Hello my most wonderful World Wide Family. I love you all so very much. It is great to talk to you today. Let’s start with a prayer.
Dear LORD Jesus Christ, God Almighty, Holy Spirit; the Holy Trinity and One and Only God, we come to You today with thanksgiving in our hearts for Who You are and Whose we are. There is nothing greater than having You to do this life with. Life definitely has it’s challenges LORD, please let Your people all over Your world know that they were never meant to do this life alone in their own strength. Your plan from the beginning of Your creation was for us to have this deep, intimate relationship with You and to count on Your Strength. There is nothing better.
We love You, worship and praise You. Thank You that You are King of kings, LORD of lords, Magistrate of magistrates and the One and Only Great Potentate. Even though this is Who You are; You are also our Heavenly Father, Abba, Who loves us and watches over everyone of us every minute of every day. We are never alone.
Thank You for keeping Your ministering angels around us and Your Holy Spirit to teach us Your Wisdom, Your Way, Your Will and Your WORD for our lives. Thank You for Your Holy Bible, Your WORD which is Your manual for us to give us direction in our lives. Please help us to follow Your WORD.
You created each one of us with a specific destiny and purpose that only we can fulfill with You. Please bless those who are being persecuted and martyred for You LORD. Bless their families. Let them know You are right there with them. Let them feel Your Pure Love and comfort. Give them Your Peace that passes understanding.
LORD bless all in Afghanistan. Save the people from the terrorists and save their souls. Please save the terrorists with Your Salvation so they will no longer be terrorists, but will instead live in love, and
have eternal life with You.
LORD please bless all in Haiti who have once again been devastated by an earthquake. Bless those who are mourning over the loss of their loved ones. Help them to receive Your salvation. Help those of us who have so much have a burning desire to give to those who are experiencing horror and heartbreak. We thank You in advance. In Jesus Precious Name. Amen. Glory to God.
I am currently reading the book “7 MEN AND THE SECRET OF THEIR GREATNESS” by Eric Metaxas. It is so awesome. It tells about the lives of George Washington, William Wilberforce, Eric Liddell, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jackie Robinson, Pope John Paul II, and Charles W. Colson. I had previously read the extensive and intense book about the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by this same Author. (This Author also has a TV series on TBN, the Trinity Broadcast Network-Christian television channel.)
Each of these men were used in a phenomenal way by the LORD. Their lives were a living legacy and walking epistle for Jesus Christ. Many courageous people have been martyred for their belief in Jesus Christ as their LORD. They had the courage that comes from the Holy Spirit. There have been so many heroic men and women throughout the centuries and throughout the Bible. I aspire to be one of these women that God will use for His Glory, for His Will to be done, and to bring Him precious souls unto salvation.
Prior to that book; I read “IN THE PRESENCE OF MY ENEMIES” by Gracia Burnham and Dean Merrill. I could not put this book down. It was written by the wife of a Missionary Pilot who was killed when they were taken captive for over a year by terrorists in the jungles of the Philippines. The unbearable details were heart breaking, yet they held onto their faith in the LORD and even loved their enemies because God tells us to as Christians.
What are we known for during this generation here in America, and in the rest of the world? I am not just talking about this current generation, (which of course has many wonderful people); I’m talking about all of us who are here, living right now, regardless of our age, gender, race, nationality, educational and financial status, culture and denomination. We are all alive now, for such a time as this.
Are we constantly binging the latest TV shows and online series, playing the latest game into the wee hours of the morning, scrolling up and down on social media or posting selfies? Are we so self absorbed that we can’t be concerned about the broken, the marginalized, the devastated who may be our neighbors who either live right next door or our neighbors who live on the other side of the world?
We are all part of the human race. I would beseech each one of us to care about and love our brothers and our sisters a little more, regardless of who they are, and where they live, and perhaps be a little less concerned with our latest entertainment desires. Entertainment can be a good thing, and so can helping another human being who doesn’t want to be entertained but rather merely wants to be able to survive.
It is so joyous to be used by God to help another human being. It is really more rewarding than almost anything that I can think of. It truly is “more blessed to give than to receive.”
MATTHEW 25:34- 46 THEN THE KING WILL SAY TO THOSE ON HIS RIGHT HAND, ‘COME YOU BLESSED OF MY FATHER, INHERIT THE KINGDOM PREPARED FOR YOU FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD: FOR I WAS HUNGRY AND YOU GAVE ME FOOD; I WAS THIRSTY AND YOU GAVE ME DRINK; I WAS A STRANGER AND YOU TOOK ME IN; I WAS NAKED AND YOU CLOTHED ME; I WAS SICK AND YOU VISITED ME; I WAS IN PRISON AND HYOU CAME TO ME.’
37 THEN THE RIGHTEOUS WILL ANSWER HIM, SAYNG, ‘LORD WHEN DID WE SEE YOU HUNGRY AND FEED YOU, OR THIRSTY AND GIVE YOU DRINK? WHEN DID WE SEE YOU A STRANGER AND TAKE YOU IN, OR NAKED AND CLOTHE YOU? OR WHEN DID WE SEE YOU SICK, OR IN PRISON, AND COME TO YOU?’
40 AND THE KING WILL ANSWER AND SAY TO THEM, ‘ASSUREDLY, I SAY TO YOU, INASMUCH AS YOU DID IT TO ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE MY BRETHREN, YOU DID IT TO ME.’
41 THEN HE WILL ALSO SAY TO THOSE ON THE LEFT HAND, ‘DEPART FROM ME, YOU CURSED, INTO THE EVERLASTING FIRE PREPARED FOR THE devil and his angels: FOR I WAS THIRSTY AND YOU GAVE ME NO DRINK; I WAS A STRANGER AND YOU DID NOT TAKE ME IN, NAKED AND YOU DID NOT CLOTHE ME, SICK AND IN PRISON AND YOU DID NOT VISIT ME.’
44 THEN THEY ALSO WILL ANSWER HIM, SAYING, ‘LORD, WHEN DID WE SEE YOU HUNGRY OR THIRSTY OR A STRANGER OR NAKED OR SICK OR IN PRISON, AND DID NOT MINISTER TO YOU?’ THEN HE WILL ANSWER THEM, SAYING, “ASSUREDLY I SAY TO YOU, INASMUCH AS YOU DID NOT DO IT TO ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE, YOU DID NOT DO IT TO ME.’ AND THESE WILL GO AWAY INTO EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS INTO ETERNAL LIFE.”
Until we get to talk again, I love you and am always praying for all of you around the world. Most importantly, Jesus loves you. God bless you and protect you all of your generations, and keep His angels around you.