Even so, Come, Prince of Peace

They will beat their sword into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
ISAIAH 2:4

Here is a true story I was not born in this year. So it is indeed a good new! The morning of December 7, 1941 began as any other morning did in the mountain village of Baguio city. Locals made their way to the old market where vendors sold chickens, rice, vegetables, and various handcraft made by the ifugaos then a few minutes after 7 Am, the sound of Japanese planes were heard as they flew in low over the village. Their engines droned as bombs fell from the planes at the entrance to the American air base. Only a few moments after that in a strike that was supposed to be simultaneous, Japanese planes also bombed Pearl Harbor, and the war in the pacific had begun.
  Lately I've been pondering what took place on December 7, 1941in relationship to our world today and what is happening in the 21st century. While everything has changed. It seem to me that nothing has really changed. Wars continue. We have merely raised the stakes in conflict.
   With every conflict there are peace activist s crying for the cessation of conflict something my heart yearn for, yet I am soberly reminded that Jesus said, "You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, buy see to it that you not alarmed.
Such things must happen, but the end is still to come" (Matthew 24:6). The escalation of the conflict carries us towards that eventful day when God shall degree, "Enough! " and send His Son who will come as Prince of Peace and establish His Kingdom. My hope for Peace lies in Him who said, "Peace I  leave with you; my peace I give you (John 14:27).
    Take heart in the great prophecy of  Isaiah who said, " For us a child is born..  And he will be called. . .Prince of Peace " (Isaiah 9:6).

Inboxed Character

For the Lord is righteous, and he lives justice. Those who do what is right will see his face.
Psalm 11:7

Jesus was no weak a knee Sissy with lace in his handkerchief. Remember that he grew up working in a carpentry's shop. His hands were strong, his bicep, well develop. He was an outdoor type of person. No mamma's boy" would pick up a cudgel (probably a whip used to drive livestock ) and run the money changers out of the temple. Jesus was manly, yet He was totally at ease with women who were considered inferior in the day.Ad a man of quality, Jesus was never intimidated or threatened by women of quality.
  He spoke the plain, unvarnished truth. Never did He play the grandstand or hold a moist finger to the wind of public opinion, as politicians the world over are apt to do before they take position on a moral issue.
  It is interesting to note that the enemies of Jesus were the ones who bore the strongest and most explicit testimony to His character. The Pharisees constantly sought to discredit Jesus. " They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians," says Matthew. "Teachers, they said we know you are a man of integrity and a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accord with the truth. You aren't swayed by men, be cause you pay no attention to who they are"' (Matthew 32:16).
   When the North captured General William Dean, he was permitted to write one letter home. He wrote to his son  whom he said, " Bill, remember integrity is the most important thing of all. Let it always be your aim."
   Strive to let His character be reflected by your life. The world will see the difference.

This Temple called Heaven

For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own.
JOHN 6:38

"HAS THIS WORLD been so kind to you," asked C.S. Lewis, "that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind."' What he said holds true if you are God's child. Life as you know it will never be easy oro trouble-free. The problems you are facing, however, will someday dissipate in heaven's glory. But for those who do not know God, the best they will ever have is life now.
    Some 3,500 years. ago, Moses described a human life span as 70 to 80 year long. In spite of scientific advances, our life expectancy hasn't changed much. " You're not going to get out if this alive, " someone said. It's true, but then what? Then there's the hope of heaven.
   The Bible speaks of heaven more 400 times. Jesus said candidly that He had come from heaven and was to return there when His work as done on earth (John 14:1-6). He spoke of heaven from the vantage point if an insider who knew what was there and what it was like. Jesus Christ told His followers what to expect and how to get there.
    So what is heaven like? And in the face if our many trials and difficulty here on earth, what does heaven promise?
The apostle Paul writes, "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us" (Romans 8:18). To the Corinthians he wrote,
"For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen us temporary, but what is unseen is eternal" (2Corinthians 4:17-18).

I'LL HELP YOU WALK THE PATH

Enter through the narrow gate
The gate is wide and the road is wide that leads to hell, and many people enter through that gate. But the gate is small and the road is narrow that leads to true life. Only a few people find that road.
MATTHEW 7: 13-14

Every day you're faced with tough decision and hard choices. "I have been driven to my knees many times. If you're living for Me, it will sometimes feel like you're walking down a narrow road, trying not to slip off and fall unto a ditch.
Sometimes you look around and see most people cruising along a huge eight-lane super-highway with lots of room to maneuver. The big, broad super-hiway of life may look easy, but in the end, it drivers will find it doesn't" lead to Me.
How do you stay in the narrow road? Get to know Me. Read My Word. Let Me lead you and show you the way. Let Me give you the strength and the balance you need to make the right choices you can do it.

Where Sinners Go

God demonstrates His love toward us, in that while we were still sinner, Christ died for us
Roman 5:8
Read Genesis 20-22 in chapter and Matthew 6: 18-34
My friend was having a conversation with a man who didn't have good to say about Christian faith. My friend knew that if he were too sound "religious," he would jeopardize any chance to witness. So,  in the middle in there discussion, he said " Hey Bob do you know were the sinner go?" "That's easy," he replied, you're going to tell me they go to hell," "No," my friend responded. "They go to church," Bob was speechless, That's wasn't  what he  expected. He wasn't not ready to hear from a Christian who realized he was not perfect. My friend had a chance to share
That Christian understand their sinfulness and their need for continual spiritual restoration. He was able to explain grace the unmerited favor we have with God despite our sinfulness (Roman 5: 8-9);( Eph. 2:8-9).
  Perhaps we don't give those outside the church a clear picture of what's happening inside. They may not understand that we're there to praise our savoir for providing "redemption through His blood, the forgiveness if sins" (Col.114). Yes sinner go to church. And sinners forgiven ones GI to heaven because of God grace.

WATCH JESUS

But my eyes are fixed on you, a sovereign Lord ; in you I take refuge.
Psalm 141:8

How many of your friends quote the characters they see on television every day? Did you know that your mind stores away the things you hear  or see? So if you watch people cursing blowing up building, and shooting people, you've stored it all away in your mind. Whether you realized it or not, what you watch affects your behavior and attitudes in subtle ways.
  But this truth can work for good, too. If you keep your eyes on Me. I mean your heavenly Father.. I'm not on television, so how can you watch Me? You can read about Jesus in the Bible. Everything Jesus did was a reflection of Me. Read the book called John. It tells about the miracles Jesus did.
  As you watch Jesus, you'll start acting more like Him. You'll catch His style. Then I can use you to do some of the things that He did. Desire to motivate your self read His Word His invitation is Worth reading!

"A GENEROUS HEART"

Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small copper coins. . . .(Jesus) remarked, "poor widow has given more than all. . . (the rich) combined. For they have given a little of what they didn't need, but she . . . has given everything she has."
Luke 21: 2-4 TLB

You are called to be intentional about your faith. You must be determined to experience the fullness of God in every area of as a believers and never to settle for a shallow, lackadaisical relationship with Almighty God. God will bless you according to how you responded to his invitation. If He finds in you a generous heart that willingly and freely gives what it has to others, then God responds toward you in like manner.
  Rich people who try My approval by throwing money at Me don't impress Me one bit. If a millionaire only gives Me a  hundred dollars, it doesn't excite Me much. That's  like pocket change to the rich. But if a really poor person gives Me. Ten  bucks. I love  their gift, because I know how much they sanctified too give.
  Let Me share a secret with you. If you want to know what"s really important to most people, take a look at how they spend  their time and money. The most important thing to Me is not the amount of gift, but the generous spirit behind the gift and the wholeheartedly cheerful way it's given. I want your whole heart.