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Lord of all creation - I come to You now in the name of this Jesus I have heard about.  I was born into a sinful world and have lived in ignorance and rebellion to Your truth.  Jesus, I accept You as God manifested in the flesh, born as an offering for my sins.  Born to pay the price I am unable to pay - the price required for restored fellowship with my Creator.

I am sorry for all my sins and turn away from them. Please forgive me and make me a vessel fit for Your use.  I release any bitterness or unforgiveness in my heart and ask You to deal with those situations.  I believe You were born of a virgin, died on the cross, rose from the dead on the third day, ascended into heaven and are now sitting at the right hand of the Father, making intercession for me.

You are now Lord of my life.

JESUS IS COMING SOON! HOW SHALL WE ESCAPE IF WE NEGLECT SO GREAT A SALVATION?

Confess Jesus before men and He will confess you before the Father.
Take me home now please.

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waiting for His whistle


"He will lift up a banner to the nations from afar, and will whistle to them from the end of the earth; surely they shall come with speed, swiftly." isa 5:26

did you ever picture God whistling?  as if to say, "hey you.  come over here."  well, actually i can imagine Him saying, "come up here."  i can imagine Him pleading for you to come.

i can picture Him saying, "lay aside that sinful flesh and all the hurts, worries and needs it demands and enter into the joy of your Lord.  I've got things waiting for you that you can't even imagine."

i sing of a whistle,
a whistle of worth,
i sing of a whistle,
the pride of the north.

we know the north is a desired habitation.  God said of satan: "for you have said in your heart: ‘i will ascend into heaven, i will exalt my throne above the stars of God; i will also sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north." isa 14:13

we too shall inhabit that dwelling, not by will but by request; because Jesus willed it.  "Father, I desire that
they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world." john 17:24

i don't care if it's a whistle or a trumpet, i'll be listening.

just a side note here.  i never learned to whistle.  my brother, before he died, could bellow out the loudest of whistles.  he used to make fun of me because i couldn't.  i just brushed it off as being a guy and girl thing (even though i know girls whistle).  here's a poem i thought was cute.

i want to learn to whistle,
i've always wanted to;
i fix my mouth to do it, but,
the whistle won't come through.

i think perhaps it's stuck,
and so i try it once again;
can people swallow whistles,
where is my whistle then?

- by dorothy aldis


all i can say is God will give us whistles if we need one to spread the gospel.


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who's holding who


"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.  and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand." john 10:27-28

so i ask again - who's holding who?  i think of a toddler learning walk.  if they just hold onto the father's finger, they might take a step or two, let go, and fall to the ground.  no, we need the Father holding our hand, so when we stumble, He can then keep us from falling.

it's the same way with salvation.  our salvation is not dependent of our strength or cognitive abilities as we grow in grace and truth.  God holds us up with His strong hand.  and when we stumble (which we will), He will keep us from falling.  it's our love of, desire for, and belief in the Father that makes the child in us think we need to hold onto Him with all our might, when in reality our security lies in holding Him in our hearts, not the strength of our feeble hands (or our deeds).

it's one thing to stumble, and quite another thing to fall; to fall away from salvation.  i know many believe in OSAS - once saved, always saved, but i cannot.  i believe it is a precarious way to live, thinking it doesn't really matter how good or bad i live, salvation is always secured.  the word tells me, "do not be deceived.  neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God." 1 cor 6:9-10

"and such were some of you.  but you were washed, but you were sanctified." 1 cor 6:11  these were all the sins we were washed clean from in our repentance.  why would we want to wallow in them still?  but scripture warns, "'a dog returns to his own vomit,' and, 'a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.'" 2 pet 2:22

heaven forbid!  the Father "predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren." rom 8:29  that conformation is to begin now and will be completed in the day of our transformation, be it by death or rapture.  we are only conceived and not yet fully born.  we are in utero or gestation, so to speak.  fully born means we shall be like Him.  now we are all only in the process of "being saved."  "he who endures to the end will be saved." mark 13:13

"it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is." 1 john 3:2  he goes on to say, "and everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure." 1 john 3:3  so no more wallowing in sin.  push down on sin as we pull up by grace.  i think of a stanza from a poem i love:  "be docile to thine unseen Guide, love Him as He loves thee; time and obedience are enough, and thou a saint shall be."

i remember a scene i once saw in a superman movie.  lois had somehow ended up falling in mid-air.  fearful, superman suddenly showed up, catching her in her fall.  he said, "don't worry, i've got you."  she looked around at only air surrounding them both and said, "who's got you?"

Jesus is kinda like our superman; our supernatural man, and He doesn't need anything to hold Him.  He holds everything else.  "being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power" heb 1:3  believe when He tells us, "I and My Father are one." john 10:30

Jesus wants to be your Superman too.  He wants to hold you in His loving arms and eventually receive you among His radiant, adoring bride.  if anyone reading this does not know the "peace and security" that knowing gives, i beseech you in the name of Jesus, ask Him now to hold you as He does all else.  i promise you, it is a peace and security one cannot find in the world.  so, who's holding who - and who's holding you?

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"Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know."
Jeremiah 33:3

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