"God Will Make A Way" God will make a way Where there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way, He will make a way Oh, God will make a way Where there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way, He will make a way By a roadway in the wilderness, He'll lead me And rivers in the desert will I see Heaven and Earth will fade but His Word will still remain And He will do something new today Oh, God will make a way there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way, He will make a way By a roadway in the wilderness, He'll lead me And rivers in the desert will I see Heaven and Earth will fade but His Word will still remain And He will do something new today Oh, God will make a way Where there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way, He will make a way With love and strength for each new day He will make a way, He will make a way
When I grow old, I hope you understand and have patience with me.. In case, i break a plate, or spill soup on the table because I’m losing my eye sight.
I hope you don’t yell at me. Older people are sensitive , always having self-pity when you yell.
When my hearing gets worse and I can’t hear, what you’re saying.
I hope you don’t call me, “Deaf.”
Please repeat what you said, or write it down.
I’m sorry, my child..... I’m getting older. When my knees get weaker, I hope you have the patience to help me get up.
Like how I used to help you while you were little, learning to walk.
Please bear with me. When I keep repeating myself like a broken record,
I hope you just keep listening to me.
Please don’t make fun of me or, get sick of listening to me. Do you remember when you were little and wanted a balloon?
You repeated yourself over and over, until you got what you wanted. Please also pardon my smell.
I smell like an old person.
Please don’t force me to shower. My body is weak. Old people get sick easily when they’re cold.
I hope I don’t gross you out.
Do you remember, when you were little?
I used to chase you around because you didn’t want to shower.
I hope you can be patient with me, when I’m always cranky. Its all part of getting old.You’ll understand when you’re older
And if you have spare time, I hope we can talk, even for a few minutes.
I’m always by myself all the time, and have no one to talk to.
I know you’re busy with work.
Even if you’re not interested with my stories, please have time for me.
Do you remember, when you were little?
I used to listen to your stories about your teddy bear.
When the time comes and I get bedridden, I hope you have the patience to take care of me. I’m sorry. If I wet the bed or make a mess
I hope you have the patience to take care of me during the last few moments of my life.
I’m not going to last much longer, anyway.
When the time of my death
comes, I hope you hold my hand and give me the strength to face death
And don’t worry... When I finally meet our Creator..
I’ll whisper in His ear to bless you
Because you loved your mom and dad.
Thank you so much for your care. We love you
With much love,
How does a person gain eternal life? All of the world’s religions
boil down to two answers: forgiveness and life either come as a result
of human effort, or as a loving gift from God. This pamphlet offers the
challenge that there are at least ten good reasons to believe that God
offers a gift—and that this gift is sufficient for the needs of our
hearts and lives.
God Loves To Give Gifts
Long before we took our first breath, our Creator showed Himself to
be a great giver of everything a man or woman could ask for. Today, He
still wants to give us the desires of our heart (Psalm 37:4). As the Father of heaven, He is behind “every good gift and every perfect gift” (James 1:17).
When we say that “the best things in life are free,” it’s a way of
acknowledging that when God gives life, and friendship, and laughter, He
is showing that no one can give a better gift than He can. Yet His best
offer is so priceless and so perfectly suited to our needs and
happiness, many think it’s too good to be true.
It’s Described In The Bible
The most quoted of all books describes a wonderfully mysterious gift
that goes far beyond anything we have ever received. When unwrapped, it
includes peace of mind, acceptance, forgiveness, adoption into the
family of heaven, and everlasting life. But does God offer to give us
the desires of our heart as a reward for good living? Not according to
the Bible. It refers to this spiritual package as salvation and calls it
“the gift of God” (Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9).
It Cannot Be Earned
In most areas of life we work hard to earn respect and the right to
be trusted and promoted. But God’s perfect gift of salvation is
different. It comes not by merit but by mercy, not by trying but by
trusting, and not by working but by resting. In the words of the apostle
Paul, “By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of
yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works lest anyone should
boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).
In another of his New Testament letters, Paul added, “Not by works of
righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved
us” (Titus 3:5).
God Paid For It Himself
Long before wise men brought gifts to a Bethlehem manger, our Creator
gave us the gift of choice. Knowing that love must be voluntary to be
meaningful, He gave us the freedom to accept or reject Him. From the
beginning, however, our first parents chose to walk away from Him.
Instead of leaving them in their rebellion, He revealed a plan of rescue
whereby an innocent victim would die on behalf of the guilty. An
elaborate system of symbolic Temple ritual anticipated what God Himself
would do for us on the center page of human history. At the time of
God’s own choosing and in a moment of infinite and eternal significance,
He did what can only be explained by love—He sacrificed His Son to pay
for our sin (John 1:29; Hebrews 10:5-10).
It Comes With A Proof Of Purchase
The receipt we hold for His payment is the record of history. Jewish
prophets predicted a Messiah who would deliver His people from their sin
(Isaiah 53; Daniel 9:26).
When He arrived, the Gospel writers tell us that He healed the sick,
raised the dead, and gave hope to the oppressed. Then He did what no one
expected Him to do. Instead of riding to power on the shoulders of
adoring crowds, He silently bore the slander of critics, and voluntarily
died at the hands of Roman executioners. Three days later, He walked
out of a guarded tomb (Luke 24:1-7). Eyewitnesses of the resurrected Christ died at the hands of enemies rather than deny that they had seen Him alive.
It Was Wrapped With Care
God packaged His perfect gift in thousands of years of fulfilled
predictions, widely observed miracles, and breathtaking rescues. Then
after centuries of anticipation, the Lord of heaven visited a young
Jewish woman named Mary and, in the greatest of all miracles, wrapped
Himself in her womb. In the years that followed, He surrounded the gift
in the irony of obscurity, the affection of unlikely followers, the envy
of religious leaders, and the crushing disappointment of death. When
all seemed lost, God wrapped His gift in the excited reports of
witnesses who announced an unexpected resurrection from the dead. For a
final touch, the Creator gave His gift of salvation a colorful bow of
diversity—people from every nation on earth whose hearts and lives have
been changed by His love (Revelation 5:9).
God Offers It By Grace
To those who had already accepted the offer of God’s mercy, the
apostle Paul wrote, “By grace you have been saved through faith, and
that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works lest anyone
should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). Paul had once tried to earn his own way into God’s favor (Philippians 3:3-9).
Now he wanted his readers to know what he himself had discovered—that
it is only by the grace of God that the angels of heaven welcome fallen
and broken rebels into the eternal family and presence of God. In
another letter, Paul described the difference between Adam, who spread
sin and death to all his descendants, and Christ, who brought grace and
life to all who trust Him. So he wrote, “But the free gift is not like
the offense. For if by the one man’s offense [Adam’s sin] many died,
much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man,
Jesus Christ, abounded to many” (Romans 5:15).
It Can Be Received Only Through Faith
Paul’s carefully chosen words to the Ephesians were, “By grace you
have been saved through faith.” In this qualifying phrase, we are
reminded that God comes only where He is invited. The One who wants us
to share the happiness of His eternal family knocks gently at the door
of our hearts, waiting for us to welcome Him into our lives (John 1:12).
So the gospel says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life” (John 3:16).
It’s Available To Anyone Willing To Receive It
Most of Jesus’ best friends were fishermen, not scholars. One was a
tax collector. One had been possessed by demons. One sold her body for a
living. What they had in common was their willingness to accept the
gift of God. Together they were the kind of men and women Jesus loved to
bring to His Father. Even in His dying hour, while hanging on a cross
between two dying criminals, Jesus gave the gift of eternal life. One of
the two mocked Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and
us.” The other criminal rebuked the first and said, “Do you not even
fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed
justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has
done nothing wrong.” Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You
come into Your kingdom.” Only because salvation is a gift of grace could
Jesus say to him, “Today you will be with Me in Paradise” (Luke 23:39-43).
It Inspires Gratitude
Those who avoid asking for help often take pride in being obligated
to no one. But those who are willing to admit their spiritual need
discover something more meaningful than self-sufficiency. They join
those grateful people who know they owe their lives to someone else.
Those who have been saved from a burning car or building by a courageous
firefighter or bystander know what it means to live the rest of their
lives with a deep sense of gratitude. In a similar way, those who know
they have been rescued by God’s grace from the fires of judgment have
reason to live the rest of their lives out of the overflow of their
gratefulness to God (Ephesians 2:10).
Nothing puts a smile on a face or love in a heart like the overwhelming
awareness that all we could ever ask for has been given to us in the
perfect gift of God.
You’re Not Alone
You’re not alone if you find yourself honestly unconvinced about
whether Christ rose from the dead. But keep in mind that Jesus promised
God’s help to those who want to be right with God. He said, “If anyone
chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether My teaching comes
from God or whether I speak on My own” (John 7:17 NIV).
If you do see the reasonableness of the resurrection, keep in mind
that the Bible says Christ died to pay the price for our sins, and those
who believe in their heart that God has raised Him from the dead will
be saved (Romans 10:9-10).
The salvation Christ offers is not a reward for effort, but a gift to
all who in light of the evidence put their trust in Him.