I have been praying for everyone for the trials we are all facing at this time. As I was praying especially hard for Linda and her court date set for Monday, I came across Psalm 78. Verses 65 and 67 stood out to me, and I'm sure they are meant for her (and anyone else who feels they are meant for them): (quoted from the Jeruselum Bible)
"Then, like a sleeper, like a hero, the Lord woke up to strike his enemies on the rump and put them to everlasting shame."
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The book of Joshua is filled with good stuff. But chapter 1, verses 6-9, are good for all of us to take to heart. In my Jeruselum bible the heading to these verses is - Faithfulness to the Law (I interpret that to mean the Bible) is a condition of God's aid
"Be strong and stand firm, for you are the one to give this people possession of the land that I swore to their fathers I should give to them. (I feel these words in this prayer of mine are saying to us that we CAN win over our troubles). Only be strong and stand firm and be careful to keep all the Law (read your bibles, and know it is the word of God you read, and keep His words close). Never swerve from this to right or left, and then you will be happy in all you do. Have this book always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may carefully keep everything that is written in it (in your heart, and on your lips, and in your mind). Then you will prosper in your dealings, then you will have success. HAVE I NOT TOLD YOU: BE STRONG AND STAND FIRM? BE FEARLESS THEN, BE CONFIDENT, FOR GO WHERE YOU WILL, YAHWEH YOUR GOD IS WITH YOU."
5 comments:
HaHa, Mom, that is funny. The part about God striking his enemies on the rump, I mean, not the trials part.
Thank you for your faithfulness, and your dedication to prayer. You are a fantastic role model and witness.
Trials make us stronger and increase our faith.
YES, what she said!
Trials DO increase our faith, if we remember to allow it to be so. And you do grow stronger and wiser through the trials.
Thank you for your prayers and your continued support. God really blessed me when he decided to hand pick you to be my Mother. I am grateful for all of my family and friends. I like the thought of him "spanking" his enemies on the rump.
So I add my prayer of Thanksgiving to Our Father God that He is here with us in the middle of today's trials .
I am sure He will draw us to Him ; boy, sometimes He must get tired of being in the Middle, but He never seems to give up, does He?
I am going to ask Him right now to lead me to being more like that, more like His Son Jesus, and
to always stay in the Middle when I may just want it all to go away and leave me alone.
Without Him, I can't even pray such a prayer. Tha
I thank my God for You!! Bev
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