Deactivated my facebook page.
With all this technology we can keep in touch but never touch.
Family and friends we've not talked to in years, we can now see bits of their lives, but we never touch.
We play on our computers but don't go outside. We are on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, iPhone, IPod...wired, but never connected.
Deactivated my facebook page. I wonder if anyone will notice.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
We are Our Own Idols
When the rich young ruler approached Jesus and asked what he needed to do, Jesus said, “you know the law.”
The young guy said, “I’ve done all that.”
Jesus then said, “Sell all you have and come, follow me.”
The rich young guy walked away sad.
Before this conversation takes place, the rich young guy said to Jesus, “Good master.”
Jesus said, “There is none good, but God.” Which therefore begs the question, “Do you believe that Jesus is God?” The young ruler didn’t believe. What is the first commandment? “I Am the Lord God, you shall have no other gods before me.”
So many of us think that because we “don’t drink, don’t chew, don’t date those that do” we are right before God. But we don’t let go of our egos, or money, or self-righteousness, bitterness, anger, addictions, un-forgiveness or whatever. We claim it’s a part of who we are. We constantly walk away from Jesus claiming we believe in Him, yet, we cling to our idols of self. Jesus does not abandon us. We walk off on Him. He will never leave nor forsake us, but so many times we forsake Him.
There are none righteous, no not one. We have all fallen short. Any in the body who claim otherwise are liars. “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” 1 John 1:18
What is it that justifies us? Our church attendance? How ‘good’ we are? Who we associate with? None of the above. It is Christ that justifies us before God. But how many of us truly understand that? We believe that our standing with God is based on our performance. Thus, we make ourselves our own idols.
We do things that we think will improve our standing with God. We don’t associate with “that type of person,” or we don’t “go to those type movies.” “I’m a Christian and I don’t do those things.”
So much of who we are has nothing to do with our lives in Christ. The idea of submission in the body of Christ has been lost because of the abuse of power within the body of believers. Men have behaved like rulers, yet refuse to give themselves as Christ gave himself for the church. Women in the body have been treated badly by leadership if they didn’t ‘submit’ to their husbands.
Marriages have ended because of the demands of submission. No demand should be made of someone that you are not willing to submit to.
How much better the world would be if each of us would put our faith in Christ and let Him live through us. In the Way, let Him love through us. As John the Baptist said, He must increase and I must decrease. To put one’s faith in Christ, is to put one’s faith in God. If God is Love, then we must put our faith in Love. Love is not idle.
God said to love God, then love each other. Then He loved us first. He loved us unto death.
Love is a risk. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. God gave us Jesus. God gave us Love. Man took Him, lied about Him, spat on Him, beat Him, mocked Him then nailed Him to a cross. This is what we do to Jesus every time we refuse to love those around us for whatever reason. For those reasons have become our idols.
The young guy said, “I’ve done all that.”
Jesus then said, “Sell all you have and come, follow me.”
The rich young guy walked away sad.
Before this conversation takes place, the rich young guy said to Jesus, “Good master.”
Jesus said, “There is none good, but God.” Which therefore begs the question, “Do you believe that Jesus is God?” The young ruler didn’t believe. What is the first commandment? “I Am the Lord God, you shall have no other gods before me.”
So many of us think that because we “don’t drink, don’t chew, don’t date those that do” we are right before God. But we don’t let go of our egos, or money, or self-righteousness, bitterness, anger, addictions, un-forgiveness or whatever. We claim it’s a part of who we are. We constantly walk away from Jesus claiming we believe in Him, yet, we cling to our idols of self. Jesus does not abandon us. We walk off on Him. He will never leave nor forsake us, but so many times we forsake Him.
There are none righteous, no not one. We have all fallen short. Any in the body who claim otherwise are liars. “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” 1 John 1:18
What is it that justifies us? Our church attendance? How ‘good’ we are? Who we associate with? None of the above. It is Christ that justifies us before God. But how many of us truly understand that? We believe that our standing with God is based on our performance. Thus, we make ourselves our own idols.
We do things that we think will improve our standing with God. We don’t associate with “that type of person,” or we don’t “go to those type movies.” “I’m a Christian and I don’t do those things.”
So much of who we are has nothing to do with our lives in Christ. The idea of submission in the body of Christ has been lost because of the abuse of power within the body of believers. Men have behaved like rulers, yet refuse to give themselves as Christ gave himself for the church. Women in the body have been treated badly by leadership if they didn’t ‘submit’ to their husbands.
Marriages have ended because of the demands of submission. No demand should be made of someone that you are not willing to submit to.
How much better the world would be if each of us would put our faith in Christ and let Him live through us. In the Way, let Him love through us. As John the Baptist said, He must increase and I must decrease. To put one’s faith in Christ, is to put one’s faith in God. If God is Love, then we must put our faith in Love. Love is not idle.
God said to love God, then love each other. Then He loved us first. He loved us unto death.
Love is a risk. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. God gave us Jesus. God gave us Love. Man took Him, lied about Him, spat on Him, beat Him, mocked Him then nailed Him to a cross. This is what we do to Jesus every time we refuse to love those around us for whatever reason. For those reasons have become our idols.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Here it is...almost the end of August. Sam starts his senior year of high school. I've been boss at work since April.
I need to write something here in order to vent myself...don't matter, no one reads what I say anyway...LOL...I saw a T-shirt slogan that said, "More people have read my shirt than have read your blog." I laughed because it was so true.
Special people do things. People who think they're special write stuff...LOL...
Jesus loves me anything...LOL...
I need to write something here in order to vent myself...don't matter, no one reads what I say anyway...LOL...I saw a T-shirt slogan that said, "More people have read my shirt than have read your blog." I laughed because it was so true.
Special people do things. People who think they're special write stuff...LOL...
Jesus loves me anything...LOL...
Monday, July 20, 2009
If You Weren't There...
Oh man, if you weren't there for Terry and Friends you missed one awesome show.
It was funny, it was touching, it was entertaining on so many different levels and everyone who came was blessed.
What can I say...
IT WAS FREAKIN' AWESOME!!!
It was funny, it was touching, it was entertaining on so many different levels and everyone who came was blessed.
What can I say...
IT WAS FREAKIN' AWESOME!!!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Some Thoughts
I believe that Jesus is God incarnate...God in the flesh
I believe that God is Love
I believe therefore that Jesus is Love.
If therefore Jesus is Love, when we are to share Jesus, should we not be sharing Love?
Just a thought...
I believe that God is Love
I believe therefore that Jesus is Love.
If therefore Jesus is Love, when we are to share Jesus, should we not be sharing Love?
Just a thought...
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
I saw a bumper sticker the other day that said, "When the power of Love replaces the love of Power, then we will have peace."
I thought it was great. God is Love. Jesus is God, therefore Jesus is Love incarnate. He is the only true power worth living and loving for.
Happy New Year. May the Lord of Love and Life and Peace reign over you all. JESUS.
DJ GlenMC...keeping rockin' with the Rock!
I thought it was great. God is Love. Jesus is God, therefore Jesus is Love incarnate. He is the only true power worth living and loving for.
Happy New Year. May the Lord of Love and Life and Peace reign over you all. JESUS.
DJ GlenMC...keeping rockin' with the Rock!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
More Ramblings and stuff.
It's been over a month...the election is over...Obama is the president-elect. My life will go on. The people around me will still need Jesus. Politics will still be in the hands of corrupt people on both sides of the isle. Jesus is still the Lord of all. People will still play their religious games. We will still struggle with who we are in Christ. I will continue to seek Him first and His righteousness. I will remain forever in His hands.
Who are the greatest? Those who need no recognition. Those that need not hold power in order to love those around them. Those who love Jesus and share that love with those around them.
What do you get when you mix religion with politics? Politics.
Jesus is not on any side. Prayerfully we will be on God's side. It's not about power and control. It's about love and surrender. That is hard for the egotistical and self serving. Which pretty much covers most of us.
Think on that awhile.
Be blessed. Be a blessing.
Who are the greatest? Those who need no recognition. Those that need not hold power in order to love those around them. Those who love Jesus and share that love with those around them.
What do you get when you mix religion with politics? Politics.
Jesus is not on any side. Prayerfully we will be on God's side. It's not about power and control. It's about love and surrender. That is hard for the egotistical and self serving. Which pretty much covers most of us.
Think on that awhile.
Be blessed. Be a blessing.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
No Matter
No matter who wins on November 4th, God will still be on His throne, Jesus will still be the Savior, and love God first and love your neighbor as yourself will still be the 2 greatest commandments on which all the law and the prophets hang.
John says, "He who says he loves God and hates his brother is a liar..."
No matter who you vote for, if you say you're a Christian, and you refuse to love me or choose to lie about me due to my party affiliation and you're more concerned with party power rather than loving each other, then there is a problem.
John says, "He who says he loves God and hates his brother is a liar..."
No matter who you vote for, if you say you're a Christian, and you refuse to love me or choose to lie about me due to my party affiliation and you're more concerned with party power rather than loving each other, then there is a problem.
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