Are you like the soldiers that mock Jesus?

 Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice to decide who would get each piece.  It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.  A sign was fastened to the cross, announcing the charge against him. It read, “The King of the Jews.”
Mark 15: 24-27
You just read how the soldiers treated Jesus with mockery and detest. The soldiers were known to strip the prisoners of  their clothes, gamble to see which soldier would get the prisoner's garments. Next, the soldiers would drink unto drunkenness.
The soldiers were not concerned over the fact that this man was innocent of the charges brought before him. They didn't care for His messages of eternal life that they heard throughout His visits and they certaintly didn't care what was going to in the next few hours either. They were more concerned over what they wanted in that moment. They wanted to feel big, important, bullies, and to feel good in the present. The soldiers let the government officials decide what to do with this man name Jesus.
They were oblivious to Christ. 
Are you oblivious to Christ?
Are you willing to stand up and do the right thing, or are you more concerned about what is in it for you?

So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!” Mark 15:39

One soldier, after all was said and accomplished, became a believer of Christ. It's never too late to believe in that which you know to be true.

What is your attitude towards Christ? Mockery or Repentant and Accepting?

Where are today doesn't  matter as much as it does when you die.
Seek life afterlasting with Jesus Christ. He is the one who gives and takes away. You cannot come to the Father accept through the son. He died on a cross for your sins, rose on the third day and sits at the right hand of God the Father in heaven. He wants you to live with him in paradise and not without him in hell.

References:
NKJ and NLT Bible
Pastor Kirby from First Baptist Church Palatka

Incredible & Faithful Love

Why is it that when things don't go our way and we're in despair, we assume God isn't close by?
Why do we think he is not around when we are in difficult times and only hangs with us during good times?
He does tell us he never leaves us and tells us that "God is true and every man a liar."
Do you have an undependable acquaintance in your life? This is the person that talks big but regularly let us down.
Maybe they want to make a committment to you and can't, or they say they will be there for you in hard times, but don't show up when you need them most.
Your acquaintance shows they are not trustworthy, talking with them aggrevates you.
God however makes a commitment and honors it makes a commitment and holds fast to it, and is trustworthy.
Most of  our agony is caused by our own sinful choices. We can look at our behavior and compare it to scriptures in the Bible to find out what problems we create and which ones come because we live in a broken world.  David's life is an example to follow from this.
I don't know about you, but for me I want give "faithful love." I see God as a giver of "faithful love," the author of love.
Can you think of ways in your life that God shows incredicble love?
I've seen God's incredible love through my friends and loved ones.
My heart is heavy right now.
 I want to be able to give away incredible and faithful love to others and be able to accept incredible and faithful love.
I can accept Jesus' love for me , but people, I don't know? I always think there is a hidden meaning when someone wants to do something nice for me "just because."
In the back of my mind I'm thinking "what do you want in return?"
So I will continue on this journey of learning more about myself and move on, rely on God, and let him empower me.
I can't do it anymore. I'm depleted and besides Jesus tells us, "apart from Him, we can do nothing."
Marjorie 
References:
Life Values Writing Team