Do you have a guilt ridden conscience? I have had one and there is only one way to get rid of it and that is to recognize what its all about and confess it to God or to the person you have wronged first and then to God. Guilt can destroy us so let's see what God says about it.
Hebrews 10:22 "Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience (guilt), and our bodies washed with pure waters."
1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Guilt makes us old in a hurry if we hang on to it. So let's free ourselves from this horrible load that tends to destroy by making a clean slate with those we have hurt and with God who loves to forgive. Grandma Joan
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Monday, August 3, 2015
Promises for Love.
Doesn't it seem to you like love is scarce these days? I'm speaking of real love for God and for each other. I'm not sure that we understand what real love is, there is so much fake and phony love out there. I want to share something from the Bible with you that describes what real love is. Then I have an invitation to extend to you, listen closely or I should say read closely and take every word in.
1 Corinthians 13: (the word charity in these verses mean love so I will replace the word charity with love as I print it.) Verse 4 - 8. "Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, enudreth all things, LOVE NEVER FAILS."
1 John 4:19 "We love Him because He first loved us." NKJV
I know that this is a hard saying if we try to do this on our own, it is impossible. But with God's help we can, over time be filled with His love and these things will come into our lives in a quiet manner and before you know it you will be practicing this kind of love. My invitation to you is, Ask God to come in and change your heart to a heart of love to match His love. Can you do that? Grandma Joan
1 Corinthians 13: (the word charity in these verses mean love so I will replace the word charity with love as I print it.) Verse 4 - 8. "Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, enudreth all things, LOVE NEVER FAILS."
1 John 4:19 "We love Him because He first loved us." NKJV
I know that this is a hard saying if we try to do this on our own, it is impossible. But with God's help we can, over time be filled with His love and these things will come into our lives in a quiet manner and before you know it you will be practicing this kind of love. My invitation to you is, Ask God to come in and change your heart to a heart of love to match His love. Can you do that? Grandma Joan
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Promise for Peace
So many hearts today are in a turmoil, we need peace in our hearts and peace of mind. We all need peace, I'm sure. I know I do and I doubt that there is anyone that doesn't need at least a little bit of peace, so for those of you who need peace, here are three great promises:
Isaiah 26:3 "You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you because he trusts in you." NKJV
Psalm 29:11 "The Lord will give strength to His people, The Lord will bless His people with peace." NKJV
1 Corinthians 14:33 "For God is not the author of confusion but of peace." NKJV
He can say, 'Peace be still' to your heart and mind if you will just ask Him too. It is a great feeling to rest your life in His care, it brings abundance of peace, real peace. I pray that you have that peace today. Grandma Joan
Isaiah 26:3 "You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you because he trusts in you." NKJV
Psalm 29:11 "The Lord will give strength to His people, The Lord will bless His people with peace." NKJV
1 Corinthians 14:33 "For God is not the author of confusion but of peace." NKJV
He can say, 'Peace be still' to your heart and mind if you will just ask Him too. It is a great feeling to rest your life in His care, it brings abundance of peace, real peace. I pray that you have that peace today. Grandma Joan
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Back to posting again.
Feeling much, much better now. Had a couple of blood transfusions that brought me out of the slump and this past week have felt better than I have for six years. So I hope to get my readers back again but am not going to try to do anything outlandish, just thought that I would give a thought for the day to help each of you on your Christian journey. I love Bible promises for different areas of our lives so that's what I am going to do. Hope you all enjoy the journey with me. Love you, Grandma Joan
Todays promise is for the Aging, just what I need and maybe some of you then we will go on to something you need for the day. I feel the need to know that God takes care of us in our old age. I have a little experience to share on that subject. We were visiting friends in Oregon and I noticed blood in my stool right after we got there and so for two weeks I was bleeding internally and my insurance doesn't cover out of state, so had to wait till I got home and I went to bed that night and I was impressed to get up and tell my son to get me to the hospital ER or I wouldn't be here in the morning. I knew then that I was in serious condition, so to the ER I went and they had to give me two units of blood my count was so low. I am so glad I listened to that little voice in my heart that said 'go to the ER'. Now for my text:
Isaiah 46:4 "Even to your old age, I am He, and even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you."
Isn't that a great promise, I love it. May you be blessed by it too. Grandma Joan
Todays promise is for the Aging, just what I need and maybe some of you then we will go on to something you need for the day. I feel the need to know that God takes care of us in our old age. I have a little experience to share on that subject. We were visiting friends in Oregon and I noticed blood in my stool right after we got there and so for two weeks I was bleeding internally and my insurance doesn't cover out of state, so had to wait till I got home and I went to bed that night and I was impressed to get up and tell my son to get me to the hospital ER or I wouldn't be here in the morning. I knew then that I was in serious condition, so to the ER I went and they had to give me two units of blood my count was so low. I am so glad I listened to that little voice in my heart that said 'go to the ER'. Now for my text:
Isaiah 46:4 "Even to your old age, I am He, and even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you."
Isn't that a great promise, I love it. May you be blessed by it too. Grandma Joan
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Farewell Blogger Friends!
It's time for me to say 'goodbye' to my many blogger friends. My health is failing little by little and because I have osteoporosis Ive broken a vertebrae and a rib in the last two weeks and it is almost impossible for me to type to keep up with the blog. I would like to encourage you to get a copy of The Desire of Ages by clicking on the Amazing Facts icon and reading the whole book. I have given you a taste of the contents which I think is the best book on the life of Christ. I hope my blogs have been a big help to someone over the past year plus. May God bless each of my readers and I pray that you will continue to walk the Christian pathway and someday meet together in heaven. God Bless You. Grandma Joan
Friday, April 3, 2015
Our High Calling
All who are consecrated to God will be channels of light. God makes them His agents to communicate to others the riches of His grace. His promise is, "I will make them and the places round about My hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing." Ezekiel 34:26.
Philip said to Nathanael, "Come and see" He did not ask him to accept another's testimony, but to behold Christ for himself. Now that Jesus has ascended to heaven, His disciples are His representatives among men, and one of the most effective ways of winning souls to Him is in exemplifying His character in our daily life. Our influence upon others depends not so much upon what we say, as upon what we are. Men may combat and defy our logic, they may resist our appeals; but a life of disinterested love is an argument they cannot gainsay. A consistent life, characterized by the meekness of Christ, is a power in the world.
The teaching of Christ was the expression of an inwrought conviction and experience, and those who learn of Him become teachers after the divine order. The word of God, spoken by one who is himself sanctified through it , has a life-giving power that makes it attractive to the hearers, and convicts them that it is a living reality. When one has received the truth in the love of it, he will make this manifest in the persuasion of his manner and the tones of his voice. He makes known that which he himself has heard, seen, and handled of the word of life, that others may have fellowship with him through the knowledge of Christ. His testimony, from lips touched with a live coal from off the altar, is truth to the receptive heart, and works sanctification upon the character.
The angels of God are ever passing from earth to heaven, and from heaven to earth. The miracles of Christ for the afflicted and suffering were wrought by the power of God through the ministration of the angels. And it is through Christ, by the ministration of his heavenly messengers, that every blessing comes from God to us. In taking up fallen sons and daughters of Adam, while through His divinity He grasps the throne of God. And thus Christ is the medium of communication of men with God, and of God with men.
(It is a wonderful thing that we have a mediator between us and God the Father. He is our lawyer, so to speak who stands in our place before the Father to intercede in our behalf. We always have this very important intercession going on in our behalf. We must commit our lives over to Christ and He will take care of us as long as we stay connected. If we become disconnected He will do everything in His power to bring us back into connection again. Let's stay connected, what do you say? Grandma Joan.)
These thoughts were taken from the book the Desire of Ages chapter 14.
Philip said to Nathanael, "Come and see" He did not ask him to accept another's testimony, but to behold Christ for himself. Now that Jesus has ascended to heaven, His disciples are His representatives among men, and one of the most effective ways of winning souls to Him is in exemplifying His character in our daily life. Our influence upon others depends not so much upon what we say, as upon what we are. Men may combat and defy our logic, they may resist our appeals; but a life of disinterested love is an argument they cannot gainsay. A consistent life, characterized by the meekness of Christ, is a power in the world.
The teaching of Christ was the expression of an inwrought conviction and experience, and those who learn of Him become teachers after the divine order. The word of God, spoken by one who is himself sanctified through it , has a life-giving power that makes it attractive to the hearers, and convicts them that it is a living reality. When one has received the truth in the love of it, he will make this manifest in the persuasion of his manner and the tones of his voice. He makes known that which he himself has heard, seen, and handled of the word of life, that others may have fellowship with him through the knowledge of Christ. His testimony, from lips touched with a live coal from off the altar, is truth to the receptive heart, and works sanctification upon the character.
The angels of God are ever passing from earth to heaven, and from heaven to earth. The miracles of Christ for the afflicted and suffering were wrought by the power of God through the ministration of the angels. And it is through Christ, by the ministration of his heavenly messengers, that every blessing comes from God to us. In taking up fallen sons and daughters of Adam, while through His divinity He grasps the throne of God. And thus Christ is the medium of communication of men with God, and of God with men.
(It is a wonderful thing that we have a mediator between us and God the Father. He is our lawyer, so to speak who stands in our place before the Father to intercede in our behalf. We always have this very important intercession going on in our behalf. We must commit our lives over to Christ and He will take care of us as long as we stay connected. If we become disconnected He will do everything in His power to bring us back into connection again. Let's stay connected, what do you say? Grandma Joan.)
These thoughts were taken from the book the Desire of Ages chapter 14.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Come And See
(We read yesterday that Andrew and John were Jesus first disciples so today we are going to find out who else Jesus called.)
Andrew sought to impart the joy that filled his heart. Going in search of his brother Simon, he cried, "we have found the Messias." Simon waited for no second bidding. He also had heard the preaching of John the Baptist, and he hastened to the Savior. The eye of Christ rest upon him, reading his character and his life history. His impulsive nature, his loving, sympathetic heart, his ambition and self-confidence, the history of his fall, his repentance, his labors,and his martyr death,--the Savior read it all, and He said, "Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone."
The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip and saith unto him, Follow Me." Philip obeyed the command, and straightway he also became a worker for Christ. Philip called Nathanael. The latter had been among the throng when the Baptist pointed to Jesus as the Lamb of God. As Nathanael looked upon Jesus, he was disappointed. Could this man, who bore the marks of toil and poverty, be the Messiah? Yet Nathanael could not decide to reject Jesus, for the message of John had brought conviction to his heart.
At the time when Philip called him, Nathanael had withdrawn to a quiet grove to meditate upon the announcement of John and the prophecies concerning the Messiah. He prayed that if the one announced by John we the delivered, it might be made known to him, and the Holy Spirit rested upon him with assurance that God had visited His people and raised up a horn of salvation for them. Philip knew that his friend was searching the prophecies, and while Nathanael was praying under a fig tree, Philip discovered his retreat. They had often prayed together in this secluded spot hidden by the foliage.
The message, "We have found Him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write," seemed to Nathanael a direct answer to his prayer. But Philip had yet a trembling faith. He added doubtfully,"Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." Again prejudice arose in Nathanael's heart. He exclaimed, "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?"
Philip entered into no controversy. He said, "Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" In surprise Nathanael exclaimed, 'Whence knowest Thou me?" Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee."
It was enough. The divine Spirit that had borne witness to Nathanael in his solitary prayer under the fig tree now spoke to him in the words of Jesus. Though in doubt, and yielding somewhat to prejudice, Nathanael had come to Christ with an honest desire for truth, and his desire was met. His faith went beyond that of the one who brought him to Jesus. He answered and said, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King o Israel."
If Nathanael had trusted to the rabbis for guidance, he would never have found Jesus. It was by seeing and judging for himself that he became a disciple So in the case of many today whom prejudice withholds from good. How different would be the result if they would "come and see"!
(Let's put away our prejudice and "come and see" for ourselves. When someone offers us 'truth' from the Scriptures let's accept it and rejoice that someone brought it to our view, we will never be the same again. Grandma Joan) These thoughts taken from Chapter 14 in the Desire of Ages.
Andrew sought to impart the joy that filled his heart. Going in search of his brother Simon, he cried, "we have found the Messias." Simon waited for no second bidding. He also had heard the preaching of John the Baptist, and he hastened to the Savior. The eye of Christ rest upon him, reading his character and his life history. His impulsive nature, his loving, sympathetic heart, his ambition and self-confidence, the history of his fall, his repentance, his labors,and his martyr death,--the Savior read it all, and He said, "Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone."
The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip and saith unto him, Follow Me." Philip obeyed the command, and straightway he also became a worker for Christ. Philip called Nathanael. The latter had been among the throng when the Baptist pointed to Jesus as the Lamb of God. As Nathanael looked upon Jesus, he was disappointed. Could this man, who bore the marks of toil and poverty, be the Messiah? Yet Nathanael could not decide to reject Jesus, for the message of John had brought conviction to his heart.
At the time when Philip called him, Nathanael had withdrawn to a quiet grove to meditate upon the announcement of John and the prophecies concerning the Messiah. He prayed that if the one announced by John we the delivered, it might be made known to him, and the Holy Spirit rested upon him with assurance that God had visited His people and raised up a horn of salvation for them. Philip knew that his friend was searching the prophecies, and while Nathanael was praying under a fig tree, Philip discovered his retreat. They had often prayed together in this secluded spot hidden by the foliage.
The message, "We have found Him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write," seemed to Nathanael a direct answer to his prayer. But Philip had yet a trembling faith. He added doubtfully,"Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." Again prejudice arose in Nathanael's heart. He exclaimed, "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?"
Philip entered into no controversy. He said, "Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" In surprise Nathanael exclaimed, 'Whence knowest Thou me?" Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee."
It was enough. The divine Spirit that had borne witness to Nathanael in his solitary prayer under the fig tree now spoke to him in the words of Jesus. Though in doubt, and yielding somewhat to prejudice, Nathanael had come to Christ with an honest desire for truth, and his desire was met. His faith went beyond that of the one who brought him to Jesus. He answered and said, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King o Israel."
If Nathanael had trusted to the rabbis for guidance, he would never have found Jesus. It was by seeing and judging for himself that he became a disciple So in the case of many today whom prejudice withholds from good. How different would be the result if they would "come and see"!
(Let's put away our prejudice and "come and see" for ourselves. When someone offers us 'truth' from the Scriptures let's accept it and rejoice that someone brought it to our view, we will never be the same again. Grandma Joan) These thoughts taken from Chapter 14 in the Desire of Ages.
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