Heaven's Grocery Store

I was walking down life’s highway a long time ago.
One day I saw a sign that read "Heaven’s Grocery Store".

As I got a little closer, the door came open wide.
When I came to myself, I was standing just inside.
I saw a host of angels. They were standing everywhere.

One handed me a basket and said, "My child, please shop with care".
Everything a Christian needed was in that Grocery Store.
All you couldn't carry, you could come back the next day for.

First, I got some PATIENCE, LOVE was in the very same row.
Further down was UNDERSTANDING, you needed it wherever you go.
I got a box or two of WISDOM, a bag or two of FAITH.
I just couldn’t miss the HOLY SPIRIT, for He was all over the place!!
I stopped to get some STRENGTH and COURAGE to help me run this race.
By then my basket was getting full but…I remembered I needed some GRACE!
I didn’t forget SALVATION, for SALVATION was free.

So I tried to get enough of that to save both you and me.
Then I started up to the counter to pay my grocery bill,
for I thought I had everything to do my Master’s will.

As I wind up the aisle I saw PRAYER and I just had to put that in.
For I knew when I stepped outside, I would run right into sin.

PEACE and JOY were plentiful; they were on the last shelf.
SONGS and PRAISES were hanging near, so I just helped myself.

Then I said to the angel, "How much do I owe?"
He just smiled and said, "Just take them everywhere you go."
Again I smiled at him and said, "How much do I owe?"
He smiled again and said……

"My child, JESUS PAID YOUR BILL A LONG TIME AGO!"

WHO IS THIS MAN JESUS?

In Genesis Jesus is the Creator of all things.

In Exodus Jesus is the Passover Lamb who died to pay the penalty for our sins.

In Leviticus Jesus is the High Priest making intersession for us.

In Numbers Jesus is the Pillow of Cloud by day and the Pillow of fire by night that guides us.

In Deuteronomy Jesus is the Divine Prophet.

In Joshua Jesus is Yeshua, the Captain of our salvation.

In Judges Jesus is our Spiritual and Political Deliverer.

In Ruth Jesus is our Blood Relative and the Redeemer of our soul.

In 1 and 2 Samuel Jesus is our Prophet, Priest and Judge.

In 1 and 2 Kings Jesus is our Reining King.

In 1 and 2 Chronicles Jesus is the coming Messiah.

In Ezra Jesus is the forgiver of our sins and the restorer of our soul.

In Nehemiah Jesus is the Rebuilder of the broken down walls of our lives.

In Esther Jesus is our Providential Care and Advocate.

In Job Jesus is our Redeemer.

In Psalms Jesus is our Lord and our Shepherd.

In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes Jesus is our Wisdom.

In the Song of Solomon Jesus is the coming Bridegroom in love with His people.

In Isaiah Jesus is the coming Prince of Peace.

In Jeremiah Jesus is the Coming Shepherd.

In Lamentations Jesus is the Weeping Prophet.

In Ezekiel Jesus is our Messiah, King and Shepherd.

In Daniel Jesus is the Great Stone who will crush the ungodly governments of this

world. He is the fourth man in the firey furnace. He is the coming King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

In Hosea Jesus is the Faithful and Forgiving Husband forever married to the backslider.

In Joel Jesus is the Baptizer with the Holy Spirit and with Fire.

In Amos Jesus is our Burden-Bearer.

In Obadiah Jesus is the Mighty Savior.

In Jonah Jesus is the sign of Jonah in His death, burial and resurrection.

In Micah Jesus is the Messiah who will reign over the whole world.

In Nahum Jesus is the Avenger of God’s people at His second coming.

In Habakkuk Jesus is the Evangelist, preaching, “Revive thy work in the midst of the years”.

In Zephaniah Jesus is the Savior of the world.

In Haggai Jesus is the Signet Ring that seals us as God’s people.

In Zechariah Jesus is the coming Messiah who will bring permanent peace to the world.

And in Malachi Jesus is the Sun of Righteousness with healing in His Wings.

In Matthew Jesus is the promised Messianic King.

In Mark Jesus is the Servant who ministers to the physical and spiritual needs of His People.

In Luke Jesus is the Son of Man reflecting the physical image of God.

In John Jesus is the Son of God reflecting the spiritual image of God.

In Acts Jesus is the Resurrected and Ascended Savior who is the Founder and Foundation of His church, baptizing us into His body by the Holy Spirit.

In Romans Jesus is the Second Adam whose death on the cross provides justification and righteousness for all who place their faith in Him.

In 1 Corinthians Jesus is our Righteousness, our sanctification and our Redemption.

In 2 Corinthians Jesus is our Victory, our Lord, our Light, our Judge, our Reconciliation, our Substitute, our Gift and our Power.

In Galatians Jesus is our Savior and Deliverer from the curse of the Law.

In Ephesians Jesus is the Christ of Unsearchable riches.

In Philippians Jesus is the God who Supplies all our needs.

In Colossians Jesus is the Fullness of the Godhead in a Body.

In 1 and 2 Thessalonians Jesus is the Soon-Coming King of King and Lord of Lords.

In 1 and 2 Timothy Jesus is the Mediator between God and Man.

In Titus Jesus is our Faithful Pastor.

In Philemon Jesus is our Friend who sticks to us closer than a brother.

In Hebrews Jesus is the Blood of the everlasting covenant.

In James Jesus is the Great Physician.

In 1 and 2 Peter Jesus is the Chief Shepherd who is coming back to earth soon.

In 1,2 and 3 John Jesus is our Everlasting Love.

In Jude Jesus is the soon coming Judge.

And in Revelation Jesus is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lord’s coming back to arth to finish what He started in the Garden of Eden, and prove once and for all that He is God.

He is Noah’s Ark.

He is Abraham’s Ram.

He is Isaac’s Well.

He is Jacob’s Ladder.

He is Samuel’s Horn Of Oil.

He is David’s Slingshot.

He is Simon Peter's Solid Rock.

He is Paul’s Obsession.

He is John’s Pearly White City.

He is the Husband to the widow and the Father to the orphan.

He is a Rock in a weary land.

He is the Prince of Peace.

He is the Bright and Morning Star.

He is the Rose of Sharon.

He is the Lilly of the Valley.

He is the balm in Gilead.

He is the Word of God.

Jesus is God Almighty!

In Revelation 1:8, Jesus says, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, says the Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty”.1 John 1: 2, 14

Why did God become flesh?

1. To make an invisible God visible.

2. To make an unknown God know.

3. To make an impersonal God personal.

4. To make an unkillable God killable. (Death means separation not termination. ) On the cross Jesus said to the Father, “Why have you forsaken me?” At least for three hours of devil darkness on the cross Jesus was separated from the Father paying the penalty for our sins.

A Portrait of Christ

To the artist, He is the one altogether lovely - Song of Solomon 5:15

To the architect, He is the chief cornerstone - I Peter 2:6

To the astronomer, He is the sun of righteousness - Malachi 4:2

To the baker, He is the bread of life - John 6:35

To the banker, He is the hidden treasure - Matthew 13:44

To the builder, He is the sure foundation - Isaiah 28:16

To the carpenter, He is the door - John 10:7

To the doctor, He is the great physician - Jeremiah 8:22

To the educator, He is the great teacher - John 3:2

To the engineer, He is the new and living way - Hebrews 10:20

To the farmer, He is the sower and Lord of harvest - Luke 10:2

To the florist, He is the rose of Sharon - Song of Solomon 2:1

To the geologist, He is the rock of ages - I Corinthians 10:4

To the horticulturist, He is the true vine - John 15:1

To the judge, He is the only righteous judge of man - II Timothy 4:8

To the juror, He is the faithful and true witness - Revelation 3:14

To the jeweler, He is the pearl of great price - Matthew 13:46

To the lawyer, He is counselor, lawgiver, and true advocate - Isaiah 9:6

To the newspaper man, He is tidings of great joy - Luke 2:10

To the oculist, He is the light of the eyes - Proverbs 29:13

To the philanthropist, He is the unspeakable gift - II Corinthians 9:15

To the philosopher, He is the wisdom of God - I Corinthians 1:24

To the preacher, He is the Word of God - Revelation 19:13

To the sculptor, He is the living stone - 1 Peter 2:4

To the servant, He is the good master - Matthew 23:8-10

To the student, He is the incarnate truth - 1 John 5:6

To the theologian, He is the author and finisher of our faith - Hebrews 12:2

To the toiler, He is the giver of rest - Matthew 11:28

To the sinner, He is the Lamb of God who takes the sin away - John 1:29

To the Christian, He is the Son of the Living God, the Savior, the Redeemer, and the Loving Lord.

When life seems FUTILE, remember you are FERTILE

God, grant me the Serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the Courage to change the one I can, and the Wisdom to know it's me.

The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember...

Noah was a drunk.

Abraham was too old.

Isaac was a daydreamer.

Jacob was a liar.

Leah was ugly.

Moses had a stuttering problem plus he was a murderer.

Gideon was cowardly.

Samson was a HE-man with a distinct SHE-weakness.

Rahab was a prostitute.

Samuel was a little kid.

Jeremiah was a complaining prophet.

David at one time was an adulterous murderer.

Elijah was depressed and suicidal.

Isaiah preached naked.

Jonah ran from God.

Naomi was a widow.

Job went bankrupt.

Amos was an illiterate.

John the Baptist ate bugs.

Peter denied Christ.

The Disciples fell asleep while praying.

Martha worried about everything.

The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once.

Zaccheus was too small.

Lydia was a busy business lady.

Paul was a Jewish religious bigot.

Timothy had an ulcer...AND

LAZARUS WAS DEAD

No more excuses now. God can use you to your full potential.

The Ultimate Prodigal

"Jesus is like the prodigal son ready to return to His Father's house

For is not Christ the true prodigal?
Thirty years ago He left His Father's eternal mansion and went off into the foreign country of this world and began to spend Himself,
dispensing with infinite prodigality the divine riches of power and wisdom,
and bestowing with heavenly liberality the divine gifts of pardon and mercy.
And so now He sets back on the road to His Father's house.".

A Rose Bud

A new preacher was walking with an older more seasoned preacher in the garden one day and the younger preacher, feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was inquiring of the older preacher. The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher and told him to open it without tearing off any petals.

The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older preacher and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his wanting to know the WILL OF GOD for his life and for his ministry. Because of his high respect for the older preacher, he proceeded to TRY to unfold the rose, while keeping every petal intact it wasn't long before he realized how impossible it was to do so. Noticing the younger preacher's inability to unfold the rosebud while keeping it intact, the older preacher began to recite the following poem.

"It is only a tiny rosebud, a flower of God's design;

but I cannot unfold the petals with these clumsy hands of mine.

The secret of unfolding flowers is not known to such as I.

GOD opens this flower so sweetly, when in my hands they die.

If I cannot unfold a rosebud this flower of God's design.

Then how can I have the wisdom to unfold this life of mine?

So I'll trust in Him for leading each moment of my day.

I will look to him for His guidance each step of the pilgrim way.

The pathway that lies before me, only my Heavenly Father knows.

I'll trust Him to unfold the moments, just as He unfolds the rose"

HAVE A SPLENDID LIFE!!!