We cannot choose the climate, we cannot control the economy, we cannot choose our heritage or which family we are born into , we cannot choose how people will react to us.....but there is a choice that we all have.
That choice is where we will spend ETERNITY. The most important choice in our lives , God leaves to us.
This Christmas everything has been done so you & I would come to the Kings of Kings and receive the SALVATION that only JESUS can give.
The sadness is that when Jesus came as a baby the people back then were scoffing at anyone who said that the MESSIAH layed in the arms of a teenager on the outskirts of their village.They sadly were all too busy & distracted to even consider the possibility. Those who missed JESUS at that time simply were neither looking or waiting.
And so it is today we still have a real choice as to whether or not we want to believe & receive Jesus as Lord & Saviour in our own lives.
Remind yourselves today that God became man . Divinity arrived in a form of a helpless baby. Heaven opened it's arms & placed it's most precious gift into a human womb and this was all done with you in mind.
Choose JESUS this season and experience an authentic CHRISTmas in your life.
To all my readers , critics,encouragers I pray that the Lord Jesus Himself will bless you abundantly with His mighty grace , love & mercy. I personally would very much pray that you would find God's peace in the new year through the presence of Gods Holy Spirit, the power of the cross , and the cleansing blood of JESUS.
Also to the anonymous person who sent me their sad comment yesterday : my response to you is:"JESUS LOVES YOU"(ACTS 4:12-21).
PRAYERS IN JESUS' NAME for your journey!
John3:16-18 ''For God so loved the world that He gave His one & only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have Eternal Life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.v18. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son."
MARNEY
Monday, December 21, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
JESUS .......SANTA ?
This Christmas remember two important things :
1.If you want cookies, sweets , red suits , elves , slices, sleighs & reindeers .....
Then you must go to the North Pole.
2. On the other hand , if you want SALVATION, FORGIVENESS , ETERNAL LIFE , PEACE, JOY , PURPOSE , TRUTH, HOPE , CLEANSING , & A 'BORN - AGAIN" experience .
Then you are invited to kneel with the shepherds at the manger of JESUS ...and worship GOD in FLESH , who dared to do what man dared never even to dream!
LUKE 2:11 "TODAY IN THE TOWN OF DAVID A SAVIOUR HAS BEEN BORN TO YOU, HE IS CHRIST THE LORD."
Everyone JESUS loves you & wants you to trust in Him as the only SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD.
Christians let the secret out that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD OF ALL !
Praying for you all today.
Blessings and grace.
MARNEY
1.If you want cookies, sweets , red suits , elves , slices, sleighs & reindeers .....
Then you must go to the North Pole.
2. On the other hand , if you want SALVATION, FORGIVENESS , ETERNAL LIFE , PEACE, JOY , PURPOSE , TRUTH, HOPE , CLEANSING , & A 'BORN - AGAIN" experience .
Then you are invited to kneel with the shepherds at the manger of JESUS ...and worship GOD in FLESH , who dared to do what man dared never even to dream!
LUKE 2:11 "TODAY IN THE TOWN OF DAVID A SAVIOUR HAS BEEN BORN TO YOU, HE IS CHRIST THE LORD."
Everyone JESUS loves you & wants you to trust in Him as the only SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD.
Christians let the secret out that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD OF ALL !
Praying for you all today.
Blessings and grace.
MARNEY
Sunday, December 13, 2009
ALMOST A DISCIPLE OF JESUS? ALMOST CALLED?ALMOST....ALMOST..?
For our own good & God's Kingdom , JESUS demanded & demands absolute obedience. He never has had any room for a "almost commitment"....in fact 'almost' isn't in JESUS' vocabulary. You are either with Him or not, you are either 'sold-out' or totally not! With JESUS ....."next time'' has to become "this time"
''ALMOST'' is acceptable with horseshoes , transport schedules, or even educated guesses, but with the MASTER , JESUS, it may as well be 'never'.
Do you think this is challenging ? Well just remember the CROSS....where would our Salvation be if Jesus ''ALMOST" went to the Cross. SELAH !
Today , this week , this month , this year & next ''almost for JESUS" will never placate God's terms of committed Discipleship, neither will it bring the greatest blessings in your life nor a dying worlds.
"Almost called", (really) put your ear down to the Bible & hear Jesus bid you go with a 100% passion for JESUS & HIS GOSPEL....this doesn't sound a comfortable , casual, carnal ,kind of Christianity & that is because it isn't.
Please do yourself a favour ..don't get duped into thinking that you are a man or woman sold out to JESUS with an ''almost decision" , it simply isn't truth.
READ MARK 8 : 34-38 this week for CHRISTMAS & REALLY LIVE "JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON.''
PRAYING!
''ALMOST'' is acceptable with horseshoes , transport schedules, or even educated guesses, but with the MASTER , JESUS, it may as well be 'never'.
Do you think this is challenging ? Well just remember the CROSS....where would our Salvation be if Jesus ''ALMOST" went to the Cross. SELAH !
Today , this week , this month , this year & next ''almost for JESUS" will never placate God's terms of committed Discipleship, neither will it bring the greatest blessings in your life nor a dying worlds.
"Almost called", (really) put your ear down to the Bible & hear Jesus bid you go with a 100% passion for JESUS & HIS GOSPEL....this doesn't sound a comfortable , casual, carnal ,kind of Christianity & that is because it isn't.
Please do yourself a favour ..don't get duped into thinking that you are a man or woman sold out to JESUS with an ''almost decision" , it simply isn't truth.
READ MARK 8 : 34-38 this week for CHRISTMAS & REALLY LIVE "JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON.''
PRAYING!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
CASUAL,CAPTIVE, CONFUSED, COMMITED,CONTAGIOUS....(2)
This Christmas what are your priorities as a man or woman of God?Selah upon this!
At this time of the year there is no one better to know what a true Christian is than a non-Christian.....there is an expectation that we will promote the cause of Jesus Christ, that we will show grace , love, mercy, and generosity to all . Yes that we will even be zealous in our commitment to the ongoing mission of Jesus Christ as Lord....we are expected to be contagious in our expression of Christianity in a way that all the world (secretly) longs to see & ultimately share.
Don't be confused about what Jesus has called you to do & be....we are called to be beautiful SALT which makes others thirsty for the Gospel, as well as compelling LIGHT, radiating the glory of God to everyone we meet.
Sadly some 'christians' have just enough of the world to keep them 'bad', & just enough of 'religion' to make them 'sad'. Rather we all need more of JESUS to make us GLAD.
Then perhaps the world will have there own experience of ; JOY TO THE WORLD THE LORD JESUS HAS COME!
Praying for you all today in JESUS' name!
MARNEY
At this time of the year there is no one better to know what a true Christian is than a non-Christian.....there is an expectation that we will promote the cause of Jesus Christ, that we will show grace , love, mercy, and generosity to all . Yes that we will even be zealous in our commitment to the ongoing mission of Jesus Christ as Lord....we are expected to be contagious in our expression of Christianity in a way that all the world (secretly) longs to see & ultimately share.
Don't be confused about what Jesus has called you to do & be....we are called to be beautiful SALT which makes others thirsty for the Gospel, as well as compelling LIGHT, radiating the glory of God to everyone we meet.
Sadly some 'christians' have just enough of the world to keep them 'bad', & just enough of 'religion' to make them 'sad'. Rather we all need more of JESUS to make us GLAD.
Then perhaps the world will have there own experience of ; JOY TO THE WORLD THE LORD JESUS HAS COME!
Praying for you all today in JESUS' name!
MARNEY
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
CAPTIVE...CASUAL...CONFUSED...CONTAGIOUS..COMMITTED?
This Christmas I am wondering who is JESUS to you ?This is an important question for all of us to answer .....because our commitment (or not) will reflect our understanding of the nature & position of Jesus in our lives.
George Barna says,"For captive Christians , success is obedience to God , as demonstrated by consistently serving Christ & carrying out His commands & principles. For casual Christians, success is balancing everything just right so that they are able to maximise their opportunities & joys in life without undermining their perceived relationship with God & others. Stated differently, casual Christianity is about moderation in all things while captive Christianity is about extreme devotion to their God regardless of the worldly consequences." (www.barna.org)
Casual Christianity brings CONFUSION. Personal comfort is the priority over commitment to the cause of Jesus Christ. Casual Christianity is a sad replacement for the life of a Disciple of Jesus.....don't sell out friends, not now , not ever. Tomorrow I will share more with you on this theme, but please be contagious with the Gospel of Jesus this Christmas.
Praying for you all .
MARNEY
George Barna says,"For captive Christians , success is obedience to God , as demonstrated by consistently serving Christ & carrying out His commands & principles. For casual Christians, success is balancing everything just right so that they are able to maximise their opportunities & joys in life without undermining their perceived relationship with God & others. Stated differently, casual Christianity is about moderation in all things while captive Christianity is about extreme devotion to their God regardless of the worldly consequences." (www.barna.org)
Casual Christianity brings CONFUSION. Personal comfort is the priority over commitment to the cause of Jesus Christ. Casual Christianity is a sad replacement for the life of a Disciple of Jesus.....don't sell out friends, not now , not ever. Tomorrow I will share more with you on this theme, but please be contagious with the Gospel of Jesus this Christmas.
Praying for you all .
MARNEY
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