Month: May 2023

Isiah 60:18 (ESV)Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation, & your gates Praise. —Did you know that our walls & gates are weakened because of our willingness to compromise! But the facts are when our lives are aligned with God, no evil will be successful at stopping us from what God has promised as our inheritance as His Children! So don’t ever willingly compromise!  In the end you will be glad for your choice! Choose praise! — Psalms 150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD! Prov 25:28 A man without self-control is like a city broken into & left without walls.— Salvation is our walls & Praise is our gates! — Matt 7:13-14 (NIV) Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate & broad is the road that leads to destruction, & many enter through it. But small is the gate & narrow the road that leads to life & only a few find it. — Choose Life! Love Mel

Acts 2:1-4 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. & suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, & it filled the entire house where they were sitting. & divided tongues as of fire appeared to them & rested on each one of them. & they were all filled with the Holy Spirit & began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. — Pentecost also known as Feast of Harvest! On Pentecost, the High Priest was to take two loaves of freshly baked wheat bread & offer them before the Lord. The wheat bread was made from newly harvested wheat. — John 6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, & whoever believes in me shall never thirst. Matt 4:4 But he answered, “It is written, “ ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” — Pentecost brought forth the Holy Spirit. His spirit brought forth the infilling of the breath of life, which happens when we come to Jesus & believe! Have a blessed Pentecost Sunday! Love Mel

We must overcome all PRIDE—Rom 12:16 (ESV) Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. Rom 12:3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. Matt 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Prov 19:11 Good sense makes one slow to anger, & it is his glory to overlook an offense. 2 Peter 1:5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge. — Did you know that it is building virtue to overlook an offense & it brings glory! And all this supplements our faith! Look at the response of Jesus! —1 Peter 2:23 When He was reviled, He did not revile in return; when He suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting Himself to Him who judges justly. — We too must continue entrusting ourselves to our God, for you will inherit the kingdom of heaven! Hallelujah! Love Mel

1 Thes 5:16-18 (ESV)Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Phil 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer & supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. & the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts & your minds in Christ Jesus. Rom 12:12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Luke 18:1 He told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray & not lose heart. — Prayer is communing with God! And this is the will of God for us! When we do spend time in prayer, He promises us His peace as a guard for our heart & mind! How many of you worry about everything? Well I want you to try to change & pray about everything & worry about nothing. After all He promised us peace when we do! Love Mel— From my brother Randy, Quote: Billy Graham said “ As long as you pray, you can make it through anything.”

Matt 6:27 (BSB) Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Matt 6:26 Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—& yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matt 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own. Luke 10:41-42 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried & upset about many things. But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, & it will not be taken away from her. — Mary chose to sit at the feet of Jesus listening! How is your time listening at the feet of Jesus? Quote by, Epictetus, a Greek philosopher: “Someone has observed that God gave us two ears & one mouth—it stands to reason that we should listen twice as much as we speak!” With social media, some have made speaking their mind a competitive sport. To listen for God will require some quiet time! He might surprise you! Listen! Love Mel