Jesus Is My Joy Ministries!

Lord, I sometimes sit in my room,

All full of gloom,

You gave me a heart,

But! Where do I start,

I feel all down,

Everything has fallen on me,

And are all aroun,

I come to you on bended knee,

In the distance I see the light,

Why am I trying to fight?

When you have already won,

Help me Lord to see,

You are the Holy One,

My heart is full and heavy,

You are the One to lift the load,

Lead me Lord to the right road,

It is only thro you I can have peace,

Help me to clean out my heart,

Then it will be in one piece,

You are the One who can show,

Where I went wrong,

So many times I know I'm slow,

Yes! Lord I will sing a new song,

Take my heavy and sad heart,

Take me Lord,

Help me to make a new start,

Take my life and let it be,

Full of love for Thee.

written by Ramon  13/12/09

The other day a friend sent this to me and I have already posted it into another site I belong too.

As we are coming into the festive season this is the best time to do it for all to read it, as it may just help you to live through Christmas and not die on the raods, as some do at this time because of the way they conduct themselves at parties.

                                  I went to a party,

                        And remembered what you said,

                        You told me not to drink, Mum,

                              So I had a sprite instead.

                                I felt proud of myself,

                          The way you said I would,

                           That I didn't drink and drive,

                     Though some friends said I should.

                                  I made a healthy choice,

                         And your advice to me was right,

                           The party finally ended,

                          And the kids drove out of sight.

                                   I got into my car,

                          Sure to get home in one piece,

                         I never knew what was coming, Mum,

                                   Something I expected least.

                                Now I'm lying on the pavement,

                             And I hear the policeman say,

                       The kid that caused this wreck was drunk,

                             Mum, his voice seems far away.

                          My own blood's all around me,

                                  As I try hard not to cry,

                              I can hear the paramedic say,

                               This girl is going to die.

                          I'm sure the guy had no idea,

                            While he was flying high,

                      Because he chose to drink and drive,

                          Now I would have to die.

                      So why do people do it, Mum?

                        Knowing that it ruin's lives?

                       And now the pain is cutting me,

                        Like a hundred stabbing knives.

                      Someone should have taught him,

                        That it's wrong to drink and drive,

                              Maybe if his parents had,

                                       I'd be still alive.

                         My breath is getting shorter, Mum,

                              I'm getting really scared,

                          These are my final moments,

                              And I'm so unprepared.

                            I wish that you could hold me Mum,

                              As I lie here and die,

                   I wish that I could say,'I love you, Mum!'

                       So I love you and good-bye.

This is the reason as to how we conduct ourselves at this time of year,there are so many that don't care about the others, please don't be the one on the pavement.

Let this year be the record of no deaths caused by drinking and driving.

May you all who read this have a Blessed and Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year.

God loves you all

Raymond

Obstacles to Waiting on the Lord

Psalm 25:1-5

Having committed ourselves to a lifestyle of waiting on the Lord,we

need to guard against three things.

The first is the temptation to resume following our own schedule.

Remember, pursuing our plan apart from God leads directly to a path

outside of His will. Impatience may cause us to run ahead of Him, or

insecurity may keep us lagging behind; either way, the result is that

we get off track.

The second area to watch is pressure from others. People tend to press

their opinions on us, and they can be hard to resist. “This is the

right choice,” they will say. Or, “I’m positive this idea will work.”

While their certainty can be extremely convincing, it is God’s

viewpoint alone that matters. Does this mean we are not to take godly

counsel from others?  No, but we cannot move forward until the Lord

confirms their advice.

The last thing to guard against is the fear of failure. Mistakes can

cause us to feel badly about ourselves and question our judgments,

abilities, or even intelligence. We think, If only I were smarter or

more talented, things would have turned out differently. We might also

become anxious that people will think less of us or criticize us for

what we do or say.That can result in our trying to figure out how to

please them—or in our refusing to act so that we can avoid their harsh

comments.Trusting God and waiting on Him is the only solution.

A lifestyle that encompasses stillness before the Lord will bring us

greater intimacy with Him. Isn’t that the desire of your heart and

mine?

Written by Dr. Charles Stanley

2009 In Touch Ministries

All Rights Reserved

October 5, 2009

Worth Dying For

ODB Radio

Read: Philippians 1:19-26

For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.  Philippians 1:21

 Sophie Scholl was a young German woman during the 1940s.  She saw the deterioration of her country under the iron rule of the Nazi regime, and she determined to make a difference.  She and her brother, with a small group of friends, began to peacefully protest not only the actions but the values that the Nazis had forced upon the nation. 

Sophie and others were arrested and executed for speaking out against the evil in their land.  Although she wasn't anxious to die, she saw that the conditions in her country had to be addressed---even if it meant her death. Sophie's story raises a critical question for us as well.  What would we be willing to die for?  Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Pete Fleming, Roger Youderian, and Ed McCully gave their lives in the jungles of South America because they were committed to spreading the gospel.  Elliot revealed the heart that drove such sacrifice when he wrote, "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose."  The apostle Paul put it this way: "For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Phil. 1:21). 

Some things really are worth dying for---and in them we gain the reward of the One who declares, "Well done, good and faithful servant" (Matt. 25:21, 23).  ---Bill Crowder 

Forbid it, Lord, that I should beAfraid of persecution's frown;For You have promised faithful onesThat they shall wear the victor's crown.---Bosch Those who faithfully bear the cross in this life will wear the crown in the life to come.  

Our Daily Bread 

2009 RBC Ministries    

The Rewards of Waiting

READ / Isaiah 40:28-31 

Let's get moving.  How many times have we thought this as we stand in lines, wait for appointments, or sit in traffic?  The truth is, most of us dislike having our plans delayed.  Perhaps that is why we struggle to wait on the Lord---we do not want to hear, "Stay where you are until you receive additional orders.  Do not make a change without the Spirit's approval.  Continue as you are and keep waiting."  Yet there are great rewards for not moving ahead of God. 

Blessing #1---We will discover God's will and purpose.  Our impatience can cause us to miss out on the best that God has planned and to take detours into situations we would have liked to avoid.  The goodness of the Lord will be poured out upon those who choose to be still before Him.  (Lamentations 3:25) 

Blessing #2---We will acquire supernatural strength for the work.  Frequently, the Lord asks us to serve in capacities beyond our natural abilities.  Through His Holy Spirit, He will provide the empowerment needed for the task that He has assigned. 

Blessings #3---We will receive answers to prayer.  By remaining where we are, we will be rewarded with a response from our God as well as His direction and help.  (Psalm 40:1-3)

 Blessing #4---We will see God at work.  The sovereign Lord---Creator of heaven and earth, giver and sustainer of life---will turn His efforts toward us for our gain and also for the benefit of others.  (Isaiah 64:4 NIV) Holding still requires effort.  Ask the Holy Spirit to develop in you a character that is willing to wait.   

Written by Dr. Charles F. Stanley

In Touch Ministries

2009 All Rights Reserved

 WHEN WE ARE RIGHTEOUS WITH GOD HE will never forsake us.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! all this is from GOD

The righteous will be glad..........

Surely the righteous still are rewarded.......

 What the righteous desire will be granted.......

The prospect of the righteous is joy...........

The righteous will never be uprooted..........

The wages of the righteous bring them life.........

The memory of he righteous will be a blessing........

The mouth of the righteousis a fountain of life........

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver........

The righteous stand firm for ever...........

What a great blessed feeling it is to have knowing that as being children of God our Father, He has and will give to us all these blessings as we stand firm in His love.

             Raymond

Most of these quotes are from Proverbs chapter 10

The Requirements of Waiting

READ | Psalm 27:1-14

Waiting on the Lord is a basic principle in the Christian life.The problem is that doing so runs counter to our human nature.We want to take action and grasp what we desire, but the Spirit says to sit still before God and receive from Him. To counter what “self” tells us, God’s Spirit will help us grow in four areas.

Faith. On his own, man can make little sense of the command to pause before the Lord.Human logic says,“Surely God expects us to reason things out”; however, only when we regard life from a faith perspective will the benefits of stillness become clear.During times of uncertainty or great stress, we find comfort as we are quiet in His presence. The more we develop a strong belief system, the better we will become at practicing this discipline.

Humility. To counter our natural inclinations, we must be convinced that we need God and that we cannot live without His guidance. Only then are we willing to submit our lives and ourselves to His way and His timing.

Patience. This characteristic is essential if we are to remain in our present situation and refrain from taking action until God directs us otherwise.

Courage. When people second-guess our motives or pressure us to make a decision, godly courage is required. Through our practice of quiet dependence on the Lord, we will be able to stand firm.

Waiting on the Lord is not a waste of time; it is a declaration that God is in charge. Furthermore, it demonstrates a significant investment in kingdom work.Why not invest your time in this wise way?

Written by Charles F. Stanley

In Touch Ministries

2009 All Rights Reserved

When Human Strength Fails

READ | 1 Corinthians 10:12-13

God has pledged Himself to protect the spiritual well-being of His children.To that end, He has formulated a plan and provided His Spirit to rescue us from every temptation.

But what happens when, in a moment of weakness,we refuse to take the offered “escape route” and instead implement our own ideas? Eventually, our human strength fails, and we yield to the temptation. So it was with David. He had experienced the Lord’s rescue countless times,but in his idleness,he allowed the temptation to fill his mind, dictate his actions, and move him into ungodliness.

Sin always brings consequences. In David and Bathsheba’s case, she became pregnant, a cover-up was set in motion, and a series of bad choices ultimately led to her husband’s murder. (2 Samuel 11:6-27) Taking some time off and staying at the palace probably appeared to be a harmless decision—one of the “perks” of being king. Fantasizing about Bathsheba and requesting her presence seemed like a pathway to pleasure. Instead, these choices led to death and the Lord’s demand for an accounting. (2 Samuel 12:1-12) Like King David, we may consider the company we keep, the places we go,and the choices we make as relatively harmless. But later on, after having succumbed to temptation,we are filled with regret.

Fortunately, that is not the end of the story for him or for us. David’s heartfelt repentance was accepted by God, and if we fall into sin, ours will be too. (1 John 1:9) Ask the Lord today for discernment to recognize the temptations in front of you and the strength to take His way of escape.

Written by Dr. Charles Stanley

In Touch Ministries

2009 All Rights Reserved

My Brothers & SIsters In Christ. Praying all are Covered, Surrounded, Signed, Sealed and Delivered by his Precious Blood

In His almighty Service

Karen

Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, satan shudders & says:

“Oh no.... he's (she's) awake!

"For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created

us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good

things, He planned for us long ago." Eph 2:10 NLT

The Importance of an Unchanging Lord

READ | Hebrews 1:10-12

The foundation of our faith is the truth that God is unchanging.Hehas the same character and principles He had when the prophet Malachiwrote the words, “For I, the Lord, do not change”(Malachi 3:6).In fact, since before He spoke the world into being, God has beenexactly as He is today. This understanding is essential for believerswho desire to live the successful Christian life.

If we believed that God, like man, was in a state of change, much ofour faith would be pointless.Why pray to someone who may or may notstill be answering? If that were the case, then we would wonder:Serving the Lord might yield fruit, but it might not. We can get intoheaven as long we never make God angry, but does He still get upsetover the things that bothered Him in the Old Testament, or does He nowhave new sources of irritation?

What an exhausting life believers would lead trying to keep a ficklegod happy! Sadly, many people do become tired trying to be perfectChristians. Rather than getting theologically grounded in God’s Word,they are living as they think the Lord desires or following the lead ofother people of faith. One difficult experience can knock theunprepared believer off his feet.

In order for the Lord to lay a solid faith foundation in our lives,we must study the One whom we serve.Through the Scriptures and ourexperiences, we learn how God responds to different circumstances, werecognize His methods and purposes for discipline, and we witness Hisrewarding of righteousness. More than that, we inevitably realize thatHe is always the same loving Father.

Written by Dr. Charles F. Stanley

In Touch Ministries

2009 All Rights Reserved

The Foundation of Unwaivering Faith 

Read / Hebrews 13:1-8 

 Discouragement and fragmented thinking often accompany troubled times.  But we do not have to give in to thoughts that God might have forsaken us.  A simple but profound scriptural truth provides the foundation for unwavering faith.  When someone places trust in Christ as his or her personal Savior.  Jesus intends to build a strong relationship with that person.  The Lord plans a spiritual connection that will be intimate and permanent.  That is why He promised, "I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you" (Hebrews 13:5).  No matter how we may feel, God is with us. 

As great a promise as Jesus' uninterrupted presence is, we have yet another foundational truth on which to rely.  We can fully trust His pledge to be with us always because we have also been assured that "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever" (v.8).

 If we think that the Lord has suddenly abandoned us when difficulties arise, then our faith foundation is cracked, we will have trouble trusting anything He says if we believe He is not keeping His Word.  The reality is that we are the ones wavering, usually because our circumstances seem so dire.  But Jesus and His promises have not changed---He is present, providing for needs, and working good out of all situations every second of our lives.  What other friend can we say always remains steady by our side? 

Learning from God's Word and looking at His work in our life, we can see His consistency for ourselves.  Then we can build unwavering faith on the truth that Jesus is the same forever.

 Written by Dr. Charles StanleyI

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Turning Inadequacy Into Victory

Read Colossians 1:9-12

Throughoutourlives, a sense of insufficiency will crop up, but we have the power to combat the feeling through the Holy Spirit.  Like the many insufficient but willing saints who have gone on before us---Moses,Paul, OswaldChambers, Billy Graham, and more---we can turn inadequacy into victory.

First acknowledge your weakness.Suppose a neighbor walks across the yard and tells you about his sister's life-threating illness. He is upset and scared, wondering what comes after death.. You clearly sense God speaking in your heart,urging you to explain His saving grace to the man, but inadequacy nearly drowns Him out. Feeling unsure is a norma lhuman reaction, and following God's directive requires that we acknowledge our fear; "Lord,I don't feel capable of witnessing to myneighbor."

Second,pray for strength. "Father, I know this is what You want me to do, so I am trusting You to be true Your Word. You said you would make me adequate in Christ Jesus." The Lord assumes responsibility for enabling you to know what to say, how to say it, and the spirit in which to deliver His message.

Finally, step out in faith.Do something that propels you in to the God-given opportunity,allowing Him to prove His power and your adequacy when you rely upon Him.

Let the Lord turn your inadequacy into victory---He delights inproving Himself in our lives. The key is to look beyond our limitations to Jesus  Christ's total sufficiency. Only then can we live joyful and confident lives, even when we are painfully aware of our personal shortcomings.

Written by Dr. Charles Stanley

In Touch Ministries

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Inadequacy as a Barrier

Read / Ephesians 3:14-21

Do you ever feel unequal to the task God has set in front of you? At times, all of us struggle with feelings of inadequacy because some responsibilities appear to be bigger than one human is able to accomplish. Problems can develop when we wear inadequacy like a cloak in order to protect ourselves from doing the Lord's work. We sometimes try to convince ourselves that a task is too great and He should not expect so much.

Inadequacy can cause us to turn away from some tremendous God-given opportunities. For example, sometimes the Lord provides a situation that is just right for sharing the Good News Christ with a coworker, family member, or acquaintance. But how many times do we back off and end up squandering such opportune moments because we're afraid that we won't know what to say?

Inadequacy grows out of fear---specifically, fear of failure and fear of not meeting people's expectations. No matter how unqualified we feel, apprehension is not an acceptable excuse for avoiding responsibility. The truth is that no believer feels adequate to accomplish some of the awesome tasks God calls us to do. But the Holy Spirit is adequate! As believers, we do not have to possess perfect qualifications or skills; we need only to be willing.

What have you refused to do for the Lord because you feel inadequate? Second Timothy 1:7 tells us that God has given us a spirit of power, not one of timidity. All the believer has to do is step out in faith; the Holy Spirit's strength and courage will be there to meet us.

Written by Dr. Charles Stanley

In Touch Ministries

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A Moment of Weakness

Read / 2 Samuel 11:1-5

King David was highly regarded both as a man and as a godly leader. (2 Samuel 8:15) He was known for his strength of character and great courage. Yet in a moment of weakness, he broke God's law and committed an act against God and the marriage of another. (Deuteronomy 5:18:21) What brought him to such a point?

First David's own inclinations led him into a time of vulnerability. He decided not to carry out his kingly responsibilities and accompany his men to war. Instead, he stayed home, and his idleness made him susceptible to sin. Extended inactivity can affect us the same way. Our ability to resist temptation can also be weakened by weariness (physical or spiritual), pride which controls our thinking, lustfulness that dominates our emotions, times of neediness, and even emotional emptiness. Faithfully following God's plan will us stand firm.

Second, when temptation came David took action. He saw Bathsheba bathing and allowed his thoughts to linger on her desirability. His looking developed into chosing to find out who she is, then fantasizing, and finally acting. Being tempted is not a sin, acting on it is. Enticement always comes masked as something we would want, and it tells us there is no cost. Do not be deceived. (James 1:13-16)

Godly David's fall from righteousness into sin illustrates why Scriptures warn us. "Therefore, let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall (1 Corinthians 10:12)." When are you most vulnerable to temptation? What steps will you take to avoid falling prey to its lure?

Written by Dr. Charles Stanley In Touch Ministries http://intouch.org/

Responding to Others' Failure

2 Timothy 4:9-18 

The apostle Paul was always sacrificing himself for others. He faced hunger, shipwreck, beatings, and imprisonment to carry God's Word to needy people. Consequently, he had every reason to expect the men and women he mentored to be faithful when he experienced a crisis. But Paul endured his Roman prison and trial before a government tribunal virtually alone----only Luke continued to lend support.  

Paul's friends probably had reason to stay away, namely, fear that the tribunal would investigate them next, or confidence that the apostle's faith would sustain him better than their inadequate aid. Regardless of the reason, Paul had only these words for his deserters: "May it not be counted against them" (v. 16). He forgave those who had abandoned him.

Paul's words and attitude will sound familiar to believers who know Stephen's story. For preaching the Word and speaking against the religious leaders, Stephen was stoned. Paul, at the time a young Pharisee know as Saul, looked on approvingly. When he later repented following his Damascus Road experience, the memory of Stephen's final words  must have provided great comfort: "Lord, do not hold this sin against them" (Acts 7:60). The apostle was forgiven for condemning a man to death. 

While ressentment and anger seem justified when others fail us, we don't have the right to withhold forgiveness. Regardless of the pain someone inflicted or the loneliness his or her absence caused, God's expectation doesn't change. Believers forgive because Jesus Christ forgave us fully, knowing how often we would fail, hurt, and ignore Him.   

© 2008 In Touch Ministries® All Rights Reserved. Dr. Stanley?s portrait by David L. Smith  

While I was going through my learning years in church I was playing games with myself for I had one foot in the church and the other foot out of church with my friends from high school. I wanted to be a good Christian but I also wanted to keep my party buddies and girl friends which where not in church. They always seemed so much fun and not condemning like some church people, I felt free yet trapped and guilty all the time, something in my life had to be changed?

How many of you have done this, or are doing things like it right now?

Are you half in and half out of church? Some, Especially you younger people who are only going to church because Mom and Dad are dragging you there? I know because when I was in my teens and early 20's my parents made me go to church to save my soul. Thank you Mom and Dad and Jesus for loving me and for what I learned by making me go back then.

At the time though, I rather be out with my friends like most dumb teens dancing, drinking and having what I thought was fun! I thought I was right and all older people just wanted to spoil all the fun I was having by making me be a good Christian boy.

I have a hard head and learn most things by doing what?s wrong first.

How many times have you been to church, only to wanting to be anywhere else besides listening to some minister giving some sermon? Listening to some minister slowly speaking about "if the fish in Jonah was a whale or a big fish" using a big screen presentation putting you and most everyone else to sleep? But who cares ,because your mind is on going out or what happen last night when you and your friends where drinking and having a good time.

Your just enduring church because you have to be there because of Mom or Dad. Maybe your feeling guilty because you gave your heart to the Lord just a few weeks ago? It?s just that you don't want to jump right in and become boring like your parents or those other Christians kids, at least not yet?

Maybe you have one of those new young preaches who is on fire ,telling stories about Samson killing 10,000 men with the jawbone of an ass, then you laugh when you hear the word ass because your thinking something else instead of a mule, right? You go to church and listen and listen to sermon after sermon and feel more guilty about not living like your spirit tells you your suppose to be living, yet go out the next week end and do the same thing again, I am right?

See I really have been there and more!

Please read my personal testimony to see what God has done for me.

Now Back to church services, You listen and listen and take beautiful notes with every scripture given, in fact you have a large pile of note books from sermons you have hear but, your life has not changed much right.

Now because you don't want to give up those old friends and the ways you where used to of "having so many good times",and your not sure if you should be in church like a hypocrite?

You like riding around in fast cars ,maybe even drinking, while driving 100 miles an hour or racing, because daddy's car is fast with a V.8 engine and lots of horse power! Maybe your showing off for someone huh? Today ,even the girls are getting into driving around and getting into trouble and all ,wild as any boy used to be and all wishing they did?t have to be in church!

Your in church today with a hang over and listening to another sermon and trying your best to look like a good Christian and your sorry for drinking and messing around so, you tell the Lord you will never do it again, right? This is what is called riding the fence or rail.

Believe me the longer you do this, the sharper that fence is going to get.

You see the Lord will let you go all the way down to the gutter if need be to have you see after giving yourself to Him that GOD wants you to make it. Yes my friends God will let you keep riding that fence till it hurts or until you make up your mind which side your going to be on?

I heard a minister on the radio once say "Either your on God's side or your on the other guy's side, make up your mind who you serve" It hit me like a ton of bricks I had been giving the other guy Satan way to much of my life to be with Jesus and I knew it but this question mad me think. "You can not server man and God ,either you follow one or follow the other to your doom?

Read my story here on the site called "TWO BROTHER'S" See what could happen if you wait to long to decide which side your on?

I did this myself for years and years, yes I went to church and told myself I was changed, I was a good boy, I was a Christian and following Christ, yet I was fooling myself still smoking and drinking after church and waiting for the week end so I could party yeah I was changed alright I was living two lives and riding that fence as fast as I could.

God being the all loving and understanding God that He is Aloud me to keep doing this until I woke up and had to decide which side I was on, I finally made up my mind (some 20 years later) When in prayer the Holy Spirit moved me to tears to change and do something. I was ready to give up on life, I wanted to change or just die.

One day a few years ago I was driving down the highway near Seattle Washington wanting to end my life for I had failed being a Christian-(which means to be like Christ)- I wasn't good at being bad either because my spirit keep reminding me that Jesus was watching me!.

I couldn't let go and be wild like the rest of the people in the world around me and I was sick of the way I was living and was started ,thinking about ending my life. As I was listen to the radio driving down the freeway I happened to changed the channel and caught this guy named Max Lacado who was talking about a book he was pushing at the time called "And the Angles Where Silent"

It was what he said next just before I was about to change back to some oldies music when he said " there is someone listening to me right now, who is thinking about ending his life, who has given up on GOD, I want you to call in right now and send for this book and if you do not have the money to donate for it call anyway and I will mail it to you for free".

I thought ?Man did he just read my mind or was it the Holy Spirit telling me to get this book?? I couldn't believe my ears ,what had just happened, I was only about a mile away from some very close friends which I had been staying with so, I rushed home and called the number Max had given out .

I told the operator ?I didn't have the donation but need the book "AND THE ANGLES WHERE SILENT" a couple of days later I got the book and started to read. I want to tell you after all the years of hearing sermons and reading the Bible, nothing hit my spirit like this book at the time.

Thank you brother Max Lacado where ever you are now?

Everyone should get copies of some of his books, he is a very good writer.

Dear Max -The Holy Spirit had you save my life that day and maybe others listening to the radio, who have read your books also and come back to the Lord?

The Old self always wants to do what is easier and sining is always the other side of the fence ,until we get sick of riding the fence. to stay on that old fence, half doing what God says to do but, the Devil -satan telling your other half not to do what church tells you to do.

You see it is because you will be giving up all that fun STUFF you where doing RIGHT? You know Drinking, fighting, whoring around!

Paul said it best in Romans Chapter 8 read the whole chapter ,and you will see WHY even Paul had problems giving up the pulls of the flesh or as I like to say ?riding the fence?.

How many truly know what I am talking about here?

How many at least understand what some people may be going through in their battle of life right now? Some who might be thinking just like I did before I made up my mind which side of the fence I wanted to be on?

You may be surprised who's kids are going through this hell everyday,

I had a friend tell me once " Jim your the strongest Christian I know yet, you drink, curse and mess around all the time!, (past tense) ?Man you need to make up your mind and do one or the other"? That was way back years before the highway event and I was still riding the fence.

Read my article "Double Minded" under articles on our site www.simplesalvation.org if you reading this from some other source other than the INTERNET?

The main reason I am writing this message is to let all those people out there who can't seem to give up their old ways, to stop and think.

I know for sure the old ways of life is easier because it is hard in this life to obey God and do the right thing. It is easy to mess around, drink to fool yourself you having fun right up to praying to the ?porcelain GOD (the toilet bowl) Ralph?

You know what I am talking about?

Your saying to yourself with your head in the bowl or sink, I 'll never drink again God, if you'll just make this go away!.

How about the poor girls who get pregnant, you might ask God to forgive you but ,here you are with a kid on the way or maybe today you just go get rid of it right? Wrong killing an unborn is killing a human being and unless it could kill the mother, its not right, and I am sure God looks down at it the same way.

WAKE UP PEOPLE this is your chance to get down off the fence

Start do the right thing on the right side of the fence, LIVING FOR GOD!!!

God will judge both big and small sins, and we all have some, the only difference is those who repented and are covered by the blood of Yeshua Messiah Jesus Christ and those who have not yet repented. WHICH ONE ARE YOU?

BETTER MAKE UP YOUR MIND AND GET OFF THAT FENCE BEFORE YOU RUN OUT OF TIME MY FRIEND!

Yeshua Messiah -Jesus Christ is coming back a lot sooner than you might think and you are running out of time, change and repent before that fence cuts you in half.

I was just talking to a minister friend of mine saying,? there are far to many people playing church today, by that I mean, there are many going to church every week singing and paying tithes or donating their money to church and thinking " Some tell themselves

?I got it made, I am saved, the pastor will save me with his sermons, as long as I keep coming to church- RIGHT??"

WRONG ,WRONG, WRONG ! That is just religion my friend and it is not going to save you--repeat it is not going to save you just because you go to church each week.

Read another article to follow up called "WHY DO YOU GO TO CHURCH" again on our site.

If you are ready to get off the fence and want to be like Jesus then your starting to learn what a Christian is "to be like JESUS" How many people do you know who are like Him?

A lot of men think they are Holy or act like it but, Jesus said "why do you call me good, there is only one who is Good and that is the Father who sent me" You see my beloved friends all of us can fall. We might look like we are all together on this but, I am afraid many are still playing church? Do not be a fence rider-make your minds up!

Every ministers or pastors who preach Jesus and call themselves your Sheppard are wrong! THERE is but ONE SHEPARD---Yeshua Messiah--Jesus Christ our Lord! We minister's are only SERVANTS not Shipyards or Bosses.

That preacher behind your podium is there to help lead you into Gods ways If you have not turned your entire life over to the Lord Yeshua Jesus yet this is the time?

SAY THIS PRAYER AND MEAN IT! FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YOUR LIFE ASK GOD!? Jesus come into my life ,change me to be more like you and leave my old life behind to come before our Father under your blood forgiven of all my sin to walk in your light. I want to come down on the right side of this fence I have been riding and be with you until I am made perfect in your kingdom Amen and AMEN!

By saying this prayer your on the side of the fence leading to everlasting life. Congratulations my brother and sister ,now you can finally move forward pressing toward the mark and be on the right side of the fence of the Lord.

In Closing beloved:

Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord.

So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living. You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat. It is written: " 'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.' So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way.?(Romans 14:4-13)

See it is all up to you to read your own Bibles and pray to God to grown! We are trying to help get you off the fence and back to God Almighty my beloved friends.

It is time for those of you who know that you are riding a fence ,living two lives, to climb down off it right now and ask God to give you the Holy Spirit to fight your flesh and wanting ways. This maybe your last call to decide which way your going?

your humble brother in the Lord Yeshua-Jesus Christ

Bishop/Chaplain Jimmie

30 Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood from the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments and his sons and their garments.

31 Moses then said to Aaron and his sons, "Cook the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread from the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, [a] 'Aaron and his sons are to eat it.' 32 Then burn up the rest of the meat and the bread. 33 Do not leave the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed, for your ordination will last seven days. 34 What has been done today was commanded by the LORD to make atonement for you. 35 You must stay at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and do what The LORD requires, so you will not die; for that is what I have been commanded." 36 So Aaron and his sons did everything The LORD commanded through Moses.

Moses told Aaron and his sons all that God wanted them to do.

This included staying near the entrance of the sacred tentent for

seven straight days. Moses warned them that if they did not obey,

they would die. They had come this far in their dedication. It was

no time to disobey now. Dedicating ourselves to God is a serious

commitment. Half hearted commitments will not last. Worst yet,

half~hearted, "luke warm" commitments will be deadly.

Do What is Right.

Trust (lean on, and be confident) in The Lord and do good;

so shall you dwell in the land and feed surely on His

faithfulness, and truly you shall be fed.

Psalm 37:3

Powerful results happen when you do what is right. Doing

what is right is high-tech spiritual warfare! It puts you in a

position where the devil can't affect you, because you have

decided to stand and not be moved.

Remain in faith and trust God. The Bible says in Psalm 37:1.

that evil doers, "those who work unrighteousness (that which

is not upright or in right standing with God)," will be cut down

like the grass. When problems arise against you, when your

enemies attack you, or when evil makes an all~out assault

upon you, trust in The Lord, and do good.

Lord, be behind us, Lord, be by either side of us,

Lord, be in front of us, Lord, be all around us.

We put on Your Holy

armour to guard us and keep us in righeousness.

We ask Your protection Father, from the evil one

who would lead us to destruction.

In Jesus name we ask it.

Amen.

Keep The Fire Burning.

12 The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood and arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offerings [a] on it. 13 The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out.

The fire on the altar had to stay lit so the flame

would always be ready for daily sacrifices. The fire

on the altar symbolised that God did forgive His

people, and that He was pleased with them. It

also showed God's presence with His people.

We, too, need to come to God for daily forgiveness.

Furthermore, we need to refuel our spiritual

lives on a daily basis to keep the fires burning

that God has started. We can do that by regularly

studying and thinking about God's Word, praying,

attending church services, praising and worshiping

God, helping to serve other people and doing The

Lord's work in our communities.

Have you been there? Life has taken twists, turns, and changes at every bend, yet some how for a season you have arrived at a place to receive abundant blessings from the Lord. You realize your place of thus pales in comparison to knowing and experiencing the goodness and faithfulness of God.

No matter what current circumstances you find yourself in, with our Living God there is always a place of "thus far" awaiting around the next bend. This is a place of celebration, praise, complete humility and gratitude before the Lord. I have discovered the hardships we go through are all worthwhile when we get to our place of "thus far." In compulsory praise, with a humbled heart, we can pour our blessings back out to the Lord in praise and cry, "Who I am Lord, that you have brought me thus far?"

By Gary Cardwell.

Lord, We thank You for Your Word. "Your Word

is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path."

It is food to our soul, and we can't live without

it. Enable us to truly comprehend it's deepest

meaning. Give us greater understanding than

we have ever had before, and reveal to us

the hidden treasures buried there. We pray

we will have a heart that is teachable and

open to what You want us to know. We desire

Your instruction. Teach us so we may learn.

In Jesus name we ask it.

Amen.

Leviticus 5

4 " 'Or if a person thoughtlessly takes an oath to do anything, whether good or evil?in any matter one might carelessly swear about?even though he is unaware of it, in any case when he learns of it he will be guilty.

Avoid Hasty Promises.

Most of us have made promises in haste, then

long regretted our words. Putting your name

or you word "on the line" is a serious commitment.

If you make a promise, take a pledge, or sign

a contract, God expects you to keep your word

even though it may be tough to follow it through.

When believers default on a loan because of

selfishness, break contracts, or simply don't

turn up at an event we promised to attend,

we lose our integrity. We cause other people

to doubt God's character as well. Avoid making

hasty promises. When you do make a thoughtful

promise, keep it.

Be Slow To Speak.

For let him who wants to enjoy life and see

good day's { Good-whether apparent or not}

Keep his tongue free from evil and his lips

from guile.

1 Peter 3:10.

Have you ever regretted something you said

almost as soon as the words were out of your

mouth? You can't take the words back that

that you have used to others- and words can

damage relationships. The Bible say's that if you

can control your mouth you can control your

whole body. Before you respond to people too

quickly, stop and listen to what The Holy Spirit

has to say about your situation. James taught,

"let everyman be quick to hear{a ready listener}

, slow to speak, slow to take offense, and to get

angry" Commit your mouth to God's service today,

and use words that speak healing to others.

Lord, forgive us our overactive mouths, indeed

our over active fingers on the computer, when

we might put the wrong thing and upset someone.

Let us be slow to anger, and swift to bless. Let

us ask what You would have us do. Give us the

courage to live in harmony with everyone, yes,

it does take courage at times.

Jesus Hear our Prayers.

We ask this day.

Amen.

The Fellowship Offering

1 " 'If someone's offering is a fellowship offering, [a] and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he is to present before the LORD an animal without defect. 2 He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood against the altar on all sides.

A person presented a sacrifice to ask The Lord's blessing

( a peace offering ) as an expression of gratitude. It was

often offered after a sacrifice had been made to ask God's

forgiveness. The peace offering was also used to seek

God's blessing on something a person was asking about.

It was a means of establishing fellowship with God.

Part of the offering was given to God by burning it on

the altar. Another part was given to the person

presenting the offering, which could be eaten by the

family members. The final part was given to the priest.

Sharing the offering showed that the forgiven person

had re~established his relationship with God.

Nothing on earth compares with having a sense of

well~being with God.

So many things affect peace~conflict, uncertainty,

busyness, worry, fear. How can we have peace

with all that in our lives? You can't prevent many

of these things from invading your life, but you can

have peace~a quiet, unshakeable confidence~

about the outcome. How do some people have

such amazing peace just before they are martyred

for their faith in Jesus? They know where they

are going and that their treasure is in heaven.

Let that assurance keep you from panicking in

today's storms. The outcome is certain.

Lord, give us the confidence to bring all our prayers

before You. Help us to trust Your willingness to hear

and respond. Enable us to pray according to Your

will at all times. Our ultimate prayer is for Your will

to be done in all things. Teach us to pray so we can

aways stay in the centre of Your will.

In Your Holy name we ask it.

Amen.