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| | From The Pastor's Heart December 2009 | December 31, 2009 (Written @ 35K Feet -From AUS Airport - Teacher's Bonus) But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture. Malachi 4:2 NLT
It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations. Revelation 22:2 NLT
God has healing in His hand and in His creation. Either way you can be healed. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. PS -– Notice that the last chapter, second verse of each testament, on this last day of the year, speaks of healing. Maybe God is trying to tell us something.
Happy New Year J
| December 30, 2009 (From Plainfield, NJ) And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.” Revelation 21:5 NLT
Old things can be made to be as good as new. But, only God can take everything and actually make it new! © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr.
| December 29, 2009 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. And the Mount of Olives will split apart, making a wide valley running from east to west. Half the mountain will move toward the north, and half toward the south. Zechariah 14: 4 NLT
You think his first coming was awesome, wait till he comes again. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. | December 28, 2009 (Triple Threat - From JFK Airport) And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.” Revelation 19:9 NLT
Have you received your invitation? Have you responded to it? I check my invitation everyday and I respond often throughout the day. The invitation that is most significant is too often the one that is least valued. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. | December 25, 2009 (From Plainfield, NJ) “Look, I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their clothing ready so they will not have to walk around naked and ashamed.” Revelation 16:15 NLT
So many missed His first coming; will you be ready for His second coming? © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. Merry Christmas! | December 24, 2009 (Daily Double) Come quickly, Lord, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don't turn away from me, or I will die. Psalm 143:7 NLT
Imagine having a therapy appointment with the One who created the mind you are having trouble with. Prayer is a wonderful anti-depressant drug which requires no prescription but does some have some side-effects: JOY, PEACE, HEALING…. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. | | December 23, 2009 Then I pray to you, O Lord. I say, “You are my place of refuge. You are all I really want in life.” Psalm 142:5 NLT
When the source of life is all you want in life then you will have life - abundant life - and eternal life too. Well, that’s life! © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. | December 22, 2009 (Daily Double & Preacher's Bonus) And the Lord said to Satan, “I, the Lord, reject your accusations, Satan. Yes, the Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you. This man is like a burning stick that has been snatched from the fire.” Zechariah 3:2 NLT
The Lord will pull you out and rebuke the one who pushed you in. From the frying pan to the fire...but that's not how the story ends. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr.
| December 21, 2009 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Psalm 139:23 NLT
Does the Lord have an invitation to search your heart? © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. | December 18, 2009 (Double Play) Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! Habakkuk 3:17-18 NLT
So many worry about what is under the tree rather than worship the One who was born in the manger. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr.
| December 17, 2009 Give thanks to the Lord, who alone does mighty miracles. The Lord’s faithful love endures forever. Psalm 136:4 NLT
Just like the Lord’s love, the Lord’s miracles are still around. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr.
| December 16, 2009 Once again you will have compassion on us. You will trample our sins under your feet and throw them into the depths of the ocean! Micah 7:19 NLT
Just like we cannot measure God’s foot or the depths of the ocean, neither can we measure the Lord’s mercy
© 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr.
| | December 15, 2009 (Double Play) The Lord will mediate between peoples and will settle disputes between strong nations far away. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will longer fight against nation nor train for war anymore. Micah 4:3 NLT
There will come a time when the business of war will go out of business. Retool for peace! © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. | | December 14, 2009 How wonderful it is when people live together in harmony! Psalm 133:1 NLT
Different notes! One sound! Now that’s music to my ears. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. | | December 11, 2009 To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end, to them I will give authority over all the nations. Revelation 2:26 NLT
The fruit of obedience: Victory and Authority! © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. PS – Have a joyous weekend! J | | December 10, 2009 There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking. Proverbs 29:20 NLT
I hope to think without speaking rather than speak without thinking. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. | December 9, 2009 (From Nashville, TN) You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How joyful and prosperous you will be! Psalm 128:2 NLT
There’s nothing sweeter than working your field for fruit and enjoying the fruit of the field you have worked. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. | December 8, 2009 (From Nashville, TN) It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones. Psalm 127:2 NLT
Rest: one of God’s gifts that we don’t often talk about. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. | December 7, 2009 (From Nashville, TN) On royal holidays, the princes get drunk with wine, carousing with those who mock them. Hosea 7:5 NLT
Wine will make you hang with those who don’t really want to hang with you. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. | December 4, 2009 This is real love – not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. 1 John 4:10 NLT
The One with the greatest sacrifice loves the most. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. PS – Have a Joyous Weekend! J | | December 2, 2009 (En Route to Killeen, TX) “Don’t be afraid,” he said, “for you are very precious to God. Peace! Be encouraged! Be strong!” As he spoke these words to me, I suddenly felt stronger and said to him, “Please speak to me, my lord, for you have strengthened me.” Daniel 10:19 NLT
God’s precious words for God’s precious people. Sometimes when God speaks I am weak; other times I am strong. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr.
PS – you can now join me on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/1PastorC in addition to www.twitter.com/1PastorC | December 1, 2009 (From South Orange, NJ @ Starbucks) I have written to you who are God’s children because you know the Father. I have written to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I have written to you who are young in the faith because you are strong. God’s word lives in your hearts, and you have won your battle with the evil one. 1 John 2:14 NLT
God does indeed call the young because they are strong and the old (mature) because they know the way. © 2009 William M. Campbell, Jr. |
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