In my opinion, the Amplified Bible translation words the following bible verse in one of the most descriptive ways.  Jesus said in Luke 21:4, “but take heed to yourselves and be on your guard, lest your hearts be overburdened and depressed (weighed down) with the giddiness and headache and nausea of self indulgence, drunkenness, and worldly worries and cares pertaining to [the business of] this life, and [lest] that day come upon you suddenly like a trap Read the rest of this entry »

Many people enjoy art.  Well, if you read Genesis 1 you will see a masterpiece created.  God created the heavens and the earth.  Earth, we know what it looks like because we live in it.  For a description of what heaven looks like read Revelations 21:10-21 in the bible and take a look at my post entitled, ‘What does Heaven Look like.’  Here on Read the rest of this entry »

Jesus tells this parable in Luke 18:9-14.  Jesus says in Luke 18:10-17, ” Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a pharisee, and the other a publican.  The pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.  I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.  And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.  I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.” The NIV reads Read the rest of this entry »

Good Morning!  I hope everyone had a great weekend.  Today I opened my King James and Amplified parallel bible and came across Luke 18:17 where Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, whoever does not accept and receive and welcome the kingdom of God like a little child [does] shall not in any way enter it [at all].”  The same verse in the Orthodox Study Bible reads it like this, “Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by Read the rest of this entry »

Patience is an area of my life that I believe God is working on.  I tend to be impatient when trading stocks, currencies etc.  I find that especially with my family, I have little patients.  What I mean is that I tend to get frustrated with them very quickly.  I know that God is helping me in this area, because I asked Him to help me.  What I did find, is that now, Jesus tends to give me more opportunities to be patient.  What I learned recently to ask Jesus for is, Read the rest of this entry »

I was listening to one of my Phillips, Craig, & Dean CD and I heard the song titled “When God Ran.”  I recommend you listening to it.  It goes with forgiveness and God’s love which my posts have been about recently.  This song  stuck with me and I find that I must have listened to it over 50 times in the past Read the rest of this entry »

Family is who you should be able to go to in good times, bad times, and just because.  To me there are three types of families.  The most important is being part of God’s family.  You need to be born again to be part of God’s family and God’s family will live in heaven with Him.  The second type of family is the most common; Read the rest of this entry »

         Romans 12:20 reads, “on the contrary: ‘if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.”  Romans reads in 12:17, “repay no one evil for evil.”  If someone does something to offend you, be kind to them anyway.  That means that we should forgive everyone.  Jesus forgives us and He is our example.  Therefore we need to forgive.  Romans 12:20 continues, ” for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.”  If someone keeps doing things to annoy you on purpose, be extra nice to them.  It will drive them nuts.  Always forgive and show kindness.

         Last night I was listening to a CD titled The Way to Live by Joyce Meyer.  She said, “We need more people that will take the attitiude, ‘I am gonna stand before God someday and I am gonna give an account of my life.  And I have to live my life while I’m here caring more about what He thinks than I do about Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever wondered if Jesus is with you?  Jesus said in Matthew 28:20, “I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.”  Jesus is saying here He will never leave us.  Jesus will always be with us, even if we can not see Him.  Trust in the Lord with all of your Read the rest of this entry »