When we read the Bible, the Old Testament seems to echo the failures, disobedience, and ongoing sins of God’s chosen people, Israel. God was constantly punishing them for their sins. The message appeared to be of judgment and doom. But at the same time, He was reaching out to them to repent and to turn their hearts away from sin to Him. However, our Father knew man was weak in his strength to obey the laws He required and to…
The Bible has some beautiful contradictions that only our Father can explain. In the next few blogs, I want to share some of them. The first contradiction I want to discuss is… How LIFE Can Emerge Out of DEATH. I thought of this one day when I was preparing to plant one of my favorite flowers, the Mexican Bird of Paradise. I had a few of these plants in my backyard in Arizona. They are amazing and need…
As we are surrounded by darkness, sickness, and death on every hand, I want to remind us that we have someone greater, who lives within us who defeated them all… Our Lord Jesus Christ! When Jesus said in John 3:16, “For God soooo loved the world that He gave us His Only Begotten Son, so that all who believe into His Son will never perish but will have Eternal Life,” (paraphrased) He meant it! This Eternal Life or Everlasting…
There are two amazing words that permeate throughout the New Testament that remind us who we are and where we are. For those of us who have received Jesus Christ as our Lord and Life, we live now, and forever… IN CHRIST! Take a deep breath and just meditate on those two words… IN CHRIST! For this very reason, there is no need to fret or fear, HE HAS US! Because We Are IN CHRIST: There is…
In Biblical times shepherds built corrals to guard and protect their sheep from predators. The shepherds sat at the opening of the corral. During the daytime, they led their sheep out through the gates of the corrals also known as “doors” to lush green pastures to feed and groom them. The shepherds knew each one personally and often gave them names. Often while the sheep were out grazing in the pastures, they wandered away from the flock and their…
After being in the house for two weeks because of the gloomy, rainy weather, and brain atrophy, I finally got a chance to go outside to get our mail… look at what I discovered. The Irises leading from our front door, down our sidewalk were in bloom! Even though the darkness, COVID19, rain, storms, and winds, are all around them, they know their purpose…BLOOM! Today’s blog is a simple reminder of who YOU ARE IN CHRIST…
“FINDING PEACE AND THE LORD IN THE MIDST OF COVID19” Our next blogs will be short and sweet. In the midst of darkness and the uncertainties in our world, I want to turn on The Light (Jesus Christ) and let His Light shine in. So, the focus of our blogs is called “Let the SON Shine In.” I will present pictures, captions, videos, and short stories to encourage and make you smile if just for a moment in your…
We Are Risen With Him… Yes, We Are Risen With Him Indeed! As Hebrew 12:2 exhorts us to… Looking away from all that will distract us (the COVID19), to Jesus Christ and the greatest season in the universe; the Season of our Death, Burial, and Resurrection WITH OUR LORD! Because He is ALIVE WITHIN US, we have the power to overcome and endure the challenges we face in our world today. On Easter or Resurrection Sunday, the Orthodox, Catholic,…
Over the past three years, my Stepdad, John Samuel Anderson and I became very close. My sister and my Dad were closer because she saw him or talked to him almost daily; I lived thousands of miles away most of my life. I moved to Florida in 2017 when my brain disorder worsen to be closer to my family as my health was declining. What I loved most about my Dad, he never called me or my sister his Stepdaughters…
I don’t know about you but I received a message via text stating, “God sent plagues in the land of Egypt years ago as judgment and today He is sending the Coronavirus to judge us.” The message went on to say, “Because men worship sports, money, and other things more than God; He is tired of it and using the virus making them turn to Him instead.” Finally, it ended with the scripture, 2 Chronicles 7:14 “And My people, who…