Christian Reflection and Prayer

One day God was looking down at earth
and saw all of the rascally behavior that
was going on. So He called one of His
angels and sent the angel to earth for a time.
When she returned, she told God, 'Yes,
it is bad on earth; 95% are misbehaving
and only 5% are not.
God thought for a moment and said,
'Maybe I had better send down a second
angel to get another opinion.'
So God called another angel and sent her
to earth for a time. When the angel returned
she went to God and said, 'Yes, it's true.
The earth is in decline; 95% are misbehaving,
but 5% are being good.'
God was not pleased. So He decided to
e-mail the 5% who were good, because he
wanted to encourage them, and give them
a little something to help them keep going...
Do you know what the e-mail said?







Okay, I was just wondering; because I didn't get one either!

Scripture:

"If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile;
you are still in your sins.…If only for this life we
have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more
than all men" (1 Corinthians 15:17)

"Because I live, you also will live" (John 14:19)

Reflection:

Because Jesus Christ lives, because of His
resurrection, I will also live, forever!
Without Jesus Christ, my life is merely
prolonged death.  With Jesus Christ I have
eternal life which most definitely changes my life
on earth.
Because Christ lives, my life has changed.
I'm no longer overly aggressive, I'm no longer
bad tempered, I'm at peace with myself and
others.  Because He lives, I have learned how
to love others.  Because He lives, I can live
with my imperfections and I am not bound to
them. 
Not only do I have eternity to look forward to,
but i have the spirit, the strength, and the
power to have a loving and right relationship
with God and with others, right now in my
daily life. 
Jesus Christ is my hope for the future and
my trust for each day.

ALL PRAISE TO HIM!

"Because He lives I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives"

Scripture:

"Pursue peace with all people, and holiness,
without which no one will see the Lord: looking
carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of
God; lest any root of bitterness springing up
cause trouble, and by this many become defiled"
Hebrews 12:14-15

Reflection:

Have you ever been the peacemaker in a difficult
situation? It takes someone conforming to the
likeness of Christ to become a peacemaker.
God has called us to a place were we should rise
above our human nature in the time of persecution
and trouble. During our trials, we need to look
toward Christ and be broken before him, so he
can restore us and strengthen us so we can
be a vessel that He can use.
by Eddie Snipes