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Running The Show…

March 25, 2020 Randolph Jason

Running The Show… It’s not uncommon for people to believe they are somehow in charge of their lives. People believe they create this thing, have an awesome idea or somehow manage to close the deal of the century. What most people fail to realize is they did nothing, they created nothing and have nothing. Oh, actually, we have our sin – that’s 100% us. The one possession that any person can point to and say with utmost confidence that 100% their creation is sin. So, how do we change, how…

Hope Is In The Air…

March 24, 2020 Randolph Jason

Hope Is In The Air… With each passing day the Lord is making His presence known to more and more people. He is filling plates, clothing people and putting roofs in place where none existed before. His children are spreading the Gospel and our Lord is pleased. It can be seen in the faces of the people around us. It can be heard in the songs of Joy that fill the air. It is felt when we seek, ask and knock. When we act as His children His Light of…

A Little Sonshine Goes A Long Way…

March 23, 2020 Randolph Jason

A Little Sonshine Goes A Long Way… We should all be looking for ways to be positive, upbeat and joyous during this time of great sadness. Remember, none of this is surprising to God and we should be comforted by the fact He already knew this was going to happen. We should also rejoice in the fact that He knows where this is headed and how it will play out. We are merely ambassadors to spread His word and as such we do as He commands. With so many of…

You Knew Me Before…

March 20, 2020 Randolph Jason

You Knew Me Before… As time goes by the picture of our lives begin to come into focus. We see things today in far different light than we saw them before. If a person has found God and developed a relationship with Jesus Christ the past is something of a roadmap of the pitfalls and situations that led to the moment we fall to our knees, raise our hands above our head and surrender fully to the King of kings. You were writing the pages Before I had a name…

Oh Lord, You Are My God

March 19, 2020 Randolph Jason

Oh Lord, You Are My God Most days it seems there is a need to call upon the Lord because of this disaster, that broken soul or some other situation that involves tears, heartache and pain. Even daily prayers are filled with lifting up others that have fallen or somehow need a little extra attention. Today is not one of those days. For the past several weeks the Wuhan Chinese Coronavirus has swept across the land like a swarm of locust so thick it turned mid-day black as mid-night. The…

The New Wine Fails…

March 18, 2020March 19, 2020 Randolph Jason

The New Wine Fails… If you have ever attended Mardi Gras in New Orleans you know it is a celebration unlike anything, anywhere else in the U.S. For the most part the spiritual aspect of what is happening has long been washed away in alcohol, debauchery on a scale that is hard to imagine combined with limited lawlessness. It is a spectacle of epic proportions. Having become quiet intimate with Mardi Gras through the attendance of approximately 10+, it is a celebration that is well worn. The final celebration was…

Because It Seemed Inadequate…

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Randolph Jason

Because It Seemed Inadequate… We know how he feels. We have shared his honest doubt and prejudice. Some of us have been violently anti-religious. To others, the word “God” brought up a particular idea of Him with which someone had tried to impress them during childhood. Perhaps we rejected this particular conception because it seemed inadequate. With that rejection we imagined we had abandoned the God idea entirely. Source Beginning with the original sin in the Garden of Eden mankind has attempted to “hide” from God. This is like trying…

…For Tomorrow We Die

March 13, 2020 Randolph Jason

…For Tomorrow We Die When our lives are engulfed in sin, especially with the overflow of alcohol, we don’t actually wake up the next morning, we come-to; as in, we passed out the night before and, therefore, it’s not so much an awakening as an arising. The body feels as if it has been beat with a stick, mind is clouded, heart aches and then comes our best friend – Mr Lonely. The loneliness sets up just as our eyes open and we catch a glimpse of a new day…

Who Are We…

March 12, 2020 Randolph Jason

Who Are We…. When people are faced with a traumatic situation is when you find out a little more about who they are and where they stand. Are they someone a person can count on or will they tuck-tail and run? Should we expect them to stand with us or should we expect them to forego the oncoming train that everyone sees? Did God provide us with logic to make sound, prudent decisions to care for the temple He provided? Is logic a product of the enemy or a gift…

Stepping Back…

March 11, 2020 Randolph Jason

Stepping Back… Today is one of those days when you need a meeting, want a meeting but somehow manage to pile 47 different excuses in front of the door. Inexcusable but it happens. The past two weeks have been something of a roller coaster ride. What is happening over here pales in comparison to what is happening to a great many people in Middle Tennessee, including people who are loved very deeply. What they are going through pales in comparison to what someone in Somalia, Libya or Venezuela is going…