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Number 606

November 22, 2022///

We are in a Holy War!

As Soldiers of the Lord Jesus Christ, we are in a battle. As we can all attest, the enemy is raging!

But the good news is Jesus is fighting for us and with us and the end result is we win!

On this Thanksgiving or Thanks Living week may I share with you some vital areas that will help us walk in victory at every turn.

Every one of us understands that we are victorious in the sweet by and by when Jesus returns or we go by way of death, but may I tell you that through Him you are victorious every minute of every day!

How do we build up our defenses, and fight this Holy War each day?

First of all, we must understand that this battle between good and evil is real! The enemy would like to lull us into apathy and thinking we can coast along, and all will be over when we get to heaven with Jesus.

Oh, I believe in the sweet by and by with Jesus and the beauty and perfection of Heaven, but we are in a battle right now for the souls of our loved ones and friends and the defeat of evil.

“CHRIST THE CONQUEROR IS ON OUR SIDE, AND WITH HIS HELP, WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR!”

But we must stay alert and in tune with what the Spirit is saying. We must know the Word which is powerful and will defeat the lies of satan in our lives!

Hebrews 4:12 (KJV)
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Ephesians 6:17 (KJV)
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

We must learn not only the power of the word but the power of praise.

In the Old Testament we find that Jehoshaphat, king of Judah followed the instructions of the Lord God Almighty and when a great number of warriors were poised to attack Judah, he used a strategy we can use today.

Praise in words and in song is a weapon the enemy hates. We must understand that the enemy believes he can be higher and greater than the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Chronicles 20:21-22 (KJV)
²¹ And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.
²² And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.

You can read the entire story in 2 Chronicles 20. But may I tell you that the enemies that were bound together to come against Judah, were turned against each other and the armies of Judah did not have to fight!

May I tell you that when we praise, the enemy flees, and when we as an army of the Lord God Almighty will continually praise the only one who is worthy the enemy will not only be defeated but will destroy each other.

I do not need to remind you that the devil hates you and desires to destroy you or if that is not possible, make you miserable, fretful, and worried, and fearful!

That lying, deceiver knows that if you realize the authority and power that is in the Word of God, Prayer, and Praise, he will hold no ability to cause you misery!

On this thanksgiving week may we spend much time praising God for family, friends, food, shelter, clothes, church, breath, and life!

May we praise as the singers of Judah did and declare over and over,

“PRAISE THE LORD; FOR HIS MERCY ENDURETH  FOR EVER.”

Our praise shines a light in darkness!

Yes, we are in a HOLY WAR, and we win!!!

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Father, in Jesus’ name I come with a heart filled with praise for your Blessings on myself and my family. I understand that you are on my side and all the enemy is, is just noise. I praise you for who you are and who you are in me. I praise you for salvation and the Holy Spirit which is real in me and will guide me into all truths. I praise you for family and friends and I praise you that all good and perfect gifts come from you. I praise you, for your mercy endures forever. Bless the discouraged and despondent with encouragement and hope that is only found in you. May all who read this let our light shine and lift you up! Amen!

Have an incredible THANKSGIVING week!

Love, MeMaw!

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 605

November 15, 2022///

Back in August I had an operation on a giant hiatal hernia. This problem was causing pain and would almost be debilitating.

Like some of you, before I encountered this, I had no idea what a hiatal hernia was. The simple explanation is, when we swallow, food or drink goes through our esophagus into our stomach. A hiatal hernia is when some of the stomach comes into the esophagus. The more of the stomach that enters the esophagus the worse the hiatal hernia is.

When surgery was done to correct this, nothing was removed but the stomach was put back in place so that the food could be processed into the body correctly.

I came out of the surgery with nothing taken out of my body, I just had something rearranged.

My thought today goes to how we sometimes need a spiritual rearrangement in our lives. We do not need to remove anything, but we need our priorities back where they belong so our lives will flow the way they were meant to!

The truth of that is given to us in Matthew Six.

Matthew 6:33 (KJV)
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

What things are the scriptures referring to? Everything we need or will ever need.

When we get things in the order they should be with Jesus, we have the courage, character, and wisdom to live each day the way that honors our Savior Jesus Christ.

There are some who choose to do wrong and go the way of evil. But for many it is a not a choice to do evil, but wrong priorities in a life that desires to do right and live for the Lord Jesus.

Our busy lives take over and crowd out the things that make for our Peace and Joy which is a vital living relationship with the Lord God Almighty!

When we make our relationship with Jesus the most important thing on our agenda, we are going to not only walk in peace, but spread the peace that passes understanding.

In my life when I get frustrated or feel stressed, I know I need to find a quiet place and have a talk with the one who loves me most.

We must teach our children and those around us that safety, security, and peace is only found in time spent learning from and leaning on the one who speaks peace and joy to troubled hearts.

He sets all things in order and our lives are a testimony to all we meet!

Galatians 5:22 (KJV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,  

These are the benefits of seeking first the kingdom of God!

Because our priorities are straight today does not mean the enemy will not try to distract and get us going in all direction and rob us of the fruit of having first things first.

We need to check ourselves daily and make sure we are keeping the main thing the main thing in our lives.

Another area of this is our nation. We need to pray fervently as warriors of Almighty God that our nation gets its priorities straight. We as the United States have strayed so far from God’s Word that prayer, sharing and faithful living is the only thing that will get our country in order. Jesus is the answer. We are walking in the way that Isaiah spoke about.

Isaiah 5:20 (KJV)
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

That woe sounds ominous, but God tells us the answer!

2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV)
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

We, his people, are called to pray and seek His face for our country, our world, our church, and our homes, as we seek first God’s kingdom.

All else will be given!

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Lord, In Jesus Name I come and ask you to help each of us to seek you above all else. We are your workmanship, created unto good works that glorify you. May our lives be in order and our testimony be powerful examples of putting you first! Amen!

Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 604

November 8, 2022///

GLORY:

a: praise, honor,

b: worshipful praise, honor, and thanksgiving. 

c: something that secures praise or renown.

d: a state of great gratification or exaltation.

e: great beauty and splendor.

If you look at the Websters definition of Glory, you realize that is exactly what the world systems push people to strive for. To be recognized and praised for their achievements or what they look like or how much money they have or, as politicians show, the power that can be acquired!

What do you Glory in, what brings you Glory?

Galatians 5:26 (KJV)
Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Yikes, Paul writes clearly in Galatians 5:26 that we are not to seek the world systems glory. It is vain glory and results in envy, hating and divisions!

So, should we Glory at all? Oh, yes! And there is so much scripture about Glory that I can only include a few here!

Galatians 6:14 (KJV)
But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

2 Corinthians 10:17 (KJV)
But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

Psalm 29:2 (KJV)
Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

Glory in the Lord Jesus and in the knowledge of who He is and who He is in you! That is the Glory we should be consumed with!

Jeremiah 9:23-24 (KJV)
²³ Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
²⁴ But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.

1 Chronicles 16:27 (KJV)
Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

The instructions are clear. To Glory in the Lord God Almighty is the thing He delights in. To Glory in His presence gives us strength for the day and gladness in all we do! It fills us with wisdom and revelation and opens our eyes as you can see in the next two verses.

Ephesians 1:17-18 (KJV)
¹⁷ That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
¹⁸ The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

God will grant to us the riches of His Glory and strengthen our Spirit by His Glory!

Ephesians 3:16 (KJV)
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

What a plan God has that as we Glory in Him and we let Him in all His Glory live and love through us we are filled with attributes that bring Him Glory and Honor!

Philippians 1:11 (KJV)
Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

1 Thessalonians 2:12 (KJV)
That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

May we understand the great reversal! To give Glory to the only one who deserves it comes back to us with multiple benefits and Godly and honorable attributes. God always gives and gives and gives. He is good all the time!

1 Timothy 1:17 (KJV)
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Father, in Jesus’ name I come! I just bask in your presence and give you Glory. You are the only one worthy of Praise. You give life, breath, wisdom, goodness, and mercy to us who are undeserving but eternally grateful. Life apart from you is existence not living. The depth, height, and expanse of your Love cannot be explained, only experienced. I worship you and give you Gory, Honor and Praise. Amen!

Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 603

November 1, 2022//

This morning I want to encourage you to look at Jesus and not what is going on around you!

I love this quote from Corrie Ten Boom:

“If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed.                                                              

If you look within, you’ll be depressed.                                                                           

But if you look at Christ, you’ll be at rest.”

Do you ever get tired and weary and just watch the days fly by and wonder where they have gone? It seems like yesterday that we were welcoming 2022, and now we are just 2 months from welcoming 2023.

We are seeing unrest and perplexity on every side and have no idea what tomorrow holds.

May I tell you there is rest in Jesus and He holds tomorrow! I choose to trust myself, my life, my family, my church and every day to His protection, Love, and care!

Life on earth is just like vapor. Even if we live to be 100, it flies by. Days and weeks, months, and years pass, and then we leave it all and face eternity.

We are here for an amt of days, for a purpose to lift up Jesus and to show the mixed-up world that there is rest in Jesus Christ our Lord!

What are the people around you seeing, as you navigate this crazy world we live in? May I tell you that your life is affecting others and how you handle each day, and each situation is a witness for or against the peace and power of Jesus Christ in your life!

An old saying is “Don’t sweat the small stuff,” but when you are walking in fellowship with Jesus Christ it is all small stuff!

James 4:14 (KJV)
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

We worry, we fret over daily situations and then a real crisis hits our family or friends and all those daily situations we were so consumed with are nothing!

What is really important is relationships with others and our Lord Jesus! We should consistently follow Peter’s advice in 1 Peter 5:7.

1 Peter 5:7 (KJV)
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

The question is: Do we really believe He cares for us?

Our human minds have a hard time understanding that the God who made each of us, knows us and loves us and will lead us, bear our load, and give us rest!

Why is this so difficult to grasp? I believe it is because we are still in the mind set of “what we do makes us loveable or unlovable, accepted or not accepted”!

Jesus just wants to take our load, give us rest, and fill us with an eternal perspective so that our eyes are on Him, and our relationship with Him!

Have you ever been so uptight and concerned about a situation in yours or your child’s life that you imagined the worst? Maybe it was taking longer to get home or run an errand than you thought. Maybe they were sick, and the worst scenario just stuck in your brain.

May I share with you that the majority of what we worry and fret about never happens!

When our minds begin to go there, we need to follow Matthew 11:28!

Matthew 11:28 (KJV)
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

The scriptures are true and are given for our use and encouragement. So let us “Cast all our care and come to Jesus and receive His rest”!

God who Loves you with an everlasting Love will never fail you! Receive His rest and peace! You will never find that rest and peace anywhere else!

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Father, I come in the matchless name of Jesus! Forgive us when we worry, fret, and forget that life on earth is short, and we need to keep our eyes on you. You tell us if we put you first you will add all other things to our lives! May each person who reads this understand that this life is not the end, and we can spend eternity in your perfect presence. But let us not stop there but understand that we can live in your presence constantly while here on earth and have a confidence that erases trust in anything but you, Father, and your care for us! Forgive us for our earthy thinking and renew our minds and give us an abundance of your spirit! Amen!

Walk in Rest!

Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 602

October 25, 2022///

1 John 4:10 (KJV)
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

You are Loved by the God of the Universe!

For those of you who were at the Fearless Conference this weekend, may I say I am still pondering how accepting the Love that God has for us will heal every hurt, break down every wall, and fill us with Joy and the assurance that we are worthwhile and can Love others as His Love flows through us!

We are prone to get so bogged down in what we perceive as our shortcomings or failures that we fail to receive the Love that the Creator God desires to pour into us with abundance!

Isaiah 38:17 (KJV)
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

We must remember that He has cast away all our failures and wrongdoings and we need to do the same and just let His Love fill us up!

Romans 5:5 (KJV)
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

No shame, we are Son’s and Daughters of the most high God! We need to walk in the confidence of who we are and how much we are Loved!

I am so troubled by small children through seniors that do not feel loved or accepted but feel like they are nothing and worth nothing.

The raging anger and killing testifies of this. The suicide rate testifies to this. The misery of even the rich and famous testifies to this and the drug use and alcohol use to cover hurts, confusion, and no hope shows we as a society do not understand the Love of God!

Romans 5:8 (KJV)
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Ephesians 2:4-5 (KJV)
⁴But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
⁵Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

Oh, how I long to implant the Love the God desires to pour out on each human being, deep within their spirits.

Ephesians 3:19 (KJV)
¹⁹And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

But I can pray, show by my walk, and share the Love by my actions!

John 15:9 (KJV)
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

 If you are a parent, think of your Love for your kids. What could they do to cause you not to Love them? The answer should be nothing! This is how the Lord God Almighty Loves you!

Have you ever had a teenager who you were correcting, yell you hate me, or you do not love me? You know beyond a doubt that that is not true!

That is exactly what we act like sometimes. We think God does not love us! He loves others but not us! Oh, if I could just get you to see how much He loves you and wants to fill you with that Love!

1 John 3:1 (KJV)
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

I admonish you today to receive the Love God has for you! My heart hurts for those who do not know His Love! May you not be one of them! He Loves! Please receive!

1 John 4:9-10 (KJV)
⁹ In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
¹⁰ Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

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Father, thank you for your Love you desire to pour out on each of us! May we just open up our innermost being and receive it, walk in it, and live in it. We then will see the world change around us! In Jesus name I pray! Amen!

RECEIVE HIS LOVE!

Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 601

October 18, 2022///

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 (KJV)
¹¹ As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
¹² That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WALK WORTHY OF GOD!

As I read this scripture earlier, I desired to share encouragement of how we walk worthy!

I think you will agree with me that this is an overwhelming thought! To walk worthy of the Creator of the Universe? Is it possible to do that?

Is it possible that He who spoke and caused things to be that were not, who sees every thought of our mind and causes every beat of our heart, to count us worthy?

We know He is worthy! He is worthy of all our praise and adoration and has amazing plans for each of us, but for me to be worthy of Him is difficult to understand!

But we were worthy enough that God the Son, Jesus Christ, came and lived among men and gave Himself for each of us that we are free from the burden and punishment of being separated or lost from our Creator God!

John 15:4-5 (KJV)
⁴ Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
⁵ I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

There is the key! When we abide in Jesus and He abides in us, we are worthy of God!

Make no mistake, God is pure Love, and His Love never changes. Whether we abide in His truths or march to the voices in the world we are Love by our Creator. He Loves those who are controlled by evil and give no honor to Him.

God Loves the unlovable, the rebellious, the stubborn, the selfish, and those who are trying to chart their own course! He Loves the homeless, the desperate, the rich and the poor!

God’s Love never changes, but if we want to walk worthy of the call to His kingdom through Jesus Christ, we must abide in Jesus and let Him live through us.

If He is the vine and we are the branch, we get our life and breath flowing from Him!

If we are the branch and Jesus is the vine, our entire being and life is controlled by Him. It is controlled by the one who knows all and sees all and can do all!

When we abide in the Lord Jesus Christ, our branch, or life brings forth the fruit of the Spirit naturally, just as a vine or a tree brings forth the fruit of the seed that is planted.

When the seed of the Living Word, Jesus, is flowing through our branches all we have to do is abide and the fruit flows.

The fruit of the Spirit flowing through us shows the Love of the Father to those we see and meet every day!

Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV)
²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
²³ Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Look at the fruit listed in Galatians 5! It covers attitudes, actions, and responses to others.

To walk worthy of God, we need to walk in these! But to walk in these we must abide in the vine, Jesus, and let Him control us and the fruit will come.

I know those who strive to do good or bear fruit. May I tell you that is not of God! God wants us to abide and let the fruit flow out from us to those around us and lives will be changed because of it.

Abide means:

>TO ACCEPT WITHOUT OBJECTION.

>TO REMAIN STABLE OR FIXED.

>TO CONTINUE IN A PLACE.

As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we are to accept His Lordship over everything in our life, remain stable in the vine and continue to draw our life from Him!

Can you walk worthy! Absolutely! Abide and live life to its fullest!

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Father, creator God, I come in the wonderful name of Jesus Christ! Thank you that you made a way for us to live life and live it abundantly and bear fruit as we rest in the power of all Jesus paid for when He came to earth in all the fullness of Love and Power! I decree and declare in the name of Jesus, that everyone who reads this will cast all their care on you, and relax, abide, and let the fruit flow forth! Your Love is amazing and cannot be explained, only experienced! Amen!

Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 600

October 11, 2022

Can people change? Have you ever heard someone say, “They are just bent toward trouble, meanness, and evil”? Have you ever heard someone say or maybe have said it yourself, “They will never change”?

May I tell you those feelings and statements are not from Almighty God, Creator of the Universe. Never give up praying and believing for a change in a person!

2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Jesus redeems each one who will believe, into a New Creation from the inside out!

Look with me at a few of the many in the word who were changed:

>>Saul was changed from a persecutor of believers to the Apostle Paul who was a proclaimer of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

>>Peter was changed from a fisherman to a fisher of men and later from a coward to a mighty Church Leader and Evangelists!

>>Mary Magdalene was changed from having seven demons to being a devoted Follower of Jesus and the first to see Him after the Resurrection!

>>Matthew was changed from a hated dishonest tax collector to a faithful disciple and a writer of the miracles of Jesus!

>>The men who lived in the tomb and could not be tamed by any means, was delivered, and became evangelist to the entire region!

>>Blind Bartimaeus was changed from physical blindness to both physical and spiritual sight!

2 Corinthians 4:6-7 (KJV)
⁶ For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
⁷ But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

Genesis 18:14 (KJV)
IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

The Lord is asking us that question today! Is anything too hard for our Lord? We would say no, but what do our actions show?

Do we just write people off because they are rebellious, obnoxious, see nothing wrong with their evil doing, live for pleasure and just do as they please?

Lord, forgive us for unloving statements like they are just mean, or evil, or any negative thing we might say about a person that the Lord God Loves completely and desires the best for.

May we understand that we do not see clearly, we do not know the heart or hurts of the person we are about to give up on!

God is a God of change and if we really believe that we will understand and walk in the Love of Jesus and pray fervently for those who need Him most!

Mark 10:27 (KJV)
And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

Our Loving Heavenly Father can change anyone into the image of Jesus Christ!

2 Corinthians 3:18 (KJV)
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Pray and release those to the Lord who you just feel will never change knowing the one who made them can change them and bring forth His plans in their life. The enemy of all that is good blinds people eyes so they cannot see the truth, but prayer and the declaration of the word can pull those blinders off their Spiritual eyes, and they can see clearly to believe.

Can a person change? Absolutely! From the inside out and we can let the Spirit of God make changes in us also, on a continually basis. Press toward the mark of being like Jesus!

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Father, in Jesus’ name I come with a heart of thanksgiving that you are a God who never gives up on those who have lost their way or who are wondering blindly, following the lies of satan! Fill us with your Love that looks beyond all our faults and sees our needs! Your Love never fails. Help each one who reads this be your hand extended and change the world through your Love, even one person at a time! Mold each of us into a vessel of Honor to be used by you! Amen!

Let possible fill your hearts and minds!

Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 599

October 4, 2022///

I want to express my gratitude for a God who knows exactly what we need! If you have been a Christian for any length of time this is something you know and experience, but sometimes it just comes to you at a time when you are not expecting it!

This morning I got up and my whole body felt weak, weary and in a fog. I was walking into the kitchen to start a cup of coffee without thinking anything except thank you Lord that I am on my feet.

As I went to the desk in my home office where I have my time in prayer and in the word in the mornings, I decided instead of praying first, as I do most of the time, I would get some of the Word of God, the Bible in me. I know there is strength in the word.

I have several places in the Old and New Testaments that I read or better still let them read me. Some of the Old Testament is not the greatest read, but I do not want to skip any of it. As I looked at where I was in one place in the Old Testament, I took a breath and said “Lord, just show me something in here, I know no part of your word is without value.

I was reading in Ezekiel. Ezekiel was a prophet who spoke and did what the Lord told and showed Him, but a lot of what is in the book is judgement of Israel and Judah’s rebellion, and later judgement on their enemies and restoration of Israel and Judah!

As I went to where I was in the book, I have to admit I was just going to be on the lookout for a nugget in the writings. But God!

As I opened to Ezekiel 37, I was in such a fog that my mind did not register what I know is in Ezekiel 37. I looked at the little header on the chapter and I saw:

“The resurrection of dry bones!”

Joy filled me and I began to laugh out loud. I knew what truths I was about to read and the Joy of knowing that the Lord God almighty knew exactly what I needed at this moment overwhelmed me.

If you are not familiar with Ezekiel 37, I suggest you read the entire chapter. I will refer to some verses, but the point of this writing is that God knows when we need that special touch or word, and His word is powerful and alive, and so are the dreams, desires and life He has placed in us!

Ezekiel was transported in a vision to a valley filled with dry bones, representing the Israelites who had been taken into bondage.

Ezekiel 37:3 (KJV)
 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

Let me tell you that there are some things in our life that only God knows what will happen, and He is able to do what He needs to do!

These were bones that had no flesh or skin, on them. Nothing left.

How many of us have life and dreams, and desires and visions that we have let go into a pile of bones. We call them dead!

Ezekiel did what God told him:

Ezekiel 37:4-6 (KJV)
⁴ Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
⁵ Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
⁶ And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

As we read on, we find that the bones came together, sinews, flesh, and skin came upon them. Then God had Ezekiel prophecy to the winds of the earth representing the life-giving Spirit of Him, the mighty God, to blow or breathe on those bodies and life came into them. The people rose up like a mighty army.

I say to you today that we need to prophesy to the things in our life that we think are hopeless! We need to declare wholeness and the breath of God over and in them. Whether it be in us or someone else we have the power and authority to speak life and breath in the name of Jesus and these dreams and desires happen, and people who are not walking with Jesus, change!

There are so many truths in this chapter, in both this vision and the second one recorded in this chapter, but because of time I cannot cover even a little of it.

I encourage you to read Ezekiel 37, asking God to make the truths in it, that you need to apply to your life, real! Then read with your spiritual eyes wide open!

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Father, in Jesus’ name I come! I thank you that you know just what we need at any given time. You know us inside and out. Thank you for your word that gives us life, direction, correction, and Power! Let each person who reads this understand the dreams and desires or life in you, can live and thrive! Amen

Love, Me-Maw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 598

September 27, 2022///

Sunday we will be celebrating Joshua’s Place (the church we are part of) Twenty-Two-Year anniversary.

We celebrate birthdays, marriages, graduations, births, sports team wins, and many other various things.

May I say that heaven is glad when we are happy, gather with others, etc., but what heaven celebrates and the angels rejoice about is when one person comes to realize who Jesus is, and the price He paid for us on the cross, and receives it!

Jesus tells us about that rejoicing twice in one chapter of Luke!

Luke 15:7 (KJV)
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth,

Luke 15:10 (KJV)
Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

The wisdom book, Proverbs tells us over and over again that true wisdom comes from the Father, Creator God, Lord of all!

In Proverbs 11 we are told one way we show we are wise!

Proverbs 11:30 (KJV)
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

What just came to your mind when you read “He that is winning souls show you are wise”?

Did some of these thoughts immediately come to you:

• I cannot go on a mission trip to wind souls!
• I work every day and have a family to care for, how can I go to help at a homeless shelter or do street ministry!
• I am shy and just cannot start telling people how bad they need Jesus!
• I am a failure in that area because I do not want to make people mad!
• My fellow workers or neighbors will think I am crazy if I start talking about hell and heaven, the devil vs Jesus!
• I am not a preacher, nor do I have a voice to sing the gospel!
• These thoughts can go on and on because the enemy of all that is good will supply them.

How did we get so wrong in our thinking about evangelism.

Yes, there are those called to preach, those called to sing, to go to the prisoner, or to the homeless or to the streets. Some are called to go around the world through mission and some are called to send those and pray for them.

But we are all called to share, and that puts fear in some who think of the recognized evangelistic outreaches as the ways to win souls.

We are influencing people daily with our lives. The way we live, love, and respond to situations shows a person who is depending on the world’s wisdom, the wisdom from God above.

We need to just walk every day in fellowship with the Father and being so full of love for Jesus that we shine for Him in our homes, our neighborhoods and our work or ministry places.

Love people! Began to be friendly and talk to them and live before them.

Read the story in John chapter four starting with verse one about Jesus and the women and the well. Also read in Luke chapter 10 starting at verse 30 about the one we call the good Samaritan!

Both of these give us examples of evangelism. Jesus began talking to the women at the well about water, which she knew about. She was there to draw from it. But he brought the conversation around to what she really needed. The good Samaritan shows us that just reaching out and caring is showing Jesus!

I want to stress to you that some are to go, some are to be, but all should be letting the Love of Jesus flow out from them. In each season of life our evangelism will look different!  We should not fret about it, nor think we have to check off our sharing endeavors on a list.

There is so much more to say on this, but I will just say that the main thing is that we have a living, loving relationship with Jesus and the rest will flow.

I encourage you to start everyday with asking the Father to help you walk that day with the Love of Jesus flowing through your mouth, hands, feet, attitude, and actions.  Then go forth with your day just Loving Jesus and others.

Father, help each of us to walk each day in the place we are, showing Love through our very being and caring. I pray this in Jesus’ name. Live through us, Love through us, touch through us! Amen

Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 597

September 20, 2022//

What person or persons occupy our thoughts?

For most of us we think about the people we love the most! Our spouse, our children, our dad and mom, our grandchildren, friends and on down the line!

Have you ever considered what the God of the universe thinks about? Have you every asked yourself what is important enough for the God who created it all to have on His amazing and wonderful mind?

May I tell you it is you and I!!

Psalm 139:17 (KJV)
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

Stop and think about this for a moment! You and I occupy a place in the Lord God Almighty’s thoughts.

I have a hard time comprehending that! What about you!

The one who Loves us and created us is also thinking good thoughts toward us!

Psalm 40:5 (KJV)
Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

I am just sitting here trying to wrap my finite human mind around the fact the God cares enough about me that He is thinking good thoughts toward me and has good plans for me! His thoughts toward me are more than can be numbered?

I am now asking myself, what is He thinking when He thinks of me?

Isaiah 55:8-9 (KJV)
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Go back and read that last scripture passage again. His thoughts and His ways cannot be explained or understood!

As much as we yield ourselves to the Holy Spirit, His thoughts and His ways are higher, better, and more wonderful than we can comprehend or imagine!

Our thoughts about those we Love are sometimes accompanied by tears because they may not understand our love or that God’s ways are better. Or maybe they are going through a really rough time and our heart is aching for them.

I believe God also weeps, just as God in the flesh, Jesus, wept over Jerusalem. When we decide we can run our life better than He can, he weeps. When we hurt, He weeps and sends the comforter, the Holy Spirit, to minister comforter.

He thinks of His children who are of a different country than earth and are marching to the truth instead of the lies of society and He Loves us and will guide us to victory in every situation if we will release our entire lives to Him!

Just as we find in ourselves or our children, we sometimes have to experience the result of our own way before we realize His way is always best!

I ask you what I asked myself earlier in this writing. What is God thinking about you!

Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV)
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

God is good! God does good all the time! When we cannot see His hand at work, we must trust His loving and caring nature. Trust the one who redeemed us and set us free from the bondage of sin.

His thoughts and ways are higher than ours and we just need to Trust and walk in Faith and Victory!

Let this truth sink deep into your Spirit; You are on God’s mind!!!

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Father, in Jesus’ name I come! What is man that you are mindful of us? Who are we that we would be in your thoughts and on your mind? We cannot phantom that kind of Love and care, but we can receive it. I ask you to fill each of us with the security and truth that you Care and Love us, have out best at heart and will fight every battle. We surrender our lives, our cares, and our worries to you, Father, knowing you care for us! Amen

God is thinking of you! Love, MeMaw