Daily Scripture Verse

Matthew 21:19-22

19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

The fig tree produces fruit before leaves, thus since the tree was producing leaves it also produced fruit. The tree is representing the Jewish religious system at the time which appeared healthy (leaves on the tree) but was producing no fruit. This event occurs after the cleansing of the temple and Jesus had declared the house of prayer as a den of thieves; he is now passing judgement on a barren Israel.

The instant withering of the tree after the curse metaphorically pronounces the decline of Judaism. The essence of the curse also indicates the upcoming shift in the work of God. Matthew wrote this about 80 AD and could also be referring indirectly to the destruction of the temple in 70 AD. So, not only was this spiritually effective, but people saw the real downfall of the temple, Judaism's symbol of faith.

Faith is not a magical power that we can use on our own, but we need to use it in conjunction with prayer. Prayer does not activate faith, but faith must be proffered to God in prayer. Thus, it is God's will that determines the movement of the mountain.

Jesus' response to his disciples that they should have faith and not doubt thus having power thru that faith indicates that their roles in God's Kingdom as servants to the people of the world in the dawning of Christ. But they should not utilize the power of God to fulfill their wants or needs or perform miracles they want to perform, Jesus had just condemned those actions. They are to use their power as God's people to produce the "fruit" that Israel could not produce, in other words be fruitful.

Finally!

I got a number for a junk place that will pick up our junk cars. We have an Eagle Vision that has transmission problems and a Crown Victoria that has electric windows that won't roll up. We tried KSL.com and Ebay Motors and didn't even get a nibble. I called the company yesterday and they will pick up the Crown Victoria Tuesday for $150 and when I get the title for the Eagle Vision they will buy it for $150 as well. They gave us good use but it is hard to get rid of a car you don't need sometimes. The Eagle has been sitting in the side yard since we moved in and the Crown Victoria since October.

My Bathroom Wants

New House

OK...So we didn't get the first house and we (me especially) got over it and kept up the process. We looked at many houses in good areas but nothing seemed to fit us. It either had great bedrooms and no space anywhere else, or there was no yard area. Last week our credit score finally moved above the magical number and our mortgage broker advised us to find a house. We did and made an offer.

http://www.utahrealestate.com/859639

The property is bank owned and they had already accepted an offer of $250,000 but took so long to accept the offer that the buyers bought another house...supposedly the bank is taking the house to auction in November. We hope they accept our offer and we can move in by Thanksgiving.

Saturday Morning

We were hoping to be in our own house by now...things went wrong. We started the process in April and May of this year thinking that by the time school started we would be in and going. We found a house we liked, made an offer that was acepted, had the house inspected and appraised. Everything seemed to be going well. However, because of a 610 credit score, our mortgage wouldn't come thru and at the end of July a cash offer for the house we wanted came to the seller and we were out. The credit score would not come up and we are still in the same situtation. Our real estate agent and mortgage broker are sticking with us and hopefully soon we can get the process going again soon. We just do what we can do.

Football is Almost Here - Pittsburgh Haters

I am and always have been a lover of the Pittsburgh Steelers. I was born outside of Pittsburgh, near Johnstown, PA. I can remember early in life hearing about the team and watching my parents quietly root for them on Sundays. Of course in the 1960s there wasn't much chance to watch them on the West coast if they didn't play a local team. Then the 1970s rolled in and their new Quarterback and defense stepped up and started winning games. And four Super Bowls. The 1980s brought the realization that the team was mortal when they could make the playoffs but didn't get back to the Super Bowl. The 1990s showed they still were contenders and even once they made it back to the Super Bowl, only to lose to a great defense in the (gulp!) Dallas Cowboys. But then the 2000s came along and they have won two more Super Bowl rings and are still going strong. I get why people can hate them, although that is a pretty strong word. Hate is usually associated with evil, I prefer the word 'dislike' or maybe 'can't stand'. Those tend to make more sense since the Steelers are not associated with Lucifer (some seem to think the Rooneys made a deal with the devil, though). Terrell Suggs of the Baltimore Ravens, seems to agree with the rest of the haters with his t-shirt. I can understand Suggs' dislike because at least twice a year (sometimes thrice) he has to chase down the Steelers ball carriers. And sometimes he doesn't get the chance to win. Oh well...such is life. Hehehehe!

3form USA - Browse Installations - Portfolio Organic Bathroom

OK...So I would like people to see this installation.

3form USA - Browse Installations - Portfolio Organic Bathroom