settingatthepoolofgrace

History is a people’s story, unfortunately; it is told from the perspective of those who have conquered failing to realize those who are conquered have their own story to tell. This country has such a story, explorers came to this land and claimed it as their own subjecting it’s occupants to cruelty and even death.

As it grew it became a conglomerate of many people’s stories intertwined into one story. Bits and pieces of each contributing to the whole. Some given a predominate place while others eliminated altogether.  It has chronicled moments of greatness, moments of fear, moments of separation and moments of unity.

The principles on which it was founded was designed to give all the right to live free and worship as they chose. Yet, those who sought freedom; denied freedom to others. We have forgotten as they did the story being written is not ours; but, HIS STORY. He who spoke and light appeared.

He who gave the birds their song, who fills the clouds with his tear and loves all his creatures great and small.With his own hands the dust from the ground he created man, from man; the woman. The two were his crowning glory perfect in every way. A perfect story had begun written by the hand of God.

He gave his children all they needed in a perfect paradise, but being deceived paradise was lost and man was left to pay the cost. The penalty was death, payment for sin; the decay of creation had begun. The master has recorded each day how far his children have gone astray.

He sees and reads the heart, he hears the tears we shed, and his heart is broken with each act of man’s inhumanity to man. With a broken heart, he could have closed the book deciding to write no more; but his love for his children was just too strong to ever let them go.

Choosing to rewrite the story changing its final outcome, he sent to man his only son. The son willingly came knowing the burden he must bear to reclaim the lost children his father holds so dear.Blood was shed to show his love for all who had gone astray. The same love is here for you and me today.

The story still continues each chapter written by love from the hand of God. The legacy of love left by the son has given the world great hope, that when the last chapter is written before the book is closed; all the lost children will have returned home.

My revelation as I sit by the pool of grace

Once upon a time in a place called Dreamland was a little village filled with quaint little house’s, one orphanage, one church, one hospital and one school. In the orphanage lived a set of triplets; 2 little girls and their brother.

Though their lives were dark and dreary most of the time they had fallen in love with 3 little mouselings who’s mother had abandoned them or was caught by those who ran the orphanage. These mouselings were the sunshine in their little lives that erases the darkness.

None of them could imagine how things would change until a new family moved to the town that had no children but wanted a child very badly. The wife and her husband went to the orphanage and instantly fell in love with the youngest girl of the set of triplets.

They were separated and if that wasn’t bad enough, one of the mouselings was caught and sent to the research department at the hospital.  Afterward, the children left behind became very sad, they lost their sister and friend at the same time. Nothing would ever be the same again.

All the children and the mouselings became very ill and no one understood why, their bond of love was broken; the sunlight was drowned out by the darkness. While this story came from the land of dreams; I know of the greatest love story ever written.

The Father loved so much he gave. The son loved his father so much he came and he gave that he who was not worthy could be made worthy through his giving. The gift is eternal life; it couldn’t be obtained by purchase of man. Only by acceptance for it was freely given.

It’s price paid by the Son of the Father at the cross of Calvery. His life was real, not a fable; his death was real, not a fable and his resurrection is real, not a fable. The love he gives is all encompassing it erases all darkness, all fear, all anger, all malice and selfishness from all who will accept it.

When we accept the love of the Son we also have the love of the Father, they are ONE.  As he was resurrected so shall we be if we accept him into our lives, love as he loved and trust his word. His word is not a book of fables but is the sword of Truth.

My revelation as I sit by the pool of grace.

For years we have celebrated events the same way our parents did, it became our tradition. We all tend to do things that and familiar and comfortable. Seldom do we consider the origins of the events we celebrate.

As Passover approaches we prepare to celebrate a tradition called Easter. Most of us will dress our children in a new outfit and shoes for their debut in the Easter play, we’ll prepare a special dinner and after dinner an egg hunt.

The celebration of Easter, however; has its roots in a pagan festival in honour of Eastra the Goddess of spring. It was symbolic of the rebirth and renewal of the season which was celebrated at the spring equinox.

The Goddess was represented by the hare(rabbit) an animal that represents the arrival of spring and fertility of the season. The egg also represented fertility as well as the Sun. During the eighth century, this celebration was adopted by the Christian church.

Easter was given a new representation, the Ressurection of Jesus the Christ.  He rose from death on the 1st Sunday after his crucifixion which was the third day after his death on the cross.  This too signalled rebirth and renewal.

The Jewish leaders were so ingrained in their traditions they couldn’t accept the truth in the teachings of the Christ as he revealed them to the people. They knew the miracles he performed couldn’t be explained; yet, they refused to believe in him. Putting him to death.

The question is are we like the Jewish leaders? as Christians have we become so ingrained in the traditions of the past that we miss the sight of the truths of the Gospel we are to share with others. We must be willing to meet those needing truth where they are, not where we think they should be.

This Resurrection season celebrate by sharing the story of unconditional love, great sacrifice, and redemptive grace.

My revelation as I sit by the pool of grace

 

“Let there be” was how it all began so we are told. Before there was any earth our heavenly Father said “let there be” light and light became. He then separated light from darkness; placed the sun, the moon and the stars in their appointed position in the heavens.

Again he said “let there be” and mountains were formed, Meadows, valleys and tree filled landscapes. Bird’s of all types soared through the skies and beast of all types roamed the land. With his voice he called all of these things into existence, he spoke and it stood fast.

Then something special happened;he said”let us make man in our image”. With his hands he formed man from the dust of the ground and with his breath he breathed life into him. Man was the jewel in the crown of God’s creation.

He placed in the care of man all he created, gave him the privilege of naming all the animals and dominion over them. That was in the beginning but now the character of mankind is so distorted it no longer reflects the perfection it was created to have in the beginning.

Man lost site of the Creator falling prey too the deception of the fallen angel Satan who’s voice said ” let there be,” hate, envy, greed, selfishness, violence and disobedience. His presence in the earth has tainted the beauty and perfection of God’s creation; especially man.

Man has no power over this strong combatant, but God is all powerful and has made a way of escape from the enemy through the strength of Jesus the Christ. When we give our lives in total submission too him we can then say ” let there be” peace to the storms of life and we’ll have peace.

We can say “let there be ” joy and sadness will flee, through the power of the Holy spirit we can speak and it will stand fast.

My revelation as I sit by the pool of grace

There’s a saying “the eye is the window to the soul.” These two small parts of the body have a very important function, through them we have vision to the world. Whenever our eyes are impacted we can only vaguely recognize what our vision reveals too us. Many things we come in contact with can cause problems for the eyes.

Sometimes it’s disease, sometimes injury’s, the elements and sometimes physical or spiritual blindness. Blindness is defined as complete or nearly complete vision loss, the ability to see is no more. There was a time when the loss of vision was a life doomed to darkness, one had to make his way with the help of family or friends. There was no cure for this condition.

Today we have medical advancements which allow for the restoration of sight. “For God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to man who is good in his sight” it is through this knowledge we have these advancements. We are broken at times by the conflicts of life, interaction with family and friends, and sharing the sorrow of those who are experiencing trials.

We Express this brokenness with tears, they are tears of sadness; we celebrate great joy also with tears, they are tears of gladness.  I have heard it said “God store’s all our tears in bottles”, wouldn’t that be wonderful if true. Too know God takes the time to care about the tears we shed.

Well, he does; he cares about the burden’s you bare and he cares about your lack of vision concerning him. From the time you were conceived in your mother’s womb he has loved you. He watched attentively as you grew and whispered in your ears Everytime he saw you headed in the wrong directions.

He has never left your side even though you choose to walk away from him. He sees the way life has tossed you up and down and wants to calm your stormy life seas. He wants to restore your vision healing your blindness. You will clearly recognize his love for you in all your eyes behold. Draw closer to him and he will draw closer to you.

My revelation as I sit by the pool of grace

 

“It’s your thang do what you want to do, I can’t tell you who to give it too”! Too some of you these words are very familiar, but many of you have never heard them before. They indicate it’s OK to be promiscuous no one can judge the decisions you make concerning how you use your body.

I find it very interesting how the message in the music is sometimes overlooked because the mind is captivated by the rythum or groove associated with the song. The beat captures our attention while the message seeps into our minds under the radar. The messages we receive promote sex, violence, greed, self gratification and building popularity.

The world we live in is so immersed in decay caused by the evil that is spreading like wildfire. We have lost sight of love, kindness, compassion, and forgiveness.  We are desensitized to the working of the enemy; he has told us”it’s your thang do what you want to do”, but is it really?

The word of the Father given for instructions to his children teaches we are bought with the price of Holy Blood and we are not our own. Our bodies are to be the dwelling place of his Spirit, it shouldn’t be defiled. We are to respect our body temple by protecting it from anything that is unclean.

We are to guard our minds against thoughts that are contrary to the will of our Creator. Wrong thoughts lead to wrong actions which lead to sin. The enemy is very cunning so we must be alert at all times. We must guard where our feet travel carrying the message of love into dark places.

Unless we’re fortified by the love of Jesus the Christ and under the protection of the Holy Spirit we must not walk on the enemies territories. Although we see decay and evil all around us, we must allow our eyes to feast on the beauty of nature that also surrounds us. There is beauty in everything the Creator has touched.

Because we have been tainted by the evil of this world the Father sent us redemption through the blood of his son, the blood of sacrificing love bringing rebirth. When we accept his gift of redemption we belong to him, no longer are we in control of our destiny. We can no longer do our own thang but must conform to do the Jesus thang.

We must walk in his shoes;love unconditionally all we meet, feed and shelter those in need and glorify the Father in the living of our lives.

My revelation as I sit by the pool of grace

The quarter back is the most important position on a football team. While every member of the team is needed for a successful team, the quarter back leads the ship.

Though little is said about the linebacker, he is the star of the show to the quarter back. His role is paramount to the qb fulfilling his role.

Before the game the coach plans a strategy with his team for a win, he calls plays from the sideline to the qb to implement as the game goes forth.

The linesmans job is to give the qb the time he needs to implement the play by protecting him from the other teams charging players.

When the linebacker does his job, the qb can do his job, the reciever can do his job and a score will be the result of each team member working together.

Miscommunication does happen giving the opportunity for the opposition to make contact putting the qb flat on his butt. However, he must get up shake it off and get back in the game.

He must have the ability to think on his feet, his decision could be the factor that determines a win or loss for his team. Life is sometimes like a football game.

Each day we are given life we plan that days activities, we are the coach. Because we don’t know what the day will bring we stay apprehensive and guarded. Just when we think we have made it life hits us in the face; down we go.

Our defense was inadequate, that defense began with self leading the way. To navigate the game of life we require a coach that is all knowing, who can see beyond our limited scope, and knows the strategy of the opposition we will face.

We will only find that in God the father, when we meet with him in prayer giving him control we set the tone for the day. This meeting implements his will over ours and the ultimate defender is called to duty.

Our defense is unstoppable we are protected on every side through the Holy Spirit which is given by the father at the request of the son. We only need to follow his game plan without altering or doubting any of his plans.

We may not always understand his ways but we must trust they will lead us to victory.

My revelation as I sit by the pool of Grace

As a child i remember being told that in Alaska it was dark for 6 months of the year and light for 6 months of the year. I found it hard to fathom being in the dark for that long a period, nor could i fathom having day without night for that long either.

I always wondered how would one function under these circumstances. As an adult i recognize we are designed in a way that allows us to adapt to whatever circumstances we find ourselves inudated with.

Being created in the image of a all powerful, intelligent and orderly creator we are endowed with certain traits of his character;however, they must be developed in each of us.

Many of us journey through life in that dark night of self, we attribute all that we are and do too our own knowledge, wisdom and power. We become the God of our own universe.

We have no light outside of self, the elements God placed of himself in us are not developed so we have no need of him.  Many journey through life seeking what they call enlightenment.

These live in the day but they too need to develop those elements the creator has placed in each of us of himself. They believe once a state of enlightenment is attained they become Gods. On some level this too is self exhausting.

Life however is about balance and order, when we watch nature it teaches how our creator is about balance and order. The moon rises at its appointed time after the sun has set at its appointed time. The season’s change at their appointed time and our lives begin and end at his appointed time.

It is through the development of God’s character within us we find balance in our lives. We have been given a guide to developing these traits in the Holy Spirit.  When we allow the spirit to do his work in our lives self is denounced and we come out of the dark night into the light of love found in Christ.

The holy spirit will lead those seeking to the true light that lights the whole world which we have in Christ our redeemer. We will attain balance when we give the reigns over to him who created life in us from the beginning.

As the dark night ends and day springs forth we will rejoice in praise to the only one worthy of praise; our creator. Our redeemer. Our God

My revelation as i sit by the pool of grace

 

 

Didn’t know why, couldn’t explain just knew the tears kept running down my face. The sun was shining, bird’s where singing and a soft warm breeze floated by my window; yet, I couldn’t find the strength to get out of bed.

I kept asking myself what was wrong with me? It seemed life had just closed in without warning and everything was going wrong, now the tears won’t stop. We all at one time or another experience changes in our lives that causes us to feel this way.

Sometimes it’s broken relationships, sometimes it’s breaches in our families and sometimes the death of our loved ones. Even on the brightest day our hearts can be over come by rain clouds. Because we are emotional creatures we will experience this helplessness.

Our world is filled with so many things that effect our sensibilities causing us too wonder if life is even worth living? Decay is all around us; in our morals, family structure, personal relationships, in our government and in our places of worship.

“Weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning.” Throughout our life journey there will be nights of weeping, some beyond control; we do however have the promise of joy which comes after the rain in the form of a rainbow.

Beautiful colors that illuminate the sky making the heart smile, we have hope of no more tears,, no more death, no more trials, and no more pain. We have been assured by our loving Creator that this is our destiny when we have placed our lives in his loving hands.

“And God will wipe away every tear from their eye, there shall be no more death,nor sorrow,nor crying and there shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” Rev. 21:4

My revelation as I sit by the pool of grace.

Life is a very precious gift, each breath taken assures us life is present. Each waking moment is an opportunity to make a difference in our world, our families, and in our own lives. Our lives are sustained by nourishment, clean air, fresh water, sunshine and the grace of a loving Creator.

Whenever any of these elements are denied or decreased the health suffers; the physical body is weakened and the mental health is impaired. Continual denial of any of these can eventually cause the demise of the body, life ceases to exist.

Just as it is important too give the physical and mental elements of man what it needs our spiritual man must be properly feed. In each of us there is a place in the heart that can only be filled by him. Once filled we are complete.

As the physical man is strengthen by nourishment, fresh water and clean air our spiritual man is strengthen by constant communication with the father, daily study of his word, and submission to the leading of his holy Spirit.

Jesus has commissioned us too lead others to him by the sharing of his story of unconditional love for lost souls. Sheep gone astray without a shepherd. He has said “I am the good shepherd, no one comes to the Father except through me.”

Those of us who have found their way to the light of love are to pass to those seeking the directions that they can find him. We are to feed the flock of which we are all members. The Shepard seeks more diligently those who have lost their way.

His desire is that all should be saved and reclaimed to dwell in safe boarders, however; he will not force us to accept his safety. We must choose to be his sheep and allow him to be our shepherd.

When one lost sheep returns to the fold the Shepard rejoices with all of heavens Angels for that lost sheep is more important than those who were not lost. As children of the most high we are to love our sister’s and brothers.

It is only by the Father’s  grace we are no longer lost sheep, so let the love of the father flow through us too feed the flock.

My revelation as I sit by the pool of grace