERVICES- 09-10-08


Wednesday, September 10, 2008
The Reason for Rejection
Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they could put him to death. (Matthew 26:59)
We might wonder how the religious leaders of Jesus' day could be so heartless as to take Him and put Him to such a quick death. Where was their compassion? Where was their sense of fairness?
Even if they didn't accept Him as the Messiah, what was behind this hatred toward Him? Why did they desire such a quick execution?
We could take the same question and apply it to the broader issue of why people reject Jesus Christ without ever taking time to consider His claims.
Why do people reject the revelation of Scripture, when in most cases, they have never taken the time to read it for themselves? Why is that people refuse to give at least a fair hearing to the message of the gospel?
Jesus said, "Their judgment is based on this fact: The light from heaven came into the world, but they loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil" (John 3:19).
Someone may say, "The reason I am not a Christian is because I disagree with this or I have problems with that." According to Jesus, the real reason is that their deeds are evil. They don't want to come into the light, where their deeds will be exposed. Everything else is nothing more than an excuse those people hide behind.
I am not saying that people do not have legitimate questions to ask. I am not saying people do not grapple with some of these truths.
What I am saying is that when people are true seekers of God and they are presented with the answers to their questions, they will believe.

I was homeless, hopeless, and nameless. Then God came to me and took me in, and adopted me as His son. -Steven Curtis Chapman


This Day in History, September 10
On September 10th, 1913, the first paved coast-to-coast U.S. highway opened.
WERE WE GETTING OIL FROM OVERSEAS BACK THEN...I BELIEVE THE STEAM ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE BY THE BIG OIL BARONS OF THE TIMES...THE GREED BEGAN AND HERE WE ARE...THE INEXHAUSTIBLE ENERGY SUPPLY IS FINITE AFTER ALL...THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE GOOD FOR THE PLANET...HOW MANY PEOPLE ON FOOD STAMPS AND MINIMUM WAGE, CAN AFFORD A HYBRID CAR?...I CAN SEE ONCE AGAIN THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP EACH OTHER...SATAN IS BUSY ALSO MAKING SURE GREED AND LOVE OF MONEY ONLY ALLOW FOR THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD IT TO PROSPER ONCE AGAIN; LEAVING THE NEEDY TO SUBSIST ON THE EVER RISING PRICES OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS...MY HOPE IS STILL IN GODS GRACE...I DO NOT LONG FOR HIS VENGEANCE ...I PRAY MANY WILL COME INTO THE LIGHT AND SEE THE NEED FOR FAITH IN THE TRUTH OF JESUS...THE DAY IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING WHEN ALL WILL HAVE HEARD THE GOSPEL...IT IS WRITTEN WHEN WE HAVE ALL HEARD AND MADE OUR CHOICE, JESUS WILL RETURN...THE DAY AND TIME CANNOT BE KNOWN...WHEN IT COMES, I WILL BE READY, AS I AM WATCHING CONSTANTLY...ARE YOU READY TO GO FACE TO FACE WITH THE LIVING GOD?...LOVE...DAVE...TBOD...

IN THEE, O LORD, DO I PUT MY TRUST: LET ME NEVER BE PUT TO CONFUSION...PSALMS 71:1...

The Spiritual Life...9-9-08

In the house of God there is never-ending festival; the angel choir makes eternal holiday; the presence of God’s face gives joy that never fails.
-St. Augustine