Christian Reflection and Prayer

Scripture:

"The good soil represents the hearts of those who truly accept
God's message and produce a huge harvest--thirty, sixty, or even
a hundred times as much as had been planted". (Matthew 13:23)

Reflection:

In the parable of the farmer sowing seeds, we see the farmer
planting seeds on several types of soil. The last of the seeds
are sowed in good soil. This soil represents the hearts of those who
truly accept God's message and produce a huge harvest.
Well of course this all begs a question. Are you producing a huge
harvest? I know I ask this question often. I first have to ask what
constitutes a harvest? a lot of money, power, control, station in life,
or maybe lots of material things. If these things are a harvest then
I want out of the garden. I think a harvest is, after I have accepted
God's message, I mean truly accepted His message, I produce a
result received from acceptance of His message. In other words I
produce a harvest. What I produce is exciting because I am excited
about God's message. This harvest is rich and full of joy, this harvest
is full of love and acceptance, this harvest is from God and it brings
true joy in my life. The soil is good and I am good. I have a
suggestion for you, plant your seed on good soil and you will
receive the richest of harvest, you will receive a joy in God's
message.

Prayer:

Thank you good that I am able to plant my seed on good soil.
Thank you for the Joy I receive from Your message. THANK YOU
GOD FOR BEING GOD!!!!!!!

Quote:

Lucretia Mott
Quaker, Pacifist Abolitionist, Feminist
(1793-1880)

"Let it be called the Great Spirit of the Indian, the Quaker
‘Inward Light' of George Fox, the ‘Blessed Mary,' Mother
of Jesus of the Catholics, or Brahman, the Hindu's God -
they will be one, and there will come to be such a faith a
and liberty as shall redeem the world."

Scripture:

"The good soil represents the hearts of those who truly accept
God's message and produce a huge harvest--thirty, sixty, or even
a hundred times as much as had been planted". (Matthew 13:23)

Reflection:

In the parable of the farmer sowing seeds, we see the farmer
planting seeds on several types of soil. The last of the seeds
are sowed in good soil. This soil represents the hearts of those who
truly accept God's message and produce a huge harvest.
Well of course this all begs a question. Are you producing a huge
harvest? I know I ask this question often. I first have to ask what
constitutes a harvest? a lot of money, power, control, station in life,
or maybe lots of material things. If these things are a harvest then
I want out of the garden. I think a harvest is, after I have accepted
God's message, I mean truly accepted His message, I produce a
result received from acceptance of His message. In other words I
produce a harvest. What I produce is exciting because I am excited
about God's message. This harvest is rich and full of joy, this harvest
is full of love and acceptance, this harvest is from God and it brings
true joy in my life. The soil is good and I am good. I have a
suggestion for you, plant your seed on good soil and you will
receive the richest of harvest, you will receive a joy in God's
message.

Prayer:

Thank you good that I am able to plant my seed on good soil.
Thank you for the Joy I receive from Your message. THANK YOU
GOD FOR BEING GOD!!!!!!!

Quote:

Lucretia Mott
Quaker, Pacifist Abolitionist, Feminist
(1793-1880)

"Let it be called the Great Spirit of the Indian, the Quaker
‘Inward Light' of George Fox, the ‘Blessed Mary,' Mother
of Jesus of the Catholics, or Brahman, the Hindu's God -
they will be one, and there will come to be such a faith a
and liberty as shall redeem the world."

Scripture:

"He was despised and rejected---a man of sorrows, acquainted
with bitterest grief. We turned our backs on Him and looked
the other way when He went by. He was despised, and we
did not care". (Isaiah 53: 3)

Reflection:

You know its hard to believe when you look at this verse
and chapters 52 and 53 it would be fulfilled over a thousand
years later in Jesus Christ. This verse and several others in
Isaiah are the verses that Mel Gibson used as background
for his movie "The Passion". I got to be honest with you
this verse haunts me. It is personal and it hits close to
home for me. I have often struggled with the fact that I
often turn my back on my Savior. Whats interesting is He
never turns His back on me. When I reflect at the end of the
day, I am often dismayed that I didn't even think about going
to Jesus when I really should have, I didn't even think of Him.
I ask myself, "How can I call myself a Christian, on top of that
a minister, and not think of Jesus Christ". Thank God He
doesn't turn His back on me. He is there for me, doing for me,
even at the times when I am not even thinking about Him. And
you know something He is there for you, I promise that Jesus will
never turn His back on you.

Prayer:

I praise and honor you oh Lord. Thank for being there for me
and forgive for not being there with you. THANK YOU GOD
FOR BEING GOD!

Quote:

Abigail Kelley Foster
Pacifist Abolitionist
(1811-1877)

"Go where you are least wanted, for there you are most needed."