Equality

Everyday in America we find so many  people still stuck on stupid when it comes to equal rights. If you had a chance to see the movie the Bible.  You were able to get a good idea of how God intended
for everyone around the world to be free.

Psalm 55:11-13

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹¹ Destruction is in its midst;
Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets.

¹² For it is not an enemy who reproaches me;to
Then I could bear it.
Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me;
Then I could hide from him.
¹³ But it was you, a man my equal,
My companion and my acquaintance




We develop our social attitudes at home with our family's    Today as a random act of kindness step out of your comfort zone let someone know we are all created equal in God's eyes.

Critical Thinking

Maren Sanchez

At the College level Critical Thinking is taught at many Universities. This course should begin at home in our society.

Genesis 40:14

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¹⁴ But remember me when it is well with you, and please show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house. 

In our homes we should begin critical thinking with the 10 commandments.  Just start with 1 commandment. Honor thy Father and Mother. If our young people heard just this one we would have less senseless deaths like Maren Sanchez. Who was killed on the day of her prom.
As a random act of kindness today share just one commandment with a family member. If it is Honor thy Father let them know the Father is God. Be a Blessing give a Blessing!

TGIF

 Thank God I am blessed and highly Favored.

Merciful Jesus

Job 10:12-13

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¹² You have granted me life and favor,
And Your care has preserved my spirit.

¹³ ‘And these things You have hidden in Your heart;
I know that this was with You:

 No matter what you have experience this week.  When you live in God's circle of love and obedience you know that favor is a given. Today as a random act of

kindness let someone know about the gift of Favor.  Be Blessed and pass on a Blessing!

Earth Day

This is what I consider down to earth and what earth day is all about

The this the day the Lord had made let us rejoice and be glad in it.

9yr old Willie Myrick

Genesis 1:1-8

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The History of Creation

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ² The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was^[a] on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

³ Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. ⁴ And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. ⁵ God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.
⁶ Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” ⁷ Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. ⁸ And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.

Willie Myrick was kidnapped from his driveway on March 31,2014.  He sang
Hezekiah Walker, Every Praise until the kidnapper released him. That is awsome and down to earth.

That is the Lord working out. Today as you perform  a random act of kindness be a Blessing give a Blessing.

https://youtu.be/sfgU4qfrU7M
 

Good

Today is good day for you! It's all good it's all God! Today is not the day to be nickle dime slick.  Some people think that life is purely luck and not the goodness of God. If you open up your eyes this morning say thank you Jesus.

Psalm 34:8-14

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⁸ Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
⁹ Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints!
There is no want to those who fear Him.
¹⁰ The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.

¹¹ Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
¹² Who is the man who desires life,
And loves many days, that he may see good?
¹³ Keep your tongue from evil,
And your lips from speaking deceit.
¹⁴ Depart from evil and do good;

Seek peace and pursue God today as you perform a random

 act of kindness pass on the goodness you have received. Be a Blessing give a Blessing.
https://youtu.be/0suo4DmFZ0s?list=PL6K2jRmHfcFCfReC_6xTHrBVr6l7WQiDG
 

Ressurection

As we ended the lent season you should have an better understanding of why God sent his only son Jesus Christ to deliver his message. By day 3 he walk away from his grave. He's tough , no one could contain him.

⁷ And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.”
 Matthew 28:6-9

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⁶ He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. ⁷ And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.”

⁸ So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.

⁹ And as they went to tell His disciples,^[a] beho ld, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. 

As you perform a random act of kindness today let someone know Jesus Christ died just for you. We can all resurrect our life thru Jesus Christ.

Enemy

Jesus Christ Carrying the Cross

The negative thoughts in your mind can disable you. Don't be your own worst enemy
Before Jesus death it was very important for him to get with his disciples to communicate messages from God.

Matthew 24:2-6

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² And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age

³ Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
⁴ And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. ⁵ For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. ⁶ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all^[a] these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Jesus gave us a powerful message. As you perform a random act of kindness. Make sure you are not  deceiving yourself.  Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy

Hatred

 Exodus 2:23-24

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²³ Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. ²⁴ So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob

Authorities say hate motivate shooting in Kansas

Sunday as Christians celebrate Palm Sunday and Jewish observe Passover. Frazier Glenn Miller 73 represent years of hate and ignorance by shooting and killing 4 Jews.
Amazing is that God will forgive him of all of his hateful sins. One can only imagine how many family members he has influence with his hateful thoughts.
I hope you can see how important it is to  include God in
our daily living. Especially within our homes.

Even Jesus Christ prior to death encountered betrayal
and hate. As a random act of kindness let someone know we are gifted with the love of God. Be a Blessing give a Blessing!

Guideance

Today in our society many adults don't realize the importance of parenting. Some parents think that their child will figure it out about their future. Or the disrespect young people have for their parents and society.



Suffer the Children

Ephesians 6:1-4

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Children and Parents

6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ² “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: ³ “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”^[a]

⁴ And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord

Some parents think that if I feed and cloth my child I'm done. That is far from the truth. I love using today's headlines to show how important it is to use God in every day
living. That does not mean all Preacher kids are Angels. 


  The fun part of  becoming a parent is the romance and sex. After the birth of this precious bundle of joy that is when the party begins.  You have work to do.  How we act and live our lives has a huge impact on our children. Ask yourself do you deserve to be honored by anyone. If we accept God into our lives he can help all of us in the development of our children. It's one thing to take your child to church . It's a whole new ball game when you practice what you preach and teach. As a parent we have so many do not's  like, don't drink and drive,don't tex and drive, don't lie,steel,cheat and kill.

Chicago street gangs

To incorporate God into your family start with the 10 commandments that is a great conversation piece. It gives all of us something to think about.  As a random act of kindness if you know someone old or young give them a copy of the 10 commandments. Be a Blessing give a Blessing!
https://youtu.be/3CiqqyoX7gA

Good Friday!



This is the day Jesus Christ the Prince of Peace was crucified. Yes Jesus did what he set out to do. He delivered the message sent by God.

Matthew 27:35-38

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³⁵ Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots,^[a] that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:

“They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.”^[b]

³⁷ And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him:³⁶ Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.

THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

³⁸ Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left. 

At the end of the day can you forgive like God has forgiven you. As a random act of kindness remind someone God has forgiven us for all of our sins.  Be a Blessing give a Blessing!




OJays

Enjoy Stairway to Heaven.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-ojays/id67816

Betray

This is an important moment during the Lent season.

 Matthew 27:1-5

Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate

27 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death. ² And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius^[a] Pilate the governor.

Judas Hangs Himself

³ Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, ⁴ saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”
And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”
⁵ Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.

In a lifetime we have witness the act of Betrayal  either as the Betrayer or Betrayee.  It is not a good feeling especially if you are on the receiving end.

 As a random act if you have wrong somebody try to make it right by forgiving. Be a Blessing  give a Blessing of forgivness!
https://youtu.be/lN26jw53c0M

Yolanda Adams The Battle is not yours

Faith

Days before Jesus death he gathered his disciples and many followers to repeat the importance of having faith in God and not in the world.

Matthew 15:34-38

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³⁴ Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”
And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
³⁵ So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. ³⁶ And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude. ³⁷ So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left. ³⁸ Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

Even some of Jesus Disciples wondered how they would feed
over four thousand with seven loaves of bread and a few fish.
God wanted everyone to realize at that moment and even today he can make a way when it seems like their is no way.

Over the last 30 years American's have witness corporate America cut salaries,downsize and outsource. I experience a 40% cut in pay and a daughter in college.  For me I put my faith in God not man. God does not want you to fail.

 Today if you know someone that is experiencing a personal setback as a random act of kindness be encouraging . Be a Blessing and let them know God is their source and supply.

Spring Cleaning

Archbishop Gregory

2.2 Million dollar mansion

Proverbs 15:27

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²⁷ He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
But he who hates bribes will live

From the Vatican Pope Francis is doing a little spring cleaning here in Atlanta.
Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta will have to do a
little downsizing.  Come on Archbishop Gregory
God said he will take care of all our needs not our greed . If Pope Francis has fired over 500 Priest for  mistreating children. You should have seen this one coming Archbishop. If you were Baptist or Methodist maybe, but you can not live like a Rock Star on Pope Francis watch. There is a new sheriff in town. Pope Francis.
Like the Archbishop we all have dreams. It might not be a 6,196 sq foot home like Archbishop Gregory home picture above. God want's us to dream and use common sense. He said Ask and you shall have.Seek and you shall find.Matthew7:7 Today as a random act of kindness let someone know the skills needed to live and prosper. Be Bless and seek the kingdom of God!

 

Knowledge

Jesus was on a mission to provide everyone with the knowledge he received from God.

Genesis 2:9

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⁹ And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Kwasi Enin

Long Island Student Kwasi Enin Gets Accepted To All 8 Ivy League ...

It's tough enough to get into one Ivy League school. But all eight? That's what happened to Kwasi Enin, a student at William Floyd High School in..

As a senior at William Floyd High School in Mastic, NY Enin ranks number 11 in his class, and scored 2,250 out of 2,400 points on his SAT, which puts him in the 99th percentile for African-American students in the country, reports USA Today.
An all-around achiever, the son of Ghanaian immigrants, will have completed 11 Advanced Placement classes by the time he graduates this spring. He also sings in the schools a capella group and volunteers at his local hospital.
Nancy Winkler, Enin's guidance counselor says, "I've never seen anything like it in my 15 years as a high school counselor. He's going to be a leader in whatever he chooses."

Many people lack the desire for knowledge educationally and spiritually when it comes to their personal life.  I notice at my class reunion the one's that kept the  desire to grow educationally and spiritually had the bigger pay check.   I just love Kwasi Enin desire for knowledge. He represents God's tree of good. I am sure his Ghanaian parents has played a pivotal role in his desire to learn.

Some Americans tend to take our valuable resources of education for granted. As parents we have a moral obligation to develop and encourage our children to exceed. Every child will not be a Kwasi Enin but every young person deserves to have options.  As a random act of kindness tell someone they to have the power to achieve.  You might have to explain to them they have to put in time. In the end it's worth it.  Be a Blessing. Give a Blessing!

Home

We have all heard home is where the heart is.  Home is also where Jesus preached and where we should begin our daily prayers for direction.

Matthew 8:14-16

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Bishop Desmond Tutu

¹⁴ And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
¹⁵ And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
¹⁶ When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

Desmond Tutu

Also Listed In: Spiritual & Religious Leaders

Famous as: Outspoken critic of apartheid
Nationality: South African
religion: Anglican/Episcopalian
Born on: 07 October 1931    Famous 7th October Birthdays
Zodiac Sign: Libra    Famous Libras
Born in: Klerksdorp
father: Zachariah Tutu
mother: Aletta
Spouse: Leah Nomalizo Tutu
children: Trevor Thamsanqa, Theresa Thandeka, Naomi Nontombi, Mpho Andrea
education: King's College London, University of South Africa (1954), St. Martin's School
Founder/Co-Founder: Tutu Foundation for Development and Relief
Works & Achievements: South African activist, Noble Prize winner, former archbishop of Cape Town
awards: 1987 - Pacem in Terris Award
1992 - Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award
2010 - Nautilus Book AwardWithin all families especially my family after Spiritual their are so many other subjects we need to talk about . Never assume  someone knows right from wrong. As a random act of kindness begin a good conversation in your home. Be Bless! Have a good spiritual conversation with a love one. It's free and good for the soul

God is trying to tell you something.
https://youtu.be/nQ8XkY6Too0

Equality anf Justice

I hope everyone has grasp the idea God wants Equality and Justice for all. Yes that was an important
message Jesus Christ had to deliver to all. That is the same message we should be seeking and delivering today.

Psalm 82:3

King James Version (KJV)

³ Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Best Known For

Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the United States (1977-81) and later was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

FYI, there are two cities in the entire world that have 2 Noble Peace Prize winners. Atlanta Georgia

(President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Martin Luther King) .  Johannesburg South Africa.( Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela.

All 4 Nobel Prize winners like Jesus Christ were seeking Equality and Justice for All. 

Today as a random act kindness let someone know that they are entitle to the goodness of God.

Be Bless and give a Blessing!

 

Living

Are you living or existing? Have you discovered your purpose in life like Jesus Christ and Martin Luther King. Are you being led in life  like a puppet on a string.  Don't get me wrong after God we all have someone or something to answer too like career, family or addictions.

Matthew 6:6-9

King James Version (KJV)

⁶ But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
⁷ But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
⁸ Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
⁹ After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name

Dick Gregory

Dick Gregory stated " The secret of being happy is doing things for other people".  You said a mouthful there Mr. Gregory. Dick Gregory dedicated most of his life exposing social injustices taking place in America.  That is a great gift of giving, thank you! Like Jesus Christ he knew he had work to do.
Today if you are just existing with no purpose. Just Pray and ask God for direction.  Like Mr.Gregory said do something for somebody is a good feeling.  As a random act of kindness start with a family member. Be a Blessing give a Blessing!






 

Purpose

As always before Jesus death he was preparing his disciples to deliver a message from God.

Matthew 10:1-7

King James Version (KJV)

10 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

² Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
³ Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
⁴ Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
⁵ These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
⁶ But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
⁷ And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Martin Luther King Assasssintion  April 4,1968

King on death

King received death threats constantly due to his prominence in the civil rights movement. As a consequence of these threats, he confronted death constantly, making it a central part of his philosophy. He believed, and taught that murder could not stop the struggle for equal rights. After the 1963 JFK assassination, he told his wife Coretta: "This is what is going to happen to me also. I keep telling you, this is a sick society.

It is no coincidence Martin Luther King died during the Lent season.  Like Jesus Christ he was used as a messenger of God to show the injustices in our society.  Today as a random act of kindness show someone a loving act of fairness and equality.  Be Blessed!