Tuesday 12/22/15 The Big Trip (13)

Dear Father in Heaven: I love You, and I want to give thanks to You for teaching me what it means to love not just You but all others. Dear Father, please help Dolores with her health problems by healing them and taking away her pain. Please also place Your healing hand on Vicki and all others who are reading this line and need Your touch for healing. Please, Lord,  help me know and understand the Bible even more in the coming year. Please, Lord, help me now with the daily message and then, Lord, please help me to get it dispatched. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Dear brothers and sisters, what a great day! Some rain that I did not need to shovel! Another warm day and the heat did not go on very often! We had food for on the table! And I had a couple of Diet Cherry Pepsi Colas to drink. I also have a Lord and Savior who died for me! Other than the Pepsi, you folks more than likely were blessed the same way. Did you stop and give God glory for it? Sometimes we forget to give thanks to the very one who gave/gives us the most. Sorry, Lord. Amen. I want to get right to the message.

Tuesday: December 22, 2015: The Big Trip by Donkey Dan (Day Thirteen)

Today is the first full day of winter, and starting today the days will be getting longer.

John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the Light of men. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. (NIV)

John 1:14 - The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the Glory of the One and Only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (NIV)

Dear brothers and sisters: As we near Christmas Day 2015 I do want to look back and show you just where you find in the Bible about Jesus being around from the beginning. If you take time to read the scriptures above you will see that. While we do not know the exact date that Jesus was born, we do have record of His birth and the facts about it. One of the greatest events of all time was when God became flesh and dwelt with us. And brothers and sisters, all these events led up to Jesus going to the cross for you and for me. The day The Word became flesh, I SAID THE DAY THE WORD BECAME FLESH, we have learned to call that day "Christmas" even though a lot of people are afraid to say MERRY CHRISTMAS. If you really want to know the real facts, sometimes you need to do some figuring on your own. In reality, Jesus became flesh when the Holy Spirit overpowered Mary and made her in the motherly way. Yes, that was then a baby in that womb and today when a child is started in the womb they are just that. A BABY, REAL LIVE FLESH AND BLOOD. We have a lot of people who call themselves Christians and say they believe in Jesus, and they also believe in abortion. Brothers and sisters, YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS!!! Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, you know, the one who wants to raise the heck out of your taxes, has put a temporary stop to all scheduled executions. Yes, this same governor supports abortion rights. Is abortion not a planned execution?

All throughout our Bible, the Inspired Word of God, we are instructed to Love God, Love People, all people, which would include those unborn babies. We are also to be Christ-like. So let me ask you this. Do you think Jesus approves of abortion? I don't think so. Please, brothers and sisters, please try and walk in the light of Jesus, and try your best to live for Him and like Him. And when you might slip and slide, get up, hold tighter to Jesus and pray that he forgives you. AND HE WILL. Amen.

Dear Father in Heaven, so many people want it both ways. On Sunday they go to church, and the other six days they lock you out. Please forgive all who do just that, and I know, Lord, it is done for long ago I did that same thing. Please help me to get the Word out, Your Word out that You are a full-time God. And as for Satan, he is just fool-time. Help us, Lord, and we ask that in the Name of Jesus. Amen.

Now go forth loving and serving Jesus in all you do. Love ya.

Pastor Dan

Here are a few words to a chorus that I made up the other day. I have a tune in my heart and mind for it.

From the Manger to the Cross, From the Manger to the Cross,
From the Manger to the Old Rugged Cross.
From the Manger to the Cross, From the Manger to the Cross,
From the Manger to the Old Rugged Cross.

He was born in the barn and lived a simple life,
Walking from town to town.
Showing His love to everyone,
But He wound up on a tree.

From the Manger to the Cross, From the Manger to the Cross,
From the Manger to the Old Rugged Cross.
From the Manger to the Cross, From the Manger to the Cross,
From the Manger to the Old Rugged Cross.

What He did while He was here He did for you and me.
He showed us how we should live, and when He was done
He spread His arms out wide and died on the tree for us.

From the Manger to the Cross, From the Manger to the Cross,
From the Manger to the Old Rugged Cross.
From the Manger to the Cross, From the Manger to the Cross,
From the Manger to the Old Rugged Cross.

P.S. Tomorrow is Salvation Wednesday and also Christmas Eve Eve!