He Tore Down The Wall

Ephesians 2:1-10 (The Message)


It wasn't so long ago that you were mired in that old stagnant life of sin. You let the world, which doesn't know the first thing about living, tell you how to live. You filled your lungs with polluted unbelief, and then exhaled disobedience. We all did it, all of us doing what we felt like doing, when we felt like doing it, all of us in the same boat. It's a wonder God didn't lose his temper and do away with the whole lot of us. Instead, immense in mercy and with an incredible love, he embraced us. He took our sin-dead lives and made us alive in Christ. He did all this on his own, with no help from us! Then he picked us up and set us down in highest heaven in company with Jesus, our Messiah.

Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It's God's gift from start to finish! We don't play the major role. If we did, we'd probably go around bragging that we'd done the whole thing! No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.

Al Mohler on Marriage, Part 1 - FamilyLife.com

Al Mohler on Marriage, Part 1 - FamilyLife.com

Part of Something Bigger - (link here to see video)

When we stop seeing what can be, knowing what should not be, and overcoming what is happening that is wrong - that is vision.

When we see who God is, what He is capable of doing, how He intends to carry through, and where I fit in that part of current day living - that is vision.

Vision stops when people compromise and follow their own wrong intentions. We are not capable of living this life ... on our own and in our own way. We must grow-up and know that God has a bigger purpose in the part of our life. Why do we ignore that? Why are we apathetic to anything that is good for us? Why do people so smart - seem to act so selfishly and stubborn that way?

People are blind to the vision that God intends them to have in their life, therefore families are not going in the right direction and are lost too. Churches are not speaking out on where we should go, and how we should live Biblically, therefore the government is not going in the right direction, is lost, and now broke! Our country, the United States of America has lost its vision and tries to be the Bigger Something, rather than being Part of Something Bigger - God's plan.

We will all fade away ... God is the Eternal, Everlasting, Almighty Prince of Peace.

That is Who and where I want to be Part of Something Bigger.

Do you?

People Are Crazy

Billy Currington - People Are Crazy

This country song is so powerful and true. Although we get caught up with "life as we think it should go" God, circumstances (beer), and people all have a different impact on how "life will go". It shouldn't surprise us, especially the older we get, but we still can't read minds or facial expressions correctly all the time. When people turn on you that is where it begins, in their mind and from their heart.

I heard someone say, "the mouth is like a bucket and the heart is like a well. The bucket goes into the well and collects all the contents to pour out." When our heart (mind) is full of negative, deceit, and such - the mouth will pour out on you what it picks up from inside.

Check this out ... Luke 10:10-12 (NIV)

But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 'Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.' I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

People are crazy - shake off what they say or do to you. You cannot control what is in their heart or how blind their minds eye can be about you. That's between God and them.
God is great - greater than all we can imaging. Smile, dance, enjoy those people around you unconditionally - almost like they do in a bar.
Don't believe me? OK, I will shake it off.

Answered Prayer!

Let me introduce you to my daughter Jenny and son-in-law Patrick, they are holding their new addition lovely daugher Quinn. They will make excellent parents ... as you can see in their faces!

Yes, that's me and Quinn - my new 1 month old Grand Daughter! We just met last night - May 7th and I was speechless for a bit ... I'm a Grandpa. My daughter Jenny and son-in-law Patrick invited me over to their home and introduced me to Quinn for our first visit. What an answer to our prayers ... it works folks.

This is Jenny holding Quinn - she is looking at me and saying "I love you!"

Here's iPOD Quinn - jammin out OR listening to her first post grad lecture ... thinking of how she will change the world. She's already changed mine!

Wonder watch she will choose to call me? I had a Grandpy and Poppa B - either will do, or she can come up with her own special rendition.

Thanks for seeing a slice of my life! Marie and I are so excited and see so much what God is doing in our world. God's timing is perfect.