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  • Before We Became Christians

    Posted on October 16th, 2012 jadijohnson No comments

    Before we became Christians, did events happen in our lives that would turn us to God, or make us seek knowledge about heaven?  Take a grieving mother.  If you lost a child, wouldn’t you want to believe there is a heaven, and that is where your child is?  And if your child is in heaven, wouldn’t you want to get there some day?  Wouldn’t you go to a local church and ask the pastor how you can get to heaven?  God would not have any of us perish.  He is trying His very best to reach us.  For some, this takes a still small voice.  But for others, it takes a good hard shake.  What better way to shake us up than a tragedy?  Blessed are those who listen to the still small voice!

  • I’ll See You In Heaven

    Posted on October 15th, 2012 jadijohnson No comments

    I lost a precious child fourteen years ago today.  But instead of mourning for Jacob, I want to focus on the fact that he is sitting in Jesus’ lap today.  That thought makes me smile.  How can I be sad when he is with my Savior?  No, I will smile today.

    Want to see the greatest list of all time?

    The Names of God:

    1)  God  (Genesis 1:1)

    2)  the Creator  (Genesis 1:1)

    3)  the Lord  (Genesis 2:4)

    4)  God Most High  (Genesis 14:18)

    5)  Sovereign Lord  (Genesis 15:2)

    6)  the One  (Genesis 16:13)

    7)  God Almighty  (Genesis 17:1)

     

    I especially like the sixth one.  It really says it all, doesn’t it?  It captures exactly who God is. 

    Did you notice I’m only on the 17th chapter of Genesis, and I’ve already learned so much?  I’m telling you, going through one book of the Bible and focusing only on what you can learn about God is eye-opening.

  • What We Are – What We Can Be

    Posted on October 8th, 2012 jadijohnson No comments

    In my Bible study, I’m learning about God. This morning, I read about the Tower of Babel. It was during my reading that I realized who the builders of the tower reminded me of … my children! And I came to see that the Lord’s love for us is tremendous! He has such patience for us. We’re such willful children, always getting ourselves into trouble. How many times in our lives has He bailed us out? And how often did we thank Him for it? Maybe like the builders, we didn’t know we were building a tower of difficulty for ourselves. But this only means we should say a prayer of thanks Every Day! We don’t need to see the pit in our path that we’re saved from falling into. We just need to know Who saved us!

    I highly recommend the exercise I’m doing. Starting in Genesis, I’m reading a chapter every day and recording what I learned about God alone. I don’t write down anything but what the verse tells me about the Lord. I’ve read the Bible many times, but I’m getting so much out of this. I’m just taking it slow. I’ve already learned a lot about God in a short amount of time. You’ve probably heard the expression, “To know me is to love me.” I believe, to fully love the Lord, we need to know Him. This is His desire for us as well. He wants us to know Him. So let’s get started!