At our weekly Bible study... this year we started witrh Jesus healing the 10 lepers and only one came back to thank Him.
The discussion was that lepers in Jesus' time, were throw away people, as leprosy was so bad you just had to leave everything behind, and go else where, no one wanted to "know" you.
Now we did discuss other things besides what I want to mention here and now,.but.....
The main thing the leader brough out of the lesson was that we should bring our past messes to the front and use it as a message to others.
I do not always agree with that,.
My point being that I don't agree with the fact that we have to bring past mistakes and awful times
back to our present and go over it, all over again.
What's wrong with quietly forgetting the past, after having made restitution with God, and dwelling on it?
Not that I have not used things from the past to help others....I have....but
well.....I did not agree with her.....what do you think?
Was I wrong?
Blessings...
Yaddy
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The sheep and the goats
In Mathew 25 we read the story of the sheep and the goats.....
You know....until now, it had not occured to me....once the people are assembled and seperated into the sheep and the goats....
IT IS TOO LATE!
In verse 32, of Chapter 25 we read...." All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the aheep on His right and the goats on his left....
Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat;
I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink;
I was a stranger, and you invited me in.......
naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'
"Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You,
or thirsty, and give You something to drink?
'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?
When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'
"The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'
"Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels,
for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;
I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.'
"Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?'
"Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'"These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Now I have often thought...."Who are "the least of these?" In the speaking to the sheep...He declares...'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'
So....BROTHERS ....that in my thoughts means other Christians...see...I had always thought they were unbelievers whom we needed to show the"Love of Christ" by helping them and feeding them...but the Bible also elsewhere tells us we are His brothers by adoption
so that then means we are to help and feed and look after our own believing brothers and sisters....
Hmmm...interesting yes?
Bless you...
Yaddy
You know....until now, it had not occured to me....once the people are assembled and seperated into the sheep and the goats....
IT IS TOO LATE!
In verse 32, of Chapter 25 we read...." All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the aheep on His right and the goats on his left....
Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat;
I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink;
I was a stranger, and you invited me in.......
naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'
"Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You,
or thirsty, and give You something to drink?
'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?
When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'
"The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'
"Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels,
for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;
I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.'
"Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?'
"Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'"These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Now I have often thought...."Who are "the least of these?" In the speaking to the sheep...He declares...'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'
So....BROTHERS ....that in my thoughts means other Christians...see...I had always thought they were unbelievers whom we needed to show the"Love of Christ" by helping them and feeding them...but the Bible also elsewhere tells us we are His brothers by adoption
so that then means we are to help and feed and look after our own believing brothers and sisters....
Hmmm...interesting yes?
Bless you...
Yaddy
Thursday, February 14, 2013
It is well....with my soul!
When peace like a river attendeth my way....
when sorrows like sea billows roll
What ever my lot....Thou hast taught me to say...
"It is well....it is well.....with my soul!
Time has passed and they say time heals all wounds.
It may do so but very slow with some happenings.
My friends have decided to sell up and leave...
Too many memories and they are painful.
I can't really blame them...
But through all this....the above hymn is so true and right....
No matter what.....God is always there, whether we believe it or not...HE is there....his word says...
"I will never leave you nor forsake you" and I believe that!
"I need thee every hour...most gracious Lord....no tender voice like thine can peace afford
I need Thee....oh I need Thee.....
every hour I need Thee.
Oh bless me now my Saviour....I come to Thee!
Bless you...
Yaddy
when sorrows like sea billows roll
What ever my lot....Thou hast taught me to say...
"It is well....it is well.....with my soul!
Time has passed and they say time heals all wounds.
It may do so but very slow with some happenings.
My friends have decided to sell up and leave...
Too many memories and they are painful.
I can't really blame them...
But through all this....the above hymn is so true and right....
No matter what.....God is always there, whether we believe it or not...HE is there....his word says...
"I will never leave you nor forsake you" and I believe that!
"I need thee every hour...most gracious Lord....no tender voice like thine can peace afford
I need Thee....oh I need Thee.....
every hour I need Thee.
Oh bless me now my Saviour....I come to Thee!
Bless you...
Yaddy
Monday, January 21, 2013
Sad news to start off the new year.
I have some lovely friends who have a son who is a paraplegic.
He had a bad accident when he was young and he is now the way he is!
The call came this morning!
And, even though you know what you know, the news, when it comes, hits hard!
It must be so much harder for his parents!
I fight back the tears......I so want to "do" something, but what?
I can be there for them....I am!
But....it that enough? They keep telling me it is.....but I have doubts!
They start to tell me things about their son....over and over.....I nod my head!
I meet them for coffee...they tell me again.....I nod...again!
What can I do?
I tell them....."Just remember.....he's in good hands....now!"
My voice cracks....I am in tears...
I hope and pray those words are a comfort to them.....
Blessings...
Yaddy
He had a bad accident when he was young and he is now the way he is!
The call came this morning!
And, even though you know what you know, the news, when it comes, hits hard!
It must be so much harder for his parents!
I fight back the tears......I so want to "do" something, but what?
I can be there for them....I am!
But....it that enough? They keep telling me it is.....but I have doubts!
They start to tell me things about their son....over and over.....I nod my head!
I meet them for coffee...they tell me again.....I nod...again!
What can I do?
I tell them....."Just remember.....he's in good hands....now!"
My voice cracks....I am in tears...
I hope and pray those words are a comfort to them.....
Blessings...
Yaddy
Friday, December 21, 2012
God's promised gift!
Isaiah 7:14, “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel”
Matthew 1:21, “You shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins”
It won’t be long now and we’ll be celebrating yet another Christmas.
What does Christmas mean to you?
What comes to your mind as you prepare for Christmas 2012?
Would it be decorating the Christmas tree..... or......
maybe singing Christmas carols?
Could it be making candy, baking cakes and lots of biscuits?
What about the giving and receiving of presents?
The parties you will have to attend or maybe it’s getting together with loved ones, friends and co-workers?
Is it the time you celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ?
Do you.....really?
A time to pause and praise God for the marvelous gift of His love?
Galatians 4:4 says, “When the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman.”
Yes, God’s Son really did enter this world at a certain point in human history.
There is no question about it. He did come! He did live! He did die! He did arise from the dead! The exact date is incidental, but the fact that He came to earth means everything, for “the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10).
Perhaps you don’t celebrate His birth at all during the Christmas season?
Sadly, in all the busyness, the party-going, gift-shopping, and family gatherings, the One whose birthday we are commemorating is practically forgotten and ignored all together.
The glitter of bright decorations,,,,,,,the sound of joyous Christmas carols...... the happy children.......and the cheerful “Merry Christmas” greetings, sometimes give the impression that everyone is thankful that Jesus came to our planet.
However, that isn’t true today, and it never was.
The news of Jesus’ birth evoked a mixed reaction.
An angel brought “good tidings of great joy.”
The shepherds and wise men welcomed the Saviour.
However, Herod was so troubled when he heard about it that he tried to kill the baby Jesus. Moreover, the religious leaders of that day were so very indifferent that they failed to send a delegation to Bethlehem to find out what had happened.
Even today there is still differing reactions! Thousands honour Jesus and rejoice in their salvation, while countless others hate Him and have succeeded in outlawing the singing of Christmas carols in shopping malls and the display of nativity scenes in public places. Why??? I wonder....
While still others are apathetic; they go along with the celebration of the season and even join in singing Christmas carols, but they never ask themselves who Jesus is or why He came. They don’t think of their responsibility to believe on Him and receive Him as their personal Saviour.
Have you received the gift of eternal life that He offers to you? If not, why not do so today?
Mikey.
thank you Mikey blessings to you and all.....
Yaddy
Matthew 1:21, “You shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins”
It won’t be long now and we’ll be celebrating yet another Christmas.
What does Christmas mean to you?
What comes to your mind as you prepare for Christmas 2012?
Would it be decorating the Christmas tree..... or......
maybe singing Christmas carols?
Could it be making candy, baking cakes and lots of biscuits?
What about the giving and receiving of presents?
The parties you will have to attend or maybe it’s getting together with loved ones, friends and co-workers?
Is it the time you celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ?
Do you.....really?
A time to pause and praise God for the marvelous gift of His love?
Galatians 4:4 says, “When the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman.”
Yes, God’s Son really did enter this world at a certain point in human history.
There is no question about it. He did come! He did live! He did die! He did arise from the dead! The exact date is incidental, but the fact that He came to earth means everything, for “the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10).
Perhaps you don’t celebrate His birth at all during the Christmas season?
Sadly, in all the busyness, the party-going, gift-shopping, and family gatherings, the One whose birthday we are commemorating is practically forgotten and ignored all together.
The glitter of bright decorations,,,,,,,the sound of joyous Christmas carols...... the happy children.......and the cheerful “Merry Christmas” greetings, sometimes give the impression that everyone is thankful that Jesus came to our planet.
However, that isn’t true today, and it never was.
The news of Jesus’ birth evoked a mixed reaction.
An angel brought “good tidings of great joy.”
The shepherds and wise men welcomed the Saviour.
However, Herod was so troubled when he heard about it that he tried to kill the baby Jesus. Moreover, the religious leaders of that day were so very indifferent that they failed to send a delegation to Bethlehem to find out what had happened.
Even today there is still differing reactions! Thousands honour Jesus and rejoice in their salvation, while countless others hate Him and have succeeded in outlawing the singing of Christmas carols in shopping malls and the display of nativity scenes in public places. Why??? I wonder....
While still others are apathetic; they go along with the celebration of the season and even join in singing Christmas carols, but they never ask themselves who Jesus is or why He came. They don’t think of their responsibility to believe on Him and receive Him as their personal Saviour.
Have you received the gift of eternal life that He offers to you? If not, why not do so today?
Mikey.
thank you Mikey blessings to you and all.....
Yaddy
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Merry Christmas to all.....
"Geseënde Kersfees en ‘n Voorspoedige Nuwe Jaar."
"I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida"
"Felices Pasquas Y felices ano Nuevo"
"Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand"
Eguberri on "Vesele Vanoce"
"Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat"
"Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo"
[Mandarin] - "Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan"
[Catonese] - "Saint Dan Fai Lok"
"Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth"
"Sretan Bozic i Nova Godina"
"Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok"
"Glædelig Jul" "Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar"
"Haid joule ja head uut aastat"
"Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad" "Maligayang Pasko"
"Manigong Bagong Taon" "Hyvaa joulua"
"Joyeux Noël" "Froehliche Weihnachten"
"Kala Christouyenna" "Mele Kalikimaka"
"Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova" "Shub Naya Baras"
"Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket" "Gledileg Jol"
"Selamat Hari Natal"
"Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah" "Nollaig Shona Dhuit"
"Buone Feste Natalizie"
" Shinnen omedeto, kurisumasu omedeto. .
Kurisumasu omedeto
Japanese people generally add the expression gozaimasu to indicate soemm humility. "Sung Tan Chuk Ha"
"Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu"
"Linksmu Kaledu" "Merry Keshmish"
"God Jul" "Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia"
"Feliz Natal" "Boas Festas"
"Sarbatori Fericite"
"Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva s Novim Godom"
"Hristos se rodi" "Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce"
"La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou"
"Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina"
"Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok"
"Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto"
"Feliz Navidad" "God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År"
-Merry Chrismas :" Ia orana te Noera"
and Happy new year is "Ia orana i te mata iti api"
"Sawadee Pee Mai" "Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun"
"Z Rizdvom Khrystovym !" - "Merry Christmas"
" Z Novym Rokom !" - "Happy New Year"
"Z Rizdvom Khrystovym i Novym Rokom !" - both greetings together.
"Chuc Mung Giang Sinh" "Nadolig Llawen"
"Cestitamo Bozic"
(Special Thanks to contributors to this page: Triin N and Annalene Groenewald.)
bless you all...Yaddy
Sunday, December 2, 2012
HEAVEN CAME DOWN.....
Matthew 1:21, “You shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins”
__________
John W. Peterson is one of the most prolific gospel composers of the 20th century.
Born November 1, 1921, in Lindsborg, Kansas, he served as an Air Force transport pilot during World War II, flying the notorious "China Hump" route over the Himalayas.
Upon returning from duty he enrolled at the Moody Bible Institute, also serving on its radio staff.
In 1953 Peterson graduated from Chicago's American Conservatory of Music, soon after settling in Pennsylvania and launching his songwriting career.
Peterson published in excess of 1,000 contemporary hymns and spirituals, as well as 35 cantatas and musicals.
His most beloved efforts also include "Heaven Came Down," "Jesus Is Coming Again," and "Surely Goodness and Mercy." While at the peak of his compositional prowess, he spent over a decade as president and editor-in-chief of Grand Rapids, Michigan based sacred music publisher Singspiration before relocating to Scottsdale, AZ, and founding his own Good Life Productions.
The recipient of the National Evangelical Film Foundation's 1967 Sacred Music Award, Peterson published his autobiography, The Miracle Goes On, a decade later.
In 1986, he was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. After battling cancer, Peterson died in Scottsdale, Arizona on September 20, 2006.
I trust you will enjoy this great hymn, and one of my favorites, which speaks about the joy of becoming a child of the King, and entitled:
“Heaven Came Down and Glory Filled My Soul”
Oh what a wonderful, wonderful day - day I will never forget;
After I'd wandered in darkness away, Jesus my Saviour I met.
O what a tender, compassionate friend - He met the need of my heart;
Shadows dispelling, With joy I am telling, He made all the darkness depart.
Chorus:
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul,
When at the cross the Saviour made me whole;
My sins were washed away -
And my night was turned to day -
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul!
Born of the Spirit with life from above into God's fam'ly divine,
Justified fully thru Calvary's love, O what a standing is mine!
And the transaction so quickly was made when as a sinner I came,
Took of the offer of grace He did proffer - He saved me, O praise His dear name!
Chorus:
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul,
When at the cross the Saviour made me whole;
My sins were washed away -
And my night was turned to day -
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul!
Now I've a hope that will surely endure after the passing of time;
I have a future in heaven for sure, there in those mansions sublime.
And it's because of that wonderful day when at the cross I believed;
Riches eternal and blessings supernal from His precious hand I received.
Chorus:
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul,
When at the cross the Saviour made me whole;
My sins were washed away -
And my night was turned to day -
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul!
_________
Beautiful....isn't it?
Thanks for that Mikey
bless you....
Yaddy
__________
John W. Peterson is one of the most prolific gospel composers of the 20th century.
Born November 1, 1921, in Lindsborg, Kansas, he served as an Air Force transport pilot during World War II, flying the notorious "China Hump" route over the Himalayas.
Upon returning from duty he enrolled at the Moody Bible Institute, also serving on its radio staff.
In 1953 Peterson graduated from Chicago's American Conservatory of Music, soon after settling in Pennsylvania and launching his songwriting career.
Peterson published in excess of 1,000 contemporary hymns and spirituals, as well as 35 cantatas and musicals.
His most beloved efforts also include "Heaven Came Down," "Jesus Is Coming Again," and "Surely Goodness and Mercy." While at the peak of his compositional prowess, he spent over a decade as president and editor-in-chief of Grand Rapids, Michigan based sacred music publisher Singspiration before relocating to Scottsdale, AZ, and founding his own Good Life Productions.
The recipient of the National Evangelical Film Foundation's 1967 Sacred Music Award, Peterson published his autobiography, The Miracle Goes On, a decade later.
In 1986, he was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. After battling cancer, Peterson died in Scottsdale, Arizona on September 20, 2006.
I trust you will enjoy this great hymn, and one of my favorites, which speaks about the joy of becoming a child of the King, and entitled:
“Heaven Came Down and Glory Filled My Soul”
Oh what a wonderful, wonderful day - day I will never forget;
After I'd wandered in darkness away, Jesus my Saviour I met.
O what a tender, compassionate friend - He met the need of my heart;
Shadows dispelling, With joy I am telling, He made all the darkness depart.
Chorus:
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul,
When at the cross the Saviour made me whole;
My sins were washed away -
And my night was turned to day -
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul!
Born of the Spirit with life from above into God's fam'ly divine,
Justified fully thru Calvary's love, O what a standing is mine!
And the transaction so quickly was made when as a sinner I came,
Took of the offer of grace He did proffer - He saved me, O praise His dear name!
Chorus:
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul,
When at the cross the Saviour made me whole;
My sins were washed away -
And my night was turned to day -
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul!
Now I've a hope that will surely endure after the passing of time;
I have a future in heaven for sure, there in those mansions sublime.
And it's because of that wonderful day when at the cross I believed;
Riches eternal and blessings supernal from His precious hand I received.
Chorus:
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul,
When at the cross the Saviour made me whole;
My sins were washed away -
And my night was turned to day -
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul!
_________
Beautiful....isn't it?
Thanks for that Mikey
bless you....
Yaddy
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