Thursday: Back To The Basics 8

And God spoke all these words:

Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters, what a great day to be alive and live in the United States of America. Thank You Jesus for another day!! Folks, I want you all to know that it is a tad ahead of time but I still say "Merry Christmas" and as most of you know Dolores and I do Santa and Mrs. Claus at Allenberry Playhouse where we still cannot only say Merry Christmas, we are encouraged to do it. And we can stand in the dining rooms and tell folks about Christmas. It is family day on the line and as we pray again I ask that you keep praying for the family in the White House, first for Salvation and then that our President takes things to God The Father, Through Jesus The Son before he brings it to us. And pray for your family and other families...

Back To The Basics 9: Exodus 20:1 - And God spoke all these words: 2 "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 16 You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. 17 You shall not covet your neighbor's house. Your shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or His manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." (NIV)

Basics here, folks, when we go to court we swear or pledge to tell the truth in whatever we say.
Basics facts are we should be telling the truth most all the time, in all we do. Most all the time? Folks, when giving testimony in court, when filling out papers for jobs, even when reporting your income to the IRS we should be truthful all the time. Is there ever a time that we should tell a little white lie? You know I believe in the bottom of my heart there is... I really do, and let me give you a few examples. If you know something from someone's past and someone asks you about it just to bring up dirt, is it not much better to say, I don't know? I think it is. Why would you pass along information that is not needed to be passed along that you know will hurt someone... is that not gossip? What about this really big, little white lie that we tell our children, you know, about Santa? Oh, this opens it up does it not? Yes, I have been telling that little lie over and over again since 1982, and each time we are out there we tell the truth about Jesus and why we have Christmas. I have on many, many occasions turned down jobs playing Santa in malls and at private parties because I told the folks I tell the real Christmas story and they said no. You see to us, it is just a tool to use to talk about Jesus. I also believe that Santa sells a lot of toys at Christmas and that, folks, is good for the economy and keeps jobs flowing and, folks, when God gives us food today does He not use the hands of others? Think about it. In court we are called to tell the truth. On the outside maybe a good thing to remember is that if we do not have anything good to say about someone say nothing.

Also, folks, if you are the one with things in your past... Give them to Jesus, and when others bring them up, walk away from them saying before you walk away... God took those things away, I would appreciate if you would just keep your mouth closed about it. I HAVE CHANGED. I am telling you right now there is not one person alive today that wants his closet opened for all to see. So please remember this on this subject. Before you go into the closet of others, remember what is in yours.

Back to the Basics: You shall not covet. My parents told this to me. We don't try and keep up with the Jones. If they purchased a new car we would tell them how nice it was. When our car died my dad would get another used one. For me, well, I like cars but I don't get one just because my neighbor did. Work hard in life, work it for God and just watch the blessings that flow out to you. There is no need to covet anything when you really work for our Lord for He will see your needs are met and far beyond it. Maybe the comment should have said that... When working for me you will never need to covet. Ok, more basics tomorrow... what will they be, I have no idea, for God has not told me yet...

Let me explain that. God gives me things each day and I try my best to put it out like He wants it done. Sometimes I get it mixed up, I guess, sometimes I spell words wrong, but it comes from God through my heart and brain and out my finger tips. God is good. Listen to Him, He will do the same for you.... Let's pray.

Thank You dear Father for all You do. Today I am asking for nothing except that You forgive our sins. I just want to say thank You for all You do for all of us each day, and thanks for shedding Your blood to cover our sins. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

Now go forth, work hard for what you have, share it with others, and you for sure will not need to covet. All who love God need to be working for Him. Worth saying again, all who love God need to be working for Him... and for all those sharing your blessings with Carry The Light Ministries, thank you, thank you, thank you... love ya, dan.

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