Browsing Archive: December, 2008

Hear the Wisdom of God

Posted by Melody Calhoun on Monday, December 29, 2008,

People love giving others advice. For some reason, though each of us has our own lives to live and should be evaluating our own problems, we all find it easier to pick apart other people's lives, while pointing out to them where they've gone wrong. Even if the advice is well-meaning, people forget that they haven't lived the life of the one they propose to counsel. There is no way that they can understand all the aspects of the decisions they have had to make.

I find this to be true even for ...

Grace from The Father, The Son, The Holy Ghost

Posted by Melody Calhoun on Thursday, December 25, 2008,

In the coming of the Messiah, each person in the trinity that IS God was involved. God the Father pre-ordained everything to happen, Jesus Christ, the Son of God was the One who came to walk as a man, and the Holy Ghost was the One by whom He was conceived. A holy and perfect plan was to become manifested in the form of a little newborn baby.

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, o...
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To the Throne In His Name

Posted by Melody Calhoun on Wednesday, December 24, 2008,

Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which IS in heaven.
But whosever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which IS in heaven.
~ Matthew 10:32-33 ~ Jesus' Words

Christ teaches us that we must speak of our faith in Him before others. There IS power in the Name of Jesus Christ! And His power and His Love becomes magnified within us as we share our faith in Him. Our walk must be godly, chaste, always acceptable unto th...
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Instilling Them With His Love

Posted by Melody Calhoun on Sunday, December 21, 2008,

With our three children, I have moments where I envision them older and wonder if they'll be happy as adults. I cannot help but wonder if they'll each remain walking with the Lord, keeping themselves pure for marriage, and if they'll find the "true loves" of their lives.

There is no way that I can know what is in the future for my children. And I have to trust my Lord Jesus to lead them in His Ways. All my husband and I can do is teach them what is in the Bible, pray for them, and hold onto th...

In the Father's Will

Posted by Melody Calhoun on Friday, December 19, 2008,

And this IS the Will of Him that sent Me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting Life: and I Will raise Him up at the last day.
~ John 6:40 ~ Jesus' Words

So we know that if we believe in the Name of Jesus, that He IS the Son of God, that He IS the Savior of all who allow Him to reign in their hearts, and that He IS the Forgiver of sins, that we have Life eternally granted unto us. He Will rise up all of His own in that last day!

But we must not only kno...

He Sees Into Our Hearts

Posted by Melody Calhoun on Monday, December 15, 2008,

God IS Omnicient ~ He knows all things ~ He knows you, and me ~ He knows the hearts of the sinners and the Christians. Even if one has accepted Jesus Christ into their hearts, to be their Lord and Savior, He still searches into the depths of our hearts. Nothing can ever be hidden from His eyes.

If we have forgotten the Name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
shall not God search this out? for He knoweth the secrets of the heart.
~Psalm 44:20-21

Being a Christian doesn't me...

Our Righteous God Protects & Provides for His Children

Posted by Melody Calhoun on Saturday, December 13, 2008,

For unto us a Child IS born, unto us a Son IS given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforeth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts Will perform this.
~ Isaiah 9:6-7

Those who ...
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His IS the Purest Love

Posted by Melody Calhoun on Wednesday, December 10, 2008,

The LORD IS gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
The LORD IS good to all : and His tender mercies are over all His works.
~ Psalm 145:8-9

My heart yearns to praise my God of Israel for all of His tremendous mercies He has shown me. He desires to shower all His children with His enduring Love, and His tender mercies. If you are in need, call on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. He IS more than willing to pour upon you His grace.

The LORD IS nigh unto all them tha...

Manifold Dimensions of the Word

Posted by Melody Calhoun on Monday, December 8, 2008,

In the beginning was the Word, and Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any things made that was not made.
In Him was Life; and the Life was the Light of men.
And the Light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
~ John 1:1-5

Jesus IS the Living Word. He IS the eternal God, without beginning or end. With the Father He has always been, and always Will Be. Christ IS the Creator of all...
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Keeping Our Minds Set On Things Above

Posted by Melody Calhoun on Friday, December 5, 2008,

Even when the earth was still young, there was prophecy of the birth of Christ Jesus.

.... there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel.... ~ from Numbers 24:17

And the Gentiles shall come to thy Light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. ~ Isaiah 60:3

From the beginning, the people of God have kept they're eyes looking above, to God who IS in heaven. In reverence and awe, the wise men followed the Star to where the baby Jesus was born.

Now whe...
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Our King IS Coming

Posted by Melody Calhoun on Thursday, December 4, 2008,

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I Will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
In His days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this IS His Name whereby He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. ~ Jeremiah 23:5-6

As I meditate upon the returning of my King, the Lord Jesus Christ, my heart is filled with awe and fear. For I know that when He comes again, He Will take venge...
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These Holy Days

Posted by Melody Calhoun on Tuesday, December 2, 2008,

Whoa! December already ~ time seems to be flying quicker every year.

The day of our Lord Jesus' birth approaches, and I pray that God Will prepare the hearts of His people to receive His Light, His Life, His Love. This is a sacred time, for the Son of God was born into this world ~ Jesus Christ, still God Himself, but also to become man. His living here in the flesh, bleeding His soul-cleansing blood as He died, was for our redemption, for our salvation, for our sanctification ~ so that we co...
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Who God IS still making me to be:

Melody Calhoun

Beautiful Alaska

Obviously, I love to write. Words have always been intriguing to me, especially when they are eloquently put together to convey to others one's personality, as well as their veiwpoint on life all around them. I believe that writing is very theraputical, as you get to put some order to the thoughts that crowd our minds and lay heavy on our hearts. As a Christian who wants all that I write to be pleasing and acceptable unto the Lord, my works become even more than that, because I know that He has purposes I cannot even perceive or comprehend in all things done for Him. Other than writing, I like to spend time with my family. We're an odd little bunch! and we like to have fun together. Unfortunately, just like all other families, we don't always get along, but the Lord IS gracious and reminds us all of the Love He gives us to share. Hmmm,,, I love chocolate cocoanut bars; fish and chicken are my favorite foods; purple and green interwoven into and out of one another are my preffered colors; I have always felt blessed by the ministry that God has given Billy Graham; music is essential, and Jeremy Camp is my favorite Christian artist; I love Ansal Adams photography; and I absolutely Love the writings of Paul in the New Testament. Other than that, I'm pretty mellow. Smile,,, at least sometimes.