Oh, what a difference a new pair of lens makes!! Four months ago I gave up my hard contact lens for soft ones; the kind you wear for a month and then discard the old ones for a fresh pair. And this morning is fresh pair morning. I LOVE fresh pair mornings!! Everything looks better through a fresh pair of lens.
And this morning we have all awakened with a ‘fresh pair’ – but we do have to accept them and put them on. Father’s mercies to us this morning are brand new and the canvas on which we paint today is a new one. Choose today’s new canvas; put away yesterday’s and begin NEW today. Paint well today on your new canvas with your ‘fresh pair’!!
Lamentations 3: 22 Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
24 “ The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,
“ Therefore I hope in Him!”
Colossians 4:
4 that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
Yes, ABBA, I pray my brothers and sisters will pray for me that I may know what I ought to speak at any given time today and I pray that for them too; that we all will redeem the time today for Jesus sake. Thank You for the new canvas on which we are to paint today and thank You that a fresh look is available to us today; help us receive it with joy and wear it well today. Many things are on our minds. We have family and friends with deep and varied troubles and we pray for them, for recovery and restoration. We pray for our IDOK Troops, for their protection of mind, body and spirit. We pray for proficiency in the jobs they do today; we pray they will depend upon You to govern and guide each step they take. And Father as odd as it may seem I pray for laughter for them today; that laughter may do them good as a medicine. May it be Lord that every IDOK will have at least a moment of laughter – even in grief and sickness, make it be that they receive from You a moment of laughter. Enlighten us today Lord; forgive America, give us grace and space to repent. We continue to pray for the election so close at hand now. Whatever happens Lord we KNOW You are in control and You know my prayer and the prayer of many others, please don’t give us what has been earned, give us mercy. I pray too for Israel, that America will continue to be their ally. I am so looking forward to the day they come to the Peace You have for them. Bless Your Name, Lord! Blessed be Your Name. We give ourselves, this day, this list of precious souls to YOU and we know You will not fail us. Amen and amen. Economic conditions, especially the effects it has upon the minds and hearts of people. Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about. Jodi H. David T. Kimberly. Shay and Emma’s Kids (orphanage in Zambia) Ministry. Susan D. Jason A and his mother. Melinda H. Trisha. Patti’s Family. George. Brennan and his family. Joshua. Branson. The O’Brien family. Brooklyn. Families and communities hit by Gustav and Ike. Jacqueline and her boys, River and Jackson. Kim and her Fiancee. Jonathan. Mabel’s Aunt Lou. Heather and Brandon. Bernie. Darlene and Torkel. Edie G. Rachel. W C and family. Maggie and Family. Dylan. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Kim T. Kevin and the children. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Vickie. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn and Family. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. David & Allison. Jeanette and Earl and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa. Brad, Lindsay, Karah and Haley. Chuck. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance and Family. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Andrew and Daughters. Lee. Sharron and family, Linda and family, Bev and Family, Mollie B. Public and Private School Teachers.
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church.
IDOKs Military Families.
IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Brant W. Christopher R. Joshua M. Brent. Drew. Justin G. Kyle N. Michael K. Sgt. Bozicevich. Bay N. T. Palin.
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Richard M. Brandon B.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George.Travis N. Hawk.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony.
Hospitalized: Captain Tran
Military at home adjusting – Tim. Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Lyndon A. Jason G.
Still praying but no recent update: Hector. Corpl. Light. Bradley T. Albert R III.
Justin G.on his way home end of the month!!
The Peace of Israel.
Revival in America.
November’s Election.
As I post this it is 88°F and haze in Balad, IQ & the time there is 3:40 PM AST- on October 20, 2008
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Do you ‘love’ number 18 or what? What other people think of me is none of my business! Why is that do you think?
James 1: 19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; 20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Slow to speak; slow to get your feathers ruffled – an oh so beneficial command! Too bad I do not obey it more often.
Case in point: My computer home page is powered by Google. Several months ago I worked with themes, colors, gadgets, bookmarks, etc.and arrived at a final layout that pleased me. I liked just the way it was; did not want it changed. It was comforting to me to open it each day and have my favorite Blogs a click away, WPA’s email account easily accessible for review, my To Do List front and center, birthday reminders to the left, my calendar to the right, word for the day and vegetable of the week lower left and lower center, respectfully. But today, I noticed certain gadgets were not loading properly, either painfully slow or not at all. And, of course, I did not appreciate that. And then near the close of the ‘business’ day I had an all new home page that I did not order!! The Blogs were still there, as was the email, the To Do List, the birthday reminders, all of it BUT it looked different, weird to me, too many words (Can you imagine that? Me thinking there were too many words!!). And so I began to complain, rather harshly, aloud. James 1: 19 and 20 was stored away on the shelf of my mental library — wish I had been quicker to pull it off the shelf and HEED it! Maybe next time — my new Google home page will be a daily reminder with its new and improved gadgets that actually work better and are even more accessible and useful than before. A slice of Humble Pie is not easy to dish up but it really is nutritious. I just hope I don’t ‘earn’ many more slices of it. And I figure if I will just learn to keep my mouth shut just a little bit longer, I can have CHOCOLATE instead!
Tis so ‘sweet’ to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word. And here’s your link – wait for it to load.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M98sTXVvftY&feature=related
And Abba it is so sweet to trust You; Your Sweetest is worth every slice of humble pie I earn. Thank You Lord. Take this IDOK and use it for Your glory and may it be that we all earn fewer and fewer pieces of humble pie because we learn more and more to take You at Your Word. Love on our IDOKs, comfort and protect, empower and encourage, heal and forgive us all especially these listed here. Thank You for the protection You continue to give our IDOK Troops and families. Thank You that all is well because You are in Control. Amen and amen. Economic conditions, especially the effects it has upon the minds and hearts of people. Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about. Jodi H. David T. Kimberly. Shay and Emma’s Kids (orphanage in Zambia) Ministry. Susan D. Jason A and his mother. Melinda H. Trisha. Patti’s Family. George. Brennan and his family. Joshua. Branson. The O’Brien family. Brooklyn. Families and communities hit by Gustav and Ike. Jacqueline and her boys, River and Jackson. Kim and her Fiancee. Jonathan. Mabel’s Aunt Lou. Heather and Brandon. Bernie. Darlene and Torkel. Edie G. Rachel. W C and family. Maggie and Family. Dylan. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Kim T. Kevin and the children. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Vickie. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn and Family. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. David & Allison. Jeanette and Earl and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa. Brad, Lindsay, Karah and Haley. Chuck. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance and Family. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Andrew and Daughters. Lee. Sharron and family, Linda and family, Bev and Family, Mollie B. Public and Private School Teachers.
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church.
IDOKs Military Families.
IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Brant W. Christopher R. Joshua M. Brent. Drew. Justin G. Kyle N. Michael K. Sgt. Bozicevich. Bay N. T. Palin.
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Richard M. Brandon B.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George.Travis N. Hawk.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony.
Hospitalized: Captain Tran
Military at home adjusting – Tim. Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Lyndon A. Jason G.
Still praying but no recent update: Hector. Corpl. Light. Bradley T. Albert R III.
Justin G.on his way home end of the month!!
The Peace of Israel.
Revival in America.
November’s Election.
As I post this it is 68°F and partly cloudy in Al Taji, IQ & the time there is 8:21 AM AST- on October 17, 2008 Internet Daughters of the KING
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A quote for today comes from Francois Fenelon ( 1651-1715)
Uneasiness about the future is unwholesome for you. We must leave to God all that depends on Him, and think only of being faithful in all that depends upon ourselves.
Isaiah 56
1THUS SAYS the Lord: Keep justice, do and use righteousness (conformity to the will of God which brings salvation), for My salvation is soon to come and My righteousness (My rightness and justice) to be revealed.
I see this verse as looking forward to the coming of Jesus to planet earth as the GodMan to perfect the plan of Salvation for man. And so today’s verses for us are instructions as to our conduct IN Jesus. Inasmuch as those of us who have said Yes to Him, Our Salvation has come (albeit our Salvation is yet to be fully completed when we see HIM face to face); but for now it is our job to conduct ourselves in justice and righteousness; to conform to the will of Our Father God who has saved us. And The Word promises that we who do this shall be:
2Blessed, happy, and fortunate is the man who does this, and the son of man who lays hold of it and binds himself fast to it, who keeps sacred the Sabbath so as not to profane it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.
And when I read Sabbath here I think not of keeping The Law as in Old Testament times but as keeping sacred and holding fast to the “REST “of God. That is what our salvation is — we have entered into the REST of God. We have ceased to labor to obtain salvation, we have ceased striving to be good enough to earn Heaven and Eternal Life and we have come to REST in the Finished Work of Jesus — His Salvation for us and to us. So let us not profane this Sabbath by continuing to willfully practice evil, let us keep justice and do righteously, let us conform to the will of God …. That is our job and He will do all else. That is He will do “All that depends on Him”.
3Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say, The Lord will surely separate me from His people. And let not the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
Just because we are not Israel does not mean we are not His Covenant People … In Jesus we are. We have a SURE Covenant with Him.
4For thus says the Lord: To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths and choose the things which please Me and hold firmly My covenant–
And the eunuch — those of us who heretofore were unproductive; now, in Jesus we can become a legacy. Don’t you love that?! Just look at this next verse, those of us who had no legacy have now been given Precious Promises of an Eternal Home. And moreover we can become such people as to leave a legacy here for others to follow when we leave this planet for our Eternal Home. Wow! Father is so good to us!
5To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial and a name better [and more enduring] than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
6Also the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord to minister to Him and to love the name of the Lord and to be His servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath so as not to profane it and who holds fast My covenant [by conscientious obedience]–
7All these I will bring to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; for My house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
Any way you look at it, no matter who we are, from whatever background or origin we come, when we come to Jesus and entered into His Salvation, His Sabbath (REST) we have a Holy Covenant with Father God. We must not profane it. And as we PRAY and do what is for us to do and leave to Him what is His to do we see this in Isaiah 54 is true for us.
17But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong. This [peace, righteousness, security, triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord [those in whom the ideal Servant of the Lord is reproduced]; this is the righteousness or the vindication which they obtain from Me [this is that which I impart to them as their justification], says the Lord.
Father, thank You; thank You that no weapon formed against us shall prosper… It will not do what it is intended to do by the one who launched it but it will be turned by You and will accomplish what You intend for us as we walk in obedience to You. Thank You Father. Thank You for loving us and for the plans and the future You have for us. Bless IDOK today with motive and will to love and walk holy this day for Jesus sake. Economic conditions, especially the effects it has upon the minds and hearts of people. Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about. Jodi H. David T. Kimberly. Shay and Emma’s Kids (orphanage in Zambia) Ministry. Susan D. Jason A and his mother. Melinda H. Trisha. Patti’s Family. George. Brennan and his family. Joshua. Branson. The O’Brien family. Brooklyn. Families and communities hit by Gustav and Ike. Jacqueline and her boys, River and Jackson. Kim and her Fiancee. Jonathan. Mabel’s Aunt Lou. Heather and Brandon. Bernie. Darlene and Torkel. Edie G. Rachel. W C and family. Maggie and Family. Dylan. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Kim T. Kevin and the children. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Vickie. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn and Family. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. David & Allison. Jeanette and Earl and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa. Brad, Lindsay, Karah and Haley. Chuck. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance and Family. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Andrew and Daughters. Lee. Sharron and family, Linda and family, Bev and Family, Mollie B. Public and Private School Teachers.
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church.
IDOKs Military Families.
IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Brant W. Christopher R. Joshua M. Brent. Drew. Justin G. Kyle N. Michael K. Sgt. Bozicevich. Bay N. T. Palin.
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Richard M. Brandon B.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George.Travis N. Hawk.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony.
Hospitalized: Captain Tran
Military at home adjusting – Tim. Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Lyndon A. Jason G.
Still praying but no recent update: Hector. Corpl. Light. Bradley T. Albert R III.
Justin G.on his way home end of the month!!
The Peace of Israel.
Revival in America.
November’s Election.
As I post this it is 72°F and mostly cloudy in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 6:37 AM AST- on October 16, 2008
Internet Daughters of the KING
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