Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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Hi, to you, too. Just wait. Treats coming.
Good morning to you Mary
Good morning, Joe. Hoping all is well with you and yours.
Oh my goodness. Da toe beanz
Good morning JWoo
God morning to you, Joe 12 Pack, Bets, and Mary.
Waving.
Morning, Mary.
Morning, my friend😊
Good morning Bet, Joe, Mary, and JWoo! Another crazy morning here. My bride had to rush out this morning to take her best friend Robin, a very sweet lady, to the ER for chest pains. I’ve been dealing with a lame horse, who thankfully responded to the anti inflammatory shot yesterday but today was stubborn as a mule when we tried to get his paste down the hatch. 😆 And I have a bunch of other stuff going on. Will catch up with all y’all later.
Morning, G. Praying Mary will be treated with compassion and will recover. Awful. Thank goodness for your beloved bride and her devotion to a friend. 🙏🏻
And you be careful. I know only too well what it is like to deal with horses with physical issues. My sister in law dealt with them from time to time with her lot, as she operated stables for all her adult life. The sheer size and strength of these beautiful animals can make things terribly hard, if not impossible.Worrying.
And I do pray all your other stuff can be easily resolved, dear friend. Prayers headed in your direction. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💕
Fortunately it is a good natured horse, just moving a lot better today. Last night he didn’t even flinch when I gave him the shot but today was a different story. Put his head every which way just to stay away from the tube. Finally, between the ranch guy and myself we managed to get down half the dose I hope. Which is ok since I was going for the high end. The instructions say put on the back of the tongue. I would add, if you can get to the tongue at all. LOL! We had to get the paste on our fingers and somehow sneak it in his mouth. But that’s the way it goes.
Just like when you attempt to do a new surgery, one that you haven’t done before, the pictures in the book never look like the live look. ❤️😘
Back of the tongue… Did you trying saying ,”Say AHHHHHHH!” 😂😂😂
Well at least it was the front end and not the back😎
I’ll try that tonight, that is if we can catch him. 😂 I got a surprise for him coming, though. Ordered more of the injectable and it should arrive tomorrow. So if he doesn’t want to say AHHHH, here comes the needle. 😆
He better say it!!!! You’ll have to inject when he is otherwise distracted. You go, G!!!👍🏻😘
High Five, sweet little moggy.
Good morning, Bet.
Hello Kitty.
Morning, Joe…..hello indeed. And now I’m back with my own daughters when they were little and their Hello Kitty everything. Nice!🤗
Amen, WP! Goes all the way back to Genesis 3:15, it is all about the seed.
Yes, the Seed of the Woman!
Amen, The Seed of the Elect Redeemed! He took on Him the nature of us, to make us take on again the nature of God. What a marvelous Mystery! How great is God!
Amen Grandpa, It is all about Christ! The Seed which breaks the serpent’s head, by His own suffering having been bruised.
Morning Ya’ll 🙂
My name is Apple wood smoked 😉
HORRIBLE!
By Memorial Day I’ll be Breakfast ,Dinner and Supper.
Looks like a great start to Breakfast. Bacon, eggs, and hot cakes.
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I’ll see your piglet and raise you a doe
I’ll see your deer and cat and I’ll raise you a dog
You come home from work to this…. and you only own the dog.
Bambi, Fluffy and Rover….
Ha!
I LOLd, as the kids say
Good one, Magic Wand
Natural diversity
BACON! I prefer hickory though.
I prefer to think my bacon is made in the back room of the grocery store….
Not exactly the back room, but here it is being made at the back of the grocery. You’ll probably hate me for this:
That’s funny 😂😂
I loved it, Rah. So funny.
Rah that’s just awful
(I sent to three other people already)
Just got the first LOL back
i did once participate in a contest that involved kissing a piglet. The piglet was adorable and trusting.
I remain an occasional pork eating sinner but that piglet kind of slowed me down
Like hickory but have been using mostly alder with a small mixture of cherry, apple also. The nice thing about smoking it yourself 😁
It is many years since we butchered pigs. Pappy used apple wood because we had the trees there on the farm. He made the best scrapple. Took a long time to find a butcher who could make good scrapple. Most in this area thought it had to have the whole pepper shaker in it.
We do butcher our own deer. Nice to know what is in your deerburger.
Bacon (especially hickory!) makes everything better!!!
Sounds good to me.
😂 😂 😂
How ‘bout Oscar? Or Smithfield?
Piglets are adorable, tho…
Morning, Della.
I’ve always been partial to Wilbur💕
Blessed morning to you, Betsy – and all day long!
OH , I love “Wilbur!”
💕 and to you my friend.
Bet, many years ago I met Wilbur. He was a potbellied pig. Very well behaved. Never made a mess inside. You just had to shake his bowl with a little food in it and he’d follow it outside and take care of his business. His only vice was he liked to work on the door with his tusks.
Tusks?? Why did I not know that breed had them?
Not like those feral hogs that are so vicious I’m guessing. Still, a tusk is a tusk. Steel door time!
Used to name the critters this one would be spots 😁
😂 😂 😂
joking aside – as a five year old kid, my daddy raised two pigs and a cow. We even named them: Ham, Pork Chops and Mary. (Terrible, I know!)
But one day – they were no longer there. It left a crack in my child’s heart.
Reality, right?
Reality is not often kind. And a big shock to a child who gives all her love to her animals. The crack in mine would have matched yours.💔
You’re heart is probably much like mine, Bet.
And, at the same age and place, one Easter my parents gave me two little chicks.
One was yellow and other dyed pink. Can you imagine!!! They didn’t live long either.
Yes, children grow attached to their pets. I’ve noticed, too, that our pets “know” when the children are young, and they’re very forgiving with them. So sweet.
Yesterday, my husband showed me a video, a compendium of various animals rushing to get hugs from humans.
It was marvelous and moving to watch…
Let me remember… a lioness which recognized a man who had clearly bonded with her in her early life; a tiny donkey hurrying for his hugs from a toddler who instantly threw his arms around this small animal; a goose loud in his recognition of the man who clearly loved him and on whose neck he entwined himself; a turkey for pity’s sake…same as the goose who snuggled in tightly to the man who called to him; and more.
I’ve said often we do not truly know animals at all. And those who call them “dumb animals” are perhaps less human than God’s creations they do not understand.
Yes, I have a heart that is way too soft…like you, my dear friend, and so many of our precious family here in the Tree.💕
Can imagine how the video touched your heart! Love good stories like that, esp in these days.
Once heard that someone could commit a murder, return home, and their dog would still love them. I suppose it means the dog gives “unconditional love.” Something we humans really need to have more of.
I often remember this Scripture:
“The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.” Proverbs 12:10
Yes, those precious animals are way kinder than many mean people!
Last summer during the oppressive heat, there was a small donkey down the road in the field with no shelter or even a bush or tree for shade. It was pitiful and made me angry at the owner.
There are so many kind hearts here, and I am thankful!
None better…birds of a feather, you know😘
We named all our critters. Even the deer had names.
Miss Della, not Smithfield–chy-na owned!!!!
I know, American! It made me sick when that news came out several years ago!
And it’s getting difficult nowadays to keep up with “who owns what,” “who’s woke and who’s not…”
I am partial to Jimmy Dean
Sausage, right? We love that, too, if the right kind.
Have a friend in Louisiana who has smokehouse and makes pounds of it, even selling in his community. It’s realllly good.
Jimmy Dean bacon is my favorite as well. This week the 12 oz. packages are 3 for $10 at my local grocery store!
Thanks for this, P, a good deal, will check it out!
Don’t you love how they changed packaging from one pound to twelve ounces?
Sneaky varmits.
BARGAIN!!
That’s a good deal, p. Our HEB 12 oz bacon is usually 4.98 . A week ago was on sale for 3.98.
Good afternoon, Della! Not Smithfield unless it’s a Chicom piggie.
Hello Grandpa, I agree! Chicom! 🐷🐷😂
Nooooooo!!!!
Thank you, Betsy!
Instant recoil, Mary.
SF medics are trained in slaughter and prep. And in the Army are the only ones other than Veterinary officers trained for the inspection of food preparation and storage facilities.
So we visited smaller facilities that butchered hogs and cattle to learn the processes and also The House of Raeford, a large turkey processing facility in N.C.
One more reason I wouldn’t have lasted the course, rah.
I’ve had it with the killing comments. Will return when they’re done.
It’s hard for me as well, Mary, even though I know it happens.
Maidin Mhaith Betsy, I know you eat bacon 😁😁
You caught me….drat!!!!😁
Civilization allows you that luxury Betsy. I noticed on the show Life Below Zero that when they take animals for food, they almost all of them, in one way or another, Thank God or the Great spirit or the animal itself for providing what they need to survive.
For whatever reason that seems to apply to every animal but fish! They say no prayers over them when the catch them in net or on a line. I wonder why?
BTW we learned in survival exercises that in most types of environments fishing almost always provides the greatest amount of calories of sustenance for the calories expended to get them than any other food source.
Yes, I know, my friend.
We are all built differently.
Believe me, I get it. I am not one of those who thinks eggs, milk, meat,etc originate in a grocery store…
God morning, Jay, Nimrod, Magic, Aggie, Della and Rah. Waiting to see if someone raises you a lion!! Lol
I know, I know.
But, have you ever eaten a homemade biscuit with bacon and apple jelly? bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich? bacon and pancakes with maple syrup? Can’t be beat.
I’m like Aggie – “they made this in back of store!” 😂
Howdy Della. Bacon with everything…
Hey Jwoo, yes! With everything – and the more the better!
(thechosen@9:00)
Here we go.
LOVE lions!
(here, kitty, kitty)
His very own pride!😉
If they weren’t his, he would be killing them.
Yea, I know. You know that but you don’t want to know that and would rather forget it.
I bet your just like Sherry. She doesn’t want to watch nature shows that show zebras and wildebeests or anything else being prey.
You’d be right.
Beautiful!!!! I was rooting for a deer, a dog, a cat… and a lion. I bet Nimrod could photoshop it. LOL What a gorgeous picture, though.
Glad you like it.
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Howdy, Jay 1776. Sorry so late making my way to the Tree. Long day. Going to be a longer one tomorrow.
Good grief, J!
You win the prize today for posting one little picture of Spots.
Created a LOT of activity here, giving us something to chat about.
But you knew that in advance, right?!!😂
Best thing ever…lots of conversation. I am LOVING IT!!❤
Wait until tomorrow 😂😂
J, you might be a bit of an instigator…😂😂😂
Oh no.
What a beautiful piglet.
Such is the way of the world — he needs to eat and so do we.
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Afternoon jay, a few years ago friends of mine had named their steer Porkchop. He turned to some delicious steaks and sausage, so they said.
Howdy Gramps 🇺🇸😁🇺🇸
Usually a bad idea to name farm animals. Who wants to thaw Bessie for dinner?
We finished off Brownie and Blackie and are working on Rhonda. Sigh.
I love bacon but if my wife sees this we are off of bacon and probably getting a pig as a pet.
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Hide all your devices!!!
Mornin’ jay 🙂 Good choices. Love Cindy’s playing.
She’s a treasure fo sho 😎
And each kiss an inspiration . . .
And one more . . .
Howdy Garrison 🙂
Mornin’jay 🙂 Formatting timed me out, doggonit.
It’s a little work sometimes too get what you want 😎
Sorry for the bad formatting . . .
God morning Garrison
Mornin’ JWoo 🙂 Hope you have a fine day. Your very smart daughter, also.
Thanks Garrison… a long one for sure. Not only does her young man friend who is accompanying her for the Sadie Hawkins dance have to have a permission slip… it has to be signed by an administrator at his school to show that he is a student in good standing. My question? What if he is homeschooled? And shouldn’t my word of his honorability alone be enough to allow his entrance to accompany my daughter? Sooooo irritating! Liberals ruin quite literally everything!
Good morning, Garrison. I’d say imitation is the greatest form of flattery, but each artist brings his or her own self into each performance. Very nice indeed.
That’s what is so interesting about performance. Each one is just that little bit (or a whole lot) different. Absolutely loved Hoagy’s original version. He was a real seriously cool jazz-age man. 🙂
Few would know his name today. And that’s a shame.
Afternoon Garrison!
Good evening, GrandpaM. Wondering if your horse wouldn’t take his medication smeared on a nice juicy apple? Maybe that only works with dogs and peanut butter?
We mixed it with a few kibble of feed and he was eating around it and pushing the feed tray around. The ranch guy was going to let me know what happened after 30 minutes but I guess he forgot. But the horse was walking even better than in the morning. I’ve been playing with our friend’s dog. My bride brought her home for the night. She is an 8 yo cross Malinois and pitbull. Very sweet and well behaved. I think I heard my bride say that her mam’s heart tests turned out ok so most likely she’ll be going home tomorrow. The doggie’s name is Kona. We went for a visit to my mom’s and Kona got some extra love and treats.
Prayers still up.🙏🏻💕
Thank you, Bet. My bride is still at her sister’s and Kona just checked on me as I was chewing an apple. Such a polite girl, what a difference from our two boys. And Comet is nowhere around, LOL.
Just got our invitation to the Oregon Logging Conference in Eugene. Log loader competition is big. Pape and Link Belt are big sponsers of breakfasts. Very brief grace is given as loggers hungry then the Fellowship of Christian Loggers give a pretty long thank you prayer when everyone is full. Their motto is God is like the great log scaler of Heaven, problem is we don’t always produce perfect logs. Oregon Women in Timber had a bumper sticker “Hug a Logger, You’ll Never Go Back to Trees.” My cousin who is a Pennsylvania logger wanted it so I gave it to him. If you like the sound of dueling chainsaws come on down.
Yes, Jay, that’s what we have here. also helicopter logging on really steep grades. and then the clearing and replant. prices for Doug fir not so great now. We wait for better markets.
Merry
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No difference up north of you, always like hearing the whistle punk tooting up on the mountain 😁
Niiiiiice 🙌🌲🙌
Niiiiiice 🌲✝️🌲
What an uplifting post, Merry. Fellowship with Almighty God and each other. Wonderful.
That would be a cool trip! Safe travels and joyful time to you and the crews, Merry.
My uncle was a redwood logger in northern California in the 50s and 60s. He had the biggest chainsaw I’ve ever seen.
2020 Election strategy in a nutshell.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Teach Your Children (Official Music Video)
Yes!!
Ezekiel 3:25-27 “But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them: and I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house. But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.”
There is a point, when God shuts the mouths of His prophets and messengers, and calls for a famine of hearing the word of the LORD anymore in the land. Jesus wept over Jerusalem, for all the things that now had to come upon them, because they knew not the hour of their visitation. Has the hour of visitation now passed for the nations; that they should be given over without any more restraint, to all that they have imagined? There are reasons why there is no revival; because God has not given it to them. In centuries and many generations in the past; God saw the conditions were such in the people, that He could do many mighty works. But in the generations following, where they turned away from the hunger for God and crying hearts to be clean; the Holy Spirit has withdrawn, and let the people have their own version of being Christians instead.
There have often been times, where the Lord sent His servants to those whom He knew would not listen nor repent; just to give them one last chance. Even while the judgment was in the full go and happening to them; the LORD still sent and spoke to the people, that if there were any, even then at the last hour, who might hear and obey the word of the LORD. In Jeremiah’s day, the word of the LORD was that the people submit themselves to the king of Babylon, and accept the punishment by giving themselves up to be carried out of their own land into captivity. The Red Line had been crossed, and there was no turning back what God had determined should be the punishment. In order then to save their lives, they were ordered by God to submit to the punishment, and bear it, as obeying Him.
Luke 16:27-31 “Then he said, I beg you therefore, father, that yo would send him to my father’s house: for I have five brothers that he may testify to them, that they not also come into this place of torment. Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.”
Amos 5:10-13 “They hate him that rebukes in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly. Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and you take from him burdens of wheat: you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink wine of them. For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.”
Praying for revivals and reformations may feel good, as good-hearted goes; but we must also consider, on account of the lateness of the hour, and for how long the Lord has been calling and has been refused; that it may be that the hour of visitation is slipping past, and will be missed, without any man regarding or taking it to heart. What happens when God commands His servants to no more speak to a people? what are the reasons, why He would decide, they must be given up to all that they have insisted upon being; and there is no more hearing the word of God, anywhere! It is something to think about, how the Lord Jesus likens Himself to a thief in the night upon the reprobate and hypocritic nation: when all is quiet, and no one is awake, and they are completely vulnerable; He first sends the Assyrian against them to sift them, and prove what is in every man’s heart; and then He comes Himself with all His holy angels to make an end, THE END!
Welsh boy treble Cai Thomas (12y) sings Suo Gan
My best friend’s son sang in Boy’s Choir when he was younger and is now a fine musician. He spent a year in Japan studying the language. On his first night there the two “minders” from his school took him to a friend’s birthday party in a karaoke bar. The Japanese guys challenged him to sing something, choosing of all things Bohemian Rhapsody. Soooo, he got on the stage warmed up his high tenor . . . and absolutely nailed Freddy Mercury’s vocals!
Gosh, that reminds me of the karaoke scene from Black Rain…
One seriously good movie.
I put this up because of the heart warming melody/lullaby. I thought it would go with reflection on the words of the message. I don’t speak Welsh Gaelic, and am not particular to high range voices; just happened that I thought this was a very beautifully performed version all around.
I have no respect whatever for the fellow you mentioned. The way he chose to live his life was an abomination to me. And I can’t care if anyone doesn’t like my opinion. We all have our lines and boundaries of what is tolerable, and what is absolutely no way!
Lovely
2/6/2023
Luke 22:31-32 “And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, lo, Satan demanded to have you, for the sifting [you] as wheat; but I have besought for you, that your faith may not fail; and when you have turned back confirm your brethren.”
Why does the Lord tell us things that are hard to understand? Because He loves us, and does not keep anything back from us that is for our good to know them. God is Light, and He wants us to have light, that we may see where we are going, and not stumble or fall. Love doesn’t put things in the way of the blind, for them to stumble over; and love does not curse the deaf. Jesus tells us what we have to expect because He loves us, and He knows hwhat we need to be prepared and how to over come. God did not refuse the devil’s demands, because He knows His friends are nothing what the devil says about them. This is a difficult mystery for many, How God still lets the devil being around; and that He would grant him his demands upon His friends! But He lets the devil do what he does, to work all things together for good to us who love Him.
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.” (Romans 8:28-29)
In all the Gospel narratives, Peter is always the first one named an apostle. There must have been a good reason for that. We can be sure, that it wasn’t because of his natural temperament, or personality traits; it wasn’t because of anything natural, or anything that we might call talents. That much had sometimes been the cause for him to get in serious trouble at very critical moments. Most importantly though, we know for sure, that the Lord isn’t drawn to certain personalities, or the things that men think make someone great and important. But I do believe that it was something He saw and knew about Peter in his innermost parts, where God alone sees and knows.
Psalm 51:6 “Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part You shall make me to know wisdom.”
What Jesus knew about Peter; and maybe what Peter had only wished he could prove to the Lord; was his great and strong love, and rock-like loyalty to Jesus. The Lord knew that about him, even if it seemed like only the faintest glimpse and barely audible as a whisper in his soul, to Peter himself. with all his impetuous nature, and courageous assertiveness, he seemed at times to just be trying to beat down and deny that aspect of him out of his life, to prove to Jesus his affections were genuine and forever. I’m sure Jesus viewed this secret part as an unspoken prayer; which Peter probably didn’t even know how to put into the words of a prayer; but Jesus knew it altogether.
So we have God’s love, and how He knows His own who love Him; and we have the Believer, and how he or she thinks of themselves, and how they are ever going to prove their love and loyalty to Him: and then comes another, an adversary and accuser, to break up and destroy the good without a cause. Like Job in ancient time, this Simon Peter is a real irritation and problem to Satan; and so he can’t help himself, but to do what he does, bring his ugly and lying demands to God, to prove that the Saint is a hypocrite, and will easily fail Him; demanding that he be allowed to prove it to God.
Now we have quite a telling picture of how it works in the spiritual realms, between God and His Saints, and the devil coming in to accuse and slander, and seek to bring the Christian down. It must be noted here, how that God cannot be misled at all, and He knows with all knowing; and so He knows who His friends are, and trusts their friendship. He knows us better than we know ourselves, or what we think we can take. If God didn’t believe we could bear up and come through whatever the devil did to us; then He wouldn’t have committed Himself to us in the first place. But He took our word for it when we repented, and had respect to us and to our offering. No matter what we have to go through, for the devil sifting as wheat to prove us no good to God; the Lord knows better about us, and so He intercedes for us that our faith not fail.
Peter really was in his innermost heart, a true and loyal friend of Jesus; despite the things in his own nature and flawed behavior that got in the way of that man. Peter was impetuous, and was afraid of understanding the purpose of the cross; and those things had to be purged, and cut away and discarded, that all got in the way of his real freedom in the Lord. Peter really was Jesus’ friend, even through all his traumatic and humiliating display, of that terrible night: for he came out a changed and a free man. And, he would gain wisdom and compassion and precious insights, that he would need as a strong brother for his fellow disciples.
“Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to build that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing.
He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew those jobs needed doing, and so you are not surprised.
But presently He starts knocking the house about that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to?
The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of – throwing out a new wing here, putting an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards.
You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.
~CS Lewis, ” Mere Christianity”~
A thoughtful essay, Michael. And it made me remember this, which is a deep favourite for me. Blessings to you, my friend.
Thank you Betsy, I like the thing about the Lord building us a better house than we would have thought of. “If this earthly house of this dwelling were dissolved, we have a building of God . . .” The point you bring up is an important one, about not knowing what the Lord is doing. When we remember what Jesus said, that He now counts us His friends, because everything that the Father has said to Him, He makes known to us; the way we should see it, is that God has provided us with all the knowledge and understanding of His will in the Bible; and so if we want to know His will, we have to know His word. He has told us how to receive, and He has given us the Teacher into our hearts. Now we have to respond worthily of God’s calling and generous provision, and read His word, eat His word, fill our bowels with His word; for understanding of what He is doing in building our house, for knowing what we ought to do in these times, and how to be wise and keep oil in our lamps for when He appears.
Blessings to you too my sister. I hope you were helped.
A very potent message Michael and lends to serious thought. Sodom and Gomorrah are the example when reproving stops and judgment starts…and remember, Sodom and Gomorrah had no Bible. Today’s world has the Bible as the reproving standard. If God judged a nation without the Bible, how much more are we responsible for our evil ways that He should withhold judgment? And to compound the issue, the apostate church today leads the people astray, a people that have millions of Bibles across the world, God’s Word that teaches Truth and Light and the Way in their hands. Shepherds will be held accountable for their false teachings before the throne of God…for judgment starts at the house of God and the people will also be judged for having Knowledge in their hands but not in their hearts. 😢✝
Hi Stevie! You are right. It is a serious thing to teach God’s Word; one should not attempt to do so unless they KNOW that the Lord has called them to it.
And, it is a grave concern to “hear” the Word of God, and then ignore or disobey it.
When we have the knowledge of what the Lord God Almighty has said in the Bible and we flippantly walk away from it – we will be judged severely.
“Not many of you should be teachers my brothers, knowing that we will receive greater judgment.” James 3:1
And yet…still His Mercy is extended, thankfully! But the day will come when Mercy is silent and Justice takes her place! As much as the lefties try to remove history, the history of God’s people throughout time teaches us that an end does come for each of us and every nation! Blessings Ms. Della!
So true, S. Thank the Lord His mercy still goes forth – giving people another opportunity to make peace with Him. His mercies are new every morning!
But one day – soon – Justice instead of mercy will prevail.
You are so right, Della! “No one takes this honor unto themselves, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.” It is a fearful and terrible holy business to preach and teach the word of God. To whom much is given, of him shall be the most demanded of God. At the same time, this boundary set up by God is not to keep away anyone who comes with all the desire of his heart, to seek Him. For it is written in the law, that he shall have an equal portion among his brethren the Levites and priests, besides the sale of his patrimony. So there are holy boundaries, that nothing common and unclean may pass; but for us who are the called, Jesus has opened the way, when we meet the conditions, to enter into His service. But everyone who wants to serve, must wait on the Lord and put in the time God decides for training and sanctification and trustworthiness. As long as we know and conduct ourselves as the potteries on His shelf, and don’t try to take the Potter’s role; He will use us in the way He makes us for, however He wants.
Michael, years ago we belonged to a “Bible-believing, Christ-exalting” church – if you can believe such a thing…
We moved to another city, tho, and that church has since disbanded. Breaks my heart.
However, spent most of my years there working with children’s ministry, and how I loved that!
So, one time I had just read a book by Henry Blackaby about the various ways God will speak to us. Afterward, I asked God to help me know when He was speaking to me.
The next Sunday at church, I “bumped” into the Children’s director whom I rarely saw. She said that God had put me on her heart, and asked if I would teach a group of girls in 5/6 grades. The Lord immediately spoke to my spirit and said “I want you to do this.”
For the next few years, I taught these kids and they blessed me beyond measure. Many in the class were refugees from other countries, and they were like sponges, soaking up God’s Word. Every Sunday, I prayed that the Lord would not let me lead any of them astray but only teach sound doctrine. It was a very sobering experience for me. I could not have done this on my own, but only by His power. Will never forget it.
Della, I am just smiling ear to ear as I read what you write. That is the LORD! I too had some bad disappointments in the past, which had a devastating effect on my spiritually. By the Lord’s mercy, and good will, I turned back, and He received me; and I think I never would have known the Lord or His word like this, if I had gone on the way it was in the beginning. But I know what was my fault, and what was the evil influence of others, and I have forgiven, and given all to Jesus. It takes a long time for all the damage and hurt to be brought to light and healed; but the Lord has me well in His hands. I have been praying and wishing that I could be of some help to the Lord, in the ways he has helped me. I hope that this blessed opportunity can let that wish begin to come true. I am sincerely happy for good things coming to you. If I can just have a little part to help, I count myself very blessed.
You are indeed a gift, Michael. And I do believe His hand led you to the exact place for what you asked.
Thank you Betsy. 🙂
Michael, I am so happy for you, too, that the Lord has led you every step of the way.
He is using you, for His glory, and you give it ALL back to Him! And He is your great reward!
And I’ve always loved this statement:
“It is doubtful that God can use anyone greatly until He has hurt him deeply.” —A. W. Tozer
I loved A W Tozer from the very first things I heard from him. I remember thinking (40+ yrs ago?) That’s how I want to talk straight and to the point for the Lord!
Thank you Della:)
Oh my, Della. I always pray, please use me as You will.
It seems you received as much as you gave to those precious bairns. Isn’t that just the way? 💕
He does use you, Bet.
And, really, I received more blessing than what I gave. Yes, that is how it usually works! It was humbling.
This is something I find myself contemplating more and more, as we of sound mind and hearts watch in abject horror the daily descent into something I never thought we’d never see. And supported in great numbers by, as you rightly state, juststevie, apostate churches in all denominations.
This is not just here. I am stunned that the Church of England has fallen as well.
And I often wonder at what point God Himself turns His face from us, His patience with us not withstanding.
As I pray, take not thy Holy Spirit from on us, dearest Lord. This is why this thread on this site becomes increasingly more precious to me, day by day.🙏🏻
“And I often wonder at what point God Himself turns His face from us, His patience with us not withstanding.”
It has been my deepest desire to be a ‘friend’ of God! To love Him unequivocally! For I was given a picture in my mind’s eye that He is lonely and desires fellowship with his creation and I’ve cried many tears over that! He calls and calls but not many listen and hear His pleading. How terribly sad and dreadful! I want Him to set me apart so that when I meet Him…He will embrace me as true and faithful to the end when He finally turns away from His creation…
Your thoughts are so beautiful, my sister. As could only come from a true friend.
And so say I…I see you, I hear you my God. Here I am. 🙏🏻💕
We must believe that we were born for a time such as this! Blessings to you sis! 💝
Thank you, dear juststevie💕 We are. As intended. We may not know why us exactly. Surely it is enough to understand all is in His hands, and His will is being done. Through faith, well enough with deep thanks for making it so.🙏🏻
I feel that, too, juststevie. I am studying the names of God to know him more. El-Shaddai is the first name. Also, i can feel God’s sorrow at how the young are being indoctrinated/turned away from him by all the social media and its influencers, to the point where they despise their own bodies and turn to sin. At this point, it might be a blessing if God allowed our enemies to knock out our electronics.
“…if God allowed our enemies to knock out our electronics”
So true! So true! I have a theory that there is a connection between the Tower of Babel and today’s internet connection. God changed the language and scattered the people because they became proud and arrogant in their thinking. How difficult is it to wonder the same thing with the one language of the internet??? Hmmmm… 🤔
IF the church today was as powerful in the true Spirit of our Lord as in the New Testament apostles, then it would be fighting for our littles. So now no one fights for them, and there is barely any support for parents that struggle to keep their kids from the world’s poison. I can’t even imagine the sadness in Heaven as they look down upon us… 🙏 ✝
My thoughts, too, Riley!
As only humans can do – we take what is good from God and use it for evil. 😢😢
Technology is wonderful , but in other vein, horrible.
And, I LOVE the study of God’s names!
El-Shaddai, the All-Sufficient One! He is MORE than enough for all of our needs…
Abba Father…🙏🏻💕
You’re making me cry, Bet… This “may” be His sweetest name of all.
Daddy, Father.
It speaks of such intimate, unconditional love. And it took me “years” to understand this, but now I do…
And now I am…
I feel instantly closer when I pray that Name. And everything I have to say, admit, and ask flowing freely and unimpeded.
My Heavenly Father. Surely as was intended.
I resonate with your beautifully, chosen words, B:
“say, admit, and ask flowing freely and unimpeded.”
They remind me of what Jesus said:
“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” Matthew 7:11
God knows our frame and our weakness. But still, as only a Father can do, loves us completely.
One of my favourite Scriptures. So much greater than we love here on earth I always think, Della. He who offers His own Son as a propitiating sacrifice for our sins.
That much!❤🙏🏻
When the internet came into being, the world was positively giddy at the prospect of all that could come from it.
I’m built in such a way that I do play devil’s advocate…and I remember distinctly doing this. Good, yes. But how could it go wrong. What doors that we’d rather stay shut and locked would be open? Like Pandora’s box…
And now we know.
I believe you’ve hit upon something here. As has juststevie with her reference to the Tower of Babel as a comparison and speaking of our littlest, our blessings from God…for whom I’ve wept more tears than I knew I was capable of producing.
Wisdom from Bet. As usual. Hope all is well my friend
Good morning, my friend.
There is an abundance of wisdom here from so many beautiful souls. I will tell you I’ve learned so much from others in this miraculous place.
And I will tell you this…
I am so joyous to see you here, Colkitto. What a beautiful person you are. I just knew in my heart it was a perfect place for you.
I was just outside listening to the little Carolina wrens singing their hearts out, calling to one another. More than I’ve seen in a while. So it seems they are returning in perhaps too hasty anticipation of the Spring I really do pray is around the corner I can’t quite make out.
And I was specifically thinking of you and all you’ve brought with you to this thread. Books and your beautiful birds, wondering where you were. Hoping we’d see you sooner rather than later…
Could you hear me calling? It seems so because immediately I came back, here you are! And that’s just wonderful!😘 a blessings always…
I am always glad to see your wonderful posts. I probably did in some arcane way (ESP? Telepathy? LOL)
The book about the Great Auk is one of my longtime gems that I reread every few years. There is a series about extinct animals that was well done but before I could finish it it left Roku. So the extinct and possibly extinct North American fauna has also been a major interest for me. Labrador Duck, Heath Hen, Bachman’s Warbler, Passenger Pigeon etc and another that might not be extinct but I will save that expose for another day. Its a gem of a book, quite sad though. Blessings to you and yours Bet.
Possibly the most wonderful depiction of St Francis I have ever seen! Those colours! This is marvelous, my friend. Thank you🙏🏻
I have always believed the internet is the devil incarnate.
I can understand your sentiment, nationalboat. As with all things, in the wrong hands all sorts of evil can and does happen.
juststevie, my friend…
I mentioned how the CofE, has abandoned and desecrated the Name of our Holy God.
I’ve just seen this. I don’t know what to say…
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/woke-church-england-consider-gender-neutral-god/
Ah my sister…😢…just know, that the ‘church’ today has become Satan’s tool to promote his agenda to desecrate the human race and steal God’s souls. The REAL church is us…those that talk between ourselves about the Love and Mercy of God our Father and rejoice and pray together over our victories and defeats that come our way! Just know you are greatly loved…first by your Lord and Savior, and by so many of your friends here on the Open Thread…Praise God! 💝💝💝💟
Yes, yes!! Praise Him! Your kind words have melted my heart, and I most sincerely, with love, thank you. A gift with no price.
And yes a thousand times. We are a church of the most beautiful kind. One where there is no question of His presence, which day by day, I, and I know you, my sister, and every one of our precious friends, feel more strongly. Thank you, Abba Father🙏🏻💕😘
(and speaking of precious friends, it has been a few days with no Spicy…have I missed something, because I certainly have missed her.)
Stevie, your post reminded me of this Scripture which has ALWAYS thrilled my heart!
“Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other, and the LORD listened and heard.
A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the LORD and honored his name.”
Malachi 3:16
Those here who fear Him and talk with each other about Him – He listens!!
Praise you, Lord.
No doubt about it, dear Della💕
You are precious to the Lord, Betsy; and He does not count you with the ones who are grieving you. God knows with all knowing; and He has no misunderstanding about what we can and cannot take; or if we will still love Him, no matter what the devil does in the world, or to us. Look again at Ezekiel 9; there is a man with a writer’s inkhorn by his side, who goes through the city before the men with their slaughter weapons, to mark everyone who sighs and cries for all the abominations being done. That’s you, sister! Anyone that touches you, touches the apple of God’s eye.
Bless you, Michael. I have no words in answer to your overwhelming post. Whatever I write comes from Almighty God. And as I say, to Him be the glory always. I will treasure what you have said. And place them where I carry all such generous gifts…deep in my heart. Blessings always, my brother in Christ. I knew you’d found a home here, and I am so glad of it.🤗
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Well said! You remember when the Lord was reproaching the cities where the most of His works of power had been done, because they did not repent? He mentions places that did not have the Bible, and were outside the Commonwealth of Israel, which were sinners and dogs, (in His own words), but that it would fare better for them at the judgment than the most blessed and privileged who will not repent. The same with what He said to rebuke those who opposed and contradicted, the religious ruling elite; using the men of Nineveh and the queen of the south for examples of what they, of all people should be doing; but had taken up instead to be Christ’s enemies.
All applicable and a solemn warning from God to all people everywhere! But who is really fearing His word and taking to heart? I was just reading the opening verses of Mark 1, about John the Baptist. What he was raised up and sent for, is just the same as our calling and business, to prepare the ways of the Lord’s return.
The Lord bless you, Always love to hear from you.
Our religious system today (not the church which is us) is in fact a political entity…just as the Pharisees in the olden days were. A system that Satan uses to lead Christians, not established in the Word, astray! You know the saying…do as I say, not as I do! Nothing under the sun changes…😢
Peace and Blessings to you dear Brother…keep posting!!! 🙏✝
When the Great Shepherd appears, He will be able to distinguish His sheep from the goats.
Peace and blessing to you too Sister. The LORD is at hand.
The thief on the cross reminds us of our fallen state when facing Our Lord. He searched the heart of the thief and found him acceptable for His kingdom
Amen! I believe that the Savior of the world will not overlook anyone who gets right with Him, and stands up to their old sinner friends ugly talking. That little interaction between him and the Lord, at that particular moment, means a lot to me; and says much about how getting saved really and simply works.
Thank you Icarus
In this thought experiment – What if Jesus was walking among us today, teaching as He did back then – no fanfare, no army of Angles, no thunders and lightnings – just the loving kind wise holy person. Would anybody take notice? Would He be seen as just some crazy, possibly blasphemous “rabble-rouser”? Would orthodoxy and tradition reject, just as it did? But, most importantly, would WE recognize Him? What would you or I “see”and hear that would convince? I believe that if one has found the Messiah in his/her heart, it will be like an old friendship – reunited.
I agree with you, Oldspeak!
And I think it explains why when we meet another believer (perhaps a stranger) who is filled with the Spirit of Jesus, there’s an identification with each other, an instant recognition of the Holy Spirit in the other person.
It’s hard to describe…
Yes, like, when Jesus was going about picking the Apostles…how did they KNOW He was the One? The Holy Spirit leads and guides our hearts and pricks it so that we know Who walks among us! So grateful!!! 🤗✝
The sheep know the Shepherds voice, and follow Him: but since we know not the stranger’s voice, we are scared and run away from him. If someone doesn’t know the Shepherd’s voice, then he isn’t a sheep; and he will have no problem with running behind strangers.
I know we would recognize Him, just as we have by faith now. And we have seen plenty of wicked ones projecting on the good and innocent; so we can just picture how they’d be with Him who is absolute goodness and innocence, and full with light exposing their evil! To find out how people respond to Jesus, just start witnessing wherever you go, and try engaging people in things around Jesus and eternity and their sins; and you will know how they would react to Jesus Himself being here. I think, that the bigger one’s importance and prestige in the religious rooms, the more likely it is to bump heads with those who have made those things all that they are counting on. If someone has the Spirit of Christ, then they will love those who are Christ’s, and recognize and reverence His words. The obstinate resistance and fault-finding spirit that you most often run into, is because they have long ago chosen against the Spirit of God, to go their own way; and since Jesus is really the only way, they can’t help but become His enemies.
Very helpful words, M.
07 February 2021 <Elliot Mazer, American audio engineer and record producer> (Chubby Checker; Neil Young; Linda Ronstadt; Janis Joplin & many more), dies of a heart attack at 71
07 February 2020 Steve Weber, American folk guitarist, (Holy Modal Rounders), dies at 76
07 February 2018 Mickey Jones, American musician(drummer) (Trini Lopez, Bob Dylan and The First Edition) and actor (Home Improvement (Pete), Justified), dies at 76
W/ Trini Lopez
W/ Bob Dylan
W/ Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
07 February 2018 John Perry Barlow, American lyricist (Grateful Dead (1971-1995) – “Estimated Prophet”; “I Need A Miracle”; “Cassidy”), essayist, internet pioneer, and activist,, dies at 70
07 February 2015 Joe B. Mauldin, American rock double-bass player (The Crickets), songwriter, and recording engineer (Gold Start Studios), dies of cancer at 74
07 February 2009 Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist, dies of natural causes at 84
07 February 2007 Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz and session drummer, and bandleader, dies of Alzheimer’s disease at 82
07 February 2006 Jack Montrose, American “cool jazz” tenor saxophonist and arranger, dies at 78
07 February 2001 Dale Evans, American actress and singer (Roy Rogers Show), dies at 88
Medley
07 February 2000 “Lonesome Dave” Peverett, British rock singer and musician (Foghat, Savoy Brown), dies of complications from cancer at 56
Slow Ride
07 February 1999 Robert “Bobby” Troup, American jazz pianist and actor (Emergency, Acapulco), dies of a heart attack at 80
Route 66
07 February 1996 Tiny Winters [Frederick Gittens], English jazz bassist and singer, dies at 87
Frankie And Johnnie
07 February 1995 William Harry “Billy” Jones, American rock guitarist (The Outlaws), dies of self-inflicted gunshot at 45
There Goes Another Love Song
As a kid, loved Roy Rogers and Dale Evans – boy, have things changed…
Oh my gosh, Della!!!!
Every Friday night when I was about 6, I’d lay out my jeans just to wear while I watched Roy and Dale and Gabby Hayes on a Saturday morning. One hour was just way too short. I looked forward to it all week. I would have killed for cowboy boots…alas😊
That is so funny – you were serious about that, weren’t you!!
In my late teens, I had quarter horse for few years, along with a pair of RED cowboy boots.
They rocked!
Oh my!!!
My first and only pair I took to a 6-week long summer camp in the Davis mountains in New Mexico when I was 10. Returned for 4 years more…loved it (after a hideous bout of homesickness for the first three weeks the first year…then poof! All gone😉).
Anyway, this wonderful camp employed lads of about 17-18 to help.
My boots were bought because I loved them…white with gold inlay, and totally impractical for outdoor doings.
We had horseback riding as one of our myriad activities, and these lads would hold the horses as we got on and off. After the first ride I took, cruelly, one of them led my horse to a stop right beside of pile of what horses do, and I didn’t see it because I was so small. And when my booted foot hit the ground, it was into that which I landed. Not till years later did it occur to me that it was done on purpose. No doubt because of my Dolly Parton boots. Funny what brings back memories…I wonder if the lad who did that, probably thinking how funny it was to him, ever remembers…
At any rate, I practiced my Southern Woman laissez-faire, never batted an eyelid, and strolled off, head high, and robbed him of the reaction he no doubt thought he’d get. Not bad for ten years old, right??
And jolly good practice for adulthood😁
Whoa – Betsy!! Can see those boots now! Bet they were to die for …
So, you were ten and the camp had seventeen year lads, and you were homesick???😜
That was an ugly trick he played on you – glad you showed him!
He didn’t know who he was messing with.
And, it was good training for life!
They were to die for…if one is a ten year old girl, which I was😁
And no he did not! I was to young to perfect my Stare in Southern. That was lesson number one, and now I have it down pat! So my kiddos tell me.😂
Stare in Southern – you mean like “Scarlett O’Hara’s?”
Whoo Boy!
Learned new word from you here – “laissez-faire”
I understand its meaning as I’m applying to my AC!😁
😂😂😂
In severe cold it takes reliable fossil fueled generated electricity to keep wind turbines from suffering damage.
Monday Mirthiness – Diesel Powered Wind Turbines? Yes, Really. | Watts Up With That?
Diesel in the UK is now £8/gallon…and the current exchange rate is $1.20 to the pound.
Inside that article a spokesman mouthing the double-speak: “we take great pride in having our wind turbines available 96% of the time”
oh boy! is the wind blowing? can i watch tv now?
Never publish their actual generating percentage time i bet!
OH, yes it is all tracked and published by the governments and other concerns down to the minute. They KNOW it is BS.
Here are examples for the UK.
Energy Dashboard – real time and historical GB electricity data, carbon emissions and mapping
Live generation data from the Great Britain electricity grid – Energy Numbers
Pardon my French…GB has unforgivably neglected nuclear, all the while shutting down reliable coal. The Cult reigns supreme.
They are so screwed.
https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/true-cost-ignoring-nuclear-energy-uk
BTW there are periods days long when the UK is becalmed and electrical generation by terrestrial wind turbines is zero!
Oh, and one more thing. Notice that they aren’t using battery backups to provide heat or electricity to those wind turbines. I wonder why? My guess, other than the cost, is that because the performance of batteries in extreme cold is abysmal.
Reminds me when I lived in North Dakota, every motel had plug-ins that travelers could plug their battery warmers to
Mornin’ all!
Greetings Treepers! ❤️✝️❤️
Morning, Frank😊
Blessed day to you Frank and Betsy!!! 🤗💝🙏
…and good eve to you stevie and Bet!
I’ll check back later…
Is anyone here a beekeeper?
We’re thinking about getting 2 hives and would love some input from an experienced beekeeper.
Massive thanks 😊
Watch this young lady… she appears to bee a bee whisperer.
My first recommendation is to join a local beekeepers club. Also, seek out a local university’s Ag Extension Service for on-line training, this should be at no charge. Let the local county agent know that you are looking for swarms (free bees.)
I saw a wild swarm once. I heard a sound like a thousand hornets, but they weren’t angry. I looked up from mucking out a corral and there was a ball of flying bees about 20-30 feet across up in the air. They all went to the top of a 80 foot fir tree and landed up there. It took me a minute to realize what I was seeing. It was a bit magical, realizing that in the center of that ball was the queen. I don’t know where they went and I didn’t know anybody who could lure a swarm into a hive, so I’m sure they went their way in their own good time.
Good morning Treepers
Good morning, Joe. How does the day start any better. I know mine does for seeing these sweet faces.
They are little cuties aren’t they?
We may have rain on the way. Supposed to last until tomorrow night, according to the Weather Channel. We’ll see.
Got rain now. A gentle one which looks set to go on another 24 hours. What I call a soaking rain. And brother do we need it. Praying for your area to get the same.
One of my all time favs. Seen them many times. So unique.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
How much these offerings today have truly touched me, dear duchess. Especially the first prayer as I know so many through the Prayer Thread and elsewhere are truly suffering. Amen and amen.🙏🏻
Heartfelt Duchess and Betsy. I’m sure both of you are well versed in the Psalms. On this theme Psalm 145:18 “he LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.” and Psalm 34:18 “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.” Sadly for many of us it takes a bit of “broken hardheartedness” or ‘crushing” to REALLY get to the truth. The real deep, don’t really want to talk about it stuff. This is why prayers of truth, of deep honesty, from the bottom of the heart will NEVER go unanswered. Take heed, the answer may not necessary be want we want, but what we need. We are blessed if they are both. May all our prayers be in truth and answered – in our days – Amen.
Oh your answer…makes me teary…love it! Thank You! 💝
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Truth.
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow, that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ.
AMEN.
Verse of the Day for Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”
Revelation 4:11 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Amen, amen, and amen!!🙏🏻
Biden: “Forgive me, Jesus. For I have sinned.”
Jesus: “Sorry Joe. Your ass is grass and I’m the lawnmower.”
There is NO sin too great for the Lord Jesus to forgive.
And, no sin too small that doesn’t demand repentance.
We don’t know everyone’s sinful heart but God does. Humans judge by what we see and the effects of their sins. But the truth is, my wrong thoughts – just this morning – is as sinful as our most corrupt leaders’ agenda today.
Joe, I understand this was a joke. My point is we ALL need forgiveness.
And we need to pray for our leaders, as God commands, that they would be saved.
“for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:13
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There can be no contrition without admission of the sin. There can be admission without contrition however. I believe that lack of contrition is at the very heart of the definition of what evil is! And Biden will not even admit to any sin from what I have observed.
Hi rah, I agree with your statement except last sentence, as I don’t know Biden’s heart.
Only God, the Righteous Judge knows… 💕 ✝️
Well then aren’t you thus saying that people are incapable of judging who is evil because all we can go on are their actions and cannot see into their souls?
Rah, I understand fully what you’re saying – and I do this very thing – judge based on what I “see.”
But it’s just best “for me” to leave the judging with God.
My point here probably wasn’t communicated adequately.
And that is: Biden CAN be forgiven for any and every sin.
Secondly: MY sin is just as horrible as his.
We all need a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Blessings, rah. 🙏🏻
I understood, Della.
Thank you, Betsy.
I realize we all have different understandings and are at various places on our earthly journey.
But I was simply speaking the truth for Christ – He will forgive us ALL.
And ALL need it. ✝️🙏🏻
And how grateful I am that He does, Della.
“I was lost, and now I’m found” should resonate with everyone. A life wandering this earth without his companionship, love, and forgiveness? I can’t imagine.
Jesus said that the way to heaven is narrow and only a few find it. He also said the way to destruction is broad and many are on that path.
That is what’s wrong with the world today – the ones on the “broad” way have no hope, direction, forgiveness, peace, and everything else that Christ offers. And they are miserable, dead-men walking. 😢
There is no one in this world so damaged that he cannot be repaired by the Hand of Almighty God.
Why does that bring me to tears? Of hope and gratitude perhaps…
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That is so sweet, Betsy. Take heart! God sees and collects each tear for His bottle!
Amazing …
“Put my tears in Your bottle—are they not in Your book?”
Psalm 56:8
I got a kick out of this movie scene (no pun intended).
Yep! Billy Jack.
Billy tried to control his temper and not resort to violence, but…when he lost it, it didn’t work out too well for the bad guys.
Suspicious cat here. Inside this linked article I found the text below.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40638/what-we-know-about-the-high-tech-balloons-lingering-off-the-coasts-of-the-u-s-recently
“Raven Aerostar also notably carried out tests involving balloons carrying ISR systems at altitudes of around 65,000 feet over six states in 2019. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) sponsored that work as part of an experiment to evaluate whether this could a useful additional tool for supporting counter-narcotics and disaster response operations, along with more general intelligence collection requirements.”
Someone described the recent “Chinese” balloon mega press/social media fandango as a “neocon” dream. Recent years events have brought a tendency to look at the military industrial complex/IC whenever anything of a suspicious nature occurs. Specifically we can only be absolutely certain that an object flew from Montana to South Carolina before being shot down. I stress that anything else about the event could be considered unsubstantiated in my opinion.
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
The 50th Psalm
Septuagint
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
From Small Compline
Rejoice Virgin Theotokos, Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, for thou hast borne the Savior of our souls. (Thrice)
Good morning family!!! 🤗
Thought for today…WOW
I love this!
Child rescued from rubble after Syria quake | Watch (msn.com)
One of my most important books that I read in 6th grade that set me on my wildlife/nature course.
The Northern Hemisphere’s “Great Auk” was the first Penguin even though its not in the Penguin family. (that was learned later)
Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk
https://elifesciences.org/articles/47509
How big was he I wonder. I can well understand why your imagination was captured.
Has anyone seen this?? Why do I sense something Biblical?
https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7bm83/something-strange-is-happening-on-the-sun-and-weve-never-seen-it-before
satan really is pushing his luck….
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/satanic-temple-opens-clinic-religious-abortions-named-catholic-supreme-court-justice-samuel-alitos-mother/
Needs to be shut down permanently by any means possible…..
I can’t see a way to that, GB.
Perhaps note being there will repel so many that they’ll turn in the other direction.
We know God often works even through evil people.
Hoping….🙏🏻
Insanity – Dr. Fauci casually admits the vaccine was a worthless venture
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/insantiy-dr-fauci-casually-admits-the-vaccine-was-a-worthless-venture/
A fraud and a murderer.
Dr. McCullough has a new substack article out discussing the use of hyperbaric oxygen for the treatment of those dealing with Long Covid:
https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/hyperbaric-oxygen-for-treatment-of
Evidence of fraud continues to be revealed re injections and manufacturing:
https://www.trialsitenews.com/a/startling-evidence-suggests-biontech-and-pfizer-falsified-key-data-part-1-e2595e7f
Big Pharma, especially Pfizer, has form…and lots of it.
On this alone they are liable. Fraud vitiates everything.
EVERYTHING.
new Project Veritas video released, a simple 3 minute comment y Dr. Malone reacting to the latest Pfizer report on Women’s Reproductive Health after getting their mRNA “vaccine”
Thanks, Bessie👍🏻
It was Dr Tenpenny before any of the names we now know who knew and said that reproductive organs would be affected. That the spike bioweapon would go through ever organ but those first. She spoke out.
Her voice warned, and suddenly now after all this time, others are singing from the same deadly depopulationist hymn sheet.
God bless her always.
This guy worked at Clearfield Job Corps as a Counselor. I know because I had to work with him. He was in Career Prep, I was in Career Development. We would meet when his students were handed to Career Development from Prep. I sat maybe 2 chairs away from Ethridge when interviewing his students. Ethridge slit his wrists with a razor knife in a vacant classroom during a Christmas break and was fired from Clearfield Job Corps. This happened over 10 years ago. Apparently he stopped taking his meds. He goes to work at the IRS center and works in the same area as my wife as a Data Entry Processer. My wife and others who worked near Ethridge were creeped out by him. Then this happens:
Man receives 2 life sentences for slaying of Ogden prostitutes | KSL.com
Edit: These incidents took place over 14 years ago, not 10.
Wow. Times does go by and I’m glad I’m not living in Utah any more.
Well I’m back up at Newaygo, MI again. Doing this run a 2nd time this week.
Got the call at 11:30 and departed at 13:30. Pulled in here to park at 18:30.
Started listening to Horacio Hornblower on the way up starting from the beginning.
Filled my belly with Dinty Moore chicken & Dumplings. Eyes are heavy. Time to hit the sleeper.
G nite all!
Amen.
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen🙏🏻
Amen
Amen.