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Children of Man

Children of Man

Who is this man
Mortals of man
Mankind of man
People of man
 
Who is he
Who is she
Who is thee
Who is me
 
But children
Made in Gods image
And we are many million
In lifes scrimmage
 
People of color
People of race
People of religion
People of haste
 
Haste to blame one another
Haste to accuse one another
Haste to hate one another
Haste to destroy one another
 
Do we understand
Do we care
Do we walk hand in hand
Do we stand there
 
Stand there in dogma
Stand there in fairness
Stand there in belief
Stand there in bareness
 
Naked to face God
To seek His forgiveness
Knowing I am flawed
My sin of impulsiveness
 
Rushing about
Wanting it all
Waiting for a give out
Not waiting for the call
 
The call to accept
There is more to living
But I just slept
Instead of forgiving
 
Forgiving my self
Forgiving my family
Forgiving my friends
Forgiving my humanity
 
Is it too late
To be embraced
To enter the gate
And to taste
 
Taste the love
Taste the goodness
Taste the mercy
Taste the assurance
 
No it has not past
The final chance
So be quite fast
To enter the dance
 
Dance with Jesus
Dance with God
Dance with the Holy Spirit
Dance with Christs bride
 
The Bride of Christ
Gather in Christ
Body of Christ
The church is Christ
 
The church is your family
The church is your base
The church is no anomaly
The church is your place
 
Grow in the church
Disciple in the church
Serve in the church
Reconcile in the church
 
Not always pretty
Not always nice
What a pity
Take my advice
 
Better there
Then anywhere
A house of prayer
Jesus is near
 
Near to our hearts
Near to our thoughts
Near to our hurts
Near to our faults
 
Accept His presence
Accept His gift
Accept His peace
Accept His love
 
 
Notes
 
Proverbs 8:4 New International Version (NIV)
4 “To you, O people, I call out;
    I raise my voice to all mankind.
 
Proverbs 8:31 New International Version (NIV)
31 rejoicing in his whole world
    and delighting in mankind.
 
Proverbs 15:11 New International Version (NIV)
11 Death and Destruction[a] lie open before the Lord—
    how much more do human hearts!
 
Psalm 11:4 New International Version (NIV)
4 The Lord is in his holy temple;
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.
He observes everyone on earth;
    his eyes examine them.
 
Psalm 12:8 New International Version (NIV)
8 who freely strut about
    when what is vile is honored by the human race.
 
Psalm 14:2 New International Version (NIV)
2 The Lord looks down from heaven
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,
    any who seek God.
 
Psalm 21:10 New International Version (NIV)
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
    their posterity from mankind.
 
Psalm 33:13 New International Version (NIV)
13 From heaven the Lord looks down
    and sees all mankind;
 
Psalm 53:2 New International Version (NIV)
2 God looks down from heaven
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,
    any who seek God.
 
Psalm 57:4 New International Version (NIV)
4 I am in the midst of lions;
    I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
    whose tongues are sharp swords.
 
Psalm 58[a]
For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[b]
1 Do you rulers indeed speak justly?
    Do you judge people with equity?
 
Psalm 66:5 New International Version (NIV)
5 Come and see what God has done,
    his awesome deeds for mankind!
 
Psalm 89:47 New International Version (NIV)
47 Remember how fleeting is my life.
    For what futility you have created all humanity!
 
Psalm 90:3 New International Version (NIV)
3 You turn people back to dust,
    saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”
 
Psalm 107:8 (4 times in Psalm 107)  New International Version (NIV)
8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
    and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
 
Psalm 115:16 New International Version (NIV)
16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,
    but the earth he has given to mankind.
 
Psalm 145:12 New International Version (NIV)
12 so that all people may know of your mighty acts
    and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
 
Ecclesiastes 1:13 New International Version (NIV)
13 I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind!
 
Ecclesiastes 2:3 New International Version (NIV)
3 I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.
 
Ecclesiastes 3:10 New International Version (NIV)
10 I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race.
 
Ecclesiastes 3:18 New International Version (NIV)
18 I also said to myself, “As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.
 
Ecclesiastes 3:19 New International Version (NIV)
19 Surely the fate of human beings is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath[a]; humans have no advantage over animals. Everything is meaningless.
 
Ecclesiastes 8:11 New International Version (NIV)
11 When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong.
 
Ecclesiastes 9:3 New International Version (NIV)
3 This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.
 
Ecclesiastes 9:12 New International Version (NIV)
12 Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come:
As fish are caught in a cruel net,
    or birds are taken in a snare,
so people are trapped by evil times
    that fall unexpectedly upon them.
 
Jeremiah 32:19 New International Version (NIV)
19 great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind; you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve.
 
Ezekiel 31:14 New International Version (NIV)
14 Therefore no other trees by the waters are ever to tower proudly on high, lifting their tops above the thick foliage. No other trees so well-watered are ever to reach such a height; they are all destined for death, for the earth below, among mortals who go down to the realm of the dead.
 
Daniel 2:38 New International Version (NIV)
38 in your hands he has placed all mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds in the sky. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.
 
Daniel 10:16 New International Version (NIV)
16 Then one who looked like a man[a] touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing before me, “I am overcome with anguish because of the vision, my lord, and I feel very weak.
 
Joel 1:12 New International Version (NIV)
12 The vine is dried up
    and the fig tree is withered;
the pomegranate, the palm and the apple[a] tree—
    all the trees of the field—are dried up.
Surely the people’s joy
    is withered away.
 
Micah 5:7 New International Version (NIV)
7 The remnant of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,
which do not wait for anyone
    or depend on man.
 
Mark 3:28 New International Version (NIV)
28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,

Ascension – Jesus returns to Heaven!

Jesus has left His disciples in Acts 1:9-11, and Pentecost is a week away. Jesus has returned to Heaven, sitting at the right hand of God. Jesus had to leave the earth to allow the Holy Spirit to come upon us. Jesus has promised all believers in Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit. What? Why? When? Where? How? You need to ask yourself all these questions and more.

Why do I need a ghost, a spirit, the Holy Spirit?

We need the Holy Spirit because it is God. God in our lives! Wow! How exciting is that! God in our lives.

I needed Jesus because I was chasing money and success. I did not get the full benefit of the Holy Spirit until everything was about God. God first. I needed to chase God!

Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to us who are believers in Jesus Christ. Read Acts 1:9-11 or Luke 24:45-53. Jesus promised us the Holy Spirit. If we do not believe in Jesus, then we will not receive the Holy Spirit or God in our lives. We do not get God in our lives, but we do not get the benefits of a believer in Jesus Christ. The benefits are described in Bible scriptures, but here is the most obvious:

Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV)But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Who does not want the benefits of the Holy Spirit? I have answered the questions who, what, when, where, when, why in these three scriptures, but is it enough? How about people who do not know Jesus Christ? Can they get the Holy Spirit in their lives?

The Holy Spirit works in all lives of believers and non-believers. The Bible demonstrates this concept in the Old Testament, but we are skipping this concept. We want to stay on how the Holy Spirit will work for Christians.

I am a believer in Jesus Christ, but I do not feel the Holy Spirit. What is wrong? What can I do? Help?

As a believer in Jesus Christ, you have the Holy Spirit in you. You received it the day you believed in Jesus as Lord and savior. It might not be as powerful as in the Pentecost event, but it is in you. What you need to do is feed the Holy Spirit in you. How? You do the regular disciplines of a believer in Jesus Christ regularly.

  • Pray
  • Repent your sins
  • Read your Bible
  • Gather in Bible studies and Church
  • Worship God in thought and actions – church, music, serve, Christian books, Christian blogs.
  • Serve others
  • Share the Gospel – Jesus
  • Anything to glorify God or to make Him number one in your life.

This is a shortlist of things to do. The key is to do it daily and multiple times daily. The Holy Spirit will grow in you. There is no doubt in my mind.

If you want me to pray for the Holy Spirit to increase in your life, then contact me. If you need more information: ask me, and there are plenty of books about Christian disciplines.

Also, our study. Pentecost occurs 9 days after Passover. This year it falls on May 31, 2020, but we will do our study on May 28, 2020, at 7:30 PM central on Zoom. Visit Seekers – Help Me Believe for more information.

Scriptures

Acts 1:9-11 (NIV)After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. 10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into Heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into Heaven.”

Luke 24:45-53 (NIV) 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

Ascension of Jesus

50 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into Heaven. 52 Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53 And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.