I played a game of basketball with the High School kids today and I saw a fat man run! Oh wait that was me bummer! I didn't realize how outta shape I was, and then you add a little age to the equation and it's a recipe for disaster and this is wait you get.
I was thinking I was gonna play and be all awesome cause I do have a little skill, but I only made one basket and then one of the girls was complaining about how someone stank, which of course with sweat pouring off me was me. So I stepped out so much for being awesome. Reality is a hard pill to swallow, now while I do intend to lose a little weight cause the Bible says that our body is a temple. But it also says
" For
bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all
things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to
come" 1 Timothy 4:8.
So that means even if I get all buffed out and then don't strive for Godliness one day I'll die a buff old man without God which would SUCK!!! So I'm encouraging you along with myself to...
"be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might" Ephesians 6:10.
Let's be spiritually strong and draw closer to Him until we meet Him on the day He calls us home!
God bless you!
Yohn
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
A good outlet
The social stuff was taking a lot of my time recently I was on FB, Twitter, Tumblr, and I had this blog so I deleted everything. But what's cool is I was able to retore this blog. I have missed it and I've found it in the past to be a good outlet for my thoughts even if only a few read this. May God bless you as you draw close to Him
Happy blogging everyone!
Yohn
Happy blogging everyone!
Yohn
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
2 Samuel 22
2 Samuel 22
I have the privilege and the honor of reading God’s Word to my
children every morning, we are going through 2 Samuel right now and I
read this whole chapter to them this morning. It blessed me so I thought
I’d bless you, read it over slowly and let the song of King David sink
deep into you, I’m going to memorize this whole chapter
2 Samuel 22
New Century Version (NCV)
David’s Song of Praise 22 David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord saved him from Saul and all his other enemies. 2 He said:
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress, my Savior.
3 My God is my rock.
I can run to him for safety.
He is my shield and my saving strength,
my defender and my place of safety.
The Lord saves me from those who want to harm me.
4 I will call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and I will be saved from my enemies.
5 “The waves of death came around me;
the deadly rivers overwhelmed me.
6 The ropes of death wrapped around me.
The traps of death were before me.
7 In my trouble I called to the Lord;
I cried out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my call for help reached his ears.
8 “The earth trembled and shook.
The foundations of heaven began to shake.
They trembled because the Lord was angry.
9 Smoke came out of his nose,
and burning fire came out of his mouth.
Burning coals went before him.
10 He tore open the sky and came down
with dark clouds under his feet.
11 He rode a creature with wings and flew.
He raced on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness his shelter,
surrounded by fog and clouds.
13 Out of the brightness of his presence
came flashes of lightning.
14 The Lord thundered from heaven;
the Most High raised his voice.
15 He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies.
His bolts of lightning confused them with fear.
16 The Lord spoke strongly.
The wind blew from his nose.
Then the valleys of the sea appeared,
and the foundations of the earth were seen.
17 “The Lord reached down from above and took me;
he pulled me from the deep water.
18 He saved me from my powerful enemies,
from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.
19 They attacked me at my time of trouble,
but the Lord supported me.
20 He took me to a safe place.
Because he delights in me, he saved me.
21 “The Lord spared me because I did what was right.
Because I have not done evil, he has rewarded me.
22 I have followed the ways of the Lord;
I have not done evil by turning from my God.
23 I remember all his laws
and have not broken his rules.
24 I am innocent before him;
I have kept myself from doing evil.
25 The Lord rewarded me because I did what was right,
because I did what the Lord said was right.
26 “Lord, you are loyal to those who are loyal,
and you are good to those who are good.
27 You are pure to those who are pure,
but you are against those who are evil.
28 You save the humble,
but you bring down those who are proud.
29 Lord, you give light to my lamp.
The Lord brightens the darkness around me.
30 With your help I can attack an army.
With God’s help I can jump over a wall.
31 “The ways of God are without fault;
the Lord’s words are pure.
He is a shield to those who trust him.
32 Who is God? Only the Lord.
Who is the Rock? Only our God.
33 God is my protection.
He makes my way free from fault.
34 He makes me like a deer that does not stumble;
he helps me stand on the steep mountains.
35 He trains my hands for battle
so my arms can bend a bronze bow.
36 You protect me with your saving shield.
You have stooped to make me great.
37 You give me a better way to live,
so I live as you want me to.
38 I chased my enemies and destroyed them.
I did not quit till they were destroyed.
39 I destroyed and crushed them
so they couldn’t rise up again.
They fell beneath my feet.
40 You gave me strength in battle.
You made my enemies bow before me.
41 You made my enemies turn back,
and I destroyed those who hated me.
42 They called for help,
but no one came to save them.
They called to the Lord,
but he did not answer them.
43 I beat my enemies into pieces,
like dust on the ground.
I poured them out and walked on them
like mud in the streets.
44 “You saved me when my people attacked me.
You kept me as the leader of nations.
People I never knew serve me.
45 Foreigners obey me.
As soon as they hear me, they obey me.
46 They all become afraid
and tremble in their hiding places.
47 “The Lord lives!
May my Rock be praised!
Praise God, the Rock, who saves me!
48 God gives me victory over my enemies
and brings people under my rule.
49 He frees me from my enemies.
“You set me over those who hate me.
You saved me from violent people.
50 So I will praise you, Lord, among the nations.
I will sing praises to your name.
51 The Lord gives great victories to his king.
He is loyal to his appointed king,
to David and his descendants forever.”
David’s Song of Praise 22 David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord saved him from Saul and all his other enemies. 2 He said:
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress, my Savior.
3 My God is my rock.
I can run to him for safety.
He is my shield and my saving strength,
my defender and my place of safety.
The Lord saves me from those who want to harm me.
4 I will call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and I will be saved from my enemies.
5 “The waves of death came around me;
the deadly rivers overwhelmed me.
6 The ropes of death wrapped around me.
The traps of death were before me.
7 In my trouble I called to the Lord;
I cried out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my call for help reached his ears.
8 “The earth trembled and shook.
The foundations of heaven began to shake.
They trembled because the Lord was angry.
9 Smoke came out of his nose,
and burning fire came out of his mouth.
Burning coals went before him.
10 He tore open the sky and came down
with dark clouds under his feet.
11 He rode a creature with wings and flew.
He raced on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness his shelter,
surrounded by fog and clouds.
13 Out of the brightness of his presence
came flashes of lightning.
14 The Lord thundered from heaven;
the Most High raised his voice.
15 He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies.
His bolts of lightning confused them with fear.
16 The Lord spoke strongly.
The wind blew from his nose.
Then the valleys of the sea appeared,
and the foundations of the earth were seen.
17 “The Lord reached down from above and took me;
he pulled me from the deep water.
18 He saved me from my powerful enemies,
from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.
19 They attacked me at my time of trouble,
but the Lord supported me.
20 He took me to a safe place.
Because he delights in me, he saved me.
21 “The Lord spared me because I did what was right.
Because I have not done evil, he has rewarded me.
22 I have followed the ways of the Lord;
I have not done evil by turning from my God.
23 I remember all his laws
and have not broken his rules.
24 I am innocent before him;
I have kept myself from doing evil.
25 The Lord rewarded me because I did what was right,
because I did what the Lord said was right.
26 “Lord, you are loyal to those who are loyal,
and you are good to those who are good.
27 You are pure to those who are pure,
but you are against those who are evil.
28 You save the humble,
but you bring down those who are proud.
29 Lord, you give light to my lamp.
The Lord brightens the darkness around me.
30 With your help I can attack an army.
With God’s help I can jump over a wall.
31 “The ways of God are without fault;
the Lord’s words are pure.
He is a shield to those who trust him.
32 Who is God? Only the Lord.
Who is the Rock? Only our God.
33 God is my protection.
He makes my way free from fault.
34 He makes me like a deer that does not stumble;
he helps me stand on the steep mountains.
35 He trains my hands for battle
so my arms can bend a bronze bow.
36 You protect me with your saving shield.
You have stooped to make me great.
37 You give me a better way to live,
so I live as you want me to.
38 I chased my enemies and destroyed them.
I did not quit till they were destroyed.
39 I destroyed and crushed them
so they couldn’t rise up again.
They fell beneath my feet.
40 You gave me strength in battle.
You made my enemies bow before me.
41 You made my enemies turn back,
and I destroyed those who hated me.
42 They called for help,
but no one came to save them.
They called to the Lord,
but he did not answer them.
43 I beat my enemies into pieces,
like dust on the ground.
I poured them out and walked on them
like mud in the streets.
44 “You saved me when my people attacked me.
You kept me as the leader of nations.
People I never knew serve me.
45 Foreigners obey me.
As soon as they hear me, they obey me.
46 They all become afraid
and tremble in their hiding places.
47 “The Lord lives!
May my Rock be praised!
Praise God, the Rock, who saves me!
48 God gives me victory over my enemies
and brings people under my rule.
49 He frees me from my enemies.
“You set me over those who hate me.
You saved me from violent people.
50 So I will praise you, Lord, among the nations.
I will sing praises to your name.
51 The Lord gives great victories to his king.
He is loyal to his appointed king,
to David and his descendants forever.”
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The worst part about hell
What is the worst part about hell? Well according to the Bible there is never ending pain, never ending fire, and worms that eat your flesh. So your answer is probably like the one I’ve had for years until recently which is pain never ending pain. While pain is really bad I don’t believe it’s the worst part anymore because in this world we experience pain on all levels and learn to deal with it. For example I’ve had a bad back for 10 years some days I’m fine and dandy and other days I can barely walk. While pain is bad I don’t believe it’s the worst part the worst part is GOD IS NOT THERE! We have never been in a world without God the Bible says that all creation declares the glory of God Psalm 19:1. Can you imagine never hearing the birds chirp, never seeing the mountains, never feeling love or any other gift that is from God? But there is hope for us He’s called JESUS when we accept Him as our Lord and savior we can share all of eternity in Heaven with Him. If you don’t know Jesus I encourage you to reach out to Him today He’s only a prayer away!
Also I'm finding Tumblr to be easier and I like it better so if you want you can check out my other blog http://beardedshepherd76.tumblr.com/
God bless
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Men, Let’s Worship Like Real Men
http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2012/10/men-lets-worship-like-real-men.html
Men this is great stuff, check it out!
Yohn
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