lifesong
Everyone needs compassion
And love that never fails
Let mercy fall on me
When everyone needs forgiveness
Kindness of the Saviour
The Hope of the nation
Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as you find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything that i believe in
Now i surrender
Shine a light in and
let the whole world see
Singing, for the glory of the risen king
Jesus, Shine a light and
let the whole world see
Singing for the glory of the risen king
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
-3:53 AM
here's a story:
I knelt to pray but not for long,
I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,
And jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done
My soul could rest at ease.
All day long I had no time
To spread a word of cheer.
No time to speak of Christ to friends,
They'd laugh at me I'd fear.....................
No time, no time, too much to do,
That was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need
But at last the time, the time to die.
I went before the Lord,
I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book;
It was the book of life.
God looked into his book and said
'Your name I cannot find .
I once was going to write it down...
But never found the time'
Easy vs. Hard
Why is it so hard to tell the truth but Yet so easy to tell a lie? Why are
we so sleepy in church but Right when the sermon is over we suddenly wake
up? Why is it so hard to talk about God but yet so easy to talk about nasty
stuff? Why is it so boring to look at a Christian magazine, but yet so easy
to look at a nasty one? Why is it so easy to delete a Godly e-mail, but yet
we forward all of the nasty ones? Why are the churches getting smaller but
yet the bars and dance clubs are getting larger?
May God keep you and bless you. If this doesn't give you chills, nothing
will...this message is very true.
There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New
Englandtown. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying
a rusty,
bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as
if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak...
'I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward
me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three little wild
birds, shivering with cold and fright. I stopped the lad and asked, 'What
you got there, son?' 'Just some old birds,' came the reply. 'What are you
gonna do with them?' I asked. 'Take 'em home and have fun with 'em,' he
answered. 'I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em
fight. I'm gonna have a real good time' 'But you'll get tired of those birds
sooner or later. What will you do?' 'Oh, I got some cats,' said the little
boy. 'They like birds. I'll take 'em to them.' The pastor was silent for a
moment. 'How much do you want for those birds, son?' 'Huh?? !!! Why, you
don't want them birds, mister. They're just plain old field birds. They
don't sing. They ain't even pretty!' 'How much?' the pastor asked again. The
boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, '$10?' The pastor
reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the
boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The pastor picked up the cage and
gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a tree and a
grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by softly
tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free.
Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and then the pastor
began to tell this story.
One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come from
the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. 'Yes, sir, I just
caught the world full of people down there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew
they couldn't resist. Got 'em all!' 'What are you going to do with them?'
Jesus asked. Satan replied, 'Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach them
how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how
to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent guns and
bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!'
'And what will you do when you get done with them?' Jesus asked. 'Oh, I'll
kill 'em,' Satan glared proudly. 'How much do you want for them?' Jesus
asked 'Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no good. Why, you'll take
them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse you and kill you.
You don't want those people!!' 'How much?' He asked again. Satan looked at
Jesus and sneered, 'All your blood, tears and your life.' Jesus said,
'DONE!' Then He paid the price.
The pastor picked up the cage he opened the door and he walked from the
pulpit.
Notes: Isn't it funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then
wonder why the world's going to hell. Isn't it funny how someone can say 'I
believe in God' but still follow
Satan (who, by the way, also 'believes' in God). Isn't it funny how you can
send a thousand jokes through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when
you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about
sharing?
Think twice guys....
