Jet wash

I recently purchased a Jet wash and I must say I am quite impressed with the results, the first time I used it I promised myself that in future I would wear wellington boots and tuck in my trousers, as I got absolutely drenched, I had washed the small piece of decking I have and the backyard. I donned my wellingtons again today to jet wash the walls of the bungalow and I must admit that yet again I am more than happy with the results. 

Whilst I was doing this a little robin came and kept hopping up to the wall and taking something off I think I must have disturbed some little grubs, I'm only sorry I didn't have my camera although I did catch him later behind the shed, still grub hunting.

There was something though that the jet wash didn't manage to get off and that was the marks from an ivy plant that had grown up the wall. The ivy had been removed before I moved in.

I was reminded as I was doing this of what Jesus can do in our lives and how He can make us clean, He bore our sins at Calvary. Every person on the planet has sinned no one is exempt and as God is a holy and just God we will all be judged by Him one day. That is not a prospect to look forward too, but God in His grace and mercy put in place a plan of redemption whereby all who repent of their sin will be forgiven, and unlike this wall there is nothing left, no guilt, no shame, no scars, it is all gone. Jesus, The Son of God took the punishment for our sin that we may be saved from His judgement. And I can testify to this absolutely free, amazing grace, you can't purchase it, you can't earn it, work for it or any such thing, it is free all you have to do is say yes to this free gift, repent and ask God to forgive you, and turn from your old life to a new one in Christ.. I can assure you, you will be clean and new.

Are you feeling dirty, or shamed of the way you live, are you feeling guilty for the sin that is in your life? You don't have to stay that way, trust in Jesus and He will make you clean and new. God, bless you I pray that if you are searching this will be of help and encouragement to you. Here are a few words from God's holy word, the Bible. 

Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Acts 3:19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Ephesians 1:7

In Him we have redemption through His blood,

the forgiveness of sins,

according to the riches of His grace

Tuesday Magic

I went along to the lunch club at St Mary's church, Eastwood today, as usual the dinner was scrumptious, not forgetting the lovely pineapple sponge pudding. We sang a couple of songs one being, Rejoice in the Lord always, which we sang in a round it was lovely and I wished I'd have filmed it so that I could share it with you, but there we are we think of theses things after the event.

Don Chambers a magician, who used to teach my friend Linda and I at school in erm...... more years than I care to remember showed us some magic tricks with rope, after each trick he asked:
Is it a miracle?........no
Is it possible?..........yes    
Is it an illusion?.......yes

Linda learns a magic trick

He told us how he had seen a sign in a magic shop that said "The impossible we can do straight away, miracles take a little longer!" But as he reminded us it is with God that all things are possible. He spoke of the up and coming anniversary of the D Day landings in Normandy on June 6th 1944, which was the biggest seaborne invasion and the greatest military campaign the world has seen, was that possible?...Yes, he told us the stories of the thousands of Jewish children that were rescued was that possible?....Yes. He spoke of the state of the world and how there are so many evil things happening in places like Nigeria and Syria, is it possible that these things can get sorted out?....Yes. How and by whom?
Governments?........No,
The UN?.................No, 
European Union?....No,
United Nations?......No, 
The World Bank?...No.

How then and by whom can man's problems be solved? There is only one way and that is through Jesus Christ, He is the only one who can change the heart of man and unless the hearts of men are changed then the world won't change. Jesus came for all men and is willing to accept any who come to Him in repentance and ask Him into their lives.

There was much more to Don's message but the message was clear. Is it possible I can change?....Yes, through Jesus the Son of God and the King of kings.  

1 Timothy 1:15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

Is it possible you can change?....Yes, If you confess your sin, repent of your sin, and ask Jesus into your heart and life then He will forgive you and come into your life and make you new.

After the lunch club I went to the Salvation Army at Ripley and had a wonderful time of fellowship, which you can find out about here, Getting to Know You

The True Noah

I recently wrote in my notebook blog about my day out with my grandson Noah. I can assure you that the details are quite accurate although some are missing, I didn't write every detail. I was thinking about this in relation to books and films. I have recently been introduced to Charles Dickens, I have never read his books before but thoroughly enjoyed Great Expectations and Nicholas Nickleby, so I am planning on reading some of his other works. Having finished Great Expectations I thought I would watch the film, bad idea I spent most of the time comparing it to the book, they had so many details wrong.

Back to Noah, not my Noah but the Noah in the Bible, recently Hollywood brought out a film about Noah which is part true, some details are correct, eg, there is a God, there was a man called Noah, men were evil, God flooded the earth. But from what I can gather, and I haven't watched the film nor am I likely too based on the talks I've seen with Russel Crow and the writer, and a you tube video that explains how far away from the truth it is, The Noah Movie Deception. 

If you want to know the true account of what happened when God flooded the earth then you are better to get your facts from the Holy Bible, which is the inspired word of God. It is a no holes barred, factual account of the evil of man, and the judgement of God but also of His grace and mercy, only Noah and his household were righteous which is why they were saved. 

Men are still evil but now they have a way to get back into a right relationship with God, through Jesus Christ, God's Son. If you want the truth read the Holy Bible's account of God's saving grace to all men, this is called the gospel, good news for all men and women everywhere no matter who they are, no matter what religion they are, rich or poor, slave or free, Jew or Gentile. Unfortunately just as in the days of Noah in these days to there are mockers and scoffers, and many reject God's offer of salvation but that is not what God wants 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

1 Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received:  that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.

God is going to send judgement upon the earth again, He promised He would never flood the whole earth again and so He won't, the time that is coming will be terrible (you can read about it in Revelation, in the Holy Bible) and the only way to avoid it is through repentance and believing on the risen Lord Jesus and all that He has done for you. Don't delay for no man knows the day or the hour when this will happen. Don't be like the mockers and scoffers in the time of Noah, but believe and accept the Lord Jesus as your Saviour and you will be saved from the wrath to come. God bless you.

Read if for yourself in God's holy word, don't believe, the lies and fantasies of Hollywood.

A New Walk

When my children were young we used to play a game called, I went for a walk and while I was walking, the idea being that the first person would say something you would see outside, ie car, the next would add theirs ie daffodil and so on, and each time you had to remember every one, the winner being the last one who remembered them all. It was really good fun.

I went for a walk for a couple of hours the other day and I was thinking about this while I was walking in relation to my life: I went for a walk and while I was walking all around I saw play, bullying, abuse, work, sadness, hatred,  bitterness, envy, strife, debt, divorce, (need I go on)? 

And then I thought of my own life and what was in it, I went for a walk and while I was walking I saw, love, children, laughter, happiness, pain, sorrow, adultery, divorce, sin, shame, guilt……darkness.

I went for a walk and while I was walking I saw a cross, a crown of thorns, sweat, blood, taunting, anger, hatred, mocking, cruelty, curses, whipping, spitting, blasphemy, death, darkness, the Son of God, love, grace, mercy...

I went for a walk and while I was walking I saw Jesus.

I went for a walk and while I was walking I asked Him for forgiveness,

We went for a walk and while we were walking I experienced, love, joy, forgiveness, peace, light, new life, eternal life. We went for a walk and while we were walking I stumbled, faltered, doubted, I asked for help. We went for a walk and while we were walking He was gentle, kind, compassionate, long suffering, forgiving, He answered my prayer.

We went for a walk and while we were walking we saw lost souls in darkness.

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12

We went for a walk, and we’re still walking, care to join us?

 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:7