JOURNAL=4-23-15=THE AUTHOR OF LIFE

JOURNAL=4-23-15=THE AUTHOR OF LIFE “I AM the LIVING BREAD that came down from heaven;WHOEVER eats this bread will live FOREVER” John 6:51 HAVE you ever felt so down and out physically that you felt that you could not go on? I HAVE-HAVE you ever felt so depressed or spiritually barren that you felt you could not go on-I have-IN fact-there was a time many years ago that I felt ALL three-all at the same time IT is a TRIBUTE to our God-and my LORD AND SAVIOR-Jesus Christ-that I am here today-and thriving in life-MAYBE still not great physically-but thriving spiritually and emotionally-MY GOD-the AUTHOR of LIFE has nourished me back to life and has TAUGHT me what is important in life-and contrary to popular opinion-it has NOTHING to do with wealth or materialism-THAT is NOT what makes you HAPPY in life-it is the GIVING and RECEIVING of LOVE on this journey we CALL LIFE Dear Lord-I THANK YOU for my earthly family-and I thank you for my larger heavenly family-DEAR LORD-thank you for nourishing me in past years WHEN I so desperately needed it-thank you for nourishing me now-and thank you for SUSTAINING US for all of ETERNITY Dear God-DEAR JESUS-you are the BREAD OF LIFE-you SUSTAIN ME it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in OUR LORD'S LOVE for us and a GREAT DAY to say thank you to GOD-the AUTHOR of ALL OF LIFE THE AUTHOR OF LIFE Do you know What an AUTHOR is The word “author” is defined as “One who originates or creates; SOURCE” And that is WHAT our God is THE SOURCE The CREATOR of this world And I have to wonder How he FEELS about us In today's world BEGINNING with Adam-us men- have made a mess Out of this world And with the example of HIS SON-Jesus Christ He showed us HOW to get things right The PERFECT LAMB The perfect example For us on how to live OUR GOD Is THE AUTHOR of life His Son-Jesus Is the perfect example of How to live With PERFECT love With perfect forgiveness And with perfect kindness “The heavens declare The glory of God The skies proclaim The work Of his hand Day after day They pour forth speech Night after night They display knowledge There is no speech Or language Where their voice Is not heard The voice goes out Into ALL the earth the words To the end Of the world” Psalm 19:1-4 The earth was made perfect BY GOD So that we could LIVE on it and in it In fact The only thing On this earth That is not perfect is us-human beings And God In the FORM of his SON The perfect example SHOWED us how to live A life out of LOVE For our God Is the God Of PERFECT ORDER NOT the author of confusion The way this world Exists today “FOR GOD is NOT the author Of confusion But of peace As in ALL churches of the saints” 1 Corinthians 14:33 Think about it The SAINTS are GOD'S PEOPLE too And they got it ALMOST perfect-like Christ- Our God did We can do better We can make God THE AUTHOR OF ALL LIFE PROUD of us-yet again “And being made perfect He became the AUTHOR Of eternal salvation Unto all them That obey him” Hebrews 5:9 All we have to do Is LISTEN to our God And obey him And look to our model His Son-Jesus Christ In how to act “THIS is the covenant That I will make With the House of Israel I will put my law In their inward parts And WRITE it In their heart And I will be THEIR GOD And they shall be MY PEOPLE” Jeremiah 31:33 (repeated in Hebrews 8:10) So let us get it RIGHT ONCE AGAIN As they did After the Resurrection Let us listen To our God Let us obey And FOLLOW the example of Christ So that we can make Our God THE AUTHOR OF LIFE NOT only proud of his creation The earth But PROUD of HIS people ONCE AGAIN Robert P. Wallman 5-8-14 4-23-15