Author: Bill

Prov 30:24-28 (ESV) Four things on earth are small,
but they are exceedingly wise: the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; the rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs; the locusts have no king, yet all of them march in rank; the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces. Prov 6:6-8 (TLB)Take a lesson from the ants, you lazy fellow. Learn from their ways & be wise! For though they have no king to make them work, yet they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter. — There are so many lessons to be learned from the word of God! We are told that there are four small things yet very wise! We can all learn from the wise! The ants are very diligent to prepare in advance , the rock badger finds safety on high, the  locusts work together in unity, & the lizards are persistent in doing no matter where they are! So one thing I know for sure if we will be diligent & persistent in our pursuit of God we will find Him! Love Mel

The one who cares! Psalm 68:19 (NIV) Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Deut 31:8 (ESV) It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. Psalm 55:22 (NIV) Cast your cares on the LORD & He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken. 1 Peter 5:7 (BSB)Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. Isaiah 46:4 (ESV) Even to your old age I am He, & to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, & I will bear; I will carry & will save. Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows those who take refuge in Him. — Our God Cares So Much & He promised to NEVER Leave us or Forsake us, those who take refuge in Him! He is our stronghold, so hold tight! Love Mel

Gift of Promise— Acts 2:38-39 (ESV) Peter said to them, “Repent & be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, & you will receive the GIFT of the Holy Spirit. For the PROMISE is for you & for your children & for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” Luke 24:49 Behold, I am sending the PROMISE of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” — Repent & Receive the PROMISE! —2 Cor 9:8 God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 1 Peter 4:10 Each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:— Clothed in Grace with power from on High to abound in every GOOD Work! Use it to SERVE one another! Love Mel

Do you trust Him? 1 Thes 5:23-24 (ESV) Now I have spoken, & I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, & I will do it. He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it. Num 23:19God is not man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Has He said, & will He not do it? Or has He spoken, & will He not fulfill it? Isaiah 46:8 I have spoken, & I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, & I will do it. Psalm 33:9 For He spoke, & it came to be; He commanded, & it stood firm. — Our God is faithful & He is always with us during the good times & the hard times! He is a good, good father! God is committed to love us in the middle of the storms of life! He has promised to NEVER leave us or FORSAKE us! He is right beside us! Love Mel

Luke 4:1-13 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan & was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, for forty days, being tempted by the devil. & He ate nothing during those days. & when they were ended, He was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread” & Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” & the devil took him up & showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time & said to him, “To you I will give all this authority & their glory, for it has been delivered to me, & I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” & Jesus answered him, “It is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God, & Him only shall you serve.’” & he took him to Jerusalem & set him on the pinnacle of the temple & said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, “‘He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,’ & ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” & Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” & when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. — Have you ever gone thru a wilderness experience? When Jesus walked the earth He was tested & tested for our behalf! For you see He who knew NO sin paid the price for our sins! & He warned us that we too would have trouble in this world, BUT BE of GOOD CHEER for He has overcome the world! Now that is worth finding your joy in the middle of your wilderness experience! The battle has been won! And no matter what we are winners. Love Mel