Jesus' Health-Care Plan

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”Matthew 11:28-30.
No matter what happens this week-end, with the vote on national health care, the debate will still be long-running. In this great tug-of-war over this issue, a person wonders, what will work for many Americans, without health insurance today? It will be almost two years ago, since I under-went surgery, for prostate cancer. I wasn’t sure about my health care, but I was sure about my Lord’s care. When I needed Him, He was there. He gave me the strength to endure, that difficult experience. It was a heavy burden for me, because I am not a strong person. He gave me the inner strength, to endure, and to recover. Today, as I write this article, I am cancer free. If you are physically sick today, maybe dealing with a severe illness; (while the world goes on debating on health care) you can count on the Lord, to help you with whatever dark valley you’re going through. And if complete healing doesn’t come in this life, it will come in the next.
Instead of the worry, and sadness, that comes with the yoke of the world; put on the yoke of Jesus. In everything, in Him, you will find the best care you can find. (GP)

Crossroads

"Must Jesus bear the cross alone, And all the
world go free? No there's a cross for everyone,
and there's a cross for me."
Matthew 16:24 "Then Jesus said to His disciples,
"If anyone desires to come after Me, let him
deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me."

There are three spiritual entrances to the road
of the cross.
1. The Entrance Of Desire.
Do we desire to follow Jesus? Or The world?
I would rather desire to follow Jesus, and suffer
for Him, than to live for the world, and allow it
to gradually destroy my life, and my soul.
2. The Entrance Of Denial.
It's not easy to deny ourselves, and put Jesus first.
But it is necessary if we are to be in the best
spiritual health we can be in. With Him in our lives,
we do so much better, than with those worldly products,
that promise, but never deliver.
3. The Entrance Of Decision.
If you'r going to talk the talk, you better walk the walk.
That's what Jesus wants. He doesn't want good
intentions, He wants a decision, and a commitment to that
decision. If Jesus set His face like flint to go to the
cross for us, what is our excuse?
The road to glory includes a cross.
If Jesus was willing to take up His for You and for me,
we should never hesitate, to do whatever it takes, to live
for Him, and serve Him, 100%. (GP)

Entering The Family Of God

Of our three children, Tracy is the oldest.
Her entering our family was very dynamic.
She was born in a snowstorm in 1979.
It took us four hours, to go seventeen miles, to get
to a hospital. It may have been a stressfull
experience, but all in all, it was exciting, and a very
joyful experience.
It is exciting too, when one enters the family of God.
After the Holy Spirit convicts of sin, and one's need
for Jesus, to be Savior and Lord, they enter the waters
of baptism. It is at baptism, where Jesus cleasnes one
of sin, and the Holy Spirit finds His eternal place in
that person's heart, and life.(Acts 2:38)
There are two things we find, in this wonderful experience.
1. Our Placement.
The Apostle Paul says that ..."If any man be [in] Christ,
he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold
all things are become new."(2 Corinthians 5:17)
To enter the family of God, is to be placed [In] Christ.
The old sins, and sinful nature, and lifestyle, is gone,
and we are enabled, by Christ, to take on new life.
A new life, a new peace, and a new hope.
2. Our Postion.
There are two aspects of God's call for the Christian
life: One is Privilege, and the other is Purpose.
We see this in Ephesians 2:8-10.
Privelge: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and
that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.."
Purpose: "..not of works, lest anyman should boast,
for we are the workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto
good works, which God hath before ordained that we
should walk in them."
It is exciting to be apart of the family of God.
To be born again, and to be placed [In] Christ for eternity,
To experience the blessings offered, and to be able to
do our part, to be involved in "good works" for the cause, of
the Kingdom of God. I believe there is nothing more
exciting than this! (GP)
Outline And Helps From "Check Your Life In Christ"
(By Knofel Staton)1993 The Standard Publishing Co.