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I have been married to my wife and hero (Stage 4 Breast Cancer Survivor) Stacy for 23 years. We have raised three awesome son's. Together Stacy and I have learned that true love can ONLY be tested through time. True Love is tested through hardships, boredom, and pain. True love has to whether through life's busyness, while withstanding the pressures of Job, family, and home, middle and old age. You determine whether the LOVE you have is true over time. Respect each other,encourage each other, and serve each other minute by minute, hour by hour...As time alone will tell!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Daily Word

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. 1 Peter 5:8-9. I believe sober-minded here has more to do with not being caught up in the worldly things & the flesh which clouds your mind as opposed to strong drink. The lion is a picture of the strength and destructiveness of the enemy. It’s not just having faith…but standing firm in that faith that brings about the resistance to overcome. Today is a good day to make your stand!

Daily Word

From 2.27.12
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6. More often than we would like to recognize or admit we step out on our own seeking to make things happen on our behalf. We forget that it’s in His time and not ours. Humbleness is the brake pad that that slows our fleshly wants and keeps us under the mighty hand of God. Casting your anxieties upon Him clears the cloudiness the blocks your view of Him.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Weekend Quote

Upon a life a life I did not live, upon a death I did not die; another’s death, I stake my whole eternity. ~ Horatius Bonar

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Weekend Quote

So in love is Christ with holiness that He will buy it with His blood for us. ~ John Flavel

Friday, February 24, 2012

Daily Word

Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. For it is time for judgment to begin in the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? And “If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” 1 Peter 4:16-18. Many claim to be Christian but few seem to walk boldly enough to suffer any hostilities from the world. There is divine sovereignty over the suffering of God’s people, and this judgment may have a purpose of purification. The way through it is hard discipline walking in His obedience. How bold will you be today?

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Daily Word

Beloved do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice in so far as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when His glory is revealed. 1 Peter 4:12. Clearly, the point of every trial is to test you. It’s not a matter of if but when. Those around you are watching you constantly to see how your faith is going to play out revealing the depth of your faith. How often do you recognize His glory revealed in your trial?

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Daily Word

Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness sake, you will be blessed. 1 Peter3:13. There must standout a significant difference among those who walk in Christ and those who do not; even when doing so may bring about some form of ridicule, or personal suffering. The promise is clear here…you will be blessed. Any blessing from God far outweighs anything man can bring upon you.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Daily Word

For “whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him speak peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. ! Peter 3:10-12. Maybe the struggles you face in life today have less to do with trials and tribulations, and more to do with the consequences of failing to live righteous. How often do we confuse our trials with our consequences?

Monday, February 20, 2012

Daily Word

Finally, all of you, “have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. 1 Peter 3:8-9. There is a parallel teaching in Rom. 12:9-21. We are reminded not to retaliate in response to persecution, but instead to “bless” those who persecute us. Your blessing may take the form of a simple prayer. Sometimes we bring persecution on ourselves by failing to walk in obedience as instructed through the Word. How will you live the higher ground today no matter what may come your way?

Friday, February 17, 2012

Daily Word

He himself bore our sins in His body on a tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24. Christ suffered the curse of sin, accepting the punishment our sins deserved and provided forgiveness and freedom. It is often and equally stated that “Christ came to take away our sin”, and that “we sin daily.” If the first statement were correct than the second statement would be incorrect. However, the first statement is incorrect leaving the second statement correct. Christ took away the punishment our sin deserved and provided the freedom to live in the righteousness of Christ through the obedience of His Word restoring our relationship with a Holy God. The misunderstanding of these statements provides many the excuses to deny their walk in sin.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Daily Word

For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow His steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in His mouth. 1 Peter 21-22. Just as we are united with Christ in his resurrection so we are united in His sufferings. In His Word we are given the pattern by which we as Christians are to understand our own lives. Suffering takes on many forms in our daily lives never the less how we respond is of greater value than the inconvenience or the struggles brought about through our suffering. How will you respond in your season of suffering this day?

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Daily Word

For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants to God. 1 Peter 2 15-16. The precursor to this scripture was about being in submission to every human institution. Often times it is our own rebellion, pride, selfishness that creates the bondage in our lives and hinders our freedom in Christ. We move from one church, job, or even relationship to the next only to fall farther from the freedom that is in Christ; only to be drawn in to a compromised walk that excuses sin in our lives. Obedience to His Word builds the foundation to submission in every aspect of our lives. Where can submission bring freedom in your life today?

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Daily Word

Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. 1 Peter 2:11-12. We who have become children of God are nothing more than exiles and sojourners on this earth. We must learn to live in obedience to God’s Word, and stop using “common grace” as the carpet of excuse upon which we sweep our sin under and deceive ourselves that God is pleased with us. There is nothing honorable in that. How will you choose to battle in the war against your soul today?

Monday, February 13, 2012

Daily Word

And “A stone of Stumbling, and a rock of offence”. They stumble because they disobey the Word, as they were destined to do. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. 1 Peter 2:8-9. This teaches us divine sovereignty and human responsibility.. People are condemned (stumble) because they disobey. “But you” marks a sharp contrast between the destiny of the believer from the unbeliever. What does your walk proclaim…Darkness or marvelous light?

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Weekend Quote

It is less injury to Him to deny His being, than to deny the purity of it; the one makes Him no God, the other a deformed, unlovely, and detestable God…He that saith God is not holy speaks much worse than he that saith there is no God at all. ~ Stephen Chanock

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Daily Word

I went on with my eager pursuit after more holiness and conformity to Christ. The heaven I desired was a heaven of holiness. ~ Jonathan Edwards

Friday, February 10, 2012

Daily Word

As you come to Him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 2:4- 5. Symbolism is rich here with “living stones”, “spiritual house”, and “holy priesthood” referring to Old Testament background. While “Coming” to Christ includes initial repentance and faith, it implies a continual drawing near as well. Every believer is a priest in the sense of having equal and immediate access to God & serving Him personally. What will you sacrifice to God today?

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Daily Word

So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like new born infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation – if indeed you have tested that the Lord is good. 1 peter 2:1-3. As followers of Christ we must have a hunger for spiritual food as an infant has for its mother’s milk. We must strive to grow in our understanding of His Word, in our Faith, and in our obedience lived out according to the Word. Examine yourselves today and if you lack growth in any of these areas…Maybe it’s time to putdown the bottle and pick up a fork...

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Daily Word

As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:14-16. Contrary to popular belief; as Christians our standard of and motivation for holiness is the absolute moral perfection of God himself. Believing in and obeying the absolute truth of God’s word is the only hope you have against former passions and ignorance.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Daily Word

In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the test genuineness 0f your faith- more precious than gold that parishes though it is tested by fire- may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:6, 7. The trials you experience are always sent in the right measure to strengthen your faith to distinguish genuine faith from superficial profession. The ultimate goal of trials is the reward of glorification. What will today’s trial(s) reflect in your walk?

Monday, February 6, 2012

Daily Word

To an in heritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Peter 1:4-5. You are an heir to God, and co-heir with Christ. Your inheritance is called “salvation.” Faith is a gift, but you are still responsible for exercising you’re faith, or steadfast trust, in spiritual battle. The strength of God’s protection (guarded) signifies the vigilant defense of a fortress. Do you recognize the spiritual battles in your life, and how will you exercise you’re faith today?

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Weekend Quote

This righteousness is the righteousness of God and all together independent of any obedience of man to law, more or less. As the righteousness of God is perfect fulfillment which the law demands, it is evidently impossible that any other righteousness or obedience can be added to it or mixed with it. ~ Robert Haldane

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Weekend Quote

Every time we sin, we doing something that God hates. We need to cultivate in our own hearts that same hatred for sin that God has. ~ Jerry Bridges

Friday, February 3, 2012

Daily Word

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3. Salvation is based entirely on God’s loving initiative. As Followers of Christ our hope is to be “living”; that is to be confident in the future blessings based on fact and promises given through the Word. Far too many walk in uncertainty and wishful thinking which is, an expression of no real hope is at all. How will the expression of your hope demonstrate in your life today?

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Daily Word

And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. James 5:15.This verse is classic proof text for the institution of the Roman Catholic sacrament of extreme unction. Extreme unction is a healing rite that has become to be known as “last rites” in preparation for death. There is no special “prayer of faith” that has healing power. We are to pray for healing, believe in faith, and trust in God that his will be done. Repentance brings forgiveness of sins not a healing prayer. Intercede for the sick, but share the gospel for the soul.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Daily Word

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:7-8. God is not simply one whom you turn to in times of your need. To submit requires a willing act of accepting the authority of God. To draw near to Him is actively pursuing relationship with Him, and as promised He in return will draw near to us. Although Satan is powerful he is not invincible. He flees from saints wearing the armor of God. Do filthy hands, a stained heart and double mindedness prevent you from your pursuit?