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Happy New Year to All

Hope this New Year will find you well and happy in Christ Jesus!

As I've previously written, I'm researching the subject of Godly mercy for a book that I'm writting about the subject. Maybe it's time that I write down what I've found out so far.

Currently, I'm looking at the Old Testament writings about mercy. Some verse, while they don't specifically mention mercy, they do mention concepts closely related to it, such as Micah 6:8, "He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?"

This is what I've come up with so far (with the help of some study aids). Micah 6:8 tells us to remember that God has shown us what is right and good, and in return Jehovah "requires" us to act justly to one another, to "love kindness", and walk in humility before God.

It seems to me the "act justly" is the hardest part of this commandment. We as human beings are well equiped to accuse and curse those whom we see as sinners, but when it comes to our own sin, we turn a blind eye. This is not what God intends however, because this is in direct violation of his requirement to walk humbly before Him. Acting completely justly would entail earnestly examining our own actions and thoughts to see if we have sinned in any capacity even remotely simular to that of the sinner in question, and then showing compassion even when discipline is needed. Sometimes that act of discpline hurts the sinner in the short run, but is meant to pursuade them not to do the act again, or something more dire and destructive might happen to them is not in the physical, than supernatural. If not in the immediate world, than in the eternal. This is an ultimate act of mercy; to show the sinner that their actions deserve a more severe punishment than what they are getting right now. All of this must come with humility, since Christians must always consider that they too were once condemned by the law, but now dwell in Christ's love and mercy.

I'll try posting more on the subject in the upcoming days and weeks a head.

Love in Christ to all my Brother's and Sister's.

Merry Christmas one and all

I'd like to take this time to wish one and all in blogger land. This has got to one of my favorite time of year. I've had many wonderful memories of Christmas traditions. One of the fondest memory involves putting up the Christmas tree. My mom, dad and I, along with my brother and sister would dutifully make our way to the woods to cut down the best tree. My father usually scoped out the best ones in advance, but would always let the family pick out the one that we wanted. With a lot of labor, my father and brother would inch their way under the tree and cut the trunk. Later, again with a lot of effort, they would drag it to the living room and place it in the stand.

One year while decorating the tree, I asked my mom why we celebrate Christmas with a tree. This is what I learned: the evergreen color symbolizes everlasting love God had shown to us on the first Christmas. He sent His Son to the world to save us from sin and eternal damnation. The string of lights reminds us of the Light of the World came into a place full of darkness and despair. The angel we placed on the top bough represents the Heavenly Host sent to proclaim the Word becoming flesh to save the world. The tree itself also tells us that eventhough He came as a Baby gentle and loved, He would grow to die and horrible death, forsaken by His friends, so that all whom believe would have eternal life with Him.

Curious, I asked, why did we give gifts each year. She told me of the Wise men who gave gold, frankincense and myrrh to the child Jesus. Gold is for His Kingship, frankincense represents His everlasting preisthood, and myrrh tells of the sacrifice He would make for us all. I would later consider them

Please, tell me of your memories of Christmas. They can be anything you'd like to see posted.

God Bless!

The Dream that I've had

Several weeks ago I had a very vivid dream. I'll try to relate to you what I saw in this dream, but I'll give you a little background of what happened during that day and the day before, so that you might see that what I saw really didn't come from my experiences earlier. Nothing was out of the ordinary. No extraordinary conversations, didn't read or see anything on TV that even remotely related to my dream.

In order for you to understand my dream, I'll give you some key information. 1. My parents had just finished building a new home a few months earlier. 2. My dream itself took place in two formats, 1st and 2nd perspectives and that these perspectives change frequently in my dream. I'll try to relate to you to the best of my ability what happened in my dream.

Now, for the dream itself... (FIRST PERSON) It was a clear fall day and I was driving down the country road leading to my parents house. I parked my car in the driveway (no other cars there) and immediately got out of my car. Looking down toward the ground I was immediately aware I wasn't alone. To the back of me, I was aware of... well... someone. But this "someone", I knew instinctively, represented everyone. So for clarification I'll refere to this person as "Everyone". By the front of the my car was a man. I remember only partly looking at him. I couldn't look at his face, but still, I asked his name. He said "my name is G..." The rest of his name was garbled. Everyone said "you are God", refering to the man. Without his saying anything, I knew that he wasn't God, and he seemed to agree with me. I say "seemed to" because he and I had a type of communication that was not verbal. I got the sense that he was rather troubled with his beening labeled as God. He said, "no I'm not God. Humans have twisted my name."

I remember saying to the man "I need to go to my father's house." He somehow communicated to me that it was okay to proceed. I started to walk to the garage. I felt as if Everyone, however, was being held back, because prior to that, it seemed as if Everyone was sort of glued to my right shoulder. I started to turn to see if Everyone was coming along (never saw Everyone's face) and immediately I was in a room. I knew instinctively that I was in a holy place and I started to kneel on the carpeted floor in front of me. I could see a narrow carpeted path leading to somewhere in the distance. The rest of the floor was darkened. As soon as I started to kneel, I saw my body via THIRD PERSON perspective. Walking on my knees very slowly, I saw myself proceeding to three steps leading to... I'll get to that later.

As this was happening, Everyone joined me on my right and to the back of me. I heard Everyone say "do you belong here?" After pondering this for awhile, I said "yes, I do". I felt such a relief after saying this. Apparently, I was apprehensive about what was happening. Finally, I saw myself approaching the three steps, and I noticed an intense, holy light to my left. I couldn't look at the light, because it was so light and holy, but I now I saw a figure with light, intense holy light, pouring out of His face and I couldn't look at Him completely. I saw myself stop, and wait, very aware that I was in the presence of God's throne and was infront of the Holy One. Still in the THIRD PERSON, I felt myself aligning with my body. In fact, I was standing behind my own body. I knew it was not okay for me to stand in front of God without His permission. With all humility, I saw myself wait on Him. Without a word said to me I knew deep down in my soul that it was okay to stand in front of Him and to approach the throne. Knees still wobbling a little, I saw myself climbing the steps. He told me in my spirit that it was okay to ask for anything...

Of all the times to wake up! I think I know what the dream means, but if someone who has the spiritual gift of interperatation could confirm it, I would be greatful.

Sorry the retelling is a little choppy. Not used to using first person narrative, so to speak.

Thanks for being patient. God Bless!

Very Cool, Very Interesting video from our Brothers and Sisters in Christ in China

I found this on Godtube.com. If this is the "real deal", wow, it's amazing! I tend to believe it is possible. The message is so true. I believe the rest of us, by that I mean Christian Brothers and Sisters need to take this message to heart. Spread the word about Christ's love and sacrifice. You don't know when He'll come back, so be ready.

Star of Bethlehem

Can it be over one month since my last post. I apologize for this, dear reader. It's been a pretty interesting few weeks to be sure. My job is in jeopardy, because of health issuses, and I don't know what to think about it. I know that the Good Lord is in control. Whatever He has planned is okay with me. Maybe I'll go back to school, write part time, or work for myself as a care giver to the elderly. I've done that before and liked it very much, and working for myself has great appeal. I plan to get together with the Dept. of Vocational Resources about this in the near future. Please pray for me!

Well, anyway, I found this on youtube and thought my readers might like it. Hopeful, I can paste it. The presenter is Rick Larson and is very knowledgeable about the Star of Behthlehem.

False teaching is being exposed

New age philosophy is inundating Christian thought. We as believers and followers of Christ need to put on the full armor of God each and everyday to prevent ourselves from be led away from our first love. False teaching and New Age thinking can sneak into faith in very sneaky ways. For instance, those who are media (and I'm not just talking about the religion that revolves around Oprah) hold incredible sway over how we interpret the world and faith in Jesus Christ. The only way to keep from becoming sheep to these false shepherd's is by reading the Bible, knowing that it is God inspired. I'll post about this later, and how I was deceived by wolves in sheep's clothing.

God Bless!