Tribute, Honor, Respect to those who gave their lives for Freedom!
Freedom is not free!
USA!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Memorial Day
Tribute, Honor, Respect to those who gave their lives for Freedom!
Freedom is not free!
USA!
Romans 5:8
"8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." -Romans 5:8
Sunday, May 30, 2010
The Real Jesus of Nazareth
One of my favorite movies of all time was Franco Zeffirelli's "Jesus of Nazareth." The 1977 film with Robert Powell as Jesus. What I liked about this movie was that it was so real to me the first time I saw it. I was a kid about 12 years old when it first was on tv in the USA. This movie was so good. Everything in it from the actors to the costumes and all of the props, scenery and so forth was really terrific. I was caught up into the movie. As a child watching this film for the first time it really impacted me in a positive way. I've seen the movie dozens of times now since then.
The actors were so good. It wasn't just Robert Powell, but all of them. Olivia Hussey as Mary the mother of Jesus; Ernest Borgnine as the Roman Centurion; James Farentino as Peter; Laurence Olivier as Nicodemus; and so on.
I think this was the best "Jesus" film of all time. Each scene was directed to perfection. A lot of time and money was put into this movie. And they did an incredible job.
Now, I said all this so you will know what I really think of the movie and to say this: In all of Robert Powells great efforts in portraying Jesus, If you put him next to the real Jesus, he (Robert Powell) would look like a weak nothing!
It must be impossible for any actor to truly portray Jesus, because Jesus is so full of power! ...He is so full of the Holy Spirit! ...He is so full of Love, ...that He would draw all people to Himself.
People everywhere would be so attracted to His love if they saw Him. If He played himself in a movie everyone would go see it. All of our attention would be focused on Him and His love for us. It would be ...like heaven!
And thats part of what heaven will be like. We, ...those who believe, will one day get to see Jesus! We will see His face. And we will get to see what it will be like to be with Him, everywhere He goes and whatever He does. We will be there!
The actors were so good. It wasn't just Robert Powell, but all of them. Olivia Hussey as Mary the mother of Jesus; Ernest Borgnine as the Roman Centurion; James Farentino as Peter; Laurence Olivier as Nicodemus; and so on.
I think this was the best "Jesus" film of all time. Each scene was directed to perfection. A lot of time and money was put into this movie. And they did an incredible job.
Now, I said all this so you will know what I really think of the movie and to say this: In all of Robert Powells great efforts in portraying Jesus, If you put him next to the real Jesus, he (Robert Powell) would look like a weak nothing!
It must be impossible for any actor to truly portray Jesus, because Jesus is so full of power! ...He is so full of the Holy Spirit! ...He is so full of Love, ...that He would draw all people to Himself.
People everywhere would be so attracted to His love if they saw Him. If He played himself in a movie everyone would go see it. All of our attention would be focused on Him and His love for us. It would be ...like heaven!
And thats part of what heaven will be like. We, ...those who believe, will one day get to see Jesus! We will see His face. And we will get to see what it will be like to be with Him, everywhere He goes and whatever He does. We will be there!
Mark 12:29-31
"29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these." -Mark 12:29-31
30And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these." -Mark 12:29-31
Saturday, May 29, 2010
New addition to WordofTruth blog
Today, I just added the FEEDJIT Live Traffic Map to my blog! This should make for an interesting widget. I have been wondering who was stopping by thinking not many were. Once I added this feature immediately I noticed I got a visitor from across the world. Without this widget, I would never know that person visited my site. If you don't have this widget on your blog, I suggest you get it. It truly is "eyes and ears" for you, seeing visitors you wouldn't normally notice. For me, after having my blog for only 1 week, it is an encouragement. Now I know I'm actually getting traffic I didn't know about.
Seeking God
How do we really seek God? You know usually I find myself seeking His hand or his handouts! But what does it take to seek His face? After 22 years of being a Christian I find that I don't always seek His face.
Seeking the face of God is to seek a closer walk with Him to develop that relationship with him that was started when we accepted him as savior.
He is our provider. He is our Father. He is our everything. So it is easy to just mumble off prayers about our needs without actually taking the time to wait on him. To get to know him more personally.
The scripture says, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." -Matthew 6:33
So this is what is required. We have to make the conscience choice to set aside time to do this. You can set aside an hour a day for instance, and/or one day a week devoted to seeking Him. Turn off the tv, the internet, the cell phone, etc... This is hard for those of us who have addictions to those things. So it may be necessary for us to re-prioritize our life. Addictions are a form of idol worship anyway. So break those habits, and wait on God instead. It may be necessary to conduct a fast in order to jump start this process.
When we begin to seek Him, we can anoint ourself with oil, and ask him to cover us in the blood of Jesus. Then invite His Holy Spirit to fill us and guide us in our prayer time. Put on some worship music and begin to praise and worship Him. (this does not mean contemporary "Christian" rock.) Make sure to repent of everything that may have displeased Him. Make sure to forgive everyone who hurt you. You can even take communion.
All of these things will deepen your walk with God. By doing these things you are actively making room in your life for the one who went to the cross on your behalf. This is one way you can love Him back and show Him that you truly appreciate what He has done for you.
Seeking the face of God is to seek a closer walk with Him to develop that relationship with him that was started when we accepted him as savior.
He is our provider. He is our Father. He is our everything. So it is easy to just mumble off prayers about our needs without actually taking the time to wait on him. To get to know him more personally.
The scripture says, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." -Matthew 6:33
So this is what is required. We have to make the conscience choice to set aside time to do this. You can set aside an hour a day for instance, and/or one day a week devoted to seeking Him. Turn off the tv, the internet, the cell phone, etc... This is hard for those of us who have addictions to those things. So it may be necessary for us to re-prioritize our life. Addictions are a form of idol worship anyway. So break those habits, and wait on God instead. It may be necessary to conduct a fast in order to jump start this process.
When we begin to seek Him, we can anoint ourself with oil, and ask him to cover us in the blood of Jesus. Then invite His Holy Spirit to fill us and guide us in our prayer time. Put on some worship music and begin to praise and worship Him. (this does not mean contemporary "Christian" rock.) Make sure to repent of everything that may have displeased Him. Make sure to forgive everyone who hurt you. You can even take communion.
All of these things will deepen your walk with God. By doing these things you are actively making room in your life for the one who went to the cross on your behalf. This is one way you can love Him back and show Him that you truly appreciate what He has done for you.
Hebrews 11:1
"1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." -Hebrews 11:1
Friday, May 28, 2010
Bible Tip
The Holy Bible is the Word of God.
This means that the men who penned the words of the scriptures were holy men of God inspired and controlled by God in what they wrote. God supernaturally preserved their writings over the ages and allowed them to be assembled into what we now know to be the bible.
The Word of God is not just a book with pages and ink.
"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." -John 6:63
"1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" -John 1:1
"14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." -John 1:14
The Bible is true.
This means that the men who penned the words of the scriptures were holy men of God inspired and controlled by God in what they wrote. God supernaturally preserved their writings over the ages and allowed them to be assembled into what we now know to be the bible.
The Word of God is not just a book with pages and ink.
"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." -John 6:63
"1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" -John 1:1
"14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." -John 1:14
The Bible is true.
Welcome to my newest blog followers!!
I would like to welcome my newest two followers to my blog who joined recently! PJ from PJ's Prayer line http://pjsprayerline.blogspot.com/, and Sherida Kuffour of Coconut and Cream http://coconutandcream.blogspot.com/. I have seen both of your blogs and I think they look absolutely fantastic! PJ's blog is packed full of content. You could spend all day in there! And Sherida's has really nice photography. The site is professionally and artistically done. It looks real nice. I will be coming back to both of your blogs a lot. Thank you both for following my blog. Sherida, I have a scripture for your two atheist classmates you wrote about in your "Stop forcing your religion unto me" blog article. Here it is: "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good." -Psalm 53:1 (Psalm 14:1 says the same thing.)
Thanks again to the both of you! I sense that God is using both of you in a very special and big way!
Thanks again to the both of you! I sense that God is using both of you in a very special and big way!
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