Author: Bill

Rom 1:9 (all KJV) For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; Judges 11:10 The elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words. Job 16:19 Behold, my witness is in heaven, & my record is on high. Phil 1:8-10 (GNT) God is my witness that I tell the truth when I say that my deep feeling for you all comes from the heart of Christ Jesus himself. I pray that your love will keep on growing more & more, together with true knowledge & perfect judgment, so that you will be able to choose what is best. Then you will be free from all impurity & blame on the Day of Christ — on Judgement Day in the courts of heaven. Who do you want as your witness? We must keep a compassionate heart & remember how precious God, life, & family really are. The enemy would like for us to develop a hardened heart, but God is our one true witness in heaven, who commands us to continue doing good! Right actions and choices are key to building life over death; love over hate or anger; & truth over lies. Most tragedy is built on believing the lies of the enemy! If we can learn to hold tight to truth & The commands of our Savior Jesus we will find our way to the heart of God our Father. Love Mel

Acts 4:31 (ESV) When they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, & they were all filled with the Holy Spirit & continued to speak the word of God with boldness. Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, & perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. & they recognized that they had been with Jesus. 2 Cor 3:12 Since we have such a hope, we are very bold. — Boldness means to have courage, with out hesitation or fear to face of risk or danger. We have boldness when we spend time with Jesus! — Acts 4:29 Lord, look upon their threats & grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness. — Pray for all boldness! Way better than living in fear! Love Mel

Ez 10:4-5 (all KJV) Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, & stood over the threshold of the house; & the house was filled with the cloud, & the court was full of the brightness of the LORD’S glory. & the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when He speaketh. Ex 40:34 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, & the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Ez 1:28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, & I heard a voice of one that spake. — We have the ability to bring Glory to our God every day thru our faith, our worship, our trials & our service with thanksgiving & praise! In todays environment, just believing in God & choosing to honor Him over the way of the world can bring Him Glory. The closer we are to Him, the more like Him we will be. This relationship is what allows us to live a life that brings Him Glory! So Let’s spend more time reaching for that eternal glory. Love Mel

Psalm 21:11 NLT Although they plot against you, their evil schemes will never succeed. Rom 12:21 ESV Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. 1 Thes 5:22 Abstain from every form of evil. Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. Exod 14:14 The Lord will fight for you, & you have only to be silent. Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good & good evil, who put darkness for light & light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet & sweet for bitter. — Nothing tests us more than evil! But God tells us to stand & be quiet! That might be really hard for a lot of people, but if we can learn to trust God & learn that we don’t need to defend ourselves, but only continue to do good, we will see our God move like never before. Don’t forget, Evil is always the lie . masquerading as light! Love Mel

Ezra 1:1 (ESV) In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD STIRRED up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom & also put it in writing: Ezra 1:5 Then rose up the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah; Benjamin; the priests & the Levites, everyone whose spirit God had STIRRED to go up to rebuild the house of the LORD that is in Jerusalem. Romans 12:11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. John 5:4 (KJV)For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, & STIRRED the water: whosoever then first after the STIRRING of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. — Does God STIR the waters of your soul? Lord we pray that you will STIR the hearts of your people so that we too will have a fervent spirit. Heal us & protect us during these troubling times we pray! Praise be to God for mercy! Help us to rebuild the walls of your kingdom! Love Mel