Today Christ Died but Sunday is almost here...

Today is Good Friday, the Day Christ gave his life to pay for the sins of us ALL.  But Sunday is coming~after 3 days he arose again, the tomb was empty.  God gave his only begotten Son for you.  What can you give him in return?

Invite Jesus into your heart so that you may be given a new life as if you were born again from above. 2 Corinthians 5:17
He who is in Christ, is a new person, the old is gone, the new hath come.  

You will be filled with joy and want to share with others that you are a new person.  Then find a Bible ~ Teaching church and attend.   Carry on the light that Jesus gave us of hope and eternity in Him who rose again.

God Bless you in your new walk with the Lord.  Christians do have fun.  God is so good, rejoice He has risen!

My Christian heart to yours.....

HAVE A BLESSED EASTER DAY!

How Great Thou Art.....

Sometimes and many times, I am overwhelmed with all that the Lord has made.  My adrenalin flows just thinking about how mighty God is and my chest is tight with emotion.  I love the Hymn, "HOW GREAT THOU ART".  God has made every good thing on the earth.  I am humble and thank him for all his works.
 
Psalm 147:5  "Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.

Mocking Bird       ©Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

Deut: 10:17  "For the Lord your God is God of Gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe."

  His greatness is beyond measure. This beautiful scene is what I see of God's works on daily walks...

   Take Time to reflect on God's greatness.  I received a little prayer card in the mail many years ago from Salesian Missions and use it as a marker in my bible.  This is what it says:

   TAKE TIME

Take time to think, it is the source of power.

Take time to play, it is the secret of perpetual youth.

Take time to read, it is the foundation of wisdom.

Take time to pray, it is the greatest power on earth.

Take time to love and be loved, it is a God-given privilege.

Take time to be friendly, It is the road to happiness.

Take time to laugh, it is the music of the soul

Take time to give, it is too short a day to be selfish.

Take time to work, It is the price of success.

Take time to do charity, it is the key to heaven. 

How would you describe God's greatness?  Making lists of things we are thankful for is not only fun but brings to light the things of God's world that we delight in every day.                    

Kerrie with brother Joe
1947

   From the time I was a little girl, I always knew there was a God, someone Greater in power than all the earth.  I do not remember anyone telling me about God when I was 4 and 5 yrs. old, I just knew it.  I clearly remember praying to ask God's help in family situations.  I love the greatness of the Lord and it fills my heart with Joy in all situations for "when I am weak, that is when I am strong" in the Lord.

Kerrie 2010  with Juvenile Hawk

Last year a friend came to visit who is a licensed raptor trainer.  He asked if I wanted to hold the hawk.  Though somewhat apprehensive, I dearly wanted to connect with God's beautiful creature!  So I put on the glove and there he perched on my hand.  What a thrill.  I stepped out in faith knowing God would protect me and what I received was the joy of holding this beautiful wild creature.  Don't miss out on opportunities of any kind for God is with you in all things good and there is nothing that you and HE cannot handle today or any day. 

Thank you for visiting today and I hope you will take a blessing away with you today. I love your comments and visits! Come again soon and take time to enjoy all the greatness of the Lord! Sing from your heart right along with the video on the right of this post. Blessings and love to you all.

My Christian heart to yours...

The Shadow of Peter...

ACTS 5:14-16  "And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women.  So that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them.  Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bring sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed."

The Apostles were carrying out their commission to spread the word of Jesus and the Father after His death and Resurrection.  Jesus gave Peter and the others the power to heal in His name.  When the public throngs saw that Peter had healed the lame man who was begging outside of the temple (Acts 3:14) they believed wholeheartedly in Jesus that they felt that by just the shadow of Peter who was Christ's disciple, could heal the sick and afflicted when it fell over them passing by.  What amazing faith and true belief!

We are all looking for a shadow of Peter to pass over us in some way or another.  Wait no longer, just appeal to Jesus himself!  He has never left you, He has sent the Holy Spirit to watch over you.  You can have a personal relationship with Jesus.  Just invite him into your heart and he will come.  We do not get everything we ask for all of the time.  This is because not all of what mortal man thinks he needs, is what he needs.  But rest assured that what you do receive will be from the Lord and that it is the best He has to offer you.

The Book of Acts is an account of what acts the apostles performed after Jesus left them and was taken up into heaven.  It is written by the apostle Luke as he witnessed the events.  It is concentrated on the particular works of Peter and Paul.  I hope you will read more in ACTS and that you have a most wonderful day in the Lord!!

♥KERRIE♥

My Christian heart to yours....

FAITH...

FAITH IS EVIDENCE OF THINGS UNSEEN....A friend on face book posted the above video for me to see and I loved it so much and wanted to share.  Thomas was the apostle who did not believe that Jesus had risen until he put his hand on the wound in his side.  Having faith without having to touch the proof is God's precious gift to us.  We need only have faith to conquer all of our fears, all of our misgivings!  Seeing the video is a perfect example of seeing is believing yet we see no person performing this wonderful music, yet someone behind the scenes created this beautiful piece.
   We cannot see God or Jesus face to face yet we know they are there, that God was the creator and Jesus WAS THE LIVING SON.  We cannot explain all the mechanisms and things that happen in this world, yet we know they exist.  That is how it is with God, he is real, he is there with his Son sitting on his right side.  All we have to do is invite him into our hearts to "see" him in our mind, heart and soul.
  Have you invited the Father and Son into your heart?  You will know a new joy you have never experienced before, a new peace, a new outlook on life.  Today's world is very stressful.  We cannot do it alone but with Jesus and the Father's help, we can make it through.  And in the joyful times, remember to give thanks for what you receive.
  Thanks for visiting today and I hope you enjoyed the video with unseen hands as much as I did.
   Asking special prayers for "Ginny" who is meeting with the surgeon this week and is on our prayer list.  Thanks! Hugs from me to thee...

             ♥Kerrie♥


Snowing on Palm trees this morning...