On Two Mountains With One God - Elijah on Mt. Carmel & nMt. Horeb
Working Out Your Own Salvation
A woman bought a parrot to keep her company. She took him home, but returned the bird to the store the next day. “This bird doesn't talk,” she told the store owner.
“Does he have a mirror in his cage?” asked the owner. “Parrots love mirrors. They see them selves in the mirror and start up a conversation.” The woman bought a mirror and left. The next day, she returned, the dird still wasn't talking.
“How about a ladder? Parrots love walking up and down a ladder. A happy parrot is more likely to talk.” The woman bought a ladder and left. Sure enough, she was back the next day; the bird still wasn't talking.
“Does your parrot have a swing? If not, that's the problem. He'll relax and talk up a storm.” The woman reluctantly bought a swing and left.
When she walked into the store the next day, her countenance had changed. “The parrot died,” she said. The pet store owner was shocked.
“I'm so sorry. Tell me, did he ever say a word?” he asked.
“Yes, right before he died,” the woman replied. He said, “Don't they sell any food at that store?”
Paul said that we need to “hold out the word of life.” The word that brings the only nourishment that can give life. The word of life that states “Jesus is the bread of life. He who comes to him will never go hungry.”
The world is dying to be fed. But...you know...the world will not take the food we offer if they perceive that it has not brought nourishing health to our lives.
“Does he have a mirror in his cage?” asked the owner. “Parrots love mirrors. They see them selves in the mirror and start up a conversation.” The woman bought a mirror and left. The next day, she returned, the dird still wasn't talking.
“How about a ladder? Parrots love walking up and down a ladder. A happy parrot is more likely to talk.” The woman bought a ladder and left. Sure enough, she was back the next day; the bird still wasn't talking.
“Does your parrot have a swing? If not, that's the problem. He'll relax and talk up a storm.” The woman reluctantly bought a swing and left.
When she walked into the store the next day, her countenance had changed. “The parrot died,” she said. The pet store owner was shocked.
“I'm so sorry. Tell me, did he ever say a word?” he asked.
“Yes, right before he died,” the woman replied. He said, “Don't they sell any food at that store?”
Paul said that we need to “hold out the word of life.” The word that brings the only nourishment that can give life. The word of life that states “Jesus is the bread of life. He who comes to him will never go hungry.”
The world is dying to be fed. But...you know...the world will not take the food we offer if they perceive that it has not brought nourishing health to our lives.
The Angelic Announcement - Luke 2:14
Commitments for the New Year
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
― Thomas A. Edison
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
― Maya Angelou
“I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.”
― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
Holding a Grudge
A farmer walked into an attorney's office wanting to file for a
divorce. The attorney asked, "May I help you?" The farmer said,
"Yea, I want to get one of those dayvorce's."
The attorney said, "well do you have any grounds?" The farmer
said, "Yea, I got about 140 acres." The attorney said, " No, you
don't understand, do you have a case?" The farmer said, "No, I
don't have a Case, but I have a John Deere."
The attorney said, "No you don't understand, I mean do you have
a grudge?" The farmer said, "Yea I got a grudge, that's where I
park my John Deere." The attorney said, "No sir, I mean do you
have a suit?"
The farmer said, "Yes sir, I got a suit. I wear th to church on
Sundays."
The exasperated attorney said, "Well sir, does your
wife beat you up or anything?"
The farmer said, "No sir, we both get up about 4:30."
Finally, the attorney says, "Okay, let me put it this way. "WHY
DO YOU WANT A DIVORCE?"
And the farmer says, "Well, I can never have a meaningful
conversation with her."
source: http://www.jokebuddha.com/Grudge#ixzz2oOVPCjz9
― Thomas A. Edison
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
― Maya Angelou
“I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.”
― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
Holding a Grudge
- A lawyer was reading out the will of a rich man to the people mentioned in the will:
- "To you, my loving wife Rose, who stood by me in rough times, as well as good, I leave her the house and $2 million."
- The lawyer continued, "To my daughter Jessica, who looked after me in sickness and kept the business going, I leave her the yacht, the business and $1 million."
- The lawyer concluded, "And, to my cousin Dan, who hated me, argued with me, and thought that I would never mention him in my will - well you are wrong. Hi Dan!"
A farmer walked into an attorney's office wanting to file for a
divorce. The attorney asked, "May I help you?" The farmer said,
"Yea, I want to get one of those dayvorce's."
The attorney said, "well do you have any grounds?" The farmer
said, "Yea, I got about 140 acres." The attorney said, " No, you
don't understand, do you have a case?" The farmer said, "No, I
don't have a Case, but I have a John Deere."
The attorney said, "No you don't understand, I mean do you have
a grudge?" The farmer said, "Yea I got a grudge, that's where I
park my John Deere." The attorney said, "No sir, I mean do you
have a suit?"
The farmer said, "Yes sir, I got a suit. I wear th to church on
Sundays."
The exasperated attorney said, "Well sir, does your
wife beat you up or anything?"
The farmer said, "No sir, we both get up about 4:30."
Finally, the attorney says, "Okay, let me put it this way. "WHY
DO YOU WANT A DIVORCE?"
And the farmer says, "Well, I can never have a meaningful
conversation with her."
source: http://www.jokebuddha.com/Grudge#ixzz2oOVPCjz9
How's My Living? 2 Peter 2:11-12, 15-17
WHO DO YOU SEE? Luke 23:32-43
3 Part Series: "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life"
I am the Way:
I Am The Truth
I am the Life