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Father God let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
I juggle the idea of unity, Jesus in John chapter 17 seems to be speaking about a unity visible enough to be noticed, and strong and attractive enough to bring conviction to an observing world. It would be hard to make the case that the world could be persuaded by something it could not see.
It reads in John 17:20-36; My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me, and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one. I in them and you in me, so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. “Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. I have made you have known to them and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.” John 17:20-36
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for unity and how You proved Your Unity with Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit as one with You. I thank You and praise You for uniting Your children in the bond of love, worship, praise and fellowship with Yourself so that those that are Your children may abide in You and You in us. I thank You and praise You that You work through us so that we may be true witnesses of Your so great salvation and a testimony of Your unity throughout creation. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Philippians 2:2

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness, the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me. Colossians 1:25-29
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for Your written word in the bible and the awesome truths that are contained within its pages. I thank You and praise You that through Paul You have made known to us that precious mystery that was kept hidden in ages past. Which is that Jesus Christ lives in me. I thank You and praise You that my old sinful nature was crucified with Christ and that His new resurrected life has been imputed to me for eternity. I thank You and praise You for the blessed assurance in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
The path of the righteous is like the morning sun,
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Proverbs 4:18

Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
1 John 2:9-11
I had this elderly friend named Olga. You would have loved her as I do. She is in Heaven. She went to Montgomery College. At first, I didn’t know what to think about her. I knew she was a nice person, because she would always smile and talk nice to me. I would go my own way working. I would see her on her days she had class’s. I see her at Walmart, and we would talk and walk around the store together, before I had to walk home. She would actually ask the Lord Jesus first before she did anything. I thought this is so awesome. Olga had a light that I never seen in a Christian. I talked with her about this. She told me this part of the bible: It reads in:
Matthew Chapter 22:37-40; And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend on all the Law and the Prophets.”
Olga told me this means that you should ask the Lord Jesus first anything before you do it or speak it. The Lord Jesus was her neighbor, friend and brother first. So, she told me go home and read Luke Chapter 14: So, I did.
It reads in Luke 14:
Jesus at a Pharisee’s House (The Pharisee’s hated Jesus because Jesus was for the sinner)
One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” But they remained silent. So, taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way. Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?” And they had nothing to say. When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when you host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” (Meaning if sitting with the poor, powerless and those who are broken just like me. Then the Lord Jesus will bless you and bless them)

Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” (Ask the Lord Jesus and Keep giving in love and blessing your neighbor)

“The Parable of the Great Banquet”
When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.” Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’ “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’ “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’ “The servant came back and reported this to his master. (So these people refused the Lord Jesus as their neighbor and denied Him. They thought themselves better than the Lord Jesus)
Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’ “‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’ “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. ( So the Lord Jesus invited all those who loved Him and didn’t deny Him)
I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’” (So those who denied the Lord Jesus will be envious of the goodness the Lord Jesus shows to them who do love Him.)

The Cost of Being a Disciple
Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, even their own life, such a person cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. (This is powerful, because it is not saying that you should hate everybody. These verse are stating that you love the Lord Jesus first in everything. Then you proceed to love others. I have heard people say: What kind of bible are you reading? It says to hate my family! I won’t do this! This is not so! You need to love God first and then love others)

“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’ (So you start out loving the Lord Jesus and then you give up on Him,)

“Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples. ( What the Lord Jesus is saying here is come to Him first then confide the needs to Him first.)

“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
(So salt is considered a healing source. So, the Lord Jesus is salt and light. So, confiding in the salt and listening to the answer in the light makes all right! Ignoring what is heard is gone)
“So, loving the Lord Jesus first to confide in Him. Put Him first in all that you do. “
“Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart” Proverbs 3:5
My son do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life. Never let loving devotional or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. This will bring healing to your body refreshment to your bones. Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the first fruits of all your harvest; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. My son do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
Olga was a mentor to me in her way. Isn’t this the way we end up listing to others God sends in our path? What we listen to if it is not salt and light it is not of God.
Olga said. The pastor talks of how we have to give our 10%. She said she didn’t have money to give when she first started going to church. People still treated her right. She said everyone who gives seed at church will watch it flourish. Whether it is love, time or money. It starts with loving the Lord Jesus and trusting Him. Wow! I love yours and my Lord Jesus who belongs to all of us.

It reads in John 12:12-18; The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the king of Israel!” Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written: “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.” At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him. Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him.

{Let’s Pray}
Dear Blessed Lord Jesus, I thank You and praise You that I can confide in You first in all I say and do. I thank You and praise You for all the brothers and sisters in Your Precious Name that are Your salt and light. Bless them all today as they dwell with You. Lord Jesus I could never do all that You do. So, I will keep learning to listen and be still till You tell me to move. I am believing for all those who have suffering, hurts and Hangups Jehovah Rapha that they will know that You are right there with them fighting their battles. Lord Jesus keep a hedge of angels around them and bring miracles to their prayers. Let them all stay close to You. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Your Precious Name Jesus Amen.

{Power Verse}
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.

Proverbs 3:29

HAVE AN AWESOME PALM SUNDAY! HOPE YOUR EASTER IS BLESSED! LOVE YOU!

Father God let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

Jesus was the faultless teacher, not only because of how he taught but because of what he taught. Jesus performed many ways of healing and miracles. Jesus loved teaching. He taught about the greatest commandment and Jesus taught on forgiveness. Jesus taught the disciples how to live by faith and not by sight. He taught them of God who created everything. Jesus still teaches by the bible to this day. It doesn’t matter how much a person knows the teachings and learning never stops. It reads in John 7:16; Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me. There is no end to education in the Christian living. Never give up cause God has never given up on you. Just saying. There is always something that Jesus teaches truths through His word.

Jesus did this in 1 Corinthians 11:23-28; “For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for forgiveness of sins and Your grace. I thank You and praise You for the love that You have for all Your creation. I thank You and praise You for the air and for life everlasting. I thank You and praise You that we can learn from Your word always. I thank You and praise You for Your unique ways of teaching all Your children. I thank You and praise You for the divinity procedure of the Lord’s Supper. I thank You and praise You that we are called to remember the high price that Jesus paid for our sin and for our communal remembrance at the communion table. I never want to become careless about the immense price that was paid for my sin. Assist me to honor and glorify Your holy Name when I meet together with my brothers and sisters in Christ. May I continue to remember the Lord Jesus’ death in this way, until He comes again or takes me home to be with Him. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
“A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but a man of evil devices he condemns.”
Proverbs 12:2

Father God let this touch someones heart in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

I don’t know about you, but it was hard for me going through this Covid situation. I started learning of loved ones who was dying from Covid. I couldn’t go inside the nursing homes or hospitals to see my friends. I had to wave from outside their window and pray for them from my heart. Which wasn’t hard. At least I got to see them. I didn’t like being rejected by others who was afraid that they would catch something. Thank God for basketball goals, cell phones, zoom, online social media, painting, crocheting, sewing, jewelry making etc. Thank God I had the supply’s all ready. Thank God for pets and a spouse. See God gives us gifts that are still close even when the whole world walks out. You are never alone. Thank God that we can pray for others this is a gift that can never be taken from us. Thank God for our powerful mind that can heal our bodies’.
It reads in Matthew 10:1-42 NIV.
Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James’s son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James’s son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. “Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts, no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep. Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave. As you enter the home, give it your greeting. If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues. On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time, you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. “The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household! “So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed or hidden that will not be made known. What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven. “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn “‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law— a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. “Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever Welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for the beautiful truth that Jesus is the Messiah of Israel and their coming King. I thank You and praise You for prayer and all its benefits that are from You. I thank You for this powerful mind that You have given me to heal the body and I thank You for this temporary body that can carry Your weight of right thinking. I thank You and praise You that even though Israel rejected Jesus and crucified their King, You, have not finished with Your chosen people. I thank You and praise You that in Your grace, You chose me and others who would believe on the name of Jesus Christ and trust Him as Savior, to witness to a lost world, and have entrusted us to be a light to lost sinners, and ministers of the New and better Covenant, in the blood of Jesus. When I feel weak and overwhelmed by circumstances help me to look to You. Let me keep my heart and mind fixed on You. I am believing that if there is someone out there who wants to know You, that they will repent and turn their heart to You this day. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
Commit your actions to the Lord, and Your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
Yesterday I went outside to move a pile of broken bricks. Ended up cutting grass with the push more, raking leaves and pulling weeds. I saw a snake and it wasn’t moving. I used the rake to pick it up. It was a fake snake one of the grandchildren left behind. Lo! So, I just picked it up and put it in the house. I went outside. My husband got on the riding lawn more and cut the back yard grass. Then he went to the other side of the street and the riding lawn more died. So, we pushed it back in the yard and put it in the garage. Then I had him burn the leaves. I saw this frog moving from his home, so I picked him up and found him another home. I had planned on going to church, but by the time I was done. It was too late.
What if I forgot God created me and that He existed? Then I went to Heaven because I moved out of the earth. God said who are You. I don’t know you. You want to come into Heaven. But Susan you rejected and didn’t acknowledge Me. Why should I let you in? I would say cause obviously You knew my name so You should let me in. God would say exactly, I knew you because I created you, why couldn’t you acknowledge Me. I would be as lost as that frog that I stuck in a home he didn’t want to be in.
I know I don’t like it when others ignore me. Imagine how God feels when we ignore Him.

It reads in Ecclesiastes 12:1-8; Remember Our Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them” before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain; when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men stoop, when the grinders cease because they are few, and those looking through the windows grow dim; when the doors to the street are closed and the sound of grinding fades, when people rise up at the sound of birds, but all their songs grow faint; when people are afraid of heights and of dangers in the streets, when the almond tree blossoms and the grasshopper drags itself along and desire no longer is stirred. Then people go to their eternal home and mourners go about the streets. Remember him, before the silver cord is severed, and the golden bowl is broken; before the pitcher is shattered at the spring, and the wheel broken at the well, and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Everything is meaningless!”

{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for Your promises and truth. I thank You and praise You that even though there are times when I stray from Your side and seek after the things of this world. I thank You and praise You that in Your grace You draw me back into Your loving arms. I believe that my life from this day forward may be a life that is consecrated to You. Let my eyes remain fixed upon Jesus, the Author and Finisher of my faith. I thank You and praise You for welcoming all those who believe in You into Your family and especially eternity in Your kingdom. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
My constant boast is God. I can never Thank You enough. Psalm 44:8

Father God, Let this touch someone’s heart in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
It reads in Matthew 14:27 “But Jesus immediately said to them: ‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.'”
What Does Restoration Mean? The word “restoration” literally means to return something back to its former condition. To restore something is to mitigate the damage and bring the area, space, or item back to the previous condition, before the damage took place. Could be addiction or some kind of suffrage. Healing takes a good time to make right. Choose to ask the Lord Jesus to go behind Your heart and restore the inside and outside of your heart so you can be restored back to good health. People get mad at God when they are trying to do good but feel they failed God.
They want to feel that purity that they once had, or they may be afraid God would never approve if they changed for the good. So sometimes they fall back. Or maybe you have a illness and think God don’t care. God does! He wants you to trust Him. Don’t ever give up cause God will never give up on you. Let Him know how you feel. Just saying.
It reads in Matthew 28:10; Jesus said to them, “Don’t be frightened!” Go tell My brothers to leave at once for Galilee, to meet Me there.
It reads in Acts 18:9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
God does not rehabilitate his children; he resurrects them! God has no desire to change you; he wants your sin nature to die so he can live through you. As strange as it may sound, the key to the Christian life is death. Jesus died for us; we must be willing to die to ourselves. Do you have any bad habits that need to die? Are you holding on to a dream that dishonors God? Is there any part of the person you were before you became a Christian that you refuse to kill? The greatest evidence of living in Christ is repeatedly dying to self. Do this, and you will walk in newness of life and display the riches of God’s grace. The Bible clearly states that there will be a restoration of all things. Like Lillies. The leaves die but the bulbs are strong and growing more bulbs under the ground for more Lillies. No one see’s those bulb blooms gather but God does. The person who digs up the bulbs to spread them out, knows that God does this. So, this person takes and cuts the dead leaves off the bulb so the Lilly’s can bloom again out of the same bulb. Then they take some of the Lilly Bulbs and plant them and containers and make more.

” That He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.”
As it read in Acts 3:20-21

It reads in John 6:35; And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I love You, thank you, praise You and give You all the honor and glory for this new day of life. Father may we ever be found at your table and walk in Your light. Let us always be thirsty to follow in Your footsteps, knowing You are our friend and always been for us. Jehovah Rapha I am believing healing and prayers to be answered today. I am believing for those who are unsure of You that You will guide them to You through others who believe and love You. Bless them. I thank you, praise You and give you all the glory Your Precious Name Jesus Amen.

{Power Verse}
“I am He that lives, and was dead (Jesus); and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.”
Revelation 1:18

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
It reads in 2nd Corinthians 5:1; Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in Heaven, not built by human hands.
God only gave us these tents (body’s) to take care of for Him. They are a temporary shield. But only God can protect us.
I love it when I go out and do some errand’s. Then when I am done, I long to be home. Where I can relax, make jewelry, sew, do housework or work with photos I took when I was running errands. It feels so good to kick my shoes off and put on my sandals. There is no place like being at home. Our self confidence in what we do each day gives us the faith to get all that we need to be done. So, when I was running errands with my husband yesterday. I wanted to go to the HEB in Magnolia, because we were almost there. He said if there is a line like last time, I am not stopping. So, I said to God in my heart. Father God, please don’t let there be a long line so we can go to this HEB in Jesus Precious Name Amen. Well, we got down to the light and there was only one person in line. Walt said, guess we are going to this one. I said out loud thank You Jesus! My husband just smiled.
It reads in 2nd Corinthians 5:7-10; We live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So, we make it our goal to please Him, weather we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
It reads in 2nd Corinthians 5:5; He puts a little taste of Heaven in our hearts so that we will never settle for less.
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for making each one of us unique. Let me have a deeper understanding and appreciation of others. Let me honor and value our similarities and differences. I thank You and praise You for preparing a place for us to share that home with You one day. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Mathew 5:12

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

You ever see two dogs fighting over a hot dog in an alley way? I have. I used to walk everywhere I went. Laundry mat, school, work, shopping and church. I would see children fighting. People walking on. Car’s speeding. People honking their horns. Like they never seen a woman walk down the street before. Especially a mother duck and her four children. Lo! Moved to Texas and people thought you walk on the street you were trash. I walked to church every week with my children and people would make in front of us. You had to have a car to live in Texas. People say: why don’t you have a car. I hated walking to work every day. I hated Texas! If it wasn’t for the people at church that showed their compassion and kindness. I would have gone back east. But I had to walk. Otherwise, my children would have no roof over their heads or food in their stomach. I remember getting a 10-speed bike from good will for $10.00 in 1994. That afternoon I rode to the Albertson’s groceries and got diapers for my niece, milk and a few bags of stuff we needed and as I rode almost halfway home, I stopped in the gas station to take a break and talk to my friend that worked there. He used to go to the college with me. Well, he let me use his car to take the stuff home. Thank God for him. I left my bike. Then I took and brought his car back after I dropped off the stuff. Well, it was dark, and I proceeded up Silverdale as I was riding my bike. A motorcycle driver with a passenger grabbed the handle of my bike and was dragging my bike with him. I turned away and them pushed towards him as I did that, I fell off the bike, but my hand was caught up in my purse and he was dragging me on the cement and my bike. I managed to get my hand free from my purse and fell to the ground still screaming. A lady that lived across the street went in the house to call the police. I made my way to the side of the road. I pulled myself together and got up limping on my way home. I found my bike and my purse on the side of the road. Then I heard a motorcycle and ditched into the bushes. I waited till no one was around and proceeded home. People just don’t know the pain they can cause, and they think they are having fun. But it was no fun to me! I didn’t deserve what they did to me. I didn’t suffer alone. God suffered with me. Thing is I thought this 10-speed bike was my new wheels and they Motorbike driver reminded me having better is not what it is all cracked up to be. There will always be evil people like those two on that motorcycle around if they don’t know Jesus. I should have just walked. I am sure God took care of them in His way. Those two needed Jesus. There is a lot of unfairnesses in this world. Just as there was back when Jesus suffered for us. I have come to learn of many people who drive motorcycles are for the poor and powerless. Not all people who drive a motorcycle are like those two evil ones. I have seen guys and gals on motorcycles raise money for non-profit. They are my brothers and sisters in Christ. I am very proud of them. Even Pastors drive motorcycles. So, when someone does evil it is them committing a crime. Not the State of Texas or anyone else. I am proud to be a Yankee Texan.
In 1 Timothy 6:6-10 it reads: But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

We watch our loved ones suffer, through poverty and work with them to bring them out of poverty. Then when they’re on their own. If it isn’t others using them or illness covering them. You say my hands are tied. No way! I can’t do it! Yes, we together can. These hands are to lift up to God! Being on the knees asking God to heal their situation’s. Guide others in their lives to encourage them and bless them as they bless them back. Praying for each other knowing God is skin close costs nothing. God gifts us with everything so we can thrive, advance, prosper and bloom.
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory for all You have done in my life. I know there are many things that could displace the Lord Jesus from His rightful position in my heart. Like anger of others who have hurt me and made me suffer. I have forgiven, but it is hard to forget. To overcome is a blessing. I know the love of money is one that can cause much distress, destruction and loss in lives. Riches need to be of authority of Christ. Assist me to ask and use the money that I have wisely and help me to always consider money and my possessions as my servant and not my master. Take my life, together with all that I own for Your greater glory, and let it be consecrated to You. I want to fight the good fight of faith, hope and love knowing there is victory over the world, the flesh, and the devil, has already been won by Jesus Christ. I am believing to face every challenge of my life in Your strength and to Your glory from this day forth as I worship You from my mind my heart will heal from the inside out and thrive. Let me trust You and have the power, strength and Your will to work in my path in big ways. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Prayer}
Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. Proverbs 11:28

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

It reads in 1 Corinthians 3:7; So, neither he who plants, nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. So, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters are anything, but only God, who makes things grow. It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow.

So back to the elderly. People I went to the store for and did their laundry or chores around their homes. I tell you that Mrs. Gleason liked Majesty Palms in her house. She crocheted and she had two cats. Ataboy and inky. Ataboy fell from the third story window and had surgery and survived. Inky was all black cats. They were both friendly. Mrs. Gleason loved Jesus.

There was Mrs. Fuller she liked looking out the window at the flowers and everyone who walked by. She would wave to people also. She did like to crochet. She didn’t have no animals. Mrs. Fuller loved Jesus.

There was Mrs. Webster. She was old fashion. Didn’t believe in laundry mats. She would sit in her window also. She liked cactus. She knitted scarfs, sweaters and blankets and gave them to charity. She was old fashion and didn’t believe in going to the doctors, nor was she ever married. Mrs. Webster loved Jesus.

Mrs. Grandmaison, she had plants everywhere even on the outside that I helped take care of. I learned a lot about having a green thumb and trimming rose bushes and taken care of them. Mrs. Grandmaison loved Jesus.

Miss Margret Powers. I would go to the store for her, and she would crochet and knit. She worked a job. I would go to the store for her in the evening and on the weekends. Margret Loved Jesus.

This is just a few of the people I worked for in my lifetime. But God always puts me in people’s life’s that love Jesus. Then there has been some that didn’t know Jesus. Then there was some that refused to know Jesus. Their choice. Joy doesn’t spring from life of comfort, ease. Like a spider plant reminds me of Jesus. The spider plant over time moves weeds that don’t belong in the spider plant garden out! I call those other weeds self-pity because they don’t survive. Spider plants have baby’s spider plants growing on the top of the spider plant and they spread out and set themselves in the ground and grow more. I come along and dig them up and move them to another place and put some back in the garden to grow more. Spider plants can also be placed in a hanging basket to hang with the babies.

{Lets Pray}

Father God, I thank You and praise You for the spider plants that work as Your church family weeding out the self-pity weeds. The spider plants are strong and keep growing and are able to be moved further to grow more strong plants. I thank You and praise You that You are my Lord and Savior. I thank You and praise You for the grace You have shown to me and to all who trust in Jesus Christ for their salvation. I believe for Your people, that many would repent and turn to Jesus by trusting in His blood for the forgiveness of sins and life everlasting. Let them spring up with Your nurturing word and watering truth to spread Your precious seed to others who don’t know You. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}

But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. Matthew 13:29