Friday, May 25, 2012

To: My beautiful wife

Proverbs 31:29  Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. 

Often with my blogging I don't get to take out time to say much about my beautiful wife, but today I want to take out time to say a few good things about my wife that I love dearly. My wife, she is a diamond for sure. I know every man believes they have the greatest wife, well I know I do. We are quickly approaching one year of marriage, and it has been superb. I'm not one much for words, but honor is due to whom it is due.  Yes I am going to brag on her for a minute, nothing wrong with that. She is beautiful, smart, funny, and God fearing. She works very hard. As hard and as much as I will let her. Every time I am mowing a yard or doing any other job, I can't leave the lawnmower or tools setting for any length of time without her taking them and helping. Often doing a better job than I do. And the list goes on for the many duties she does at home, all without complaint. All while carrying our son, just a few more months! And even more important than working hard, she listens. Even when listening to me makes her be misunderstood, she never refuses to be a good obedient wife. Even when we make major decisions and discuss things together, she always respects my final word. Any decision we make in our household I give answer for. She follows my lead as she is suppose to. She always supports my ministry, and she understands that is what our entire lives will always revolve around. That is and always will be the most important thing to us. And you simply can't ask for a more blessed life than that. Even when feeling so much pressure and life, things hard to be understood, she may bend but never breaks. Always willing to sacrifice and give up what she may "want" for what we know we need. She believes in me. Behind the scenes, where life is really lived,  she does so much while never asking for any credit. She loves the word of God, we have quote downs together. Her Bible looks like a coloring book, from all the marks and notes and highlighted sections. Most of which she marked while searching the Bible for the truth. It fell apart finally, so I gave her a new Bible. She is a living example of "search the scriptures for...these are they that testify of me."And searching the scriptures since a little girl, did just what it should do, led her to Jesus name baptism and the infilling of the Holy Ghost, and even facing great opposition from family and others she clung to truth. So much more could be said, but one thing is certain, if you love truth enough you"ll fight for it.  She follows the teaching of the Bible and the church without murmur and complaint. She prays, never can you go wrong praying. That's one thing we love to do together is praying and studying the Bible, families that pray together stay together.  We have had a lot of obstacles moved in our lives by trying just what Jesus said, "prayer and fasting." God has blessed her with an awesome voice and great musical ability, she can make any instrument with strings sing. We love to make a "joyful" noise unto the Lord all the time. And she loves being faithful to God, and faithful to church. Her calmness, helps me stay calm. So reserved and quiet, in every situation. I could write pages, but I'll stop short. She truly is a great help meet, and that ain't brag,that's fact. I just wanted to take a minute tonight to let my wife know how much I appreciate and love her.  Hopefully you read this Sister Caudle, if you do, don't get angry at me for bragging on you, I just wanted you to know how much of a difference you make. Love you. 

Proverbs 31:30  Favour (charm) is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. 
Proverbs 31:31  Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates. 


-Bro. C
Acts 2:38, read and obey it!  

Monday, May 21, 2012

Compromise Saves No One: But Truth Can Save the World!

Proverbs 23:23  Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

We must be able to make judgement calls in our lives. We must have the word of God in our hearts so that we can discern between good and evil.

Hebrews 5:14  But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. 

We are not trying to condemn anybody when we proclaim the truth, but only trying to help the world know what is right and what is wrong in the eyes of God. And the answer is found in the Bible, which Jesus said would be the very thing we are judged by. So if we want to be saved we are going to have to accept what the Bible says we must do and what it says we must not do. Truth is not optional. We do not hate sinners when we preach against sin, we show love in proclaiming the truth which can save them from sin.

John 18:37  Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Example: Jesus (God in flesh, and remember God is love) who showed true love toward us stood against sin and made it clear if we do not repent then we perish. Jesus said if you want to be saved you must be baptized. Jesus said if you want to enter into his kingdom (the only everlasting kingdom) then you must be born-again. Jesus called certain people hypocrites and generation of vipers. Paul (the writer that wrote 1 Cor.13 about love) also wrote under the inspiration of God that people living certain sinful lifestyles could not enter into the kingdom of God. John whom wrote so much about love, wrote under the inspiration of God that any man that took or added to the Bible should be cursed. All these men loved, all these cared for people, all these wanted to see souls saved. All these where willing to die for there cause. But all these also stood for the truth at all cost, for they understood that only truth could heal and save PEOPLE.

Matthew 1:21  And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 

If we love people we have no choice but to preach truth, and stand against sin that looks to destroy the people God loves. So don't hate us for saying repent, we are just doing what God said do. Don't hate us for saying be baptized in Jesus name and for believing in one God, we are just proclaiming the Bible. Don't hate us for preaching the Holy Ghost with others tongues, Jesus did the same thing. Don't hate us for preaching against sin, it isn't because we hate sinners. Its because we hate sin.

Romans 6:23  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

We have no choice if we want to be saved,  but to love truth and hate lies. I want to see the whole world be saved, but the only thing that can save them is truth.

John 17:17...thy word is truth.

Only truth will set us free!

 I want to see every homosexual be delivered and set free, but compromising truth is not going to do that. I want to see every liar change their direction, but only truth will do that. I don't hate you, I love you that's why I try to tell you what is truth from the word of God because that's the only way to be saved. So don't hate me either for just believing the Bible to be the word of God, and for trying to love you in the same way Jesus does.


Psalms 119:103  How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalms 119:104  Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

On a final note:
Revelation 3:19  As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

So if we are going to believe in God then we must believe in his word, and his word lets us know that  in love he reaches out to change our direction. So don't tarry, just repent and live for God.

--Bro. C
Acts 2:38, read it and obey it!

Friday, May 11, 2012

Just a tid-bit for tonight:


God can see your heart, but men can not. Men only know about you by what you say, what you wear, what you do, where you go, whom you are around. Get the picture? What is in your heart can only be a light to the world when it shows in your lifestyle. Ye are the light of the world...so remember men can not see your heart, but they can tell the condition of your heart by your actions. So quit trying to use for an excuse that 'God knows my heart', because yes he does but that doesn't justify sin and ungodliness. If we are going to be saved it is going to be God's way, not our way! Your lifestyle, your fruit shows just what your heart is. Praise God! --Bro. Caudle


More blogs coming soon, just haven't had the time to write much lately. God is so good to us! Acts 2:38, read it and obey it!