Why Do I Blog?

Faithful Bloggers wanted to do a group blogging project so I've decided to take part in my very first one(i didn't even know they did these...). So I want to take part in this one and they asked:

Why Do You Blog?

Well my purpose for starting my blog was something totally different than what it is used for now. I had a vision of starting a group of bloggers who will provide evidence and proof that Jesus is really the Christ and to show others the actual truth. 

Here was my first post called "Now's The Time":

I wanted to create a christian group to help me and send in evidence from the bible to prove to others that the Word of God is True. also to prove that Jesus is the Son Of God and the Messiah that the Jews are still waiting for and that he has already come and is coming again. Even though I'm only 13, ever since I was little i have always wanted to do this and i have prayed for years for God to give me the courage and wisdom to do this. And here i am. and i thank him now for this.

Obviously, my blog did not end up how I wanted it to, rather it ended up quite well. I didn't really understand blogging all that much before but now, my blog's sole purpose is to walk through life with other Christians and find out how God wants us to live our lives so that we can be the reflection of His Son.

My blog is kind of like my diary, I could never keep a diary when I was younger, even to this day! I wouldn't make it past the first week and the entries would be years apart, but with my blog, I find that I could stay a bit constant and blog once in a while.

I blog because God put it upon my heart to. If you really want to go far back, I wanted to be a child missionary and travel the world preaching to others at the age of 12, but it was very unrealistic for me. I just couldn't sit still and not do anything with the salvation that God has given me. So I was kind of stubborn when I prayed and prayed and prayed about what was on my heart. I knew that I wanted to do that and nothing else. My sister had already started a blog on which she was writing a Christian story (the blog is called Congaisa) and she occasionally asked me to read her new posts. So when I was reading her post a few days later, God put it upon my heart to start a blog and do my "mission" work on it. I called it "Lost Sheep, Get The Evidence", you can tell that I have changed the name since, for the road God took me on was different than the road I was hoping to travel on. I still don't know for sure what God wanted the main purpose of my blog to be, but it definitely wasn't what I had in mind before. All I want is for him to use me through it and he has. And through it, I have grown in the Lord and uncovered new mysteries about him that I never had before.

My blog is something that keeps me connected to my Brothers and Sisters through my communication on it, and it helps me understand God more and how he wants me to live (the Bible does most of that work, of course). It encourages me to read his Word often and he speaks through me on it. Now, I don't know where he'll take me with it but I know it's worth the patience and wait.

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Man

Man

We are made out of the dust,

and we will return to dust.

And the Lord God formed man of the dust

of the ground, 

and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;

and man became a living being. (Genesis 2:7)

In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread 

Till you return to the ground,

For out of it you were taken;

For dust you are, 

And to dust you shall return. (Genesis 3:19)

We are made in the image of  God.

And as we have borne the image of the man of dust,

we shall also bear the image

of the heavenly Man. (1Corinthians 15:49)

Whoever sheds mans blood, 

By man his blood shall be shed;

For in the image of God He made man. (Genesis 9:6)

Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. (Genesis 1:26)

So God created man in his own image, 

in the image of God he created him;

male and female he created them. (Genesis 1:27)

God knew them before he made the world, 
and he chose them to be like his Son
so that Jesus would
be the firstborn of many brothers and sisters. (Romans 8:29)

We are sinners.

For there is not a just man on earth who does not sin. (Ecclesiastes 7:20)

Truly,
this only I have found:
That God made man upright,
But they have sought out many schemes. (Ecclesiastes 7:29)

In the eyes of the Lord we cannot function independently.
Nevertheless, neither is man
independent of woman,
nor woman independent of man,
in the Lord. (1 Corinthians 11:11)

We do not deserve Him.
What is man,
that You should exalt him,
That You should set Your heart on him (Job 7:17)

We have a spirit and an understanding.
But there is a spirit in man,
And the breath of life of the Almighty
gives him understanding. (Job 32:8)

We betray
But Jesus said to him,
Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man
with a kiss? (Luke 22:48)
And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined,
but woe to that man by whom He is 
betrayed. (Luke 22:22)

Now I've talked about how "Man" is explained in the Bible, but there is also another Man that is spoken of in the Bible.


THE SON OF MAN
For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost. (Matthew 18:11)

THE SECOND MAN
The first man was of the earth,
made of dust;
the second Man is the Lord from heaven. (1 Corinthians 15:47)

HEAVENLY MAN
As was the man of dust,
so also are those who are made of dust;
and as is the heavenly Man,
so also are those who are heavenly. (1 Corinthians 15:48)

THE MAN OF WAR
The Lord is a man of war;
The Lord is His name. (Exodus 15:3)


We betray the Son of Man,
we sin against the heavenly Man,
we curse the Alpha and Omega,
the Lamb of God,
the Son of God. 
And he still loves us,
forgives us,
cares and tends to us.
He treats us as if we are sheep and He is our shepherd.

I'm forgiven, 
because you were forsaken.
I'm accepted,
You were condemned.
I'm alive and well, 
Your spirit lives within me,
because You died and rose again.
Amazing love,
how can it be?
That You, my king would die for me?
Amazing love,
I know it's true.
It's my joy to honour You,
in all I do I honour You.


So what are YOU going to do for the God who forgot all you did to Him, who loved you when you didn't think it was impossible for anyone to love you,
who forgave you for the many times you sinned against Him?

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Merry CHRISTmas!

All the excitement  and gifts/stockings, the things we've wanted, the things we got, the dinner and the family, the desserts and the activities. The boxing day sales on the next day. With all these things in mind, we can forget the true meaning of Christmas, or we might remember, but it is not as exciting as the gifts or the events. It is just a story that you hear every year, or really, are you listening? Or thinking about the dinner and presents that you might be getting?

"But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not just an insignificant village in Judah. A ruler will come from you who will be like a shepherd for my people Israel. "
Micah 5:2

This verse is a prophecy of the event which we know as the Birth of Jesus. It says that a RULER will come from an INSIGNIFICANT village, not some high and mighty nation, Jesus our saviour came down to Earth not to be known as great and mighty but as one of us. Once you look at the details of the story, it is truly significant.

"The angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I am bringing you good news that will be joy to all the people. Today your SAVIOUR was born in the town of David. He is Christ, the Lord. This is how you you will know him: You will find a baby wrapped in pieces of cloth and lying in a feeding box."
Luke 2:10-12

This verse is kind of humorous, the angel told the shepherds that their SAVIOUR was born and that they will know who they're looking for is the SAVIOUR because he will be wrapped in pieces of cloth and he will be sleeping in a feeding box. First of all, how many people do you know were born in a feeding box wrapped in pieces of cloth? It would be more likely back then, but theses shepherds were looking for a SAVIOUR. You'd think that he would be born someplace amazing and expensive, but he was practically born in the worst possible place, pretty much. But if you look outside  the box, God had a greater plan for Him. If you just take a second to step into the shepherd's shoes, Jesus didn't sound that significant, but considering that it was an angel that delivered the message, that probably would've been enough for them.
I just thought I'd share this, I know it's kind of random, but I really hope that today I will be and that you'll be focusing on the real meaning of Christmas amidst all the excitement and family.

 Merry Christmas Everyone!

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Visit the Answers in Genesis Website!

This is a wonderful organization which focus's mainly on the Beginning, because without the beginning there wouldn't be the rest of the bible. The Beginning is the root to all truth.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/  

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