Life's Ultimate Goal

Jesus said,

John 13:34-35

Life's ultimate goal, 

Is to seek perfection within, 

By building the Integrity of Character of Christ, 

From the inside out. 

Daily, becoming more like Christ throughout life, 

By the Guidance of the Holy Spirit, 

Allowing Him to build within 

And guide you with the Word of God. 

While following Jesus Christ, 

Always use God's Word as the filter, 

That allows only the good and removes the bad, 

To build your life complete in Him. 

One should always seek to improve oneself and others, 

To always, endeavor to learn and grow, 

By the guidance of the Holy Spirit within, 

Throughout life and follow, complete in Christ. 

Learning, will be an ongoing process of, and a personal education, 

Preparing, rearranging, and building your life, 

A process that lasts throughout life until one walks with Christ in eternal life. 

Always have life goals, but as soon as one is accomplished, 

Remember, to set your sights on the next goal, 

To improve your life while helping and encouraging others 

To seek and build their life in Jesus Christ. 

The perfection of life, the Integrity of Character of Christ, 

 "A new command I give you: Love one another. 

As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

Lord, keep me by You and build within me You, 

Martin Lee Vance 

9/23/2013

Ego, Pride of Self

Ego, Pride of Self
When you allow Christ

 To touch and remove ego, 

The pride of self,

From the eyes,

You see again as a child. 

The white of the clouds 

And the blue of the sky,

The joy of creation 

In the path of the wind,

 The flight of a dove 

And the Love of a Friend, 

Jesus within;

Now look above and see as a child 

Touched by Him, 

And given His Love 

To live and be guided 

By Jesus within!

Lord, daily open my heart to build me in God’s word and keep the ego from my eyes,

Martin Lee Vance
3/1/2006

                                                                   

Words

Words 

Words are always more than just words, 

They can, on any given day, either create or take away love. 

They will either lift another higher than the Heavenly stars above, 

Or place them low in the depths and the loneliness of hell. 

It is the feelings wrapped within those words the meanings forever tell. 

They can either construct or build within God's giving pure love,

Or take away and replace with Satan's loneliness, 

Built of the fears and worries of his self love. 

Reach out today to touch, change, and encourage another’s way. 

To strengthen and build them in love to follow and live God's way today. 

Words can either build or destroy on any given day. 

They can either make another reach out to Him and stay, 

Or turn and walk forever away living within lonely every day. 

Touch the Face of God today and every day, 

By using words wrapped with feelings that share and build His love that cares. 

They change the heart and build everyday. 

Words are more than just words, 

When used God's way today. 

Words 

Lord, you have built me with Your words of Love that share and care, 

Martin Lee Vance
2/23/2007 

God's Timetable

God's Timetable

What we see is not all there is in Life. 

Our thoughts will never encompass all information. 

Therefore, we must always hope in God, 

Trust His actions, His timetable, and His providence. 

When you suffer, take strength in the Lord, Jesus Christ,

Take encouragement that your life matters to Him. 

Your life counts, because God sees and knows the condition of the heart within you. 

That it has received His Son as the completion of His Word.

Knowing then within He loves you,

That He will never abandon you. 

You are not alone for He will always be with you;

He cares when you hurt, 

He cares when you are lonely,

He cares when you are confused and fearful. 

He is not off in a corner of the Universe paying attention to another matter. 

He is living within your heart, 

Calling to remind you to keep your eyes upon the Lord,

For He will always be your strength in time of need.

God knows that your faith will remain strong in the struggle. 

God promises to set all things straight on that appointed day by His Timetable. 

What a celebration awaits, "Around God's Table of Grace,"

That day we look upon the Savior's Face.

Lord, guide my life that I never lose sight of the fact, "It is God's Timetable." 

Martin Lee Vance
10/16/2003

Here's to Our Heroes

Here's to Our Heroes

America was built on faith and togetherness,

Upon valued relationships,

And oh how God has truly blessed.

For at Her birth the founding fathers built,

A foundation,

Upon God and reinforced it in His Word,

One that would forever last.

Fear was never a part of them then,

For Freedom flowed in their veins, my friend.

In courage they pledged,

To give all until all had been given, even unto death.

Even now, in peace in death's rest,

They know the long line of courage continues,

For Freedom flows in the veins of America's very best.

The ones that hear and answer Her call,

Duty, honor, and country we pledge to protect.

Giving all until all has been given, even unto death's rest.

Lord, thank you for America's very Best,

Martin Lee Vance

8/27/2009

God Made Himself Evident

God Made Himself Evident

God made Himself evident,

Within us, by giving all Free Will.

By this, He created all humanity as moral beings,

Because, without personal freedom,

Without free will, no free choice, without freedom,

There is no such thing as either human moral action

Or moral responsibility.

One also cannot have a meaningful love for life today,

Or Hope for tomorrow,

By Faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ, to lead the way,

Because, everything would be predetermined,

Therefore, nothing would matter.

When we believe all humans are free, meaningful, significant,

And moral beings,

Because, all of these are incompatible with a chance origin,

Then we will believe that a purposeful God created them that way.

How you view the origin of humanity

Will control how you view the nature of humans.

Our own actions show that at some deep level,

We know a personal God created all humans as moral beings,

By giving all Free Will,

From Adam's creation to the very last human birth,

The moment time will be no more at His command,

God has made Himself evident within us.

Lord , touch my heart and purify my thoughts with Your Light,

Martin Lee Vance

11/05/2008

Jesus, Name above all Names

Jesus, Name above all Names

"I love and care for you," 

Words echoing from His Heart.

His Light of Love reaching every hidden sin, 

Like it was sent on and by the wind. 

Not one sin was missed by the Touch of Love received from Him. 

All sins upon Him fell, for Love upon the Cross,

That not one soul would be lost. 

As He hung on Calvary's Cross His Shed Blood covered all sins,

To bring all to Him to receive the Message of Love by Him, 

For all who receive, accept, and believe in Him. 

More than just spending eternity's day serving Him,

For He has given in Love the key to change a World lost in sin. 

Words that unlock the doorway of hope to tomorrow's day. 

Words that change the dark of night within His pure light. 

Words that bring comfort to strengthen and remove fears and worries, 

From hearts suffering deep despair. 

Words that build with His Integrity to change every day given by Him. 

Words echoing the Beat of His Heart to create new life within with Him. 

Words of our Lord and King, 

Knowing His last breath was taken to give eternity with Him. 

Words that shine from His Cross to light the way Home, 

And share daily in prayer with Him. 

Words of Love from Him forever in Him. 

Words that mean just what they say, "I belong to Him." 

Words echoing from His Heart, 

"I love and care for you." 

Jesus, Name above all names,

Jesus Christ, King of kings and Lord of lords.

Martin Lee Vance
3/25/2006

To You From Me

I wrote this for and to my wife, Sharon.

To you from me, 

If God should take Home, 

You or me, 

One before the other. 

Wait patiently knowing there the other will be. 

Knowing the heart of the other, 

Will feel the time between is more than an eternity. 

For neither knows His plans for the other. 

But His love built between each other over the years of life together, 

Knows the other will always be there for the other, 

And between now and then until we see each other again, 

I'll be loving you. 

Love, 

Me 

Martin Lee Vance
4/25/2007

Friendship



Friendship

It daily prays for the other.

It has a foundation built with and of Integrity.

It has only kind words in its vocabulary.

It seeks to only build.

It touches to reassure and take away fear.

It gives to brighten the day.

It shows the way when the world is against.

It teaches to bind and to grow.

It communicates to draw closer.

It listens to have no misunderstandings.

It shares to strengthen.

It helps for togetherness.

It grows because it's fed with kindness and care.

It knows and values the others feelings.

It understands and protects without question.

It gives mercy without asking.

It is there in joy.

It is there in need.

It comforts when the other hurts.

It gives guidance only when asked.

It will give only Godly guidance.

It guides with the Light of Love.

It never applies worldly standards.

It never condemns.

It is unashamed.

It is unconditional.

It will be there from beginning to end and beyond.

It thanks God daily for that Friend.

We all have the need of a Friend,

Christ, will be there from beginning to end and beyond.

One is truly blessed by God,

If they have one true friend in their lifetime.

I believe Christ had John as His one true friend,

For John was there in His darkest and greatest hour of need at the Foot of the Cross.

There with Him, Unconditional and Unashamed from beginning to end and beyond.

Martin Lee Vance

1/10/2005

God the Trinity

God the Trinity

His Name is Elohim, The God,

YHWH Elohim, The Living God,

Dabar YHWH, The Word of God.

God says, be, and it is!

His voice is but a whisper,

That all who know, hear, follow, and obey,

Not out of fear, but out of love, for God is pure love.

The Trinity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

All three simultaneously exist,

As God the Trinity, a unified one.

All three of the Trinity are one and exist only as one,

For they together, as one, make up the one God in unity, three complete in one.

Each dwells within the other,

And makes God indivisible and unquantifiable.

Meaning wherever one is, all of God is there.

The Trinity is not in the one God, it is the one God.

They are different, positionally,

Having an order, relating to or based upon their being or existence,

In the Godhead.

The Father sent the Son,

The Son sends the Holy Spirit,

The Holy Spirit points back to the Son,

And the Son glorifies the Father.

The titles are descriptive and not their roles or offices,

They are relationship terms,

They do not describe what they are but who they are,

All three simultaneously exist, as a unified one,

God the Trinity.

Lord, in love for You, I seek the truth with and through You, with all my heart, soul, and mind,

Martin Lee Vance

5/22/2011

Unconditional Love

Unconditional Love

Unconditional from beginning to end and beyond.

When built upon God's foundation of faith and integrity,

Love is more than a feeling or caring.

It has meaning and depth,

With hopes and dreams for a future of tomorrows.

Boundaries without ownership,

Oneness without enslavement,

Closeness without touching,

Openness without loneliness,

Understanding without knowing,

Forgiveness without asking,

Faithfulness in tomorrow's togetherness,

And happiness in a past of remembrances.

It is strengthened with a woven bond of faith

In facing life's problems

And circumstances together.

A love stronger tomorrow than today,

Unconditional from beginning to end and beyond.

Love always takes away the Hurt,

Martin Lee Vance

3/5/2005

Where is God in the Time of Tragedy?

 

God's Love, given for all at Calvary, 

Jesus Christ, for He is the Light that drives out the Darkness, 

From the heart, to love, live, and give in Him, 

His Love Mends the Broken Heart!

Where is God in the Time of Tragedy? 

Through faith's belief in Jesus Christ, 

By repentance of all sins and acceptance to follow Him, 

God is right there within you, 

With you, 

As He was with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, 

There in your heart, 

For by free will He is a part of you. 

Thereby, giving you, by knowing Him, 

Through your strength in Him, 

The resolve to endure and the courage to persevere,

Knowing the Lord’s strength to face and overcome all in life as He in Him knowing you. 

Remember, Love is always given, 

Love woven with kindness, compassion, and affection, 

"It is the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another." 

Memories of the past, they open the heart within to heal and give again, 

For Love given to build, encourage, and help others, 

It heals the heart from the inside out, 

Not only the heart of the receiver, but also the heart of the giver as well, 

With memories of the past 

That opens the heart to view 

God's Love, given for all at Calvary, 

Jesus Christ, for He is the Light that drives out the Darkness, 

From the heart, to love, live, and give in Him, 

His Love Mends the Broken Heart!

Lord, build me in You as I follow in faith’s belief You,

Martin Lee Vance

4/18/2013

God's Saving Grace

God's Saving Grace 

As we grow in the Lord and gain knowledge in the Word, 

During our growing years in Him, 

Learning to view the world around us as He views it, 

We perceive with eyes that enjoy and see the beauty and good in all things. 

As we accept and overlook the blemishes, 

Never lose sight of the fact, 

They are a part of all, 

And will draw our attention 

To intensify and enhance the beauty within for all things, 

For we are never to condemn 

We are to bring them to Him, 

And pray that they in faith's belief, repent, receive and follow Him. 

As they grow in the Word, they will separate the good and the blemishes, 

And work to modify and transform the outward to the inward, 

The Lord's Character of Integrity, the Spirit within by God's good, 

God's Saving Grace. 

Lord, guide my thoughts and cleanse my eyes to see as You see, 

Martin Lee Vance 

4/11/2013 

Forgive

Forgive 

The easiest thing in life to do, 

Is for one not to control their emotion of anger for another, 

We all have done it, 

That comes from within, formed from pride of self, 

Related to one's psychological interpretation of having been offended, 

Wronged or denied and results in a tendency to undo that by retaliation. 

The sin that comes with it, 

Unforgivingness, 

Indifference for another, for it is the result of hurt, 

Concealed deep within, built entirely of hate, extreme dislike for another, 

That becomes the heart felt sting, 

Which creates the scars that covers the wounds, 

And in time builds disbelief in God's Word, the Lord, Jesus Christ. 

Formed within when one allows the deceiver to control the soul and instruct the mind, 

Built of his fear, be it fact or fiction, it is an awful thing to live in or with, 

He will make you hear, see, feel, and believe things that are not there, 

He will in time make you mentally unstable and destroy self from within, 

For another's transgression against you or others, 

The payment of unforgivingness for another! 

The Lord, tells us to pray for those who trespass against us 

And forgive their sins as God has forgiven ours, by His Loving Grace. 

The hardest thing in life to do is to forgive, 

Then bury those emotions and feelings forever 

At the Foot of the Cross, forgiven and forgotten! 

Christ paid the price in love for all sins upon the Cross of Calvary, 

That day long ago, to heal and build all believers within Him. 

"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."

Lord, make me like You, cleanse me from the inside out and make me a forgiver and giver, 

Martin Lee Vance 

3/30/2013

Eternal Life comes through Christ

Eternal Life comes through Christ 

Life Ends! 

Death is a part of life as much as birth is a part of life. 

Jesus gives us insight into the real process of dying, 

How to view death in a healthy way as Jesus died enduring the hardship of the Cross, 

By viewing the seven statements, Jesus made upon the Cross of Calvary that day. 

"Father forgive them, for they know not what they do."  Luke 23:34

Express forgiveness, dying with a heart, unburdened with hurt or hate, Holy. 

To the thief on the Cross, "I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43 

Extend grace at death's door to those who have wronged you. 

Express love, transmitting that they were and are important to you and always will be! 

To His Mother, "Woman behold your Son.  Behold your mother."  John 19:26-27

Remember family and engage family at death's door, 

For all will face death and eternity, by God's Word,
Prepare all to hear and by their free will believe,
For death is just a moment away. 

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"  Matthew 27:46

Jesus was as human as all of us are and expressed Human Feelings. 

At death life’s connection, love, to the living is terminated, 

And leaves the void of tomorrow's unbearable emptiness 

To replace with memories of the past wrapped within the Hope in Christ for tomorrow. 

Express fear, I fear, battle fear with Faith, knowing the Word of God, 

And the promise God will never leave or forsake you.

"I am thirsty,"  John 19:28, 

Jesus exhibited His humanity and expressed His feelings.

"Father, I entrust my Spirit into Your hands." Luke 23:46

He leaves bodily, knowing you and I are stable and complete in Him,

By God's loving Grace.  

"It is finished." John 19:30

Jesus says, God's Word is complete,
And it will be okay, endure My closure here with you, 

For all in the Family of God will meet again at God's Table of Grace.

Lord, give me the strength to bear my Cross and face death in You,

Martin Lee Vance

3/15/2013 

Money

Money 

"The love of money is the root of all evil." 1 Timothy 6:10 

Your ability to earn money is a gift to you from God by His loving Grace. 

Your ability to enjoy money is a gift to you from God by His loving Grace. 

Christ paid the price in love by God's loving Grace for you and me, 

That day so long ago, 

Upon the Cross high above all on Mount Calvary, 

So all would see His love given for you and me, 

As His blood flowed to cover all sins forgiven, and forgotten forever, 

That day, when on knees of humbleness before Christ 

And acceptance in faith's belief and complete repentance of all sins, 

Received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, 

Sealed forever by God's integrity by His Loving Grace in Christ, 

Eternity with Him in Heaven and there to look upon His Face at God's Table of Grace. 

Money has various effects on all God's Children and their health and well-being, 

Be it either physically or mentally. 

You can either share or hoard money. 

"For where your treasure is, there will be your heart also." Matthew 6:21 

By sharing, it forever builds the character within in truth and integrity, 

And opens the heart to share in love to give to the needs of others, 

And grows within, for love returns to give again and build complete in Him, 

When used to help, build, and encourage others. 

By hoarding, self sees no need to build or change the character within, 

For the heart is closed by pride, in love of self, 

And is void of truth and integrity to change within one thing. 

Therefore, self sees no need to help, build, or encourage others, 

For the heart and character within is wrapped within and values, 

The more you have the more you want, 

The more you have the more you spend, 

The more you have the more you worry, 

The more you have the more you lose, 

The more you have the more you leave. 

When you give away what you receive from God as a gift to you in love, 

The Holy Spirit within will build your character in Truth and Integrity, 

To become more like, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior in love, 

And release you from the bondage of pride to encourage and build complete in Christ.

The more like Christ you become, 

The more love you give the more you receive in return to give to others. 

Lord, make my heart as one with You and build me to see all as one in You, 

Martin Lee Vance 

3/20/2013

Salvation!

What do you think? 

Salvation,

The Reason for the Birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
And His death upon the Cross of Calvary. 

May God bless you everyday 

As you complete your journey of Life with the Lord, Jesus Christ. 

Take the time to review and renew your Faith in the Lord daily,

Start and End everyday of Life in prayer with God and His Holy Word. 

All have and will stumble from time to time in life. 

By the Faith from within and prayer daily, God will keep the path of life straight, 

Build daily within with God's Word, 

Salvation is by His Grace, then you are sealed forever by His Integrity. 

Remember, the Ones that have gone on before, 

That have paid the ultimate price of their life, 

To bring God's Word to the Lost of the World. 

By their faith in Jesus Christ the hope for tomorrow, 

That long line of Faith continues on today, because of their courage from within in Him. 

Never forget the reason for the Christmas Season and the purpose of the Lord's Birth, 

- Salvation - 

By way of the Lord Jesus Christ, 

The Lord paid the price, of all sins for all, upon the Cross of Calvary. 

That all may follow forgiven, forever free within Him, 

For all that believe and receive Him, eternal life will be with Him. 

Review and renew your faith in the Lord daily, 

Build with God's Integrity from within to without. 

The Virgin Birth of Christ 

The Curse of Jehoiakim, the problem, and God’s solution.

An unusual curse in Jeremiah 36:1-32 gives insight into the virgin birth of Jesus. 

The Curse:

Jehoiakim was a king of Judah, 

He angered God by burning a scroll that Jeremiah the prophet wrote,

God cursed Jehoiakim by indicating 

that none of his children would sit on the throne of David (Jeremiah 36:29-31). 

Although Jehoiakim had children, 

scripture shows that none of them ever reigned as King David had! 

The Problem:

Joseph, the father of Jesus, was one of Jehoiakim's descendants (through Jeconiah). 

Joseph's offspring could not claim David's throne because of the curse. 

Jesus laid claim to the throne of David (Luke 1:32, Acts 2:30, Hebrews 12:2). 

If Jesus had been born of Joseph, the curse would have been contradicted. 

Also, God had promised David that one of his physical descendants

 would reign on the throne of his kingdom forever (2 Samuel 7:12-13). 

As explained above, Joseph was excluded from being the genetic father of the future king of Israel. 

It was impossible to fulfill the requirements of both curse and promise by natural means. 

One man had to be both heir to and offspring of David, without being the genetic descendant of Jehoiakim. 

This problem required a divine solution. 

The Solution:

God created a solution through the miracle of the virgin birth. 

Although Joseph was one of Jehoiakim's offspring through Solomon, 

Mary was not, She was a descendant of Nathan, one of David's other sons (Luke 3:31). 

God's promise to David was fulfilled, because Mary was the biological parent of Jesus.

The virgin birth also addressed the curse God had pronounced upon Jehoiakim.

 Kingship was an inherited right, 

By Joseph, Jesus inherited a legal claim to the throne of David, 

However, he was exempt from the curse of Jehoiakim, because Joseph was not his genetic father.

So the miracle of the virgin birth accomplished God's will in two ways, 

First, it granted Jesus a legal claim to the throne of David,

And second, it maintained the integrity of the curse God had pronounced upon Jehoiakim. 

Indeed, Jesus was not one of Jehoiakim's offspring. 

"Three days after being crucified and buried, Jesus was missing from his burial tomb." 

From Josh McDowell's book "More than a Carpenter." 

Some say Jesus' disciples stole his body and concocted a story that he rose from the dead. 

If that's true, why would they die for something they knew was a lie? Would you? 

And theirs wasn't a mass suicide, where they bonded together in some delusional facade. 

Each of them left family and jobs, traveling to distant countries,  

preaching that Jesus died and came back to life. 

If the disciples were making it all up, 

each of them chose to die prematurely for something they knew wasn't true. 

Doesn't make sense. 

What does make sense are the historical facts. 

Even while being tortured, the disciples insisted that they, 

as well as hundreds of other Jews, had seen Jesus alive. 

When some were arrested and ordered not to speak about Jesus' resurrection, 

they responded, "We cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard!" 

They knew Jesus had been beaten, whipped, nailed to a cross, where he died in public display. 

A spear was thrust into his side to confirm his death. 

Roman soldiers were stationed at Jesus' tomb, 

because Jesus had stated that three days after being crucified, he would rise from the dead. 

On that third day, the guards fled, the two-ton boulder sealing the tomb's entrance was up a slope, 

and Jesus' body was gone. 

Inside the tomb, Peter and John saw the burial cloths still lying there, empty. 

After that, the disciples saw Jesus physically alive multiple times. 

They even had lengthy conversations with him and ate with him--all after his death by crucifixion. 

These disciples went to their deaths proclaiming what they had no doubts about--that Jesus had risen from the dead,  proving that he was everything he claimed to be...the Son of God. 

Jesus Christ, Crucified upon the Cross of Calvary 

The Twelve Apostles: 

1. Andrew - Crucified 

2. Bartholomew - Beaten then Crucified 

3. James, son of Alphaeus - Stoned to death 

4. James, son of Zebedee - Beheaded 

5. John - Exiled for his faith; died of old age 

6. Judas (not Iscariot) - Stoned to death 

7. Matthew - Speared to death 

8. Peter - Crucified 

9. Philip - Crucified 

10. Simon - Crucified 

11. Thomas - Speared to death 

12. Matthias - Stoned to death 

(Source:Fox's Book of Martyrs) 

Since the last Apostles death, thousands have given their lives, 

To carry on the long line of Faith in Jesus Christ to bring the Word of Salvation to the World. 

Thousands will continue on,  just like those who have gone on before, 

Until eternity's day begins with the Lord at God's Table of Grace, 

For Jesus Christ was the Completion of the Word of God. 

What do you think? 

Lord, I pray that whosoever reads believes to follow You,

Martin Lee Vance

4/10/2004

A Birthday Thank You Card

A Birthday Thank You Card to My Lord and Savior,

Jesus Christ

Lord, Thank You, 

Thank You, for reaching out and saying, “I love and care for you,” 

And God's Loving Grace, allowing me to become a member of The Family of the Most High. 

For from that day, You have not only been my friend, guide, and teacher of life. 

You have been there when I laughed with joy in the birth of a child and all the happiness of life. 

You have been there when I cried my heart out,

 Because of the death of a love one and all the sadness of life. 

You have seen me through the best and worst of times and everything in between. 

You have heard every prayer and interceded for me with God,
He answered in His way and time, for You have always been faithful to me. 

You have touched my heart with kindness and care, 

Either to bind and grow or to bring comfort and healing. 

Every day as I look upon the empty cross and remember the price of love from You for me, 

I feel even more love than I felt the day before. 

A history together, a tapestry woven with treads of memories, of Your love for me. 

Today, The Word is so much a part of me and my happiness and way of life, 

That it's impossible for me to imagine what life would have been without. 

I ask nothing more than that of spending of eternity with and serving You. 

Until I look upon Your Face that day at God's Table of Grace, 

Thank You, for reaching out to me and saying, "I love and care for you."

Lord, Thank You from the Heart,

Martin Lee Vance 

11/30/2005

Christmas Christ’s "Birth" Day

Christmas 

Christ’s "Birth" Day 

That day the Prophets of Old foretold,

For God's word concealed given to them to reveal.

Christ's Birth will always be more than just a date or memory in the history of time.

That day marks the Birth of Hope for tomorrow's day. 

That day marks the Birth of Love that lights the way. 

That day marks the Birth of Dreams that grow and glow within by faith and belief in Him. 

That day marks the Birth of Giving to enable all to reach out to change life from within given by Him. 

That day marks the Birth of Caring to remove hate from the world and bring Him to them.

That day marks the Birth of Christ that gave all and took all that I may spend Eternity with Him. 

That day is the reason I begin and end each and every day in prayer for you, my friend. 

For without that day one day would be just like the other, 

Lost in sin, a day without Him. 

That day the Prophets of Old foretold. 

Christ's "Birth" Day 

Christmas

 Christmas the Birth of the Light of Love, 

Martin Lee Vance 

12/15/2005

Live Life in Christ

Live Life in Christ

Do not live life like the World from the outside in, 

Always receiving and never giving to anyone but self, 

Live life in Christ complete in the Spirit from the inside out,

Give of yourself to others, encourage and share another’s load along life's way! 

Deep within the hearts of all, God made Himself evident within, 

For no one wants to live life as a lie hidden deep within and face the loneliness of sin.

In time God will expose all hearts suffering sin's shame, and reveal their bondage to sin, 

Either before Him on Judgment Day, 

To be cast away to Hell's darkness and the depths of the unknown for eternity, 

Or previously, before death's hold in faith's belief, on the knees of the humbleness of repentance, 

Acceptance within the light of Christ, received Jesus and became anew to live within Him. 

Christianity is much more than just another religion, God gave it to the World by His Loving Grace, 

By way of the crucifixion of His Son, Jesus Christ, 

He took our place, upon the Cross-high atop Mount Calvary, 

For all the World to see His Love given for you and me, 

That day, He paid the price for the sins of all humanity. 

Which is testified too in God's Word, given to and written within by the Apostles, 

Amplifying and glorifying God and His Holy Word, 

Thereby, giving purpose and meaning to life in Christ, 

And His Crucifixion upon the Cross of Calvary, Salvation by faith's belief in and through Christ, 

For all humanity to commune daily in prayer with God through Christ, 

The Blood of Lamb that covered the sins of all, complete, the price Jesus Christ paid that day. 

Do not live life like the World, from the outside in, 

Receive Christ and renew the Spirit within as given by God, 

Receive the Holy Spirit and live in Him, 

In addition, live in the Spirit, to live life from the inside out, 

By making whole and clean again the Spirit within as given by Him, 

As given, by God, at Adam's creation as God created him and Adam's Race in their image. 

Become, whole and complete again in Him, 

By repenting of all sins within to live anew for and within Him, complete life with Him. 

I in prayer, asked God for strength, and He revealed His Word, 

To restructure and build the heart within to without, 

To follow, wrapped in faith's belief, the footsteps of Christ, 

In the strength of the Holy Spirit and build the Spirit within anew in Him, 

By the Spirit’s teachings of Christ and become a refection of the Word to the World. 

I asked God for Wisdom and He gave the Compassion of Christ, 

That cleanses the eyes to see all as one in the Light of Christ. 

I asked God for Prosperity, He gave the Word of Life to build others with the teachings of Christ, 

For God is the one who supplies all needs from His Creation throughout life. 

I asked God for Courage, He revealed the Shed Blood of Christ upon the Cross

That covered and cleansed the sins of all and builds anew in Him to stand forever by and with Him. 

I asked God for love and He wrapped the heart with the Love of Christ

 In addition, gave the Whole World to spread His Love amongst all.

 Build the Spirit, Soul, and Body by Faith's Belief in Christ, from within, daily in God's Word. 

God gives, His Strength through His Word, 

That builds courage, understanding, and knowledge, 

Revealing and giving to all, who seek, His wisdom to face the problems of life. 

Do not live life like the World from the outside in

Always receiving and never giving to anyone but self, 

Live life in Christ, in the Spirit from the inside out, 

Give of yourself to others, encourage and share another’s load along life's way! 

Lord, keep my eyes open and upon You, 

The heart within wrapped in Your Love and Compassion to give to others in Your Name,

And keep my voice praising God's Holy Name daily for all He has provided, 

Martin Lee Vance

11/3/2012 

God in All of His Glory

I hope and pray,

That what I have written over the years and sent to others,

Has made sense and has touched your heart in some way.

Please tell others about them... They do not belong to me - they belong to Him, The One who gave them to me. I do not know the reason why I started to type them, Someone else could have done a much better job. I just typed them from the words the Lord placed in my heart, I could never have written them on my own, not in a thousand years. Remember, the words and format belong to Him, The errors in usage and spelling belong to me. Like I have said to so many before, the Hole is always darkest at the bottom, One needs light to complete any type of work, Day or Night. God provide the Light needed for me to write, With the Light of Christ's Love that Day that He placed it within, To complete my life within Him. When you have nothing, You never ask for anything, You take what is given and enjoy the moment. Just Life that He has allowed me to view over many years of growth, Seeing and Hearing how people give and take. To much sadness, loneliness, oh so much hurt, People hurt. Given when one uses so many needless words of harm. Everyone has the fix and answer for the other person, Always ready to point out their problem, And the one that hurts never needs another fix or answer. One never needs to be shown shame, they feel it, And remember, words do not hurt, people who use those words hurt. We seem to forget God in All of His Glory always came down, He took the first step of giving, sharing, and reaching out, To Adam and to all others of Adam's Race, Always ready to touch, give, and to share. He did not point to the problem, He knew they felt the shame, His way to help, starts with simple words wrapped in love That touch and heal the heart within, They knowing then that someone is there in their time of great need. Kindness starts the healing process, care feeds and gives the strength, And love repairs and rebuilds stronger than before, from the inside out. Encourage someone every day and build their life Christ's way, By being a friend that gives and shares to build their life to walk in His Light. His Unconditional Love, Acceptance as is, Is what He touched your heart with that day, then by Faith's Belief, you received Him. Pass it on to others and build them within Him. God's, greatest rewards have always been the lessons I learn in Life! Lord, You know, I need nothing else, Martin Lee Vance 2/16/2010

Empathy

Empathy 

Empathy, it is much more than just understanding another’s feelings, 

It is entering into another's feelings, and becoming a part of them, in love,

By being there for them to help and encourage as the need be in their time of need. 

It makes accessible compassion’s pathway between, and structures the bridge of caring, 

That joins the heart of one to the heart of another, in their time of need.

Through feelings felt, built of the circumstances of life, that both identify with, 

Experienced feelings, shared feelings, wrapped together, 

By the present feelings felt by the one in need 

And the past feelings remembered by the other, there in their time of need, 

Bridged and bound together as one, 

That brings comfort and encouragement to not only the one in need, to the mender as well. 

Memories filled with feelings, they are either good or bad, 

For the ones in between daily touch, wrap, and bind together all life. 

Memories are feelings self-hidden within, 

Because of the nature of the feelings felt, that built them, 

For one either wants to remember and build life in them,

Or the pains from the feelings of the past are far too great to release and bear again. 

Feelings come from Life Experiences; they are either good or bad, 

The good build the soul and encourages one to face life, God’s way, each day, 

By His Grace, in Love for one another, as one follows Christ in faith's belief, 

To build life’s happiness daily within with His Integrity of Character 

By reading, hearing, and taking within the teachings of the Word. 

The Holy Spirit teaches of Him and guides the Way 

And keeps the path of life straight,

With the thoughts built of feelings that build good memories 

As one endures life’s trials and tribulations, 

Until Eternity's Day, one stands before God as one in Christ. 

The Holy Spirit keeps the path open between you and Him, 

Because He felt your feelings then, and now within both you and Him, 

That day upon the Cross of Calvary when Jesus paid the price for all sins, once and for all. 

Those feelings built of empathy's sharing resurface in you for Him from time to time,

As you remember and look upon the empty Cross,

And His taking of them, the price He paid, that day, to forever be as one in Him! 

The bad feelings release nothing to build or encourage, 

For they are built and wrapped with only the feelings of deep despair, hurt or loss, 

Wrapped in Satan's price, that builds indifference and dislike, 

His type of life in the dark of the past, hate, to control the soul, 

While he tears at the heart with sadness and remorse 

From the feelings locked and hidden within and lost to the past. 

Both, the good and bad, are released from time to time, to be felt and lived again therein, 

Endured in the past, uncovered, and viewed again, 

Bury the bad at the foot of the Cross and ask for forgiveness. 

Remember this, if you remember nothing else, 

All feelings within of the past, they will allow you to reach out to those in need today, 

To share, help, and mend another's heart within God’s way, 

He will heal and build them for tomorrow’s day from within as He heals you! 

Always, reach out to help, touch, and encourage another by sharing their load in life,

Especially, those facing or have faced life's loss, no matter what, 

For God has sent you to them, for you know as they 

The feelings of their deep despair built of the hurt or loss they have within them! 

Just knowing that another is there and cares enough in their time of need, 

That has endured life's hurt or loss as they! 

Caring starts the healing process and Love builds them stronger 

From the inside out, to face tomorrow's day, 

For God had planned, when He created man, in His Wisdom, 

In understanding built the heart within, and in God's way, 

That allows them to face life, 

To heal and build again, over time, anew from within to without, 

The soul of another to reach out, live, and face life again, 

In addition, in time to reach out and heal the soul of yet another, 

For God in His Wisdom has planned, 

And placed Empathy’s Love in the Heart of Man,

To guide you Home to Him. 

Lord, guide and build me to share and care for all in Your Name each day,

Martin Lee Vance

10/8/2012

Hold onto the Lord

Hold onto the Lord,

Look into His Face and build Faith in Him, 

With an open heart today, receive Him,

He is our Hope for tomorrow 

And the Light that leads the Way today.

There is no secret to living, 

The key to Eternal Life is freely given and not hidden,

God has given to all, for He has written within His Holy Word, 

From creations beginning to its' ending and beyond.

Building within with God’s Love that gives, 

That sees His creation with an open heart and follows Him. 

It is by the Faith in the Lord within, 

That the Holy Spirit structures and builds the heart anew again in Him, 

Live and be guided by the Word of God daily. 

Free Will, given freely to all by God, 

To live free daily in a World created by His caring protective Love, 

From the moment, He thought of creation’s completeness. 

He created all and sustains all, 

From creations beginning to its’ ending and beyond,

For He created in completeness

All that is seen and unseen to protect and care for all,

Given to all wrapped in Love from the heart of God, Himself.

Read His Word to learn of Him,

Give all within in prayer and walk daily with Him.

The choice to either believe and accept or not, 

The Lord Jesus Christ, God’s Son, to live within, 

Remember, that at the moment standing before God,

 On Judgment Day for Eternity's beginning,

He will seal with His Integrity forever, 

The choice freely made within the heart therein.

Hold onto the Lord,

Look into His Face and build Faith in Him, 

With an open heart today,

He is our Hope for tomorrow 

And the Light that leads the Way today.

Lord, at the Cross Your Love given for all, 

God’s destination by grace makes the journey meaningful for me, 

 Martin Lee Vance

10/07/2008

Pride

Pride

Pride...with man it is emotions...with God it is Truth, 

And the proper relationship to whom I serve - God.

Pride is either a sense of one's own proper dignity or value; self-respect, 

Good pride, "I know who I am and whom I am here to serve - God," 

Or an excessively High opinion of oneself, it’s called conceit, 

Bad Pride, "Satan is the pure and only definition for total conceit."

When "Bad Pride," becomes so strong that it over takes ego 

And becomes the center of all life, Egocentric! 

When one thinks about self only, and no one else, 

When one does, pride reaches its final goal, to become a god within self. 

Then it can do anything it wants, 

Because, it creates and runs the environment that it lives in then. 

Remember all the heads of Companies, plus a few Ministers, U.S. Presidents,
Senators, and Congressmen, and their pride and where it led them? 

Satan's been trying for a long time to get everyone, who believes, 

For he already has the unbeliever, to become Egocentric, 

And then he becomes the god within self. 

Know this; many of Gods people judge others using their definition of pride 

And it is always the right definition for Bad Pride, 

But it is really the wrong one to use, or the wrong person 

In the conversation to use it on, 

Because, all have done the following in life, 

Disliked someone because of their age, race, sex, color, beliefs, 

When and how they say something in a conversation, 

What good or bad things they have done in life, you name it, 

All comes from Pride. 

Many have their opinion they share with others about someone else, 

And it is always when the other person is never around to hear, 

Start sharing that opinion with the right person, the one your opinion is about, 

And see if maybe it is wrong, for we all have the right to be different. 

God in His wisdom, created all to be physically and mentally different.

 Remember, in any conversation it's not what you say, 

It’s what the other person sees, hears, and feels. 

In life the one passing judgment is normally

 The one that is conceited enough to have a distorted view of themselves. 

God is the only one that will Judge and pass Judgment on the unbeliever, 

And issue their rewards accordingly, 

For their unbelief, words, and deeds, their place in Hell. 

Jesus Christ, the Believer He will Judge for their words and deeds,

And in Heaven, Faith’s Belief, accordingly issue their rewards.

Lord, I am here to serve God and no one else not even myself,

Martin Lee Vance

9/22/2005