We've got to lift up Jesus because Jesus said: "And I, if I, be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me."

We've got to lift up Jesus because when we lift up Jesus there is:

--Light for those in darkness and Blessings for the cursed

--Glory for those in gloom and Victory for those are defeated

--Hope for those in despair and Joy for those in sorrow

--Strength for the weak, and Peace for those who are confused.

--Healing for those who are sick, and Salvation for the Lost

Lift up Jesus so the world will know that he is the:

--Fountain of our joy, and Bread on our table

--Song of our midnight hour, Pilot of ship

--Answer for our questions, and solution to our problems

--Lawyer on our case, the doctor who never lost a patient

Lift up Jesus and show us how Jesus took an old rugged cross and turned it into a symbol of our salvation. ....Rev. Roosevelt Wright

God does so many wonderful miracles in our lives on a daily basis.  He has so many ways to give miracles and He uses people, who seem to appear out of nowhere to lend a helping hand, I call them Angels.  I will at some point, share the many wonderful miracles, that God has brought to my wife and family.  At this point I want to share, how God send angels to our rescue and provide us with miracles.

I recently was visiting my wife and family in Georgia, while she is recuperating.  My brother one day went to the doctor in Thomasville, Ga.  while there, his vehicle experienced mechanical failure.  The mechanic that my brother has who works on his vehicles could not go and see about his vehicle, so my father and I went to see what we could do to help.  Upon arriving, we found out that he had starter problem, so we left in my vehicle, to see if we could find a mechanic to come and look at the vehicle.  after visiting four mechanical shops and towing services, we were told it would be late afternoon or the next day, before anyone could help us.  We decided to go eat lunch and then wait until help could come.  as we were driving, we spotted a tire shop and thought maybe they could help us.  The manager said, you guessed it, "He could come later in the afternoon".  As we walked out of his office, with our head hanging down, a gentleman stopped us and inquired about our problems, after telling him, He informed us that there was a garage, one block south down an alley, that could not be seen from the highway.  after finding that spot, We found an angel (mechanic), that came and fixed my brother vehicle on the spot and would only charge us the price of a new starter, no labor charges.  How good God is.  As we were waiting while the mechanic  fix the vehicle, we also met a young lady (angel), who offered us gospel music to listen to while we waited.  Oh how good God is, All Night, All Day, Angels watching over me my Lord!  All Night, All Day, Angels watching over me!

Our attitude have a lot to do with the way we view christianity in others and ourselves.  In order to understand the ways of Christ, and how our lives are affected each day through our christian walk, we have to change our thoughts and the way we observe all things, especially how Satan work is never finish.  As disciples of Christ we must continue in christian training so we can understand better who we are in christ, so that we may have a better understanding of who others are in christ.  Sometimes we view others in ways that we put them above failure, and then when failure happens, we wonder how God could allow failure to happen.  All of us have times in our lives, where our faults and failures are maginfied by our sins.  Let each of us not forget that christianity is also about our failures and how our Lord can help us through those times with His forgiveness, and not just about our success in christianity.

There are many days in which we have a false sense that we are perfect in every way, or that we are more prayed up than others, and that Satan has backed up off of us, and it causes us to take our eyes off christ and we feel so invincible, so I want to remind us that we have a God whose only begotten son is the only perfect human to every live an earthly life, perfect and free from sin, for He knew not sin, yet Satan took opportunities to temp him in the ways which we are tempted.  He passed the test, are we watching, fighting, and praying so that when Satan attacts us, we will pass the test!

The Christian sees through kinder eyes like Jesus.

He gives from a bigger heart like God.

He speaks with a pure tongue like Christ.

He serves with more willing hands like Jesus.

He walks with a greater faith like his Lord.

He loves with agape love like the Father in heaven.

He sees the needs of others with a compassionate view like Jesus.

He heals the wounds of others with love like the Master.

The Christian is different only when Jesus rules his life.

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Yield yourself to God

Romans 12:1-3 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.

The church must not let sin have control over our bodies, let our yield ourselves to be instruments of unrighteousness, but yield ourselves to god

Whomever we yield ourselves as servants that is who we obey.

Living sacrifice--Our body is the temple of the holy ghost which is in us. We are bought with a price therefore we ought to glorify god in our body and in our spirit

Acceptable-lay aside all malice, guile, hypocrisies, envies and all evil speaking

Spiritual service:  is for us to offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually,  that is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

Not conform to this old world but be Transformed by the renewing of our mind

Put off the old man and be renewed in the spirit of our mind

Do what is good and acceptable because there is one body,spirit even as ye are called in one hope of your calling one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of who is above all and through all and in you all.