TWISTS AND TURNS, EVER ONWARD I GO

TWISTS AND TURNS, EVER ONWARD I GO

     I am bound to keep on going.   

     The Road is ever twisting and turning,

         but I see that I am closer, ever more

     Finding the Shepherd helping me, guiding me,

     Lest I stray by the wayside.

     A sheep follows the Voice of His Shepherd.

     The Shepherd knows how to guide the sheep.

     Ever onward, I follow, clinging

         to the One who I know.

      I will ever Trust Him who Is Able.

      The Light He has given me will draw 

          others to follow after me,

      My task is not to look and see who

          is following, but to 

          Keep On Keeping On

      Looking for His Promise to be with me always.

     

      

I recommend to you the book titled

MORE THAN A CARPENTER

by Josh McDowell

copyright 1977

Tyndale House Publishers

Wheaton, Illinois 

Another book I recommend for you

to read is 

ON THE WAY TO JESUS 

by

Albert H. Baylis

Multnomah Press, Portland OR

1986

" THE QUESTION TO ASK MYSELF

IS 

Am I going anywhere ? in my life?

Where am I going ?

Am I growing anywhere? How am I growing? 

Am I Alive to Things that Really Matter? 

or am I only walking, breathing

and taking up space?"

asked by

Joe C. Aldrich, President

Multnomah School of the Bible

A BLESSED CHRISTMAS TO YOU !

ENJOY ! THESE BOOKS ! 

GIVING MY BEST, MOMENT BY MOMENT

          MOMENT BY MOMENT

         I am able to take one moment, and cherish it.
         I am blessed to have that one moment.
         "Jesus Christ, the same Yesterday, Today, and Forever" is what Hebrews 13.8 declares.   In Christ I have the resource of continued strength, and the ability to do what I can, for as long as I can, and however I can, for whoever God sends my way, and for whatever my circumstances or situation may be.

        At Thanksgiving Time it is especially fitting that I think of that verse which says 
                    "GIVE THANKS IN EVERYTHING
                   FOR THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD IN 
                    CHRIST JESUS CONCERNING YOU."
                           I THESSALONIANS 5.18   

               May your Thanksgiving Day be filled with the 
           Presence of the Lord, for His Promise was that He 
            Would be with us.   I bless the Lord for you, my 
           friend, that He has given me the privilege of sharing
             my heart, and my Lord with you.   God give you
           the courage to accept the things you cannot change,
           the courage to change the things you can, and the 
          wisdom to know the difference.   

            HAPPY  THANKSGIVING DAY and God bless you.  

GIVING MY BEST, MOMENT BY MOMENT

GIVING MY BEST,

MOMENT BY MOMENT

       

My aim is to glorify God

in my life

by

abiding in Christ

by

walking in the Spirit

by 

knowing my Father in Heaven

is watching over me

while I go about 

living,

loving others.

John 15.16,17

You have not chosen me,

but I have chosen you,

and ordained you,

that you should go and bring forth fruit,

and that your fruit

should remain,

that whatsoever you shall ask

of the Father in my Name

He may give it you.

Giving my best moment by moment,

I am given the strength by God

to do what He asks of me,

Giving my best moment by moment,

I know that the Results of what I do

are up to Him.

Being Available to God

is all He asks.

MOMENT BY MOMENTmm

MOMENT BY MOMENT

I'VE LIFE FROM ABOVE

Moment by Moment, 

I'm kept in His love,

Moment by Moment,

I've life from above,

Looking to Jesus 

Till glory doth shine,

Moment by Moment,

O Lord, I am thine.

          (Daniel Whittle 1840 - 1901)

Moment by Moment

Jesus said in Luke 9.23 If anyone would follow me,

let him deny himself, take up his cross daily,

and come

follow me.

Along life's road there is much to distract a person

from following Christ.    

The first thing we must do

is 

LET GO OF OUR "SELF" 

and

give to God all that I am or hope to be.

The next thing is 

to 

DAILY 

take up my cross

IN DOING THIS

We follow on,

Moment by moment,

Day by Day.

There is no short cut to following God along

life's road.  

WHEN TROUBLES ASSAIL

   When troubles assail, most mountain climbers quit.    The question is, is it harder to go back to where I came from, or easier just to keep going? comes to most climbers.
   In the Christian life, the Spirit is the One who leads and guides the Believer on the road of Life for He always will uplift the Savior in the Believer, and glorify the Father in Heaven.   The glorious Elohim is the Strong One - the ONE who is A PLURAL NOUN THAT USES A SINGULAR VERB.   People eats is an example of a plural noun with a singular verb.     God The Father is called ELOHIM.   God the Son is called the Creator and the One who made all things.  John chapter 1.1 - 3
Genesis 1.1 tells us that  IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH.   It does not argue it.   It only presents God as BEING the STRONG ONE who created all things.   In chapter 1 of Genesis in verse 26 and 27 we see that God created man in His image - "Let us make man in our image"   "In the image of God created He him."  
      Let us remember that the very one who put us here is the One who loves us and cares for us, and longs to share our life with us.    When troubles assail, and the heart is weary, let each of us turn to the Lord in our need, and let Him direct our way, comfort our hearts, and renew our strength.
      Philippians 4.13  "I can do all things through Christ who is my strength."   The same One who began all things is the very One who wants to give me overcoming power over troubles and fears, over difficulties and obstacles.   He will strengthen us.  

LIGHTS IN THE DARKNESS

    LIGHTS IN THE DARKNESS are shining as the traffic heads through the cities and twist its way to where home may be.   As we head into the New Year, let us think about Lights in the Darkness and how it fits into our walk along Life's Road.
    Many people, perhaps one of you, travel many hours on the road each day just to go to work, and come home.   Others are on the move because their work is doing just that.   
    This time of year, Christmas lights are still up, and glistening in the dark.     
    How can I walk in the road of life if I can not see ahead of me?
I cannot.   Even a car or truck has to have both rear lights and front lights...as the driver heads into the night, or gets up in the early morning hours to head into the day later on, has to have its lights on.
     Jesus said "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
        Again Jesus said "I am the Light of the world.  He that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."
    Again Jesus said, in his last hours, praying to the Father "Father, the hour is come, glorify thy Son, that thy Son may also glorify thee: as thou has given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.  And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."   John 17.1 - 3 
     The tragedy of darkness is the inability to see one's way.  Jesus is that Light to light up the darkness as we travel on Life's Road.  I encourage you to let Him become your Light.   
     John 3.16  Jesus said to Nicodemus one night long ago "for God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."  
     

HOLY DAYS A TIME OF REFLECTION

WITH THE HOLY DAYS OF CHANUKKAH AND THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS, WE SEE A TIME FOR REFLECTION. There are so many things that contribute to the times in our lives when we gather with others to think about and mull over who God is, and what He has done. Let us use the time wisely, and well. Let us remember to be grateful for the chance to reflect. In loneliness and sorrow, a person often feels lost and apart from others if a Holiday begins. Let us remember that the memories of that dear loved one is only special because we did celebrate together on those days. It is an honor to them, and to God, then, to take on the celebration of these Holy Days and make them a memorable and meaningful time for ourselves, in the midst of loss. My dear husband is now in the presence of our God Our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. God is a Spirit, Jesus said, and must be worshipped in Spirit and in Truth. The only God we shall see when we die, or when Jesus comes to take us home in the Rapture, will be Jesus, for Jesus Himself told the disciples, to see Him was to be seeing the Father, and to know Him is to know the Father. We are to abide in Him, and His Words are to abide in us, and so then we can ask what we wish, and it shall be granted. Don't lose the J O Y of Christmas, or the J O Y of Chanukkah, or of Thanksgiving. Take your loss, and let God be your comfort in your time of need. Psalm Twenty Three tells us "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want." So let us hold to that. He will fill our loneliness and loss with Himself, as we celebrate the Holy Days. He is God, and God knows and cares and understands our sorrows. He loved us and sent His Son to buy us out of the slave market of sin, and set us free to live and to live in the abundance of Joy. Walk as God would have you walk, in faith that even as Enoch walked with God, and was not, for God took him - so too you can. Walk as Noah walked, in faith that God was going to keep His promise to him. Walk as Abram walked, knowing God would provide as He promised. Most of all, for those of you who are believers in Y'SHUA, WALK AS JESUS WALKED, knowing God is our comfort, our peace, and our strength.