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New t-shirt

visioncgbc | April 21, 2008 09:51

 Church was very good Sunday and I sat at the front again, and was very freed by being at the front. Just 'cause I can't see the 200 people behind me that may or may not stare at me, so I just can make it more me and God. Well, let me back up and start with my weekend.

We went to Joyful Noise on Friday for a hang-out time and got to hear the local group Temple Cry. It's a great time. I'm telling you, if you haven't done it yet, you need to do this one Friday or Saturday night.

Saturday was the homeless shelter, and it was so good to be there. I love them. What was sort of neat was when one of the ladies came up and said "We've been here 90 days, and you are the first church that's prayed with us and talked about the love of Christ." My goodness isn't that something? We get so busy doing what we're doing sometimes, we totally forget why we do it. We had a few comical moments with the food, but we always do and that's what makes it fun and funny too. I had people that came up after the meal and asked me to pray for them. I had one man who asked me to pray for him. He said that when he'd been saved fifteen years ago that God had called him into the ministry and he resisted because of what people had told him. That the mistakes he'd made in his life left him in a place where he just wouldn't be an appropriate pastor! Say what??!! You mean they were saying that he'd done something that left him unworthy of God's unconditional grace and mercy??!! GGGGRRRRRRR........ So, I told him I would pray, and that if God was calling him to minister, he had to. It didn't matter what he was told. I firmly believe that a majority of Christians have miserable lives because they are outside of the will of God. Let me tell you something, if God tells YOU to do or to be something, don't you go around looking for approval. If you get it, good. That's icing on the cake. But, you better get used to eating your cake like my Chloe will want her birthday cake-with no icing! It's tough. Believe me. I know. (And yes, my daughter truly doesn't like icing on her cake!)

Holly had a Beauty With-In Seminar meeting yesterday afternoon. I am sort of feeding off of her determination. If you have the opportunity to be around motivated people-do it. It will motivate you. She gave us the list and we discussed plans. It's very exciting. One of the things we talked about was the shirt design.

It made me think about designing a new shirt for Vision. Dusty even said "Hey, we need a new shirt." I love to do this. It's sort of like writing songs. I start getting ideas, play around with different designs. Well, I started thinking today "Hm. What about like the "V" sign and then somehow tie it into Vision. Well, I googled it just trying to see different photos I could come up with, and came across this:

The signal "actually began as a symbol of Satanic benediction during the rituals.'' This sign has been used by Yasser Arafat, Richard Nixon, Winston Churchill, and Stewart Meacham, Co-Chairman of Reds' New Mobilisation Committee." Churchill said that the sign stood for victory but remember that Churchill was one of the insider "elite" and a Mason. He most likely knew the evil significance of this symbol but tried to give it a facelift. The "v sign" has a colourful history. "V" is the Roman sign for the number five and Adam Weishaupt used it in the Illuminati to symbolise the "Law of Fives,'' but there's more. In the Cabala: "the meaning for the Hebrew letter for V (Van) is 'Nail.' Now, 'The Nail' is one of the secret titles of Satan within the Brotherhood of Satanism. Satan is letting us know that this is one of his favourite signs. Why else does he like the PENTA-gram (Penta = five!) and the FIVE-fold salute used in Masonry and Witchcraft?'' Furthermore: "The Leftists, radicals, and Satanists who have popularised that sign...know its ancient significance very well. In fact, that 'V' sign is now used extensively by such Communist organisations as the Young Socialist Alliance, Vets for Peace in Vietnam, and the Students for a Democratic Society." Think I'd better come up with a different sign!! But you know what guys, the bottom line is a lot of people would've attempted to slam me if I would've innocently made a shirt with this. Thank goodness the Lord allowed me to see this. But, if I wouldn't have known better would you have convicted me??? Many do. Churches are full of the "sick" who don't know. I want them to know, and you do too. But we can't attack them and expect them to say "OOHH, I want that they have." Don't get me wrong, please. I'm not oking sin. I'm not saying I exactly have the answer. I just know that condemnation isn't the answer or the way.

So, I'm sure that some of you will take this opportunity to find everyone with a V shirt and say "OOOO. That's a devil sign." Maybe you could rethink that, and if you see someone engage them on the Love and hope you've found in our Savior.

Isaiah 2:11 The eyes of the arrogant man will be humbled and the pride of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

Exalt our God today. He is worthy!

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