Falling With A Rooster

Harriet Tubman One of the World's Greatest Heroes

"Tubman was beaten and whipped by slave owners as a child. Around 13 yrs of age, she suffered a fractured skull when an overseer threw a metal weight at another slave, but missed and hit Harriet. The injury caused dizziness, pain, and spells of hypersomnia, which lasted throughout her life. After her injury, Tubman received visions and messages from God." During the Civil War, she served as a scout and spy, and became the first woman to lead an armed military assault—the Combahee River Raid—which freed over 700 slaves. Final Words: When Tubman passed away on March 10, 1913, her final words reflected the deep comfort she found in her savior. She quoted Jesus's promise of salvation from the Gospel of John, affirming: "I go away to prepare a place for you." Harriet lived her life as a sacrifice for other people. Behind every hardship is a blessing. Behind every trouble is a blessing. Behind every red light of hardship is the green light of God's Passover. HBU? Are you using your life as an offering to free people from the slavery of hell? Sin is the slavery of hell. You as an offering can help people avoid hell's chain gang. Will you be an offering and a sanctuary? Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary.

The First Memorial Day

You may never have heard about the origin of the very first Memorial Day. It's a pretty moving story. Near the end of the Civil War, Union prisoners were held by the Confederate Army near Charleston, South Carolina. The prisoners were held in an outdoor containment area. Disease and exposure claimed the lives of 257 men. As the Confederate Army was evacuating Charleston, they threw the bodies of the dead men into a mass grave and took off. A group of liberated slaves were so grateful for their freedom, they unearthed the bodies and gave them a proper burial in a cemetery. On May 1st, 1865, a crowd of 10,000 of mostly freed slaves gathered for a parade in their honor. Over 3,000 Black school children marched with bouquets of flowers. Members of the 54th Massachusetts and other Black Union regiments marched as Black Ministers recited Bible verses. that was the very first Memorial Day.

Falling With A Rooster

Falling With A Rooster "Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away [and be ashamed and be afraid to be associated with Me as disciples], because it is written, 'I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'will strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered. But after I have been raised [from the dead], I will go ahead of you to Galilee." But Peter said to Him, "Even if they all fall away [and desert You, ashamed and afraid of being associated with You], yet I will not [do so]!" Jesus said to him, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this very night, before a rooster crows twice, you will deny and [that you even know] Me three times." But Peter kept saying insistently, "If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!" And they all were saying the same thing as well. Then all of His disciples abandoned Him and fled. While Peter was down below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came, and when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked intently at him and said, "You were with Jesus the Nazarene, too." But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you are talking about." Then he went out [of the courtyard] to the porch, [and a rooster crowed.] The servant-girl saw him, and began once more to tell the bystanders, "This [man] is one of them." But again he denied it. After a little while, the bystanders again said to Peter, "You are in fact one of them, for [it is clear from your accent, that] you are a Galilean, too." But he began to invoke a curse [on himself] and to swear [an oath], "I do not know this man you are talking about!" Immediately a rooster crowed the second time. And Peter remembered what Jesus said to him: "Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times." And thinking of this, he began weeping [in anguish]." Mark 14:27-31, 50, 66-72 AMP Sometimes we speak before we think. Under pressure, we blurt out words without thinking. It's like acting like we don't have brains. In the movie The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy asks the Scarecrow how he can talk without a brain, he replies: "I don't know. But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't they?" That's a way of saying our words don't match our beliefs. I had lunch yesterday with Elijah, a young man who graduated from this school last year. He mentioned that his basketball team (from a public school) played against a few Christian schools. The players whom you'd believe were Christians did not exhibit a particularly noticeable Christ-like behavior. For some of them it was quite the opposite. HBU? Is your behavior noticeably Christ-like? Will you fall away and hear the rooster crow? Roosters I used to think roosters only crowed in the morning as a wakeup call. The shrill cry of an early rising rooster has pierced many a sleeping ear. Roosters crow when there's danger or as a wakeup call. Truth be told folks, as it always should, roosters crow any time they just feel like crowing! Most humans who mimic roosters usually do so through a "cock-a-doodle-doo!" Methinks that's a pretty far cry from what a crowing rooster actually sounds like. Funny thing about roosters, they're deaf to the loudness of their crowing. God designed roosters in a way that protects their ears from the 100 to 140 decibels blaring from their beaks. If you're right next to the rooster, the noise level is like being at a rock concert or listening to jet engine taking off. That's loud folks, but the rooster is immune to the impact of its own voice. When the rooster opens its mouth, part of the ear canal closes, and soft tissue covers a portion of the ear drum. Simon Peter heard the rooster crow. It was like an alarm going off as an alert to an enemy. The enemy that was allowed to enter was pride and extreme confidence in the flesh. Jesus allowed Peter to fall to strengthen him through failure so Peter could strengthen others. Wisdom and compassion in their highest forms come through suffering and struggle. The boldness and confidence in Peter's flesh was no match for Satan's request to "sift Peter like wheat." The sound of the roosters crowing was a spiritual pecking at the pride of Peter. A man was broken by the sound of a crowing rooster. Simon Peter had his conscience seared by the sound of a screaming bird. The rooster might as well have been screaming, "Shame on you! You denied your best friend and Savior three times in His hour of greatest need!" Some churches have a rooster on their steeples. It's a symbol of our likelihood of falling and the guarantee we have In Christ that through repentance at the cross we receive forgiveness, mercy and grace. Peter fell, but that wasn't the end of the story. God's grace and mercy is always louder than a rooster crowing. He restores humiliated and embarrassed people whose extreme confidence became shame mired in extreme pride. Arrogant confidence is self-centered pride that ultimately leads to destruction. Humble confidence is Christ-centered thoughtfulness that values others above ourselves. Today's Assignment Take a few moments to write about what you will do to avoid becoming someone who will fall away. Be prepared to stand and give your advice to help your friends avoid becoming someone who falls away into arrogant confidence and self-centered pride. Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody. Jesus loves you and so do we. How To Subscribe To Our Podcast and YouTube Videos | [https://biblebob.org/how-to-subscribe-to-our-podcast-and-youtube-videos] Biblebob.org [http://Biblebob.org] https://youtu.be/LS_aVLsbwes [https://youtu.be/LS_aVLsbwes]

Dipping Points, Breaking Points, Tipping Points & Turning Points

Dipping Points, Breaking Points, Tipping Points & Turning Points "So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever." (Citation - 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 MSG) We often judge other people by what we hear about them, read about them or watch other people talk about them. You've probably heard the old adage that says: "Be careful pointing a finger at someone else; you'll have three fingers pointing right back at yourself. Every person you meet contains valuable information for your spiritual growth. Each one of us travels through life seasons where parts of our character go through the cycle of birth and death until there's the final season - either eternal life or forever separation from God. Each season represents a point in time, a space for you to grow or decay and a guarantee that what you've done will occupy a record in history. Just as there are four seasons, there are four points: 1. Dipping Point - this is where God allows you an experience, good or bad, that happens for your benefit. Wisdom gained in the dipping prevents future tripping (making the same mistake again.) 2. Breaking Point - God takes to the end of your capabilities until you have nowhere to turn, but Him. You can refuse, become hard hearted, but that would open the door to evil. You don't want to go there. 3. Tipping Point - This is the great "Ah Ha" moment where you begin to understand the lesson God us trying to teach you. 4. Turning Point - Once you've totally surrendered to God, the overwhelming peace that transcends all understanding settles in your soul. You're walking in a new direction with fresh wisdom, insight and knowledge. When listening to the stories of other people going through the seasons and points of life, always remember that only God knows their hearts. Believe in the best for all people. Just sayin….. Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody. Jesus loves you and so do we. How To Subscribe To Our Podcast and YouTube Videos | Biblebob.org [https://biblebob.org/how-to-subscribe-to-our-podcast-and-youtube-videos]

Nerve Pain On the Cross & Saving A Starfish

I woke up about 2 am and walked into my office,recording studio. On thw all is a cross made entirely of nails - approximately 72 of them. I started to think about the pain points of each one of those nails. Jesus only had three nails that held him crucified to the cross. The pain from the different neve endings is a different story. The nerves in the human body are said to number 7 trillion. I'm not sure how they got that number, but I do know we have a lot of nerves. Our lips alone are said to contain over one million nerves or sensory endings. On the cross there was no end to sensory pain and torture. Looking at the cross on my wall repeatedly reinforces what Jesus did for us. I arlready had my lesson plan for class, but I had to add this information on the extent of nerve pain - especially pain received from torturers whose mission was to keep you alive as long as possible to inflict the maximum amount of pain. Consider such things and just say the name, Jesus. The Cultivation of Curious Minds "They were only testing Jesus because they hoped to trap him with his own words and accuse him of breaking the laws of Moses. But Jesus didn't answer them. Instead he simply bent down and wrote in the dust with his finger. Angry, they kept insisting that he answer their question, so Jesus stood up and looked at them and said, "Let's have the man who has never had a sinful desire throw the first stone at her." And then he bent over again and wrote some more words in the dust. Upon hearing that, her accusers slowly left the crowd one at a time, beginning with the oldest to the youngest, with a convicted conscience. Until finally, Jesus was left alone with the woman still standing there in front of him. So he stood back up and said to her, "Dear woman, where are your accusers? Is there no one here to condemn you?"" John 8:6-10 TPT Questions are valuable. Answers are important. Actions are profitable. When Jesus was asked a question about a woman caught in adultery, his answer was twofold, he combined words with action; he bent down and wrote in the dirt with his finger. I suppose you could call Him a dirt doodler with a double answer. No one knows what Jesus wrote, but it was powerful. Scholars (out of curiosity) have debated up to this present day what He may have written, but nobody knows. Jesus combined His answer with an action that caused a reaction. Jesus answered His questioners by causing them to examine themselves. Their inquiry, even though it was brought with ill intentions, made them probe their own hearts. Has anyone ever asked you a question that caused you to examine your heart or your way of life? The most important question anyone can ever answer is, "If you died today, do you know where you'll spend eternity?" There's some people in Buffalo, NY called Starfish Ministries. You may have heard the story of the starfish on a beach. Thousands of starfish were stranded and small girl picked them up one at a time and threw them back into the ocean. A man questioned her about why she was doing this. He combined his question with a preconceived answer that said her actions useless; "You can't possibly save all these starfish!" Saddened at first, but after some quick and thoughtful heart examination, she picked up another starfish, threw it in the ocean and said, "Well, I made a difference for that one!" The man joined her in saving starfish. *Original story written by Loren C. Eiseley. Today you are being given an opportunity in collaborating with Starfish Ministries in the creation of a survey that has the potential to save one person at a time. The ultimate goal is to evangelize and engage with strangers in sharing Christ. The short survey will be given to people in public locations. They'll be offered at least $5 for participating. Each question should require a "Yes" or "No" response. The idea is to lead people to at least consider the concept of God and His Son, Jesus as the Messiah. Here are some examples: 1) Have you noticed that despite the best efforts of mankind there is still so much brokenness in the world? 2) Do you feel the world would be better by following most if not all of the 10 Commandments found in the Bible? 3) Given all the available historical information, do you believe Jesus Christ actually existed?