Who Is This About?

Who are these scriptures about:

"Those who hate me without cause are more numberous than the hairs of my head" (Ps.69:4)

"The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the Lord and His Anointed One." (Ps.2:2)

"Even my friend in whom I trusted, one who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me" (Ps. 41:9)

"Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered" (Zch 13:7)

"Then I said to them, "If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them." So they wieghed my wages, 30 pieces of silver. "Throw it to the potter," the Lord said to me-this magnificent price I was valued by them. So I took the 30 pieces of silver and threw it into the house of the Lord, to the potter" (Zch 11:12-13)

"They are striking the judge of Israel on the cheek with a rod." (Mc 5:1)

"I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who tore out my beard. I did not hide my face from scorn and spitting" (Is 50:6)

"They pierced my hands and my feet" (Ps 22:16)

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Ps 22:1)

"Everyone who sees me mocks me; they sneer and shake their heads: "He relies on the Lord let Him rescue him, since He takes pleasure in him" (Ps 22:7-8)

"They gave me gall for my food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink" (Ps 69:21)

"I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed; my heart is wax, melting within me" (Ps 22:14)

"Yet He himself bore our sicknesses, and he carried our pains, but we in turn regarded him stricken, struck down by God and afflicted" (Is 53:4)

"He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughter and like a sheep silent before her shearers, He did not open His mouth" (Is 53:7)

"They divided my garments among themselves, and they cast lots for my clothing" (Ps 22:18)

"He submitted Himself to death" (Is 53:12)

"He bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels" (Is 53:12)

"You may not break any of its bones" (Ex 12:46)

"He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken" (Ps 34:20)

"They will look at Me whom they pierced" (Zch 12:10)

"They made His grave with the wicked, and with a rich man at His death, although he had done no violence and had not spoken deceitfully" (Is 53:9)

"For you will not abandon me to Sheol; You will not allow your Faithful One to see the Pit" (Ps 16:10)

"You ascended to the heights, taking away captives; You received gifts from people, even from the rebellious, so that the Lord God might live there" (Ps 68:18)

"The Lord declared to my Lord: "Sit at My right hand until I make your enemies your footstool'" (Ps 110:1)

Yes, they are about Jesus life, his suffering, his death, and his resurrection. But they were not written AFTER his birth, his life, his death, and resurrection they were written about 400 years before his birth. WOW! Obviously the Bible is not like any other book. It is God breathed, yes written by men but God inspired men and told them what to write. No human could have wrote these scriptures and many more and 400 years later they came to be, that is not humanly possible.

And yes, that must mean the Bible is the truth. Jesus cannot be denied, history proves that He was here on earth, the Old Testament prophesied of his birth, life, death, resurrection, 400 years before the events took place. Jesus is the only way, just as He said in John 14:6, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, no one comes to the Father except through Me."

The heart of the Bible is Jesus, it is all about Him from the beginning to the end. God loves us so much he sent his only son, Jesus for us. There is a Christmas song that says, "How many kings stepped down from their thrones, how many lords have abandoned their own, how many fathers gave up their son for me?" And the answer is only one and that is God, He gave all for us. Trust Him!

Christmas

Wow, Christmas 2011 is almost here. Time sure does go by quickly. Christmas is my favorite holiday. I love Christmas music, the lights, hot drinks on a cool evening, candles glowing, time with family and friends, it is such a wonderful time of year. But the best thing about Christmas is that Jesus came to earth for us. He was born that night in Bethlehem in a humble stable. Besides Mary and Joseph the shepherds were the first to hear about and see him. The shepherds were not highly thought of, as far as the world was concerned, but to God the shepherds were very important and he loved them very much. God sent Jesus for ALL people. He loves us so much. Jesus came as a baby but he came to die, basically he was born to die. He died so that we can live forever with him one day. There is not a thing we can do to earn His love or earn Heaven we only have to put our trust in Him for He has already done everything for us. He has forgiven us of ALL our sins, past, present, and future, we only have to ask His forgiveness. Jesus gave all for us I hope that the first thing we think of when we think of Christmas is that it is Jesus' birthday.....He truly is the reason and the ONLY reason for the season.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Leave Behind

Our neighbor in Kentucky was only 43 years old, but on Saturday, November 19th, he died. His death was accidental and I am sure that morning he did not even think that this would be the last day of his life here on earth. It doesn't seem real that he is gone and as I looked over at his house on Thanksgiving day everything looked the same, it seemed like he should still be there, but he wasn't he was gone. It was sad to see this, knowing we will never again see him outside walking around or working in his yard. But it also makes me think when we are gone everything we own will still be just as we left it. The only thing that really matters is who we put our trust in. Jesus is the only way to Heaven and our only assurance of a life in Heaven after we die. Actually if we are trusting in Jesus we will not die, we will only close our eyes here to open them up in Heaven where our faith will have sight and we will see Jesus, the one who died for us and now lives for us, helping us each day. Jesus loves us so much and wants us to trust him. He has given us his life, will we chose Him and give Him our life? It is up to us. The only thing we can take with us when we die is our friends and family, everything else will be left behind.