"Time is running out"

For me and a few others I know, time is running out. We don't have much longer to warn people about the terrible fate of unrepented sin, not to mention the terrible consequences we still have to deal with from the already committed sin. We can't change what has been done, but we can change and not do it again. It is my opinion that far too few people are spreading the good news about Christ. There are many more denounceing Christ than are announceing Him.Woe be to those who make fun of Christ's followers, and try to hush them because it's embarassing to their friends. The greatest honor one could ever hope for is to be accepted by Jesus Christ. No other name is fit to be praised. This is straight from the word of God. The actions of a Christian speaks louder than words, although words were meant to be spoken. The lyon of Judah will break every chain that binds the Christian from speaking about our Lord. It is so naive for the Christian or the non-Christian to think they can treat God's chosen ones with disrespect. All I can say is they are not looking into the bible very often. I speak with love and concern both, when I remind people of the old saying, " an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure." If you prevent something bad from happening, then you don't have to pay the consequences of letting it happen. If we fail to warn, then we fail to help someone. I would like to say to everyone out there, don't let non-believers stop you from doing what God has called you to do. He pays high wages, verses no pay from non-believers.
God bless all believers and God help us to make believers out of all.
Myrtle jean Sharp

"We Can't Always Keep What God Gives Us"

A few years ago, very few, I felt God so real in my life until I actually thought I would always feel that way. It seemed like with every breath I took, God was showing me how simple it was to trust Him. I was thinking, why have I always thought that God is too important to be concerned about every need or want that I have. I am unworthy and not fit to even be called one of His children. I am as a filthy rag in His sight, yes that is what He says in His word. So I was happy just to know that He had redeemed me through His Son, Jesus's blood. Many are the times that God has proven Himself to me, and asssured me that anything I asked in Jesus' name, He would give me. I believed that, yet I couldn't believe that. I just was not good enough to ask God for much. I disappointed my Father by not asking Him for things that I really wanted. Of course not things that were unreasonable. He finally taught me to, "just believe," I think when I really woke up to that statement made by God, was when He showed me through a little bird how silly I was by not believing. I have a screed-in patio with two doors leading off it. A door on two sides. Someone had left one of the doors open and a little bird had flown inside. Not knowing that the bird was there, someone closed the door and the little bird had tried over and over to get out. I opened my kitchen door to the patio and saw the little bird flying into the screened walls almost knocking itself out, only to keep trying to escape. I walked out and opened both patio doors wide and proped them open and went back inside so not to scare the bird. I thought it can surely get out now. Not so. The scared little bird kept flying into the screens, passing up the open door every time. It was so beat up till it couldn't hardly fly anymore. I wanted to leave and just let it find it's way out, and I did. The little bird would not give up, but still could not find the open door. I stayed hid but kept watching, then by accident the little bird went throught the open door. The Lord seemed to say to me, "you are like that bird. You work yourself to death trying to escape your problems when a door is open to you all the time. Don't be afraid, just trust me, I am telling you now you have an open door." I thought how foolish I was to try to do it by myself, all because I thought my God was too important to bother. God gave me that assurance then proved Himself in a great way, more than once. But I have recently found myself wondering why I am still praying for the same things for a year or more. What happened to that easy faith, God gave me? Is what I'm praying for too big to believe God for? Yes, it is. I am praying for my little greatgrandson who is paralized from his neck down after being hit by a high speeding automobile while foot scooting. He has a perfect mind but no movement from his neck down. He has been lying in this condition for two years, and I believed God would bring him up off that bed and he would be able to climb the high mountain at Lake Altus again like hes done many times before. Zak is 15 and I am still praying for him every night. But like the little bird, I can't seem to find the open door. Please pray with me that Zak, even though he has not moved a mussle in two years, That God will raise him up off that bed.
God bless
Myrtle Jean Sharp

"Lift Up Holy Hands Unto The Lord"

As has been the predication many times, again it is being predicated that Jesus Christ will come for his people in December of this year. 2012. This genius is supposed to have studied for years, the time and prophets, the science of reasoning, and not because God has told him this, but that his genius ability to put it all together, has come up with this date. The soothsayer surely does not believe in the Holy Word, or he would not be putting stuff like this out. Matthew, 24: 36. Jesus speaking says, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only." Many people would like for Jesus to come now, but trust me, many terrible things will happen before Jesus comes back. The Word tells us that things will be so bad that people will be begging for the rocks and the mountains to fall on them. Only those who have been born again by the Holy Spirit, through the blood of Jesus Christ will be saved. If those, who are saved, will trust God and treat their brothers and sisters right, I believe they will be exempt from the great tribulation. Remember one thousand years of tribulation will take place before Christ comes. Are we and have we been in this great tribulation period for a while? I believe so, but much more of terrible things will happen yet. Time will bring more and more hardships and suffering. I pray that everyone reading this will repent and try harder than ever before to live a life pleasing to God. I am afraid that the very best we can do is still not good enough. All jealously, malice, hate, falsehood, and all other things that are not part of Christ, must be put away forever. Those who will not empty their lives of this kind of trash will always be suffering in some form or another.

Happy New Year and may God bless all.
Love
Jean Sharp

"May Your Christmas Blessings Follow Through The New Year"

The Christmas celebration is over, but hopefully Christ will remain in each heart for the rest of your lives. We had a very wonderful time with all of our family, although not all were with us for dinner. We talked with  everyone and shared their blessings too. Rhonda and Randy were with us for two days and nights and Chuck was here also. I thank God for all the good food we had, and the wonderful fellowship. Even Randy and Charles put the football games on mute so they could join in the conversation between Rhonda and I. It must have been prettty interesting for those two to divert their attention to our chit-chat. Randy cleaned all the snow and ice off our driveway and sidewalks. We can walk to the car and go get the paper without fear of falling. We got some very nice gifts from our children and we want to thank them all for giving us so much.
     I would like to ask for prayers from all who will join with us for a  special need. We are adding a new member to our family in March 2012. This little babe is a great nephew of mine and it has lymphangioma. I beleive in miracles and I know many of you do also. Let us pray for God to heal this little baby even before it is born.
     Pray especially for the right nominee in the GOP presidential election. It is more important now than ever before. Your prayer and vote will make a difference.

Happy New Year to all
Love and God bless.
Myrtle Jean Sharp

Beautiful Church Service Today

The church service at First Christian Church was very touching this morning. The awesome sanctuary is decorated to the hilt. It almost felt like we were at Jesus' banquet. The choir, all dressed in red tops, sang several beautiful Chistmas songs. The lighting of the candles was very touching. A heart touching Christmas poem was read, along with some other inspirational readings. A good size crowd watched with great reverence as the performers so gracefully performed. The pastor gave a short sermon titled, "God looks Down." Luke 1: 47-55. He pointed out that God chose a lowly woman to bear his son, a handmaiden if you will. He did not choose the daughter of a King, or a man of high esteem, to bear His son, but the daughter of a poor man. His son was not born in the nicest room at the Inn, but was born outside where the livestock sleep. The Inn was full when Mary and Joseph tried to check in. Jesus was born in a stable and placed in a manger. He had hay for a mattress. The cows mooed while baby Jesus slept. I personally enjoyed and appreciated everyone who had a part in the service today. May God bless each and everyone of you.

God bless
Myrtle Jean Sharp

"Merry Christmas to Everyone"

I did not get to hear the pastor's sermon today since I had to work in the kitchen. (Pot luck) The theme of his sermon was "The Unknown Light." John 1: 6-17. I read the scripture and this is what I got from it. ch. 6. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.  The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He, John, was not the Light, but was sent to bear witness of that light.  That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
John was sent into this world before Jesus was. John and Jesus's mothers were cousins. John's mother, Elizabeth, was pregrant with John when the angel Gabriel, came to tell Mary, Jesus mother, that she was going to bear a son also. The angel told Mary that his name would be Jesus. Unlike Elizabeth, Mary was not married, just betrothed, which is a promise to be married. To put this plain, Mary had not sleep or lain with any man, and now the angel was telling her she was going to have a son. He, which is the Light, the scripture is speaking of, is Jesus. ch. 12. but as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that beleive on his name. LISTEN TO ch.13. Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, not of the will of man,(or Mary) but of God. And the Word, (Jesus) was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. If you remember, John had spoken to the people telling them that he, John, baptized with water, but one was coming later whose shoes he,John, would not to worthy to unlose. He, John, said that one, Jesus, would baptizse with the Holy Ghost. Jesus was the Light that was unknown by the people.

God bless
Myrtle jean Sharp

"Preparing The Path" 2 Peter 8-15

According to our pastor today, some people are just tired of waiting on Jesus to come back to earth and take us home. They want to go now. He pointed out that some would rather be pleasure seekers than workers. "Hurry Lord, cause I'm tired of working and waiting." But 2 Peter 3, 8 says "one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." How much longer have we got to wait? The scripture goes on to say, "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackkness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." A sure sign that we have to all stay repented or we will miss the eternal heavens. Verse 10, But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night: in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are within shall be burned up. Are we getting tired of working for the Lord? I personally love working for my Lord. I am 79 years old and have a husband who is 85, who has been battleing cancer for 5 years. Today I was elected to serve as a deacon on our church board for a term of three years. "Please pray for me." Chapter 14, "Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. I truly believe that more is going to be required from us than what most of us think.

God bless
Jean Sharp