I was at work one day, soon after I was saved and was telling one of my best friends about Jesus and he cut me off and got mad.
I could relate with him because I use to be the same way. So I did not say any more and started working. At the time I was working at Winn Dixie. I had to go up on the roof and repair an a/c unit. As I was climbing up the ladder on the side of the building I felt like something was trying to pull me off the ladder. I grab the ladder even tighter and look around and saw nothing? I started back going up and again it felt like someone or something was trying to pull me off the ladder? When I made it to the roof, I had to sit down. I then starting praying to God for allowing me to make it to the roof.
To this day, I think it was Satan trying to throw me off. I believe that because later on that day my friend came back to me and said he was sorry for the way he acted, Right then my theory felt even more so. My friend later on was saved.
I think the lord moves in different ways with different people.
I felt like this was a near death experience because of the height and falling would have killed me. I knew then I needed to follow even closer to the Lord.
I started reading the book of JOB and anytime you think you have it bad and nothing is going right for you start reading about Job.
The teaching of Christ is very important in the every day life of the believer. You have to walk and talk with Christ everyday and stay in fellowship with Him and try to live the life he lived.
Isaiah 18-20
18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
The Teaching of Christ
I was reading the Bible soon after I was saved one morning, and the Holy Spirit moved me to go to the Teachings of Jesus.
These can be found in several different Books of the Bible, but the ones I was led to are: Matthew 28.19 and 20. Jesus speaking in these two verses.
Verse 19.Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Verse 20.Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen
After reading these verses I knew God had a plan for me.I was still trying to figure that out?
I then was moved to go to Romans 12.4-7
Verse 4. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
Verse 5. So we, being many are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
Verse 6. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Verse 7. Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering; or he that teacheth, on teaching.
Why am I being shown this threw the WORD of God?????
As a babe in Christ this was hard for me to understand. I would later understand but not at this time in my Journey.
As a child of God we all need to listen to what that voice we hear in our mine at times, this is the Holy Spirit speaking to the child of God.
After reading the above verses I want even more to understand what God was saying to me.
Soon there after I was asked to help out with the youth at our church.
I knew then the meaning of Philippians 4.13
Boy was that an experience, and another chapter in my Journey.
These can be found in several different Books of the Bible, but the ones I was led to are: Matthew 28.19 and 20. Jesus speaking in these two verses.
Verse 19.Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Verse 20.Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen
After reading these verses I knew God had a plan for me.I was still trying to figure that out?
I then was moved to go to Romans 12.4-7
Verse 4. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
Verse 5. So we, being many are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
Verse 6. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Verse 7. Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering; or he that teacheth, on teaching.
Why am I being shown this threw the WORD of God?????
As a babe in Christ this was hard for me to understand. I would later understand but not at this time in my Journey.
As a child of God we all need to listen to what that voice we hear in our mine at times, this is the Holy Spirit speaking to the child of God.
After reading the above verses I want even more to understand what God was saying to me.
Soon there after I was asked to help out with the youth at our church.
I knew then the meaning of Philippians 4.13
Boy was that an experience, and another chapter in my Journey.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The Learning
I know that after I was saved I could not get enough of the WORD. I was reading my Bible for hours, trying to soak up every thing I could about Jesus.
I was at every function the church had. I want to listen to all the teachers and Deacons. I listen to every talk radio on my way to and back from work. If it was about Jesus I wanted to hear about him.
I was on fire with the Lord. I was telling everyone. Boy that is where you can run into trouble. I started seeing my old self in other people. They did not want to hear it. That is when I found out you have to live your life like Christ for people to start listening to you. They watch you, looking for something to turn against you.This is the nature of loss people. Believe me I know from pass experience as a loss soul.
Living your life like Christ is hard for a babe in Christ. You see what goes in your head is what comes out your mouth. Studying the Word of God gives you the words to say to the doubters. Being around your other Brothers and Sisters in Christ helps big time.You start loosing your bad habits,because the Holy Spirit is with you and working with you. I was a smoker and boy I could not quit until I turn loose and let God take over.I was a drinker and the first thing I did was dump all that out, that was no problem. The language I was speaking before(foul)when away.
You see the Holy Spirit was cleaning my mine and body. He did not want to live in that mess and I did not blame Him.
I was changed, never to be the man I was before, but to be the man God wanted me to be.
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly,righteously, and godly, in this present world. Titus 2.11-12.
I was at every function the church had. I want to listen to all the teachers and Deacons. I listen to every talk radio on my way to and back from work. If it was about Jesus I wanted to hear about him.
I was on fire with the Lord. I was telling everyone. Boy that is where you can run into trouble. I started seeing my old self in other people. They did not want to hear it. That is when I found out you have to live your life like Christ for people to start listening to you. They watch you, looking for something to turn against you.This is the nature of loss people. Believe me I know from pass experience as a loss soul.
Living your life like Christ is hard for a babe in Christ. You see what goes in your head is what comes out your mouth. Studying the Word of God gives you the words to say to the doubters. Being around your other Brothers and Sisters in Christ helps big time.You start loosing your bad habits,because the Holy Spirit is with you and working with you. I was a smoker and boy I could not quit until I turn loose and let God take over.I was a drinker and the first thing I did was dump all that out, that was no problem. The language I was speaking before(foul)when away.
You see the Holy Spirit was cleaning my mine and body. He did not want to live in that mess and I did not blame Him.
I was changed, never to be the man I was before, but to be the man God wanted me to be.
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly,righteously, and godly, in this present world. Titus 2.11-12.
Monday, March 29, 2010
The Salvation
I can remember the day (evening) now as if it happen yesterday.
I was sitting home doing my usual stuff, watching T V.We had just finished supper and I was hurry her to get finish because I knew we were going to have some visitors, how I knew I did not know at the time.
The knock on the door and I told my wife Nancy they are here? She looked at me with a puzzle look on her face.
I open the door and there stood two Deacons from the church we had visited,because my Dad had pestered me until I went.
Until this day I did not want to hear anything about God, Jesus or anything else that had to do with Church.They came in and started some small talk. I was sitting there wanting them to come on out and say it.Meaning I was anxious to hear. Boy was I fooled. They were just being friendly (planting a seed)and they left.
I was setting there with the Holy Spirit just working me over and not wanting me to turn loose. They were gone!
Well the next week was the longest I had ever spent. I could not wait until Sunday to go to Church. I sat in Church and I was all ears. Nothing Happen!!
Monday I hurried home because I knew they were coming back and boy was I ready.
Sure enough a knock at the door and I open the door and there was the pastor and his wife.
We had a few words and the pastor new what I wanted.
He led me to the Lord in our front room of the house that night, my wife had been saved earlier and the pastors wife helped her dedicate her life back to the Lord.He then asked if I would follow up and be Baptized and I said yes. The pastor said he would baptize us both (Nancy had not been Baptized).
Here we go again with another long week.
Sunday finally arrived and we went into the water and when I came up I felt things just leave my body and soul and I wanted to shout (did not know if I could or not).
From that moment on I would never be the way I was before.
Colossians 2. 12-13 explains it all.
Verse 12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Verse 13 ¶ And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Verse 14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Verse 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
GLORY BE TO GOD!!!
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. Luke 3.6
And it shall come to pass,that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2.21
I was sitting home doing my usual stuff, watching T V.We had just finished supper and I was hurry her to get finish because I knew we were going to have some visitors, how I knew I did not know at the time.
The knock on the door and I told my wife Nancy they are here? She looked at me with a puzzle look on her face.
I open the door and there stood two Deacons from the church we had visited,because my Dad had pestered me until I went.
Until this day I did not want to hear anything about God, Jesus or anything else that had to do with Church.They came in and started some small talk. I was sitting there wanting them to come on out and say it.Meaning I was anxious to hear. Boy was I fooled. They were just being friendly (planting a seed)and they left.
I was setting there with the Holy Spirit just working me over and not wanting me to turn loose. They were gone!
Well the next week was the longest I had ever spent. I could not wait until Sunday to go to Church. I sat in Church and I was all ears. Nothing Happen!!
Monday I hurried home because I knew they were coming back and boy was I ready.
Sure enough a knock at the door and I open the door and there was the pastor and his wife.
We had a few words and the pastor new what I wanted.
He led me to the Lord in our front room of the house that night, my wife had been saved earlier and the pastors wife helped her dedicate her life back to the Lord.He then asked if I would follow up and be Baptized and I said yes. The pastor said he would baptize us both (Nancy had not been Baptized).
Here we go again with another long week.
Sunday finally arrived and we went into the water and when I came up I felt things just leave my body and soul and I wanted to shout (did not know if I could or not).
From that moment on I would never be the way I was before.
Colossians 2. 12-13 explains it all.
Verse 12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Verse 13 ¶ And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Verse 14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Verse 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
GLORY BE TO GOD!!!
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. Luke 3.6
And it shall come to pass,that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2.21
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