It's Not A Resolution

It's not a resolution, it's a lifestyle. I am not talking about losing weight although I need to do that too. I am talking about getting into God's Word every day. A lot of times we will make resolutions to be better this year about reading His Word. We don't need another resolution. We need a change in lifestyle. We need to change our priorities and put God first on that list. Once we make it a lifestyle, that is when we start growing spiritually and becoming more like Christ. As Christians, that should be our goal.

2nd Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Class Cookout

I had a great time at the cookout. Thanks to everyone for bringing food. I look forward to our next event. Maybe I will be able to convince Drew that I am not Jody at that one.

Acts 2:42
They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

It's nice to be clean

Just got back from our camping trip (see pics below) and I was a little dirty to say the least. It sure is nice to get a shower and get all the dirt and grime off and get rid of that smell (Jenny wouldn't come within 3 feet of me). Just like camping, sin makes us dirty & smelley. Isaiah 1:18 says, "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." No matter how dirty we get, God can clean us. If you give your life to Jesus Christ, you will be cleansed and unlike the shower that I just took, God's cleansing is for eternity.

Thanks to all that were able to go camping this weekend. I had a great time and look forward to doing it again.

The Bible already told us!

I read an article yesterday that was titled the following,"Computers Explain How Moses Parted the Red Sea". Here is the first paragraph in the Fox News article: "Moses might not have parted the Red Sea, but a strong east wind that blew through the night could have pushed the waters back in the way described in biblical writings and the Koran, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday." The article goes into detail about how wind could have parted the waters as long as it was it the right speed and the water was shallow enough. Here is what the Bible says,
"Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all the night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on the left." Exodus 14:21-22
Obviously it was God that parted the sea and not Moses. The above passage tells us that. It says that Moses stretched his hands out and God parted the sea by using a strong east wind. It amazes me that the world will look everywhere to try and explain something when the answer is plain and clear in the Bible. I don't have a problem with trying to determine how scientifically it could have happened but don't be surprised when we can't fully figure out how it happened. We can't limit God to our scientific understandings.

Change

A couple of definitions of the word change found in the American Heritage Dictionary are as follows:
- To undergo transformation or transition
- To go from one phase to another

We all go though change sometime in our lives. Sometimes it is good and sometimes it is not so good. Sometimes we want the change and sometimes we don't. The one thing about going through change that we need to remember is that we aren't alone when we are going through it. We have friends, family, and most of all Jesus to walk with us. And as we stay in the will of Jesus, as we walk with Him, as we talk with Him, as we follow and serve Him, He will get us where He wants us.

Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Living to Please God

As Christians, we know our lives should please God. We should strive to please him every day with every action. God tells us how to please Him. Read 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 to see what God says.

Refill

As most of you know I need to get my propane tank for my grill refilled. It is kind of hard to cook with a gas grill with no gas. Well, Jake and I went today and got it refilled and we grilled out hamburgers for dinner. They were pretty good if I do say so myself. Our spiritual lives are a lot like a propane tank. Sometimes we need to be refilled. Acts 4:31 says After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.This was not the first time that these believers were filled with the Holy Spirit. They were first filled with the Holy Spirit back in Acts 2 at Pentacost. As the early belivers needed to be refilled, we too need to be refilled with the Holy Spirit from time to time. Once we are filled with the Holy Spirit, we will be able to speak the word of God boldly. So what do we do to get refilled? That is easy, ask God then be obedient to His Word.