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The Gospel - 24/7 Childs' InterpretationOf Psalm 23Author Unknown Follow Book & Flag Children Explain Their Understanding of Psalm 23 A Mom was concerned about her kindergarten son walking to school. He didn't want his mother to walk with him. She wanted to give him the feeling that he had some independence but yet know that he was safe. So she had an idea of how to handle it. She asked a neighbor, Mrs. Goodnest, if she would please follow him to school in the mornings, staying at a distance, so he probably wouldn't notice her. Mrs. Goodnest said that since she was up early with her toddler anyway, it would be a good way for them to get some exercise as well, so she agreed. The next school day, Mrs. Goodnest and her little girl, Marcy, set out following behind Timmy as he walked to school with another neighbor boy he knew. She did this for the whole week. As the boys walked and chatted, kicking stones and twigs, Timmy's little friend noticed the same lady was following them as she seemed to do every day all week. Finally he said to Timmy, "Have you noticed that lady following us to school all week? Do you know her?" Timmy nonchalantly replied, "Yeah, I know who she is". The friend said, "Well, who is she"? "That's just Shirley Goodnest", Timmy replied, "and her daughter Marcy". "Shirley Goodnest? Who the heck is she and why is she following us"? "Well", Timmy explained, "every night my Mom makes me say the 23rd Psalm with my prayers, 'cuz she worries about me so much. And in the Psalm, it says, 'Shirley Goodnest and Marcy shall follow me all the days of my life', so I guess I'll just have to get used to it"!

From Rev. Londa Picard

I do not do this blog to make money. I do not get money for trying to preach the Word of God or give information out from other sources. Such as Jim Bramlett. I am a Pastor please, look in my information everything is there. None of it is a lie. I'm here because I love God. That is it. I will not take money for my ministry. My ministry is my blog. And if only one person reads this that is fine. I hope they will get something out of it. That would make me very happy. I am not trying to mis-lead anybody. I love each and everyone of you who reads my blog. And I want to thank you so, much for doing that. I pray that it blesses you not upset you. I'm not here to do that either. I love the United States, I was born & raised here. My family history just in Kansas goes back to 1840's and before that out east for more. I don't believe a muslin should run our country. I have not found anything good about him. That is why I have been placing thing about Sarah Palin on my blog from Jim Bramlett. If I had my choose for somebody to run our country I would pick either Mr. Bill Cosby or Robin Williams. They're real people. Thank You for listening to me. In Christ Jesus Rev. Londa Picard

Nothing Compares To You by WhtDove

Nothing Compares To You by WhtDove I'm sitting here filled with wonder At the amazing things you do How the waters stay in the oceans And the vast beauty of the view How the stars are hung in the sky Within them is written your word How we are the following sheep And you are the only Shepherd How the sky is painted with color Bursts of orange in the sunset glow How much knowledge it took to make And how little us humans know How intricately you planned it There was nothing you left unthought From the delicacy of a baby To all the sins of ours you bought There's no other love that's out there As deep and as faithful and true No other comfort to be found Because nothing compares to you Nothing compares to your miracles Or the listening time you spend How you always take good care of us And our broken hearts that you mend To us, our problems like mountains To you, they're no problem at allYou're ever so watchful and there To help catch us, when we do fallI'm just sitting here filled with wonder At the awesome things that you do At being our Lord and Savior Because nothing compares to You!

Psalm 2

The victory of God & His Messiah 1) Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? 2) The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord & against His Anointed saying, 3) Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their dords from us" 4) He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. 5) The He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure: 6) Yet I have set My King, On My holy hill of Zion 7) I will declare the decree; the Lord has said to Me, You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. 8) Ask of Me, & I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession. 9) You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter's vessel." 10) Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11) Serve the Lord, with fear, And rejoice with trembling. 12) Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in HIM. It is good to know the out come of things. God is for us & He has given us victory. That we as Christians are His Children and we have His promises, which He does keep. Praise God for that. In Christ Rev. Londa Picard

Happy Fall

Happy Fall to everyone. ' HAPPY FALL TO YOU' From one pumpkin to another!!!!!!!A woman was asked by a coworker, 'What is it like to be a Christian?'The coworker replied, 'It is like being a pumpkin.' God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff.He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, and greed. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see.' This was e-mail to me by my sister Barb, it was so good I wanted to put it here. Sorry, the pumpkin didn't come with it. I didn't write it. Rev. Londa Picard

Testing the Spirits

Even believers can yield to the wrong spirits. Peter once rebuked Christ, telling him that he would not suffer and Jesus said; Get the behind me satan. Peter wasn't satan but he was speaking contrary to Gods will. Matthew 16:23 But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, satan! You are an offense to Me for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men." Ananias & Sapphire were told that satan had filled their hearts to lie to the Holy Spirit. Acts 5:3 & 9A 3) But Peter said, Ananias, why has satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? 9) Then Peter said to her, How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Our spirit is born again, but, our minds need continually to be renewed. Our carnal mind could yield to the fiery darts of satan and if we do not renew our minds we may play into the adversary hands. And not even know it. Ephesians 4:23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind. Evil spirits can motivate our carnal mind of certain people to slander & criticize ministries. Those who do not investigate the facts will accept the rumors as truth. So, investigate a rumor, do not pass it on to others. Know and learn the truth yourself. Go to the person and ask. Still don't pass on a rumor. You hear about other ministers doing this and doing that, you must know the truth about it. Just don't take somebody word on it. God doesn't want his people or church to have conflicts like this. It is an attack of God's people. Churches have been attack from the spirits sent by the adversary satan. People will just think it's a battle with the board members, or the carnal church members, or even the pastor. Because hindering spirits are usually invisible and therefore not very easy to detected.Hindering spirits are crafty or sly in their approach.Satan doesn't want people to know that he is at work in churches especially their own church. Even satanist can and tries to put curses on churches. You need to know what or who is out there attacking Gods Churches. People may or may not even know what is going on themselves. If it's conflict, rumors and so on and so on you need to know it's not God it's satan attacking. So, Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. So we need to test the spirits and so when you see your church in trouble over things. Find the truth, Pray, and Pray that people will have their eyes open to the truth. Seek God for answers.

Who Is the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is a person. He is the third party on/of the Trinity, The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit, The Holy Spirit is just as much of God as the Father, and God the Son. Jesus referred to Holy Spirit as a He not an it; because the Holy Spirit is not a force but a person. Romans 8:16The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are Children of God. We see from Gods Word that the Holy Spirit has intellect, emotions, and will. Also the Bible reads as someone who wasn't just a force, but a real person. The Holy Spirit speaks to us. Revelation 2:7A He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. That small still voice. The one that tells you to go a certain way and you go and avoid a car wreck or some bad thing. We need to listen as a whole, as the church, His Bride. He intercedes for us: Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered. Jesus sent Him as an intercedes. Mostly when we do not know what or how to pray. He stands before God as that intercedes. He gives us strength when we are weak.I'm so thankful that the Holy Spirit is there in my weakness. If I'm hurting I have a hard time praying. He knows what I feel on my heart that I don't know how to ask/pray and he can say that to God for me. He knows me. That is why he can intercedes for me. The Holy Spirit testifies: John 15:26 But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father He will testify of Me. He leads us: Acts 8:29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and overtake this chariot. Philip ran and caught up with that chariot. Could you run as fast as a horse? Not me. Philip obeyed and look what he was able to do. Wouldn't you like that! Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, theses are the sons of God. He leads us by Gods Spirit. And He lets us know that we really are the Sons of God. Just as I was led to talk about the Holy Spirit. And where to look. He lead me. He commands us: Acts 16:6-7 (6)Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia, (7)After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the spirit did not permit them. This says it all. Gods Spirit knows what is best for us The Holy Spirit Guides us: John 16:13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth has come, He will guide you into all truth, for He will not speak on His own authority, but, whatever He hears He will speak, and He will tell you things to come. The Holy Spirit doesn't speak about His own authority, He speaks what God tells Him to tell us. He doesn't make something up. He only tells the truth; the whole truth. And we should listen. He appoints: Acts 20:28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood. He has appointed us as overseers of the flock, just as the Good Shepherd oversees his flock, his family. We are His children he paid the price for us with the shedding of Jesus blood. In the Hawaiian language O'HANA - means family never gets left behind. And as overseers we cannot leave anybody behind. We're to up-lift them, to stand by each other, to love one another, to be O'hana. Come and be a part of the family of God. Our Big Brother Jesus paid the price for it so, we could be adopted and become the family of God

Walk in love.

No matter who you are we all need to walk in love. Not to hate or put out hate crimes. Nobody is going to be perfect, only Jesus Christ was able to do that. I'm human also, and Christ is number one in my life. I'm here to get his word out. Not to do wrong. My writing are written by me, the others such as Jim or Jim Bramlett is written by them I only copy them over. I don't want a muslin in the white house. If you don't like either runner write in the one you do want. This is the United States, I'm thinking about doing Bill Cosby. He's right on!! I don't like to offend anybody but, I will if it goes against Jesus Christ & I will not care if I do offend you. I don't care, but I'm a Jesus Freak and I proud to admit it. I'm trying to walk in love but, also stand up for my freedom of reglion. In God do I trust. Just like our fore-fathers did. Rev. Londa Picard

9 Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Let the Church return to the original faith of the glory of God and the power of Christ as clearly demonstrated in the New Testament. This can be done by the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit. It needs to be demonstration above the controversy that has been in the Church as long as the Holy Spirit was sent back to us, when Jesus went to the thrown of glory. The Holy Spirit is not only present but exercisable through faith. It is the same Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:1-10 (1)Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: (2)You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led.(3)Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. (4)Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. (5)There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. (6)And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. (7)But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: (8)for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit. (9)to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit, (10)to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongue's, to another the interpretation of tongues. 1-"The word of wisdom" 2-"The word of knowledge" 3-"Faith by the same Spirit" 4-"The gifts of healing" 5-"The working of miracles" 6-"To another prophecy" 7-"to another discerning of spirits" 8-"To another divers kinds of tongues" 9-"To another the interpretation of tongues" 1 Corinthians 12:11 But one and the same Spirits, works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. 1 Corinthians 12:28 And God has appointed these in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations varieties of tongues, The unchanging order of spiritual endearment, and ministry of the gifts of the Spirit as in 1 Corinthians 12:28. Billy Graham said:"Are you aware that anything short of a Spirit-controlled life is less than God's promise for you?" (His book on The Holy Spirit). You need the Holy Spirit to have controlled over your life. Look what David did, he danced in what we would call underwear. Now I'm not asking you to run around in your underwear. I just want to show you how sold out you should be to the Holy Spirit. You want the best for your life, is that not correct. God is telling you that also. It's not a one time thing but a daily thing. Renew it daily. Matthew 12:31-32 (31)Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men (32)Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.

This is neat

Bet Ya didn't hear about this on NBC Family with Down Syndrome Child Meets John McCain and Sarah Palin September 9, 2008 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Kurt in Pittsburgh , hello, sir. Nice to have you on the EIB Network, and how about the Steelers defense? CALLER: How about those Steelers, huh? RUSH: How about that? CALLER: Hey, listen, Rush, longtime listener, first-time caller, one of those Bible, family, gun clingers from western Pennsylvania . RUSH: Thank you. CALLER: And I wanted to share a story with you. A week ago last Saturday we went to the Palin-McCain rally in Washington , Pennsylvania , was the day aft er he announced her, and we have a five-year-old daughter with Down syndrome, and we made a sign that said: "We Love Kids with Down Syndrome." So when they pulled in in their bus the sign did catch their, McCain and Palin and the rest of their family, it caught their eye, we could tell, they gave us a thumbs-up from the bus, so we were all excited just by that -- RUSH: Wait, wait, wait. Who gave you the thumbs up, McCain and Palin? CALLER: McCain, Palin, Cindy McCain, we could see them from the bus. We were in a position where we had eye contact with them -- RUSH: Oh, cool! CALLER: My wife was holding our daughter. RUSH: Very, very, very cool. CALLER: It was really cool, Rush. I was like, "Wow, that's awesome," because I love Governor Palin and so I thought that's really neat. So then we moved around as the bus was getting ready to pull out, we kind of positioned ourselves so we could just wave them on and a Secret Service agent came up to us and said, "Hey, can you come with us?" I was like, "Do we have a choice?" <> RUSH: (laughing) You shouldn't have worried. It's not the Clinton administration. CALLER: Right. So we accompanied them up the hill, we went right to the bus, where it was, and Governor Palin, Senator McCain, Cindy, Todd Palin, they're all standing there. We're in this inner circle with just us and them, and the Secret Service agent, and they came right up to us and thanked us for coming out, said they loved our sign, and Governor Palin immediately said, "May I hold your daughter?" and our daughter Chloe, who's five, went right to her, and I hav e some pictures I'd love to send you maybe when I'm done here, but Governor Palin was hugging Chloe, and then her little daughter brought their baby Trig who has Down syndrome from the bus, he was napping, and Chloe went right over and kissed him on the cheek, and my son Nolan who's nine, he thanked her. RUSH: This is amazing. CALLER: I will send you all the stuff, Senator McCain was talking to my son, and we thanked him for his service, and he asked my son if he wanted to see the bus, and we were hanging out and it was very surreal. I felt like we could have had a pizza and a beer with them, they were so warm. RUSH: You know what? I want to put you on hold. I want Snerdley to give you our super-secret, known-only-to-three-people here, e-mail address. CALLER: I will send you everything, Rush. RUSH: And then could you send us these pictures? Would you mind if we put them on the website? CALLER: I would be honored, and my main thing is they are warm, kind, genuine people, and they represent the best of this country. RUSH: That's right. And when you send these pictures, make sure you identify them. I mean, we'll know Palin and McCain, of course. Identify yourselves. CALLER: I will, I will identify everybody in the picture, Rush, and God bless you for being a beacon of hope and truth in this country. RUSH: &n bsp;Oh, no, no. It's nothing, it's nothing. You're doing the Lord's work. CALLER: Well, we're very blessed and I want people to know what a blessing it is to have a child with Down syndrome. These kids, they're angels. RUSH: That's the thing. There's always good to be found in everything that happens. It may be a while before it reveals itself. CALLER: Absolutely. RUSH: Right, and when she hugged my daughter I said, here's the difference, this candidate embraces life and all its limitless possibilities. RUSH: All right. CALLER: That's what she is. RUSH: Terrific, okay, I gotta run here, but I'm going to put you on hold. CALLER: Thank you, Rush. RUSH: Thank you, Kurt. I really appreciate it. END TRANSCRIPT Sorry pictures didn't turn out.

First Day of Fall

Good morning everybody. Today is the first day of Fall. Have you gotten ready for the Winter. We do want to give thanks unto the Lord for a new day. Each & everyday God has something wonderful for us. Don't forget to talk with God today. He's there just waiting for you as He thinks your that important!! Rejoice in the Lord always! In Christ Rev. Londa Picard

What Jesus Blood did for Us

There are two things that Jesus blood did for us. One it covered our sins. Two His blood was shed to live our lives free from both sickness & disease. Isaiah 53:4-5 4) Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, & afflicted. 5) But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. In the Hebrew language Grief is the word for sick. So, the verse is saying "He has made Him sick." So, Isaiah 53:4A should read "Surely he hath borne our sickness, and carried our pains" Isaiah 53:10A Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. This verse where it says He has put Him to grief is really saying"He has made Him sick". Satan is the author of sickness, but a lot of people blame God. Satan lies to people and make them think that God actually put sickness on them. Satan even makes you believe that God puts sickness on somebody to teach them something. God isn't the author of sickness & death. It's Satan!! If God was the author of sickness, He wouldn't have sent Jesus to the cross to bare our sickness, our sorrows (pain), Or even given us redemption from our sins. You have to remember that God made the Gospel simple. What is comes down to is that God's will wants us to be whole both spiritually & physically. Satan comes back after you've been healed & lies to you about your healing. He tries to put that sickness back on you & if you don't stand up to him; it will come back worse then before. So, you must resist Satan James 4:7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil & he will flee from you. Ephesians 4:27 nor give place to the devil. (place should be opportunity to the devil) Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (It should say schemings of the devil) After your healed & the very first symptom tries to come back stand your ground. Quote the Word of God. 1 Peter 2:24 who, Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness-- by whose stripes you were healed. Matthew 8:17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isiah the prophet, saying: "He Himself took our infirmities & bore our sicknesses" Isaiah 53:4-5 4) Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, & afflicted. 5) But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. Know the power & authority of the Name of Jesus. Quit depending on others to do it for you. Use your faith. As you have the biblical right to use In the Name of Jesus, the scriptures, so go ahead & stand your grounds. Keeping your healing you cannot go on somebody else faith & keep it. You have to do it. So get build up knowing the word of God. Jesus whipped Satan; hands down over two-thousand years ago So, just tell him to leave your body & he will have to go. Build strong Faith & know Gods will as throughout the whole bible there are promises of healing. Write these down Exodus 15:26 (last sentence)For I am the Lord who heals you Deuteronomy 33:25 Your sandals shall be iron & bronze; As your days, so shall your strength be. Psalm 73:26 My flesh & my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart & my portion forever. (In the Hebrew language it should read "my rock forever") Psalm 91:10 No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; Psalm 146:8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises those who bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous. Malachi 4:2A But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His Wings; Luke 10:19 (this is big on authority) "Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents & scorpions, & over all the power of the enemy, & nothing shall by any means hurt you. Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Galatians 3:13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree") Amen, So be it.

Cry Out to Jesus

I'm not sure who the writter is to this song. We should always cry out to Jesus for everything!! Cry Out to Jesus To everyone who's lost someone they've loved long before it was their time. You feel like the days you had were not enough when you said good-bye. and to martyr the people with burdens & pains, keeping your back from your life. You believe that there is nothing & there is no one who can make it right. CHORUS: And there is hope for the helpless. Rest for the weary & love for the broken heart. There is grace & forgiveness, mercy, & healing. He'll meet you wherever you are. Cry out to Jesus - Cry out to Jesus For the marriage that's strubbling just to hang on; they've lost all their faith & love. And they've done all they can to make it right again. Still it's not enough. For the ones who can't break the addictions & chains; you try to give up but you crawl back again, Just remember that you're not alone in your shame & your suffering. CHORUS When you're lonely & it feels like the whole world is falling on you... you just reach out, you just cry out to Jesus.... Cry to Jesus To the widow who suffers from being alone, wiping the tears from her eyes. For the children around who are without a home - Say a prayer tonight. CHORUS repeat twice. Cry out to Jesus -- Cry out to Jesus -- Cry out to Jesus A lot of times we want to do everything on our own and we never Cry out to Jesus. We have to do it on our own. The pain, suffering, keeping the chains of addiction, if only we can go first to Jesus. It would be so much better. We have to train ourselves to go to Jesus first. Cry out to Jesus -- Cry out to Jesus He's there always for us! In good times, In bad times, and times in between. So, if your feeling happy, sad, hurt, overcome by things. Cry out to Jesus

Humility

What is humility? What does it mean? As Christians are we to be humble? What is humility? Humbleness/being humble. What is Humble? Modest/not proud, to admit you were wrong, less proud/less important. Did Jesus Christ have humility? Yes, He was. So, if Jesus Christ was humble, shouldn't we be? The answer to that is YES! Acts 20:19 (Old King James Edition 1611) (OKJ 1611) Serving the Lord will all humility of mind, & with many trails& temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: Acts 20:19 (New King James Version)(NKJ)"serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears & trails which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews: Colossians 2:18 (OKJ 1611) Let no man beguile (or judge) you of your reward, in a voluntary humility & worshipping of Angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puff up by his fleshly mind: Colossions 2:18 (NKJ) Let no one defraud you of your reward, taking delight in false humility & worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind. NOTE: The Old King James edition 1611 is closes to the original writing of the Bible. So, please compare with your own Bible to see the difference. I want the closes I can to what God told man to write. Titus 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to he no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men. 1 Peter 5:5 be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility; for God resisteth the proud, & gives grace to the humble. Humility is the hardest lesson to learn. The only place humility is taught is in the Bible. As a gift it is the rarest gift. God always blesses the humble. Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, & learn of me, for I am meek & lowly in heart & you shall find rest unto your souls. If we want to make an appeal to God, we must be humble when we go to Him. Not proud or you owe me God. You cannot bargain with God! Would you go to the President and be so bold. No, you would not. So, why would we go to God, like that. He tells us to be humble, He tells us also to know what you need, what verse of His Word to use. I know what I'm trying to say is to pray as Jesus did. Jesus was very humble; He knew the Word & used it. That is the guide line for us also. The great people of the Old & New Testament were humble. Abraham, Joseph, Ruth, Esther, David, John the Baptist, Mary, Paul, & a lot more. Today people have just one thing in mind. What's in it for me. Look what I have done for the Lord. Even the leaders of churches doesn't want you to know the Word. If it wasn't for translators of the Bible, we would not have a bible. That is one of the reasons God tells us to be humble. From D.L. Moody book Your Victory in Jesus:" I once heard a little bird singing faintly close by me. At last, it got clear out of sight, & then its notes were still sweeter. The higher it flew, the sweeter its notes sounded. If we can only get self out of sight & learn from Him who was meek & lowly in heart we will be lifted up into heavenly places." Now, John the Baptist never talked himself up. Now John was the son of an old priest, John had higher position because of his dad. John the Baptist preached to great crowds. Even Herod. John the Baptist was preaching that Mark 1:7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier then I after me, the latches of whose shoes I an not worthy to stoup down, & un-loose. Now Jesus Christ was looked upon as a deceiver, & a village carpenter. They were cousins. So Jesus was starting to preach. John the Baptist baptized Jesus. John 3:27-30 27) John answered, & said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven 28) Ye your selves bear me witness that I said, I an not the Christ, but that I an sent before him. 29) He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which stands & heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: This my joy therefore is fulfilled. 30) He must increase, but I must decrease. How many people could really do that to decrease to grow smaller & smaller. So that Christ may increase. Today people would say my cous is taking over my preaching, It would become a family feud. This has gotten me, thinking. I know it would be very hard to do. I want to be less of me and more of Jesus. That is easy to say, Going to school, working, & trying to get a title. I worked in hotels I always wanted to become a General Manager, It never happen. I kept going. Now I'm glad I didn't become a GM. I'm writing sermons & places them on the blog. I feel good & even better about myself because, I've tried to be less of me & more of Jesus. I have to get real with God. God doesn't want us to put ourselves down. Going around saying poor me, look how humble I can be. That isn't being humble. That is just being stupid to the Lord & everybody around you. Now it's OK to look stupid to the people around you but, not to God. I stick my foot in my several times. Let's just get real with God. That is all He is asking anyway. HE MUST INCREASE, BUT I MUST DECREASE! AMEN (so be it)

Prayer Request

I would like all of you to pray for Yong Johnson, she has terminal cancer & was sent home to die. I pray also that you will pray for her family, Husband David Johnson & their three grown daughters Jennifer, Susie, & Laurie. The family has been going through a hard time. Also Jennifer Meade (David & Yong's daughter) is pregnant & the baby has, a lot wrong with the baby, Jennifer is due next month. The baby has heart, intestines outside the baby's body, and some other things. Satan is attacking this family. David is a pastor over on the big island Hawaii. Pray for a miracle for both Yong & the baby. and keep them up in prayer. God bless you, In Christ name. AMEN

Prayer

May God give all of you a very blessed day. God watches over each and everyone of us. Today set a side a little time and pray for your loved ones. The ones in need and the ones who needs God, even ones who just need for you to pray for them. I ask all who reads this to take time and say a prayer for their families. Prayer: In Christ We pray for our families, people we love & people we don't, bring them a very blessed day and to let them know you are Lord!! We pray for the peace of Jerusalem. And our soldiers who is protecting us, keep them safe and their families. Lord, give my readers peace & joy today and everyday. Thank You for being our Lord. In Christ name. AMEN (so, be it)

He Will Be.

http://www.andiesisle.com/He-Will-Be.html No words can explain how beauiful this is. My sis Barb sent this to me. Thanks sis

Are they in??

The meaning have you gotten all of your loved ones, saved? Are they in for the coming of the Lord? Are they just out there?

What is the Message???

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Psalm 98:2-4

2) The Lord has made known His salvation: His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations 3) He has remembered His mercy & His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4) Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; Break forth in song, rejoice, & sing praises. Isn't it wonderful that we really can sing praises to God. It says SHOUT Joyfully to the LORD. Always be in prayer with Him, sing to Him what is on your heart, rejoice in Him! I say again rejoice for He has made us GLAD. He has saved us, His mercy is upon us. Give thanks today!! Be joyful about what He has & will do for you. Prayer: Thank You Lord today for loving us, feeling our hearts with joy, praise, & worship. AMEN & AMEN. Bless my readers today & everyday. Let them know how truly alive & loving God!!! Rejoice!!!

This is really still very beautiful, & we shouldn't forget

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Let us not forget

In honor of those who lost their lives 7 years ago today... Let us not forget. One As the soot and dirt and ash rained down, We became one color. As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning building, We became one class. As we lit candles of waiting and hope, We became one generation. As the firefighters and police officers fought their way into the inferno, We became one gender. As we fell to our knees in prayer for strength, We became one faith. As we whispered or shouted words of encouragement, We spoke one language. As we gave our blood in lines a mile long, We became one body. As we mourned together the great loss, We became one family. As we cried tears of grief and loss, We became one soul. As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of heroes, We become one people. We are One color One class One generation One gender One faith One language One body One family One soul One people We are The Power of One. We are United. We are America. I don't know who wrote this as it was emailed to me. We shall never forget!!!

Thank You

Here in the United States as Christians, we really don't go through a lot of things. I'm not saying we don't go through things, but for other countries being a Christian. I want to thank them for their faith. They have to believe for healing, breathing, everything we take for granite here. I don't know who they are but, they are living a different type of Christianity. One with Faith that most US Christians don't get a chance to witness or want to witness, feeling the lose, suffering for their beliefs, even loved ones dieing for what they believe in; the one true God. Right now as US citizens we have freedom, we should pray for our brothers/sisters who is in the service fighting for that freedom, and pray for our Christians brothers/sisters to help them fight spiritual. We may have to fight like them one of these days. I know it will never happen here. Look at history and tell me never here. When people have no light in them. God is our light in darkness.

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Healing part five

Just as a child it takes time to build up your faith. And using it helps it grow! I don't want anybody to put you under condemnation for seeing a doctor. You have to operate at your level of faith. God will meet you there. It just takes time and seeking God for your healing. Continue in God's word until you develop faith in the healing power of God's Word. Don't stay at the start GROW. You know that the world was framed by the Word's of God (Hebrews 11:3). Confessions of the Word of God can so change your world, as I said about His Word framed the world. And don't stop going to doctors or throw your medicine away. Wait tell the doctor tells you stop. Maybe doctors have told you there is no hope for you medically, but you can find supernatural HOPE from God's word. Psalm 107:19-20 (19)Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses(20)He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destruction's. Isaiah 57:19 I create the fruit of the lip; Peace, peace to him who is far off & to him that is near, Says the Lord I will heal him. God does tell us that His Word will not return to him void. And the way we return the Word to Him is confessions God's Word. And it is good to confirm the scriptural three or more times a day. You take man's medicine, God's medicine has power. Speaking the scriptural will be LIFE to you and Health to your flesh. If things get worse double it. Read the chapter of Hebrews 11 it is the definition of faith and from Abel to other heroes of FAITH. And take God's medicine three times or more a day, 365 days a year. And don't let anybody to condemned or judge you. Now that we have taught on healing is there anybody that needs prayer or hands to laid on for healing. 1 Timothy 4:14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with laying on of the hands of the presbytery JUST KEEP BELIEVING!!!! HAVE F-A-I-T-H

Healing part four

Proverbs 18:21 A Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it, What you say & believe effects your body, your immune system. Your words can be either a blessing or a curse to you. James 3:2-7 (2)For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. (3)Indeed, we put bits in horses mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body.(4)Look also at ships; although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. (5)Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! (6)And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and it is set on fire by hell. (7)For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. So the words you say are vital to your health and well being. God's word has a lot to say about words and their effect on you & your health, Mark 11:23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will come to pass, he will have whatever he says. James 3:6 (see above) Isaiah 57:19 I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, Peace to him who is far off and to him who is near, Says the Lord, And I will heal him. Proverbs 12:18 There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword. But the tongue of the wise promotes health. Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are like a honey comb. Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. the Word is Life" God's word will heal your body. but it does it through spiritual means. Now healing can be received into the human spirit through the Word. You need to read and intake the word daily as you would take medicine. Once the word becomes enter-tween with your spirit it has become a part of you. The women who had the issue of blood; she said to herself if only I could touch his garment I shall be whole. She kept saying it and guess what she was. That is called FAITH. She had that Faith that can move mountains. Faith gives substance to HOPE. That faith gave her hope and healing was manifested in her body. Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of thing not seen, That women seen her body whole, just by the faith of her touching Jesus clothes. Jesus said her faith healed her. What is good about divine healing is that the side effects are good. Your no longer sick but healed. The word of God is like medicine. Psalm 107:20A He sent His word and healed them, Which sent & healed are past-tense. All the scriptures when it comes to healing is past-tense. It already has been done. That means the Our confession of the Word of God calls for healing, which is already ours but is not in manifestation in our bodies. Maybe I should clear of up one thing, I am not teaching against going or using doctors or even medicine. But don't depend on doctors or medicine ALONE to keep you healthy. And medical science cannot cure. If you need a doctor see a doctor. Doctors save many lives each day. And there are medicines today that are beneficial in aiding the body's own healing process. I'm one that was saved by doctors. I guess what I'm saying is mix Faith with man's medicine. When you take your med or your in the hospital when you take medicine just say "I believe I receive my healing in the name of Jesus Christ". Just do what the doctors say and just put your faith in there in the name of Jesus Christ. Using a doctor is not lack of faith, do all you can. Put both God's healing and the knowledge that God gave the doctors. And don't let anyone to condemn you. I'm not trying to condemn you either. Healing is for today and so is the Word of God. Nothing has changed.

Healing part three

Isaiah 53:5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, AND BY HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED. 1 Peter 2:24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins might live for righteousness -- BY WHOSE STRIPES YOU WERE HEALED. Were, are, & healed are past tense so, that means you are already healed. In Luke 10:9 where he sent forth the seventy and told them to heal the sick & the kingdom of God has come near to you. God is telling us also to go and heal the sick. While on that cross Jesus was wounded for you and me. And before that he was wiped and every time the strap tore His flesh on His back, It was our illness, our sickness, we cannot make it void. It's there for us. He freely gave His life for us. He took back what Adam gave away. He went and did this for you and me. He wants us healed, satan doesn't. Satan has more power over us when we're sick. God never ever wanted us sick. If He did Jesus died and took those strips for nothing. Healing is for today, not just when Jesus walked on this earth. It's for now. God doesn't change. He's the same today, yesterday, and forever as Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, & forever. I'm just telling you what the Word of God says. God is not a liar look at Titus 1:2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, The Bible is true. God's Word is true!! God has an anointing for us to heal the sick, cast out demons, for the sake of God's kingdom. Sickness doesn't bring honor to God. Saying oh, God has put this on me, no God did not put sickness on you. satan did. And satan will lie to you every time. He doesn't want to bring honor to God. If you really love God you will want to honor His word, and what He gave up. John 3:15-17 (15) That whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. (16)For God so loved the world (you & me) that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (17)For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world (you & me), but that the world (you & me) through Him might be saved. Jesus shed His Blood for you and me, He hung upon the cross so, you and I can have a better life as God promised before time began. He doesn't want you sick. Can you understand that?!!!! It's your inheritance. The truth of healing through the atonement of Jesus Christ the Son of God. With the shedding of Jesus blood, Jesus purchased us to heal sickness and diseases both mental and physical. Would your dad or mom put sickness on you? NO THEY WOULDN'T. Neither does God.

Psalms 98

Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand & His holy arm have gained Him the victory. Sing a new song unto the Lord. He has saved us. Sometimes just singing the Psalms is worship unto God! Praising the Lord in this way is really putting yourself out there to Him. I cannot sing for nothing, God see's in my heart how I feel even if I sound like stomp on Happy feet with singing off key. God hears it as beauiful music. Praises unto HIm

Psalm 1

Two Ways of Life Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day & night. He shall be like a tree Planed by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgement, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous. But the way of the ungodly shall perish As believing Christians whatever we do shall prosper. That isn't saying going out and living as the ungodly does. Ungodly brings only death. Yes, things do happen to Christians, we still have life.

Psalms 121

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hill's; whence commeth my help. My help commeth from the Lord; which made heaven & earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel; shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper; the Lord is thy shade, upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day; nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; he shall preserve thy soul The Lord shall preserve thy going out, & thy comming in; from this time forth & even for evermore.

When you thought I wasn't looking

This was sent to me. I don't know who wrote it A message every adult should read because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say. When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one. When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals. When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make my favorite cake for me, and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life. When you thought I wasn't looking I heard you say a prayer, and I knew that there is a God I could always talk to, and I learned to trust in Him. When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing, and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't. When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it, and I learned we have to take care of what we are given. When you thought I wasn't looking I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn' t feel good, and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up. When you thought I wasn't looking I saw tears come from your eyes, and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry. When you thought I wasn't looking I saw that you cared, and I wanted to be everything that I could be. When you thought I wasn't looking I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up. When you thought I wasn't looking I looked at you and wanted to say,'Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking.' I AM SENDING THIS TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW WHO DO SO MUCH FOR OTHERS, BUT THINK THAT NO ONE EVER SEES. LITTLE EYES SEE A LOT Each of us (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher, friend) influences the life of a child. How will you touch the life of someone today? Just by sending this to someone else, you will probably make them at least think about their influence on others. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Are you in

Do you know if your loved ones are in? What about your parents? your children? your grandchildren? your family? friends? brothers? sisters? wife? husband? aunts? uncles, nephews, nieces? yourself??? Are all of them in? I'm going to be asking this question again. Does anybody know what I am talking about. I want you to think of your family and loved ones. Please, make comments and write your answers. Thank you, In Christ Love. Rev. Londa

Results of True Repentance

Low standard of Christian living is keeping Christian's in bondage to their sins. Which in turn the Christian's are more into pleasing the flesh/world then into pleasing God. So, when non-Christians see non-repenting Christian's acting very worldly. Then the non-Christian's doesn't believe that there is really any different between themselves and a christian. So, why believe or become a christian. And if they think they are a Christian's in their own eyes with-out accepting Jesus Christ as their personal savour, confessing their sins, & asking God to forgive their sins. They are deceived & they are still lost. Or just as bad why would they need Jesus Christ in their life. If Christians were truly repented they would not lapse back into their old lives/ways. They would want to change and not live under that bondage of sin/sins. There are five things that comes from true repentance: CONVICTION, CONTRITION, CONFESSION OF SIN, CONVERSION, CONFESSION OF CHRIST 1) CONVICTION: Meaning - Being Found Guilty. FIRM BELIEF. A man/women must realize the Hugh conviction of sin in his/her. If not the first time there is opposition, persecution, or even being ridicule for their belief they will be brought right back into sin! To be convicted of sin & to be truly repented they would be able to find peace. There are three things that will bring about conviction. A) Conscience B) Word of God C) Holy Spirit A) CONSCIENCE: Divinely implanted faculty in mankind telling us to do right as it partakes of our fallen nature.Teach our children what is right & wrong when they are young & before they're old enough to understand the Word of God & the Holy Spirit for a conscience! Conscience can be silenced if the sin is committed over & over again we lose the effect of our conscience. Paul talks about doing contrary things He lived as a Pharisee. Act 26:9 Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth B) WORD OF GOD: Can produce conviction - Old Testament - became the law after conviction. The bible teaches us right from wrong before we commit sin. New Testament - Jesus Christ fulfilled the law & gave us the Holy Spirit. So both the Old & New Testament teaches us that right & wrong is given to us by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Peter preached Acts 2:36-37 36) "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord & Christ." 37) Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, & said to Peter & the rest of the apostles, "Men & brethren, what shall we do?" C) THE HOLY SPIRIT: The Holy Spirit guides us into conviction John 16:8-9 8) And again He stooped down & wrote on the ground. 9) Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, & the woman standing in the midst. God gave conscience first & then the Comforter came afterwards. Conscience brings condemnation, witness to the law - legal conviction Comforter (Holy Spirit) brings evangelic conviction - brings justification. The Holy Spirit is to convince men of sin because they haven't believed on Jesus Christ. Light reveals darkness.A lot of people in the world who never knew they were sinful until they saw the light of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ stands between us & the law. He has settled all claims of the law, & now it is transferred to Him, no longer is it a sin question but, a SON question. After we have confessed the sin/sins. Acts 2:23 "Him, being delivered by the determined counsel & foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified & put to death; After the Holy Spirit, Peter begins speaking about Jesus Christ. Peter did not mention any other kind of sin, the Holy Spirit came down & convicted them. Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, & said to Peter & the rest of the apostles, "Men & brethren, what shall we do?" 2) CONTRITION: Meaning - Deep sorrow & repentance of sin, because sin is displeasing to God, humble penitence, through repentance because of the love of God. Deep, Godly sorrow & humiliation of the heart because of sin. With-out true contrition man will turn back to the old sin/sins. Example: If a person gets angry & there isn't contrition, nest day he will become angry again.If we become angry with somebody & we try to easy OUR conscience with gifts. And we will not say we are wrong or I'm sorry please, forgive me, that isn't contrition. God wants us to be contrition & fully repent. Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite (are crushed in spirit) spirit. Psalm 51:17 The sacrifices of god are a broken spirit, A broken & contrite (are crushed in spirit) heart - These O God, you will not despise. Some people are only sorry that they got caught & cannot keep doing that. Sin is Sin. 3) CONFESSION OF SINS: With true contrition because of our love for God will lead us to confess our sins. Unconfessed sin is like having an arrow shot through our hearts/soul. If we don't have any power to be able to over come something there is some sin that we need to confess or something in our life that really needs straightening out. We may know what it is or maybe not. Nothing & I mean nothing will cover it up. If we don't know what it is we need to fast & stay before the Lord until we find out. Once we do find out we cannot be to proud to confess it. Other wise there will not be MERCY from God or answers to our prayers. Nobody is to good for this. Because sin will find you out. Proverbs 28:13 He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses & forsakes them will have mercy. Numbers 32:23 But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; & be sure your sin will find you out. No you cannot cover up or suppress your sin, as your sin will find you out. That is why you need to fast & pray. You've tried to suppress them out, but the sin is still effecting your life. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful & just to forgive us our sins & to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. A) If the sin is between you & God, go to your private place & confess it to God. Luke 15:18 'I will arise & go to my father, & will say to him, "Father I have sinned against heaven & before you, Psalm 51:4 Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight- That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge. B) If you have wronged someone; you must go to that person & ask for forgiveness. And then you go to God & ask for forgiveness. This must be done before you can even take communion of the Lords Supper & tithes. C) Now if you have done something publicly you must confess publicly example - blaspheme, drunkenness, morally corrupt a person, slander etc.. etc.. Don't confess other peoples sins to make yourself look good. We have enough ourselves to keep ourselves busy.Don't have unconfessed sin hanging over you. You will lose your Joy & your Peace.Do it the Bible way. 1 Corinthians 11:27-29 27) Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body & blood of the Lord, 28) But let a man examine himself, & so let him eat of that bread & drink of that cup. 29) For he who eats & drinks in an unworthy manner eats & drinks judgement to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. Matthew 5:23-24 23) "Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, & there remember that your brother has something against you, 24) "leave your gift there before the altar, & go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, & then come & offer your gift. 4) CONVERSION - means two things = when one is born again & turning toward God. Confession leads to true conversion & there are three steps to take. Step 1 - Repent Acts 3:19 "Repent therefore & be converted that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, Step 2 - Conversion - Turn toward God as sin is a turning away from God. True Conversion has the heart broken away from sin. Step 3 - Confession - Confession of sin & confession of Jesus Christ. 1 Kings 8:35 "When the heavens are shut up & there is not rain because they have sinned against You, when they pray toward this place & confess Your name, & turn from their sin because You afflict them, Don't continue in sin. If you know it is wrong turn away from that sin. 5) CONFESSION OF JESUS CHRIST:If you are born again believer; CONFESS it!! Romans 10:9-10 9) that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus & believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10) For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation. Jesus Christ died to redeem us, and we shouldn't be ashamed or afraid to confess Him as our Lord Jesus Christ. Let the whole world know that you a CHRISTIAN! NEVER BE ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST!!For it is the power of our Salvation!! Romans 1:6 among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;

The Layman's Prayer Revival of 1857-58

The Layman's Prayer Revival of 1857-1858 By Rev. Oliver W. Price Back to Prayer Lessons, Personal Testimonies, Historical Revivals and Events » In 1856 a Methodist names William Arthur published a book of fiery sermons which closed with a prayer pleading with God to "Crown this nineteenth century with a revival of pure and undefiled religion...greater than any demonstration of the Spirit ever vouchsafed to man." His prayer was answered when the greatest revival in American history began the next year. In 1857 churches were sliding down hill. Thousands of Americans were disillusioned with Christianity. William Miller, a new England farmer, had captured nationwide attention with his prediction that Christ would return on October 22, 1844. When nothing happened, many abandoned their faith. America's moral recovery began when Jeremiah Lanphier, a concerned layman, started a noon prayer meeting for New York businessmen. Only six people came to the first prayer meeting on September 23, 1857 on the third floor of the "Consistory" of the Old Dutch Reformed Church on Fulton Street. By spring daily prayer meetings sprang up in many locations and daily attendance grew to 10,000. America's greatest Spiritual awakening was under way. It was called the Layman's Prayer Revival because laymen led it. During the Layman's Prayer Revival the owner of a hardware store in New York urged businessmen at the Fulton Street prayer meeting to always set a holy example. A well-known manufacturer followed him to his store and confessed that he had cheated him for years and wanted to pay it back. When the news spread that there were daily prayer meetings where sinners were welcomed, prayed for, and encouraged to turn to Christ, some hardened criminals were saved. A notorious criminal nicknamed "Awful Gardiner" surprised everyone when he found christ through the prayer meetings. He was not alone. Hundreds of people who had always spent their nights in the gates of hell came to the prayer meetings that had begun in the evenings. Thousands forsook crime and became devoted follows of Christ. Crime and vice drastically declined. Wealthy people generously helped the poor whom they regarded as their brothers and sisters. Ships coming into New York harbor came under the power of God's presence. On one ship a captain and thirty men were converted to Christ before the ship docked. Four sailors knelt for prayer down in the depths of the battleship North Carolina anchored in the harbor. They began to sing and their ungodly shipmates came running down to make fun, but the power of God gripped them and they humbly knelt in repentance. "Do you have to stop business at noon and go to a prayer meeting?" A customer from Albany asked a New York City merchant. "Yes, I must. Why don't you go with me?" The customer went with him and received Christ. He returned to Albany and started prayer meetings there. In March of 1858 a religious journal reported that "The large cities and towns from Maine to California are sharing in this great and glorious work. There is hardly a village or town to be found where 'a special divine power' does not appear displayed." In Chicago 2,000 men met at noon for prayer in Metropolitan Hall. In Jayne's Hall in Philadelphia 4,000 were meeting. An elderly philanthropist named John Crozer wrote in his diary, "I have never, I think, been present at a more stirring and edifying prayer meeting, the room quite full, and a divine influence seemed manifest. Many hearts melted, many souls devoutly engaged." In December of 1857 in Utica, New York attendance at a weekly union prayer meeting increased so rapidly that by the third meeting the main floor and the balcony of the First Presbyterian Church were filled with deeply burdened people. Then daily prayer meetings were started each morning. One night when Dr. John L. Giradeaux dismissed the prayer meeting for spiritual awakening at Anson Street Presbyterian Church in Charleston, South Carolina, no one left. The congregation stayed until midnight while the Lord powerfully worked. Eight weeks of nightly meetings followed reaching crowds numbering from 1,500 to 2,000. Many turned to the Lord. The New York Observer published a report from Waco, Texas of a mighty moving of God. "Day and night the church has been crowded during the meeting... Never before in Texas have we seen a whole community so effectually under a religious influence ... thoroughly regenerated." The power of prayer touched every aspect of business. There had never been a higher tone of honor. The Bible became the standard. Any business that injured the community was regarded as wrong. People in every kind of business began to be more honest, truthful and conscientious. At least three thousand came to Christ in Newark, New Jersey. In many smaller towns scarcely any unconverted people remained. In Haverhill, Mass., the Spirit deeply moved the crowded daily prayer meeting. Sometimes half of the assembly silently wept. One pastor found at least one person in every home in his congregation deeply concerned about their relationship with God. An unsaved man went to the prayer meetings on Fulton Street in New York hoping someone would help him. But none did. Then one day he heard a mother's request for her son's salvation. He discovered that note was from HIS OWN mother! Soon afterwards he found Christ. In Kalamazoo, Michigan a woman turned in a request for her husband's salvation. One man responded, "Pray for me. I'm that man." Four more men did likewise. A wealthy young New Yorker was born again at a noon prayer meeting. Upon returning home he read from the Bible and knelt to pour out a fervent prayer for his wife and sister. His wife and his sister knelt beside him and wept as they also received Christ. One man disowned his daughter when she confessed Christ. However, when he fell deathly sick, he sent for her and asked her forgiveness. She shared Christ with him. Within three days her father, mother, two brothers, and a sister entered the family of God. Even Hell-Corner, New Hampshire was touched. It all started when one man's outrageous profanity led to a joking call for a prayer meeting. A notorious backslider tried to lead but he broke down while praying. The meetings continued under the leadership of a man from another town and four or five hardened men were convicted of sin and turned to Christ. Many in Hell-corner became praying people. In March of 1858 the voice of prayer and praise to God was heard beginning at 8:30 every morning in the halls of the New York state capitol. Six people began a prayer meeting for the Legislature. By the fifth day tow rooms were filled and interest was growing. In 1858 in Louisville, Kentucky 1,000 attended the daily union prayer. One writer exclaimed, "The spirit of God seems to be brooding over our city, and to have produced an unusual degree of tenderness and solemnity in all classes." An amazing work of grace was changing the city. Some of the leading businessmen of Boston were attending prayer meetings. An unusual number of people who had lived wicked lives also came. One write said, "Publicans and sinners' are awakened, and are entering the prayer meetings of their own accord. Some of them manifest signs of sincere repentance." All Rights Reserved. You may copy for free distribution without making any changes.

Never give up & never quit

Dogs need 4 legs to walk…or do they? Well most of them do, but not wonder dog Faith. She was born with deformities, she only had one front leg and it had to be removed when she was 7 months because it was starting to atrophy. But thanks to the care of her adoptive owners Faith managed to survive and grow into an amazing dog. She learned to move by using only her 2 remaining legs, but, according to her owners although it was a very difficult process, it was also natural. Faith has become a star and her owners have started the With Little Faith Foundation and they travel along with their pet, spreading their faith and God’s love to as many as they can. Here’s Faith’s official site. Please, go through the pictures on this website of Faith. A wonderful over-coming story.

What Our Grandmothers & Great-grandmothers did

I know this isn't what I usually place on my blog. It is a good point. God, took the rib from the first Adam to make women. He did not take it out of his heal. And yes, I may hear from people but, that is ok. Women helped this country grow also, not just men. Our grandparents did it together and under the will of God founded this country. So, Thank you to all our grandmothers & great-grandmothers for placeing us back at the side of man & not at his feet. Where God had placed us. Rev. Londa Picard A Message for all women THIS IS MOVING. HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET.....IF ....WE EVER KNEW..... WHY WOMEN SHOULD VOTE This is the story of our Grandmothers and Great-grandmothers; they lived only 90 years ago.. Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote. The women were innocent and defenseless, but they were jailed nonetheless for picketing the White House, carrying signs asking for the vote. (Lucy Burns)And by the end of the night, they were barely alive. Forty prison guards wielding clubs and their warden's blessing went on a rampage against the 33 women wrongly convicted of 'obstructing sidewalk traffic.' They beat Lucy Burns, chained her hands to the cell bars above her head and left her hanging for the night, bleeding and gasping for air. (Dora Lewis) They hurled Dora Lewis into a dark cell, smashed her head against an iron bed and knocked her out cold. Her cellmate, Alice Cosu, thought Lewis was dead and suffered a heart attack. Additional affidavits describe the guards grabbing, dragging, beating, choking, slamming, pinching, twisting and kicking the women. Thus unfolded the 'Night of Terror' on Nov. 15, 1917, when the warden at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia ordered his guards to teach a lesson to the suffragists imprisoned there because they dared to picket Woodrow Wilson's White House for the right to vote. For weeks, the women's only water came from an open pail. Their food--all of it colorless slop--was infested with worms. (Alice Paul) When one of the leaders, Alice Paul, embarked on a hunger strike, they tied her to a chair, forced a tube down her throat and poured liquid into her until she vomited. She was tortured like this for weeks until word was smuggled out to the press. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/suffrage/nwp/prisoners.pdf So, refresh my memory. Some women won't vote this year because- -why, exactly? We have carpool duties? We have to get to work? Our vote doesn't matter? It's raining? Last week, I went to a sparsely att ended screening of HBO's new movie 'Iron Jawed Angels.' It is a graphic depiction of the battle these women waged so that I could pull the curtain at the polling booth and have my say. I am ashamed to say I needed the reminder. All these years later, voter registration is still my passion. But the actual act of voting had become less personal for me, more rote. Frankly, voting often felt more like an obligation than a privilege. Sometimes it was inconvenient. My friend Wendy, who is my age and studied women's history, saw the HBO movie, too. When she stopped by my desk to talk about it, she looked angry. She was--with herself. 'One thought kept coming back to me as I watched that movie,' she said. 'What would those women think of the way I use, or don't use, my right to vote? All of us take it for granted now, not just younger women, but those of us who did seek to learn.' The right to vote, she said, had become valuable to her 'all over again.' HBO released the movie on video and DVD . I wish all history, social studies and government teachers would include the movie in their curriculum I want it shown on Bunco night, too, and anywhere else women gather. I realize this isn't our usual idea of socializing, bu t we are not voting in the numbers that we should be, and I think a little shock therapy is in order. It is jarring to watch Woodrow Wilson and his cronies try to persuade a psychiatrist to declare Alice Paul insane so that she could be permanently institutionalized. And it is inspiring to watch the doctor refuse. Alice Paul was strong, he said, and brave. That didn't make her crazy. The doctor admonished the men: 'Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity.' Please, if you are so inclined, pass this on to all the women you know. We need to get out and vote and use this right that was fought so hard for by these very courageous women. Whether you vote democratic, republica n or independent party - remember to vote. History is being made. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/suffrage/nwp/tactics.html

Good Morning & may God Bless you this morning

Let us try this again. God woke me up at 5 AM to write on my blog. I put it off myself by writting to my sister and answering her questionar. Then when I was about done I had a power surg and lost all that I written. So, I am trying to re-write what I had written. God told me to get up and write on my blog some heart felt things. So, I hope this was as good as the first. When I write on my blog, it is what God has told me to do. I am following what He has called me to do. I am not here to comdamn anybody, I put down what God has told me to do. It isn't only for all of you, it is also for me. We are all at different areas and points in our life, so please use only what you need at that time. And maybe come back and get what you need later on for that time. I'm gonna do the same thing. God meets us where we are at the time we are. I hope that makes some sence out of that. It did for me but, I'm writting it. Ha.Ha. Remember, God is our Father and as a Father He picks up His children when we fall down and cleans us off the dirt and wipes away our tears. Sets us back up on our feet and watches us to make sure we don't fall again. And as any child we ask & confess we have fallen, done wrong, ect... ect... He's a just Father and He is there to forgive us. When I fall He wipes off mountians of rocks not just dirt. God has a wonderful sence of humor and I can see Him shaking His Head at me. I love all of you and I love God!!!!!!! This is different then the first but, still gets to the same point. Please, take what you need from what I write and leave the rest. If you need the rest come on back and get it. God knows where you are, It doesn't bother Him so, it will not bother me. Because I have to do the same thing. He gives it to me. And I get what I need from different sources also. In Christ Jesus Love. Pastor Londa

Jesus Image File

Jesus Image File Jesus; He's knocking at your door, will you answer His plead to come into your heart, your life. He stands at your door knocking. Ask Him In.

Wonderful Testimony!!!!

I love this woman. She travels with Women of Faith. I have seen her perform in person----- excellent way to give testimony!!! well done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YU0aNAHXP0 This was given to me by my sister Irma. Thank You, Sis. I hope you will enjoy as I have.

Prophetic from Lana Vawser

Attack sent to UNSETTLE18th August, 2008by Lana Anwser lanavawserpropheticministries@lizzy.com.au Many of you have been battling through a season that you are finding hard to understand. Many of you have found yourselves progressing in Me and in all that I have for you and the work I have called you to do and all of a sudden you have found yourselves in a place that you never expected.Many of you are finding oppressive attacks coming against your health, your finances, your marriages and your minds. I speak to you My Church that there has been an assignment sent from the enemy into the Body through the form of a spirit that will bring about much anxiety, panic and oppression to each of you.There has been an unsuspected attack on many of you in this season and you are finding that circumstances are being brought before you that are greatly unsettling. I am speaking to you My Church that the aim of this attack is so that you may lose your peace. For once you lose your peace; the enemy can wreak havoc upon your lives and hearts.I speak to you My Church take heart, and have courage and know that I am with you. Guard your hearts with My Word and press into My presence like never before, and continue to place your ears to My chest so you may listen to what My heart is saying. As you stay close to Me and obeying My Word, you will not lose your peace.In the midst of great storms, the enemy will throw all he can at you to remove your peace, but I am teaching many of you that no matter what circumstances are thrown at you that you can always be content and at peace because you know who I am and My promises to you.The enemy knows the new day is dawning on My Church and many of your lives and is doing all he can to try and bring this down, but he will not prevail, for I have already prevailed.Do not be weary, but continue to hold to Me, and stay close to Me My Church. This attack of anxiety and oppression being released will not prevail as My warriors stand firm and not waiver on what their natural eyes see but what My Word says.I love you My Church! Do not be weary of doing good and seeking Me, for I am bringing each of you to a new level, yes the pain is great but each of you are being propelled to your greatest destiny. For I will use ALL things in your lives for your good and bring Glory to My name.My people, come into the secret place, seek Me, and learn how to remain in My peace. Do not move in and out of My peace when circumstances arise or the enemy throws things at you to bring anxiety and panic upon you. Learn to remain in Me and My peace at all times. Come into the secret place and ask Me how and I will show you. My Church will be known as the bride of peace and confident contentment and assurance in her Beloved, not a Church of panic and distress. Trust Me, My Church, use this attack that has been released upon you use you to teach you to come higher in Me, and I will bring about a strength and discernment and holy boldness within many of you that you have never known before.

Why God #3

Now that you have learned the answer to Why God in Why God 1 & 2. We now need to take a little bit more. Useing the Bible & saying It Is Written. Another thing that we must do is follow what the Word of God says. One big one is: Mark 11:25-26 25) "And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that you Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26) "But if you don not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses". Colossians 3:12-17 Put on the new man Therefore, as the elect of God, holy & beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, long suffering; 13) bearing with one another, & forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. 14) But above all these things, put on love, which is the bound of perfection. 15) And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; & be thankful. 16) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching & admoishing one another in psalms & hymns & spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17) And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Praying can also have you reading the Bible to God. So, you need to Love a lot more, to forgive a lot more. To Love & Forgive is what God has asked us to do. I know sometimes it's hard to forgive & then Love that person who has wronged you. You need help and asking God to help you do that. I know because when I was a child things happen to me and I had to forgive & love. Also, I had as an adult thing that was wrong done to me. Yes, it's very hard to forgive & love. And the devil still trying to bring it up. And I just tell him that I have chosen to love & forgive that person or persons. Plus, I tell him (the devil) to go talk to God about it as it was given over to Him (God). We need to forgive and if we do; we will follow even more what God tells us to do. Such as: to help & feed the poor, spread the Word. God tells us to believe, to have faith, to be patience, to love God & others. Useing the Fruit of the Spirit. Galatians 5:22-26 Fruit of the Spirit 22) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23) gentelness, self-control. Against such there is not law. 24) And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions & desires. 25) If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.26) Let us NOT become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. 1 Timothy 1:5 Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, & from sincere faith, 1 Peter 4:8-9 8) And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins." 9) Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 1 John 4:12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, & His love has been perfected in us. We have learned forgiveness & love. We need to apply this to our lives & have His love perfected in us. We also need to learn thankfulness, praise, & give thanksgiving. We want to be in the present of God. Talking with Him, giving Him thanks, even reading His Word to Him. That would be His promises to us. Psalm 95:2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. Psalm 100:4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with prise. Be thankful to Him, & bless His name; Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer & supplication, with thansgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 1 Timothy 4:4-5 4) For every creature of God is good, & nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; 5) for it is sanctified by the word of God & prayer We need our requests be made known to God. Just as you would ask your earthly dad about things, you need to make known (ask) to God your requests. Read the Word to HIM. Ask Him! He tells us to. So, what are you going to do? Obey, what God has told us to do. We need to forgive, to love, to praise, & to give thanksgiving to Him. Also He tells us to make our requests be made known to Him. That isn't much. Just add this to your defeating the devil. Remember It Is Written & know that it is written that Jesus Christ already defeated the devil. Enter Gods gates with praise & thanksgiving. For It Is Written!! Praise you Lord; Thank you for your promises & being able to win with your Holy Word! Praise you, We love you Lord!! Amen (so, be it)

Why God #2 The Battle Begins

As Norvel Hayes says:" God left the Bible on the earth to get your thinking straightened out. If you can't follow the example of the Lord Jesus Christ you might as well hang it up, go home & get under the house. You'll never be in victory anyway." How true is that? Very much true! You have to to follow Jesus Christ example. Let us look at Matthew 4:1-11. Vs: 1-4 the first temptation - Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-4 1) Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2) And when He had fasted forty days & night, afterward He was hungry. 3) Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." 4) But He answered & said, " It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone. but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God." The tempter is the devil, & the devil knew that Jesus was the Son of God & that He would be hungry (since Jesus fasted 40 days & nights). He knew! And you see in verse 4 Jesus used the word. He used Deuteronomy 8:3. Now you see the battle starts right after the Holy Spirit comes upon Him. And yes, that is the way the devil operates. The devil is there to steal our salvation. To steal the Word, & to steal the Holy Spirit away from us. When you accept the Lord, the devil is their to try to steal your joy & to tempt you. Vs: 5-7 the second temptation - Luke 4:9-12 5) Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6) and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: (Ps. 91:11-13)He shall give His angels charge concerning you, and, In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone." 7) Jesus said to him, "It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God." Now you see the devil using the Word of God. so you know then that the Word of God has power. And again the devil try to say if Your the Son of God. The devil knew; the devil was one of the angles before the fall, so he knew The Son of God!! And Jesus used the Word right back at him. Vs: 8-11 the third temptation - Mark 1:3; Luke 4:5-8 & 13 8) Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, & showed Him all the kingdoms of the world & their glory. 9) And he said to Him, "All these things I will give You if You will fall down & worship me." 10) Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, & Him only you shall serve.'"(Deut. 6:13; & 10:20)11) Then the devil left Him, & behold angels came & ministered to Him. Here we are again the devil tempting Jesus. The devil is trying to give Jesus what the devil robbed from the first Adam. You see that Jesus came back with the words: IT IS WRITTEN; & used the written Word of God. So, we need to use the written Word of God to fight the devil. So say it over IT IS WRITTEN: IT IS WRITTEN say it even louder IT IS WRITTEN!!! Those are the three words you will need to fight the devil. That's the answer & you will use the rest of your life. Do you understand that? In the Bible is where all of your answers are. Whatever is written in the Bible is what you've got! Now you need faith to apply the Word of God. You have your answer. IT IS WRITTEN. For healing, for meeting your needs, blessing, God's favor, mans favor, over coming temptation, strength, ect... ect.... There are so many to have an answer to. Go to the scriptures and get what is written. Read it to God. And read it to the devil. Tell the devil you have it. Believe that you received it & you shall have it. Mark 11:24" Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, & you will have them". When was the last time you read the bible to God (for answers) and to the devil to over-come him?? If you read the Bible to the devil he will never be able to steal the patience of God away from you. And for you to possess patience is so important in your life. I mean to POSSESS it. The devil will bombard you & give all kinds of excuses why you will not receive from God. Don't let him do that. Stand Steadfast with Paience & keep saying that It Is Written and read the scripture you found for it to the devil. Tell him boldly "The Bible says I have it!! The devil will not give up easily, he didn't with Jesus, so he will not give up on you easily. The devil will try & confuse, try to mess up your mind. So, be ready. The devil only wants to steal & destroy things. He hates us because we serve God the Father, God the Son, & God the Holy Spirit. The Word of God works, the Bible works! It is written. Jesus answered all of the devil questions with It is written. Jesus used in verse 4 man shall not live by bread alone, but by EVERY WORD that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. EVERY WORD that is why you need the Word of God the Bible. Study & learn what it says & use the two edged sword. You have the answered now & you don't need to ask Why God. You know now who is behind it all. It is the devil not God doing it. So, it should be WHY devil? And we know why as he (the devil) is here to take away what God has for us & that is to kill, steal & destroy. That is all the devil knows how to do. And he uses the Word of God. The answer is: It Is Written. Use the Word of God. Keep believing the Word of God! Stand on the Word of God. You will need it. Study & keep learning! And remember each time use the words "IT IS WRITTEN"!!! IT IS WRITTEN: James 4:7-8A7) Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil & he will flee from you.8) Draw near to God & He will draw near to you. Praise God we have the answer!!! AMEN & AMEN (so be it)

Why God

When things start going bad/wrong for Christians, about 90% plus, start saying "Why God"?? Why Jesus?? Why did this happen to me God? Why did I get sick, God? Why?? If a child does something wrong; we'll say I've taught him right, he was raised to know God's word. He's been in church all his life. I taught him all about God. Why God?? Why God?? Why Jesus?? Why?? Why?? Why?? All directed at God. It isn't God that brings bad to them. God didn't have anything to do with it. Why would God or Jesus put something bad on Christians?? Or on anybody? He is not the author of sickness or death; satan is!There is one thing God cannot do & that is doing something bad. We don't have a mean God like that!! Now give credit where credit is do. Let me ask you a question or two. Has anyone ever taught you about the devil? Has anyone ever teach your children about the devil? If they have you would not be saying Why God; Why did this happen to me/us? The word of God tells you how to fight the devil. Paul tells us who the enemy is. And the emeny is the devil, satan himself. Paul tells us in Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you nay be able to stand against the wiles (schemings) of the devil. Put the WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD on! Ephesians 6:14 14) Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteusness, 15) and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16) above all taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. (satan/devil) 17) And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; When I was going to Kenneth E. Hagin church in Broken Arrow, you were taught to put on the Full Armor of God at the beginning of each day. I had that written on a piece of paper, that I placed on my mirrow. That a way I would see it first each day. Jesus has the perfect solution & perfect way to fight the devil. See what He (Jesus) did to fight the devil. Let's look at Matthew 4 & it tells you what Jesus actually did & how He fought the devil. He used the written word of God. There is a lot of power in the written word of God. You fight the devil the same way Jesus Christ did. How easy is that? There is nothing that the devil can do with the Word of God, NOTHING! So, you need to know the Word of God. Place it in your heart & believe what it says. Now when you claim something from God, remind God of the chapter & verse that your standing on & claim it in Jesus name. Quote the bible to God, remind God. God likes for you to quote the bible to Him, God wants you to ask Him. To go to Him in Jesus name. Claim it in Jesus name. Know your authority, your rights that God gave you! STAND of the Word Of God!!! And in the name of Jesus! God is your Father; wouldn't you ask your dad/father for things. Good things, now God knows what you need & want, but He wants you to ask. If you didn't ask your dad & He knew what you wanted. Don't you think it's still nice for him to hear it? It shows respect to him. Why would it be any different asking God the same way? Remember how Jesus always used: It Is Written. Do you understand what you need to do?? James 4:7-8A 7) Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8) Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. This would do the same thing as above, it would use the Word of God. Obeying the Word of God. And respecting God as a Father! Also, respecting Jesus as our Older Brother. We are God's family, His children. He has told us what to do. All GOOD, not evil! Satan is the evil one, filled with hate, destruction, death, and doesn't want anything nice to happen to mankind. satan has a very short time now, so satan is working harder to destroy. So, in short use the Word of God!! Use the Love of the Father. Mankind knows how to use things. So, this isn't any different. Use the manual. It will instruct you. You will get answers. The manual is the Bible. Don't give up, keep going on the Word of God. As Dora on Nemo kept saying just keep swiming, swiming, swiming. Well we need to keep believing, believing, believing, which is FAITH. If (I should say when) satan returns just say, Devil, Jesus said right here. Example: laying on of hands for healing. Mark 16 and read it to satan. And follow up with He laid his hands on me so therfore, I GOT IT! IT'S MINE. IT IS WRITTEN IN THE BIBLE THAT IT'S MINE. I HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN IT. The Scriptures have been fulfilled. Past tense! Jesus did it!! So find your promise in the ScripturesAMEN & Amen (so be it)