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One Day

October 27, 2014 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given September 2013

God gave me the idea and words to this song while I was driving to Charlottesville, Va for a meeting. I used voice-to-text on my phone to record the lyrics.

Before the boy and girl were born
Trinity there, all in one,
Spoke a word, we hear them say,
“This creation will be great…one day.”

The little girl reads in school
About a princess, thinks, “That’s cool”.
Imagination makes her say,
“I’m going to be a princess…one day.”

The young man starting his career,
His future now somewhat unclear.
But plans are laid that make him say,
“I’ll be rich and famous…one day.”

The young woman now being wed
Thinks, “Where in life will I be led?”
“What role am I destined to play?”
“I’ll be a loving Mom…one day.”,

And now nearing the end of life,
Here’s the man and his wife.
Not all success along the way,
The things they thought they’d be…one day.

But one thing they succeeded in,
They love the Lord here at the end.
And now before the pearly gates
God says, “I told you they’d be great…one day.”

A Different Look At Christmas

December 22, 2012 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given December 12, 2012

From The Beginning. God began by creating a perfect world in the Garden of Eden and created a man and woman to begin the perfect process blessing them and telling them to, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and have dominion over it.” (Genesis 1:28 paraphrased). But that old snake, Satan, came in and tricked them into letting his influence into that perfect environment and things went bad from there. It got so bad that God was grieved and sorry He had created man, (Genesis 6:6), but, “Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.” (Genesis 6:8).

So God decided to try again. He wiped out all the evil people and everything on earth with the flood except Noah and his family and He blessed them and told them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth.” (Genesis 9:1)… again. One of Noah’s sons, Shem, was good and did this but the other two, Ham and Japheth disregarded God’s plan and went off on their own. Evil began to fill the earth…again. God had told Noah He would not destroy the earth again so He had to come up with another plan.

This plan was not to destroy evil again but to show the people on earth how to take care of their sins, be blessed, live for God, and reserve a place for them in Heaven. And the only way to do this was for God himself to come to earth, “Immanuel – God with us”, (Matthew 1:23). He would come, live a perfect life, teach the people and, at the end, be killed taking the sins of everyone on Himself to the cross. This way, He would give the people the choice of living for Satan and all that comes with that or living for God and receiving His blessing. But to suddenly appear on earth as a man wouldn’t work so God came as a baby, baby Jesus. “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11). A Saviour.

That plan is still in effect today and is working for God’s people. But, it’s our choice. We celebrate Jesus’ birth this week; let’s remember why we do it and what it really means. If you haven’t made that choice…do it today. Merry CHRISTmas!

On Earth As It Is In Heaven

October 5, 2012 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given October 3, 2012

God wants things on earth to be as they are in Heaven; as He created earth to be from the beginning. But Adam gave that all up and evil entered the earth. It got so bad that God was sorry he created man and wiped the earth clean again but spared Noah, who “found favor in the eyes of God”, (Genesis 6:8). Well, things are pretty bad again but God said He would not destroy the earth again, (Genesis 8:21).

Things got bad again because man is inherently evil but this time, God sent Jesus to save the world. Jesus lived teaching us how to live and He died to take that inherent sin away from us. Now we, as Christians, are a great army of little Jesuses on the earth but we’re not having the impact God intended. We’re not having dominion over the earth as God instructed Adam and his descendants to have.

God destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah because of the evil that was in them but He saved Lot and his family because they were not evil. Can we see the kind of evil in our country that God destroyed in those cities? Yes we can. God’s plan for sending Jesus to the earth was to re-establish His plan from the Garden of Eden. Those who accept the sacrifice Jesus made are supposed to “be fruitful and replenish the earth”, which is what He told Adam and Noah.

“Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” (Matthew 6:10). That’s God’s plan and we have the Spirit of God in us as Christians to fulfill this prayer. We have the authority and the power to establish God’s Kingdom on this earth. It’s up to us! If it doesn’t get done, we are to blame.

We have a calling and one way to make a difference is with our vote on November 6. We MUST take our stand for Godly principles and not sit back and hope someone else does it. You have one week to register to vote. We should be praying every day, several times a day for our country and, yes, for our president and government officials. It’s up to us. Don’t blow off the plan of God like Adam did.

View From The Top

June 28, 2012 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given June 28, 2012

Recently my wife and I spent some time in Shenzhen China, next to Hong Kong, visiting our two younger sons who are business partners there. It is a very different world. The architecture in this modern city of 13 million is unique, the people, of course, have different customs and place importance on different things. There are many American and western people here and most public places have people who speak some English and the signs have two languages, one we can read. We’re a long way from home, (a 17 hour plane flight), but I was reminded this day of a reality.

As I looked out from our 24th-story Four Points Sheraton hotel room across the Shenzhen river to the mountains in the distance, I realized that, although we are in a different part of the world and twelve hours ahead of Eastern Daylight time, God made those mountains just like He made the mountains in which we live in Virginia. He made the people here and He loves them all. Although the big city, people, and culture are very different here and unfamiliar to us, they are not unfamiliar to God. He is here just like He is in the mountains of Virginia. He is here with me just as He is where ever I go. And although I have difficulty communicating with the people here and using my various communication devices in this distant land, I can talk to Him just as easily as I can at home. King David said, “If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.” (Psalm 139:8-10). God will be with me wherever I go, (Hebrews 13:5), but He will stay nearby unless I ask Him to be right there with me. “Lord, be with me, stay close so we can talk, lead me away from temptation and deliver me from evil.” That’s what I say. God is always as close as our voice will spiritually carry. Even our whisper will brig Him near.

In this far away land, that is a comfort to me.

Heaven On Earth?

April 25, 2011 by Bill 3 Comments

Given April 22, 2011

Is it possible to have Heaven on earth? The original plan was that the Garden of Eden would be the perfect place and God would use it to fellowship with the humans He created. He came down from Heaven and fellowshipped with Adam and Eve on a regular basis, (Genesis 3:8). You might think of Eden like another dwelling place for God. There was no evil, no bad weather, the animals got along with each other, and Adam and Eve had dominion over the whole place. They were to replenish the earth so you might say Eden was the beginning and would eventually be like it was in Heaven. Adam and Eve were supposed to be the overseers of the Garden and develop it according to God’s plan and direction. But Adam and Eve messed that plan up by allowing sin to enter their perfect situation. When sin entered, and death with it, things started going downhill from there. However, God has another plan!

Think about Heaven on earth. What would it cost to move Heaven to earth? Trillions, quadrillions, or whatever-zillions? It would cost a lot but actually… it’s already been paid for. The cost? The life of God’s only Son, Jesus. God’s plan was for Jesus to come to earth, live His life as a man showing us how we should live, at some point to die a horrible death but rise from the dead in order to defeat the devil and make things right again for God’s creation. To give God’s creation (us), dominion over the earth again, if we choose to accept the gift Jesus paid His life for. He did that for us! Now we can have fellowship with God like in the original plan. That’s what we celebrate on Easter.

Jesus said in the Lord’s Prayer, “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” (Matthew 6:10). Just as with any major move, there has to be some site preparation. Jesus will return to earth to get His people and take them to be with Him for awhile. “This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”(Acts 1:11). This is the rapture and while God’s people are away, the earth will be in tribulation for seven years, then undergo major changes in preparation for the saints to return to rule and reign with Jesus. Heaven on earth…it’s going to be good. Are YOU ready? Please leave a comment. Be blessed!