Plant or water? Is that the question? 1 Corinthians 3:7-9

Good morning butterfly. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Yesterday we talked about planting the seeds. Have you had the opportunity to plant some seeds. The occassion will arise, and may your planting be fertile. God's work involves many different individuals with a variety of gifts and abilities.

Now listen, THERE ARE NO SUPERSTARS in this task, only team members performing their own special roles. We can become useful members of God's team by setting aside our desires to receive glory for what we do. Don't seek the praise that comes from people- it is comparatively worthless, instead, seek approval from God.

1 Corinthians 3:7-9 "It's not important who does the planting or who does the watering. What's important is that God makes the seed grow. The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work. For we are both God's workers. And you are God's field. You are God's building."

Go forth, oh horticulturist from God; plant, water, but all for the glory of God. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Just spreading the news! 1 Corinthians 3:6

Good morning everyone. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Let's start today with a quote: "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant."
Robert Louis Stevenson

1 Corinthians 3:6 "I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow."

Paul planted the seed of the Good News message in people's hearts. He was a missionary pioneer; he brought the message of salvation. Apollos watered the seed. He helped the believers grow stronger in the faith.

Paul founded the church in Corinth, and Apollos built on that foundation. Unfortunately, the believers in Corinth had split into factions, pledging loyalty to different teachers.

After the preachers' work is completed, God is the one who makes Christians grow. If you attend a traditional church your leaders should be respected, but we should never place them on pedestals that create barriers between people or set them up as a substitute for Christ.

If you attend in a non-traditional setting, no one person is higher than another, all are there to plant seeds, God will take care of the rest. Don't worry about the harvest - God will do that. We just need to keep spreading the seeds. Let your butterfly wings develop and go forth. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

2 Corinthians 3:6 Ministers of the new covenant

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

When a Monarch Butterfly newly emerges from its caterpillar cocoon it takes about 10 minutes for its wings to fill with fluid and an hour for its wings to harden. Each spring the monarchs travel northward across the central and eastern United States toward Canada. Then in August there is a mass migration of millions of monarchs as they migrate south, up to 2,000 miles in two months and they take refuge from winter's cold beneath the canopy of umbrella-like forests of central Mexico.

The monarch travels 25 to 30 miles a day, and lives on milkweed and nectar plants. They mate, lay eggs on milk plants, and each behave individually. Once again, our life should be more like the monarch. In my little finite mind what I see is:
Eggs of Monarch = Rebirth of our spirit (accepting Jesus Christ as saviour)
Caterpillar = When we are studying and developing in the word of God
Wings fill & harden= when we become committed to the word of God
Migration = Taking the word of God into the word and sharing the Good News

The Spirit is our gift from God. 2 Corinthians 3:6 "He has enabled us to be ministers of his new covenant. This is a covenant not of written laws, but of the Spirit. The old written covenant ends in death; but under the new covenant, the Spirit give life."

Under the new covenant the Spirit gives life, meaning eternal life; which comes from the Holy Spirit. Only by believing in the LORD Jesus Christ can a person receive eternal life through the Holy Spirit. The Spirit gives new life to all who believe in Christ. The moral law, the Ten Commandments, still points out sin and shows us how to obey God, but forgiveness comes only through the grace and mercy of Christ.

So, as a butterfly, you have been through:
the egg stage (accepting Christ);
caterpillar stage where you have studied and learned through God's word;
wings fill and harden you are getting ready to take the word into the world; and finally migration when you take the word into the world and actually invite people to accept Jesus Christ as their LORD and Saviour.

Are you ready butterfly? Let's migrate! Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

James 1:12 Temptation- you can endure

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

America - did you know that on this date in 1607 an expedition of English colonists went ashore at Cape Henry, Va., to establish the first permanent English settlement in the Western Hemisphere? (They later settled at Jamestown.) How simple a life, but courageous a step for these people.

Yesterday we talked about the butterfly and its development. Our Christian development is much the same way. We need to go through the steps, salvation, study, and spread the word. Sometimes we get the salvation, Jesus Christ is our LORD and Saviour. Then we study and we gain the "head knowledge." We know in our head, but do we take it to heart and SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS?

JAMES 1:12 "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the LORD hath promised to them that love him."

It is easy to get caught up in the hurry hurry material world. Here are a couple of pieces of advice from an old farmer:
Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.

God bless you and your remember you can endure temptation and your crown waits. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Butterfly - Are you one?

Good morning all! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

In our wonderful world, have you ever thought of your life as the life cycle of a butterfly? Think of a butterfly, they start out as fertilized egg and develop into a beautiful butterfly. However, it is important they complete each of their cycles, from the egg, to the caterpillar, to the pupa.

It is in stage two, caterpillar stage, that the wings begin to develop. Then, being allowed to fully develop a beautiful butterfly evolves. This is what we as Christians are to do. We start as eggs, i.e. infants in the Bible, we study, learn, and grow (caterpillar stage) preparing our wings, then we reach the butterfly stage, where we are to spread our wings and share the gospel, as the butterfly shares the pollen and nectar.

The butterfly goes forth into the world as we as Christians should do. Interestingly enough, however, if the caterpillar stage does not fully develop neither does the butterfly. A young boy saw a butterfly developing and wanted to help it get free. He carefully took the butterfly, freed it from the cocoon to set it "free." The problem was, it was not fully developed and its wings did not mature, therefore the butterfly was grounded and destined to certain death.

How often do we try to skip a stage and do not fully develop? My life as a butterfly should be to accept Jesus Christ as my LORD and saviour, then GROW in the WORD, and finally spread my nectar and pollen with all the world; the good news about salvation. Do I? Do you? We need to spread the good news of Jesus Christ, and grow in the faith.

As Jesus simply says to Matthew in Matthew 9:9 ".......Follow me and be my disciple....." Can you or are you willing to do this? Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Good Friday - It is all about Jesus

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

What is today? Today is good Friday. What is good Friday? Take time today, tomorrow, and Sunday to read about the events. Recall them and place them to memory.

John 17 - Jesus goes to pray for himself and visits with God the Father.
John 18 - Jesus is betrayed and arrested.
John 19 - Jesus is flogged by Pilots decree, Jesus is placed on the cross, Jesus dies on the cross, Jesus is placed in the tomb.
John 20 - Jesus rises from the dead, Jesus appears to His disciples, Jesus appears to Thomas.
John 21 - Jesus appears to seven disciples, Jesus challenges Peter.

Sometimes it is just good to take time to reflect. Just what did Jesus do for YOU? Oh, not much, just ETERNAL LIFE!! Wow! What a gift! All the wealth, all the materials goods in the world won't match up to what Jesus did for you and for me. I plead with you to take time, spend quiet time with God, and thank Him for His Son Jesus.

Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Holy Spirit gives spiritual life John 3:6

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

JOHN 3:6 "Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life."

Who is the Holy Spirit? God is three person in one - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

God became a man in Jesus so that Jesus could die for our sins. Jesus rose from the dead to offer salvation to all people through spiritual renewal and rebirth. When Jesus ascended into heaven, his physical presence left the earth, but he promised to send the Holy Spirit so that his spiritual presence would still be among humankind.

The Holy Spirit first became available to all believers at Pentecost and all believers today have the power of the Holy Spirit. Do you exercise your Holy Spirit power? Do you let the Holy Spirit lead or do you put the Holy Spirit on a leash and try to lead it? One of our jobs is to listen to the Spirit! Are you sitting in the spirit or on the spirit.

Take time to read John 3:1-21. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

FEAR - Psalm 34

Good morning all! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

What is fear? A definition is fear is related to the specific behaviors of escape and avoidance, whereas anxiety is the result of threats which are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable.
Worth noting is that fear almost always relates to future events, such as worsening of a situation, or continuation of a situation that is unacceptable. Fear could also be an instant reaction to something presently happening.

We fear or worry about things that have not happened, but that we anticipate may happen. We tend to forget the blessings that God promises. Look at Psalm 34:4 "I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears."

God promises great blessings to His people, but many of these blessings require active participation. God will set us free from our fears.

34:7 God will guard and defend us;
34:8 God will show us goodness;
34:9 God will supply our needs;
34:15 God will listen when we call to Him;
34:22 God will redeem us;
but we must do our part!

How do we do our part? We must trust Him, cry out to Him, take refuge in Him, fear Him, refrain from lying, turn from evil, do good and search for peace, are heart broken and serve Him.

Take time to read Psalm 34, God pays attention to those who call on him. God always hears and acts on behalf of those who love Him. Do you love God? How do you know? Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Do you really trust in the LORD? Proverbs 3:5,6

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Questions to ponder- What are the 10 commandments? Can you list them? Where are they found? We will come back to this later on.

What happens when you are in a situation where you are unsure of the action that needs to be implemented?
Most of us take the bull by the horns and try to solve it. The old "I can handle it" attitude.

Proverbs 3:5,6 "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."

Do you trust in the LORD with all your heart? Do you pray for knowledge and understanding?
Do you acknowledge God and listen so he will direct you path?

Take a moment here and let's soul search. Think about the words "trust in the LORD with all thine heart". Do you really? If I could just come to the LORD as does a small child, in true obedience and acceptance, but no, I want to figure the situation out. My prayer for you and for me today is that we will learn to come to GOD in prayer and obedience as do the little children.

Jesus took time for the children. Jesus loves the little children lots - they love and honour with a pure and willing heart. It is time for me to do so as well. How about you? Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Giving back to God! Do you? Malachi 3:8-12

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

What has been happening in your world lately? Well, here is a sensitive item - TITHING. How do you feel about tithing? You can check Leviticus 27, Numbers 18, Nehemiah 10, Deuteronomy 12, 14 & 26, Malachi 3:8-12, Matthew 23:23 and Luke 11:42.

The Israelites were required to tithe of their crops, fruit and herds. The tithe was given to the Levites to support them, who in turn gave a tithe of the tithe to support the priests.

In Malachi God promises blessings for those who faithfully tithe, and he says that refusing to tithe is like robbing him. Malachi 3:8-12 The people of Malachi's day ignored God's command to give a tithe of their income to his Temple. They may have feared losing what they had worked so hard to get, but in this they misjudged God. "Give, and you will receive," he says (Luke 6:38).

When we give, we must remember that the blessings God promises are not always material and may not be experienced completely here on earth, but we will certainly receive them in our future life with him.

Tithing, without love for God or obedience to God, amounts to nothing more than a meaningless ritual. Do you give back to God a tithe to show your obedience? Or do you begrudge God His share and you keep it? You tithe needs to be of not only money, but of your time, love and dedication. Can you do this? It took me a time to learn this, I know God is faithful, yet I still stumble. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Do you have a light above your head?

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Have you thought about the saved? The angels around you? Do you know who they are? Are you one of them?

Hebrews 13:2 "Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels."

Who are the saved? Who are angels here amongst us? Can you see or recognize an angel?
Angels when described in the Bible seem to have a glow about them. Do you have a glow about you?

I have an opportunity to visit with a young man yesterday who is a "non-practicing Catholic" and has not accepted Jesus. I asked him about this and we talked for a moment. I shared some information from a book I was reading and asked him if he had Jesus in his heart. He said not yet. I told him I would pray for him and his accepting Jesus.

I returned to my hotel room and was reading my book. The book is HEAVEN IS FOR REAL. In here Colton, the son, had an appendix rupture and was near death. He tells about seeing angels that had "lights above their heads" to his father, a pastor. This young man of 3 and 4 years old tells his story to his father.

Then later in this book a young girl, whose father was pastor of a church, while sitting with her mother asked her mother why some of the people in the choir had lights above their heads. I thought about this and then wondered, do I have a light above my head?

I felt it was time for re-examination of myself and my salvation. Take quiet time and go to God, listening, absorbing all He wants me to know, have and do. The thought remains with me,---Do I have a light above my head? Now I ask you - Do you have a light above your head? Is Jesus in your heart? Are you an angel, or angel in the making? Love you all. Please continue to pray for me as I for you.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Jesus said, "I am willing, you are cleansed." Mark 1:40-45

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

I realize I have spent a lot of "time" harping about "TIME." However,time is either our enemy or our friend. Again, how do you spell love to your children and spouse?
T - I - M - E !

If we just take time to be with the LORD, look around at His creation we may end up as the leper in Mark 1:40-45 who was cleansed; we will have so much excitement and enthusiasm about what God has done we will want to tell everyone!

When Jesus cleansed the leper He simply reached out His hand, touched the leper, and said, "I am willing, you are cleansed." Can you ask Jesus, as the leper did, to heal you if He is willing? If you do, you will get the same answer from Jesus, "I am willing, you are cleansed."

I have many things to be cleansed of, but one I do wish to be cleansed of is my "hurrying"; slow down, visit a quiet place, see if the silence is really deafening. To listen to the birds, to stop and observe. What a great creation God made. My prayer is to help me slow down and enjoy God's creation - large or small. Thank you for reading. I would appreciate any feedback. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Are you in the present? Mark 1:35

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good! TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Are you present? Sounds like an oxymoron. But really, are you present? We hurry, hurry, hurry, and the whole world revolves around us. Have to hurry breakfast, hurry getting ready, hurry to work, hurry to get everything complete at work only to start again tomorrow, hurry home, etc....... We are not present. Huh?

When we eliminate hurry we become present, or present to the present moment in all of its glory. We become aware of our surroundings. We see colors, smell smells, hear hushed sounds, and can actually feel a breeze in our face. We "show up" and are present.

When we show up we can experience the fullness of life; we can be constantly connected to God. Are you connected to God? Right now? Mark 1:35 "Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He (Jesus) went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed."

Slow down and be present. If not the train of life will be gone and you will be standing at the deport with your ticket. Being present is a "present" that we should appreciate. So, rise 10 minutes earlier, take time to be with God, pray, and see how your day goes. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Let the Spirit lead - Romans 8:26

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Our spiritual life - did you think about it? What is being in the spirit? What is spirituality? Oh, that is what I do each Sunday.....uh, at Sunday School and church! I really can get into the spirit then.

What?!?! Being in the spirit is not a "Sunday" thing; it should be a daily, hour by hour thing. Well, you know, when I go to church. NO! You are a temple of God, you should work within the spirit each waking moment. But, you don't understand.......

T - I - M - E! This is our problem. The most important aspects of our lives cannot be rushed. We cannot love, think, eat, laugh or pray in a hurry. When we are in a hurry, we are probably over extended; we find ourselves unable to live with awareness and kindness.

Romans 8:26 "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."

As a believer, you are not left to your own resources to cope with problems. Even when you don't know the right words to pray, the Holy Spirit prays with and for you, and God answers. Ask the Holy Spirit to intercede for you in harmony with God's own will. Then, when you bring your requests to God, trust that he will always do what is best.

How do you best spell love to your family? T - I - M - E ! Slow down, let the Spirit lead and see what happens. But, be genuine when doing this and LISTEN to GOD.
Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Spirituality? Uh, oh, yes I am spiritual. John 4:24

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Have you thought about your spiritual life? No, REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT!?!?

Did you know the average person in the U.S.A. spends:
. six months sitting at traffic lights
. eight months opening junk mail
. one year searching through desk clutter
. two years trying to call people who are not in
. three years in meetings
. five years waiting in lines

In a single day an average American will:
. commute forty-five minutes
. be interrupted seventy-three times
. receive six hundred advertising messages
. watch four hours of television

And we wonder why we have the attention span of a ferret on a triple cappuccino.
And what do we (you) have to show for all of the added "productivity"?

Health problems, stress, no quality time with your children, more time on face book or email than with family. Wow! It is time to set margins, slow your roll, and feel God's presence.

John 4:24 "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." Words from Jesus. Spirit is mentioned 491 times in the Bible.

Think about your "true spirituality" today, and we will talk more about it tomorrow.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

FAITH - aBig Oak or a squash? Matthew 17:20

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Head knowledge or faith? Satan has the head knowledge of the Bible; what is lacking.
What is faith? Here is what the dictionary said:
1. Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.
2. Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence.

Matthew 17:20 "You don't have enough faith," Jesus told them (disciples). "I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, "Move from here to there,' and it would move. Nothing would be impossible."

Jesus wasn't condemning the disciples for substandard faith; he was trying to show how important faith would be in their future ministry.

If you are facing a problem that seems as big and immovable as a mountain, turn your eyes from the mountain and look to Christ for more faith. Only then will you be able to overcome the obstacles that may stand in your way.

Faith is an ongoing, growing process. A.H. Strong relates this story. A student asked the president of his school whether he could not take a shorter course than the one prescribed. "Oh yes," replied the President, "but then it depends on what you want to be. When God wants to make an oak, He takes a hundred years, but when He wants to make a squash, He takes six months."

Our growth is as the big oak, some years it grows a lot, some years not hardly at all. When the oak is not growing much, it is solidifying the growth it already has. Are you as the oak or as the squash? Let's all grow in our faith. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

Stop, listen, and then.......James 1:19-20

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

LISTENING & DOING! These are probably one of the hardest things for us to do in society today. What does it mean to LISTEN? First, stop, not slow down, but stop. I taught school with a lady in Colorado that was a scary listener. Do you know why? Because, when you spoke to her, she STOPPED, looked you straight in the eye, and FOCUSED on what you were saying. She listened, absorbed, and remembered what you said later on. Can you remember a conversation from breakfast today?

She was also slow to speak. When you were talking, she was not thinking about what she was going to say, but focused on you and your words, what you were saying. She would consider what you said and respond accordingly.

And finally, listen, slow to speak, and then be slow to anger. Many times we are in such a "hurry" that we don't see the REAL SITUATION. Listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. When you see (listen), wait to speak, and actually notice what is going on you may not allow yourself to become angry. Don't let "hurry" get you twisted and upset. A car cuts you off in traffic, why? You don't really know, they may have an emergency, they may be living in the "hurry" world, or they may just be a rude, inconsiderate driver. Is it worth your anger? Really?

James 1:19-20 "Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires."

Don't let your bruised ego lead you. When injustice and sin occur, we should become angry because others are being hurt. Selfish anger serves no purpose to anyone. Take time today, slow down, listen, and let God be your god - not all the other things in the world. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

The hour glass of time-friend or foe? 1 John 2:6

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

How do you live your life? Scurring here and there, rushing to get to work, rushing home, rushing to fix a meal, rushing when you eat, rushing around the house, rushing to bed, and then start again the next day? Is this what Jesus did? NO!

1 John 2:6 "Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did."

When Jesus walked the earth what did he do? He went about God's work, and he went alone to pray and be silent with God. Do you?

Jesus told us we should "believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another." True Christian faith results in loving behavior; taking time. Taking time to pray. The way we act can give us assurance that we belong to Christ.

To walk today as Christ did, we must obey his teachings and follow his example of complete obedience to God and loving service to people. Jesus worked and prayed. He did not rush here and there; everything being an "emergency" or "urgent" item to do. Jesus worked at spreading the word; Jesus prayed and spent time alone with the Father, God. Do you? Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

To serve or be served.....Philippians 2:5

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Yesterday we talked about not looking out only for your interests, but interest in others also. Let me cast this out to you. Do you have a Christ like nature? Do become angry, mad at something or someone? Or angry at sin? Do you have a loving nature as did Christ? Or, are you loveable, accepting symbols of love but giving none?

Philippians 2:5 "You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had."
Do you? Jesus Christ was humble, willing to give up his rights in order to obey God and serve people. Do you? Or, do you WHEN IT IS CONVENIENT?

Like Christ, we should have a servant's attitude, serving out of love for God and for others, not out of guilt or fear.

Remember, you can choose your attitude. You can approach life expecting to be served, or you can look for opportunities to serve others.
Mark 10:45 Jesus said, "For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many." Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

It's all about...........? Philippians 2:4 Who?

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good.
TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Philippians 2:4 "Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."

Life Application Phil 2:4 "Don't look out only for your own interestes, but take an interest in others, too."

Philippi was a cosmopolitan city. The composition of the church reflected great diversity, with people from a variety of backgrounds and walks of life. People from Asia, Greeks, Romans, and more. With so many different backgrounds among the members, unity must have been difficult to maintain. The unity of the church had to be safeguarded. Paul encourages us to guard against any selfishness, prejudice, or jealousy that might lead to dissension.

Showing genuine interest in others is a positive step forward in maintaining unity among believers.

Today, tomorrow, each day, keep an eye for the good of others. Have respect for; fix your attention on others as well as yourself. Each person, each member of God church should practice unselfishness and due consideration for all the others.

Others is the keynote of these verses. A man of the Spirit lives in submission to Christ and in service to his fellowman. God bless you all. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny

No longer part of the world - John 15:18,19

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good.
TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Well, did you, or are you taking stock in the fact that God chose you? You are chosen; isn't that a great feeling?

Jesus warns us about hatred. Hatred is all around. If there were not hatred there would be no wars. As Adrian Rogers said, because of the media the world is now a neighborhood; but it is not a brotherhood.

What is going on around the world we are in touch with constantly; however, we are not loving one another as we should in a brotherhood. Wow! So true.

John 15:18,19 "If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you."

We, as Christians, need to love one another; support one another. Do we allow small problems to get in the way of loving other believers? Jesus commands that we love each other and He will give us the strength to do it. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny