"Try it, you'll like it"

I Peter 2:3 "If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."

I remember as a child, my parents constantly attempting to get me to try new foods by saying, "if you would just try it, you'd like it." There were times that I would try something and love it. Then there were times when I thought they were the cruelest people on the planet for tricking their only son into trying something so vile and disgusting (brussel sprouts).

My attempt this morning is not to convince you to eat your spiritual veggies, but rather indulge yourself in the only thing you should be consuming in your spiritual lives, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. When you go back to verse 2, the Bible says, "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:" You see, babies only get there nourishment from one source - MILK. They do not eat veggies, meat, or even dessert, they only get milk.

Have you tasted the Lord? He is good, every time and all the time, He is good. So go ahead, have a sip, taste how loving and wonderful He truly is. He is pleasantly kind and gentle to your soul. Go ahead, try Him, you'll like Him!

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"Face to Face"

I Corinthians 13:12 "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known."

There are two kinds of mirrors, plate glass and window glass. One gives a clear reflection, the other not so much. Ancient mirrors were made out of highly polished metal, as opposed to glass. The metal mirrors were far from perfect. It doesn't matter what kind of mirror you are looking into it is always much different looking face to face.

Paul is saying that everything we see now is just a little blurry. We don't fully see everything. We only see part of it. There are so many mysterious things in this life that we don't have all the answers for. They are puzzling to us in the imperfect state in which we current live. But, praise be to God that one day we will have all things revealed to us, face to face, and then we will know even also as we are known.

Update from Crossroads Camp 2009

This week we took a group of kids from our church to Flint Creek State Park for a half week of camp. What a time we had. It always amazes me how much at you can spend a couple of hours a week with someone and you think you know them pretty well, the you spend a couple of days with the same person and find out that you didn't know them as well as you thought you did. That is what camp does for you.

All the kids seemed to have a good time. We went swimming in the lake, down water slides, out for pizza, bowling, and a few church services too! Staying up late and getting up early reminded me of how I am getting to be too old too fast. Camp always seems to remind me of that.

Today is a lazy day, and tomorrow is back to reality. See ya then!

"Assurance of Faith"

Hebrews 10:22 "Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water."

"Assurance of faith" means a clear, definite knowledge of the forgiveness of sin, of reconciliation with God, and of our relationship with Him as our Father. We must be able to say, "I know" not,
"I hope so" or "I think so"

The absence of this assurance plaques many Christian's today. As Christians we cannot serve the Lord joyfully when there is a doubt of our relationship with Him.

How does this assurance come? Simply by believing God. What God says, we can believe; and when we believe, assurance comes. "These things have I written unto you that BELIEVE on the name of the Son of God; they ye may KNOW that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God." I John 5:13

Surely we can trust God and accept what He says without any further questioning.

"I'm Sorry, but Is it Raining on You?"

Matthew 5:45 b "... He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust."

What a topsy-turvy world we live in today! Everywhere you look, the wicked and unsaved seem to prosperous and happy, and while the Christian suffers. Does God just not care? Is it worth it while to live a separated, consecrated life?

If these thoughts have ever entered your mind, and you ever doubted the ultimate worth of godly living, don't worry. The devil whispers that kind of propaganda to everyone. There are so many trials that we are going to face in this life. When the trials come, rather than asking your self what's the use, tell yourself to, "Look up.''

Although the ungodly seem to prosper, their prosperity is only for a season. In the end the ungodly lose and the godly prosper. Rest assured, the father knows and cares.

"Grace and Peace"

I Corinthians 1:3 "Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ."

Grace and peace have always been fascinating topics to me. Grace being the receiving of a positive benefit that one does not deserve, and peace being that inner feeling of rest that almost can't be described.

John R. Rice said, "God's grace always comes before God's peace." How true is that statement in our lives. We get ourselves in these places of uncomfortableness, then we get to the point where we are in need of God's peace. The only problem is, we don't deserve God's peace. So what has to happen? God's grace must come first in order for us to get God's peace.

So next time you are in need of peace, remember to pray for God's grace so that His peace can soon follow.