Seed for Jan 28

It is often said "Try to be like Christ." "Or WWJD," meaning we are to try to act like Jesus. You have probably heard people say, "Just follow in Jesus footsteps" here again here the meaning is imitation (pretending). Try to imitate Christ. Try to be like Him, etc. It is my opinion that here is where we have failed in communicating the "good news" to the Church. We have churches full of pretenders. The Gospel was never about us being "like" anyone, or trying to copy Jesus! But as Paul said in Romans, it is about us "seeing" ourselves dead and Christ Jesus alive in our own living bodies now. Living and walking in faith is not about us pretending anything. It is not about me being "like" anyone. Even the thought of “following His footsteps” is wrong. We are not following behind Jesus, He is in us, looking out of our eyes, speaking out of our mouths, and reaching out with our hands. Christian living is about us making an active presentation of our bodies to the Spirit of God (which is our reasonable service), and allowing God to live out Himself in and through us. If I pretend to be anything that I am not, it will not be long before the truth shows up and you and I will both know I am pretending. Why do so many Christians fail? Because they are pretending to be Christ-like and then trouble comes and the truth comes out of their mouths. It was never about me pretending, but it was always about Him living in me, a reality. It was never about what I can do, but what He can do in me. I must decrease so that He may increase, means less of my will and more of His will in me. Be blessed

Seed for Jan 18

From the wisest man that ever live, King Solomon, we have the conclusion of whole duty of man. This is coming from a man who "had it all," so to speak. He had wisdom, money, power, women, and anything he set his heart's desire upon, and he concluded it all as vanity, like chasing the wind. Solomon said the whole purpose of man is to fear God and keep His commands. Now you and I will never approach the position in life that Solomon had, but surely we can learn from the wisest man that ever lived. With all our getting, get understanding. And we should eat, drink and enjoy the fruits of our labor, remembering our God and His commands. Paul said if in this life only we have hope, then we are most miserable! But we know that there is coming a resurrection, as sure as there is a God, and the Sons of God will rise to inherit the earth and live in a restored earthly Paradise with Jesus for ever and ever, Amen! Be blessed. Please consider joining with us in helping the Orphans and Street kids of Haiti.
He that gives to the poor, lends to the Lord.

http://haitianstreetkids.com/

In Jesus,
Billy and Jan Wells
Pronto Process
prontoprocess@gmail.com

Seed for Jan 13

What is our purpose in life? It is to know the Living God and to do His will. We spend all our lives wandering around in this life looking for purpose. All the things in life that that world says are so important are really worthless. Vanity, pride, seeking riches, wealth, worldly wisdom, all are worthless if a man never comes knows Jesus and His saving power. I am not talking about a "form of godliness" (religious motion and activity), but a real saving knowledge of who He is and who He is in you. The World says you have to be "weak" to serve the Lord. The World says the things of God are to be lightly esteemed. But quite the opposite is true. Satan has reversed the price tags on everything in life. The things that are not very important to eternity, Satan says are important. And the things that are eternal, Satan says they don't matter.

Job in the Bible put it this way, "Oh, that I might find Him." Paul put it this way, "Oh that I might know Him..."

Only real men will lay down their lives for what the really believe in. Jesus said, "Unless you deny yourself and lay down your life for Him, you will have no part in the Kingdom." I need to know Him, with such intimacy and depth, that our love would surpass that of a woman. He is that best friend that sticks closer than a brother. Be blessed

Seed for Jan 10

One man esteems one day holy and another person esteems all days alike. Let every man be persuaded in his own heart and let no man judge another man in respect to a holy day, (Sabbath) day. This is what the Bible has to say about the Christian "Sabbath" which is Sunday, or what ever day you choose. We do not keep a Jewish Sabbath, sunset Friday night to sunset Saturday night, but has been our tradition to worship the Lord on the 1st day of the week, Sunday. But is that day really holy? Are we to do no work on that day? Is that the Sabbath day the 10 Commandments say to honor? The answer is no. There is not a so called "Sabbath" or holy day for the New Testament church. But the Bible does say if you want to honor one day above another, you have the right and I am not to judge you for that. And if I want to honor all days the same, then you are not to judge me for that. We are not Sabbath keepers of the Old Law, because we live in a new and living way, the New Birth experience. We live in the True Sabbath, (Rest of God) in an experience called the Holy Spirit experience, which is the True Rest, and the day of the week was only a shadow of the true. The Jews practiced keeping a day of the week holy, but He is keeping all of our lives holy in Himself. Be blessed

Seed for Jan 7

2 Chr 20:15
15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
(KJV)

You often hear Christians saying, "I need to get the victory over this or that." It is not a matter of us "getting" the victory, because we already have the victory. The Lord said for us to be of good cheer He had overcome the World. So the victory is ours, given to us by the Lord. The battle never was ours, but His. So now in our Christian walk, it is not about "getting" the victory, but keeping the victory we already have, given to us by the Lord Jesus Himself. Be blessed.
Please consider joining with us in helping the Orphans and Street kids of Haiti.
He that gives to the poor, lends to the Lord.

http://haitianstreetkids.com/

In Jesus,
Billy and Jan Wells
Pronto Process
prontoprocess@gmail.com

Seed for Dec 29

God chose Israel to be His people to manifest Himself to the World. The purpose for their religion was not so that they would have something to do and not be bored in the Wilderness. The purpose for each and everything that they did in Judaism tells of some aspect of God and man. And it was to be performed in FAITH! They practiced their religion to show God's glory and their FAITH in Him. The problem came when they practiced their religion for the sake of the religion and not in FAITH. When it became their duty. Some people think "churching" or going to church is their duty to God. That attending church is their religious duty, and serving their denomination becomes their goal and destiny of life. They have reversed the order. Serving God is first. Serving God in FAITH is the only reason for “churching”. Manifesting Him in our lives to a dark and dying world is giving God glory! Letting Him shine thru our lives and showing the world the Living God in us is the purpose of our FAITH in God. Presenting our bodies a living sacrifice is only our reasonable service, by proving what is that good and acceptable will of God. Do we "church" to serve God? No! Have we become like Israel, losing the true meaning of being God's people? Is just going to "church" our reasonable service? No! Are we forgetting that we have been saved "from" sin and we are to walk in FAITH? Are we like the man that looks in the mirror and then immediately forgets what he really looks like? Jesus wants a people to manifest Him in their lives by FAITH. Churches and denominations are full of people just going to be going, without any true Faith. Like us, Israel was saved by FAITH. They in faith looked forward to Calvary, and we by faith look back to Calvary. Everything is equal. Be blessed.

Please consider helping the Orphans and Street kids of Haiti

http://haitianstreetkids.com/

In Jesus,
Billy and Jan Wells

Seed for Christmas Day

The Year of the Census

The old grey beards were sitting at the gate of Jerusalem talking back and forth about what had just happened. Pilate had just yesterday executed several men in Jerusalem. One of the old grey beards spoke up saying,

Surely that Jesus really was Messiah, for I, personally witnessed Him open the eyes of a man born blind! No man has ever opened a man’s eyes born blind!

Another of the grey beards sitting at the gate agreed by saying,

I was there when Jesus feed over 5,000 men and women and children with just a small boy’s lunch, can you imagine that? Just a few pieces of bread and over 5,000 ate!

And another agreed that he too had witnessed one of the miracles of Jesus,

I saw Him raise a dead boy back to life at a funeral.

One by one each of the elders took turns in describing what miracles they had seen or heard this man had done. They all agreed only Messiah could have done such great and mighty miracles and yet the rulers had put Him to death.

Why? For what crime has this Jesus done worthy of death?

One of the elders an old grey beard, who once was an innkeeper in his younger days, said,

Oh, I would have given anything to have seen this great one or just one of his miracles. I just can’t believe He is really dead. Now I will never get to see Him.

Someone in the group responded to the old innkeeper, saying,

You did see Jesus….don’t you remember during the year of the census?


The old innkeeper smiled while thinking back to the year of the census and what a shrewd business man he had been.

The census…Oh, I remember that census many years ago, how could I forget? Everyone had to go to land of their fathers to be counted and taxed. Don’t you remember my Inn was the finest inn in all of Bethlehem? Just think, in those days rich travelers had to pay 2 prices to stay at my inn!

He said that with a boastful gleam in his eyes.

I can still remember those great camel caravans that came in late on those cold clear nights…they were so rich they had gold and silver chains weaved in the reigns of their camels. There must have been 10 or 11 camel caravans each night and I knew that some rich merchant would be coming from very far away and being tired and would pay a premium price to stay in my inn. So of course, I kept back my best rooms, just in case, for some rich traveler that I knew would be arriving late in the night. Being such a good business man I could get two prices for my rooms in those days. The census…

He boasted.

There were so many folks wanting a room, in the City of David, I just told everyone I had no rooms left. Sorry no room left in my inn. All the rooms are taken.

He winked,

But, secretly, I had saved back my best rooms for some rich travelers or some king or prince who would arrive late and pay my price! Being wise as I am, I wasn’t about to give away my best rooms to the poor.

He smiled as he thought about what a crafty business man he was!

But I’ll assure you, if Messiah would have ever come to my inn, well, I would have given Him my very best room and for free! He would have to pay nothing! But alas, no one famous ever comes to Bethlehem.

He said sadly.

I only wish I could have seen this Jesus the one they call Messiah. If only He would have come to my town and stayed at my Inn, I would have treated like a king!


Then one of the old grey beards replied,

But He did come to Bethlehem.

And the Inn keeper asked puzzled,

When? When did Messiah ever come to Bethlehem? I would have been the first to know! I was the innkeeper.

He did come, Messiah did come to Bethlehem.

And the Inn keeper said,

No, why, no, because if He had ever come He would have surely stayed at my Inn, the best inn in Bethlehem. No! Messiah never came to Bethlehem. I am sure of that!

No, He did come, Jesus really did come. Don’t you remember? One cold night during the census…?

And the old Inn keeper lifted his eyes up, thinking back long ago….

Nope, I just don’t remember.

Yes, yes you do, just think back.

The old grey beard said.

Don’t you remember a man with a woman riding a donkey? They came in late from Galilee during the censes, and you remember the woman was heavy with child.

Oh, let me think…perhaps I do remember, a woman riding on a donkey who as near her time of delivery.

The old Inn keeper said,

I think I remember a young couple with a donkey. It was cold and late, and she was ready to give birth at any time, or so they told me. That was so long ago. But, you know, I had reserved my best room for the rich, so I told all the poor there was no rooms left in my inn, and for them to look for a room elsewhere. But I remember this poor couple begged me, so I let them sleep in the barn. And I also remember someone said that she gave birth that night…but, I really don’t know. But what has that to do with Messiah?

That’s it! That was Him!

Who?

That was Messiah!

Who was Messiah?

The baby born that night in your stable was Jesus. Messiah came to Bethlehem and to your inn but you turned Him away. You had no place for Him. He was too poor.

Just then a deep sadness gripped the Inn keeper’s heart, as he thought back to that night. Tears began to fill his eyes….could it be? That the King of Kings had come to visit the old grey beard Inn keeper once and he had simply turned Him away.

The inn keeper slowly lifted up his eyes to heaven and quietly sighed possibly the saddest words ever spoken by a man,

If I had only known.