The Lord Is My Shepherd

 Shabbat Shalom, Eretz Israel!

Sabbath Peace & Blessings to All!

The Lord Is My Shepherd

(1996)

Marty Goetz

Zola Levitt Presents/House Of David/ "Divided And Conquered"

 

In this episode, shot on location in Israel, Zola explains how Israel was
split into two kingdoms after Solomon's reign.  Archaeologist Danny Bahat
talks about Herod's Temple and its destruction by the Romans in A.D. 70.
Zola also interviews former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir
regarding the present leadership of Israel.

House of David/"Divided and Conquered"/Prt. 13

(1994)

Zola Levitt Presents/Our Jewish Roots

The Hour Of Prayer

 "He prayeth best, who loveth best, All things both great and small;
For dear God who loveth us,  He made and loveth all."
-Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

"He prayeth best who loveth best"

Margaret Tarrant

(1888-1959)

English Illustrator

Child, amid the flowers at play,

While the red light fades away;

Mother, with thine earnest eye,

Father, by the breeze at eve

Called thy harvest work to leave;

Pray! Ere yet the dark hours be,

Lift the heart, and bend the knee.

Traveler, in the stranger's land,

Far from thine own household band;

Mourner, haunted by the tone

Of a voice from this world gone;

Captive, in whose narrow cell

Sunshine hath not leave to dwell;

Sailor, on the darkening sea;

Lift the heart and bend the knee.

Warrior, that from battle won,

Breathest now at the set of sun;

Woman, o'er the lowly plain,

Weeping on his burial plain,

Ye that triumph, ye that sigh,

Kindred by one holy tie,

Heaven's first star alike ye see;

Lift the heart, and bend the knee.

"The Hour Of Prayer"
Felicia Dorothea Hemans
(1794-1835)
English poetess

Faith Foundations: What Is The Apostasy In The Last Days?

 Dr. Todd Baker of Faith Foundations explains the meaning 
of the word, "apostasy" as it applies in 2 Thessalonians 2:3.
It seems we are seeing a sharp increase in apostasy within
the church, along with the rise of appalling wickedness
 throughout the world in these uncertain and perilous times.

But let not your hearts be troubled nor let them be afraid!

Maranatha!   Come Soon, Lord Jesus!

What Is The Apostasy In The Last Days?

Faith Foundations
Our Jewish Roots

(September 29, 2022)

And The Redeemed Of The Lord Shall Return

 

"The Lord God says, "And the redeemed of the Lord shall return 
and come with singing to Zion; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away."
(Isaiah 51:11)

Pure In Heart

Simon Dewey

Picture courtesy/Altus Fine Art

Tropical Update/Pay Attention SC, NC, And GA Coastlines

Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida's southwest coast yesterday
 making landfall as a Category 4, almost 5 storm in intensity.

This morning Ian was downgraded to a tropical storm and is
 now offshore over the warm waters of the ocean, where he could
regain strength and become a hurricane again.  I pray this storm 
will head away from land and out to sea!

Image courtesy/Bloomburg.com

 Thanks again to dedicated weather-watcher Jewel Chesson
for this latest update on downgraded Hurricane Ian.

Please pray for the people in Florida and everyone
along the southeastern US coast in the path
of this still powerful tropical storm!

For more in-depth tropical updates and national daily weather
 reports check out Jewel's YouTube channel at J7409.

Tropical Update/Pay Attention SC, NC, and GA Coastlines

J7409

(September 29, 2022)

Storm Chasers Capture Fury Of Hurricane Ian

 

Catastrophic winds, rain, and flooding caught on camera as
Hurricane Ian unleashed his fury on the southwestern coast of
 Florida earlier today.  May God help those residents who chose
to ignore the warnings to evacuate in order to "ride out" the storm.

Parts of Roofing Lofted and Inner Eye Wall

Punta Gorda, Florida

Live Storms Media

(September 28, 2022)

Extreme Hurricane Ian Flying Debris
Drone-Damage-Storm Surge
Charlotte County, Florida
Live Storms Media
(September 28, 2022)

Hurricane Ian 
Eye Wall-Homes Flooded-Extreme Wind
North Port, Florida
Live Storms Media
(September 28, 2022)

UFO Update: 'Aliens' Hovering Over Ukraine?

Christian researcher/film maker L.A. Marzulli reports on
  dozens of UFO sightings over the war-torn nation of Ukraine.

UFO Over Ukraine!

L.A. Marzulli

(September 27, 2022)

 

The Bearded Bible Brothers Discuss Rewards Based System vs Love

 

"God gave His only Son because He loves us and for no other reason.
Yet the enemy has programmed into our brains from a young age that
we have to earn God's love. We need to rewire ourselves (renew our minds)
because we have received faulty data from the enemy. We renew our
minds by filling it with the Word of God."
-Our Jewish Roots

Joshua and Caleb discuss Rewards-based System vs. Love

Our Jewish Roots

(September 27, 2022)

Hurricane Ian Makes Landfall In Florida

 

The Sunshine State is being ripped apart as Category 4 Hurricane Ian
  made landfall this afternoon along the southwestern coast of Florida, 
packing winds as high as 155 miles an hour and  bringing a devastating  
storm surge and flooding.  May God be with everyone in Florida tonight.

Devastating Scenes As Hurricane Ian Slams Into Florida

With 150 Mile An Hour Winds

CBN News

(September 28, 2022)

Wednesday's Word: The Holy Spirit

 

"Now we have not received the spirit that belongs to the world,
but the Holy Spirit Who is from God, given to us that we might realize
and comprehend and appreciate the gifts of divine favor and blessing
so freely and lavishly bestowed on us by God.

And we are setting these truths forth in words not taught by human wisdom,
but taught by the Holy Spirit, combining and interpreting spiritual truths
with spiritual language to those who possess the Holy Spirit."
(1 Corinthians 2:12-13)

Painting courtesy Pic2fly.com/Fine Art America

"The blackout took my neighborhood by surprise. Suddenly, in total
darkness, I inched my way to the bedside table and fumbled for 
the flashlight. What frustration...it didn't work.
How useless-a flashlight that didn't function.

Just as useless is the person unable to function according to
God's divine plan. Why? Because God originally designed the human
spirit to contain the Holy Spirit. In the garden, Adam and Eve had
perfect oneness with God. The Holy Spirit lived in their human spirit
and enlightened every aspect of their lives.

Once they pronounced their "declaration of independence" from God,
however, sin came in and the Spirit went out. The pair were like a
flashlight without batteries; with no power on the inside, there was no
 light on the outside. They spiraled downward into spiritual darkness.

Yet, God did not give up on all those who were to be born into that
same darkness. "The lamp of the Lord searches the spirit of man"
(Proverbs 20:27)

God desired to reunite the Holy Spirit with the human spirit 
 so that they could be one again.

When you feel the frustration of wandering in the dark, know that
the Lord has already provided the perfect guide for your life.

"For when He, the Spirit of Truth comes, He will guide you into all truth."
(John 16:13)

Your own personal Counselor, Conscience, Convictor, and Comforter
fills you souls-your mind, will and emotions-with perfect truth. He
teaches your mind, directs your will, and guides your emotions.
As a result, those who are joined to the Spirit better 
understand spiritual things.
(1 Corinthians 2:14)

Like the flashlight, you were designed to shine; but you can never
shine with your own power. The Holy Spirit provides the power to
produce the light. And once you shine as you were intended to
shine, you will never be useless!"

"The Holy Spirit"
A devotional by June Hunt
Speaker, singer, author, and host of the award-winning
national radio program, "Hope for the Heart".
June is the Founder and CSO for "Hope for the Heart"  
 a nonprofit Christian ministry she founded in 1986.

The Watchman Newscast: Temple Mount Tensions Rising/Iran Attacks Iraqi Kurdistan As Protests Continue

 "שאלו שלום ירושלם, ישליו אהביך"
(Pray for the peace of Jerusalem)

Temple Mount Tensions Rising
Iran Attacks Kurdistan As Protests  Continue

The Watchman Newscast

(September 27, 2022)

"O come, O Bright and Morning Star,

and bring us comfort from afar!

Dispel the shadows of the night

and turn our darkness into light."

O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Casting Crowns

Peace Be Still

 

"And He arose and rebuked the wind and said to the sea,
"Peace! Be Still! And the wind ceased and there was a great calm."
(Mark 4:39)

Peace Be Still

David Lindsley

Fine Art America

This post is dedicated to my family and friends living in Florida
who are in the path of approaching Hurricane Ian this morning.
I am still praying that God will send this storm back out to sea.
With Christ all things are possible!

However, if the storm does not change direction, I know that
the One who silences the winds and calms the sea will be right
there with you through it all. 

 

May God bless the entire state of Florida and keep everyone
in the path of this storm safe in His love and mercy today and always.

Autumn

 

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
it comes down from the Father of all light, in Whom there
can be no variation, rising or setting, or shadow cast by
His turning as in an eclipse.  

And it was of His own free will that He gave us birth
by His Word of Truth, so that we should be a kind of
firstfruits of His creatures, a sample of what He
created to be consecrated to Himself."
(James 1:17-18)

Apple Chickadee

Crista Forest

Painting courtesy/Pinterest

Now when the time of fruit and gain is come

When apples hang above the orchard wall,

And from the tangle by the roadside stream

A scent of wild grapes fills the racy air,

Comes Autumn with her sunburnt caravan

Like a long gypsy train with trappings gay

And tattered colors of the Orient,

Moving slow-footed through the dreamy hills.

The woods of Wilton at her coming wear

Tints of Bokhara and Samarkand;

The maples glow with their Pompeian red,

The hickories with burnt Etruscan gold;

And while the crickets fife along her march,

Behind her banners burns the crimson sun.

"Autumn"
Bliss Carman
(1861-1929)
Canadian poet 
During his later years, he was acclaimed
as Canada's Poet Laureate

Monday Meditation: God's Banquet Table

 

"You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil, my cup runneth over."
(Psalm 23:5)

My Cup Runneth Over

Nancy Cupp

Painting courtesy/ Fine Art America

I want you to take notice that what God does for David and for everyone
whom He shepherds, as revealed in this verse, He does in the presence of
our enemies. It's important to understand that the presence of our enemies
does not prevent God from blessing us, providing for us, and doing
all that He's promised for us.

So many times when we are confronted with opposition and danger and
problems and pressures, our attitude would be: "If it weren't for the danger,
if it weren't for the opposition, if it weren't for the pressures, I know God
could help me, I know God could bless me."  But I want you to understand
that God delights to bless us most in the midst of the pressures.  It's in the
presence of our enemies that God provides His banquet for us.

And then He says to the enemies, "This is my provision for My child. You
can't touch it, you can't harm them, you can't take it from them." He provides
a table, He anoints our head with oil, the oil of joy in the Holy Spirit, and our
cup overflows. So, far from being deprived by the pressures of our enemies,
our abundance increases in the midst of the pressure
because the Lord is with us. 

He is our Shepherd.

"God's Banquet Table"
Derek Vaughn Prince
(1915-2003)
American Bible teacher

Happy Feast Of Trumpets From Jerusalem-Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat

 

A beautiful blessing for the Feast of Trumpets
from beloved brother in the Lord Zev Porat in Jerusalem.

Happy Feast of Trumpets from Jerusalem

Rabbi Zev Porat

messiahofisrael

(September 25, 2022)

Les Feldick: What In The World Is Going On?

"For it was an act worthy of God and fitting to the divine nature
that He, for Whose sake and by Whom all things have their existence,
in bringing many sons into glory, should make the Pioneer of their
salvation perfect, should bring to maturity the human experience
necessary to be perfectly equipped for His office as
High Priest through suffering."
(Hebrews 2:10)

 

Three words best used to describe the Book of Hebrews:

Better.      Believe.      Beware.

What In The World Is Going On?/Part Three

Les Feldick @ Gracepoint! Church

EternalLifeNews

What In The World Is Going On?/Part Four

Les Feldick @ Gracepoint! Church

EternalLifeNews

Saturday Night Country Gold: Wings Of A Dove

 "...and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and
 a voice came out of heaven, "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased."
(Luke 3:22)

Wings Of A Dove

(1961)

Ferlin Husky

Tropical Update Evening Saturday 9/24/22: Keeping An Eye On Ian

The Atlantic Hurricane Season is in full swing this September

Picture courtesy/NOAA

Many thanks to intrepid North Carolina weather-watcher Jewel Chesson
for this latest update on Tropical Storm Ian which is expected to strengthen
 into a major hurricane early next week.  Although where Ian will make landfall
is still unknown, the state of Florida is currently under a state of emergency.
For more information on the tropics and other daily weather updates
make sure to check out Jewel's YouTube channel at J7409.

The name "Ian" is Scottish Gaelic and means, "Gift of God". 
I pray that this storm will truly be a blessing from the Lord
 and will weakened considerably into a smattering of harmless
September rain showers before coming ashore next week!

☔ Florida you are in my prayers! ☔

Tropical Update Evening Saturday

(9/24/22)

J7409

Commonwealth Games/ Bull Baal Worship?

 Weird is becoming more and more commonplace in these
strange and uncertain days we are living in...

And yes, there seems to be a Biblical theme going on here...or is it mockery? 

 What does all of this "raging bull" business have to do with an
 international sports competition?

Is this "ceremony" indicative of the world's eventual surrender to the real
and forthcoming beast government in the "interests of peace and security"?

Stayed tuned, folks.  And stay alert. 

Maranatha!

Commonwealth Games/Bull Baal Worship

Digging Your Bible

Hat Tip to beloved sister in the Lord Jan Markell for featuring
this story in her latest Olive Tree Ministries newsletter and to
Digging Your Bible YouTube channel for providing video evidence.

The Spirit Of Christ In Me

 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
(Philippians 4:13)

Prince of Peace

Brent Borup

Painting courtesy/Fine Art America

In the struggle of life, with its turmoil and strife,

I feel my dependence on Thee;

Thou art all that I need- therefore pour out, I plead,

Thy Spirit, O Christ, in me.

The Spirit of Christ in me; The Spirit of Christ in me;

And so shall I be victorious and free,

Through the Spirit of Christ in me.

When surrounded by sin, and tempted within,

I know that defeated I'll be, 

Unless Thou dost impart,  in my innermost heart,

Thy Spirit, O Christ, in me.

The Spirit of Christ in me, The Spirit of Christ in me;

And so shall I be victorious and free,

Through the Spirit of Christ in me.

There's work I must do,  and will see it through;

By grace more than conqu'ror I'll be.

When Thy love makes me bold,  then all men shall behold

Thy Spirit, O Christ, in me.

The Spirit of Christ in me; The Spirit of Christ in me;

And so shall I be victorious and free,

Through the Spirit of Christ in me.

Victoria Booth Demarest

(1889-1982)

"The Spirit of Christ in Me"
(1945)

The Story Behind The Song

Called the "Prophet of Ecumenical Christianity" world renown
author, hymnist,  and ordained Congregational minister/evangelist
Victoria Booth Demarest was the granddaughter of Salvation Army 
 founder William Booth, who gave her heart to Jesus at the tender age of six.

She later conducted revival meetings in the Methodist church in
St. John's Newfoundland, Canada where 2,000 people are said
to have come to faith in Jesus Christ.

In 1934, she conducted an "America For God" crusade and a decade later, in the
aftermath of World War II, founded the World Association of Mothers for Peace in 1946.

Flashback Friday: Before The Next Teardrop Falls

 

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, a salute to the sensational
 Tejano-American country crooner Freddy Fender (1937-2006) and
 his 1975  bilingual love song, "Before The Next Teardrop Falls".

Before The Next Teardrop Falls

(1975)

Freddy Fender

Zola Levitt Presents/The House Of David/House Of Worship/Part Two

 In the 12th episode of The House of David series, Zola Levitt continues his study
of the Tabernacle of God, with a visit by theologian Dr. Tom McCall to the
reproduction at The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

The House of David/House of Worship/Part Two

(1994)

Zola Levitt Presents/Our Jewish Roots

Zola Levitt Presents: The Holy Days Of Our Lord/The Feast Of Trumpets

In this classic presentation, beloved Messianic Bible teacher
Zola Levitt (1938-2006) teaches on the Feast of Trumpets.
At this time of holy convocation, the seriousness of sin
 is taken into account by the Jewish people. 

 Zola also interviews Pastor Tim LaHaye, (1926-2016) author 
 of the "Left Behind" series of books, who provides his insights
into what will happen  at the sound of the last trumpet.

The Holy Days of Our Lord/The Feast of Trumpets

(2000)

Zola Levitt Presents/Our Jewish Roots

He Changes The Times And The Seasons

 

"Daniel answered, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever!
For wisdom and might are His! He changes the times and the seasons; He
 removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge
  to those who have understanding! He reveals the deep and secret things;
  He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him!"
(Daniel 2:20-22)

"Horizons"

 Photograph courtesy/ Phil Koch via Pinterest

Have a blessed and beautiful first day of Fall!

Wednesday's Word: His Presence Is Greater

 

"The most important part of our task will be to tell everyone
who will listen that Jesus is the only answer to the problems
that are disturbing the hearts of men and nations.

We shall have the right to speak because we can tell from our
experience that His light is more powerful than the deepest darkness...
How wonderful that the reality of His presence is greater than
the reality of the hell about us."
-Betsie ten Boom

Betsie and Corrie ten Boom
Picture courtesy/Pinterest

"Who shall ever separate us from Christ's love? Shall suffering 
and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity or distress?
Or persecution or hunger or destitution,
or peril or sword?

Even as it is written, For Thy sake we are put to death
all the day long; we are regarded and counted as sheep
for the slaughter.  Yet, amid all these things we are more
than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory
through Him Who loved us.

For I am persuaded beyond doubt that neither
 death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities,
nor things impending and threatening nor
things to come, nor powers,

Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in
all creation will be able to separate us
from the love of God, which is in
Christ Jesus our Lord."
(Romans 8:35-39)

Betsie ten Boom, the sister of author and speaker Corrie ten Boom,
died in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.

You Don't Have To Kneel To Pray

 

"My sacrifice, the sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, broken down with sorrow for sin and
 humbly and thoroughly penitent, such O God, You will not despise."
(Psalm 51:17)

Today a question was asked of me-
"Grandma, how do you kneel to pray?"
This is what my grandson
(who's only three)
asked of me today!

"Your knees won't bend like they used to,
so you can't kneel on the floor.
There's so many things you used to do
that you can't do anymore.

"Now I can bring you ice for your tea
and go get the mail for you,
But Grandma, do you want me
to kneel down and pray for you, too?"

I told him, "I really don't have to kneel
or even bend my knee,
for it doesn't matter when I make an appeal
to God-He always hears me.

"All I have to do is close my eyes,
bow my head with respect
and God hears my prayers up there in the sky,
And He doesn't mind if I don't genuflect!

"For He knows just what is in my heart, Dear.
And what I ask of Him each day
is to watch over my loved ones down here.
So you see, I don't have to kneel to pray!"

"You Don't Have To Kneel To Pray"
Ava Lois Halstead

Tuesday Morning Bible Study With Les Feldick: The Steps Of Paul

 

Shot on location in 2005, Bible teacher Les Feldick and his wife Iris
 lead a tour group in retracing the steps of the apostle Paul's missionary
  journeys around the Great Sea (Mediterranean).

The Steps of Paul/Day One Bible Study With Les Feldick

(2005)

EternalLifeNews

The Steps of Paul/Day Two Bible Study With Les Feldick

(2005)

EternalLifeNews

On My Mind: For Our Daughters Sake

 

"Let marriage be held in honor in all things.
And thus let the marriage bed be undefiled;
for God will judge and punish the unchaste
and adulterous."
(Hebrews 13:4)

Image courtesy/Pinterest

According to an email I received today from Matt Staver of the Liberty Counsel,
in the state of Idaho, a 39 year old having sexual relations with a 13 year old is classified
as rape or lewd conduct with a minor, which is punishable by life in prison, as it well
should be, unless- the 39 year old perpetrator of the crime manages to marry his victim!

This is absolutely sickening and sounds completely insane, and yet, "marriages" like this
are happening, such in the case of Idaho resident, Shirley Perez, who was raped at the age
of twelve and forced by her own family to marry the 39 year old man who assaulted her.
Shirley bore the first of her rapist's five children when she was only fourteen years old.

Furthermore, her "husband" forbade her from finishing her education. When she 
tried to return to school, he severely beat her after she was five minutes late while
returning home one day.  Shirley never went back to school.

According to Matt Staver,  the state of Idaho has the largest number
 of child brides in the United States today!

"Not Without My Daughter"

(1991)

 "Not Without My Daughter" a 1991 movie based on a true story,
recounts the harrowing experience of an American woman, Betty Mahmoody,
(played by actress Sally Field)  who escapes from her abusive husband in Iran,
 after being tricked by him into visiting his family there. 

What she initially thought to be a brief family vacation quickly turned
into a nightmare when Betty discovered her husband, Moody,( played by
actor Alfred Molina) had no intention of returning to America.

When she learns that her father has become seriously ill back home,
Moody tells Betty she can leave Iran to go and see him. However,
he refuses to allow their young daughter, Mahtob, to go with her.

Betty refused to leave her daughter behind and embarks on a
dangerous journey to escape from her husband and Iran.
  Led across rugged terrain by total strangers, the
mother and daughter eventually reached Iran's border 
with Turkey, and the safety of the U.S. Embassy there.

One of the main reasons for her willingness to undertake such
a dangerous risk was after Betty learned, through the man who 
 helped her to escape, that in some Muslim families like her husband's,
marriage between child brides and adult men was a traditional practice.

Betty and Mahtob today.

Free and safe in America again.

Picture courtesy/WELT

While this happens in Iran, it  should never be allowed to happen
in the United States of America.   By the way, I have to wonder,
where do all the "My body, My right" women's groups
 stand on the issue of child brides?

You would think the feminists would be up in arms over this!
  Instead, the silence has been deafening.

We Americans, who so value our liberty, and especially our
freedom of choice, cannot allow this evil perversion to become
legally sanctioned in this nation, which is what I fear will 
happen if  HR 8404, more commonly known as the
"Respect For Marriage Act" should eventually pass the Senate.

According to Mr. Staver,  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
is leaning hard on Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) to "rally" her colleagues
around this bill, which seeks to redefine marriage and will offer
protection for pedophiles and other sexual deviants, as it will
override state laws, including age limits regarding marriage.

Susan Collins, along with fellow Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
have initiated a bi-partisan compromise in the form of an amendment
to HR 8404, however, according to Mr. Staver, their joint effort is
merely to garner more votes and will not protect Americans
 with religious or conscience objections.

As I  stated in an earlier post, this bill is totally unconstitutional.

Congress does not have any constitutional authority
 to change the definition of marriage.

Furthermore, any member of Congress who has voted to support
HR 8404 is in violation of the oath they took to uphold and to defend
the United States Constitution when they were sworn into office.

The state of Holy Matrimony is a sacred union, instituted by God
between one man and one woman.  The traditional family of
Husband-Father, Wife-Mother, and Children has been the
cornerstone of our free Constitutional Republic since
America's inception as a nation in 1776.

We need to protect and defend marriage and the family in America.

Although it is currently "on hold" until after the November elections
this year, if this evil bill eventually passes, I believe we will see our
nation, which is already teetering on the edge of political, economic,
and social collapse, deteriorate to the point of no return.

I would like to ask everyone reading this post and who cares
about the future of America to please consider taking the time
to call, email or fax their Congressional representatives today
and demand they vote "NO" on HR 8404.

May God continue to bless America.

Double Rainbow In The Sky On The Day Queen Elizabeth II Died

 

"God will wipe away every tear from their eyes;
and death shall be no more, neither shall there be anguish
nor grief nor pain any more, for the old conditions and the
former order of things have passed away."
(Revelation 21:4)

Picture courtesy/Town & Country Magazine

On September 8, 2022 just as news of the queen's death was announced and
 the flags were lowered, a beautiful double rainbow appeared in the skies
 above Windsor Castle.   Heaven was getting ready for a big welcome party!

As four year old Prince Louis, the youngest son of Prince William and Kate,
 the Princess of Wales, and the great-grandchild of the Queen told his mother,
 "At least Grannie is with great-Grandpa now."

"Together Again"

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip 
on their Wedding Day in 1947.
Photograph courtesy/Vogue

Monday Meditation: Lives Distressed Cannot Be Blessed

 

"The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord
 is the beginning of Wisdom, and the knowledge
  of the Holy One is insight and understanding."
(Proverbs 9:10)

Magic Carousel Roses

Picture courtesy/Ludwig's Roses

Refuse to be discouraged,

refuse to be distressed,

For when we are despondent,

our lives cannot be blessed.

For doubt and fear and worry

close the door to faith and prayer,

And there's no room for blessings

when we're lost in deep despair.

So remember when you're troubled

with uncertainty and doubt,

It is best to tell our Father

what our fear is all about,

For unless we seek His guidance

when troubled times arise,

We are bound to make decisions

that are twisted and unwise.

But when we view our problems

through the eyes of God above,

Misfortunes turn to blessings

and hatred turns to love.

"Lives Destressed Cannot Be Blessed"
Helen Steiner Rice
(1900-1981)
American Christian writer and poetess

From This Time Forth And Forever

 

Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty;

neither do I exercise myself in matters too great

or in things too wonderful for me.

Earthwalker Sunflowers

Picture courtesy/Eden Brothers

Surely, I have calmed and quieted my soul;

like a weaned child with his mother,

like a weaned child is my soul

within me ceased from fretting.

O Israel, hope in the Lord

from this time forth and forever.

(Psalm 131)

Les Feldick: What In The World Is Going On?/Part Two

 

"It's the Holy Spirit that convinces you to be saved, not 
encouragement from preachers. It's a work of God not man."
-Les Feldick

What In The World Is Going On?/Part Two
(2010)

Les Feldick At Gracepoint Church

EternalLifeNews

Saturday Night Country Gold: Harper Valley P.T.A.

 

"The day my Mama socked it to the Harper Valley P.T.A."


This fiery anthem about small town gossip and hypocrisy became  
a coast-to-coast hit in America and all around the world in 1968,
and was a dream come true for beautiful Texas-born Jeannie C. Riley,
who not only became an overnight country music sensation, but
  won a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance
 (Female) as well as the "Record of the Year" award
 from the Country Music Association for that year.

 In her book, "From Harper Valley To The Mountain Top" 
 Jeannie admits she almost did not record this song because
 there was something about it that she did not like.

It's a good thing she changed her mind!

Harper Valley P.T.A.

(1968)

Jeannie C. Riley

Trust And Assurance

 

"The Lord is my Light and my Salvation-
whom shall I fear or dread?  The Lord is the Refuge
and Stronghold of my life-of whom shall I be afraid?"
(Psalm 27:1)

White Dove Resting On Crown Of Thorns

Melani Pyke

Painting courtesy/ Saatchi Art

God is my strong salvation;

What foe have I to fear?

In darkness and temptation,

My light, my help, is near:

Though hosts encamp around me,

Firm in the fight I stand;

What terror can confound me,

With God at my right hand?

Place on the Lord reliance;

My soul with courage wait;

His might thy heart shall strengthen,

His love thy joy increase;

Mercy thy days shall lengthen;

The Lord will give thee peace.

"God Is My Strong Salvation"
(1822)
James Montgomery
(1771-1854)
Scottish-born hymn writer, poet, editor

Happy Constitution Day America!

 

"...and proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all
the inhabitants thereof..."
(Leviticus 25:10)

Image courtesy/Seagoville Church of Christ

America's foremost Christian historian David Barton tells the
story of the honorable Roger Sherman, one of the 39 signers
of the United States Constitution.  Lay theologian, judge, and
   a shoemaker by profession, Mr. Sherman's great love for
 God's Word influenced the framing of the Bill of Rights.

Happy Constitution Day

David Barton/WallBuilders