Pray until it Passes

15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? James 2:15-16
We are all guilty of this one. If we pray long enough we wont have to do what the Lord is calling us to do. We see someone that is hungry, cold, thirsty, or they may not know the Lord and need to hear the gospel.and we do nothing. Are we showing the love of Christ, or are finding excuses not to help them.
Prayer is very important but it should not be where we stop when it comes to doing the Lord's work. We all know some family out there that will have very little or nothing at all this Christmas. What are you doing about it? Step out in faith this Christmas and show the love of Christ to others. Don't just pray about giving to others, actually put feet to your prayers and do something.

tHE UNIVERSE

If the sun was hollow it could hold 1.3 million earths.A star by the name of Antares could hold 64 million of our Suns.There is a star called Hercules which could hold 100 millions stars like Antares.The largest known star is called Epsilon. It could swallow up several million stars the size of Hercules.
If you ever think God can't handle your problem, look at His creation. Even though we are like specks of sand in this great universe, God cared enough for us to send His son to die for our sins. Whatever may be bothering you today turn it over to Christ. He will hear your prayers.
The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous. Proverbs 15:29

TEBOW

It is amazing the things God does in this world everyday that we take for granted. Some people say they don't see God but I see Him everyday. I see Christ in people, that by the grace of God, have turned their lives around to live for Christ. We are all guilty of looking at others and thinking they are too far gone to be saved by the blood of Christ. The truth is we are all in the same situation in God's eye's. When we see how bad off we are, we realize how wonderful the blood of Christ is and how much we need a savior. Look around you today and find that person that needs to hear the gospel and maybe you will be able to see God show Himself to you.
Some of you have read this before, but it's worth sharing again. Trust in God.

Dustin

Pam knows about the pain of considering abortion. More than 21 years ago, she and her husband, Bob, were serving asmissionaries to the Philippines and praying for a fifth child. Pam contracted amoebic dysentery, an infection of the intestine caused by a parasite found in a contaminated food or drink. She entered into a coma and was treated with strong antibiotics before they discovered she was pregnant. Doctors urged her to abort the baby for her own safety and told her that the medicines had caused irreversible damage to her baby. She refused the abortion and cited her Christian faith asthe reason for her hope that her son would be born without the devastating disabilities physicians predicted. The doctors "didn't think of it as a life, they thought of it as a mass of fetal tissue," Pam said. While pregnant, Pam nearly lost their baby four times but refused toconsider abortion. She recalled making a pledge to God with herhusband, "If you will give us a son, we'll name him 'Timothy,' and we'll make him a preacher."> Pam ultimately spent the last two months of her pregnancy in bed and, eventually, gave birth to a health baby boy August 14, 1987. Pam's youngest son is indeed a preacher. He preaches in prisons, makes hospital visits, and serves with his father's ministry in the Philippines. He also plays football. Pam's son is Tim Tebow.

Dishonest Scale

DISHONEST SCALES I recently had a discussion with someone concerning SITUATIONAL ETHICS. When someone wants to excuse the bad they did if good can out of it. The Los Angeles Times ran an article about widespread petty theft. In it, an attorney admitted that he would wait for someone to purchase a newspaper from a vending machine and grab the door before it closed to get his paper without paying. He could afford the paper, so why would he do such a thing? He explained, “The newspaper makes so much money, taking one paper won’t matter.” Solomon wrote, “Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord,” Proverbs 11:1.“Dishonest scales” is literally “balances of deceit,” and the word “abomination” implies an extraordinary degree of hatred and detestation. Charles Spurgeon reminded his church, “One should never to do a little wrong, to obtain the greatest possible good. Your duty is to do the right:…” Madison Sarratt (professor) taught mathematics at Vanderbilt University for many years. Before giving a test, he would admonish his students, “Today I am giving two examinations – one in trigonometry and the other in honesty. I hope you will pass them both. If you must fail one, fail trigonometry.” There are many good people in the world who can’t pass trigonometry, but the world should be full of good people who can pass the examination of honesty. “No legacy is so rich as honesty” (William Shakespeare Emerson).
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Additional Studies Here are some dishonest practices condemned by the Bible.
Using short weights and measures - Deuteronomy 25:13 – 15; Leviticus 19:35, 36.
Cheating a seller – Proverbs 20:14.
Refusing to pay wages – Jeremiah 22:13; Leviticus 19:13.
Shifting landmarks – Job 24:2.
Defrauding –Leviticus 6:2; 19:13.
Borrowing without repaying – Psalm 37:21. In Proverbs 20:23, we read that God “loathes all cheating and dishonesty” (TLB), and Paul wrote to Timothy about living a life of “honesty,” 1 Timothy 2:2. By Chaplain Mike Zarle

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WHERE YOU ARE NOW

"It is where you are that you are to fight the battle of life---not somewhere else. And it is as you are, the very man that you are, and just now, this very hour, that God calls you to work in His vineyard."
~ Charles Spurgeon
We are all put in a certain place on this earth for a reason. God has a purpose for us to serve Him where He has placed us. Instead of looking for reasons not to serve the Lord, seek the Lords purpose in all that you do. Starting with the smallest things to the greater events in your lives, God has a purpose for you being in that situation. If you don't know your purpose, ask Him to show you His will for you.

God Bless,
Dustin

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Temptation 2

We all feel like the cat sometimes as we go through life. It seems that everything in this world is trying to get us. The trials of life sometimes seem too tough to handle. But with Christ we can make it through anything this life may throw at us. No matter is the devil himself is looking over our shoulder, we have our heavenly father right beside us.

Sometimes we are the dogs in this picture. The temptations of this world seem to hard to resist. We think there is no way we can resist this world. You are right, we can't. But with Christ we can do all thing. He is the one that strengthens us. Just like if these dogs were left to their natural instinct, they would tear that cat apart. Their training and discipline keep them from moving in just like our Father in heaven keeps us going down the straight and narrow road. When we focus on Christ we don't want the cat's of the world, we only desire Him.

The Lazy Church

James 1:22-25
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
The Church of today has become like spectators at a ballgame. We show up to watch a few people play the game. We cheer for those that are doing the work while we show up for a hour, or so, then leave. We are not to be the audience, but doers. When just a few church members do all the work it is not long before the church gets tired and week. If two men carry one hundred pounds each up a hill it would be difficult but if you split that load up between a hundred it would be a piece of cake. Do your part in your church if you are not already doing something. Remember doing something is better than nothing.
A healthy church of one hundred members doesn't have just one Pastor. It should have one hundred ministers. Everyone in a church should be doing the Lord's work.

In Christ name,
Dustin