(July 31, 2006 Mon 6:13 AM CDT)
"I find myself thinking of your sincere faith ---
Pass on your faith to your children
faith which first belonged to your grandmother Lois
and to your mother Eunice,
and which (I am confident) you also have."
2 Timothy 1:4-5
and your grandchildren.
Share the love of God with them.
Be confident in knowing the Lord.
Be sincere.
(July 30, 2006 Sun 8:21 AM CDT)
"You are forewarned, beloved brothers and sisters.
There are warnings in the Bible.
Be on your guard lest you be led astray
by the error of the wicked,
and forfeit the security you enjoy.
Grow rather in grace, and in the knowledge
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Glory be to him now
and to the day of eternity!
Amen."
2 Peter 3:17-18
Do you pay attention to them?
Do you listen to them and take action?
Stay away from evil.
Seek the grace of the Lord.
Go for the glory on the day of eternity.
(July 29, 2006 Sat 7:59 AM CDT)
"You are the Messiah," Simon Peter answered,
Peter was inspired by God.
"the Son of the living God!"
Jesus replied, "Blest are you,
Simon, son of Jonah!
No mere man has revealed this to you,
but my heavenly Father.
I for my part declare to you,
you are 'Rock,'
and on this rock I will build my church,
and the jaws of death
shall not prevail against it.
I will entrust to you
the keys of the kingdom of heaven.
Whatever you declare bound on earth
shall be bound in heaven;
whatever you declare loosed on earth
shall be loosed in heaven."
Matthew 16:16-19
He saw that Jesus was the Messiah.
Jesus was the one they had waited for.
Pray for the inspiration of God.
May you see who Jesus is clearly.
(July 28, 2006 Fri 8:07 AM CDT)
They opened the
"The word of the Lord
Is that your life?
West Dodge Road Expressway
westbound yesterday,
so I drove on it at about 9 PM last night.
It is nice.
It is 3 lanes wide with a shoulder on the right.
You are up in the air and can't see anything.
You don't know where you are,
since you are above the landmarks.
has echoed forth from you resoundingly."
1 Thessalonians 1:8
Do you reflect the love of God?
Is there joy in your heart and soul?
Let your life sing.
(July 27, 2006 Thu 6:12 AM CDT)
Here is the answer for the Sudoku puzzle yesterday.
"So let us confidently approach the throne of grace
Where do you go for help?
3 5 9 8 7 6 2 1 4
1 8 6 4 9 2 7 5 3
2 4 7 5 3 1 8 9 6
9 7 8 1 5 3 4 6 2
4 2 5 7 6 9 1 3 8
6 3 1 2 4 8 9 7 5
5 6 2 9 8 7 3 4 1
7 1 4 3 2 5 6 8 9
8 9 3 6 1 4 5 2 7
to receive mercy and favor and
to find help in time of need."
Hebrews 4:16
Do you do a
Google
search?
I suggest asking the Lord.
He is there and ready to help you always.
Just say a prayer.
He is the answer.
(July 26, 2006 Wed 6:12 AM CDT)
Last night I was the carrot man at
SFH
.
Yesterday in the mail I got a brochure for
I put the carrots on the tray for dinner.
They were good.
God bless all the people that were there.
The Sharper Image
.
They have a Sudoku puzzle on page 26.
So I was wondering if this was a valid puzzle
and it was.
Then I put it into the new C# program I wrote.
It is a very easy puzzle,
because my program solved it
as soon as I typed in the numbers.
Here is the puzzle:
8 1 4
1 6 4 7 5
4 7 5 3
9 5 6 2
7 9
6 3 4 5
8 7 3 4
1 5 6 9
8 9 4
(July 25, 2006 Tue 6:14 AM CDT)
Yesterday I was looking at the
This is from our Bible Study readings for this time.
"There was one man who had been sick for 38 years.
That is a long time to wait.
Wayback Machine
for spring2life.com.
It has not changed that much in 10 years.
You can go back in time and see web sites from years ago.
Jesus, who knew he had been sick a long time,
said when he saw him lying there,
'Do you want to be healed?'"
John 5:5-6
Why didn't someone help him?
Didn't anyone care about him all those years?
There was a problem in their community.
Is that true of our communities today?
Do we care for others who are in need?
(July 24, 2006 Mon 6:11 AM CDT)
Yesterday I bought an
Edwards pie
"Whether therefore ye eat or drink
That is a good test.
from the grocery store
at 19th and Vinton Streets in Omaha.
When the pie was gone this was written
on the pie tin.
or whatever you do
do all to the glory of God."
1 Corinthians 10:31
Can you say that what you are doing
is for the glory of God?
Would the Lord be pleased with your actions?
May your life give glory to God.
(July 23, 2006 Sun 8:03 AM CDT)
This is from a sermon (07/10/06) from
TC
"Rather, become holy yourselves
Do what is right and pleasing to God.
that I listened to yesterday.
in every aspect of your conduct,
after the likeness
of the holy one who called you;
remember, Scripture says,
'Be holy, for I am holy.'"
1 Peter 1:15-16
"Be holy, for I, the Lord,
your God, am holy."
Leviticus 19:2
Do what the Lord asks you to do.
If you do what the Lord asks of you,
you don't have time for the evil things.
There will be peace in your soul.
(July 22, 2006 Sat 8:50 AM CDT)
Jesus said,
God watches over the birds of the air.
"Are not 5 sparrows sold for a few pennies?
Yet not one of them is neglected by God."
Luke 12:6
You are worth much more than a bird.
You are a child of God.
He is very concerned about you and
wants the best for you.
Set a goal today to learn more
about God who made you.
He loves you very much.
(July 21, 2006 Fri 8:02 AM CDT)
I got a birdie last night in golf at
Fox Run
on number 17.
"Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Where do you go for help?
It is 109 yards long par 3.
I hit on the green and putted it in.
God bless all the golfers and their families.
who made heaven and earth."
Psalms 124:8
Do you try to do it yourself?
Do you turn to the Lord and his power?
Call on the Lord.
He made the universe.
I'm sure he can help you.
(July 20, 2006 Thu 6:10 AM CDT)
"The grace of God has appeared,
It is amazing grace.
offering salvation to all people."
Titus 2:11
I have seen it change people.
It is an amazing thing.
The love of God transforms us.
We are never the same again.
(July 19, 2006 Wed 6:15 AM CDT)
"Ever since we heard this
That is my prayer for you this morning.
we have been praying for you unceasingly
and asking that you may attain
full knowledge of his will
through perfect wisdom and spiritual insight."
Colossians 1:9
May you learn more and more about the Lord.
May you grow near to him.
May the Lord give you wisdom and insights.
(July 18, 2006 Tue 6:19 AM CDT)
"Since you have set your hearts on spiritual gifts,
God has given you gifts.
try to be rich in those that
build up the church."
1 Corinthians 14:12
Use them to help others.
They will build up your church.
You are members of the body of Christ.
Do your part.
(July 17, 2006 Mon 6:08 AM CDT)
We pray for peace in the world
Paul said to King Agrippa:
Jesus is the light of the world.
with the many troubled places.
We pray for peace in Omaha
with the gang violence lately.
"But I have had God's help to this very day,
and so I stand here to testify
to great and small alike.
Nothing that I say differs from
what the prophets and Moses foretold:
namely, that the Messiah must suffer, and that,
as the first to rise from the dead,
he will proclaim light to our people
and to the Gentiles."
Acts 26:22-23
He came into the darkness.
He brought us the truth.
He rose from the dead.
The prophets said he would come
to save his people.
(July 16, 2006 Sun 8:17 AM CDT)
"After that,
The Lord will set you free.
Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said,
'Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel:
Let my people go,
that they may celebrate a feast
to me in the desert.'"
Exodus 5:1
You will travel to new places.
The Lord will speak to you.
It will be a time of celebration.
(July 15, 2006 Sat 10:21 AM CDT)
"I have been crucified with Christ,
You have been given this precious gift of life.
and the life I live now
is not my own;
Christ is living in me.
I still live my human life,
but it is a life of faith
in the Son of God,
who loved me
and gave himself for me.
I will not treat
God's gracious gift as pointless."
Galatians 2:19-21
What will you do with it?
Will you live for Christ?
Don't live a pointless life.
(July 14, 2006 Fri 6:13 AM CDT)
This is from our Bible Study last night.
Hold on to things that last.
"There are in the end 3 things that last:
faith, hope and love,
and the greatest of these is love."
1 Corinthians 13:13
You want things that endure.
God is love.
He is the greatest thing.
He is there forever.
(July 13, 2006 Thu 6:14 AM CDT)
"What we await are new heavens
We have a promise.
and a new earth
where, according to his promise,
the justice of God will reside."
2 Peter 3:13
Jesus will bring justice.
He will give us a new place to stay.
Trust in the Lord.
All things will be made new.
(July 12, 2006 Wed 6:12 AM CDT)
"For even if we, or an angel from heaven,
The truth is there in the Bible.
should preach to you
a gospel not in accord
with the one we delivered to you,
let a curse be upon him!"
Galatians 1:8
Jesus is the way and the truth and the life.
Believe in his words of life.
He will lead you to heaven.
(July 11, 2006 Tue 6:07 AM CDT)
It was raining in Omaha yesterday.
Peter said to Simon:
You can't buy gifts from God.
Thank the Lord.
"May you and your money rot ---
thinking that God's gift can be bought!"
Acts 8:20
The gifts are given to you for free.
You just ask the Lord in faith.
He will hear your prayer and respond.
Jesus, send your gifts to me.
I need you in my life.
(July 10, 2006 Mon 6:13 AM CDT)
We had a family reunion on July 8 in
Jesus said,
You are a child of God.
Johnstown, Colorado
.
God bless all the people there.
We stayed in Loveland, Colorado on Hwy 34.
It is a nice town.
It was raining off and on for two days.
They need the rain just like we need rain in Omaha.
"For everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled
and he who humbles himself shall be exalted."
Luke 14:11
Your Father is in heaven.
Pray to him often.
Ask him to show you who you are.
(July 7, 2006 Fri 7:36 AM CDT)
We had a team effort scramble on the golf course last night
"The apostles returned to Jesus
You can do many things with Jesus.
and had a score of 5 under par for our group.
and reported to him all that they had done
and what they had taught.
He said to them,
'Come by yourselves to an out-of-the-way place
and rest a little.'"
Mark 6:30-31
You can accomplish great things.
It takes a team effort.
Come and be with the Lord.
Stay with him.
(July 6, 2006 Thu 6:11 AM CDT)
Please, pray for one of my cousins that had surgery.
Jesus said to him:
Think of God often.
God be with her and heal her.
"You shall love the Lord your God
with your whole heart,
with your whole soul,
and with all your mind."
Matthew 22:37
Pray to him.
Offer up all your life to him.
He will touch your heart.
(July 5, 2006 Wed 6:11 AM CDT)
This is from a sermon (06/25/06) I heard from
TC
yesterday.
"For from him and through him
Do it for the Lord.
and for him all things are.
To him be glory forever.
Amen."
Romans 11:36
Work with the Lord.
He gives you the inspiration to carry on.
Give the glory to God.
Amen.
(July 4, 2006 Tue 7:33 AM CDT)
Last night I served the French fries at
SFH
for dinner.
"My little ones,
Jesus is wonderful.
There was only about half the people
that usually come to eat.
God bless everyone there.
I am writing this to keep you from sin.
But if anyone should sin,
we have, in the presence of the Father,
Jesus Christ, an intercessor who is just.
He is an offering for our sins,
and not for our sins only,
but for those of the whole world."
1 John 2:1-2
He is most thoughtful.
He offered up himself for the whole world.
He is great.
Jesus, forgive our sins.
Make us like you.
(July 3, 2006 Mon 6:08 AM CDT)
"For Christ did not enter into
Christ is there in heaven.
a sanctuary made by hands,
a mere copy of the true one;
he entered heaven itself
that he might appear before God
now on our behalf."
Hebrews 9:24
He is on our side.
He is there for you.
Go to him with your problems.
(July 2, 2006 Sun 7:38 AM CDT)
"The Spirit we have received
God has given you many gifts.
is not the world's spirit
but God's Spirit,
helping us to recognize
the gifts he has given us."
1 Corinthians 2:12
Do you know what they are?
Will you use them?
Call on the Holy Spirit to point them out
and guide you to use them.
(July 1, 2006 Sat 9:49 AM CDT)
"In each church they installed presbyters
Pray and fast for the leaders of your church.
and, with prayer and fasting,
commended them to the Lord
in whom they had put their faith."
Acts 14:23
Intercede for them.
Lift them up to the Lord.
God bless them and be with them.
