I know I already have a great thing going with blogger (btw: sorry I haven't posted in a while schools got me busy!) but I have decided to pick up a myspace!
Don't really know why I chose to, oh yeah! It was because of my hyper-active friend Carly. She talked me into it and then she decided to DELETE HER'S! Grrrrr.
Oh well, who cares. Just one less friend. Darn. But she's on Blogger so I'm gonna start following her blog! She's really ramdom with her's! It's kinda weird sometimes...
... but hey, that's Carly!
What did we learn spiritually from this announcement/random ranting? Nothing. Nice, huh?
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Judgement Day
It's true that if Jesus is in your heart you have no reason to worry. Our mistakes are covered by the Blood of the Lamb. Plus, Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father interceeding for us (meaning that he tells the Father to forgive us when we do something wrong). Knowing these facts would be like getting the right to sin to an immature christian. However, just because we have the "get out of jail free" card doesn't mean that we can live life like the unsaved. You still need to be living right not out of fear for your life but out of love for your Savior.
"'On Judgment Day, watch out!'
These are the words of God, my Master. 'I'll turn off the sun at noon.
In the middle of the day the earth will go black. I'll turn your parties into funerals
and make every song you sing a dirge. Everyone will walk around in rags,
with sunken eyes and bald heads. Think of the worst that could happen
—your only son, say, murdered. That's a hint of Judgment Day
—that and much more.'"
-Amos 8:9-10 (theMESSAGE)
This was aimed at the Israelites who were sinning constantly and frustrating God. Yeah they were saved, they were God's chosen people, but they sinned. Their sins were like telling God that they didn't care about him and would rather please themselves.
This was how badly God felt. It's how badly he feels about you sinning now, but He has decided not boom in His anger like He used to.
Righteousness is not attained by works, but it's not attained by sinning either. Christ in you is the hope of glory. That's not referring to Heaven, but the glory of you being a righteous Christian.
PS: Can you find the prophesy of Jesus's death hidden in the verse from Amos?
"'On Judgment Day, watch out!'
These are the words of God, my Master. 'I'll turn off the sun at noon.
In the middle of the day the earth will go black. I'll turn your parties into funerals
and make every song you sing a dirge. Everyone will walk around in rags,
with sunken eyes and bald heads. Think of the worst that could happen
—your only son, say, murdered. That's a hint of Judgment Day
—that and much more.'"
-Amos 8:9-10 (theMESSAGE)
This was aimed at the Israelites who were sinning constantly and frustrating God. Yeah they were saved, they were God's chosen people, but they sinned. Their sins were like telling God that they didn't care about him and would rather please themselves.
This was how badly God felt. It's how badly he feels about you sinning now, but He has decided not boom in His anger like He used to.
Righteousness is not attained by works, but it's not attained by sinning either. Christ in you is the hope of glory. That's not referring to Heaven, but the glory of you being a righteous Christian.
PS: Can you find the prophesy of Jesus's death hidden in the verse from Amos?
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Judge
"He was quite explicit: 'Vengeance is mine, and I won't overlook a thing' and 'God will judge his people.' Nobody's getting by with anything, believe me."
-Hebrews 10:26 (theMESSAGE)
I know that judging is wrong. I can't tell people that they're bad christians simply by observing them in and out of service. I can't label somebody acholic if I catch them stumbling out of the bar. I can't judge a book by its cover.
...how cliche...
My youth pastor, Pastor Chad, spoke last night on being half Christian. It was well presented and obviously a message close to his broken heart. As he gave the altar call his eyes swelled with tears and voiced cracked. Not many other people could tell, but Chad had seen with the eyes of God and noticed the mold on most of his concregations rotting hearts.
As about half the group got up to the altar, and the other half cringed in fear of being noticed for sins of the past; Pastor Chad prayed and fought spiritually. He interceded for his beloved teenagers with a determination and a fervency I'd only seen a couple times.
To further the spiritual hype, Jeramey Tamez, our worship leader, began the song I Surrender. This song was written by our band as they were led by the spirit on one night two years ago after Spring Break Camp. The chorus is simple, but quickly becomes an anthem of desperation:
I surrender
I surrender
Set me free!
Then to bring this awesome night to a crshing halt, I spotted one of the kids acting up. We were just getting to sing the chorus for a second time and there she was playing around with her friends.
I can't judge but I can't approve what she did.
-Hebrews 10:26 (theMESSAGE)
I know that judging is wrong. I can't tell people that they're bad christians simply by observing them in and out of service. I can't label somebody acholic if I catch them stumbling out of the bar. I can't judge a book by its cover.
...how cliche...
My youth pastor, Pastor Chad, spoke last night on being half Christian. It was well presented and obviously a message close to his broken heart. As he gave the altar call his eyes swelled with tears and voiced cracked. Not many other people could tell, but Chad had seen with the eyes of God and noticed the mold on most of his concregations rotting hearts.
As about half the group got up to the altar, and the other half cringed in fear of being noticed for sins of the past; Pastor Chad prayed and fought spiritually. He interceded for his beloved teenagers with a determination and a fervency I'd only seen a couple times.
To further the spiritual hype, Jeramey Tamez, our worship leader, began the song I Surrender. This song was written by our band as they were led by the spirit on one night two years ago after Spring Break Camp. The chorus is simple, but quickly becomes an anthem of desperation:
I surrender
I surrender
Set me free!
Then to bring this awesome night to a crshing halt, I spotted one of the kids acting up. We were just getting to sing the chorus for a second time and there she was playing around with her friends.
I can't judge but I can't approve what she did.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Why I'm still at this
It's become pretty clear to me that just a few people read this blog. If people do read it, it's because I am close to them and they'd like to hear what's going on in my life. But instead of posting random things like "yesterday I got an icecream cone!" I choose to use this blog as a ministry. A slowly growing ministry. Real slow.
But I keep at it just as much for me as for the handful of friends who care enough to read about spiritually enhancing posts. I've used this as a public spiritual diary of sorts. I like the fact that it keeps me pouring over the Word to bring out something new.
I hope that you enjoy reading these posts as I bring to you more and more things that I've found in God's massive word!
But I keep at it just as much for me as for the handful of friends who care enough to read about spiritually enhancing posts. I've used this as a public spiritual diary of sorts. I like the fact that it keeps me pouring over the Word to bring out something new.
I hope that you enjoy reading these posts as I bring to you more and more things that I've found in God's massive word!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Yod Hey Vav Hey
If you didn't understand the title of this post, you're not alone. But it's been right in front of you since you began to read the Bible. Have you ever been reading along in God's word and suddenly saw the word LORD in all caps? You probably thought that was wierd. Maybe you didn't think about it at all. Maybe you've never seen it cause you don't read the Bible! Haha! Jk! Can't be judgeing!
The word LORD is code for the name of God. If you look at the hebrew for it, Lord is the "Sacred Name". It was not allowed to be spoken nor written in the time before Jesus' death. Those who wrote it had to be cleansed, those who spoke it had to be killed. The name was holy. The name was and is power.
LORD is code for Yod Hey Vav Hey. Seen as a pictograph, the Hebrew word comes out Behold the Nail, Behold the Hand! It's not only showing the power of God, but the prophesy of Jesus' death. This name was seen in the scriptures as early as Genesis 2:4. How amazing is this?! Do you think that Moses knew what this name prophesied as he wrote down the name for the very first time?
There's even more to this wonderful name! At this name, the Sacred Name, all of Hell trembles. Because Yod Hey Vav Hey is a name that is ONLY given to God and his children. My first name is my identity, what people generally call me by. But my last name is my lineage. I am now part of the family tree of Yod Hey Vav Hey, and all the authority in that name is mine when I speak it and believe it! I am a child of Yod Hey Vav Hey! If oyu have asked Jesus into your heart then you have the last name of Yod Hey Vav Hey too!
Go out and conquer in the name of Yod Hey Vav Hey! Don't let the devil take your joy, your peace, your dominion over him and his power! Be a child of God!
The word LORD is code for the name of God. If you look at the hebrew for it, Lord is the "Sacred Name". It was not allowed to be spoken nor written in the time before Jesus' death. Those who wrote it had to be cleansed, those who spoke it had to be killed. The name was holy. The name was and is power.
LORD is code for Yod Hey Vav Hey. Seen as a pictograph, the Hebrew word comes out Behold the Nail, Behold the Hand! It's not only showing the power of God, but the prophesy of Jesus' death. This name was seen in the scriptures as early as Genesis 2:4. How amazing is this?! Do you think that Moses knew what this name prophesied as he wrote down the name for the very first time?
There's even more to this wonderful name! At this name, the Sacred Name, all of Hell trembles. Because Yod Hey Vav Hey is a name that is ONLY given to God and his children. My first name is my identity, what people generally call me by. But my last name is my lineage. I am now part of the family tree of Yod Hey Vav Hey, and all the authority in that name is mine when I speak it and believe it! I am a child of Yod Hey Vav Hey! If oyu have asked Jesus into your heart then you have the last name of Yod Hey Vav Hey too!
Go out and conquer in the name of Yod Hey Vav Hey! Don't let the devil take your joy, your peace, your dominion over him and his power! Be a child of God!
Monday, December 1, 2008
Healing
My teeth are out of order. Braces seemed to be the only option. Dentists said it'd take at least 5 years. My famliy can't pay for those expensive braces. I don't want the pain of braces.
So I began to pray. For years I'd prayed. Nothing but prophesies and promises. Don't get me wrong, promises and prophesies are awesome, but my healing wasn't yet complete so my prayer didn't stop.
Finally, my friend's mom, Jo McGuffin, told me of an out reach my church had put together called the Healing rooms. I wasn't sure what they were and had heard of 'em but didn't they were for me. I was wrong. Dead wrong.
When I went I got prayed for by three people. One man I knew and two women I didn't. As they prayed the Holy Spirit gsve them visions and words of comfort. I learned that the Holy Spirit was doing work in my mouth. Not just to rearrange my teeth but to write songs. I've written a couple already and I'm really loving how the Holy Spirit inspires the lyrics. They also told me that I'd feel pain. My gums are becoming soft and moldable which also means very sensitive. I'm happy to report that I've been feeling slight pain since the thanksgiving break, but yesterday I felt it contstantly, and still do today!
"...by his wounds you have been healed."
-1 Peter 2:24
So I began to pray. For years I'd prayed. Nothing but prophesies and promises. Don't get me wrong, promises and prophesies are awesome, but my healing wasn't yet complete so my prayer didn't stop.
Finally, my friend's mom, Jo McGuffin, told me of an out reach my church had put together called the Healing rooms. I wasn't sure what they were and had heard of 'em but didn't they were for me. I was wrong. Dead wrong.
When I went I got prayed for by three people. One man I knew and two women I didn't. As they prayed the Holy Spirit gsve them visions and words of comfort. I learned that the Holy Spirit was doing work in my mouth. Not just to rearrange my teeth but to write songs. I've written a couple already and I'm really loving how the Holy Spirit inspires the lyrics. They also told me that I'd feel pain. My gums are becoming soft and moldable which also means very sensitive. I'm happy to report that I've been feeling slight pain since the thanksgiving break, but yesterday I felt it contstantly, and still do today!
"...by his wounds you have been healed."
-1 Peter 2:24
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