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Early Signs

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 I glance with sleepy eyes into my backyard. By the creek, I spot this unsightly tree Its “oh-not-even-a-week-ago” bare branches  are now barely adorned in white! And, oh, I suddenly sense a fresh-linen scent as the gentle breeze frolics around  the timid and scantily dressed new petals! Ahh, the  early signs  of Spring springing! It is early March in central Texas and Winter is saying goodbye to my now wide-awake eyes. More than ever, I am reminded of the early signs of God’s revelations. All around, early signs: blooming in His creation and springing from His Word. Creation and salvation (or judgment) are revelations of the same wonderful, gracious, loving, and almighty God. Are we to be as unsightly trees, skeleton-bare branches, out of focus in the wintry distance? It is urgent we bloom with the abundant life which only springs from Christ! Then, and only then, will the gentle but mighty breeze of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit move within and around us to spring forward the fres

He is Risen!

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Jesus Christ The Son of God The Lamb of God One with the Father and with the Holy Spirit Thank you for your redeeming blood , Jesus! You are alive and almighty, seated at the right side of the Father And because you have defeated death, I can live forever One day, hopefully very soon, I will be in your presence I love you, my Lord and Savior! Romans 8:11  (New King James Version) But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

TRUTH, FREE WILL AND HUMANITY

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Each person is different! Each individual person in the world has his or her own views and system of values  (genetics, culture, laws of the country in which one lives, faith, etc), making each of us see reality through different lenses. But the TRUTH (that which ‘is’, in spite of what we may believe or think) never changes, no matter how we may interpret it. Each person may even see reality (right and wrong, real and unreal, legal and illegal, good and evil) according to his or her system of values and individual characteristics, but there is a TRUTH about what exists that is beyond our total comprehension. We do not have all the answers and explanations, but they EXIST! Two things exist, undeniably: the TRUTH and FREE WILL. If each one of us were able to acquire at least a bit of wisdom to deal with our own ignorance of the total TRUTH… And if we were capable of experimenting with our FREE WILL with awareness of the fundamental laws to pro