Do Not Fill The Enemy's Sleigh With Too Many Goodies

THE SEASON FOR GIVING SHOULD BE EVERY SEASON... JESUS IS THE TRUE REASON FOR THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON...THE GIFTS WE GIVE, THAT MEAN THE MOST, COST THE LEAST...THE COST OF THE GIFT IS NOT IMPORTANT...IT IS THE LOVE AND CARING WITH WHICH IT IS GIVEN... JESUS GAVE THE GREATES GIFT OF ALL...MY DAUGHTER WAS LOOKING AT AN ANGEL TREE THE OTHER DAY AND READING ALL THE THINGS THE KIDS WERE ASKING FOR...THE LAST ON THE LIST WAS THREE BOYS BETWEEN SIX AND ELEVEN...THE LINE WHERE THEY WERE TO FILL IN THEIR GIFTS WAS THE WORD "ANYTHING"...IT TOUCHED MY HEART AS IT DID HERS...YOU COULD ONLY PICK ONE CHILD SO MY MOTHER AND I EACH TOOK ONE, SO WE COULD COVER ALL THREE...THE TWO WE CHOSE WILL REPLACE OUR GIFTS FROM MY DAUGHTER...THE JOY IS TRULY IN THE GIVING...ONE GOD...ONE PLANET...ONE FAMILY...
MY NEEDS WILL ALWAYS BE MET, AS I MEET THE NEEDS OF OTHERS...YOUR BROTHER IN CHRIST...DAVE...TBOD...

Bible Verses Saturday November 29, 2008

My Grace Is Sufficient For You
Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the skies. You are awesome, O God, in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God! Psalm 68:34,35 NIV

In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
Zechariah 12:8 KJV

For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace which is spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 4:15 NASB

They will see the glory of the LORD, The majesty of our God. Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble. Say to those with anxious heart, "Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you."
Isaiah 35:3,4 NASB

Thanks be unto God for His wonderful gift: Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God is the object of our faith; the only faith that saves is faith in Him.

Lewis (1898-1963) English author

"A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell."

"A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride."

"A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading."

"Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives."

"Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither."

"An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason."

"Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable."

"Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important."

This Day in History, November 29
On November 29th, 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun was opened to the public.

In 1877, Thomas Edison demonstrated his invention, a hand-cranked phonograph that recorded sound on grooved metal cylinders. Edison shouted verses of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" into the machine, which played back his voice.

In 1890, the first Army-Navy football game was played with Navy winning 24-0. In 1929, U.S.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Richard Byrd and three crewmen became the first people to fly over the South Pole.

GIVE THANKX FOR THE TRUTH...

LIES WILL CHANGE WITH THE WINDS OF FEAR...THE TRUTH CAN BE NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH...

WE ONLY USE A SMALL PART OF OUR BRAIN ON A CONSCIOUS LEVEL...OUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND IS A STOREHOUSE OF EVERYTHING WE SEE, FEEL, HEAR, SMELL, TASTE AND IMAGINE...I BELIEVE IT CAN SEPARATE AND FILE OUR KNOWLEDGE INTO SPECIFIC COMPARTMENTS, SUCH AS BELIEFS, NON BELIEFS, TRUTH, LIES, AND UNDECIDED...EACH SECTION IS IN CONSTANT CHANGE EXCEPT TRUTH...THE TRUTH CANNOT CHANGE...THAT IS WHY BELIEVERS RECEIVE GREAT COMFORT FROM THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD AND THE TRUTH OF JESUS...TRUTH STANDS UNMOVED BY ANYTHING IT ENCOUNTERS...IT IS WRITTEN, GOD IS TRUTH AND IF GOD IS FOR YOU WHO CAN STAND AGAINST YOU...NO ONE...MANY REMAIN IN FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY UNTIL THEY REALIZE THE TRUTH OF TOTAL SUBMISSION TO THE ONE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF ALL THINGS...GOD'S MIGHT AND POWER WILL NOT BE OVERCOME...HIS LOVE AND GRACE CANNOT BE MATCHED EITHER...WHEN WE KNOW THE TRUTH AND SUBMIT TO GOD'S WILL IN ALL THINGS, THANK GOD ALMIGHTY...WE ARE FREE AT LAST...LIVE, LOVE, AND LAUGH IN THE TRUTH...FAITH IS FUN...JUST ASK JESUS...DAVE...TBOD...

Bible Verses Thursday November 27, 2008

Always Giving Thanks!
But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 2 Corinthians 2:14-15 NIV

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Ephesians 5:3-5 KJV Help: Romans 12:21, John 16:33

Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.
Ephesians 5:19-21 NASB

Thanks be unto God for His wonderful gift: Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God is the object of our faith; the only faith that saves is faith in Him.


Classic Quotes by Bruce Lee (1940-1965) Martial artist, actor
"Circumstances hell! I make circumstances!"
"Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential."
"I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine."
"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them."
"Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable."
"Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system."
"Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind."

THE BOOK OF DAVID...SO?

POLITICS IS FOR THOSE WHO THINK THIS IS THE FINAL DESTINATION...THANK THE ENEMY FOR ALL HIS SUPPORT IN MAKING PEOPLE BELIEVE THEY ARE THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN....WHEN THEY ARE DEVOURED BY THE LION, DUE TO THE LACK OF ATTENTION PAID TO THE TRUTH. IT WILL BE FAR TO LATE AND THE FINAL VOTE WILL BE THE TRUTH IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN...JESUS IS THE ONLY TRUE BUYOUT FOR THE WORLD...DAVE...

WAITING ON THE LORD WITH ACTION

Five Day Forecast
Forecast Conditions
High/Low °F
Precip.
Monday9/15/2008
Thunderstorms
91°/78°
20%
Tuesday9/16/2008
Thunderstorms
91°/79°
30%
Wednesday9/17/2008
Thunderstorms
89°/78°
30%
Thursday9/18/2008
Thunderstorms
87°/76°
40%
Friday9/19/2008
Thunderstorms
86°/75°
40%

I CHOSE TO SEND THE WEATHER REPORT FIRST TODAY, AS IF FEEL MOST PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THIS FIRST, INSTEAD OF PUTTING GOD FIRST IN THEIR DAY...I PRAY THIS IS NOT TRUE FOR MANY OF YOU...I START THANKING GOD AS I STUMBLE OUTSIDE WITH MY DOG...I QUICKLY FIND OUT HOW MUCH THE WORLD IS NOT WHERE I WANT TO BE...AFTER OVERCOMING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY THE ENEMY TO TELL ME HOW GOD IS MAKING MY LIFE HARD, I GO TO MY ROOM AND READ THE WORD OF GOD...HIS TRUTH COMFORTS AND GIVES ME STRENGTH TO START MY DAY WITH HOPE IN THE GUDANCE OF MY SPIRIT...BY AIMING MY DAY FOR THE GLORY OF JESUS, I AM ABLE TO PLOT A COURSE TOWARDS HIS GRACE AND MERCY...WORSHIP MUSIC IS A LARGE PART OF MY DAY...IT HELPS ME TO STAY FOCUSED ON WHAT AND WHO IS IMPORTANT...I AM NOT WORTHY, BUT I AM FORGIVEN...GOD ALONE IS WORTHY OF MY OBEDIENCE...IF THE TRASH GETS TAKEN OUT, THAT IS OK TOO..SOME SAY I JUST CAST MY FATE TO THE WIND...I SAY I CAST MYSELF AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS...I MOURN MY FAILURES, AND REJOICE IN GODS GRACE...ALL ELSE PALES IN HIS GLORY AND MERCY...IT IS WRITTEN WE SHOULD TURN FROM THE DEVIL...SOME DAYS THAT IS DIFFICULT AS HE SEEMS TO BE EVERYWHERE I TURN...WHEN I TURN MY SPIRIT TO THE LORD, SATAN CANNOT STAND THERE...I THINK THERE IS MORE THAN JUST BELIEVING...SATAN BELIEVES...I AM A KNOWER...NOT ONLY DO I BELIEVE IN GOD, I KNOW JESUS DIED FOR ME...NOT BECAUSE OF ME...I AM HEALED BY HIS WOUNDS...NOT MY BODY, BUT MY SOUL...MAT 22:1-14 HAS CAPTURED MY ATTENTION FOR SOME TIME NOW...IT IS WRITTEN "FOR MANY ARE CALLED, BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN...IT DOES NOT SAY "ALL" ARE CALLED...IT SAYS BOTH GOOD AND BAD WERE INVITED...WAS THE MAN WITHOUT THE WEDDING DRESS SATAN?...I BELIEVE IT IS GOD'S JUDGMENT OF SATAN THAT HE CAN NEVER RETURN TO GOD...HOW TERRIBLE IT MUST BE FOR HIM TO KNOW HE CAN NEVER BE CLOSE TO GOD FOR ALL ETERNITY...HIS EMPTINESS IS INCONCEIVABLE TO ME...NO MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE HE CAN DECEIVE INTO GOING WITH HIM, HE WILL NEVER BE FULFILLED...THOSE WHO CHOOSE THE ENEMY WILL SHARE HIS FATE FOR ALL TIME...TO BE WITHOUT GOD IS TO BE WITHOUT EVERYTHING...TRUE DEATH...LIVING THE CROSS LIFE IS NOT ALWAYS EASY...YOUR PAIN IS ALWAYS WORTH THE REWARDS THAT JESUS PROMISED...HIS WILL IS CONTINUALLY FOR MY GOOD, AND KNOWING THAT, I KNOW HIS GRACE ALONE IS ENOUGH...I MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER, IT IS NOT WHAT I DO, IT IS WHO HE IS...LOVE TO ALL IN JESUS...DAVE...TBOD...

PS. I STILL HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE WEATHER OR THE NEWS...I DID WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE 8 YEAR OLD SUPER GUITARIST FROM JAPAN...LOL...

ANGER AT APATHY

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

TBOD...GODS WILL...JESUS' WAY...

THE LIFE OF A DISCIPLE IS BASED ON THE WAY JESUS TAUGHT US TO LIVE...HEALING AND MIRACLES HAPPEN WHEN THEY HAPPEN TO SHOW THE GLORY OF GOD, AND APPEAR TO MOST AS COINCIDENCE OR CHANCE OR LUCK...BE ASSURED THAT IS NOT SO...THE DEVIL WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE THERE IS NO POWERFUL AND LOVING GOD AND YOU SHOULD GET WHATEVER YOU CAN...HE SAYS THOSE WHO HAVE THE MOST WIN...THE TRUTH IS WHAT JESUS LIVED...HELP THE POOR AND NEEDY WHEN YOU CAN AND SHARE WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU WITH OTHERS...FORGIVE AND PRAY FOR YOUR ENEMIES AND LEAVE VENGEANCE TO GOD...THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE NOTHING IS HAPPENING IN YOUR LIFE OR THINGS SEEM TO BE GOING WRONG A LOT...THOSE ARE THE TIMES WHEN YOUR FAITH IN JESUS WILL PULL YOU THROUGH TO THE PLACE WHERE GODS GRACE AND MERCY WILL SHOW UP...WE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS HAPPEN IN GODS TIME AND ALWAYS FOR OUR GOOD AND THE GOOD OF ALL BELIEVERS...HOLD ON AND HANG ON, FOR JESUS IS ALWAYS WITH YOU...BE BOLD AND CONFIDENT THAT HE WILL SEE YOU THROUGH WHATEVER HAPPENS...HE HAS GIVEN YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THE LIFE HE WANTS FOR YOU...YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FIGHT THE DEVIL...IGNORE HIM, TURN AWAY, AND ASK JESUS TO HELP...NONE CAN STAND AGAINST THE TRUTH AND GLORY OF THE LIVING GOD...DAVE...