Terrorist

I think there is a good chance that I met one of the 9-11 hijackers. I was on a flight just a week or two before the attack on the twin towers. It was from Dallas to SF or Oakland I don't remember which one. I saw this young man as I was boarding and he was so handsome. I could not help but say to him, you are extremely hansom. He seemed to be flattered. Anyway we became engrossed in conversation. He was a devout Muslim. Extremely committed, it seemed ever fiber of His being was committed to His beliefs. While I told him I could not help but admire his commitment that he should consider that he could be wrong. He on the other hand found it profoundly disturbing that I had a faith in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. He simple could not understand what, I think, he saw as unfathomable. He was engaged and curious yet unyielding. He said he had come from Packastan. I senced that he felt a superiourity and yet was engaged and respectful. Still he found my beliefs to be simplistic and wrong(my thinking). Latter after 9-11 when I spoke to someone over the phone I think was from the FBI, they said that the ones sent here were often very handsome. Latter when I was in colledge the professers would speak of how America was a bully and these 9-11 attackers were dirt poor and unable to make a proper decision on whether or not to attack America the oppressor.(not in those exact words) I however have learned in the years since that the hijackers were mostly from rich and prosperouse familys with much advantage. But why would position matter anyway, when is it ever possible that you would kill inocent civilians and not be at war and be justified? Do you get that. Their enemy is anyone who does not belive in Islamic Fundimentalism and therfore deserving of Jihad. Jihad: a God who demands death to those who will not worship Him. Think of the God of this world, Satan. By defenition Satan has come to kill mame and destroy useing deception. Don't you think Eve hatted herself for taking the forbiden fruit then giving it to Adam. Adam proble brough that up a few times. God told them she would have a son who would bring Salvation. I imagin that she thought that first boy,Cain was the "One". I bet the world at that time believed he was the "one". Think of how many people were fed by his amazing garden. He was"the man". Everyone prouble looked up to him the first born son. The first baby. He must have believed it himself, because he did not see a need to sacrifice a lamb. And when God was pleased with his little brothers sacrifice. He became angry and rose up and killed his brother. hummm... who said the more things change the more they stay the same. So, I seek you Lord to show the TRUTH in these last days. Keep deception from our eyes. Let us be found like Mary,sitting at your feet. Open the eyes of those who like our mother Eve are decieved and teach us how, give us the strength, to lift you up. Because You said if i be lifted up I will draw all men unto me.

Ordinary

God knows that we live ordinary lives. The dishes need washed the food needs prepared. We have to organize papers clean study. We have to drive places and on and on. Jesus did all these things (not drive) but if there were cars, Jesus would have gotten a drivers license insurance all that is required. Then we could have ran into him at the gas station filling up His car. He was a man. It seems like fun imagine, "Hey, Jesus what are you doing today?" "Well,I have a job their remodeling the hospital putting in a new cancer wing. Oops, having said that, He probable would not get that job because there would be no patients at least not if they asked Him to heal them. Any way I hope you can see that we don't live on some "nether plain" like a movie script. We live ordinary lives. In an extraordinary God. In Him we live and we have our being. Each day is still an ordinary day but we spend the day the moments with Jesus, still very ordinary. There is no magic gene or lamp to rub at our will, no we have a relationship a God who knows what it is to walk,talk do dishes and ordinary things. He knows what rejection feels like. When you go to your child's on line album and it says "family" but your not there. Your grandchild writes about their family and your not mentioned. He knows what that feels like. Whether or not it's fair, is beside the point He knows what that feels like. The other day my grandchild was embarrassed of me, it didn't feel that great (not that I blame them)we live in a culture of conformity. Still I could find my comfort in knowing Jesus even at that moment is wild about me. You don't have to have approval of others (even family) when you look at Jesus. I am not saying it feels good to get rejection, it does not. I am saying you can never look into Jesus eyes and see disappointment regrets disdain if you are His child, it is not possible. He only has love. Say this: in the eyes of Jesus is only love for me. Oh say it. It is true! You who have chosen the blood of Jesus are clean are new! You are loved. You are in Christ. "This is my beloved, my pride and joy hear Him"! Speak this truth in Christ there is no possibility of condemnation. Oh there is no bounds to His love for His ordinary child.

Forskin and pleasure

Circumcision was part of the law. I talked with my great aunt and she told me"when the man isn't circumcised it is better. I have been to told that before. I understood it to mean that by exposing skin the penis becomes less sensitive. She said I have had two husbands one circumcised one not and let me tell you when it's uncircumcised I don't know what it is but it gets the job done. Then I understood that it was more pleasurable to the woman. I asked God what was that about. You see He thought up circumcision a visible sign of the contract between Him and His chosen. But that is inconsistent to what I see in Christ, He never diminishes pleasure for His children always is increase. Then He showed me a mystery. He is the groom and the bride is the church. When law was all we had the covenant of God with His people Israel the law brought condemnation. The law was death you had to sacrifice animals and forgiveness was determined by a year temporal forgiveness. One year. Then the next the Priest had to go into the Holy of Holyies and besides that there were other sacrifices it was an unending circle of continionus confession. Now when Christ came He fulfilled the law now we come to God by His blood which gives eternal forgiveness. You can see that, by the fact Christ arose from the dead and sat down at the right hand of the Father. A finished work. Today we should not be circumsied because the vail was rent in two the contract is fulfilled!We have eternal forgiveness. The bride recieves the full pleasure. The Bride can not be condemed. We need to take on the mind of Christ and let go of the law and grow in the grace and knowledege of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Every knee shall bow

When we die we come into an awareness, the deceptions and confusions that cloud the mind are gone. We come into an indisputable awareness that Jesus Christ is Lord. It becomes clear that He in fact make all things and that nothing exsits unlless He Created it! Every knee will bow either on the way to Heaven or Hell. It is not a question. God is. We do have a choice to bow the knee now and recieve the Lord Jesus a Saviour to acknoledege the TRUTH of Who He is today and recieve Eternal life. But make no mistake you will either in this life or the life to come Bow your knee and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Chose life!

His Greatness of His Power

We need enlightened to see that we who have accepted Christ blood
have been given power. Exceeding great power to us, in Christ. This power is the power that raised Christ from the dead. Don't as I did for years gloss over this truth. The power that raised Christ from the dead and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places. That power. Has been given to us. It is far above principality, dominion,in this world and the world to come. Do I understand this, how can I. This is beyond awesome. We have been given uncomprehending power.Rise up Oh child of God claim by faith this power that over comes.Praise be to Jesus Who is and was and is to come. Lord I accept this power that raised you from the dead and conquered death. You are the Victor, my Risen Lord. I accept the power you give to me. Lord I believe help Thou my unbelief.
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