CREATION Is NOT A Fairytale

GENESIS 1

 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.  And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the First Day.

 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the Second Day.

 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.  And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.  And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.  And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the Third Day.

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.  And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: He made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.  And the evening and the morning were the Fourth Day.  

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that 

it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth . And the evening and the morning were the Fifth Day. 

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

 And God said, Let Us make man in Our Image, after Our Likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in His Own Image, in the Image of God created He him; male and female created He them .And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.,

And God said Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the Sixth Day.

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Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 

And on the Seventh Day God ended His Work which He had made; and He rested on the Seventh Day from all His work which He had made.

And God blessed the Seventh Day, and sanctified It: because that in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made.

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the Day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground .And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the Breath of Life; and man became a living soul.

And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. ]The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of man.

What foolish and simple folks we are considered to be as Believers of Scripture.  What a phenomenal story Creation is!  How could we possibly subscribe to this thinking?  Some great being, actually spoke the universe into existence?  Man was formed from dust and a holy God breathed life into him?  Then there’s that thing about Eve., taken from a man, designed to be his “helper”!  Surely our God is a chauvinist, right? That certainly makes even a traditional wife seem progressive! You know, Pilgrim women and the old fashioned ladies who had no real life, outside the home. Sorry, I lept head first into a rabbit hole for a moment! Boy, I’m glad those days of judging women who stay at home are past!  Right!

Moving on, what makes us appear to be so UN-enlightened?  Yes, the story of Creation is remarkable (and TRUE).  Let’look at another angle then.  How reasonable is it to consider that everything came from a giant BANG?  Seriously,  does that explain the buds on a rose bush, soft feathers of a bird, what about the sun, moon and the stars?  

Let’s say in some kind of sci fi world, you’ve justified all of that, please, can ANYONE explain mankind?  Breath from where and how?  The ability to think and reason? How about the human body itself?  What genius can explain how the delicate system of the human body just happened?  How also, do two such creatures come together and form another?

So that train of thought has derailed in my simple mind, how about the idea that we “evolved”?  Okay, what made that happen?  Why doesn’t it still happen? Aren’t zoos a bit cruel if someday those caged animals could “become” like us?  We sure are going to have a good explanation for years of captivity if indeed a few years from now they are our leaders as developed humans.  I have never heard of the process ending.  Isn’t it arrogant to think we have reached a point that other species never can?

To wrap it up, I’m sticking with the Scriptural account of the beginning.   Call me what you will, but I have read the end of the Bible as well as the Beginning,   One day ALL will understand that God is THE SOVEREIGN CREATOR.   Don’t take my word, study and read the WORD of GOD for yourself! All you need to know is there.

MOST IMPORTANT, ABOVE ALL ELSE is the DEATH, BURIAL AND RESURRECTION of JESUS CHRIST!  JESUS DIED FOR OUR SINS, HE WAS BURIED AND ON THE THIRD DAY, AROSE!  You can study Creation and learn about Him, but please, put your faith in JESUS!  Time is drawing close to His return! Hell is NOT A PARTY! TORMENT FOREVER!  Think about the longest you have waited on something or the worst thing that has never happened to you, Hell far exceeds that!  BUT GOD, GLORIOUS and WONDERFUL, sent HIS SON so we can spend eternity with HIM!

Father God

Merciful and Mighty Creator and KING

Please forgive our sins

We come before You, wretched and filthy but by the BLOOD Your Son shed on the CROSS

We can be washed clean

Thank You

Thank You for this and every day You have created

Please reach those who have not come to know You

For Your Children, thank You for revealing Yourself

As without You We could have never discovered Who You Are

In humble gratitude

In the Name of Jesus

AMEN

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Dictionaries Change, God Doesn’t

Revelation 4:8

 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

Exodus 3:5And He said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

holy

adjective

ho·lyˈhō-lē 

holier; holiest

Synonyms of holy

1

: exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness

2

: DIVINE

for the Lord our God is holy—Psalms 99:9 (King James Version)

3

: devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity

a holy temple

holy prophets

4

a

: having a divine quality

holy love

b

: venerated as or as if sacred

holy scripture

a holy relic

5—used as an intensive

this is a holy messhe was a holy terror when he drank—Thomas Wolfe—often used in combination as a mild oath

holy smoke

holily

ˈhō-lə-lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• devout
• godly
• pious
• religious
• sainted
• saintly

This is the definition of holy, according to https://www.merriam-webster.com/.

  Can you see the degradation this has made over the years, from something so precious, to a common term?  “Awesome” was another such word reserved for a description of our Creator, now used when discussing a new car, an athlete, an event or just anything really.

In the past, the people found themselves unworthy to speak God’s Name; over time, however, our Lord’s Name has been reduced to a curse word.

How I long for the day, promised, when all will acknowledge holy, holy, holy is God Who Was, Is and Is to Come! True holiness will be forever defined as it should be!

Philippians 2:9-11

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

God our Loving Father and King

Holy, Holy, Holy Are You

Please forgive our sins

Thank You for this day You have made

Please let us appreciate each breath as a gift from You

Let us take opportunities to share Your Truth, The Truth, With others

Let, please our words and actions please and glorify You

In the Precious Name of Jesus

Amen

Without Daddy, My Father Is still with Me

Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Today (3/23/23) would have been my dad’s 100th birthday.  In August, it will be 50 years since he passed.  Although I just turned 7 in July before he died in August 1973, he made an enormous impact on my life.I had some wonderful memories  that I cherish to this day.There is no wonder I have come to know the Lord as Father, with the great example Daddy set as a provider and protector.I know that I was young, and  sometimes a child’s perception of a parent can be biased, but I never learned anything to the contrary .  He was the same anywhere he was.  Integrity was one of his finest traits.  

I wasn’t taken to church by my parents to handle my education about Jesus either.  My siblings and I learned about what it meant to trust in the Lord through the daily examples my parents presented.  They were both walking testimonies of faith in Christ in trials, triumph and the mundane. 

Daddy loved the Lord, my Mom, his children, extended family and friends, dearly. It was such a blessing to be his baby.  One of my last memories of him was my birthday party.  After cake, the other kids and I went out to play and my parents were inside cleaning up everything.  It was outside that all of the girls ganged up on me and decided they needed to give me a birthday spanking.  I cried for them to stop, but they wouldn’t listen, instead they just laughed as the next one took her turn.  Well, my Daddy heard me and bolted out of the door, demanding they stop AND apologize. 

He called each mother, told them what happened and to collect their child at once! I spent the rest of the day being comforted by him.  Do NOT harm one of his children, lest you face the consequence.

Those kids did not want to come over any more.  The soft-spoken gentleman they knew as my dad, drew the line at mistreatment of his child. He heard my anguished cries, and rescued me. That was one of many times Daddy taught me to understand what Father God means. A little over a month later, Daddy got to meet the Father Face to face.

In conclusion, my Dad, as leader, not dictator, of our home, stood up for what he knew and taught us to be true about the Lord. He set an example of living out his faith regardless of what others believed or how they acted,  and determining that he and his house would serve the Lord.

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Almighty and Sovereign God

Thank You for this day

Please forgive me of sins I’ve  made against You, others and myself

Thank You for godly men who lead their families

And direct them to you by the way they live

For those who do not have the example at home or availableP

Please let them acknowledge that they have a Heavenly Father

 Who loves then unconditionally, and sent His Son

So we can be in Heaven one day

Experiencing the great joy only You can bring

In Jesus  Name

Amen

God’s Wisdom > Man’s Intellect

.1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.Isaiah 55:9  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My Ways higher than your ways, and My Thoughts than your thoughts. 

Matthew 13:55

Is not this the carpenter’s Son? is not His mother called Mary? and His brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

1 Corinthians 2

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of Power: That your faith try in the wisdom of men, but in the Power of God. 

Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:  But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory. But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Hm.

 But God hath revealed them unto us byHis Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is inhim? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. ‘

us But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the Mind of Christ..

1 Corinthians  1:17-31


For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the Cross of Christ should be made of none effect. For the preaching of the Cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the Power of God For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, a nd the wisdom of God Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called :

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence.But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.



 Almighty God
Thank You for thisAnd every day
Please forgive our sins against You, others and ourselves
We give You all praise, honor and glory for any understanding we have
Any knowledge we have, comes from You
We depend on You for every breath, for every
Clear and pure thought
Praise You,Father, for giving us any wisdom we have
May we not take that gift for granted, nor You, the Giver
In the Name of Jesus

Humbly we thank You

Amen

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Weakness Is Not A Flaw

1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Power-Through-God/type/kjv

How many times have we been comforted or consoled someone else with this verse?  It seems that throughout our lives, someone has spoken this to us, written it on a card or somewhere this Truth has come to us when we need to be    reminded. Even when we pass this passage along to someone else, often times it is to bring forth in their mind, the glory of God that dwells in us, and His superiority over the enemy.

2 Corinthians 12:9
And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My Strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Power-Through-God/type/kjv

Gentleness and meekness are seen by the world as flaws.  Someone who is pathetic and weak has no motivation, zero drive to achieve goals.  What could possibly come from someone who is not out to compete and win at all costs?  But what is “success”?  What exactly is “won”?  

Scripture tells us that our strength is found in Christ, through our weakness, and willingness to accept that it is only through Him, we are able to accomplish that which He created us to do/  Our Lord is not going to call us into anything that He will not give us the ability to accomplish.  

God brings us up to fulfil our purpose.  We should crawl before we walk and run.  There is a plan God has for us, spanning our lifetime, with the blessed eternity with Him So let’s get ourselves in line with the way God designed our life, and not concern ourselves with how much “further along” someone may seem on their journey.  God’s pace is perfect, and we know any strength, any hope we have at all in truly living a successful life, is total surrender to the Will of the Lord.  I know this sounds completely contrary to what the world would have us believe, which makes it that much easier to see that it is the Father’s Plan!

Almighty and Precious Father

Thank You for fthis and every day

Please forgive our sins against You, others and ourselves

Be magnified in our weakness

Thank You for the Holy Spirit, dwelling in us

Please let us rest in Your strength, not our own

Thank You that we’ve been given understanding that confounds the world

We find through You, contentment  and peace

In an unsettled and chaotic place

This is not our home,Lord

But You give us grace to endure it

When we stand before You

We long to hear You say, something like,

 “Well done, My good and faithful servant”

And everything we have experienced

Will be nothing

But oh, so worth it

Praise Your Glorious Name

In Jesus Name

Amen

Ever-Present Lord

Romans 8:18 – For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Revelation 21:4

 – And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Isaiah 41:10 

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My Righteousness

.Currently,  I know an individual who is really struggling, physically, emotionally and spiritually. (Inject prayer request, no name).  It seems that no matter what is said, there’s no comfort. This person claims to be a Believer in Jesus Christ, but the sad reality is, no matter what is said about His Presence and promise of peace, nothing seems to get through the agonizing  feelings of isolation and pain. 

Misery can be so isolating, it seems as though one is imprisoned by it, shackled by relentless hopelessness. But God’s perfect Word tells us that we are never alone, and where there is Christ, there is always hope.  Temptation will come, so will persecution and various trials.  Sometimes things come in “waves”.  The songwriter Spafford penned in his wonderful “It Is Well With My Soul”, ” When peace like a river, attendeth my way,When sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say
It is well, it is well, with my soul”

Other times it may seem as though the hard times just come throughout our lives, ebb and flow of living. For some, it may be more like waiting at a train stop and cars just keep passing, seeming to have no end.  From cradle to grave, all some ever realize is sadness, sorrow and suffering.

Keep your eyes on Jesus, now with a sound mind, and pray.  Jesus, while He was here on earth, stayed in constant communication with The Father, so how could we, being mere sinful mortals, think we should be different?  We have no power of our own to overcome grief, anxiety  or anything.  God hears the cries of His children.  Jesus sent us the Great Comforter Who lives in us, on mountains of triumph and in valleys of despair.

Let’s briefly discuss the mountain peaks.  It seems  some are always there and others have never quite reached that point.  One, no one is always “there”. No matter how many blissful social media posts, life is not “perfect”. Wealth or fame is not going to make life easier .  Sure, one may be able to buy something without a second thought, or they may have the adoration of many, but is that what you REALLY want?  

In all things give praise. The Lord wants a heart of joy, celebrating victories or in our darkest hours, knowing and believing that what we desire is for Him to be glorified. Our skills, talents, wealth, health, time and effort, with all we have and all He created us to be, to God be the glory!

Almighty Savior and King

Thank You for this day

Please forgive our sins against You, others and ourselves

Please accept all of the glory  we get from others

You and You Alone are worthy of such praise

Please make Yourself known in a  special way to those Who feel alone or disconnectedFor those who are at the mountain’s peak

Please let them acknowledge the Creator And give You the honor and recognition

 Only You rightly deserve

When we fal

lYou, our Loving FatherPicks us up again

You are our Faithful King!

In Jesus Name

Amen

Step Up, Step In, Step Out For Christ

Matthew 20:17-19And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the Chief Priests and unto the Scribes, and they shall condemn Him to death, And shall deliver Hm to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify Him: and the third day He shall rise again.Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Betrayal,-Of-Christ/type/kjv

Mark 14:43-45

And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is He; take Him, and lead Him away safely. And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed Hm.
Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Betrayal,-Of-Christ/type/kjv

John 13:21
When Jesus had thus said, He was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray Me.
Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Betrayal,-Of-Christ/type/kjv

Have you ever been a  betrayor or betrayed by anyone?  Maybe you’ve been on either side of the situation.  For one who does the betraying, you sometimes aren’t alone in the activity.

There was a girl in my neighborhood that I was friends with and even rode to school with when our moms carpooled.  She was mentally challenged, so when we got to school, the idiot Beth wanted nothing to do with her.  As a neighbor, sure. I didn’t live close enough to my friends for them to see me associate with her, but out in public, in school, I was rude and dismissive.  I always seemed to think that she really didn’t understand, she did.  I saw the hurt in her eyes when I obviously ignored her when I was around others.  To this day, I can still see the smile she had when she approached me and the disappointment it caused when I turned away as though she wasn’t there. That same self-absorbed attitude surfaced later when I stopped by her house, to give her the thrill of my visit!  Boy, what a fool I was!

One of my great friends has been telling me for YEARS, not to trust everyone with personal information.  It took me a long time, and several experiences with things being divulged, I had no intention of being passed along to grasp this concept of discretion.  One such incident was when I confided in a friend, only to have HER MOTHER advise me about what to do!  I understand sharing things with a parent or husband, but if something is said as what I told her, I completely expect 100% confidentiality!  I just listened to the mom, nodded my head and decided from that point forward, my days of quick confidence were done!  I had become friends with this girl fast, as we had similar traits and our spirits just bonded. She had issues, I had issues, we both loved Jesus, we made each other laugh, we listened and heard one another’s problems and concerns, so I was completely caught off guard when I heard something I said, come from someone else.

Jesus, Who had taken these twelve men to teach Himself, abandoned Him at the point that was most crucial .Judas was greedy, finding out how vain and empty his lust actually was. Peter was frightened to be associated with Christ, assuming he would face horrible consequences, and where did the others scatter, concerned for themselves?  Where were the people Jesus healed?  Lives that were changed by Christ?  No one was willing to step forward and claim Jesus.  He suffered and died alone.  Certainly there were mourners at the foot of the cross, but the loud shouts of those who didn’t get the king they expected, chose to disgrace Him.

No one stepped up ,in or out, even attempting to proclaim Who they knew Him to Be.  The crowd was too strong and angry for anyone willing to bear witness. Would you have been the one to confront them, facing certain death yourself?  One day, we may have to be the one to either proclaim He is our Lord and perish, or deny Him and spared persecution. At that point, we had better choose to accept the consequences of following Christ, because what we do at that moment is critical.

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O God our Father

Thank You for today and every day You give us

Please forgive our sins against You, others and ourselves

Please give us a boldness for sharing Your Word with a lost and dying world

Thank You for Your Word

The Truth

With You, we are never alone As You were on the cross, As You bore our sins

In Jesus Name

Amen

Heavenly Father~Earthly Daddy

Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Today (3/23/23) would have been my dad’s 100th birthday.  In August, it will be 50 years since he passed.  Although I just turned 7 in July before he died in August 1973, he made an enormous impact on my life.I had some wonderful memories  that I cherish to this day.There is no wonder I have come to know the Lord as Father, with the great example Daddy set as a provider and protector.

I know that I was young, and  sometimes a child’s perception of a parent can be biased, but I never learned anything to the contrary .  He was the same anywhere he was.  Integrity was one of his finest traits.  

I wasn’t taken to church by my parents to handle my education about Jesus either.  My siblings and I learned about what it meant to trust in the Lord through the daily examples my parents presented.  They were both walking testimonies of faith in Christ in trials, triumph and the mundane. 

Daddy loved the Lord, my Mom, his children, extended family and friends, dearly. It was such a blessing to be his baby. 

One of my last memories of him was my 7th birthday party.  After cake, the other kids and I went out to play and my parents were inside cleaning up everything.  It was outside that all of the girls ganged up on me and decided they needed to give me a birthday spanking.  I pleaded for them to stop, but they wouldn’t listen, instead they just laughed as the next one took her turn.  Well, my Daddy heard my cries and bolted out of the door, demanding they stop AND apologize.  He called each mother, explained what happened and told, not asked, to collect their child at once! I spent the rest of the day being comforted by him.  Do NOT harm one of his children, lest you face the consequence. Those kids did not want to come over for a long time.  The soft-spoken, gentleman they knew as my dad, drew the line at mistreatment of a child, any child, especially his own,  at the hands of anyone.

My Dad, as leader, not dictator, of our home, stood up for the (absolute, not subjective) Truth. God has mercy and shows grace. He also allows us to answer for what we have done. Just because we are believers, doesn’t mean we don’t face consequences. The Lord offers forgiveness. Although He knows our sins, we are instructed to earnestly repent of them. God is fair in His discipline and reigns as The just and righteous King.

Daddy set an example of living out his faith, regardless of what others believed or how they acted,  and determined that he and his house would serve the Lord.

Almighty and Sovereign God

Thank You for this day

Please forgive me of sins I’ve  made against You, others and myself

Thank You for godly men who lead their families

And direct them to you by the way they live

For those who do not have the example at home or available

Please let them acknowledge that they have a Heavenly Father

 Who loves then unconditionally, and sent His Son

So we can be in Heaven one day

Experiencing the great joy only You can bring

In Jesus  Name

Amen

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Philippians 2:10-11 That at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

For the past six weeks, both my husband and sweet neighbor, Mrs. Jan, have been taking me every day to the infusion center at the hospital to get IV antibiotics, via a PICC line.  

It would be nice to say that I’ve maintained a positive attitude the entire time, but that would not be true.

Last week, I was just starting to get some spunk back, as I could see the light at the end of the tunnel (and it wasn’t a train). 

One of the nurses who had been taking care of me throughout this process , asked me when my last infusion was scheduled.  I excitedly told her it was this Thursday.  Additionally, I included how excited I would be to get the PICC line removed!

Upon hearing my delight, she said that many times the doctor will order the PICC line to remain, even after the treatment, in case other medication is required.  

My spirit lowered and my disposition changed drastically.

The entire weekend I was bummed, I just wanted to crawl into a hole and not associate with anyone.

Monday came, Jonathan went with me to my appointment where they told me that indeed they would order the PICC line removal for March 23rd. 

Finally, the voice of reason! When I went to my infusion today, orders were not in yet, so the same negative nursie, informed me that she knew the people over at my doctor’s office, and would make a call if the release fax didn’t come in soon.

I didn’t want THAT nurse speaking to anyone on my behalf!  I would end up with the PICC line indefinitely if she got involved!

At last!  This afternoon I got a voicemail saying that the doctor sent in removal orders, and everything is on schedule as it should be!  Praise God!

Our Lord wants me to accept whatever His Will is, even if it meant the line had to remain!

What does any of this have to do with the above verse?  Well, we serve God Whose POWER and AUTHORITY commands every knee and every tongue confess Jesus, to the glory of God the Father.

His Will and Ways are perfect.  

So, regardless of a situation’s outcome,  He is the Lord.  Worthy of all praise! There is NONE like Him.

Almighty God

Thank You for this day

Please forgive my sins against You, others and myself

Please cause me to walk in obedience

In the ways You have planned for me

Without grumbling or complaining, but with a cheerful heart

Let my words and actions glorify You

In the Name of Jesus

Amen

UNTANGLED: Rejoice In Freedom

Galatians 5:1 – Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

John 8:32 – And ye shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free.

John 8:36 – If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
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Six weeks ago, I walked into the orthopedist’s office and rolled out on a knee scooter with a hard cast from my knee to my toes.  I have charcot foot, a diabetic issue that caused them to try to set the bones in my foot, the best that they could to avoid bad deformity in the arch area.  
Blah, blah, blah.   I did come out with a hot pink  cast.  I requested black so I could try to be as discreet as possible, but the young lady doing the cast was dismayed by my subtle choice, so I allowed her carte blanche.  She wrapped my leg in neon pink, cut out black hearts and hot glued them to the cast. She was so proud of herself!

With this bright monstrosity around me, I was ordered to use a knee scooter, although my plans for inconspicuousness already fell through miserably. Last spring I got unwanted experience with the little motorized shopping carts, so I was getting this wheeled mentality down pretty well.  At the stores, Jomathan located me easily by following the beeping sound when I reversed. At home it was faster to limp where I needed to be.  Most often I had no time to turn my ride around in the hallway and reach the bathroom.Wednesday, March 1, when I went to Dr. Davis’ office, the girls sawed off the cast!  They gave me a boot in its place, but that is removable.  I have had many little victories in life, but none affording so much relief.

In the shower I would have to put a plastic cover over my leg to protect the cast, and in the rain, I would cover it with a black garbage leaf bag.I have to say, wearing that thing day after day for 6 weeks, all the heaviness from dragging around that extra weight,  shower restrictions, hauling that scooter everywhere, I have gained much appreciation for folks with physical limitations.  I also see the weight of our sins that we carry around with us,unnecessarily.  The Lord has cut us loose from that burden.

Rather than remaining bound, enjoy the freedom salvation brings.

Holy God

Thank You for this day

Please forgive our sins against You, others and ourselves

Please let us realize, appreciate and enjoy the freedom only You can bring

In Jesus Name

Amen

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