36 Reason Why I love the Lord

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I am participating with the KJV blog in listing the reasons why I love the lord and I praise God for a chance to testify for my lord, I have been saved since July 1974, that is 36 years, WOW it seems like yesterday to me. Let me give you 36 reasons why I love the lord.

01.I love the lord because he first loved me
02.He drew me to him
03.He bled and died for me
04.He planted my feet on higher ground
05.He give me love
06.He taught me how to love
07.He saved me from a Devil's hell
08.He reached down to where I was, and came to me
09.He touched my blinded eyes and made me see
10.He set my feet upon a solid rock,
11.He give me a good husband
12.He give me wonderful children
13.He gives me breath for each day
14.He give me compassion for others
15.He give me Godly friends to help me
16.He give me eyes to see his beauty
17.He give a mouth to witness for him
18.He give me feet that can take the Gospel to others
19.He give me two hands that can help others
20.He give a life of being a Preachers wife
21.He give a good church to attend
22.He give me a roof above me
23.He give me food for my table
24.He give me shoes to go on my feet
25.He clothes me in good clothes
26.He gives me so much to depend on him for
27.He choose me to be in his family
28.He lead me into a valley where I learned to lean on him
29.He sits me upon the mountain top so I can shout his name
30.He lets me live daily to worship him
31.He give me a singing voice to sing his praise
32.He give a gift of writing to glorify him
33.He give me a sane mind to follow him
34.He put his ways in my mind, and heart
35.He give me discernment of right and wrong
36.He give me the gift to express my self

 I thank you for this opportunity to tell others why I love the lord Jesus Christ, with all my soul, and all my heart and all my mind, may he bless all those who call upon him, and reach out to others in his name. If any one else wants to join in this just go to the KJV site and sign up with Mr. Linky.

Wonderful Words For Wednesday

THE "DNA" OF JESUS



Was and is Jesus very God?


Gen. 1:1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.


John 1:3: All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.


Gen. 3:15: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed.


This limits the seed. Normal births are the seed of the man -- not the woman. Jesus had to be virgin born.


It was prophesied, in Gen. 22:8: "And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering" -- not, as many say, "God will provide for himself a lamb", but "God will provide himself a lamb."


John 1:29: Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.


John 8:19: Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father?


John 8:24: I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.


NOTE: If you do not believe that Jesus is God the Father, you will die in your sins.


John 14:9: Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?


Heb. 1:8: But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.


There are many more Scriptures that prove that Jesus is very God. Here is the "DNA" of Jesus' blood:


Acts 20:28: Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.


God purchased His church with His own blood -- the blood that came out of Jesus was God's blood. What an humbling fact, that God would leave heaven, enter human flesh on earth, and die for you and me. God did all of this for us, but He cannot save you unless you open the door to your heart and let Him in.


Heb. 7:25: Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.


Jesus died to save you, He lives to forgive you and, if you trust Him, He will come and receive you.


AMEN...Praise God for his seed (Jesus)

Be Blessed and have a wonderful prayerful time tonight, God bless you, and keep you until we meet again. Lots of Hugs, Barbara♥

Wednesday Wonderful Words

Fruit of the Spirit - Visible Growth in Jesus Christ

"Fruit of the Spirit" is a biblical term that sums up the nine visible attributes of a true Christian life.

Galatians 5:22-23, these attributes are: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance. We learn from scripture that these are not individual "fruits" from which we pick and choose. Rather, the fruit of the Spirit is one ninefold "fruit" that characterizes all who truly walk in the Holy Spirit. Collectively, these are the fruits that all Christians should be producing in their new lives with Jesus Christ.

Fruit of the Spirit - The Nine Biblical Attributes


The fruit of the Spirit is a physical manifestation of a Christian's transformed life. In order to mature as believers, we should study and understand the attributes of the ninefold fruit:


Love - "And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him" (1 John 4:16). Through Jesus Christ, our greatest goal is to do all things in love. "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).


Joy - "The joy of the Lord is your strength" (Nehemiah 8:10). "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God" (Hebrews 12:2).


Peace - "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1). "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit" (Romans 15:13).


Longsuffering (patience) -- We are "strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness" (Colossians 1:11). "With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love" (Ephesians 4:2).


Gentleness (kindness) -- We should live "in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left" (2 Corinthians 6:6-7).


Goodness - "Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power" (2 Thessalonians 1:11). "For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth" (Ephesians 5:9).


Faith (faithfulness) - "O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth" (Isaiah 25:1). "I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith" (Ephesians 3:16-17).


Meekness - "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted" (Galatians 6:1). "With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love" (Ephesians 4:2).

Temperance (self-control) - "But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love" (2 Peter 1:5-7).

*This is an area we all need work in, well I know I do, perhaps you do not, but I think if we all are honest there is at least one of the fruits that need ripening in our life. I found this on the web, and thought it was a wonderful way of putting it, I made the header to go with it, and hope you enjoy the whole thing, God bless you this wonderful Wednesday, may your light shine, and your Spirit soar. Have a very blessed day.

WEDNESDAY WONDERFUL WORDS

What Have You Done for God?

As I think about this title I wonder what have I done for God, sometimes we think we do so much, and as we look back it seems so little. Compared to all God has did for us.

God never gives up on us. He gives us second, third, fourth, fifth hundreds of chances, and more. He still forgives and forgets what we have done. He is so wonderful; so what are you doing for

Him?

I am just kinda thinking out loud here, and may it stir our hearts an minds as we think on these things, what have we really accomplished for our dear lord that give his only begotten son that we may have life.

I am getting on up in years, you may say I am in the winter season of my life, and as I look back I think of the ones I have told about Christ, and the classes I have taught, an the souls I led to a saving knowledge of Jesus, but in all reality what have I did, I never did a lot, and now it is almost too late to do too much, I am old, and I am sickly, and have a bum leg. But...I still can pray, I still can write, I still can talk and tell others of what our marvellous Saviour has did for me. We all can do more than we are doing for our lord.

Many say that their prayers are for God. Much of our praying is for us, and not for God, nor for others. “Lord, gimme this”, or “gimme that,” is usually a prayer for only ourselves.

Some think their Bible-reading is for God. Reading can guide us in the direction He wants, but most of our reading is for us, and not for His plans. Too many are not reading it to “hear” from God, and allow His Spirit to sway and direct their hearts. For many, it is a drudgerous work and is not done for God.  And how many times do we let God lead us, and when we are done learning and reading actually go and tell others about what I have read?
Attending church, also, is usually for us. In too many cases, the reason for attendance is for fellowship, food, or for attaining interesting facts. Attendance should be to hear what God has laid on the pastor’s heart to speak to ours, or to learn how we can be of further use to Him. Go to church to praise God for what he has did in your life, Go to church to give God glory for all he has done, and to worship him in Spirit and Truth. Let us go to be with God's people and and to be strengthened in his holy word.
Many through the ages that have done what God has told them. It was hard for them to tithe, go soul winning, attend church although they had a work schedule, and all the other things that so many excuse their way out of. The difference between them and the excuse-makers is that obedience to God was important to them, and they did obey what they were shown or told. When one is obedient, all the things that God wants them to do are done. Then they will give, teach, help others, pray, read their Bible, attend church, serve in a ministry and other things God wants them to do. I will close today with these scriptures:

“Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” Romans 6:16

“But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?” James 2:20

“For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.” Romans 5:19

Now what will you do today for God?

Lots of Love and Prayers, Barbara

WEDNESDAY WORDS TO LIVE BY

I am crucified with Christ: neverthless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
Galatians 2:20

We hear all the time man should not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. This is such a true statement.
Our bodies are made to live on food, and our Spiritual bodies are made to live on food, God's holy word is the food for the Spirit.
I have found that which ever one you feed the most, that will be the strong one. If we feed our physical bodies they become strong and lead, if we feed our spirit it will become strong and lead, now the question is, which one do we want to lead us daily? The spirit of God, or our human fleshly spirit. Well many times we feed the flesh way too much, but very seldom do we ever feed the spirit too much.
Staying in the wonderful word of God, that is the only way for us to become strong in Christ, we need to pray, read our bibles, and let his words soak into our hearts. He has all the answers for every day life, and how we are to live, if we live for him, we will be happy, and we will be filled with joy, love, peace, longsuffering, these are the fruits of the spirit, without being prepared we will not show any of these fruits. Let us all read, study, and let God work in our heart. Let us fill our minds with his words.
When we were baptized into Christ, we shared in his crucifixion and we were raised up to be a new person. Christ is alive in us.
The real challenge is for us to be Christ alive in our world! Our motivation? Not to earn salvation, which has already been given us by grace, but to honor him who sacrificed all to save us.

Hope you have a marvellous Wednesday, and that you go to prayer meeting tonight, and let your cup be refilled. God bless you, and keep you until we meet again.
Lots of Hugs, Barbara