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In The Midst

Just a quick word for strength this morning.

Zephaniah 3:17 21st Century King James Version (KJ21)
17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in His love, He will joy over thee with singing.”
via Zep 3:17 KJ21 – The LORD thy God in the midst of thee – Bible Gateway.

In the midst of traffic.
In the midst of uncooperative coworkers.
In the midst of piles of laundry.
In the midst of blank manuscript pages due to be written.
In the midst of yang-yang bickering siblings – child and adult :) .
In the midst of life altering illness.

In the midst of it all ABBA is with YOU. And HE is mighty. Mighty enough to bring you to the other side. Mighty enough that He can rejoice over you and what you will become because of this as you submit to His tutelage in this.  His mind is made up. He is not searching for new reasons to love you. He just does! He is pleased with CHRIST in YOU. You in CHRIST brings a smile to His Face and He sings. Over You.  Get that? Over YOU He sings!

Thank You, ABBA. For this Word and for singing.  We are beyond blessed to know that we can bring pleasure to You; that You smile; that You sing over us.  Thank You, JESUS, for making it happen! So for each One that comes here to read and pray today, may we embrace this truth and live this truth so this truth can be experienced by each of us. And for Israel, ABBA, we take Your command seriously and we pray for Her peace and for the subduing of Her enemies and for Your Kingdom to come. For the Church, send us revival, Father, revive us I pray in JESUS name. And for THESE we come asking that You heal our sick and afflicted and that you rescue and restore our rebellious. And, ABBA, as You will enlist us in Your Great Work for JESUS Name sake. Amen and amen.

We have the God-given Right to do right in this wrong World,

Stay His Course

Matthew 7:12-14 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

12 “In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
13 “ Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.
14 For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
via Matthew 7:12-14 NASB – “In everything, therefore, treat – Bible Gateway.

I am listening to Stephan Davey this week via 840 AM radio.  His message for this series is Taking the Lid off Hell.  HERE is a link if you would like to check him out via the internet.

Treating others the way we want to be treated will NOT save us but it may be a good indicator as to whether or not we have placed our faith in CHRIST JESUS. Particularly those people who have hurt us and wronged us. How we treat them, tells a great story about us.

I urge you to check out Taking the Lid off Hell. If you are well indoctrinated and a practicing Bible Obey-er you will be thrilled to hear a Brother preach it and if you are not perhaps it will light your way out of darkness.

Taking the Lid off Hell – Part 1

Taking the Lid off Hell – Part 2

ABBA, I am grateful for every Servant You call and every Servant who heeds Your Call to preach the Gospel, unadulterated. Thank You for Stephan Davey. HOLY SPIRIT I pray for strength, encouragement and courage for him to stay Your Course.  I pray for the whole of the Body of CHRIST that we would rise up and stay Your Course. Forgive us, ABBA, have mercy and grant grace and space for Your Bride to repent and embrace the beauty and holiness of life that You desire for us. I pray we will yet experience the joy in this life that You desire for us. Thank You for continued good reports on Dori. And for THESE, ABBA, for the privilege of praying for them.  You see each heart, each need and today I pray for our sick to be healed and restored and I pray for the Rebellious and the Oblivious, thank You for continuing to pursue them and, HOLY SPIRIT, I pray You will help them surrender to JESUS.  And I would not forget Israel, praying for Her peace and the subduing of Her enemies and for my own dear Country, ABBA, I thank You for the privilege to live here and I ask that You have mercy and restore Her to the Mission for which You birthed Her. Comfort and correct us as we need, ABBA, in JESUS name.  amen and amen

We have the God-given Right to do right in this wrong World,

Who Am I?

Passing through the den on my way to the kitchen I heard a line from a pre-approved movie that Baby Girl GRAND was watching.

“And who will I be when this is over?”

Excellent question.

If I give myself to the one goal of mother, as important, as honorable and as good as it is; who will I be when the Babies are grown?

If I give myself to the one goal of wife, as important, as honorable and as good as it is; who will I be if he goes to Heaven before me?

If I give myself to the one goal of my chosen career, as important, as honorable and as good as it is; who will I be when I retire; or heaven forbid I am unable to work anymore?

If I give myself to the one goal of serving in the Church, as important, as honorable and as good as it is; who will I be when someone younger or ????? comes along and takes my place?

See my point? Finding who we are in a function, a title, a career, even the people we love will leave us wondering when the functioning and the people wear old or out.  And we must something!

Goals are a must. If we do not have them, we perish.

Proverbs 29:18 a  21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

18 Where there is no vision, the people perish; . . . via Proverbs 29:17-19 KJ21 – Correct thy son, and he shall give thee – Bible Gateway.

BUT only ONE purpose will last. Only ONE relationship NEVER goes away. Only ONE ministry is forever.

JESUS, The ONE and ONLY

 So how are you doing with this ONE?

Philippians 1:26-28 The Message (MSG)

22-26As long as I’m alive in this body, there is good work for me to do. If I had to choose right now, I hardly know which I’d choose. Hard choice! The desire to break camp here and be with Christ is powerful. Some days I can think of nothing better. But most days, because of what you are going through, I am sure that it’s better for me to stick it out here. So I plan to be around awhile, companion to you as your growth and joy in this life of trusting God continues. You can start looking forward to a great reunion when I come visit you again. We’ll be praising Christ, enjoying each other. via Philippians 1:26-28 MSG – As long as I’m alive in this body, – Bible Gateway.

We have the God-given Right to do right in this wrong World,
Praying (PFT)!

So grateful JESUS that You are the One and Only and that in Your grace You have made Yourself known to us. Thank You for friends who gather here to read and to pray.  I pray for each of us to know who we are in You. Yes because we have that need but foremost because when we are certain that we are in You, when our identity is founded in You then all else is made better. Thank You.  And we bring our sick and afflicted to You as we often do asking that You heal them. And continuing to ask for grace and mercy and space to repent for our wayward ones, our rebellious, and oblivious ones. For Israel we pray for peace and safety, a subduing of Her enemies; for America we pray for mercy and an outpouring of conviction of sin and righteousness for JESUS name sake. Amen and amen.