The Best Valentines Day Gift Ever!

The most beautiful Valentine gift ever was given to all people 2000 years ago on Calvary. Jesus sacrificed His life to provide forgiveness of sin to all who would receive it. What a gift!

giving me more than I deserve while

giving me less than I deserve

Wow, we'd be a fool not to accept so great a gift. If you've never accepted that beautiful gift of love from Jesus, today would be a great day to do that.
Please take some time to read this. What a beautiful gift you'd receive this Valentines Day.

Thankful, thankful, thankful and just really thankful

Hey y'all, it's Thursday again and I'm linking up with Lori over at Frog's Lilypad for Thankful Thursday. 

Today as I sit here thinking about all the things I can't help but think about Jesus. For Thankful Thursday I'm highlighting...

1. a Friend that sticks closer than a brother

2. a Father than never forsakes

3. lover of my soul

4. Master of the sea

5. Lilly of the Valley

6. the promised One

7. the God-man

8. the Way the Truth and the Life

10. sinless One

11. the Narrow Way

12. Redeemer of my soul

13. the virgin born

14. merciful

15. Son of God 

16. the final payment for sins

17. Friend of sinners

18. the Living Word

19. the Creator

20. soon coming King!

There are so many things in my life that I'm thankful for but none of them would even be possible without Jesus. The One who found me, saved me and set my feet on a solid Rock. I'm simply thankful for Jesus!

I'm also linking up with I Choose Joy

The AH-mazing Book

Sitting here this morning reading my Bible I can't help but reflect on what a sure word we have in the KJV Bible. What a gift to be able to read the words of this book and know without a shadow of a doubt that these are the very Word's of God.



It's an amazing Book that is alive and becomes new to the reader with every word.

Here are some really interesting Bible facts. 

Did you know.....

1. The Bible can be read aloud in 70 hours.

2. A number of verses in the Bible (KJV) contain all but 1 letter of the alphabet: Ezra 7:21 contains all but the letter j; Joshua 7:24, 1 Kings 1:9, 1 Chronicles 12:40, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Ezekiel 28:13, Daniel 4:37, and Haggai 1:1 contain all but q; 2 Kings 16:15 and 1 Chronicles 4:10 contain

all but z; and Galatians 1:14 contains all but k.

3. The system of chapters was introduced in A.D. 1238 by Cardinal Hugo de S. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by Robertus Stephanus, after the advent of printing.

4. A Bible in the University of Gottingen is written on 2,470 palm leaves.

5. According to statistics from Wycliffe International, the Society of Gideons, and the International Bible Society, the number of new Bibles that are sold, given away, or otherwise distributed in the United States is about 168,000 per day.


BIBLE STATISTICS:                                                            

Number of books in the Bible: 66

Chapters: 1,189

Verses: 31,101

Words: 783,137

Letters: 3,566,480

Number of promises given in the Bible: 1,260

Commands: 6,468

Predictions: over 8,000

Fulfilled prophecy: 3,268 verses

Unfulfilled prophecy: 3,140

Number of questions: 3,294

Longest name: Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1)

Longest verse: Esther 8:9 (78 words)

Shortest verse: John 11:35 (2 words: "Jesus
wept").

Middle books: Micah and Nahum

Middle verse: Psalm 118:8

Middle chapter: Psalm 117

Shortest chapter: Psalm 117 (by number of words)

Longest book: Psalms (150 chapters)

Shortest book (by number of words): 3 John

Longest chapter: Psalm 119 (176 verses)

Number of times the word "God" appears: 3,358

Number of times the word "Lord" appears: 7,736

Number of different authors: 40

Number of languages the Bible has been translated into: over
1,200


OLD TESTAMENT STATISTICS:                                      

Number of books: 39

Chapters: 929

Verses: 23,114

Words: 602,585

Letters: 2,278,100

Middle book: Proverbs

Middle chapter: Job 20

Middle verses: 2 Chronicles 20:17,18

Smallest book: Obadiah

Shortest verse: 1 Chronicles 1:25

Longest verse: Esther 8:9

Longest chapter: Psalms 119

Largest book: Psalms


NEW TESTAMENT STATISTICS:                                     

Number of books: 27

Chapters: 260

Verses: 7,957

Words: 180,552

Letters: 838,380

Middle book: 2 Thessalonians

Middle chapters: Romans 8, 9

Middle verse: Acts 27:17

Smallest book: 3 John

Shortest verse: John 11:35

Longest verse: Revelation 20:4

Longest chapter: Luke 1

Largest book: Luke


RANDOM FACTS:                                                                

• The last word in the Bible is AMEN
• About 50 Bibles are sold every minute 
• The Bible was written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and  Greek. 
• Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible, and lions 55 times, but domestic cats are not mentioned at all. 
• The Bible, the world's best-selling book, is also the world's most shoplifted book. 
• The word "Christian" appears only three times in the Bible: Acts 11:26; 26:28; 1 Peter 4:16. 
• There are 66 books in the Bible, 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. 
• The 66 books of the Bible is divided into 1,189 chapters consisting of 31,173 verses. The Old Testament has 929 chapters, the New Testament 260. (King James version) 
• The King James Old Testament consist of 592,439 words consisting of 2,728,100 letters and the New Testament 181,253 words consisting of 838,380 letter (total 3,566,480 letters). 
• The longest line in the Bible is Esther 8:9 - 89 words, 425letters.
• The longest word in the Bible is Maher-shalal-hash-baz: Isaiah 8:1. 
• The longest book chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119, the shortest is Psalm 117. 
• There are 594 chapters before Psalm 118 and 594 chapters after it. 
• Psalm 118 verse 8 is in the center of the Bible: "It is better to trust in the Lord than put confidence in man." 
• Obadiah, with 21 verses consisting of 602 words, is the shortest book in the Old Testament, and the third shortest in the Bible. 
• II John has the fewest number of verses of any book in the Bible - it is the shortest book in the Bible. 
• III John has the fewest number of words of any book in the Bible. 
• Job is the oldest book written in the Bible - it was written by an unknown Israelite around 1500 BC. 
• Malachi, written about 400 BC, is the youngest book in the Old Testament. 
• James, written around 45 AD, is the oldest book in the New Testament. 
• Revelation, written about 95 AD, is the youngest book in the New Testament. 
• The verse in the exact middle of the Bible is Psalm 117:8. There are 594 chapters before Psalm 117 and 594 chapters after Psalm 117. 
• Paul wrote 14 (of the 27) books of the New Testament. 
• The word "Lord" appears 1855 times in the Bible. 
• The word "God" appears in every book except Esther and Song of Solomon. 
• The word "grandmother" appears in the Bible only once: 2 Timothy 1:5. 
• The word "eternity" is mentioned only once: Isaiah 57:15. 
• Seven suicides are recorded in the Bible. 
• In Old Testament times the Mediterranean Sea was called the Great Sea. 
• There are 7 different Jeremiahs in the Bible: 1 Chronicles 5:24; 12:4, 10, 13; 2 Kings 23:30; Jeremiah 1:1; 35:3. 
• The raven is the first bird mention in the Bible. It appears in Genesis 8:7, when it is sent out from the ark by Noah to see if the flood waters have abated. The second bird was a dove, in verse 8. 
• Almonds and pistachios are the only nuts mentioned in the Bible. 
• A chariot imported from Egypt cost around 600 shekels of silver (1 Kings 10:29). That would be about $77,000. One shekel was 4 days wages. 
• The word "trinity" is not mentioned in the Bible. 
• Methuselah is the oldest man on record: 969 years old (Genesis 5:27).

MY BIBLE AND I

We've traveled together through life's rugged way

O'er land and o'er water, by night and by day:

To travel without it I never would try;

We keep close together, my Bible and I.

In sorrow I've proved it my comfort and joy,

When weak my strong tower which nought can destroy;

When death comes so near me 'tis thought I would die,

We still are together, my Bible and I.

If powers of evil against me would come,

And threaten to rob me of heaven and home,

God's Word then directs me to Him in the sky;

And nothing can part us, my Bible and I.

When evil temptations are brought to my view,

And I in my weakness know not what to do,

On Christ as my strength I am taught to rely;

And so we keep company, my Bible and I.

When life's path is ended; if Jesus should come

And take all his blood-purchased brethren home;

Or if, in long suffering, He waits till I die.

We'll never be parted, my Bible and I.

And when in the glory my Lord I behold,

With all His redeemed gathered safe in the fold,

My Bible and I close companions will be,

For God's Word abides for all eternity.

—Author Unknown

Not only is the Bible an amazing Book but it's also a help in times of trouble, a sure footing when we're confused and a friend when we're lonely. The Bible gives the answer to life's questions about eternity. If you're not sure where you would spend eternity if you were to die, please take a moment and to read what God says about eternal life in Heaven.  

The Bible, what a Book!!

My Old Black Book

Okay, here's my old black maroon BOOK. Of all the things that belong to me my Bible is probably the most valuable. It's been with me for a long time and it is filled with memories and messages. 

I've had this KJ Bible since 1999. It was a gift from a church in Dearborn Heights, MI. They asked us to give them a few items we would like and they would try to get them for us for the missions conference. I had a Bible but it wasn't very nice and so I asked for a Bible and they gave me the Old Scofield Study Bible. I immediately fell in love with this Bible. It had great references in the back including a proper name concordance. I know that Scofield was off in a lot of places with his doctrine and I wouldn't suggest this Bible to a new Christian but for me it was great. 

I've personalized my Bible through the years. I have pictures of my family in the front and back. The above pictures are: 

(the left cover across the top and then bottom) 

Johnny reading his Bible in 1997 in Hungary on our survey trip to Croatia, My babies while we were on deputation, my family also while on deputation, my dear Daddy who died when he was 39, he's 38 in that photo.  

(the right side across the top and then bottom) 

the photo on our second prayer card, Joshua and Cody looking cool, and my sweetie

My Bible is filled with great quotes and sayings I have heard through out the years. I only have one signature in my Bible, that of Bro. McCracken's wife Nancy. I heard her testimony in a meeting in Romania and was so moved by her faith after a terrible crippling car accident. 

Anyhow, I have some pretty nifty sayings too. 

Treasures in Heaven are laid up as treasures on Earth are laid down. -Dr. Todd Lasseter (my pastor)

You can't clean a polluted well by painting the well house. -Dr. Bob W. Smith 

I'm narrow minded because I travel a narrow road. -Bro. Floyd, Fellowship Baptist, Jackson, MI

I'm not shouting on credit, I'm should on a "paid in full" bill. -Johnny Leslie

85% of being successful is simply being in my place. -Dr. Smith

I'm a nut but I'm screwed onto the right bolt! -unknown

You fall the way you lean. -Charles Wetherbee

Meekness: Having strength under control. -unknown

To be a missionary you don't have to cross the see but you do have to see the cross. -unknown

Joy is not the absence of trouble but the presence of Jesus. -unknown

Stay in the Book till the Book stays in you. -Dr. Raymond Barber

I don't know how often Noah fell down in the Ark but I know he never fell out! -Dr. J.C. House

No man can ever be used of God until he's willing to be forgotten by all. -Veteran Missionary Jimmy Rose

If it doesn't move you enough to pray about it, don't whine about it! -Pastor Wes Bailey

A tear today is an investment in a laugh tomorrow. -Dr. Lasseter

A heart touched by grace brings joy to the face. -Dr. Lasseter

The church is not a museum of Saints. -Pastor Bocook

Anyhow, those are just some of the little sayings I have in my Bible. I love to go back every once in a while and read them all. They're like mini sermons!

I have on one of the front pages of my Bible this poem: 

There is a treasure,

Rich beyond measure, 

Offered to mortals today;

Some folks despise it, 

Some criticize it, 

Some would explain it away.

Some never read it, 

Some never head it, 

Some say, "It's long had it's day";

Some people prize it, 

And he who tries it, 

Finds it's his comfort and stay. 

God gave this treasure, 

Rich beyond measure, 

His Word, we call it today. 

Let us believe it, 

Gladly receive it, 

Read, mark and learn to obey. 

                              -A.M.N.

Over the name of each book I have the name in Croatian. Several years back I realized I didn't know all the names so I thought that would help, it did. 

Also above Genesis 1:1, I wrote DEAR TORI. Our preacher Dr. Smith preached once about the Bible being a love letter from God to us. He told us how he wrote in his Bible at Genesis 1:1: DEAR BOB and after Revelation 22:21 he wrote: LOVE, GOD. I loved this idea and I did the same with my Bible. It's a love letter to me from God!

My Bible is bilingual too. I have notes in both English and Croatian. I have many wise quotes from the national pastor, Rajko Telebar. 

And again on the back cover I have more photos. Actually a lot less than I used to have. I need to add some more current ones soon.

(the left cover across the top and then bottom) 

My best friend Amanda Rasbeary, Preachers wife in Wylie, Texas and I, Madison (Johnny's sister's oldest daughter), Johnny again, Madison and her little sister Kaitlyn (I super-love those girls)

(the right side top to bottom) 

Johnny again (can't get enough of him), and my Daddy back in 1976 sitting with Santa

Anyhow, that's my Bible. It means a lot to me, not only because it is God's inerrant, preserved Word but because it holds 16 years worth of memories. 

Anyhow, if you decided to share your Old Black Book, let me know so I can check it out!!

The Amazing Book!

Sitting here this morning reading my Bible I can't help but reflect on what a sure word we have in the KJV Bible. What a gift to be able to read the words of this book and know without a shadow of a doubt that these are the very Word's of God.

It's an amazing Book that is alive and becomes new to the reader with every word. 

Here are some really interesting Bible facts. Did you know.....

• The Bible can be read aloud in 70 hours.


• A number of verses in the Bible (KJV) contain all but 1
  letter of the alphabet: Ezra 7:21 contains all but the letter j; Joshua 7:24, 1
  Kings 1:9, 1 Chronicles 12:40, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Ezekiel 28:13, Daniel 4:37,
  and Haggai 1:1 contain all but q; 2 Kings 16:15 and 1 Chronicles 4:10 contain
  all but z; and Galatians 1:14 contains all but k.


• The system of chapters was introduced in A.D. 1238 by
  Cardinal Hugo de S. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by
  Robertus Stephanus, after the advent of printing.


•  A Bible in the University of Gottingen is written on 2,470
  palm leaves.


•  According to statistics from Wycliffe International, the
  Society of Gideons, and the International Bible Society, the number of new
  Bibles that are sold, given away, or otherwise distributed in the United States
  is about 168,000 per day.

BIBLE STATISTICS:

• Number of books in the Bible: 66


• Chapters: 1,189


• Verses: 31,101


• Words: 783,137


• Letters: 3,566,480


• Number of promises given in the Bible: 1,260


• Commands: 6,468


• Predictions: over 8,000


• Fulfilled prophecy: 3,268 verses


• Unfulfilled prophecy: 3,140


• Number of questions: 3,294


• Longest name: Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1)


• Longest verse: Esther 8:9 (78 words)


• Shortest verse: John 11:35 (2 words: "Jesus
  wept").


• Middle books: Micah and Nahum


• Middle verse: Psalm 118:8


• Middle chapter: Psalm 117


• Shortest chapter: Psalm 117 (by number of words)


• Longest book: Psalms (150 chapters)


• Shortest book (by number of words): 3 John


• Longest chapter: Psalm 119 (176 verses)


• Number of times the word "God" appears: 3,358


• Number of times the word "Lord" appears: 7,736


• Number of different authors: 40


• Number of languages the Bible has been translated into: over
  1,200

OLD TESTAMENT STATISTICS:

• Number of books: 39


• Chapters: 929


• Verses: 23,114


• Words: 602,585


• Letters: 2,278,100


• Middle book: Proverbs


• Middle chapter: Job 20


• Middle verses: 2 Chronicles 20:17,18


• Smallest book: Obadiah


• Shortest verse: 1 Chronicles 1:25


• Longest verse: Esther 8:9


• Longest chapter: Psalms 119


• Largest book: Psalms

NEW TESTAMENT STATISTICS:

• Number of books: 27


• Chapters: 260


• Verses: 7,957


• Words: 180,552


• Letters: 838,380


• Middle book: 2 Thessalonians


• Middle chapters: Romans 8, 9


• Middle verse: Acts 27:17


• Smallest book: 3 John


• Shortest verse: John 11:35


• Longest verse: Revelation 20:4


• Longest chapter: Luke 1


• Largest book: Luke

RANDOM FACTS: 

•  The last word in the Bible is AMEN


• About 50 Bibles are sold every minute 


• The Bible was written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic,
  and Koine Greek. 


• Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible, and lions 55
  times, but domestic cats are not mentioned at all. 


• The Bible, the world's best-selling book, is also the
  world's most shoplifted book. 


• The word "Christian" appears only three times in
  the Bible: Acts 11:26; 26:28; 1 Peter 4:16. 


• There are 66 books in the Bible, 39 in the Old Testament and
  27 in the New Testament. 


• The 66 books of the Bible is divided into 1,189 chapters
  consisting of 31,173 verses. The Old Testament has 929 chapters, the New
  Testament 260. (King James version) 


• The King James Old Testament consist of 592,439 words
  consisting of 2,728,100 letters and the New Testament 181,253 words consisting
  of 838,380 letter (total 3,566,480 letters). 


• The longest line in the Bible is Esther 8:9 - 89 words, 425
  letters.


• The longest word in the Bible is Maher-shalal-hash-baz:
  Isaiah 8:1. 


• The longest book chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119, the
  shortest is Psalm 117. 


• There are 594 chapters before Psalm 118 and 594 chapters
  after it. 


• Psalm 118 verse 8 is in the center of the Bible: "It is
  better to trust in the Lord than put confidence in man." 


• Obadiah, with 21 verses consisting of 602 words, is the
  shortest book in the Old Testament, and the third shortest in the Bible. 


• II John has the fewest number of verses of any book in the
  Bible - it is the shortest book in the Bible. 


• III John has the fewest number of words of any book in the
  Bible. 


• Job is the oldest book written in the Bible - it was written
  by an unknown Israelite around 1500 BC. 


• Malachi, written about 400 BC, is the youngest book in the
  Old Testament. 


• James, written around 45 AD, is the oldest book in the New
  Testament. 


• Revelation, written about 95 AD, is the youngest book in the
  New Testament. 


• The verse in the exact middle of the Bible is Psalm 117:8.
  There are 594 chapters before Psalm 117 and 594 chapters after Psalm 117. 


•  Paul wrote 14 (of the
  27) books of the New Testament. 


• The word "Lord" appears 1855 times in the Bible. 


• The word "God" appears in every book except Esther
  and Song of Solomon. 


• The word "grandmother" appears in the Bible only
  once: 2 Timothy 1:5. 


• The word "eternity" is mentioned only once: Isaiah
  57:15. 


• Seven suicides are recorded in the Bible. 


• In Old Testament times the Mediterranean Sea was called the
  Great Sea. 


• There are 7 different Jeremiahs in the Bible: 1 Chronicles
  5:24; 12:4, 10, 13; 2 Kings 23:30; Jeremiah 1:1; 35:3. 


• The raven is the first bird mention in the Bible. It appears
  in Genesis 8:7, when it is sent out from the ark by Noah to see if the flood
  waters have abated. The second bird was a dove, in verse 8. 


• Almonds and pistachios are the only nuts mentioned in the
  Bible. 


• A chariot imported from Egypt cost around 600 shekels of
  silver (1 Kings 10:29). That would be about $77,000. One shekel was 4 days
  wages. 


• The word "trinity" is not mentioned in the Bible. 


• Methuselah is the oldest man on record: 969 years old
  (Genesis 5:27).

I typed this poem 14 years ago and taped it neatly in the front of my Bible. I love it and read it often.

God's Treasure

There is a treasure,
Rich beyond measure,
Offered to mortals today;
Some folks despise it,
Some criticize it,
Some would explain it away.

Some never read it,
Some never head it,
Some say "It's long had it's day";
Some people prize it,
And he who tried it,
Finds it's his comfort and stay.

God gave this treasure,
Rich beyond measure,
His Word, we call it today.
Let us believe it,
Gladly receive it,
Read, mark and learn to obey.

~A.M.N.

the purpose of Christmas

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

He was born simply so he could live and die for us, now that's the greatest gift of all time.

Thank you Jesus!

Oprah's Heresy

Of course you've all seen this before, but it's so important that Christians know who and what she is. She is in fact a tool of Satan to lead millions of souls to hell.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John 14:6

Wow, that doesn't seem too hard to understand.




We must be so careful what comes into our home, in front of our eyes and the eyes of our children.
Remember, Satan is the prince of the airways.


Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the Prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Ephesians 2:2

We must be careful, mark those that do not endure sound doctrine and obviously Oprah does not.

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
Romans 16:17
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
Titus 1:9

This is a serious business, we need to be faithful to the Truth we have been taught, endure sounds doctrine and avoid those that go against the Doctrine we know to be truth.

Cell Phone vs. Bible

Psalms 12:6,7 "The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phones.

*What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets

*What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it

*What if we flipped through it several times a day

*What if we used it to receive messages from the text

*What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it

*What if we gave it to kids as gifts

*What if we used it as we traveled

*What if we used it in case of an emergency

*What if we had to upgrade because ours is worn out

It's just something to think about... Something to make you think?

So which is more important to you – Cell phone or Bible?

A Jesus Meme

I've been tagged by Rhonda over at Missionary Mom



It's "The 5 things I love about Jesus, meme.



Here are the Rules:

Those Tagged will share 5 things they love about Jesus.

Those tagged will tag 5 other bloggers.

Those tagged will provide a link in the comments section here of their meme so that others can read them and the creator of this meme John Smulo.



1. I love that Jesus first loved me.

2. I love that Jesus isn't a respector or persons, that means anyone can receive the same forgiveness, whether rich or poor, clean or dirty.

3. I love Jesus because he saves children.

4. I love Jesus because he chose to share some of His miracles with us. in His holy Book the KJB.

5. I love Jesus because once He forgives He forgives forever, once I'm born again I can't be unborn.



Okay I don't usually do this tagging thing but since it's in the rules...

Here are a few that I enjoy reading from.



Heather

Tammy

Kate

Mrs. C

Christina