Credit Where Credit Is Due

As we celebrate Labor Day today, I checked the US Dept of Labor website (www.dol.gov) that says Labor Day constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. As I read this I could not help but think of the contributions the Lord has made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of my country. I am one of those who still believe that America is the best country that God has blessed this planet with. Even with all of it's problems, both percieved and real, there is no other place I'd rather live and call 'my country.' It is the Lord God Almighty that inspired the earliest people to come here. He is the One Who protected & strengthened our forefathers. He provided for them in every way. Though it's not so popular to say any more, this country is founded on a Judaeo-Christian foundation with the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob; the Lord God Almighty as our ultimate source. While I appreciate what all American workers have done for the well-being of my country, I would be remiss if I did not first of all also acknowledge the One who gives us all the strength, desire, & motivation to be able to work at all. Blessed be the Lord God Almighty! May God continue to bless America.

Everlasting to Everlasting

I was recently thinking about man's quest to understand space & time, light, the universe, as well as when everything came into existence. There are even different theories about what happens to time as things approach the speed of light and what will happen to the universe as time continues into the future. Though there are different theories, the Bible indicates concerning the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, that from everlasting to everlasting You are God. It's clear that whenever 'time' actually did begin - God was already existing and that whenever time ends, He will continue to exist forever. Even concerning 'light' itself, the first book of the Bible records it came into existence when God said "let there be light" and "there was light" (or literally: "light be" and "light was"). Imagine that, when nothing else existed, God was already existing and at some point He said, "light be" and "light was." Light continues to expand or "to be" at 186,000 miles per second. Wow! It is a sure thing that God was "being" before anything else existed & that he will continue "being" after everything we see and wonder about is gone. Blessed be the Name of the Lord! From everlasting to everlasting, You are God!

Another Day to Praise Him!

Well it's another great day to praise the Lord. No matter what happens today, it doesn't change the fact that He is still the King of kings & Lord of lords. It doesn't change the fact that Jesus died and rose from the dead to give me eternal life. It doesn't change the fact that the Holy Spirit brought people into my life who would share the gospel or that the Spirit is still with me every day to guide and support me. I am not one who ignores everything around me & lives in some sort of 'la-la-land', but you can't change the facts. The facts of who God is and what has done, is doing, & will continue to do in the future. Is everything going the way I want it? No, but He is still worthy of my praise. Have I reached all of my goals? No, but He is still worthy of my praise. Have I had better days? Yes, and He is still worthy of my praise. So join me today & lift your voice in praise to the only One who is truly worthy of all praise. Blessed be the Lord God Almighty, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob! Blessed be Jesus His son who has given us everything we need including eternal life! Blessed be the Spirit of the Living God who leads us into all truth and guides and protects us!!

Praise Him for Who He Is

I praise the Lord everyday that He is Who He is. Sometimes I can get wrapped up in the things He has done for me and through me. I think about the times He had provided for me and protected me. I think about the times He has healed me and how He keeps me. I think about the fact that He sent His Son to die for me so I was able to be a new creation & transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light. Everything that I know about Him causes me to trust Him for what I don't understand, see, or know. But the bottom line is I really praise Him for Who He is. Even if He never provided anything for me, He would still be Almighty God, the covenant keeping God of Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob!! So praise be to the LORD God of Israel forever & ever!!

God of Abraham, Issac & Jacob

I have started this blog to glorify the Lord God of heaven, referred to in the Bible as the God of Abraham, Isaac an Jacob. There are many names attributed to Him that reveal His nature and His interaction with all that He has created. Everything that I have seen and everything that I have known teaches me to trust Him more and more and to trust without any reservation.