Week 15 - WHY A STAR?

WHY A STAR?

A Star Is Born

Stars In Her Eyes

Star Light, Star Bright, The First Star I See Tonight

Starlet

Shooting Star

Starry Eyed

It Is Written In The Stars

The Brightest Star In The Sky

The Morning Star

Starry, Starry Night

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

The Sun, The Moon, The Stars

When You Wish Upon A Star

Elohim made the two great lights: the great light, the sun, to rule the day, and the small light, the moon, to rule the night, -- and he made the stars.

YHVH said to Abraham, “Look now toward the heavens.

Number the stars, if you are able to number them.

So will your seed be!”

YHVH said to Abraham,

”in one of those stars all families of the earth will be blessed.”

  

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea,

in the days of Herod the king,

behold, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem,

saying, “Where is he who was born King of the Jews?

For we saw his star when it rose and we have come to worship him”

The promise of blessing made to Abraham was born in one star.

Like shooting stars, many great men have come and gone.

The promised life of one man,

Jesus,

was the first of many stars of blessing born in the night.

A JOURNEY TO THE STAR

MEDITATE ON THIS FOR A WHILE.

THE SPEED OF LIGHT IS 186,000 MILES PER SECOND.

THAT’S FAST!

A LIGHTYEAR IS THE DISTANCE A LIGHT TRAVELS IN ONE YEAR.

IN ONE YEAR LIGHT WILL TRAVEL SIX TRILLION (6,000,000,000,000) MILES.

THAT’S FAR!

OUR MILKY WAY GALAXY IS 100,000 LIGHTYEARS WIDE!

THAT IS 600,000 TRILLIONS OF MILES.

THAT’S WIDE!

THERE ARE BILLIONS OF GALAXIES IN OUR VAST UNIVERSE.

THAT’S TOO MANY TO COUNT IN MANY LIFETIMES!

THE LIGHT THAT YOU SEE FROM STARS AT NIGHT MAY HAVE TAKEN BILLIONS OF YEARS TO REACH US.

SO ACTUALLY, WHAT YOU SEE AT NIGHT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT A STAR, IS THE HISTORY OF THAT STAR.

IF WE WERE STARS, WHAT HISTORY WOULD OUR LIGHT REVEAL TO THOSE WHO VIEW IT?

JESUS SAID; “YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD……LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE BEFORE MEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD WORKS, AND GLORIFY YOUR FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN.”

LIVING TO GLORIFY YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER WILL PRODUCE LIGHT IN YOUR LIFE.

THE LIGHT IN YOUR LIFE WILL BE A STAR.

YOUR LIFE WILL BE A STAR,

A HISTORY,

A WITNESS,

A TESTIMONY,

TO THE BLESSING OF THE FATHER IN YOUR LIFE.

MANY YEARS FROM NOW,

WHEN YOU LOOK BACK ON YOUR LIFE,

WHAT STAR WILL YOU SEE?

THE END

OR, IS IT THE BEGINNING?

Week 14 - A New Song In My Heart

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, praise unto our God. 

Many shall see it, and fear, and shall confide in YHVH.  

(Psalm 40:3)

Light At The Speed Of Love

I was created in darkness.

Blinded by all the lies.

I looked to You and I heard your Word

"my child just trust in me".

(chorus)

Light at the speed of love...

That's what true life is made of

Light at the speed of love...

That's what true love is made of..

Spiraling down a river of bad decisions,

I finally got it right.

I cried to the God of Heaven

and then I saw the light.

(chorus)

The vices of sin do not let go without a fight.

A fight I lost time and time again.

I called to my Father in heaven

and the forces of heaven to me He sent.

Despair is now gone.
Hope against Hope in its place.

(chorus)

His light still shines through my darkness

The rivers of life still topple the walls around my heart.

My Father's will is where I will start.

(chorus)

(chorus)

Week 13 - A Christmas Story

The children of Israel were buried in the darkness of Egyptian slavery. YHVH Elohim thundered on to the scene through his servant Moses: 
"Let there be light, and set my people free!"


During the Roman Empire, the children of Israel were crushed by the darkness of slavery to the letter of the law: they were slaves to a law that was given through Moses to keep them free. YHVH Elohim sent his only son, Jesus, to be the light in that dark world. The keepers of the law crushed Jesus and crucified him. But, as that seed  fell to the earth and died, it brought forth a great tree of life and has produced fruit for the kingdom of God into the ages upon ages.


This world is in the darkness of slavery once more. The people of our present world have been seduced by all the trappings of this culture: the government will be your provider; your career will give you money to buy all the stuff that will satisfy your desires; and your religion will be your spiritual food and entertainment. But we have become slaves to the government that was designed to protect our freedom.  We work for industries that take our valuable time and give us little money, and that money will perish when you use it. We are enslaved to a religion that whispers of the mercy and grace of god, and shouts from the housetops of the same god who is angry and coming in anger and judgement with fire on the men of this world.


We are the light of this world. We have the message of Christmas: you must be born from above! We are the sons and daughters of the heavenly Father. Our freedom is guaranteed by the law of the spirit of life. Our souls are satisfied when we do the work of our Father, and finish his will in our life. We are the true worshipers who worship the Father in spirit and truth.


The massive debts and deficits of this culture cannot quench the gift of love and freedom poured out to us without measure from the Father.


Merry Christmas

Week 12 - Finish

finish

 [fin-ish]

verb (used with object)

1. to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast

2. to come to the end of (a course, period of time, etc.): to finish school.

3. to use completely (often followed by up  or off ): to finishup a can of paint; to finish off the rest of the milk.

4. to overcome completely; destroy or kill (often followed by off ): This spray will finish off the cockroaches.

5. to complete and perfect in detail; put the final touches on (sometimes followed by up ): He decided to finish his planmore carefully. She finished up a painting.

6. to put a finish on (wood, metal, etc.): We finished the desk in antique red lacquer.

7. to perfect (a person) in education, accomplishments, social graces, etc.

8. to ready (livestock) for market by feeding a diet calculated to produce the desired weight.

verb (used without object)

9. to come to an end: The course finishes in January.

10. to complete a course, project, etc. (sometimes followed by up ): I finished before he did. It was nine o'clock when we finished up.

11. (of livestock) to become fattened for market.

noun

12. the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.

13. the end of a hunt, race, etc.: a close finish.

14. a decisive ending: a fight to the finish.

15. the quality of being finished  or completed with smoothness, elegance, etc.: to admire the finish of one's writing.

16. educational or social polish.

17. the manner in which an object is perfected or finished  in its preparation, or an effect imparted in finishing.

18. the surface coating or texture of wood, metal, etc.

19. something used or serving to finish, complete, or perfect a thing.

20. woodwork or the like, especially in the interior of a building, not essential to the structure but used for purposes of ornament, neatness, etc.: a finish of black walnut.

21. Also called finish coat, finishing coat. a final coat of plaster or paint.

22. a material for application in finishing.

23. Animal Husbandry. the fat tissue of livestock.

24. the flavor remaining in the mouth after a wine has been swallowed.

Finish the Race

Finish Line

Hare and Tortoise

Finish Strong

Don't Look To The Left
Don't Look To The Right
Focus
Keep Your Eye On The Finish Line
It Is Not Always How You Start The Race
It Is Finished!
Finish It Off
Don't Stop Till You Cross The Finish Line
Finish
The End Is Near
The Finish Protects The Work
Finish What You Started
When You Have Done All You Can Do - Stand
Are We There Yet?
From Start To Finish
No More Pit Stops
Are You Finished
We've Only Just Begun
Down But Never Out
Finish With A Flurry

I have observed and I have experienced this phenomenon:

At the time that I need legs of steel;

At the time when I need the most strength;

At the time when I need a positive attitude;

At the time when I need to really focus;

At the time that I need total concentration;

It is usually at this time that my body feels fatigued and my mind gets flooded with negative thoughts:

I am so tired, I just want to sleep;

I am afraid to get a bad grade;

This is never going to end;

Why am I doing this?;

If the teacher was better I wouldn't be having all this struggle;

I can't wait for Christmas break;

I hate this!

Well, in no time at all it will be the end of Christmas break.

The last toast will have been raised to the new year.

The last gift will be returned for something that fits better.

You will hug all your friends and family goodbye.

You will be on the ride home for next semester.

You will be ready to face a new challenge.

But now....

Now you need to muster the strength to finish strong.

Now you need a clear mind to finish on course.

Now you need to focus and concentrate to finish every task.

Now you need to make time for rest to finish smiling.

Now you need to eat well to finish healthy.

Where does this strength come from to finish victorious?

This strength comes from deep within you.

This strength comes from God in you!

This strength comes from taking time to wait on God.

Isaiah 40  

(27) Why sayest thou, Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from YHVH, and my right is passed away from my ?  

(28)  Dost thou not know, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting Elohim, YHVH, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not nor tireth? There is no searching of his understanding.  

(29)  He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.  

(30)  Even the youths shall faint and shall tire, and the young men shall stumble and fall;  

(31)  but they that wait upon YHVH shall renew their strength: 

they shall mount up with wings as eagles; 

they shall run, and not tire; 

they shall walk, and not faint.

Take a few minutes to wait before the Father. He has equipped you to accomplish every task.

He will give you the strength and determination and heart to finish victorious! 

Wait on him. 

Face

 this last week everything that you have in you!

I love you.

Dad

Week 11 - Thanksgiving

What's In A Thanks?

Thank You.

Thank You. Thank You. Thank You.

Be Thankful.

Thank You God.

Thanksgiving.

I Can't Thank You Enough.

Say "Thank You".

Give Thanks.

Bow Your Head.

Say "Grace".

What Do You Say?

Did You Say "Thank You"?

What Can I Do To Thank You?

Words Are Not Enough To Express My Thanks.

A Simple Word, Thanks.

thank

 

[thangk]

verb (used with object)

1.

to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to

2.

thank God, (used interjectionally to express relief) Also, thank goodness, thank heaven.

noun

3.

Usually, thanks. a grateful feeling or acknowledgment of abenefit, favor, or the like, expressed by words or otherwise

interjection

4.

thanks, (used as an informal expression of gratitude,appreciation, or acknowledgment).

Thursday, November 24, 2011 is a national holiday. This is not just any holiday, it is a High-Holiday. It is a day that we choose to cease from our labors. It is a day that we choose to gather with the friends and family that mean the most to us. But, what makes this a High-Holiday, is that we purposely, and deliberately, and intently invite God, our Father, our Creator into our homes and choose to make Him our guest of honor.

We thank you, Father, for your many bountiful gifts. We thank you for your great gift of your presence in our gathering. We thank you that you gave your son. We thank you that he offered, and you accepted, his life of obedience as payment for our blessing. We thank you that you have blessed us with your spirit of life that raised Jesus from the grave.

When you stop on this High-Holiday and give thanks, to truly give thanks to the Father, for all that he has done for you --- Stop --- Listen --- Feel. The Father's "you're welcome" is your heart filled with abundance of faith in Him! Give thanks to our Father, our Creator, our Guest of Honor. Give him thanks and let him fill your heart with faith.

I thank God every time I think of you!

Happy Thanksgiving Courtney!

Dad

    Colossians 2:6-7

"As therefore ye have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in him, rooted and built up in him, and assured in the faith, even as you have been taught, abounding in faith with thanksgiving."

Week 10 - TIME

TIME

09November2011 07:14:38am (The Time)

"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."

What time is it?

You can't turn back the hands of time

Sands through the hourglass

Spring Ahead - Fall Back

Do you have the time?

Running out of time

Time's up

Take your time

Time for a cool change http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bKwRW0l-Qk

Time is money

Working Overtime

It takes a licking and keeps on ticking (a Timex watch)

Timing is everything 

Ticking Time Bomb

Put your pencils down

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future (Fly Like An Eagle, Steve Miller Band) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1f7eZ8cHpM

Back to The Future

Back to The Future Part II

Back to The Future Part III

The time of a man in 70 years...

...80 years if he is strong

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, .... 3, 2, 1 ..... 0 ...... -1, -2, -3, -4 ...

Time is running out

You have all the time in the world

That was a waste of time

If you time it just right ....

2 Minute Warning

Countdown to nowhere

Hurry up.....and Wait

Seems like forever

Time passages

On the cover of Time

Time Zone

Time out

Time in

Don't do the crime, if you can't pay the time (Baretta)

"If you had the time to do it wrong, then you had the time to do it right." (Kris Carrara)

Daylight savings time

Turn back time

525,600 minutes, how do you measure a year?

Fashionably late

Better late than never.

"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence and fulfills the duty to express the results of his thought in clear form." Albert Einstein

"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." Albert Einstein

Over and over the psalmist encourages us to meditate on the things of YHVH. There is no substitute for time when seeking to understand God and life and any worthwhile subject.

Diamonds - Pressure and Time

Did you know that as you approach the speed of light that time slows down?

....."VICES IN YOUR LIFE, HURTFUL WORDS SPOKEN TO YOU, ANY SEED OR ROOT OF DARKNESS IN OUR LIFE WILL NOT LET GO EASILY. IT TAKES TIME AND CAREFUL CULTIVATION OF THE WORDS OF LIGHT TO GROW DOWN BEFORE IT SPRINGS UP. YOU CAN BE SURE OF THIS, JUST AS YHVH ELOHIM STRETCHED OUT HIS MIGHTY HAND AGAINST THE EGYPTIANS, THE FATHER WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SET YOU FREE." (Light at the Speed of Love)

it just takes time

The best time that you can spend is time meditating on the things of God. There is no meditation without time. There is no deeper knowledge and experience with God if you don't give him your time. Time is the most valuable commodity that you have, spend it wisely.

Love

Dad