An Ordinary Person, An Extraordinary Gift

PREFACE The reason for writing this book is in this one saying: Hosea 4:6 My people perish for their lack of knowledge. This book is not in chronological order and each chapter holds its’ own teaching and story. It is simple reading with personal stories straight from the heart, biblical scriptures to reflect on and help give better understanding to what is being said, as well as a glossary at the end of each chapter for clear comprehension and easy reference. Each chapter starts with a poem, prayer or short essay. Throughout the book there is a prayer italicized, just for the love of God. May you be filled with more of the love and knowledge of our wonderful Lord and may your life increase and be blessed to have more understanding about the One who Created us and loves us, the Great and Wonderful, as He calls Himself, “I Am”. 2 Peter 1:2 May God bless you with His spiritual favor and wonderful peace as you come to know Jesus, our God and Lord, better and better. INTRODUCTION God, in the Name of Jesus, One God, Father, Son, Holy Spirit. could one man make this all up? We study and look into so many things, observe and come to our own conclusion. But time with God reveals all that we need to know, all that really matters. When we put our trust in God, that's when He puts His trust in us. To carry out His will through the Holy Spirit. When I think of Jesus I see and feel love; such an over abundance that I want to share it with the world. If we could just take one "moment" out of our busy schedules and place it on God. Silent whispers could change our lives. A voice that has always been there right from the start (only that we have been just too busy to notice). I remember that "moment" I gave to God and I remember that "moment" what God gave to me. It changed my life incredibly. I was a child that came from Great love, Honest love, and the Finest love and yet that love could never compare to God's love. Because it's all that love that came from Him, through all those that I love. "So could you even imagine how Great the Giver of Love really is." Through God's Holy Spirit by the love of Christ is our veil removed. Like by a father of a bride; so that she may enter into New life with her husband as one. Pure and clean, a new life is about to begin. That's what it's like when you give your life to Christ. You leave your bed behind; not to look back but to look forward to the joy you will share as one together. Life with God, how could we know it unless we give Him time in our everyday. Oh, how I wish you would, only so you could understand what I say and feel about the great joy of a wonderful Father's love. All around us God shows His beauty; all around us God can tell us everything. Just take a moment and think about what He has done. Over 1,965,993,000 people call themselves Christians. But many have never given Christ more then a passing glance. I know I didn't until I was 30 years old. Yes, God I always believed in, said my prayers every night; thanked Him when things went well, and called on Him when I was in a bind or struggling with life. But Jesus, His gift to us, His only Begotten Son; part of the Father. What amount of time did I give to Him, after all He had done for me. Not much more then a "passing glance". Like a decoration of the Church that I go to sometimes on Sundays, but almost always on Christmas and Easter. Funny how I found time “most of the time” to go to church to celebrate Jesus when such little thought I gave to Him all year. Kind of like going to celebrate someone's birthday, preparing for the great celebration, when I knew so little about the one in honor. But how my life has changed since I stopped for a moment and gave more than just a passing glance. God's love is incredible and what is written is true, though one needs to give more then just a passing glance to find that out, "that the only way to the Father is through His Son." (John 3:15, John 20:31, and 1 John 5:11-12). What man could have planned all this in such a short time of life over 2000 years ago? How could 2000 years later lives all over the world be changed by His Name. Think about it, how many crosses stand tall in many denominations of Christian churches, and the crosses that hang from their parishioners necks and in their cars and homes and still, never gave Jesus more than a glance. The Cross, there is so much to be said about it. But what man could think in the way of God, “none”. Only through the Holy Spirit of God could we understand. Why did God the Father choose a cross, with all the other ways to die, Why a cross? Because that is the simplicity of God's love. It can be found anywhere and everywhere. We've become great artists at drawing it; after all it's the (+) plus sign we learned to make way back when we just started to go to grammar school. It's the "t" in the alphabet, so we are all pretty good artists at drawing it. The cross, it can be found anywhere and everywhere. It's in your French door, the grout that holds your tile together, the crossing sign in the road and way up the mountains 2 sticks fall from a tree and land so perfectly; just in the right time so you can see it. Everywhere you look a cross can be found. That's the love of God and the reminder of the price He paid when He took our sins with Him to the city of Golgotha. When He carried it through that angry town. Only now to be as close as the breath we breathe. (If only we want Him to be). And Easter Sunday, what a time to rise. The beginning of spring, when all that once looked dead suddenly comes alive. The winter months were so dreary and gray, bear trees and cold, cold days. Spring is the time of the year Jesus chose to rise, so that no matter where we may be, we could see it in our lives. SPRING (spring) v. 1. To move upward or forward suddenly; leap. 2. To emerge suddenly. 3. To shift position suddenly. 4. To arise from a source; develop. 5. To release from a checked or held position. 6. To present unexpectedly. 7. A natural foundation or flow of water. 8. A source or origin. 9. The season of the year between winter and summer. A time of new life – a time when things are born again into new life. New Life, it starts with Jesus. Praise God. Amen. It’s funny, but when you start to speak about your love for God, people look at you for perfection. No room is given for error and if you make a mistake you're held to it. But that is not at all what it is about. God loves us all equally, no one greater than the other. Only spending time in prayer with God opens up awareness to how much sin we all have in us. Being a Christian I find it sometimes harder but always rewarding. Our natural instinct is to sin, but having the Holy Spirit alive in you constantly convict us of sin. Psalm 103:17 – “The love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear Him. His salvation extends to their children’s children.” God rewards those who diligently seek Him. WestBow Press Submission Information Form Ready to begin? Great! This form lets our team of designers know exactly how your book should be produced. Give us as much detail as possible! Before you begin, please read and review the entire form carefully. If you have already set up your WestBow Press Author Account on our website, you may have already completed some of the information. Be aware that not all information in the Submission Forms appears in the Author Account. There’s no need to fill out this information twice, you may simply skip the sections you filled out during the online submission process.