The LORD Builds us Up!

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 Joshua 1:9   

..."Be strong and courageous! 

Do not tremble or be dismayed, 

for the Lord your God is with you 

wherever you go.”

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"Keep Calm and Carry On in Your Car"

 -Yellowstone FB

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Beautiful animals, but 

respect their comfort zone, 

and your safety:

Stay in Your Car!

The signs are posted everywhere in Yellowstone and yet people choose poorly.

There are signs for us also:

2 Samuel 22:31-34

...“As for God, His way is blameless;

The word of the Lord is tested;

He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

“For who is God, besides the Lord?

And who is a rock, besides our God?

 

“God is my strong fortress;

And He sets the blameless in His way.

“He makes my feet like hinds’ feet,

And sets me on my high places."...

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Christian, you are not alone!

"When God places a burden upon you, 

He places His arms underneath you." 

-unknown

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Need Refueling? Psalm 91, please :o)

Psalm 91

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High

    will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,

    my God, in whom I trust”

 

For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler

    and from the deadly pestilence.

He will cover you with his pinions,

    and under his wings you will find refuge;

  his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

You will not fear the terror of the night,

    nor the arrow that flies by day,

nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,

    nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

A thousand may fall at your side,

    ten thousand at your right hand,

   but it will not come near you.

You will only look with your eyes

    and see the recompense of the wicked.

Because you have made the Lord 

  your dwelling place—

    the Most High, who is my refuge—

no evil shall be allowed to befall you,

    no plague come near your tent.

For he will command his angels concerning you

    to guard you in all your ways.

On their hands they will bear you up,

    lest you strike your foot against a stone.

You will tread on the lion and the adder;

    the young lion and the serpent 

you will trample underfoot.

“Because he holds fast to me in love, 

  I will deliver him;

    I will protect him, 

   because he knows my name.

When he calls to me, I will answer him;

    I will be with him in trouble;

I will rescue him and honor him.

  With long life I will satisfy him

    and show him my salvation.”

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Children of God: You are the Apple of His Eye

Psalm 17:6-8

I have called upon You, 

for You will answer me, 

O God;

Incline Your ear to me, 

hear my speech.

Wondrously show Your lovingkindness,

O Savior of those who take

refuge at Your right hand

From those who rise up against them.

Keep me as the apple of the eye;

Hide me in the shadow of Your wings

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Proverbs 7:1-5

My son, keep my words

And treasure my commandments within you.

Keep my commandments and live,

And my teaching as the apple of your eye.

Bind them on your fingers;

Write them on the tablet of your heart.

 

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”

And call understanding your intimate friend;

 

That they may keep you from an adulteress,

From the foreigner who flatters with her words.

Zechariah 2:6-10

“Ho there! 

Flee from the land of the north,” 

declares the Lord,

 “for I have dispersed you as the four winds 

of the heavens,” 

declares the Lord.

“Ho, Zion! Escape, 

you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.” 

For thus says the Lord of hosts, 

“After glory He has sent me against the nations 

which plunder you,

for he who touches you, 

touches the apple of His eye.

For behold, I will wave My hand over them 

so that they will be plunder for their slaves. 

Then you will know that the Lord of hosts 

has sent Me.

Sing for joy and be glad, 

O daughter of Zion; 

for behold I am coming and 

I will dwell in your midst,” 

declares the Lord. "

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 *The phrase "the apple of one's eye" refers to a vulnerable spot that is protected and cherished. 

For example, God held the Israelites as the apple of His eye, even though they were rebellious.

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Our Safety in the LORD

 -Max Lucado, Just in Case You Ever Feel Alone

With Eve Tharlet Art work

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"God knows everything about you.

He knew you'd have happy days,

and He knew you'd be sad.

So He gave us each other, 

and I'm so very glad.

God put us together.

He made us a home.

I hope you'll always know that...

Just in case you feel alone."

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Psalm 46:1-3

"God is our refuge and strength,

A very present help in trouble.

Therefore we will not fear, 

though the earth should change

And though the mountains slip 

into the heart of the sea;

Though its waters roar and foam,

Though the mountains quake 

at its swelling pride."

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Where there is Faith

~Kinsman 

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I believe in faithfulness

I believe in giving of myself for someone else

I believe in peace and love

I believe in honesty and trust but it's not enough

For all that I believe may never change the way it is

Unless I believe Jesus lives

Where there is faith

There is a calling, keep walking

You're not alone in this world

Where there is faith

There is a peace like a child sleeping

Hope everlasting in He who is able to

Bear every Burden, to heal every hurt in my heart

It is a wonderful, powerful place

Where there is faith

There's a man across the sea

Never heard the sound of freedom ring

Only in his dreams

There's a lady dressed in black

In a motorcade of cadillacs

Daddy's not coming back

Our hearts begin to fall

And our stability grows weak

But Jesus meets our needs if only we believe

Where there is faith

There is a calling, keep walking

You're not alone in this world

Where there is faith

There is a peace like a child sleeping

Hope everlasting in He who is able to

Bear every Burden, to heal every hurt in my heart

It is a wonderful, powerful place

Where there is faith

~4 Him

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"God is still God and His faith Shall Not fail us"

 ~Yellowstone FB

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"The dawn is not distant

nor is the night starless; 

love is eternal!

God is still God, 

and His faith shall not fail us:

Christ is eternal!"

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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“Cease striving and know that I am God"

~Yellowstone FB

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Psalm 46

"God is our refuge and strength,


A very present help in trouble.


Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change


And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;


Though its waters roar and foam,


Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. 

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,


The holy dwelling places of the Most High.


God is in the midst of her, she will not be moved;


God will help her when morning dawns.


The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered;


He raised His voice, the earth melted.


The Lord of hosts is with us;


The God of Jacob is our stronghold.

Come, behold the works of the Lord,


Who has wrought desolations in the earth.


He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;


He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;


He burns the chariots with fire.


“Cease striving and know that I am God;


I will be exalted among the nations, 

I will be exalted in the earth.”


The Lord of hosts is with us;


The God of Jacob is our stronghold."

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