Biblical Prespective: World News Mars: "Curiosity" Image from Mars August 6, 2012

Can Mars sustain life? What has God created out there in the universe?
Curiosity has photographed Mars and is on a mission to find out if life can be on Mars. Is it the fear of the earth's passing away that leads mankind to seek out alternative life sources? It is great to see what God has made. The close view of the planet Mars or the moon and stars is really miraculous even that God has given us the capability to learn to such a degree that we can send machines and even mankind into space.

NASA News article: Landed on Mars August 5, 2012
The mission of the rover: If Mars can sustain life or if life has been on Mars. Obama laid out a vision in 2030's to send humans to Mars.
See the image of Mars from August 6, 2012 here.


NASA News article: Mars Rover Sends Higher Resolution Image

Biblical Scripture Reflection:

How marvelous the earth really is, it makes you realize the gift the earth is even in it's turmoil. Yet by prophecy we are told a new earth will be and heaven with it. How much more marvelous will that be!? The heaven now and earth now will pass away...
Listen:
http://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/Rev.21

Reflect:
Revelation 21 King James
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
² And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
³ And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
⁴ And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
⁵ And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
⁶ And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
⁷ He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
⁸ But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Luke 19:10 New King James
"for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

We do not want to pass away like the earth and heaven, but have eternal life, that's why Jesus came to earth and soon a new earth and heaven is our gift if we believe in Jesus, love, seek forgiveness in Jesus Christ and also forgive others -as our Father will also forgive us-. Love God first, love by kindness to others even if someone does wrong (forgive by giving the situation about each person to God's for his help. No personal vengence). Remember, no one can go to the Father except through Jesus. For he is the light and the way. Jesus came to help those that they will believe and be saved from all sin, he took the sin on the cross so we can go to the Father through him and be made righteous again by the forgiveness of all our sin. Nothing is more important on this earth then this. Jesus, Love, Forgive, be Forgiven. Simple? Not always. Pray. God bless and while it is fun to see images of Mars and stars, remember the love God has even in the little birds in the sky and animals, sea and clouds, the warmth of the sun and all the gifts and look forward through Jesus a new earth with heaven and a new body that sickness cannot touch and all sadness gone. Amazing Grace. :)

FORGIVEN and FORGIVING Christian Bible Study bible scriptures

 Sunday morning Christian bible study on forgiveness.

After Jesus rose from the dead and appeared before the disciples and other followers of Jesus he showed the wounds in his hands and feet, and he ate.

 

I am with you always 

Then he said, "When I was with you before, don't you remember my telling you that everything written about me by Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must all come true?" Then he opened their minds to understand at last these many Scriptures! And he said, "Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah must suffer and die and rise again from the dead on the third day; and that this message of salvation should be taken form Jerusalem to all the nations: 

There is forgiveness of sins for all who turn to me.

You have seen these prophecies come true. And now I will send the Holy Spirit upon you, just as my Father promised. Don't begin telling others yet--stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven."

 Then Jesus led them out along the road to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven, he blessed theme, and then began rising into the sky, and went on to heaven. 

Luke 24:44-49

And the disciples went everywhere preaching, and the Lord was with them and confirmed what they said by the miracles that followed their messages. 

Mark 16:20

Jesus was risen, and he is with us always, the Holy Spirit was sent from heaven to those that believe in Him just as He said.

FORGIVEN and FORGIVING 

Psalm 32:1-6
What happiness for those whose guilt has been forgiven! What joys when sins are covered over! What relief for those who have confessed their sins and God has cleared their record.
There was a time when I wouldn't admit what a sinner I was. But my dishonesty made me miserable and filled my days with frustration. All day and all night your hand was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water on a sunny day until I finally admitted all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide them. I said to myself, "I will confess them to the Lord." And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.
Now I say that each believer should confess his sins to God when he is aware of them, while there is time to be forgiven. Judgment will not touch him if he does.

Sin could be great or minor to our standards, yet it is sin just the same. Not seeking God's solution of seeking His forgiveness and accepting Jesus death on the cross for our sins, only harms us. We need to address the sins, seek his forgiveness, and also forgive others (give it to God to handle the situations with others in our lives, let go of anger... that is what forgiveness is about... it does not mean you condone a wrong thing or situation). 

Sin or unforgiveness towards self and others affects us in many ways. Emotional pain, depression, guilt, shame, fear, and many times also illness can occur. If you have confessed your sins, are their any hidden within you that may need to be addressed? Pray and ask God, He will shed light on it. Then confess and seek His forgiveness. It is also important to forgive others for whatever it may be. You are not accepting wrong by forgiving only choosing love to cover hate or anger. Love your neighbor; even enemies as Jesus taught (this does not mean you have to be friends with this forgiven person or people you feel you don't want to) just choose to be kind, forgive, let the Lord know you forgive in Christ Jesus ______ for _____ and give the situation or hurt to God to handle. Even strangers we need to forgive at times, like a rude driver that "cut you off" on the road or even yelled at you etc. Forgive. Love by not behaving the same back and know God knows the situation. Just do what is right.

Then ask God to heal your pain, free you from fears, seek his forgiveness for what you have done, and receive it! Let him give you a new life. Allow God to take your shame for what you have done. Allow God to heal you and take away any self afflicted shame for what has been done to you -you need not be ashamed-!

Ask God to take away any illness from you in Jesus name and for any emotional pain take from you too. He can renew your mind and heal you. 

Not always are we healed from physical illnesses, but seek him for this deliverance too.

Suggested prayer for forgiveness:

[First accept Jesus that he died for your sins and you believe Him to be your Lord and savior.]

• If there be any sin in my life that I do not know, please reveal it to me. Jesus name amen.

(Ask His forgiveness when you know any sin.)

• Father in heaven, I ask your forgiveness for__________. Please forgive me in Jesus name. Please heal and take from me any hurt and pain this has caused  me or others and I give this situation to you Lord. Thank you. In Jesus name, Amen.

Suggested pray for forgiving:

• Father in heaven, I forgive__________ for__________. Please heal and take from me any hurt and pain this has caused  me and I give this situation to you Lord. Thank you. In Jesus name, amen.

Ask and put your trust in God that He has and will take sin from you, ask and He will heal you from the pain it has caused also.

Psalm 34:4-9
For I cried to him and he answered me! He freed me from all my fears. Others too were radiant at what he did for them. Theirs was no downcast look of rejection! This poor man cried to the Lord--and the Lord heard him and saved him out of his troubles. For the Angel of the Lord guards and rescues all who reverence him.
Oh, put God to the test and see how kind he is! See for yourself the way his mercies shower down on all who trust in him. If you belong to the Lord, reverence him; for everyone who does this has everything he needs.

Deliverance for Christians -Sunday Morning Bible Study... in the afternoon

6-10-12

A little more serious bible study here, and quite possibly controversial to many. Still, a good subject worth studying!

Delivered: To bring or transport to the proper place or recipient; distribute. To surrender (someone or something) to another; hand over.
To be delivered: To set free, as from misery, peril, or evil

Can a Christian who is forgiven and born again need deliverance? The answer is Yes, if this Christian is also experiencing troublesome thoughts, nightmares, illness that can be from sin or past sin, if there is any unforgiveness or sin, if there is past or generational wrong doing or occult practice, or even hurts that alter our views -such as feeling as a victim. There are many reasons why a Christian can experience troublesome spiritual warfare from - YES demons. I know people don't like to talk about them, but I am okay about it.

1 or many demons can afflict, harass, or yes even enter a Christian. How can it enter a Christian though who is forgiven?

If like mentioned above there is any sin or past unforgiven sin or persons, or if there is any occult practice present or past or generational sins... these spiritual realm doors ALLOW a demon or more demons to enter or oppress a person -a non believer or Christian believer as well.

So stead fast, stand firm. Forgive and care. And have a blessed week and a blessed life too...

Scripture Reference: Sword of the Spirit

Collosians 3:8,12-13
⁸ But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
 ¹² Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.” Colossians 3:13 KJV

Matthew 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you
Matthew 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.


^{Collosians 1:21 KJV
 21} And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
²² In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight
Armor of God. Spiritual Warfare.
Ephesians 6:10-18
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. ... I recommend to Listen to audio of Ephesians 6


Respectively derived from an OC Deliverance Ministry site:
"The Greek word “Daimonizomai” translated “demon-possessed” in scripture is best described, as “to have a demon, to be demonized or be under the control of a demon.” In my experience, demon possession or being under control of a demon can be on a sliding scale of say, 1 to 10. Number one, being the least control, to number 10 being absolute control. I believe a more accurate definition of demon possession is a person who is to various degrees, occupied and controlled by evil spirits.
The bible has different examples of demon possession; the demoniac who had a legion of demons (a legion of Roman soldiers at full strength was around 10,000 soldiers) was probably a 10 on the scale of possession as opposed to a demon-possessed man who was mute or deaf (obviously a lesser number on the scale). It is clear in scriptures, mankind has the capacity to be indwelled by another spirit.
1. We receive the Holy Spirit in us when we are born again (1 John 4:13, John 3:1-8).
2. We can be filled with the Spirit to the point of appearing drunk (Acts 2:1-3, 15).
3. An evil spirit may enter into a person, such as Satan entered Judas (Luke 22:2-4, John 13:27). 
4. An evil spirit entered Saul (1 Sam. 16:14 &23)." 

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Sunday Morning Relationship with God - Bible Study May 20, 2012

Jesus is always with you: yesterdays, today and tomorrow, everyday and everywhere.

As a Christian believer I try to remember this. I think, "Yeah, Jesus is with me, I know." I tell my kids, "Don't be scared, Jesus is with you, Okay?" Yet, even though I know this I now realize I don't really contemplate it. He is truly really here, even as I type this, right now, right there with you as you read this, right now, truly. How aware am I that he is with me always? Even in the hurts of my yesterdays and for your yesterdays too. He was there too to help, to cry with you, to hold you and help you through with His love, His care, and His heavenly hosts were there too. So yesterday, today and tomorrow He is also there.

Pray without ceasing. That sounded impossible until I realized it means to keep him with me all the time, in everything I do and think. Still, that sounds difficult too. Though actually it's not. I remind my children to pray all the time; think of Jesus all the time. "Whether you are good, bad, mad, sad, or glad..." I tell my children to still pray to God in everything at all times. When I am mad I tell God. When I feel wrong, I don't try to cover it up and ignore God, I tell God. When I am hurting, he knows and I am aware he knows, I ask for God's help. When I have a good day I thank Him, even at times (not always though I probably should) I thank Him for days that aren't so good and hope a good one comes tomorrow, because he knows more than I do. When something good happens I thank Him for even the little things, like help from friends or family, I thank Him because I feel that He has interceded through others for these good things and help. It is good to be aware of His presence in your life and have a relationship with God, a real one.

I think too much, I talk too much. Praying without ceasing doesn't mean thinking constantly, praying like gimmie, or this and that to him only... but sharing the day and night with God, praying for needs and wants and help for yourself and others, AND listening to His calm voice within your heart. Quieting yourself to know Him, to know His comfort, His peace, His joy. That He truly has things in your life in control and giving Him that control. Doing my best in what I can, and praying for His direction and wisdom. This sounds good but, it is a conscience effort I have to choose to make. I am by no means perfect at this. All relationships take effort, work, and care... same as it is with the lord. I am happy when my children tell me what they did wrong, even if there is consequence and they are disciplined at times (no video games today) and many times they understand. I am glad to be needed when they cry to me, needing my direction as I try to help them be strong and then comfort them.

God cares like any loving parent would and more. He wants this closeness, and He rejoices that even when we are good, bad, mad, sad, or glad... we will still go to Him, really remember He is here with you and keep Him close to you too.

Scriptures for reference:
Matthew 28:20 KJV
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Deuteronomy 6: 4-5 KJV
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: 
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
2 Timothy 4:18 KJV
And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Philippians 4:13 NKJV
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

God Protects Us Angels Unaware

"Angels" Book by, Douglas Connelly


Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
Courage to change the things I can, 
and the wisdom to know the difference. 

Constant reminder on your wall!
 

Debate Same Sex Marriage - Obama. Thank you Manny Pacquiao

Finally a morally correct view on same sex marriage. Manny Pacquiao, a World Boxing Organization welterweight champion, known as the best pound for pound boxer is also among many things an aspiring Christain evangelist. Manny Pacquiao defends biblical scripture and what is morally correct for marriage. He stated,"It should not be of the same sex so as to adulterate the altar of matrimony, like in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah of old."

My perspective is I am not against people, and people have a choice to choose their way of life. As far as what is physically and morally correct and meant to be, same sex does not have a true place in life. Christians view on this is not meant to be prejudgous only have to stand up for what is biblically just and creation of man and woman as God intended, as children are born also from man and woman not same sex, same sex relations is a perversion of creation as God intended.

Manny Pacquiao on same sex marriage - Barack Obama view

 

Responding to Gay Marriage - Christian Prespective (AnswersInGenesis.org) Summary:

"Even in a secular context, the only answer a Christian should offer is this:

The Bible is the Word of our Creator, and Genesis is literal history. Its science and history can be trusted. Therefore, we have an absolute authority that determines marriage.

God made the first man and woman—the first marriage. Thus, marriage can only be a man and a woman because we are accountable to the One who made marriage in the first place.

And don’t forget—according to Scripture, one of the primary reasons for marriage is to produce godly offspring."

Matthew 19:4-6 NKJV

4 And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who 1made them at the beginning c‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, d‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and ethe two shall become one flesh’ ? 6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”

Leviticus 18:22 NKJV: You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.

Romans 1:26–27 NKJV:

For this reason God gave them up to  vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

1 Timothy 1:9–10 NKJV:

knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10 for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,

Sunday Morning! Starting the Day Right. Christian Bible Study Scriptures

Matthew 6:33 KJV
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Good morning, good Sunday, rest day... or whatever day you rest during the week, be sure to get at least one day a week. God rested on the 7th day after creation, we too need a day off. Today though, I need to get some chores done, and I will devote some time to rest after.

I have a good tip on how to first seek the kingdom of God daily. My children and I remember each day, sometimes they surprise me and say it before I do. My youngest daughter said it half asleep the other day.

This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24 (Psalms 118 audio).

Start the day right and read His scriptures, end the day with His word also. The word is the sword, it gets us through all the hardship each day brings. Even hard days I think, "Lord, you know more than I do." What is the purpose of a "bad day"?

Romans 8:28 KJV
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Hebrews 4:12 KJV
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

There is good in all things for those who serve Him. (For those that believe and want to do His will, that is live in faith and believe in Jesus Christ. It is not about religion, it's about a relationship. Love the Lord your God, with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. Jesus taught this even to the children.

Luke 10:27 KJV
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Rejoice in knowing God is in each day, even the tough ones.