Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!
I heard this yesterday and it made me think seriously and deeply. In your Christian walk are you a thermometer or a thermostat? Think about this for a moment.
I thermometer measures its environment, tells you if it is hot, cold, or lukewarm. Whereas a thermostat sets the climate or controls the environment, making it either hot, cold, or lukewarm.
So, if I were to ask you which one you are-----what could you honestly tell me? A thermometer is going to go with whatever the environment dictates. Hot, it reads hot; cold, it reads cold; lukewarm, it reads lukewarm!
So, if you are around a group of people telling dirty stories, cursing, do you join in? Do you avoid? Do you leave? Hmmm! Peter said he would never deny Jesus, yet he did 3 times before the cock crowed. Is this you?
OR, are you the thermostat and set the temperature? Do you speak as a Christian - with patience, slow to anger, putting away childish things such as cursing, throwing a fit, yelling out, etc.? Where do you sit in your Christian life?
Things get hard, but we need to 'put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darta of the wicked (evil one).' Ephesians 6:10-16
If you stand as a thermostat we shall endure the temptation, and it will be YOU, ME, that sets the temperature around us. Do not be a thermostat that is weak and wobbles, changing the temperature as the wind moves. James 1:12-18 vs 12 "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he is tried (hath been approved), he shall receive the cn of life, which the Lord hat promised to them that love him."
Do you have on your armour of God? Do you stand strong (with God) in the face of temptation? The final question----ARE YOU A THERMOSTAT or a THERMOMETER?? You have the choice, God gave you choice, now, just make it the right one!! Love you all!!!
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Is there justice? Too many lies!! Too much media!!!!
Good morning all! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!!
Is there really justice in the world? In America? We should love our brothers and sisters in Christ. We should also love the "lost souls" who do not know Jesus.
The Ferguson episode, the strangling of the man resisting arrest, and what happens? Protests! Okay, justifiable! Violent protests!! UNACCEPTABLE!!! Then in Ferguson the forensic evidence shows Brown was the aggressor, yet we are going to go BLACK vs WHITE! Poor black accosted by white policeman. Huh?
If we all did what was right in God's eyes none of this would have happened! Did you hear about the poor "white waitress" who was killed by 3 black men for her "TIPS"? No, you did not. This all is not a race issue----it is A MEDIA ISSUE!!!
The media picks and chooses what to focus on, stirring up unrest, and then coverage to show how responsible they are. Baloney!!
Blacks kills blacks; whites kills blacks; whites kill whites; and go on and on with any other ethnic group. Our media leads us to believe many false truths. What about Rolling Stones and the UVA incident?
Our world is in turmoil and needs Jesus Christ desperately. Barry Obama said he was going to reverse what Bush was doing wrong; which was too much involvement by the federal government. Huh??? And he is the worst of any president of bring the government into our daily lives.
Then we have ISIS, Al-Quada, Lybia, Iran, Iraq, and on and on. Terrorists, people killing people. Hmmmm!!! Takes us back to Noah's day, when man became so evil God could not stand it anymore. Maybe, just maybe this means Jesus is coming closer to returning. I do hope so. Well, thoughts from a sometimes frustrated Christian who does not understand why we can't all just get along, share the love of Jesus, and do the right thing. If you wish to comment I would enjoy viewing your feedback.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
Is there really justice in the world? In America? We should love our brothers and sisters in Christ. We should also love the "lost souls" who do not know Jesus.
The Ferguson episode, the strangling of the man resisting arrest, and what happens? Protests! Okay, justifiable! Violent protests!! UNACCEPTABLE!!! Then in Ferguson the forensic evidence shows Brown was the aggressor, yet we are going to go BLACK vs WHITE! Poor black accosted by white policeman. Huh?
If we all did what was right in God's eyes none of this would have happened! Did you hear about the poor "white waitress" who was killed by 3 black men for her "TIPS"? No, you did not. This all is not a race issue----it is A MEDIA ISSUE!!!
The media picks and chooses what to focus on, stirring up unrest, and then coverage to show how responsible they are. Baloney!!
Blacks kills blacks; whites kills blacks; whites kill whites; and go on and on with any other ethnic group. Our media leads us to believe many false truths. What about Rolling Stones and the UVA incident?
Our world is in turmoil and needs Jesus Christ desperately. Barry Obama said he was going to reverse what Bush was doing wrong; which was too much involvement by the federal government. Huh??? And he is the worst of any president of bring the government into our daily lives.
Then we have ISIS, Al-Quada, Lybia, Iran, Iraq, and on and on. Terrorists, people killing people. Hmmmm!!! Takes us back to Noah's day, when man became so evil God could not stand it anymore. Maybe, just maybe this means Jesus is coming closer to returning. I do hope so. Well, thoughts from a sometimes frustrated Christian who does not understand why we can't all just get along, share the love of Jesus, and do the right thing. If you wish to comment I would enjoy viewing your feedback.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
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