Two convicting, inspiring video Messages

A powerful message, shared by Leonard Ravenhill, is shared at the URL link cited below: You will not want to miss this one! It applies to us all! God wants our whole lives! He wants us to be abandoned to His Son, Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ).
The video portion shows to us the words being spoken by Mr. Ravenhill.
We only hear his voice; we do not see his face.
But his message is still quite powerful and very effective, to believers, and, it may be, also, to those who are (for now) opposed to Who YHVH God truly is.

Listen: and pray:

http://www.braveheartedgospel.com/Thots/Entries/2009/7/4_The_Judgement_Seat_of_Christ_-_Ravenhill.html


It can be found on the webpage cited below: (other messages are there, on video, as all as transcripts of the messages, there)

http://www.braveheartedgospel.com/

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On what used to be GodTube, which is now called "tangle," is another video, shared by Carter Conlon, at Times Square Church in Manhattan, New York City, NY, the Sunday after Sept. 11, 2001. It is a powerful message to us all. He shares a Scriptural message that you need to "run for your life." And I do, too. Please listen to his message. It is still appropriate, though it was not shared just this last Sunday. It still fits what we all need to do.

Listen: and pray:

http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=9fb9e41674e0b7874f12

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The two men sharing these messages intend / hope to help you, and me.
Please take heed!

God is wanting "all" of us ... all my time, all my heart, all my motivations aimed at pleasing Him, all my giftings, all my abilities, all my studying, all my reading, all my movie viewing (if any), all my music listening time, ... all the services I render to others, all the love I have to give, all the things I call my own (which truly belong only to God, Who allowed them to be made, and is allowing me to use them, temporarily, ... for such a time as this), all the places I've ever lived, all the places I have traveled to, all the cars I've ever owned, all the friends I've ever had, ... all the prayers I've prayed, all the requests for healing I've ever made to God my Father in Heaven, and all the efforts I've made to do the right thing, including all the times I failed at it.

Though I've surely left out some areas of my life, I've made that list just as an example of most of the areas of a person's life that God wants.
He owns everything.
All that we have, and are, belong to Him, if we consider Him as our Father in Heaven ... and if we do not. All ... belongs to Him.
He made us.
He made all things.
He made all the resources in the earth, and in outer space (He made the entire universe).
He even owns all my time!
He made time, as something to help guide people whom He made!
He knows where all the gold is, all the silver, all the explosives, all the minerals, all the salt, all the best fresh water sources beneath the ground, and all the best rocks and materials man may need to build any necessary building.
He knows how best to use the bright light of the sun to produce "power" to use for the benefit of people, who trust in Him.
He knows where all the finest specimens of carbon (we know as diamonds) are, and where all the most valuable rubies are -- not to make us rich, but perhaps to be sold, to buy copies of God's Word, which will be read, and will (when used for the right purpose) will change men's and women's lives for eternity! ... or the rubies can be sold to feed and clothe the truly poor, widows, orphans, widowers, and the ill and those who need things they cannot seem to obtain, through other means.

But God what we need the most: Him.
We need His Love!
The only way to get / receive His Love is to ask Him for it.
He, then, will show us The Way! The Way is (through) YHVH God's only Son -- Yeshua haMashiach (Jesus Christ)! Yeshua is The only Way to Heaven, to God, to true Peace, to true, lasting Joy. (which most folks call ''happiness'')
We, then, will have found what we all want -- love we need, peace we can pass on to others, joy we can share.
What we give away is not what we lose. We gain what we give away (in another way)!
God knows how this works.

Why not give away that which we cannot keep, and gain what we cannot lose -- Jesus (Yeshua)! He freely gives us the gift of eternal Life! Why would we refuse to accept this free gift?

Please visit: http://www.lifeinthebible.org/ to find out how you can find / receive this free gift.

You may also wish to visit: http://www.livingwaters.com/

God bless you, in all you do for His glory! and for His Kingdom!

For Sale ! -- books, videos, DVDs, audio CDs, card games

There are 40 items, so far, listed *For Sale !* on the blog site -- Threads of Silver -- for those who are parents, & home educators, & teachers of children, young people (some call 'teens') and young adults, ... & grandparents.

All are either educational materials or ... are educational in that one can learn from them:

The youngest age for these items is toddler (age 2 to 3).
Other items are meant for high-school-age and college-age students to use while in their learning courses. (to refer to, or to use as part of their course studies)
Some items listed are intended as reference resources. (such as paperback dictionaries, synonym and antonym dictionaries)
Others are literature books for reading, or study. (some are for adults and some are for young people to read, from 6 years up through 18 years)

Others are readers for home educators to use while teaching elementary-age students.
We also have some educational card games *For Sale !*

**Important Note:** Since we will be adding more items, over time, please come back, again, and look, after you view the list the first time. -- !
You will see more and more items listed there.

Quite a variety of items will be listed there, including some paintings, and a numbered print, or two (one is of a the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, in KY), plus ceramic vases, and more ....

Some books are pre-1930 editions of good, the-information-never-becomes-out-of-date type books -- some cover school subjects such as trigonometry, or English, and more.
Though some of these much older editions of books have yellowed pages, we've not found them at lower prices than ours, except at charitable-organization or charitable-ministry stores. (such as Salvation Army)
The information, if copied by you (scanned and then put into a computer file, as a pdf), could be put up for sale, as an e-book, by you, to help others find that information which is still reliable and useable. We must not lose the "old ways" because these taught our parents and grandparents what they learned, and knew, and used for the good of others and for their own families, besides using the information in the life work they did, in years past.
Old books should still have a place in our lives, and in the lives of our children.
If we choose to let go of, or give up, our heritage of learning, from the past, we will have thrown away much good that others meant to pass on to us, for our benefit, and to bless our lives, and us in preparing for own life work.
So, we're listing these older editions, for those who appreciate and make use of them. We realize that they are still useful. We hope they will be used to bless someone's life.

Also, there will be some family-oriented videos and DVDs listed.

The link to find all these items *For Sale !* is at
http://threadsofsilver.wordpress.com/things-we-have-for-sale/books-more-for-sale-page-2/

Update on our son's car situation

As some of you may have read, a few weeks ago, our son's car's fuel intake (?), I think, took in too much water, as he tried to start his car, ... seeing water, from a nearby, much-flooded creek (looks more like a small river; I've been there), was up to the bottom of his car's two doors. He had walked away, ... for a short time, rain began falling (a very hard downpour), and ... well, the rest is history (his story?). ;o)

Anyway, this update is here to let you all know that The Lord *is* faithful ! He comes through for us, even though there are times when we must wait a bit longer than we had thought we'd have to. God works in ways that are higher than our ways. And He thinks at a much higher level than we do (or can).

He is always working for our good, for our benefit. (... from Romans 8: 28, among other places in God's Word) We don't always see it that way. But even with our limited vision, God does show us, sometimes, that He will let us "see" with our spiritual eyes more of "what He's up to," if only we will do what He has commanded us to do, and listen to Him attentively.

Asking The Lord to "Go ahead and do whatever You want, (Abba) Father in Heaven," and having a willing heart to accept the results, and having a soul / spirit that is already sensitive to The Holy Spirit's promptings (through making the right responses to His promptings, in the past), will bring us wonderfully amazing blessings from The Lord.

He is always ready to "show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect (mature, fully grown) toward Him." ... from II Chronicles 16: 9

(wow! I sure am long-winded!) Here is the update: The Lord has chosen to "open a door" of "love" and "kindness," I call it generosity, among true believers we have come to know, only through the Lord's working, on our behalf. I cannot say we've been faithful, but just trying to be available and ready to serve. I would not say our motives are always pure, though I wish they were. We are human. God calls us His children, and has welcomed us with open arms, only because of His Son's Righteous Love, He showed us by His willing, obedient choice to redeem us, by His Blood and life He sacrificed for us, in our place, to pay the penalty and debt we owed to our Father God (The Creator, Elohim), on the Roman execution stake (the "tree"), outside the walls of Jerusalem, as The Lamb of God.

Anyway, The Lord has chosen, this past month, to pull together several resources, and some ingenuity, plus some time, and a very generous heart of a believer in The Lord, to provide a way for our son to have another car, to use, as he continues to work for other believers, in various locations in the U.S. The Lord seems to be blessing our oldest son, in a big way, and for that, we thank our Father in Heaven. !!! He knows God is doing this, because we've never been in a situation like the one we are now in.

God, our loving Father, Who has already given us the best, most hugely-wonderful Treasure we could ever ask for, has now chosen to have us in a financial situation in which we can do "virtually nothing" for ourselves. He's doing this just so He can, then, show us He will still provide "a way" for good things to happen. God is awesome!!

And He has been using our life situation (being in full-time ministry and depending more completely on Him for our sustenance than we ever had to, before) to arrange situations and people (who are also His children) who have the capability and the means, the "way" and the ability, ... to produce some amazing results, all of which give God some of the Glory His Name deserves! It is amazing to watch! The timing is something we see He is choosing so that, along the way, God is still teaching folks like me "more patience," and "contentment." ;o) Can you tell those are two areas of my soul that are not yet "finished?"

God has now made "a way" for our oldest son to have a car he needs, and it seems to be coming together this weekend. That's the time when he did need it. But ... he, and we, thought it might "come together" before this weekend. But God's arranging for the car to be made ready this weekend only proves that He is never late, but always 'on time.' We just need to realize what is God's "timetable." He is not on our timetable! And He should not be! But if I "stress" over when some anticipated activity will occur, ... or when some goal will be reached, ... I will only have negative results in my health, and maybe the health of others around me. ;o( So, He is teaching me, through this "special provision" (for our oldest son), that my choosing to trust in God does require me to "tell Him my request," and then, leave it with Him, as if laying it down upon His altar, and then going back home, to wait for Him to answer my request.

God is able to see deep into my soul, much further than I am able to see, myself! He knows what lessons I need to learn. He waits for me to do the right thing, as He has taught me, ... in His Word. He waits for me to show the correct (spiritual) response to each "event" along the way, that He allows to occur, in life. He watches to see if I will do what He has commanded me to do, which will "open the door" for Him to, then, bless me.

As I see what's going on, I can see that, as our son has made some wise, unselfish, sacrificial and very mature choices, in his life, in recent years, and has gained more of a servant's heart, ... for The Lord, God is now bringing him some of the many (possible) blessings He has planned for him. (Wow!) That's exciting!! Hallelujah!!

Until "the rest of the story" is finished being "written," I will leave it at this, ladies and gentlemen. ;o) Please check back, to find out what "the rest of the story" is.

God is so good! Before He brings forth your "next, big blessing," please go ahead and praise Him, and thank Him, for the good things He is doing (though we cannot yet see them with our human eyes), and is working on, which He will manifest soon, in His timing. The Lord Almighty is ever working on what we might call "projects" meant to encourage, exhort, edify, help and heal us! And He manifests these things in His timing.

Keep praying! Keep trusting The Lord! He knows what you need! He knows how to lift up your heart and how to strengthen you! He wants you to praise Him, so He can, then, reveal to you "the victory" He wins only as we praise His Holy Name!

He knows I tend to want to see the results, before I praise Him. But He is teachin' me to praise Him long beforehand, because His Word says He dwells in the midst of our praises! And He fights our battles *for* us, as we praise (aloud) His Name (haShem Adonai Elohenu)! Remember the battle of Jericho? Remember the other battles the Israelites fought, in which Yahovah (YHVH; Jehovah) God won as a result of His people praising His Name, loudly? He says "the Joy of The Lord is your Strength." (Nehemiah 8: 10b)

And He has shown us that He will use our willingness to praise His Name to increase our Joy in Him, so that we "delight (ourselves) also in The Lord, and He will give (us) the desires of (our) heart." (Psalm 37: 4) So, I'm again applying His teachings on 'praising His Name' ... as I leave with Him my requests. And though The Lord works out many miracles without my having asked Him, or having been faithful to pray, He is using my prayers to bring about some things that I can only explain as being "of God." Only He could have brought these amazing results!! So, He gets all the glory and all the praise for them! So, I can testify to you that The Lord El Elyon is truly The Most High God, our El Shaddai, our All-Sufficient One. And He is fully able to do such awesome acts that no human could ever claim to have brought about, as YHVH Yireh (Jehovah Jireh, The Lord our Provider).

And as I see Him show He is being so lovingly attentive to our prayer requests, especially for others (including many on the mission field and many who home educate their children, from the southern U.S. to Canada, and England, New Zealand and Australia ....), I see Him showing Himself as YHVH Shammah (Jehovah Shammah).

Remember, Daniel 10 -- The Lord begins bringing the answer to our requests the moment we pray. So, keep asking, seeking and knocking! He is there to answer you!

... for those interested in news about the Third Temple

http://www.prophecynews.co.uk/content/view/1219/1/

"Temple Institute announces manufacture of golden sensors"
(this is the title for the actual article on the "Prophecy in the News" website) (UK)

Written by Chris Perver

(posted on) Thursday, 04 June 2009

Chris Perver shares that Rabbi Richman is announcing that the making of two golden censors (British spelling is sensors) for the upcoming Third Temple, to be built in Jerusalem, has been completed.
(wow! I am excited to hear this!)

These censors are to be used by Jewish priests who will be serving The Lord, according to what they understand should be done, using information that has been passed down to the men dedicated to the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple, for generations.

The Temple Institute is in charge of the making of the instruments to be used in the Third Temple. And they have "reconstructed" many of the "instruments," already.

We should pray for these men, who do not yet realize that The True Messiah, Whose Name is (in Greek) Jesus, (and in Hebrew, it is) Yeshua.
We can pray The Lord will bring them to a saving knowledge of His Only-begotten Son, Yeshua (Jesus), so they will know The Truth, as we do.

** To read more of this story, please click on the link I shared above.
A close-up photo of the sensors (British spelling of censors, I believe) is next to the article Chris wrote, which is posted on the website, at: "Prophecy in the News"

The article contains a good amount of information about some other aspects involved in the journey toward the rebuilding of The Jewish Temple.

Daniel, the prophet who prayed diligently, wrote ...

Daniel 10: 10-21

And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and [upon] the palms of my hands.
And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
Then said he unto me, ** Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. **
But the prince of the kingdom of Persia (an angel who serves the enemy of YHWH God) withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes (the archangel, who serves YHWH God), came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people (the people of Israel) in the latter days: for yet the vision [is] for [many] days.
And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.
And, behold, [one] like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.
For how can the servant of this my Lord talk with this my Lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
Then there came again and touched me [one] like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,
And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be] unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my Lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia (an angel): and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia (an angel) shall come.
But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and [there is] none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince (the prince / angel of the people of Israel, God's chosen people).

You may wish to visit the site at the Blue Letter Bible. I used it to provide this Scripture passage for you all:

http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Dan&c=10&v=1&t=KJV#top

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** Above, one verse stands out among the others, in this passage: verse 12.
In verse 12, we need to see "some help we all need to think about" -- God is hearing our cries to Him, in prayer! He is answering our prayers, all that have righteous, pure motives, and ... are prayed as our souls are in the right condition He desires our souls to be in, since He is The Holy God. If we have sin we're holding onto, have not confessed, to God or to others involved in the sin we did, or in the action or words we should have done, but omitted, then we cannot expect God to hear our prayers in the way we desire Him to. It hinders our prayers to God. (ouch!)

He goes even further: He says to husbands, in I Peter 3: 7 (the entire passage, from verse 1 through 7 should be considered, altogether, along with related teachings God shares with us, in His complete Word): "Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them (each husband's one wife) according to knowledge (from God), giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the Grace of Life; that your prayers be not hindered."

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Please, keep praying!
The Lord on High is listening!!
He will answer according to His Will, and how His response will be used, and orchestrated by Him, to bring Glory to His Holy Name, and ... will be used, by Him, to draw more men's hearts to His own Loving Heart!

John McTernan's blog site URL

John McTernan is the man who was interviewed on the Olive Tree Ministries "Radio Archives," May 16 radio interview I just shared a link to, for you to listen to.

http://www.johnmcternan.name/

You may visit his blog at the URL above, if you like.

He has some very informative "posts" on his blog!

Visit..., and learn more....

Jan Markell's interview with John McTernan: listen in ...!

Below, is a link to a very important, urgent-that-we-listen-to-it, radio interview that Jan Markell did with John McTernan.

Please go to the webpage, on her ministry's informative website, and scroll down to May 16, 2009, under the page title "Radio Archives." Look for 'Hour 1' and John McTernan's name, there. It is easy to find.

Please listen to this interview.

At the end of the interview, Jan shares a link to John's ministry website.


http://www.olivetreeviews.org/radio/mp3/


I will visit his website, and will list the link, shortly, once I've reviewed what's there.
Jan Markell is a wise, Biblical, Godly woman, who fears The Lord, and does not take the subject of "judgment on America," lightly.

So, please take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about what people (who believe in The Lord Yeshua the Messiah, in Jesus Christ, as our Lord and Deliverer, Saviour, Who is the true Son of God Almighty, YHWH, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob) ... should do, as believers in The Lord, what to expect may (or will) come about in the nation of America (the United States of America), and how God uses judgment to draw His children back to Him.

But as I listen to this interview, I hear Mr. McTernan share that drought, famine coming, and ... the connection with God's judgment on rulings in our courts, and in legal circles, regarding homosexuality. In California, recently, there were honestly thousands of lightning strikes in areas where there were drought conditions, only because that day a ruling was made regarding homosexual marriages being "okay-ed," by those in power.

There *is* a connection between what our leaders do, and what occurs, in our weather, in America!

Please be on your knees, in prayer, ... and go outside and "cry out to God" Almighty, ... whenever you believe The Lord is compelling you to, to plead with Him for Mercy, and yet, not to leave out or overlook our own personal sins that He is also urging each of us to clear out, get rid of, turn away from, reject, and renounce!

The Lord is calling us all to repent of sins we have allowed to creep in to our lives, thinking "it is okay," ... I know of others (believers) who struggle with this "sin" (that they are struggling to overcome), yet they have ministries that are doing well. What??!! That is not okay for any of us to say! We must realize that judgment, by our Lord God, will begin first in the household of God. That's us, and the Hebrew / Jewish people, both. !!

The Lord will uphold the Righteous!
He will stand by those who stand on His side!

The Lord God is watching over His own children!
He is protecting us who seek His Face, and He is
able to deliver us from harm, from danger, from
famine, pestilence and drought, according to His
Will.

We need to turn back to The Lord! We may think
we can "skip" the pain that's coming, due to our
leaders, even in the churches, but mostly who rule
in government positions in America, have a plan to
change things in a way that some, who are believers,
simply cannot imagine.

Please remain in an attitude of prayer, for people in
our nation, for pastors of Bible-believing, God-fearing
church congregations of God's children, for rabbis
who lead men and women to trust more in YHWH God,
and not in themselves, who believe God will deliver
them, as we believe He will deliver us, .... and for the
unborn, the elderly, the infirm, the mentally challenged,
the physically challenged, the emotionally challenged,
the dying, ... orphans, fatherless, widows and widowers,
... for our men and women serving in the military now,
and those who have served before who still serve within
their communities (giving, and giving again, to others,
voluntarily), and ... to all who believe in, and trust in The
God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Who is the I AM, YHWH,
The Lord (Adonai), The King Eternal (Melech ha Olam).

Pray for families and children who are in public school,
those on welfare, those in assisted living centers, those in
nursing homes (against their will, in many cases), those
who are lonely, those who are awaiting complete healing
from something that is plaguing their body or soul, and
those who don't know that God loves them, and are
considering taking their own lives, because life on earth
is just not going as it should, besides the fear tactics of
those who work for the "mainstream" (but untruthful)
propoganda-promoting media, in America, ... that bring
on hard-working citizens of our country untold anxiety,
fears and distractions from what is most important --
reaching out to someone near you, to let them know
you care, and ... if you are a believer in The Lord Yeshua
the Messiah (Jesus Christ), you can be aware that the
person you are comforting with words of kindness and
gentle care ... really "needs The Lord of Life."

El Shaddai, El Elyon, alone, can heal the hurts, stop the
internal pain many go through, daily, and bring the lasting
Joy, Grace and Peace, they seek (but maybe don't realize
they do)!
And we are (as believers) enabled by The Lord God Who
is our Life to share with anyone the unconditional
Love that God desires to share with them, because He has
already shared this Love with us!

If we keep our eyes (our hearts) on The One Who gave us physical life,
and Who gives us Life eternal, and keep our minds on His thoughts He
shares with us, in His Word (the Bible; the Old and the New Covenants,
both), He will do the rest that is needed. He will fight our battles *for*
us! He will fight the battles, winning the victories, of all who put their
trust in Him alone!
Hallelujah!!!

Further Update on Urgent Prayer Request

Our son's car, by a good auto mechanic's estimate, after trying quite a few things to remedy the engine's unwillingness to "start," ... has been deemed "dead." The mechanic concluded that our son will just have to look for another car.
That's fine with him. He just needed to know.

Of course, without going into the entire story here, to go out and get another car, is not so easy as it may be for others. For folks who serve in ministry, and ... who live on less than some, in Washington, could ever imagine themselves living on, ... a situation of this sort becomes another part of a life-long series of awesome miracles God Himself loves to perform, not for performance sake, but for the observers, the people on earth to have to acknowledge that, once again, He has proved Himself to be Faithful, to be the Provider for His own, to be our ever-present Help in time of trouble, ... to be our Refuge and Strength, ... and to be our Shepherd, Who rescues us when we are in danger, and ... holds us up, when we need Him to.

So, if you think of us, please pray for our son, who will be on the road, in a rented car, today, ... and will be driving for over 6 hours, to get "back home here," ... and then, we begin the work on getting another car we've heard about, that a man The Lord has led us to ... is workin' on, ... as he is able to make time, in between other jobs, ... to make it available, ... soon, for our son to own.

God is amazing! He is always working far ahead of us!
He is ever thinking about us, and working for our good!
He is doing this not because we deserve Him, or the wonderful Help He is, and the Help He brings to us, ... but just because He loves His children *that much!*

Thank you for praying! Our son's initials are AJ. Please don't call him that. I'd just rather not give out his name, for those who do not know us personally. But those who do, well, you all know him. ;o) But you may want to pray specifically for him, and for his need for a good car, that he can afford, so I've given you some initials to help you in your praying. We do not take lightly the prayers of those who love God, and seek His Face, daily, and are growing in Grace, and growing in Him, learning to abide in Him, and walk with Him! We appreciate your prayers very much!!

It is being worked out. The Lord knows the rest of the story. But all the details are up to God.

Our son had recently paid for some things on the car that the flood waters "claimed." Now, The Lord will show Himself strong on our son's behalf, ... as He brings forth the money needed, to cover upcoming costs our son will have, for the car he may get to have, soon. You all are familiar with these things. Taxes, licenses, etc.

Folks with a regular, comfortable, 'enough' kind of income coming in, don't have any idea of the great blessing it can be, as well as a challenge to our human way of thinking (our old self that tries to creep back into our thinking, with the renewed minds The Lord has given to those who believe in The Lord Yeshua the Messiah), to live in such a way that we must depend more fully upon The Lord in all the things of life. He is The One Who owns the cattle on a thousand hills. He will sell one of those cows, when one of His children need some financial help! Hallelujah! He's done it before, for us, and for many others, who believe in Him and in His Son, Yeshua, our Redeemer and Lord (Jesus Christ)! And He will do it again, thanks to His limitless Love for His children, and His Mercy, and His generosity. He is able!

Folks who have to dream up stuff to spend money on will have to miss out on goin' through things like we do. Not boasting. He humbles us often, through losses, or life situations that require us to yield a right to something, or even someone, we thought we might get to do, or enjoy. But He brings healing, after the loss (especially of a loved one). He brings Peace to us, even while life circumstances are not what we had hoped they would be.

Am just so very grateful that God is alive, and well, and doing so much more than we could imagine, ... on the behalf of us, and all His children! Hallelujah!
... and yes, He does care for, and watch over, those who are being horribly persecuted, in any place around the world, where His children are. Some believers in America are, honestly, being persecuted heavily. But most folks don't "see" the persecution going on right in their neighborhoods, in an obvious way, in America, ... yet. No matter where true believers are, The Lord is ready and willing to do things to turn hearts to Him, because He much more desires for all to come to the knowledge of The Truth, than to have to destroy or condemn anyone. He rejoices in the death of His saints. But He grieves over those who reject His Love and blessings.

The Lord, in a way that only He could do, uses even the deaths of His saints (His set-apart ones, who believe in Him, and in His Son, Yeshua our Redeemer and Lord), to turn the hearts of their killers, or those who perpetrate crimes against the innocent, including the unborn children, around the world, ... toward Him, so that those who were "against" The Lord soon become so touched by demonstrations of His Love for His children, or of the love His children show to one another, amidst the persecution, ... and the forgiveness of offenders going on, ... that they want to know The One Who is able to bring this about, and, then, they surrender their lives to The One Who *is* Love, Compassion, Understanding, Who is our Redeemer, Who (Yeshua) suffered and died in our place, taking the punishment we deserved for our transgressions against God, ... and He is our Healer and our Shalom (Peace). (He is much more than that!)

They can't resist Him, just as we could not, when He first touched our lives, ... and we realized we could not resist His offer of the free gift of deliverance (salvation) bought and paid for, by the atonement His Son made, in our place, to pay the debt we owed to God, our Maker. Yeshua is The Lamb of God, Who took away our sins, covering them, removing them, calling us justified before God, our Father in Heaven! When we responded to His freely offered "gift," we asked Him into our lives, ... and allowed Him to be our First Love, ... The One we Love above all, now. Hallelujah!!

And then, we begin to see the amazing transformation He is able to bring forth, ... after we cried so much over the loss and persecution our dear brothers and sisters have gone through, ... but, then, The Lord shows us the fruit of the sacrifice of their lives, for the new ones who come to The Lord, because of how God works, in the lives of all. !

He brings beauty out of ashes.
He brings Life out of death.
He brings new Life, new birth, to those who will believe in His Son, Yeshua haMashiach, the Messiah, The Lamb of God (Jesus Christ), Who *is* YHWH God (Jehovah, some call Him).

The Lord is able to do mighty things, if only we will believe, and obey His Word, His commands!

"... I bow my knees unto The Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, of Whom the whole family in Heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His Glory, to be strengthened with Might by His (Holy) Spirit in the (your) inner man (being); that Messiah (Yeshua) may dwell in your hearts by faith: that ye, being rooted and grounded in Love. May be able to comprehend with all saints (true believers in The Lord) what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know The Love of Messiah (Yeshua), which passeth (human) knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God (The Father).
Now unto Him Who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the Power that worketh in us, unto Him be Glory in the believers (the body of Messiah on earth), by Messiah Yeshua throughout all ages, .... Amen." -- from Ephesians 3: 14 - 21.

"Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." -- from Jeremiah 33: 3.

"Behold, I Am The Lord (YHWH), The God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for Me?" -- from Jeremiah 32: 27.

The Life in the Bible Institute has videos, you can view, free, online, and articles, and research for you to read, and benefit from, any time you wish, at: http://www.lifeinthebible.org/
I trust those will encourage you and help you along, in your desire to know more about The Lord and the things He wants you to learn about how He works, and has worked, in the lives of men and women, who believe what He teaches, in The Word of God.

some Truth about "other thinkers"

Below is a link to a website page article I'm reading:

http://www.israpundit.com/2008/?p=12929

If you are wanting to know something about "why" those who are "of" the Islamic faith seem to act in unrational, violent ways toward those who profess belief in and trust in Messiah Yeshua (Jesus Christ), the one who wrote the "linked" article tries to explain.

Hope it will prove helpful and informative to you, though very saddening, also.

What a cruel, ungodly, violent, oppressive way to think!
I can't "go that way."
I will go The Way of The Lord, all the days of my life,
even if it means I must suffer for The Name of Yeshua, my Lord and Deliverer!

We are called to suffer persecution, for His sake, just because we are followers of, disciples of, The Lord of Love, Whose Compassion (for us) led Him to come to earth as Emmanuel, suffer cruel treatment, even hatred, shown by His own Hebrew people, and then unjust, criminal execution, desired by the rich elite in Jerusalem, who feared His becoming "more powerful" that they wanted to be, in their positions of leadership.

But after His physical body was killed, His eternal spirit and soul still remained "alive." And He rose again, on the third day, after He was buried, after His death, as our Atonement-Maker, on the cursed tree. He arose triumphant from the dark domain! He even visited the "saints" who had died! (while His body was lying in the tomb, His soul and spirit were ministering to those who had died before Him)

He arose on the third day, and He remains alive to this day!
He is in Heaven, now, interceding for us, and He raised us up, and even now allows us (has made us) to be seated "together (with Him, Messiah Yeshua) in heavenly places, in Messiah Yeshua (Christ Jesus)." ... Ephesians 2: 5-6

No other "relationship" other than the one you can have, as a true believer in the One, True Messiah, Yeshua, The Son of YHWH God, is able to fill you with the Peace needed, to get through persecution, and, for some, to help you get through the coming days on this earth!
No other belief system can "give" to you the "spiritual discernment" and "spiritual understanding" you will need, to make it, each day, as the days become (appear to be) darker and darker, before The True Light shines, again, on earth.

Please do not misunderstand me. The Lord is ever shining His marvelous Light into the lives and souls of His people, His chosen ones, His children, those who profess belief in Him and in His Son, Yeshua the Messiah!

But as the rich elite, who still try to rule everyone, on this planet, keep working to eliminate those of us, from their domain, who do believe, with all that is in us, in YHWH God, and in His Son, Yeshua the Messiah, ... besides our Jewish / Hebrew brothers and sisters, anywhere where they may live, in Israel, or in other places on earth.

The Lord Almighty reigns! He is able to defend us, from those who cannot kill our soul, our spirit! They cannot take us away from our Lord, Who bought us, paid for us with His precious Blood! We will always belong to Him!

Let's pray for those who have been deceived by the false moon god of a mixed-up man, who lived long ago -- Mohammed! Let's pray diligently that The Lord of Love, YHWH God, Who *is* Love, and Compassion, and Understanding, will convict the Mohammedans / Islamists of their sins and iniquties (as He did for us!) and make them aware of their *urgent* need for a (true) Savior, a (true ) Deliverer, ... and that He will lead them to repentance, before Him!
They need Him, as we needed Him, back when He first made us aware that we could do absolutely nothing to get to Heaven, when we die.
Now that we're in YHWH God's family, we must pray for Him to use us, and anyone else who is a true believer in Yeshua the Messiah, to win the souls whom God knows are willing to hear Him, but have not yet "heard" the preaching / the message they need to hear, in a way that they understand, so they can respond rightly to it, and surrender their lives (the control of them and the direction of them) to The Lord Almighty, and to His Son, Yeshua the Messiah!

Hallelujah!
Let's praise The Lord for His abundant Grace, which He used to bring us all (who believe in Him) to full deliverance (salvation)!
He has done mighty things!
Psalm 145: 1-21


... kept in His Loving Care ...

for He is The Lord Who is slow to anger, plenteous in mercy, and gracious, full of lovingkindness and pity for all who call upon His Name ....

All is Well, again; update on Urgent Prayer Request

Update on Urgent Prayer Request:

By the fact that I did not write, right away, about anything else related to my "urgent prayer request" for you all to pray about, last weekend (on May 2), that is a signal that all is well, now.
And it is!

Praise The Lord, Who is Almighty, Hears us when we cry out to Him, and Who sees us in the plight we find ourselves in.....!

Our latest update from our son, by phone, tells us that his car is now being worked on, and he was told, by a mechanic in his area, that he should be able to drive it, today. (May 11) Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The rest of the story is: (to me, this was more urgent, than that)
His "stuff" was all alright. (Is that correct to say, grammatically?)

Every bit of his belongings, as far as what our son has told us, was fine.
wow! That is a miracle!!
Water had gotten into some of the lower parts, or touched the bottom of his car, and was up to the doors, ... and this car is not air tight, you all!
So, it is a special protection from The Lord, that his stuff was "fine."
Thank You, Dear Lord!

The main 'stuff' -- his computer stuff with much saved information on it, etc. -- all was able to be taken out of the car in time, ... probably the next day (he didn't say), to be taken uphill to the place where he was "moving to." (if the rains had not come)

Anyway, it is all "well," and he was able to be at work that following Monday! wow!

The good part, being that his car was on "the Pearl's side" of Cane Creek, ... was a true blessing The Lord provided for our son. !!! And Mr. and Mrs. Pearl helping him, themselves, was a huge blessing!! Lord, bless them richly!!
If his car had been in several other areas, in the county, his stuff would have been ruined, besides ''no more car.''

God surely was in it, taught our son some lessons, I suppose, but showed Himself to be, once again, The Able-to-do-it Deliverer that He is!!

Too bad I let myself worry, even just a bit, ... on May 2.
I did wonder ....
but chose, most of the day, and that night, to keep in mind, and claim, for our son, God's promises, that He is able, and He wants to show He is mighty, and fights our "battles" for us.


The Lord is ever near!
He is ever prepared and ready to deliver us, in any crisis!
He always goes before us and is watching over us!

**Thanking The Lord for more things:

... He even brought back our second daughter from the missions trip to the Philippines, ... safe and sound ... and we picked her up late on Wednesday, May 6. -- !!! -- God is so good!
She has given us an update, which I will not share here.
Those who know me / us, can get that update, elsewhere. ;o) (big TX-size grin)

**A New Prayer Request:

... now, we prepare for the next challenge: (among several others coming up)
We are scheduled, Lord willing if nothing changes between now and May 30, to sing as a family of 8 (yes, our son, Lord willing, will be back home ... for a while), at a church about an hour from where we now live -- we hope it will greatly encourage the folks there, and the pastor, at Bloomingdale Baptist Church.
Please pray that hearts / souls will be encouraged, and built up in Him, not by us, but by His work done through us! (besides the pastor's message, preached that Sunday night, during the service we will sing at, and any others, there, who share a testimony, that night. Some believers are sharing soul-encouraging testimonies of how The Lord is workin' in their lives, as they fellowship together! Please encourage your pastor to let this be done in the "body" you fellowship/ worship God with. It is so uplifting and can be convicting, too, but is always good!)

This will be our first time to sing at a "strange church."
You know what I mean. Stop laughing, you all! hee hee!
We are called peculiar (people), though that means set apart for service to The Lord.
And foreigner or stranger only means they are from somewhere else, their home is elsewhere.
hee hee!

Al Smith used to say: I had a strange pianist play (it; a particular hymn) for me. What a funny way to say that. Well, now you see.... (hope you do). ;o)

Please rejoice much in The Lord, today, praising Him for Who He is !! --
El Elyon, The Most High;
El Shaddai, our All-Sufficient One;
Yahweh Sabaoth, The Lord of hosts;
YHWH Yireh, The Lord our continual Provider;
YHWH Shalom, The Lord our Peace;
YHWH Tsidkenu, The Lord our Righteousness;
YHWH Rophe, The Lord Who heals us continually; ........

He is awesome!
He has delivered our son from having a situation that might have kept him from coming home, in about 5 days, for a good visit with us!
He has delivered our son's "stuff" ...... from ruin!
He has shown us we need to be in prayer continually! (duh!) ;o) (laughing at myself)
He has shown Himself strong on the behalf of those whose hearts are mature toward Him!

He is still doing mighty, kind, merciful, loving and good things for us, His children, continually!
We need to thank Him continually, and praise His Name forever!

And He is (if you're a true believer in God's Son, Yeshua the Messiah {Jesus Christ}) fighting your battles for you, today! And His Right Hand and His Holy Arm have gotten Him the victory! So, He cannot fail.
And He is loving and blessing you today, in a mighty way!
Look for His blessings!
As we open our eyes to what great Good things The Lord is ever at work doing, on our behalf, we will soon see we've been ungrateful, while He was "doing good" for us.
Let's be more thankful to Him! He always does good for us!

Keep looking down .... from your heavenly vantage point, where He says He has you seated "in heavenly places in Messiah Yeshua." (in Jesus Christ) We must choose, daily, to abide in Him, and let His Words abide in us!, so we may give glory to His Name, in all we do!

haShem Yeshua
( that means "in Yeshua's Name" )

... kept by The Power of God ...

a little update on some things going on near Cane Creek, in TN

We have heard, again, from our son.

His car has been pushed up the hill, for now, thanks to the actions and generosity of others, who are in ministry full time. Praise The Lord!!! Thank You, Lord!

Lord, please bless all those who have helped everyone living in that area, for now. -- especially Michael and Debi Pearl! Love in action is a testimony of The Holy Spirit active in a believer's life. And Debi and Michael know how to put God's Love into action, to help others need, or ask for.

Some able-bodied people in the area near Cane Creek are going around, in kayaks to check on folks who live in the low-lying areas.
So far, everyone is safe.

The waters, for now, are already receding just a bit -- at least 6 to 8 inches, so far. It should continue, as long as The Good Lord moves the rains "on." (however, the rains are not yet totally out of that area, because rains are still moving eastward from Oklahoma and Texas, toward all the states I will mention, later in this post.

The main road is still covered, for now, near Cane Creek.
Please continue to pray.

Rains are moving south and east from there, so that is a blessed answer to prayer!

But not everyone, who lives near to the Buffalo River is "safe." (their belongings, mostly) Cane Creek feeds into the Buffalo River.

Please continue to pray for those who live in the "path" (for the coming day or two) of this heavy-rain storm: people who live in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, much of Virginia, and North Carolina and South Carolina! It's still goin' on!

Pray God's awesome protection on all who live in the areas where the heavy rains are headed. There may also be high winds, in some areas, and the possibility of tornadoes.

some "flood" reports on flash flooding in Perry County, Tennessee

As of Saturday, May 2:

According to one weather update, for Perry County, in Tennessee, by "news channel 5," of Nashville, the "flood stage" for the Buffalo River is 14 feet. A while ago, today, the river's level was measured at over 14-1/2 feet. http://www.newschannel5.com/global/weatheralerts.asp?CountyID=cid258027

The entire area, especially the agricultural fields in areas near the Buffalo River, are being flooded. At water levels of 10.0 feet, these low-lying areas and bottomland fields (agricultural) are becoming flooded.
Some bridges in the area of Route 50, going south from Lobelville, TN, may soon be closed, due to flood waters on the road and bridge in the area.
At 12.0 feet, parts of secondary roads near Old Hwy. 13, would become covered with water.

The Buffalo River is expected to rise to levels of about 17 feet, by midnight tonight.
This storm system, with heavy rains, and possible tornadoes that are spawned by the storm system, is expected to continue, though it is moving southeast, toward Alabama, until some time this coming Monday, May 4.

The weather forecast predicts rains to continue in that area until (at least) late, Sunday night.

Please pray!
Some news stations are predicting as many as 30,00o residents may become homeless, as a result of these heavy rains.

URGENT Prayer Request for folks who live anywhere near Cane Creek / Lobelville, TN !

There are flash floods, with flood-producing rains in the low-lying area near where the ministry of Michael and Debi Pearl is located (No Greater Joy ministries); the area is called Cane Creek, named for the large creek that runs through that area, on its way to lead into the Buffalo River, nearby. (I am now aware of the entire area near Lobelville, TN, is under a flood watch, with threat of tornadoes in that general area.)

Rains have been coming down for some hours now, and the low-lying fields are covered, near Cane Creek, and also some houses in the area are in danger of the belongings, in them, being badly damaged or ruined. The large amount of rain that has fallen and the flooding from the creek is so extensive that the roads in that area are closed; our grown son, called us to alert us to this. He is with a family this morning, who live high on a hill, about 1/4 mile from where his car was parked, just a bit uphill from the Cane Creek. (as of now, his car would have to be moved a long distance uphill, "while in "park," to put it "out of danger.")

He and someone else were there, last night, staying overnight outside "camping." They stayed near the Pearls' church, which (I call it) is built on an American form of stilts. It is already upstairs, when you walk into the church sanctuary, let's say. It is open underneath.

Anyway, please, if you read this **pray** for all those who have belongings in low-lying houses in that area, because they may be serious danger of losing the belongings on the first level of any home there.

And please **pray** for our grown son, because this morning he was set to move his belongings from his car, ... yes, his car, into a place on the Pearls' property, to stay for the coming weeks. Because he had to have his belongings in his car, and because it was down near Cane Creek, this morning, he and someone else were able, earlier today, to put his car into neutral to push it uphill, some, to get it further away from the area near the creek.
However, waters had risen 2 feet within a few hours' time, this morning, and heavy rains continue to fall, now.
His car was in danger of having all in it ruined, besides the car being flooded.
Our son is still 1/4 mile away, ... with his car key with him; so, he tells me there is no way to get over there, even with a canoe, to get a car key to Mr. Pearl, to put the car into neutral, to move it to higher ground.

Our son was able to contact Mr. Pearl, who, now, is trying to push our son's car up the hill much further, ... if possible. But Mr. Pearl says our son's transmission may be ruined, as a result of the car being pushed along the ground / or gravel road while still in "park." (aagh!!!!)

Please **pray!**
We are trusting that anyone who reads this will copy it onto an email and send it on to anyone you know, today, so they can ask others to pray.
This could affect quite a few families, in that area.
The Pearls' ministry is on much higher ground, so none of their "things" should be in danger from this extensive flooding.
But our grown son's belongings, and his car, and the belongings of many other people who have low-lying houses, cattle on fields that are already quite covered with high water, and any other mechanical equipment in fields, or areas that are low-lying, may be ruined / "lost."

If there are any ALERT men (of the International ALERT Academy, in east TX) who may read this urgent request for prayer, please, will you pray? You guys, or someone you know, may be called in, in the next few days, to help with clean up. okay? Thought you'd want to pray and would want to know.

Blessings of The Mighty Lord, and God, to you all,
and may He bless you with His Grace and His Peace!
Kathy

p.s. Our grown son reminded me not to worry, but to pray.
So, please join our family in praying for all those in that area, who are safe, themselves, but their belongings and their homes are in serious danger, ... at this moment.
It is upon them.
There is no time to lose.
Please pray!
Thank you very much!!
God be with you all!
By the way, we're praying God will use this situation to glorify His Name, by whatever He allows to happen.
He knows what He is up to.
He controls the rain, and the wind, and the flooding of creeks!
He may be wanting to use this situation to teach us all something that He can use us, later on, to help others by!
So, let's stay alert to The Lord's Holy Spirit, Who is wanting us all to remain "in full trust" of our Loving Lord, Who is ever kind, merciful and gracious to His own children, and Who is wanting us to listen, and hear what He is saying to us, through such an event as this.

In our son's case, he stands in danger of losing his computer, and his hard drive, both of which (at this point) have very important information stored on them, ... while he is working on websites for other believers, who have "hired him" to work for them.

What he uses his computer for, for work, in ministry (since that is our son's heart; to use what he knows for The Lord & to help believers, and support those in ministry for The Lord's Kingdom) is surely something that the enemy of (YHWH) God does not like, at all.
So, I will reckon that God's enemy watched, last evening, while our son loaded all his "stuff" (belongings he has there with him, while he works, on site, for the Pearls, for a time) into his little car, ...
... but we all know The Lord God is in charge, and He knows every detail about what's going on, will go on, and what has gone on, during this rain storm. Am just reporting what seems significant, so that others may pray appropriately. The Lord Who heareth thee (you) will respond in exactly the right way! Hallelujah!!

And, I will suppose that all of this may be used, for both our son and the rest of the people in that area, to build them up in their faith of The Lord, Who is Mighty, indeed!

Thought you might want to be aware of that, though you all are "on target," and well aware that the enemy of God, does all he can, to stop the God-honoring efforts of men and women, who have surrendered their lives and their belongings, on this earth, to The Lord Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ). However, what he does not seem to "get" is that God Almighty is still The Almighty, El Elyon (The Most High), El Shaddai (our All-Sufficient One), and Yahweh Sabaoth (The Lord God of hosts). He surely is not worried, and He has said, Himself, that nothing is too hard for Him. "... His Righteous Right Hand and His Holy Arm have gotten Him the victory." -- from Psalm 98: 1. In His timing, it's done. (already) He sees the end of every event; He is The Lord Who rules over all things, and knows everything in a perfect (complete) way.

And He has said that "... the eyes of The Lord (YHWH) run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect (mature, complete in Him) toward Him." -- from II Chronicles 16: 9

~ Kathy ~
... I'll post an update, as soon as I know something significant.

in the book of Zechariah, chapter 12

Please read especially verses 1 through 12 (below):

The 12th chapter of Zechariah has some great insights into what's coming, and what's beginning to happen, on this earth. Please read it, and read the related verses that these verses lead you to read, in other portions of God's Holy Word. You may end up as inspired as I am, right now. Hallelujah! God is with us, and with all who are His chosen people!

He promised He would put His law (His instructions to us, as His children, His teachings ... called the Torah, in Hebrew) into our hearts, and write them / His law on the tablet of our heart / mind. He has done that. Now, we are to submit our lives (our thoughts, our will and our emotions, our words, our attitudes and our actions), and our plans, hopes, dreams and expectations to His Life He has shown to us, through the witness and testimony, suffering and sacrificial atonement made by God's Son, Yeshua the true Messiah, and ... Who is now alive, having been resurrected from the dead on the third day after He was killed, and hung on a cursed tree (a Roman execution stake, outside the city walls of Jerusalem), and Who now sits at the Right Hand of The Almighty God, YHWH, in Heaven.

We, who are true believers, have been made "alive in Messiah Yeshua." Hallelujah! He has purchased us, has chosen us, has redeemed us, by His precious Blood, which was shed, in our place, on "the tree," and ... now, we belong (entirely) to Him -- to God our Father in Heaven, and to Yeshua, His Son, the Messiah, the Promised, Anointed One of Israel.

Yeshua *is* The Way, The Truth and The Life! He is Lord over all! He made all things, and in Him all things consist! He is The King of kings, the Lord of all lords! He rules over all, and God, YHWH, The Lord Adonai, The Almighty, has put all things under Yeshua's feet! All will, one day, submit to Him and bow down and worship Him -- Yeshua! Prepare for that day. If you do not know Him, then please read what is in the book of Zechariah, and ... ask The Lord YHWH, Yeshua, to reveal Himself to you! He is ready to listen to all who call upon His Name, in truth! ... haShem Adonai Yeshua .... (see Psalm 145: 18-21, especially verses 18 and 19)

Blessings to you all!

Zec 12:1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.

Zec 12:2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah [and] against Jerusalem.

Zec 12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

Zec 12:4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

Zec 12:5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem [shall be] my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.

Zec 12:6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, [even] in Jerusalem.

Zec 12:7 The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify [themselves] against Judah.

Zec 12:8 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David [shall be] as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.

Zec 12:9 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn.

Zec 12:11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

Zec 12:12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;

Zec 12:13 The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;

Zec 12:14 All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

Please Take Action re: HR 20 -- we do NOT want it to pass out of committee!

I realize that part of the information needed to do "all" that is suggested in the article I am sharing, below, is missing. So, please do use the "live link" just below this paragraph to go to the actual article, to be able to use their "live email links" and "website links" there, for sending an email / letter, or to go to the government site to read the actual bill. okay?

Hope that helps you all!
Please call your senator's office, if you are able to. This is urgent.
Especially those senator who are on the committee, who are listed below. The article below explains this issue.
God bless you all!
Hope you all have a most blessed day, walking with The Dear Lord, Who has bought you with His Blood He shed, in your place (and mine), on the Roman execution stake (the "tree" / the "cross")!
The Lord YHWH is rejoicing over over you with Joy and with singing! (Zephaniah 3: 17)

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House of Representatives bill 20 --New Mother's Mandated Mental Health Test -- JUST PASSED HOUSE!
(Posted April 14th, 2009 by runforron)

http://www.govtrack.us/co...

A sweeping government policy for all new births in the United States has just passed the House of Representatives and is now headed to the Senate. The Mother's Act, if passed, will mandate that all new mothers be screened by means of a list of subjective questions that will determine if each mother is mentally fit to take their newborn home from the hospital. Just imagine that after your child is born, you are told that you can't take them home since a multiple choice questionnaire wasn't answered correctly. Just imagine being told that the only way you can take your child home is if you or your spouse goes into treatment or on anti-depressants which we know causes psychosis, delusions, and even homocidal thoughts. It just doesn't make sense. Unfortunately, this bill is on a fast track--No public debate, no public disclosure of the broad impact on our society and that is why we need you to act now!

The Mother's Act violates our Constitutional right to privacy and your right to liberty and it is just outright dangerous. That is why we need you to help stop this. We urgently need you to call and email each Senator on the HELP Committee and tell them you STRONGLY OPPOSE the MOTHER'S ACT and that you are OUTRAGED that there was NO public debate or disclosure on the impact this would have on our society as a whole.

Send a letter by going here: http://salsa.democracyina...

Please call the following Senators on the HELP Committee and tell them that you want the Mother's Act to die in committee.

Lisa Murkowski, R: 202-224-6665, AK
John McCain, R: 202-224-2235, AZ
Christopher Dodd, D: 202-224-2823, CT
Johnny Isakson, R: 202-224-3643, GA
Tom Harkin, D: 202-224-3254, IA
Pat Roberts, R: 202-224-4774, KS
Edward Kennedy D: 202-224-4543, MA
Barbara Mikulski D: 202-224-4654, MD
Richard Burr, R: 202-224-3154, NC
Kay Hagan, D: 202-224-6342, NC
Judd Gregg, R: 202-224-3324, NH
Jeff Bingaman, D: 202-224-5521, NM
Sherrod Brown, D 202-224-2315, OH
Tom Coburn, R 202-224-5754, OK
Jeff Merkley, D 202-224-3753, OR
Bob Casey, D 202-224-6324, PA
Jack Reed, D 202-224-4642, RI
Lamar Alexander R 202-224-4944, TN
Orrin Hatch R 202-224-5251, UT
Bernard Sanders, I: 202-224-5141, VT
Patty Murray, D, 202-224-2621, WA
Michael Enzi, R, 202-224-3424, WY

Thank you so much for caring enough to call and take action!
Remember "We The People" are in charge!
Respectfully,
Sheila Matthews
Cofounder www.ablechild.org

Life continues to "go on" spring-ing: Gardening

Gardening is such fun!
We have been putting some seeds into the ground here, not knowing which ones will survive "the last frost" this year.
But it has been fun.
Due to our camera man ... well, ... being "elsewhere" serving / helping someone else, for a while still, ... we are without a camera to share photos.
But you're not missing much.

;o)

God is good! He is ever Mercy-full !
He lets us loosen very heavy clay soil and plant seeds in it, ... and now we're seeing them coming up!
... and the seeds we planted were generously given to us, last year. Yes! They are "out of season," and yet, many are still germinating, even in soil that the local "agri expert" claims is nearly impossible to grow anything in, except certain acid-loving things, and only if one uses a tiller (ha ha! Wish we had one, but we do not ... yet.), and only if one adds "certain elements" which would cost us more than our current budget will allow for. (my high school English teacher would not like that last word being the "last word" in that last sentence! ouch! Maybe she has something better to do today, rather than checking up on me, even if she were to be alive.) ;o)

Anyway, if you're reading this and want to find some helpful links to some helpful gardening websites, there are too many to list, but I will share some:
(here is one to get you started; looks like they have some help-full articles there!)

http://www.backyardgardener.com/article/index.html

(more in my next post)
... the "blogger" mechanism that is for saving this post ... claims the "auto save" function is not working, for now.

I won't worry. God is working, right now, and ... always!
He always know what each of His children are doing, for the good of others.
And God (our Father in Heaven; the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob; the "real father" of The Lord Yeshua the Messiah, Whom many call Jesus.) has not given me a spirit of fear, but (a spirit) of power, and of Love and of a sound mind. You may wish to read II Timothy 1: 7 for the actual text that shares this truth with you. ;o)

Gardening: a large, dirt-filled topic with many life-enhancing, sprouting results!

with Love to you, who are trusting in The Lord, and are redeemed by The Blood of The Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of all who will believe in The "true" Son of YHWH God, Yeshua, the "true" Messiah (the Only Messiah, Who ever was, and Who ever will be).

False messiahs may come and go.
But (I am dead to the world and to my flesh, my former, carnal self, and) my life is hid with Messiah in God (the Father Almighty). You may wish to read Colossians 3: 3 for the actual text that shares this truth. It is from a letter written by a former Jewish Pharisee, formerly named Saul of Tarsus, but later, re-named by Yeshua the Messiah, as Paul (the apostle). He wrote the letter to believers living in or near Colossae, in what we now call Turkey. Used to be called Asia Minor.

... it is a very inspiring "letter" ... by Paul (the apostle). If you care to read it in its entirety, I recommend your reading either the King James Version at http://www.blueletterbible.org/ or else you may wish to read it at http://www.genevabible.org/Geneva.html

Just do a search for the book called Colossians.
... or look for the "name" of *Colossians* (on the Geneva Bible site) ... by scrolling down the main site page. ;o) Enjoy!