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Goodbye 2011...hello 2012!

12/30/2011 3:36:35 PM

Well...2011 is almost gone. I just counted it up and it seems that we visited over 25 different churches this past year...how awesome! We met some of the most fun people and made great new friends for life. While 2011 had it ups and downs with health problems and the loss of a couple of special family members...we pause to thank the Lord for His continued blessings on us and our family. Our prayer is that next year the Lord will open even MORE doors for us to minister the wonderful GOOD NEWS...the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In the Spring of 2012 we will celebrate Eula Mae's 10th Anniversary! I know...I can't believe it either but it has been TEN YEARS since I put on that crazy hat and pink boa for the first time and introduced myself as, "Eula Mae Etheleen Ledbetter, the wife of the famous evangelist, the Reverend Doctor Deacon Jasper T. Ledbetter, III!"

Whew! What a mouthful! And the wonderful thing is, we are STILL going! We LOVE what we do and I pray that the Lord allows Danny and me many, many more years to travel and encourage people to lighten up and laugh and enjoy the goodness of God!

Happy New Year everyone!

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Let Earth RECEIVE her King!!!

12/7/2011 11:24:21 AM

JOY to the world...the LORD is come! Let earth RECEIVE her KING!

I love that song. Unfortunately, we often sing it year after year without really thinking about the words. Epecially the word, "receive". I was thinking the other day about what it really meant to RECEIVE the Lord as King. I mean, we are familiar with accepting Jesus as our Saviour but as King?

How do you respond to a King?

The first thing I think of is bowing...which represents humility or total submission. Have you submitted every area of your life to HIM?

How about the music you listen to or the television progams you watch? Ouch! Are they suitable to present to THE KING?

I was reading Psalm 24 recently...and it spoke volumes to me about our KING. Listen to what King David said about our King :

Psalm 24

A Psalm of David.

¹ The earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness,
         The world and those who dwell therein.
² For He has founded it upon the seas,
         And established it upon the waters.

³ Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD?
         Or who may stand in His holy place?
⁴ He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
         Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,
         Nor sworn deceitfully.
⁵ He shall receive blessing from the LORD,
         And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
⁶ This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him,
         Who seek Your face.  Selah

⁷ Lift up your heads, O you gates!
         And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!
         And the King of glory shall come in.
⁸ Who is this King of glory?
         The LORD strong and mighty,
         The LORD mighty in battle.
⁹ Lift up your heads, O you gates!
         Lift up, you everlasting doors!
         And the King of glory shall come in.
¹⁰ Who is this King of glory?
         The LORD of hosts,
         He is the King of glory.  Selah

The LORD is our KING of GLORY! He is strong and mighty! He is able to fight our battles!

The real question is...have YOU received this KING of KINGS? If not, the good news is...it's not too late!

Do it now! Just ask Him! He will come in!

I promise...your whole life will change. I know mine did!

..."let every heart, prepare Him room..." Thank you Lord for the day you spoke sweet peace to my heart and I bowed and asked you not only be my Lord and Savior but THE KING of my life!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!