Life....to the Fullest

It's Friday.  The music leaders played Before the Throne of God Above. I asked, "Lord, what is it that keeps me from fully trusting You?" I pondered that question looking for a simple answer to put on the paper I held in my hand...I couldn't find one. There were too many to write on that scrap...Then He said, "Give Me your heart; that's all I want."  I give up. I can't truly and fully trust Him...I don't know how...I just surrender my all- my stuff- and ask Him  to be everything...None of the things that seem to be important to me matter. "God, You do the providing however You wish, and I'll just trust in who You are and show Yourself to be one day at a time knowing.You will guide me to the place You wish me to be." For I know this to be true: Listen to  Before the Throne of God Above Before the throne of God above I have a strong and perfect plea: A great High Priest, whose name is Love,  Who ever lives and pleads for me. My na...

It's Friday. I sat in the pew looking at the big wooden cross before me. I don't know about you, but I don't think I will ever be able to comprehend what He did for me there-hanging on that tree. Most pictures I see of Jesus show Him clean with a few scratches here and there hanging on smooth sticks. I don't think that's what my Jesus looked like. Do you? I found this article on Truth Magazine...I cannot imagine watching this.. .    The Scourging of Jesus by David McClister David McClister Crucifixion was an agonizing, torturous death, but Jesus endured a torture that was nearly as, or perhaps equally, excruciating before he ever got to the cross. This was the pain he suffered when he was scourged. Scourging, called verberatio by the Romans, was possibly the worst kind of flogging administered by ancient courts. While the Jews administered whippings in the synagogues for certain offenses, these were mild in comparison to scourging. Scourging was not normal...