Merry Christmas
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The temperature here in South Carolina yesterday were in the mid seventies, that's spring time temperature~it is hard to think of Christmas with those temperatures!
I do trust all will have a very blessed time with family and friends and the Lord would indeed bless all with a very blessed year with prosperity, peace and good health ~ and truly above all with more love for God , his word and his people.
A special shout out to my old friend @Jim, praying for you my friend that our God would take care of you in this coming year. Also for @FreeInChrist, a special friend as well.
I have taken a break from the forum so I can help a new group of believers just getting their feet off the ground in forming a local body within an hour from me. I'm the old man among them. Some of these dear folks I have known for many years.
I do trust all will have a very blessed time with family and friends and the Lord would indeed bless all with a very blessed year with prosperity, peace and good health ~ and truly above all with more love for God , his word and his people.
A special shout out to my old friend @Jim, praying for you my friend that our God would take care of you in this coming year. Also for @FreeInChrist, a special friend as well.
I have taken a break from the forum so I can help a new group of believers just getting their feet off the ground in forming a local body within an hour from me. I'm the old man among them. Some of these dear folks I have known for many years.
Yes, Merry Christmas to all and a happy new year.
Merry Christmas everyone have a blessed day with your loved ones.
I sent this out to the believers that are just getting started in forming a local church close to me, well, within an hour.
Psalms 118:24~“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
This day (nor any day) does not belong to world, but to us and to our children, why, some may ask?
As I get older I come to realize every day is a divine gift, and we must choose to find joy and give thanks, even amidst seemly hardships, as we recognized God's sovereignty over all of our circumstances as a call to live cheerfully as children of light, celebrating His mercies, and praise His work in our lives.
God is indeed directing every aspect of our life, even though we may not consider it as we should, and we allow our spirits to fret over nothing. I have often thought in the last few years that I will die alone with my family, with no one even knowing it, since I had no friends and found myself all alone having no Christians friends that I could relate to and enjoy the things of God with ~but God has proven me wrong.
Consider Joseph...God indeed works in mysterious ways as the song writer said ~ meaning God's plans unfold in ways beyond human comprehension, often turning hardship into blessing.
Psalms 118:24~“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
This day (nor any day) does not belong to world, but to us and to our children, why, some may ask?
As I get older I come to realize every day is a divine gift, and we must choose to find joy and give thanks, even amidst seemly hardships, as we recognized God's sovereignty over all of our circumstances as a call to live cheerfully as children of light, celebrating His mercies, and praise His work in our lives.
God is indeed directing every aspect of our life, even though we may not consider it as we should, and we allow our spirits to fret over nothing. I have often thought in the last few years that I will die alone with my family, with no one even knowing it, since I had no friends and found myself all alone having no Christians friends that I could relate to and enjoy the things of God with ~but God has proven me wrong.
Consider Joseph...God indeed works in mysterious ways as the song writer said ~ meaning God's plans unfold in ways beyond human comprehension, often turning hardship into blessing.
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Victoria
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Thank you for sharing this, Red. It was absolutely beautifulI sent this out to the believers that are just getting started in forming a local church close to me, well, within an hour.
Psalms 118:24~“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
This day (nor any day) does not belong to world, but to us and to our children, why, some may ask?
As I get older I come to realize every day is a divine gift, and we must choose to find joy and give thanks, even amidst seemly hardships, as we recognized God's sovereignty over all of our circumstances as a call to live cheerfully as children of light, celebrating His mercies, and praise His work in our lives.
God is indeed directing every aspect of our life, even though we may not consider it as we should, and we allow our spirits to fret over nothing. I have often thought in the last few years that I will die alone with my family, with no one even knowing it, since I had no friends and found myself all alone having no Christians friends that I could relate to and enjoy the things of God with ~but God has proven me wrong.
Consider Joseph...God indeed works in mysterious ways as the song writer said ~ meaning God's plans unfold in ways beyond human comprehension, often turning hardship into blessing.
Hope all is well w/ you, & yours. I've been wondering if you were okay, & see you just needed to take a break from the forum.
Be careful in your travels during the holidays. Merry Christmas!
@Victoria
I sent this out to the the body of believers yesterday, and it was received with joy:
Revelations 22:1,2~“And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
Here we have a description of the blessedness of the life of the glorified church, a life that shall never have an end to it. A life in paradise! As our Lord said to the dying thief...Today shalt shalt be with me in paradise.
Since it is only my purpose to give you a thought to consider and to meditate on, I will say these few words:
In the world to come, there will be absolutely pure pleasures, joy, happiness, contemement typified by the pure water of life proceeding from the throne of God and the Lamb. Pure, my brethren, without any mixture of sadness, of not being content, or wishing for elsewhere to be.
The tree of life, which is constantly bearing fruits every month points to a constant fullness (without one second of break in this blessed life in paradise) of pleasures, joy, happiness, contentment that is beyond our present comprehension, yet the reality will soon be ours to enjoy.
But, the best of all is this: Revelation 22:4~“And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.”
Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus. And all of God's people said: Amen and amen.
Precious sister, you are so kind, I trust your days are filled with God's love, peace and joy.Thank you for sharing this, Red. It was absolutely beautiful
Hope all is well w/ you, & yours. I've been wondering if you were okay, & see you just needed to take a break from the forum.
Be careful in your travels during the holidays. Merry Christmas!
I sent this out to the the body of believers yesterday, and it was received with joy:
Revelations 22:1,2~“And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
Here we have a description of the blessedness of the life of the glorified church, a life that shall never have an end to it. A life in paradise! As our Lord said to the dying thief...Today shalt shalt be with me in paradise.
Since it is only my purpose to give you a thought to consider and to meditate on, I will say these few words:
In the world to come, there will be absolutely pure pleasures, joy, happiness, contemement typified by the pure water of life proceeding from the throne of God and the Lamb. Pure, my brethren, without any mixture of sadness, of not being content, or wishing for elsewhere to be.
The tree of life, which is constantly bearing fruits every month points to a constant fullness (without one second of break in this blessed life in paradise) of pleasures, joy, happiness, contentment that is beyond our present comprehension, yet the reality will soon be ours to enjoy.
But, the best of all is this: Revelation 22:4~“And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.”
Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus. And all of God's people said: Amen and amen.
