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Lift up hands that hang down.

12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.   Heb 12:12-13 (KJV)

There are times when we need to take a new grip looking for that straight path.  However, we also need to help others take a new grip when their hands are tired so we all may be healed.

Thank you Lord for allowing me to lift up hands that hang down, not only mine but others as well.  Praise your Name!!!

Quote of the Day

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Cor 5:17 (KJV)

“My brethren, it was more difficult, if such terms are ever applicable to Omnipotence, it was more difficult to create a Christian than to create a world.  What was there to begin with when God made the world?  There was nothing; but nothing could not stand in God’s way – it was at least passive.  But, my brethren, in our hearts, while there was nothing that could help God, there was much that could and did oppose him.  Our stubborn wills, our deep prejudices, our ingrained love of iniquity, all these, great God, opposed thee, and aimed at thwarting thy designs . . . Yes, great God, it was great to make a world, but greater to create a new creature in Jesus Christ.” (Spurgeon)

Outreach for an Introvert

As some of you may know, I am an introvert ... in other words I love to be alone.  To give an example to all my extrovert friends - I'm completely happy when at a party to be near an exit, next to the wall, examining a potted plant - those type things.  From a Christian perspective, however, this can be really hard on outreach.  Christian Bible Studies dot com (site now gone), has a great article that I would love to share called, How can I reach out to others when I am an introvert (old, broken link). (archived link)

For all my extrovert friends ... I would love for you to also read the following article called Caring for Your Introvert. (now behind a pay wall)

That is a lot of reading, I know, (here is the guilt trip) if you really love me then you would read these articles.


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Quote for today ...

This is one of my favorite quotes from Spurgeon:


Charles H. Spurgeon, the noted Baptist preacher, made it clear that salvation comes at the time of faith in Christ. He used a simple illustration. "The hand of faith that receives Christ is similar to children receiving an apple in their hands. You hold the apple out to the child and they must step toward you in order to receive it from you. This is a mixture of faith and receiving on the child's part. It is the same with someone who wants to receive salvation. What the child's hand is to the apple, your faith is to salvation. The child's hand does not make the apple, improve the apple, or deserve the apple; it simply takes it" (All of Grace, Charles H. Spurgeon, p. 61).