It's a beautiful morning, here in the south, with overcast skies, light breezes blowing, and a temperature of 63 degrees! GORGEOUS! The windows are all opened up and the house has a slightly "nippy" feeling! Here I sit in the recliner, thinking about what an amazing world it is and how blessed I really am.
I'm thankful for Jesus, and all that He has done for me. The fact that I can be clean and pure within is AMAZING! I am so thankful for this old-fashioned, Holiness way! Praise the Lord, for FREEDOM from sin! I am so thankful for the promises that He gives and the shelter and refuge that He is to His children! What an AWESOME God we serve!
I'm thankful for my family. I have been blessed with a truly remarkable family and I am so thankful for them. They uphold Christian standards, and have been faithful to show me the way to go. What a privilege to have been raised in a Godly home!
I'm thankful for my friends. From Indiana to North Carolina to right here in Sebring, I have the most amazing friends! They have been right there for me, and I just want them to know that I appreciate it!
There are so many more things that I could say, but instead I'll just close this post with this.
Thank-You, God, for EVERYTHING!!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Free To Be A Slave
Sound confusing? Well, here's what made me think of that title... A couple weeks ago, the Lord gave me an outline of sorts and I've spent alot of time thinking about it. I decided that I would share it with you all.
I was once:
I.Scared
Scared of what? Scared of meeting God, of death, of Hell, of going to sleep after I'd heard a serious message. Scared to think of what my eternity was going to be. Shaken by thought of crossing the deadline...
II.Scarred
Scarred by the chains that the devil had bound me in. Scarred by the pain that I had suffered at the cruel hands of my master, Satan. Scarred by the blows sin had dealt to my weak and fainting soul.
III. (In the devil's plan I was) Shun to Hell
Satan had me where he wanted me, in total darkness with seemingly no way to escape the horrible pit of sin and degradation that he had me trapped in. I was his slave, a pawn in the enemies hand. But one day, the Bright and Morning Star shed His light upon my pathway and showed me the way of escape. Praise the Lord for His marvelous grace, to a wretched sinner such as me. One who was not worthy of anything but death and an eternity in the lake of fire, was visited by the King of Kings and the Lord of Lord's! I committed my life to the good shepherd and now I am:
IV. Hopeful
I have hope at last! When life gets tough and the battle rages fiercely, I just look up and remember that Jesus has promised me Victory, and at the end of this life, HEAVEN is waiting for me!! Praise the Lord for the hope we have in Him!! When I was in sin and life handed me it's lemons, I had no time of reprieve to look forward to, all that stared me in the face, as I looked out across time, was my payday: Hell.
Oh what a diffence Grace made in my life! Praise the Lord that I can now look at what lies at the end of my path with hope!
V. Healed
No longer is my heart scarred by the chains that had bound me, for I am FREE and Jesus, the Great Physician has healed my broken heart. He has taken the plague of sin that was ravaging my soul and made me whole. He took out my heart of stone and gave me a heart of flesh, so that He can "write" His words on it and it would be receptive of them. He used a crucifixion to self, to tear that old carnality out of my heart and make me like Him. What a Wonderful Saviour I serve!!!
VI. (I now have the) Hope of Heaven!!!
One of these days, I'll step on shore and find that it's Heaven, touch a hand and find it God's, breathe new air and find it celestial, wake up and find it HOME!!!! I'll be with my Precious Redeemer for all eternity!!! And on top of that, I will no longer have to fight the Devil for he will be banished to Hell, and I'll get to see all my loved ones and friends who have gone HOME before me! What a meeting that going to be!!!!
Sooo, did you figure out how I got my Title?? I was once enslaved in sin, a robot in the devil's hand. But now, I am FREE! Jesus calls me His daughter, but I feel so unworthy that I commit myself to Him to be a love slave. I am still a slave but not by force, as I was before Jesus saved me. No, Oh No, I am a slave by choice, because I love my Heavenly Father so much! Free To Be A Slave... What a JOY and PRIVILEGE to be a love slave of the Lord's!!! He is WORTHY of all my praise! Praise His name!
I was once:
I.Scared
Scared of what? Scared of meeting God, of death, of Hell, of going to sleep after I'd heard a serious message. Scared to think of what my eternity was going to be. Shaken by thought of crossing the deadline...
II.Scarred
Scarred by the chains that the devil had bound me in. Scarred by the pain that I had suffered at the cruel hands of my master, Satan. Scarred by the blows sin had dealt to my weak and fainting soul.
III. (In the devil's plan I was) Shun to Hell
Satan had me where he wanted me, in total darkness with seemingly no way to escape the horrible pit of sin and degradation that he had me trapped in. I was his slave, a pawn in the enemies hand. But one day, the Bright and Morning Star shed His light upon my pathway and showed me the way of escape. Praise the Lord for His marvelous grace, to a wretched sinner such as me. One who was not worthy of anything but death and an eternity in the lake of fire, was visited by the King of Kings and the Lord of Lord's! I committed my life to the good shepherd and now I am:
IV. Hopeful
I have hope at last! When life gets tough and the battle rages fiercely, I just look up and remember that Jesus has promised me Victory, and at the end of this life, HEAVEN is waiting for me!! Praise the Lord for the hope we have in Him!! When I was in sin and life handed me it's lemons, I had no time of reprieve to look forward to, all that stared me in the face, as I looked out across time, was my payday: Hell.
Oh what a diffence Grace made in my life! Praise the Lord that I can now look at what lies at the end of my path with hope!
V. Healed
No longer is my heart scarred by the chains that had bound me, for I am FREE and Jesus, the Great Physician has healed my broken heart. He has taken the plague of sin that was ravaging my soul and made me whole. He took out my heart of stone and gave me a heart of flesh, so that He can "write" His words on it and it would be receptive of them. He used a crucifixion to self, to tear that old carnality out of my heart and make me like Him. What a Wonderful Saviour I serve!!!
VI. (I now have the) Hope of Heaven!!!
One of these days, I'll step on shore and find that it's Heaven, touch a hand and find it God's, breathe new air and find it celestial, wake up and find it HOME!!!! I'll be with my Precious Redeemer for all eternity!!! And on top of that, I will no longer have to fight the Devil for he will be banished to Hell, and I'll get to see all my loved ones and friends who have gone HOME before me! What a meeting that going to be!!!!
Sooo, did you figure out how I got my Title?? I was once enslaved in sin, a robot in the devil's hand. But now, I am FREE! Jesus calls me His daughter, but I feel so unworthy that I commit myself to Him to be a love slave. I am still a slave but not by force, as I was before Jesus saved me. No, Oh No, I am a slave by choice, because I love my Heavenly Father so much! Free To Be A Slave... What a JOY and PRIVILEGE to be a love slave of the Lord's!!! He is WORTHY of all my praise! Praise His name!
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