A Blast from the Word

One Body

2010-07-20T15:01:00.002-07:00

“One Body”

1 Corinthians 12:19-20, 27
If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body. Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

We all have our place in the body of Jesus Christ. It doesn’t make any difference who you are, what color you are, or how much money you have or don’t have or what your name is, we “all” have our place in the body of Christ. Everyone is the same at the foot of the Cross. There are no little I’s or big you’s. There are no nobodies. Our whole physical body needs our big toes and our little toes. Things are the same in the body of Christ. I read a little article by Charles Swindoll the other day and let me quote, he said, “Nobodies. What a necessary band of men and women…servants of the King…yet nameless in the kingdom! Men and women who, with silent heroism and faithful diligence, relinquish the limelight and live in the shade of public figures.” To this I say, AMEN and AMEN again and again. Praise God we are a part of the body of Christ. Just think of all the “nobodies” in His body. They make the Kingdom run. To all of you who think you are a “nobody” in His kingdom-----think again!!!!!

Say: Most Holy Precious Jesus, with thanksgiving, I come to You, I am willing to follow Your plan for my life. I am willing to do what You would have me to do, great or small. Keep me humble and full of love and compassion for others. Show me my place in Your Kingdom Work. Amen

Lord Save Me

2010-07-20T15:01:00.001-07:00

“Lord Save Me”

Psalms 7:1-2
O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me; And deliver me, Lest they tear me like a lion, Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

Boy, you think you got trouble!! David and his mighty men ran from Saul. David put his trust in God Almighty, not in the arm of flesh. David compared Saul to a lion that would tear him to shreds. Basically, David said, “Lord, if you don’t hurry up and deliver me, there isn’t going to be any part of me TO deliver.” The one thing I like about David is: He always kept getting up. It didn’t matter what Saul did to him or promised to do to him, David prayed about the situation, praised God and kept on going. He may have had some hard situations and at times disobeyed God, but in the end David knew Who to trust. Have you ever felt like someone has torn you into pieces? Let your situation push you to running to Jesus as fast as you can. The evil things others do to us should drive us to God. Allow Him to renew and revive you, TODAY!

Say: My Lord and Savior, thank You for coming to my rescue. Your praise will continually be in my mouth. Hide me behind Your Cross. Amen.

Substitutions

2010-07-20T15:00:00.001-07:00

“Substitutions”

Daniel 3:16
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said… “Be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods.”

We use sugar substitute, generic meds, as compared to…cosmetics, perfumes, food, pop, butter…etc. When it comes to the “real thing” we look at the all mighty dollar first. If it looks like, smells like or tastes like the “real thing” we will pick the cheaper every time. On some things we have the tendency to settle. There is one thing we, under no circumstances should we settle for less than the “real thing”. We should never, never, never settle for another god, no matter what. Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, is the One. He is the One True and Living God. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, there is no substitute. We must not serve any other thing or person, but Him. He is the Creator and was here from the beginning of time and before that. God has always been. He is the Great I AM. Do you put anything or any person in God’s place?

Today purpose in your heart to keep Jesus the center of your life and don’t settle for less or for another god. There is eternity to think about.

"The Light"

2010-07-20T14:59:00.000-07:00

“The Light”

Psalms 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

What is it “feed a cold and starve a fever”, or is it “starve a cold and feed a fever?” I don’t know. I do know if you don’t read and study the Bible, you will starve your soul. You know starvation doesn’t happen over night. It happens gradually. You go a day or two without and all of a sudden, you are in the starvation mode. Then you say to yourself, “I will read the Word tomorrow. I am too tired right now.” Pretty soon you are in the “dark” instead of the “Light” and don’t have a clue how you got there. Things start on a domino effect. They just seem to get on a roll. You go to bed and pray, “Lord, I don’t know what has happened, things are not so good, what am I going to do?” He says, “Child come back to me, remember when I wooed and compelled you to get back into my light? Now is the time, let Me be the lamp to your feet and the light to your path.” Jesus loves us so much. His Word is one of the most powerful ways He communicates with us.

Today “Catch The Fever”---Read the Bible, get into the Word of God!!!!

"The Intent Of The Heart"

2010-07-20T14:58:00.000-07:00

“The Intent Of The Heart”

Psalms 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight oh, Lord my strength and my Redeemer.

I can assure you, what ever is in your heart WILL come out of your mouth. What comes out of our hearts should be for the glory of God and the edification of others. We can ask ourselves this question, Is this acceptable in the sight of our God? Of, course we have all said things we wish we could take back. We have all said that last hasty word or remark. I have said to myself, “why did I say that!” It was said to me like this one time. “Words are like toothpaste---once it is out you can never put it back in the tube.” But, praise the Lord, we do have an advocate. The Lord Jesus Christ will come to our rescue if we go to Him and ask forgiveness. We can also go to the person and say, “I am sorry.” The Lords Prayer says if we don’t forgive---we won’t be forgiven. (Matthew 6:9-13) When we have done all we can do to stand for the Lord---then we continue to stand. What’s in your heart?

Today let us go to the Lord in prayer and pray Psalms 19:14 as it is your own personal prayer.

"What If"

2010-07-20T14:56:00.000-07:00

“What If”

Matthew 6:34
Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t sleep. Try as I may, sleep does not come. I toss and turn, squirm and sweat and watch the clock. My mind goes to the “what if’s” about tomorrow or next week. It doesn’t matter what day, all I can think about is what I am worried about for the future. Am I the only one who does this? I think not! Maybe you worry about your children, other family members or future events. The Bible says not to worry. We should pray instead. Of course, you and I know this, but, NO, being human---we worry. Jesus said what we have committed to Him, He is able to keep unto that day. Did you know that along with tomorrow’s troubles Jesus also gives daily strength and supply? Have you committed all of your worries to Him? When you wake up in the middle of the night, try prayer first. Pray with a thankful attitude. You will be surprised how much more rest and sleep you will get. Most of the time what you are most worried about never takes place. Let tomorrow take care of it’s self. Only prayer can change it anyway. Jesus is the only one that can do anything about today or tomorrow. He is the same---always!

Today look at all your worries and assess them. Give them over to Jesus. Let all burdens roll over on Him. When we share them with Jesus the burdens lighten up and they transfer from worry---to trust. Trust in Him.

Christian

2010-07-20T14:49:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Christians”

Acts 11:26
…………..And the disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

I have heard my Mother say a million times, “Boy, you could never deny that kid, he looks just like you.” It is always such an honor for our own children to favor us. I love to hear someone tell me that even my grandkids look like me. We all favor someone in our looks. Who do we favor in our actions and deeds? In the previous verses Barnabas was described as a good man full of the Holy Ghost and faith. Wonder who his actions and deeds looked like? The meaning for Christian is: having the spirit or qualities of Christ. To be Christ like. When I say “I am a Christian” it means a lot. It’s who I am. It’s what I breath, what I eat, what I sleep with and what I wake up with. In Him I live and breathe and move and have my being. Praise His name; we are made in the image of Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God!!

Today take a look in the mirror and then take a look in the Living Word and see just who you look. Do you look like yourself or do you favor Jesus?

"Holy Spirit"

2010-06-03T07:47:00.000-07:00

"Holy Spirit"
Acts 7:55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

Stephen is the first martyr of the Christian Church. Stephen had told others about Jesus numerous times. Each time he repeated what he knew about Jesus and His love and forgiveness, and His Salvation, the more upset the Jewish people became. They wanted to follow the Law and could not bear to hear anything contrary to the Law. The Jewish people became so angry that they wanted to kill Stephen and kill him they did. Nothing else mattered to Stephen but Christ; people could throw rocks at him, bite him, scream and holler, it just didn't matter. He would tell the wonderful story of Jesus everywhere he went and nothing short of death would stop him. What Stephen did in his last minutes before he was stoned should be always in our memory. Here the people were stoning him to death and yet Stephen was able to look all the way past them and how they treated him to the Glory of God and see Jesus setting at His right hand. Stephen allowed the Holy Spirit to lead him all the way to heaven. Where will you allow the Holy Spirit to lead you???

Say: Holy Spirit lead me here in this life and all the way to Heaven. Amen

"Seed Sowing"

2010-05-19T09:53:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Seed Sowing”

James 3:18
Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Have you ever planted green bean seeds and when those tiny little plants appeared they were squash? Of course not! You reap what you sow right? Right. What do you plant in your garden of life? Here are some things you can plant and some things you shouldn’t.

1. Gossip or Truth and Wisdom
2. Hate or Love
3. Meanness or Kindness
4. Sadness or Joy
5. Strife or Peace
6. Short of Patience or Longsuffering
7. Roughness or Gentleness
8. Bad Spirit or Goodness
9. Doubt or Faith
10. A Strong Will or Meekness
11. Excessiveness or Temperance

You know, it doesn’t matter where you are: school, work, vacation, (nobody knows you on vacation, right?) or at home, you still reap what you sow.

Say: Jesus, my Loving Savior, instill in me your precepts and values. Help me to set Your example everywhere I go and with everyone I meet. Thank You, Lord for your Loving Kindness, which is better than life itself. Amen

"Surrender"

2010-05-12T12:47:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

Psalms 40:8
I delight to do Your will, Oh my God, and Your law is within my heart.

“Surrender”

We have this little lady in our office. She is so perky and happy; loves the Lord. She just beams with life. The Holy Spirit oozes out of every pore. She can work circles around all of us---and does. Deep in my own thoughts I ask the Lord, “Lord where does she get all of that energy? How come she is so happy ALL the time? She must not have any problems. What is it Lord? I so want THAT.” All of a sudden her cell phone rings---The ring tone? That wonderful old time Christian song--- “I Surrender All” comes bellowing in the air to my ears.
I surrender all
I surrender all
All to Thee my Blessed Savior
I surrender all.

Praise The Lord!!!

Say: Thank You, Father for Your loving kindness. Make me a blessing to others around me. I want others to see You in me. Help me to show Your loving kindness. Amen

"Who Can Find Her"

2010-05-05T14:51:00.001-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

Proverbs 31:10
Proverbs 31:30-31

“Who Can Find Her?”

A wife of noble character, who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

Have you looked at the price of rubies lately? Man, they are expensive! Ladies, young and old, listen up! You are honored with a day all your own, and deservedly so! In days gone by, people used to describe women as the “chief cook and bottle washer.” Now days a woman wears many hats, she doesn’t just cook and wash dishes. Sometimes she also brings home the bacon. Sometimes she is raising her children all alone AND bringing home the bacon. What are the hats that you wear? The Bible says that a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Do your hats get heavy from time to time? Turn to Jesus; take it one day at a time. Ask Him for a lot of wisdom, an overflowing bucket of love, a bunch of understanding and patience and then treat yourself to a nice long bubble bath!

Say: Thank You, Father for me being a woman. I praise and worship You. When my life gets too busy and loaded, show me the way to slow down and be calm. Thank You for all of Your blessings and Thank You for this special Mother’s Day. Let me rejoice and be glad in it. I raise up and call the Women in my life blessed. Amen

"Keeps Watch"

2010-04-21T11:01:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“Keeps Watch”

Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Wow! What a promise! We can take this promise up close and personal. This is spoken directly to us. Jesus is our very present help in the time of need. He will not fail us. He will help us. We have nothing to fear from our God. Fear is the opposite of love. The Lord keeps watch over us; He does not sleep or nap or get busy with other things and forget about us. Jesus is not only just in calling distance---He is present with us---always---not sometimes---always---always---always. And again I say, always. So what ever we go through, or feel, or see, or think we know about any situation we are in, just remember HE KEEPS WATCH.

Say: Thank You, Lord for keeping watch when I am asleep or awake. I will trust You until I draw my very last breath. I trust You completely. I trust You with my life, my family’s life and in all situations. Amen

"Celebrate"

2010-04-14T13:43:00.001-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“Celebrate”

Luke 15:23
…and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; 24 for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.' And they began to celebrate.

Have you ever been sooooo glad to see someone that you haven’t seen in a long time? You might cook a special dinner or throw a party and invite other friends into your home to help you celebrate. You might even have your delightful celebration put in the newspaper or of course you would tell others how wonderful it was to see your long lost friend or loved one. Is it going to be a celebration for you when you meet Jesus face to face or do you dread the meeting? Are you just beside yourself with anticipation at seeing Him? How are you going to prepare for this celebration? The father in this scripture went all out to make sure his son knew how much he was loved and missed him. Jesus is preparing for the greatest celebration of all. He is preparing a wedding table for us all. He wants us to know how much He loves us. We will be forever be in celebration with Him. The lost son prepared to meet his father by deciding to go home. The father prepared to meet the son by running to meet him from a far off. Then he prepared him a feast like he had never seen before. How will you prepare to meet the King? Will you watch and pray? Will you live your life being about the Father’s Business? Will you tell others about His love and grace? Let us be preparing for “The Greatest Celebration” of all times!! Let us celebrate here on earth until that day comes! The bible tells us to celebrate with songs and hymns. When we enter into the sanctuary we should come in with praise, songs and above all CELEBRATION!! Celebrate Jesus, Celebrate!!!!!

Say: Jesus, I celebrate You. You and you alone are worthy to be praised and worshiped. I long for that Great Celebration that will never end. I long to see You face to face and to cast my crowns at Your feet. I long to be at that wedding table. I Love You Lord. I long to hear “Well done thou good and faithful servant, enter in.” Amen

"Unexpected Miracles"

2010-04-06T09:02:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Unexpected Miracles”

1 John 3:1
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!........
While visiting a local nursing home this week, I was privileged to hear and witness the sweetest song ever uttered. One precious little lady was sitting on one couch, her hair was white and she was slumped over so that you could not see all of her and she was dressed in a pink Snuggy. Another little lady was sitting on the other couch and two more little ladies were roaming around in their wheel chairs. A visitor came in the door and sat down with this particular little lady and ask her if she was ready to sing. Then she began singing Beulah Land. This little lady chimed in with the clearest harmony voice I had ever heard. Turning around I looked straight into the brightest most content eyes I had not seen in a long time. The visitor ask her what else she would like to sing. By now I was clapping and telling her what a wonderful voice she had. She said, “Well, I don’t sing as good as I used too.” She looked down thinking about her song she wanted to pick. All of a sudden she looked up and looked straight into my eyes and smiled. She started to sing, “There’s a land that is fairer than day. And by faith we can see it afar, for the Father waits over the way, To prepare us a dwelling place there.” With all that was within me and with tears streaming down my face, I thanked her. I felt like I had just looked into the face of Jesus. So moved and so thankful to the Dear Lord I had received this blessing. I knew this was a divine meeting of the souls put together by God Himself. I was soooooo changed and will never forget. It was like she new this “land fairer than day” was just around the corner.

Say: Dear Lord, of Heaven and Earth, I thank You for Your many blessings above and beyond my needs. Thank You for the little blessing that are really miracles. I praise and worship You. Forgive me when I don’t trust and serve You the way I should. Make me a blessing to others. Amen

"Son Of Mary"

2010-03-31T14:43:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Son of Mary”

Mark 6:3
Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us? And the were offended at Him.

They couldn’t get their heads around Jesus being Mary’s Son and yet, still coming down from heaven. To the Jews He was just a carpenter, the Son of Mary. Jesus’ family lived in such a lowly way of life. You just didn’t put carpenters or tanners or butchers in a position of King. The people couldn’t believe He was the Messiah. He was only a carpenter and the Son of Mary, brother of James. The people were offended with the attitude of “who does He think He is” Let me tell you who He is. He is the Christ the Son of the Living God. The One who was born in a manger of the sweet virgin Mary, raised as a lowly carpenter, beaten, bruised, and with a crown of thorns on His head was crucified on the cross for you and me and arose on the third day and STILL HE LIVES and HE LIVES FOREVERMORE!!!!!! Happy Easter!!!!

Say: Thank You Father for spilling Your precious blood for me. Thank You for going to the Cross willingly. I am so glad that I serve a Living God. Thank You for Your Word, and Your mercy and Your grace. I love You. Amen

"All The Good"

2010-03-23T09:58:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“All The Good”

Matthew 7:12
12 Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Let me rephrase this verse so you will recognize it. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I believe this is the Golden Rule. When I was growing up we lived by this. We were to treat other children like we wanted to be treated. If we wanted others to treat us with kindness—we treated them kind—if we wanted to be treated with love—we treated others with love. You know when you plant watermelon seeds; you reap a harvest of watermelons. Don’t let satan fool you into not caring about how you treat others. See others through Jesus’ eyes. It is NOT every man for himself. We are here to help others and to see to it that everyone we come in contact with has the opportunity to have salvation through Christ Jesus the Son of The Living God and to have the Blessed Hope of Heaven. Turn your thinking around, you know, Jesus may come today!

Say: Lord of all, I want to treat others with Your love. I want to take everyone I can to Heaven with me. Give me the wisdom and the words to say to win others to You. Thank You Father, for Your love, mercy and grace. Help me to show others your Grace. Amen

Quote For The Day:
Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.

-- John Wesley

"The Good Stuff"

2010-03-17T12:13:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“The Good Stuff”

Psalms 119:11
Your word I have hidden in my heart that I might sin against You.

What do you have hidden in your heart? Is the Living Word of God hidden in there so you won’t sin against the One True and Living God? David laid up God’s Word in his heart to use when he needed it. David highly valued God’s Word. He was afraid of losing or being robbed of his wonderful Treasure he had found. David knew if he kept this Treasure just in his home, then it could be stolen. If he kept it as just head knowledge, then it could be forgotten. But, when you keep it in your heart and soul, then you can come against sin head on without fear. You can do as Christ did when He faced the devil…...”It is written…..Ole satan CAN NOT stand up to the Living Word. Quoting the Bible will make him flee. David knew what to do in any situation. He sought the “Good Stuff”. He went straight to the Lord. Be wise and memorize!

Say: Heavenly Father, You are the God of the universe. I praise You with a whole heart. Keep me hungry for Your Word. I want to devour Your Word in my heart. I will memorize Your Word and tell satan to flee in Your Name. Amen

"My Beloved"

2010-03-11T12:26:00.000-08:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“My Beloved”

Song of Solomon 6:3
I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine:

The relationship is mutual. The knot is tied. Jesus is yours and you are His. No one can take you from His hand. Our communication with the Lord keeps up our relationship with Him. We can’t possibly know Him and what He wants us to do and be without this communication. We must pray and read His Word and allow Him to speak to us. Not just once a week or once a month, but daily. We set aside time daily to spend with Jesus. It is a choice, we choose to spend time-out of our busy schedule-to talk to Him. Can you call Jesus your beloved? Is He on your mind when you arise in the morning and when you lay your head down on your pillow at night? Make this your mission and your heart’s desire today. When you call someone “your beloved” it takes on a whole new meaning.

Say: I am your beloved, Lord and You are mine. Help me to show it. I will choose to seek Your face daily. I will choose to read Your Word daily. I will choose to be Your Beloved. Amen

"The One Two Punch"

2010-02-25T09:54:00.000-08:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“The One Two Punch”

Mark 12:30-31
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment. 31. And the second, like it, is this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” There is no other commandment greater than these.

Wow! These are pretty strong words. Love is the leading affection of the heart, soul, mind and strength. First of all without love, nothing that is good is done, or done right. The greatest of these is Love. The heart, soul, mind and strength are all connected. If you love, really love, with one of these-then all of these areas love. Then, the Golden Rule comes into effect. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. We are of the same “body” “Christ’s Body” He loves us all the same. We are to love our neighbor the same way as He loves us and gave His life for US ALL……… Soooooo
Love God
Love you neighbor as yourself
That’s It---period

Say. I love You Lord. Without Your Love, I can’t love others in the right way. Help me to love Your other children as You love me. Fill me with Your love. Amen

"Comfort Zone"

2010-02-16T09:35:00.000-08:00

“Comfort Zone”
1Thessalonians 4:18
Therefore comfort one another with these words.
Think of the last time you were truly uncomfortable. Was the weather so hot you couldn’t stand it or were you so cold you couldn’t think? Maybe you did something that made you uncomfortable or you were in the presence of someone that made you uncomfortable or the clothes you had on that day were to tight or too loose and you were uncomfortable. So many things can make us feel that way. The last time I was uncomfortable was the time it snowed about 4 to 5 inches and before the snow came sleet and we had a thin layer of ice covering everything. We couldn’t get off of work early and the snow was coming down swiftly. First of all I was very uncomfortable walking from the building to my pickup. I thought I would be in the horizontal position before reaching my destination. Of course the windshield and all surrounding windows and mirrors were covered and all I had to scrape that stuff off with was a little, short, plastic scraper. I do not drive in the snow because of the obvious and I am sure not tall enough or strong enough to scrape the windshield. Climbing upon the running boards, scrape I did. Cold and wet and with the hood of my coat over my head (I looked like a monk) and making one small stop at the store for milk, I was finally and very slowly on my way home. Wanting soooo badly to be home, I was miserably uncomfortable.
While reading my Bible in the A.M. this verse jumped off of the pages. Comfort one another. Of course the comforting words we are to speak to one another are found in 1Thess. 4:16-17. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel and the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. AND THUS WE SHALL ALWAYS BE WITH THE LORD!!!!! AMEN
SAY: I will forever be with the Lord!

"Celebration Of Love"

2010-02-10T14:21:00.001-08:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Celebration Of Love”

John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Can you imagine? I can hardly think about what it takes to lay down my life for another person. But, Jesus did it. This is love in the highest degree. No one took it from Him. He gave His life up freely. He physically climbed on that cross and allowed the soldiers to pound spikes into his hands. He physically allowed them to push a crown of thorns on His head. Can you shut your eyes and see it? No other person on this earth, in the heavens or under this earth, living or dead, or in any other universe did this supreme act of love, only Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God. Happy Valentines Day!

"One Heart-One Soul"

2010-01-28T09:54:00.001-08:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“One Heart- One Soul”

Ephesians 4:2-3
2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Only by pride, comes contention, only by humility comes love; the seat of Christian unity is in heart or spirit. It does not lie in one set of thoughts or in one mode of worship, but in one heart and one soul. We must do our best to keep unity and peace. Peace is a bond that unites God’s people. The apostle here urges us to be in the bond of peace for the Joy and Glory of God and of our Christian profession.

Lord and Savior of all Your people, come to me. Fill my heart with Your love and joy. Keep my mind and heart and soul in peace and unity with You and Your people. I love You, Lord. In Your name I pray. Amen

"Breath and Hope"

2010-01-20T13:22:00.000-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
BY SANDRA RHYNES

“Breath and Hope”

Job 27:3-4

3 As long as my breath is in me, And the breath of God in my nostrils, 4 My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit.

Despair is such an ugly word, yet, we have all been there. All of us have at one time or another been deep in despair. Sometime so deep that we can’t find our way out, we feel like a dark PIT has engulfed us and we can’t see the top, all we can see is the bottom, because that is where we are. STOP and LISTEN…..there IS a way out!!! His name is JESUS CHRIST!!
Job found this out while he was scraping his sores with pieces of pottery. His friends left him and his wife wanted to. He was in despair and alone. Did you know how you act in the PIT is what gets you out of the PIT. You can stay down there and roll around in the miry PIT and continue to say, “Poor me” or you can go to Jesus and pray, keep reading your BIBLE and keep going to CHURCH and keep PRAISING and WORSHIPING Him and be able to get OUT!!! Oh, you can say, “Well you have never been in my shoes,” YES, I have. You don’t really want to die, you just want out of the PIT! I promise you--- if you do these things---you WILL get out of that old stinky PIT. As long as there is the BREATH of GOD is in your body---there is HOPE. PRAISE the LORD of HOST.

Lord and Savior, help me to run to You, and run from satan. I know satan wants me to stay in the pit of darkness and despair. I know satan means to kill me if he can. I speak to this darkness and despair in Your name, the mighty name of JESUS to flee from me. I stand on Your Promises to never leave me nor forsake me. Give me strength and courage. I take my HOPE in You, LORD and I accept YOUR PLAN for MY LIFE. As long as You are with me I am not alone. You are everywhere present. Amen and Amen

"What's On Your Mind?"

2010-01-13T13:05:00.001-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
BY SANDRA RHYNES

“What’s On Your Mind?”

Psalms 42:1
As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.

When I read in the Old Testament about David, the phrase comes to my mind about him being a man after God’s own heart. Did you ever wonder why, because he always prayed to the Lord. No matter what happened or how David felt---David loved God. David loved God with all his soul, mind and strength. In this same passage of scripture in verse 3, David is very distraught. He says, “My tears have been my food day and night.” Have you ever felt like that? Sure you have, so have I. Even though you are in the middle of sorrow and trouble---our souls we must “pant” after the Lord. We must make Jesus first in our lives. It takes effort to make Him first. You might say He is first, but, what is on your mind when you first get out of bed every morning. What keeps you awake when you go to bed at night? What do you hunger and thirst after? How can we expect God to answer our prayers when we do not heed His Word? Seek opportunities to know your God and Savior more and more. We must make time for Him everyday---no matter what!

Jesus, my Savior, Jesus, my Lord, I long for more of You. When I close my eyes I see a deer bending over a crystal clear brook---so thirsty—just panting and drinking the water. I see that now and my soul pants for You the same way. I love You, Lord I pray to stay in Your Word that You have provided for me. Give me understanding according to Your Word. Amen

"Win In 2010"

2010-01-11T13:21:00.000-08:00

“Win In 2010”

Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.

Everybody wants to be a winner. They want to win in sports, win in life, win-win-win! No one wants to be called a looser. And everyone wants to be wise. I have heard it said that the way to know if a person is really saved is to be a fruit inspector. I will tell you what I had rather be---a fruit spreader. In Galatians it talks about the Fruit of The Spirit. Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, kindness, faith, meekness and temperance. Let’s be fruit spreaders, we can spread all of these. Lets be winners. When you spread the love of Christ around-you win souls. How many souls do you want to take to heaven with you? Let’s be a tree of life and be real winners for Jesus.

Lord Jesus, I praise and worship You and You alone. Make me be a fruit spreader. By the Rapture or by the grave, we are winners either way. Make me a blessing to others and a soul winner. As Solomon prayed for wisdom, I do as well. Give me wisdom for Your Glory. Amen

"Happy New Year"

2009-12-30T13:25:00.000-08:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Happy New Year!”
John 3:3-4
3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." 4 Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old?

Ahhhhh, a new born baby. Just to hold one and to smell the freshness of a brand new baby. There is nothing else like it. As birth is the beginning of a life, born again in Christ is the beginning of the new life for us. We must be born again to see the kingdom of God. We must begin anew. To be born again is not like patching up an old building or a remodel. The new start is from the foundation and built from there. Would you rather have a patched up remodeled Jesus or know that He is from the very foundations of the beginning of time. Praise the Lord for evermore! He is the cornerstone. Our new birth is our salvation in Christ. I was born the first time on July 13th in the year of 1948. I was born again, in the spirit, when I was 6 years old. That was my Happy New Year! I remember feeling more love than I had ever known before and everything looked light and bright. My Jesus came down and set me on a different road. A new life in Him. I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t believe life could be so different. I couldn’t believe I could feel soooo different inside, so wonderful and so loved. I knew then that everything would be alright, no matter what else happened. Old satan could not touch me anymore. I remember thinking these things. You might think that your children are too young to know about Jesus or to ask Him into their little hearts--That they don’t understand. I know first hand they are not too young and they do understand. Lead them to Jesus now. I was sooo glad to come to church where everyone was so loving and gave lots of hugs. Don’t forget what an impact you make on others at church. Do you remember your “Happy New Year”? As we celebrate this New Year, reflect back on the happiest year of your life, the year of your new birth in Jesus Christ.

Oh, Jesus thank You so much for coming to save me. Thank you for Your love, mercy, and wonderful grace. Such wonderful love, oh how could it be that You would save a sinner like me? You light up the way I travel each day. Such wonderful love, such wonderful love.

"The Room"

2009-12-21T13:09:00.000-08:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“The Room”
Luke 2:7
And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

At Christmas Time we want abundance and favor from God. We pray and ask the Lord for extra jobs, extra money, extra time, extra-extra-extra. Then Christmas is over and things get back to normal. The Christmas Spark is gone and we have put all the decorations back in the boxes. We have taken down the tree and Christmas is over. We don’t think about Christmas again until we have to. We don’t think about the “room” we made in our hearts for The Christmas Miracle, His birth, the shepherds, the kings, or the star. We put that “room” back in a box as well and store it away. Keep that “room” in your heart open and put Jesus first all year long, not just at Christmas Time. You are His child. Be sure to keep child like faith and the Wonder of Christmas in your heart. Don’t lock the “room”.
Lord, thank You for the Wonder of Christmas. When I look into the eyes of a child at Christmas Time, I see You. I see all of the reasons You came to this earth. I see all of the reasons You were nailed to a cross. Thank You for that reason being—me. Amen

"Good Tidings"

2009-12-17T09:22:00.001-08:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Good Tidings”
Luke 2:10
10 Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.

Good news! Good news! I love hearing good news. That night the shepherds were doing what they always did, watched the sheep. Maybe some of the shepherds were bored and sleepy. You know, the same old grind, day after day after day. They didn’t know this night was going to be special. They didn’t know this night was going to change their lives forever. The angel of the Lord came down and God’s Glory shown all around them. God’s Glory shown so bright the shepherds couldn’t stand it. They were so afraid, they hid their faces. All of a sudden the shepherds heard “Fear Not.” This wonderful good tidings message that the angel brought to the shepherds was to ALL people. That’s you and me, praise God! We don’t have to be afraid anymore. We have the good news! Let the “good tidings” of great joy change your life forever. Of course you know the rest of the story. Oh Come Let Us Adore Him, Christ The Lord!!!!

Wonder Savior, Prince of Peace, I come to You with thanksgiving for this wonderful season. I love to celebrate Your Birthday! But most of all I celebrate in my heart. Visit me with Your Glory and change me. Speak to me with good tidings. I adore You Lord. Amen

"The Christmas Prayer"

2009-12-07T19:16:00.000-08:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes
“The Christmas Prayer”

I Chronicles 4:10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.
Jabez called upon the one true and living God of Israel. He knew he could ask anything of the one true and living God. Jabez didn’t turn to the Gentile gods. He knew they couldn’t give him what he needed. He needed to be abundantly blessed--He needed God to enlarge his territory, that God would increase and prosper his place in the world and his endeavors--He needed God’s hand to be with him--to lead, to protect and strengthen him. God’s hand is all powerful and all sufficient--He needed to be kept from evil, the unavoidable evil of sin that would come his way and to be free from pain, the pain from enemies that might hurt him and not to suffer from his name--Jabez. What do you want for Christmas? I see this prayer as a Christmas prayer. Pray for blessings and restoration for you and your family. Pray for a larger territory to take in others and give freely to them. Pray for God’s hand to be on you and your loved ones for guidance and protection. Pray for deliverance from evil and pain. As God granted Jabez’s request, let Him grant this prayer in you this wonderful Christmas Season.

Lord of Christmas and all of my days, thank You for this Christmas Season and my freedom to worship You. Thank You for all of the presents of Christmas. Like Jabez I pray I Chronicles 4:10 for my life. Glory to God in the Highest!!!

"After Thanksgiving"

2009-11-24T14:45:00.000-08:00

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…..

"In The Midst"

2009-11-18T14:34:00.001-08:00

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

"A Condition Of The Heart"

2009-11-11T08:23:00.000-08:00

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

"Who Am I?"

2009-11-06T13:00:00.000-08:00

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

"The Real Thing"

2009-10-27T09:08:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“The Real Thing”
2 Corinthians 11:4
4 For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted--you may well put up with it!

My Grandpa King loved watermelon. He especially loved the watermelons that came from Rush Springs. He waited until those specific watermelons came into season. My Uncle Alvin grew fields of watermelons right outside of Rush Springs, Oklahoma. Grandpa, in his overalls, would visit my Uncle Alvin, in his overalls, at watermelon time and help Uncle Alvin pick loads of watermelons. They would take them to Oklahoma City and sell them. He would let grandpa bring lots of those wonderful watermelons to Ada. The family would set on grandpa and grandma’s back patio and eat until we couldn’t eat anymore. They were the best. Infact, I can close my eyes and taste them now, myself. There were no other watermelons to take the place of the ones from Rush Springs. Reminds me of this scripture. Paul is telling us to not believe any other gospel about any other Jesus. There will be people to come to you and try to lead you into another way. There is but one Spirit, one gospel and one Jesus. He is Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God. Praise His Holy Name!! He is the Real Thing!

Holy Jesus, Protect me from false prophets. Help me to renew my mind daily in the Good News of Jesus Christ. Keep my mind and heart stayed on You and no other. I ask all of these things with thanksgiving. Amen

"Are You Sleepy"

2009-10-21T19:22:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes
“Are You Sleepy?”
Luke 22:46
And He said unto them, Why sleep ye? Arise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
Jesus had come into the Garden of Gethsemane and His disciples followed. Jesus had ask them to pray that they would not enter into temptation. He knew in a little while they would be alone without Him and would need extra strength . He went a little ways further and began to pray. Jesus was in extreme agony. His sweat was like drops of blood. When He rose up and went to His disciples they were sound asleep. Jesus must have been disappointed. Do you know when a Christian is the most sleepy? When things are going smooth. When things are prosperous and we are all over that mountain top. Charles Spurgeon said “Easy roads make sleepy travelers.” Just let bad days come and all of a sudden we are great prayer warriors. We know right where the throne of Grace is when trouble comes. It is when we are in easy places that we shut our eyes and drift into a dreamland of forgetfulness. It is ok to be happy and for life to be easy. Just BE WATCHFUL! Don’t be a sleepy Christian. If Jesus told the disciples to pray so they did not enter into temptation, shouldn’t we do the same as well? Pray, pray, and pray some more!
Precious Lord, I don’t want to be a sleepy Christian. I want to be a praying Christian. Draw me close to You, Lord and keep me hungry for You. You said in Your Word that if we hunger and thirst after righteousness, then we would be filled. Fill me Lord! Fill me. With thanksgiving I ask this all in Your name. Amen

"Moment Of Truth"

2009-10-15T09:25:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Moment of Truth”
Revelation 2:10b
……be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.

My mind goes to Paul the Apostle. What do you suppose made him go through all of the terrible stuff he did for the gospel of Christ? He was put in prison, beat, stoned, shipwrecked and rejected. We have to ask ourselves this question. At what point would we have folded. Would prison have done it, or maybe being beat? Paul knew he would go through these things and yet he stayed faithful anyway. He pressed toward the mark of the high calling of Christ. The moment of truth WILL come to each and everyone of us at some time in our lives. When your “moment of truth” comes----will you be ashamed of Jesus and denounce Him or will you be faithful unto death? Will you still say, no matter what, I love you Jesus? Maybe we will have more than one “moment of truth.”

Lord, I am humbled today by these sobering words. In my heart I desire to hold on and be faithful until I die or until You come to get me. In my heart I do press towards the mark to receive from You, my crown of life. When my “moment of truth” comes keep me strong. Keep the hunger and desire for You. Draw me soooo close to You, Lord that my reply will be instantly, Yes, I will always love and serve You. I will be faithful unto death. Praise Your wonderful name forevermore. Amen

"Transformation"

2009-10-08T13:14:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Transformation”

Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

When I go down the toy isle in stores, I see these objects that look like big massive metal looking men and if you work with them they turn into a car or some other machine. They are called Transformers, “more than meets the eye.” This is somewhat the way Jesus does us when we receive Him as our personal Savior. He comes in and transforms us to a different creature, brand new, if you will. We are to renew our minds on God’s Word daily to prove: what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. If you never read the Bible or pray to the Lord, there is no way you can be transformed into what Jesus wants you to be. I believe this verse is a command-not a choice. Others cannot tell you are His if you act, speak and do like the world. Whose are you? Do you prove you belong to Jesus or do you prove you belong to the world? Be transformed and renew your mind!!!

Lord, You are the Great Transformer! I thank You for transforming me into an image of You. Help me to renew my mind daily. I want others to know that I belong to You and You alone. I want to let Your Light shine today. Amen

"Treasures"

2009-09-30T09:05:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Treasures”

Matthew 6:19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Are you laying up for yourself treasures in heaven? Are you heavenly minded or worldly minded? Our hope is in Christ Jesus, the Son of the Living God—not in this world. Jesus knows we need food, clothing and a place to live. All of these things pass away, except what you do for the Lord. Everything we do for Jesus stands. How we treat others, how we give our money, what we do with the talents He has given us. We must not hide our talents. We must use our talents for Christ. Ask the Lord to show you what He would have you to do for Him. Ask Him to show you your talents----He will. The Bible says for us to seek FIRST the things of God and ALL of the other stuff will be added to you. Stand on the promises of the Living Word. All of the promises in the Bible are yours. They are not just for someone else. Claim all of His promises for yourself and put up all of your treasures with the Lord. No one can take these promises and treasures away from you. No one can destroy or steal the promises Jesus has for you. Don’t you love it!!

Dear Jesus, Thank You for all of Your promises. I know they are ALL for me. Reveal to me Your will and Your work that You have for me to do. I am willing to obey. I want to store up my treasures in heaven and I know You will take care of the rest. In Your precious name I ask these things. Amen

"Praise Ye The Lord"

2009-09-22T14:24:00.001-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Praise Ye The Lord”

Psalms 61:8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

Praise the Lord! Thank You Jesus! Thank You My Lord and Savior for Your tender Mercies and Your loving Grace. Thank You for Your many, many blessing above my need. I love You Lord! I worship You Lord! I bow before You Lord! You are Holy Lord! Don’t you just LOVE to praise the Lord! There are so many ways to praise Him. You can always speak His praises and He loves to hear you praise Him, but the best way is to speak them AND live them. We must perform these praise vows daily. When we gave our lives to Him, we vowed to love, live and serve Him all the rest of our days. Living and speaking for Jesus is a daily thing. It is a way of life—not out of duty. We can never DO enough. We must live for Him and praise Him out of our love for Him. He loved us so much He died on the cross. He died a cruel death so we might have life and have live abundantly. What do you think you are going to be doing in Heaven for all Eternity???? Praise Ye The Lord!!

Lord, I will praise you now and for ever more, with everything that is in me and when I draw my last breath---still---I will praise You. With Job I say “Though You slay me, yet I will trust You, Oh Lord. Amen

"God's Army"

2009-09-16T13:28:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
BY SANDRA RHYNES

“God’s Army”

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

We as the Christian Soldiers should be strong in Jesus, strong for service, strong for suffering, strong for work and strong for fighting spiritual warfare. Spiritual strength and courage are very necessary for spiritual warfare. All of our strength is sufficient in God. We fight spiritual warfare in the power of His might—not our own power and might. We put on God’s whole armour to work, fight and stand. We also must read God’s Word and pray. Make no mistake about it, WE ARE IN A SPIRITUAL BATTLE, and the only way to fight it is in the Spirit. Are you a Soldier in God’s Army? Are you just standing by and letting others do the fighting? I heard someone say the other day, “GET IN THE FIGHT!” Come on! Be a part of the winning side! Read the back of the Book! We are the WINNERS! Praise the Lord!

Lord and Savior, I will put all my mind, soul, strength, and spirit into being the Christian Soldier that You would have me to be. I stir up the gifts that are within me. Make me strong in Your power and might. In Your Name, Amen

"Holiness"

2009-09-10T12:41:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
BY Sandra Rhynes

Hebrews 12:15
Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:

The Lord reminded me of something this morning and I have to share. As you know His coming is so near at hand and He wants all of us to be ready. He reminded me of this scripture. You know some days I don’t feel very holy. Sometimes I don’t seem to know what holiness even is. I know I sure want to see God. Soooo I looked it up in the dictionary and here is what it says, of course is, a state of being holy. Then there is that little word mentioned next, “sanctity” this means to be set a part. That sounds a lot like sanctified, oh I looked that up too, and that is what it says as well. So if we are to see God we are to be “set apart” for heaven. Now, He said something else to me, In I Peter 1:15-16 it says “because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy” but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct. Can others tell the difference between you and the rest of the world? Can they tell by your actions that you are set apart for Jesus? Strive for peace with every person and seek holiness. Peace and holiness are connected. There can be no true peace without holiness. This is what the Lord calls us to do. Faith and patience enable us to follow peace and holiness.

Lord, Jesus, I want to have peace and holiness. I seek these with my whole heart. Thank You Father, for this hunger. Help me to continue to be a peacemaker and strive for holiness in word and deed. In Your precious name I ask it. Amen

"City Of Gold"

2009-09-03T14:42:00.001-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“City Of Gold”

Hebrews 13:14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

I am sooo looking forward to that city of gold. In the book of Revelation this city is described as one with pure gold streets, a river coming down from the throne of God that is crystal clear. Then there is the Tree of Life with 12 different kinds of fruit (wonder which 12 it will be), also, walls of Jasper (a precious stone), gates of pearl, no need for sun or moon, and the Glory of the Lord God Almighty will be the illuminate light. No more tears, pain or sorrows. We will have all of eternity to praise Him. Can you imagine? I can’t. I have dreamed of it and the dreams were wonderful. The Bible states it this way, eyes have not seen nor have ears heard what Jesus has prepared for us there. Most of all I want to see Jesus, the one who died for me. You know, if you had been the only person on earth, He would still have died for YOU. Continue to seek the Lord and His wonderful city. See you there!

Oh, my Savior, I yearn to see Your Glorious face. I long to hear “well done thou good and faithful servant, enter in.” Thank You for the blessed hope of Heaven. I love You, Lord Amen

"Fruit Inspector"

2009-08-28T12:35:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Fruit Inspector”

John 15:5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

Jesus Christ is the true Vine and we are the fruit bearers. We must be in the Vine to bear the right kind of fruit. There is one Spirit, but much fruit, they are: Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness and Temperance. The Lord gives us gifts and we are to turn them into fruit. The gifts are for fruit bearing. Did you ever notice that the fruit you bear always includes others? Our gifts and our fruit that we have is how we will treat others. Be careful, there are “fruit inspectors” standing by. Of course, our ultimate “Fruit Inspector” is Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God! Thank goodness.

Dear Lord, I thank You for all the gifts You have bestowed upon me. Help me to use them for Your glory. Show me my gifts, whether it be: teaching, preaching, singing, praying, etc, whatever You have for me, Lord, I am willing to do and be. Here I am Lord, send me. I want to see others through Your eyes. Show me how to turn these gifts into Fruit of the Spirit. I want to be a “Fruit Bearer”. Amen

"In Him"

2009-08-22T14:42:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“In Him”

Acts 17:28
…for in Him we live and move and have our being…

Oh, my goodness! In Him, in Him, in Him! To be in Him is the ultimate goal. Forgetting everything else, the mistakes, the wrong choices, the last hasty word, the things that so easily beset us, the people that irritate us, the situations that come upon us, all of the broken promises, you know, all of that stuff. Close your eyes and in-vision YOU, completely and wholly in Him. Let yourself melt into His arms. Everything you are, see, touch and do is in Him. He is waiting….

Lord, to be in You is so intimate. I let go of everything that I am and everything that I have and I give myself to You. Thank You, Father, for loving me this way and in every way that I need. Amen

"The Will Of God"

2009-08-13T09:51:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“The Will Of God”

I Thessalonians 5:16-18
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

The question that everyone asks themselves sometime in their life is this: “What is God’s will for my life?” Now, I know we are usually talking about work, family, school, where to go or where not to go, when to speak or not speak, our choice of friends and so on. While we are trying to find out His will in these things, there is mention of some amazing things here in I Thessalonians. Rejoice: To be glad and take delight. Pray: Communion with God. To offer devout petition, praise and thanks. Thanksgiving: The act of giving thanks, grateful acknowledgement of benefits and favors, public celebration of divine favor and kindness. Do you act upon these for the will of God in your life? Rejoice, pray and give thanks IS His will for your life. I believe if you will do these things, then God’s will and plan for your life will fall into place. You know--first things first.

Father God, I want to be in the middle of Your perfect will. Help me to do the things I already know to do. I bow before You, today, seeking Your perfect will for my life.

"The Lifter Of My Head"

2009-08-06T06:36:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word By Sandra Rhynes "The Lifter Of My Head"Palms 3:3 But You, O LORD, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. Don’t you just love this verse? I do, when I am down and out and nothing is going my way. You know, when you start to think you are no good and no good to anyone else---Then---I go to my rock, my shield and my living Savior. A while back, I was feeling exactly like this. I had gotten up in the middle of the night-couldn’t sleep-and I began to cry before the Lord and pray and for him to please help me. He opened up a little space in the air and began to show me a picture, like a video. There were a lot of people standing on a conveyer belt, just moving along ever so slowly. The belt would move and one at a time they would come into a spot light. I began to recognize a lot of them. I would say their names out loud. I said, “Lord who are these people and what are they doing?” He answered and said, “These are the lives you have touched.” Some of them I did not even know. I watched all the people go by and then as quick as it opened it closed. Jesus cares for you and He WILL lift you up to where He wants you to be. You just don’t know who you touch.Jesus, I love You, thank You for lifting me up when my head is hanging low. I always want to run to You when I am down and out. Keep me as the Apple of Your Eye. Help me to lead others to You. My heart's desire is to win souls. Amen

"Let It Shine, Let It Shine, Let It Shine"

2009-07-23T14:26:00.001-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Let It Shine, Let It Shine, Let It Shine”

Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

We will be burning and shining lights by our good living. Others will see Jesus in us by the way we live. Our lives must be bright shining lights, not as one about to go out. When we live a Godly life we will glorify Him. This is the power of God’s Grace in us. Not to be “holier than thou” or “look at me” attitude, but to show others that same grace. Everyone is the same at the foot of the cross. You know when Moses came down from the mountain, his face was so bright (it shone like the sun) the people were afraid. They knew Moses had been with God. Let your light shine in word and deed.

Most Holy God, I come before You with humbleness of heart. I want my light to shine before men. I want others to see You in me. I want my life to glorify You in all that I do and say. I ask all this in Your precious Son’s name. These things are the desire of my heart. Amen

"Questions"

2009-07-23T08:20:00.001-07:00

A Blast From The WordBy Sandra Rhynes“Questions”John 10:3-4 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. Here are a few questions for you? Are you a “sheep” or a “wolf”? Do you continually listen for God’s voice and keep your heart open to Him or are you always working to devour the sheep? Do you make sure everyone knows the faults of others or do you listen intently and pray quietly for that person? Do you know the Good Shepherd’s voice. Can you tell the difference between His voice and satan’s voice. Who’s voice do you know and listen to the most? Do you allow Jesus to speak to you? Do you obey Him? When the Lord returns and calls you by name, will you be ready to go with Him? Will you be found wanting because you didn’t recognize our Good Shepherd’s voice? Be a sheep, don’t be the devouring wolf. Lord, I know You are the Good Shepherd. You go before me to lead me, to led me to paths of righteousness and out of ways and things that don’t please You. Help me to always know Your voice. I love You and praise You. Thank You for knowing me and keeping me with Your grace. Amen

"I'm Redeemed!"

2009-07-16T09:49:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“I’m Redeemed!”

18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

We were redeemed by shed blood. Have you ever shed your blood for someone? I haven’t either. Jesus Christ shed His blood for mankind that we would be saved (redeemed) to serve Him and to be with Him forever in heaven. He died for ALL, now some choose not to accept His death and resurrection for themselves. Either way He still died and shed His blood for ALL. It doesn’t make any difference what color you are or what country you live in or what your name is or anything, He still did it. He died out of love. He loves you completely and supremely. It is up to us to accept Him into our lives. He made the way for redemption---the rest is up to YOU. Accept Him today.
Lord and Savior, I pray for the ones You died for that haven’t accepted You yet. Call them to You. Holy Spirit send someone to them today to tell them about Your never failing love, grace and mercy. In Your Precious Name I ask this. Amen

"One Accord"

2009-07-08T20:43:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes
“One Accord”
Acts 2:1
When the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Jesus had died and rose again, and believe you me the disciples were ready to be in one mind and one accord. Before, there were strife among them, which one of them would be the first and the greatest in the Kingdom. But now, ahhh, now, the Lord had promised them great blessings and power from on high. They had prayed a lot together and they loved each other with a holy love. All strife and envy was gone. They just wanted to obey Jesus. And they did. The Bible says that all of a sudden, when they were in one accord, then and only then, the Holy Spirit came in and filled the whole place. He came in as a mighty rushing wind and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in other tongues as He gave the utterance. Let us be in one accord and love one another. For when we are together in unity, the Lord will pour out His blessings and the anointing will flow. Aren’t you hungry for the Holy Spirit to move as on the day of Pentecost? The answer is yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes Lord!!!!
Holy Spirit do the work among us today as we obey You. Come in as a rushing mighty wind and fill this whole place as we worship You in one mind and one accord. We thank You Lord for the things You are about to do in our midst. We wait for You with great expectation. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen

"Who's Your Master"

2009-07-01T13:38:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Who’s Your Master?”

Acts 16:17
This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, "These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation."

This verse was a real eye opener to me this week. This slave girl had an evil spirit and she could tell the future. She made her owner a lot of money. You know, satan knows if you are a servant of the Most High God and so do the people that follow you. My dad used to say that he could sum a fellow up by just talking to him and all it took was just 5 minutes. Here is my question to you, “who is following you?” When they talked to you for about 5 minutes, what do you tell them? Do they know who your master is? Do they know where your priorities are? Do they leave you hearing about a Savior? The slave girl had followed Paul and the others around for several days. Paul was just about fed up with her continuous repeating of the same words, so here is what he does. I can just see Paul in my minds eye. Whirling around kinda irritated like, he says, “In the Name of Jesus I command you to come out of her.” The Bible goes on to say that the evil spirit was gone that same hour. Her owner was not too happy, infact, he was mad. Sometimes when we tell others about Jesus, it does make them mad. Sometimes they scream, yell and slam doors. They don’t want to hear about the Lord. Especially if it touches their money or if they know they are still doing wrong. We must not let anything stand in our way of telling them about Jesus. Well, I could go on forever about this scripture, but I am running out of room. Read this chapter and allow the Lord to speak to your heart.

Lord of all, I come to you with a great awakening. I want others to see Jesus in me. You are the only Master for me. I ask in Your name to take away all the thoughts and feelings and all the things about me that You are not pleased with. Especially those things that are in the deep corners of my heart. Create within me a clean heart and a right spirit. Amen

"No More Excuses!"

2009-06-24T21:02:00.001-07:00

A Blast From The Word
“No More Excuses!”
Psalms 18:3
I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.
David knew about salvation. Even though Jesus had not died for our sins yet, David had an understanding of how to pray. When he called on the Lord, he called on him with praise and thanksgiving. He also knew the worthiness of the Lord. If we live a thousand years and praise Jesus every minute of those thousand years, it is still not enough. We will praise Him throughout eternity. David also knew the Lord would save him from his enemies. He was talking about men. While I write this it dawns on me that we also have some different kinds of enemies. We have bad attitudes, negative thoughts, doubt, worry, fear, faithless living, no holiness, no repentance, bad habits and the list goes on. What is your “enemy” today? And it doesn’t matter if everyone around you has a bad attitude. You might say “well everybody is living this way, why should I be any different?” This is just an excuse. Throw those away too. Get some things over with in your life today and start really living for Jesus and move on with the future God has for you. Only He can save you from your enemies. Call on the Lord, today.
Father God, I do praise and worship You. I love You. Thank You for loving me. Show me the root of my problem and how to get over it. Lord, please help me to change. I want positive changes in my life. I want my life to glorify You. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen

"Harvest Work"

2009-06-18T12:47:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORDBY Sandra Rhynes “Harvest-Work”37 Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest." Jesus is the owner of the harvest. He is the Lord of the Harvest. Here He is talking to His disciples while He is looking upon a crowd of people. They looked like sheep to Him, sheep gone astray, and with no shepherd. Jesus was moved with compassion. Then He called them His harvest. So many people need Him. So many people without a shepherd. A farmer knows when his crops are ready for reaping. He looks upon a field of wheat that is ready for reaping and his heart yearns within him to go into the field and gather the wheat. When Jesus looks down on this old world, He sees the harvest and it is ready for reaping. His heart is moved with compassion for His Harvest. It is our job to pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His Harvest Field. When we pray for more laborers in the field, He sends out missionaries, preachers, teachers, prayer warriors and ordinary people like you and me to tell others about His love and bring in His harvest. Allow the Lord to move you with compassion to go out into your “world” and bring in the harvest of souls. You don’t have to go to the 3rd world countries to be a missionary. When you step out of your home, I tell you now, YOU ARE A MISSIONARY AND A HARVEST WORKER. Don’t you love it! We have the opportunity to work as a laborer in God’s Harvest. Harvest work is not idle work, it is busy work. I challenge you to get busy. Lord of the Harvest, I pray for you to move upon me with the same compassion that moved the heart of Jesus. Lead me to Your people. “Lord lay some soul upon my heart and love that soul through me, that I may ever do my part to win that soul to thee.”

"An Abundant Drink"

2009-06-10T09:28:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“An Abundant Drink”

Psalms 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.

I love the part that says, “My cup runs over.” When your cup runs over, you are so blessed. When I close my eyes and think about this, it makes me want to giggle. I visualize a giant cup of coffee filled all the way to the top and running over with my favorite flavor. This is the way Jesus blesses us. He gives us an abundant drink of life in Him. Abundant means all we need now, and all we will need in the future and more and more and more and more and more. This includes His love, mercy, grace, gentleness, healings, blessings and all of Him that is in between. And the kicker here is…it’s forever!! Yea!! Praise the Lord, now and forevermore!!!!! Isn’t this odd that our cup runs over in the presence of our enemies? I could say more about this, but instead I am going to let you think about a while.

Praise you Lord; I did not come to ask You for anything today. I want to thank You and praise You for all of the overflow You have provided for me today. For all of Your attributes I praise, today. I praise You because of who You are and for calling me Your friend. Amen

"The Spider And The Fly"

2009-06-04T12:49:00.000-07:00

Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“The Spider And The Fly”

Psalms 10: 9
He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.

We were out of a Youth Minister and different individuals in the church were taking the youth on Wednesday nights. This was my Wednesday. I had been studying and praying the night before and wondering what I could tell these kids that they would want to hear. I prayed “Oh Lord, at this age they think they are smarter than me and I didn’t face the same world they face when I was their age. What can I possibly teach these young people?” The Lord spoke to my spirit and said this, “Tell them about the spider and the fly.” When I began to think on this a picture began to form in my mind. The spider reminded me of that old serpent the devil. The fly reminded me of myself. I saw in my spirit how the devil had spun a web for me and how I had entered into that web before I knew what I had done. Then it hit me---if I could warn these teens to be on the lookout for this “old spider” and be aware of the webs that he would set for them as well, and then I knew they would listen to this old woman---and they did. Have you ever seen a fly being caught in a spider web? After they are caught the fly will flutter their tiny little wings and buzz and buzz and buzz. The fly has no escape from the spider. The fly will die in the spider web. Even though satan sets the trap and catches you, you are not like the fly, you have a way out. You will not die in the grips of satan if you turn from him and call upon the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God. Jesus and Jesus alone will snatch you out of the very hands of satan. Satan goes to and fro seeking whom he can devour. Jesus knocks on your hearts door. Open your heart and let Him in and get out of the spider web.

Heavenly Father, in the precious name of Jesus, I pray. Help me to listen and obey your voice when I am about to stumble. Stay the hand of the enemy from my life. Thank you for snatching me out of the hands of satan and saving me. I love you Lord. Amen

"The Coming Of The Son Of Man"

2009-05-28T12:55:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“The Coming Of The Son Of Man”

Matthew 24:37
But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

The Lord Jesus is coming back for us and we will be caught up to meet Him in the air and be forever with Him in Heaven. We do not know the time or the hour when our Lord will come back for us. It is up to us to be ready to go. The Bible does give us little hints as to the signs of the time. The point is to stay ready. If you were waiting for a friend to pick you up at your home for a vacation to Florida, what would you be doing? You would get up early and get dressed. You would brush your teeth and comb your hair. You would pack your suitcase and all the while you would be watching for your friend so you wouldn’t miss him and miss the ride to Florida. Just like in the days when Noah built the ark, things will be pretty normal. You will get up and go to work, go through your daily routine, go to Wal-Mart, eat, drink. There will be nothing different happening. Then all of a sudden the Lord will appear in the eastern sky and up we will go. Praise the Lord! As God was preparing Noah for the flood and the way of escape, He prepares us for the end times and our way of escape is the Rapture. Noah’s part was to build the ark, stay ready and tell others. Our part is to be packed and ready to go up and to tell others. How will you be living and what will you be found doing when the Lord calls you home for eternity? Will you be prepared or will you be going your own way and not be worried about the things and ways of the Lord? Let us pray, read the Bible and stay just as close to Jesus as we possible can. He is the One who has the last say. He is the One we cling to. Read all of Matthew 24, it is great!

Lord of Heaven and Earth and Lord of me, I love you supremely. Keep me ready to meet You in the air. I long to be with You forever. Help me to tell others of Your love, mercy and grace. Thank you Lord for loving me and speaking to me. I want to build Your Kingdom. Amen

"Without Spot Or Wrinkle Or Blemish"

2009-05-20T13:32:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Without Spot Or Wrinkle Or Blemish”

Ephesians 5:27 That He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, so that she should be holy and without blemish.

Of course the “she” in this verse is talking about the church. We are the church, the bride of Christ. Wow, that’s a tall order. We can’t enter Heaven if we are spotted, wrinkled or blemished. Let me see…..we are going to have a new body. We will be changed in the twinkling of an eye, that’s pretty fast. What about our Daily Christian Living? Our Christian Living is what we are going to be held accountable for. The Bible states that each and every one of us will stand before Jesus. We are saved by Grace alone and we are to act like it. When Jesus Christ comes into your heart you repent and turn from your sins. Does this mean we will never be tempted? No!!! It is what we do with the temptation that counts. Every saved person living on this earth has messed up. Paul puts it like this, “The things I want to do I don’t do and the things I do, I don’t want to do.” Even Paul had trouble doing right sometimes. Have you ever said that last hasty word that you wish later you wouldn’t have said or opened mouth and inserted foot or here is the biggie, repeated gossip, true or not, of course you have? The Bible says we all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God. Yet, there is a Silver Lining and His name is Jesus Christ. He is our advocate to the Father. We can go to Him anytime of the day or night and He is standing on the Father’s right hand ever making intersession for us. I don’t know about you, but I need His intersession. Without it we are spotted, wrinkled and blemished. Go to Him today and let Him wipe your slate clean. He is in the forgiving business.

Holy and Forgiving Lord, Thank You for your forgiveness, mercy and love. I as Paul sometimes mess up and need Your forgiveness. Help me to always turn to You. Your word says, “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Amen

"Yea!!! It's Mother's Day"

2009-05-07T11:34:00.001-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

Yea!!!! It’s Mother’s Day!
Proverbs 31:28
Her children arise up, and call her blessed…

Proverbs 31:30
Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be
praised.

My Mother is special
Yes she is
My Mother is special
She raised three kids

She raised us up the best she could
She cooked and polished
The food was good

We went to The House of the Lord
On Sundays and Wednesday nights
If the church doors were open
To show up was our delight.

We attended Sunday School, Booster Band and Youth
We loved the Bible Stories and sang the songs with zeal
Our Mamma made sure that we were there
And after church ahhhhh, the “Sunday Meal”

We still love to go to The House of The Lord, and our children too
We still love to hear the preaching, and the singing is still grand
We love, trust and lean on the Lord
All from a Mother’s Hand.

Mom, today we rise up and call you blessed.

"Can I Get A Witness"

2009-04-30T13:58:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“Can I Get A Witness”

Romans 8:16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.

Our spirit is alive in Christ and dead to sin because of the righteousness of God, if you have ask Jesus into your heart and you are led by the Spirit, then you are a child of God. The Holy Spirit lives within you. He is the one that gives you that peace that only He can give. He is the one that speaks to your heart and replaces fear and doubt with love. The kind of love that changes you. Because He lives, you NOW can live. The Holy Spirit (the 3rd person of the Trinity) comes to you and bears witness from within with your spirit that you are in Jesus and there are not enough devils in hell that can change that. Praise the Lord! Go to the Lord in prayer and let the visit be long enough for you to feel His presence and let His Spirit bear witness with your spirit. Let us by that same Spirit bring death to the flesh and live in the Spirit. No longer do we live by the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes or the pride of life. He longs for you to know Him in Spirit and Truth.

Loving Father, I come to you with a humble spirit. Keep me in the hollow of Your hand. Let me know Your love. Take fear, doubt and bondage from me. I ask this in Your name. Amen

"IF"

2009-04-23T08:30:00.001-07:00

A Blast From The Word
By Sandra Rhynes

“IF”

Matthew 6:14-15 14 "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

We have been memorizing the Lords Prayer in my third and fourth grade Sunday school class. The children are doing great! I want you to look at the verses right below the Lord’s Prayer. These are the verses we don’t care for. They make us flinch. They make us holler---ouch!!!! The word IF implies we have to DO something. We are responsible for the outcome. Do these verses mean what I think they do? IF we don’t forgive others, THEN Jesus doesn’t forgive us? AHHHHHH, but the other side of that coin is, IF we do forgive, we don’t have anything to worry about. Isn’t that GREAT!

Heavenly Father, thank You so much for Your loving kindness. Thank You for Your forgiveness even when I don’t deserve it. Help me to forgive my friends, family, church family, co-workers and any other ones that You have died for. Help me to act the way You would want me to in all circumstances. When I get before You on judgment day I want to hear “well done thou good and faithful servant, enter in.” I love you, Lord. I pray all of these things in Your precious name. Amen

"Gratitude And Attitude"

2009-04-16T14:17:00.000-07:00

A Blast From The Word By Sandra Rhynes “Gratitude and Attitude”

Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

Amen!! I want everything and everyone around me to be peaceful, slow to anger and quick to say “I am sorry”. Doesn’t that sound great! Unfortunately we are all human. We won’t have a perfect world until we get in the presence of the Lord. Until then---this scripture says to strive for the peace of God to rule in your heart. We have all been around folks that need an attitude adjustment. Some of these folks live with us, oh my goodness! We are ALL called into this body of Christ to live peaceably with one another. We must be thankful and live in a lifestyle of praise to the Lord. We can always find something good in others. Christ died for them too. Turn someone’s attitude around by thanking them for something. Do you know how to cure your attitude? Give a little gratitude. Today look for the good in others and do something nice for someone. My Lord and My God, I come before you with a thankful heart. I know that sometimes I get irritated with others. Help me to see others through Your eyes. I want to love others the way You do. Give me a peaceful and thankful heart. Thank You for the many, many blessing above my need. Amen

"Pray and Tell"

2009-04-15T07:38:00.000-07:00

“Pray And Tell” James 4:17Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is a sin.

Thus sayth the Lord….To My Churches full of Christians: Be about My business. Do what you know to do to increase My Kingdom. Preach, teach, and tell My words in the market place. Go out into the highways the byways and the hedges and bring them in. Tell them of My love for them and pray that My Holy Spirit will compell them to come to Me. Pray-pray-pray. Don’t be found wanting in My presence. My people will be held accountable. Do everything you can to bring them to me. A new day is dawning. Fear not! It is finished. How many times do we feel the Holy Spirit speak to our hearts to say something to someone and plant a seed for Christ. If we are honest-a lot-we are more worried about ourselves. We can’t seem to get past our own problems to see in the Spirit. As long as we are in this flesh we are going to have problems. We MUST let the Holy Spirit speak to our hearts and let Him woo us to speak out! Out to the hurting, out to the unsaved, out to the unloved and unlovable, out to our enemies, out to our loved ones, out to the stranger and on and on and on. Take hold of the boldness and anointing you have received from Christ. We already have it. We must step out and speak out!

Sweet Holy Spirit, come to me and speak to my heart. Change my life, purpose and thinking. I want to tell others about Your love and our Blessed Hope in You. Give me boldness, strength and courage. I don’t want to be found wanting when I stand before you on that blessed day. I want to hear “well done thou good and faithful servant, enter in.” I love you Lord and am humbled by your presence. Thank you Lord for Your presence. Thank you Lord dieing on the cross for my sins. I want to live with You forever. I want to work for You. Amen

"No Coffee"

2009-04-08T09:50:00.001-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“No Coffee”

Mark 16:2 Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.

While I was reading this passage in the Gospel of Mark these words “early in the morning” jumped out at me. James and I always start our day with coffee. He usually sets the automatic button and our coffee is brewed and ready to drink when we hit the floor. Stumbling out of bed, with the light burning my eyes, I went to the kitchen to pour myself a cup of James’ great coffee---NO COFFEE!---he had forgot to make the coffee the night before. I was irritated, now I had to wait for the coffee to brew. I said to myself “I want coffee NOW! Coffee starts my day!” I felt a small tug at my heart in question form, “What did you say?” Don’t you just love how the Holy Spirit can dig right into your very being with that small still voice? Now, there is nothing wrong with drinking coffee when you first wake up. The Lord took this opportunity to teach me a lesson. What starts my day? I begin to think on that. Of course we want to start our day with Him. And if you can start the day with Him early in the morning, I have found out your day will go better and you are more in tune with Him. You have set the stage for your day. These women wanted to be the first ones at the tomb. They loved Jesus with deeply. They couldn’t wait to go and take care of Jesus’ body. What a wonderful surprise they received by going “EARLY”. If they thought “EARLY” was important, shouldn’t we?

Today purpose in your heart to start all of your days with The One and Only.
Risen Lord, I ask for Your forgiveness when I rush around to follow my own agenda and forget about You. Help me to put You first in everything I do and say. I love You and I want You to be the first One I talk to everyday. Amen

"Real Peace"

2009-03-30T11:15:00.001-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
BY Sandra Rhynes
“Real Peace”

Luke 24:36 While they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be to you”
Five times Jesus had been seen on the day He arose from the grave, by Mary Magdalene alone in the garden, by the women as they were going to tell the disciples, by Peter alone, by the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, and now at night by the eleven. They were talking about all the events that were taking place and about all of the proof of His resurrection and all of a sudden the Lord appears right in their midst. When He spoke these words “Peace be to you” they were feeling a lot of things, but none of their feelings were in the category of peace. They were afraid, really afraid. The disciples thought they were seeing a ghost. Talk about the ultimate conformation of His resurrection! Wow! He came to them with a visit of love and friendship. Though Peter had denied Him and they had deserted Him in His time of suffering, Jesus so wanted to comfort them and console them. Jesus doesn’t deal with us as we deserve, He deals with us under love, grace and mercy. He wants to come to us with intimacy between Him and us. He wants to come up close and personal with us. As close as a bride groom with his bride. Jesus will go to any length to give you peace. He longs to give you His peace that the world knows nothing about. When you are at peace with the Lord, everything else falls by the wayside. All of the cares of life get a lot smaller. With His peace and comfort you can get through anything that Life throws your way. We have something that the world can’t give and the world can’t take it away.
Today accept the peace of Christ. He has risen from the dead and is alive for evermore! Let Him comfort your heart. Lean on Him for your peace. As Jesus appeared to the disciples, let Him come to you in ways that only He can. He knows just how to come to you. Let Him come to you and give you peace and comfort.

Risen Savior and Lord, I come to You today and ask for this peace that You have. I long for Your peace. Some days, like Your disciples, I am afraid and don’t feel very peaceful. Help me to recognize You in my midst. Let me feel Your presence and know Your peace in my heart and spirit. I love You Lord. Amen

"As For Me"

2009-03-18T11:08:00.001-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“As For Me”

Psalms 55:16-17 As for me, I will call upon God, And the Lord shall save me. Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice.
“As for me” Let others take whatever course they will take, but as for me I will call on and serve the one true and living God. David was a man after God’s own heart. Do you ever wonder exactly what it takes to be a person like David? I have---and I think I have come upon an answer. I think the answer is perseverance and determination---no matter what, also, a great big dose of love and compassion to go with it. David was alone with the Lord a lot when he was young. He loved and obeyed God even when no one was looking. He loved the Lord supremely. David knew the Lord and the Lord knew David. The Lord knew David would obey Him in little things and in big things. The truth be known, there are no little things in Jesus’ eyes. All things are just under the category of obedience. When David was a lowly shepherd, he prayed morning, noon and night. I love it. If we prayed this way---no telling what would happen, maybe a revival. David is a great example for us. Even when he messed up he just ran to God as fast as he could go and the Lord was true and faithful to forgive. Jesus is no respecter of persons; He does the same for us. We have to put our pride aside and call on the name of the Lord in good times and bad times.
Jesus of the Universe spread upon me a hunger for You that I can’t contain. I want to love You supremely and live for You. I want to pray the way David did and be a “man after God’s own heart. I praise and worship You today. Amen.

"My Desires"

2009-03-11T14:28:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“My Desires”

Psalm 37:4 “Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.”

We must make Jesus our heart’s delight and THEN He will give us the desire of our heart. We must go past depending on Him-all the way to-delighting in Him. This is not a promise to gratify all of our appetites and fancies. This means desires of the heart and cravings of the soul. This is a deep down desire. It is our pleasure to serve the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God. What are your deep down desires? Today find ways to delight yourself in the Lord.

Father I delight in You. Let my hearts desires be pleasing to You. I love You and just want to live for You all the days of my life. I want to dwell in Your house forever. Amen

Run To The Mercy Seat

2009-02-26T12:45:00.000-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“Run To The Mercy Seat”
Psalms 51:16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.

The prophet Nathan had just called David on the carpet. He was very remorseful about his lustful sin with Bathsheba. All of a sudden David wanted forgiveness, he was desperate for forgiveness. He would have been glad to give any sacrifice to make right his sin. With all his heart he would have given it to obtain pardon and peace. David knew God’s heart and he knew what God wanted. God wanted a broken spirit and a contrite heart. This is the kind of true repentance God wanted from David and this is the kind of repentance He wants from us. So many times we try within ourselves to go on actions alone. There is nothing we can do by working or doing. All true repentance comes from the heart. The Lord can read your heart before you open your mouth anyway. He knows whether or not you mean what you are saying or if you are just giving Him lip service. David loved God with all his heart, soul, mind and strength. He knew about salvation. He knew God personally and completely. Then you ask, “Why did David commit this sin?” Well, we are the same way at times. We do things or say that last hasty word. David just kept running back to God, because he knew God would be faithful to His word. God’s word says He is true and faithful to forgive ALL of our transgressions if we but ask. God throws our sins as far as the east is from the west never to be remembered anymore. David knew about the mercy and grace of God. I don’t know about you, but I love this about God. Because as long as we are in the flesh and here on this earth, we are going to mess up. We run to the Lord and keep everything under His Blood, ask for forgiveness and He will do the rest. Our part is to do our best, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to keep all of His commandments with Love. The Bible says His mercies are new every morning. Thank goodness!

Most Holy Lord, I come in humble thanksgiving to ask for Your forgiveness. Help me run to You instead of trying to do things myself. Thank You for Your mercy and Your grace. Thank You for Your sweet Holy Spirit that talks to my heart when I do wrong. I want to keep close to You and keep my life under Your Blood. The Blood that gives me strength and will never, never lose its power. I ask this in Your name. Amen

"The Sower and The Seed"

2009-02-19T09:44:00.001-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“The Sower And The Seed”

Matthew 13:24-25
24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.

Lets just say for a moment that we are the sower and the seed of course is the Word of God. I have asked myself a question. What kind of seed do I plant? Do I plant good seed or bad seed? Do I plant love, joy, gentleness, kindness, peace, longsuffering, meekness, faith and self control (sounds like good fruit, doesn’t it) or do I plant envy, strife, laziness, hatred, anger and lies? (sounds like rotten fruit, doesn’t it) Keep in mind; you reap what you sow. What do you want to reap in your life?

Today sow the good fruit….Heavenly Father, help me make the choice to plant good fruit into others. I don’t want to sow tares among Your people. With thanksgiving I pray this in Your name. Amen

"LOVE"

2009-02-10T12:54:00.000-08:00

LOVE

I CORINTHIANS 13

LOVE IS PATIENT

LOVE IS KIND

LOVE DOES NOT ENVY

LOVE IS NOT BOASTFUL OR ARROGANT

LOVE IS NOT PUFFED UP

LOVE DOES NOT INSIST IT’S OWN WAY

LOVE DOES NOT BEHAVE RUDELY

LOVE IS NOT EASILY PROVOKED

LOVE THINKS NO EVIL

LOVE DOES NOT REJOICE IN WRONGDOING

LOVE REJOICES IN THE TRUTH

LOVE BEARS ALL THINGS

LOVE BELIEVES ALL THINGS

LOVE HOPES ALL THINGS

LOVE ENDURES ALL THINGS

LOVE NEVER FAILS

"Miracles"

2009-02-05T09:58:00.000-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes
"MIRACLES"
MATTHEW 21:21-22
21 So Jesus answered and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' it will be done. 22 And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."
Do you believe in miracles, really believe? If we have faith and doubt not…we always say "I believe" and inside we are thinking…but what if? Now, Jesus has wonder working power, do you have wonder working faith? Every promise in the Word of God is ours. We can depend on it. We can put our very lives on the line for all of these promises. He will either remove the "mountain" in your life or show you the way over it, around it or through it. The Lord knows you from the inside out. What ever is the best for you, either way, the "mountain" is gone. You can have your miracle today! Expect it! Praise God!
All powerful and loving Father, I come to You with this mountain in my life and I ask this in Your Precious Name, the mighty Name of Jesus, the Name above all names. I come to You with faith believing, help Thou my unbelief. I DO believe in miracles because You are the Miracle Worker. Only You can do this. I say unto this mountain, "be thou removed, satan get thee behind me and flee from me." Thank You Lord for this promise. Thank you for Your wonder working power. I ask for wonder working faith. Amen

"Birds Of A Feather"

2009-02-05T09:57:00.001-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“Birds Of A Feather”

Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified in Christ’ it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me, and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

I had bought some birdseed to put in my bird feeder. Then the sleet and freezing weather came and I couldn’t get out of my house for three days. Nothing else to do, I got out my birdseed and threw it out on the blinding blanket of sleet. Oh, the birds were so lovely, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Finches, little unknown birds, all were beautiful in their own right. I began to notice something. The acted a lot like people. The Cardinals and the Blue Jays bullied the other birds. They didn’t want to eat with the other birds. They only wanted to eat for themselves. And the Cardinal would even chase away the Blue Jay. I guess the Cardinals are a lot like some selfish people I have been around. Always looking out for Number One with no thought of the others around them, only caring for themselves. One day about 2000 some years ago, one single man gave His life on an old rugged cross for our sins. When Jesus Christ comes into our hearts, all of that old selfish attitude leaves. We do an “all the way” turn around. He gives us a love for others like we have never had before. We see others through His eyes and heart. Old self has to die and decrease and then the love of Christ will come shining through and we will treat others like we want to be treated and loved. So don’t be like the Cardinals, beautiful on the outside and ugly on the inside. We can be beautiful inside and out with Christ. My grandma King used to tell me this quote all the time—“Pretty is as pretty does.”

Lord and Savior, thank You for giving Your life for me. I love You so much. I want to live in the Spirit not the after the flesh. Help me to walk in the Spirit. I want to love others as You do. In Your name I pray this. Amen

"Daily"

2009-01-12T07:19:00.001-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes
"Daily"
Proverbs 8:34
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Wonder what would happen if we prayed, studied the Word, and worshiped Jesus the way we feed our bodies? Let me think about that for a minute……let me see….three times a day….at least twice a day…good food…love the taste…spend large amounts of money on food….spend a lot of time preparing the food….spend a lot of time shopping for the food….my, my, my, know telling what would happen. I don’t know about you, but we even recommend bathing the body daily. Now, if we take care of our inter Spirits this way (daily), you can rest assured the Lord will do His part. I can tell you His Supernatural Holy Spirit will fall on you like never before. He will tell you things you have never dreamed of. Call on Him and He will show you great and might things that you don’t know. Praise God!!!!
My Lord and Savior, keep me hungry for You and Your Word. Help me to praise and worship You daily. I love You Lord. In Your name I ask it. Amen

"Unconquerable"

2008-12-30T14:10:00.000-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“Unconquerable”

Romans 8:37-39
37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Unconquerable! Unconquerable! Unconquerable! This is what we are in Jesus Christ. As long as we stay with Him---old satan can’t touch us, he cannot conquer us, he cannot steal us, and he cannot take us out of the hand of the Lord. We are overcomers through the Blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. The 39th verse says nothing in the heavens or the earth or ANY OTHER CREATED THING can separate us from God. That is all satan is, he is just a created being---that’s all! Jesus is the only POWER, He is the ONE. Doesn’t matter what is going on around us, we are more than conquerors through the Blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus conquered death, hell and the grave. That is satan’s end---not ours. We will have life and life more abundant. We will not fear death. To be absent in this body is to be present with Christ. The transition will be in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye.

Most gracious Heavenly Father, Lord and Savior, I love you supremely. I plan to have life abundantly with you forever and ever. Stay the hand of the enemy that wants to conquer me and kill me. I have conquered satan because you have conquered satan. Praise Your Holy Name. Amen

"Not On Sunday Night"

2008-12-24T07:31:00.001-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

While searching through some old church bulletins I ran across this little poem. Thought you would enjoy it. Also, you will get a rest from my thoughts.

“Not On Sunday Night”

I love the church that Jesus bought
And know that it is right.
I go there every Sunday morning
But not on Sunday night.

I love to sing the songs of God,
Such worship must be right:
This I do on Sunday morning,
But not on Sunday night.

I love to hear the gospel too
It gives me pure delight
I hear it every Sunday morning,
But not on Sunday night.

I know I need more strength
To keep going on in this great fight,
For help I come on Sunday morning,
But not on Sunday night.

Truth can save the world
If it’s light keeps shining bright
I help it shine on Sunday morning,
But not on Sunday night.

Yes, all of us must die
I hope I’ll be doing right.
And so may I die on Sunday morning
And not on Sunday night.
Author Unknown

"Star of Wonder"

2008-12-16T09:30:00.001-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“Star of Wonder”

Matthew 2:2

“For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him."

Oh, the star! They were Wise Men indeed when they set themselves to enquire after Christ. They had seen an extraordinary star. They had never seen such a star before, which said to them, this was an indication of an extraordinary birth in the land of Judea. God spoke to the Wisemen by a star and to the Shepherds by angels. When we seek Him, He will come to us in ways we can understand. A divine impression was made upon their minds, as to this star being the signal given for the birth of the Christ Child. Those who truly desire to know Jesus and find Him will not regard distance, pain or perils in seeking Him. When we find Him—then---we shall know---“Where is He that is born King of the Jews?” He is the Messiah, the Savior of the world! He is the Lord of all! He is the Living Word! He is the Blessed Redeemer! What a wonderful time to give Him the best gift of all---Your Heart!

Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, I come to you with a broken heart and a contrite spirit. This heart You will not turn away. Come into my heart this day. I wait no longer to call You my Savior. Today is the day of my salvation. I worship You today. Amen

"Christmas Peace"

2008-12-11T09:56:00.000-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“Christmas Peace”

Psalms 4:8

In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O LORD, make me to dwell in safety……..

Especially at Christmas time I think about peace, peace of mind, peace of soul, peace on earth, peace and comfort, peace, peace, wonderful peace. There is a lightness in the air and lots of love and expectancy everywhere. We have the opportunity to have the heart of a child. How wonderful to be a child again! To be light hearted and feel the love that only comes at Christmas time. It is a time for childlike faith. When we lay our heads down on our pillows at night we want peace and safety. We can have this “Christmas Peace all year, not just at Christmas time. Happiness depends on circumstances---Love, Joy and Peace depends on Christ alone. When God puts grace in our heart He puts gladness, joy and peace in our heart. All shall be made to work for good to us if we keep ourselves in the love of God.

Holy Lord, thank You for sending Your Son to be born into this world. I understand that without Christmas there would be no Easter. No resurrection or life everlasting. Thank you for dieing on the cross for my sins. I love you, Lord.

"A Son's Mother"

2008-12-02T09:18:00.000-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“A Son’s Mother”

Luke 2:19 “But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart”

There are many thoughts in my heart today as I think about this Christmas Season. As I look at my own baby son, I think about Mary’s son born so long ago, how things were so different for her. No hospital to have her baby in, not even a house, just a lowly stable where animals were born. No bed for her baby, with comforter, bed shirt and pillow, just a bunch of dirty hay. She must have loved her baby son just as much as I do my own. And…yet…to have hers grow up and hang on a cross and to see and feel the pain with her son…I don’t know if I would be willing to see mine on a cross even if my heart had already been prepared for this. I am too human to have gone through with it. Many times we have to put our feeling aside to follow the will of the Lord. I shudder to think how things might have been if Mary would have said no to God. He knew just who to pick for the great task of bringing one small boy into the world, one small boy to grow up and become the Savior of the world. I wonder if Mary really ever knew to the fullest extent of just what a service to mankind God allowed her to do. What service is God allowing you to do in your life for Him? Are you willing to make the kind of sacrifice that Mary made to serve God? I also wonder if we are made of as strong of stuff as Mary was.

The Harvest

2008-12-02T09:16:00.000-08:00

A Blast From The Word by Sandra Rhynes

Revelation 14:15
And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Thrust in your sickle and reap, for the time has come for you to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe."

"The Harvest"

The fields are white with harvest.
Oh, who will He find to go?
The fields are white with harvest.
Be ready for those you know.
The fields are white with harvest.
Tell the strangers also.

It's up to us to spread the Good News,
How the Harvester will come.
In a twinkling of an eye He will be here
And the harvest will be gone.

The clouds stand ready to bring Him
Are you ready to ascend?
Jesus, the Harvester---You the harvest,
He's coming back again.

Today make election sure you are ready to meet the Lord should He call for you.

"Thanksgiving Day"

2008-11-19T08:29:00.000-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes
“Thanksgiving Day”

Revelation 21:5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”

Don’t you just love new? Now, keep in mind, I am talking from a woman’s heart here. New shoes, new dress, new car, new house, just new, new, new. Oh, you guys quit rolling those eyes. Let me see----new gun, new boat, new fishing rod, new motorcycle, new camo. Seriously folks, there is coming a day when All things will be new. Talk about a Thanksgiving Day! Everyday will be Thanksgiving, forever and ever. We will have all eternity to be thankful. The things I previously named are trivial. We won’t be thinking about “things” on that day. Whatever Jesus says is true and faithful. You can take it to the bank and when He says there will be a new heaven and a new earth and free water of life; that is just what He means. I want you to know, I just can’t wait for that glorious city. I not only want to drink that water of life, I want to jump in it and be immersed in it. I want to run to Jesus and hold on to His precious feet. Jesus also said, “I will be their God and they will be my people. Makes me want to shout! This old clay is going to give way to glory. Oh, to be in His presence!

To Him Who sets on the throne and unto the Lamb, be blessing and glory and honor and power forever----O Lord we fall before you with thanksgiving. We bless your Holy Name. Amen

"Big Ears"

2008-11-13T07:02:00.000-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes
“Big Ears”

Revelation 2: 10-11 ….Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of Life…He that has an ear, let him hear……

Maybe you are reading this today and you have gone through unspeakable things in your life. Maybe you are going through those unspeakable things now. I am here to tell you, it doesn’t matter what you are going through. We serve a Living Savior, who cares about those unspeakable things. He cares about everything about you, small or great. God provided David with the power to kill Goliath and He will provide you with that same power if you will let Him. Open up your ears and hear what the Lord says to you. Jesus will always speak if your have your ears on. We will receive a crown of life---a crown of LIFE. With Christ we will live for eternity in His presence. Be ye faithful!

Lord of all eternity, I love you supremely. Keep my ears and heart open to what You have to say to me. I want to listen to everything You have to say. Help me to stay in Your Living Word. Give me understanding according to Your Word. Thank you for Your power and peace that passes all understanding. I will be faithful unto death. Amen

"Call 911"

2008-11-05T09:19:00.000-08:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes
“Call 911”

Psalms 91:15
He shall call upon Me and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.

Actually I would like for you to read all the verses in Psalm 91:1-16. There are so many promises in these verses. When I read them, I feel humbled. We are so unworthy and He loves us anyway. I admit, I don’t understand this kind of love, but I sure do like it. Sometimes we have a real problem with talking to the Lord. We get so wrapped up in our daily lives, we forget about Jesus and we forget to pray. If everything is good and things are looking up for us, we think we don’t need Him. We treat Jesus like a 911 emergency number and only call on Him when we need Him. I can tell you now---He will stick closer to you than a brother or sister. He is only a thought away. Peter got out of the boat to walk on the water and he started to go under, he spoke three words, three words, that’s all. He said, “Jesus save me.” Our Lord reached down His hand and pulled Peter up out of the water. Of course Peter walked with Jesus everyday and knew Him. He knew Jesus was his only hope. We can have that same relationship with Jesus. He is no respecter of persons. He love us just as much as He ever did Peter and always will. He wants us with Him for all eternity. Now, don’t get me wrong, I am soooo thankful we DO have Him for the emergencies as well. Let us not keep Him tucked away in our pocket only to call 911. Let us praise and worship and talk to Him everyday.

Lord of all creation and even me, I come to You with a thankful heart. I am humbled by Your unconditional love. Draw me close to You. I trust You with my very life. Help me to talk to You and walk with You everyday from this day forward. Thank You, Lord for always coming to me in time of trials and trouble. Amen

"Proof"

2008-10-30T12:38:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes
“Proof”

Psalms 62:6-7
He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. 7 In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
There are so many “Christians” that ask this question. “How do I know and how can I be sure I am going to heaven.” They live in daily fear and uneasiness about their destination. You know, there is only ONE WAY that the Bible states is the way. John pretty well sums it up without question. By the way of Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God. I have had several people ask me this question in the past few days. Is this a sin or is that a sin and so on. I tell them to read this scripture in Galatians 5:22-26. This scripture names the works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit. If we stay just as close to Him as we can possibly be, then and only then, are we on our way to heaven to live and reign with Him forever and ever, without end. And then even all of those “gray areas” will be taken care of. I might ask you how you know you are your Father’s son? You would tell me it is because of the name on my birth certificate---enough said---it is all in the Name, the Name of Jesus. Signed, sealed, delivered I am His. I shall not be moved. It is forever settled in my mind. I will not turn back. As for me, I will serve the Lord. I am on my way to heaven. Should the trumpet sound before I finish this devotion, I am out of here.
Holy Lord, the God of my Salvation, I want to be sure I am on my way to live with You in heaven. Increase my faith and my hunger in you. Keep me safe in Your arms and the apple of Your eye. I believe and trust in Your saving grace. I trust You, because of who You are, to keep that which I have committed unto You against the day I am with You. When I worry about going to heaven, I will turn and run to You, the Author and Finisher of my faith. I thank You, Father that You are no respecter of persons. I am thankful that whosoever will can come to You. Praise God that means me. Amen

"Jesus Sees You"

2008-10-22T09:53:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“Jesus Sees You”
Matthew 5:1-2
1 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. 2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them,

Oh, the compassion of Jesus!! The eyes that looked upon the crowd that day were the eyes of love and compassion. I would have loved to have been right there on the front row. No matter where you are, Jesus sees you. He has seen the multitudes of people from the beginning of time. From this crowd at the “Sermon on the Mount” to the---woman at the well, to the---12 disciples, to the---leapers, to the---feeding of the 5 thousand, to the---blind man at Bethsaida, to the---little woman with the issue of blood, to the---tax collectors and sinners, to---raising of the dead, to the children---to Nicodemus who was afraid and came to Jesus by night, even to the---soldiers who mocked Him on the cross---AAAALLLLLLLL the way to you and me---He has compassion. Whatever you are going through now or have been through in the past or are fixing to go through in the future, Jesus knows all about all of these things. He is ever present, ever knowing and He never sleeps or slumbers, which means, when you go to bed at night you can sleep in peace. Jesus has got you covered. He’s got your back. And to top it all off---He has conquered the grave!! Praise God!!!!!

Lord Of All, thank you because of who you are. I praise your name. I am so glad You see all things and know all things. Help me to have Your compassion on others. In Your word, You said I am the “salt of the earth and the light of the world.” I want to be that to the ones You died for. I can’t imagine how You felt on the cross with the sins of all humanity weighing so heavy on Your shoulders. Help me to be Your hand extended to reach them. Give me Your eyes to see others as clearly as You see them. I want to win the lost at any cost. I want to be among the ones You are raising up for the “end time harvest.” Amen.

His Pleasure

2008-10-16T08:39:00.000-07:00

“His Pleasure”
Psalms 37:4
“Delight yourself also in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.”
Ephesians 1:5
“…having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will.”

“According to the good pleasure of His will.” It was Jesus’ pleasure to give His life for our sins. He lay down His life freely. He calls us His friends. You know, it is your pleasure to do good things for your friends. To call them, cook for them, have them in your home, just anything you can do for your friends gives you pleasure. Jesus said if we will keep His commandments and serve Him delightfully, then it is His pleasure to give you the desires of your heart. All our spiritual blessings flow down to us from that stream. Oh, how we should prize this glorious gospel and to bless God for it! His delight and pleasure is the light shining in a dark place, for which we have reason to be thankful. To be in union with Jesus is a great privilege. Every morning when we arise and every night when we sleep, we should thank Him for His supreme sacrifice and love.

Most loving Father, thank You for Your undying love and forgive me when I don’t live for Your pleasure. Help me to pleasure You in all that I do. Thank you Father for the many, many blessings above my needs. Amen

Me and My Shadow

2008-10-08T11:06:00.000-07:00

By Sandra Rhynes

“Me and My Shadow”
ACTS 5: 15
Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
That Peter, he was a different individual. He could walk on water. He could lay hands on the sick and they were healed. Even his shadow healed them. He could preach the gospel and thousands of people came to Christ. There were so many people that needed healing that they laid the sick on beds and couches. They just lined them up, hoping even Peter’s very shadow would go over them as the sun shone. The sick had that much confidence in Peter. Multitudes of people came from other cities as well. Can you imagine! All that came were healed…ALL! There were many signs and wonders done among the people. In fact Peter was just a fisherman that answered the call of Jesus on his life. He was no different from you and me. Soooo…how did Peter walk on water, how did Peter heal the sick, what made multitudes believe when Peter preached? He had been with Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God! Peter answered the call. Even though earlier he had denied Christ. He loved Jesus with his very life. Yes, Peter messed up. Peter repented—obeyed—then—said “ yes Lord.” Have you been with Jesus enough that others can see Jesus in you? Have you been with Jesus enough that just your shadow heals? I don’t know about you, but, my shadow has not healed anyone yet. All the people that are healed, all the people that are saved, all of the miracles that are done are in fact from the One and Only—Jesus Christ. Knowing that He alone is the Power and all of these things are done by Him---then--what about Peter or me or you? The Lord still works through His people. We are His hand extended. The difference is some saints of God are fearful. Then you have some that don’t want to say yes to the Lord for their calling. They want to be just close enough to Jesus to feel good and do their duty. I challenge you to stay in tune with Jesus long enough to hear your calling. It is time that we as Christian people step up to the plate and be the “Peters” of our age. Stay in the presence of Jesus and obey His voice. Jesus will do the same for you as he did for Peter and the other apostles. Listen to His voice and trust Him. The congregation of today is just as needy as the ones back then. “Greater works shall ye do.”

Lord and Savior, I come to you on bended knee, show me the way. Show me my calling. Give me the same boldness that Peter had. I say yes to You, Lord. I love You with my very life. Amen

"Words"

2008-10-01T14:27:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“Words!”
Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
They were arguing, I could hear them from another room. These two scriptures came to my mind. You know, nothing stirs up anger and sows discord like grievous, hot words. A right cause will be better pleaded with meekness than harsh words. What is in the heart directs our words. Let us speak words of Life and Blessings to each other. Pleasant words from a wise heart teaches and adds learning. Also, the good word of God is a means of spiritual strength. Words that we say are like squeezing out too much toothpaste---you can’t put it back in the tube.

Father God, in Your precious Son’s name I come to You. Let me speak life into others. Take control of my words. Teach me from Your Word. Help me to think before I speak. Let me not forget the “Golden Rule.” Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you. Amen

Stale Bread

2008-09-24T14:47:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes
"Stale Bread"

John 6:35 And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger and he who believes in Me shall never thirst."

My husband wanted hotdogs for supper. I was sure I already had some buns and would not have to fight the "after work" women in the check out line. While looking for these buns I came across a package of hotdog buns that were not good. They were molded and stale. You know you can’t make great hotdogs out of stale and moldy bread. My thoughts went to Jesus as the bread of life. The bread from Him will never be stale. We can feast on Jesus anytime, anywhere, on any day or night. Don’t you want to keep your Christian life from getting "stale"? You wouldn’t, by choice, eat stale bread yet at times we don’t feed our souls and spirits the nourishing-fresh word of God. We just plug along on yesterdays "meal" and "eat" any old junk food that happens to come along. We just watch any old thing or read any old thing that comes along. Soon our Christian living becomes "stale" and "dry." We are too in a hurry sooooo we just grab any old thing to fill our souls and spirits. We need to take time to feed on the real Bread Of Life and drink the real Living Water. This Bread that is always fresh and the Water that is always clear and pure. J-E-S-U-S! J-E-S-U-S! J-E-S-U-S!
Lord and Savior, Forgive me for being so busy. Help me to take time to read Your word and pray. Not just to ask for my needs, but, to be thankful and to praise and worship You. I thank you Father for Your forgiveness and mercy. In Your name I pray. Amen

Your Phone Call

2008-09-24T14:46:00.001-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“Your Phone Call”

Isaiah 43:1…Fear not for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name, you are mine”…

Hello, This is Jesus…

I am your King of Kings calling you about an important message here in the heart of Heaven. Sending you an invitation.

I was crucified for your sins, rose from the grave on the 3rd day and I am sitting at the Father’s right hand.

Soon He will tell Me to make the trip and bring you home to Us.

I want to extend a humble invitation to my children that I have known for a long time and to you who have not met Me yet. Come call on Me, you are Mine as well.

I am preparing a place and a supper for you. I look forward to seeing you and I can’t wait for you to come to My wedding table.

Bye for now, Jesus

As A Little Child

2008-09-16T14:03:00.001-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD

By Sandra Rhynes

“As A Child”

Matthew 8:27
The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey Him!”

There has been a lot of conversation about Hurricane Ike, and rightly so. While watching all the newscasts, I noticed something; they wanted you to see all of the worst scenarios. Understanding that hurricanes are catastrophic and you do worry. The disciples were also worried when they saw the waves coming and felt them rock the boat, so much that the water was splashing in the boat. Storms are unpredictable things. Then I began to see a different picture. The one with someone standing up in the very storm they were afraid of. Jesus knew the disciples didn’t have anything to worry about. He knew in the midst of the storm, He was about to change their life forever. Just the sound of His voice calmed the wind and the waves. I like to think this was maybe hurricane wind and waves. If He is the Lord of all, and He is, then it doesn’t matter what kind of storm. He is Lord of hurricane wind and waves as well as a delicate spring rain shower.
My two-year-old granddaughter loves Bob the Builder. She thinks Bob can fix anything, “just give him a call.” We have this broken acoustic guitar. It stays behind the closet door. She happened to spy that guitar and wanted to play it. I told her it was broken. She looked up at me with the look of wonderment that only a child possesses and said, “Gamma, Bob can fix it.” She got up went to the phone; punched the buttons and said, “Hello Bob, come fix my gamma’s guitar.” She then put down the phone and went on her merry way. It was forever settled in her mind; worry was over. She had gotten hold of THE ONE, the one who could “fix” anything. The Bible says we can’t even enter Heaven without the faith as a little child. I believe it is not only faith---it is a knowing, a knowing of the “ONE” who “even the winds and the waves obey Him. Do you have a “hurricane” in your life that needs calming? Call on Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God! Forever settle it in your mind and heart…He Is The One and Only! Amen!

Lord of the universe, let me see You as the One and Only. Thank You for the many,many blessing above my need. Calm my storms and restore peace to my soul and spirit. Take control of my mind and replace it with Yours. Amen

In The Flesh

2008-09-03T14:01:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“In The Flesh”
Job 19:25,26 & 27
25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth; 26 And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God, 27 Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!

Poor Job! He went through sooooo much. He really hit rock bottom. He had no family, no friends, no health and no money. In fact, He was so sick with boils that He took a piece of pottery and scraped his sores. This situation looked like it was more than Job could stand. Wonder why Job didn’t just curse God and die? These scriptures tell us why. Job knew God was going to take care of him----no matter what. Job said, “Though God slay me yet I’ll trust Him.” If he died, he would be (in the flesh) with his Redeemer, his Savior, the One he loved and worshiped. The One he trusted with his very life and the life of his family. If he was healed, then he would be thankful and go on and serve his Beloved until the time came to go to his heavenly home. Whatever way life went down…….Job would hold on to the One who has the last say. Sounds like WE are winners either way. Oh my goodness, what a promise. We (with our own eyes) shall behold Him in all His glory! Does your heart yearn within you to see Him?

Jesus my Beloved, thank You for loving me. Thank You for your tender mercy and grace. I know I will see You in my flesh. Thank You for the promise of heaven. I trust You completely with my life and my family and my unsaved loved ones. I yearn to be with You just as Job yearned the same. Amen

He's Still God

2008-08-21T06:20:00.000-07:00

“He’s Still God”
Psalms 8:9
“O Lord, our Lord how excellent is your name in all the earth.”

You know friends, the Lord is sooooooo good. I sure do love Him. The greatest favor ever showed to the human race, and the greatest honor ever put upon human nature, were exemplified in the Lord Jesus. We serve, love, worship, praise and call on the name of the Lord because of who He is-----not because of what He can do for us. It doesn’t matter what is going on around us, He is still the same God. He hasn’t changed just because we have changed or the people around us have or the seasons have or the president has or our circumstances have. He is still the same God. He can be depended upon all the time. Even in times of unsurety, “everything works together for our good.” Praise His Holy Name. On the other hand, because of who He is and our relationship with Him (Father and child) all of his benefits come along with the deal. We can go to Him with everything. Nothing is to large or to small for us to tell Him. He is never “bothered” with anything we bring to Him.

Lord of all, thank you so much for your love, mercy and saving grace. I know I haven’t done anything to deserve this. Who am I that you are mindful of me, that you hear me when I call? Who am I that You would bleed and die for me? I will bless Your name for evermore. Amen

"Gods Kind Of Church"

2008-08-12T14:40:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“God’s Kind Of Church”
James 5:13-16
“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”
Does this scripture sound familiar to you? How about the place where these things happen most of the time? The answer is YES and the place is in the CHURCH! Although, they don’t always have to take place in the church house, most of the time they do.
I will always love my grandma, Jewel King; she was one of a kind. She believed in prayer and she trusted Jesus. When she was sick or there was an emergency or even if someone in the family needed prayer. She was Johnny on the spot for special prayer at the altar. Grandma King did not stay home when she was sick. She made more of an effort to get to church for that anointing oil and the laying on of the hands for healing. If she was happy, sick, well, sad or glad, she could not wait to get to the church. She and grandpa loved to sing about the love of Jesus. I want us to be that kind of church, a church where people can come for all kinds of prayer, a “hospital” church, if you will. A place where people can sing His praises, be anointed with oil, be among saints who know how to pray the prayer of faith, for salvation, for healing, for the hurting, for the down and out and anyone else who wants to come. We must open our arms and reach out to others. We must stand united in prayer, fasting, and love and let others know they can come to our church to meet Jesus and not leave in the same condition. And……..I think we are well on our way. Praise God.
Loving Father, thank You for a people who care, a people who love other people. I want to be like You, Lord. Let others see You in me. Help me to reach out to others the same way You did. Help me to have that same unconditional love and passion. In Your precious name I pray. Amen

Dive In!

2008-08-06T09:37:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“Dive In!”

Ezekiel 47:5
Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not cross: for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim, a river that could not be crossed.

My friend and I were discussing the Holy Spirit and how He works in the lives of people. Their church service Sunday had been wonderful and the Holy Spirit had fallen on the congregation and blessed the people, even some slain in the Spirit. While we were talking I began to see in my mind’s eye a vision of a large body of water and it was in motion. I begin to see someone swimming in the middle of this moving water. He was so joyful just swimming and swimming, like time had stood still and there was nothing or no one else in the world, just him and the water of the Holy Spirit. I started to see in my mind’s eye others so desperate for this water, so thirsty, so longing to be in there swimming, to be immersed in the Holy Spirit, to know the Holy Spirit that way and be so close to Jesus through the Spirit. His goal and works always point to Jesus. Every thing He does and everything you know about Him always describe and lead you to Jesus, always. Do you desire to be in that “water”? Do you allow the Holy Spirit to move in such a way in your life as to bring you so close to Jesus where time seems to stand still? Have you stepped into His chambers? I urge you to take the plunge and dive in, all the way in! Like a river glorious is God’s perfect peace.

Holy Jesus, thank You for the gifts and moving of Your Holy Spirit. I worship You supremely and You only do I serve. Keep me “swimming” in Your Spirit. Draw me Lord to You. I want to be close to You. Amen

"Listen and Obey"

2008-08-01T07:11:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD

by Sandra Rhynes

"Listen and Obey"

I Kings 19:11-12,13
Then He said, "Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord." And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. 13 So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him.

Sometimes we think that the Lord presence only comes in loud and strong. If He doesn't come in with a bolt of lightning or a wild wind, well, He just didn't show up. Let us not miss that small still voice of God. Let us not miss our opportunity to hear from Him anyway He chooses. He just might whisper your name and oh, don't you want to answer, "Here am I Lord, send me."
You might say, "well, how do you know it is God's voice?" "I have never heard His voice." " What does His voice sound like?" He has so many ways of speaking to us. Maybe it will be loud, maybe it might be in a whisper or maybe He might speak to you in a thought or through someone else or last but not least, through His word. He speaks to me some in dreams. The way to hear Him is to continue in prayer and fasting, reading His Word, and be ready. When He needs for you to hear Him---believe me---you will definitely hear Him. How ever He chooses to speak, stay tuned! THEN----Be READY TO OBEY!

Lord of heaven and earth, speak to me. Keep me ready and hungry. Let me be a vessel that you can use for your service. Help me to stay in tune to You. In Your Word, You said that Your sheep know your voice. I want to be that sheep. I want to hear Your voice. In Your name, I ask for You to speak to me. Amen

"The Beginning"

2008-07-24T12:47:00.000-07:00

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“The Beginning”

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.

Have you ever thought about the beginning of Jesus (the Word)? This verse clearly states He was in the beginning with God and is equal to God in power and deity. Nothing is more important in our Christian experience than understanding who Jesus is. In the Gospel of Matthew, he gives us the assurance that Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecy. Matthew reveals Jesus as the Messiah, the One who forgives our sins. Matthew gives insight into the incredible way Jesus lived and loved. In Mark, over and over again he uses the word “immediately”. Mark was clearly fascinated by the Man, Christ Jesus. He focused on the Savior as a servant. Dr. Luke gives us the most descriptive account of the life of Christ. He draws our attention to the needs of people and how Jesus went out of His way to be responsive to them. Luke records not just the data, but he laces the details with insight and meaning so that we find great comfort in the One we love and serve wholeheartedly. The Gospel of John gives the basics of our faith. It reveals a true picture of our loving Lord. In John 20:31 it says: “These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and that believing you may have life in His name.” That in a nutshell, is why the Gospel of John is invaluable. And I ask you the question Jesus asked Peter, “Whom do YOU say that I am?”

Loving Savior, Bathe me have a hunger to read Your Living Word. Give me understanding as I read and delight in Your Word. As I understand, help me to apply Your Word to my life. Help me to live such a life that pleases you. I love you Lord. Thank you so much for the many, many blessing above my needs. Amen

Drinking Water

2008-07-22T11:41:00.000-07:00

John 4:14 Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst’ but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Oh, to always have spring water to drink. Spring water is so refreshing and cool. Always springing up and always fresh. If only one drink would be all you would ever need and you would never need another drink of water. In truth we need water several times a day every day. We don’t like to be thirsty. Water when you are really thirsty is the best. I know of water that will satisfy and you will never be thirsty again. This water is soooo amazing. My water is a living water. This spring of living water is in Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God. He has secret and undiscovered water. This fountain of life is hid with Christ. He has enough for all of us even though we don’t see it. But, if we ask for His Living Water, He is faithful and just to give it freely to us. He yearns to give us a big long drink of life. His fountain of living water is always bubbling up fresh and new, ever ready, ever in motion and never failing. Take a drink, my friend, take a drink from the springs of Living Water that will satisfy the soul and spring up into everlasting life!
Bless me oh, Lord, Bless me with this Living Water that I will never thirst again. I long to be at Your feet and drink. Like the woman at the well was weary and tired of the cares of life, I too am weary and so in need of Your satisfying water for my soul. Thank you, Lord for Your unconditional love and mercy. You and You alone are the one I call upon and serve. Amen