Proverbs 24:17-18 – 17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; 18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, And He turn away His wrath from him. God has assured that a day of recompense for the evil will come. Let us…
Continue ReadingI don’t want to be sensible in how I love and serve the Lord. I want to believe the Word of God and act on it. If I err on being a zealot, so be it. My desire is to please God! What does that mean? It means I need to absolutely love Him and…
Continue ReadingRemember the songs that we sing with the kids in Children’s Church? Remember “Father Abraham, had many sons, oh many sons had Father Abraham. I am one of them, and so are you, so let’s just praise the Lord. Well, are you a child of Father Abraham? Then let’s be praising and loving on God.…
Continue ReadingTo whom will I run When I am troubled Big or small To whom, or what will I run If I am fasting, whom or what do I crave If my body is hungry If I am thirsty If I need to hear the voice Of someone who loves me If I need comfort If…
Continue ReadingRemember the story related in Matthew 14:22-33 about when Jesus was approaching the boat that the disciples were in? They were floating in the boat and Jesus was walking on water. Peter, bless his “Oh, Oh, let me do that too!” heart, he asked the Lord if he also could walk on water and Jesus…
Continue ReadingOn FB I often see Posts that people are listening to this or that song. Thought I’d let you know not what I’m listening to, but singing. It might be a little obscure? “When I get to heaven gonna walk with Jesus. When I get to heaven gonna see His face. When I get to…
Continue ReadingBob Lopez via Elaine Woodward To my wonderful niece Elaine: “I just watched this video. Oh my goodness Elaine thank you for the post, I cheered, I laughed, I got quiet, I laughed some more, I cried. Honestly I remembered spending much more time with the Lord in prayer and study than I do now. Oh I…
Continue ReadingGracious and sure is Your loving hand Almighty God How wonderful are Your blessings Fresh every morning they are Their sweet aroma greets me as I wake Wondrous and pungent like fresh cut flowers I am refreshed as I breathe them in You Almighty God are my sustenance Like a hearty breakfast you energize me…
Continue ReadingIsaiah 1:16-17 – 16 Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. 17 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. James 1:27 – Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and…
Continue ReadingI’m finishing up the book “DOG MAN, An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain”. It is the story of a Japanese man, Morie Sawataishi and how, in the face of strong Japanese tradition, he was a man who went against tradition and common expectations. The major part of his life was saving, loving and breeding…
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