(June 30, 2012 Sat 8:06 AM CDT)
"The grace of God has appeared,
Be open to the grace of God.
offering salvation to all men.
It trains us to reject godless ways
and worldly desires, and live temperately,
justly, and devoutly in this age
as we await our blessed hope,
the appearing of the glory of the great God
and of our Savior Christ Jesus."
Titus 2:11-13
It is available to all people.
Receive this gift from your loving Father.
Respond with a life of holiness.
(June 29, 2012 Fri 7:09 AM CDT)
Someone
I went to school with
"Cast all your cares on him
Go to the Lord with your concerns.
was in the newspaper yesterday.
God bless her and her family.
because he cares for you."
1 Peter 5:7
He loves you very much.
Give all your troubles to him.
Thank the Lord for his faithfulness.
(June 27, 2012 Wed 6:40 AM CDT)
Last night I ran a full scan with malwarebytes.
"Teach us to number our days aright,
We are only here on earth for a short time.
It found another problem with some freeware (GuiGenie)
that I had downloaded years ago for software development.
that we may gain wisdom of heart."
Psalms 90:12
Ask Jesus to lead and guide you.
All wisdom is his.
Let him shape your heart.
(June 25, 2012 Mon 6:25 AM CDT)
This morning I downloaded
malwarebytes
.
"Seeing the people crowd around him,
Follow Jesus.
I am running a scan on my PC now.
On Saturday a strange web site
(maybe lifescript.com) popped up all kinds of scary screens.
It wanted to scan my PC for viruses.
I turned off the PC and did a full scan with Trend Micro.
It did not find anything.
So far malwarebytes found 2 objects
after 19 minutes and 291K files.
Jesus gave orders to cross to the other shore.
A scribe approached him and said,
'Teacher, wherever you go I will come after you.'
Jesus said to him,
'The foxes have lairs, the birds in the sky have nests,
but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.'"
Matthew 8:18-20
Stay near to him always.
He will provide for you.
He is there for you.
(June 24, 2012 Sun 8:10 AM CDT)
"One day Jesus was praying in a certain place.
Pray.
When he had finished,
one of his disciples asked him,
'Lord, teach us to pray,
as John taught his disciples.'
He said to them,
'When you pray say:
Father, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
for we too forgive all who do us wrong;
and subject us not to the trial.'"
Luke 11:1-4
Pray daily.
Say the words that Jesus taught us.
Forgive those who have hurt us.
Thank the Lord for the food you eat.
Pray for the kingdom of God to come.
Amen.
(June 23, 2012 Sat 8:33 AM CDT)
The eyesight in my right eye continues to be blurred.
"'Which of these three, in your opinion,
Have compassion for those in need.
I can't see the top line on the
eye test chart
.
It looks like
surgery
is needed to correct it.
was neighbor to the man
who fell in with the robbers?'
The answer came,
'The one who treated him with compassion.'
Jesus said to him,
'Then go and do the same.'"
Luke 10:36-37
Many have suffered great losses in recent history.
Help them.
Be a neighbor.
(June 22, 2012 Fri 6:52 AM CDT)
"All through this, Simon Peter had been
Don't deny it.
standing there warming himself.
They said to him,
'Are not you a disciple of his?'
He denied it and said, 'I am not!'"
John 18:25
You know Jesus.
Speak up.
Be a witness to your faith.
Tell the truth.
(June 19, 2012 Tue 6:25 AM CDT)
Two of my Facebook friends
"They devoted themselves to the apostles'
Be part of the Christian community.
have had relatives die in the past week.
Pray for them.
God bless them and be with them.
instruction and communal life,
to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
A reverent fear overtook them all,
for many wonders and signs
were performed by the apostles."
Acts 2:42-43
Receive instruction.
Share in the prayer.
Experience the wonders of our God.
(June 18, 2012 Mon 6:44 AM CDT)
"But God is rich in mercy;
What can you say?
because of his great love for us
he brought us to life with Christ
when we were dead in sin.
By this favor you were saved."
Ephesians 2:4-5
God loves us.
He loves us very much.
You are his child.
He watches over you.
He wants you to be the best you can be.
He wants to see you grow in grace and holiness.
Thank the Lord for his goodness.
(June 17, 2012 Sun 7:18 AM CDT)
"Although I hope to visit you soon,
You know what is right.
I am writing you about these matters
so that if I should be delayed you will know
what kind of conduct
befits a member of God's household,
the church of the living God,
the pillar and bulwark of truth."
1 Timothy 3:14-15
Do the right thing.
Do what pleases the Lord.
Live a life of holiness and service.
(June 16, 2012 Sat 9:03 AM CDT)
Jesus taught:
This reminds me of a song by Kari Jobe:
"You are the light of the world."
Matthew 5:14
We Are
You have the light of Christ within you.
Let it shine.
Live a life of grace.
Be a blessing to others.
(June 15, 2012 Fri 6:23 AM CDT)
Jesus said to them,
We are sick.
"The healthy do not need a doctor;
sick people do.
I have not come to invite the selfrighteous
to a change of heart, but sinners."
Luke 5:31-32
We have sinned.
Ask Jesus to forgive your sins.
He will heal your heart.
(June 14, 2012 Thu 7:05 AM CDT)
I have been two years at my current job today.
Jesus taught,
The Lord wants to bless you.
God bless all the people I work with
and their families.
"If you, with all your sins,
know how to give your children good things,
how much more will the heavenly Father
give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him."
Luke 11:13
He loves you very much.
Ask and you shall receive.
Ask for the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus, send your Holy Spirit.
Thank you very much.
(June 13, 2012 Wed 6:38 AM CDT)
"Jesus answered them:
What is true freedom?
'I give you my assurance,
everyone who lives in sin
is the slave of sin.
...
That is why if the son frees you,
you will really be free.'"
John 8:34,36
What will set you free?
Sin is a burden.
You don't want it.
Grace is a blessing.
You can't live without it.
Know Jesus and know freedom.
(June 12, 2012 Tue 6:29 AM CDT)
"It is as Scripture says:
We have all made mistakes.
'There is no just man, not even one...'"
Romans 3:10
We are not perfect.
We have sinned.
Jesus, forgive us.
We have done wrong.
Help us to do your will.
We want to serve you.
We need you.
(June 11, 2012 Mon 6:37 AM CDT)
We received much needed rain last evening.
"All Scripture is inspired of God
Study the Word of God.
Thank the Lord.
and is useful for teaching ---
for reproof, correction, and
training in holiness
so that the man of God
may be fully competent and
equipped for every good work."
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Read these words in the Bible.
They will show you the truth.
You will be competent.
(June 10, 2012 Sun 7:04 AM CDT)
"The One who gives this testimony says,
We pray for the coming of Christ.
'Yes, I am coming soon!'
Amen!
Come, Lord Jesus!"
Revelation 22:20
He will return one day.
Be watchful.
Be ready to welcome him back.
It could happen at any time.
(June 9, 2012 Sat 10:27 AM CDT)
"When they saw Jesus walking on the lake,
When you are scared cry out to Jesus.
they thought it was a ghost
and they began to cry out.
They had all seen him and were terrified.
He hastened to reassure them:
'Get hold of yourselves!
It is I.
Do not be afraid!'
He got into the boat with them
and the wind died down."
Mark 6:49-51
Call on his name in prayer.
He is there to calm you.
He is your comfort in the storm.
Do not be afraid.
He is with you.
(June 8, 2012 Fri 6:50 AM CDT)
They say Nebraska and Iowa
Yesterday I was talking to someone
"On the last and greatest day of the festival,
Go to Jesus.
are going into a
drought
.
Last year we had the flood of the century.
This year we need the rain.
on the phone from Texas.
He said it was raining there.
Thank the Lord.
They badly need the rain since last year.
I told him that I keep a reminder
on my kitchen table to pray for them
each morning to receive rain.
He said, "Thanks and God bless you."
I replied, "God bless you."
Jesus stood up and cried out:
'If anyone thirsts, let him come to me;
let him drink who believes in me.
Scripture has it:
From within him rivers of living water shall flow.'"
John 7:37-38
He will refresh your soul.
He is the springs of life.
Believe in him and you shall live.
Let it flow.
(June 7, 2012 Thu 6:42 AM CDT)
"All were filled with the Holy Spirit."
The Holy Spirit is for everyone.
Acts 2:4
Open your heart and mind to God.
Receive this wonderful gift.
Ask and you will receive.
Jesus, send the Holy Spirit.
We thank you.
(June 6, 2012 Wed 6:56 AM CDT)
It was neat to watch the planet
Venus
"They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town,
You will be attacked for your faith.
go across the face of the sun last evening.
It went from left to right in the picture
on the link above.
leaving him there for dead.
His disciples quickly formed a circle about him,
and before long he got up and
went back into the town."
Acts 14:19-20
Stand strong.
Be a disciple.
Get back up and continue your mission.
The Lord is with you.
(June 5, 2012 Tue 7:04 AM CDT)
"Rejoice always, never cease praying,
Have joy in your heart.
render constant thanks;
such is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
God is watching over you.
He loves you.
He cares for you.
Rejoice.
(June 4, 2012 Mon 7:02 AM CDT)
"I wish to remind you of certain things,
We need reminders.
even though you may already be
very well aware of them."
Jude 1:5
We need Post-It notes to remember things.
Pray daily.
Read the Bible each day.
Reflect on what you read.
Remember to help others.
(June 3, 2012 Sun 7:46 AM CDT)
I loaded Preview Windows 8 on an extra hard drive.
"Happy is the man who reads this prophetic message,
The Bible is given to us.
I am testing it now as I write this.
It is OK.
It has built-in anti-virus checking.
Yesterday it did not shutdown the PC when I was done.
I had to turn off the PC manually.
It has some bugs in it still.
I just rebooted the PC and that worked OK.
I'm trying to figure out how to watch TV on my PC.
and happy are those who hear it and
heed what is written in it,
for the appointed time is near!"
Revelation 1:3
It is a gift.
Read this message from God.
It is to instruct and encourage us.
Take/make time each day to read the Bible.
(June 2, 2012 Sat 9:13 AM CDT)
The
Windows 8 Release Preview
"I know your deeds;
Be for the Lord.
is available for download today.
I am downloading it this morning.
I know you are neither hot nor cold.
How I wish you were one of the other ---
hot or cold!"
Revelation 3:15
Be 100% on his side.
Stay near the Lord always.
Do not stray.
Be faithful.
(June 1, 2012 Fri 7:00 AM CDT)
"The Lord is king forever and ever..."
The Lord has always existed.
Psalms 10:16
He has no beginning or end.
It is hard for us to understand.
We give praise to the king of kings.
We honor him with our worship.
