The High Calling

If God has called you to be truly like Jesus, He will draw you into a life of crucifixion and humility, and put on you demands of obedience that sometimes will not allow you to follow other Christians.  In many ways He will seem to let other good people do things He will not let you do.

Other Christians, and even ministers, who seem very religious and useful may push themselves, pull strings, and work schemes to carry out their plans, but you cannot do these things.  And if you attempt them, you will meet with such failure and rebuke from the Lord as to make you sorely penitent.

Others can brag about themselves, about their work, about their success, about their writings, but the Holy Spirit will not allow you to do any such thing; and if you begin bragging, He will lead you into some deep mortification that will make you despise yourself and all your good works.

Others will be allowed to succeed in making great sums of money, or having a legacy left to them, or in having luxuries, but God may only supply you daily, because He wants you to have something far better than gold -- a helpless dependence on Him -- that He may have the privilege of providing your needs daily out of the unseen treasury.

The Lord may let others be honored and keep you hidden away in obscurity, because he wants to produce some choice, fragrant fruit for his coming glory, which can only be produced in the shade.

God will let others be great, but keep you small.  He will let others do a work for Him, and get the credit for it, but He will make you work and toil without knowing how much you are doing.  And then to make your work still more precious, He will let others get the credit for the work that you have done, and this will make your reward ten times greater when Jesus comes.

The Holy Spirit will put a strict watch on you, with jealous love, and rebuke you for little words and feelings or for wasted time, which other Christians never seem distressed over.

So make up your mind that God is an infinite Sovereign who has a right to do as He pleases with His own, and needs not explain to you a thousand things which may puzzle your reason in His dealings with you.

God will take you at your word; and if you absolutely sell yourself to be His slave, He will wrap you up in a jealous love, and let other people say and do many things you cannot do or say.

Settle it forever that you are to deal directly with the Holy Spirit, and that He is to have the privilege of tying your tongue, or chaining your hand, or closing your eyes in ways that others are not disciplined.

Now, when you are so possessed with the living God that you are, in your secret heart, pleased and delighted over this peculiar, personal, private, jealous guardianship and management of the Holy Spirit over your life, you will have found the vestibule of heaven.

--Unknown

Lego Table

Over the past few months, leading up to Christmas, Bradley and Kevin (6 and 3) have really gotten into legos.  We have season passes to Legoland, and they just got some new Star Wars lego sets for Christmas.  We love to enjoy some hot cocoa while we build legos together.

While the kitchen table provided a nice platform for our builds, it was not the most convenient place to make a mess.  Meal interruptions, legos falling from the table, and always having to setup and teardown before and after became somewhat cumbersome.

So I got an idea to build a Lego Table for the playroom.  I searched the internet for ideas, and most people went the way of expedience and turned a nightstand or coffee table into a lego table by just gluing a baseplate down and calling it done.  The lack of genuine lego tables out there left me convinced that I needed to design and build it from the ground up myself.

I started with a simple design and modeled it in 3D with SketchUp. I spent two weeks modifying and refining it until I finally concluded with this:

Lego Table

It's 48"x48", with the top split into two separate leafs that can be flipped.  On one side of each leaf are two large 15"x15" lego base plates, with a quarter round edging around the outside to keep the legos from falling off the table.  The other side is bare, with no edging, and can be used as a general purpose play table.  Each leaf easily comes off the table, and can be used by itself (ex: in front of the TV for movie nights).

Leafs are completely removable for use elsewhere

Reversible top for general purpose play table

Here's my SketchUp model if you want to take a closer look.  It is to exact measurements and scale (including the screws).

Final Result

Lego side w/lego sorting & storage shelves underneath

"all purpose" side

Wood marble blocks

How to Build It

This is a fairly simple table to build.  No custom or expensive tools needed (although if you have them it will make some cuts easier).  I will show you how I did it with just the items listed below.

Note: I provide all the measurements you'll need in the instructions below, however you may want to refer to my SketchUp model for more details.

What You'll Need

• Wood
• 1/2"x24"x48" (x2) - Solid pine panel, these are the two table top leafs.
• 2"x4"x8' (x3) - Legs and inner frame.  I used premium whitewood studs (well sanded)
• 2"x3"x8' (x2) - Outer frame support (for rigidity).
• 1/2" quarter round (8')
• Table saw (preferred) or circular saw (what I had), for cutting 2x4's.
• Jig saw or hand saw, for cutting corner insets of table top
• Drill
• 2 1/2" wood screws
• For finishing, you'll likely want to sand, stain, and seal with polyurethane

Step 1 - Cut the table top corner insets

Cut a 1 /1/2 in. by 3 1/2 in. inset in the two wide corners of each leaf.  This will allow the leaf to sit inside the 2x4 legs, keeping the leaf in place.

I clamped a piece of wood to use as a guide rail for the jigsaw to make a nice straight cut.

You want the 3 1/2 in side of the cut to be parallel with the short side of the board.  When you've cut all four corners, your two leafs should come together like this:

The two leafs joined together, left to right

Step 2 - Cut and glue quarter round trim

You will cut 1 long piece, and 2 short pieces for each leaf.  The long piece will go along the longer edge between your corner inset cuts.  The short pieces will go on the short edges from your corner inset cuts to the end of the board.  

The long ones should be 45", and the short ones should be 20 1/2", but they may vary depending on the accuracy of your corner inset cuts (so measure your boards first).

Quarter rounds cut to leaf edge lengths

Glue each piece down with wood glue and let dry overnight.  Mine had a slight bow in them so I used clamps to hold them in place while the glue dried.

Once you have your quarter rounds glued down, your table top should look like this (I put the lego plates on there just to get a feel for it, they have not yet been glued down).

Table top with quarter rounds glued down

Step 3 - Sand table top

Sand the two leafs well, using medium to light sand paper (100-220 grit).  Be sure to round off sharp edges ('cause you know, someone will fall into the table...some day!).

Round off sharp edges with sand paper

 Step 4 - Stain and seal table top

Stain the two leafs.  If you want to wait and do all your staining at the same time, you can hold off on this until you finish the frame (step 9).  I chose to finish the leafs first so I could let it cure for a few days while I built the frame, which had to happen before I could glue the lego plates down.  

I used Rustoleum wood stain "Summer Oak" (1 coat)

Once the stain is set, it's a good idea to protect the finish with a few coats of Polyurethane.  I applied 3 coats of Rustoleum "Satin" polyurethane.  

3 coats of Rustoleum Polyurethane (Satin)

Once that's done, your table top will have a beautiful finish.

Step 5 - Cut inner frame pieces

Cut 4 pieces of 2x4, each 45" long.  This length may vary slightly, depending on the cuts for your corner insets on your table top.  So measure first!

I used a triangle and the attached laser to guide the cut

Then cut a corner out of each end measuring 1 3/4" (w) x1 1/2" (l) so that your 4 pieces join together "Tetris style".

It helped me to label the matching corners so I could keep track of which end goes where

It doesn't matter which piece you choose to go on "top", but both ends of that piece should be on the same side (ie, both on top, or both on bottom) as depicted in the model.  So you should have two top pieces, and two bottom pieces, opposite each other.

Step 6 - Screw frame to legs

This is the trickiest part. Pre-drill all screws to help prevent splintering!

Once you have the frame cut (but not secured together yet), lay your table top on top of it and place the legs snug into the corner insets.  This will tell you exactly where the frame needs to be secured to the legs.

Center the frame so that an equal portion of the frame touches all four legs.  Mark the legs vertically where the frame stops, and horizontally at the top of the quarter round trim (should be about 2" in, and 1 1/4" from the top to accommodate the quarter round trimming).

Screw the frame to the leg (as you can see in the model above).  It should be able to rotate just a bit, that's OK we will secure the rotation later.

Once you have one side of the frame screwed down to two legs, do the same for the opposite side of the frame.

Then stand up all four legs and rest the last two pieces of the frame on top of the "T" junction.  This is a little tricky to do by yourself, so I enlisted the help of my saw horses.

Saw horses help support the frame to stand up while I screwed the final two beams.

Then I used my clamps to hold the "T" junctions together as I went around and screwed the other two beams into place.

I placed a single screw through the top half of the intersection

At this point, your frame should stand on its own.  However, it will be a little wobbly so in the next step we will add some rigidity to it.

A slightly wobbly "inner" frame

Step 7 - Adding support wedges

First, we will provide some wedges under the frame to help support the load, and some wedges in the frame corners to keep its "squareness".  From the remaining length of the 2"x4"s, cut 8 triangles.  They don't need to be exact, just that they form a right angle.

I also sanded these, and rounded the edges a little

(Optional) Using a 3/8" drill bit, drill 2 countersink holes for your screws, one perpendicular to each axis.  This helps hide the screws.

Secure a wedge in each of the 4 corners inside the frame, using 2 screws (1 for each board being attached to).

Once all frame wedges are in place, flip the frame upside down and secure the load bearing support wedges.

I didn't take a picture of this as I was doing it, so here's the model

Turn the frame right-side up again.

Step 8 - Securing the frame

Now we will add the final support beams to the outside of the frame.  This will make the base extremely rigid, and able to withstand all the leaning/pushing/moving you might do to the table.

Measure and cut 4 pieces of your 2"x3"s to fit snugly between the legs along the outside of the frame.  It's important that these be a tight fit, as this is what will make the frame strong.  If they are too short, they won't do any good.  So it's better to cut them a little long and sand the ends down to size.

The 2"x3"s should fit very tight, and not require any screws to stay in place

Drill 3 screws from the inside of the frame, through the inner 2"x4" and into the outer 2"x3".

Once you have all four sides secured snugly, you're done with the construction!  You should now have a nice, strong base for your table.

Step 9 - Stain and seal frame

Stain and seal the frame (as you did to the table top in step 4).

1 coat "Summer Oak" stain, 3 coats polyurethane

Step 10 - Glue Lego base plates

I used contact cement to glue down my 4 large (15"x15") lego base plates and it work very well.  Those plates are not coming off.  I did try wood glue the first time, and they peeled right off.  A word of caution, be careful to not use excessive amounts in one spot or it may warp your lego plates.  

I hope you enjoy building your lego table, as I did.  The excitement and surprise it brought to Bradley and Kevin when they first saw it is a true joy for a dad.   

-Justin

What If?

 

What if I believed that You LORD are truly Sovereign?1

What if I believed You really are all powerful?1

If I knew that You really have not lost control of the Universe?2

What if I believed that You have not lost track of me?3

 

And what if I believed that You really are good?4

That You truly do long to be gracious to me?5

What if I believed that You are working all things together for my good?6

That You do not withhold any good thing from me?7

 

What if I believed that you had a good plan for my life?8

That Your ways really are above my ways?9

What if I believed You know how to give good gifts to your children?10

If I truly thought that You are always worthy of my trust?11

 

What if I really believed that Your ears are attentive to my cries?12

That You will never leave or forsake me?13

What if I believed that You are my faithful High Priest?14

That You are touched with the feeling of my infirmities?14

 

What if I believed that You remember Your covenants?15

That You will truly fulfill every promise You have made?16

What if I believed that You are always victorious?17

That You are able to do more than I can even imagine?18

 

What if I believed that true love never fails?19

What if I believed that the truest love of all is Yours?20

That even now You are interceding for me?21

What would my life look like if I truly trusted You in everything?22

 

1. "Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you."  Jeremiah 32:17
2. "Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing."  Isaiah 40:26
3. "O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.  You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.  You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.  Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord." Psalm 139:1-4
4. "The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made." Psalm 145:8-9
5. "Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!"  Isaiah 30:18
6. "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."  Romans 8:28
7. "For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless." Psalm 84:11
8. "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."  Jeremiah 29:11
9. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."  Isaiah 55:9
10. “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!”  Matthew 7:11
11. "Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you."  Psalm 9:10
12. "The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry."  Psalm 34:15
13. "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6
14. "Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.  For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.  Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need."  Hebrews 4:14-16
15. "He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations."  Psalm 105:8
16. "Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made."  Psalm 145:13
17. "No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord. Isaiah 54:17
18. "[He] is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us."  Ephesians 3:20
19. "Love never fails." 1 Corinthians 13:8
20. "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39
21. "Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us." Romans 8:34
22. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5 6

-Written by Robert F. from Pennsylvania

He's Got It

When... 

...it hurts
...I feel alone
...it seems hopeless
...I can't see a way out
...the waiting seems like it will never end

...God says...

I KNOW
I GOT THIS
DO NOT FEAR
I'M ALL OVER IT
I KNOW
ON IT!!
I KNOW
IT'S MINE
I KNOW
I KNOW
I KNOW

YOU ARE MINE

I'VE TAKEN CARE OF EVERYTHING

- Your King

God is in the Details

There are times where I'm like "um, ok last month was a better God month."  He was doing stuff, I could see it, I could feel His presence on everything around me....He was on a ROLL!  Now, I think He's just more focused on other people.  I mean after all, He does have a  universe to run....and...I'm just one tiny person, at one particular moment in the history of this place.  I should just be grateful He visited me.  I can't expect Him to be blowing my mind 24/7...can I?

Well I think that depends on your mind....or rather, what you keep your mind on.

"The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You." 

Isaiah 26:3

First, I think we can all admit that there are times when (it seems) God does HUGE things in our lives, and other times where He's doing small things, or maybe nothing at all.  This week was the same as last week, maybe worse.  Just the same ol routine.  I'm getting worn out.

It happens, but we must not let our stinkin' thinkin' stink up the place.  Time to neutralize the infection with a truth antidote.  You with me?  Here's some of my favorites:

"[You]...are intimately acquainted with all my ways...in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, when there was not yet one of them. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!  If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand." Psalm 139:3,16-18 

I love that whole chapter.  It's David just going "oh WOW, how specific your attention is to ME oh God!" And he's like "I can't escape it, not that I would want to, but if I tried, where could I go that you are not there with me?"

See I think at the core of this issue is the fundamental problem we have as finite beings.  We evaluate the small part of what we actually see God doing, and then process that through our fallible, sinful, system of understanding that is naturally bent towards answering the question of "how does this benefit me?" (forgetting that me and this whole deal is for His glory, not mine).  And out the other side comes a conclusion as to whether what happened was "good" or "bad".

I work in software, and I love analogies.  When one of our systems is going through testing, we inevitably will receive back bug reports.  Sometimes these are obvious errors in the system, but other times the system performed as designed and the problem is that the user had different expectations of the system than what it was designed for.  So who's wrong?

See I see that as how we attempt to relate to God sometimes.  We so desperately want to see Him working in our lives that sometimes we only accept His workings if we can recognize them....if they fit our predetermined idea of what we are expecting Him to do.

I think God wants to shatter that idea.  I love how Romans 9:20-21 uses this analogy (told you I like analogies) of clay and the potter "The thing molded will not say to the molder, 'Why did you make me like this', will it?" We are all just pieces of clay, trying to tell other pieces of clay what the potter is like.

So let's remind our hearts of the truth He's given us, and take Him at His word.  That He does all things well, all the time, and for our ultimate good (as He defines good), even when I can't see it.  The road is hard, very hard, but He's promised to get the job done.

God is in the details, every one of them.

"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." 

Romans 8:28

Men's Bible Study Notes (7/19/12)

"If it had not been for the love of GOD the FATHER looking down upon me in my utter ruin and providing a perfect atonement for me in the death of His own Son on the cross of Calvary, I would have been in hell today. If it had not been for the love of JESUS CHRIST, the eternal Word of God, looking upon me in my utter ruin and in obedience to the FATHER, putting aside all the glory of heaven for all the shame of earth and taking my place, the place of the curse, upon the cross of Calvary and pouring out His life utterly for me, I would have been in hell today. But if it had not been for the love of the HOLY SPIRIT, sent by the FATHER in answer to the prayer of the SON leading HIM to seek me out in my utter blindness and ruin, I would have been in hell today.

HE followed me day after day, week after week, year after year when I persistently turned a deaf ear to HIS pleadings, following me through paths of sin where it must have been agony for that HOLY ONE to go until I at last listened, and HE opened my eyes to see my utter ruin and then revealed JESUS to me as just the Savior that would meet my every need and then enabled me to receive this JESUS as my Savior. If it had not been for the patient, long-suffering, never-tiring, infinitely-tender love of the HOLY SPIRIT, I would have been in hell today."

- R.A. Torey 

When you and I begin to understand who we are in Jesus Christ, and what He has done for us, our perspective on the here-and-now and eternity changes radically!  For example, in Jesus Christ:

MY RELATIONSHIP 
I am reconciled to God - 2 Cor 5:18
I’m a child of God - He is my Father - 1 Jn 3:1,2 
I am a saint - Eph 1:1; 1 Cor 1:2; Phil 1:1
I am Christ’s friend - Jn 15:15 
I am a fellow citizen in God’s kingdom - Eph 2:19
I am born of God - 1 Jn 4:7 
I have been brought near to Christ - Eph 2:13
I have been adopted by God - Rom 8:15 
I’m to be righteous and holy like God - Eph 4:24
I have direct access to God - Eph 2:18

MY INHERITANCE 
I am a citizen of heaven - Phil 3:20
I am an heir of God - Rom 8:17 
I’ve been rescued from Satan’s domain - Col 1:13
I am a joint heir with Christ - Rom 8:17; Gal 4:7 
I am hidden with Christ in God - Col 3:3
I am blessed with every spiritual blessing - Eph 1:3 
I am chosen of God - holy, beloved - Col 3:12
I am a child of promise - Rom 9:8; Gal 3:14 
I am a child of light, not darkness - 1 Thess 5:5
I’ve been given great promises - 2 Pet 1:4 
I am a partaker of Christ - Heb 3:14
I’m one of God’s living stones - 1 Pet 2:5

MY TRANSFORMATION 
I’m a member of a royal priesthood - 1 Pet 2:9
I’m redeemed and forgiven - Eph 1:6-8 
I’m to be a stranger to this world - 1 Pet 2:11
I’ve been justified - made righteous - Rom 5:1 
I’m an enemy of the devil - 1 Pet 5:8
I have eternal life - Jn 5:24 
I died w/Christ to the power of sin - Rom 6:1-6 

MY CALLING
I am free from condemnation - Rom 8:1 
I am to be salt on the earth - Mt 5:13
I have received the Spirit of God -1 Cor 2:12 
I am to be light in the world - Mt 5:14
I have been given the mind of Christ - 1 Cor 2:16 
I’m chosen and appointed to bear fruit - Jn 15:16
I have been crucified with Christ - Gal 2:20 
I am called to do the works of Christ - Jn 14:12
I am a new creation - 2 Cor 5:17 
I am to do what Christ commanded His disciples - Mt 28:20
I have been made alive with Christ - Eph 2:5 
I have been given spiritual authority - Lk 10:19
I am God’s workmanship - Eph 2:10 
Signs should accompany my work - Mk 16:17-20
I have received fullness in Christ - Col 2:10 
I am a minister of a new covenant - 2 Cor 3:6
I am a minister of reconciliation - 2 Cor 5:18,19

MY POSITION 
I am to be an expression of life in Christ - Col 3:4
I am connected to the true vine - Jn 15:1,5 
I am a partaker of a heavenly calling - Heb 3:1
I’m a willing slave of righeousness - Rom 6:18,22 
I am a temple of God - 1 Cor 3:16; 6:19 
I am one spirit with the Lord - 1 Cor 6:17 
I am a member of Christ’s body - 1 Cor 12:27 

I AM ACCEPTED

I am God's child. -  John 1:12  
As a disciple, I am a friend of Jesus Christ. -  John 15:15  
I have been justified. -  Romans 5:1 
I am united with the Lord, and I am one with Him in spirit. -  1 Corinthians 6:17 
I have been bought with a price and I belong to God. -  1 Corinthians 6:19-20 
I am a member of Christ's body. -  1 Corinthians 12:27 
I have been chosen by God and adopted as His child. -  Ephesians 1:3-8 
I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins. -  Colossians 1:13-14 
I am complete in Christ. -  Colossians 2:9-10 
I have direct access to the throne of grace through Jesus Christ. -  Hebrews 4:14-16 

I AM SECURE

I am free from condemnation. -  Romans 8:1-2 
I am assured that is God working for my good in all circumstances. -  Romans 8:28 
I am free from any condemnation brought against me and I cannot be separated from the love of God. -  Romans 8:31-39 
I have been established, anointed and sealed by God. -  2 Corinthians 1:21-22 
I am hidden with Christ in God. -  Colossians 3:1-4 
I am confident that God will complete the good work He started in me. -  Philippians 1:6 
I am a citizen of heaven. -  Philippians 3:20 
I have not been given a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind. -  2 Timothy 1:7 
I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me. -  1 John 5:18 

I AM SIGNIFICANT
I am a branch of Jesus Christ, the true vine, and a channel of His life. -  John 15:5 
I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit. -  John 15:16 
I am God's temple. -  1 Corinthians 3:16 
I am a minister of reconciliation for God. -  2 Corinthians 5:17-21 
I am seated with Jesus Christ in the heavenly realm. -  Ephesians 2:6 
I am God's workmanship. -  Ephesians 2:10 
I may approach God with freedom and confidence. -  Ephesians 3:12 
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.  -  Philippians 4:13 

Recently, a young African pastor was martyred for his unwavering faith in our LORD JESUS CHRIST. With the sentence of death upon him and his impending death imminent, he penned his own epitaph just hours before his execution. After his death and his inauguration into GLORY, the epitaph that was later found in his desk drawer is as follows:

"MY COMMITMENT AS A CHRISTIAN"

I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have HOLY SPIRIT power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of HIS. I won’t look back, let down, slow down, back away or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight-walking, small planning, smooth knees, cheap living and dwarfed goals.


I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotion, plaudits, or popularity. I don’t have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on HIS presence, walk by patience, live by prayer, and labor by power. My face is set, my gate is fast, my goal is Heaven, my road is narrow, and my mission is clear.


I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, turned back, lured away, deluded or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the enemy, negotiate at the table of the adversary, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won’t give up, shut up, or let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up and preached up for the cause of CHRIST; I am a disciple of JESUS. I must go till HE comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till HE stops me. When HE comes for HIS own, HE will have no problem recognizing me. My banner will be clear... 

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