Monday Monday

 

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

1 John 4: 4 NKJV 

I don't mean to burst anyone's bubble, but this is Sunday and the weekend is almost over.  Tomorrow marks another day where many of you, including myself, will be back at work for the beginning of another week.  There are those who carry with the start of the new week a sense of dread, as if the very end of the world is arriving at any moment.  I get it.  I've been there far too may times.  Many times over I have had a case of the Mondays, where everything just seems to go haywire.  Whether you're a frat kid returning to class or a office worker marching back to your cubicle, Monday means only one thing, back to the real world.  Now, I need to be careful here that I do not present too much of a sense of gloom as I set up these thoughts.  For if too many people read this and decide to call in sick on Monday I could suddenly become the enemy of corporate America.  So, I will pose the question, how many of you out there have faced one too many of those dreaded Mondays?  How many of you have marched off to work on Monday morning knowing that you needed a vacation soon?  I've been there...just last week in fact.  So what will my thoughts be tomorrow morning as I face another Monday?  This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it{Psalm 118:24}.  Indeed, that day which far too many of us have dreaded should not be seen as the drudgery of a new work week, but as another opportunity for us to see what the Lord will reveal in us.  I realize that may be a difficult task for some, but know this, there would be NO work week without the creation of the Lord.  We cannot look anywhere in this world we live in without seeing the undisputable evidence that something mighty and miraculous came upon this world long ago.  If you're a believer you may very well see this as Gods creation.  However, if you are more scientifically minded you may believe that some astrological explosion somehow created all which we see.  As for me, I see the world around me as evidence of He who is in me {Galatians 2:20}.   

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep.  And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.  Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.

Genesis 1: 1 - 3 NKJV 

Can it be that hard to believe that the spoken word of the Lord resulted in the creation of all we see around us?  Yes, even Mondays?  I believe this to be true.  Almost a year ago, in the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, I remember standing beside the freeway while at work one Monday morning when I suddenly noticed something odd.  There was very little traffic.  I was used to seeing bumper to bumper traffic on the freeways of Portland that early in the morning, yet this morning, this Monday was different.  As I stood there the revelation came to me, each one of those cars not on the freeway was someone at home wondering when they would ever return to work.  To these people, this Monday wasn't a chore to be faced, but a reminder of life interrupted.  My prayer that day was one I would pray all too often in the coming months, 'Lord, please reveal your mercy and allow your children to once again return to work.'  Ever since that morning, I haven't looked at Mondays in the same way as I used to.  What used to be a grim march to the time clock each Monday morning is now a reminder of the goodness and provision of the Lord in my own life.  For without Him there would definitely be no more Mondays.  

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1: 1 NKJV 

~Scott~ 

A Wish List God

 

For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.  Let us therefore come boldly before the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Hebrews 4: 15 - 16 NKJV 

Have you ever thought about what was on your wish list from God?  You know, things which you continually pray over expecting Him to ultimately reward you with what you requested.  As a young Christian in the faith, I used to believe what that pastor often told me, that if I pray for something that God would honor my request.  Well, more often than not that pastor must have had a ready made excuse as to why God had not provided what I asked for.  Indeed, when the time came for God to pay up, there were times in which I was often left wondering why God had not provided for my desires.  What did the pastor have to say?  That I must have some unconfessed sin, or that somehow God was disappointed in me.  Like I said, a ready made excuse.  This brings about the question, is God a God who grants our wishes, or is He a God who listens when we call upon Him?  Yes, to both questions.  I believe that we might just need to step back and take a deeper look into what we have learned about prayer over time.  I don't believe that we follow a lottery God who will open up the blessings of heaven each and every time He is asked to do so.  Think about this in terms of a good father, and some who are parents will understand this.  Does a father give his child everything they ask for?  No, and for good reason.  Over time we have seen the consequences on a child who always gets  what they want.  They grow up feeling a sense of entitlement that they deserve everything.  Does God want to be seen in this way?  I'd say no.  So, what is it about prayer that all too often has us scratching our heads in wonder why we're not receiving what we asked for?  Like I said, we need to take a closer look at prayer.  I can find no better example on the subject that Jesus Himself.  Here I will ask the question.  Did Jesus pray, or did He speak to the Father?  Well, we know that the scripture tells us that Jesus often retired to a secluded place to pray on His own {Matthew 14:23, Mark 6:46}.  If we follow the template of prayer which we have been taught for so long, Jesus must have been praying for God to provide Him with something, right?  Not exactly.  For it was in these private moments where Father and Son would speak to each other.

"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.  The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men - extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.  'I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all I possess.'  And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!'  I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Luke 18: 10 - 14 NKJV 

One of the greatest examples of the true meaning and practice of prayer which we can carry on in our own lives can be found in John17.  It is here where Jesus, on the eve of His death on the cross, comes to the Father seeking not that the cross be removed from Him...but that we would be one with He and the Father.  That's right, Jesus prayed in the garden that you and the Father would be one {John 17:21}.  Of course, this doesn't fit the cookie cutter definition of prayer which far too many young Christians swear by.  Jesus wasn't simply asking the Father to provide something from a wish list, but was speaking to the Father directly.  Now, you might be thinking that Jesus, being the Son of God, had a special privileged access to the Lord.  You might feel that as a sinner saved by grace that you yourself can never enjoy this very access to God.  Well, you'd be wrong.  The apostle Paul assures us in Galatians that we intimately share our lives with Christ Jesus.  It is Paul who speaks to Jesus living in us {Galatians 2:20}.  Once Jesus is revealed in us, it becomes easier for us to see a side of prayer that we probably never even thought of before.  That of simply talking with God.  When Jesus spoke of our being one with He and the Father, this is what He was referring to.  No matter the time of day, we can always share our thoughts and fears with the Lord.  This has always been Gods desire, to once again be one with His creation.

"That they may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that you sent Me."

John 17: 21 NKJV 

~Scott~ 

What I Know About Jesus

 "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."

Galatians 2: 20 NKJV 

I recall an old bumper sticker which became popular not too long ago which simply stated, "My boss is a Jewish carpenter."  I couldn't agree more.  Yet, every now and then someone will ask me that question once again.  What do you know about Jesus?  Well, is everything we need to know about Jesus written out in scripture?  Maybe, but there's definitely more to Jesus than just a few narrations on the pages.  I would suggest that what we need to know about Christ may indeed be found on the pages of the bible, yet what we need to understand Him will ultimately be revealed to us by the Father.  Because there is definitely a difference between knowing the history of Jesus and to understanding Jesus the man.  We know that Jesus was persecuted, crucified and rose again after three days in the tomb.  Yet, do we understand totally why it is that things worked out this way?  It's not so that He could be guaranteed a seat by the Fathers side, that was without doubt.  In time we understand that Jesus became sin that we would not suffer its punishment {2 Corinthians 5:21}.  We will understand that it is Jesus who defeated death once and for all {Romans 6:9}.  There is an old saying that tells us that being "book smart" isn't always a good thing.  For one also needs the value of experience to compliment his knowledge.  It is the same way with our knowledge (or lack thereof) of Jesus.  It wasn't that long ago where my own understanding of Jesus centered around the narrative of whichever church I was in at the time.  I had read the scripture.  Jesus died for the forgiveness of sins.  Upon His death He was raised three days later to ascend into heaven.  This was how I saw Jesus, with Him in heaven and me stuck here on a sinful earth.  I can honestly say that at this point I knew Jesus, but I didn't understand who He was.  I didn't understand that it was out of His love for me that He gave Himself in my place upon the cross.  Of course, one of the biggest things I did not understand about Jesus was that we were not separated at all.  The apostle Paul tells us this in a few places in scripture.  It is Paul who claims that it is Christ Jesus who now lives in us {Galatians 2:20}.  This is the Jesus I know.

"Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.  

John 15: 13 NKJV 

As I said, there is a difference in the Jesus I thought I knew and the Jesus I know today.  The Jesus I know today is the Christ who has been revealed to me over time.  This is the Jesus I though I knew, yet did not understand.  It is my wish that each and every church would shout this truth of the Jesus I know from the rooftops, but I know that won't happen anytime soon.  When people ask us who Jesus is, we should be able to explain more about Him than just a few pages quoted from scripture.  Yes, the scriptures guide us to Him, but is is through the Fathers leading that we come to understand who Jesus truly is.  If I were to rely upon scripture, Jesus to me would be looking down upon me from heaven waiting for me to sin once again.  That's not who He is.  If I relied upon scripture, I would never have understood the relationship and togetherness I now share with Jesus.  As I've said, the scriptures tell us about Jesus, but the Fathers revelation shows us who He is.  For who would know more about the Son than the Father?  I can quote scripture to someone all day long and they will be no closer to knowing the Jesus that I know.  This was exemplified in my own search for who Jesus is.  My good friend showed me more than a few scriptures which spoke to who Jesus is, yet I only began to understand this truth over time with the Fathers revelation.  Paul speaks to this as well when he describes his own conversion as "when it pleased God" {Galatians 1:15}.  Paul definitely knew the scriptures of his day, but it brought him no closer to knowing Jesus.  

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles. 

Galatians 15: 15 - 16 NKJV 

~Scott~ 

Demons

 

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps.

1 Peter 2: 21 NKJV 

I had a rather short conversation with a coworker this week.  From the moment I saw him, I knew that he was troubled by something.  He said that as he was leaving home that he had been delayed by a over excited wife (Family friendly words used to protect sensitive ears).  He said that I was fortunate not to have to deal with this type of thing.  Honestly, my very first thought was, "Well, everyone has their own demons to deal with."  I might not be privy to the relationship challenges that a marriage will bring, but trust me when I say that I have my own challenges to deal with in my life.  My friends will jokingly tell me that I have never known the meaning of the oft used phrase "Yes, dear."  Well, they may not know the importance of another phrase I deal with quite often...Do it or it will not get done.  See my meaning?  I'm not ashamed of longing for the relationship which a marriage will bring,  However, I'm also not that foolish to believe that I have my own set of challenges in my own life.  Every now and then I look upon the words of Christ when He inclined those who were listening to "follow Me" {Matthew 8:22, Matthew 9:9, Matthew 16:24}.  What was Jesus doing in these situations?  Well, I believe that He was persuading those whom He was speaking with to forget their present situations and set their attention upon Him.  When Jesus invited those fisherman to follow Him, He was inviting them to leave behind them a life they had always known for one that was, I'm sure, uncertain.  In terms of my recent life situations, following in the steps of Jesus would seem much more desirable than remaining smack dab where I am.  Desirable...but not comfortable.  Isn't this why so many of us stay stuck in our ruts in life?  Because it is more comfortable for us?  I have found this to be true in many ways.  One more reason to heed the call of Christ and follow Him.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny Himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.  For whoever desires to save His life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.  For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?  Or what will a man give in exchange for his own soul?"

Matthew 16: 24 - 26 NKJV 

I've heard far too many people speaking on life paths.  Of how one mans life path led him to prosperity while another mans path led him to ruin.  It's all crap in my book.  For what are life paths but those decisions we each ultimately make?  As they say, decisions have consequences.  You might be stuck in a dead end job with no hope for a future, but whose fault is that?  Jesus presented the young fishermen He encountered by the sea with a different path than the one they had always known.  How many of those young men had grumbled about bad fishing days, wishing that they were working somewhere else?  Then, along comes Jesus and shows them a new path.  Coincidence?  

Not long ago I was asked by a friend of mine to speak to his group of youth workers.  These kids were not what you would consider to be honor roll kids, for many of them had their own share of tough breaks in life.  Well, ever since he asked me, I've been struggling with just what it was I might say to a group of kids who have more than likely faced far too many broken promises from adults in their life.  This week that answer was revealed to me.  My task is not to reform these young kids, but to offer them a new and different path.  They've tried the path they're on for awhile, now the Lord has brought them to a place where another will be shown to them.  How will they react?  That I cannot say for certain.  A few centuries ago, Jesus led a group of common fishermen from the shores of the ocean into the greatest ministry of all time.  We all have those demons we deal with...but it is through Christ that we find freedom.  

"For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me."  "Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?  "When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?  'Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'  "And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to Me.' 

Matthew 25: 35 - 40 NKJV 

~Scott~ 

He Knows Me

 

But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him.

1 Corinthians 8: 3 NKJV 

I was thinking this week about the story of the man Job.  The servant of the Lord who lost everything and yet in the end gained back more than he had owned before.  Yeah, that guy.  What is interesting about the story of Job is that he did everything right, yet his trials increased.  So much was Job loved by God that he is said to have been "blameless and upright" {Job 1:1}.  This, however, did not save Job from the one who wished him harm.  That being Satan the accuser.  So it was that Satan found the occasion to come before the Lord with his own view of Jobs success {Job 1:10}.  God, however, knew everything there is to know about Job.  He knew his likes and dislikes.  He knew his passions and what he was not fond of.  From the reading of the scriptures in Job, it seems that Satan did not have these intimate details of Job.  For had he known, he may have devised a better plan to shake Jobs devotion to the Lord.  Why is this important?  Because that same knowledge which the Lord had of Job, He has of us as well.  God knows me.  He knows what makes me tick.  I might act out in different ways to hide how I am truly feeling, but it is God who ultimately knows my heart {1 Samuel 16:7}.  It is a very personal relationship that we share when we come to know the Lord.  A good friend of mine related to me years ago that one of the reasons he chose to attend church was that he was searching for a relationship with Jesus.  I'm glad to say that he's found what he was searching for.  Yet, more often than not, we are never told that our goal should be to approach God on a personal level.  I know that I wasn't.  This is part of the mistaken belief that we ourselves are separated from God.  That God sits in heaven while we sinners saved by only by His grace populate His creation.  On simple grounds, this belief is torn to shreds by the very fact that Christ Jesus died to redeem us from our sins.  How can we be sinners if Jesus already erased them?  But, that was only the beginning.  The apostle Paul tells us that it is Jesus Himself who lives in us today {Galatians 2:20}.  How much more personal of a relationship can we have with Jesus than this?  

"And he arose and came to his father.  but when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.  "And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.'  "But the father said to his servants, 'bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.  'And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; 'for this son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.'  

Luke 15: 20 - 24 NKJV 

I've wondered more than a few times what God would say to Satan were the accuser to approach Him asking about me.  What would the Lord say if Satan asked Him, "do you know this man Scott?"  I know exactly what He would tell him.  Do I know Scott?  Of course I know him...he's Mine!  He is My very child {1 John 3:2}.  I created him in My own image {Genesis 1:27}.  So it is that I am so closely, intimately related to the Lord.  This is the intimate relationship one shares with God when we come to the realization that all the barriers we have been led to believe separate us from Him have been destroyed by Him.  It is not God who tells us that we can never have a relationship with Him.  In fact, the prayer of Jesus in the garden tells us that our personal relationship with Him was His desire {John 17:21}.  To be one with both Jesus and the Father is the relationship we have.  Jesus never mentioned that we could be one with the Father...if.  Indeed, if we have Christ, we have the Father as well.  So it is that I am well known and loved by the Lord God.  Despite what human eyes may see on the outside, it is Christ Himself who looks back upon them.

~Scott~ 

The Running Of The Goats

" Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.  "He shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.  "Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the LORD and the other lot for the scapegoat.  "And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the LORD's lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering.  "But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make atonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness."

Leviticus 16: 6 - 10 NKJV 

Have you ever felt like a sin offering?  Well, let me put it another way, have you ever felt like a scapegoat?  You know, that person to which all blame is placed?  I've been there more than a few times.  There are indeed times where we might feel as if we were that sin laden goat set free at the door of the tabernacle to run free into the wilderness.  The trouble with that is, the original scapegoat had supposedly been found guilty then set free.  When we feel like a scapegoat, being set free would be considered a good thing.  This was one of the original ways in which the Lords people, the Israelites, dealt with the issue of sin.  Indeed, sin was a ever present reality in their lives.  For anyone who doubts this, just read a bit into the old testament and you will see a nation obsessed not only of being free of sin, but knowing that they couldn't.  I look a the ceremony of the running of the scapegoats and I realize how far we have come in our desire to be free of our sin.  Indeed, there are many out there who continue to hold to the idea that sin is a weight we will always carry with us.  Many of these individuals continue to adhere to the theology of the mainstream church.  However, there is indeed hope out there.  Those of you who have read this page for any length of time know that I am not one to bask in the belief that I am just a sinner saved by grace.   That sin identity which I used to carry with me was put to death upon the cross of Christ.  The apostle Paul assures us of this transformation in Galatians.  It is Paul who assures us that we "Have been crucified with Christ" {Galatians 2:20}.  Now, for those of you, like myself, who cannot recall ever being put to death on a cross, Paul was referring to our old sin nature.  You may have heard some old preacher explain at one time or another that we indeed were born with a sin nature.  Fortunately, Jesus has dealt with that issue.  

Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.  For he who has died has been freed from sin.  Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more.  Death no longer has dominion over Him.  For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.  Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6: 6 - 11 NKJV 

When I first read into Leviticus about the scapegoat ceremony I wondered just how many guilty goats there must have been out there in the wilderness.  Indeed, would Jesus have been better off casting those demons into a herd of guilty goats instead of pigs?  One definitely has to wonder.  Would I recognize a goat as guilty if I ever came across it?  What if a scapegoat was slain and used for food by some local farmer?  Would the sins cast upon it then return to the people of Israel?  Can you see how my thoughts are drawn to these conclusions?  This sin of the Israelites had not been permanently removed, for the next year the same ceremony would take place.  This is the way the Israelites interacted with God, through ceremony and traditions.  Remember that it was these Israelites who fearfully told Moses that they could not even speak to God {Exodus 20:19}.  So, it was Moses who the Lord spoke to.  It was indeed Moses whom the Lord developed His relationship with.  This is what the people of Israel were missing out on.  Contrast this with the work which Christ Jesus has accomplished in us.  It was Jesus who literally became that scapegoat in our place.  Yes, Jesus became sin in our place {2 Corinthians 5:21}.  When He did this, we ceased being  sinners and became saved.  This was a one time deal.  Yet, some people treat the forgiveness of sins as if there is a endless supply of Jesus' out there.  The more we keep thinking that we're sinners, we invalidate the work Jesus has done for us.  How many times would you crucify Jesus in order to be satisfied?  As Paul tells us, "He died to sin ONCE for all.  Let the scapegoats rest in peace. 

~Scott~ 

The Hearts Ransom

 

"Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me alone.  And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.  "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace.  In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

John 16: 32 - 33 NKJV 

Loneliness is a bad thing.  I don't think I'd get too much argument were I to say that we humans were designed to be social beings.  That is, to interact with those around us.  I was painfully reminded of this this week while talking with a friend o mine.  It seems that my friends daughter was having difficulty fitting in with her middle school crowd.  Now, if there is one thing that many parents know it's that fitting in and being popular is a paramount issue with school age kids.  To be accepted.  To be somebody.  These are all things that school aged children seek.  In a way, we all look for that.  Anyway, my friend shared with me that his daughter had come home in tears recently because a good portion of her classmates didn't seem to want to hang out with her.  Even after she brought them treats to somehow win their favor.  So, this girl was told that she could perhaps join the "in" group if she were to do something for them?  I almost jumped out of my shoes in anger upon hearing her father describe this.  I cannot imagine the pain she must have felt after being led to believe that she was indeed important, only to be ignored once the ransom had been delivered.  Now, my friend is a good God fearing man so he was able to assure his little  girl that the love which Christ has for her would never change.   Indeed, I can empathize with this little on because I've been in that same situation before.  Wondering if I would ever be accepted by those around me.  I think that these are fears which we all have at one time or another.  As I said, we were lovingly designed by our heavenly Father to be social creatures.  But, I also believe that there is a reason for that.  I believe that we were created in this way that we would not only have a relationship with God, but with each other as well.  

For I am persuaded that neither life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8: 38 - 39 NKJV 

I remember watching a documentary not too long ago of a navy pilot who was shot down over North Vietnam in the closing days of the Vietnam war and spent the remainder of the conflict as a prisoner of war.  When asked what the toughest part of his captivity had been he didn't hesitate in his answer...the loneliness of solitary confinement.  Indeed, this man tolerated the beatings and abuse through the training he had received.  However, when it came to the long hours alone in his small cell, he was unprepared for that.  It is no secret, as our heavenly Fathers creation we are meant to interact socially with those around us.  How else can Jesus be known to the world around us?  It was the apostle Paul who assured us of the indwelling Christ in us {Galatians 2:20}.  Could it be that we have been designed as social beings in order that we might introduce the world to Jesus?  It does seem more than possible.  For once the world around us realizes the truth of Christ in us, then seeing Jesus in each and every person will be that much easier.  Unfortunately, we haven't come to that point quite yet.  Of course, that should not discourage us from displaying Christ in all that we do.  In all of our interactions we should take the opportunity to once again introduce someone to the reality of Jesus.  I can honestly say that Jesus isn't some dead guy who sits in heaven waiting for me to screw up once again.  On the contrary, Jesus is alive and well in me.  I can only imagine what the response of my friends daughter would have been had she known in her heart that Jesus is within her.  We will never need to purchase anyone's friendship.  Christ already paid that ransom.

"I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."

Galatians 2: 20 NKJV 

~Scott~