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Highly Fragrant Candles

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November 2.

A very special day for me. Seventeen years ago today a man-child was born – my first-born GRAND. I gladly gave him my heart, he still has it – albeit he does have to share :) now.  Happy Birthday, Jeff. Your Mamaw loves you!!

Yesterday I said I was thankful for clean clothes.

Today (day 2) I say I am thankful for candles, highly fragrant and made in the USA ones.

Some translations read candle, and some read lamp; my ‘considered’ opinion is that lamp is most appropriate but for the sake of congruity here, read candle for lamp in the passages following.  (  :) humor me)

Psalm 18:28 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
28 LORD, You light my lamp; my God illuminates my darkness.
via Psalm 18:28 HCSB – LORD You light my lamp; my God – Bible Gateway.

Proverbs 31: Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
17 She draws on her strength and reveals that her arms are strong.
18 She sees that her profits are good, and her lamp never goes out at night.
via Proverbs 31:17-19 HCSB – She draws on her strength and reveals – Bible Gateway.

Ephesians 5: Amplified Bible (AMP)
1 THEREFORE BE imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father].
2 And walk in love, [esteeming and delighting in one another] as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a slain offering and sacrifice to God [for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance.
via Ephesians 5:1-3 AMP – THEREFORE BE imitators of God copy Him – Bible Gateway.

Psalm 145:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
3 Great is the Lord and highly to be praised; and His greatness is [so vast and deep as to be] unsearchable.
via Psalm 145:3 AMP – Great is the Lord and highly to be – Bible Gateway.

Braving the Dark with The LIGHT together,
Kathie

KWT Paraphrasing, Wednesdays - praying for IDOKs by name

Free Online Dictionary Fear

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Psalm 25:12 Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way he should choose.
via Ps 25 NASB – Prayer for Protection Guidance and – Bible Gateway.

Isn’t that an interesting phrase? Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way he should choose.

Fear? Regular run of the mill fear?  Hmmm.

Fear: A feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger. via Fear – definition of Fear by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

No. Not that kind of fear. This kind:

My Hebrew Lexicon gives the Hebrew word for our English word fear as ary, transliterated yare’, meaning to stand in awe of, to honor, to respect.

So now. Let me give you a KT paraphrase of verse 12.

The man who is in awe of God, who honors God, who respects God will seek the LORD in all his (her) decisions; he will inquire of the LORD BEFORE the decision is made; he will pray saying, ‘LORD which should I choose?’ And even before he knows the LORD’s answer, he is determined to do it.

Further he/she who fears the LORD can expect this:

13 His soul will abide in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
via Ps 25 NASB – Prayer for Protection Guidance and – Bible Gateway.

The one who fears the LORD lives prosperously. I like that! But what does it mean? This is what I think: that he who fears the LORD, his whole being is lavishly loved by God and he (or she) knows it! — whether she be in the midst of a trial or beyond the trial; when supplies are abundant or when there is scarcity. Through it all, she who lives LOVED passes it on to her children and they are well likely to receive this land of prosperous living for themselves.

It’s believing we are lavishly loved, always and forever, that keeps us free of Free Online Dictionary fear.

So, how free am I? How free are you?

Click HERE and pray, please. And this is Wednesday again so I am praying for you by name (or email address).  Love and provisions to you all in JESUS Name.

Keep braving the dark with The LIGHT,
Kathie

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Week 42

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Wednesday! Already?

I have been absent from more than just this screen. And I still am.  I thought I’d just show up here even though I am doubtful that I have anything noteworthy to say.

I did take a sewing lesson today at All About Sewing.  It was fun. If you’d like to check out their website, click HERE. And I’ve been checking out a new organizational website, learned about it at sewing class today. I have not given it a fair evaluation as yet but I have signed up for the email updates and the calendar service. Are you ready? The name is Fly Lady. Click HERE for a link to see what I am talking about.

Did you know there are 10 weeks left in year 2011?

My meditation verse for week 42 is this:

Humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and in His good time He will honor you. Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about what happens to you. I Peter 5: 6-7 NLT

That is worthy of meditating on for a week don’t you think?

Please remember that Wednesday is my day to pray for you by name or email address (if I don’t have your name).  If you have a specific need or request that you would like to share with me, please email me HERE. Otherwise, click HERE and pray for others who so need our prayers!

Let us keep Braving the dark with The LIGHT, together,
Kathie