my deliverer

And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.

- Joel 2:32

 

It’s been a little while since I have had a song reference, and I thought this verse warranted an oldie but goodie:

Joseph took his wife and her child

And they went to Africa

To escape the rage of a deadly King

There along the banks of the Nile

Jesus listened to the song

That the captive children used to sing

They were singin'

My deliverer is comin', my deliverer is standin' by

My deliverer is comin', my deliverer is standin' by

Through a dry and thirsty land

Water from the Kenyon heights

Pours itself out of lake Sangra's broken heart

There in the Sahara winds

Jesus heard the whole world cry

For the healin' that would flow from His own scars

The world was singin'

My deliverer is comin', my deliverer is standin' by

My deliverer is comin', my deliverer is standin' by

He will never break His promise

He has written it upon the sky

My deliverer is comin', my deliverer is standin' by

My deliverer is comin', my deliverer is standin' by

My deliverer is comin', my deliverer is standin' by

I will never doubt His promise

Though I doubt my heart, I doubt my eyes

My deliverer is comin', my deliverer is standin' by

My deliverer is comin', my deliverer is standin' by

My deliverer is comin', my deliverer is standin' by

He will never break his promise

Though the stars should break faith with the sky

My deliverer is comin', my deliverer is standin' by

We often find ourselves in situations that are so devastating, so horrible that all we can do is drop to our knees and pray for relief.

Our deliverer, Christ Jesus is coming, He is coming because He said He would be back, He doesn’t break promises.

We may not see it when we are trying to dig our way out of our holes, but we are not alone, He is there.

He is coming back.

Our deliverer is coming.   

 

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Mother’s Day

Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

- Titus 2:3-5

 

Yesterday was Mother’s Day as celebrated in the U.S.

To those of you who are moms (pets count!), I hope you had a wonderful day.

To those of you who have moms, I hope you took a moment to tell her how much you appreciate her.

Some of us are blessed to have multiple mother figures in our lives, biological, adopted, mothers-in-law, moms of our friends who treated us like we were their own, moms at work, school and church. 

Most moms have the same goal; to teach, love, nurture, advise, prepare and develop us as humans so we can be better people.  

Fur mommas also have similar goals to teach, love, nurture and develop our fur children to be respectable creatures.

If you are reading this, thank a momma, you would not be here if it were not for the moms in your life.

Thank you to the Moms in my life, you know who you are.

 

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end times

and then teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you; and be sure of this—that I am with you always, even to the end of the world.

- Matthew 28:20 (TLB)

 

Pretty much everyone is talking about the end times right now.

People are picking and choosing different sections in the book of Revelation, determined that the end of the world is upon us.

Are you worried?

If you are living the way the Bible says, if you are loving God and sharing His word with others, following His word and living by it, well He says right in the Bible that He will be with us always.  

God gave us His Son to give us this confidence, we have confidence in His love.

God will never stop fighting for us, until the day we are home in His arms.

Is the world ending?

Are the end times upon us?

I don’t know, but I do know that my home is not here, it is with God.

 

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hi Dad!

The righteous man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him.

- Proverbs 20:7 (NKJV)

 

Another quote from the world is “any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad”.

I am so blessed to have someone that special in my life.

He wasn’t there for my birth, he didn’t raise me from infant to adult, but rather came into my life when I was already an adult.

I was adopted, my biological father was not part of my life, and my adopted father passed away when I was 15 years old.

My father-in-law didn’t really have a choice about being my father-in-law when his son married me, but he did have a choice to be my dad.

And he is an amazing dad. 

He gives advice, he listens, he teaches, he prays, he helps others, he lives with integrity and he loves God and his family.

He is a righteous man, and his children are blessed.

Happy birthday, Dad, I love you.  

 

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who do you know?

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.

- Ephesians 1:17

 

There is an old saying along the lines of “it’s not who you know, it’s what you know”, I have heard it phrased several different ways.

I guess my thought on this is really who DO you know? 

Do you know God as your Father, as your Savior, as your friend?

Do you know that God can give you wisdom and power, knowledge and peace?

Do you know that you are stronger just by acknowledging that He is God and you are not?

I encourage you to pick up your Bible and get to know Him better, you may be surprised at the things you learn.

 

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May the 4th be with you!

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

- Colossians 3:15

 

May the fourth be with you.

Sorry that is a little nerdy – it’s ok, I embrace my nerdiness.

Today though, I would rather say may the Peace be with you.

Peace seems to be hard to come by these days, there is so much turmoil and sadness in the world, it just doesn’t feel very peaceful.

How do you find peace with all the craziness of life?

I have discovered that quiet is the start to finding my peace.

No music, no tv, just me, my coffee or water and maybe a cat purring. 

In that quiet, I can read, meditate pray, and in that quiet, I can find peace.

Try it, find five minutes of quiet, then extend that 5 minutes to whatever you need to find peace.

Don’t forget Philippians 4:7 and John 14:27 – God gave us this peace.

 

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friends forever

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

- Proverbs 17:17

 

What do you consider a friend?

There are social media friends, work friends, church friends, organization friends, school friends, friends that you have known so long you can’t quite remember at what point you became friends! 

How often do you evaluate your friendships?

Friends should encourage and support us, pick us up when we’re are at our lowest points, and give us a kick in the booty when we are being dumb.

How many friends do you have that can be counted on to be there no matter the time, weather or situation, if you need them they are there?

These are the friends that the Bible speaks of, the friends that will “lay down their life”, the friends that are there in times of adversity.

These are the friends we need to cling to, never let go, and be there for them too!

I know who I can count on, who my Proverbs 17 friend is.

Do you?

 

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