Cool CHRIST creation

 

Proverbs 9:9-11 King James Version

9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: 

teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: 

and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, 

and the years of thy life shall be increased.

This born again work-cat owes everything she's learning from the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD.

Without Whom, we could not possibly understand GOD's WORD, much less discern GOD's ways, or salvation through His Son, JESUS.

We would also not be able to create, and write 113 blogs.

Neither could we write the thousands of posts since we first started seven years ago.

SPIRIT, the Teacher of Truth, is Wise, Warm, Witty, and Wonderful.

He also gave us a system -- thanks to Google's Blogger -- wherein our most recent posts could be found.

If you click this link, you can find those posts on the left side of GOD's GLORY blog.

SPIRIT guided me to create that system, so I can track our articles, for we needed to link one to the other.

No article was isolated -- they all supported each other -- as I got better at knowing GOD's WORD.

What an amazing learning system SPIRIT created for me, and for everyone!

What with over a hundred blogs to write from.

As such, the writing, learning, and reading is fun.

I don't get lost in the process.

I am able to track my progress.

Because just like you, I, too, am learning all the time.

Why else write a post, unless SPIRIT is teaching us something that day?

And in the writing, is the sharing.

As we have been doing with, and for you.

So, look through these posts, view the left side facing you, and that exposes you to all the blogs, and articles, SPIRIT guided me to write.

It's all education for all of us.

You do love learning, don't you?

All these I've come to know, only from being born again.

Because this cat has become a "new creature" in CHRIST.

Purring in love, peace, joy, gratitude, and contentment.

2 Corinthians 5:17 King James Version

17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, 

he is a new creature: 

old things are passed away; 

behold, all things are become new.

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On aging GRATEFULLY

 

Psalm 37:25

King James Version

25 I have been young, and now am old; 

yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, 

nor his seed begging bread.

Are you afraid of getting old?

Or are you already old, and getting afraid?

In April 2024, we've written about the various generations:

"Which GENERATION are you?"

That means, the Greatest generation, the Silent generation, the Baby boomers, and Generation X, are the aged, and aging population all over the world right now.

Cats normally have nine lives, but humans don't.

Never believe anyone who claims they're immortal.

We don't have such luxury.

Lucky are those who have aged gracefully; not heavily.

Lucky are those who remain cheerful; not grumpy.

Lucky are those who are in good health; and not ill health.

But blessed are those who have given their lives to GOD, in service to the LORD, and to others.

Most blessed are those who followed JESUS' command to be "born of water and of the Spirit".

They are unfazed by old age.

They only care to follow His commands.

Because they know that life is but a "vapor":

James 4:14

King James Version

14 Whereas ye know not 

what shall be on the morrow. 

For what is your life? 

It is even a vapour, 

that appeareth for a little time, 

and then vanisheth away.

They know how to grow old gracefully, through GOD's GRACE.

They give thanks to the LORD all the time.

They have enough wisdom to know everything goes according to GOD's plan.

And that all happen for a reason, mostly known only to GOD.

But when you're born again, you begin to truly understand.

Only because the HOLY SPIRIT teaches you about JESUS, and Scripture.

We can understand heavenly things, through JESUS, the SON of GOD.

As JESUS declared:

John 3:12-14

King James Version

12 If I have told you earthly things, 

and ye believe not, 

how shall ye believe, 

if I tell you of heavenly things?

The mature born again looks forward to the Rapture.

He knows it can happen any time GOD wills/wants it.

And then believers all meet JESUS up in the clouds.

Oh, what a glorious day that would be for believers, both the living and the dead!

Who would envy cats with nine lives, when the believer gets eternal life with JESUS.

Believers know their "citizenship" is in heaven.

Would any sane person want to be anywhere else, but with JESUS?

2 Corinthians 5:8

King James Version

8 We are confident, I say, 

and willing rather to be absent from the body, 

and to be present with the Lord.

Through the Cross, JESUS conquered sin, death, and the devil:

1 Corinthians 15:55-57

King James Version

55 O death, where is thy sting? 

O grave, where is thy victory?

56 The sting of death is sin; 

and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, 

which giveth us the victory 

through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 2:14

King James Version

14 Forasmuch then as the children 

are partakers of flesh and blood, 

he also himself likewise took part of the same; 

that through death he might destroy him 

that had the power of death, 

that is, the devil;

Sure, humans are but flesh.

Subject to ails, aches, and pains.

But we have JESUS, "The MAGNIFICENT Healer".

We only need to call on the LORD, that we may be saved.

Romans 10:13

King James Version

13 For whosoever shall call 

upon the name of the Lord 

shall be saved.

Saved from what?

Perhaps, people don't realize we need to be saved from our sins.

Sin causes physical, and spiritual death.

Many of our aches, and pains -- even diseases -- are caused by a malevolent "spirit of infirmity".

Sin can distort our face, bodies, minds, souls, and spirit.

Well, we have JESUS to save us, only if we cared to know more about Him, and the POWER He has.

Once you walk with JESUS, and walk in the SPIRIT, things become clear.

You become a new person, even if you're an "old" person.

2 Corinthians 5:17

King James Version

17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, 

he is a new creature: 

old things are passed away; 

behold, all things are become new.

You lose your fears.

You don't lose your tears.

But your tears are more meaningful now.

You grieve over your sins, and how you've hurt others.

You grieve at how you've displeased GOD, now that you know His laws.

You have tears of joy, at how much GOD loves you, in giving you His SON, to save us from our sins.

JESUS asked believers carry our own "cross", too.

Luke 9:23

King James Version

23 And he said to them all, 

If any man will come after me, 

let him deny himself, 

and take up his cross daily, 

and follow me.

That's what aging gracefully means.

We thank GOD for everything.

We become grateful.

Be like a contented cat.

A graceful, old cat, who's lived his years.

He may have lost his feisty playfulness, but he hasn't lost that grace.

Let our souls be as limber as ever.

Ephesians 2:8

King James Version

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; 

and that not of yourselves: 

it is the gift of God:

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On MAN's plans

 

Proverbs 3:5-6

King James Version

5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; 

and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, 

and he shall direct thy paths.

Thank GOD, I'm a cat.

Trusting in the LORD alone.

Imagine, He even gifted me with NINE lives!

The Bible says man has only one life.

Hebrews 9:27

King James Version

27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, 

but after this the judgment:

And I'm just a tiny, furry, inconsequential creature.

But GOD loves me so.

All the more reason to be grateful to my Creator.

But man is a different story.

He is proud, vain, willful, envious, covetous, power-hungry.

In case you think I'm imagining it, I've got something to back me up.

SPIRIT and Scripture confirmed it.

Through real stories, parables, and GOD's laws.

Genesis 11:1-10

King James Version

11 And the whole earth was of one language, 

and of one speech.

2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, 

that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; 

and they dwelt there.

3 And they said one to another, 

Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. 

And they had brick for stone, 

and slime had they for morter.

4 And they said, 

Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, 

whose top may reach unto heaven; 

and let us make us a name, 

lest we be scattered abroad 

upon the face of the whole earth.

5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, 

which the children of men builded.

6 And the Lord said, 

Behold, the people is one, 

and they have all one language; 

and this they begin to do: 

and now nothing will be restrained from them, 

which they have imagined to do.

7 Go to, let us go down, 

and there confound their language, 

that they may not understand one another's speech.

8 So the Lord scattered them abroad 

from thence upon the face of all the earth: 

and they left off to build the city.

9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; 

because the Lord did there 

confound the language of all the earth: 

and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad 

upon the face of all the earth.

10 These are the generations of Shem: 

Shem was an hundred years old, 

and begat Arphaxad 

two years after the flood:

Jeremiah 22:13-17

King James Version

13 Woe unto him 

that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, 

and his chambers by wrong; 

that useth his neighbour's service without wages, 

and giveth him not for his work;

14 That saith, 

I will build me a wide house and large chambers, 

and cutteth him out windows; 

and it is cieled with cedar, 

and painted with vermilion.

15 Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? 

did not thy father eat and drink, 

and do judgment and justice, 

and then it was well with him?

16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; 

then it was well with him: 

was not this to know me? saith the Lord.

17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not 

but for thy covetousness, 

and for to shed innocent blood, 

and for oppression, 

and for violence, 

to do it.

Psalm 33:10

King James Version

10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen 

to nought: 

he maketh the devices of the people 

of none effect.

Psalm 33:11

King James Version

11 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, 

the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

Proverbs 16:2

King James Version

2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; 

but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

Proverbs 16:9

King James Version

9 A man's heart deviseth his way: 

but the Lord directeth his steps.

Proverbs 19:21

King James Version

21 There are many devices in a man's heart; 

nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, 

that shall stand.

Luke 12:15-21

King James Version

15 And he said unto them, 

Take heed, and beware of covetousness: 

for a man's life consisteth not 

in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, 

The ground of a certain rich man 

brought forth plentifully:

17 And he thought within himself, saying, 

What shall I do, 

because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

18 And he said, 

This will I do: 

I will pull down my barns, 

and build greater; 

and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

19 And I will say to my soul, 

Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; 

take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

20 But God said unto him, 

Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: 

then whose shall those things be, 

which thou hast provided?

21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, 

and is not rich toward God.

James 4:13-15

King James Version

13 Go to now, ye that say, 

To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, 

and continue there a year, 

and buy and sell, and get gain:

14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. 

For what is your life? 

It is even a vapour, 

that appeareth for a little time, 

and then vanisheth away.

15 For that ye ought to say, 

If the Lord will, we shall live, 

and do this, or that.

I'm not gloating.

Just thanking my lucky stars.

I'm happy not to have the intellectual capacity of man.

My needs are simple.

GOD, just GOD.

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