Author: Bill

Prov 4:20-22 My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them, & healing to all their flesh. Jer 17:19 (ESV) Heal me, O Lord, & I shall be healed; save me, & I shall be saved, for you are my praise. Psalm 30:2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, & you have healed me. James 5:15 The prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, & the Lord will raise him up. & if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. — Be attentive to His words, keep  praising Him, & have faith & you will see the hand of the Lord! But you may still have things to do such as: Take up your bed & walk!  Go show the priest! or some questions to answer: Do you want to get well? or Do you believe? Do you love Me? —Matt 21:22 (NIV) If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. Matt 22:37 Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul & with all your mind. Psalm 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but you? & earth has nothing I desire besides you, O Lord.— The keys are to Believe & to Love! Love Mel

How to stand strong during a storm! Jer 17:7-8 (ESV) Blessed is the man who TRUSTS in the Lord, whose TRUST is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, & does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, & is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit. — TRUST! —Eph 3:17-19 (ESV)So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted & grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth, length, height & depth, & to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. —Research conducted by University of Florida scientists showed that sand live oaks are the most resistant to wind damage. The root system of the live Oak is deep, wide & lateral. In dry areas, deep vertical roots called “sinker” roots grow from the lateral roots. — The key is a root system that is breadth, length, height & depth, tied to the love of God! Love Mel

John 4:23-24 (ESV) The hour is coming, & is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit & truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him. God is spirit, & those who worship Him must worship in spirit & truth. — God is looking for those willing to worship Him in Spirit & Truth! Are you willing? — John 15:26 (ESV) When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. John 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. You know Him, for He dwells with you & will be in you. — The Holy Spirit, our Helper is the one that leads us to worship our God in Spirit & Truth! So how do we open our hearts to the gentle nudging of the Holy Spirit? It is all a heart matter! We must be willing to open the heart door to worship Him in Spirit & Truth! Love Mel

Rom 10:17 (KJV) So then faith cometh by hearing, & hearing by the word of God. Mark 4:24-25 Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: & unto you that hear shall more be given. For he that hath, to him shall be given: & he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath. Luke 8:11-15 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the way side are they that HEAR; then cometh the devil, & taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe & be saved. They on the rock are they, which, when they HEAR, receive the word with joy; & these have no root, which for a while believe, & in time of temptation fall away. & that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, & are choked with cares & riches & pleasures of this life, & bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest & good heart, having heard the word, keep it, & bring forth fruit with patience. — Remember be careful to HEAR, to UNDERSTAND, to KEEP & to Bring forth fruit! Love Mel

We serve a good God! —Rom 5:8 (ESV) God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Lam 3:25 The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. James 1:17 Every good gift & every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Phil 4:19 God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. —If you want to see the goodness of God I recommend start with,— I Chron. 16:34 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. Ps. 34:8 Taste & see that the Lord is good! Ps. 100:4-5 Enter His gates with thanksgiving, & His courts with praise! Give thanks to Him & praise His name! For the Lord is good & His love is eternal, & His faithfulness endures to all generations. Love Mel