Revelation

At the church that I'm currently going to, every Wednesday night they have a bible study. In my class, we're currently studying the book of Revelation. Personally, I think Revelation is one of the hardest books to understand in the Bible. I find it very confusing, but since we've started this study, it's become clearer.
 Some of us Christians may wonder, "Why study Revelation? By the time these things happen we'll be in Heaven!" Although this is true, we will be in Heaven by the time the tribulation comes, but let's take an imaginary trip, shall we?
 Say your in your front yard, and you see your best friend driving in their car towards a bridge that happens to be right up the road, and the bridge has been torn down because the city is going to be rebuilding it. Wouldn't you go and tell your friend to stop and turn around? I know I would.
Now let's think about this: Say that road is life, and that at the end of the bridge is hell. Wouldn't you like to stop your friend from going off of that road? That changes things dosen't it? Wouldn't you like to tell your friend about the detour that Christ has to offer? I would.
 It turns out, this isn't so imaginary. There are hundreds, thousands, even millions of people who don't know Christ. Most likely, a few of those are people are your friends. Why not tell someone about him? You wouldn't want them going off of that bridge would you?

Matthew 28:19 

Writers Block....

 I'm currently in the middle of some writers block... So, if you have anything that you'd like me to post about, email me! I will make sure that you get credit for any ideas. Anyways, if you have any ideas email me and I'll see what I can do! Thanks very much!

~Ephesians 6:24~ 

The Seriousness Of 3G

 Do you realize just how important it is to Give the Glory to God? In Acts 12:23 the Bible talks about how King Herod died because he accepted the worship that the people were giving him, instead of giving the glory to God. I don't know about you, but death sounds like a pretty serious punishment to me.
 Thankfully, we have a very forgiving God. (Luke 24:47) Just because we have a forgiving God dosen't mean that we should contenue to sin the same sin over and over again. We should repent, or turn away from our sins like Matthew 3:2 states.
 So instead of accepting the Glory from the praise that we get, give the Glory to God, because if we accept the glory it's a sin. God deserves the Glory so let's give it to him!

 (Revelation 14:7)

Music - One Of My Favorite Ways To Glorify God

 I don't know about you, but music impacts my life in a big way. I like all kinds of music, Country, Rock, Rap, and few others, but my favorites are Rock and Rap. I used to be one of the people who was constantly listening to the secular music, (like the stuff on the pop stations) right up until I accepted Christ. Even after I accepted him, I still found myself listening to the secular music not realizing just how much it affected me. Until, one day I really started to pay attention to the lyrics of the music.
 Now I don't cuss, I've been taught that it's bad and not to say those kind of words, but I noticed that in the music I was listening to, the aritsts cussed alot. Not only were they cussing, but they were also talking about very impure things. I started to really dislike the things I was hearing.
 My friends Mary and Paul lent me some of their Christian Rock and Rap CD's. If it hadn't been for them, I wouldn't have even know that there was a such thing as Christian Rock and definitly not Christian Rap! I had no clue that they even existed. As far as I knew, the only Christian music out there was the Hymns that I sang in Church.
 A couple of my favorite artists are Flame, (Christian Rap) Fireflight, (Christian Rock) and Group 1 Crew. (A Rock/Rap/Funky style) They all have very powerful messages in their music. I'd recommend them to anyone who likes listening to the popular radio stations.

 Now how can we take this music and give the Glory to God with it? Well, one of my favorite things to do is sing them. Not just sing the songs just to sing them though. I'd sing them to God. By singing the songs I find it a great way to praise and worship Christ.
 What if I don't really like singing? Well, coming from someone who really enjoys singing, I don't know what exactly I'd do, but I think I'd just listen and absorb the lyrics one by one and just soak up the messages that each song portrays.

 So as you can see, music is a really great way to Glorify God and to praise his name. Now I encourage you to act on it! Go and search for these Artists, and use their creations to give the Glory to our Amazing God!

(Psalm 149:1)

Becoming 3G

 Have you ever actually considered just how much God loves you? I mean seriously sat down and thought about just how much he really, truely loves you? I have, and it was amazing, and convicting as well. God loves us all so much, that he died for us! He died for us. He died because he loves us. (check out John 3:16 and see what I mean.) Jesus Christ loves us SO much that died for us. Not only did he die, but he rose again not 1, not 2, but 3 days later, and he still lives today! I find that quite amazing. I also find it impossible to fathom (fathom means to comprehend or understand just so you know.) just how much God loves us.
 Since God loves us that much, don't you think that he deserves the credit for everything that we do or say? Think about it. We owe God for everything that we have. From the air we breathe, to the eternal life in heaven if you've accepted him as your Savior. We don't deserve any of it! Which is why we need to give the Glory to God, the one person who actually deserves it.
 Now the question is "How? How am I supposed Give the Glory to God?" Well, there isn't a standard for how to do that, it really depends on the situation. Say your in this situation: You just got done singing really well in a solo in the school choir and everyone praises you for it. Here's how I would give the Glory to God: I'd say something like "Thank You, I couldn't have done it without God," or something of that nature. I know that it's a hard thing to do sometimes, especilly if your doing something that you get alot of praise for.
 "What about the small things? How do I give God the Glory like that?" Well, the small things are just as importaint as the little ones, and just as the bigger things, each one can be unique. Say your in this situation: You just got done doing a daily chore, like for instance, cleaning the kitchen. Here's how I would give the Glory to God: For Starters, before I'd start the chore, I'd give myself the mindset that I'm doing it for God, as if he were the one to asked me to do it. Then, I'd do it, giving it everything that I had. Even if I didn't get praise for it, or get any aknowledgement from it, I can still give the Glory to God, which gives me more satisfaction than getting praise or anything else.
 So you see, whether it be something big, or small you can give the Glory to God in everything you do. So, get out there, and do it! (1 Corinthians 10:31)

A Refreshing Afternoon

 My Mom and I went the hospital today due to the weather. (we're all fine, just taking precautionary measures because of the tornado watches in our area.) Anyways, as we were sitting in the cafeteria eating lunch, we were sitting next to some 20 to 30 something year old guys, and I couldn't help but over hear their conversation. To my surprise, they were talking about the bible! One guy was telling the other about his experiences with his family or something like that, and about how he was reading in Proverbs and how the Lord helped him when he really wanted to say some nasty things to his family members or possibly a ex-wife. (I'm not exactly sure.) The other guy was listening intently, soaking up all of what his friend had to say. I'm not sure what the end result was, (after all, I didn't know them from Adam, so I really didn't know the situation) but I did find that it was very refreshing to hear someone talk about Christ openly and in public like that.
 We should all be like those guys. Why should we be ashamed to talk about our Father? We shouldn't be. We should be screaming it loud and clear, like singing in the car with the windows rolled down at a stoplight to a song that noone knows but you and whoever's with you.
 So I challenge you today. Make a difference in this sin-filled world and tell someone about Jesus. Who knows? You might just help add someone to the family of Christ!

Easter - The Christian Independence Day

 If you're a Christian or have Christian beliefs you've probably heard the message of Easter. Whether you have or not, your Easter most likely revolves around the Easter bunny, candy, and nothing of what Easter really is about.
 In reality, Easter is about Jesus dying on the Cross for our sins on Good Friday and rising again on Easter Sunday. (You can read about it in all 4 of the Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) Not only did he rise again, he still lives today in heaven with our Heavenly Father God.
 Okay, so you've heard this story but have you ever thought about today being a day of Independence? I didn't till' this morning when I heard a really good message at Rose Hill FWB church. I mean really think about it, today marks the day for Christians that we became free of our sins because Jesus paid the ultimate price for us out of Love - Death. Today should be a day of excitement! We're  FREE!!!!  So lets think of today as our day of Independence, our Independence from sins through Jesus Christ.