FINALLY HOME-JOHN 14:1-6***************
JAN AND HENDRIKJE KASPER SAILED INTO UNITED STATES WATERS IN JANUARY 1957. THEIR FAMILY OF 12, ALONG WITH OTHER DUTCH IMMIGRANTS ON BOARD THE "GROTE BEER", CROWDED ON DECK TO CATCH THEIR FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY IN NEW YORK HARBOR.
THAT INITIAL VIEW OF LADY LIBERTY WAS EXCITING-AND EMOTIONAL. THEY HAD JUST ENDURED AN ARDUOUS 11-DAY JOURNEY ACROSS THE SEA ON A NO-FRILLS VOYAGE. THEY HAD LEFT MANY FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS BEHIND IN THE NETHERLANDS.
THEY HAD EXPERIENCED ROUGH SEAS BROUGHT ON BY A HURRICANE AND HAD DEALT WITH SEEMINGLY ENDLESS SEASICKNESS. BUT NOW-FINALLY-THEY HAD ARRIVED. THEY WERE HOME!
SOMEDAY THOSE OF US WHO HAVE TRUSTED JESUS CHRIST AS OUR PERSONAL SAVIOR WILL LEAVE THIS LIFE AND GO TO THE PLACE HE HAS PREPARED FOR US (JOHN 14:3). THE JOURNEY MAY BE DIFFICULT OR UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT WE CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE FINAL DESTINATION.
COMPOSER DON WYRTZEN WROTE THE MUSIC FOR A WONDERFUL SONG THAT PICTURES OUR EARTHLY LIFE AS A "TEMPESTUOUS SEA." IT ENDS WITH THESE WORDS;
JUST THINK OF STEPPING ON SHORE-AND FINDING IT HEAVEN!
OF TOUCHING A HAND-AND FINDING IT GOD'S!
OF BREATHING NEW AIR-AND FINDING IT CELESTIAL!
OF WAKING UP IN GLORY-AND FINDING IT HOME!
WHEN WE SEE JESUS FACE TO FACE FOR THE FIRST TIME-WE WILL BE "FINALLY HOME."
THOSE WHO LOVE AND SERVE GOD ON EARTH WILL BE RIGHT AT HOME IN HEAVEN. GOD LOVES US SO MUCH. I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY**************
BIBLICAL INFORMATION MINISTRIES - BIMS
Friday, May 30, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
MARGIES BIMS
ANTI-AGING POWER- ISAIAH 40:25-41********
AMERICANS SPEND MORE THAN $20 BILLION ANNUALLY ON VARIOUS ANTI-AGING PRODUCTS THAT CLAIM TO CURE BALDNESS, REMOVE WRINKLES, BUILD MUSCLE, AND RENEW THE POWERS OF YOUTH. CAN
THOSE PRODUCTS DELIVER WHAT THEY PROMISE?
DR. THOMAS PERLS OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE SAYS THERE IS "ABSOLUTELY NO SCIENTIFIC PROOF THAT ANY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PRODUCT WILL STOP OR REVERSE AGING."
BUT THERE IS A PROMISE OF SPIRITUAL VITALITY THAT DEFIES THE RAVAGES OF TIME. "EVEN THE YOUTHS SHALL FAINT AND BE WEARY, AND THE YOUNG MEN SHALL UTTERLY FALL, BUT THOSE WHO WAIT ON THE LORD SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH; THEY SHALL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS LIKE EAGLES, THE SHALL RUN AND NOT BE WEARY, THEY SHALL WALK AND NOT FAINT" (ISA. 40:30-31).
ISAIAH USED THE EAGLE AS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM AND ENDURANCE, HELD ALOFT BY A SOURCE OF POWER OUTSIDE ITSELF. AS WE PUT OUR HOPE AND TRUST IN THE LORD, WE ARE CARRIED ALONG BY HIS STRENGTH AND NOT OUR OWN.
THE PSALMIST SAID IT IS THE LORD WHO NOURISHES US SO THAT OUR "YOUTH IS RENEWED LIKE THE EAGLE'S" (PS. 103:5). ARE WE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF GOD'S ANTI-AGING POWER? IT'S PROMISED TO ALL WHO PUT THEIR TRUST IN HIM FOR STRENGTH OF HEART, VIGOR OF SPIRIT, AND ENERGY OF SOUL.
THE RAVAGES OF TIME CANNOT BE STOPPED;
YES, OUTWARDLY WE PERISH EVERY DAY;
BUT INNER STRENGTH OF HEART CAN BE RENEWED
BY TRUSTING IN THE LORD TO LIGHT OUR WAY.
GROWING OLD IS A BLESSING WHEN YOU'RE GROWING CLOSER TO GOD. SO LETS PUT OUR TRUST IN THE LORD, CUZ HE LOVES US SO MUCH.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY **************
BIBLICAL INORMATION MINISTRIES -BIMS.
AMERICANS SPEND MORE THAN $20 BILLION ANNUALLY ON VARIOUS ANTI-AGING PRODUCTS THAT CLAIM TO CURE BALDNESS, REMOVE WRINKLES, BUILD MUSCLE, AND RENEW THE POWERS OF YOUTH. CAN
THOSE PRODUCTS DELIVER WHAT THEY PROMISE?
DR. THOMAS PERLS OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE SAYS THERE IS "ABSOLUTELY NO SCIENTIFIC PROOF THAT ANY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PRODUCT WILL STOP OR REVERSE AGING."
BUT THERE IS A PROMISE OF SPIRITUAL VITALITY THAT DEFIES THE RAVAGES OF TIME. "EVEN THE YOUTHS SHALL FAINT AND BE WEARY, AND THE YOUNG MEN SHALL UTTERLY FALL, BUT THOSE WHO WAIT ON THE LORD SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH; THEY SHALL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS LIKE EAGLES, THE SHALL RUN AND NOT BE WEARY, THEY SHALL WALK AND NOT FAINT" (ISA. 40:30-31).
ISAIAH USED THE EAGLE AS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM AND ENDURANCE, HELD ALOFT BY A SOURCE OF POWER OUTSIDE ITSELF. AS WE PUT OUR HOPE AND TRUST IN THE LORD, WE ARE CARRIED ALONG BY HIS STRENGTH AND NOT OUR OWN.
THE PSALMIST SAID IT IS THE LORD WHO NOURISHES US SO THAT OUR "YOUTH IS RENEWED LIKE THE EAGLE'S" (PS. 103:5). ARE WE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF GOD'S ANTI-AGING POWER? IT'S PROMISED TO ALL WHO PUT THEIR TRUST IN HIM FOR STRENGTH OF HEART, VIGOR OF SPIRIT, AND ENERGY OF SOUL.
THE RAVAGES OF TIME CANNOT BE STOPPED;
YES, OUTWARDLY WE PERISH EVERY DAY;
BUT INNER STRENGTH OF HEART CAN BE RENEWED
BY TRUSTING IN THE LORD TO LIGHT OUR WAY.
GROWING OLD IS A BLESSING WHEN YOU'RE GROWING CLOSER TO GOD. SO LETS PUT OUR TRUST IN THE LORD, CUZ HE LOVES US SO MUCH.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY **************
BIBLICAL INORMATION MINISTRIES -BIMS.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Memorial Day 2008
Today is Memorial Day. A federal holiday set aside to remember and honor our fallen men and women in the armed forces. It now generally includes the various law enforcements and fire departments throughout the country. They died so that we can live like free men. Let's remember them. salute them, appreciate their efforts and most importatntly, don't let their deaths be in vain. God Bless America!
Friday, May 23, 2008
MARGIES BIMS
A PERSONAL GOSPEL - ROMANS 10:13-17***
IN JOHN 3:16 WE READ, "FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD." BUT WHAT ABOUT HIS LOVE FOR INDIVIDUALS? THE REST OF THE VERSE REVEAL THE CENTRAL PURPOSE BEHIND GOD'S SACRIFICE OF HIS SON: "THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE."
THEREFORE, WITHOUT EXCEPTION EVERY PERSON MAY INTERPRET JOHN 3:16 LIKE THIS: "FOR GOD SO LOVED ME!"
A.B. SIMPSON, A GREAT MISSIONARY OF THE PAST, OFTEN HUGGED A GLOBE TO HIS CHEST AND WEPT OVER THE WORLD'S LOSTNESS. YET HIS GLOBAL VISION WAS MARKED BY COMPASSION FOR INDIVIDUALS.
YOU AND I ALSO MUST FEEL THE RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE THE GOSPEL TO OUR WORLD-BY SHARING THE GOOD NEWS WITH ONE PERSON AT A TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, WE OFTEN THINK OF THE GREAT COMMISION IN TERMS OF "FOREIGN MISSIONS" ONLY.
"WORLD MISSIONS" IS PERHAPS A BETTER TERM, FOR THAT INCLUDES OUR NEAREST NEIGHBORS, WHO ARE PART OF THE WORLD TO WHICH GOD HAS CALLED US. AND WE ARE ALREADY THERE!
LIKE A.B. SIMPSON, EMBRACE YOUR SMALLER WORLD THROUGH EARNEST PRAYER AS YOU CONSIDER LOST INDIVIDUALS IN YOUR FAMILY, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WORKPLACE. THEN, AS YOU SEEK TO LIVE AND GIVE THE GOOD NEWS EXPECT GOD TO OPEN DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY.
JESUS DIED TO BRING SALVATION
FOR THE RICH AND FOR THE POOR;
THOSE OF EVERY TRIBE AND NATION-
HE INCLUDES THE ONES NEXT DOOR.
THE LIGHT THAT SHINES FARTHEST, SHINES BRIGHTEST AT HOME. GOD BLESS YOU AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY*************
BIBLICAL INFORMATION MINISTRIES - BIMS
IN JOHN 3:16 WE READ, "FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD." BUT WHAT ABOUT HIS LOVE FOR INDIVIDUALS? THE REST OF THE VERSE REVEAL THE CENTRAL PURPOSE BEHIND GOD'S SACRIFICE OF HIS SON: "THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE."
THEREFORE, WITHOUT EXCEPTION EVERY PERSON MAY INTERPRET JOHN 3:16 LIKE THIS: "FOR GOD SO LOVED ME!"
A.B. SIMPSON, A GREAT MISSIONARY OF THE PAST, OFTEN HUGGED A GLOBE TO HIS CHEST AND WEPT OVER THE WORLD'S LOSTNESS. YET HIS GLOBAL VISION WAS MARKED BY COMPASSION FOR INDIVIDUALS.
YOU AND I ALSO MUST FEEL THE RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE THE GOSPEL TO OUR WORLD-BY SHARING THE GOOD NEWS WITH ONE PERSON AT A TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, WE OFTEN THINK OF THE GREAT COMMISION IN TERMS OF "FOREIGN MISSIONS" ONLY.
"WORLD MISSIONS" IS PERHAPS A BETTER TERM, FOR THAT INCLUDES OUR NEAREST NEIGHBORS, WHO ARE PART OF THE WORLD TO WHICH GOD HAS CALLED US. AND WE ARE ALREADY THERE!
LIKE A.B. SIMPSON, EMBRACE YOUR SMALLER WORLD THROUGH EARNEST PRAYER AS YOU CONSIDER LOST INDIVIDUALS IN YOUR FAMILY, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WORKPLACE. THEN, AS YOU SEEK TO LIVE AND GIVE THE GOOD NEWS EXPECT GOD TO OPEN DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY.
JESUS DIED TO BRING SALVATION
FOR THE RICH AND FOR THE POOR;
THOSE OF EVERY TRIBE AND NATION-
HE INCLUDES THE ONES NEXT DOOR.
THE LIGHT THAT SHINES FARTHEST, SHINES BRIGHTEST AT HOME. GOD BLESS YOU AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY*************
BIBLICAL INFORMATION MINISTRIES - BIMS
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
MARGIES BIMS
GOD'S STRONG HANDS-GENESIS 32:22-30***
IN GENESIS, IT SEEMS THAT ALMOST EVERY PERSON AND FAMILY MENTIONED IS DYSFUNCTIONAL. THE TEXT IS FILLED WITH ACCOUNTS OF JEALOUSY, ANGER, VIOLENCE, AND DECEPTION THAT LEAVE A TRAIL OF DAMAGED RELATIONS. EVEN NOAH, ABRAHAM, ISSAC, AND JACOB-LAUDED AS HEROES OF FAITH IN HEBREWS 11-DISPLAY FLAWED CHARACTER AND SPIRITUAL LAPSES. BUT GOD NEVER LEAVES THEM THAT WAY.
JACOB DEFRAUDED HIS OLDER TWIN ESAU, WHO SWORE TO KILL HIM. THEN, BEFORE THE ESTRANGED BROTHERS WOULD FACE EACH OTHER AFTER 20 YEARS, JACOB WRESTLED WITH GOD. WHEN ASKED HIS NAME, THE CONNIVING YOUNGER BROTHER FINALLY ADMITTED WHO HE WAS; JACOB-THE DECEIVER. THAT MARKED A SPIRITUAL TURNING POINT.
NOTED PREACHER CARLYLE MARNEY SAID THAT BECAUSE GOD DOESN'T GIVE UP ON US, WE SHOULD NOT GIVE UP ON OURSELVES. "THE LAST PERSON ON EARTH YOU WILL FORGIVE A WEAKNESS IS YOURSELF," DR. MARNEY WROTE. "ONLY IN THE GOSPEL CAN MEN GO ON LOVING THEMSELVES.
WAIT ON GOD! SEE WHAT HIS STRONG HANDS WLL FASHION OUT OF YOUR DEFECTION." WHEN WE HAVE TURNED BACK, GOD CAN TURN US AROUND. WHEN WE HAVE DESTROYED, GOD CAN REBUILD. "CHRIST IN THE STRONG HANDS OF GOD CONQUERING MY DEFECTION. THIS IS THE GOSPEL.
THOUGH WEAK AND HELPLESS IN LIFE'S FRAY
GOD'S MIGHTY POWER SHALL BE OUR STAY;
WITHOUT, WITHIN, HE'LL SET US FREE-
HIS STRENGTH WILL GIVE US VICTORY.
THERE IS VICTORY IN SURRENDER WHEN WE ARE CONQUERED BY CHRIST. LET'S NOT GIVE UP ON OURSELVES. LET'S RELY ON CHRIST.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY**************
BIBLICAL INFORMATION MINISTRIES -BIMS
IN GENESIS, IT SEEMS THAT ALMOST EVERY PERSON AND FAMILY MENTIONED IS DYSFUNCTIONAL. THE TEXT IS FILLED WITH ACCOUNTS OF JEALOUSY, ANGER, VIOLENCE, AND DECEPTION THAT LEAVE A TRAIL OF DAMAGED RELATIONS. EVEN NOAH, ABRAHAM, ISSAC, AND JACOB-LAUDED AS HEROES OF FAITH IN HEBREWS 11-DISPLAY FLAWED CHARACTER AND SPIRITUAL LAPSES. BUT GOD NEVER LEAVES THEM THAT WAY.
JACOB DEFRAUDED HIS OLDER TWIN ESAU, WHO SWORE TO KILL HIM. THEN, BEFORE THE ESTRANGED BROTHERS WOULD FACE EACH OTHER AFTER 20 YEARS, JACOB WRESTLED WITH GOD. WHEN ASKED HIS NAME, THE CONNIVING YOUNGER BROTHER FINALLY ADMITTED WHO HE WAS; JACOB-THE DECEIVER. THAT MARKED A SPIRITUAL TURNING POINT.
NOTED PREACHER CARLYLE MARNEY SAID THAT BECAUSE GOD DOESN'T GIVE UP ON US, WE SHOULD NOT GIVE UP ON OURSELVES. "THE LAST PERSON ON EARTH YOU WILL FORGIVE A WEAKNESS IS YOURSELF," DR. MARNEY WROTE. "ONLY IN THE GOSPEL CAN MEN GO ON LOVING THEMSELVES.
WAIT ON GOD! SEE WHAT HIS STRONG HANDS WLL FASHION OUT OF YOUR DEFECTION." WHEN WE HAVE TURNED BACK, GOD CAN TURN US AROUND. WHEN WE HAVE DESTROYED, GOD CAN REBUILD. "CHRIST IN THE STRONG HANDS OF GOD CONQUERING MY DEFECTION. THIS IS THE GOSPEL.
THOUGH WEAK AND HELPLESS IN LIFE'S FRAY
GOD'S MIGHTY POWER SHALL BE OUR STAY;
WITHOUT, WITHIN, HE'LL SET US FREE-
HIS STRENGTH WILL GIVE US VICTORY.
THERE IS VICTORY IN SURRENDER WHEN WE ARE CONQUERED BY CHRIST. LET'S NOT GIVE UP ON OURSELVES. LET'S RELY ON CHRIST.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY**************
BIBLICAL INFORMATION MINISTRIES -BIMS
Happy Birthday Meranda!
Today is Meranda's 30th birthday. Yes, the big 3-0!The above picture is from last week at the House of Blues in Hollywood with John Knight of the New Kids on the Block. Happy Birthday Honey, I hope all your birthday wishes come true!! We love you! Mom & Dad.
Friday, May 16, 2008
MARGIES BIMS
WHEN IN DOUBT-MATTHEW 11:1-6**********
JOHN THE BAPTIST WAS LANGUISHING IN PRISON AND QUESTIONING HIS FAITH. HE MAY WELL HAVE WONDERED: IS JESUS THE MESSIAH? IS HIS WORD TRUE? HAVE I BELIEVED AND LABORED IN VAIN FOR MY MASTER? IS THIS DARK PLACE MY FINAL REWARD FOR ANSWERING GOD'S CALL?
PERHAPS COUNTLESS QUESTIONS MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH YOUR MIND AS WELL: IS JESUS REALLY THE SAVIOR? HAVE MY SINS BEEN FORGIVEN? CAN I TRUST THE BIBLE? WILL I BE RAISED FROM THE DEAD? DOES HEAVEN LIE AHEAD? IS ALL THAT I BELIEVE A CRUEL ILLUSION?
MOST OF US ASK QUESTIONS LIKE THESE FROM TIME TO TIME-ESPECIALLY ON THOSE DARK DAYS WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES BRING SORROW AND BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT. WHEN IT SEEMS THERE'S NO STORYBOOK ENDING TO OUR LIVES.
THESE QUESTIONINGS ARE NOT FAILURES OF FAITH BUT TESTS OF FAITH AND CAN BE ANSWERED IN JOHN THE BAPTIST'S WAY; WE MUST TAKE OUR DOUBTS TO JESUS. IN HIS TIME AND IN HIS OWN WISE WAY HE WILL RESTORE THE CONFIDENCE OUR HEARTS DESIRE.
JESUS DIDN'T ABANDON JOHN TO HIS DOUBT. HE SENT WORD OF THE MIRACLES HE PERFORMED AND THE HOPE HE PREACHED. AS GEORGE MacDONALD SAID OF GOD'S FAITHFULNESS; "YOU MIGHT AS WELL SAY THAT A MOTHER WOULD GO AWAY FROM HER LITTLE CHILD LYING MOANING IN THE DARK.
BUT IN THE DARK MY HEART IS STRANGELY BLEST;
YEA, IN THE GLOOM MY SOUL OBTAINS ITS REST;
FOR, SPITE OF NIGHT, I FIND THAT GOD ON HIGH
IS NEAR THE ANGUISHED SOUL, WHERE'ER IT LIE.
NEVER DOUBT IN THE DARK WHAT GOD HAS SHOWN YOU IN THE LIGHT. AND NEVER DOUBT THAT HE LOVES US VERY MUCH. I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY**************
BIBLICAL INFORMATION MINISTRIES -BIMS
JOHN THE BAPTIST WAS LANGUISHING IN PRISON AND QUESTIONING HIS FAITH. HE MAY WELL HAVE WONDERED: IS JESUS THE MESSIAH? IS HIS WORD TRUE? HAVE I BELIEVED AND LABORED IN VAIN FOR MY MASTER? IS THIS DARK PLACE MY FINAL REWARD FOR ANSWERING GOD'S CALL?
PERHAPS COUNTLESS QUESTIONS MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH YOUR MIND AS WELL: IS JESUS REALLY THE SAVIOR? HAVE MY SINS BEEN FORGIVEN? CAN I TRUST THE BIBLE? WILL I BE RAISED FROM THE DEAD? DOES HEAVEN LIE AHEAD? IS ALL THAT I BELIEVE A CRUEL ILLUSION?
MOST OF US ASK QUESTIONS LIKE THESE FROM TIME TO TIME-ESPECIALLY ON THOSE DARK DAYS WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES BRING SORROW AND BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT. WHEN IT SEEMS THERE'S NO STORYBOOK ENDING TO OUR LIVES.
THESE QUESTIONINGS ARE NOT FAILURES OF FAITH BUT TESTS OF FAITH AND CAN BE ANSWERED IN JOHN THE BAPTIST'S WAY; WE MUST TAKE OUR DOUBTS TO JESUS. IN HIS TIME AND IN HIS OWN WISE WAY HE WILL RESTORE THE CONFIDENCE OUR HEARTS DESIRE.
JESUS DIDN'T ABANDON JOHN TO HIS DOUBT. HE SENT WORD OF THE MIRACLES HE PERFORMED AND THE HOPE HE PREACHED. AS GEORGE MacDONALD SAID OF GOD'S FAITHFULNESS; "YOU MIGHT AS WELL SAY THAT A MOTHER WOULD GO AWAY FROM HER LITTLE CHILD LYING MOANING IN THE DARK.
BUT IN THE DARK MY HEART IS STRANGELY BLEST;
YEA, IN THE GLOOM MY SOUL OBTAINS ITS REST;
FOR, SPITE OF NIGHT, I FIND THAT GOD ON HIGH
IS NEAR THE ANGUISHED SOUL, WHERE'ER IT LIE.
NEVER DOUBT IN THE DARK WHAT GOD HAS SHOWN YOU IN THE LIGHT. AND NEVER DOUBT THAT HE LOVES US VERY MUCH. I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY**************
BIBLICAL INFORMATION MINISTRIES -BIMS
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
A Little Campaign Humor
Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John McCain were flying to a debate.
Barack looked at Hillary, chuckled and said, "You know I could throw a $1,000 bill out of the window right now and make somebody very happy."
Hillary shrugged her shoulders and replied, "I could throw ten $100 bills out of the window and make ten people very happy."
John added, "That being the case, I could throw one hundred $10 bills out of the window and make a hundred people very happy."
Hearing their exchange, the pilot rolled his eyes and said to his co-pilot, "Such big-shots back there. I could throw all three of them out of the window and make 156 million people very happy."
I don't think I have ever been so disinterested in a presidential election campaign as I have been this year, historical or not. The above joke pretty much sums up how I feel. Where have all the great ones gone? I would even settle for mediocre right now. If this keeps up I might jump out of the plane myself, and they don't have to pay me!
Barack looked at Hillary, chuckled and said, "You know I could throw a $1,000 bill out of the window right now and make somebody very happy."
Hillary shrugged her shoulders and replied, "I could throw ten $100 bills out of the window and make ten people very happy."
John added, "That being the case, I could throw one hundred $10 bills out of the window and make a hundred people very happy."
Hearing their exchange, the pilot rolled his eyes and said to his co-pilot, "Such big-shots back there. I could throw all three of them out of the window and make 156 million people very happy."
I don't think I have ever been so disinterested in a presidential election campaign as I have been this year, historical or not. The above joke pretty much sums up how I feel. Where have all the great ones gone? I would even settle for mediocre right now. If this keeps up I might jump out of the plane myself, and they don't have to pay me!
MARGIES BIMS
THE ASCENSION - ACTS 1:1-11***************
THE REPEATED APPEARANCES OF JESUS AFTER HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTON BROUGHT HIS FOLLOWERS SO MUCH JOY THAT THEY MUST HAVE WANTED THE VISITS TO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY. BUT ON THE 40th DAY AFTER HIS RESURRECTION, HAVING GIVEN HIS DISCIPLES FINAL INSTRUCTIONS, JESUS SLOWLY ASCENDED AND A CLOUD HID HIM FROM VIEW.
JESUS COULD HAVE VANISHED INSTANTLY, AS HE HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY (LUKE 24:31). BUT HE CHOSE TO ASCEND VISIBLY TO IMPRESS ON HIS FOLLOWERS THAT THIS WAS THE END OF HIS VISITS. HIS BODILY PRESENCE WOULD SOON BE REPLACED BY "ANOTHER HELPER," THE HOLY SPIRIT PROMISED IN JOHN 14:16. JESUS ASCENSION MARKED THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA.
IN HIS GLORIFIED HUMAN BODY, THE LORD JESUS ASCENDED, ENTERED HEAVEN, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, SENT THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND NOW INTERCEDES FOR US. HE PERMEATES THE WHOLE UNIVERSE WITH HIS SPIRITUAL PRESENCE AND POWER.
AN ANCIENT WRITING SAYS THAT JESUS ASCENDED BODILY INTO HEAVEN "OUR ENTRANCE TO SECURE, AND OUR ABODE TO PREPARE." THAT'S TRUE. BUT IT'S ALSO TRUE THAT AS GOD, HE IS ALWAYS SPIRITUALLY PRESENT WITH US AND WILL BE "TO THE END OF THE AGE" (MATT. 28:20). WHAT A WONDERFUL SAVIOR WE HAVE!
THE LORD ASCENDED BODILY
FROM EARTH TO HEAVEN'S THRONE;
NOW HE IS THERE TO INTERCEDE
FOR THOSE WHO ARE HIS OWN.
JESUS WENT AWAY SO THE HOLY SPIRIT COULD COME TO STAY. GOD BLESS US ALL WITH HIS HOLY SPIRIT. I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY************
BIBLICAL INFORMATION MINISTRIES-BIMS
THE REPEATED APPEARANCES OF JESUS AFTER HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTON BROUGHT HIS FOLLOWERS SO MUCH JOY THAT THEY MUST HAVE WANTED THE VISITS TO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY. BUT ON THE 40th DAY AFTER HIS RESURRECTION, HAVING GIVEN HIS DISCIPLES FINAL INSTRUCTIONS, JESUS SLOWLY ASCENDED AND A CLOUD HID HIM FROM VIEW.
JESUS COULD HAVE VANISHED INSTANTLY, AS HE HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY (LUKE 24:31). BUT HE CHOSE TO ASCEND VISIBLY TO IMPRESS ON HIS FOLLOWERS THAT THIS WAS THE END OF HIS VISITS. HIS BODILY PRESENCE WOULD SOON BE REPLACED BY "ANOTHER HELPER," THE HOLY SPIRIT PROMISED IN JOHN 14:16. JESUS ASCENSION MARKED THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA.
IN HIS GLORIFIED HUMAN BODY, THE LORD JESUS ASCENDED, ENTERED HEAVEN, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, SENT THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND NOW INTERCEDES FOR US. HE PERMEATES THE WHOLE UNIVERSE WITH HIS SPIRITUAL PRESENCE AND POWER.
AN ANCIENT WRITING SAYS THAT JESUS ASCENDED BODILY INTO HEAVEN "OUR ENTRANCE TO SECURE, AND OUR ABODE TO PREPARE." THAT'S TRUE. BUT IT'S ALSO TRUE THAT AS GOD, HE IS ALWAYS SPIRITUALLY PRESENT WITH US AND WILL BE "TO THE END OF THE AGE" (MATT. 28:20). WHAT A WONDERFUL SAVIOR WE HAVE!
THE LORD ASCENDED BODILY
FROM EARTH TO HEAVEN'S THRONE;
NOW HE IS THERE TO INTERCEDE
FOR THOSE WHO ARE HIS OWN.
JESUS WENT AWAY SO THE HOLY SPIRIT COULD COME TO STAY. GOD BLESS US ALL WITH HIS HOLY SPIRIT. I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY************
BIBLICAL INFORMATION MINISTRIES-BIMS
Friday, May 09, 2008
Happy Mothers Day!
This Sunday May 11, is Mother’s Day. My wife Jeri and I will be visiting with my mother in Victorville. Last Friday was her also her birthday, so May is always a busy month for her. I am grateful to have my mother and I am grateful and blessed that my children and grandchildren have her in their lives. You can take it to the bank. There is no one like mom. The above photo with Grandma Mary and my mother Anita was taken 49 years ago in May of 1959 on Mother Day.
To all the women in my life; my wife, mother, daughters, sister, sister in laws, aunts, and cousins have a Happy Mothers Day.
MARGIES BIMS
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT-MATTHEW 7:7-12**************************************
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT IS BY FAR OUR LORD'S MOST FAMILIAR MESSAGE. WHAT IS SOMETIMES FORGOTTEN IS THAT HE UNDOUBTEDLY PREACHED MANY OF THESE PRINCIPLES MORE THAN ONCE. IN FACT, LUKE RECORDS A MESSAGE REFERRED TO AS THE "SERMON OF THE PLAIN". IN LUKE 6, OUR LORD DELIVERS THE BEATITUDES, CALLS HIS FOLLOWERS TO LOVE THEIR ENEMIES, AND WARNS AGAINST THE TEMPTATION TO PULL SPLINTERS FROM ANOTHER'S EYE WHILE HAVING A BEAM IN THEIR OWN-ALL TRUTHS FOUND IN THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT AS WELL.
MATTHEW 7:7-12 SAYS, ASK, AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU; SEEK, AND YOU WILL FIND; KNOCK, AND IT WILL BE OPENED TO YOU. FOR EVERYONE WHO ASKS RECEIVES, AND HE WHO SEEKS FINDS, AND TO HIM WHO KNOCKS IT WILL BE OPENED.
OR WHAT MAN IS THERE AMONG YOU WHO, IF HIS SON ASKS FOR BREAD, WILL GIVE HIM A STONE? OR IF HE ASKS FOR A FISH, WILL HE GIVE HIM A SERPENT. IF YOU THEN, BEING EVIL, KNOW HOW TO GIVE GOOD GIFTS TO YOUR CHILDREN, HOW MUCH MORE WILL YOUR FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN GIVE GOOD THINGS TO THOSE WHO ASK HIM!
THEREFORE, WHATEVER YOU WANT MEN TO DO TO YOU, DO ALSO TO THEM, FOR THIS IS THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS. OUR MOODS CAN ALSO AFFECT THE PEOPLE AROUND US-OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, CO-WORKERS, AND ACQUAINTANCES.
LET'S PAINT OUR WORLD IN BRIGHT COLORS TODAY. I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY**************
BIBLICAL INFORMATON MINISTRIES-BIMS
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT IS BY FAR OUR LORD'S MOST FAMILIAR MESSAGE. WHAT IS SOMETIMES FORGOTTEN IS THAT HE UNDOUBTEDLY PREACHED MANY OF THESE PRINCIPLES MORE THAN ONCE. IN FACT, LUKE RECORDS A MESSAGE REFERRED TO AS THE "SERMON OF THE PLAIN". IN LUKE 6, OUR LORD DELIVERS THE BEATITUDES, CALLS HIS FOLLOWERS TO LOVE THEIR ENEMIES, AND WARNS AGAINST THE TEMPTATION TO PULL SPLINTERS FROM ANOTHER'S EYE WHILE HAVING A BEAM IN THEIR OWN-ALL TRUTHS FOUND IN THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT AS WELL.
MATTHEW 7:7-12 SAYS, ASK, AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU; SEEK, AND YOU WILL FIND; KNOCK, AND IT WILL BE OPENED TO YOU. FOR EVERYONE WHO ASKS RECEIVES, AND HE WHO SEEKS FINDS, AND TO HIM WHO KNOCKS IT WILL BE OPENED.
OR WHAT MAN IS THERE AMONG YOU WHO, IF HIS SON ASKS FOR BREAD, WILL GIVE HIM A STONE? OR IF HE ASKS FOR A FISH, WILL HE GIVE HIM A SERPENT. IF YOU THEN, BEING EVIL, KNOW HOW TO GIVE GOOD GIFTS TO YOUR CHILDREN, HOW MUCH MORE WILL YOUR FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN GIVE GOOD THINGS TO THOSE WHO ASK HIM!
THEREFORE, WHATEVER YOU WANT MEN TO DO TO YOU, DO ALSO TO THEM, FOR THIS IS THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS. OUR MOODS CAN ALSO AFFECT THE PEOPLE AROUND US-OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, CO-WORKERS, AND ACQUAINTANCES.
LET'S PAINT OUR WORLD IN BRIGHT COLORS TODAY. I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY**************
BIBLICAL INFORMATON MINISTRIES-BIMS
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
MARGIES BIMS
CHINA'S BILLY GRAHAM -PHILIPPIANS 3:1-11
IN 1927, JOHN SUNG BOARDED A SHIP FROM THE US BOUND FOR SHANGHAI. HE HAD BEEN IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MORE THAN 7 YEARS, EARNING THREE DEGREES IN THAT TIME, INCLUDING A Ph.D.
AS THE SHIP NEARED ITS DESTINATION, SUNG THREW ALL HIS DIPLOMAS, MEDALS, AND FRATERNITY KEYS OVERBOARD, KEEPING ONLY HIS DOCTORATE DIPLOMA TO SHOW HIS FATHER. HE HAD RECEIVED JESUS CHRIST AND WAS DETERMINED THAT FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE HE WOULD LIVE ONLY FOR WHAT COUNTED FOR ETERNITY.
MANY OLDER CHRISTIANS STILL LIVING IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA CAME TO KNOW CHRIST THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF JOHN SUNG, WHO HAS BEEN CALLED CHINA'S BILLY GRAHAM FOR HIS EVANGELISTIC WORK. HIS ACTIONS DEMONSTRATE WHAT PAUL WROTE IN PHILIPPIANS 3:7, "WHAT THINGS WERE GAIN TO ME, THESE I HAVE COUNTED LOSS FOR CHRIST."
NOT EVERYONE CAN DO WHAT JOHN SUNG DID. BUT, LIKE PAUL, WE ALL SHOULD REGARD THE THINGS OF THIS LIFE "AS RUBBISH" AND LIVE OUR LIVES SO THAT THEY WILL COUNT FOR ETERNITY.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WITHIN YOUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE WHOSE LIVES YOU CAN IMPACT FOR GOD. HE HAS PLACED THEM THERE FOR YOU TO POINT THEM TO JESUS. THINK OF SOMEONE YOIU CAN SPEAK TO ABOUT JESUS CHRIST AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR YOU.
LET MY HANDS PERFORM HIS BIDDING,
LET MY FEET RUN IN HIS WAYS,
LET MY EYES SEE JESUS ONLY,
LET MY LIPS SPEAK FORTH HIS PRAISE.
ONLY ONE LIFE, 'TWLL SOON BE PAST; ONLY WHAT'S DONE FOR CHRIST WILL LAST. JESUS LOVES US VERY MUCH. I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY*************
BIBLICAL INFORMATION MINISTRIES - BIMS
IN 1927, JOHN SUNG BOARDED A SHIP FROM THE US BOUND FOR SHANGHAI. HE HAD BEEN IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MORE THAN 7 YEARS, EARNING THREE DEGREES IN THAT TIME, INCLUDING A Ph.D.
AS THE SHIP NEARED ITS DESTINATION, SUNG THREW ALL HIS DIPLOMAS, MEDALS, AND FRATERNITY KEYS OVERBOARD, KEEPING ONLY HIS DOCTORATE DIPLOMA TO SHOW HIS FATHER. HE HAD RECEIVED JESUS CHRIST AND WAS DETERMINED THAT FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE HE WOULD LIVE ONLY FOR WHAT COUNTED FOR ETERNITY.
MANY OLDER CHRISTIANS STILL LIVING IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA CAME TO KNOW CHRIST THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF JOHN SUNG, WHO HAS BEEN CALLED CHINA'S BILLY GRAHAM FOR HIS EVANGELISTIC WORK. HIS ACTIONS DEMONSTRATE WHAT PAUL WROTE IN PHILIPPIANS 3:7, "WHAT THINGS WERE GAIN TO ME, THESE I HAVE COUNTED LOSS FOR CHRIST."
NOT EVERYONE CAN DO WHAT JOHN SUNG DID. BUT, LIKE PAUL, WE ALL SHOULD REGARD THE THINGS OF THIS LIFE "AS RUBBISH" AND LIVE OUR LIVES SO THAT THEY WILL COUNT FOR ETERNITY.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WITHIN YOUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE WHOSE LIVES YOU CAN IMPACT FOR GOD. HE HAS PLACED THEM THERE FOR YOU TO POINT THEM TO JESUS. THINK OF SOMEONE YOIU CAN SPEAK TO ABOUT JESUS CHRIST AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR YOU.
LET MY HANDS PERFORM HIS BIDDING,
LET MY FEET RUN IN HIS WAYS,
LET MY EYES SEE JESUS ONLY,
LET MY LIPS SPEAK FORTH HIS PRAISE.
ONLY ONE LIFE, 'TWLL SOON BE PAST; ONLY WHAT'S DONE FOR CHRIST WILL LAST. JESUS LOVES US VERY MUCH. I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY*************
BIBLICAL INFORMATION MINISTRIES - BIMS
Friday, May 02, 2008
MARGIES BIMS
RESPECT - ESTHER 1:1-5******************
IN 1967, AMERICAN VOCALIST ARETHA FRANKLIN TOPPED THE CHARTS WITH HER HIT SINGLE "RESPECT." THE SONG BECAME AN INSPIRATIONAL ANTHEM FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND FOR OTHERS WHO DEMANDED TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT.
LONG BEFORE ARETHA'S HIT RECORD, QUEEN VASHTI TOPPED THE PERSIAN CHARTS WITH HER OWN VERSION OF "RESPECT." THE BOOK OF ESTHER BEGINS WITH KING AHASUERUS HOSTING A GREAT CELEBRATION.
IN ADDITION TO DISPLAYING HIS WEALTH AND POWER, HE ALSO WANTED TO SHOWCASE HIS WIFE"S BEAUTY. SO HE COMMANDED THAT QUEEN VASHTI BE BROUGHT BEFORE HIM AND HIS GUESTS.
IF SHE OBEYED, SHE WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE KING TO DEGRADE AND DISRESPECT HER. IF SHE REFUSED, SHE RISKED LOSING HER LIFE. SHE REFUSED. WHAT COURAGE! QUEEN VASHTI FEARED THE LORD. BUT HER COURAGE SHOWS THAT SHE UNDERSTOOD THE GOD-GIVEN DIGNITY ACCORDED TO EVERY HUMAN BEING.
GOD CREATED US IN HIS IMAGE AND CROWNED US WITH GLORY AND HONOR, HAVING MADE US "A LITTLE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS" (PSALM 8:5). OUT OF LOVE AND REVERENCE FOR HIM, LET US TREAT OURSELVES AND OTHERS WITH HONOR, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT.
MAN'S CROWNING GLORY LIES IN THIS;
GOD STAMPED ON HIM HIS IMAGE RARE;
NO OTHER CREATURES HAVE THAT GIFT,
NOR LIVING THINGS WITH MAN COMPARE.
EVEN THE MOST DIFFICULT PEOPLE WE KNOW BEAR THE IMAGE OF GOD. SO LET'S LEARN TO RESPECT EVERYONE.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY*************
BIBLICAL INFORMATION MINISTRIES - BIMS
IN 1967, AMERICAN VOCALIST ARETHA FRANKLIN TOPPED THE CHARTS WITH HER HIT SINGLE "RESPECT." THE SONG BECAME AN INSPIRATIONAL ANTHEM FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND FOR OTHERS WHO DEMANDED TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT.
LONG BEFORE ARETHA'S HIT RECORD, QUEEN VASHTI TOPPED THE PERSIAN CHARTS WITH HER OWN VERSION OF "RESPECT." THE BOOK OF ESTHER BEGINS WITH KING AHASUERUS HOSTING A GREAT CELEBRATION.
IN ADDITION TO DISPLAYING HIS WEALTH AND POWER, HE ALSO WANTED TO SHOWCASE HIS WIFE"S BEAUTY. SO HE COMMANDED THAT QUEEN VASHTI BE BROUGHT BEFORE HIM AND HIS GUESTS.
IF SHE OBEYED, SHE WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE KING TO DEGRADE AND DISRESPECT HER. IF SHE REFUSED, SHE RISKED LOSING HER LIFE. SHE REFUSED. WHAT COURAGE! QUEEN VASHTI FEARED THE LORD. BUT HER COURAGE SHOWS THAT SHE UNDERSTOOD THE GOD-GIVEN DIGNITY ACCORDED TO EVERY HUMAN BEING.
GOD CREATED US IN HIS IMAGE AND CROWNED US WITH GLORY AND HONOR, HAVING MADE US "A LITTLE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS" (PSALM 8:5). OUT OF LOVE AND REVERENCE FOR HIM, LET US TREAT OURSELVES AND OTHERS WITH HONOR, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT.
MAN'S CROWNING GLORY LIES IN THIS;
GOD STAMPED ON HIM HIS IMAGE RARE;
NO OTHER CREATURES HAVE THAT GIFT,
NOR LIVING THINGS WITH MAN COMPARE.
EVEN THE MOST DIFFICULT PEOPLE WE KNOW BEAR THE IMAGE OF GOD. SO LET'S LEARN TO RESPECT EVERYONE.
HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY*************
BIBLICAL INFORMATION MINISTRIES - BIMS
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