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Since Aug.9,2000Rachel.
She ran to her mother. She was all excited and out of breath,
"mommy, mommy!" She exclaimed. "Can I?" Her mother said "shut up! Can’t
you see that I’m busy?" "But Mommy it’s very important!" Her mother became
very angry and shouted, "I told you before to stay out of here, that I’m busy
and I don’t have time for any of your foolishness!"
After saying this,
she spanked the little girl and put her out the door. Afterwards, she felt
very ashamed. But she said to herself that Rachel had to learn to obey
when she was told something. Later she called her little girl to come
in. After she slowly came in, as if unsure whether to come close or not.
She came closer and her mother reached out and held her close. She said
that she hated to do that but when she told her something she meant for
her to do it.
"Now", she said, "What can I help you with?" The little girl
dropped her head and said that it was too late now. "Why is it too late?"
"Cause it’s dead", she sobbed. "What is dead"? She asked.
"The little butterfly"! "Well! What did you want me to do?" "I wanted to
know if I could pray to God for it". "Of course, you can pray to God for
anything!" Why didn’t you just go ahead and pray for it?" "I was
afraid," she said. "Afraid of what"? Well you spanked me for asking you and I
was afraid that He would too"!
That night while on her knees, she asked God to forgive her, and show
her how to explain to her little girl that she was sorry for what she had
done, and how to explain why she should always trust God to never make
mistakes like that. After her prayer, she went softly into her little
girl’s room. She bent over and gently kissed her on the forehead, and
wiping away the tears that fell down on her face. She had her answer
and tomorrow morning she would explain it all to her.
It was a cold, dreary day. The clouds looked like more snow.
Christmas was a short way off. It would never be the same though. Her baby wasn’t
here to buy presents for.
They called it crib death. I guess for a better explanation. She
wanted to tell her that Mommas weren’t perfect like God. They sometimes didn’t
see things until too late. God sees everything. God hears everything,
He feels everything. And yes, God loves little butterflies too, and it’s all
right to pray for them.
Thank you Father, for
Your revelations.
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Give Me Grace
Dear Father,
Please give us the grace to never criticize, judge, condemn,
or look down upon another person for what ever the reason. For us to qualify
for this we would have to be placed at a high vantage point where we could
observe each pain, each heartache, each rejection, each disappointment.
We would have to also feel the hurting, longing, agonizing pain that goes
with each one. Now to do this Father, we would have to be seated right where
you are. And Father, I just do not want anyone else occupying that
position but you.
GOD'S SPIRITUAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Dear Father,
As I see and hear the lies, propaganda, and false hopes being
spread, by the powers and principalities from high places, through the
Atmosphere of peoples minds and thoughts. Polluting the rivers and streams of
their hearts. Contaminating the fertile soil of their very soul. It makes
me even more grateful for the cleansing, detoxicating, and purifying
power of Your Holy Word. Which not only reveals it's source but also gives
the ingredients. It gives the direction for it's proper use. And finally,
it gives the sure and absolute recovery and deliverance formula for total
and complete healing, comfort, and victory.
It is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Thank you Father for Your revelations
ALL POWERFUL
Dear Father,
sometimes when we ask for something and we do not
get it, or something happens when we have prayed for it to not happen, some
are displeased with you. What they must understand is that they may be
asking you to do something against your will, or principle. They must realize
that you do not just love, you are love. You are not just being
truthful, you are truth. You are not only being just, you are justice. You are
not only being right, you are righteous. You are Omnipotent,
(all powerful). Omnipresent, (everywhere present), Omniscient, (all knowing).
Father if you failed in only one of these truths, you would cease to be God,
and we just can not afford that. Thank you Father, for your revelations
FATHER THOU ART GREAT
Father, thou art greater than ten
thousand universes. Thou art more majestic than all the heavens, yet lowly
and humble enough to live in the small hearts of man. Father I realize
that the gate the world enters into is wide and the way is broad which
leads to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat. I realize that
the gate is strait and narrow is the way, which we follow, that leadeth
into life and few there be that find it. But Father, if the world could get
a glimpse of the beauty, peace, and joy, as we have, which lies ahead
of this narrow way, you would have to build a freeway.
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FATHER YOU DID
Dear Father,
before we knew you, you made
a plan for our salvation. This plan called for the sacrifice of a perfect
man, to redeem us from sin. Since there was no perfect man on earth, you sent
your only begotten son to die for us. Father, you did your part.
Our Lord Jesus came to earth and taught us how to live. He showed
us how to live, by the way that he lived his own life. He then went to the
cross to fulfill the plan of salvation. Our Lord Jesus did his part.
Then Father, knowing our weakness and that we could not overcome
this world alone, you sent us the precious Holy Spirit, to lead, to guide,
and to strengthen us. Now Father, we can do our part. Amen.
Thank you Father
I PRAYED FOR ME
Dear Lord Jesus,
when I was little, my parents and grandparents prayed for me. One
by one they were called home. Dear Jesus, I sure love and praise you for
answering when I prayed, for there was no one left to pray for me.
Dear Jesus, I love you
LIVE WITHIN
Dear Father,
For Many years I wanted to invite you to come and live within me,
but I was ashamed of the condition I would have to ask you to live in. So
I did a little scrubbing and cleaning, but I could never get clean enough
to invite you in. Now I could see others who seemed to enjoy having you
live within them. I would wonder how they got themselves clean enough for
you to live there. Then I learned about the cleansing power of the blood
of Jesus. Now I am so thankful that you live within me. You see, my
intentions were good, I was just using the wrong cleansing ingredient.
Thank you Father
LOCKED UP
Dear Father,
When I was out in sin, I thought I was free to do whatever I wanted.
Little did I know that my every action was planed and manipulated. As
I watched people going to church every Sunday, I thought how sad to be
bound like that and not be free to do the things which make me happy. I was
like someone in jail feeling sorry for those locked up outside. Father I
now know what true freedom is. How surprised I was to learn that people
do not go to church because they have to, they go because they want to.
Thank you Father for your revelations
LORD JESUS
Dear Lord Jesus,
You was rejected and scorned for my sake. Now there is no reason
for me to be scorned or rejected. You was falsely accused, tried, and
convicted, because of me. Now there is no reason for them to accuse or
convict me.You was mocked and beaten because of me. Now there is no reason for
them to mock or beat me. You was led to a place called calvary. There you
was hung on a cross. There you died because, and in place of me. Now there
is no reason for
them to crucify me.
Dear Lord Jesus, that leaves
nothing for me to do for my own salvation. Yes, that is what grace is
all about.
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you.
DEAR LORD JESUS
Dear Lord Jesus,
When I was unknown, you knew me.
When I was unlovable, you loved me.
When I deserved punishment, you gave me mercy.
When I deserved death, you gave me life.
When I deserved hell, you gave me heaven.
You stood between me and hell and died for it.
Now you live to stand between me and hell forever.
Dear Lord Jesus, it is no wonder that I love you.
MOUNTAIN TOPS OF LIFE
Dear Father,
It feels so good when we are on the mountain tops of life, especially
if we have been in the valleys of life for a long time. Now we are
reminded that the corn grows much better in the valley than it does on the
mountain top, and I have found this to be true. So Father, I suppose that is
the reason a lot of folks choose to
live in the hills of life.
That way, they can still grow, and although the tops are not quite so high,
neither are the valleys quite so low.
Thank you Father,
for your revelations
A NEW FRIEND
Dear Father,
I was just thinking about this person that I knew a few years ago.
As you know Father, I hated this person. They were very unlikable. They were
always doing things to hurt me. They had a bad temper, and they used
the most vile language. They drank too much, plus all the other bad habits
they had. They would keep company with the wrong people. There were
times when I thought that they would be better off dead. But then they met
you Father and what a change there has been in them. Father I sure do thank
you for this new friend you have given me to fellowship with. As you know
Father, this new friend is myself.
Father you are amazing.
BOO
Satan was going around God's flock of Sheep with one of his Demons.
Now all he had with him was this one and he was really stupid, more so than
all the rest. So Satan was explaining to him that over on the right
hand side was the brink of hell.
And on the other side was The gate way to Heaven. Now what this Demon
was to do was watch the Sheep grazing in the pasture and when he saw one
in the right position he was to slip up behind him and yell Boo!! And
the Lamb would jump right into Hell. Well being stupid the Demon would yell
just a little too late every
time and the Lamb would jump right into Heaven. Now Satan was
getting very upset and he would bob the Demon up side the head. Now this went
on for a hundred times. Satan was so disgusted that he was setting over at
the brink of Hell looking down into the pit with his chin on his fist
and his elbow on his knee thinking about all the Lambs he had lost because
of this stupid Demon. When slowly a hand went up to a zipper on the front of
the Demon costume and began to slowly unzip the front. Slowly there
stepped out a bright beautiful Holy Angel. He walked over slowly toward
Satan. As he walked up behind him he stopped and stood very quite. Making sure
that Satan was in just the right position. He then took in a deep breath
and yelled,"BOO!!"
Thank you Father
for your revelation
PRECIPITATION
Dear Father,
how can such a little "precipitation" cause such a
lack of "participation"? And how can such small "pain" cause such
large "complain"? Then why does such a large "blessing" cause such a
small "confessing"?
Thank you Father,
for your patience.
SATISFIES
Dear Father,
I have observed fish in water as they glide with the current. They
seem to be so carefree with no worries or stress. I have watched birds as
they ride the air currents and they too seem so worry and trouble free.
Then I have watched man as he struggles through life striving to achieve
seemingly unattainable goals. Father, as I look back on my life and
all the things that I thought I just could not do without, I find now
are not nearly as important as I thought they would be. All the things that
I did obtain were not as satisfying as I thought they would be and they did
not last. When it comes right down to it there is only one thing I ever
got in my whole life that did last and is exactly as important as I thought
it would be and still satisfies completely, that is you only Father.
Thank you Father for your revelations.
UNDER SUBJECTION
Dear Father,
When we receive your spirit we have a change in our spirit. It is
being born again. Our spirit comes under subjection to your spirit. We then
start a change of mind. Now this works on most things, but there are
some things which we still want to do. We just have to say no. This brings
our mind under subjection to our spirit. When we are finally able to say
no, and mean it, we run into the desires of the body. Now, like the mind,
we can make the body stop most things, but some things take a lot of
will power. This brings our bodies under subjection to our mind and spirit.
Then, when we are able to make our bodies stop doing the things they
should not do, we run into the things that we should do, and the
battle starts all over again.
Dear Father, we need you so much
YOUR BIRTHDAY, JESUS
Dear Lord Jesus,
As the time approaches once again to celebrate your birthday, some
will gather once again in your house to worship you. They will feel much
love. Some will gather at the homes of friends and family, around cozy
fireplaces. Some will eat a little too much. They will buy each
other many gifts, which are not needed. Some will sing praise songs to you and
they will feel much love. All will be filled physically, spiritually, or
both. But sadly, many will not gather in your house to honor and worship
you, nor will they gather with family, for they have no family. They will
not eat too much, and some will not eat at all. They will not buy things
they do not need, or even those they do need. Some will not feel warmth,
for they will have no fire. They will not feel love, for they have no
family or friends to love them. Dear Lord Jesus, how do I convince them that
they have you, and that you love them so much? Yes Lord, I know that you
will be there waiting, and that you love them anyway. Amen.
INSPIRATIONS
Our inspirations should only come from you and they only should
initiate our aspirations. These should set goals for achievements.
Our achievements should never discourage our aspirations, and our
aspirations should never be less than our inspirations.
Thank you Father for your revelations.
LOVE MORE THAN WORDS CAN EXPRESS
Dear Father,
I realize that we cannot be saved by works. It is through faith in your
son, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But, Father, when work, if it is
just to read your word, go to church regularly, tithe, clean the floors,
or whatever I do in the name of Jesus. Please accept it not as an attempt
at payment, but as a small token of my gratitude. In doing this I am
saying thank you and that I love you Father much more than words can
ever express.
MORALIZING
Dear Father,
I know that Moralizing and morality are two different things, and
sometimes held by two different people. Moralizing is talking, or
thinking about morality. Morality is the act of being moral. Dear Lord, help me
to be a doer, and not just a sayer. Amen.
Thank you Father,
For your revelation.
JUST A FEW MORE YEARS.
As Jim watched the twirling waters below the arched walkway bridge,
his mind went back to a long ago time. This is where he and his wife Hollie
had spent their honeymoon. There are so many memories here. It is where
they spent each anniversary thereafter. That is until this year. Hollie
had been sick most of the year before her death this month. As his mind
went back over their life together, he recalled many times when he had
spent days away from home on bowling tournaments. Also there were many
times when he would be gone on hunting trips with the boys. If he could
recall just a little time, just a few of those years, to make up for the
time she spent alone. Just a few more years Father, Is that too much
to ask?
He heard her voice then calling his name. He thought, " I miss her so
much that I'm hearing her voice". Then again he heard her call his name. He
blinked his eyes and said, "what?" Hollie said, "you were resting so
well that I hated to wake you, for I knew that you were tired. But the Doctor
said that I could go home. He said that it wasn't what he thought it was.
He laughed and said that you would have to put up with me for a few more
years anyway. Then she laughed. Jim blinked back the tears from his eyes
and said in his heart, "Thank you Father, thank you for those "few more
years"! It was a beautiful day as they walked arm_in_arm down the steps
from the hospital.
Thank you Father, for
Your revelations
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FEED MY SHEEP
Dear Father,
in your word we are told to give not that which is holy unto Dogs,
and neither to cast our pearls before Swine. Then we are told to feed your
Sheep.
Father, please keep us always alert and prepared, that we will be able
to discern the Dogs and Swine from the Sheep. So that we will never waste
your substance, but we will never neglect the Sheep.
Thank you Father
For your revelations
ACORN
Dear Father.
As I stood with an acorn in my hand, and looked up at a giant oak
tree, I realized that everything that tree was, or ever would be, was
programed into a small acorn like this one. As I looked at the small acorn,
I knew that there was another giant oak tree in there. All it needed was to be
planted, watered, and a lot of sun. I thought how like this we are. We
must be planted in your word, watered through baptism, nurtured by the
Holy Spirit, and a lot of your son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Thank you Father,
for your revelations
My Worth
Dear Father
When I thought about my worth, by the worlds standards, I do not possess
much. I watched others driving big new_automobiles. I do not own one.
I see others living in fine mansions. I do not own one. I see them
dressed in fine clothes and eating in fine restaurants. I cannot afford
this. Then Father, I counted my worth: I have some old stripes, I have one
old crown of thorns, I have one old rugged cross, I have three old rusty nails,
and I have one blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Yes Father, I am one
of the wealthiest persons on earth, I have riches untold.
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LOVE YOUR WORD
Dear Father,
As I was thinking about how much I loved your word and why. I asked
myself, how do I explain this to others? Then it was revealed to me
that it would be like being lost in a hot burning desert. With no water,
food, Or direction. I would die from lack of water and food. Then I would
be burned in the searing heat. Then as I would be about to give up I
would find a solid rock to stand upon and get out of the burning sand.
There
would be a beautiful book lying there. I would open this book and
it would say, "tell this rock and it will send forth living water that you
will never thirst again. There will be food fall from Heaven, morning,
noon, and night, that you will never hunger again. By day I will send a
cloud before you. It will be to cool you and guide you by day. At night I
will send a pillow of fire before you. It will be to warm you and guide
you by
night. I will remove all obstacles from your path. I will defeat all
your enemies. When you come to great seas in your life I will divide them
for you that you can cross on dry ground. When you come to me I will be
waiting for you in a beautiful city with streets of pure gold and
gates of pearls. I have built for you a beautiful mansion where you will rest
in peace and joy with me forever. I am your Father".
Thank you Father for
Your revelations
WHAT DOES GOD LOOK LIKE?
Dear Father,
I was wondering what to tell our children when they ask what you are
like and what do you look like. I have to say that I was hard pressed for
and answer until I remembered that since we are made in your image, and
we are supposed to follow your example set down in your word, then our every
action should reflect what you would do. Our every look should reflect
your look. Our every word should reflect what you would say. Father,
we do not have to tell them what you look like we can show them.
Thank you father for
Your revelations
THOSE PAGAN GODS.
Dear Father,
I was just thinking about these pagan gods. I looked at the beautiful
mountains, the beautiful trees, the beautiful river, seas, and streams
that you made. I thought, "these pagan gods can't do that". I looked
at all of creation and I thought, "these pagan gods can't do that".
Then I remembered all the times that I've been in trouble and you
helped me out. I thought, "these pagan gods can't do that". And then I
thought, "Just what can these pagan gods do"? After all you made
the trees and the rocks that they are made of. So in my wildest imagination
I can't see any reason why I should worship them. In my rational thinking I
decided to stay with you Father, And I know that is the wisest
decision I ever made. But Father, there never really was any question or
doubt.
Thank you Father,
for Your revelations.
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DEATH GAVE ME ANOTHER TASK
Dear Father,
As I was picking up limbs in my yard to burn, I found a little
dead Bird. I do not know how long it had been there. I thought, how sad, there
are no other birds around to see it. Nobody to mourn for it. It is alone in
this old world with nothing or no one to care. And then I remembered
Matthew 10:29, "and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your
father". I felt better about it then, I said "little Bird, there are four that
I know of who care about you. There's the Father, there's the Son, our
Lord Jesus Christ, and there's the Holy Spirit. As I placed it in it's
final resting place, I said "and there's me".
Thank you Father
for
Your Revelations
SPIRITUAL WISDOM
Dear Father,
when we ask you to remove all of Satan’s worldly knowledge and
influence, depending on how much we have allowed him to implant into our
minds, and to began changing our worldly knowledge into Your wisdom, we run
the risk of becoming worldly illiterate. But we can have the joy of knowing
that we are on our way to becoming a spiritual genius.
Romans 11:33. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and
knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past
finding out!
Thank you Father
for
Your Revelations
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WINDOWS OF HEAVEN
This is a story about a man named Paul:
Paul was reading Malachi 3:10. (Bring ye all the tithes into the
storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now
herewith, saith the LORD of host, if I will not open you the windows
of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room
enough to receive it.) Paul determined in his heart that he would give one
hundred dollars in this Sunday's offering. He said to himself that
he could not afford that much but he wanted to see if God would really
pour him out a blessing. So he gave the hundred dollars. Then he began to
watch the mail box and listen for the phone to ring. He watched the street
to see if a truck would stop and bring his blessing. After a few days
he became restless and irritable. His wife brought the mail and said
that the bill from the doctor was in error and that the bill had already
been paid.
He said that it was about time that they woke up and stopped
trying to rip people off. She said that there was a knocking in the car and she
didn't know what it was. He listened to it and said it sounded like a rod
knocking. He became very angry and said that was all he needed,
And that it would probably cost about one thousand dollars to fix it.
He took his car to the garage and had it checked. The mechanic said that it
was only a lose tail pipe and he tightened it up. No charge for that as it
was late and he needed to close up. Paul started home when he saw the red
lights of the fire truck flashing. He followed it as it turned down his
street. Oh no! He thought it is my house. He could see the smoke as it rose
above the trees. The fire truck turned onto his street and then stopped.
The leaves were on fire in front of his house. They thought someone had
thrown out a lit cigarette.
The fireman smiled after the fire was out and said, "you really
must live right." "Why?" Paul asked. "Well," he said, "The minister here came
by and saw the leaves on fire and moving up toward your house. He called us
and saved your home." Paul turned to the minister and said, "thank you for
calling them, but what are you doing all the way over here?" "Well",
he said, "I just brought the check over that you put in the offering."
"You see, you forgot to sign it." Paul grabbed the check and began to rip
it up. He said that it had been a mistake and he was going to take care
of that right now. He pulled out his checkbook and wrote out a new check
for two hundred dollars and said that he was sorry that he could not afford
anymore. That night on bending knees he said, "Father, I don't expect
anything in return for that. My Jesus has already given more than enough."
I think Paul will really see the windows of heaven open up now..
Give with gratitude, not attitude.
Thank You Father,
for Your revelations
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FAITH,HOPE,AND FEAR
Dear Father,
It is amazing how you can allow us to learn just enough about you to
build our faith, yet allow the flames of our doubts to be fanned just enough
to cause us not to be absolutely sure. For if we were absolutely sure,
then it would cease to be faith. And Father we do not want that. For your
word says without faith it is impossible to please you. So Father, please
forgive me for my doubts and fears. And I thank you for allowing me
to continue loving you with all my heart anyway.
Thank You Father,
for
Your revelations
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Little Mary Perkins
The room was quiet as the Doctor and the Minister stood looking down
at the old man on the bed. Old Tom was very sick and there was no hope
that he would make it. They stood still as the Minister administered another
prayer. They all nodded in agreement as he finished. They all left the
room and closed the door. Tom was not to be disturbed. Little Mary
Perkins would look in on Tom as she was cleaning the hallway. Little
Mary was disabled and had a learning disorder. She would just shake her head
and move on down the hallway. Night after night, she would watch as
they all left Tom’s room. He just wasn’t getting any better. After three
months, there still hadn’t been any improvement. Tom was now on
life support and they were talking about removing him from this. Mary
dropped her head when she heard this and walked off down the hallway. That
night after hours, when everyone was gone, Mary eased into Tom’s room. She
knelt down to pray beside his bed. She said, "Lord, I don’t know the right
words to say but I want to ask you to help Tom. I know that you do help others.
So I just want to ask you if you ain’t too busy, would you take a
little time and look in on poor old Tom?" Just then the door opened and the
head nurse came in with the doctor. She said, "See doctor? I knew that she
was slipping into the patients rooms! I wonder what she is looking for or
trying to steal maybe?" The doctor just shook his head. The nurse took
Mary by the hand and led her out of the room and said very firmly,
"Don’t let me catch you in a patient’s room again! Do you understand?"
Mary said yes and went off down the hallway. The next day, as the nurse
came into the room, she
saw a shocking sight. Tom was setting on the
side of the bed, and had all his tubes disconnected. She ask him how he
felt. He said very well, except he was very hungry. The Doctor came in and
Tom ask him when he could go home. Many years later, Tom had gone on to be
with the Lord. As he stood talking to Jesus, he asked,"Lord, could I ask
you a question?" The Lord said, "yes, what is it you want to know?" Tom
ask, "why did you wait so long about answering the prayers for me?"
The Lord said, "Oh! It wasn’t long at all, The second I heard Little
Mary praying for you, I answered!"
Thank You Father,
for
Your revelations
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Imaginary Battles
Carl sat up in bed, his stomach was grinding like rocks. The pain
was almost unbearable. Sweat was dripping off his head. What could be
wrong with him? He thought about this pain, and remembered it all too
well. He had lived with it for many years, but as it would go away, he never
had it checked. One night he was setting in the porch swing, and looking at
the darkness. He began to imagine what it would be like to walk along the
dark road and meet some one, who was looking for trouble, and how he would
handle it. As the man came closer, Carl grew tense, and ready for
anything. He clinched his fist until they hurt. He was ready for
battle. His stomach began to tighten, and the pain started. Carl froze for
a few seconds, and then it came to him like a lightning bolt. Carl began
to remember back over his life, and then it all became clear. He had
been fighting imaginary fights all his life. He would not only image
them, he would actually physically go through them to the point of feeling
the pain of muscle tensions. His nerves were driven to the breaking point.
From that time forward, Carl never let himself get drawn into an imaginary
fight, or problem. The pain left, he began to get good sound sleep
every night, and his health improved. I think that there is a little of
Carl in all of us. We allow Satan to lead our minds into imaginary problems,
which we try to solve even before they happen. He causes us to imagine
situations, which causes us to suffer the pains, and then they never
happen, or if they do, they are not nearly as bad as he caused us to
imagine they would be. So if we are having these problems, we know
where they come from. All we have to do is refuse to accept them and send
them back to who sent them. I pray this has helped someone.
Thank you Father,
for Your Revelations
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The Alternative
The morning was half over. Ann looked with hurt, and pride in her
eyes, as she watched her son try to move his legs. Jimmy was having trouble
moving his legs, as he slowly moved to the living room. He had developed
polio early in his life. Jim, as he liked to be called, worked long, and
hard hours at their church. He was on the special Olympics board. When
this first happened, she just could not cope with it. She was bitter
with God, for letting this happen to her son. While on her knees one night,
with tears in her eyes, and with a choked voice, she said, "God, why do
you let bad things happen to people, who love you, and serve you? I do not
understand it at all!" All at once, she was in a deep sleep. She
was in a strange place. It was like a mist at first, and then it cleared up.
She was sitting in this stadium, with many people. This person was
setting beside her, and was talking to her about the players. He said,
"you sure must be proud of your son!" I have never seen a boy with as much
fight in him!" She smiled and said, "thank you, he takes that after his
father." Then she was very still. She thought, "why am I saying that? My son
is not in that game!" Then she saw the players coming onto the field.
Sure enough, there was Jimmy right up front, running with a strong pace!
He was large, with a big chest. She began to cheer with the rest of the
crowd. Jimmy was the quarterback. She watched through the first half of
the game, and was exhausted from yelling. Jimmy came over to the fence, and
waved to her, with his great smile. He sure was handsome, and the girls would
swarm him. She thought that he was just a little too complacent, and she was
going to speak with him about that. It was the third quarter when it
happened. Jim had the ball, and was running through the line, when
three big players hit him. He lay very still, Ann held her breath. When he
did not move for a time, the medics came running out with a stretcher.
They picked Jimmy up, and carried him to the Ambulance. Ann was in the
waiting room, when the Doctor came to her, with a sad look on his face.
He said, with a low, sad voice, "I am sorry, but I could not save him.
His neck was broken." As she turned to walk to the room, there was the man from
the ball stadium. She thought he looked very familiar. She said, "It
is so sad!" "He was about ready to accept the Lord!" "Now, I will never
see him again!" Then she was back at the side of her bed. The voice was
speaking to her. He said. "You see Ann, God looks down the road and sees what
Satan is up to. Then He makes a choice!" "He chooses which acts of Satan
He will allow." "You see, if He had not allowed the first one, Satan would
have caused the last one to happen, and Jimmy would have been lost!" "As
it is, even though he suffers some, and for a short time!" "At the end, he
will be in heaven with you!" She recognized the voice, as that of the man
from the stadium. Ann arose from her knees, wiped the tears from her
eyes, smiled, and said, "I love you Father!" "Thank you, for your wisdom,
and revelations!" "And thank you dear Lord Jesus, for explaining this to me!"
Thank you Father,
for your revelations.
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Gossip
A Pastor, Rev. Brooks, called for the congregation’s attention. “I have Dear Friend or Relative,
something important to tell you. A new Pastor is being sent to replace me.”
A deep silence fell over the congregation. “I do not know why they are
replacing me, but I will let you know when I find out.”
The pastor then turned and left by the back entrance. As he entered the
baptismal area, a lady from the church, Mr’s Bloomsfield, met him. she said,
“Pastor, I hope they never let you enter the pulpit again.
I am bringing charges against you today.
The police will be picking you up shortly.”
Pastor Brooks looked at her with a puzzled half smile. He said, “what on earth
are you talking about Mr’s bloomsfield?” She said,
“you know very
well what I am talking about! Your kind always puts on a front.
You know you kissed my little girl, and there is no use in you
denying it!”
The Pastor began to shake his head in denial, then he stopped. “Mr’s
Bloomsfield, he said, where did she say I kissed her?” Mrs Bloomsfield
said, “she didn’t say and it doesn’t matter, you have no business kissing
her at all.”
Pastor Brooks said, “Mr’s Bloomsfield, would you go and ask
her, and ask her why, then come back and tell me
what she said?”
He waited for a long time,
thinking about the situation, and how he would
handle it.
Then he heard an uproar in the sanctuary of the Church. As he entered the
podium, he noticed Mr’s Bloomsfield standing in front of the congregation
talking and crying at the same time.
She said how sorry she was for the grave mistake she had made. She said her
little girl told her what had happened. She had hurt her hand, and she
told the Pastor. He then took her hand and kissed it. She said,
like always, the kiss made it feel lots better.
Turning she saw the Pastor. She ran and put her arms around him and asked
him to forgive her. The Pastor took her hands and assured that she was
forgiven.
He then turned to the congregation and said, “Let this be a good lesson to
all of us. We all have made quick, and rash decisions. Mr’s Bloomsfield
is not to be thought bad of. She was just concerned about her little girl,
which is a right and just decision. But like we all, have sometimes done,
she didn’t stop and ask God about it first.
Like this situation, we should all take a lesson. We should always go to
God first, and then to the one who is accused of something. Most of the
time it can be taken care of right away. Also it could stop a lot of gossip.
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Writing by Arthur Price 1997
Have you ever REALLY gave a serious thought about where you would
spend ETERNITY? For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:23
The plan of salvation is so simple. If someone could guarantee us a
home in heaven (which they can't) for $200.00 dollars, we would rake and
scrape to save the money, so we could be assured of the place where we could
spend eternity, in heaven. But JESUS has already paid the price for
our sins. We need only to ask forgiveness for our sins, and then live
the life that HE wants us to. A good moral man or woman is not good enough.
We have to be SAVED, and then work to help others to be saved. We can read
all the good things about heaven, streets of pure gold, no more being
blind, cripple, or sick, no tears in heaven. There will be no more sorrow.
If we go to HELL.. Well, read what HELL is like..
Read Luke 16:19 through 29.
We can just coast along from day to day, and not ask God to forgive
us and be lost. If God has forgiven us, there still may be time when we
sin. If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and just to forgive our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
John 1_9. Are you ready to
receive God's free gift? This is a prayer that I have used: LORD
JESUS I know that I am a sinner and need your forgiveness. I know YOU
died on the cross for me. I now turn from my sins, and ask YOU to forgive me.
I now invite YOU into my heart and life. I now trust YOU as my SAVIOR and
follow YOU as LORD. Thank you for saving me. Amen. Noteveryone that
saith unto me, LORD LORD shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he
that doeth the will of my FATHER, which is in heaven. Matthew 7_21.
I wrote this because I can't talk to some one about their soul, like I
should. I believe HEAVEN & HELL is just as REAL as the sun coming up.
Writings by Alma Price September, 1998
When time shall come for my leaving,when I bid you adieu, don't
spend your money for flowers. Just a rose will do. You gave me my flowers
while I lived, trying to cheer me on. Just have an old fashioned Preacher,
preach a sermon so true,I'll need no beautiful flowers for I'll go
to a beautiful garden at last when life's work is thru. There is a garden
where Jesus is waiting, and it glows with light of his presence.
The beautiful garden of prayer. He speaks and the sound of his voice is so
sweet the birds hush their singing, and the melody he gave to me within
my heart is ringing. I firmly promise you I'll meet you by the river of life.
Will you promise that you will meet me too. Think how many prayers have been
offered up for you, often while you slept. How my tears would flow.
Give your heart to Jesus for soon twill be too late. Mother now is waiting,
don't you want to go? Try Jesus, he never fails. Lord I'm coming home.
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