Gaze

Max is NOT afraid of Caspar by Dawn Huczek

It all depends on where one casts their gaze – I get distracted with politics, the world, the media…….then I remember to cast my eyes and gaze upon the One who matters – the One who is in control – the One who works mightily….and who Saves.  Lord Jesus Christ.  And He calls you too :)

and He will never cast you away.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment.  He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
We love Him, because he first loved us. 1 john 4:18-19

Here is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 1 john 4:10

smile and rejoice in that :) do you know Him?

Name Calling

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. acts 4:12

For whosoever will call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved
romans 10:13

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
and will call upon the name of the LORD.  psalm 16:17

Call on His Name, and be saved

The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans 10:8-9

yes – I preach! -people are dead in their sins, and there is good news and life In Christ!  He gave me a voice, and only the living can praise His name and speak – the dead cannot :)

photo credits:
“Children in Egypt”
by Joanna Jablo

Hopes Abandoned? Come Now!

Hope 5×5 Abandoned, Julie Shiel; xenya.etsy.com

  Hopes 5×5 Abandoned by Julie Shiel, Xenya.etsy.com
Come ye weary, heavy laden, Lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry till you’re better, You will never come at all!
Not the righteous, not the righteous, Sinners Jesus came to call;
Not the righteous, not the righteous, Sinners Jesus came to call.

“Come Ye, Sinners” lyrics by Joseph Hart

matthew 9:13

Do you have your reusable bag?

The plastic bag by eyetOy they are now *”banished”  from the local markets – the reusable plastic bags that I collect and reuse… Clerks have told me…repeatedly…that the bags would be banished!…though I really wanted to ignore it  –   Whether I have a reusable bag, or not, or even whether reusable bags are banned or not is meaningless – ignoring God is entirely different  where will you go eternally?  Haven’t you heard? we all will pay for our sins.  you think you are paying now? guess again – the federal debt of trillions of dollars can be paid off but you and I cannot pay for our sins – not even one.  Eternal death is the penalty – don’t believe in eternity? – guess again; your soul is eternal; plastic bags are not. so, while folks are running around worrying about having too many plastic bags supplied by markets, grocery stores and the like, and what a great achievement it is to have the bags “banned”, I am saying – grab your salvation while you can! please! you need it, and Lord Jesus Christ is the One and Only Way – He paid your debt!  And the gift of life in Jesus Christ, the gift of grace is free – receive it……. or not,  and the wrath of God is something only Lord Jesus could satisfy  – get your account clean with Him now, please – you will spend eternity paying for it in horror, without grace or mercy…only His Wrath punishing you eternally just like all the folks telling me that the bags would be banished one day, I ignored it, and here it is ……there WILL come a day when it WILL be too late for you to make a decision – Time to get yourself right with God – right now, between you and Him and you can do so by praying to God from your heart and mouth- talk to Him – He needs to hear from you plastics bags do not matter. You do. *Los Angeles County, however, they may still be found