I dreamed I was in heaven
Where an angel kept God's book.
He was writing so intently
I just had to take a look.
It was not, at first, his writing
That made me stop and think
But the fluid in the bottle
That was marked eternal ink.
This ink was most amazing,
Dark black upon his blotter
But as it touched the parchment
It became as clear as water.
The angel kept on writing,
But as quickly as a wink
The words were disappearing
With that strange eternal ink.
The angel took no notice,
But kept writing on and on.
He turned each page and filled it
Till all its space was gone.
I thought he wrote to no avail,
His efforts were so vain
For he wrote a thousand pages
That he'd never read again.
And as I watched and wondered that
This awesome sight was mine,
I actually saw a word stay black
As it dried upon the line.
The angel wrote and I thought
I saw A look of satisfaction.
At last he had some print to show
For all his earnest action.
A line or two dried dark and stayed
As black as black can be,
But strangely the next paragraph
Became invisible to see.
The book was getting fuller,
The angel's records true,
But most of it was blank,
with Just a few words coming through.
I knew there was some reason,
But as hard as I could think,
I couldn't grasp the significance
Of that eternal ink.
The mystery burned within me,
And I finally dared to ask
The angel to explain to me
Of his amazing task.
And what I heard was frightful
As the angel turned his head.
He looked directly at me,
And this is what he said...
"I know you stand and wonder
At what my writing's worth
But God has told me to record
The lives of those on earth.
"The book that I am filling
Is an accurate account
Of every word and action
And to what they do amount.
"And since you have been watching
I must tell you what is true;
The details of my journal
Are the strict accounts of YOU.
"The Lord asked me to watch you
As each day you worked and played.
I saw you as you went to church,
I saw you as you prayed.
"But I was told to document
Your life through all the week.
I wrote when you were proud and bold,
I wrote when you were meek.
"I recorded all your attitudes
Whether they were good or bad.
I was sorry that I had to write
The things that make God sad.
"So now I'll tell the wonder
Of this eternal ink,
For the reason for its mystery
Should make you stop and think.
"This ink that God created
To help me keep my journal
Will only keep a record of
Things that are eternal.
"So much of life is wasted
On things that matter not
So instead of my erasing,
Smudging ink and ugly blot.
"I just keep writing faithfully and
Let the ink do all the rest
For it is able to decide
What's useless and what's best.
"And God ordained that as I write
Of all you do and say
Your deeds that count for nothing
Will just disappear away.
"When books are opened someday,
As sure as heaven is true;
The Lord's eternal ink will tell
What mattered most to you.
"If you just lived to please yourself
The pages will be bare,
And God will issue no reward
For you when you get there.
"In fact, you'll be embarrassed,
You will hang your head in shame
Because you did not give yourself
In love to Jesus' Name.
"Yet maybe there will be a few
Recorded lines that stayed
That showed the times you truly cared,
Sincerely loved and prayed.
"But you will always wonder
As you enter heaven's door
How much more glad you would have been
If only you'd done more.
"For I record as God sees,
I don't stop to even think
Because the truth is written
With God's eternal ink."
When I heard the angel's story
I fell down and wept and cried
For as yet I still was dreaming
I hadn't really died.
And I said: "O angel tell the Lord
That soon as I awakeI'll live my life for Jesus-
I'll do all for His dear sake.
"I'll give in full surrender;
I'll do all He wants me to;
I'll turn my back on self and sin
And whatever isn't true.
"And though the way seems long and rough
I promise to endure.
I'm determined to pursue the things
That are holy, clean and pure.
"With Jesus as my helper,
I will win lost souls to Thee,
For I know that they will live with Christ
For all eternity.
"And that's what really matters
When my life on earth is gone
That I will stand before the Lord
And hear Him say, 'Well Done!'
Mark 8:38
If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels."
This is a Christmas tree!It is not a Hanukkah bush, it is not an Allah plant,it is not a Holiday hedge.It is a Christmas tree. Say it... CHRISTmas~Yes! CHRISTmas -
Celebrating the Birth of Jesus Christ!!!
SO TRUE!!! I am NOT celebrating a winter holiday!!!I AM celebrating the birth
of Jesus Christ, son of God, and MY Lord and Savior!!! CHRISTmas!!!!
Take a stand and pass it on !!!
Deuteronomy 7:4<<+>>
For they will turn away thy sonfrom following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
Genesis 6:19
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
Isaiah 58:6-7
"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter...."
Isaiah 34:7
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Lord, I am grateful that you are in control of all things. I’m worried about Christmas.5 Children and a crummy economy are making it very difficult this yr.You are still in control. I know it will be ok.I do not want to borrow. I ask that you provide supernaturally, Lord, thank you! Lord, I'm so grateful that I feel no fear,no fear that I’m all alone to deal with this.I thank you for the wisdom I know you provide.I’m grateful that this bears one experience I need not be fearful of!I’m grateful that it will be ok...that you'll be there for me! I know things could be worse,Thank you Lord for Jared, Kayla, Salvatore, Britney & Billy! I’m encouraged by their smiles today, and everyday!I surrender to you my anxiety, my peace,Rest in where you want me to be.Where ever I am, the person I’m serving is still you.Thank you Lord for you are a great God.You are worthy of all praise.You are in control of all things.You provide, you direct, and you mould!I choose to see your hand upon my life!I choose to see situations as opportunities for growth and learning! I choose to see them as stepping stones and 'certificates' of maturity and growth. it will be okay, .....for all things are in your hands
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.Living one day at a time;Enjoying one moment at a time;Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next.............Amen......................................................--Reinhold Niebuhr
James 5:13-16
Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
¶ Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me. When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
"Show me, O LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life."I make known the end from the beginning,
from ancient times, what is still to come.
I say: My purpose will stand,
and I will do all that I please.Daniel 12:1[ The End Times ] "At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.(any likeness 2 the 'Pilsbury Dough Boy' is strickly coincidence!)
Genesis~Chapter 1
1 ¶ In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness
was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved
upon the face of the waters. 3 ¶ And God said, Let there be
light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it
was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called
Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 ¶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of
the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters
which were under the firmament from the waters which
were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called
the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning
were the second day. 9 ¶ And God said, Let the waters
under the heaven be gathered together unto one place,
and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10 And God
called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of
the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the
herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after
his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was
so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding
seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed
was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 ¶ And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament
of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the
heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to
rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he
made the stars also. 17 And God set them in the
firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to
divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it
was good. 19 And the evening and the morning were
the fourth day. 20 ¶ And God said, Let the waters bring
forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life,
and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open
firmament of heaven. 21 And God created great whales,
and every living creature that moveth, which the waters
brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every
winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl
multiply in the earth. 23 And the evening and the
morning were the fifth day. 24 ¶ And God said, Let
the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind,
cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth
after his kind: and it was so. 25 And God made the
beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their
kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth
after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26 ¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image,
after our likeness: and let them have dominion over
the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and
over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over
every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the
image of God created he him; male and female
created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and
God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and
replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the
fowl of the air, and over every living thing that
moveth upon the earth. 29 ¶ And God said, Behold,
I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is
upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the
which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it
shall be for meat. 30 And to every beast of the
earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every
thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein
there is life, I have given every green herb for
meat: and it was so. 31 ¶ And God saw every thing
that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.
And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
1 ¶ And God spake all these words, saying,
2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee
out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,
or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above,
or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water
under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself
to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God
am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers
upon the children unto the third and fourth generation
of them that hate me; 6 And shewing mercy unto
thousands of them that love me, and keep my
commandments. 7 Thou shalt not take the name of
the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold
him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the
LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work,
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant,
nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger
that is within thy gates: 11 For in six days the LORD
made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is,
and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed
the sabbath day, and hallowed it. 12 ¶ Honour thy father
and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land
which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 13 Thou shalt
not kill. 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 15 Thou
shalt not steal. 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy neighbour. 17 Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's
wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox,
nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? 34 ¶ Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: 35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. 36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
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