It’s Over?

December 28, 2019December 24, 2019 / Mark Brady / Leave a comment

Charlie 26 Christmas is over, at least the actual day.
Don’t throw out the Spirit of Christmas in anyway.
But let the Spirit of Christmas last into the new year,
and live your life with joy, and without any fear.

Continue to smile as through your day you go,
give cheerfully to those in need, even if their names you don’t know.
Be nice to your family, and show that you really do care,
you don’t want to spread hate, especially there.

Jesus gave it all up to be born unto you,
He came for more than just one day, in fact with us to spend eternity through.
Continue to believe in him, accept him despite what you hear and see,
cling to him when times are hard and you just don’t know what will be.

Jesus is your Savior, your Comforter, your Prince of Peace,
Your Counselor, your mighty God, so much more than a Christmas wreath!
So as you clean up from the actual Christmas day,
I beg you not to throw away the Spirit of Christmas, in any way.

“I’m Pregnant”

December 25, 2019December 26, 2019 / Mark Brady / Leave a comment

Charlie 25 I love the Virgin Mary’s story. She was so brave. You see the simple truth is, she loved God more than she feared what others thought. There’s a whole sermon right there. Pass the offering plate and call it Sunday!

Mary, a virgin, was a pure vessel for the Son of God to be placed in. And because she first loved God, she had no problem loving and taking care of his Son, Jesus.

Oh may I always be a clean vessel for the Son of God to take full time residence in. May I too be able to announce, “I’m pregnant!” If you have ever seen me you know I look like I’m 8 months pregnant, but I’m trying to work on that. May I always care about his words, his way of life, and his promise to live forever, more than I am concerned about what man thinks.

In this blog, I write the words I feel God has placed in my heart to help you, inspire you, to grow in your relationship with him. A friend of mine once said,

“I don’t need to read your blog, because I don’t have a relationship with God.” I responded, “Sure you do. It’s just not a good one!”

Whether you believe in God or not today, I pray wherever you are in life, you start to. Because ya know what? God believes in you. He made you, he loves you, and he wants to have a conversation with you, about you. He cares so much for you, he gave you his only Son, to die so that you may live. That’s what Christmas is all about. All the other stuff is just a way to celebrate God’s perfect love.

Today is Christmas. Merry Christmas to all of my regular, and irregular readers. I’ll let you decide which you are. I love you all, and appreciate you so very much. You’re in my prayers. I mainly pray your relationship with God will grow. (laughing) May you too, become pregnant.

To Know

December 21, 2019 / Mark Brady / Leave a comment

Charlie 219 To know unconditional love;
is to know God.
To know real forgiveness;
is to know Jesus.
To know perfect direction;
is to know the Holy Spirit.

To know pure laughter;
is to know true friends.
To know great joy;
is to know a child.
To know time;
is to know an elderly person.

To know gratitude;
is to feed the hungry.
To know security;
is to clothe the naked.
To know health;
is to visit the sick.

To know peace;
is to know contentment.
To know lasting hope;
is to know faith.
To know wisdom;
is to know the Word of God.

The End, of the Christmas Story

December 18, 2019December 17, 2019 / Mark Brady / 3 Comments

red-cross “I’m so far in debt. It’s so stressful. I can’t wait for it all to be over!”

Jesus paid your debt, blood came out of his pores, and he said, “It is finished.”

The single mother unfortunately, was talking about Christmas.

Jesus’ actions, and what he said, was about dying, for the forgiveness of your sins.

No Plan “B”

December 14, 2019December 10, 2019 / Mark Brady / 2 Comments

NoPlanB-01 What if Mary had said, “No” to God when he asked her to have his Son? After all, many have said, “No” to God perhaps out of fear, or not wanting to risk, or sacrifice anything. Did He have a plan “B”? Was there an understudy waiting in the wings for her big chance?

I heard a story of a man who grew up very different from the rest of his family. You see, they all went to the same church, but the others, in his family, resisted when God tried to change them from the inside out. They evidently, just wanted enough of Jesus to escape hell. He wondered, and so did those who heard his story of the way his family treated him and others, how, or why he didn’t turn out like them. His father passed away, and as he was walking through the now empty house, he felt God’s Spirit whisper to him, “While you were growing up in this house, I kept my hand tight around your heart, because I knew one day, you would give it to me.”

“So God, who knows the heart,…”
Acts 15:8 (NKJV)

God knew He didn’t need a plan “B”, because He knew Mary would agree to his will. God knew Mary’s heart belonged to him, so Christmas went off without a hitch, and the rest of God’s plan did as well. What, or who have you given your heart to?

CSI

December 11, 2019December 9, 2019 / Mark Brady / Leave a comment

Charlie 89 I used to drive fast. I mean, really fast, or perhaps I should say, “stupidly fast!” In the early eighties, in Massachusetts, I was driving my Chevette. Okay, you can stop laughing now. As I was going up a hill and into a sharp turn to my left I saw a car coming fast, straight for me in my lane. It was going to be a head on collision and I said to myself, Oh this is going to hurt! But right before the point of impact I shut my eyes hard, and screamed, “Oh God!”

My car kept moving around the bend in the road, but my body moved back into the seat and then forward. I remember thinking, what? When I looked in my rear view mirror, the car was so close behind me I couldn’t see the license plate. Did the other car go through me?

If you could go back and examine the scenes of your life. The ones that astounded you, surprised you, or perhaps hurt you the most. You might be compelled to look for clues to answer those nagging, lingering questions like, “How did this happen?”

If you could dust the scene for finger prints to find out who all was involved, you know like a crime scene investigator, would it surprise you if you detected God’s fingerprints?

Not that He was the one who did the damage, but that He was there. Most likely keeping you from being killed, or injured more severely. Perhaps it was him who got you out of there or got you help in a timely manner. How many times have you shared your story and have actually heard people respond something like, “Wow, God was definitely with you.”

I think we will all be surprised when we learn, how involved in our lives, God was. Either he did it because he loves those who call him Father, or he did it hoping you would feel his love and involvement and choose to love him back. Either way, he loved!

“The Lord your God is in your midst;
he is a warrior who can deliver.
He takes great delight in you;
he renews you by his love;
he shouts for joy over you.”
Zephaniah 3:17 (NET Bible)

Knowing Jesus

December 7, 2019December 4, 2019 / Mark Brady / Leave a comment

Christmas 19c There is a popular Christmas song, which I love, “Mary, Did You Know?” A few years ago I turned the words around and wrote a blog post titled, “When did Mary Know?” (12/20/15)

Like how did she know he could turn water into wine before she asked him to? When did she know he could heal the sick and set the captive free? Or walk on water, and feed 5000 men?

I can picture Mary with Jesus on her lap talking, asking questions, and then Mary sitting at Jesus’ feet as he shared stories of the creation, and from the Old Testament. I think she knew because she had spent a lot of time with God’s Son. She knew him, but more importantly, she believed in him.

Imagine what you would ask Jesus to do if you really knew him. Would you ask him to heal you, a friend or a family member? What about heal your finances, or your broken relationships? Would you ask for a better job, food, or a place to live of your own? My point isn’t to get things from Jesus, but believing in him enough to ask. Knowing that he could if that was best for you.

Sometimes it’s better to go through something than to be delivered from it.

It is good to spend time with Jesus no matter your circumstances. This Christmas, I pray you find time to sit and just hang out with him. Put on some Christmas music too. After all, He is the reason for the season.

‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.’ Matthew 15:9 J.B. Phillips New Testament

Don’t just worship Jesus because it’s Christmas, and don’t get caught up in the hustle and bustle of it all, because it will be over before you know it. And so will your life, and after that you’ll have lots of time to spend with Jesus, oh, if you accepted him when you were on earth.

Knowing Jesus intimately, is the greatest gift you can give yourself, and others all year long.

Low on Love

December 4, 2019December 2, 2019 / Mark Brady / Leave a comment

Charlie 800 They didn’t get enough love,
so they act ugly to you and me.
Their words hurt, and penetrate
their actions hinder us from being free.

Pull their dip stick, and I bet its low,
no wonder, in their life, love doesn’t flow.
They too probably got hurt years ago,
their stained by evil but it doesn’t show.

When you encounter one, it can catch you off guard,
like a snake striking from the weeds the bite hits hard.
Don’t hate them back, for further harm will be done,
instead, pray for them, and try to lead them to the One.

The One, Jesus, can heal their hurts and sooth their pain,
and he knows when it happened, because he knows their name.
He wants to see them set free, accept his love and be all healed up,
because they were once low on love, but now love, can be overflowing their cup.

brady, mark a.

Words to inspire you

Month: December 2019

It’s Over?

“I’m Pregnant”

“I don’t need to read your blog, because I don’t have a relationship with God.” I responded, “Sure you do. It’s just not a good one!”

To Know

The End, of the Christmas Story

No Plan “B”

“So God, who knows the heart,…”
Acts 15:8 (NKJV)

CSI

If you could dust the scene for finger prints to find out who all was involved, you know like a crime scene investigator, would it surprise you if you detected God’s fingerprints?

Knowing Jesus

Sometimes it’s better to go through something than to be delivered from it.

Knowing Jesus intimately, is the greatest gift you can give yourself, and others all year long.

Low on Love

“I don’t need to read your blog, because I don’t have a relationship with God.” I responded, “Sure you do. It’s just not a good one!”

“So God, who knows the heart,…” Acts 15:8 (NKJV)

If you could dust the scene for finger prints to find out who all was involved, you know like a crime scene investigator, would it surprise you if you detected God’s fingerprints?

Sometimes it’s better to go through something than to be delivered from it.

Knowing Jesus intimately, is the greatest gift you can give yourself, and others all year long.

“So God, who knows the heart,…”
Acts 15:8 (NKJV)