SPIRITUALITY IN MODERN TIMES

"…The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart" (I Samuel 16:7, NIV) When the Lord looks at your heart, what does He see? Every one has an outer life and an inner life. The outer life is our public life that people around us see. The inner life is made up of our thoughts, attitudes, and motives. Only you and God know what's going on inside of you. Too many people go around today pretending—acting one way, yet on the inside they're thinking something totally different. Their heart and their actions don't line up. We have to understand that God looks at the inside. We can fool a lot of people, but we can't fool God. God would rather us be open and honest than go through life pretending. Take inventory of what's going on inside of you today. Are you at peace? Are you overlooking offenses? Do you believe the best in people? Are your heart and actions lining up? If not, submit your ways ...

"For the next 60 seconds, set aside what ever you're doing and take this opportunity! Let's see if satan can stop this. THE (SCIENTIFIC) DEATH OF JESUS At the age of 33, Jesus was condemned to the death penalty. At the time crucifixion was the "worst" death. Only the worst criminals condemned to be crucified. Yet it was even more dreadful for Jesus, unlike other criminals condemned to death by crucifixtion Jesus was to be nailed to the cross by His hands and feet. Each nail was 6 to 8 inches long. The nails were driven into His wrist. Not into His palms as is commonly portrayed. There's a tendon in the wrist that extends to the shoulder. The Roman guards knew that when the nails were being hammered into the wrist that tendon would tare and brake, forcing Jesus to use His back muscles to support himself so that He could breath. Both of His feet were nailed together. Thus He was forced to support Himself on the single nail that impaled His feet to the cross....

Got a friend from India who is celebrating this festival, so I want to greet them HAPPY DEEPAVALI! in reference to: "Diwali A row of lamps, part of the Diwali observance. Also called Translation: Row of Lights; Diwali, Festival of Lights Observed by Religiously by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains. Other Indians celebrate the cultural aspects. Type Religious, India and Nepal Significance Celebration of the victory of good over evil; the uplifting of spiritual darkness. Date Decided by the lunar calendar 2009 date 17 October 2010 date 5 November Celebrations Decorating homes with lights, Fireworks, distributing sweets and gifts. Observances Prayers, Religious rituals (see puja, prashad)" - Diwali - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ( view on Google Sidewiki )

Christ Is Our Mercy Seat     Psalm 91:1 1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.       In the Old Testament, there was a place where God met with His people. In Exodus 25:22, God said, "And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony..." This place was above the mercy seat of the ark of the covenant, under the wings of the two cherubim. The psalmist calls it "the secret place of the Most High… under the shadow of the Almighty". The mercy seat covered the ark which contained the three emblems of man's rebellion: the golden pot of manna — man's rebellion against God's provision, two tablets of stone on which God wrote the Ten Commandments — man's rebellion against God's standard, and Aaron's rod — man's rebellion against God's authority. Once a year on the Day of Aton...