Then and only then.

 Are you truly saved? If you think there are more ways to heaven than Christ Jesus, keep

Dwelling on John 14:6..  does not matter who u are, ur standing on this earth, you will never be accepted by the Father unless you embrace the gift of salvation Jesus has paid for thru His blood and mostly death and Resurrection. Way to many are fooled into their own opinion on this matter. You must be born again. You do that by Repenting of your sins, and embracing Jesus as the only way. Then and only then will you be saved,  by His grace, and that my friends...is the greatest mercy He will show you. Rejecting Christ has its consequences. Your soul in a burning Hell forever. I wish that on NO person.Oh my goodness, the Bible says Hell enlarges it self daily. Oh please do not go there. God loves each of us, and desires we be saved from His wrath. Be born from above and never think you can bargain with the Lord. Please i beg of u!!! So be it.

Just a footnote: I have sinned all my life, but i embraced Christ, and look forward to a life in a new place with my Lord one day. A life I do not deserve, yet it is Christ promise to me. Love to see u there....love u all. 

Not possible.

 Our President had his election stolen. For certain all future elections shall be as well. This will be the end of freedom in the USA. My gosh...the Democrat party has found a way to forcibly take over America. No more work hard and earn your success. Just hold your hand out and beg the government. Wow. Im still praying millions of supporters and lovers of our representative Republic finally scare these evil groups and leaders enough to keep President Trump in office. Find a way to message Congress and all the courts, that we will not be cheated any longer. Gods Speed. These are times that try mens souls. Signed give me liberty or give me death.

On this day.

 On this day in 1975 I took over or should I say opened up Big B cleaners lenlock Shopping Center Anniston Alabama. It was quite a journey, lot of long hours and hard work. My first salaried position with a bonus. Wow I thought I was rich. Just reminiscing. Some of you may remember.

A strange blog.

 Went to see a dear friend today. I realized she was glad to see me. (Non romantic) Just sincerely glad to see me. (Same) here.) Trying to move on through life by myself. Sometimes its lonely, other times more peaceful. Thinking of life with Christ more than usual. Seems i worry more about my dear beast( pets). They need me more than any person i know. Their need seems to be a help to me. I can trust them. They don't cheat or hide from me. Neither Does the Lord. 

I will for certain.

 Good early morning. Psalm 40:1. I waited patiently on the Lord. And what follows are the rewards. Many more scriptures throughout the Bible speaking of who all waited upon the Lord. What they waited for. Through the book of Isaiah and in the Nt.

This is just a short early Monday morning devotional reminder of one of the hardest things for many of us to do. So much we cannot do for ourselves....we must pray, watch, and wait.

Maybe its an illness of a friend,  a family member, co worker. Keep vigilant, don't give up. Other scripture Psalm 37: 7....Psalm 27:4.....Psalm 130 verses 1thru 6. Pray for me as i wait, and i will for certain be praying always for you. Amen

To leap for joy.Both petition mingled with praise.

 Good morning. For a moment look at Psalm 70:verse 4. You do not have to wait until your old, if that be Gods plan fo you, to seek him. Or to love His salvation. But going back to the story of the old man in Psalm 71. Look if you will, to verse 1 thru 3. David the Psalmist, in verse 1 praises God for the Trust he can putin the Lord. David knows  God is his Fortress, his deliverer his Rock. In verse 2, David ask for God to deliver him and called him to escape. He asked God to inclined his ear to him and save him. In verse 3, David explains that he continually has this prayer and this request. Today in our lives we should be praying to the Lord continually never ceasing. We can do this of course in sincere fervent prayer in the privacy of our homes. But to do it continually means as you're driving down the road as you're walking as you're working. Yesterday I experienced personally a strong answer to a prayer for my job, for the work I had to perform, I needed strength and believe me out of the abundance of Gods mercy, He gave it to me. It felt awesome. So I must do this everyday. Oh how joyful it is when you know God has delivered you. If God can do this for me, then what do I have to fear, concerning anything else in my life. Look at verse 4 of Psalm 71. David said deliver me oh my God, out of the hands of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. He can and will do the same for me. You see, the fact that God answers prayer is enough for me. Verse 5 the psalmist says For You Are My Hope Oh Lord God. You are my trust from my youth. Here is a comment from the psalmist acknowledging how long has is trusted in the Lord. Verse 6 David Praises God because God has upheld him from his birth. He Praises God because God is the one that allowed him to be taken from his mother's womb. That should sound familiar to us all. And the last comment of that verse 6, David says as we should, that he will praise God continually. Now once again this is concerning believers of course. This not only is for the psalmist, but we are mortal, and old age and death are sure to come. You cannot and should not ignore this fact. Do not ignore the creator of every living thing. Do not ignore that God came in the flesh, in his son Jesus Christ. Jesus firmly said that he and his father are one, and that he only repeat what his father has said. Jesus also said and he was the only way to the father. Jesus said that he is the way the truth and the life. So when you pray, you must be praying in the name of Jesus. So thank you for reading and I will continue hopefully later in the rest of Psalm 71. At least verse 9. God be with you. Amen. A small footnote. When i know the Lord hears me, i leap for joy.

To be getting older, who gains from the pain?

 Good morning. I know the value of having a great attitude, but i know the difference in flesh and Spirit. Through all my worldly success i never forgot 

reality. Gods reality. He said what does it profit a man if he should gain the whole world but lose his own soul? I found an old man who has been a believer since he was a young man but now he's old and has suffered much through out his life and has been observed by many. Look at Psalm 71 vs 7. The Bible says he was a wonder to people. Why? He had a life long devotion to the Lord. Yet he was not excused from persecution. Maybe it was astonishing how he was delivered from so many previous crises. Wow!  The psalmist for sure was spared to teach the message of his God reference vs 18. Maybe we should not focus on his faults but on our deliverence. Of course he was not sinless. Of course. he could not live with sin not professed. So many have said to me....God is not through with me yet. Now it seems as i am being led through 3 to 4 crisis at time, one by one God is working each one out. What Praise and honor He is due. If you only knew each of my battles, you could see Gods hand in my life. A few days back i actually sat and thought, Oh Father of my lord Jesus, what in the world is your purpose for all this?  All my life i have suffered. From childhood ...to now. Here it is! So God can get the glory. Wow! Seems observers have now begun to WONDER about me. All I've been through and now much more, and I'm still here? Now there's more to this than just my battles. I still glory in my God. The Psalmist is correct. His pain is my gain, and mine is someone's, and to lift up Christ and praise God, give Him the glory for it all is my honor to do so. It's my must. Maybe the Lord will allow me to continue on this subject later. Remember,  just because your born again, you are not excused from persecution. Glory be to God. Amen....so be it.