" MY IMPRESSIONS "

Good Day To You, It's my desire that all is well in your camp. Just in case you haven't heard it today you are loved as well as being very special to the Lord Jesus. Today we're looking into some of my impressions, just maybe you may here something that might spark something in you. If God is trying to perform a good work in you, rest assured that the devil is trying to foil it. Your enemies may seem visible enough to you at this junction in your life. Just take a moment and reflect about where your thoughts go when not on the things of God. The Love of Money, Love for Another, Any Addiction such as Pornography, or just a Good Clean Hobby. These are Symptoms, and Not The Cause. Never Forget that the author of all this misery is Satan, The Father of Lies himself. I'm convinced that he alone is our enemy. Now, I'm Impressed with one of my heroes in the faith, Nehemiah: He Prayed... " Lord, help me see how many ways Satan will attack me and try to destroy both me and your work. Make me wise to Satan's tactics. Give me Wisdom, what to do and think when being attacked." We must learn to depend on the Father for victory's in our lives. It's vital that we grasp the art of praying without ceasing. I can understand how sometimes we may feel like we're being swallowed up in our Troubles, Trials, Pressures, and Problems. But my God watches over me as he watched Jonah in the belly of the fish. Trials produce Testings, but from Testings come Testimonies. We never lose our message. Until Next Time... Jim,

" GIVE "

Good day to you, this week we will be looking into " Giving. " I have confidence in saying that we all have given at sometime in the past. But I also realize that motives for giving can change from moment to motive. To Give: to make a present of something 2- to grant or bestow by formal action 3- to put into possession of another for his use. " And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying all authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth " (Matt.28:18). God gave Jesus authority over heaven and earth. On the basis of that authority, Jesus told his disciples to make more disciples as they Preached, Baptized, and Taught. With this same authority, Jesus still commands us to tell others the good news and make them disciples for the Kingdom. Now, so that we're clear, we are to go - whether it is next door or to another country - and make disciples. It is not an option, but a command to all who call Jesus " LORD. " We are not all evangelists in the formal sense, but we have all received gifts that we can use to help fulfill the Great Commission. As we obey, we have comfort in the knowledge that Jesus is always with us. LAST THOUGHT: Jesus proclaims: " In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' " Now, these words of Jesus are not recorded in the Gospels. Obviously, not all of us Jesus' words were written down; this saying may have been passed on orally through the apostles. John 21:25 " And there are also many things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written. " I also recommend the Gospel of John to be the very first to be read by those in whom I witness to as well as those who just surrendered their life to Jesus. READ JOHN'S GOSPEL AND BELIEVE. Until Next Time... Jim,

" CHECK YOUR MOTIVES "

OK, here we go again, it's time for us to truly CHECK OUR MOTIVES. I just love to hear the Lord's perspective before I mess up. It's to painful for me to look back and re-experience what happened because I didn't talk to God first. If our Motives are pure, we don't have to be afraid to ask great things from God. When we ask God for great power or ability, we need to examine our desires and get rid of any selfishness we find. To have the Holy Spirit's help, we must be willing to ask. Now, we must learn that an action that may not be wrong in itself can be sinful if it is motivated by greed, arrogance, or selfishness. Often our motives, not the action itself, contain the sin. Now I've learned from personal experience that we must constantly weigh our motives before we act. In dealing with people, we must find out all the facts before making up our minds. Now we shouldn't automatically assume that their motives are wrong, even if their plans sound suspicious. How we react to a Moral Dilemma often exposes our real Motives. Frequently we are more worried about getting caught than about doing what is right. Now, if you are worried about getting caught, you are probably in a position that is less than honest. Let your fear of getting caught be a warning to do right. Please be mindful that we can pay a huge price for carrying out a dishonest plan. LAST POINT: Before Criticizing someone else, we should pause long enough to discover our own Motives. Failing to do this can bring disastrous results. What is often labeled " CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM " may actually be DESTRUCTIVE JEALOUSLY, since the easiest way to raise our own status is to bring someone else down. Are you willing to question your Motives before you offer Criticism? Does the Critical Finger You Point Need To Be Pointed First Toward Yourself?

" SINCERITY "

Well here we are again, another week has come and gone. This week we are looking into being truly sincere with ourselves as well with others. Sincerity and truth are extremely valuable because they are so rare. Many people are deceivers, liars and flatterers; They think they will get what they want by deception. Now as king, David certainly faced his share of such people, who hoped to win his favor and gain advancement through flattery. When we feel as though sincerity and truth have nearly gone out of existence, we have one hope - The Word Of God. God's words are as flawless as refined silver. So listen carefully when He speaks. Jesus will reveal the sincerity of each person's work. Two sure ways to destroy a building are to tamper with the foundation and to build with inferior materials. The church must be built on Christ, not any other person or principle. Christ evaluate each minister's contribution to the life of the church, and The Day Of Judgment ("The Day") will reveal sincerity of each person's work. God will determine whether or not they have been faithful to Jesus' instructions. Good work will be rewarded; unfaithful or inferior work will be discounted. The idea that the builder " WILL BE SAVED, YET SO AS THROUGH FIRE " means that unfaithful workers will be saved, but like people escaping from a burning building. All their possessions (accomplishments) will be last. Prayerfully you now have a grasp of Sincerity. Until Next Time... Jim,