John 3:16

I did not make this, but it is beautiful:
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A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner,
the people were in and out of the cold..

The little boy was so cold that he wasn't trying to sell
many papers.

He walked up to a policeman and said,
"Mister,
you wouldn't happen to know where a poor boy could
find a warm place to sleep tonight would you ?

You see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and
down the alley and it's awful cold in there for tonight.

Sure would be nice to have a warm place to stay..."



The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "You
go down the street to that big white house and you knock
on the door. When they come out the door you just say
John 3:16, and they will let you in."

So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the
door, and a lady answered. He looked up and said,
"John 3:16." The lady said, "Come on in, Son.."

She took him in and she sat him down in a split bottom
rocker in front of a great big old fireplace, and she went
off. The boy sat there for a while and thought to himself:
John 3:16 ......I don't understand it, but it sure makes
a cold boy warm.

Later she came back and asked him "Are you hungry ? "
He said, "Well, just a little. I haven't eaten in a couple of
days, and I guess I could stand a little bit of food,"

The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down to a table
full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he couldn't eat
any more. Then he thought to himself:
John 3:16 ......Boy, I sure don't understand it but it sure
makes a hungry boy full.

She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub
filled with warm water, and he sat there and soaked for a
while. As he soaked, he thought to himself: John 3:16 ......
I sure don't understand it, but it sure makes a dirty boy
clean. You know, I've not had a bath, a real bath, in my
whole life. The only bath I ever had was when I stood in
front of that big old fire hydrant as they flushed it out.
The lady came in and got him. She took him to a room,
tucked him into a big old feather bed, pulled the covers
up around his neck, kissed him goodnight and turned out
the lights. As he lay in the darkness and looked out the
window at the snow coming down on that cold night,
he thought to himself: John 3:16 ......I don't understand it but
it sure makes a tired boy rested.

The next morning the lady came back up and took him
down again to that same big table full of food. After he
ate, she took him back to that same big old split bottom
rocker in front of the fireplace and
picked up a big old Bible..

She sat down in front of him and looked into his young face.
"Do you understand John 3:16 ?" she asked gently. He
replied, "No, Ma'am, I don't. The first time I ever heard it
was last night when the policeman told me to use it,"
She opened the Bible to John 3:16 and began to explain
to him about Jesus ..... Right there, in front of that big old fireplace,
he gave his heart and life to Jesus. He sat there
and thought: John 3:16 -- don't understand it, but it sure
makes a lost boy feel safe.


You know, I have to confess I don't understand it either,
how God was willing to send His Son to die for me, and how
Jesus would agree to do such a thing. I don't understand
the agony of the Father and every angel in heaven as
they watched Jesus suffer and die. I don't understand the intense
love for ME that kept Jesus on the cross till the end.
I don't understand it, but it sure does make life worth living.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life.

Protea

I recently had a brother in Christ on a huge Christian website tell me a prophecy about me. He claimed that he is sure it is his spiritual gift and he was testing it on people, so I volunteered. Needless to say, I am amazed. He is most assuredly blessed by God. Here is his word from God about me, and some commentary of mine (in italics):

Hi Nasuke,

Ok, here we go,

First thing I saw when I prayed for you was a Protea flower. The Protea are known for three things, beauty, hardiness and low maintenance. That is your characteristics.

I have a real sense that you are a person that is very easy to get along with and you do not require a lot from other people to keep you happy, hence the low maintenance part.

Amazing to me, because I am a really easy going guy, and I really honestly don't need much to be happy. I am very low maintenance.

You have a spiritual beauty the appeals to people and because of the Lord's presence in your life you find it easy to relate to other people and make friends easily. This is due to the evangelistic anointing on your life.

Honestly, people do seem to really like me for some reason. I know now that I am a born again Christian that it must be the Spirit of God in me, and through the Spirit and the things that I have been through, i find it incredibly easy sometimes to talk with people on level ground.



You have a heart for lost people and want to see them being made whole and come into the Kingdom of God.
I think you also have a heart to see sick people healed and bound people set free.

Very much so. So much it makes me want to cry sometimes. Whether it is someone I love or even just somebody who I know is lost. It hurts me for some reason, I can't explain it. And I am getting to the point where I can witness Christ and hopefully at least get thoughts going in their minds.

This is all part of the evangelism anointing and I urge you to read and meditate on Mar 16:15-18, this is very applicable to you and I feel that it is a desire of your heart to move in the miraculous power of God.

Very much so. I find myself often wondering why I don't hear of many miracles being performed in Jesus name by Christians. It's our roots, that is how we started. Where did the power of God go? I do not believe it has gone anywhere, but is still here. And I strive to get to a point where I may glorify God by working amazing miracles in His name and bring multitudes to His embrace. This is, after much thought, my desire.

This will happen in the time to come but for now the word I hear is "Patience". there is a training process that needs to take place and once the Lord decides that you are ready He will commission you.
One of the characteristics of the Protea flower is it's hardiness and God is in the process of cultivating a greater hardiness in you to enable you to flourish in even the most difficult circumstances.

Patience is one of the many words that come to me from the Holy Spirit when i pray about His plans for me. And I do feel something in my heart that tells me the next couple of years are going to be interesting for me and my new life in Christ Jesus.

I really feel that He has great things in store for you and I see in the future that you will be a person who He is going to use to channel many, many people in into the Kingdom of Heaven!

This makes me choke up every time I read it.

A word of caution though, the process of being trained is not always a easy one. There will be times that you will feel that you missed the call on your life and that nothing is happening. Always remember the Lord is in the process of cultivating hardiness in your life, this will mean that you must learn to stick with it! Never give up! All you have to do is to stay close to the Lord and He will take care of the rest. If you do that, He will move heaven and earth to make you reach your calling!

This chokes me up too.

That is it!

Please give some feedback whether you relate to this or not.

Be Blessed!

I am, and God bless you.

I need a word beyond irony.

Are you saved?
Does the power of the Holy Spirit flow in you?
Do you know that you know that you know you are a Child of God?
A true Christian?
A Christian is a person who follows the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, the Lamb who God sent to die for our sins.

If you are past the elementary principles of Christ, you know that one of the many evils that God despises is homosexuality. Guy on guy, girl on girl. An abomination to God Himself (You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. Leviticus 18:22), and it is most definitely one of many sins that will terminate you from Heavens Gates unless you repent,turn from! not just apologize:
Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, shall inherit the kingdom of God." 1 Cor. 6:9-10

"For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, 27and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. 28And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper."Rom. 1:26-28

It's perfectly clear that, IN BOTH Testaments/Covenants, homosexuality is not tolerated by God. Many homosexuals are lucky that God hasn't dealt with them in the same way He did in the OT.

What I absolutely do not understand is how people love to twist God's Word to what THEY want it to be. The world wants to change God's words and meanings into something more suitable to its sinful desires.

It takes really and truly seeking Jesus and repenting to see the Truth and want to follow the Truth that so many people without a Right Spirit run from.
A Christian is a person who follows the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth...
Why call yourself Christian and do things that are detestable to God? Things that are clearly stated as sin?
I need a word beyond irony.

Yay for Enoch

I got my copy of the Book on Enoch today (actually two copies on accident, hehe) and I am very happy. Of course I got my copy of the Apocryphal collection of books last week I think, but the main one I was looking forward to was 1 Enoch.
There is so much in it that I believe will help me understand the things I feel drawn to learn. The Nephilim, Angels and Demons, other spirits, visions... probably more than that. I am excited. I pray God will give me discernment reading this and the Apocrypha.

Frail Clay Jars

Today I realize the fragility of human life. Today I wish that everyone would.

“How long has it been since you repented? I mean truly repented? If I may ask.”

“Well it's been about at least three years now...”

“I think it's time to do it again.”

“Oh don't worry, I plan on having a long and serious talk with Him.”

This is a conversation between me and my boss man. He had to have a check-up for cancer a couple weeks ago and they found something. It turns out it's not cancer, but something just as deadly. His life expectancy is 57, and he's 49.

'And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction.' Matthew 9:35 ESV

My Grandmother is in the hospital right now with a continuing heart attack that has been going on since 5am the day before. Of course she hasn't had the greatest of health for a past 3-4 years but this time it may be it.

Again, the fragility of life. People don't realize that their life on this earth is not forever. I think especially in today's culture, a lot of people forget that. And what is even worse is that these same people probably don't know Christ.

Look... I am not a “fanatic” (not in the worlds definition at least) but I have experienced the awesome power of God so many times since I confessed Jesus Christ that if I lied saying God is not real I would probably hang myself like Judas did because of the guilt he had from betraying Jesus. I can't imagine saying that, I can't imagine living without Him either.

What I am trying to say is... stop waiting. God is real. If you have had someone witness or talk about Christ around you, that was God trying to get your attention. It's time to get His.

My hand laid the foundation of the earth,
   and my right hand spread out the heavens;
when I call to them,
   they stand forth together. Isaiah 48:13

All the time God is good, God is good all the time.

So another great Sunder is here and about to be gone for me. Sometimes I really have no idea why these days go by so friggin quick like they do, but I try to remember God is in complete control of it so I "try" not to complain.
Unfortunately my Grandmother who has been fighting with health problems for a good couple of years had a heart attack this morning and she is in the hospital. her report was not good, she has a continuous heart attack going on. Very scary. Don't expect her to be in this life much longer...
I'm praying that she has accepted Christ into her life...

Other than that bad chunk of news, I feel spiritually on fire again. I've had alot of interesting and awesome revelations and experiences lately and it is so interesting to me. I want to go out witnessing to the lost so bad... I try to at work, but not to the extent I would like to.
Some just don't listen to you, some don't care. Some will get offended somehow. Some will actually think about it.

Well I'm back off to the hospital.
Pray for my family please.
God bless.

Dreaming of Being Awake

All before me as a rain of fire,
These pains are near and far.
Show me Your face,
Clean my mind,
I claim innocence...

Inside my flesh, You reign.
Electricity in my sinews...
Every nerve on end...
Thoughts are clear...
All I can think of...
Is You.

This moment of tranquility,
This second that seems like a year,
This blurring of the lines,
I seek.
I seek Your face upon me.
Please look upon Your servant...
Hungry, scared, entombed in his own mind,
A laborer of fruits he does not want to bear.

Scared of things unknown,
Nonetheless I know You are here with me.
I know you are in lead of me...
behind me...
and beside me...
My Perfect Shield.

Give me understanding,
Do not hide Your face from me, Lord.
Just as when Penuel was named,
For jacob said;
"I have seen God face to face,
and my life is preserved.".
I am sealed, but...
I have yet not laid eyes on You.

If Your glory takes my life,
It would only be passing into Life with You...
Thus I don't fear.
Electrifying is Your touch.
I am still alive in You,
I am alive forevermore in You.

Though I am dead, You are the only thing alive in me.
Dead and alive I am...
Do not hide Your face from me, Lord.