pray, read the Word, believe

 This ole world is not turning right ... something is up ... something is happening... but child of God - take note - God is not done with us yet.  Keep reading the Word ... keep believing HIS promises ... they are proven truth ... day in, day out.

Dr. Charles Stanley went HOME to JESUS

 We know that Dr. Stanley is with Jesus ...  he was a steadying force here on earth ... preaching the word in season and out of season ... we are thankful for all the hours of sermons that he has left behind ... 

R.I.P. Dr. Stanley ... 

It is a choice

there is no getting away from it ... we all choose ... Jesus or the world.

The Puritan's Prayer

 O LORD,

I am a shell full of dust,
but animated with an invisible rational soul
and made anew by an unseen power of grace;
Yet l am no rare object of valuable price,
but one that has nothing and is nothing,
although chosen of thee from eternity,
given to Christ, and born again;
I am deeply convinced of the evil and misery of a sinful state,
of the vanity of creatures,
but also of the sufficiency of Christ.
When thou wouldst guide me I control myself,
When thou wouldst be sovereign I rule myself.
When thou wouldst take care of me I suffice myself.
When I should depend on thy providings I supply myself,
When I should submit to thy providence I follow my will,
When I should study, love, honour, trust thee, I serve myself;
I fault and correct thy laws to suit myself,
Instead of thee I look to man's approbation,
and am by nature an idolater.
Lord, it is my chief design to bring my heart back to thee.
Convince me that I cannot be my own god, or make myself happy,
nor my own Christ to restore my joy,
nor my own Spirit to teach, guide, and rule me . . . .
Then take me to the cross and leave me there.¹

1. Arthur Bennett, ed., The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions (Carlisle, Pa.: The Banner of Truth Trust, © 1975, 1988, 2003).

Easter Greetings

 How blessed to know Jesus ... what peace He offers to those who are the saved - the called - redeemed - heading for heaven ... AND, it is available to all who call on His Name  ... John 3:16 ... no discrimination - "whosoever will, may come" ... 

Springtime filled with promise

 Sometimes we just need to wait a bit longer ... but the PROMISE is there.