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Today is Thursday, and that means trash day in our neighborhood. I took out the trash this morning and I am glad it is gone! I figured since today is trash day, it would be a good day to throw out all of our past regrets, mistakes, and sins too! Many of us beat ourselves up over things we have done wrong in the past. Myself included! The Bible is clear that love keeps no record of wrongs in 1 Corinthians 13, so we should not be keeping a record of wrongs on ourselves either! Repentance=forgiveness=freedom!
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails…”
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Jesus cleans our past, so our sins are as white as snow. Since we know God is love (1 John 4:16) and love keeps no record of wrongs, then God keeps no record of wrongs on those who have trusted in Jesus for their salvation! We are clean in His eyes through Jesus, and that promise is for every person on earth!
“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.”
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Not counting men’s sins against them! That is fantastic news! I pray everyone in the whole world receives that precious gift from God!
“For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
Hebrews 8:12
Remember them no more! Take that record of wrongs and throw it in the trash today! Thank you Jesus for the freedom you give us! Hallelujah!
I want to share some very good news! The Lord has squashed the disagreement I had with my good brother in Christ, and we are reconciled in the love and forgiveness of Jesus! Folks, that is how true brothers in Christ love each other. I respect this brother very much and I am very happy and encouraged that we are okay now! I love you brother, thank you for your kind words of encouragement!
It is okay to disagree with each other. The Bible says we only become sharper through the friction of what I call “strong fellowship.” I already feel sharper and better for it. I am just really pumped that the evil one never has a hold on us and he can’t keep good brothers down! We are victorious in the Blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Hallelujah!!!
Hey, listen, we are real brothers and we had a pretty good brother fight! It’s all good! I have a younger sister, but my friends and I sure would go at it when we were kids! I remember plenty times rolling around on the ground wrestling it out or hitting each other with sticks! It got nuts sometimes! Don’t worry, I won’t wrestle or hit any of you with sticks. My point is that real trusted brothers disagree sometimes and sometimes we have to engage in strong fellowship to work it out, and that is okay…as long as we do what my brother and I did–forgive and move forward in love. Boom! Jesus is Lord and He reigns up in here! That’s how real brothers in Christ do it!
I hope you read this tonight brother! Grace and peace to you! You will always be my brother!
Forgive and love each other folks! Grace and peace to you all!
I just want to make it very clear to everyone in the whole world that I have never in my life claimed to be a prophet and I don’t have any fancy titles and I don’t use fancy phrases. I never went to seminary, and I am not a pastor. I have served Jesus since October of 1996 and I’m just me. I did receive four years of training in the Bible, discipleship, and evangelism through Campus Crusade for Christ when I was in college (’96-2000), and that solid foundation of training has been a blessing in preaching the Gospel and ministering to people in need. I am currently medically unemployed due to Celiac Disease and I don’t pretend to be anybody. I am nothing. Just dust and breath. A sinner saved by grace, and nothing more. I don’t pretend to be anything. I received salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Freely I have received, freely I give. If you would like to read my testimony, please click the link below.
I have been open and honest about who I am and who I was before I knew Jesus. I have never hidden my “true nature” from anyone. I have been honest about my sinful nature and how God saved me. From the day I started this blog, I have been straightforward about my life and my faith. I have shared stories and pictures of my family. I have shared my struggles. I have preached the truth in love. I don’t have to hide from anyone. I am a redeemed child of God! Be careful who you judge and the kind of judgments that come out of your mouth. Calling someone a “false prophet” is very serious! I don’t know any prophets and I’m sure not one! I am just a man who God has called to preach the Gospel like He has with many Christians around the world. That’s it. I rebuke anyone in the Name of Jesus who calls me a prophet or false prophet! I am neither of those titles and I never will be!
I have never given myself a fancy title and I never received one from God or man. I don’t use fancy phrases. I just write how I write. If you feel that is fancy, well okay, I’m not trying to be. This is just how the Spirit writes through me. All the glory goes to God for everything that is written on this blog.
It is sad when Christians try to justify their sins and mistakes instead of repenting. It is hurtful when brothers in Christ lash out in sinful anger. For instance, cussing is cussing. The D word, The S word, The F word–yes, all of those are cussing and considered “unwholesome talk” (Ephesians 4:29), and if you don’t know that or if you use those words and try to justify using them, then you have a lot more to learn. As I said in my post titled Tongue of Fire, I struggled with bad language for a long time. I do not judge anyone. I leave that to the Lord and His Word. His Word is convicting enough! If you want to fight God over His Word, okay, enjoy that. You are going to lose that fight.
I am just a sinner saved by grace striving to live out His Word, and I pray for the strength to do it victoriously. Am I perfect? No, but I keep moving forward in His grace, forgiveness, and love every day, and so should you.
There is an old saying here in Colorado, “if you don’t like the weather, just wait five minutes.” The weather can change rapidly and viciously here. Blizzards, lighting, and the notorious Colorado hail are among the worst. I love my state, but we have to be prepared for the ever changing weather that comes down from the Rocky Mountains.
Do you know who doesn’t change though? Jesus! He doesn’t change like the finicky weather. He is the same today as He was almost 2,000 years ago!
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
Hebrews 13:8
That is great news folks! That means His love for you remains the same. He does not change like we do! I love that stability from Jesus. I can trust Him completely!
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
Jesus speaking in John 10:27-30
“Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise–the fruit of lips that confess his name.”
Hebrews 13:15
That is what I am going to do today. I am going to focus on Jesus and praise Him for His love for me that never changes! I love our ever changing weather here in Colorado, but I am very glad that is not how Jesus is. He stays true to us forever, and no one can snatch us out of His hand!
You can trust in Jesus! Salvation and Life are in His hands!
Six years ago, on 9-11-2012, my wife’s mother Bev passed away due to Alzheimer’s Disease. She was only in her 60s. Bev loved the Lord and she was an awesome lady! I am forever grateful that I met her and grew to know and love her as my mother in law and friend.
My wife is from Alaska, and she is Alaska tough just like her Mom was! Her mother was an outdoor girl growing up. She absolutely loved the outdoors and she was not afraid to venture into wolf and grizzly country. Bev went hunting in the dangerous wilds of Alaska with her father as a young girl, and she could shoot a rabbit in the eye at 100 yards with iron sights! They hunted and planted great organic gardens, and ate what God provided from the land and sea. My wife’s Grandparents were pioneers to Alaska before it became the 49th state (on January 3, 1959) of these United States, and her Grandpa and Dad built many of the houses in their neighborhood, including the one my wife grew up in.
My wife grew up living off the land in much the same way. Bev kept a lush garden and green house in the backyard, and they harvested what they needed from both. No need for the store for those things. Her Dad hunted deer and moose, and they harvested kings and halibut from the sea. My father in law even built a little smoke shack in their backyard to smoke the salmon–so good! My wife grew up in such a cool way!
Alaska Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). My wife has seen this happen. She said the lights make a swooshing sound in the sky!Deshka River, Alaska
I loved fishing with Bev! We went on an awesome king salmon fishing trip on the Deshka River many years ago with my wife’s parents. By the way, my father in law is a great guy, and he is the most generous man I have ever known! I have learned a lot of very useful skills from him too. It was amazing fishing the Deshka with 24 hours of sunlight! I think we fished for over 10-12 hours straight! I will never forget the giant grizzly bear paw prints along the river’s edge where we fished. I am sure they were there watching us the whole time…we just couldn’t see them! I caught the biggest river fish of my life there too. Those king salmon are huge! I highly recommend visiting Alaska at some point in your life!
Homer, Alaska, Boat Marina
On a different trip, we had a great time at their family cabin in Homer. We did some amazing halibut fishing on the open ocean and filled the giant cans with them! My father in law’s boat is great, and it was the first time I had ever fished like that. You have to club those halibut real good or they won’t stop flopping around! I was so sore after that trip! Back at the cabin, Bev and I fished for little dolly varden fish right off the beach and we were catching them one after another! It was hilarious and Bev and I were laughing as we kept reeling them in! We had a great fish fry that night! That time fishing with Bev is one of the best memories of my life!
Bev was a real joker too and she got me real good one time. This was back when I first met my wife’s family after college. We were having dinner and I asked her Dad what the scar was on his shoulder. Bev said, “he got bit by a shark in Hawaii.” I knew they did a lot of snorkeling there on family vacations, so I believed her and I was amazed as I asked about the event. Bev started laughing because I fell for the joke so hard. The scar was only from rotator cuff surgery. I always laugh thinking about that. Bev had a great sense of humor!
Bev was a fun lady to be around and she cooked the best grilled king salmon and fried halibut that I have ever had in my life! We miss her and we love her, and we find great peace knowing she is at home with her Savior. We love you Bev!
I pray this post is a blessing to all who knew and loved Bev. Grace and peace to my wife and all of our family as we remember her today! Grace and peace to you all!
I read a great post written by Karla Sullivan today called “After the impact: Thoughts on 9/11.” It got me thinking even more about 9/11 because she mentioned Pearl Harbor and JFK as well. It is a very thought provoking piece, and I recommend reading it.
I wrote her a reply that I would like to publish here. Sorry it was so long Karla! Your post was great and really got me thinking about all the research I have done. Thank you for that!
Here is the reply I posted to her. It is a very quick and condensed version of just a little bit of the years of research I have done on how the enemy (i.e. satan) operates in world governments. Yes, there really is a “New World Order” being built just like “they” talk about. I found out who “they” are, and my hope is that maybe you will look into some of the things I am talking about. I want to know the truth in all things. People can mock me and call me a “9/11 Truther” if they want to. I don’t care. I am used to being mocked for loving Jesus. I set my face like flint against the world. I am a “truther” period! I want to know the truth in all things. So, here is that reply I posted to Karla regarding her excellent piece on 9/11:
“Amen. I forgive, but it still makes me angry. I pray the truth comes out and spreads worldwide. The official narrative of 9/11 is a lie (just like they lied about JFK). Too few of us know the truth even 17 years later. I pray the Lord brings truth and justice and roots the traitors and liars out of our country!
The power families who run the Federal Reserve and the world banking system will not get away with their evil crimes forever. That was some move they made back in 1913 having Woodrow Wilson sign that evil Federal Reserve Act! It was after that time that all the modern booms and busts, recessions and depressions, and wars, assassinations, and false flags started happening as they systematically de-industrialized and tried to destroy our country. They control the money, so they control the world. They actually print the money, then lend it back to our country at interest, which causes inflation! The Federal Reserve is not federal. It is a privately owned bank! Look at a dollar. Does it say United States Note or Federal Reserve Note? That’s right.
That is how satan operates. Satan gave the power families (i.e. Rothschilds and Rockefellers) a money tree. They and their collaborators killed JFK and they perpetrated 9/11 too. JFK tried to end their Federal Reserve Note and print United States Notes backed by silver. Two months later, they killed him. 9/11 is about world domination for them. Their motto is “Order out of chaos.” They cause the chaos, so they can birth their new order out of it. If anybody thinks all that is nuts, I encourage you to do the research. Millions of us know the truth.
Thank you for this post! Sorry my reply is so long, but I am passionate about this. God bless you!
“I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated Governments in the civilized world no longer a Government by free opinion, no longer a Government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a Government by the opinion and duress of a small group of dominant men.”
-Woodrow Wilson, after signing the Federal Reserve into existence”
Do the research folks! The truth is out there and many of us know it now. Our battle is spiritual and just as the Lord has people who worship and serve Him, so does the evil one, and the people that serve him are building his one world government as they wait for him to arrive. Don’t worry, the anti-Christ only gets 7 years of power, then Jesus comes out of Heaven and takes care of him for us! Amen, Come Lord Jesus!
Pray for our country! Pray that the Lord smites the plans of the wicked people who are serving satan. Pray that we can stand strong against them and glorify Jesus! Amen.
Today is September 11, 2018. It is Patriot Day here in America. It is the day we remember the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives that terrible day.
I will be praying for my country today and all those who lost their loved ones. I pray the Lord keeps our country safe. I also pray that our country honors God.
Everything changed in our country after that day. It changed the whole world and how we see it. Whether you believe the official government narrative (which I don’t), or you believe it was a false flag perpetrated by traitors and collaborators (which I do), the fact remains that almost 3,000 of our fellow citizens were killed that day. I watched it all live on TV that day and I will never forget it.
I pray that the truth comes out someday. I commend and respect Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth for the excellent research they have done that exposes the lies of the official narrative. Unless the government could defy the laws of physics, then there is no way those buildings came down like they said they did. No way! I believe they were brought down in a controlled demolition and I have many years of research behind me to back that up. If you have never researched it, then you don’t know. If all you ever heard and believed was the official narrative, then you are missing a great deal of information and I recommend checking out the Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth.
I have also researched why certain elements in our government would want to do that to us, and it is way too deep to write about it here. It ties in with Bible prophecy, WW3, and the end times one world government run by the evil one, I will tell you that! I encourage you to dig for the truth yourself. The official government narrative is NOT the truth!
I am going to stop here because this is something that I am very passionate about and I could write for months or even years on this topic. I encourage you to do the research. I forgive those who did this to our country. Our God is a God of justice as well. I love my country and I want the truth to be known! I hope you do too!
Prayer
“Lord, please be with our country in power today! Be with all those who lost their loved ones and comfort their hearts Lord. I pray you spread revival through our country and bring healing! I pray you protect our country and pour out Your Holy Spirit on us! Let the truth be known in all things and expose the lies and liars who perpetrated this attack. Bring them to justice Lord! May Your will be done in all things. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.”
Grace and peace to you all! Grace and peace to our beautiful country!
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord..”
Psalm 33:12
Picture of iron cross at ground zero that formed naturally in the rubble. My friend took that photo. She was living in New York City during 9/11. I’ve had that picture for the last 17 years.
The above verse is a simple yet powerful prayer I have been praying over my family for many years. It is a very effective prayer and the Lord will do just what the verse says.
That is all I have for tonight folks. We had a tragic loss today in our community. Thank you all for praying for the family. Spend time with your family. Give them an extra hug or two tonight. Please remember to love each other deeply. We never know when it will be time for our loved ones to go.
God bless you all. Grace and peace to you all. May the Lord make His love increase and overflow in our hearts, Amen.
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, there is a family here in our town in Colorado that desperately needs your prayers! I just received a call from my wife. She is a teacher at the Charter school our kids attend. There was a very popular 8th grade boy who attended the school. We don’t know the details yet, but this boy passed away last night.
He was a strong Christian. He had some medical problems and that might be the cause of his death. Please pray for his mother, father, and step-father! He was their only child. They love the Lord! The boy would always talk to my wife about his faith and he would always give my wife a hug when he would see her. Everybody at school called him “Big B” because he was a tall young man who loved playing basketball. There are grief counselors at the school and many kids are going home early.
There is great comfort knowing the young man knew Jesus. I have cried for this boy and his family and I will cry again. My heart is grieving with them, but yet we grieve with hope. That young man stepped into glory last night and He is in the presence of His Father who loves Him and will take care of Him for eternity. Thank you Jesus for ushering him into Heaven and taking him to the place you prepared for him.
“Lord, please be with his mother and comfort her heart. We don’t know why you took this young man at this time, but I pray that you bring great comfort and understanding to all of this. Please comfort his father and step-father and all of his family who loved him so dearly. Please be with every student and teacher at the school and pour out your Holy Spirit to comfort all of them. We lift them up to you Lord. Please bring Your healing. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
I love you all in the Name of Jesus. Thank you for your prayers for this family.
“Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.”
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