March 16, 2009

"Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Romans 10:13

In Law Enforcement we see a lot of strange things, but this guy has serious problems. To start with, he lived in a graveyard, wore no clothes, ran around screaming at night and was in most peoples opinion, a hopeless case. Today we would don rubber gloves, wrestle him down and take him to the hospital and seek a involuntary commitment order. But Jesus didn't have that luxury. He confronted the man, expelled the evil from him, saved and restored him. (Luke 8) I wonder how many people we have written off? We think, "He's always been this way." " She will never get saved." "He's committed such terrible sins." We in America are programmed to expect God to save "nice sinners." God doesn't go by our expectations. He likes to reach into the pit of hell and save souls and give them a beautiful life. Maybe you have someone you have been praying for that is lost. Maybe you feel you are one of those who is too far gone to be saved. Read the verse above again. Whosoever leaves no one out. Even if it seems that you or someone you love is hopelessly bound in sin, this may be the year that you or they will come to know God's forgiveness and become a member of His family. There are no such people as "nice sinners." We are all terrible sinners and only an awesome God can forgive us. All you have to do is call (ask) Jesus to save and cleanse you, and he will do for you what he did for the wild man in the story above. No one is beyond saving. All you have to do is ask! You will be saved!

Thought for the week: Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.
-- Niels Bohr

Funny for the week: "Cinnamon Rolls"

At breakfast one day, I eagerly waited for my husband to comment on my first attempt at homemade cinnamon rolls.

After several minutes with no reaction, I asked, "If I baked these commercially, how much do you think I could get for one of them?"

Without looking up from his paper my husband replied, "About 10 years."

Bonus---------------

"War"
As the regiment moved out, the crowd cheered. One soldier asked another, "Who are all those cheering people?"

The veteran answered, "They're the ones who aren't going."

Sharp fellow……………..Chaplain Barnes

Last week’s answer: What is Daniel’s Babylonian name? Belteshazzar (Dan. 1:4)

This week’s question: To what race did the woman who met Jesus at the well belong?