Monday, September 27, 2010

THE HEART OF GOD (expanded)


THE HEART OF GOD
  
The love of God is faithful
The love of God is spirit and truth
The love of God is Jesus Christ
Dying on a cross for you
 
The heart of God is holily perfect
The heart of God is mercy and grace
The heart of God is quiet confidence
The heart of God is holy and just
  
The heart of God is full of life
The heart of God is peace and light
The heart of God is full of joy
The heart of God is love
 
The love of God is gentle
The love of God is wholly true
The love of God is Jesus Christ
Rising from death to rescue you
 
J  E  P
091910
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

GOD

Forced as I was to endure the women of The View on the TV set
in my optometrist's waiting room this morning, I listened to each
of the four state their views of God as absolute truth, and thought
I'd share my view, too, in something I read the other day; you can
choose to view the attached original if you're interested.  Jeff
 
Titus 3:5 NLT
He saved us, not because of the good things we did,
but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins
and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit.
 
GOD
 
It is God who saves us
God who has mercy on us
It is God who is our Savior and Lord
God who washes away our sins
 
It is God who carries us
God who makes us new
It is God who gives us Life
God who gave us The Truth
 
It is God who taught us how to love
God who gives good gifts from Above
It is God who testifies of His Word
God who wrote The Faith we've heard
 
It is God who washes away our sins
God who is our Lord and Savior
It is God who has mercy on us
God who saves us
 
J E Pollock
09 22 2010
 
He saved us, not because of the good things we did,
but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins
and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit.
Titus 3:5 NLT
 
 
 
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Sunday, September 19, 2010

MEASURE OF FAITH / Jeff has sent you an eCard from FunUtilities.com!

Hello family/friends, this is something I wrote some time ago (last month). It came back to mind (mine) this morning as I was reading the book I borrowed from the Occoquan Bible Church in West Virginia last June. I included part of what I was reading in a card I sent myself from the computer I was using - so I could add it to this poem; hope you'll check it out. Peace, Jeffrey
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"For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself 
more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, 
in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you"  (Romans 12:3) 

MEASURE OF FAITH

With eyes wide open 
See the waking world
Held in the loving embrace
Of its Creator and Savior

With hands held high
Surrender your heart
Desperate for true life 
To its Maker and Redeemer
 
With heart bowed down
Search God's Word
Awakened by holy faith
By its Author and Shepherd 
 
With joy renewed
Share the blessed hope you have
Fully aware that the mercy you share
Is God's perfect Gift of Salvation to man
 
Jeffrey Pollock
August 2010
 
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies 
as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship. 
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by 
the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what 
God's will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will" (Romans 12: 1-2).

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Friday, September 17, 2010

THE GATE

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Jeff n Ev"
Date: 17 Aug 2006
---------- Original Message ----------


JOHN 10:11
"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd
lays down his life for the sheep. 

PSALM 23:2
The LORD is my shepherd,
I shall not be in want.
He makes us lie down in green pastures. 
He leads us beside quiet waters.

HE IS THE GATE

The Lord is my Shepherd,
I shall not be lost;
The Lord is my Shepherd,
I will remember His cost.

The Lord is my Shepherd,
I shall not be thirsty;
The Lord is my Shepherd,
I will remember His mercy.

The Lord is my Shepherd,
I shall not be afraid;
The Lord is my Shepherd,
I will remember He is the Gate.

The Lord is my Shepherd,
I shall not settle for less;
The Lord is my Shepherd,
I will remember His faithfulness.

The Lord is my Shepherd,
I shall not follow the herd;
The Lord is my Shepherd,
I will obey His Word.

JEFFree!!
8.16.2006

"I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen
by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a
robber. The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his
sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep
listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads
them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on
ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his
voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run
away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice."
Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand
what he was telling them.
    Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate
for the sheep.  All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers,
but the sheep did not listen to them.  I am the gate; whoever enters
through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find
pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have
come that they may have life, and have it to the full."
JOHN 10:1-10

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Thursday, September 9, 2010

RENEWED AND REDEEMED

EPHESIANS 6:10-12

PUT IT ON!

In an old pile of forgotten books,
I found a dull and rusty Sword;
It once was used to fight a war,
When I was a newborn in the Lord.

As I pieced it together page by page,
I began to see the picture of my Shield of faith;
Though bent and scarred from spiritual battles,
It was still solid and strong in my hand.

A broken breastplate stained with Blood,
Made my heart leap as I remembered God's love;
Beneath that I found the Belt of Truth I wore,
I could see in my mind the time when it tore.

A crushed helmet sat under The Cross in a corner by itself,
Filled with memories of His Warfare which saved me from Hell;
Finally, I uncovered the sandals that once covered my feet,
Redeemed and resoled to bring me back to His resolute peace.
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In the sixth chapter from the Letter to the Ephesians,
My soul found what I was missing in the Lord Jesus;
The Armor of God I'd laid down so many years ago,
Was still there waiting for me to put it on and grow!

JeffreyPollock
September 2010

EPHESIANS 6:13-18

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Monday, September 6, 2010

RENEWED AND REDEEMED

EPHESIANS 6:10-12

The Whole Armor of God

 A final word: Be strong with the Lord's mighty power. Put on all of God's armor so that
you will be able to stand firm against all strategies and tricks of the Devil. For we are not
fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities
of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world, and
against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms.

PUT IT ON!

In an old pile of forgotten books,
I found a dull and rusty Sword;
It once was used to fight a war,
When I was a newborn in the Lord.

As I pieced it together page by page,
I began to see the picture of my Shield of faith;
Though bent and scarred from spiritual battles,
It was still solid and strong in my hand.

A broken breastplate stained with Blood,
Made my heart leap as I remembered God's love;
Beneath that I found the Belt of Truth I wore,
I could see in my mind the time when it tore.

A crushed helmet sat under The Cross in a corner by itself,
Filled with memories of His Warfare which saved me from Hell;
Finally, I uncovered the sandals that once covered my feet,
Redeemed and resoled to bring me back to His resolute peace.
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In the sixth chapter from the Letter to the Ephesians,
My soul found what I was missing in the Lord Jesus;
The Armor of God I'd laid down so many years ago,
Was still there waiting for me to put it on and grow!

Jeffrey E Pollock
September 2010

  Use every piece of God's armor to resist the enemy in the time of evil, so that
after the battle you will still be standing firm. Stand your ground, putting on the
sturdy belt of truth and the body armor of God's righteousness. For shoes, put
on the peace that comes from the Good News, so that you will be fully prepared.
In every battle you will need faith as your shield to stop the fiery arrows aimed at
you by Satan. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God. Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power
of the Holy Spirit. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all Christians
everywhere.

EPHESIANS 6:13-18  

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Friday, April 9, 2010

GOD IS LOVE

Blessings (love, grace, peace and joy) to you! Not long ago I wrote down some thoughts while wondering why things turn out the way they do; I found a simple answer (God loves us!) smack dab in the middle of 1 John 4:16 while reading through something Max Lucado wrote (and a poem was born!). Turned out everything I read today was about LOVE so I included ALL of them in this email. And today I listened to Max Lucado talking on writing at a recent Christian Writers Guild - If you've never heard him (or even if you have) take a listen here (hear) or after you're done reading everything in this email - I think you'll enjoy it - I did! Jeff
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And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. 
Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.  1 John 4:16

GOD IS LOVE

God gives bountiful grace 
to those who need Him and 
trust in the finished work 
His Son has done

God gives blessed hope 
to all His children who
believe He stays with us
when we must stand alone

God gives holy comfort to heal 
the wounded who know 
faith trumps everything 
our hearts may feel

God gives perfect peace 
to those who trust Jesus 
and rest assured in the truth
His only motive is love

J E POLLOCK
APRIL 9, 2010 


This is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the payment for our sins.

1 JOHN 4:10 ( GOD'S WORD )

Unfailing Love

by Max Lucado

"Love," Paul says, "never fails" (1 Cor. 13:8 NIV).

The verb Paul uses for the word fail is used elsewhere to describe the demise of a flower as it falls to the ground, withers, and decays. It carries the meaning of death and abolishment. God's love, says the apostle, will never fall to the ground, wither, and decay. By its nature, it is permanent. It is never abolished.

Love "will last forever" (NLT).

It "never dies" (MSG).

It "never ends" (RSV).

Love "is eternal" (TEV).

God's love "will never come to an end" (NEB).

Love never fails.

Governments will fail, but God's love will last. Crowns are temporary, but love is eternal. Your money will run out, but his love never will.

How could God have a love like this? No one has unfailing love. No person can love with perfection. You're right. No person can. But God is not a person. Unlike our love, his never fails. His love is immensely different from ours.

Our love depends on the receiver of the love. Let a thousand people pass before us, and we will not feel the same about each. Our love will be regulated by their appearance, by their personalities. Even when we find a few people we like, our feelings will fluctuate. How they treat us will affect how we love them. The receiver regulates our love.

Not so with the love of God. We have no thermostatic impact on his love for us. The love of God is born from within him, not from what he finds in us. His love is uncaused and spontaneous.

Does he love us because of our goodness? Because of our kindness? Because of our great faith? No, he loves us because of his goodness, kindness, and great faith. John says it like this: "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us" (1 John 4:10 NIV).

Doesn't this thought comfort you? God's love does not hinge on yours. The abundance of your love does not increase his. The lack of your love does not diminish his. Your goodness does not enhance his love, nor does your weakness dilute it. What Moses said to Israel is what God says to us:

The LORD did not choose you and lavish his love on you because you were larger or greater than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations! It was simply because the LORD loves you. (Deut. 7:7–8 NLT)

God loves you simply because he has chosen to do so.

A Love Worth GivingHe loves you when you don't feel lovely.

He loves you when no one else loves you. Others may abandon you, divorce you, and ignore you, but God will love you. Always. No matter what.

This is his sentiment: "I'll call nobodies and make them somebodies; I'll call the unloved and make them beloved" (Rom. 9:25 MSG).

This is his promise. "I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself" (Jer. 31:3 NLT).

From A Love Worth Giving


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  Precious In His Sight

Let's see others as through the eyes of Christ.

In the message "Never Forget" we saw that God's gift of Salvation through faith in Jesus is our greatest blessing - a blessing we must never forget as we tend to become discouraged.  In the beginning, "God created man in His own image" (Genesis 1:27).  Then, when sin entered the world and man became separated from God, "He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).

This is the greatest love story in all history; "While we were still {lost} sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).  He died for you and me, and also for all those other lost sinners scattered around us.  Jesus Christ, "who being in very nature God" (Philippians 2:6), was born in a dirty stable; "He made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant" (Philippians 2:7).  He lived His life with the single purpose of dying so that ALL who believe could be eternally restored to the Father; "the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men" (Romans 5:18).

God loves us VERY much!  And He doesn't just love those who love Him in return or faithfully serve Him - He loves ALL.  We are precious!  Yes, He hates sin and will one day judge with an eternal damnation all who fail to believe; but His love - His offer of Salvation - extends to all...even to our noisy neighbor and difficult co-worker, our obnoxious family members and the disrespectful kids who wear "strange" clothes.

God's love is so much a part of who He is, and of who we ought to be, that Jesus commands us by His example: "Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another" (John 13:34).  We are to love as Jesus loved; and as if this was too difficult a concept for our finite minds, we are commanded to love in terms we can all understand.

Galatians 5:14
"The entire law is summed up in a single command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

God wants us to love others primarily because He loves them and desires His love to be expressed through us!  He encouraged this love by creating us with a natural capacity for love.  When we are hungry we feed ourself; when we are hurt we care for ourself; and when we are down, we pray to be lifted up.  These are natural expressions of self-love - the same love God desires we show to ALL.

Let's evaluate our thoughts, words, and actions in terms of their effect on others.  Are we encouraging or adding burdens?  Are we building up or tearing down?  Are we bringing others closer to Jesus or pushing them further away?  Are we as loving to others as we are to ourself?  Let's be His hands, feet, and voice of love in the world around us.  Let's begin to see others as through His eyes; and remember, we are ALL precious in His sight.

Have a Christ Centered Day!

Steve Troxel
God's Daily Word Ministries
 
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