DON'T QUIT!

"Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never, never - in nothing great or small, large or petty. Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense." -Winston Churchill"

Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown." -H. Ross Perot

My wife used to sing a song titled, Don’t give up on the brink of a miracle. I would follow her song with a message titled, The brink of disaster. Both are uniquely the same. Both the brink of a miracle and the brink of disaster can be the same place. It is our perspective that determines what takes place the moment after we come to this precise place.

Sometimes you have to RISK TO RECEIVE. You have to get out of the boat to walk on the water.

Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. - Ps 147 : 5
“But as for you, BE STRONG AND DON'T GIVE UP, for your work will be rewarded."- 2 Chronicles 15: 7

Why Not Us? Why Not Now?

Why Not Us? Why Not Now?
Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, And looks to God alone; Laughs at impossibilities, And cries it shall be done.
--Charles Wesley
This morning I was on the treadmill at my gym when a young muscled up guy walked by me with an old worn and tattered tee-shirt on. Nothing unusual about that, the lettering on the back was faded and hard to read. Then I saw what it said. WHY NOT US? WHY NOT NOW? I almost jumped off my treadmill. David asked his brothers, is there not a cause? Is there not a reason that we are here right now in this place in time. The scripture speaks of a time such as this. I ask you the question that has echoed in my ears all day. WHY NOT US? WHY NOT NOW?

JUST A THOUGHT TO PROVOKE THOUGHT-more to come

"The government is best which governs least." -- Thomas Jefferson

GOOD ENOUGH TO REPUBLISH -Ariel Martin

As we go through this life we are confronted with countless opportunities to change this world. John Mayer sang a hit song a couple of years ago called ‘Waiting on the World to Change’. Some of the lyrics are:‘Now we see everything that’s going wrong, with the world and those who lead it, we just feel like we don’t have the means to rise above and beat it, so we keep waiting, waiting on the world to change’Although I understand the message Mayer was presenting, I believe his method is all wrong. Waiting for something to happen passes up the opportunities given to MAKE something happen. If African Americans chose to wait on society to give them equal rights then I would bet they’d probably still be waiting today. Instead they started a MOVEMENT, people like Rosa Parks embraced the opportunities given to them and made something happen.Christians talk about the evil of this world and the turmoil it’s in, but what are we doing about it? God supplies the tools that are needed to rebuild wrecked lives, and He will supply the opportunities to work on those live. If we keep waiting on the world to change then we wont be following God’s will, and following his will is our purpose in life. Let’s grab a hold of every opportunity that presents itself, and exhaust it of everything it has to offer. Let’s stop waiting and start taking action. Let’s embrace every chance to witness, every chance to give, every chance to simply pass on a smile.What else are we here for other than to give God every part of us? Jesus told Peter to feed his sheep, let’s take his order on ourselves. What’s holding us back? What’s keeping us from feeding these starving sheep? Reflect on all restrictions and obstacles that need to be removed from your life. Maybe your hearts convicted and you don’t know if you want to surrender yourself to Him just yet. Maybe that lifestyle does not seem too appealing. Or maybe you just need to give Jesus a chance, get to know Him on your own. Form your own relationship with him, and fall in love. Grow with him, feed off of him. Then feed his sheep.

COME OUT OF TRADITION?

Jesus came to bring LIFE. "The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. "I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance" (to the full, till it [a]overflows). John 10:10 AMP

Ironically what is probably the most traditional Sunday in Christendom celebrates Jesus who came to abolish the religious man made traditions and to fulfill those God ordained.

May the Holy Spirit lead our Easter celebrations, so that they who come out of tradition will meet Jesus The Risen Christ and come out of tradition!!!!!

REVIVAL OR RESURRECTION?

Jesus did not REVIVE he RESURRECTED. What's better than REVIVAL in the Church? How about the RESURRECTION of the CHURCH?

Revival is important for the church. Many churches are in need of it while many are experiencing it. Revival speaks to the health of the local Body of Believers as we see it. Resurrection which by definition means to "to bring back into use something that had been stopped or discarded" speaks to the relevancy and influence of The Church in and on our society. Resurrection brings a Church that is alive and vibrant to a place of influence in our world.

Ruined For Ordinary

"For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay.
Habakkuk 2:3
The Message Bible says it this way:
This vision-message is a witness pointing to what's coming. It aches for the coming - it can hardly wait! And it doesn't lie. If it seems slow in coming, wait. It's on its way. It will come right on time.

Once we catch site of the vision and we recognize what God has predestined for us,WE WILL BE RUINED FOR THE ORDINARY!!!

Doubt vs. Faith

Doubt sees the obstacles. Faith sees the way. Doubt sees the darkest night. Faith sees the day. Doubt dreads to take a step. Faith soars on high. Doubt questions,'Who believes' Faith answers,'I'."
Author Unkown

READ THESE SCRIPTURES AND BE BLESSED!!!

..."and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.Malachi 3
See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse-
Deuteronomy 11:26
Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you,
Exodus 23:25
"Naphtali is abounding with the favor of the LORD
and is full of his blessing;
Deuteronomy 33:23

I'll make you a great nation and bless you. I'll make you famous; you'll be a blessing.

"I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. Genesis 12:2
This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live
Deuteronomy 30:19
1 Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in his ways.
2 You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours
Psalm 128

John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' " 16From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. 17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only who is at the Father's side, has made him known. He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit-Galatians 3

Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say continually, "Let the Lord be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant." Ps 35:27