Author: Bill

1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, & whoever loves has been born of God & knows God. 1 John 4:19 We love because he first loved us. 1 Cor 13:4-8 Love is patient & kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. —Love lives on, so if you can plant this one seed it will bloom & live on forever! Lets all become great gardeners of this one thing! Love Mel

Gen 12:1-3 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. —Today I was thinking of my childhood & just how blessed I was! We had an awesome family growing up in a small town in MS! We did not have a lot, but one thing we had was a lot of love! My family loved to fish & we had some of the best fish fries ever! Nothing fancy just a lot of good eating, fellowship & fun! We would play outside as long as our parents would allow! What fun! Hope & pray that you can find joy in the small things! Be blessed! Love Mel

Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:13 For I am the Lord your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you. —A test of faith or a test of strength! It’s always a test! When the test come from Him & when we fully understand this, we can find a new faith to believe & a new strength to go thru! We must believe that We are never ever safer, stronger or filled than in the hand of God! Love Mel

Psalm 36:5 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; & thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. Isaiah 33:2 O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning & our salvation in time of trouble. Hebr 10:23 Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. Lam 3:22-23 Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! —I am so thankful for His mercy & grace! I am so thankful that He doesn’t give up on us! I am so thankful that His blessings are new everyday! No matter what, We need only hold resolutely to the hope in Him that we profess! Love Mel

Joel1:19 To You, O Lord, I cry; For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness & the flame has burned up all the trees of the field. Jonah 2:2 “I called out of my distress to the Lord, & He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice. 1 Chron 16:8 Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples. 2 Sam 22:4 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, & I am saved from my enemies. Acts 2:21 It shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Psalm 116:2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live. — We need only to call upon the Lord to be saved & we should never fear what mere man can do to us! For if God is for us, no devil in hell can steal us from His hands! Love is the key to His kingdom! We must protect our hearts from the hardening in this world! Be willing to be like Him! Love Mel