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But don't forget who saved you from your sins!

Ephesians 2:4-10

..."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."...

Glory to God!

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My Bible Study is in Romans. It is quite serious...

-internet meme

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Romans 2:1-16

..."Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.

And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things.

But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God?

Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who will render to each person according to his deeds: to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation.

There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek [everybody else], but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

For there is no partiality with God.

For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law; for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.

For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus."...

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Baby, It's Cold Outside!

-Kinsman Co 

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Today we are finally receiving a significant amount of snow. Almost six inches now and it is still predicted to continue into tonight.

It is so very beautiful for my "hungry" soul to watch as it covers the very brown world around us.

Everything is new today! Brand new! 

I've fed the birds twice now.  We don't see Blue Birds here as we live on the edge of town, but we have many others which always stay during the winter.

No school and for many, no work today. But I see a Furnace man next door and the mailman is delivering. I also know a certain snowblower who will be out in the late afternoon to blow the snow for more to gather afterwards.

The LORD God of the Bible in His Word has given all of us through time every chances to turn away from our sins. Sins which can be cleared, cleaned away if we only come to Him. Our sins can be washed away and then we are new and clean! When we choose to trust in Jesus, God's Son, to take our sins away--we are cleaned and renewed! Our life lived for Him is a joy and a peace for us!

Isaiah 1:16-18

“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;


Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight.


Cease to do evil,

Learn to do good;


Seek justice


Reprove the ruthless,


Defend the orphan,


Plead for the widow.

“Come now, and let us reason together,”


Says the Lord,


“Though your sins are as scarlet,


They will be as white as snow;


Though they are red like crimson,


They will be like wool."...

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Psalm 51:1-10

Be gracious to me, O God, 

according to Your lovingkindness;


According to the greatness of Your compassion 

blot out my transgressions.

 

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity


And cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my transgressions,


And my sin is ever before me.

Against You, You only, I have sinned


And done what is evil in Your sight,


So that You are justified when You speak


And blameless when You judge.

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,


And in sin my mother conceived me.

Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,


And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.

Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;


Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Make me to hear joy and gladness,


Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.

Hide Your face from my sins


And blot out all my iniquities.

Create in me a clean heart, O God,


And renew a steadfast spirit within me."...

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John 1

...29 "Behold, the Lamb of God 

who takes away the sin of the world!...

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Winter Solstice

-Winter gate, High Clear, England
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Winter Solstice 2024

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Isaiah 1:18

“Come now, and let us reason together,”

Says the Lord,

“Though your sins are as scarlet,

They will be as white as snow;

Though they are red like crimson,

They will be like wool."

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As Lonely as a Fox at a Train Station?

-Scottish FB site

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How lonely are you?

Psalm 147:3

..."He heals the brokenhearted

And binds up their wounds."...

Romans 8:38-39

..."For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Psalm 46:1

"God is our refuge and strength,

A very present help in trouble."...

Isaiah 41:10

‘Do not fear, for I am with you;

Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,

Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

Matthew 11:28-30

...“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

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Your loneliness can be solved if you allow yourself to trust in the One and Only, Jesus Christ, Savior of our Souls!

"To trust in Jesus as your Savior, you need to personally acknowledge your need for forgiveness, 

believe that Jesus died on the cross to pay for your sins, 

and choose to accept him as your Lord and Savior by surrendering your life to him through prayer and faith; 

this can be expressed by saying a simple prayer where you confess your sins, ask for forgiveness, and invite Jesus into your heart."

Got Questions

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Thanksgiving

-internet Holly Hobbie

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Thankful for our Freedom here in the USA, but eternally Thankful for our Freedom in Jesus Christ! 

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Romans 8:1-11

"Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. 

But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you."...

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PRAISE the LORD!!!

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God's Handiwork

 Psalm 19

The heavens are telling of the glory of God;

And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.

Day to day pours forth speech,

And night to night reveals knowledge.

There is no speech, nor are there words;

Their voice is not heard.

Their line has gone out through all the earth,

And their utterances to the end of the world.

In them He has placed a tent for the sun,

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber;

It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.

Its rising is from one end of the heavens,

And its circuit to the other end of them;

And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul;

The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

The precepts of the Lord are right, 

rejoicing the heart;

The commandment of the Lord is pure, 

enlightening the eyes.

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;

The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether.

They are more desirable than gold, 

yes, than much fine gold;

Sweeter also than honey 

and the drippings of the honeycomb.

Moreover, by them Your servant is warned;

In keeping them there is great reward.

Who can discern his errors? 

Acquit me of hidden faults.

Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous sins;

Let them not rule over me;

Then I will be blameless,

And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.

Let the words of my mouth and 

the meditation of my heart

Be acceptable in Your sight,

O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. 

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Grief is Simply being Love in Disguise

-by Becky Hemsley 

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A Precious way to explain a reality.

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Isaiah 53:4-5

..."Surely our griefs He Himself bore,

And our sorrows He carried;

Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,

Smitten of God, and afflicted.

But He was pierced through for our transgressions,

He was crushed for our iniquities;

The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,

And by His scourging we are healed."...

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Our Sorrows are Known to the LORD

 -Fringed Gentian, Yellowstone FB

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"Pain is a process, 

and God never wastes

 our sorrows"

-Joseph Sowell

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Isaiah 53

Who has believed our message?


And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?


For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot,


And like a root out of parched ground;


He has no stately form or majesty


That we should look upon Him,


Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.


He was despised and forsaken of men,


A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;


And like one from whom men hide their face


He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

Surely our griefs He Himself bore,


And our sorrows He carried;


Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,


Smitten of God, and afflicted.


But He was pierced through for our transgressions,


He was crushed for our iniquities;


The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,


And by His scourging we are healed.


All of us like sheep have gone astray,


Each of us has turned to his own way;

But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all


To fall on Him.

He was oppressed and He was afflicted,




Yet He did not open His mouth;


Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,


And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,


So He did not open His mouth.


By oppression and judgment He was taken away;


And as for His generation, who considered


That He was cut off out of the land of the living


For the transgression of my people, 

to whom the stroke was due?


His grave was assigned with wicked men,


Yet He was with a rich man in His death,


Because He had done no violence,


Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

But the Lord was pleased


To crush Him, putting Him to grief;


If He would render Himself as a guilt offering,


He will see His offspring,


He will prolong His days,


And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.


As a result of the anguish of His soul,


He will see it and be satisfied;


By His knowledge the Righteous One,


My Servant, will justify the many,

As He will bear their iniquities.


Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great,


And He will divide the booty with the strong;


Because He poured out Himself to death,


And was numbered with the transgressors;


Yet He Himself bore the sin of many,


And interceded for the transgressors."

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The Devotion of a Father

In a world which, in general, denigrates men and thus, fathers--it is always a joy when I see men stepping up to the plate to truly love their wives and love their children and also their parents.

Some fathers lovingly raise up their children to be godly men and women, but this world is full of sin and evil which can certainly turn grown children away from the truth and also from their parents. 

These children may not know that their fathers continue to dearly love and pray for them to turn back to the real truth--even though they have treated him cruelly.

Even this does not discount a father's love and devotion to his wayward children. No matter how poorly his children choose in life, he will always be there for them when they finally remember who they are in Jesus and who they should be for their father.

I know a certain father who will be waiting at the road, looking for them.

Psalm 32:7-8

You are my hiding place; 

You preserve me from trouble;


You surround me with songs of deliverance. 

I will instruct you and teach you 

in the way which you should go;


I will counsel you with My eye upon you.

Psalm 103:13

Just as a father has compassion on his children,

So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.

Proverbs 3:3-4

Do not let kindness and truth leave you;

Bind them around your neck,

Write them on the tablet of your heart.

So you will find favor and good repute.

1 Corinthians 16:13-14

Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, 

act like men, be strong.

Let all that you do be done in love.

Our Greatest Advocate

~Kinsman 

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1 John 2:1-2

"My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world."...

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Be Blessed: Choose Happiness and Joy

Matthew 5:8

...“Blessed are the pure in heart, 

for they shall see God."...

Hebrews 12:1-2

"Therefore, since we have so great 

a cloud of witnesses surrounding us,

let us also lay aside every encumbrance 

and the sin which so easily entangles us, 

and let us run with endurance 

the race that is set before us, 

fixing our eyes on Jesus, 

the author and perfecter of faith, 

who for the joy set before Him 

endured the cross, 

despising the shame, 

and has sat down at the 

right hand of the throne of God."...

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Truth Matters

 

Woe unto them...

 Isaiah 5:15-21

..."So the common man will be humbled 

and the man of importance abased,


The eyes of the proud also will be abased.

But the Lord of hosts will be 

exalted in judgment,


And the holy God will show 

Himself holy in righteousness.

 

Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture,


And strangers will eat in the waste places of the wealthy.

Woe to those who drag iniquity 

with the cords of falsehood,


And sin as if with cart ropes;

Who say, 

“Let Him make speed, 

let Him hasten His work, 

that we may see it;


And let the purpose of the 

Holy One of Israel draw near


And come to pass, 

that we may know it!”

Woe to those who call evil good, 

and good evil;


Who substitute darkness 

for light and light for darkness;


Who substitute bitter 

for sweet and sweet for bitter!

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes


And clever in their own sight!"...

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What a warning!

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Ingratitude, Meanness, Anger, Bitterness, Hatred, Favoritism, and Lashing out...

 Galatians 5:7-26

..."You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth?!!

This persuasion did not come from Him who calls you.

A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough.

I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will adopt no other view; but the one who is disturbing you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.

But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? 

Then the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished.

I wish that those who are troubling you would even mutilate themselves.

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, 

“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.

Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: 

immorality, 

impurity, 

sensuality,

idolatry, 

sorcery, 

enmities, 

strife, 

jealousy, 

outbursts of anger, 

disputes, 

dissensions, 

factions, 

envying, 

drunkenness, 

carousing, 

and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

But the fruit of the Spirit is 

love, 

joy, 

peace, 

patience, 

kindness, 

goodness, 

faithfulness,

gentleness, 

self-control; 

against such things there is no law.

Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

Let us not become boastful, 

challenging one another, 

envying one another."

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White as Snow

Isaiah 1:18

...“Come now, and let us reason together,”

Says the Lord,

“Though your sins are as scarlet,

They will be as white as snow;

Though they are red like crimson,

They will be like wool."...

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I can be White as Snow!

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What? Never having to say you are sorry?!

"Victimhood" Means You Never Have to Say You're Sorry

"Behavior that is objectively wrong, violence, hate, harassment and terrorism, becomes right if the perpetrators are victims who claim to be striving for a society of moral equity. 

But the truth about victims is that they never want to stop being what they are. If they did, they would become survivors. 

Victimhood is convenient and comforting. Victims never have to learn to do better. They spend all of their time telling others to do better so that xer’s feelings aren’t hurt again.

Victimhood views failure as a conspiracy, rather than a choice, and nations and societies that embrace victimhood quickly turn into failed states. 

America used to get things done. Now we no longer win wars or can even stock supermarkets. 

There are a thousand points of failure and they begin with a culture that is hostile to achievement and supportive of victimhood."

~Daniel Greenfield, A Nation of Victims is Doomed to Fail.

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Micah 7:2

..."The godly person has perished from the land,

And there is no upright person among men.

All of them lie in wait for bloodshed;

Each of them hunts the other with a net."...

Psalm 37:35-37

..."I have seen a wicked, violent man

Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.

Then he passed away, and lo, he was no more;

I sought for him, but he could not be found.

 

Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright;

For the man of peace will have a posterity."...

Habakkuk 2:4

..."“Behold, as for the proud one,

His soul is not right within him;

But the righteous will live by his faith."...

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One Last Valentine

Sweets are nice, but Sweet People are the Best.

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Galatians 6:1-10

"Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.

Bear one another’s burdens,

 and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.

For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another.

For each one will bear his own load.

The one who is taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him.

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.

For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith."...

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This is the way the LORD planned it to be.

Colossians 3:12-17

..."So, as those who have been chosen of God, 

holy and beloved, 

put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, 

gentleness and patience; 

bearing with one another, and forgiving each other,

 whoever has a complaint against anyone; 

just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.

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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KINDNESS, CARE, & LOVE

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