Archive for December, 2009
The Unspeakable Price
by PRRussell on Dec.13, 2009, under ♥ My Spiritual Blog
The Unspeakable Price
To all who did accept Him and believe in Him He gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12
While we lived in Rio de Janeiro, we met several American families who came to Brazil to adopt children. They would spend days, sometimes weeks. immersed in a different language and a strange culture. They fought the red tape and paid the large fees, all with the hope of taking a child [home] to the United States….
Hasn’t God done the same for us? He entered our culture, battled the resistance, and paid the unspeakable price which adoption required. Legally we are His. He owns us. We have every legal privilege accorded to [His] child. We are just waiting for Him to return. We are, as Paul said, “waiting for God to finish making us His own children” (Romans 8:23).
“When Christ Comes” by Max Lucado
Prayer Reminds Us
by PRRussell on Dec.08, 2009, under ♥ My Spiritual Blog
Prayer Reminds Us
When a believing person prays, great things happen. James 5:16
Prayer is the recognition that if God had not engaged Himself in our problems, we would still be lost in the blackness. It is by His mercy that we have been lifted up. Prayer is that whole process that reminds us of who God is and who we are.
I believe there’s great power in prayer. I believe God heals the wounded, and that He can raise the dead. But I don’t believe we tell God what to do and when to do it.
God knows that we, with our limited vision, don’t even know that for which we should pray. When we entrust our requests to Him, we trust Him to honor our prayers with holy judgement.
“Walking with the Savior” by Max Lucado
The Soul Killer
by PRRussell on Dec.05, 2009, under ♥ My Spiritual Blog
The Soul Killer
When people sin, they earn what sin pays – death. Romans 6:23
Sin does to a life what shears do to a flower. A cut at the stem seperates a flower from the source of life. Initially the flower is attractive, still colorful and strong. But watch that flower over a period of time, and the leaves will wilt and the petals will drop. No matter what you do the flower will never live again. Surround it with water. Stick the stem in soil. Baptize it with fertilizer. Glue the flower back on the stem. Do what you wish. The flower is dead…..
A dead soul has no life.
Cut off from God, the soul withers and dies. The consequence of sin is not a bad day or a bad mood but a dead soul. The sign of a dead soul: poisoned lips and cursing mouths, feet that lead to violence and eyes that don’t see God…..
The finished work of sin is to kill the soul.
“In the Grip of Grace” by Max Lucado
Water for the Soul
by PRRussell on Dec.03, 2009, under ♥ My Spiritual Blog
Water for the Soul
“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.” John 7:37 NKJV
Are you anyone? If so, then step up to the well. You qualify for His water.
All ages are welcome. Both genders invited. No race excluded. Scoundrels. Scamps. Rascals and rubes. All welcome. You don’t have to be rich to drink, religious to drink, successful to drink; you simply need to follow the instructions on what – or better, who - to drink. Him. In order for Jesus to do what water does, you must let Him penetrate your heart. Deep, deep inside.
Internalize Him. Ingest Him. Welcome Him into the inner workings of your life. Let Christ be the water of your soul.
“Come Thirsty“ by Max Lucado
The Winner’s Circle
by PRRussell on Dec.02, 2009, under ♥ My Spiritual Blog
The Winner’s Circle
The Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. Ephisians 6:8 NIV
For all we don’t know about the next life, this much is certain. The day Christ comes will be a day of reward. Those who went unknown on earth will be known in heaven. Those who never heard the cheers of men will hear the cheers of angels. Those who missed the blessing of a father will hear the blessing of their heavenly Father. The small will be great. The forgotten will be remembered. The unnoticed will be crowned and the faithful will be honored.
The winner’s circle isn’t reserved for a handful of the elite, but for a heaven full of God’s children who “will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him” (James 1:12 NIV)
“When Christ Comes” by Max Lucado