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Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.  For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.” – Isaiah 60:1-2

For some, it seems that the suffering never ends.  But it will!  And whether the suffering comes from poverty or war, poor health or the loss of a loved one, or something else, it will end!  We will go Home and there will be no suffering of any kind ?

For those of us who put our Faith in Jesus, we have the privilege of praying to, and knowing Him right now.  And Jesus will bring us Home to Heaven one day.

Jesus loves us with a love that is so all encompassing and faithful, that we can not even begin to comprehend it. But we can Rely on it! And we can Rest in it 🙂

Suffering will not be our future.  Joy and Peace will ?

So do not fear, God’s got us ?

“Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.² For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.” -Psalm 83:1-3

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The world may have changed, but God has not.  He’s Got Us ?

Psalm 105

¹ Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;
    make known among the nations what he has done.
² Sing to him, sing praise to him;
    tell of all his wonderful acts.
³ Glory in his holy name;
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
⁴ Look to the Lord and his strength;
    seek his face always.

⁵ Remember the wonders he has done,
    his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
⁶ you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,
    his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
⁷ He is the Lord our God;
    his judgments are in all the earth.

⁸ He remembers his covenant forever,
 the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
⁹ the covenant he made with Abraham,
    the oath he swore to Isaac.
¹⁰ He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
¹¹ “To you I will give the land of Canaan
    as the portion you will inherit.”

¹² When they were but few in number,
    few indeed, and strangers in it,
¹³ they wandered from nation to nation,
    from one kingdom to another.
¹⁴ He allowed no one to oppress them;
    for their sake he rebuked kings:
¹⁵ “Do not touch my anointed ones;
    do my prophets no harm.”

¹⁶ He called down famine on the land
    and destroyed all their supplies of food;
¹⁷ and he sent a man before them—
    Joseph, sold as a slave.
¹⁸ They bruised his feet with shackles,
    his neck was put in irons,
¹⁹ till what he foretold came to pass,
    till the word of the Lord proved him true.
²⁰ The king sent and released him,
    the ruler of peoples set him free.
²¹ He made him master of his household,
    ruler over all he possessed,
²² to instruct his princes as he pleased
    and teach his elders wisdom.

²³ Then Israel entered Egypt;
    Jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
²⁴ The Lord made his people very fruitful;
    he made them too numerous for their foes,
²⁵ whose hearts he turned to hate his people,
    to conspire against his servants.
²⁶ He sent Moses his servant,
    and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
²⁷ They performed his signs among them,
    his wonders in the land of Ham.
²⁸ He sent darkness and made the land dark—
    for had they not rebelled against his words?
²⁹ He turned their waters into blood,
    causing their fish to die.
³⁰ Their land teemed with frogs,
    which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
³¹ He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,
    and gnats throughout their country.
³² He turned their rain into hail,
    with lightning throughout their land;
³³ he struck down their vines and fig trees
    and shattered the trees of their country.
³⁴ He spoke, and the locusts came,
    grasshoppers without number;
³⁵ they ate up every green thing in their land,
    ate up the produce of their soil.
³⁶ Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land,
    the firstfruits of all their manhood.
³⁷ He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,
    and from among their tribes no one faltered.
³⁸ Egypt was glad when they left,
    because dread of Israel had fallen on them.

³⁹ He spread out a cloud as a covering,
    and a fire to give light at night.
⁴⁰ They asked, and he brought them quail;
    he fed them well with the bread of heaven.
⁴¹ He opened the rock, and water gushed out;
    it flowed like a river in the desert.

⁴² For he remembered his holy promise
    given to his servant Abraham.
⁴³ He brought out his people with rejoicing,
    his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
⁴⁴ he gave them the lands of the nations,
    and they fell heir to what others had toiled for—
⁴⁵ that they might keep his precepts
    and observe his laws.

Praise the Lord.“

The darker it is; the brighter light shows.  And that is how it will be in the coming years.  Although it may grow dark, God’s Light will be seen throughout the world and will be even brighter.  The people who follow Jesus will serve as beacons lighting the way home so others can find Jesus and the way home.  And some of them will become lights themselves.

But remember what Mary shared with us:  

“But when evil finally seems to triumph over all, when all seems lost, Complete Restoration of the Church will begin and the Church will finally reawaken”.

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“His foundation is in the holy mountains.  The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.  Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.’ – Psalm 87:1-3

When this was written, the writer was referring to Israel.  But many also believe that America was also Blessed by God.  People from all over the world want to come here.  And while the issue of securing our borders-remains an issue.  No one disputes that is a great compliment that so many would like to live in America!

But, because we have been so Blessed, much is required of us as a nation.

“For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.” – Luke 12:48

There is much going on in our world today, and much of it is bad.  But clearly as the above verse indicates, we don’t get to just sit on the sidelines. 

While it’s understandable that we do not want to get involved in anything outside our own country, God’s children live throughout the world, and so we must bring Christ’s Love and Mercy and go there too ?.

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We can’t help but worry about the possibility of WWIII, and we should be concerned.  But the real “worry” what is already happening, it is the spiritual attack on our country and on other countries!

“¹³ But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.”-John 16:13

No one would bomb a train of children or a church filled with children, if they were truly filled with the Holy Spirit.  But without the Holy Spirit, we can not “see” the truth of our own actions, or anyone else’s.  So more important than all else, both for our salvation and our ability to make informed and right decisions, is to accept Jesus as our Savior.

For without Jesus, we can not receive the Holy Spirit.  And we need His Help ?

For there is only One Truth-God’s!

Courage comes from God “walking with the Lord”, but it also comes from trusting our Lord with the outcome.We need to do right, because it is right. And when we are afraid, and in some cases, we can almost feel paralyzed with fear, we need to act and trust God with the outcome.

I can remember working on the “One Nation Under God” license plate. And I can praying and telling God, “He had the wrong girl!”, lol. I felt that our Father needed someone more brave, less shy, smarter… But apparently God did not agree. But I did have one thing-I was willing :). And God reminded me, my willingness was my gift to God, but the outcome belonged to Him!

What a relief that was, lol…

And that is really all we need! A Willingness to serve God in any way He asks :), God will provide the rest! And God did :). He surrounded me with wonderful friends who had all the courage and smarts, that I didn’t :). and that is exactly how the “One Nation Under God” license plate was created and I am just grateful that God let me be a part of it :).

Whether it is big things or daily things. Whether it is caring for our children, going to work, or fighting to protect innocent children threatened by war-God is with us and He loves us!

God will always provide us with what we need to do His Will 🙂

The government wants to be God-to give us handouts for our most basic necessities such as food.  They want us to trust them, even when they do evil. But we need to put our faith and trust in God-not in our government.  And in the teachings in God’s Word. For God, “He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations, – Psalm 105:8. And when we need help, God gives it to us, ““He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night.  They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven.  He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.”-Psalm 105:39-41

The government wants to be God.  To give us hand outs for our basic needs, such a food.  The government want’s us to forsake our faith in the Lord and put our trust in them.  But this would be a very grave mistake and to High a Price to pay!

We need to put our Trust in God.  Our Hope for salvation in Jesus.  Our Faith in the Holy Spirit.  Not in the government.  The government will always let us down. 

The government is filled with people.  Some are good, some are evil and some are both. 

But God is Always Good!  And God is always Faithful.  And God Always Keeps Him Promises!  God will never let us down-ever ?

Keep your Trust in God and it will be well rewarded 🙂

People all over the world love Jesus.  People on all different sides.  And people in all different wars cry to Jesus for help.

In the Ukranian War, we have seen so many pictures of those who are suffering-and we pray for them and support them!  But somewhere in Russia there is also a mother who loves Jesus who just received the news that her son is dead.  She suffers to and cries out to Jesus.  They all need our prayers.

Power can corrupt what were once good men and women.  Governments can make truly evil decisions.  But the people themselves are a mix of good and evil, just as they are here.  There are the kind-hearted who love God and their neighbor, and there are the mean-hearted who love no one.  Not even themselves.  And there is the fact that war can change people. Pray for them all.

Please pray for everyone who is suffering.  And please pray that their hearts remain kind-hearted and soft.  Open to God and to loving-everyone.

Hug often, Pray always, and Love deeply and forever! And know that God loves each of us 🙂