The Sufferings of Christ...

I was thinking of what Jesus really went through on that dreadful, dark day of history. If we can only imagine the terrible pain he went through because we haughtily sinned. Imagine being beaten till you could barely move, being mocked and spit on. It was disgusting and humiliating.

Having a crown of poky thorns thrust into your forehead and feeling your warm blood begin to trickle down your face as throbbing rhythms of pain beat in your head.

While knowing at any moment you could call down legions of angels and be saved from this gruesome torture. Jesus stayed submitted to his Father's will during that hour.

It makes me guilty when I think of how quickly we step out of our Father's will for us and seek our own pleasures. We disobey God when it is easy to serve him! How much more if we went through what his Son did for us? Would we stay submitted?

I cannot even fathom having nails hammered into the palms of my hands and into my feet! That pain passes all understanding. It is not able to be fathomed by our human brains. Then being raised up to have your body weight hang on those nails that were in your hands and feet.

Jesus felt forsaken by God when he cried out Eloi Eloi lama sabachthani which is My God, My God why has thou forsaken me! Even Jesus felt forsaken during this darkest hour of history. Had God forsaken him, NO.

While he was in absolute agony of mind, body, and spirit, he prayed "Father forgive them for they know not what they do."

Forgiveness! Forgiveness! Do you have bitterness or hard feelings towards someone that may has done you wrong? Forgiveness, Forgiveness, my friend. Look at what Jesus went through for you! YOU have wronged the Son of Man, you have wronged God. No-one has wronged you the way you have wronged God, the maker of heaven and earth, the maker of you.

Yet, "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes on him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16

It wasn't the nails that held him to the cross. It was LOVE that held him to the cross. Love for the drunkard, love for the murderer, love for the prostitute, love for YOU! It was all for love that you might have eternal life and live in the glory of God forever. The decision is yours, where you will spend eternity is your decision and only yours. Heaven or Hell?

"Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord!"

Hello my dear blog readers!

Hello my dear blog readers,

Hmm... what should I write that will catch the reader's attention, and keep them coming back for more?
This has been my thoughts the last couple of days....  I hope you enjoy my newest post!

I will share a little about my past couple days. My grandpa from Seattle came and is staying for a week. He is very supportive of my mission and has worked in the Philippines planting churches for the last 8-10 years. 

I have been praying that God would give me an opportunity to speak to a church congregation about my mission work and maybe get some financial support through them. Amazingly, my grandpa know a Pastor of a church that is here in Spokane, working with those wanting to be free from life-altering addictions. Many have come to Christ through their program.

He wanted to stop by and say hello since he was here. So I drove him down to the office and the Pastor and his wife was there. They were very happy to see my grandpa. Through the course of time, we got to talking about my mission-work in Davao.

I still had no thought of what God had in mind! They then asked me if I could come and speak to their congregation about my mission and wanted to take an offering for my work! God is so good. I believe I will be speaking in May or June. Another praise report! =)

I have been very busy preparing for my move around the world! I would appreciate all of your prayers as I have a air-plane ticket in the amount of $747 due by April 20th. But, God is faithful and he is well able to provide.

One more praise is that someone donated another $100 to my mission today.... and I finally got my first book of 600 something pages read for my book report! YAY

I hope my post finds all of you well. I want to leave you with this word:

Psalms 34:17, 18, 19, 21, 22

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous , but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate righteousness shall be desolate. The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate!

Praise God! Glory be to his name forever and ever!

Another Praise Report!

I am so blessed to serve a God that cares for us to the smallest details. I was just talking about how I would like to go to the dentist, before I leave to the Philippines. But with all of the other expenses, and no insurance this seemed impossible.
My dad owns a landscaping/lawn maintenance company, and last week I was out doing some sales. I walked into a dentist office and asked if we could give them a bid for this years lawn maintenance. The women at the front desk took my info and said that she would get back to me in a couple of days.
She did call me back about 5 days later, saying that the Dr. wanted to know if we could do lawn care this year as a straight across trade for dental work! Amazing, amazing!!!
It was only God that put on the heart of  this dentist to ask us of we would do the lawn for dental work!
We serve an awesome God! He knows our every desire and is so willing to pour out his blessings on those that serve him! Can I get an Amen? Praise God!