by Inspiration | May 21, 2022 | Inspiration, Archives, Featured
Mom got up early Sunday morning and got the kids ready for church. Dad sat in the living room, reading his newspaper and looking out at the snow. They’d had… Mom got up early Sunday morning and got the kids ready for church. Dad sat in the living room, reading his newspaper and looking out at the snow. They’d had the conversation before, but nothing had changed. “Why don’t you go with us this week?” she asked. He didn’t look up from his paper. “You know why,” he said aloud and then in his own mind finished the answer with “A truly great God wouldn’t care about puny humans anyway.” The man replayed the argument in his mind: “If God is so perfect and great, why would he care about helping us? If God is so powerful, why would he make his son become a human being? Why would he stoop so low to help us… if God is really so great.” The house was silent except for the sound of the logs crackling in the fireplace. From the other end of the house came a strange thump. The man put down his paper and walked down the hall. Outside the window huddled a group of birds. In confusion and fear, they had flown into the windowpane and fallen to
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by Inspiration | May 19, 2022 | Spiritual Growth, Archives, Featured
Below are my credentials to validate my suitability for a life partnership. RESUME OF GOD NAME: GOD ADDRESS: Everywhere (Omnipresent) PHONE: P-R-A-Y EXPERIENCE: – From the beginning of time. Before… Below are my credentials to validate my suitability for a life partnership. RESUME OF GOD NAME: GOD ADDRESS: Everywhere (Omnipresent) PHONE: P-R-A-Y EXPERIENCE: – From the beginning of time. Before the beginning of time. – From everlasting to everlasting. I made time. ABILITY: – All-Powerful! (Omnipotent) PRIOR EMPLOYMENT: – Created the universe, put the Galaxies in place, formed man. – Established Heaven and earth by My spoken Word and am currently holding the world and universe together by My sole power. EDUCATION AND TRAINING: – I AM – I AM all Knowledge – I AM Truth – I AM Light – I AM Understanding – I AM Life – I AM Love – I AM The Way – I Am the Good Shepherd – I and the Father ‘AM’ One, “Omniscient” CHARACTER REFERENCE: Love, light and life (1 John 4:16, 1 John 1:5, John 14:6). A representative – but by no means conclusive – lists of other character traits are as follows: – Wisdom – James 1:5 – Comfort – 2 Corinthians 1:3 – Truth – John 8:32 – Healer – 1 Peter 2:24 – Strength – Phil. 4:13 –
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by Inspiration | May 18, 2022 | Spiritual Growth, Archives, Featured
To Whom It May Concern: I heard you are considering a new manager in your life. I would like to apply for the job. I desire a life partnership with… To Whom It May Concern: I heard you are considering a new manager in your life. I would like to apply for the job. I desire a life partnership with you. I believe I am the qualified candidate. I created the heavens and the earth. I AM. I am the only one that has ever done this job successfully. I was the first manager of human beings. In fact, I made them. So, naturally, I know how humanity works, and what is best to get people back into proper working condition. It will be like having the manufacturer as your personal mechanic. If this is your first time considering Me, I would like to point out that the blood of My Son, Jesus, on the cross of Calvary has already paid my salary. What I need from you is the acknowledgement that the price is sufficient to pay for all of your sins, and then your independence from Me. I need you to believe this in your heart and to tell somebody else about your decision with your mouth. The next thing I ask is the right to change and
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by Inspiration | May 17, 2022 | Inspiration, Archives, Featured
There was a nature show on television about a black bear that gave birth to two cubs. One cub died right away. Three weeks later the mother died and the… There was a nature show on television about a black bear that gave birth to two cubs. One cub died right away. Three weeks later the mother died and the remaining cub was left to fend for itself. An orphaned cub in that condition is like a walking buffet for predators. And, of course, the camera immediately showed a hungry-looking mountain lion. One day the orphan cub encountered a giant male black bear. The little cub cowered at the bear’s sheer mass. The larger bear peered around and seemed to realize that the mother bear wasn’t anywhere to be found. He gave the little cub a friendly nudge. The camera then showed the little bear happily trailing along after the larger one. The adoption papers were signed, sealed and registered at the county seat in that nudge. Papa bear proceeded to show the cub how to grub for insects and how to catch fish and how to scratch his back against a tree. One day, the two bears became separated. The cub began to cry and looked frantically for his new father, but couldn’t find him anywhere. The cub approached
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by Inspiration | May 16, 2022 | Inspiration, Archives, Featured
It’s quiet. It’s early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming. In a few moments, the day will arrive…. It’s quiet. It’s early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming. In a few moments, the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising of the sun. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day. The calm of the solitude will be replaced by the pounding pace of the human race. The refuge of the early morning will be invaded by decisions to be made and deadlines to be met. For the next twelve hours, I will be exposed to the day’s demands. It is now that I must make a choice. Because of Calvary, I’m free to choose. And so I choose: I CHOOSE LOVE… – No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. – I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves. I CHOOSE JOY… – I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical…the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created
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