Linda Stanley

What is so scary about predestination is God knows everything before hand(marked out).This is where my faith and trusting God comes into my life.What is so comforting is that know matter what I am going through God is with me,and however any circumstance turns out, it is for the good of the purpose God has planned for my life,because he loves me.God is with me in this upside down world.When my life is over here on this earth,I will be with Jesus forever.Amen The reason I believe Paul is bringing up predestinatin is to let us know that salvation is Gods work in our life,and not our own doing.He is praising God because he knows God loves him,and through Jesus Christ 'sacrifice'he has brought us into his family and made us heirs along with Jesus.Amen

To me,to be in Christ,is belonging to Christ because I chose to except Him as my Savior.I want to follow Christ in all His ways.I am not saved because I deserved it,but because God is gracious and freely gives salvation.God saved me according to his plan.God chose me and I belong to Him through Jesus Christ.I must be faithful and very thankful.I am united,or formed into one body Christ Jesus as a whole with other christians.I have an understanding that I am spiritually connected with Jesus Christ,through the love of God.

Hello,all my brothers and sisters, My name is Linda and I really have been enjoying "all" the teachings.I live in Virginia,down in a wooded area full of trees.I love to hear the little birds sing,watch the small animals scury around.We have two Mother deer who visit every day with four baby fawns. They come right up to our house and the whole family gather around the doors and windows to see them.When I am out side I can get really close to them before they run off.They are so beautiful. I am looking forward to "Ephesians",getting exicited. This is a wonderful way of learning Gods Word.Thank You Pastor Ralph for all your hard work and love for Gods word,in teaching others all you know.Blessings to all,and God Keep You In His Ever Loving Care. Linda Stanley

God has shown grace to my family in keeping them safe and unharmed.Myself and my family sometimes end up on the broad road of distruction,but by Gods Grace we make it back to the narrow way.Know one in my family is perfect,encluding myself.Why we make wrong choises I'll never understand.Life is so hard to understand at times.There is one thing I know,"God is always with my family and myself.We all learn from our mistakes,and by Gods Grace we are restored,learned our lesson,become stronger ,and hopefully can help someone else from making that same mistake.God is The God of all Grace,a precious gift given to us.Its what we do with Gods gifts that count.So how do I live? As I believe and put more of my trust in God(my life)my faith grows day by day,and as I walk the narrow path,by Gods Grace I pray I will not stray. God keep my family safe and everyone who is doing this teaching,encluding their families and loved ones,friends and foe,by your gracious love keep us on the narrow road.Amen ~Peter knew Gods Grace,Gods Merciful Love.Peter says we all face trials,but we must let our light shine in the darkness.Our trials must be accepted as part of the refining process that burns away impurities and prepares us to meet Christ.I believe Peter is telling us through our trials and struggles we become strong in our faith,making us useful to God.~

IN THE OLD TESTIMENT PEOPLE WERE FORGIVEN BY ANIMAL BLOOD SACRIFICE.GODS LOVE FOR HIS PEOPLE WAS ALSO SHOWN IN THE TEMPLE,SENDING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PEOPLE IN HOW THEY SHOULD LIVE WITH OUT SIN IN THEIR LIVES. I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW GOD ROLLED ALL THOSE SINS FORWARD UNTIL JESUS CHRIST CAME AND JOHN 3:16 WAS FULLFILLED.IF YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT ,SIN WAS CARRIED BY GOD FOR MANY ,MANY YEARS.GOD LOVES ALL HIS CREATION,AND HE LOVED HIS PEOPLE.I BELIEVE GOD GRIEVED OVER MANS SEPERATION OVER SIN AND HIS MISSION OF LOVE WAS SOON CARRIED OUT THROUGH GOD'S SACRIFICE OF HIS PRECIOUS SON JESUS.GOD HAS MADE AWAY FOR US TO REPENT AND BE SAVED FROM OUR SINS.WE HAVE A CHOICE TO LIVE IN SIN OR REPENT OF OUR SINS AND WALK IN THE LIGHT OF SALVATION ,GIVEN TO US BY THE LIFE OF JESUS ,WHO DIED ON THE CROSS.THERE IS KNOW GREATER LOVE THAN THE LOVE OF GOD WHO GAVE HIS ONLY SON TO DIE FOR OUR SINS,GODS MISSION OF LOVE .REAL LOVE IS AN ACTION,NOT A FEELING.

FAITHFULNESS IS BEING TRUE,AND THE TRUTH IS IN YOU(GOD LIVING IN YOU).THEN YOU ARE TRUTHWORTHY.OUR FAITHFUL GOD IS OUR GOD OF LOVE ,MERCY AND GRACE.I KNOW THAT I CAN COUNT ON HIM FOR ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE.A GOD WHO'S PROMISES WILL NEVER FAIL ME.FAITHFULNESS IN ME,IS A PART OF GOD'S CHARATER WITH-IN ME.AS I GROW IN GODS GRACE,I BECOME THE PERSON GOD WANTS ME TO BE.WE MUST LET PEOPLE SEE THE PERSON WE ARE IN CHRIST JESUS.IF W ARE NOT FAITHFUL AND DO WHAT WE SAY WE ARE GOING TO DO,THEN THE TRUTH IS NOT IN US.WE MUST LET OTHERS SEE THE PERSON GOD HAS CREATED,(A CHANGED PERSON),SO NON BELIEVERS CAN SEE THE CHANCE IN YOUR LIFE,AS YOU LIVE FOR JESUS CHRIST.PEOPLE SEE THAT THEY CAN COUNT ON YOU IN BEING TRUTHWORTY,FAITHFUL AND TRUE TO YOUR WORD,BY THE GRACE OF GOD.

IT IS GODS CHARACTER AND HIS NATURE IN WILLINGNESS OF FORGIVENESS.GODS GLORY IS REVEALED IN HIS MERCY,GRACE,COMPASSION,FAITHFULNESS,AND JUSTICE. GODS LOVE AND MERCY ARE TRULY WONDERFUL,AND WE ARE THE ONES TO BENIFIT FROM THEM. WE ALL HAVE A SINFUL NATURE,OUR FLESH IS WEAK.GODS LOVE AND MERCY FOR HIS PEOPLE IS MORE POWERFUL THAN ANY SIN,IF WE TAKE OUR SINS TO THE CROSS OF JESUS WHO DIED FOR US.WE MUST HUMBLE OURSELVES ,ASK FORGIVENESS,GIVE OUR LIVES TO JESUS.AMEN

IF WE REMOVE THE METAPHOR OF FATHER AND SON FROM OUR CHURCH VOCABULARY,HOW WOULD WE EXPRESS THE TRINITY.GOD IS OUR HEAVENLY FATHER,WE LOOK TO GOD AS FATHER OF OUR CHURCH.WE KNOW GOD SENT HIS SON, TO SAVE THE WORLD.IN OUR CHURCH WE TEACH ABOUT WHO THE SON OF GOD IS.IN THE WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY,METAPHOR MEANS A FIGURE OF SPEACH.I PRAY OUR CHURCHES NEVER GET TO THAT POINT IN SPEAKING OUT THE NAME OF FATHER AND SON IN LOSING THE FULL MEANINGS OF THEIR NAME. IT WOULD BE A GREAT LOSS OF UNDERSTANDING, IN WHICH TO NOT GAIN THE FULL MEANING OF FATHER AND SON. I AM A FEMALE AND I REALLY NEVER THOUGHT OF GOD ON THE FEMININE SIDE,OR OF GOD AND JESUS IN THE MOTHERING ROLE.GOD DID CREATE MAN AND WOMAN IN HIS OWN IMAGE.I ALWAYS LOOKED AT WOMEN TO BE ON THE WEAK SIDE.AS A WOMAN I USED TO FEEL I HAD TO PROVE MYSELF TO BE ACCEPTED IN MY WORK PLACE BECAUSE OF MY DOING A JOB IN A MANS FIELD OF WORK.I THEN WENT HOME TO BE A MOTHER AND HOUSE-WIFE.IF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM SAYING.(WOMENS WORK).TIME REALLY CHANGES THE WAY PEOPLE LIVE.THERE ARE SOME AWESOME MEN OUT THERE THAT PLAY A MOTHERS ROLE, AND I HIGHLY RESPECT THEM FOR THE JOB THEY ARE DOING. NOW I HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND IN SPIRIT WE ARE EQUAL.WE ARE NOT MAN OR WOMAN..WE ARE ALL CREATED IN GODS IMAGE,EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A WOMANS BODY..HOW I PICKED UP ON THIS FROM THESE QUESTIONS,HOLY SPIRIT IS A GOOD TEACHER. IN GENESIS 1:27 I HAVE READ THIS MANY TIMES,NEVER REALY LOOKING AT "IN HIS OWM IMAGE".I WILL NOW THINK OF MYSELF IN A DIFFRENT WAY.AMEN

IN ISAIAH 54:5 JEREMIAH 3:14,AND JER.31:32 THIS IS THE WAY GOD EXPRESSES HIM-SELF FOR THE LOVE OF HIS PEOPLE ISRAEL.GOD MADE A COVENANT WITH ISRAEL.LIKE WE MAKE A VOW AS HUSBAND AND WIFE.GOD MADE A VOW WITH ISRAEL,WHICH MADE GOD HUSBAND,FATHER OVER ISRAEL HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE. IN THE NEW TESTIMENT GOD SAYS HE IS THE FATHER AND WE ARE HIS SONS AND DAUGHTERS GOD LOVES US SO MUCH HE CALLS US CHILDREN OF GOD.~~GOD LOVES ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD. EXODUS 20:3,5.GOD SAYS HE IS A JEALOUS GOD,AND WE ARE NOT TO PUT ANYYHING BEFORE HIM.WE MUST NOT WORSHIP OUR MONEY ,MATERIAL POSSESSIONS,OR IDOL ANYTHING, AS THIS MAKES GOD VERY JEALOUS.ALL WE HAVE, I BELIEVE GOD GIVES US BLESSINGS FREELY,BUT WE MUST USE THEM RIGHT AND FOR THE GLORY OF GOD,NOT OUR OWN GLORY.WE MUST PRAISE AND WORSHIP GOD,HE IS THE ONLY ONE FROM WHOM OUR BLESSINGS FLOW.GOD IS OUR CREATOR,CHRIST AND HOLY GHOST.WHEN I SING THE DOXOLOGY I SING,PRAISE FATHER ,SON,AND HOLY GHOST.AMEN.ITS ALL THE SAME, AS LONG AS WE ARE PRAISING AND WORSHIPPING OUR HEAVENLY FATHER.

IN WHAT SENCE ARE JESUS AND THE FATHER ONE?A FEW YEARS BACK I HAD A TEACHING ON THE GODHEAD.SO ,IN THE TEACHING IT ALL CAME DOWN TO THE TRINITY."GOD THE FATHER"GOD THE SON"AND GOD THE HOLY GHOST"ALL ARE ONE,BUT YET PLAY A DIFFRENT ROLL.GOD WAS FIRST,THEN GOD CAME DOWN TO THE EARTH AS MAN"JESUS" ,THEN WHEN JESUS LEFT THE EARTH THE HOLY GHOST CAME.YOU SEE A UNITY IN THE, THREE IN ONE. IF YOU HAD THREE GLASSES OF WATER AND YOU TOOK ONE GLASS OF WATER AT A TIME,POURED IT ALL TOGETHER IN A PITCHER,YOU WOULD STILL HAVE THREE GLASSES OF WATER ,BUT THEY WOULD BE ALL TOGETHER AS ONE.I KNOW THIS SOUNDS CHILDLIKE ,BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN THIS ANY BETTER.FROM THE OLD TESTIMENT TO THE NEW TESTIMENT,WE ALL KNOW GOD LOVED US SO MUCH THAT HE CAME DOWN TO EARTH AS MAN TO SAVE US,GIVE US LIFE ETERNAL,AND COMFORT US UNTIL HE RETURNS.AMEN JESUS BEING DISTINCT FROM THE FATHER ,I WOULD SAY THAT BECAUSE OF HIS DEATH ON THE CROSS TO SAVE US ,THE TRUTH IS THAT WE GO THROUGH JESUS TO REACH THE FATHER.I DO ADMIT THAT WHEN I PRAY MOST OF THE TIME I JUST ADDRESS GOD WITH MY PRAYERS,SOMETIMES I SAY IN JESUS.I REALLY DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE TO ADDRESS GOD IN ANY WAY ,BUT KNOWING GOD IS MY FATHER AND JESUS IS ONE.IF I AM WRONG,PLEASE SOMEONE FEEL FREE TO HELP ME ON THIS QUESTION.

AS SOME OF US MAY ADDRESS GOD AS "ABBA" I BELIEVE IT IS AN EXPRESSION OF WANTING TO BE CLOSER TO GOD AS YOUR DADDY,AS I KNOW MYSELF THAT I FEEL IT IS OK TO ADDRESS MY GOD AS "ABBA",WHICH I EXPRESS TO GOD HE IS MY DADDY.KIND OF LIKE GOING TO GOD AS A CHILD,SITTING IN HIS LAP AS GOD PUTS HIS ARMS AROUND YOU TELLING YOU EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT. PASTOR RALPH IS TELLING US THAT IN ANCIENT JUDAISM KNOW WHERE IS ABBA ADDRESSED AS GOD,BUT JESUS IS TEACHING IT IS OK TO DO SO. I FEEL ADDRESSING GOD AS "ABBA" IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO CALL GOD YOUR FATHER,GOD IS OUR DADDY.A FEW YEARS BACK AS I WAS PRAYING AND GOING TO MY FATHER,I WAS LEAD TO CALL MY HEAVENLY FATHER "ABBA",WHO IS MY "DADDY" THAT CORRECTS ME AND PUTS HIS ARMS AROUND ME AND LOVES ME AS HIS CHILD.

WHAT I SEE IN THE OLD TESTIMENT TIMES,GOD IS ABOVE ALL.HE IS EVERYTHING AND IS HIGHLY RESPECTED IN THE PEOPLE GOING TO HIM TO DIRECT THEIR LIFE.GOD WAS THEIR LIFE,HE IS THEIR CREATOR OF ALL LIFE. IN MY HOME AS MY PHYSICAL FATHER,BEING THE ONE WHO PROVIDED OUR PHYSICAL NEEDS ,FOOD,MONEY ,CLOTHES,AND SO ON.IN MY TIME 50 YRS AGO DAD WOULD SIT AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE,IN OTHER WORDS WHAT DADDY SAID IS WHAT WE DID.RESPECT WAS DUE HIM BECAUSE HE WAS HEAD OF THE HOME,EVEN IF WE DIDN'T LIKE WHAT HE REQUIED OF US,WE SISTERS WOULD DO WHAT MAMA SAID,THAT DAD SAID TO DO.IM SURE SOME OF YOU OLDER FOLKS KNOW WHAT I MEAN. NOW IN THE NEW TESTIMENT TIME ,WHICH I FEEL IS OUR TIME ALSO,I BELIEVE GRACE HAS MOVED IN.WE NOW HAVE LEARNED HOW LOVING OUR GOD IS BECAUSE OF HIS SACRIFICE.GOD IS ABBA FATHER AND WE GIVE HIM ALL OUR LOVE DUE TO HIM.I WOULD SAY IF YOU LOVE YOU RESPECT.THERE IS KNOW WAY TO MEASURE THE LOVE OF OUR FATHER.GOD LOVES ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD,GOOD AND THE BAD.HE IS OUR FATHER WHOM WE SHOULD PRAISE AND HONOR AND BE OBEDIENT TO HIS WORD.GOD SHOWED HIS LOVE TO US ON THE CROSS.HIS NAME WAS JESUS,SAVIOR OF THE WORLD.AMEN

AS I MEDITATE ON THE CONCEPTS OF GOD AS A SPRING OF LIVING WATER I REALIZE EVERY-DAY THAT I NEED GOD AND WHAT HE HAS ALREADY PROVIDED FOR ME.HE IS MY SOURCE.MY LIFE IS FULL OF BLESSINGS AND RICHES IF I CHOSE TO DRINK FROM THE LIVING WATERS.IF I CHOSE TO GO MY WAY I AM DEAD!! I HAVE KNOW LIFE.SIN IS DEATH! ITS LIKE GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES UNTIL THE RIGHT ROAD IS FOUND AND YOU FIND YOUR WAY BACK TO GOD.ITS LIKE FORGIVE ME GOD FOR I HAVE BEEN STANDING IN STILL I MUST LET HIS LIVING WATERS FLOW IN ME.YES MY FUTURE IS IN THE HANDS OF MY HEAVENLY FATHER AS I MUST DEPEND ON HIM AND NOT MYSELF.AMEN THERE IS A SONG THAT HAS SUCH BEAUTIFUL WORDS I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE WITH EVERY-ONE THAT A FRIEND SANG IN A CHURCH SERVICE I WENT TO,AND IT IS CALLED "ARISE OH LORD" YOU ARE THE LIVING WATERS COME AND FLOW INSIDE OF ME LET ME MANIFEST YOUR POWER SO THE WORLD CAN START BELIEVING (CHORUS) : ARISE, OH LORD, ARISE LET YOUR RIVERS FLOW THROUGH ME ARISE, OH LORD, ARISE LET YOUR GLORY SHINE THROUGH ME BRING YOUR HEALING TO THE NATIONS BY YOUR POWER AND YOUR GRACE SHOW THE BEAUTY OF YOUR PRESENCE SO THE WORLD WILL SEEK YOUR HOLY FACE (CHORUS): REPEAT ARISE, OH LORD, ARISE I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED THESE WORDS IN SONG , LET THEM BE YOUR PRAYER.BLESSINGS TO ALL LINDA

SOMETIMES WE RESIST CALLING ON GOD TO BE OUR HELPER BECAUSE WE ARE HUMAN.THIS FLESH WILL FAIL.SOMETIMES WE ARE SO SELF CENTERED AND THINKING WE CAN DO IT ALL ON OUR OWN. IF WE DONT REMEMBER TO TRUST AND PUT ALL OUR LIFE IN GODS HANDS WE FAIL,WE GET HURT AND ALSO CAN HURT OTHERS.WHAT IS REQUIRED OF US IS THAT WE MUST FOLLOW AND HAVE FAITH IN GOD,NOT OF OURSELVES,FOR WE CAN DO NOTHING WITHOUT GOD.

YES I CAN REMEMBER HOW GOD HAS CARED FOR ME.ALL MY LIFE GOD HAS CARED FOR ME AS A SHEPHERD,DURING SICKNESS,DURING A TIME WHEN I WAS DOWN WITH THE WEIGHT OF BURDENS.EVEN A TIME WHEN I STRAYED AWAY AND THOUGHT I COULD LIVE IN THIS WORLD BY MYSELF.WHEN YOU WONDER OFF BY YOURSELF THE MOUNTAIN GETS PRETTY ROCKY,YOU CAN'T GET A FOOT-HOLD ON LIFE ITS SELF, WITH OUT THE GOOD SHEPHERD LEADING YOU TO SHOW YOU THE WAY.I THOUGHT I HAD A HOLD ON LIFE PRETTY SOUND.SOMETIMES LIFE IN ITS SELF BUILDS UP, AND I THOUGHT I COULD HANDLE IT ALL MYSELF.I GOT STUCK ON THE MOUNTAIN,COULDN'T GET A FOOTHOLD ON LIFE.THE GOOD SHEPHERD WAS RIGHT THERE FOR ME.KEEPING WATCH.HE WILL ALWAYS PICK YOU UP AND PUT YOU BACK WITH HIS FLOCK.IT IS GOOD TO BE IN THE ARMS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.AMEN

NO,I REALLY DON'T BELIEVE ABRAHAM KNEW WHAT GOD WAS GOING TO DO.HE JUST TOOK ISAAC UP ON THAT MOUNTAIN PRAYING GOD WOULD DO SOMETHING.I BELIEVE HE JUST TOLD ISAAC THOSE COMFORTING WORDS SO HE WOULD NOT BE AFRAID.I'M SURE ABRAHAM AND ISAAC DIDN'T UNDERSTAND ANY OF THIS,BUT I BELIEVE ABRAHAM WAS GOING TO OBEY GOD EVEN THOUGH HE WAS HURTING SO INSIDE KNOWING WHAT GOD HAD TOLD HIM TO DO.ABRAHAM HAD TO HAVE HAD A LOT OF TRUST AND FAITH IN WHAT GOD HAD ASKED HIM TO DO.WHEN ABRAHAM HEARD GOD'S VOICE THE MOMENT HE RAISED THE KNIFE"GOD THEN PROVIDED"THE RAM.I BELIEVE ABRAHAM WAS SO THANKFUL,MORE THAN WHAT WE COULD EMAGINE.I BELIEVE THEIR EYES WERE OPENED UP TO WHAT A GREAT PROVIDER GOD REALLY IS,AND ALSO HOW MUCH GOD LOVED THEM BOTH.AND NOW AS WE READ GODS WORD IN THIS GREAT EVENT,I BELIEVE GOD WANTS US TO REALIZE HE IS OUR PROVIDER,AND WE SHOULD TRUST GOD LET US NOT FORGET GOD HAS PROVIDED GRACE AND TRUTH (JESUS CHRIST)THAT WE WILL HAVE LIFE INSTEAD OF DEATH IF WE ONLY BELIEVE. YES,GOD HAS PROVIDED FOR ME MANY TIMES.YEARS AGO GOD PROVIDED ME WITH A CHECK IN THE MAIL,WHEN I HAD NO MONEY TO FEED MY CHILDREN.(LAST MINUTE PROVISION).ALSO GOD PROVIDES IN OUR ANSWERED PRAYERS.GOD PROVIDES FOR US IN MANY WAYS.EVERYTHING WE HAVE IS A PROVISION.WE JUST DON'T THINK OF IT THAT WAY.I DON'T BELIEVE GOD PROVIDES EVERYTHING WE WANT.IT'S NOT OUR WANTS THAT NEED PROVISION,IT'S WHAT GOD KNOWS WE REALLY NEED TO GET US THROUGH THIS PRECIOUS LIFE GOD HAS GIVEN US.JUST THINK ABOUT IT FOR A MINUTE OR TWO.HOW MUCH HAS GOD PROVIDED FOR US THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED IN EVERYDAY LIFE?

KING JAMES VERSION, NIV~THE SONG EXPRESSES ASSURANCE AND HOPE IN GOD'S PROTECTION DAY AND NIGHT.HE NOT ONLY MADE THE HILLS BUT HEAVEN AND EARTH AS WELL.WE SHOULD NEVER TRUST A LESSER POWER THAN GOD HIM-SELF.BUT NOT ONLY IS HE ALL-POWERFUL,HE ALSO WATCHES OVER US.NOTHING DIVERTS OR DETERS HIM.WE ARE SAFE.WE NEVER OUTGROW OUR NEED FOR GOD'S UNTIRING WATCH OVER OUR LIVES. ~~WE CAN DEPEND ON GOD FOR HELP.HE WILL GUARD US AGAINST THE ENEMY,GOD IS OUR KEEPER,HE CARES FOR US,HE SUPPORTS US,HE HAS CUSTODY OF US.GOD IS A CIRCLE AROUND US.A MEN

GOD OUR ROCK,~FORTRESS AND DELIEVER~STRONGHOLD~HIS WORKS ARE PERFECT,ROCK~~STRONG TOWER~THE LORD IS UPRIGHT~ROCK OF MY SAVOIOR~ROCK ETERNAL~KNOW OTHER god, EXCEPT THE ONE AND ONLY GOD,GOD IS OUR SOLID ROCK ,KNOW EVIL WITHIN HIM.GOD IS BOTH "THE ROCK OF THE NATION ISRAEL", AND THE ROCK OF ALL WHO TRUSTS HIM.ROCK ETERNAL.GOD IS MY SOLID ROCK FROM WICH I STAND,ALL OTHER GROUND IS SINKING SAND.AMEN

IN WHAT WAY IS GOD OUR SHIELD?WHEN WE ARE GOING THROUGH SOMETHING UNPLEASANT IN LIFE,WE SOMETIMES BECOME WEAK,OUR BODY IS TIRED,OUR MIND IS NOT THINKING LIKE IT SHOULD,BECOME DEPRESSED.THIS IS WHEN GOD MOVES IN TO PROTECT US,HE SHIELDS US FROM THE ENEMY.THEN YOU COULD ALSO SAY,AS WE CALL ON GOD HE PUTS US IN HIS HIDING PLACE AS WE DRAW RENEWED STRENGTH,AND GET OURSELF TOGETHER AGAIN.GOD LIFTS OUR HEAD UP AND BREATHES NEW BREATH INTO OUR LIFE,MAKES US STRONGER,HE PICKS US UP TO WHERE WE CAN WALK AGAIN.GOD IS OUR GLORY OUR REFUGE AS WE HAVE MADE HIM OUR DWELLING PLACE.YOU CAN'T DO NOTHING ON YOUR OWN,THERE IS KNOW REASON TO STRUGGLE.WHEN YOU ARE WEARY AND TIRED SEEK GOD AND HE WILL HELP YOU,KNOW MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT,GOD WILL BE THERE FOR YOU.JUST CALL OUT TO YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER.AMEN

Many times I pray Psalm 91,.Some time ago I was led to pray Psalm 91,everyday.It is a very strong prayer.I call out to God,and then start praying.Psalm 91: covers all the protection I need.I usually start out in prayer with,Oh God hide me.I pray for God to hide me because I know when I am hid,the enemy can't find me.You are in a secret place.God is our Rock,our Shade,and our Hiding Place.God will secure you.Nothing can touch you while you are in His Hiding. Also,where God has hid you,He will put a guard,right where you are.Nothing can get past Him. I am saying this because of an experience I had.God protected me in His Hiding Place.

AS THE HOLY SPIRIT DRAWS US,AND WE BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS LORD,AND WHAT JESUS HAD DONE ON THE CROSS TO SAVE US FROM OUR SINS.HE IS OUR ONLY HOPE,FOR LIFE AFTER WE LEAVE THIS WORLD.JESUS IS LIFE EVER-LASTING(FOR-EVER WITH JESUS IS ETERNAL LIFE.(NIV)CHRIST HAS PROVIDED OUR SALVATION THROUGH HIS INCARNATION(COMING TO EARTH)AND RESURRECTION(COMING BACK FROM THE DEAD)GOD'S SALVATION IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.HE WILL COME TO US WHEREVER WE ARE.PEOPLE THINK IT MUST BE A COMPLICATED PROSESS,BUT IT IS NOT.CHRIST IS THE RISEN LORD AND THROUGH HIM,CONFESSION OF OUR SINS SETS US FREE FROM DEATH.OUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN.WE ARE A PART OF GOD'S KINGDOM.WE BECOME (THE CHURCH). AMEN

AS AN AMERICAN,WE ARE ONE NATION UNDER GOD.WE ARE A BLESSED NATION.WE ARE FREE.WE STILL ARE A CHRISTION NATION.YES,REMOVING"UNDER GOD" FROM OUR NATIONAL LIFE HAS MANY CONCERNED CHRISTIANS, WHO CARE AND WANT TO ACT.WE STILL ARE UNDER LEADERSHIP AND RULES,THE GOVERMENT OF OUR NATION.I BELIEVE OUR LEADERSHIP AND RULERS OF OUR GOVERMENT ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE RULES AND LAWS THAT ARE SET BEFORE US, THAT WE FOLLOW AS A NATION,OBEY.TO SOME DEGREE WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO TAKE STEPS OF PEACEFUL ACTIONS IN EXPRESSING OURSELVES. WHERE DOES ALL THIS PUT A SO-CALLED "CHRISTIAN NATION"WITH REGARD TO GOD THE KING."ITS SEPERATING US FROM OUR HEAVENLY FATHER.IT'S KEEPING US FROM HAVING ALL GOD WANTS US TO HAVE.ANOTHER QUESTION I ASK MYSELF."AM I PUTTING OUR LEADERSHIP ABOVE GOD IF I DO NOT STAND ON "ONE NATION UNDER GOD",NOT ONE NATION UNDER MAN? IS GOD TRYING TO TELL US SOMETHING THROUGH ALL THESE NATURAL DISASTERS? WHATS HAPPENING? JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

THERE IS DEFINITELY A CONNECTION HERE.GOD IS MY GOD,AND HE PROVIDED A WAY FOR ME TO BE IN HIS HOLY PRESENCE,FORGING ME OF MY SINS,BY SENDING JESUS ,WHO BECAME A HUMAN SACRIFICE,WITHOUT SIN ( THE LAMB OF GOD).AS WE HAVE ACCEPTED JESUS AS OUR SAVIOR,IT IS THE MOST PERSONEL CONNECTION WE COULD MAKE.THEREFOR WE ACCEPT GOD (YAHWEH) AS KING,LORD OF OUR LIFE,MESSIAH SENT FROM GOD(WHO IS GOD)WHO BECAME MAN,AND IS OUR SAVIOR.(KING OF ALL kings)(LORD OF ALL lords) TO SUBMIT MYSELF TO THE KING ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS,IS LIVING WITH HIM,JUST AS IF HE IS RIGHT BESIDE ME.I PRAY WITH HIM,I TALK WITH HIM ,I CRY WITH HIM,I SUFFER WITH HIM,I HAVE TO ASK MYSELF ,DO I KNOW WHAT SUFFERING REALLY IS?I SEE SUFFERING,AND READ IN THE NEWS OF SUFFERING.DO I FEAR SUFFERING,OR AM I WILLING TO SUBMIT MYSELF TO SUFFERING FOR THE SAKE JESUS CHRIST?.IF I DO SUFFER,GOD WILL BE WITH ME. SO MANY QUESTIONS I ASK MYSELF. NOW IF I REJECT YAHWEH FROM BEING KING,THEN I SEPERATE MYSELF FROM ALL THE THINGS THAT WOULD BE GIVEN TO ME.AGAIN I QUESTION MYSELF.DO I WANT TO TAKE THAT CHANCE OF LIVING IN THIS WORLD WITHOUT YAHWEH?WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF SURVIVAL?NOT MUCH!

IN THE OLD TESTIMENT THOSE WHO CONSIDERED GOD AS THEIR KING GAVE THEIR TITHE.OTHERS THAT DID NOT,THEY FELT KNOW OBLIGATION TO TYTHE TO HIM,AND WITH-HELD GOD'S TITHE FOR THEM-SELVES. THOSE OF US THAT LIVE UNDER THE NEW COVENANT DO TITHE TEN PERSENT OF WADGES EARNED,AND SOME DON'T.SOME GIVE ABOVE AND BEYOND TEN PERSENT.SOME GIVE OUT OF OBEDIENCE,OTHERS FROM THEIR HEART. I BELIEVE WHEN WE GIVE OUR TITHE IT SHOWS OUR GIVING OF OUR FIRST FRUITS,ALSO FAITH THAT WE HAVE IN GOD.I HAVE KNOWN SOME CHRISTIANS WHO GIVE THEIR TITHE,THAT DON'T REALLY HAVE THE MONEY TO SPARE,SOME CHRISTIANS GIVE OF THEIR TIME.TITHING IN ALL SHOWS OUR LOVE FOR GOD AND THAT WE WANT TO SUPPORT MINISTRIES,OUR COMMUNITY,SPIRITUAL NEEDS, OUR CHURCH.WITHOUT TITHING,OR GIVING OF MONIES A LOT OF GOD'S FINANCIAL NEEDS WOULD NOT BE MET. WHAT PLACE DOES TITHING HAVE FOR US?WE SHOULD LOOK AT TITHING AS A RESPONSILITY AS CHRISTIANS.WE MUST DO OUR VERY BEST,EVEN GIVE SACRIFICIALLY.GOD SEES OUR HEART.

TO DEFINE ALL OF THESE > JUSTICE< QUALITY OF BEING "JUST",MERITED REWARD OR PUNISHMENT>A JUDGE HOLDING A SPECIAL OFFICE(GOD). >VENGENCE< PUNISHMENT IN RETURN FOR WRONG ACTIONS COMMITED. (GOD IN "REVELATION"WHICH IS TO COME. >MERCY< WILLINGNESS TO SPARE OR FORGIVE,JOHN 3:16 THIS IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CROSS IN GODS RIGHTEOUSNESS,OUR BRIDGE,HOW WE CAN CROSS OVER TO BE BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS.GRACE ,GRACE,AND MORE GRACE. "GOD IS A JUST GOD" "VENGENCE BELONGS TO THE LORD" "HIS MERCY ENDURETH FOREVER". ~~~GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!! AMEN