This happens to be one of my favorite Psalms. It is beautiful just like so many others. I hope you enjoy reading this.
1 The LORD reigneth; let the peoples tremble; He is enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake.
2 The LORD is great in Zion; and He is high above all the peoples.
3 Let them praise Thy name as great and awful; Holy is He.
4 The strength also of the king who loveth justice, Thou hast established equity, Thou hast executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Exalt ye the LORD our God, and prostrate yourselves at His footstool; Holy is He.
6 Moses and Aaron among His priests, and Samuel among them that call upon His name, did call upon the LORD, and He answered them.
7 He spoke unto them in the pillar of cloud; they kept His testimonies, and the statute that He gave them.
8 O LORD our God, Thou didst answer them; a forgiving God wast Thou unto them, though Thou tookest vengeance of their misdeeds.
9 Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at His holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Bethlehem Christians Claim Persecution
I found this story in the Jerusalem Post and thought that I would blog about it. I think people need to be aware of the dangers of Islam and the evil they represent. It makes me sad to read stories like this about our fellow Christian Brothers and Sisters and not one Muslim here in America, nor in Europe has the audacity to condemn this action by Palestinian Thugs.
BETHLEHEM - A number of Christian families have finally decided to break their silence and talk openly about what they describe as Muslim persecution of the Christian minority in this city.
The move comes as a result of increased attacks on Christians by Muslims over the past few months. The families said they wrote letters to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, the Vatican, Church leaders and European governments complaining about the attacks, but their appeals have fallen on deaf ears.
According to the families, many Christians have long been afraid to complain in public about the campaign of "intimidation" for fear of retaliation by their Muslim neighbors and being branded "collaborators" with Israel.
But following an increase in attacks on Christian-owned property in the city over the past few months, some Christians are no longer afraid to talk about the ultra-sensitive issue. And they are talking openly about leaving the city.
"The situation is very dangerous," said Samir Qumsiyeh, owner of the Beit Sahur-based private Shepherd TV station. "I believe that 15 years from now there will be no Christians left in Bethlehem. Then you will need a torch to find a Christian here. This is a very sad situation."
Qumsiyeh, one of the few Christians willing to speak about the harsh conditions of their community, has been the subject of numerous death threats. His house was recently attacked with fire-bombs, but no one was hurt.
Qumsiyeh said he has documented more than 160 incidents of attacks on Christians in the area in recent years.
He said a monk was recently roughed up for trying to prevent a group of Muslim men from seizing lands owned by Christians in Beit Sahur. Thieves have targeted the homes of many Christian families and a "land mafia" has succeeded in laying its hands on vast areas of land belonging to Christians, he added.
Fuad and Georgette Lama woke up one morning last September to discover that Muslims from a nearby village had fenced off their family's six-dunam plot in the Karkafa suburb south of Bethlehem. "A lawyer and an official with the Palestinian Authority just came and took our land," said 69-year-old Georgette Lama.
The couple was later approached by senior PA security officers who offered to help them kick out the intruders from the land. "We paid them $1,000 so they could help us regain our land," she said, almost in tears. "Instead of giving us back our land, they simply decided to keep it for themselves. They even destroyed all the olive trees and divided the land into small plots, apparently so that they could offer each for sale." When her 72-year-old husband, Fuad, went to the land to ask the intruders to leave, he was severely beaten and threatened with guns.
"My husband is after heart surgery and they still beat him," Georgette Lama said. "These people have no heart. We're afraid to go to our land because they will shoot at us. Ever since the beating, my husband is in a state of trauma and has difficulties talking."
The Lamas have since knocked on the doors of scores of PA officials in Bethlehem seeking their intervention, but to no avail. At one stage, they sent a letter to Abbas, who promised to launch an investigation.
"We heard that President Mahmoud Abbas is taking our case very seriously," said Georgette Lama. "But until now he hasn't done anything to help us get our land back. We are very concerned because we're not the only ones suffering from this phenomenon. Most Christians are afraid to speak, but I don't care because we have nothing more to lose."
The couple's Christian neighbor, Edward Salama, said the problem in the city was the absence of law and order. "We are living in a state of chaos and lawlessness," he said. "The police are afraid of the thugs who are taking our lands."
Salama expressed deep concern over the conditions of Christians in Bethlehem, noting that many were leaving the country as a result of the deterioration.
"When I see what's happening to Christians here, I worry a lot for our future," he said. "They are targeting Christians, because we are seen as weak."
The Lamas said they decided to go public with the hope that the international community would intervene with the PA to halt the land-grab. "We will fight and fight until we recover our land," Fuad Lama said. "We will resort to the courts and to the public opinion for help.
"Unfortunately, Christian leaders and spokesmen are afraid to talk about the problems we are facing. We know of three other Christian families - Salameh, Kawwas and Asfour - whose lands were also illegally seized by Muslims."
A Christian businessman who asked not to be identified said the conditions of Christians in Bethlehem and its surroundings had deteriorated ever since the area was handed over to the PA in 1995.
"Every day we hear of another Christian family that has immigrated to the US, Canada or Latin America," he said. "The Christians today make up less than 15 percent of the population.
People are running away because the Palestinian government isn't doing anything to protect them and their property against Muslim thugs. Of course not all the Muslims are responsible, but there is a general feeling that Christians have become easy prey."
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1167467807655&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
BETHLEHEM - A number of Christian families have finally decided to break their silence and talk openly about what they describe as Muslim persecution of the Christian minority in this city.
The move comes as a result of increased attacks on Christians by Muslims over the past few months. The families said they wrote letters to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, the Vatican, Church leaders and European governments complaining about the attacks, but their appeals have fallen on deaf ears.
According to the families, many Christians have long been afraid to complain in public about the campaign of "intimidation" for fear of retaliation by their Muslim neighbors and being branded "collaborators" with Israel.
But following an increase in attacks on Christian-owned property in the city over the past few months, some Christians are no longer afraid to talk about the ultra-sensitive issue. And they are talking openly about leaving the city.
"The situation is very dangerous," said Samir Qumsiyeh, owner of the Beit Sahur-based private Shepherd TV station. "I believe that 15 years from now there will be no Christians left in Bethlehem. Then you will need a torch to find a Christian here. This is a very sad situation."
Qumsiyeh, one of the few Christians willing to speak about the harsh conditions of their community, has been the subject of numerous death threats. His house was recently attacked with fire-bombs, but no one was hurt.
Qumsiyeh said he has documented more than 160 incidents of attacks on Christians in the area in recent years.
He said a monk was recently roughed up for trying to prevent a group of Muslim men from seizing lands owned by Christians in Beit Sahur. Thieves have targeted the homes of many Christian families and a "land mafia" has succeeded in laying its hands on vast areas of land belonging to Christians, he added.
Fuad and Georgette Lama woke up one morning last September to discover that Muslims from a nearby village had fenced off their family's six-dunam plot in the Karkafa suburb south of Bethlehem. "A lawyer and an official with the Palestinian Authority just came and took our land," said 69-year-old Georgette Lama.
The couple was later approached by senior PA security officers who offered to help them kick out the intruders from the land. "We paid them $1,000 so they could help us regain our land," she said, almost in tears. "Instead of giving us back our land, they simply decided to keep it for themselves. They even destroyed all the olive trees and divided the land into small plots, apparently so that they could offer each for sale." When her 72-year-old husband, Fuad, went to the land to ask the intruders to leave, he was severely beaten and threatened with guns.
"My husband is after heart surgery and they still beat him," Georgette Lama said. "These people have no heart. We're afraid to go to our land because they will shoot at us. Ever since the beating, my husband is in a state of trauma and has difficulties talking."
The Lamas have since knocked on the doors of scores of PA officials in Bethlehem seeking their intervention, but to no avail. At one stage, they sent a letter to Abbas, who promised to launch an investigation.
"We heard that President Mahmoud Abbas is taking our case very seriously," said Georgette Lama. "But until now he hasn't done anything to help us get our land back. We are very concerned because we're not the only ones suffering from this phenomenon. Most Christians are afraid to speak, but I don't care because we have nothing more to lose."
The couple's Christian neighbor, Edward Salama, said the problem in the city was the absence of law and order. "We are living in a state of chaos and lawlessness," he said. "The police are afraid of the thugs who are taking our lands."
Salama expressed deep concern over the conditions of Christians in Bethlehem, noting that many were leaving the country as a result of the deterioration.
"When I see what's happening to Christians here, I worry a lot for our future," he said. "They are targeting Christians, because we are seen as weak."
The Lamas said they decided to go public with the hope that the international community would intervene with the PA to halt the land-grab. "We will fight and fight until we recover our land," Fuad Lama said. "We will resort to the courts and to the public opinion for help.
"Unfortunately, Christian leaders and spokesmen are afraid to talk about the problems we are facing. We know of three other Christian families - Salameh, Kawwas and Asfour - whose lands were also illegally seized by Muslims."
A Christian businessman who asked not to be identified said the conditions of Christians in Bethlehem and its surroundings had deteriorated ever since the area was handed over to the PA in 1995.
"Every day we hear of another Christian family that has immigrated to the US, Canada or Latin America," he said. "The Christians today make up less than 15 percent of the population.
People are running away because the Palestinian government isn't doing anything to protect them and their property against Muslim thugs. Of course not all the Muslims are responsible, but there is a general feeling that Christians have become easy prey."
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1167467807655&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Friday, January 19, 2007
The Lost Sheep
Parable of the Lost Sheep.........Luke 15:3-7
3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over the ninety and nine just persons which need no repentance.
This is one of my favorite parables. This reminded of my dream with Jesus Christ teaching me how to pray. He indeed called me back to him. That loving, warm, gentle voice that spoke to me. I will never forget how I dropped to my knees and repented to all the sins I have committed from my youth up to adulthood. I cried out in tears of pain because of the guilt I felt knowing that he shed his blood upon that cross to pay for my sins. By his stripes, I was healed. That lifted a lot of heartache of my chest.
So if anyone feels that they are in need of serious repentance, please ask God in the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of your sins. He did this so that all who believed in him would be saved from eternal damnation.
3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over the ninety and nine just persons which need no repentance.
This is one of my favorite parables. This reminded of my dream with Jesus Christ teaching me how to pray. He indeed called me back to him. That loving, warm, gentle voice that spoke to me. I will never forget how I dropped to my knees and repented to all the sins I have committed from my youth up to adulthood. I cried out in tears of pain because of the guilt I felt knowing that he shed his blood upon that cross to pay for my sins. By his stripes, I was healed. That lifted a lot of heartache of my chest.
So if anyone feels that they are in need of serious repentance, please ask God in the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of your sins. He did this so that all who believed in him would be saved from eternal damnation.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Armor of God
Ephesians 6:10-20
10) Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11) Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
12) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13) Wherefore take unto you the whole Armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14) Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15) And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16) Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
17) And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18) Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
19) And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the hidden truth of the gospel,
20) For which I am an ambassador in chains: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
What I see happening in the world today is that certain politicians are trying to silence Churches on behalf of those who love the unrighteous ways of life. As you can see with all the disbelief, hatred, false religions, crime, political corruption that surrounds us everyday and all the bickering trying to silence anyone who stands for righteousness, proves that we are living in the end times.
Jesus Christ even quotes Matthew 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
This happens on a daily basis to Christian people who stand for righteousness. Every time a Christian/religious person speaks out, a liberal comes along and tries to destroy everything that was said with criticizing and ridicule. The US Constitution is a complete joke to those of Christian faith. It seems that only the liberal left and their followers feel that the Constitution only applies to them and yet trying to deny these very freedoms to the Christians. We are being persecuted by those unrighteous followers as Jesus Christ said we would. Put on that whole Armor of God and pray that Jesus Christ comes quickly.
10) Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11) Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
12) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13) Wherefore take unto you the whole Armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14) Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15) And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16) Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
17) And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18) Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
19) And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the hidden truth of the gospel,
20) For which I am an ambassador in chains: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
What I see happening in the world today is that certain politicians are trying to silence Churches on behalf of those who love the unrighteous ways of life. As you can see with all the disbelief, hatred, false religions, crime, political corruption that surrounds us everyday and all the bickering trying to silence anyone who stands for righteousness, proves that we are living in the end times.
Jesus Christ even quotes Matthew 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
This happens on a daily basis to Christian people who stand for righteousness. Every time a Christian/religious person speaks out, a liberal comes along and tries to destroy everything that was said with criticizing and ridicule. The US Constitution is a complete joke to those of Christian faith. It seems that only the liberal left and their followers feel that the Constitution only applies to them and yet trying to deny these very freedoms to the Christians. We are being persecuted by those unrighteous followers as Jesus Christ said we would. Put on that whole Armor of God and pray that Jesus Christ comes quickly.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
People Need to Remember
Each State has it's own consitution. I will give you examples of different states as to the Preamble.
Ohio---We, the people of the State of Ohio, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings and promote our common welfare, do establish this Constitution.
Pennsylvania---We, the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, and humbly invoking His guidance, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
Florida---We, the people of the State of Florida, being grateful to Almighty God for our constitutional liberty, in order to secure its benefits, perfect our government, insure domestic tranquility, maintain public order, and guarantee equal civil and political rights to all, do ordain and establish this constitution.
Texas---Humbly invoking the blessings of Almighty God, the people of the State of Texas, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
California---We, the People of the State of California, grateful to Almighty God for ourfreedom, in order to secure and perpetuate its blessings, do establish thisConstitution.
Michigan---We, the people of the State of Michigan, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of freedom, and earnestly desiring to secure these blessings undiminished to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution.
Idaho---We, the people of the State of Idaho, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings and promote our common welfare do establish this Constitution.
Massachussetts---TO OUR BELOVED BRETHREN AND NEIGHBOURS the Inhabitants of the Massachusets, the Governour, Assistants and Deputies assembled in the General Court of that Jurisdiction with grace and peace in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Kentucky---We, the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties we enjoy, and invoking the continuance of these blessings, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
South Dakota---We, the people of South Dakota, grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberties, in order to form a more perfect and independent government, establish justice, insure tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and preserve to ourselves and to our posterity the blessings of liberty, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the state of South Dakota.
Alabama---"We, the people of the State of Alabama, in order to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish the following Constitution and form of government for the State of Alabama."
As you can see the Almighty God appears in the preamble of each state's Constitution.
Our currency/money that each of us use today has "In God We Trust".
As the President takes the oath of office, he recites the oath and then says "So Help Me God".
If you go to the United States Supreme Court, you will see engraved on the South Wall Frieze depictions of Moses & the Ten Commandments. On the east side of the building where Moses is the central figure among others, holding both tablets of the Ten Commandments, one in each arm.
In the Library of Congress there is a statue depicting Moses with the Ten Commandments in the Rotunda. Also in the Rotunda is a phrase from Lord Tennyson which reads "One God, One Law, One Element, And One Far-Off Divine Event To Which The Whole Creation Moves."
The U.S. Capitol building has a stained glass window of George Washington praying and these words surrounding him. "Reserve Me O God For In Thee Do I Put My Trust. Psalm 16:1".
Also, the White House itself has the Adams Prayer.
Ohio---We, the people of the State of Ohio, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings and promote our common welfare, do establish this Constitution.
Pennsylvania---We, the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, and humbly invoking His guidance, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
Florida---We, the people of the State of Florida, being grateful to Almighty God for our constitutional liberty, in order to secure its benefits, perfect our government, insure domestic tranquility, maintain public order, and guarantee equal civil and political rights to all, do ordain and establish this constitution.
Texas---Humbly invoking the blessings of Almighty God, the people of the State of Texas, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
California---We, the People of the State of California, grateful to Almighty God for ourfreedom, in order to secure and perpetuate its blessings, do establish thisConstitution.
Michigan---We, the people of the State of Michigan, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of freedom, and earnestly desiring to secure these blessings undiminished to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution.
Idaho---We, the people of the State of Idaho, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings and promote our common welfare do establish this Constitution.
Massachussetts---TO OUR BELOVED BRETHREN AND NEIGHBOURS the Inhabitants of the Massachusets, the Governour, Assistants and Deputies assembled in the General Court of that Jurisdiction with grace and peace in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Kentucky---We, the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties we enjoy, and invoking the continuance of these blessings, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
South Dakota---We, the people of South Dakota, grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberties, in order to form a more perfect and independent government, establish justice, insure tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and preserve to ourselves and to our posterity the blessings of liberty, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the state of South Dakota.
Alabama---"We, the people of the State of Alabama, in order to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish the following Constitution and form of government for the State of Alabama."
As you can see the Almighty God appears in the preamble of each state's Constitution.
Our currency/money that each of us use today has "In God We Trust".
As the President takes the oath of office, he recites the oath and then says "So Help Me God".
If you go to the United States Supreme Court, you will see engraved on the South Wall Frieze depictions of Moses & the Ten Commandments. On the east side of the building where Moses is the central figure among others, holding both tablets of the Ten Commandments, one in each arm.
In the Library of Congress there is a statue depicting Moses with the Ten Commandments in the Rotunda. Also in the Rotunda is a phrase from Lord Tennyson which reads "One God, One Law, One Element, And One Far-Off Divine Event To Which The Whole Creation Moves."
The U.S. Capitol building has a stained glass window of George Washington praying and these words surrounding him. "Reserve Me O God For In Thee Do I Put My Trust. Psalm 16:1".
Also, the White House itself has the Adams Prayer.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Experienced with an Ouija Board
I remember when I was around the age of 5 and saw my Dad get baptized in the waters in the Ice Cold month of February. I was crying because I couldn't understand exactly what was going on and I thought they were trying to drown my dad. I did not like that at all and that was devastating to me. Seeing my poor dad, freezing in the cold, being dunked under the water. However, something had happened and my parents stopped going to church. I still continued to go until the age of 10. The church bus used to pick me up to attend Sunday schools. I really wanted a Bible of my own, but never received one. So I stopped going for a long time. My dad is a very withdrawn person. He may have been there physically, but as far as emotionally nurturing, he wasn't. I cannot remember if my dad ever sat down with me just to read me a book, having father/daughter talks nor do I remember him helping me with my homework. My dad was a hard person to please.
While I was in high school, I wasn't even thinking about religion. I just wanted to talk to my friends and hang out with them. I had 1 boyfriend during all my years in high school (10th grade). Come to think of it now, 2 to 3 weeks isn't really long enough to consider that a boyfriend. LOL I never even thought about sex in high school. When you're a teen, you want to do what friends do and go shopping, go out to eat, go to football games, etc... One day, I asked my Mom about the Ouija board, and she explained to me briefly what it was. So we started to play with it, well, IT NEVER WORKED. That pointer would not move an inch. I always thought that Mom was pushing it when she played with others. I would concentrate and keep trying but it didn't work. Well, that was the end of that one. I never knew about the dangers of it until years later. Later in School (senior year), while my friends got asked to go to the prom, I was never asked to go. So I missed out on that.
Well, years later after high school I had worked, got married, had a child, his infidelity and alcoholism, and divorce after 7 years. But during that time, my mom called me because she, my sister and my cousin were playing the Ouija board (Still not knowing the dangers). She told me it was working fine when they asked questions. Apparently, they asked questions about me, I guess that board flipped out. It absolutely did not like me at all. What was the reason? "T-O-O S-P-I-R-I-T-U-A-L." I started laughing. I thought to myself, ok. So that was the end of that. No Problem at all. It wasn't until years later, I found out the real reason why it didn't work for me. Jesus Christ had been protecting me all along my entire life! He appeared to me in the hospital when I was 5 or 6 and then appeared to me in my dream and spoke to me just before I woke up to heart attack. Doctors were stunned I stayed awake throughout the entire ordeal. According to my lab results, I should not have been able to call 911.
I have failed Jesus Christ so many times in my life, but yet, he is always there to forgive me when I pray. He is the father that I've always wanted. He's humble, meek, warm, soft spoken, and a wonderful teacher. He taught me to pray. Before this all happened, I could never understand the Bible, but since that time, I know it and the Holy Spirit has guided me ever since. May God be with us always in our life's journeys. In Jesus's name. Amen!
While I was in high school, I wasn't even thinking about religion. I just wanted to talk to my friends and hang out with them. I had 1 boyfriend during all my years in high school (10th grade). Come to think of it now, 2 to 3 weeks isn't really long enough to consider that a boyfriend. LOL I never even thought about sex in high school. When you're a teen, you want to do what friends do and go shopping, go out to eat, go to football games, etc... One day, I asked my Mom about the Ouija board, and she explained to me briefly what it was. So we started to play with it, well, IT NEVER WORKED. That pointer would not move an inch. I always thought that Mom was pushing it when she played with others. I would concentrate and keep trying but it didn't work. Well, that was the end of that one. I never knew about the dangers of it until years later. Later in School (senior year), while my friends got asked to go to the prom, I was never asked to go. So I missed out on that.
Well, years later after high school I had worked, got married, had a child, his infidelity and alcoholism, and divorce after 7 years. But during that time, my mom called me because she, my sister and my cousin were playing the Ouija board (Still not knowing the dangers). She told me it was working fine when they asked questions. Apparently, they asked questions about me, I guess that board flipped out. It absolutely did not like me at all. What was the reason? "T-O-O S-P-I-R-I-T-U-A-L." I started laughing. I thought to myself, ok. So that was the end of that. No Problem at all. It wasn't until years later, I found out the real reason why it didn't work for me. Jesus Christ had been protecting me all along my entire life! He appeared to me in the hospital when I was 5 or 6 and then appeared to me in my dream and spoke to me just before I woke up to heart attack. Doctors were stunned I stayed awake throughout the entire ordeal. According to my lab results, I should not have been able to call 911.
I have failed Jesus Christ so many times in my life, but yet, he is always there to forgive me when I pray. He is the father that I've always wanted. He's humble, meek, warm, soft spoken, and a wonderful teacher. He taught me to pray. Before this all happened, I could never understand the Bible, but since that time, I know it and the Holy Spirit has guided me ever since. May God be with us always in our life's journeys. In Jesus's name. Amen!
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Personality Test
***Your Five Factor Personality Profile***
Extroversion:
You have medium extroversion.You're not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party.Sometimes you are full of energy and open to new social experiences.But you also need to hibernate and enjoy your "down time."
Conscientiousness:
You have medium conscientiousness.You're generally good at balancing work and play.When you need to buckle down, you can usually get tasks done.But you've been known to goof off when you know you can get away with it.
Agreeableness:
You have high agreeableness.You are easy to get along with, and you value harmony highly.Helpful and generous, you are willing to compromise with almost anyone.You give people the benefit of the doubt and don't mind giving someone a second chance.
Neuroticism:
You have low neuroticism.You are very emotionally stable and mentally together.Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly.Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure.
Openness to experience:
Your openness to new experiences is medium.You are generally broad minded when it come to new things.But if something crosses a moral line, there's no way you'll approve of it.You are suspicious of anything too wacky, though you do still consider creativity a virtue.
The Five Factor Personality Testhttp://www.blogthings.com/thefivefactorpersonalitytest/
Extroversion:
You have medium extroversion.You're not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party.Sometimes you are full of energy and open to new social experiences.But you also need to hibernate and enjoy your "down time."
Conscientiousness:
You have medium conscientiousness.You're generally good at balancing work and play.When you need to buckle down, you can usually get tasks done.But you've been known to goof off when you know you can get away with it.
Agreeableness:
You have high agreeableness.You are easy to get along with, and you value harmony highly.Helpful and generous, you are willing to compromise with almost anyone.You give people the benefit of the doubt and don't mind giving someone a second chance.
Neuroticism:
You have low neuroticism.You are very emotionally stable and mentally together.Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly.Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure.
Openness to experience:
Your openness to new experiences is medium.You are generally broad minded when it come to new things.But if something crosses a moral line, there's no way you'll approve of it.You are suspicious of anything too wacky, though you do still consider creativity a virtue.
The Five Factor Personality Testhttp://www.blogthings.com/thefivefactorpersonalitytest/
British Christians Protest Gay Rights
By THOMAS WAGNER - Associated Press Writer
LONDON(AP) Christian activists submitted a petition to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday protesting a gay rights law that they contend will force them to promote and condone gay sex.
The activists, who said such laws violate Biblical teaching, held a candlelit vigil outside Parliament as the House of Lords debated the new law Tuesday night. The body voted 199-68 against a motion calling for the regulation to be scrapped.
The section of the Equality Act 2006 banning businesses from discriminating against gay people in the provision of goods and services took effect in Northern Ireland on Jan. 1 and is scheduled to be introduced in England, Wales and Scotland in April.
In March, Britain's High Court will hear an attempt by a Christian group, the Christian Institute, to overturn the legislation.
Andrea Minichello Williams, a protest organizer, said the petition submitted to Buckingham Palace was signed by 10,000 Christians and urged the monarch to use her "power and position" to demand that the government protect the freedom of Christians to live according to the Bible's teaching.
The queen is the titular head of state in Britain and supreme governor of the Church of England, but she has no binding powers on either front.
"The regulations will force Christians to facilitate and encourage the practice of homosexual relationships and will force them to support the view that homosexual relationships are equivalent in worth and moral standing to heterosexual relationships," said a copy of the petition provided to The Associated Press.
The law makes it a crime for hotels and other businesses to refuse to rent rooms to homosexuals and for churches to deny use of their halls for civil union ceremonies for gay couples. Gay business owners are barred from deny services to heterosexual couples.
LONDON(AP) Christian activists submitted a petition to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday protesting a gay rights law that they contend will force them to promote and condone gay sex.
The activists, who said such laws violate Biblical teaching, held a candlelit vigil outside Parliament as the House of Lords debated the new law Tuesday night. The body voted 199-68 against a motion calling for the regulation to be scrapped.
The section of the Equality Act 2006 banning businesses from discriminating against gay people in the provision of goods and services took effect in Northern Ireland on Jan. 1 and is scheduled to be introduced in England, Wales and Scotland in April.
In March, Britain's High Court will hear an attempt by a Christian group, the Christian Institute, to overturn the legislation.
Andrea Minichello Williams, a protest organizer, said the petition submitted to Buckingham Palace was signed by 10,000 Christians and urged the monarch to use her "power and position" to demand that the government protect the freedom of Christians to live according to the Bible's teaching.
The queen is the titular head of state in Britain and supreme governor of the Church of England, but she has no binding powers on either front.
"The regulations will force Christians to facilitate and encourage the practice of homosexual relationships and will force them to support the view that homosexual relationships are equivalent in worth and moral standing to heterosexual relationships," said a copy of the petition provided to The Associated Press.
The law makes it a crime for hotels and other businesses to refuse to rent rooms to homosexuals and for churches to deny use of their halls for civil union ceremonies for gay couples. Gay business owners are barred from deny services to heterosexual couples.
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Christian Laughter
It's the end of the world as we know it:
And I feel fine, part 666. Jack van Impe:
“The number “6” in Roman numerals is made up of the letters, “VI”. The ancient Greek number “6” was taken from the sixth letter of their alphabet, the letter “sigma” which looks like the English letter “s.” Returning to the Babylonian empire and their sexagesimal system of numbers, the [computer] programmer considered that the possibility that their letter “A’ equaled 6. Thus, from the three great world empires of history, he found that the composition of the number “666” spells the word VISA – the exact name of today’s most accepted and popular credit card” (11:59 and Counting, pp.106,107)
11:59 and Counting: from 1.95 and counting (Amazon)
False prophecies: Priceless
For everything else there's VISA
I saw this on a website and thought how funny. I hope you are as amused as I was.
And I feel fine, part 666. Jack van Impe:
“The number “6” in Roman numerals is made up of the letters, “VI”. The ancient Greek number “6” was taken from the sixth letter of their alphabet, the letter “sigma” which looks like the English letter “s.” Returning to the Babylonian empire and their sexagesimal system of numbers, the [computer] programmer considered that the possibility that their letter “A’ equaled 6. Thus, from the three great world empires of history, he found that the composition of the number “666” spells the word VISA – the exact name of today’s most accepted and popular credit card” (11:59 and Counting, pp.106,107)
11:59 and Counting: from 1.95 and counting (Amazon)
False prophecies: Priceless
For everything else there's VISA
I saw this on a website and thought how funny. I hope you are as amused as I was.
Friday, January 05, 2007
More to Yeshua
I have always had this nagging in my heart that there were more things to discover than what is in the Holy Bible. I've had this feeling ever since I was young. I just kept searching because I knew there had to be more. Which brought me to 1 Corinthians 2:10-11
10) But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11) For what man knoweth the things of a man, except the Spirit of man which is in him?
Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
When I read this, this gave me goose bumps and still does sometimes. Then I read this and found the answer I was looking for which pretty much summed up my feelings.
John 21:25 And there are also many other things which Yeshua did, the which, if they should be written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
May God Bless each and every one of you.
10) But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11) For what man knoweth the things of a man, except the Spirit of man which is in him?
Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
When I read this, this gave me goose bumps and still does sometimes. Then I read this and found the answer I was looking for which pretty much summed up my feelings.
John 21:25 And there are also many other things which Yeshua did, the which, if they should be written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
May God Bless each and every one of you.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Iranian Christian Persecution
I have been looking around on websites about the Iranian Christian persecution. If a Muslim converts to Christianity, then he/she is arrested and executed. The largest population for Christianity in Iran is the Armenians and the Assyrians. However, more people are turning from Islam to Christianity when they hear the truth. They do this in secret and do not reveal to anyone who they are. This is rumored to number around 30,000. One of the greatest rulers was Cyrus the Great, the king of Persia. There is a good description in the Old Testament about him in the book of Ezra.
On a personal note, I pray that all people of Iran will one day be free from the tyranny of an evil regime bent on the destruction of its own people as well as the destruction of Christianity and Israel. I pray that Yeshua will open more eyes and hearts in Iran to his word which is truth. Christians in America, Canada, UK, Australia, as well as the other free countries, need to realize that our persecution by keeping those laws out of our Govt is no where near the persecution that the middle eastern Christians and Jews have to face. We are not imprisoned, nor tortured like our brothers and sisters that turn from Islam to Christianity in the middle east.
To all Persians living within and outside Iran, my prayers are with all of you always. You are all my brothers and sisters through Yeshua. May God bless each and every one!
Matthew 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness's sake: for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.
On a personal note, I pray that all people of Iran will one day be free from the tyranny of an evil regime bent on the destruction of its own people as well as the destruction of Christianity and Israel. I pray that Yeshua will open more eyes and hearts in Iran to his word which is truth. Christians in America, Canada, UK, Australia, as well as the other free countries, need to realize that our persecution by keeping those laws out of our Govt is no where near the persecution that the middle eastern Christians and Jews have to face. We are not imprisoned, nor tortured like our brothers and sisters that turn from Islam to Christianity in the middle east.
To all Persians living within and outside Iran, my prayers are with all of you always. You are all my brothers and sisters through Yeshua. May God bless each and every one!
Matthew 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness's sake: for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Abomination of Desolation
While carefully reading and studying the verses in Daniel, the Gospels and Revelations about the Abomination of Desolation, something occurred to me.
Back around 163 - 167 BCE, Ephiphanes went into the Jerusalem Temple and slaughtered a swine (pig) on the Altar. However, 33 CE came and the Scribes and Pharisees slaughtered the Lamb in Jerusalem. Yeshua is the Lamb of YHWH. The Abomination of Desolation was the actual rejection and crucifixion of Yeshua, our Lord and Saviour. Yeshua left the House of Israel desolate. Therefore, what prophets have come after Yeshua and his disciples? Absolutely none! Israel is desolate to this day until they accept Yeshua as being the living word of YHWH.
The reason I am using Yeshua is because that was his name.
Back around 163 - 167 BCE, Ephiphanes went into the Jerusalem Temple and slaughtered a swine (pig) on the Altar. However, 33 CE came and the Scribes and Pharisees slaughtered the Lamb in Jerusalem. Yeshua is the Lamb of YHWH. The Abomination of Desolation was the actual rejection and crucifixion of Yeshua, our Lord and Saviour. Yeshua left the House of Israel desolate. Therefore, what prophets have come after Yeshua and his disciples? Absolutely none! Israel is desolate to this day until they accept Yeshua as being the living word of YHWH.
The reason I am using Yeshua is because that was his name.
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