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I Quit My Job Today

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Scripture: Isaiah 26:3
 “Thou will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in Thee” KJV

Most people do not rejoice in the fact that they just quit a job. I have to admit though I am pretty comfortable with my decision. It is not like I have never quit a job before. Sometimes we let the unknown keep us from walking in the light we currently have. We want to know the end result before we take the first step on a whole new adventure. God does not always give us the whole picture but he does provide enough light to light our initial steps. Start walking in that light and then keep on following the light.

By a pillar of cloud you led them in the day and by a pillar of fire in the night to light for them the way in which they should go. Neh 9:12 (ESV)

Many people go through life never experiencing all that God has for them. They are held captive by their fears of the unknown. They are kept on the far side of the Jordan River. Rather than crossing over they much prefer to stand and look. Look at the things God promised. Look at the place God would have them to be. Look at an uncertain future. They chose to remain where they were.

For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan to the east.” Numbers 32:19 (ESV)

Jesus clearly said “Follow me”. There has to be a willingness to follow, within us, in order to obey that commandment. He once told a rich man to sell all he had and follow him. The rich man went away weeping because he had great riches. (Matt 19:16-22) Sometimes our possessions keeps us from possessing the greatest gift God has to offer, faith and trust in His son Jesus. Without a total dependence on Jesus to lead us where He wants us to go, we will never reach the place God has prepared for us.

It took a while for Caleb and Joshua to reach the promised land. They had certainly marched around it for many years. All that time they were able to look into the land but never able to actually possess it. This was a promise made to Abraham and his descendants. Moses had come to rescue the people from Egyptian bondage to be taken into their inheritance. God wanted to give them all that he had promised them. God wanted to bless them beyond measure. Israel stood on the banks of the Jordan river and was able to scout out the land but because of their fear and unbelief they had lost the opportunity to actually possess the promise. (Numbers 13 & 14)

Age has a tendency to teach us lessons we would not normally learn had we not gotten older. Joshua and Caleb never gave up on the idea that one day they were going to actually taste of the goodness of God’s promise. They never gave up hoping that one day they would enter into the land. They knew God to be faithful and they knew he would never promise something he did not intend to deliver.

They knew that with God all things were possible. However on the first go around they were outnumbered by all the voices who cried out not to go. God said go, the people said no. It is difficult to overcome the deafening cries of the majority. It can be difficult to hear that still small voice of God when he says peace be still. The roar of the thunder can drown out the whisper of God’s spirit. Whatever the reason, many have missed their opportunity to cross over to the place God had planned for them, to receive the blessings He has in store, which He is more than willing to bestow.

I wonder how many blessings we miss out on by simply saying no when God says go? Do you ever stop and contemplate such things? Well I have to admit that I am thinking today about what I may have already missed by refusing to step out and walk into the promises God gave me years ago. I hope I am not too old to still experience the promise. I am not looking for riches. I had riches. They did not satisfy. I am not looking for a career for I have a calling from God. I have a purpose, a promise, a place prepared for me that only He can provide. All I have to do is step out and follow.

Even though assured of God’s presence the Israelites could not shake the feeling that they were nothing compared to those they saw before them. Fear had overcome them because of the report of the spies. In order to possess all that God promised I, like the Israelites, need to conquer the giants standing in the way of my blessing. We set up obstacles to our blessings in our own minds. We look at the outward appearance of things rather than relying on the Spirit of God to lead us. We listen too often to the naysayer instead of to what God says.

I want to. I really do want to. I have thought about it for years. I even had some opportunities to look into that which God promised. I even got to taste of the goodness of that land. Perhaps now is the time to step out, step in, cross over and do it.

So I quit my job today in order to be all I can be in God. I left a career to follow the call. He said come follow me and I finally said okay. When God says go, do not say no.

But those who are waiting for the Lord will have new strength; they will get wings like eagles: running, they will not be tired, and walking, they will have no weariness. Isaiah 40:31 (BBE)

World’s First GPS System

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Worlds First GPS Tracking System is Nearly Two Thousand Years Old by Rev Michael Bresciani

GPS tracking from (global positioning satellites) is becoming almost standard equipment on cars today. The penchant to “know” may be what is driving the consumer more than the fear of getting lost. Add to that the lack of time in today’s fast paced society, who has got time to sit down and read a map?

In addition to tracking devices Detroit is equipping autos with gauges and devices that can read such things as the air pressure in the tires or the condition of your motor oil. Almost every system in the car is now monitored by computers and the information is fed back to the driver in one form or another including voice messages.

Evangelists and preachers have used the adage that the “Bible is the road map for life” many times in their messages and missives throughout this generation. Out of the genre of strictly American bred music comes a similar message from what is known as Appalachian Mountain Music. The old Bluegrass song is widely known and is aptly entitled “I’m Using My Bible as a Roadmap.”

Some might say the words are too simplistic but hardly anyone wouldn’t say that in today’s fast paced and complicated world, simple and direct is exactly what we need. The straight up message can be seen in the first stanza of the song.

I’m using my bible as a road map
Ten Commandments, they tell me what to do
The twelve disciples are my road signs
And Jesus will see me safely through

How many Americans see the Bible as a roadmap to life? Fortunately for the moment that number is still very high in this country but reports say the numbers are rapidly falling. The pace of modern life in America is blamed in part for the decline but even more so is the proclivity to follow cultural and popular trends. Fitting in and riding the present wave are more desirable to many than any old fashioned notion of trusting God, personal responsibility and building character. Continue reading “World’s First GPS System” →

Good Enough

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Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Col 3:2 (KJV)

09010003I remember thinking to myself  “but It’s good enough” on completion of a project I really did not put much effort into knowing full well that I could have done better.

When working in an environment where not much is expected of you it is easy to fall for the “it’s good enough” mentality. After all why should you exert yourself and over achieve while those around you are well doing just enough to get by. It would appear that our society in many respects has fallen for the “it’s good enough” mentality.

We see the lowering of moral expectations from our elected leaders and have come to accept philandering and lying as common place and permissible. It would appear that our expectations are so low that when a so called music artist or Hollywood celeb bursts out one expletive after another we award them with most innovative new artist awards and adorn them with accolades for their breaking down barriers of racism and hatred. I fail to see where our failure as a society to stand up against such moral degradation is anything to be applauded. Our society has rendered marriage inconvenient and fathers irrelevant. Our young ladies are encouraged to dress and act provocative as a means of attaining notoriety. Potty mouthed stand up comics are applauded as progressive but I find it offensive. Unless by progressive you mean we are progressing downward then I will give a resounding amen.

A progressive society is one in which they set before themselves high standards of conduct and excellence. They are not willing to settle for the “it’s good enough’ mentality. Perfection is the goal they are aiming for. Not that anyone has ever achieved perfection but when you aim for the moon and miss well at least you still land amongst the stars. But when you are aiming for anything that might get off the ground I doubt seriously if you will every soar with the eagles.


God’s word tells us to set our affections on things above and not on things of this world. It would appear that we need to spend more time looking up and not looking down or even around for that matter. When we set Heaven as our goal and the highest heights as our destination then Good enough is well not good enough.


I have heard the phrase ‘too heavenly minded to be any earthly good’ bantered around as I was growing up and it made this verse of scripture into a mockery. It seemed like those who thought about Heaven were well not good for anything so in contrast I guess those who only thought about things of this world had it together?  


I have found the reverse to be true. The only way to be progressive and useful in this world is to be focused on things that are everlasting and not temporal.


By setting lofty goals and not settling for what is merely, acceptable. Aiming for an audience of one and trying to please Him who started it all would be a far nobler pursuit. Can you image God saying good enough?


Therefore to be a progressive one would have to put God first and be focused on moving upward towards a more lofty goal then what this world has to offer.


So it may be good enough but is it God enough?

Let Freedom Ring

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LibertybellProclaim LIBERTY throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants thereof Lev. XXV X

Let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania! Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado! Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California! But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia! Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee! Let freedom ring from every hill and every molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring. And when this happens, when we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, “Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”

– Martin Luther King Jr., excerpt from his “I Have A Dream” speech

Tradition tells of a chime that changed the world on July 8, 1776, with the Liberty Bell ringing out from the tower of Independence Hall summoning the citizens of Philadelphia to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Nixon.

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My Country The Way It Should Be!

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DIVIDED OR UNITED?
By Janet Perez Eckles

FlagWhile colorful fireworks burst through the dark skies, and red, white and blue flags flap in the wind, a sense of pride swells up in me. Not an arrogant pride, but one of gratitude and appreciation. Let me tell you why.

As I sit at my computer tapping on my keyboard, comfortable in my home’s air-conditioning and other luxuries, my mind goes back to my native country of Bolivia. I go back to my birthplace, where daily protests block streets and put an abrupt halt to business. Homes where electricity, water and gas are often available for only hours at a time and are sometimes turned off completely without notice.

Schools with empty classrooms abound-teachers are marching through streets demanding a raise in pay from their monthly salary equivalent to $150. Remote areas exist where indoor plumbing and electricity are unknown, with no hope of ever enjoying these amenities that we take for granted. A government that fosters corruption and selfish ambition keeps the country stagnant. A land where a “give-me” mentality prevails over diligence and commitment.

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