Cash in the Checks in Christ

“We are in training for that great future, but this training period can be a victorious one only when we realize that we can and must surrender ourselves to the Lord Jesus.

Live as rich as you are; cash your checks to the Bible; realize that you are what you are in Jesus Christ. The devil says that the bank account of the Bible is frozen by your sins. The devil is a liar. That bank account is full of the precious reserves of heaven’s plenty.

Surrender your past, present, and future. Your past is a canceled check; your present is cash; your future is a promissory note. Jesus bore your sins on the Cross: all was done and finished at Calvary. Now He lives for us.

When we forgive others, we often bury the hatchet, leaving the handle out, ready for future use. God does not. He blots out our sins like a cloud; you never see a cloud again once it has evaporated.

We are on the Lord’s side and thus are yoke-fellows with Jesus, so we can face the foe, being more than conquerors through Him who loves us.”

--Corrie ten Boom, p. 79-80, Plenty for Everyone

Example Checks—
-kindness—Romans 1:5
-praise—Deut. 10:21
-family—Rom. 8:16-17
-hope—Ps. 71:5-6
-patience—Ps. 27:7
-goodness—2 Cor. 5:21
-truth—James 1:16-17
-peace—Phil. 4:6
-deliverance—Jer. 1:19

Adam''s Side: After Eden - Answers in Genesis

Adam''s Side: After Eden - Answers in Genesis

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It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ.
-Patrick Henry
Quoted in David Barton's The Myth of Separation, pg. 118



You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ. These will make you a greater and happier people than you are. Congress will do everything they can to assist you in the wise intention.

-George Washington
5/12/1779 from his "Address to Delaware Indian Chiefs"



I now offer you the outline of the plan they have suggested. Let an association be formed to be denominated "The Christian Constitutional Society," its object to be first: The support of the Christian religion
second: The support of the United States

-Alexander Hamilton
4/16-21/1802 in writing to James Bayard

Teen Toll

An excellent idea just popped into my mind:

It is called The Toll of the Teen or just Teen Toll. A teenager is about to be born in our house. As we prepare to walk the road with great victories and deep pot holes, I wonder about the rest of the family. Teenagers are unpredictable and that can leave a toll on a family. It is not easy growing up, and it is not easy for the family that the teenager is growing up in. Worth it, but not easy. So with this in mind, I have come up with the Toll of the Teen. What if the teenager were to give a gift to each family member on each birthday from 13-19 years old?

A gift of thanks for surviving the ups and downs with them through the year. A small reminder of appreciation for not arguing further why the sky is green when a few minutes ago it was purple. A token of kindness for cheering them on when they are no longer sure that the world is round, and are very certain that pizza is a basic survival food group needed at least every other day. A reward for patience while waiting another half hour because the right shirt was somehow stolen from tornado alley via their room.

Our teenager-to-be candidate has promised to think deeply about this idea with early leanings towards giving each member of the family a shiny copper penny. Next year she might hear about the word inflation and the need to raise our "gifts" to match the current toll for the year.

I am looking forward to this new stage. I remember not too long ago thinking that if she did not hear the word "no" said often, then her two-year-old little mind would not know how to use it. I quickly learned that no is a built-in feature, and some kids have more connections to the usage of this feature than others. With this acquired wisdom, I step into this next frontier.

I am really proud of my teen-to-be. Or better yet, tn-2-b. Suddenly the years are numbered of her time in our home. Her days eating pizza with the family before soaring to her own pizza parlor are flying by fast. Like Wayne Watson's song says, someday the watercolor pony will ride away.

Sharing the roller coaster ride of these next six years will require persistence in prayer, guidance from Scripture, support of survivors, love of family, and fun with friends. As I slowly let her go, daily thanking God for her growth into a beautiful young woman, inside and out, I will shine my copper penny given to me as the toll of the teen and smile.


"Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in His ways." Psalm 128:1

Psalm 19:14 Prayer

Lord,

You are God alone
You rule upon Your throne
You make Yourself known
All creation, You own

You are all I need
I bow to You on my knees
In my heart is Your peace
Help me look into eternity

May my life bring You praise
Your love overflow in all my days
On Your beauty I will gaze
I’m forgiven by Your grace

You are my Rock and Song
Strength from You all day long
For this short road I travel on
When I am weak, You are strong

May my words be pleasing to You
And my thoughts fill up with Your Truth
My steps do what You would do
My life all Yours—til’ my days are through

Love, your Daisy Ruth

9-24-2009

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14

Remembering 9/11--may God bless America

Remembering 9/11 and all that died for our country. Thankful for our service men and women and their families who sacrifice so much. Thankful to God for His ultimate freedom and within His freedom, we have the freedom to choose to know His love or not. All other religions/beliefs do not give the freedom to choose. May God bless America and may America choose to be a blessing to God.

Wish You Were Here

song by Mark Harris


Verse 1
I wanted to tell you how closely I've kept
The memories of you in my heart
And all of the lifetimes that we've had to share
Live even though we're apart

But don't cry for me
'Cause I'm finally free

Chorus:
To run with the angels
On streets made of gold
To listen to stories of saints new and old
To worship our Maker
That's where I'll be
When you finally find me

Verse 2
Now don't you be weary cause waiting for you
Are wonders that you've never known
Just hold on to Jesus, reach out for His hands
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And one day they'll welcome you home

And that's when you'll be
Finally Free
Finally Free

Chorus

I wish you were here 2x

Bridge
And all of the dreams that you treasure
Will soon come together
And that's when your sorrow will find tomorrow
And you will rise again

Chorus 2x

I wish you were here 3x

Irena Sendler

GOD HELP US LEST WE FORGET. -JULIE FORD.

Irena Sendler

There recently was a death of a 98 year-old lady named Irena. During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw Ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist. She had an 'ulterior motive' ... She KNEW what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews, (being German.) Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried and she carried in the back of her truck a burlap sack, (for larger kids..) She also had a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto. The soldiers of course wanted nothing to do with the dog and the barking covered the kids/infants noises.. During her time of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500 kids/infants. She was caught, and the Nazi's broke both her legs, arms and beat her severely. Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept them in a glass jar, buried under a tree in her back yard. After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived it and reunited the family. Most had been gassed. Those kids she helped got placed into foster family homes or adopted.


Last year Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize ... She was not selected.

Unfortunately, Al Gore won, for a slide show on Global Warming.