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Luke 11:14-28. One cant cast out evil with evil!

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Hello everyone, I do pray you all are well, safe and sound from the virus and anything else that maybe harmful too. For we all need to stay in prayer and wait on the LORD GOD as to what to do each day HE gives to us.

There are many people out there in this world who still are turning their back away from the LORD. Wanting to do what they feel is best for them or what is pleasing to them. Well, they are missing out. Missing on the love that our beloved GOD is showing all mankind that HE has for us all. Only if we turn to HIM our heavenly FATHER ,and for the salvation from HIS beloved son JESUS!

I have heard of many people that they feel just that, restriction and they don’t want to be forced or told what to do. Well satan is very cunning and knows the weakness of mankind. He will temp all mankind into thinking things or doing things we ought not. He tried that temptation with JESUS when JESUS was in the mountains for 40 days and nights to bos down and worship him until JESUS chased satan away.

Matthew 4:10

10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

I many times had wished I was as strong as JESUS. But none of us mankind is, this is why we need JESUS. JESUS is so cool, HE is so wise and strong and handled that situation as an example as how we need to be when we are tempted.

Which brings me to the point…..LUKE 11:18.

Luke 11:18

“If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.”

King James Version (KJV)

We can not cast out satan with potions, spells , incatationsor witch craft or what ever mankind can come up with (through satan’s temptations) to avoid going to GOD and HIS son JESUS in the first place. And I happen to feel that when people go into witch craft….they are worshiping satan on his terms.

This is why when I hear people say they are going into the occult to get rid of a bad spirit that is hanging around their home. But as a pastor says when you do evil things, it will dwell in the house with you.

Prayer, faith in both GOD and HIS son JESUS will protect you at all times. GOD is the supreme being over all. And what GOD says goes.

Luke 11:14-28 King James Version (KJV)

14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.

26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

King James Version (KJV)

Stay in prayer over all of your loved ones, yourself, your home, your job and all that is yours to keep GOD close to you and for you to be close to HIM. Satan is tricky and will keep on trying to make a mess of things until our JESUS returns to earth to take us home. But with the power GOD has..it will not happen.

Thank you all for stopping by to read the word of GOD and this blog. Feel free to pass it forward so others will get a blessing as well too! Have a blessed day!

Peace!!!

Proverbs 31:10. To honor the Mothers !

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I want to say to all of the Mothers across the world, be it mothers of human babies or “fur” babies/pets that you all will have a blessed Mothers Day 2020! And for all of the men who had to be the “Mother” when the wife has gone and had to step up to the job as Mother and Dad.

Proverbs 31:10

10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.

Giving honor to my Mom for all that she has done for me and the whole family. I thank GOD for a good Mother like you who taught me about the LORD, took me to Church. Fed me and kept a clean house and food on the table.

Not only are you still a good Mother, but as I was growing up showed me how to be lady-like as you were in your career as an actress.

Thank you dear FATHER GOD for a good Mommy as what you gave me and for her good Mother as well too. My Grandmother, whom we both still do miss today.

May GOD give you all of the righteous desires of your heart Mom and many more happy days here on earth with us too!

Ephesians 6:2-3 King James Version (KJV)

2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;

3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

I love you Ma, with all of my heart! May GOD always be with you forever! 🙂

James 1:12, trials and tribulations

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Hello everyone, thank you all for stopping by to read GOD’s words and my blog! For the word of GOD is very encouraging and loving for us all.

Many times we as Christians will go through tribulations that are coming from those unsaved people who have an evil heart. Suffering from what they do for as long as they think they can get away with what they do. Some may stop after a time, and some will take that evil with them to the grave.

The evil one has them and their souls. And wants all of GOD’s children to fall from grace as he has done before the creation of mankind. So we need to always pray and ask our GOD for strength to make it through theses tests of faith.

The devil is persistent, and because we mankind are in GOD’s image, for the devil tempted Adam and Eve in the garden of eden.

Revelation 12:7 – 12:9

7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

We go through these tests of faith and pull through them so we can be stronger, give GOD praise for saving us and pulling us through. This encourages others and they will see our faith and seek after our GOD.

Many times our GOD has done things for me and all of my loved ones. I will tell of the time when there was an icy road we had to cross to get home. Our GOD spared both my husbands life and mine on that cold night a few months ago. Praise GOD now and for all of eternity long!!!!

See our car could have been totaled, we could have been in the hospital or have died. But he spared us from getting hurt in that ditch, and we did not have to pay a large bill for the car to be fixed or ge a new one. A simple tyrid and a new tire was all we needed. Praise and glory be to GOD ALMIGHTY now and for all of eternity long! 🙂

Bible Verses About Trials And Tribulations

1 Peter 5:10 – But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle [you].

James 1:12 – Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Romans 12:12 – Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

1 Corinthians 10:13 – There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].

John 16:33 – These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Exodus 14:14 – The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

James 1:2-8 – My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;   

Philippians 4:6-7 – Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.   

Proverbs 3:5-6 – Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.   

Romans 5:3 – And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Psalms 23:4 – Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Romans 8:18 – For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Hebrews 10:35 – Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

James 1:2 – My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

1 Peter 4:12 – Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Romans 8:28 – And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

Psalms 34:17-18 – [The righteous] cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.   

Matthew 19:26 – But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

2 Corinthians 12:9 – And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Just remember those people who do not know the word, do not know the power of our all might GOD will do the work of evil. They assume true Christians are weak and confused…people they can do things to and no one will care.

Ha! But GOD does. Just know when this test is done, and you come out of it clean and unharmed who did this for you. GOD and HIS son JESUS.

Keep your faith and be ready for your crown.

Have a blessed Sunday, stay in prayer at all times….avoid negative people who will try to distract you from keeping your eyes on the LORD. Feel free to pass this blog forward to those who will need to be encouraged as well too! 🙂

Peace!!!

Have comfort knowing you are well loved.

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Hello all, I do hope you all are well and virus free or getting over it and are on the mends.

Having the peace of mind and comfort knowing God Almighty loves you is so coming and peaceful. As you go through these times in this world I feel the need to remember and remind others of this blessing.

We will always meet more people who are not faithful than who are. And we will always need to be ready to spread the good news of the word. For there our Father lovingly will give instruction on life and how much HE loves us.

HE also tells us of the blunders we fall into when we want to do things our way and not HIS way in the Bible. We all have the freedom of choice on how we choose to live. HE showing us what people went through in the Bible from choosing the ways of man and not GOD’s. All in the old and new testament, so we will learn by example.

Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar in the Bible are good examples. One who choose to follow GOD and one who thought he was god. Daniel was blessed for listening to GOD which kept his life simple and humble before GOD. Nebuchadnezzar thought he was a god and made people worship him or die.

Daniel chapter 5 verse 30-33 kjv

30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

31 While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.

32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.

I have seen many in great power fall like this. Not knowing GOD, or that the things they do has consequences that are from the choices that was done to themselves or others. King Nebuchadnezzar is an example of this. He mocked GOD in his way and was brought to his knees for 7 years eating grass on all fours as an animal would have.

So all this is tosay, our GOD watches over us all. And those who do harm to those who love GOD will be brought down to their knees too as well in todays time.

No one can out do our GOD. Not even the devil for he was kicked out of heaven for all of the trouble he caused even before GOD created the earth. So what ever your situation is at this point, know that our GOD is greater and will heal.

Those who are the most stubborn and prideful wil be humbled.

Stay safe and sound. Stay healthy. Feel free to pass this blog forward to share with those who need to be encouraged too. Thank you very much for stopping by! 🙂

Peace!!!! 😀

Giving the word to others through handmade Bible tracts!

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Hello everyone, I do pray that you all are being safe and sound in this day and time of the COVI-19. Wash your hands and wear those disposable plastic gloves if you can. And wipe things down with disinfectant too. Wash your fresh veggies and fruits down with mild soapy water and rinse them off after that. AND above all stay in prayer and we all will get through this!

And once we do give thanks to GOD that HE has kept you safe and sound and got you through it. YAY!

I have been giving people I come across even for a minute some scripture to encourage them and brighten their day. You will be surprised to find that there are more people out there that will call on GOD and have faith than you realize! And this is so great to know!

Those of us who can , should make something to give to people to have in their hand to give them some comfort and scripture is it from what I know. Some people maybe looking for some kind of sign that GOD is still there. Being confused by what is happening tight now in 2020 today.

Bible verses related to Comfort from the King James Version (KJV)

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – Blessed [be] God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;   (Read More…)

Matthew 11:28-30 – Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.   (Read More…)

Matthew 5:1-48 – And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:   (Read More…)

Psalms 23:4 – Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Psalms 91:1-16 – He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.   (Read More…)

Romans 8:26-28 – Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.   (Read More…)

Romans 8:32-39 – He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?   (Read More…)

Psalms 119:76 – Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

Psalms 119:49-51 – ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.   (Read More…)

Isaiah 40:1-2 – Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.   (Read More…)

Psalms 1:1-6 – Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.   (Read More…)

Psalms 119:50 – This [is] my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

Psalms 86:17 – Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see [it], and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

Isaiah 49:13 – Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

Isaiah 51:12 – I, [even] I, [am] he that comforteth you: who [art] thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man [that] shall die, and of the son of man [which] shall be made [as] grass;

Isaiah 12:1 – And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.

John 16:22 – And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

Psalms 18:1-50 – (To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,) I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.   (Read More…)

There are so many verses in the Bible that can touch all souls and give them some peace. Even those people I have met who were not strong in faith,are now starting to think about the things they do. And will find some peace in hearing scripture, but be cautious and use discernment. There are those who even if JESUS stood before them would not accept HIM. Pray over your tracts so that GOD will give you them to the ones who will listen and pray for those who will not. 🙂

Bible verses related to Strength from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance

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Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Deuteronomy 31:6 – Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Isaiah 41:10 – Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Deuteronomy 20:4 – For the LORD your God [is] he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

1 Corinthians 10:13 – There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.   (Read More…)

Isaiah 40:31 – But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.

Matthew 11:28 – Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Psalms 31:24 – Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

Exodus 15:2 – The LORD [is] my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he [is] my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

1 Corinthians 16:13 – Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

Matthew 6:33 – But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Working on Ephesians 6:17

Ephesians 6:17

“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”

Galatians 5:22-23 speaks of the fruit of the spirit. I drew this and all of the tracts you see in this post. I might not color them in due to the cost issues.

Galatians chapter 5:22-23

You may not choose to draw, but if you have a computer and a phone that will take good pictures, this may be all you need right now. There is a site I use for doing this is called picfont.com … https://picfont.com/editor

  • Using the picfont editor to make this.
I used the Picfont for the photos. The link to picfont is , https://picfont.com/editor

So if it is GOD’s will, here are the tools I use to make my tracts. Free hand and by the computer. Enjoy giving out the message to those who will accept it. Stay safe and well.

Thank you for reading my blog, feel free to pass it forward to those who may need to hear the word of out one and only perfect GOD!!!

Peace and many blessing to you all.

Missing the fellowship due to COVI-19.

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Hello everyone! I do hope you will have a blessed Easter in spite of the covi-19 pandemic right now. It can not stop us from praying, and for some it may make us pray even more!

Mt.Sinai Church of GOD in Binghamton New York. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008875159143705

We are home from going to Church today and I tell you I do miss the fellowship and hearing the word from the Pastor of which ever Church my husband decides we go to on Sundays. We attend the local Churches and those that are not too GOD willing once we are able to travel again to them!

It is not the feeling of being shut in, it is the feeling of being safe and sound from whatever is going on with the virus that has affected the whole entire planet.

Some people are being led closer to GOD because of the issues of the day for right now. Some of the people I know will need to collect unemployment for right now until the situation is done with the virus and the companies can rehire people back to pay their bills.

First Christian Church of kirkwood. They will be moving from this location to the Little white Church in kirkwood shortly this month. 4-5-2020.
https://www.facebook.com/First-Christian-Church-of-Kirkwood-593970207412624

You can not know too many people who love the LORD. This is one of the reasons as to why we go to more than one church. We love to travel when we are able to. (right now due to the covi-19 pandemic we stay local.) Each pastor has his own way on delivering the message from GOD. Each Pastor has his own personality that will touch whomever needs to be touched by GOD’s words to lead them to HIM.

City CHurch first Assembly of GOD
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Stay in prayer and know that GOD is watching over us all and keeping us safe and not locked up! Thank you for coming by to read my blog, feel free to pass it forward and share the blessing of GOD’s word. 🙂

Peace!!!!!

Listen to Gods warnings!

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I need to share with you all my thoughts about this cornavirus. And how powerful it is to have moved so quickly about the whole earth.

How it seems to bring business to a halt! How people you used to want to mingle and bar hop! How people would socialize and now there us social distancing!

How many people are staying indoors leaving ny times square look like a ghoist town! How people are afraid to touch each other!

We need to think about all of what’s going on! For we need not be as stubborn as the people who saw the parting of the red sea and not believe in God and His power!

Read the word of GOD!

Pay attention to the word of GOD, and stay in prayer. Yes listening to the new may depress soe people. But we need to watch and pray. To know what is going around us all.

Fear is not an option for those of us who trust in the LORD. GOD is not a lier like all mankind is and can be. Keep your faith and trust in our GOD and he will not leave you stranded ever. HE has done this for me and will do this for you also.

Stay blessed. Pass this blog forward to give others a blessing as well too!

Peace and love, stay healthy!

Following the right standard- GOD's!

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Equally beautiful dolls I bought at Ebay recently.

Hello everyone, I do pray that you all are having a blessed day! Boy am I happy to see the weather warming up some too. For it always has the pretty flowers ready to bloom for us all.

And with this warmer weather coming , it has been said in the news that the coronavirus should soon die off as according to the rews station NPR.

I have a small business that I am working on again as to making things by hand, and collecting old dolls. I also will see the clothing of the dolls as my other job, not a hobby. Hobbies do not put food on the table. 🙂

My crocheted design I made for an 18 inch tall Pocahontas doll by Mattel. The doll I got off of Ebay.

What I have learned from the craft shows I attend in this area where I live, the dolls that are considered beautiful are the blond blue eyed ones by the white people who are even brown haired and browned eyed too! I always wondered about this.

The picture of the first two dolls together, one was considered a “princess” by calling her as such and even beautiful. But look more closely at those two. There is no difference in beauty or “princess”. They are both made from the same mold!

This seemed so silly to me. I had to post this confusion to this blog because there is a generation of older people who go about their lives spreading this kind of bigotry based on how they were raised up. This is not how GOD said to be, it is sin.

The word of GOD is very plain and clear as to the commandments.

Matthew 22:36-40 King James Version (KJV)

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

As followers of JESUS we need to think about this topic. It does not set well with GOD. It is hate, and if you think tha hate is okay in this form you are incorrect, no hate is good. And if we see people who are white abusing and hating people of color, and you are white and say nothing you are just as wrong as the person doing the evil when you could have done something to stop it. This includes people of color who see anyone of color abuse white people too.

We all will be judged before GOD in the end, all of us. Not one soul spared. Do unto others as you would have them do to YOU! Hell will have all colors of people as well as heaven.

Romans 2:11 Context

8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; 10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: 11 For there is no respect of persons with God. 12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; 13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

When we all die , our bodies return to the earth. We leave with what we came with. Nothing.

With what I have seen with the racial non-sense in this world, this sin will last until the return of JESUS if those who keep it going wont stop.

For those of us that had to confront this kind of evil, let it be known GOD sees this and will deal with those who do evil. They will never get away with what they do.

Stay blessed , safe, and sound. For once you gave your heart mind and soul to GOD and HIS son JESUS you will always be comforted. Feel free to pass this blog forward to those who need to read the word of GOD.

Peace!

Dress code for the LORD.

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Come as you are.

Good morning all, I do hope you were able to enjoy some of the sunshine that came your way today. Even though it was cold and windy.

I see the changes in Church from the years and one of them is the way how we dress. In the past 10 years at least, I see people coming to Church wearing extra casual clothing.

At oe point I have seen people the same kind of clothing they would to walmart to shop in such as the pajama bottoms.

Even though this is people shopping, I once saw a woman wear the clothing on the right to Church one time.

Looking and dressing right for the world or for our ever loving Father in Heaven when we are in GOD’S house? I see people who dress for the world at their finest. But when it comes to going to Church they will wear sloppy clothing.

When you want to look your best for an occasion outside of Church, you will put in your best outfit. Or you will head to the mall and take all after noon to find the right outfit. Be it for a first date, job interview, or a party.

I have seen many people who are in the Oscar telecast dress overboard to stand out, go over the top to impress everyone that they have the best outfit. A rememberable outfit with all who have seen them.

But yet you wonder, if people know how some people attend Church wearing clothing that looks as though they were out digging ditches. Or just rolled out of bed wearing pajamas bottoms and a t-shirt. I have actually seen a woman wearing just that to Church too, with a sweat shirt hoodie.

It is not an age thing for many as to what age likes to dress up for church.

1 Corinthians 6:19 – 6:20

19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

We all can do better as we come into the house of GOD, by showing HIM respect and not compromising for what the world wants. This is what we do when we are more eager to have people attend the Church because they don’t want to dress up.

1 Timothy 2:9

“In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;”

King James Version (KJV)

Even if you make it a point to wear one good outfit to Church, the LORD will understand that you come to pay HIM the respect and not the people around you.

If you can follow a dress code for work or school, you can honor the most high who sits upon the throne in your best best clothing for church. Save the the sloppy for at home when you have your own way in your own home.

Enjoy you Sunday at Church or fellowship with others in your house. Stay blessed and have a peaceful day! Pass it this blog post forward and share the blessing!

Everyone is someone else’s child.

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James 2:8

“If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:”

King James Version (KJV)

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Hello everyone! Hope you all are getting ready for the warmer weather. I am ready when our FATheR GOD will send it and have our gardens to grow up beautiful and healthy!

There are so many beautiful faces in this world, or all colors shapes and sizes. Like beautiful roses in a well nourished garden stretching out to reach the sun. Like little children, the roses are reaching out for their Mom or Dads hand growing up straight and tall towards the sun.

You know what? When you see a person or people, always remember they are someone else’s child just like you. Whether they are older or younger than you are. You may wind up in a relationship at some point as a friend, coworker, spouse or just in passing through the day in your life.

They belong to a family of two other children who were their parents, and now you have crossed paths. Hopefully it is a pleasant meeting, and God felt between you two. We must treat each other with respect, we will answer to all things we do to each other by the judge of all judges who sits on the throne in heaven,

Life is but a vapor. Life is that short. Why not make life a excellent experience if even for a few seconds for another person with a good morning or have a blessed day?

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Romans 12:10

“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”

King James Version (KJV)

I enjoy being nice to people and sharing a smile, good conversation, good food, or a prayer/praise to our wonderful GOD in heaven. Sharing a connection of faith, fellowship, and good clean fun. It just warms the heart of everyone involved!

There are people in this world who may need to see a smiling face and know there are others who share the love of GOD. Even in passing. When ever we can , we need to encourage all who share the body of Christ. For there are many who do not, and they seek to do harm to others who are in the body of our beloved Christ JESUS.

As we go through our lives, we must remember , what we say and do affects everyone including ourselves. For we can be encouraged by what we do for others when we can put a sincere smile on their face for how or what we do for them.

Be it they are newborn to the well aged. Age should not matter to treating a person with loving heart of JESUS.

John 15:12

“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.”

King James Version (KJV)

Have a blessed day, please do pass it forward this blog post so others who do need to be encouraged will be blessed too as I do hope this was a blessing for you as well! 🙂

Peace!!!