Jesus answered...

Hello,

My neighbor Ray passed yesterday after a five year battle with pancreatic cancer. Ray and I became close friends and brothers in Christ. We talked and prayed on many occasions. Ray came home from the hospital about a week ago and was put in hospice. I visited him three days in a row. I am so grateful that Ray is no longer suffering! Ray fought the good fight! He is now in the presence of God.

"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father expect through me '" John 14: 6.  You may be wondering why I chose this verse for today. Well, Ray went home to heaven yesterday. Do you know where you are going when it's your time to pass away? I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am going to heaven! Why, because Jesus is my Lord and Savior. He has been since I was twelve years old.

If you are not sure where you will go when you die, then I would urge you to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Jesus loves you and he died on the cross for you. He is gentle and kind. He accepts you as you are right now!

All you have to say is, "Jesus, I know my life is a mess. I need you. Please come into my life and help me." If you prayed this short prayer and believe in your heart that Jesus is real, then go and tell a christian friend or relative of your decision. If there is no one you trust, then go to a Bible teaching church this sunday and tell the pastor. Please, do not be quite about this important decision you have made!

In Revelation 3:20, Jesus exclaims, "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me."  Jesus is standing at the door of your heart. Will you open your heart to him? Do you want to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that when you die you will be in heaven? What comfort there is when a Christ Follower goes home! Please, if you feel Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart, let him in!

I am HIS,
David Walter Wiseman

Psalm 86: 16 &17. Thus ends Psalm 86

Good Day to you,

Last week my wife and I went on a road trip vacation! It was our first vacation in six years! We went to a Fair & Rodeo in Nevada. Then, we drove to Utah and walked/hiked at Pioneer Park, Snow Canyon, and Zion National Park.

Our Creator blew my socks off! We ran out of adjectives to describe all the beauty our eyes were seeing! At one to stops in Zion, a wind gust almost knocked me on my butt! May I remind you that I am 6"2' and around 300 pounds! I was stunned😲! Overall, we had a wonderful trip. We are already planning our next trip...maybe back to Zion.

"Turn to me and have mercy on me; show your strength in behalf of your servant; save me, because I serve you just as my mother did. Give me a sign of your goodness, that my enemies may see it and be put to shame, for you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me." Psalm 86:16 & 17. Thus ends Psalm 86.

As we go through life's ups and downs, David some how captures how we are feeling. On our trip, I was constantly asking God for His strength and mercy! Verse after verse kept coming to my mind, however, Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"continued to arise in my heart and mind. 

Have you ever desired a sign from God? Have you ever wanted your enemies to face their consciences of their actions? I have asked God. Yet, He shows me His comfort and asks me to forgive. God is love! If you desire a sign from Him, then spend time with Him in prayer and in the Bible. By doing so, you will find all that He has for you!

I an His,
David Walter Wiseman

SO TRUE AND AMEN!

Psalm 86: 14 & 15 Excellent Characteristics of God!

A good day to you!

Tonight, Nancy & I are going, Lord willing, to David Crowder's

concert! I have only been to one concert. It was when I was living in Texas. I won the tickets on a radio show! I saw Josh Turner in Fort Worth, Texas. I hope Crowder's concert is just as great as Turner's!

In verse 14, David frets about his enemies, "Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God; ruthless people are trying to kill me--they have no regard for you." Have you ever been in a situation where you fretted like David? Cancer was my enemy! It was attacking me and trying to kill me! Only by the grace of God, I am alive! Sure, there have been people in my life that have harsh to me. God has told me to forgive them...so I have!

"But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.  Now, in verse 15, David is shouting the excellent characteristics of his God! We all should shout to God his excellent characteristics! There are mornings that I do not feel like praising God. Yet, as soon as I put a worship cd into the stereo and sing His praise, I am lifted out of myself and into His arms! There is no other place I would rather be than in HIS presence! 

Praise God that He knows us better than we know ourselves!

I hope and pray your Easter Sunday was blessed! HE IS RISEN!

I an HIS,
David Walter Wiseman

SHOUT TO GOD!

Psalm 86: 12-13. Praising the Lord!

Good Afternoon, 

Well, my knees are recovering from acupuncture. Now, my lower back decided to join in the pain. I am able to write to you today with a tight lower back.

David is praising his Lord in verses 12 & 13. He exclaims, "I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead." 

An observation I have become aware of in David's writings is his emotional journey with the Lord. Verse 12, David is praising the Lord with all his heart. He wants to glorify the Lord's name forever! I have had days where I felt exactly the same! Have you experienced days in your life when you praised the Lord all day long?

In verse 13, I get an expression that David is shouting to the Lord! "For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead." I know this feeling very well. Having cancer was extremely difficult. However, the cancer treatments was almost killed me three times. Twice in Abilene, Texas and once in La Jolla, California. Each time my heart rate dropped into the thirties. My normal heart rate is between fifty five to sixty two. All three times I was rushed into the Cardiac Unit. Praise God that I recovered quickly! I know David's declaration of being saved from "the realm of the dead." I hope and pray that you have not had a near death experience. If you have gone through it, then you know why David is shouting verse 13!

I appreciate all of you who read my blog! 

I am HIS,
David Walter Wiseman

Let's learn through David how to talk with God!

Psalm 86:11 Four Desires of King David

Greetings,

It is almost two o'clock here in sunny Southern California. For those of you who are living is the colder regions of the USA or around the world, my prayers go out to you. 

"Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. This verse is Psalm 86:11.

Verses 11 has four desires. First,"Teach me your way, LORD." Second,"That I rely on your faithfulness." Third, "Give me an undivided heart." Finally, "That I may fear your name." As we read each desire, we are able to gain insight into David's heart. David desires to be taught the LORD's way. How are we taught by the LORD? Through the Bible. 

Next, David desires to be able to rely on the LORD's faithfulness. I am not a child. I must rely on my LORD's faithfulness to accomplish what HE asks of me. I believe David is desiring the same faithfulness to complete his call from the LORD.

What does "an undivided heart" do? What this reminds me of is that I cannot love this world and love the LORD! We all must chose because we are not able to be worldly and godly at the same time!

"That I may fear your name." The word fear has different connotations attached to it. One connotation is reverence. Some synonyms for reverence are great respect, acclaim, or admiration.   
The opposite meaning for fear is to be afraid or danger or excessive worry. In this case, David is desiring to reverence the name of his LORD! 

Let us desire what King David desires from this day forward!

I am HIS,
David Walter Wiseman

LET US DESIRE THIS!

Psalm 86:8-10. Praise God!

A good afternoon to you!

As we continue through Psalm 86 today and tomorrow, I do want to write about the upcoming events in our christian faith; Good Friday and Easter. Thank you for reading my blogs! I hope and pray that what I share with you is blessing you.

Psalm 86: 8-10, David writes, "Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God." In these three verses, David is praising God!

In the last blog, we noticed how David cries out to God. David exhibited praise to God too. However, in these three verses, it is all about David praising his Lord! I want to know more about David and what he is experiencing in his life when he is writing to God. I am astonished how David's psalms touch my heart and spirit so deeply!

What I am learning and experiencing from the psalms of David is that when I have an intimate relationship with the Trinity, (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), I am free to cry out to them and free to praise them! I encourage you to follow David's example of his connection with the Trinity! Feel free to cry out and praise them and you will find your intimacy with the Trinity grow much deeper than any earthly relationship!  The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are able to handle all your cries and they love to hear you praise them! 

I am HIS,

David Walter Wiseman

SING PRAISE TO GOD!

Psalm 86, thank the LORD!

Good afternoon,

As we continue with Psalm 86, I recognize a pattern of David's writing. He cries out to the Lord, then praises the Lord. Verses 6-7 fall into the category of crying out to the Lord. David cries, "Hear my prayer, LORD; listen to my cry for mercy. When I am in distress, I call to you, because you answer me."

I have cried out to the LORD too many times to count over the last fifteen years. Actually, for most of my life I have cried out to the LORD! I would imagine that as long as I live in this world, I will cry out to Him. Do you cry out to the LORD?

David says that the LORD answers him. I believe the LORD answers our cries. Chris Tomlin has a song called, "Good, Good Father." The LORD is a good Father. He hears our cries and knows what we need when we are in distress.

I am so thankful for the LORD'S mercy. Without mercy, all of us would never know the LORD, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit! The Father's mercy led to Jesus coming to earth to save the world, (John 3:16).

If you do not know Jesus, then pray this simple prayer, "Jesus, I know I am a sinner. Please come into my heart now. I want to go to Heaven when I die. I want to change my life. I know that I cannot change my life without your help. Thank you Jesus for loving me! Amen!

Now, go tell a christian or go to a bible teaching church and tell the pastor! God Bless YOU!

I am His,
David Walter Wiseman

SO VERY TRUE!