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Wondering about Mary and the KingdomGod begins with what seems tiny or hidden, and that small start grows into His full purpose. -
Walking in ObedienceThank you so much for sharing this part of your testimony. It is hard when we see those we love bound by the chains of sin, and it does take God... -
Walking in ObedienceWhat a wonderful post. I have a friend who got into drugs pretty bad. He didn't really care about "Yielding Himself" a servant to obey God, and...
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If They Say, "Come With Us"SJL, Thank you for your time in response. Mine was not a wolf in sheep's clothing but my own father, who knew the real Truth. Yet, I am still...
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The Lord paid the Spirit-bail over my destiny,*
to walk on, my soul set free!
The old master, sin, wields no whip to make cower.
Scars of the past are just that: a past hour.
“Done left the plantation”, I have for some time.
Each step within Jesus’ will recalls the sublime
that New Jerusalem...
“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not...
12 There are those who are clean in their own eyes
but are not washed of their filth.
13 There are those—how lofty are their eyes,
how high their eyelids lift!
14 There are those whose teeth are swords,
whose fangs are knives,
to devour the poor from off the earth,
the needy from...
The Righteous Persecuted
9 When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man,
The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.
10 Men of bloodshed hate the blameless,
But the upright are concerned for his life.
25 The fear of man brings a snare,
But he who trusts in the Lord...
So I read a meme posted on Facebook today which said:
“Calvinism is monergistic when it comes to the doctrine of salvation. This simply means that when a person is saved it is due wholly to the working of one source of power, God. Arminianism is by necessity synergistic, in that it conceives of...
1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
2 Desire without knowledge is not good,
and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.
3 When a man's folly brings his way to ruin,
his heart rages against the Lord.
8 Whoever...
While Jecharon, Finarelem, Tenaspir, Alverten, Argon, and Ichated went gathering large segments of wood, some being limbs they cut from trees, as others stayed for preparing temporary shelter for all there, they who gathered wood saw what they did not understand at first, a creature not...
“My son, do not lose sight of these—
keep sound wisdom and discretion,
and they will be life for your soul
and adornment for your neck.
Then you will walk on your way securely,
and your foot will not stumble.
If you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep...
Whose trust is in Him
“For it is good to sing praises to our God;
for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
He determines the number of the stars;
he...
The Habit of Self-reflection/Prayer
December 13—Holy Hour. . . . “Practice your faith. When you were learning to walk, you leaped forward at a venture, and little by little you became surefooted. Do the same in your inner life. Take a flying leap toward the Trinity, toward My mother, in...
“Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men
Who devise evil things in their hearts;
They continually stir up wars.
They sharpen their tongues as a serpent;
Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah.” (Psalms 140:1-3 ESV)
“Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
Keep watch...
“On the day I called, you answered me;
my strength of soul you increased.”
“For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
but the haughty he knows from afar.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
you preserve my life;
you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies...
“Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the watchman stays awake in vain.
It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
for he gives to his beloved sleep.” (Psalms...
“Your word is a lamp for my feet,
a light on my path.”
“My heart is set on keeping your decrees
to the very end.”
“Direct my footsteps according to your word;
let no sin rule over me.
Redeem me from human oppression,
that I may obey your precepts.
Make your face shine on your...
“Your hands made me and formed me;
give me understanding to learn your commands.”
“My soul faints with longing for your salvation,
but I have put my hope in your word.”
“If your law had not been my delight,
I would have perished in my affliction.” (Psalms 119:73,81,92 NIV)
It is...
My experience of the Internet as a monk
I started using the Internet in 1999. I was fifty years old and was a little hesitant to start. However, it did not take long for me to understand that the computer was quite easy to navigate.
Being curious about other belief systems I started joining...
They found this place to be better than expected at first look. There were useful herbs, and some edible tubers, growing in areas nearby. They had lots of seeds they had brought, and this was the place where they should start planting again.
Temporary shelters still had to be made right away...
“To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus...