Glorify GOD Ministries : Look up ... into the Light and let Him lead

Look up ... into the Light and let Him lead

ARE YOU?

You walked in darkness
and, many still do
You've seen a great light
The Light of Jesus
that shines in every corner
You accepted the Light
Yet, you have walked away
from it
and
remain in the darkness.

You think you cannot
do or go or obey
It is too much.
But,
we are not to rely
on ourselves or another
It is only
"With God, all things are possible."
(Matthew 19:26)

Besides,
we are reminded,
"If anyone is in Christ,
you are a new creation,
Old things have passed away;
behold, all things
have become
New."
(II Corinthians 5:17)

You are new -
a new person
Allow your Lord and Savior
to shine upon you
and be your guide
Trust Him to show you
The Way, The Truth, The Life.
Jesus,
God's Son,
who died for you
died for all.

Once we have accepted this,
we "should no longer live
to ourselves, but for Him
who died for us and rose again."
(II Corinthians 5:15)

The love of Our Lord
compels us
to live for Him,
not for ourselves.

Remove the stones
that cause you
to stumble.
Be it day or night,
The Light shines.
Reach out to Him.
Do not cling
to the darkness
that pulls you down.
Do not be deceived.

Look up ...
into the Light.
Let His love
transform you
into the person
He desires
you to be.

(c) Cathy Orrick Luders
Dec. 4/5, 2017

"Glorify God in your body and your Spirit, which are God's." ~ I Corinthians 6:20

"Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter." ~ I Peter 4:16

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." ~ Matthew 5:16

"because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened." ~ Romans 1:21

"that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." ~ Romans 15:6

"and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: 'For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, and sing to Your name.' " ~ Romans 15:9

"He who glories, let him glory in the Lord." ~ I Corinthians 1:31

"The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork." ~ Psalm 19:1

Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was." ~ John 17:1-5

"Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, For Your judgments have been manifested." ~ Revelation 15:4

"Teach me Your way, O Lord;
I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.
I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
And will glorify Your name forever.
For Your loving kindness toward me is great,
And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol."
~Psalm 86:11-13

"God - calls those things which do not exist as though they did; ... (He) did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform."
~ Romans 4:17, 20-21

Our passionate desire is to see others grow closer to Jesus.

Jim sees this through the effectual preaching and teaching of God's Word - impressing upon others their need to be born-again and having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and also encouraging fellow believers in their daily walk with the Lord.

He is interested in serving churches in need of pastoral leadership or coming into individual homes for small group worship and/or Bible study. He also is available to provide communion and officiate at funerals and weddings.

His wife, Cathy, is a journalist and has been writing devotional poetry since 2006. She is working on a resource book titled "Many stones, One Rock."

Both of us enjoy photography, and Cathy likes to use Scripture and her poetry to make Scripture photo cards and bookmarks.

We enjoy visiting others in Eastern Iowa, reading Scripture and sharing prayers.

Jim accepted Christ as His Savior on Dec. 5, 1971. Cathy accepted Christ as Her Savior on Aug. 29, 1982.

Our home church is Immanuel Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids.

We are currently serving Lincoln Street Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant.

Glorify GOD Ministries is the name we chose for our ministry. We created a website in December 2016 and soon after, a Facebook page. We travel within a 75-mile radius of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to minister to churches in transition, as well as individuals.