A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes
Revelation 22:17
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
“After Thanksgiving”
After Thanksgiving, my belly I pat
And wonder in amazement where I put it all at
I gobble and gobble all the day long
On turkey leftovers—is that wrong?
After Thanksgiving I think in my mind
How thankful I am for all of the kinds
Of food that we had and all those sweets
Oh how I dream of that banquet table of treats
There’s another Banquet Table I see
I dream of this table for you and me
The Table is long, with lots of chairs
The Patriarchs of yore are sitting there
Someone else is watching, watching
For all who are serving, serving
Bidding for His Bride to enter in
“Come,” He says “Come,” again and again
My yoke is easy and my burden is light
I wait for you tonight, tonight, tonight…..
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
"In The Midst"
A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes
“In The Midst”
John 20:19
Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, F108 for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you."
The disciples were behind locked doors and were afraid. They didn’t know what to do-sooooo-they were hiding. Are you going through something in your life that is like being in a pit with no way out? You can’t see any light at the end of the tunnel. You can’t even see the tunnel! Who knew Jesus could get through locked doors! The disciples didn’t. But, wait! They see someone-someone-wait, they knew the door was locked! There He is! Standing in the very midst of them! In their very midst! Could it be Jesus?? He showed them His hands and His side. Then He said something so profound, He said “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” Let Jesus breath on you today. You don’t think He is able to get you out of the pit and so much more? He gave the disciples peace in the midst of their storm. He is in your midst of your life and in the midst of your storm. Have His peace that passes all understanding. Today let Him give it to you. Be thankful for His peace this Thanksgiving.
Thank You, Father for being in the very midst of my life. I want Your peace in everything I do and say and everywhere I go. Amen
We gather together to ask the Lord’s Blessing
He chastens and hastens His will to make known
By Sandra Rhynes
“In The Midst”
John 20:19
Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, F108 for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you."
The disciples were behind locked doors and were afraid. They didn’t know what to do-sooooo-they were hiding. Are you going through something in your life that is like being in a pit with no way out? You can’t see any light at the end of the tunnel. You can’t even see the tunnel! Who knew Jesus could get through locked doors! The disciples didn’t. But, wait! They see someone-someone-wait, they knew the door was locked! There He is! Standing in the very midst of them! In their very midst! Could it be Jesus?? He showed them His hands and His side. Then He said something so profound, He said “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” Let Jesus breath on you today. You don’t think He is able to get you out of the pit and so much more? He gave the disciples peace in the midst of their storm. He is in your midst of your life and in the midst of your storm. Have His peace that passes all understanding. Today let Him give it to you. Be thankful for His peace this Thanksgiving.
Thank You, Father for being in the very midst of my life. I want Your peace in everything I do and say and everywhere I go. Amen
We gather together to ask the Lord’s Blessing
He chastens and hastens His will to make known
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
"A Condition Of The Heart"
A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes
“A Condition Of The Heart”
I Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Well now, you would think this verse seems pretty clear. Just stay away from anything you know is not right and good, stay away from sin. Abstain means--don’t do--we tell our teens to abstain, we tell them, just don’t do it, just say no! Sounds easy doesn’t it? What do we do when we live in an evil world with sin all around? The Bible says we live in this world, but not to be of this world. What does that mean? We can make sure that we don’t give evil a foothold by avoiding tempting situations and concentrating on obeying God. He MUST be in every aspect of our lives. It is wrong to think we can separate our spiritual lives from everything else. We can’t live for Jesus just one day a week. Christ must control ALL of us, not just the “religious” part, and not just part of the time. It is all or nothing. In the Book of Revelation, (Rev. 3:16) Jesus calls this condition “lukewarm.” If this is your condition, it goes on to say that He will spew you out of His mouth. You might here other “Christians” use the word “moderation”, it is just another word for “lukewarm”.
Holy Jesus, I don’t want to be a lukewarm Christian, keep me as the apple of Your eye. I want to be on fire for You. Keep me humble and away from all appearance of evil. Create within me a clean heart and a steadfast spirit. Take not Your Holy Spirit from me, I pray. In Your name I ask. Amen
By Sandra Rhynes
“A Condition Of The Heart”
I Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Well now, you would think this verse seems pretty clear. Just stay away from anything you know is not right and good, stay away from sin. Abstain means--don’t do--we tell our teens to abstain, we tell them, just don’t do it, just say no! Sounds easy doesn’t it? What do we do when we live in an evil world with sin all around? The Bible says we live in this world, but not to be of this world. What does that mean? We can make sure that we don’t give evil a foothold by avoiding tempting situations and concentrating on obeying God. He MUST be in every aspect of our lives. It is wrong to think we can separate our spiritual lives from everything else. We can’t live for Jesus just one day a week. Christ must control ALL of us, not just the “religious” part, and not just part of the time. It is all or nothing. In the Book of Revelation, (Rev. 3:16) Jesus calls this condition “lukewarm.” If this is your condition, it goes on to say that He will spew you out of His mouth. You might here other “Christians” use the word “moderation”, it is just another word for “lukewarm”.
Holy Jesus, I don’t want to be a lukewarm Christian, keep me as the apple of Your eye. I want to be on fire for You. Keep me humble and away from all appearance of evil. Create within me a clean heart and a steadfast spirit. Take not Your Holy Spirit from me, I pray. In Your name I ask. Amen
Friday, November 6, 2009
"Who Am I?"
A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes
“Who Am I?”
Matthew 16:15-16
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Have you ever googled Jesus? You can type in His name and get all sort of definitions. Of course, there is our Christian definition. Jesus as resurrected Savior, all Divine, One of the Trinity, born of virgin birth from the Holy Spirit, fully God and fully man and our soon coming King. Then you have what the “other religions” say that He is. No deity, no Savior, no resurrection, just an important prophet, not the Messiah, an imaginary friend and on and on and on.
Now I have the same question for YOU. Who do YOU say that He is? Peter had been with Jesus. What Peter knew about Jesus came from the Father above. Peter knew Jesus was the Christ the Son of the Living God. He knew who Jesus was because-----Peter had been with Jesus-----When you spend time with someone you know them personal and up close. When you say He is the Christ the Son of the Living God, you are professing you faith in Him. Have YOU been with Jesus?
The One True and Living God, thank You for loving me. Thank You for revealing Yourself to me. I want to know You more and more. I want to get as close to You as I can. Holy Spirit keep me hungry. I worship You and only You. I believe , as Peter, that You are The Christ The Son of The Living God. Amen
By Sandra Rhynes
“Who Am I?”
Matthew 16:15-16
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Have you ever googled Jesus? You can type in His name and get all sort of definitions. Of course, there is our Christian definition. Jesus as resurrected Savior, all Divine, One of the Trinity, born of virgin birth from the Holy Spirit, fully God and fully man and our soon coming King. Then you have what the “other religions” say that He is. No deity, no Savior, no resurrection, just an important prophet, not the Messiah, an imaginary friend and on and on and on.
Now I have the same question for YOU. Who do YOU say that He is? Peter had been with Jesus. What Peter knew about Jesus came from the Father above. Peter knew Jesus was the Christ the Son of the Living God. He knew who Jesus was because-----Peter had been with Jesus-----When you spend time with someone you know them personal and up close. When you say He is the Christ the Son of the Living God, you are professing you faith in Him. Have YOU been with Jesus?
The One True and Living God, thank You for loving me. Thank You for revealing Yourself to me. I want to know You more and more. I want to get as close to You as I can. Holy Spirit keep me hungry. I worship You and only You. I believe , as Peter, that You are The Christ The Son of The Living God. Amen
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