'Angels Trumpet'

Don't know how this got in my garden. I didn't plant it. I thought, as it was growing, it was a sunflower. Turns out it is an 'Angels Trumpet.' They aren't supposed to grow here. It's gettin ready to Bloom . . . .

The Plan

"My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather then where a church has already been started by someone else. I have been following the 'plan' spoken of in the scriptures where it says;
Those who have never been told about him will see and those who have never heard of him will understand" (Paul of Tarsus) . . . Romans 15:20-21 & Isaiah 52:15
It's all about following the PLAN isn't it?
All the 'Shalom' of God is tied to following the PLAN.

In previous verses of Romans chapter 15 Paul said, the Gentiles were brought to Christ both by the message of the Good News and by his work among them.
Vs 19 tells us what his 'work among them' was then and should be today:

"The Gentiles were/are convinced by miraculous signs and wonders and by the power of God's Spirit in conjunction with the Message"

Never miss a chance to lay hands on and pray for the miraculous among them.
If we are following His plan, the miraculous should and will be there.

Good Thinking

Fallow - to plow harrow, breakup, and till land without ever planting any seed.

“Does a farmer always plow and never sow? Is he forever cultivating the soil and never planting? Does he not finally plant his seeds?” Isaiah 28:24-25

I said, 'Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.'
Hosea 10:12

“ Let God transform you into a new person by CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK.” Romans 12:2

What seed should we plant in our fallow Ground? Jesus said the Word of God is our seed.

It's not so much about us being in the word rather it is more about the word being IN US.
Some wisdom from the mountain . . .
Good thinking first takes admitting our thinking might need some help.

Some Good Fruit

Sometimes we want our 'fruit' to 'look ripe' before it is . . .

Patience, a fruit of the Spirit, COMES THROUGH THE COMFORT OF THE WORD, not suffering.
Romans 15:4

What that means is this, When I TRULY BELIEVE what the word of God says about my circumstances, and I apply it to my circumstances, the fruit of that application is PATIENCE.

If I BELIEVE what God's word says before I am in the fire, then I should BELIEVE it when I am in the fire, and I will have more HOPE after I am delivered from the fire.

"When Doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer!"   Psalms 94:19

Time and Chance

On my way to work . . . . :)

"I observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. Those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time." (Solomon)

Who holds time and chance in His hands . . . ? Time and chance happen when ya are following His plans. Ask Him to lead ya ever day . . . He will

A Little Pool of Water . . (A Meditation from Psalms 95)

There was a little pool of water way back in the wilderness. It was a very small pool of water.
Though it was the only water around for miles in any direction very seldom did any one weary for a drink stop there. You see the water was bitter. In the eyes of many travelers it was of no value and never would be . . .

Then a man, who knew of the pool, led some people there to drink. The people complained and criticized his leadership; as many are wont to do.

The man heard a still small voice inside him say, "See that little sycamore tree over there; take a bit of its bark and throw it in the pool; the water will become sweet again.

The man did so. Somehow the wood from that little lonesome tree changed the pool of water for ever. The people rejoiced!
The pool was no longer called Meribah . . . .(Bitter)

Amazing what the application of a little Sycamore wood can do. They say the cross Christ died on was made from Sycamore . . . . hmmmm

Be like the pool. Don't worry bout what people think of ya, Jesus has a bit a that wood for us too . . . It'll sweeten us right up, then the whole world will want a drink!

Planning that Leads to Success

Proverbs tell us, "Good planning leads to success."
We have plans for ourselves and others.  We are always willint to pin our plans on others aren't we?
Other people have plans for us and themselves.  They are more then willing to share their plan for our lives aren't they?

God has a plan for our good and not for evil, so we might have a Future and a Hope.

What I have to ask myself is this, whose plan am I following TODAY; mine, someone else's or the plan with a future and a Hope;  which is God's plan?

"There is a Hope that does not disappoint, because the Holy Spirit has poured out the Love of God in our hearts"
Romans 5:5 The Love of God is Jesus!  What's in our Heart?

Our Hope is always tied to our plans . . . or is it His plan that is always tied to our Hope?

Jesus came so me might have Life and that more ABUNDANTLY!  Jesus is LIFE!