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In my times of trials, whether it be stress or sickness, the thing I try to remember is that rather than ask for healing I ask God for strength and courage to endure. This morning I just flipped open my Bible to Psalm 138 and verse 3, in Dr. David Jeremiah notes he writes the following and and I think it carries a great message for all of us.
THE ONE IN CHARGE-----"God did not remove all of David's troubles, even though he cried out for God to do so. We are not to treat God as a genie in a lamp who grants all our whims and wishes. Sometimes God takes us out of our trouble, but more often He stands with us and walks with us through it. God always answers when His children cry out to Him-----every good father does. He may not answer us the way we want to be answered, or when when we want to be answered, but He always answers. God will often give strength, or confidence, in our souls to help us face our trouble. Boldness and strength come not because we get everything we want at the exact moment we ask for it, but because God is in charge."----Something here to think on----God Bless
WOW !! You really are up tight, calm down before this gets you down.....Raj/Joe& co are what Raj/Joe&co. are, nothing more --- nothing less. Maybe if someone could explain just 1 thing they ever did that they said they were going to do-----well maybe then Raj/Joe&Co. would appear to be more than a mirage. I give them credit though, they keep testing the waters to see if us past investors are still alive or passed on.......
For my optimistic side, it is always good to hear a word or 2 from the old crew, it was a fun ride, a little costly but a fun ride and although I have never met these fine folks from years past I treasure the good and poor years we traveled together..........."""May I ask, were you invested in Raj/Joe&Co. back during the oil, housing, gas, home manufacturing, uranium, wind turbine, etc, etc, years????""""School Of Hard Knocks
Within all that is going on around the world now days---think on this:
Psalm 105:1-5a:
Oh, give thanks to the Lord!
Call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples!
2 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
Talk of all His wondrous works!
3 Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
4 Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face evermore!
5 Remember His marvelous works which He has done,
something in the water, I think...but on the other hand, you speaking of Unicorns and rainbows, well Noah did build an ark in the middle of the desert where those folks did not even know what rain was. HUMMM, one just never knows........can you folks tell how bored it gets being locked down....
You good folks keep safe and enjoy your week
Just a thought here.....but everything on the market comes with a price.....some companies charge a little, some companies charge a lot, some people like low price stuff to fit their budget, some people like spending more for whatever their thinking......Think I am wrong---just look at the price of blue jeans, what? from 12 $$ to 100$$, the most comfortable jeans for me is from Walmart, rustler brand, less that 15$$ and I can afford to pay more. Check anything in the stores, prices range from cheap to out of this world. EX. I selll pencils for $1 each, you sell the same pencil for .05, now tell me who has to work the hardest, I may not sell but 2 pencils but you have to sell 40. Just a passing thought.....I just hope these guys make some good Jing
WOW!!! This, I think was posted just for me/about me....lol....The other day my wife told me that she could not believe my attitude with all this Corona virus stuff going around, I am just totally relaxed as if it meant nothing to me.....I told her that I thought of when I was in the hospital and my experience there----"Yea though I walk through the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for Thou are with me." Then this morning my thought on how our thoughts compared to God's are_______________.....Psalm 104, as I read this my mind went to my great lack of understanding.... Your post is 100% right on the mark, when we get to heaven we will be in such AWE that any questions we have now will disappear in a heartbeat.
I have said it many times in the past but once again, "Steve thanks so much for your loyalty to this board with your daily post"........If you think you may be getting sick, we most likely will need a 2 week notice, then you can go ahead and get sick......YEP!!! I am one sick puppy
God Bless
This morning in my readings I got to focusing on faith, creation etc, and I thought a bit on doubt. In S.S. some years back folks got to discussing the Scriptures and what many thought, now, Me, personally, I find it easier to believe what is written is so, however many will think differently, anyway someone ask me something along the line of my belief, they did not understand me-----My answer----"Do you believe God created the world and everything in it? the answer was yes, but sort of like I had a screw loose for asking such. My reply if a person believes that God spoke this world into existence, I mean just said ---let there be light and there was light, etc, etc, etc,----now if a person believes that then everything in the Bible is a piece of cake for my God......I suppose I put this out here this morning because there may be a few reading this morning that wonder about the Bible, and justly so seeing as how there are so many who influence the doubting side.....Maybe you are one who just does not get it-----Listen , I believe my God created the heavens & earth as the Bible says, and by believing this, then everything else falls right into place-----many call things in the Bible stories, yes, Jesus used parables (stories) to make a point/ learning session, But when the Bible says God did, I take it to the Bank, God did it. Another point, when I pass and stand before God and ask why I did such & such, I would rather reply that this is what I understood Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul etc, etc, meant when they wrote the Scriptures-- than to say-- well on the Bible Board, David, Greg, Ole Rick, Steve, etc, etc, said that this is what the Scripture said but what it really meant was_____.......Scripture clearly says that the Holy Spirt will teach us in all things. Now I may be way out of line here, but I encourage you to listen to your Pastor, S.S. teacher and those who write the lessons-----but do not put full trust & faith there, listen to that little voice inside of you, that would be the Holy Spirit talking to you, guiding you-----If you experience such- Jesus taught---Seek & you will find----Knock & it will be opened to you---Ask and it will be given.
Hey you don't know, but you would like to believe, but you really don't believe, may I encourage you to try this and see if it helps------In the quietness of a place away from outside attractions, just sit there and say---"God, you know my heart and the fact that I do not believe, although I would like to----if You are there help me",-----then just proceed as if you were talking to an ole buddy over a beer or coffee, you can tell God anything, everything, makes no difference, He already knows everything, He is just sort of waiting for you to step up......On this board we have many who are where you are right now, we have many who will put you on their prayer list, we have many on this board who have been there, done that and got a "T" shirt with it written on it-----but the first step is for you to take, no one can take it for you, no one can push you, but if you have a desire to step out--reach out God will take your hand and lead you
Life is so much easier when we know that all is in God's hands, we fear no evil for He is with us..
God Bless
HUMMM......think you B right.....fun joking about them
Tell me it ain’t so —- Joe
OH !!! Come On, Foxwoods, that ain't no way to be.....we all know that Raj said that at the worst we would break even, and we know he would never lie, except about the housing, windmills, natural gas, oil, Uranium, probably 1 or 2 more in there, but other than that he would never lie to us. He meant well, he just missed the objectives a hair or 2------Actually, he might be a good candidate for the political world.
Now that I checked your blood pressure, go have a good weekend
I live in Va. and this guy in my opinion is a real dip-stick....He closed schools for concern for kids, yet he supports killing babies after birth.....this guy is a real screwball. My youngest graduated from VMI, so did this governor, He is truly an embarrassment to VMI----the Alumni would like to strip him of all VMI identity......But, then over the past several years liberal thinking folks from up north have moved south and we got what we got. I have lived in Va., W.Va. & Ind. and this place has really turned into a , I am a Christian so I cannot say, I am really working on my poor vocabulary .----OH! The reason for keeping the liquor stores open----all liquor stores are owned and operated by the state, and bring in "BIG" bucks for the state, so no way would they even consider closing them......sell you booze, arrest you consuming booze-------How many ways can we understand the word "HYPOCRISY"----OH, He is a coward also in my view, when the gun right folks came to Richmond, he ran & hid.....look in the dictionary for the word WINNIE, most likely find his pic......OH< he also wants to make it a law that if anyone says anything against the gov't they can be arrested........Back in my days in the Marine Corps our D.I. had the term SH&% Bird for us recruits.....well, this Governor would not make a pimple on a SH#$ Bird's a^&%
You just had to get me all stirred up this morning---didn't you----sorry, but really seeing how far mankind has fallen from Grace really stirs the pot.
God Bless, reckon I now need prayers to get me back where I belong...LOL
I see you just joined the group the other day.....Welcome. I doubt Raj/Joe&Co. would speak to any of the investors unless the investor had a pot full of money and they stood a good chance of, well, folks get the idea. But then again Faith is said to move mountains----Have a good week-end
If any of you are are suffering through this Corona stuff-----God Bless and take care
I like that, It would be nice to sit around the table with a big ole pot of coffee and discuss this....a real positive side, then not be be throwing a wet washcloth on the subject, I believe that type of faith is right in front of everyone, available to us all, only if we reach out and take hold. "ATTITUDE"----say trials come our way, does a person wonder ---Why Me Lord? or does a person wonder--Why Not Me Lord ! It is faith that makes the difference.
God Bless
Steve, "ME" being the smart @#*(^%$# I thought maybe a bunch of wusses were raised, then I thought maybe that's no tooo nice so I cleaned it up and thought maybe what we reap what we sow-----what scares people today back years ago folks stood in line to tackle the problems. I think his name was Paige, walked 30+ miles to join the military, USMC, to defend this country in WWII, , now I look and see---Don't let your hearts be troubled etc, maybe back then a lot of folks put more trust in these words than folks of today----NOW!! I say thanks for the post which opens our minds...You're a good man Charlie Brown
Yesterday evening I took a moment and read a bit of Scripture and in the notes I found this to reflect on Hebrews 2:1:
2:1---"Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away"
Danger of drifting:----
"We drift toward compromise and call it tolerance---
We drift toward disobedience and call it freedom---
we drift toward superstition and call it faith---
We cherish the indiscipline of lost self-control and call it relaxation---
We slouch toward prayerlessness and delude ourselves into thinking we have escaped legalism---
We slide toward godlessness and convince ourselves we have been liberated"---
Then from C.S. Lewis----""As a matter of fact, if we examined a hundred people who had lost their faith in Christianity. I wonder how many of them would turn out to have been reasoned out of it by honest argument? Do not most people simply drift away?"-----Little something there for you to think on today...God Bless
Hebrews 13:1-2
"Let brotherly love continue. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained strangers."-----Now I am sorry for my bad attitude, but when I read this I could not help but allow the evil side of me pop out----I wondered how many angels in the grocery store got pushed aside or could not make a purchase because of "Greed, Selfishness, Coveting, etc., just a passing thought, but maybe we best be careful how we treat strangers, might just be an angel checking up on us----actually I was thinking of the toilet paper isle----
God Bless and have a very good day
Life offers us difficult times.......I have postponed this post for several weeks now, I have an older brother who a few weeks ago learned he has lung cancer, fortunately it is stage 1. Neal is 80 yrs. young, has had A very good life, since I learned of his condition I have ask God to grant him the strength and courage to endure his storm and grant me the right words to discuss with my brother his present storm he is passing through....Neal & I are closer than I was with any of my other 3 older brothers. I suppose God places in our mouth the right words at the right time, one of our 1st chats I mentioned that if it were me I would try to be thankful that it was me and not one of my children or grand-children. The next day he called and told me how much that meant to him, now he is thankful, maybe not for the cancer but for it being his storm and not others in his family. Today I went out for a long walk and he called and we chatted for my entire walk and talked a little about much stuff then his trip with cancer, It is truly difficult to talk with someone who is facing such struggles, yet, it is promising to feel the power of the Holy Spirit giving the correct words to say at the right thing at the right time, seeing as how I am famous for "opening mouth---inserting foot", you can see how much I appreciate all the help I can muster up. To pass on to someone that --YES, this life is good, but the best is yet to come and discuss this a blessing offered to few, well maybe to many, but few tackle the issue. NOW!!! Why this post, friends, somewhere along your life's journey you most likely will find your self I'm my place-----it is easy to put off until tomorrow, then this is what my dad taught me about tomorrow---"tomorrow is the today of yesterday"---- a lot of times when someone comes down with cancer or other bad life situations it is easiest for us to to say, well I get to it tomorrow and tomorrow never gets here and our friend or family member is left alone. I suppose what I am trying to pass on to y'all should you be confronted by my situation, "LEAN ON THE HOLY SPIRIT"----trust me, He will carry your through and the sick person will be richly blessed. It is so easy to say I will keep you on my prayer list, but sometimes more is needed, listen to that little voice inside of you and step out in faith-----one last point, you will be blest with stronger faith
One of my favorites--------Psalm 50:15
"Call upon me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you and you shall glorify Me."
I have over the years noticed that often folks will publicly ask for God's help in their hour of need, and that's a good thing, but, then I rarely see folks taking a moment to publicly say thank you God for seeing me through the storm.----just a morning thought
Think I will vent a bit......For you folks who do not know, I live in Virginia....for years & years Va. was a conservative state, ahh!!!! very conservative, then slowly things changed, a little here and a little there, then today-----BINGO!!!, we have a Governor who thinks it is OK to kill a baby after birth, well today this %^$#&*&^ head canceled school for the rest of the year, with no back up plan, because he cares for the kids,,,,,,OK to kill them off right at birth----HYPOCRISY at its finest---then I realized where gov't is concerned BS is what carries the day......This dip-stick closed all non essential business, OK.....I understand, but then the state owns all liquor stores , a lot of $$$$$$ to be made there, so this &*(^D#$$# head decides that the Va. ABC (liquor) stores will stay open.....Bottom line, people vote these people into office, some of these people are my neighbors, my friends, my fellow church members, etc, which makes me wonder just how far from GRACE we have fallen
OK ---I vented, now I feel much better.....really good to dump stuff off the ole chest every now and then
I pray God will bless America again.....if you read about the Hebrew Children way back when, well we just are no different, we who live in America are so blessed, yet we tell God to buzz off, I do not know how he puts up with us-----but then I look back over the years and often wonder way God has allowed me almost 77 yrs........
I learned something the other morning around 5am when talking with God..... I have often used the term---"I am a tacky Christian" when speaking of my short comings------I learned that I am not "tacky", I am an "imperfect Christian."-------Prefection will come later, but for now I am imperfect, not tacky, I am forgiven----over and over again-----God is Good---
Came across this a bit ago and thought it was worth giving a pinch of thought, it comes from the footnotes in my study Bible of Proverbs 29:35---"The devil is the source of all anxiety, and his goal is to confuse and confound so that fear of others becomes a snare (trap). Thankfully the Savior of the soul replaces fear with faith, so that whoever trust in Him is safe. Those who fear God will not fear human beings."-----If I may add, fear of God is to be in awe, respect, etc----the fear of human beings is to be scared, frightened, etc.----"ME"--I like walking and living in faith,--rather than in fear....living in faith is a very comfortable station in life. If I may make one more point for thought.....If a person is of the Christian Faith how are they behaving in their daily walk?
Yes sir
Don't know exactly where to start, so reckon the best way is to just jump in, I have never understood the writings of the prophets, I have tried but always came up lacking understanding.....well a few days ago I entered into Isaiah with the determination to at least get a small grasp on what Isaiah was trying to convey to us here in 2020. In chapter 11: starting with verse 12 he writes of the fall of Lucifer, ---Lucifer in his heart uses the thought of---"I WILL" 5 times, moving me to the thought of pride, this is/was Lucifer's big problem----OK, his problem how does this apply to me today, I will not say us or you, I will leave that for you to think on. Now going through 3 different study Bibles then "The Interpreter's Bible" and what caught my eye on this was something that back some years ago I was very guilty of---"Pride", now I know that through out my entire life I have always been taught to take pride in what I did, and this is a good thing, so I suppose there is "good pride" and "not so good pride". The Church Fathers in their list of the 7 deadly sins put "pride" 1st----So did the Hebrews, Why? because the essence of this sin is to treat God with distain or actually defy Him.......Allow me to move from a few thousand years ago up to closer times, more modern civilization -----As humanity realized its own powers, man took such pride in the work of his own hands that multitudes felt no necessity for God. Now here comes the change----The philosophy of Humanism was born of an age of scientific achievement . Humanism proclaims the greatness of man/woman and denied the need of any power other than his own for salvation. Humanism simply dismisses God as irrelevant.----To dismiss God, to leave Him of account in the handling of life, means a steady deterioration in human relationships; arrogance, engenders hatred and fear, till the world is full of suspicion, the armaments are piled up, the fatal "incident" occurs, and the earth is on fire, so man in his pride is brought down to hell.-----HUMANISM----Much of this is what I took from my study resources, they offer much food for thought, allow me a simple example.....there was a man I know who faired very well, he was generous and shared his good tidings and was well thought of, but his short-coming was "he did it", because he felt compelled to, never did he think he was doing what God wanted him to do, he was doing his will, not God's will------Pride stepped in and God was put on the back burner. It is good to do good, but are we doing good because we want to or because we acknowledge God as the One who gives to us and calls us to share.---doing God's will not my will
Just some morning thoughts here---God Bless and WOOOOPIIEEE---Friday is here and for you folks who are still working for a living----Liberty will be sounded in jus a few hours----God Bless
from my morning Bible study this morning I ran across this....something to think on----
"Those who walk by sight rather than faith end up disappointed and defeated"-----Feeling defeated, disappointed in your life, hummm !! check out your faith level, might be a bit low, telling you to add some faith to your daily walk---jus a passing thought
I came across this in my Bible time this morning and wanted to share, it is from the introduction to the book of Isaiah:
"We cannot really accomplish things for God until we have had an encounter with God.---- While is is worthwhile to consider all the different hands-on opportunities that Christians have to serve Christ and His church, our service must begin with honest, open-hearted prayer and personal One-on one time with God in His word. The more we invest in our relationship with God, the more we will understand how much we need His guiding, empowering Spirit to accomplish anything that pleases Him."
Something there for us to think on...God Bless and have a really good day
the Bible speaks of very similar things to come...
I am a Christian, therefore I believe....no matter what God is in charge, this does not mean I can be reckless and ignore danger, but, for me, it is comforting that no matter what may come my way or what the world may toss at me, God always has my back----maybe this is why I do not fear
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind
In near death experience I learned that, from Psalm 23: "Yea though I walk through the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for Thou are with me."
Fear is a terrible thing, from my study Bible; "Fear usually enters in when a person focuses on his/her situation and abilities rather than on God's sovereignty and attributes. I started with I am a Christian & I believe, I ask my Christians friends to openly share this thought, word & deed with me. With all that is going on in the world today there is no better time for Christians to let their light so shine that others may see Christ in us and maybe others will be drawn to the faith because of our actions....I plant a seed of courage, another waters that seed and God makes it grow. All things are planted and watered in "FAITH"......Jus say'n here, as my dad would say--"food for thought"---maybe if we turned the media off and turned God on in our hearts and thoughts, then fear would disappear. God Bless
This morning I came across this and it made me think of how crazy people are acting in our world today, this Corona stuff has people acting way out of natural character, the nice people from church in stores are fighting over toilet paper, come on folks, get real !!! Any way just food for thought --- if you are claiming to be a Christian we are called to walk the walk, not just talk the talk-----so this morning I read into this......
"Wherever we find ourselves in life---no matter how demanding our circumstances or problematic the people we meet---God has a plan that will equip us for the work and yield godly results. If we walk where and how we should, others will take note and follow."-------:
That caught my eye because I suppose this is an area I really need to work on, I have a bit of a short fuse and a habit of opening mouth and insert foot........HUMMM !! I wonder if that is an inherited quality, Feel for my kids....God bless and practice on letting your light so shine, and sometimes that is almost impossible----but, Psalm 50:15 can come in real handy in times of trouble.---"Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me."
A little thought for your day today-----many folks are unhappy, insecure, etc, etc, etc, seems like it is more appropriate to whine, complain and feel sort of sorry for one's own self and I reckon we all have days like this but it certainly is not a good way to live day by day. In the Old Testament in Psalm 1 the word "BLESSED" is used and in this instance it is interpreted "HAPPY"----
Psalm 1: 1-3:
Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
Then verses 4-6 are quite the opposite ---not a happy camper here:
The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
God Bless and have a great Friday, week-end liberty is just a few hours away
streettrader some weeks ago said wait for the trips that it was going there, well, here we are and I am waiting to see if the buying really powers up...Just thinking a lot of money here to be made, time will tell
Ever give much thought to the word "LUST"---well this morning for whatever reason in my Scripture reading I got drawn in to this word and for a good while really got digging in to the meanings & understandings, both Old Testament and New Testament. Amazing how much time can be spent digging into a subject and how many different places in the Bible you will wander into. I found the easiest way for me to understand this from a Christian point of view was in Mark 4:, when Jesus gave the parable of the sower, then He had to explain to His followers what it meant......AHHH!! you think what in the world has this to do with lust....HUMMM !! check out verse 18 & 19-- Jesus is talking about a sower tossing out seeds to grow and how some grow and some don't ....."Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word and it becomes unfruitful".====Cares of the world--deceitfulness of riches--desires for other things,,,,,Now for me that simplifies LUST
Sort of like Bob in the movie "What About Bob"-----I want, I want, I want, I need, I need, I need, Give me, Give me, Give me.....
This morning was one of those mornings where I just could not get my mind in gear and for what ever reason just could not absorb anything...then after visiting several different books in my Bible I came across this in 1 Timothy 4. It was not so much the Bible verses as it was the notes on it...allow me to share:
1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,
From the notes of Dr. David Jeremiah: Paul warns that false teachers will come. How do we know when teaching departs from the faith of the Bible? Use these truths as a compass:
1- Sovereignty of God
2- Lordship of Christ, evidenced in His death and resurrection
3- Necessity of repentance
4- Certainty, availability, and reality of grace
5- Preeminence of love---for both God and others
6- Authority of Scripture
If we hear or read anything that undermines any of these core truths, we can be sure that teaching departs from the true faith
NOW, did any of those 6 things speak to you? What caught my eye was # 3--"Necessity of repentance", why? Well I thought of how politically correct we have become today and how we just don't want to offend anyone, even at the cost of dodging the truth. If we fail the truth we promote the lie. We ignore the need for repentance by accepting everything as OK----repentance----forgiveness----they go hand in hand, something here to think on and it goes way beyond "if we fail the truth", it goes to what we are being taught and how we live our daily life. God Bless and enjoy your day
from psalm 125:
Those who trust in the Lord
Are like Mount Zion,
Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever.
This morning I was in 2nd Thessalonians and got hung up on heaven & hell, to go into their existence this subject would be more than folks have time to read.....From this Scripture I went to John 3:16 and then to the dictionary, & Greek word dictionary, once again to go through this would be a rather long process, then out of curiosity I pulled out my J.B. Phippips translation.......Way back years ago when my dad was alive he gave this Bible to us explaining that sometimes this just makes things more clear, so from Phillips I read from 3:16-21-----"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him should not be lost, but have eternal life. God has not sent His Son into the world to pass sentence upon it, but to save it---through Him. Any man who believes in Him is not judged at all. It is the one who will not believe who stands already condemned, because he will not believe in the character of God's only Son. This is the judgment----the light has entered the world and the men have preferred darkness to light because their deeds were evil. Everybody who does wrong hates the light and keeps away from it, for his deeds may be exposed. Everybody who is living by the truth will come to the light to make it plain that all he has done has been done through God"
I suppose it boils down to-- does one believe-- or-- does one not believe.....Nothing to do with your good works, or just being a good person, it all depends on do you believe or not. My son once told me that he thought being a Christian was rather simple and often folks complicate being a Christian.....LOVE GOD AND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF---then everything else will fall into place, think on it and it really makes good sense.. According to Scripture heaven is real and hell is real----our place in eternity solely depends on that little word----"believe" and it is a free choice. Paul write in Ephesians 2:8---"For by Grace you have been saved through faith"-----if I may, faith=believing----God Bless
Psalm 46: 1&2
46 God is our refuge and strength,
A[a] very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Gran kids do carry priority # 1 status-----however in the future we will most likely require a leave slip 1st or at least absent notification, 2 week notice on sick leave and 3 months notice on death, just might be hard to replace you -----jus say'n
Thanks Steve, a message that really needs to be told.......IMO....tooo many people are under the impression they have to work their way in to heaven, but then that is also what is pushed by many religious organizations.....anyway thanks, I started this morning to ask where you was.....
Psalm 20 New King James Version (NKJV)
The Assurance of God’s Saving Work
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
20 May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble;
May the name of the God of Jacob [a]defend you;
2 May He send you help from the sanctuary,
And strengthen you out of Zion;
3 May He remember all your offerings,
And accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah
4 May He grant you according to your heart’s desire,
And fulfill all your purpose.
5 We will rejoice in your salvation,
And in the name of our God we will set up our banners!
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.
6 Now I know that the Lord saves His [c]anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With the saving strength of His right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses;
But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
8 They have bowed down and fallen;
But we have risen and stand upright.
9 Save, Lord!
May the King answer us when we call.
Greg, all the crazy stuff that happens to me my family knows 1st hand that God has a sense of humor
A little thought for the day----I have heard and understand that in times of trouble can be good because in these times we draw nearer to God....This morning in my Bible & Jesus time I came across this and it certainly offers good food for thought----From Dr. David Jeremiah:---"In the midst of suffering is not the ideal time to embark on a study of God's word and character. Before adversity comes is the time to be diligent about writing His words on our hearts. Then when trials come our way, we are ready to stand on a rock- solid foundation of His character in the midst of the storm. Those who stand on that foundation today will not be scrambling for it tomorrow"-----there ya go, something for you to think on....God Bless and have a great week-end
Proverbs 26:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
"4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest you also be like him."
Then my dad would tell me also
"not to argue with a fool because an innocent bystander can not which is the fool" -----sometimes old folks are just the wisest, maybe because they don't want the younger ones to make the same mistakes they made in their early life---HUMMM !! jus say'n or think'n this morning