You Might be A Christian.....

Matthew 5:16...In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Years ago Jeff Foxworthy came up with ways to tell if you might be a Redneck and it became quite possible to look, see and point out a "redneck".....especially if everytime you got married, and your Ma and your Pa were yer in-laws agin......and you wear a belt buckle that weighs mor'n three pounds. There are just ways that people KNOW you are a Redneck and most importantly, you are proud of it.

Now ain't that the way it should be with your walk with God?  Shouldn't people be able to point you out as a Christian?  If Leroy should see you saying a blessing over your next plate of "chitlins'....you might be a Christian. If the the bible you carry is bigger than your belt buckle, you might be a Christian, and more importantly, be proud of it! Let your light shine like a Wheat Lamp.

Jesus, we thank you for every opportunity to shine with Your Glory, that in glorifying You as the Savior, we, too are glorifyed in eternity.

Being Hospitable with What You Possess...

Leviticus 19:34...You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Ma and Pa decided to tidy up the trailer and open up a small hospitable place for passerby-ers to stop fer the night...a sort of Bed and Breakfast, but having such a small trailer home, Ma hung out the sign next to the bug zapper on the front porch that simply said, "Ma's Biscuit and a Blanket".

When visitors come a-visitin' you should give what you have to make them comfortable. If all you have is some bisquick and worn blankets. The Bible tells us to "by being hospitable to strangers, many have entertained Angels unaware."

Lord, help us to take what little or what lot we have and use it to treat those that we meet or that come into our lifes in the hospitable way you would treat us.

God's Love is Forever...

Jeremiah 33:11...Gods faithful love endures for ever.

The Possum George Jones had a song that went "He stopped loving her today" and it was like the love Pa had for Ma. He couldnt get over his lost love until death carried him a way.  There was just something beautiful in their love....as they got older they shared everything. I remember the morning at the Waffle House and Pa ordered breakfast for him and Ma and had to wait for Ma to finish so he could get his turn with the teeth. The love of God toward us is as enduring and lasting as that. God will love us forever.  And forever is to be with the Lord that will love you forever. There will be no stop loving you today moment with God.

Are you prepared for a relationship that has no end because thats what you get when you invite Jesus into your life. He will never let you go and His love endures through everything and forever.

Dear Jesus I come to you with a thankful heart that you'll love me forever and ever. even mor'n  ma loved pa.....

Seeking The Wisdom of God....

Proverbs 8:5...become expert in reason, o you simple ones, you foolish ones, take training to heart....

Judd was proud of his intelligence, why he took the test down at the Cracker Barrel, and having left only 2 pegs on the triangle board, his IQ came back as "purdy darn smart"....the family was so proud. Now they had someone to call when and if they ever got on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire. Uncle Judd.

The bible tells us to seek wisdom from the Lord and and not to rely on our own intelligence. Or Uncle Judd's. If a man seeks wisdom let him ask of the Lord. Do not be proud of your own intelligence but seek the wisdom of God and He will guide you in all things.

Lord Jesus, in all humbleness we seek your wisdom and do not lean toward our own understanding, putting aside how smart we are and being quided by Your Word.

...Jesus will Look For You

Luke 15:4....what man of you having an hundred sheep loses one and wilt not leave the ninty and nine to seek that which is lost?

Jesus doesn't want to lose any one of his sheep. Like Old Man Grady when he went a-hunting the other nite, he wouldn't come on home til Ol'Joker finally made his way back to the pack of coon hounds ready to load up and git on home. Why if Old Man Grady hadnt located Joker that night he would have returned to that very spot until he found him. If Old Lady Grady would let go of some funds he would buy one of them locating contraptions called a trackin' system. No hunter wants to lose his prize hound.

Jesus has a tracking system and its more than our small minds can understand but know that He knows where his sheep are and will bring them home.

Father, I thank you that you care for me and my whereabouts, that you would seek me and keep me close.