I Did It My Way.
By Maxine Jasmin-Green
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I was watching the telly with my son; he was watching one of his programmes. He said to me, about the sports person who had just won, “He is a Christian,” I said, “Oh really,” I didn’t know who he was, then the man who had just won, with all eyes on him and the microphone was held to his mouth, he said, “I want to thank Jesus Christ, for this win,” Then he proceeded to turn the air blue, with his foul swearing mouth! I said to Daniel, “He is not a Christian,” Daniel said, “Yes, he is!”
Since then, I have watched this man, give interviews, Daniel was watching his programme about him, and I was in the room, and again he was constantly swearing horrible words.
I couldn’t stay silent any longer and I said to Daniel, “There is no way, he is a Christian,” Defending him, he said, “He IS Mum.”
I then thought to myself, that man is a fool, if he really thinks, he can act and talk like that who does he think he is kidding?
Some people are SO rich, they are not in the real world, money as it were talks. They think they can buy anything, even God.
They think, because they are filthy rich, they can make up their own set of Rules. They think their way in their own little heads, is The Way, but it is not!
Psalm 49
Living Bible
49 1-2 Listen, everyone! High and low, rich and poor, all around the world—listen to my words, 3 for they are wise and filled with insight.
4 I will tell in song accompanied by harps the answer to one of life’s most perplexing problems:
5 There is no need to fear when times of trouble come, even though surrounded by enemies! 6 They trust in their wealth and boast about how rich they are, 7 yet not one of them, though rich as kings, can ransom his own brother from the penalty of sin! For God’s forgiveness does not come that way.[a] 8-9 For a soul is far too precious to be ransomed by mere earthly wealth. There is not enough of it in all the earth to buy eternal life for just one soul, to keep it out of hell.[b]
10 Rich man! Proud man! Wise man! You must die like all the rest! You have no greater lease on life than foolish, stupid men. You must leave your wealth to others. 11 You name your estates after yourselves as though your lands could be forever yours and you could live on them eternally. 12 But man with all his pomp must die like any animal. 13 Such is the folly of these men, though after they die they will be quoted as having great wisdom.
14 Death is the shepherd of all mankind. And “in the morning” those who are evil will be the slaves of those who are good. For the power of their wealth is gone when they die;[c] they cannot take it with them.
15 But as for me, God will redeem my soul from the power of death, for he will receive me. 16 So do not be dismayed when evil men grow rich and build their lovely homes. 17 For when they die, they carry nothing with them! Their honors will not follow them. 18 Though a man calls himself happy all through his life—and the world loudly applauds success— 19 yet in the end he dies like everyone else and enters eternal darkness.
20 For man with all his pomp[d] must die like any animal.
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what we say and what we do
what we say and what we do might come into conflict with each other. Routinely, sportsmen and women make a sign of the cross before...or after an important goal or point. I'm not sure whose god is on which side. A bit like wars having priest's blessing nuclear weapons. we are blind to our own faults. Myself very much included.
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If we take the name of Jesus
If we take the name of Jesus Christ on our lips, our lives, and tongues, should show that we honour him, and that he is at work in us making our lives more loving, pure and humble. Rhiannon
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