Being Thankful

Last Saturday, it was obvious that Celeste wasn't in the mood to fix dinner so I said, "Let's go out to eat." I never have to beg her. I always gain ten points when I take her out to eat. As we were paying the bill someone mentioned thankfulness and a lady said, "Oh, this is the season to be thankful." I could not help it and said, graciously, "Kind lady, every season is the time to be thankful." She caught it and said, "You are right."

After this short group of devotionals on being thankful I will go back to the series on marriage. For now, are you still making yourself attractive to your husband, your wife like you did when you were dating? SERIOUSLY think about it and make your self attractive like you did then. It is essential for a really happy marriage.

In Luke 17:11-19 is the greatest account about being thankful. As Jesus was entering that wicked city, Samaria, I have been there and you can feel the oppressive power of Satan and evil to this day, "There met him ten men that were lepers. And they lifted up their voices and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves to the priests. And as they went, they were cleansed. And ONE of them when he saw that he was healed turned back, fell down on his face at the feet of Jesus giving him thanks (and he was a Samaritan)." Wouldn't you have done the same?

Where are the nine?
"Then Jesus answered and said, "Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine--where are they?" Dear people, this is incomprehensible! Leprosy was worse than AIDS. There was no hope. They would live in misery and die in agony. Only one-tenth thanked him for being healed.

Unthankfulness a major sign
We are living in a world that is unthankful. Unthankfulness is a MAJOR sign of the last days. "But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be…ungrateful" 2 Tim. 3:1-2.

Give thanks
"In everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus" 1 Thes. 5:18. See, this is not just my desire but it is God's desire, His will, for you. My desire, my passion is that through this series we all will be more thankful, all the time. Tell someone, call someone, write someone and thank them for being your friend or something they have done to you or for you.

Prayer:  Father, you are so good to us everyday. Help us to be thankful and say thank you to You and to our friends and our family. In Jesus name.

Thanks!!!!!!!!!

Thanks be to God:Allah or Jehovah?

"Thanks be to God"
Recently I saw a cartoon on an editorial page in which the question
was asked, "Who is God, the Israeli God, Jehovah or the Muslim God,
Allah?" The cartoon was of Allah and he answered, "We are the same." I
shouted, "No" a thousand times "No." This is not a hate of Muslims. I
have some very dear friends who are Muslim and I love them.

There is no other God
"Is there any God besides Me, Or is there any other Rock? I know of
none" Isa. 44:8. If there were another living eternal God, Jehovah,
"the eternal God" Deut. 33:27 would have known him. Doesn't that make
sense? "I am the LORD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no
God " Isa. 45:5. "For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens (He
is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did
not create it a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited), "I am the
LORD, and there is none else" Isa 45:18. See Isaiah 43-46 for verse
after verse which states "there is no other God, I know not any."
There is such a vast difference in Allah and God. Allah says, "Give
your son to die for me to go to heaven, God gave His Son to die for
our sins so we can go to heaven.

India's 300 million gods
India has 300 million gods who are worshipped by the billion people
there. Who of them can claim they created the heavens and the earth?
Who of all the gods of all religions has a just plan for the
forgiveness of man's sins against God and humanity. Only Jehovah, the
God of the Bible, has a perfect plan.

Oh, dear people, give thanks that God opened your eyes to know the
true and living God and His Son the Lord Jesus who paid our debt of
sins. Doesn't that make sense?

Father, thank You that You opened our eyes and we know You and have
forgiven of our sins, Help us to love You with all of our hearts. in
Jesus name.  If you have not prayed to accept Jesus Christ as your
Lord and Savior please contact us (Info@eastwest.org) or talk to a
Christian friend close to you.

Time Out!!!!

Time Out!!!!
From the writings of Sumner Wemp
Dec 14, 2009

TIME OUT!

Someone sent me this and it really has a lot of wisdom that we all need and can use. Hope you like it.

Ways of Wisdom in Practical Living
Life is like a journey along an unknown stretch of highway; full of dangerous curves and various paths that can be followed. In the book of Proverbs the Father has provided His children a "road map," explaining the proper ways to follow and pointing out the dangers in "taking the wrong way!" Neither time nor space permit a detailed examination of the different topics presented in Proverbs, but here is a sample and you can expand these! (For a helpful listing of topics in Proverbs, see Allen P. Ross, "Proverbs," The Expositor´s Bible Commentary, 5:897-903.

"Father knows best!" "My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart" (Prov. 4:20-21). "My son, keep my words And treasure my commandments within you. Keep my commandments and live,  And my teaching as the apple of your eye" (Prov. 7:1-2). "Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old" (Prov. 23:22). THE WAY YOU VIEW YOUR PARENTS IS A WAY OF WORSHIP!

"Work wisely ... Waste no Time!"  "Being diligent in working" and "being lazy" are often contrasting subjects which are dealt with in the book of Proverbs. "Go to the ant, you sluggard ("sluggard" = "to be idle," "to delay;" "lazy-bones; "In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty" (Prov. 14:23). If  it is house work, work at the job, studies at school, or whatever you do! THE WAY YOU WORK IS A WAY OF WORSHIP!

"Temper, Temper!!" "An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one  commits many sins" (Prov. 29:22). "A quick-tempered man does foolish things, and a crafty man is hated" (Prov. 16:17). WHEN WE CONTROL OUR ANGER, IT IS A WAY OF WORSHIP!

"Hold your Tongue!" "The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence" (Prov. 10:11). "When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, But he who restrains his lips is wise" (Prov. 10:19)."He who despises his neighbor lacks sense,But a man of understanding keeps silent. He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy conceals a matter" (Prov. 11:12-13). "There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing" (Prov. 12:18). "A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable, But the mouth of fools spouts folly" (Prov. 15:1-2). "Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent" (Prov. 17:28). WHEN WE CONTROL OUR TONGUE, IT IS A WAY OF WORSHIP!

Oh, dear people, we all need to have our pure minds stirred up by way of remembrance. 2 Peter 3:1.
Remember this, God loves you. Jesus suffered and died for your sins so you can be forgiven by a Holy God. The Holy Spirit lives in you, don't embarrass Him or hurt Him by any big or small sin.