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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Romans
6</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> English Standard Version (ESV)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Dead to
Sin, Alive to God<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">6 </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What
shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By no means! How can we who died to sin
still live in it? </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you
not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were
baptized into his death? </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4 </span></sup><span style="background: rgb(186, 220, 251); color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We were buried therefore with him by baptism into
death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the
glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For <span style="background: #BADCFB;">if we have been united with him in a death like
his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.</span> </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6 </span></sup><span style="background: rgb(186, 220, 251); color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We know that </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">our old
self</span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[<a href="https://classic.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+6&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28059a" title="See footnote a"><span style="color: #b34b2c; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">a</span></a>]</span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> was crucified with
him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing,<span style="background: #BADCFB;"> so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.</span> </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For one who has died has been set free</span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[<a href="https://classic.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+6&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28060b" title="See footnote b"><span style="color: #b34b2c; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">b</span></a>]</span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> from sin. </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now <span style="background: #BADCFB;">if we
have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.</span> </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We know that <span style="background: #BADCFB;">Christ,
being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has
dominion over him.</span> </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For <span style="background: #BADCFB;">the death he died he died to sin, once for all,
but the life he lives he lives to God.</span> </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So <span style="background: #BADCFB;">you
also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ
Jesus.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let not sin therefore
reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do not present your members to sin as
instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those
who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as
instruments for righteousness. </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">14 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For sin will
have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Slaves to
Righteousness<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">15 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What then? Are we to
sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">16 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you not know that if you present
yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves,</span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[<a href="https://classic.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+6&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28069c" title="See footnote c"><span style="color: #b34b2c; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">c</span></a>]</span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> you are slaves of the
one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which
leads to righteousness? </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">17 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But thanks
be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become <span style="background: #BADCFB;">obedient from the heart</span> to
the standard of teaching to which you were committed, </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">18 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, having been set free from
sin, have become slaves of righteousness. </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">19 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am speaking in human terms, because of your
natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves
to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your
members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">20 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For when you were slaves of
sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">21 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But what fruit were you getting at that time
from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those
things is death. </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">22 </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But <span style="background: #BADCFB;">now that you have been set free from sin
and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to
sanctification and its end, eternal life.</span> </span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">23 </span></sup></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift
of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.</b><span style="font-size: 14.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What kind of servant/slave am I. One who
is willing? Or just enduring, and if that, how? With
complaints and bitterness or do I have Joy? Am I
a slave to Christ in name only? Saying
the words, but going my own way – or seeking Him, and walking in His way out of
love for his great gift of forgiven sin, and salvation in Him.</span><span style="font-family: Bradley Hand ITC;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<br />Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-15259869355854300022020-05-27T07:53:00.000-07:002020-05-27T07:53:09.668-07:00Psalm 23 with notes<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS", cursive; font-size: 21.3333px;">This below is not my work. </span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I do not know the one who put this together but I love it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The
Word of God is eternal, God never changes</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>But
we must choose to let Him</b></span></span></div>
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23</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Lord is
my Shepherd; <i>That's relationship</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
shall not want. <i> That's supply</i><br /> He
makes me lie down in green pastures. <i>That's rest</i><br />He
leads me beside still waters. <i> That's refreshment</i><br /> He restores
my soul. <i>That's healing</i><br />He leads me in paths of
righteousness <i> That's guidance</i><br /> for
his name's sake. <i>That's purpose</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even
though I walk through the valley </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of the
shadow of death, <i>That's testing</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
will fear no evil, <i>That's protection</i><br />for you are
with me; <i>That's faithfulness</i><br /> your rod
and your staff,<br /> they comfort me. <i>That's
discipline</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You prepare
a table before me <br /> in the presence of
my enemies; <i> That's hope</i><br />you anoint my head with
oil; <i>That's consecration</i><br /> my cup
overflows. <i>That's abundance</i><br />Surely goodness and
mercy shall follow me<br /> all the days of
my life, <i> That's blessing</i><br />and I shall dwell in
the house of the Lord <i> That's security</i><br /> forever.
<i>That's eternity</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>To
change us to be like Him.</b></span></span></div>
<br />Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-16812050540124139772020-04-15T13:07:00.000-07:002020-05-27T07:54:40.081-07:00Matthew 5<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>ESV</b></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-23238"></a>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>3 </b></span></span>“Blessed
are the <span style="color: #ff3300;">poor in spirit, </span>for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven.</div>
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I feel the word
denotes humility. I like the Amplified version</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> </b></span></span>“Blessed [spiritually
prosperous, happy, to be admired] are the poor in spirit </div>
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[<span style="color: #007826;">those devoid of spiritual arrogance</span>,
<span style="color: #007826;">those who regard themselves as </span></div>
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<span style="color: #007826;"> insignificant</span>], for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [both now and forever].</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-23239"></a>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>4 </b></span></span>“Blessed
are <span style="color: #ff3300;">those who mourn</span>, {<span style="color: #336666;">have
sore hearts</span><span style="color: black;">}</span>for they <span style="color: #000099;">shall
be comforted.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-23240"></a>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>5 </b></span></span>“Blessed
are <span style="color: #ff3300;">the meek</span>, {<span style="color: #336666;">not
arrogant</span><span style="color: black;">}</span> for they shall
<span style="color: #000099;">inherit the earth</span>.</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-23241"></a>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>6 </b></span></span>“Blessed
are those who<span style="color: #ff3300;"> hunger and thirst for
righteousness</span>, {<span style="color: #336666;">a driving need for righteousness</span>} for they
<span style="color: #000099;">shall be satisfied</span>.</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-23242"></a>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>7 </b></span></span>“Blessed
are the <span style="color: #ff3300;">merciful</span>, {<span style="color: #336666;">deep,
mindful kindness</span>} for they <span style="color: #000099;">shall receive mercy</span>.</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-23243"></a>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>8 </b></span></span>“Blessed
are the <span style="color: #ff3300;">pure in heart</span>, {<span style="color: #336666;">a
deep desire for God</span>} for they <span style="color: #000099;">shall
see God.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-23244"></a>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>9 </b></span></span>“Blessed
are the <span style="color: #ff3300;">peacemakers</span>, {<span style="color: #006666;">those
who seek peaceful means of resolving difficult issues</span>} for they
<span style="color: #000099;">shall be called sons (children)</span><span style="color: #000099;"> of
God.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-23245"></a>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>10 </b></span></span>“Blessed
are those who are <span style="color: red;">persecuted for righteousness'
sake</span>, for <span style="color: #000099;">theirs is the kingdom of
heaven</span>.</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-23246"></a>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>11 </b></span></span>“Blessed
are <span style="color: #c5000b;">you</span> when others revile you and
persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you
falsely on my account. </div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-23247"></a>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>12 </b></span></span>“Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in
heaven, for so
they </div>
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persecuted the prophets who were before you.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thought
about a song we sing in church </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lord,
You are more precious than silver.</span></span><br /><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lord,
You are more costly than gold.</span></span><br /><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lord,
You are more beautiful than diamonds, and</span></span><br /><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Nothing
I desire compares with You.</span></span> </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Always
loved this song, but recently, thinking about it I thought, how can
we compare the creator and one who sustains the universe in such
paltry words. What value is silver, gold or diamonds compared to
God. </span></span>
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came to mind was taking the tear falling from ones eye, and comparing
it to the oceans of the world. It is our Creator and LORD who made
the silver, the gold and the diamonds. Moreover, He gave mankind a
mind to wonder and explore, and so these things were revealed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maybe, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>LORD you created the Silver we love</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>LORD
you who created all the gold</i></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;">LORD
these diamonds are wonderful </span></span>
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But all are nothing compared with YOU.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;">OK,
it doesn't fit the tune but Oh LORD God of Heaven and Earth, I
rejoice in YOU.</span></span></div>
<br />Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-17483255272080942272020-03-06T13:56:00.000-08:002020-03-06T13:57:47.751-08:00Psalm 19 ESV.<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just pondering over Psalm 19. So many verses that thrilled my heart.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>2: Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>7: The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul;</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b> The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>8: The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b> The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>9: The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b> The rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>7-9 basically covers every issue and desire of life:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b> Law - <u>Perfect</u>, reviving the soul }</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b> Testimony -<u>True</u>, making wise the simple }</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b> Precepts - <u>Right,</u> rejoicing the heart }</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b> Commandment - <u>Pure</u>, enlightening the eyes } OF the LORD</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b> Fear - <u>Clean</u>, enduring forever; }</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b> Rules - <u>True</u>, righteous altogether. }</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nothing was of our creation - all came from the LORD God Almighty</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All seems to indicate it's a gift - in fact 10 declares their value.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">10. More to be desired are they than GOLD, even much fine God</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Sweeter also than honey, and the honeycomb.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our prayer as a result of God's great care for us.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">14. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditations of my heart,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> be acceptable in YOUR sight, O LORD, my ROCK and my</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Redeemer. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I LOVE these verses. Thank you LORD.</span></b><br />
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Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-47042048881832672902020-01-28T08:59:00.001-08:002020-01-28T08:59:16.651-08:00Some thoughts on some verses in Isaiah from recent message at church.<h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
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<span class="text Isa-40-3" id="en-KJV-18424" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">3 </span>The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the <span class="small-caps" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span>, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.</span></div>
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It has been claimed by Biblical Scholars that Isaiah is a Prophetic book of the Bible, with 66 chapters. Chapters 1-39 parallels with OT books, and Chapter 40 starts the parallel with NT books.</div>
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Therefore, Chapter 40 parallels with Matthew.</div>
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<span class="text Isa-40-5" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Isaiah 40:3 "Prepare ye the way of the LORD" parallels with John with ministry of John the Baptist's ministry</span></div>
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<span class="text Isa-40-5" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Isaiah 40:5 "And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed"</span></div>
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1) LORD created you/me</div>
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2) LORD formed us</div>
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3) LORD called us by name</div>
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4) LORD redeemed us.</div>
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It was ALL God's work, for us, in us and through us as it turns out.</div>
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v.3 I am the <span class="small-caps" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span> thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour - our Saviour v.4 precious in my sight, - precious unto Him</div>
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v.21 I formed for myself; - formed for Christ</div>
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they shall shew forth my praise. - our purpose in being created by Him.</div>
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So much more. These are just the very basic lessons for my life</div>
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Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-10589959656136285412019-09-25T14:06:00.000-07:002019-09-25T14:06:43.252-07:00Our Identity in Christ - 2<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>First: we are uniquely crafted by God. We are His design,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Second: we are particularly chosen by God, known by him before He </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b> </b></span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">even laid the foundations of the earth.</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Thirdly: we are loved by God, loved as His own children.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Fourthly: we are born again to a living hope: </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>How: God sent his "Only begotten, beloved son" to </b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>pay </b></span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for our sins by his death. Praise the LORD he rose again but that didn't make the death any less painful because what killed him was </b><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">that He had to </b><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bear all the sins of the world in order for his </b><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">death to cover them. It was our sins on Christ that killed Him.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Fifthly: we are declared Righteous by Christ's death.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Romans 5:1 <span style="font-size: 16px;">Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28033B" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28033B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">we</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Romans 5:9 </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Since, therefore, </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28041N" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28041N" title="See cross-reference N">N</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28041O" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28041O" title="See cross-reference O">O</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">the wrath of God</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jesus Christ is our Righteousness (I usually write that +R)</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>We are truly beloved by our Father God. How I praise Him and worship Him and delight in Him.</b></span></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Actually, I only posted two verses but I urge you, if you read this, to go and read Romans chapter 5 and rejoice your heart in Him.</b><br />
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Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-63619524100409303592019-08-29T11:22:00.000-07:002019-08-29T11:22:37.473-07:00Our Identity in Christ, #1<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Who do you think you are? </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Not on World</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Not on our Self-image</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Not on our gifts</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Not on our social or financial position</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> </b> Psalm 139 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-16242"></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">O Lord, you have searched me and known me!<br />You know when I sit
down and when I rise up;<br />you discern my thoughts from afar.<br />You search out my path and my lying down<br />and are acquainted
with all my ways.<br />Even before a word is on my tongue,<br />behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.<br />You hem me in, behind
and before,<br />and lay your hand upon me.<br />Such knowledge is
too wonderful for me;<br />it is high; I cannot attain it.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-16247"></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Where shall I go from your Spirit?<br />Or where shall I flee from
your presence?<br />If I ascend to heaven, you are there!<br />If
I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!<br />If I take the wings of
the morning </span></span>
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dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,<br />even there your hand
shall lead me,<br />and your right hand shall hold me.<br />If I
say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,<br />and the light
about me be night,”<br />even the darkness is not dark to you;<br />the night is bright as the day,<br />for darkness is as light
with you.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-16253"></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">For you formed my inward parts;<br />you knitted me together in my
mother's womb.<br />I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully
made.<br />Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.<br />My frame was not hidden from you,<br />when I was being made in
secret,<br />intricately woven in the depths of the earth.<br />Your eyes saw my unformed substance;<br />in your book were
written, every one of them,<br />the days that were formed for me,<br />when as yet there was none of them.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-16257"></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!<br />How vast is the
sum of them!<br />If I would count them, they are more than the
sand.<br />I awake, and I am still with you.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-16259"></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God!<br />O men of blood,
depart from me!<br />They speak against you with malicious intent;<br />your enemies take your name in vain.<br />Do I not hate those who
hate you, O Lord?<br />And do I not loathe those who rise up
against you?<br />I hate them with complete hatred;<br />I count
them my enemies.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-16263"></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Search me, O God, and know my heart!<br />Try me and know my
thoughts!<br />And see if there be any grievous way in me,<br />and lead me in the way everlasting!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>We are uniquely crafted by God - His design, and we are fully known by God.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>He is a God of awesome creativity</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>God not only loves me, but he LIKES me.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Ephesians 1:4 Even as He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him.</b></span><br />
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<br />Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-44317834614997056332019-08-08T09:59:00.001-07:002019-08-08T09:59:25.540-07:00God's plans completed<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Satan has feared the people of the Jewish nation as a people blessed by God and understood and that through them he would be destroyed. He has sought to destroy them first.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">In the times of the Pharaoh in Egypt he thought making them slaves would kill them off, they would be too tired to procreate. When that didn't work he incited the Pharaoh to not allow any boys to live, only girls, hoping to kill off the promised seed that way. In all their hardships in Egypt there were those who held onto God as seen in the midwives. So a people suffering didn't turn against the LORD God Almighty.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Altogether, the people of the Jewish nation have been very blessed in intelligence and ability, perhaps beyond all other nations. This has been hated by Satan who though he didn't succeed in destroying God's purpose for them, hates them because they were God's chosen instrument to bring his only Son into the world.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">God's plans to date have been completed and I believe his final purpose will stand. Praise you LORD God Almighty</span></b>Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-30779208534023193682019-08-07T09:29:00.000-07:002019-08-07T09:29:45.334-07:00<span class="text 1John-1-5" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: large;">1 John 1:5-7</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span class="text 1John-1-5" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text 1John-1-5" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">5 </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-30529O" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-30529O" title="See cross-reference O">O</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that <span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-5851878144761" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-30529P" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-30529P" title="See cross-reference P">P</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-5851878144761" style="box-sizing: border-box;">God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span class="text 1John-1-6" id="en-ESV-30530" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">6 </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-30530Q" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-30530Q" title="See cross-reference Q">Q</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-30530R" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-30530R" title="See cross-reference R">R</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>do not practice the truth.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span class="text 1John-1-7" id="en-ESV-30531" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">7 </span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">But <span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-2055446469338" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-30531S" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-30531S" title="See cross-reference S">S</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-2055446469338" style="box-sizing: border-box;">if we walk in the light, </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-30531T" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-30531T" title="See cross-reference T">T</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-2055446469338" style="box-sizing: border-box;">as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-30531U" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-30531U" title="See cross-reference U">U</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-2055446469338" style="box-sizing: border-box;">the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;">Romans 13: 12</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">12 </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28263O" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28263O" title="See cross-reference O">O</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">The <span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-4401042869303" style="box-sizing: border-box;">night is far gone; the day is at hand.</span> So then </span><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="box-sizing: border-box;">let us </span></span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28263P" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28263P" title="See cross-reference P">P</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">cast off </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28263Q" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28263Q" title="See cross-reference Q">Q</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">the works of darkness and </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28263R" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28263R" title="See cross-reference R">R</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="box-sizing: border-box;">put on the armor of light.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">2 Corinthians 4:6</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: large;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: top;"> <span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-4938941314316" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: top;"></span></span></span><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-4938941314316" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">For God, who said, </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28849Q" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28849Q" title="See cross-reference Q">Q</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-4938941314316" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">“Let light shine out of darkness,” </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28849R" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28849R" title="See cross-reference R">R</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-4938941314316" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">has shone in our hearts to give </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28849S" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28849S" title="See cross-reference S">S</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-4938941314316" style="box-sizing: border-box;">the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">John 1:</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span class="text John-1-4" id="en-ESV-26038" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">4 </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-26038F" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-26038F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>In him was life, and <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-26038G" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-26038G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>the life was the light of men.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span class="text John-1-5" id="en-ESV-26039" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">5 </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-26039H" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-26039H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text John-1-5" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text John-1-5" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Psalms 36:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text John-1-5" style="background-color: #cfe2f3; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span class="text Ps-36-9" id="en-ESV-14448" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; position: relative;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-9083378373101" style="box-sizing: border-box;">For with you is </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-14448R" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-14448R" title="See cross-reference R">R</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-9083378373101" style="box-sizing: border-box;">the fountain of life;</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span class="indent-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: monospace; line-height: 0;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-9083378373101" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></span><span class="text Ps-36-9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-14448S" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-14448S" title="See cross-reference S">S</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-9083378373101" style="box-sizing: border-box;">in your light do we see light.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;">First - the nature of light is to reveal itself.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "helvetica neue", verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We do not turn the light on in our lives. But as we turn to Him we see His light, and it shines in our hearts.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;">The only things we know about God is what the LORD reveals to us. He lets us know that He is there. Without God acting first, we have NO light.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span class="text 1John-1-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-6381233292690" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="verse-highlight verse-highlight-blue selection-831847890704" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: large;">LORD God Almighty, help me to walk in YOUR light, and know you - the LORD in whom there is NO SHADOW of turning. As clearly stated in: </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span class="text Jas-1-17" id="en-KJV-30284" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">17 </span>Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">and cometh down from the Father of lights, </span></span></div>
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<span class="text Jas-1-17" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: #cfe2f3; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for your great gift of light, and life, and sonship, bought at the price of your Son's life,, to give us forgiveness of our sins. And as son's to walk in your light.</span></span></div>
Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-2776938833641199042019-06-26T11:30:00.002-07:002019-06-26T11:30:41.329-07:00LIfe in Christ Jesus, our Savior.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I have given some thought regarding atheists. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I think all who have rejected God have done so because they don't want a God to tell them what to do. That seems to be nub of it. They truly want to do all things "my way".</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> 1. Thou shalt love the LORD thy</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> God</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> with </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ALL thy heart, soul, </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> strength </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and mind,</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> 2. And Thou shalt love thy</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>neighbor as thyself. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> ( treat them according to how</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> you would like to be treated )</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Many places in scripture God has promised his hand of protection when we serve Him. Not free of pain, suffering or hard times but His hand on us and with us.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Yes we are all sinners but in fact, we are empowered with choices. God didn't say they would be easy choices, but they were such that we can chose to do them. </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We are NOT slaves unable to chose how we live. We have, from the beginning been free to chose our actions. We do need however, the Lord's help to guide, keep and enable us to do what is righteous.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Those famous atheists who say there is NO God do so knowing full well there is a God, but wanting/hoping/trying to wipe God out of the world by claiming He is NOT. They don't want anyone telling them what they can or cannot do. They have the belief they have the right to do whatever they wish - and NO ONE can deny them that right. Of course, the bottom line is, in the end death can and will stop all mankind everywhere. We all have a limit to how long we will live.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>However, God has also said there would be a final judgment for ALL mankind. God has the last word. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>All will face judgment but we have been promised eternity with Him if </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>we accept his Son to be our Savior </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>and LORD. In that contract </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>is the trust and belief that in fact Jesus </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>was </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>the Son of God who died, and </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>who ROSE UP </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>from death to give</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> us life in and through Christ, if we </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>turn to Him and ask Him to come </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>into our lives. Not to live our lives according to our will and desires </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>but in love for what HE did for us, </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>to </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>serve Him and walk in obedience </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>to His instructions. His instructions, </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>that if lived by will give us the BEST life here on earth. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>So we live our lives out of faith and love for the great gift the LORD </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>God Almighty has given us, the death and resurrection of his son, to pay for our sins. And we have the hope in salvation to spend eternity in the presence of God our heavenly Father.</b></span><br />
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Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-11842145588280040552019-04-30T09:04:00.001-07:002019-04-30T09:04:06.441-07:00The Mighty Salvation of Mankind through Death of Christ. Part 2<br />
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Christ's death on the cross was for my
Sin. But the far greater glory is that Sin could not hold Christ dead.
Death can only hold anyone with sin. So, after being heaped up and
covered over with all the sins of the world, death hung on, but came
to the final payment for the final sin and fell off of Christ, and
Christ, the sinless sacrifice arose and lives and reigns with His
Father for eternity.</div>
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Adam's sin found in all mankind –
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God imputed onto Christ, His sinless son,
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Because of Christ's obedience to the
Father, His Righteousness is imputed to me through my faith in Him.
God's work in me is to impart Justification unto me not because I am
sinless, but because of the Atonement bought through blood of Christ.
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Sin doesn't just go poof but has to be
atoned for and that is only found in the 2<sup>nd</sup> Adam, Jesus
Christ, who is sinless. In Christ's blood God is able to
cover/erase our sin, making us righteous, pardoned, a new creature in
Christ, born again.</div>
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I can be Justified, declared Righteous,
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Jesus Christ submitted himself to the
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2:13-15. Col 1:20</div>
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To all insults, harassment, being
wronged – all and more given for us. To reconcile us to God. It
means to receive divine pardon for our sins, and also to receive
peace with God.</div>
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Peace with God as seen in 2 Corinthians
5:20 is brought back into harmony and friendship with God, but that
peace had to be bought and paid for by the 2<sup>nd</sup> man Adam,
who without sin, had to die for our sin. The perfect Son of God
suffered death for us. For ME. For all the MEs of the world.
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This peace is only possible for us in
one way – to come to the Father through His Son, Jesus Christ, the
only mediator between God and man, and receive divine pardon from our
sins. Romans 5:1; 6:23; 8:6 John 14:27; Isaiah 9:6</div>
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We have 2 levels of peace: found
within our faith in Jesus Christ as our Saviour – asking him to
rule and reign within us.</div>
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Our peace with God – the war is
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His, God's peace within us –
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Therefore, since we have been justified
by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2.<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>
</b></span></span>Through him we have also obtained access by faith
into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the
glory of God
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Praise the LORD for His gift given to
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Yesterday I saw a post by I believe an
MK in France. Not my friend and unknown to me. I wanted to answer
but needed to think and now cannot find it. This may not be seen by
her. But her two most asked questions Non believing Christians when
she spoke to them about Christ were something to this effect
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How can God demand our praise and
adoration. He seems to be a super <span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">narcissist</span></span></span></span></span>
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God is mean. He throws those who
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If one creates a great thing that can
only work properly if all the specifications for that creation were
followed, would that not be something that creator would like to be
praised for. i.e. an Airplane. I have a true story of someone
who got distracted while working on a small plane engine and failed
to properly tighten a screw in the engine ( I believe was the
problem) That plane went out and crashed</div>
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That engine failed because of not
following the specifications to make the plane fly properly. Did the
creator of that plane throw those passengers to death? No, They
died because the plane was not properly maintenance.
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God doesn't insist we adore him. He
tells us he loves our praise. I personally have NEVER met anyone
who didn't want to be praised for some accomplishment they have
achieved. They don't demand it but the praise certainly gives them
joy. Our praise, and love and obedience to God's specifications on
how we, his creation will best flourish is part of his joy. And He
has a right to be honored for the amazing creations He has made, in
us and for us.</div>
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I love Him and Praise him daily that even though I
have failed He still have made a way for me to be HIS child. It is
not a demand, it is an honor and joy and great reward.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 John 4:7-21 </span> All
notes in () are additions from me, not in the Scripture. </span>
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</span></b><span style="background: transparent;">Beloved, let us love
one another, for </span><u><span style="background: transparent;">love
is from God</span></u><span style="background: transparent;">, and
</span><i><u><span style="background: transparent;">whoever loves has
been born of God and knows God</span></u></i><u><span style="background: transparent;">.</span></u><span style="background: transparent;">
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">8
</span></b><span style="background: transparent;">Anyone who does not
love does not know God, because God is love. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;"><b>9
</b>In this the l<u>ove of God was made manifest among us, </u>t<u>hat
God sent his only Son into the world, </u><i><u>so that we </u></i></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;"><i><u>might
live through him</u></i><u>.</u> </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;"><b>10
</b>In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us
and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;"><b>11
</b>Beloved, if (as) God so loved us, we also ought to love one
another. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;"><b>12
</b>No one has ever seen God; (but) if we love one another, God
abides in us and his love is perfected in us. (*God is seen by other
if he abides in us)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">13
</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">By
this </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="background: transparent;">we
know that we abide in him and he in us</span></u></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">,
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">because</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="background: transparent;">he
has given us of his Spirit</span></u></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">.
</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">14
</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">And
we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the
Savior of the world. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">15
</span></b></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: #66ff99;">Whoever
confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: #66ff99;"> abides in him, and he in
God</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">.
</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">16
</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">So
we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="background: transparent;">
God is love</span></u></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">,
and</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="background: transparent;">
whoever abides in love abides in God</span></u></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">,
and </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="background: transparent;">God
abides in him.</span></u></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">
</span></span></span>
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<div style="line-height: 0.23in; margin-bottom: 0.1in;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">(*God
is love whom we can abide in by loving. This love shows that we can
know God abides in us)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">17
</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">By
this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for
the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 0.23in; margin-bottom: 0.1in;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">(
* His love abiding in us perfects us, giving us confidence for the
day of judgment, because as he is, is given to us to be in this
world) </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">18
</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">There
is </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="background: transparent;">no
fear in love</span></u></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">,
but </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="background: transparent;">perfect
love casts out fear.</span></u></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">
For fear has to do with punishment, and </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="background: transparent;">whoever
fears has not been perfected in love.</span></u></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">
</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">19
</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="background: transparent;">We
love because he first loved us</span></u></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">.
</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">20
</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">If
anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar;
for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God
whom he has not seen. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;"> (*the Love of God is made manifest in our love
for one another.)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">21
</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">And
this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love
his brother.</span></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've
been thinking of things important in a life time partner choice.
Things I had been taught but when my heart got entangled chose to
ignore. Praise the LORD he over ruled but sometimes we deliberately
chose to go ahead anyway, because of our emotional / sexual response
to someone. IT will not work out for our good – ever.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: small;">Someone
suggested putting taking these characteristics and applying them to
the 'beloved one'. I Cor 13: 4 <span style="color: red;">1.</span>
Love is patient and <span style="color: red;">2.</span><span style="color: #cc0066;">
</span> kind; <span style="color: red;">3</span>. does not envy or <span style="color: red;">4</span>.
boast; <span style="color: red;">5.</span> not arrogant<b> </b>or <span style="color: red;">6.</span>
rude. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">7</span>.
does not insist on its own way; <span style="color: red;">8.</span> is
not irritable or <span style="color: red;">9. </span> resentful; <span style="color: red;">10.</span>
does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.</span></span></div>
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</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: small;">None
of us are perfect in these. Some come to pass naturally by our
nature. Some learned by our commitment to the LORD. But all that
come to us is a result of God's commitment to us and his guiding of
us, if we will allow him.</span></span></div>
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<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: small;">So
some of the things that caused me to come to love my husband.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<ol>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: small;">He
treated his mom with love.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: small;">He
LOVED interacting with children and they all loved him back.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: small;">He
loved the LORD and that included being in the house of the LORD when
there were meetings. We did some of our dating in fact going to
hear special speakers.</span></span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive;"><span style="font-size: small;">This
have all continued and been a mainstay of our home. But I believe
the real strength of our marriage together has been His commitment to
the LORD. We didn't have a perfect understanding of each other and
I have found it is harder to see ones own shortcomings. ARG! We had
hard times, and times of repentance for things we sinned in against
the other one, but the mainstay of the LORD was and is central to
the LORD Jesus Christ in our lives. </span></span></div>
<br />Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-74622842606628230872019-02-15T09:43:00.000-08:002019-02-15T09:43:22.843-08:00Praise God for our suffering<br />
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<div style="line-height: 0.23in; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Romans 5, 1-5</span></div>
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…<span style="font-size: large;">..since we have been justified by faith,we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2
</b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Through him we have also obtained
access by faith[</span><span style="color: #b34b2c;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">into this grace in which we
stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>3
</b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Not only that, but we rejoice in our
sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>4
</b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">and endurance produces character, and
character produces hope,</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>5
</b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">and hope does not put us to shame,
because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy
Spirit who has been given to us. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Love the sequence:</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 0.23in; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-size: large;">rejoice in our sufferings</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 0.23in; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-size: large;">because suffering produces endurance</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 0.23in; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-size: large;">endurance – character,</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 0.23in; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-size: large;">character – hope</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">And Hope does NOT put us
to shame. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Because of God's love</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">poured into our hearts </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">through the
funnel of</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">indwelling Holy Spirit.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a3wZJ-nTUUw/W-yDju3o2UI/AAAAAAAAayQ/xDpcXmkYpUgjCkWGwhi-wNSkypCpDIZQwCKgBGAs/s1600/paths.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="746" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a3wZJ-nTUUw/W-yDju3o2UI/AAAAAAAAayQ/xDpcXmkYpUgjCkWGwhi-wNSkypCpDIZQwCKgBGAs/s320/paths.jpg" width="227" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I
will arise </b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I
will arise and go</span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I
will arise and go
</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>to
my father's house</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I
am oh so unworthy,
</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>yet
maybe He'll </b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>let me serve Him</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Let
me work for Him
</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>as
a servant.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>My work of redemption.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>On the road I look</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>toward my old home.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lo and behold, I saw my father</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>On
the road looking</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Up
the road toward me</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>And I saw hope spring into His eyes, </b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>And a look filled with love.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Then
I saw my Father running,</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>My
Father was running</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Running
with arms outstretched</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Running
to me</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>My
heart leapt out to Him</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I
stumbled on the road, </b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>trying to run to Him</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>My heart was ashamed,
</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I was afraid.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Then, I
felt His arms around me</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He
held me close.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I
fell down and kissed his feet.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Clinging
to Him </b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I washed his feet with my tears.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>But
my Father lifted me up</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>and
held me close to his heart</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>His
eyes of love</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>shown
into mine,</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>My
Child, you were dead and
</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>are
alive again.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>My father called out </b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bring shoes </b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bring
the best robe</span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bring
the Ring,</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The ring of belonging,</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>establishing
my place.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Prepare a feast.</b></span></span><br />
<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">My child has returned</b></div>
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>It was not my good deeds</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Not my greatness</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Not my value and worth</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>being honored, but</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>His amazing love.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>And
with the great joy</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>the
celebration lifted me up,</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Lifted
me up on wings of
</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>great
undeserving forgiveness.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>It
was nothing good, I had done.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>It
was all my Father.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>All
I am, </b></span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">All
I have </b><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">is: </b><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>His gift,</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>His
love,</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>His
work</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>That
gives me life</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I only learned later </b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>the price HE paid</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>For my gift of sonship,</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>of forgiveness</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mercy and love.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The price for my life</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>was His death on </b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A cross of shame</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>For my sins.</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>But even all the sins of</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>the world could not hold</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AezOTPJbYjU/W-yEfSnuoFI/AAAAAAAAayg/wsOXMf4HAGsAAqwC9LAtsll4QHTHoR2mgCKgBGAs/s1600/%2521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="737" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AezOTPJbYjU/W-yEfSnuoFI/AAAAAAAAayg/wsOXMf4HAGsAAqwC9LAtsll4QHTHoR2mgCKgBGAs/s320/%2521.jpg" width="227" /></b></span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>the creator, the LORD </b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>of Glory,</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The mighty God of Heaven </b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>And earth in death.</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>He arose,</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>He is alive</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>His death bought my </b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>life, and His life </b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>gave me </b><b>my place</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">in Him.</span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thank you Father.</b></span></span></div>
<br />Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-90470370965509718002018-11-11T06:54:00.003-08:002018-11-11T06:54:56.423-08:00Pride of Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="background-color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: white;">Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.</span></b></div>
<b><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><a class="bcv" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1%20John%202:15-16" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.6px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="1 John 2:15-16">1 John 2:15-16</a> </span><span style="background-color: #674ea7; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.6px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #674ea7; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.6px;">(English Standard Version)</span></span></b><br />
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We fairly easily understand "desires of the flesh" as wanting something, even if not good for me. As a believer we tend to think of that as drugs, alcohol or sex but it can be as simple as wanted to eat food as a comfort, rather than to give us life. To eat 2 pieces of cake, say, just 'cuz we like it - even though it will add volume to our bodies that will accelerate our body's destruction. <br />
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And the "desire of the eyes" I believe is a lust for anything that we don't have, but seeing what someone else does have, and wanting it to be ours. This could be some one's husband/wife or house, or car, or even simply spending money.<br />
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But the Pride of Life? I think this is as personal as taking pride in your intellect, your looks, your talents that have been given or perhaps a certain power or position. This is a hard thing to overcome because if you have it, you think it is because you have right to be given special attention because of it. Your beauty or good looks can become a cause of pride, or your brains, your skill, say as an actor or a person who can effect change because of these gifts. All these things are present in people with gifts or power - and it is one of the greatest temptations to believe your gifts give you rights.<br />
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But, in truth all that we have was a gift from God, and can bring great good to the world if we don't begin to honor ourselves as being important or special, or worthy of special treatment because of them. If we seek to use what God has given us to glorify HIM.Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-23600915798076002472018-10-16T17:10:00.000-07:002018-10-16T17:10:00.990-07:00I'm Trusting in a.........<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Psalm 34 </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">King James Version</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will bless the LORD at all times, His praise shall continually be in my mouth.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My soul shall make her boast in the LORD, the humble shall hear thereof, </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and be glad.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">all his troubles.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and delivereth them.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in Him</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">shall not want any good thing.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Keep thy tongue from evil, and they lips from speaking guile.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Depart from evil, and do good, seek peace and pursue it.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">unto their cry.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">remembrance of them from the earth.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">all their troubles.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">such as be of a contrite spirit.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">him out of them all.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">shall be desolate.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">that trust in him shall be desolate.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This Psalm is filled with a beautiful picture of God's great love and care for us, and showing clearly that our needs can only be fulfilled by God and God alone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is hard </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to even fully comprehend God's care and love for us. So, I am sharing these these points from a recent sermon that blessed me.</span><br />
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c9qpXqt4Nnc/W8Z3q_kH_3I/AAAAAAAAars/OgyvjpmczxgxWG-fNyZpgThDLsg2R5V7wCKgBGAs/s1600/2006%252CtinfoilroseonJesus%2Bnames2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="845" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c9qpXqt4Nnc/W8Z3q_kH_3I/AAAAAAAAars/OgyvjpmczxgxWG-fNyZpgThDLsg2R5V7wCKgBGAs/s320/2006%252CtinfoilroseonJesus%2Bnames2.jpg" width="256" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. Business man who never made a bad deal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. A giver who never gave a bad gift.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3. A father who never disowned a son.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. A general who never lost a war</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5. A shepherd who never lost a sheep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">6. A lawyer who never lost a case.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">7. A High Priest who will never have to offer another sacrifice.</span><br />
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Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-31768985960840029222018-06-19T12:15:00.002-07:002018-06-19T12:15:47.440-07:00The joy of the LORD is my strength<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nehemiah 8:10 Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, <span style="color: #cc0000;">for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0011; font-size: medium;">Word: </span><span style="color: #1100cc; font-size: large;">FERN</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0011; font-size: medium;">Pronounce: </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>maw-oze'</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0011; font-size: medium;">Strong: </span><a href="http://www.godrules.net/library/strongs2a/heb4581.htm"><span style="color: #1100aa; font-size: x-small;">H4581</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0011; font-size: medium;">Orig: </span>(also mauwz \i maw-ooz'\i0\plain\f3\fs21\cf23 ); or mahoz \i maw-oze'\i0\plain\f3\fs21\cf23 (also ma,uz \i maw-ooz'\i0\plain\f3\fs21\cf23 ; from 5810; a fortified place; figuratively, a defence:--force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), (X most) strong (hold). <a href="http://www.godrules.net/library/strongs2a/heb5810.htm"><span style="color: #1100aa; font-size: x-small;">H5810</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0011; font-size: medium;">Use: </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TWOT-1578a</span> Noun Masculine</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0011; font-size: medium;">Grk Strong: </span><a href="http://www.godrules.net/library/strongs2b/gre407.htm"><span style="color: #1100aa; font-size: x-small;">G407</span></a> <a href="http://www.godrules.net/library/strongs2b/gre2478.htm"><span style="color: #1100aa; font-size: x-small;">G2478</span></a> <a href="http://www.godrules.net/library/strongs2b/gre4714.htm"><span style="color: #1100aa; font-size: x-small;">G4714</span></a></span><br />
<ol><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1) place or means of safety, protection, refuge, stronghold<br />1a) place of safety, fastness, harbour, stronghold<br />1b) refuge (of God) (fig.)<br />1c) human protection (fig.)</span></ol>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had always thought it was our joy in the LORD spoken of here. In re-evaluating it however the verse is saying the LORD's Joy is our strength. The meanings of strength in this word are listed above from Strong's Concordance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What is Jesus' Joy?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To do the will of the Father in going to the cross </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Hebrews 12:2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Joy of Jesus is given to us, beloved of Him</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> John 15:11 These things I have spoken to you so that my you may be</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As we read the Bible, begin to notice about the Joy of Jesus. I have just begun to notice. It is not about me primarily but Christ having Joy to give. To give us strength, protection refuge to name a few areas. Our Joy originates in Christ. His joy originates in His Father.</span></div>
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Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-34839033886180854292018-06-06T17:01:00.001-07:002018-06-06T17:01:33.606-07:0021st Birthday letter from my Father.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-okvjIZQIdM8/Wxhz3wafDaI/AAAAAAAAaPU/wtAnue3fJLwmR3BzzVkZKo23Q8ScctMhgCKgBGAs/s1600/90919-023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1132" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-okvjIZQIdM8/Wxhz3wafDaI/AAAAAAAAaPU/wtAnue3fJLwmR3BzzVkZKo23Q8ScctMhgCKgBGAs/s400/90919-023.jpg" width="282" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Bolivia about 17 years old.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif;">Verses given by my father when
I turned 21 This is from a letter I saved and just reread after 49 years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">I
– ABIDING IN CHRIST</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">John
15: 1-9</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">I
am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.<span style="color: black;">
</span><b>2 </b>Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes
away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may
bear more fruit.<span style="color: black;"> </span><b>3 </b>Already you
are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.<span style="color: black;">
</span><b>4 </b>Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear
fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you,
unless you abide in me. <b>5 </b>I am the vine; you are the branches.
Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for
apart from me you can do nothing.<span style="color: black;"> </span><b>6
</b>If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch
and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire,
and burned.<span style="color: black;"> </span><b>7 </b>If you abide in me,
and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done
for you.<span style="color: black;"> </span><b>8 </b>By this my Father is
glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.<span style="color: black;">
</span><b>9 </b>As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.
Abide in my love. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Galatians
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>16
</b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">But I say, walk by
the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.</span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>17
</b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">For the desires of
the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are
against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you
from doing the things you want to do.</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>18 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">But
if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>19 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">Now
the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity,
sensuality,</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>20 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">idolatry,
sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries,
dissensions, divisions,</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>21 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">envy,
drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned
you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the
kingdom of God</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b><span style="background: #ffff00;">22 </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="background: #ffff00;">But the fruit
of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness,</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="background: #ffff00;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b><span style="background: #ffff00;">23 </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="background: #ffff00;">gentleness, self-control; against
such things there is no law.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="background: #ffff00;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">2</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>4
</b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">And those who belong
to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and
desires. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">II
WALKING IN CHRIST</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Romans
5:1-5</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">Therefore,
since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ.</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>2 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">Through
him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we
stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>3 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">Not
only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering
produces endurance,</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>4 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">and
endurance produces character, and character produces hope,</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>5 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">and
hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured
into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">James
1:2-4</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>2
</b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">Count it all joy, my
brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>3 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">for
you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>4 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">And
let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and
complete, lacking in nothing. </span></span>
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Peter 1:3-8</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>3
</b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">His divine power
has granted to us all things that pertain to life and
godliness,through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory
and excellence, </span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>4 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">by
which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so
that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of
sinful desire.</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>5 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">For
this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with
virtue, and virtue with knowledge,</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>6 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">and
knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and
steadfastness with godliness,</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>7 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">and
godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with
love.</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><b>8 </b></span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;">For
if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from
being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus
Christ. </span></span>
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Thess 5:16</span></span></div>
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</b></span><span style="color: black;">Rejoice
always,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Philippians
4:4</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Rejoice
in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Psalm
33:21</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="en-ESV-14388"></a><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">For
our heart is glad in him,<br />because we trust in his holy name. </span></span>
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<br />Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-29050321359928674202018-06-04T10:42:00.002-07:002018-06-04T10:42:18.648-07:00Petition in Faith by Terry Tucker FrancisA poem I found in a Guidepost book of inspirational messages. I liked it very much. It spoke to my heart. I tried to find the author, Terry Tucker Francis, on line but though I found several people with the name of the poem's author I just was not sure. I hope if she sees this she will forgive me for publishing her work without her direct permission.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Petition</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> in Faith</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Terry
Tucker Francis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
am empty, Lord: fill me;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sick
with sorrow: heal me;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Blinded
by wordly ways: show me;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
rush into foolishness, Lord: slow me;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Like
an earthy garden, Lord, I need</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You
to tend me;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Like
a garment worn and torn, mend me;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Like
an empty cup fill me till I overflow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With
Your loving goodness, Lord,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So
all the world may know;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That
I was empty Lord, and You filled me;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sick
with sorrow, yet You healed me;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Blinded
with worldly ways, until you came to show me</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That
the only way to peace, dear Lord, </span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Is
to know thee.</span></span></div>
<br />Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-40008745465108947932018-03-29T16:41:00.002-07:002018-03-29T16:41:57.934-07:00God's presence in our livesAbraham and Isaac<br />
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Genesis 22<br />
Promised son given<br />
God asks Abraham to sacrifice son<br />
Abraham obeys<br />
Hard place was faced and obedience done<br />
Isaac was not slain<br />
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2 Kings 18-19<br />
Hezikiah honored God as no other king had, including David<br />
Assyria comes against Judah<br />
Sennacherib mocks the God of Judah. Hezekiah had to go through the hard place trusting in God<br />
And after maybe weeks, maybe days of uncertainty and prayer, God sent a message that Judah would not be destroyed by Sennacherib<br />
And of course, the biggest testing in all creation.<br />
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Jesus was sent by his father - knowing that he, the son of God was born to die. He faced that test as all others, in prayer to His Father and He would could have called 10,000 Angels as the song goes, yielded His life to death. He trusted His Father to fulfill all His purposes, even if it were hard. We go in 4 days to celebrate Christ's resurrection. However, He did have to suffer the sins of the whole world being poured over him, immersing him in the offal of the most heinous sins ever committed. Those sins held him in death for 3 days and 3 nights. But the life of righteousness won. Death could not hold him. <br />
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Yes, there can be hard suffering, even for the most upright, and the most sinful but Christ 's our Saviour paid the price and has given us the choice of Life in Him.<br />
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<br />Galilee's Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078826395960618378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346276305932470936.post-26367566292653848412018-03-29T09:11:00.000-07:002018-03-29T09:11:16.203-07:00Crossroads<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I sat at the crossroads</span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">and before me lay a choice</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">one, a narrow road,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">steep, rough, hard</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">going to a “good” promised end;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">yet in between</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">lay all the hardships</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">ever mortal could conceive,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">or so it seemed,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">looking up and seeing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">only a treacherous narrow path</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">in the fog obscured.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wZWSb90mXdY/TL-k5md_H1I/AAAAAAAAJms/r0ky67PfvRY/s1600/paris+inside+of3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; color: black;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wZWSb90mXdY/TL-k5md_H1I/AAAAAAAAJms/r0ky67PfvRY/s320/paris+inside+of3.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="320" /></span></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wZWSb90mXdY/TL-k5md_H1I/AAAAAAAAJms/r0ky67PfvRY/s1600/paris+inside+of3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; color: black;"><br /></span></a><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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The other road was broad,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">well worn, provided</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">with sunlight and ease,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">and all that could</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">give pleasure along the way,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">or so it seems.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">Yet, looking down</span></span></div>
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just briefly it seemed the </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">color was wrong, unreal, </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">gaudy, </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> and a faint rumor </span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">of </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">sorrow and pain; </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">but the end was far off and</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">the reports uncertain -</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">they could be wrong.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;"> Well – I would try each one</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">for awhile, and choose </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">on the basis of what</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">I found myself</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">But the sign -</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">No, I won't read it again.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">It forces me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">I can't.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">I must....................</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> “<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">CHOOSE NOW, </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> YOU CAN NEVER KNOW WHICH </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> IS THE LAST CROSSROAD.”</span></span></div>
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I look back,</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">thinking to return</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">the way I'd come, </span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">to not have to decide,</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">But that path is gone -</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">behind is an </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">infinite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">emptiness.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am on the edge of nothingness</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> with only</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> the two roads before me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I sit down </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">crying</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;"> for the lonely, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;"> disappointing past,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;"> for the longing to</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;"> easy road,</span></span></div>
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I wanted to take the steep, narrow </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">road, but was afraid</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the path did not reveal more than </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">a few steps ahead, </span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">and those </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">rough and hard</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> and no visible </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">pleasures to be experienced.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">A little above me,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">stood a new born lamb</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">and perfect – but</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">the lamb had the eyes of a man,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">filled with love</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">around him was light -</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">and I could see to go to him -</span></span></div>
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I looked up again</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">He had moved further up</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">his steps there was blood. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">It trickled down to my feet</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">and I knew I could follow.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">where I stepped, it was into</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">glorious light.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">surrounded by a strange peace </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">I knew he was there, ahead,</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">even though I could not see him </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and I slowly came to hear his quiet </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">words.</span></span></div>
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I don't know the next step </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-size: small;">but I've found I can trust</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">in the Son of God, </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the Son of Man before me.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In Him I am held forevermore,</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kept close to his heart and</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">safe.</span></span></span></div>
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