JOHN THE BAPTIST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUNE 24^th, 2012

 

 

JOHN THE BAPTIST

 

 

Today is the feast

Of Jesus’ cousin, John

He was a forerunner

To Jesus’ message

Of peace and love

But he taught

In a way

Of fire and brimstone

 

He tried to

Prepare the way

For Jesus

He tried

To do what is right

He was rewarded

For his efforts

By someone

Cutting off his head

 

John had many followers

He even baptized Jesus

He was Jesus’ cousin

He was Jesus’

Forerunner in love

 

Robert P. Wallman

6-24-06

 

Ps        “Then Jesus came from Galilee

              To the Jordan to be baptized by John

              But John tried to deter him saying,

 

             “I need to be baptized by you

              And do you come to me?”

 

              Jesus replied,

 

              “Let it be so now

                It is proper for us

                To do this to fulfill all righteousness”

 

                Then John consented

 

               As soon as Jesus was baptized

               He went up out of the water

               At that moment-heaven was opened

               And he saw the SPIRIT OF GOD

               Descending like a dove and lighting on him

               And a voice from heaven said,

 

               “This is my Son-whom I love

                With him I am well pleased”                                               Matthew 3:13-17

 

BE A LIGHT=IN TODAY'S WORLD

 

BE A LIGHT=IN TODAY'S WORLD

We live in CONFLICTING-

Disappointing times=in which

There is NO PUBLIC UNITY

Where we can't even AGREE

On a leader=we can't LOOK

To political people

For SPIRITUAL DIRECTION

We need to be THE VOICE=

The voice for the world

WE need to be the LIGHT

IN OUR DARKNESS

“If you remove

From your midst oppression=

False accusation

And malicious speech

If you BESTOW

Your bread on the hungry

And SATISFY the afflicted

The LIGHT shall rise

For you in

The darkness

And the gloom

Shall BECOME for you

Like midday”                                                                                                            Isaiah 58:9-10

ISAIAH tells us today

That when we are CONFRONTED

By HUMAN SUFFERING

Our call is NOT

To look to another

To fix it all

Our call is to

LEAVE our comfort zone=

STEP FORWARD

For the NEEDY=and embrace

Our brothers and sisters

In Christ

BE THE LIGHT=

In this world-

Be the light

In this dark dark world

“The Lord wraps himself-

IN LIGHT=

As with a garment

He stretches out

The heavens

Like a tent”                                                                                                            Psalm 104:2

“The people

Walking in darkness

Have seen a GREAT LIGHT”                                                                            Isaiah 9:2

“This is the verdict=

LIGHT has come

Into the world

But people loved darkness

Instead of LIGHT=

Because their deeds

Were evil”                                                                                                             John 3:19

With the election=coming up

This year=there seems

NO END

To the political talk

We LIVE in a spiritually

Barren time=NO MATTER

Who wins the

Upcoming election

We were born to FIGHT

GOD'S BATTLES=and there is

NOTHING stopping us from

Being that LIGHT

In Matthew=chapter 5

Jesus gives us the BEATITUDES=

And he tells us

We are BLESSED

“BLESSED are

The PURE in heart

For they will see God”                                                                                     Matthew 5:8

This year=no matter

What else happens=

It is TIME for us

To step forward=and

BE=LIGHT

To our country=and our world

In the name of Jesus=and OUR FATHER=our ONGOING LIGHT

Robert P. Wallman

2-8-20 and 8-03-2023 and 6-24-2026

Ps         INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Amy Welborn

ONLY GOD=THE RESTORER OF LOST THINGS!

 

 

 

 

 

WITNESS

 

 

6-8-13

 

 

ONLY GOD---The Restorer of Lost Things

 

Only God

 

Who Can Restore Lost Things

Who or what can restore a broken soul

Only God

 

In a world

That breaks us down

A world

That leaves us cold

A world that breaks us in two

Tell me God

What can we do

 

For every million out there

That can heal a broken body

There is only one

Who can restore a broken soul

 

ONLY GOD can do it

ONLY GOD

Can restore a broken soul

 

“Restore to me

The joy of your salvation

And grant me a willing spirit

To sustain me”                                                                 Psalm 51:12                          

 

Restore my heart

Oh Lord

Restore my soul

 

For all those out there

Who can heal a broken body

It is only you Oh LORD

Only you

Who can heal a broken soul

 

So Lord

For ALL of us out here

Broken in so many ways

But this world can break you---Oh Lord

You know that all too well

What are we to do

 

Create in me a clean heart

Oh Lord

And put

A NEW AND RIGHT SPIRIT  within me

 

RESTORE MY SOUL

 

 

Robert P. Wallman

6-12-11 and 6-23-2026

 

 

Ps        WITNESS        6-8-13

 

“He RESTORES my soul-he guides me in paths of righteousness

For his name’s sake”                                                                                       Psalm 23:3

 

“Brothers-if someone is caught in a sin-you who are spiritual

Should RESTORE him gently

 

But watch yourself-or also may be tempted-

CARRY each other’s burdens-and in this way-

You will FULFILL the law of Christ”                                                            

Galatians 6:1-2

 

 

MISC         WITNESS        8-8-14

 

 

3-7-15=6-13-2026

 

 

JUST AS I AM!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUNE 23^rd, 2012

 

 

JUST AS I AM

 

 

Just as I am

I come before you

My head bowed

And on my way to my knees

 

I would confess all my weaknesses

To you

But you already know

So what’s the point

 

Just as I am

You always loved me

Just as I am

I know you always will

 

I would perfect myself

If I could

But you already accepted me

Just as I am

 

Just as I am

You always loved me

Just as I am

I know you always will

 

I know you will

Love me

Just as I am

 

You love me

Just as I am

 

Robert P. Wallman

6-12-06

 

Ps        God loves ALL his children

           

            “I AM the true vine, and my FATHER is the gardener”                     John 15:1

 

            “I AM the way and the truth and the life

             No one comes to the Father except through me”                               John 14:6

 

             “Jesus said to her,

             “I AM the resurrection and the life

              He who believes in me will live

              Even though he dies;

              And whoever lives and believes in me

              Will never die

               Do you believe this?”                                                                  John 11:25 & 26

            

    

FOR ANOTHER DAY!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUNE 21^st, 2012

 

 

FOR ANOTHER DAY

 

 

For another day

I would say anything

I would do anything

I would promise anything

For another day

 

For another day of life

I would promise anything

And I would do my best

To keep that promise

For another day

 

For another day

With my Mom

For another day-with my dad

For another day

With my family

I would do anything

 

For another day

With my friends

For another day

For all mankind

I would say anything

I would promise anything

For another day

 

And I would do my best

To keep that promise

 

For God

For family

For my friends

For all people everywhere

 

I would promise anything

I would do anything

For life

For another day

 

FOR ANOTHER DAY

 

Robert P. Wallman

9-06-06

 

Ps      “Sing to the Lord-praise his name

           Proclaim his salvation DAY after DAY”                       Psalm 96:2

 

          “Therefore we do NOT lose heart 

           Though outwardly we are wasting away

           We are being renewed Day by DAY                         2 Corinthians 4:16

 

           “This is the DAY the Lord has made

             Let us be glad and rejoice in it”                               Psalm 118:24

 

IT'S NOT EASY=TO BE A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST

 

IT'S NOT EASY

(TO BE A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST)

It wasn't easy

To be a follower of Christ

Two thousand years ago

In fact

It could cost you 

Your very life

And often did

TODAY-unless we are

In a foreign land

It is not likely to cost us

Our life

Yet it can cost us-

You and me-a great deal

“Peter began to say to Jesus,

'We have given up everything

And followed you'”                                                                      Mark 10:28

Today-it is MORE likely

To cost in terms

Of our finances

Or the TIME we devote

To our ministry

But what about

The less tangible ways

WHAT are the costs

Well we

Shouldn't be judging others

And we shouldn't be gossiping

About our neighbor

And we shouldn't be OVERLY CRITICAL

Of others or ourselves

And we shouldn't be RETURNING

Harsh words or hatred to others

WHEN they have mistreated us

So there are COSTS

To carrying the cross

Just as there were great costs

To Jesus and his disciples

“The BEGINNING of wisdom 

Is this:  GET WISDOM

Though it cost ALL you have-

GET UNDERSTANDING”                                                               Proverbs 4:7

IT'S NOT EASY

To be a FOLLOWER of Christ

“Then Jesus said to his disciples,

'WHOEVER wants to be

My disciple

MUST deny themselves

And TAKE UP the cross

And follow me

For whoever wants 

To SAVE their life

Will lose it

And whoever loses their life

For me

WILL FIND IT”                                                                                 Matthew 16:24-25

I found myself

I found MY LIFE

I found my PURPOSE

For living

In being a FOLLOWER of Christ

No-it has not been easy

It is a CONSTANT CHALLENGE

To KEEP God and Christ

Number ONE in your life

It's hard

To be a follower of Christ

And we are

NEVER going to be perfect at it

Maybe-not even good at it

But every day-

WE get a NEW OPPORTUNITY

A fresh opportunity

To be strengthened

By OUR FAITH

And by God's and Christ's GRACE

And by our community

To GROW CLOSER to God

Dear Lord-the REWARDS

Of your LOVE AND GRACE

Are worth the COST

In Jesus' name

Robert P. Wallman

5-24-16 and 6-22-2026

Ps        INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Melanie Rigney

A FATHER SHOULD BE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUNE 15^th, 2012

 

 

A FATHER SHOULD BE

 

 

A father should be

A source of inspiration

For his child

 

A father should try

To be a sign of

Love, honesty, and hope

 

A father should be

Fun to be with

For his child

 

A father should be

A disciplinarian

For his child-when he has to be

 

A father should know

That more than

The material things

He brings his family

It’s the intrinsic values

That he teaches children

That are most important

 

A father should know

He will fall short

From time to time

 

Most of all

A father should know

That we love him

No matter what

And it is up to his children

To tell him so

 

Happy Father’s Day!

 

Robert P. Wallman

6-07-06

 

Ps        “Honor your father and your mother

             So that you may live long

             In the land your God

             Is giving you”                                                    Exodus 20:12

 

            “A father to the fatherless

              A defender of widows

              Is God in his holy dwelling”                                  Psalm 68:5

 

            “This, then, is how you should pray:

            

                    Our Father in heaven

                    Hallowed be your name……………”                   Matthew 6:9