Happy Tuesday

Luke 7:3 And when he heard of Jesus…

 

This verse is from the story of a gentile’s faith. He had sent the city’s elders to Jesus to ask for healing of his servant. This gentile was a centurion with authority over many soldiers and he accepted Jesus’ authority.

 

This centurion “heard of Jesus”. It does not say he met or talked to Jesus. This gentile “heard”!! Someone told him about Jesus. By faith he believed and sent word to Jesus for help. He recognized the “LORDSHIP” of Jesus.

 

That is what I see, the Lordship of Jesus, and that is my concern at this time. Many folks want to accept Jesus as their savior but NOT as their lord! They claim to get saved but continue to live the same old sinful life without any change taking place? Jesus said, “ye must be borne again”. That means you are not the same old person. That means you don’t do what the old man did. That means you now talk, act, and walk like a borne again Christian! DO YOU?

 

Can I get an “amen” on that?

 

God Bless, we love ya.   

 

Walter D. Hill D. Min.

hill.walter19@yahoo.com

Daily Smile:
A man wrote a letter to the IRS: “I have been unable to sleep knowing that I have cheated on my income tax. I understated my taxable income and have enclosed a check for $200.00. If I still can’t sleep, I will send the rest.”

In The News:

Hobby Lobby Claims It Can Delay Contraceptive Coverage Rule, Fine
The Christian-owned arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby may have bought itself a few extra months as it battles against the Obamacare mandate to provide emergency contraceptive coverage, according to Fox News. An attorney for Hobby Lobby says the company has found a way to delay the effective date of the mandate and, in turn, avoid the fines that would be imposed for not complying -- at least for now. Peter Dobelbower said Thursday the company would shift the plan year for employee health insurance, which will delay by several months the Jan. 1 effective date of the requirement. "Hobby Lobby does not provide coverage for abortion-inducing drugs in its healthcare plan," he said. "Hobby Lobby will continue to vigorously defend its religious liberty and oppose the mandate and any penalties." Hobby Lobby sued to overturn the mandate on groups that it violates the religious beliefs of founder and CEO David Green and his family. The Greens say requiring insurance for the "morning-after" and "week-after" pills forces them to either violate their religious beliefs or face fines of up to $1.3 million per day. U.S. Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor recently denied the company's request for an injunction while the lawsuit is pending.

Pastor Pulls Out of Inauguration Over Anti-Gay Sermon
The evangelical pastor chosen by President Obama to deliver the benediction at his inauguration ceremonies withdrew on Thursday, Jan. 10, following a furor over a sermon from the mid-1990s in which he denounced the gay rights movement and advocated efforts to turn gays straight, the Religion News Service reports. In a statement, the Rev. Louie Giglio of Atlanta did not directly renounce his remarks on gays but indicated that fighting gay rights is not one of his "priorities." Still, because of the controversy -- which erupted on Wednesday after the liberal group Think Progress posted audio of the sermon -- Giglio said that "it is likely that my participation, and the prayer I would offer, will be dwarfed by those seeking to make their agenda the focal point of the inauguration." Giglio, who was chosen to deliver the blessing at the Jan. 21 ceremony because of his longtime work against human trafficking, added: "Clearly, speaking on this issue has not been in the range of my priorities in the past 15 years. Instead, my aim has been to call people to ultimate significance as we make much of Jesus Christ. Neither I, nor our team, feel it best serves the core message and goals we are seeking to accomplish to be in a fight on an issue not of our choosing, thus I respectfully withdraw my acceptance of the president's invitation." Addie Whisenant, a spokeswoman for the Presidential Inaugural Committee, said organizers were not aware of Giglio's past comments when he was chosen -- reportedly with Obama's personal input. Giglio's remarks "don't reflect our desire to celebrate the strength and diversity of our country at this Inaugural," Whisenant said.