Expanding My World

Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' Matthew 25:34-40

In My Weakness

Psalm 57:1-3

1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
till the storms of destruction pass by.
2 I cry out to God Most High,
to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
3 He will send from heaven and save me;
he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah
God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

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Now playing: Rich Mullins - Bound to Come Some Trouble
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Refocus

Life has been a little crazy lately. More than I care to go into now, but it explains why I haven't been blogging. Today I came across this post on one of the blogs I read regularly. I posted the same video below in case you don't want to click out. I share it because it seems that often times when my needs seem the greatest to me, that they are best lifted by looking on the needs of others. It is not that my worries and concerns are unimportant, but when I view a video like the one below it readjusts my view. The concerns of my yesterdays, today and tomorrows cannot change my standing with my Savior for my salvation rests securely in Him. Nothing that happens to me here can change that. When I compare that to these thousands who have never heard it helps to put into perspective my worries in the present moment and their souls in the light of eternity. Would you pray with me that the Gospel would be proclaimed through this ministry?




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Now playing: Chris Rice - Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) [#]
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Ashes to Beauty

This song is incredible! I've been listening to it over and over again for a few months and then I actually thought, "Hey, I wonder if I can find it on Youtube." Here it is.
For those of you who pick up my feed off of facebook, you may need to got to my blog to see the video.

Perspective

The following quote is from a letter written by Nate Saint just 21 days before he was martyred by the Waodani (Auca) Indians in Ecuador on January 8, 1956. It was written just prior to Christmas as an open letter to his friends.

"As we have a high old time this Christmas, may we who know Christ hear the cry of the damned as they hurtle headlong into the Christless night without ever a chance."


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Now playing: Caedmon's Call - Be Merciful to Me
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Request Update

Just wanted to thank you for your prayers. Kim's surgery went well. We got her home around 5:00 last night. She is doing all right with her pain though just getting comfortable seems a struggle at times. Thanks again for your prayers. They are greatly appreciated.

Video

This is really, really well done!



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Now playing: Caedmon's Call - Before There Was Time [Live]
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