Motivational Bible Quotes and Sayings: February 2015

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Thought for the evening of Sun March 1, 2015

Verse

"He is precious."

Thought

As all the rivers run into the sea, so all delights centre in our Beloved. The glances of his eyes outshine the sun: the beauties of his face are fairer than the choicest flowers: no fragrance is like the breath of his mouth. Gems of the mine, and pearls from the sea, are worthless things when measured by his preciousness. Peter tells us that Jesus is precious, but he did not and could not tell us how precious, nor could any of us compute the value of God's unspeakable gift. Words cannot set forth the preciousness of the Lord Jesus to his people, nor fully tell how essential he is to their satisfaction and happiness. Believer, have you not found in the midst of plenty a sore famine if your Lord has been absent? The sun was shining, but Christ had hidden himself, and all the world was black to you; or it was night, and since the bright and morning star was gone, no other star could yield you so much as a ray of light. What a howling wilderness is this world without our Lord! If once he hideth himself from us, withered are the flowers of our garden; our pleasant fruits decay; the birds suspend their songs, and a tempest overturns our hopes. All earth's candles cannot make daylight if the Sun of Righteousness be eclipsed. He is the soul of our soul, the light of our light, the life of our life. Dear reader, what wouldst thou do in the world without him, when thou wakest up and lookest forward to the day's battle? What wouldst thou do at night, when thou comest home jaded and weary, if there were no door of fellowship between thee and Christ? Blessed be his name, he will not suffer us to try our lot without him, for Jesus never forsakes his own. Yet, let the thought of what life would be without him enhance his preciousness.

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Thought for the morning of Sun March 1, 2015

Verse

"Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out."

— so 4:16

Thought

Anything is better than the dead calm of indifference. Our souls may wisely desire the north wind of trouble if that alone can be sanctified to the drawing forth of the perfume of our graces. So long as it cannot be said, "The Lord was not in the wind," we will not shrink from the most wintry blast that ever blew upon plants of grace. Did not the spouse in this verse humbly submit herself to the reproofs of her Beloved; only entreating him to send forth his grace in some form, and making no stipulation as to the peculiar manner in which it should come? Did she not, like ourselves, become so utterly weary of deadness and unholy calm that she sighed for any visitation which would brace her to action? Yet she desires the warm south wind of comfort, too, the smiles of divine love, the joy of the Redeemer's presence; these are often mightily effectual to arouse our sluggish life. She desires either one or the other, or both; so that she may but be able to delight her Beloved with the spices of her garden. She cannot endure to be unprofitable, nor can we. How cheering a thought that Jesus can find comfort in our poor feeble graces. Can it be? It seems far too good to be true. Well may we court trial or even death itself if we shall thereby be aided to make glad Immanuel's heart. O that our heart were crushed to atoms if only by such bruising our sweet Lord Jesus could be glorified. Graces unexercised are as sweet perfumes slumbering in the cups of the flowers: the wisdom of the great Husbandman overrules diverse and opposite causes to produce the one desired result, and makes both affliction and consolation draw forth the grateful odours of faith, love, patience, hope, resignation, joy, and the other fair flowers of the garden. May we know by sweet experience, what this means.

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Psalm 73:25-26

“Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”

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TORAH PORTION FROM MAR 01-07,2015

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Learn The Cost

We gave our 2-year-old son a pair of new boots recently. He was so happy that he didn’t take them off until it was bedtime. But the next day he forgot all about the boots and put on his old sneakers. My husband said, “I wish he knew how much things cost.”

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The Truth About the Balance of Power in the Middle East

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"Matt Redman to headline Catholic youth event"

Andrew McDonald posted the following at his UK blog The Protestant Standard . He gave permission to re-blog it here. My own comments are below his re-post.

Matt Redman to headline Catholic youth event

On 7th March the largest event in the United Kingdom for young Roman Catholics will be held at Wembley Arena in London. 'Flame 2' is organised by the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation and is anticipated to attract up to 10, 000 young Roman Catholics. Throughout the day Roman Catholics speakers will bring messages to the young people gathered there, and at the conclusion of the day Cardinal Vincent Nichols will lead everyone in a time of Adoration i.e. the Mass. None of this is unusual, or worthy of special comment for it what we would expect at a Roman Catholic event. This issue which attracts our attention on this occasion is the presence of a leading Contemporary Christian Music artist, Matt Redman.

Redman is currently one of the most popular and influential artists among Christian young people therefore his attendance at this event is concerning. The Catholic Youth Ministry Federation have described it as a 'wonderful blessing for Flame II that Matt is able to lead the music' and that they 'are certain that this encounter will enrich school and parish Masses and liturgies in the months after Flame II.' Such a recommendation is hardly one which we would desire! As well as being the lead musical act, Redman is also listed as one of the speakers for this event, and has personally promoted it on his own Twitter account (see here ).

Sadly this is not a first for Redman as in 2014 he held a joint concert in Belfast with Matt Maher; someone who would be described as a Contemporary Christian musician, yet who in truth is a devout Roman Catholic. A quick glance at Matt Redman's previous and upcoming events a similar lack of discernment in relation to biblical separation, with Hillsong, Passion Conference and Joyce Meyer's conference being three of the most glaring examples.

So what does this mean? It means that young (and older) Christians should take great care in which artists they listen to, and how devoted they become to these people. Many Christian artists today have a following among young Christians which is on a par with secular pop artists, and there is nothing more certain to cause a row than to criticise someones favourite Christian singer. Yet there are occasions where concerns arise which need to be highlighted, and we believe that this is one such occasion. The important question to ask might well be whether we are more annoyed at the actions of our favourite Christian singers, or more annoyed that their actions have been highlighted?

Just so, and well said Mr McDonald.

Reported on the Flame2 page is the following:

The SSE Wembley Arena will be filled with 10,000 young people from across the country, receiving faith-filled inspiration from world class speakers. Confirmed speakers include Cardinal Luis Tagle from Manila, Philippines; Baroness Sheila Hollins; Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP; and David Wells. Music will be provided by double grammy award winning Matt Redman and his band. The day ends with a time of Adoration led by Cardinal Vincent Nichols.

I have another question that the article raised in my mind. We know that Catholic doctrines are anti-biblical, while the true faith is biblical. We know that Catholics have the spirit of antichrist and Christians have the Spirit of Christ. It's a darkness v. light situation, evil v. good, crooked v. narrow.

We also know that Catholics have music particular to their false faith. Ave Maria is Latin for Hail Mary, a traditional Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox prayer calling for the intercession of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Gregorian chants are particularly Catholic. "Saint" Ambrose and "Saint" Hildegarde created bodies of work in music specifically for the Catholic Church and it is particular in sound and doctrine. Before I was saved I used to LOVE listening to Ambrose's Gregorian Chants, and my husband constantly played Jean Redpath's versions of Hildegarde's music.

However post-salvation, I stopped. It is a wonderful blessing for Flame II that Matt is able to lead the music, and for our young people to hear him first hand. We are certain that this encounter will enrich school and parish Masses and liturgies in the months after Flame II.

Source

Protestant music is also particular to Protestants. During the Reformation, reclaiming the high Latin chants and songs the priests sang from the choir stalls and giving congregational singing back to the congregation, "Luther wanted the service to be centred on Christ, and thus had new hymns composed that preached the incarnation, the cross and the resurrection. They were named Lutheran Chorales." (source )

Why on earth would Catholics enjoy Protestant songs? IF the songs that Redman composes are about the true faith, then Catholics would not want to listen. UNLESS, Redman's songs are so watered down that the lyrics could mean anything to anyone.

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Further Reading

Why Should Churches draw doctrinal boundaries?

5 Wrong Questions to Ask when Drawing Doctrinal Boundaries

Golan Heights May Contain Large Quantities of Gas and Oil

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12 Points for Understanding the Major Biblical Covenants

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Francis Chan: Church Wastes Too Much Time Waiting on God's Voice; Christians Getting Too Fat on the Word

The Church wastes too much time waiting for a word from God, says New York Times bestselling author and popular pastor Francis Chan. Christians should instead be more active in translating the knowledge they have into action rather than languishing in fear and indecision.

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IS ISLAM AND MUSLIMS THE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA.

Friday, February 27, 2015

Thought for the evening of Sat February 28, 2015

Verse

"The barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah."

— 1ki 17:16

Thought

See the faithfulness of divine love. You observe that this woman had daily necessities. She had herself and her son to feed in a time of famine; and now, in addition, the prophet Elijah was to be fed too. But though the need was threefold, yet the supply of meal wasted not, for she had a constant supply. Each day she made calls upon the barrel, but yet each day it remained the same. You, dear reader, have daily necessities, and because they come so frequently, you are apt to fear that the barrel of meal will one day be empty, and the cruse of oil will fail you. Rest assured that, according to the Word of God, this shall not be the case. Each day, though it bring its trouble, shall bring its help; and though you should live to outnumber the years of Methuselah, and though your needs should be as many as the sands of the seashore, yet shall God's grace and mercy last through all your necessities, and you shall never know a real lack. For three long years, in this widow's days, the heavens never saw a cloud, and the stars never wept a holy tear of dew upon the wicked earth: famine, and desolation, and death, made the land a howling wilderness, but this woman never was hungry, but always joyful in abundance. So shall it be with you. You shall see the sinner's hope perish, for he trusts his native strength; you shall see the proud Pharisee's confidence totter, for he builds his hope upon the sand; you shall see even your own schemes blasted and withered, but you yourself shall find that your place of defence shall be the munition of rocks: "Your bread shall be given you, and your water shall be sure." Better have God for your guardian, than the Bank of England for your possession. You might spend the wealth of the Indies, but the infinite riches of God you can never exhaust.

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Thought for the morning of Sat February 28, 2015

Verse

"My expectation is from him."

— ps 62:5

Thought

It is the believer's privilege to use this language. If he is looking for aught from the world, it is a poor "expectation" indeed. But if he looks to God for the supply of his wants, whether in temporal or spiritual blessings, his "expectation" will not be a vain one. Constantly he may draw from the bank of faith, and get his need supplied out of the riches of God's lovingkindness. This I know, I had rather have God for my banker than all the Rothschilds. My Lord never fails to honour his promises; and when we bring them to his throne, he never sends them back unanswered. Therefore I will wait only at his door, for he ever opens it with the hand of munificent grace. At this hour I will try him anew. But we have "expectations" beyond this life. We shall die soon; and then our "expectation is from him." Do we not expect that when we lie upon the bed of sickness he will send angels to carry us to his bosom? We believe that when the pulse is faint, and the heart heaves heavily, some angelic messenger shall stand and look with loving eyes upon us, and whisper, "Sister spirit, come away!" As we approach the heavenly gate, we expect to hear the welcome invitation, "Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." We are expecting harps of gold and crowns of glory; we are hoping soon to be amongst the multitude of shining ones before the throne; we are looking forward and longing for the time when we shall be like our glorious Lord-for "We shall see him as he is." Then if these be thine "expectations," O my soul, live for God; live with the desire and resolve to glorify him from whom cometh all thy supplies, and of whose grace in thy election, redemption, and calling, it is that thou hast any "expectation" of coming glory.

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2 Timothy 1:7

“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”

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The vine, the abiding, and the dead branch

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:5)

We've been having many storms the last two weeks. Ice, sleet, freezing fog, snow, and wind. Three winter storms in the last two weeks, a lot for us. The first storm was the worst. Many thousands of people were without power. Many tree limbs came down.

There was a branch in my yard that came down yesterday. It was a biggish limb, torn right off from a large tree in the back yard. I'd planned to take a photo of it to illustrate the verse, but the yard got cleaned up before I came home from work. So I found this branch in the sheep pasture instead.

Look at it. The limb is dead, that kind of dead, rusty brown that pine trees turn when they are good and dead. It is no longer connected to the tree. That limb can stay on the ground there as long as it wants but it will never do anything except lay there and get dead-er. It will not grow longer. It will not spring pine needles, It will not bear pine cones. It will not house birds. It will not shade worms. It will only lie there, dead.

It is apart from the tree.

Do not be apart from the vine. Jesus is the vine, providing life-flowing sustenance, strength, power. Abide in Him.

Catching Up With Us

A pastor told this story on himself in his local newspaper. He was chatting with an older man to whom he had just been introduced. “So, you used to work for a utility company,” the pastor said, naming the organization. “Sure did,” the man responded. The pastor remarked that when he was a kid the cables from that company ran across his parents’ property. “Where did you live?” the man asked. When the pastor told him, the man said, “I remember that property. I had a tough time keeping the cable warning signs up. Kids were always shooting them down.” When the pastor’s face flushed with embarrassment, the man said, “You were one of the shooters, weren’t you?” And indeed he was.

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Thought for the morning of Fri February 27, 2015

Verse

"Thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation."

— ps 91:9

Thought

The Israelites in the wilderness were continually exposed to change. Whenever the pillar stayed its motion, the tents were pitched; but tomorrow, ere the morning sun had risen, the trumpet sounded, the ark was in motion, and the fiery, cloudy pillar was leading the way through the narrow defiles of the mountain, up the hill side, or along the arid waste of the wilderness. They had scarcely time to rest a little before they heard the sound of "Away! this is not your rest; you must still be onward journeying towards Canaan!" They were never long in one place. Even wells and palm trees could not detain them. Yet they had an abiding home in their God, his cloudy pillar was their roof-tree, and its flame by night their household fire. They must go onward from place to place, continually changing, never having time to settle, and to say, "Now we are secure; in this place we shall dwell." "Yet," says Moses, "though we are always changing, Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place throughout all generations." The Christian knows no change with regard to God. He may be rich to-day and poor to-morrow; he may be sickly to-day and well to-morrow; he may be in happiness to-day, to-morrow he may be distressed-but there is no change with regard to his relationship to God. If he loved me yesterday, he loves me to-day. My unmoving mansion of rest is my blessed Lord. Let prospects be blighted; let hopes be blasted; let joy be withered; let mildews destroy everything; I have lost nothing of what I have in God. He is "my strong habitation whereunto I can continually resort." I am a pilgrim in the world, but at home in my God. In the earth I wander, but in God I dwell in a quiet habitation.

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Thought for the evening of Fri February 27, 2015

Verse

"Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting"

— mic 5:2

Thought

The Lord Jesus had goings forth for his people as their representative before the throne, long before they appeared upon the stage of time. It was "from everlasting" that he signed the compact with his Father, that he would pay blood for blood, suffering for suffering, agony for agony, and death for death, in the behalf of his people; it was "from everlasting" that he gave himself up without a murmuring word. That from the crown of his head to the sole of his foot he might sweat great drops of blood, that he might be spit upon, pierced, mocked, rent asunder, and crushed beneath the pains of death. His goings forth as our Surety were from everlasting. Pause, my soul, and wonder! Thou hast goings forth in the person of Jesus "from everlasting." Not only when thou wast born into the world did Christ love thee, but his delights were with the sons of men before there were any sons of men. Often did he think of them; from everlasting to everlasting he had set his affection upon them. What! my soul, has he been so long about thy salvation, and will not he accomplish it? Has he from everlasting been going forth to save me, and will he lose me now? What! Has he carried me in his hand, as his precious jewel, and will he now let me slip from between his fingers? Did he choose me before the mountains were brought forth, or the channels of the deep were digged, and will he reject me now? Impossible! I am sure he would not have loved me so long if he had not been a changeless Lover. If he could grow weary of me, he would have been tired of me long before now. If he had not loved me with a love as deep as hell, and as strong as death, he would have turned from me long ago. Oh, joy above all joys, to know that I am his everlasting and inalienable inheritance, given to him by his Father or ever the earth was! Everlasting love shall be the pillow for my head this night.

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1 John 3:18

“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”

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A Consistent Life

While studying the book of Daniel, I was struck by how easily he could have avoided being thrown into the den of lions. Daniel’s jealous rivals in the government of Babylon laid a trap based on his consistent practice of daily prayer to God (Dan. 6:1-9). Daniel was fully aware of their plot and could have decided to pray privately for a month until things settled down. But that was not the kind of person he was.

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Excerpts from Ligonier's 'After Darkness, Light 2015 National Conference

Sermon Highlights from After Darkness, Light: 2015 National Conference

Sinclair Ferguson's sermon "Christ’s Message to the Church "

The Reformers warned us that darkness will once again overcome large portions of the church if the gospel is not proclaimed and defended in every generation. Through the Apostle John, our Savior issued a similar warning to the seven churches of Asia Minor, calling them to return to Him lest they fall into darkness and their lampstands be removed. In this message, Dr. Sinclair Ferguson considers what Christ might have said if one of the seven letters to the churches in Revelation 2:3 had been specifically addressed to the church in the modern West in this message.

Biblical Christianity is not going to an assembly where the word of God is preached biblically. Biblical Christianity is being in an assembly where the word of God jumps out of the pulpit and starts running around the church and transforms people's lives.

~Sinclair Ferguson

Steven J. Lawson's message, A Puny God-

If the church has a low view of God, its light will be dim, and the darkness will not be pushed back. ... In this message, Dr. Steven J. Lawson proclaims the centrality of a high, biblical view of the Lord, calling upon God to restore the truth about His transcendent majesty and holiness in His church.

In every generation when the church stands strong, it is in those hours in which the church has the highest view of God in those hours in which the church has languished in its impotence and it's had so little effect upon the world around it, is when the church has had such base and low views of God. If we are to have a reformation, if we are to have a revival in this hour, in this day, it will be a reformation and a revival that begins in the knowledge of God. ~Steven J. Lawson

Better to have small faith in a great God, than great faith in a small god. Your faith is only as good as the object upon which it is cast. ~Steven J. Lawson

Conference Organizers write:

2015 National Conference: Audio and Video Now Available

from Nathan W. Bingham Feb 25, 2015 Category: Events

“God’s people must cry out for His revival and a restoration of the light.” —R.C. Sproul

Last week we held our 2015 National Conference on the theme, After Darkness, Light. We explored our need to be revived and restored to a high view of God, His law, His people, and His plan for the world.

We are now pleased to announce that the conference messages are available to stream for free on Ligonier.org or YouTube, purchase as a digital download, or pre-order on DVD and CD.

Purity in a Digital Age by Tim Challies

Repentance & Renewal by Rosaria Butterfield

Paganism in Today’s Culture by Peter Jones

Pre-Conference Panel Discussion

Christ’s Message to the Church by Sinclair Ferguson

A Puny God by Steven Lawson

Questions & Answers #1

No Place for Truth by Alistair Begg

Jesus Made in America by Stephen Nichols

Whatever Happened to Sin? by Russell Moore

It’s All about Me by R.C. Sproul Jr.

Questions & Answers #2

I Will Build My Church by W. Robert Godfrey

Do Not Love the World by Kevin DeYoung

The Least of These by Sinclair Ferguson

It’s Just a Book by W. Robert Godfrey

Holy, Holy, Holy by R.C. Sproul

Optional Sessions:

Lessons From the Upper Room by Sinclair Ferguson

The Daring Mission of William Tyndale by Steven Lawson

Abortion Front Lines with John Barros and R.C. Sproul Jr.

FCC Approves Sweeping Internet Regulation Plan, Obama Accused of Meddling

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The World Hates Israel!

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Washington's Bethany Community Church Gives Former Strip Club a Holy Purpose

A church in Washington state is converting a former strip club into an evangelistic facility that's serving the community seven days a week. Bethany Community Church, a Seattle-based multi-site congregation founded in 1900, acquired the former strip club called "Sugars" and has turned it into a site for missions.

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Be encouraged: the Lord's word can break the stoniest of hearts!

Keep praying for your friends and family. The LORD and His Word is stronger than all circumstances, bigger than any sin, the healer of hearts, and the slayer of fortresses.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Thought for the evening of Thu February 26, 2015

Verse

"Behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague."

— le 13:13

Thought

Strange enough this regulation appears, yet there was wisdom in it, for the throwing out of the disease proved that the constitution was sound. This evening it may be well for us to see the typical teaching of so singular a rule. We, too, are lepers, and may read the law of the leper as applicable to ourselves. When a man sees himself to be altogether lost and ruined, covered all over with the defilement of sin, and in no part free from pollution; when he disclaims all righteousness of his own, and pleads guilty before the Lord, then he is clean through the blood of Jesus, and the grace of God. Hidden, unfelt, unconfessed iniquity is the true leprosy; but when sin is seen and felt, it has received its deathblow, and the Lord looks with eyes of mercy upon the soul afflicted with it. Nothing is more deadly than self-righteousness, or more hopeful than contrition. We must confess that we are "nothing else but sin," for no confession short of this will be the whole truth; and if the Holy Spirit be at work with us, convincing us of sin, there will be no difficulty about making such an acknowledgment -it will spring spontaneously from our lips. What comfort does the text afford to truly awakened sinners: the very circumstance which so grievously discouraged them is here turned into a sign and symptom of a hopeful state! Stripping comes before clothing; digging out the foundation is the first thing in building-and a thorough sense of sin is one of the earliest works of grace in the heart. O thou poor leprous sinner, utterly destitute of a sound spot, take heart from the text, and come as thou art to Jesus-

"For let our debts be what they may, however great or small,

As soon as we have nought to pay, our Lord forgives us all.

'Tis perfect poverty alone that sets the soul at large:

While we can call one mite our own, we have no full discharge."

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Thought for the morning of Thu February 26, 2015

Verse

"Salvation is of the Lord."

— jon 2:9

Thought

Salvation is the work of God. It is he alone who quickens the soul "dead in trespasses and sins," and it is he also who maintains the soul in its spiritual life. He is both "Alpha and Omega." "Salvation is of the Lord." If I am prayerful, God makes me prayerful; if I have graces, they are God's gifts to me; if I hold on in a consistent life, it is because he upholds me with his hand. I do nothing whatever towards my own preservation, except what God himself first does in me. Whatever I have, all my goodness is of the Lord alone. Wherein I sin, that is my own; but wherein I act rightly, that is of God, wholly and completely. If I have repulsed a spiritual enemy, the Lord's strength nerved my arm. Do I live before men a consecrated life? It is not I, but Christ who liveth in me. Am I sanctified? I did not cleanse myself: God's Holy Spirit sanctifies me. Am I weaned from the world? I am weaned by God's chastisements sanctified to my good. Do I grow in knowledge? The great Instructor teaches me. All my jewels were fashioned by heavenly art. I find in God all that I want; but I find in myself nothing but sin and misery. "He only is my rock and my salvation." Do I feed on the Word? That Word would be no food for me unless the Lord made it food for my soul, and helped me to feed upon it. Do I live on the manna which comes down from heaven? What is that manna but Jesus Christ himself incarnate, whose body and whose blood I eat and drink? Am I continually receiving fresh increase of strength? Where do I gather my might? My help cometh from heaven's hills: without Jesus I can do nothing. As a branch cannot bring forth fruit except it abide in the vine, no more can I, except I abide in him. What Jonah learned in the great deep, let me learn this morning in my closet: "Salvation is of the Lord."

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1 John 4:9

“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.”

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Man fixated on his cell phone doesn't realize a whale is beneath him

Man too busy texting to notice rare whale surface RIGHT NEXT TO HIM

For those attuned to certain values, it's an image that defies belief and defines how far modern culture has sunk. There is a man on the deck of a sailboat. Just feet below is a humpback whale. Perhaps the whale is saying hello. Perhaps the whale can smell some nice fish the man has grilling. It's less likely that the whale wants to phone home. The glory of the story, you see, is that the man can't see the whale, because he's too busy texting on his phone. The image was taken by photographer Eric Smith and posted to his Instagram feed...

It is a shame when we are too distracted to experience the important things happening around us. I am reminded of the incident with Martha from Luke 10:38-42

Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

She was then cumbered about much serving when she should have been with her sister, sitting at Christ’s feet to hear his word. Note, Worldly business is then a snare to us when it hinders us from serving God and getting good to our souls.

Henry, M. (1994). Matthew Henry’s commentary on the whole Bible: complete and unabridged in one volume (p. 1859). Peabody: Hendrickson.

Technological Distraction and Christian values , by Ken Funk, Oregon State University

But the individual can really only engage in one activity requiring conscious, effortful thought at a time. This is especially true of activities directed toward the highest good. To seek God’s kingdom and to know Him requires substantial time for reflection and sustained attention. So, like time, attention is a scarce resource that should be allocated wisely.

But modern technology complicates that attention allocation process in several ways. ... The problem, though, is that technology creates the opportunities for far more good activities than we can ever hope to accomplish. As our lives become increasingly busy with activities directed toward the good, we can lose sight of the highest good. Overwhelmed and overloaded by demands for our time and attention, we can be diverted from our search for the kingdom of God. ... Many of us have become so fascinated by technology that we dedicate substantial amounts of time and energy to acquiring more and more technological objects. Not all of this can be explained by their instrumental value: for many of us, technology has taken on intrinsic value. (Source )

What he is saying here is that it used to be that technology could enable us to use it as a tool to seek the highest good for God's kingdom, but now it has become the good in and of itself. It is now a tool that is using us to seek the bad, or at least, distract us from seeking the highest good. Think Martha.

The typical individual is thus confronted with an overwhelming multitude of technology-induced activities. I refer to this as technological busyness. One effect of technological busyness is mental distress. ... But by far the most serious negative consequence of technological busyness is technological distraction: by drawing our attention mostly to activities related to the lower good, technology distracts us from our efforts to realize the highest good and therefore may cause us to fail to fulfill the very purpose for our existence.

What is the purpose for our existence? Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.

Photographer Eric Smith "told CBS News that a whale and her calf were "flapping, breaching, jumping, mouths eating fish," but the man never budged. He said he has five photos of the man busy with his phone as the whales surface around the boat. “We’re all guilty being buried in our phones, even me,” Smith was quoted as saying. “You think life is better on your phone, but we’re missing what’s happening around us."

Can you make the declaration that is in the verse below? That you are not enslaved by anything? Not your cell phone...not your debt because you bought the latest technology, not to your child's demands for an X-box upgrade?

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be enslaved by anything. (1 Corinthians 6:12)

Our attention should always be fixed on Jesus. Don't let anything distract. Stay focused on the one thing.

One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. (Psalm 27:4)

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Colossians 3:17)

As for the man and what he was really doing while the whale played next to him, we will never know. We do know the following:

Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great. There go the ships, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it. (Psalm 104:25-26)

Changed Perspective

As an early riser, my wife enjoys the quiet moments before the house wakes up and uses it to read the Bible and pray. Recently she settled into her favorite chair, only to be confronted by a rather messy couch left there by “someone” watching a football game the night before. The mess distracted her at first, and her frustration with me interrupted the warmth of the moment.

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SC Judge Rejects Episcopal Church's Attempt to Take Over Breakaway Church's Properties Worth $500 Million

A South Carolina judge has denied a motion to reconsider a ruling made in a $500 million property dispute case in favor of a diocese that voted to leave the Episcopal Church due to the national denomination's increasing acceptance of homosexuality.

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Together LA Conference: Pastor Rafer Owens to Share How He Took Back Compton From War Zone for Gangs (VIDEO)

Upon meeting Pastor Rafer Owens, who is both the dynamic leader of Faith Inspirational Missionary Baptist Church and a deputy sheriff serving in Compton in Los Angeles County, it is easy to understand why he was chosen to speak at Together LA, the three-day conference about discovering how to love the metropolis, beginning this Thursday.

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CALGARY FIREBALL IN THE SKY FEB 23 WAS A PIECE OF CHINESE ROCKET

A fireball streaks across the sky just west of Calgary on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. A Calgary photographer who captured a fireball streaking across the night sky says he thought he'd witnessed a plane crashing or a meteor breaking up. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Neil Zeller

Great balls of fire! Flash across Calgary night sky turns out to be rocket0The Canadian PressBy The Canadian Press, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – FEB 25,15-YAHOONEWS

CALGARY - A Calgary photographer who captured a fireball streaking across the night sky says he thought he'd witnessed a plane crashing or a meteor breaking up.It turns out the large orange streak Neil Zeller saw was a Chinese rocket booster that broke apart as it re-entered the atmosphere, said Maj. Martin O'Donnell, a spokesman for U.S. Strategic Command.Zeller was photographing the northern lights west of Calgary around 11 p.m. on Monday when he caught a flash out of the corner of his eye."I thought it might have been a plane crashing, just because it was in so many pieces and it was such a big ball," he said. "It didn’t appear to be falling. It just kept going across the sky. So then I thought maybe a large meteor was breaking up, but it was just way too slow."He swung his camera around and was able to get four, long-exposure shots.Zeller said it was a "one in a million" experience and a bit of a fluke that he was able to get the photos. He credits the brightness of the aurora borealis."A lot of times a bright object in a dark sky will overexpose. You’ll just get a beam of light," he said. "For me to get the individual streaks of light, the individual parts that were burning up in the sky, it was basically a factor of how bright the auroras were."More than 150 people reported seeing the streak, said Mike Hankey with the American Meteor Society. The reports came from nine western states as well as Alberta and British Columbia.It lingered in the sky for more than a minute, showing slow movement that is a sure sign of a man-made object re-entering from space, Hankey said. Naturally occurring meteors last just a few seconds.Utah-based NASA ambassador Patrick Wiggins said such events mostly go unnoticed."There are literally thousands of satellites orbiting the earth and these things fall out of the sky all of the time," he said. "This one just happened to be passing over some fairly large metropolitan areas and it did it at night."There were no reports of damage or injuries, O'Donnell said, pointing to statistics that suggest there is a one in a trillion chance of being hit by space debris.@Yahoo CanadaNews on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook

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Alex McFarland's Apologetics Tour 'Stand Strong' Aims to Equip Young Christians With Biblical Wisdom to Defend Their Faith in Secular Culture

Author and noted Christian apologist Alex McFarland will be leading an apologetics tour across the United States meant to focus on keeping young people in the church.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Thought for the evening of Wed February 25, 2015

Verse

"But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa."

— jon 1:3

Thought

Instead of going to Nineveh to preach the Word, as God bade him, Jonah disliked the work, and went down to Joppa to escape from it. There are occasions when God's servants shrink from duty. But what is the consequence? What did Jonah lose by his conduct? He lost the presence and comfortable enjoyment of God's love. When we serve our Lord Jesus as believers should do, our God is with us; and though we have the whole world against us, if we have God with us, what does it matter? But the moment we start back, and seek our own inventions, we are at sea without a pilot. Then may we bitterly lament and groan out, "O my God, where hast thou gone? How could I have been so foolish as to shun thy service, and in this way to lose all the bright shinings of thy face? This is a price too high. Let me return to my allegiance, that I may rejoice in thy presence." In the next place, Jonah lost all peace of mind. Sin soon destroys a believer's comfort. It is the poisonous upas tree, from whose leaves distil deadly drops which destroy the life of joy and peace. Jonah lost everything upon which he might have drawn for comfort in any other case. He could not plead the promise of divine protection, for he was not in God's ways; he could not say, "Lord, I meet with these difficulties in the discharge of my duty, therefore help me through them." He was reaping his own deeds; he was filled with his own ways. Christian, do not play the Jonah, unless you wish to have all the waves and the billows rolling over your head. You will find in the long run that it is far harder to shun the work and will of God than to at once yield yourself to it. Jonah lost his time, for he had to go to Nineveh after all. It is hard to contend with God; let us yield ourselves at once.

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Thought for the morning of Wed February 25, 2015

Verse

"The wrath to come."

— mt 3:7

Thought

It is pleasant to pass over a country after a storm has spent itself; to smell the freshness of the herbs after the rain has passed away, and to note the drops while they glisten like purest diamonds in the sunlight. That is the position of a Christian. He is going through a land where the storm has spent itself upon his Saviour's head, and if there be a few drops of sorrow falling, they distil from clouds of mercy, and Jesus cheers him by the assurance that they are not for his destruction. But how terrible is it to witness the approach of a tempest: to note the forewarnings of the storm; to mark the birds of heaven as they droop their wings; to see the cattle as they lay their heads low in terror; to discern the face of the sky as it groweth black, and look to the sun which shineth not, and the heavens which are angry and frowning! How terrible to await the dread advance of a hurricane-such as occurs, sometimes, in the tropics-to wait in terrible apprehension till the wind shall rush forth in fury, tearing up trees from their roots, forcing rocks from their pedestals, and hurling down all the dwelling-places of man! And yet, sinner, this is your present position. No hot drops have as yet fallen, but a shower of fire is coming. No terrible winds howl around you, but God's tempest is gathering its dread artillery. As yet the water-floods are dammed up by mercy, but the flood-gates shall soon be opened: the thunderbolts of God are yet in his storehouse, but lo! the tempest hastens, and how awful shall that moment be when God, robed in vengeance, shall march forth in fury! Where, where, where, O sinner, wilt thou hide thy head, or whither wilt thou flee? O that the hand of mercy may now lead you to Christ! He is freely set before you in the gospel: his riven side is the rock of shelter. Thou knowest thy need of him; believe in him, cast thyself upon him, and then the fury shall be overpast for ever.

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Matthew 22:37-39

“Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

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His Choice

When our children were small, I often prayed with them after we tucked them into bed. But before I prayed, I sometimes would sit on the edge of the bed and talk with them. I remember telling our daughter Libby, “If I could line up all the 4-year-old girls in the world, I would walk down the line looking for you. After going through the entire line, I would choose you to be my daughter.” That always put a big smile on Libby’s face because she knew she was special.

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The moment Jesus entered heaven, Reading as parenting, A Prophet for an Un-discerning Church, Worldview

Mark Jones at Reformation 21 wrote a tremendously uplifting essay. Tremendous. Christ's Entrance into Heaven speculates on the scene in heaven, after Jesus ascended to heaven. Here is how it begins:

Have you ever wondered what it must have been like when Christ entered heaven after having ascended? This was a unique moment in redemptive history, and one that we should probably meditate upon a lot more than we do. At the risk of being occasionally speculative, here are some thoughts on Christ's entrance into Heaven as the glorified God-man.

The effect upon those in heaven must have been incredible. We are told that there is much joy in heaven when a sinner repents (Lk. 15:7). But what about the joy when Jesus, who saves all who enter heaven, arrived to take his seat at the right hand of the Father?

Please read his short piece. You will be glad you did.

A reader sent the following, JC Ryle on 8 Symptoms of False Doctrine. Here it is in its entirety. It was posted at the link in 2013 but written in 1967 and published in the excellent Banner of Truth. His list is as true or truer today than ever.

Many things combine to make the present inroad of false doctrine peculiarly dangerous.

There is an undeniable zeal in some of the teachers of error: their ‘earnestness’ makes many think they must be right.

There is a great appearance of learning and theological knowledge: many fancy that such clever and intellectual men must surely be safe guides.

There is a general tendency to free thought and free inquiry in these latter days: many like to prove their independence of judgment, by believing novelties.

There is a wide-spread desire to appear charitable and liberal-minded: many seem half ashamed of saying that anybody can be in the wrong.

There is a quantity of half-truth taught by the modern false teachers: they are incessantly using Scriptural terms and phrases in an unscriptural sense.

There is a morbid craving in the public mind for a more sensuous, ceremonial, sensational, showy worship: men are impatient of inward, invisible heart-work.

There is a silly readiness in every direction to believe everybody who talks cleverly, lovingly and earnestly, and a determination to forget that Satan often masquerades himself ‘as an angel of light’ (2 Cor. 11:14).

There is a wide-spread ‘gullibility’ among professing Christians: every heretic who tells his story plausibly is sure to be believed, and everybody who doubts him is called a persecutor and a narrow-minded man.

All these things are peculiar symptoms of our times. I defy any observing person to deny them. They tend to make the assaults of false doctrine in our day peculiarly dangerous. They make it more than ever needful to cry aloud, ‘Do not be carried away!’

From J. C. Ryle’s Warnings to the Churches [Banner of Truth, 1967], ‘Divers and Strange Doctrines’, pages 76-77, with slight editing.

As someone whose profession is education and whose specialty is literacy, I appreciated this post from The Christian Pundit regarding Reading As Parenting

Reading as Parenting

When we think about parenting, the word “books” probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But reading to our children is a fundamental aspect of parenting little people, though we rarely talk about it in the context of raising children.

Here is something I've posted before but am doing again. Todd Pruitt at the Mortification of Spin, on Beth Moore, A Prophet for an Un-discerning Church

But those who don’t much care about popularity or physical safety have in recent years been willing to challenge some of the outrageous claims and troubling teachings coming from Beth Moore. It would be one thing if Beth’s claims of direct revelation, sloppy exegesis, and squishy ecumenism were confined to a small corner of the church. The trouble is that Beth Moore is hugely popular which means she has a lot of influence.

What is your worldview?

Barna noted that substantial numbers of Christians believe that activities such as abortion, gay sex, sexual fantasies, cohabitation, drunkenness and viewing pornography are morally acceptable. "Without some firm and compelling basis for suggesting that such acts are inappropriate, people are left with philosophies such as 'if it feels good, do it,' 'everyone else is doing it' or 'as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else, it's permissible.' In fact, the alarmingly fast decline of moral foundations among our young people has culminated in a one-word worldview: 'whatever.' The result is a mentality that esteems pluralism, relativism, tolerance, and diversity without critical reflection of the implications of particular views and actions."

This Barna study quoted above was conducted in 2002, thirteen years ago as of this writing. He noted that the study and survey was aimed partly at young people, and it is to be strongly noted that the young people who expressed such a world-view thirteen years ago are now the adults of today. And these adults are having children of their own, and passing the worldview on to them.

Monday, February 23, 2015

Thought for the evening of Tue February 24, 2015

Verse

"O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy upon Jerusalem? ... And the Lord answered the angel ... with good words and comfortable words."

— zec 1:12,13

Thought

What a sweet answer to an anxious enquiry! This night let us rejoice in it. O Zion, there are good things in store for thee; thy time of travail shall soon be over; thy children shall be brought forth; thy captivity shall end. Bear patiently the rod for a season, and under the darkness still trust in God, for his love burneth towards thee. God loves the church with a love too deep for human imagination: he loves her with all his infinite heart. Therefore let her sons be of good courage; she cannot be far from prosperity to whom God speaketh "good words and comfortable words." What these comfortable words are the prophet goes on to tell us: "I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy." The Lord loves his church so much that he cannot bear that she should go astray to others; and when she has done so, he cannot endure that she should suffer too much or too heavily. He will not have his enemies afflict her: he is displeased with them because they increase her misery. When God seems most to leave his church, his heart is warm towards her. History shows that whenever God uses a rod to chasten his servants, he always breaks it afterwards, as if he loathed the rod which gave his children pain. "Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him." God hath not forgotten us because he smites-his blows are no evidences of want of love. If this is true of his church collectively, it is of necessity true also of each individual member. You may fear that the Lord has passed you by, but it is not so: he who counts the stars, and calls them by their names, is in no danger of forgetting his own children. He knows your case as thoroughly as if you were the only creature he ever made, or the only saint he ever loved. Approach him and be at peace.

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IDENTIFIED BODIES FROM QZ 8501-A320-200 CRASHED PLANE (092)

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FLIGHT CREW

Pilot:Iriyanto (Captain), was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)

Co-Pilot:Remi Emmanuel Plesel (First Officer), was 46 years old-France (075)

Engineer:Saiful Rakhmad, was 00 years old-Indonesian (066)

Flight Attendants:Oscar Desano, was 23 years old-Indonesian (036)

Flight Attendants:Khairunisa Haidar Fauzi, was 22 years old-Indonesian (002)

Flight Attendants:Wismoyo Ari Prambudi, was 24 years old-Indonesian (007)

Flight Attendants:Wanti Setiawati, was 00 years old-Indonesian (053)

PASSENGERS-A TO Z ORDER BY LAST NAME

Viona Florensia Abraham, was 00 years old-Indonesian (064)-S-06F

Sri Ratri Andriani, was 30 years old-Indonesian (017)-S-10F

Sri Vincencia Andrijany, was 44 years old-Indonesian (083)-S-17C

Sharon Michelle Ang, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-24F

Steven Michael Ang, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-23F

Ong Angelina, was 00 years old-Indonesia (000)-S-5B

Lindawati Anggara, was 00 years old-Indonesia (000)-S-6D

Monica Anggraini, was 00 years old-Indonesia (000)-S-4E

Linda Anggreni, was 00 years old-Indonesia (000)-S-31A

Jayden Cruz Ardhi, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-19C

Marianne Claudia Ardhi, was 00 years old-Indonesian (056)-S-19D

Michelle Clemency Ardhi, was 13 years old-Indonesian (076)-S-19E

Reggy Ardhi, was 40 years old-Indonesian (077)-S-18F

Yuni Astutik, was 40 years old-Indonesian (035)-S-12F

Thirza Aurelia, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-28D

Djarot Biantoro, was 00 years old-Indonesian (054)-S-15F

Kevin Biantoro, was 00 years old-Indonesian (088)-S-16F

Gani Chandra, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-18B

Chi Man Choi, was 48 years of old-Britain (089)-S-01C

Zoe Man Suen Choi, was 02 years old-Singapore (000)-S-1B

The Darmaji, was 00 years old-Indonesian (040)-S-11C

Inda Diani, was 00 years old-Indonesian (087)-S-27E

Kaylee C. Djomi, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-8F

Martinus Djomi, was 00 years old-Indonesian (026)-S-8D

Angeline Esther Emmanuel, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-16A

Ernawati Ernawati, was 00 years old-Indonesian (084)-S-16E

Edward Febriantus, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-5C

Joe Jeng Fei, was 00 years old-Indonesian (067)-S-04D

Adrian Fernando, was 00 years old-Indonesian (063)-S-16B

Susilo Gani, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-14E

Justin Giovanni, was 09 years old-Indonesian (029)-S-25F

Nico Giovanni, was 18 years old-Indonesian (022)-S-11A

Feilensia Sularmo Go, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-4A

David Gunawan, was 37 years old-Indonesian (034)-S-10D

Jie Charly Gunawan, was 48 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-9F

Jie Stevie Gunawan, was 10 years old-Indonesian (008)-S-9E

Jie Stephanie Gunawan, was 21 years old-Indonesian (038)-S-24D

Kayla Audrey Gunawan, was 07 years old-Indonesian (081)-S-10A

Kenneth Mathew Gunawan, was 10 years old-Indonesian (080)-S-10B

Hindarto Halim, was 61 years old-Indonesian (015)-S-26D

Hayati Lutfiah Hamid, was 47 years old-Indonesian (001)-S-23B

Finna Handayani, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-30B

Rony Handoyo, was 28 years old-Indonesian (078)-S-30C

Sukiatma Haripin, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-5D

David Hartono, was 00 years old-Indonesian (047)-S-19B

Juliana Ho, was 38 years old-Indonesian (079)-S-10C

Christanto Leoma Hutama, was 22 years old-Indonesian (037)-S-8A

Jo Indri, was 00 years old-Indonesian (070)-S-07F

Monita Wahyuni Jauw, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-11E

Jessica Jessica, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-12C

Ang Mie Jong, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-28E

Shiane Josal, was 45 years old-Indonesian (010)-S-27A

Kosuma Chandra Kho, was 55 years old-Indonesian (045)-S-30D

Vera Chandra Kho, was 19 years old-Indonesian (032)-S-12D

Sesha Aldi Krisputra, was 15 years old-Indonesian (042)-S-22C

Felicia Sabrina Krisputri, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-22D

Kristiyono Kristiyono, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-22A

Nelson Kusuma, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-24B

Wirantono Kusumo, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-24A

Indar Prasetyo Wijaya Kwee, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-9A

Kyung Hwa Lee, was 00 years old-South Korean (031)-S-3F

Indahju Liangsih, was 17 years old-Indonesian (023)-S-25E

Fransisca Lanny Winat Liem, was 47 years old-Indonesian (082)-S-17E

Ekawati Ligo, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-22F

Yan Koen Lim, was 61 years old-Indonesian (012)-S-26C

Susandhini Limam, was 38 years old-Indonesian (028)-S-7E

Juanita Limantara, was 30 years old-Indonesian (009)-S-26B

Grayson Herbert Linaksita, was just 11 years old-Indonesian (003)-S-21C

Kathleen Fulvia Linaksita, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-21D

Tony Linaksita, was 42 years old-Indonesian (011)-S-21F

Sri Linggarwati, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-26E

Caroline Harwon Lioe, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-19F

Megawati Megawati, was 00 years old-Indonesian (074)-S-21E

Merry Merry, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-25C

Abdullah Muttaqin, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-12A

Steven Michael Ng, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-22E

Andrian Noventus, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-5E

Donna Indah Nurwatie, was 00 years old-Indonesian (062)-S-20B

Lanny Octavani, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-27D

Siau Alain Octavianus, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-5A

Denny Octavianus, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-5F

Jimmy Sentosa Winata Oei, was 00 years old-Indonesian (057)-S-17F

Sherlly Ong, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-30E

Soamik Saeran Pai, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-23C

Seongbeom Park, was 37 years old-South Korean (030)-S-4F

Yuna Park, was 11months old-South Korean-(000)-S-4F

Gusti Ayu Putriyan Permata, was 00 years old-Indonesian (060)-S-20C

Andri Wijaya Poo, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-25B

Christien Aulia Pornomo, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-27C

Feyny Yufina Pornomo, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-27B

Ruth Natalia M Puspitasari, was 26 years old-Indonesian (018)-S-9C

Gusti Ayu Madi Keish Putri, was 00 years old-Indonesian (059)-S-20D

Mulyahadikusuma Ranudiwjojo, was 00 years old-Indonesuan (071)-S-16D

Siti Romlah, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-29B

Jasmine Rose Ann Santiago, was 00 years old-Indonesian (058)-S-29C

Fandi Santoso, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-8C

Karina Santoso, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-26F

Nikolas Theo Santoso, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-27F

Lia Sari, was 00 years old-Indonesian (052)-S-16C

Ria Ratna Sari, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-8E

Yonathan Sebastian, was 13 years old-Indonesian (092)-S-11F

Samuel Joyo Sentoso, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-11B

Mawin Sholeh, was 00 years old-Indonesian (027)-S-30A

Soetikno Sia, was 60 years old-Indonesian (020)-S-3A

Gusti Made Bobi Sidartha, was 00 years old-Indonesian (085)-S-20A

Chung Hei Sii, was 56 years old-Malaysian (073)-S-20F

Elbert Soesilo, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-29F

Aris Soetanto, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-30F

Lina Soetanto, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-28F

Cindy Clarissa Soetjipto, was 15 years old-Indonesian (039)-S-6C

Kevin Alexander Soetjipto, was 22 years old-Indonesian (004)-S-6A

Rudy Soetjipto, was 54 years old-Indonesian (021)-S-6B

Yenni Soewono, was 38 years old-Indonesuan (041)-S-24E

Bundi Su, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-23E

Prawira Harja Subagio, was 00 years old-Indonesian (055)-S-18A

Kartika Dewi Sukianto, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-11D

Sulastri Sulastri, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-22B

Hanny Suryaatmaja, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-14F

Djoko Suseno, was 00 years old-Indonesian (025)-S-23A

Naura Kanita Rosada Suseno, was 00 years old-Indonesuan (049)-S-23D

Susiyah Susiyah, was 00 years old-Indonesian (048)-S-12E

Hendra Gunawan Syawal, was 23 years of age-Indonesian (005)-S-19A

Hermanto Tanus, was 00 years old-Indonesian (051)-S-25D

Meiji Thejakusuma, was 44 years of age-Indonesian (006)-S-10E

Hendra Theodorus, was 00 years old-Indonesuan (069)-S-28A

Raynaldi Theodorus, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-28B

Winoya Theodorus, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-28C

Suriani Usin, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-29E

Soesilo Utomo, was 00 years old-Indonesian (050)-S-29D

Musaba Evientri Wahab, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-29A

Eny Wahyuni, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-21A

Oktaria Wen, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-31F

Bhima Aly Wicaksana, was 31 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-12B

Andreas Widjaja, was 00 years old-Indonesian (046)-S-21B

Djoko Satryo Tanoe Widjaja, was 00 years old-Indonesian (072)-S-20E

Eko Widjaja, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-7D

Florentina Maria Widodo, was 26 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-9D

Nanang Priyo Widodo, was 43 years old-Indonesian (061)-S-18D

Anna Widyawati, was 00 years old-Indonesian (091)-S-24C

Alfred Widjaya, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-7B

Bob Hartanto Wijaya, was 25 years old-Indonesian (043)-S-9B

Marilyn Wijaya, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-7C

William Wijaya, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-7A

Boby Hartanto Winata, was 00 years old-Indonesian (086)-S-18C

Ingrid Jessica Winata, was 00 years old-Indonesian (068)-S-18E

Natalina Wuntarjo, was 00 years old-British (090)-S-06F

Indri Yani, was 00 years old-Indonesian (000)-S-8B

Jou Yongki, was 53 years old-Indonesian (013)-S-3C

Elisabeth Youvita, was 20 years old-Indonesian (033)-S-4B

Brian Youvito, was 19 years old-Indonesian (016)-S-4C

Jou Christine Yuanita, was 62 years old-Indonesian (019)-S-3B

Albertus Eka Surya Yulianto, was 10 years old-Indonesian (044)-S-17A

Indra Yulianto, was 51 years old-Indonesian (014)-S-17D

Stephanie Yulianto, was 14 years 0ld-Indonesian (024)-S-17B

Indah Yuni, was 00 years old-Indonesian (065)-S-14A

NUMBER OF BODIES RECOVERED SO FAR-104

Indonesian - 155

South Korea - 03

Singapore - 01

Malaysia - 01

France - 01

Britain - 01

TOTAL 162 CITIZENS ON BOARD

WHAT AREA OF THE PLANE-THE BODIES ARE COMING FROM

5 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS-CREW-1 CO-PILOT

S-01C

S-03A-S-03B-S-03C-S-03F

S-04B-S-04C-S-04D-S-04F

S-06A-S-06B-S-06C-S-06E-S-06F

S-07E-S-07F

S-08A-S-8D

S-09B-S-09C-S-09E

S-10A-S-10B-S-10C-S-10D-S-10E-S-10F

S-11A-S-11C-S-11F

S-12D-S-12E-S-12F

S-14A

S-15F

S-16B-S-16C-S-16D-S-16E-S-16F

S-17A-S-17B-S-17C-S-17D-S-17E-S-17F

S-18A-S-18C-S-18D-S-18E-S-18F

S-19A-S-19B-S-19D-S-19E

S-20A-S-20B-S-20C-S-20D-S-20E-S-20F

S-21B-S-21C-S-21E-S-21F

S-22C

S-23A-S-23B-S-23D

S-24C-S-24D-S-24E

S-25D-S-25E-S-25F

S-26B-S-26C-S-26D

S-27A-S-27E

S-28A

S-29C-S-29D

S-30A-S-30C-S-30D

ONE OF THE PIECES FROM THE PLANE I PREDICT WILL BE FROM SEATS 17-27.AND BECAUSE THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY BODIES FROM SEATS 28-33 COMING OUT SO FAR. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A BREAK OF THE PLANE AT THE VERY BACK OF THE PLANE ALSO. SO I PREDICT THE BIGGEST PART OF THE PLANE PARTS WILL BE FROM THE FRONT. FROM THE PILOTS TO AROUND ROWS 16.THEN A BRAKE FROM ROWS 17-27.AND ANOTHER BREAK FROM ROWS 28 TO THE END OF THE PLANE.AND POSSIBLY ONE OR BOTH OF THE WINGS BROKE OFF.THIS WOULD BRING THE NUMBER OF BROKEN PIECES OF THE PLANE TO AT LEAST 4 AND IF BOTH WINGS BROKE OFF.THE PLANE WOULD BE BROKEN IN AT LEAST 5 PLACE.EXACTLY LIKE THEY SAY THEY FOUND SO FAR UNDER THE JAVA SEA.AND I PREDICT SINCE THE PIECE WERE THE BLACK BOXES ARE HELD.WILL JUST BE A SMALL CHUNK OF THE PLANE.THEY SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM GETTING THE BLACK BOX OUT.ONCE THEY FINALLY CAN WORK UNDER THE SEA. BUT WE STILL DO NOT KNOW HOW FAR APART THE PIECES OF THE PLANE ARE.THE BLACK BOX PIECE MIGHT BE CLOSE OR FAR AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE PIECES OF THE PLANE.

UPDATE JAN 10,15-NOW THAT THE TAIL WING HAS BEEN BROUGHT OUT OF THE WATER. BUT THE BACK END HAS NOT BEEN FOUND YET.BY THE WAY THE BODIES ARE COMING OUT AFTER 29 OF 48 IDENTIFIED.THE PEOPLE BY THE TAIL WERE OVIOUSLY KILLED RIGHT OFF.THAT HAD TO BE WERE THE PLANE FIRST BROKE.BECAUSE BY FAR.MOST OF THE BODIES HAVE COME FROM SEATS 21 TO 30.SEATS 31-33 AT THE VERY BACK OF THE TAIL WE HAVE YET TO HAVE ANY BODIES FROM YET.THIS TELLS ME STILL.THE PLANE HAD A BRAKE FROM SEATS 17 TO 27.AND THERES STILL A PEACE OF TAIL YET TO BE DISCOVERED WERE BODIES WILL BE SEATED IN.FROM SEATS 28-33.SO THE TAIL PIECE IF NOT DESTROYED FROM THE BRAKEUP.WILL BE A SMALL SECTION WERE THE ACTUAL BLACK BOXES WILL BE ON IS MY GUESS.SINCE THERES ONLY 5 ROWS OF SEATS WERE NO BODIES CAME FROM AT THE BACK.TELLS ME ITS ONLY A SMALL SECTION WERE THE BLACK BOXES WILL BE LOCATED.IF NOT BURRIED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE JAVA SEA.

AirAsia flight QZ8501: black box reveals final moments-22 January-theweek.co.uk

Several alarms can be heard going off "for some time" on the black box recording, drowning out the voices of the pilots, said an investigator from Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC)."The warning alarms, we can say, were screaming, while in the background they [the pilot and co-pilot] were busy trying to recover," he said.According to the investigator, one of the alarms indicated that the plane was stalling.The committee has ruled out the possibility of terrorism as a factor in the crash.Earlier this week, Indonesia's transport minister, Ignasius Jonan, said that the flight had climbed dangerously fast before stalling and crashing into the sea. "In the final minutes, the plane climbed at a speed which was beyond normal," he said.The NTSC is also examining the flight data recorder, which monitors every major part of the plane, with a preliminary report into the crash expected to be completed by next Tuesday.All but seven of those on board the flight were Indonesian. The remaining victims were from South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Britain and France.Daniel Tsang, founder of Hong Kong-based consultancy Aspire Aviation, told AFP that there were "striking" similarities to the Air France crash in 2009, when 228 people were killed.The cockpit voice recorder from AirAsia flight QZ8501 has revealed that "screaming alarms" warned the pilots of immediate danger before the plane plunged into the Java Sea.

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Jeremiah 29:11-13

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”

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OSLO HOLD HANDING WAS A HOAX

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I stand at the door and knock...

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. (Revelation 3:20).

Dramatically Christ pictured Himself as standing outside and knocking on a door. In a familiar painting the latch is not shown but is assumed to be on the inside. The appeal is for those who hear to open the door. To them Christ promised, I will go in and eat with him, and he with Me. With Christ on the outside, there can be no fellowship or genuine wealth. With Christ on the inside, there is wonderful fellowship and sharing of the marvelous grace of God. This was an appeal to Christians rather than to non-Christians. This raises the important question concerning the extent of one’s intimate fellowship with Christ. To those who respond, Christ promises to give the right to sit with Him on His throne and share His victory.

Walvoord, J. F. (1985). Revelation. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 2, p. 942). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

Longing For Rescue

The movie Man of Steel, released in 2013, is a fresh imagining of the Superman story. Filled with breathtaking special effects and nonstop action, it drew crowds to movie theaters around the world. Some said that the film’s appeal was rooted in its amazing technology. Others pointed to the enduring appeal of the “Superman mythology.”

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Yes, this is a quiz

Charisma Magazine (not recommended) interviewed Francis Chan last year on the publication of his new marriage book, "You and Me Forever".

Here is the trailer with Chan and his wife Lisa announcing the book. It is not a long trailer, just 2 minutes or so. If you watch it, perhaps something will strike you, like it did me. I'm sure there are many things that may strike you, but I'm thinking of one particular thing that jumped out at me.

Let me know what you think in the comments. After a while I'll put my answer in the comments, depending on response.

:)

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Thought for the evening of Mon February 23, 2015

Verse

"Take up the cross, and follow me."

— mr 10:21

Thought

You have not the making of your own cross, although unbelief is a master carpenter at cross-making; neither are you permitted to choose your own cross, although self-will would fain be lord and master; but your cross is prepared and appointed for you by divine love, and you are cheerfully to accept it; you are to take up the cross as your chosen badge and burden, and not to stand cavilling at it. This night Jesus bids you submit your shoulder to his easy yoke. Do not kick at it in petulance, or trample on it in vain-glory, or fall under it in despair, or run away from it in fear, but take it up like a true follower of Jesus. Jesus was a cross-bearer; he leads the way in the path of sorrow. Surely you could not desire a better guide! And if he carried a cross, what nobler burden would you desire? The Via Crucis is the way of safety; fear not to tread its thorny paths.

Beloved, the cross is not made of feathers, or lined with velvet, it is heavy and galling to disobedient shoulders; but it is not an iron cross, though your fears have painted it with iron colours, it is a wooden cross, and a man can carry it, for the Man of sorrows tried the load. Take up your cross, and by the power of the Spirit of God you will soon be so in love with it, that like Moses, you would not exchange the reproach of Christ for all the treasures of Egypt. Remember that Jesus carried it, and it will smell sweetly; remember that it will soon be followed by the crown, and the thought of the coming weight of glory will greatly lighten the present heaviness of trouble. The Lord help you to bow your spirit in submission to the divine will ere you fall asleep this night, that waking with to-morrow's sun, you may go forth to the day's cross with the holy and submissive spirit which becomes a follower of the Crucified.

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Thought for the morning of Mon February 23, 2015

Verse

"I will never leave thee."

— heb 13:5

Thought

No promise is of private interpretation. Whatever God has said to any one saint, he has said to all. When he opens a well for one, it is that all may drink. When he openeth a granary- door to give out food, there may be some one starving man who is the occasion of its being opened, but all hungry saints may come and feed too. Whether he gave the word to Abraham or to Moses, matters not, O believer; he has given it to thee as one of the covenanted seed. There is not a high blessing too lofty for thee, nor a wide mercy too extensive for thee. Lift up now thine eyes to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west, for all this is thine. Climb to Pisgah's top, and view the utmost limit of the divine promise, for the land is all thine own. There is not a brook of living water of which thou mayst not drink. If the land floweth with milk and honey, eat the honey and drink the milk, for both are thine. Be thou bold to believe, for he hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."In this promise, God gives to his people everything. "I will never leave thee." Then no attribute of God can cease to be engaged for us. Is he mighty? He will show himself strong on the behalf of them that trust him. Is he love? Then with lovingkindness will he have mercy upon us. Whatever attributes may compose the character of Deity, every one of them to its fullest extent shall be engaged on our side. To put everything in one, there is nothing you can want, there is nothing you can ask for, there is nothing you can need in time or in eternity, there is nothing living, nothing dying, there is nothing in this world, nothing in the next world, there is nothing now, nothing at the resurrection-morning, nothing in heaven which is not contained in this text-"I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."

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