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Nuff Said

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For God so loved YOU that He gave His only begotten Son that if YOU will believe in Him, He WILL save YOU. John 3:16 kwt paraphrase

Romans 5:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
8 But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) died for us.
via Romans 5:8 AMP – But God shows and clearly proves His – Bible Gateway.

1 Peter 5:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
7 Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
via 1 Peter 5:7 AMP – Casting the whole of your care all your – Bible Gateway.

Hebrews 13:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
5 Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!]
via Hebrews 13:5 AMP – Let your character or moral disposition – Bible Gateway.

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Brave the Dark with The LIGHT,
Kathie

Christian Living

Box of Cookies

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Practice makes perfect – we’ve all heard it. And to some degree we believe it. And to the degree we believe it, we will practice it.

Like so with Scripture.

Romans 6 was not fun to teach this morning. It says and therefore I had to say that we  in CHRIST JESUS are dead to sin and alive unto God (that part we like but what follows is) therefore we can no longer live in the practice of sin. And I used a couple of examples and now I have to practice them.

I said some have said I can’t eat just one cookie, if I eat one I have to eat the whole box. I had to say that’s a lie. We don’t HAVE to eat the whole box. We eat more than we need (cookies or whatever the fancy or staple is) because we WANT to eat them, not because we HAVE to. See what I mean? Not fun! Not fun at all!!

BUT the good news is we don’t HAVE to eat the whole box because every man, woman, boy and girl who is IN CHRIST JESUS, has within us the Resurrection Power of God. And since He who is within was able to raise JESUS CHRIST from the dead, He in us can say no to a box of cookies. And here’s the sticky part — if we don’t call upon Him for His Strength to say NO to boxes of cookies or unwholesome movies or outbursts of anger that wound others, or compromising holy principles, or gossip, or unforgiveness, or coveting, or well you see what I mean. If we don’t call upon Him for His Strength to say NO, it’s not because we can’t, it’s because we don’t WANT to.  NOW THAT STINGS!

Am I, did I advocate that we can be sinless in practice in this life? ABSOLUTELY NOT! But I did bring to point that even though we will not be sinless this side of Heaven, we can sin less today than we did yesterday, if we want to. And if we don’t want to? Well, we better check to make sure we have actually said YES to JESUS in saving faith.

It was a hard lesson. So what will I do with it now? Well, for now, I’m gonna put this ‘Box of Cookies’ to automatic post and I’m going to ignore all those good things that need to be done and go to bed – not because I want to but because obedience and love for JESUS commands that I rest the temple in which HE by HIS SPIRIT resides.

1 Corinthians 6:19 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?
via 1 Corinthians 6:19 NASB – Or do you not know that your body is a – Bible Gateway.

Click HERE and pray this fine Monday morning :)  and be vigilant to
Brave the Dark with The LIGHT,
Kathie

Assurance - Promise, Christian Living, Forgiveness, Repentance, Salvation

Keep Singing

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Please read with me the words of JESUS as recorded for us in

Luke 4:18 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
18 “THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,
via Luke 4:18 NASB – THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME – Bible Gateway.

Now recall with me that in Acts 16 Paul and Silas had been beaten and thrown into the inner prison. And this was no casual beating, they were stripped of their clothing and then struck with many blows. I am wondering if those blows came by a cat-of-nine-tails. And further more after the flogging their feet were placed in stocks there in a most inner dark, filthy, foul-smelling cell.

25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
via Acts 16 NASB – The Macedonian Vision Paul came also to – Bible Gateway.

And the prisoners were listening to them.

HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES,  Paul and Silas were captives who had been set free – that is why they were praying and singing and it was to this that the prisoners were listening.

Prisoners- Captives will be listening to you and me today. What will they hear?

This is World Evangelism prayer day for me.  I’m still praying for Rapa Nui (Easter Island). For what place are you praying?

Please click HERE and pray for those who have been entrusted to us, and let us continue to
Brave the Dark with The LIGHT together,
Kathie

A Quick Hello, Assurance - Promise, Christian Living

Compost Pineapples

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Well, it’s been Monday all day long! That’s catch up day from the weekend. And just so you will know — I’m not caught up.

I visited my compost bin today, most often for a long while now my beloved has been the one to take our contributions, but today I made the trek out back and you know what I found?

Life.

Life in a bin of decaying food scraps. Actually Jerry previously told me they were out there and today I went to see for myself. Not that I did not believe him, just wanted to see for myself, you know. And in truth there are four of them out there growing with no effort from us other than dumping into the bin the tops we whacked off four pineapples (at various times, not all at once) we brought home from our local food establishment.

Life in a dump. Who’d thought it? Goes to show if there’s a spark of life even in stinky surroundings something new can grow. That’ll preach don’t you think?

Isaiah 43:19 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
19 “Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.
via Isaiah 43:19 NASB – Behold I will do something new Now it – Bible Gateway.

Here are some pics. Three pictures are worth three thousand words. :)

So tell me, God doing something new in your life even amid some stinky stuff? Keep looking for those pineapples. You know the HOLY SPIRIT is all about producing fruit. :)

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Brave the Dark with The LIGHT,
Kathie