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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Beware Counterfeits!

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Ephesians 2:1-10

"And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.

Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them."...

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Strength to Overcome

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1 Peter 5:6-11

..."Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. 

Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.

After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.

To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen."...

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Who knows Your name?

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As an analogy for how the LORD God treats those who choose to trust Him as our God and Savior:

Isaiah 43:1

"But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, 

O Jacob [Israel],

And He who formed you, O Israel,

“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;

I have called you by name; you are Mine!"...

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Isaiah 45:3b-7

..."So that you may know that it is I, 

The Lord, the God of Israel, 

who calls you by your name.

“For the sake of Jacob My servant,

And Israel My chosen one,

I have also called you by your name;

I have given you a title of honor

Though you have not known Me.

“I am the Lord, and there is no other;

Besides Me there is no God.

I will gird you, though you have not known Me;

That men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun


That there is no one besides Me.


I am the Lord, and there is no other,

The One forming light and creating darkness,


Causing well-being and creating calamity;


I am the Lord who does all these."...

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Because David has the same feeling 

concerning the LORD as we can have:

Psalm 139

O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
You understand my thought from afar.

You scrutinize my path and my lying down,
And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.

Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, O Lord, You know it all.

You have enclosed me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.

 

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot attain to it.

Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?

If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.

If I take the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,

Even there Your hand will lead me,
And Your right hand will lay hold of me.

 

If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,”

Even the darkness is not dark to You,
And the night is as bright as the day.
Darkness and light are alike to You.

For You formed my inward parts;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.

I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.

 

My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;

Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!

If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand.
When I awake, I am still with You.

 

O that You would slay the wicked, O God;
Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.

For they speak against You wickedly,
And Your enemies take Your name in vain.

 

Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?

I hate them with the utmost hatred;
They have become my enemies.

Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me and know my anxious thoughts;

 

And see if there be any hurtful way in me,
And lead me in the everlasting way.

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Quote from my father: "Spiders are my friends!"

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Now remember...spiders of all kinds were created by the Lord...so respect them as you "remove" them from your house.

:o)
 

Life is full of "Why"?

A Gem of a Jewel

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Just Something Silly...

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C-5, Galaxy

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Don't Talk About Spiders!

 

Glorify the LORD! No time to match socks!

Colossians 3:23-24

..."Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. 

It is the Lord Christ whom you serve."...

1 Corinthians 10:31-33

..."Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God; just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit but the profit of the many, so that they may be saved." 

Colossians 3:14-17

,,,"Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. 

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father."...

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Who is God?

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1 John 4:1-6

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, 

because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

By this you know the Spirit of God: 

every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God;

and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.

You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

They are from the world; 

therefore they speak as from the world, 

and the world listens to them.

We are from God; 

he who knows God listens to us; 

he who is not from God does not listen to us. 

By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error."...

This is true, but not in the same room!

 

I scream, You scream, We all scream for Ice Cream!

Truth: Yes, I'm Still Your Mom

 

Isn't It Strange?