reflections & tech tid bits for Saturday

God Tears>>>more
devotion from rbc ministries

Reading this devotion this morning God brings to my mind a deeper revelation on Jesus' tears. Sometime we think that God is not sorrowful when we lose a loved one, we wonder where he is in all of this chaos and we may think that we did something wrong for this grief to happen in our lives. But reading this [devotion] today makes me realize that God wept when Adam and Eve cut themselves off from Him, God wept knowing that the world would now have to feel sickness, anger, jealousy, murder, disease...all of these things that He did not want for our lives. He wept knowing that He would have to send his our Son to the cross to die in our place knowing His son was not guilty of sin and God weeps knowing that even now how He is mocked.

When riding on the donkey through Jerusalem Jesus wept because he knew the same that were praising him were going to mock him as He hung on the cross for their sins, for MY sins. God weeps knowing that many things we will face while on this falling earth he can not interfere because he cannot violate his own law. Gave has giving us free will, He has not forced us to follow Him, to live by His principles but He also knows that even after we give our lives over to Him we will have heartache and pain whether we are the cause of it or not and that many times we will not understand why we must suffer.

But one thing I am so glad about is that once I gave my life to God, that I believed that Christ Jesus died on the Cross and that I believe and know in my heart that his Father raised him up from the grave that now whatever I go through now, I am free from the debt of my sins. There are going to be times in my life where I know that pain, suffering will come my way but knowing that my soul is with God and the Death cannot still that away from me, knowing that once I live this earth I will be with Jesus in paradise like the thief who repented right that on the spot when hanging on his own cross, knowing that by Jesus Christ dying on the cross that I can truly live here on earth because I do not have to worry where I'm going once I have breathed my last breath, that brings a smile on my face and my tears of sorrow turns into tears of joy.

Be Blessed, Be Safe,
& Have a wonderful Saturday

uplifting songs for today:
Praiz......................the take over
stephanie mills............the power of God

My Tech Story Picks for Saturday:
Hitachi to form hard drive company with Toshiba, Fujitsu?
Last days to save hundreds on Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
Apple hoists "There's something in the air" Macworld banners
Grouply Closes $1.3 Million Round
DRM Is Dead, But Watermarks Rise From Its Ashes

My Audio Picks for Saturday
messages to help you grow:

Thru the Bible Questions & Answers
{thru the bible}

Reversing Generational Curses Part 1
{the urban alternative}

messages to help you know:
Jumping Monkeys 29: Suzanne Kantra of Martha Stewart Living
{megan morrone & leo laporte}

lab rats...Episode 104.3: CES 2008 Day 3
{lab rats}

Sunday Reflections & Tech Nuggets

The Belayers>>>more
devotion from rbc ministries
my worship songs for today:
Praiz
Jaci Velasquez

This year (I'm already considering this 2008) I will become more anchored in God's word. This year I had an eye opening and it made me realize that you can not compromise God's word, you can not be friends with everyone, somethings and some people you have to let go and sometimes you cannot befriend them because of their decisions, the way they wish to live their lives. Reading this devotion I am learning that you have to say things in love and not "beat them" over the head with God's word but at the same time you can not compromise his words, his principles.

I read a wonderful post last night in reference to a fellow Christian's daughter that came to the Lord at a very young age and as I write this God is leading me to come in partnership with younger people that follow Christ Jesus because the way our world is now it's painting a world that it's okay sleep with anyone outside of marriage, it's okay to have children outside of marriage, it's okay sleep with the same sex and when you speak out against that you are being "judgmental". One thing I have realized that first and foremost God has giving everyone free will, God never has and never will force his principles on anyone because he wants you to love Him because He wants the best for our lives. We can choose a lifestyle opposite of his ways but he always give us the rewards and consequences of our choices in life.

In my writing I have tried my best to come across in this fashion, never judgmental because I know I am not perfect, I have made mistakes and I know down the road I will make mistakes because I am not perfect but at the same time I will know longer walk on eggshells when it comes to certain subjects, certain beliefs I have because the world does not walk on eggshells when it comes their way of living. The end of 2007 has made me realize that you cannot sometimes when you live a certain way you may step on toes on the way. You do not mean to hurt people feelings but I am learning that God wants the best for our lives and if it means living through persecution, rejection, being shunned in order for us to reach his kingdom in the end, to have everlasting life then so be it.

I think of Christ being beat beyond recognition, back being ripped open until you seen muscles in order for me to be forgiven for my sins the least I can do for my savior is stand on his word. So if this post comes off kind of "closed minded" so be it because we are at war and Satan is playing for keeps. We as Followers of Christ Jesus must become true anchors for God's word and stop compromising his word because of fear of being politically correct because doing we are not being true to God's ways.

This year (2007) has taught me that you can love someone for who they are but never compromise God's word because once you head down that road you lose your insight, your integrity, your peace. Jesus came to reach the sinners, challenged the religious leaders who prejudice against the gentiles (which means that he hates racism), loved the sinner but did not tolerate sin. That is what I am striving for in 2008.

Be Blessed, Be Safe,
& have a wonderful Sunday.

"There are three things that are never satisfied—
no, four that never say, “Enough!”:
the grave,
the barren womb,
the thirsty desert,
the blazing fire."

~proverbs 30:15(b)-16

My Sunday Tech Story Picks:

• Aspiring radio hosts need only a computer, phone
• Nokia 4G wireless tech hits 173Mbps in real-world test
• New report claims 24-hour, variable price iTunes rentals

My Sunday Audio Picks:
Christian
Spiritual Warfare 101 Part 2
(Chip Ingram)

Tech
Jumping Monkeys 28: Brian Niles of PTA Tech Corner
(Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte)