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Number 519

March 23, 2021///

We can have various plastic surgeries on different parts of our bodies.  We can exercise and lose weight to get fit. We can change hair color and clothes styles.

We can change locations, jobs, cars and friends and multitudes of other things in our lives. 

BUT what do you do when something hits you or your family that is totally out of your control? An illness or disease, a disaster or tragedy of small or gigantic proportions?

It is out of your control. You cannot change it! You do not even know how you can handle it! It knocks the breath out of you and buckles your knees!

“You go to the Rock!”

There is an old hymn that says:  Rock of ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in thee!

Psalm 61:2 (KJV)   From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Psalm 94:22 (KJV)
But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.

When no words anyone can speak can help. When your heart feels as if it is torn into. When the sorrow is to deep for tears or the tears flow like a cascading waterfall, you can go to the only one who can help. The only one who has the power to pour the oil of healing into the depths of your spirit. 

You run to the Rock Christ Jesus and you cling to His Love and Comfort.  When you cannot see ahead, He will carry you and never leave you!

Psalm 62:6-8 (KJV)
⁶ He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
⁷ In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
⁸ Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

If you are walking close to the Father when the situation or tragedy hits, it will be easier to run to the Rock because you know in whom you believe and trust!

 Psalm 18:2 (KJV)
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

But may I tell you that even if you have strayed away from the Father or have never received His Love poured out through Jesus Christ, His deep desire is that you run swiftly to Him and let Him comfort and be your Rock, the solid foundation beneath your feet! He wants you to remember and return and let Him help, just as the Israelites did!

Psalm 78:35 (KJV)
 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

When you look at the sky and wonder why! When you just want to crumble to the floor and never move!  When the earth shakes and you cannot even form words, RUN TO THE ROCK.

Matthew 7:24-25 (KJV)
²⁴ Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
²⁵ And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

The enemy of you soul wants you to run from the Fathers Love and Comfort rather than to it.  But the enemy of your soul is bent on destruction. 

The Father waits with open arms to wrap you in His Love and Care and give you strength and wisdom.

Psalm 40:2 (KJV)
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

If you are going through unspeakable sorrows, Run to the Rock.  If you are in a good place right now, establish your foundation on the Rock Christ Jesus so that your foundation will be sure when storms assail you!

1 Corinthians 3:11 (KJV)
 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Trust in and run to the Rock Christ Jesus!

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Father, in Jesus’ name I come to you thanking you for the foundation of Love that we can build our life on.  Thank you that you will hold us close and keep us in you care in good and bad times.  You are our Rock, our Foundation that will never crumble or fail.  I worship you Lord of the universe because you can hold us together when our world shakes and trembles.  Bless today those who are facing the most difficult days imaginable.  Bless those who are in a good place today as they walk in the sunshine. Fill each of us with the knowledge that, sunshine or rain and storms, you are always the same.  May we all RUN TO THE ROCK!  Amen

Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 518

March 16, 2021///

The World that we are living in has changed over the last year and has changed drastically over the past few years and when I think of how much it has changed since my children were small and I was small, it makes me pause!

I was born three years after Pearl Harbor was bombed! World War Two ended when I was 4 days from reaching one year. I have lived through the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Robert Kennedy, among others. 

I have lived to see the bombings in Oklahoma City, of the Twin Towers and Columbine School shooting to name a few.

I have seen Polio and Measles and Mumps get defeated and technology race far ahead of anything my parents could have conceived.

But God has always had a people! A people who prays, and advocates against sin and a people who are willing to go the extra mile to help others.  God has always had a people who will not bow to the wrong but stand up for the right!

1 Peter 2:9 (KJV)
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Evil is abounding all around us, but God has a people!  A people who Loves each other, intercede for our Nation, Families, and Churches!

God has a people who fight the battle not only in the Spirit but in a tangible way as they advocate for Christian values.

God always has an Army of souled out, fired up, dedicated people!

On one hand the enemy wraps himself in lies and deception and comes as an angel of light but is really a devil in darkness!

2 Corinthians 11:14 (KJV)
And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

On the other hand, the enemy comes as a roaring lion making us think he has power and is going to destroy us!

1 Peter 5:8 (KJV)
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

The deception of satan is the reason so much of our world is blinded to the truth!

“BUT GOD HAS A PEOPLE!”

God has the elderly person who is fighting the battle in the Spirit world as she sends up her petitions and praise to Almighty God.  He has the housewife who is lifting up needs as she does her housework and lovingly cares for her family while reaching out to the lost in her part of the world, maybe with food, clothes, and the Gospel.

God has the parent who is objecting to the new curriculum as she checks out the things her kids are learning in school. God has the professional in the workplace who stands our because he or she stand for right and do not gossip or cheat or short cut their work!

God has Teachers, Doctors, Lawyers, Business Owners, etc. who are still standing for the right and understand that we are the victorious ones!

“GOD HAS A PEOPLE!”

Titus 2:14 (KJV)
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Though it may look bleak when you look at all that is going on around you, look up, look to the one who made Heaven and Earth and look at those you know trust in the God of the Universe!

Psalm 62:8 (KJV)
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

We must speak up and act, but the most powerful and evil defeating thing we can do is wage war in the Spirit world through prayer and that is something we can do anywhere at any time!

We are not alone: God has a people who love Him and are doing battle one way or the other!

I encourage you if you have been reduced to despair by all the evil around, know that God has a People, a Mighty Army all over the world!

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Father, in JESUS name I come! I thank you that you have people all over the world who are standing for right no matter the consequence!  I ask you to encourage each one who reads this not to despair, to trust, pray and show love to all they encounter! Fill each of us with your agape love! Amen

Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 517

March 9, 2021///

“In the grip of Grace!”

This is a title of a book by Max Lucado.  As I ask God what I should share this morning, that thought touched my Spirit!

Grace: “Unmerited Favor”

The dictionary says:
1-a: UNMERITED DIVINE ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO HUMANS FOR THEIR REGENERATION OR SANCTIFICATION

1-b: A VIRTUE COMING FROM GOD

1-c: A STATE OF SANCTIFICATION ENJOYED THROUGH DIVINE ASSISTANCE

2-a: APPROVAL, FAVOR

2-b: MERCY, PARDON

2-c: PRIVILEGE

Do you see what I see?  The grace God gives is not earned, not deserved and not dependent upon our status in any part of our lives!

It is given freely: we have divine assistance, approval, favor, mercy, pardon!

Do any of those attributes speak to you?  Do you battle with condemnation, or the feeling that you are not enough, never can do enough, and are not accepted?

Those are lies from the one who seeks to destroy you, the devil!  When we come to Jesus, in all of our frailty, needs, or even pride, He gives us grace! 

I wrote a song a while back with the main line as “When I give Him Praise, He gives me Grace!”

Ephesians 2:8 (KJV)
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Titus 3:7 (KJV)
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Do you see this?  It is a gift! We are saved and justified by Grace. 

Justified is just as if I had not come short of perfection!

Throughout the new testament writings Grace was pronounced upon people. Here are a couple of them!

Philemon 1:3 (KJV)
Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:2 (KJV)
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

As we submit more of our lives to the Lordship of Jesus, Grace will grow just because we are able to receive more of the Love and Freedom it gives!

James 4:6 (KJV)
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

Did you notice the word PRIVILEGE in the definitions of Grace?   When we walk in Grace, we find Favor all around and Peace deep in our hearts!

Hebrews 4:16 (KJV)
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

We are Privileged to walk into God’s throne room and tell Him all our concerns, worries, and needs!   It is a privilege to walk into the office of the Governor, President, Royalty, etc.  But we are privileged through Grace to commune with and talk to the Lord God, Creator of the Universe!

Think about that!  You are Blessed, Privileged, Pardoned, Loved, Guided, Touched, because of the Grace of God!!

I encourage you today: drop the fear, the doubt, the striving, and the inferiority and just settle into the Truth of The Grace of Father God!

Unmerited Favor: Can you receive it??

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Father, thank you for Grace.  Grace that is abundant and free! Grace that gives us Joy, Peace and Privilege! Grace that covers all our mistakes and mess-ups! Grace, Grace, your Grace that is greater than all sin!  Fill all who read this with the truth of this Grace that is theirs for the asking.  In Jesus name I pray! Amen

Great Grace be with you all! Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 516

March 2, 2021///

“IF GOD BE FOR US, WHO CAN BE AGAINST US!”

This is what I want you to allow to get deep in your Spirit:  God is for you!

Romans 8:31 (KJV)
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

Most of us have looked around us and thought or said: “What is happening to our nation!” The nation that was founded as one under God is torn apart with hate and hurt!  The nation that gave us freedom of religion is now trying to give freedom from religion.  Lord, help us and send us revival!

Maybe in your personal life you are facing situations of a lost job or broken relationship or ridicule for your beliefs.

Take heart, Rejoice in the Lord and in the Power of His Might!  Because God, the creator of the Universe is on your side!

If God is for you, then the scripture is telling us that whoever is against us holds no power over us.  It does not mean that no one will oppose you or be against you, but it assures us that they will not decide what happens to us.

Isaiah 54:17 (KJV)
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

Let the nay sayers and the mockers and those who want to cause or demand our rights be gone do as their evil spirits desire, God is for You and will fight your battles as you trust totally in Him!

Our duty is to Pray for those who are against us and release them to Gods Great Hands.

When we belong to and desire and serve the Risen Lord Jesus Christ, nothing the enemy can bring against us, whether through people, circumstances or situations will prosper!

Is that not a comforting thought, in this world where it seems evil abounds and people have lost their minds and are calling good evil and evil good.

God speaks in the word about such people!

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!

Yes, we are living in such a time, but God is for us and we can be a light of Peace and Joy to those around us.  We can show our Trust in the Creator God by our walking in Faith and the Victory the Jesus Gives!

Do not be discouraged friend, the greatest revival the world has ever seen is on the way as those who know the real Jesus are seeking His face and praying for this great Nation!

God promises one more great outpouring of His Spirit through revival before He comes to catch every true Christian to Him and began severe judgements on the evil that abounds.

But at this moment as we walk in the Grace and Favor and Protection of the Lord God Almighty, we can make a difference!

Pray, be a light in every way and let your actions show that you truly Trust in the Lord God Almighty and know that He is for YOU!!

Joshua 1:9 (KJV)
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Do not fear, do not be afraid, GOD IS WITH YOU!!!

 I ask you to let this thought take root deep inside and consider it constantly throughout your, day, week, and life!!

It makes me want to laugh at the devil with great abandon: “GOD IS FOR ME SO NOTHING ANYONE ELSE CAN DO WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE”!

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Father, I come in the wonderful name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth!  What an amazing truth and a joyous Blessing that you are for me!  I ask that you stir up within each person who reads this, the fortitude to release all problems, fears and situations to your Lordship and walk in the Victory that you give those who honor and Love you! Let your Love through your children stomp out evil and usher in good!  Amen!

Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 515

February 23, 2021///

“Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words!”

“Children learn what they see!”

“Your actions speak so loud I cannot hear your words!”

“Actions speak louder than words!”

You have probably heard these statements many times, but have you ever thought about what they really mean?

We are told in writing that describing or showing is better than just telling.

Jesus taught with examples and stories as well as His Life!

Please take a moment with me and think of what you are showing your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, cashiers, customer service people, fellow Christians?

Four of the fruit of the Spirit are Kindness, Patients, Gentleness, and self-control!

The more of ourselves we release to the Lordship of Jesus Christ the more of these attributes we will see.

Do our actions portray: 

Patience and peace or turmoil, irritation, and impatience?

Love or hate or dislike?

Caring or ignoring?

Self-control or self-serving?

May I tell you that your descendants are those born to you or your children on down the line!  An inheritance is what possessions etc. you leave them! But a Legacy is the life you lived, how you responded to challenges, storms, good times and bad!

If you are a parent of small children, how do you respond when they are getting on every nerve you have?  When you receive bad news do you respond by falling apart or by trust in the one who died for you?  When you are passed over for the promotion because someone else is better looking or will go out for drinks with the crowd, what is your reaction?

When you are in a traffic jam or a long line or at a no-customer service counter or on a call with them, what reaction do those around you see!

Do those around you see a helpful caring individual who considers others and not just their self?   You see all of these are preaching something!

Do you want to win the world but do not read the word and teach it to your children, grandchildren and beyond?

Are you faithful to God’s house and serve in anyway you can, showing the importance of dedication and perseverance?

Watching my Daddy spend hours in the world of God, taught me the importance of the Bible and knowing what it says.  I am sure he did, but I really do not remember him telling me that the Bible would guide and lead me in the right way, but I saw that in His life.

My parent’s faithfulness to help others and consistent church attendance and participations, instilled in me a love for church and the work of the lord.  Their being faithful in taking all of us to church exposed me to missionaries and evangelist and singers and many who influenced my life for good.

As pastors, I also saw their actions to those who opposed what God wanted to do in the church and I learned that there is never a need to be ugly to people, by watching the way they handle the people who could have caused chaos!

Imitate:

: to follow as a pattern, model, or example.

: to be or appear like: RESEMBLE

: to produce a copy of: REPRODUCE

1 Peter 2:21 (KJV)
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

Can we with honesty desire people to follow our ways?  May we strive to be able to truly have people follow us, as Paul requested of the people around him in I Corinthians!

1 Corinthians 11:1 (KJV)
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

What legacy are you leaving?

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Father God may each of our lives be so full of your spirit and the attributes of Jesus, that we can honestly say follow me!  In Jesus name I pray! Amen!

Let your actions and words line up!   Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 514

February 16, 2021///

My mind goes back this morning to a time many years ago when our son, who is now fifty-four, was around 3 or 4 years old.

We had a large back yard that was surrounded with a chain link fence except at one part around the gate.  That section was redwood and because the ground went down a little, at one small place at the bottom of the redwood there was a small opening between it and the ground. 

Even though it did not look big enough for even a thin child such as our son to get through, he would get down and some way wiggle through it and get outside the fenced in area that was a safe place for him to roam and play.

He had that entire safe place but the pull of outside the fence enticed him and he would find himself where he could get hurt or even killed if he got into the road.  But this was not what he was thinking.  He just wanted outside the confines of the fence.

He was reprimanded, spanked (yes, I said it), but the appeal was still too strong until we put something in that open spot to stop the roaming.

May I tell you this morning that if Jesus Christ is not just your Savior but also your Lord, you are surrounded by safety and security.  The creator God dispatched ministering, guardian, and warrior angels all around us to minister, guard, and protect us.

We can live our lives in a place of safety and security.

Psalm 91:1-2 (KJV)
¹ He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
² I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

We were created, however, with a free will.  Sometimes what is outside the safety of God’s love and provision draws us strongly to get down flat and squirm and push until we are free from the constrains of the secret and safe place and in danger not only of harm but of separation from fellowship of the one who loves us most.

The word tells us there is pleasure in sin for a season.  We may rejoice when we exit the security and constrains of the safety God has all around and all over us, but danger awaits.

Knowing this the Father draws us and even disciplines us to keep us safe in Him. He, much more that each of us, understands that the enemy is out to kill, steal and destroy us. He gives us life abundantly.

Like the appeal to our small son, maybe the temptation is just too much.  As you grow in your relationship with the Lord Jesus, just as my son would finally get too big for that opening, you may grow up so that small opening would not be a temptation.

But meanwhile, just as we had to stop the way of escape for our son, you must allow the Lord Jesus to fill in the openings that pull you to the world, with His Presence, His Word, and His direction. 

Spending time meditating on the word, praying, or just sitting in His presence will allow you to avoid temptation.

When my husband would pitch a baseball, or play in the fenced area with our son, our son was so focused on spending time with his father, that the opening was no temptation at all.

May I say when we spend time in the presence of our Heavenly Father by trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ, the pull of the world fades from our minds and attention.

His word makes us strong and able to be an example to others of the safety the almighty has prepared for us.  Outside of that is danger.

Living from our safe place will draw others to come to the creator God and let Him be their strength and security!

Just as a loving parent, the boundaries of living in His presence is for our good and to keep us safe from the destruction and harm of the enemy.  He Loves you!

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Father, thank you that we can depend on your love and care as we walk this road of life in the safety and security of your presence.  Invade each of us with the desire to just serve and love you and allow you to protect us as we avoid the temptation to go the worlds way.  May our love for you draw others to your way which is the best way to live.  Invade each person who reads this with the reality of your love and care! In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I pray!  Amen

Stay with Jesus! Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 513

February 9, 2021///

CREATE:

: to bring into existence.

: to produce or bring about by a course of action or behavior.

: to produce through imaginative skill.

: to make or bring into existence something new.

Genesis 1:1 (KJV)
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:27 (KJV) So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 5:1 (KJV)
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

We are to create!  We should be creators!

In the beginning God created! But it was only man and woman who were created in His Image and Likeness!

Which means if we are made in God’s likeness and He was a creator then we should be creators.  I have heard it said that “We are most like God when we are creating”!

Some are Blessed to create music or art or books or plays or movies!  Some are Blessed to create businesses or items that will make our lives easier such as washers, dryers, dishwashers, automobiles, or electricity, etc.

Some are Blessed to created health in others through ministering as Doctors, or Nurses or medical researchers.  Some are Blessed to create future creators in our schools as teachers and administrators.

We can and should create a loving caring atmosphere in our homes and churches and neighborhoods.  We can create encouragement to others by a smile, word, phone call or card!

We can create a safe place for those who know us to feel free to pour out their cares and worries.

I have heard people speak about themselves declaring that they are not at all creative!

But you were created in the image of the Master Creator, and therefore you have a creative nature!

Maybe you do not think about cooking, sewing as creating but you are bringing something into existence! That is creating!

When your smile lifts someone’s day you are creating a good feeling in them. When you plant flowers that spread the beauty of the earth, you are creating!  When you prepare a celebration for someone you are creating!

When you have a bad attitude and snap at people you are creating an atmosphere of ugly.  When you are selfish and determined to have you own way you are creating animosity and walls.

We may not all have our name in lights, but we are all creators.  We must ask the creator God to show us the specific things we can create, but we must all create the goodness and mercy all around us! 

We must create an atmosphere of worship and praise to God Almighty wherever we are, in our homes, churches, business places, neighborhoods!

Ephesians 2:10 (KJV)
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Colossians 3:10 (KJV)
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

May we create good and walk in all the creation God has placed within!

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Father, thank you that we are created in you image!  Thank you for the creativity you have placed within each of your creations.  Stir up the special abilities and talents you have deep in each of us and as we pursue those, let us remember that there are so many ways we are creating in each day. Give us the Peace that creates a peaceful surrounding, give us Joy the spreads to create hope in the discouraged, and give us words, to create an atmosphere of acceptance!  In Jesus name I pray! Amen!

You are a creator!   Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 512

February 2, 2021///

I do not know about you, but I really hope the groundhog does not see its shadow today.  I think it is time to move on from winter.

This is true in both the physical and the spiritual realm!

Think with me about coming in from the biting cold air or snow or rain! Let the memory wash over of walking into a warm house, maybe with a fire going and the smell of something wonderful cooking. 

Or think about sinking into a tub of hot water and letting it seep into your cold bones!

I can recall what I call cold all the way to the bones!

But there is nothing like warmth, no matter how it comes.

Have you every had surgery and they put a warm blanket on you and the warmth enfolded you like a hug?

May I tell you that being in the presence of the creator God of the universe through Faith in the Lord Jesus is even better than the warm after the cold!

His presence is a warm blanket of love and forgiveness and the amazing water of the word warms us from the inside out!

The desire of the Creator God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Sprit is to live in and through us and all around us and provided that warmth and Love no matter what kind of storms or weather are raging all around us.

John 14:23 (KJV)
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Hebrews 13:5 (KJV): for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

The presence of the Lord God Almighty in us warms us through and through! He gives us Peace in the midst of Pressure, Hugs in the midst of hardships and Joy in the midst of juggling life!

One of Corrie Ten Boom sayings makes me think of arms of Love and a warm blanket of safety.  She says: “Snuggle don’t struggle”!

His presence is like the summer sun after a long winter.  We sit or lay or walk and just let the warmth of the sun soak into the depth of our bodies.

When we are in His presence, the warmth of Jesus who Loves us more than we can comprehend will soak us through and through.

John 15:11 (KJV)
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

Joy does not depend on outside circumstances or, if you will, the weather.  Joy comes from deep inside when we are walking and basking in His presence.

There are those who Praise and Worship in song who have put together CD’s of what they call “soaking music”!  Why, because they understand the importance of soaking (or letting His warmth invade you inside and out) in His Presence.

We who claim the name of Christian, sometimes get so busy doing that we neglect just being in His Presence.

Psalm 16:11 (KJV)
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Just being in His Presence and opening our heart to hear His voice speaking deep inside us, also allows the junk we have picked up from just living to melt away.

If we do not take time to let His warmth revive our soul, spirit, and body, we can get bogged down by the cares of this world.  In His presence all cold and ugly melt in the sunshine of His Love and our perspective gets readjusted to eternal values!

I ask you today, when was the last time you sat in His Presence, fully focused on Him, and allow His warmth to dissolve every care and concern.  His warmth will reveal attitudes and habits in our lives that do not honor Him!

I encourage you to take a few minutes out of all the busyness.  If music speaks to your spirit let that play.  If just quiet is better, then sit in the quiet!  But let the Love that cannot be explained only experienced wash over you like the warmth in the physical never could.

Be warmed, inside and out by His Presence!

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Father, thank you for the reality of your presence.  Thank you that we can be refreshed and renewed as we snuggle up into the arms of your Love. Enfold and invade all who read this with the reality of who they are and who you created them to be as they are wrapped in your warmth and Love. Thank you, Father that we do not have to do life alone, but you are with us always!   Amen!

Love and Warmth, Me-Maw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 511

January 26, 2021///

John 20:26 (KJV)
: then came Jesus:

Three words from John 20:26. This fact changed everything in that setting.  This fact changed things throughout the Bible and is still changing things today!

Mary was a virgin….Then came Jesus and she was the mother of her Savior!

Lazarus was dead….then came Jesus!

The widow of Nain was on the way to bury her son….then  came Jesus!

A man was crippled….then came Jesus!

Peter was a fisherman….then came Jesus!

Bartimaeus was blind….then came Jesus!

A woman was bleeding….then came Jesus!

The wind was boisterous….then came Jesus, walking on the water!

Mankind was separated from the Creator God….then came Jesus!

Saul was persecuting Christians….then came Jesus!

I was a preacher’s kid, raised in church but needed a Savior…then came Jesus!

When Jesus enters a situation or a person, everything changes. 

Jesus changes outward circumstances and situations and Jesus changes inward attitudes and emotions.

When Jesus comes, perspectives change, and goals become eternal!

Saul became Paul the Apostle; Peter became the Rock.  The cripple could walk, and the blind could see, and the dead were alive!

What has changed in you and in your life since Jesus came?  Do you ever just thank Him that He gave you life, eternal life?  Do you understand that He gave eyes to see and ears to hear, in the physical and the spiritual?

Do you understand that you are a new creation inside and out because Jesus came?

When Jesus comes, darkness flees, anxiety is wiped out and oppression is replaced with Joy and a confidence and security the world cannot give!

What situation do you need Jesus to step into today? Just open your heart and ask Him to walk into the circumstances and work His will.

Maybe you have never allowed Jesus to come into your life.  May I tell you it is the best and most important decision you will ever make.  Open you heart and open your mouth and acknowledge you need Jesus to come in and change you!

Mark 2:1 (KJV)
And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.

As we look at this verse understand that you are the House that the Spirit of God lives in now. Jesus made it possible that we are the House, the Temple!

My question would be do we allow Jesus to so rule out house that the people around us will noise abroad that we represent the Lord Jesus Christ?

Is Jesus in your house, both literally (the place you dwell) and your body, soul, and Spirit?

When Jesus is in the House, everything is different.  The world around us is different, our attitude is different, and our compassion and Love for others is different!

I encourage you today to invited Jesus to come into every part of your life!  Release every care to Him and let Him rule and reign in each decision you make.

Life is good when Jesus comes and dwells in the house!

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Father, I come in Jesus name.  I thank you for the power when Jesus comes into a situation and into our lives.  Draw us to the knowledge that as we invite Him into every area, our lives will be more like your perfect plan for us!  Amen!

Jesus is in the House!

Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 510

January 19, 2021///

Romans 10:17 (KJV)
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Matthew 11:15 (KJV)
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Jesus said the same thing He said in Matthew 11:15, in Matthew 13:9, Mark 4:23, Mark 7:16 and many other places in the gospels.

The people He was teaching had ears so let us look deeper at this question of hearing!

Obviously, Jesus was teaching about hearing more than the sounds and words.  He was teaching that we need to listen with ears that are tuned to the spiritual realm.

We are Spirit, Soul and Body.  It is our Spirit that needs to be alert to hear. Our Spiritual ears need to be active!

Hebrews 5:11 (KJV)
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

Matthew 13:23 (KJV)
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Let us consider how we get from dull of hearing to good ground!

Romans 10:17 at the beginning of these thoughts tells us that “Faith cometh by Hearing”.  But all of us know or experience that just letting the word touch our ears does not actually change a person.

I believe this phrase is saying” Faith cometh by opening up our hearts and receiving what we are hearing as truth in our Spirits”.

How? The second phrase tells us: “and Hearing by the word of God”.

This phrase is saying to me: “hearing with my Spirit comes by meditating on the words of truth given to us in the Bible”.

Hosea 10:12 (KJV)
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

Fallow means: left untilled or unsown.

The word is telling us to break up the hard heart that is to disinterested or to busy to meditate on the truth that when we allow the Holy Spirit to examine us deep inside and remove the rocks of confusion and the weeds of distraction or break up the ground hardened by the cares or hurts of life, is to get our hearts ready to receive and perceive what the Spirit is saying through the words read or preached or taught from the Bible.

Then when we hear the word, we hear with our Spiritual ears, and the word takes root in good ground and we bring forth the fruit of the Spirit in our lives.

Matthew 13:7-8 (KJV)
But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

It is when our heart is good ground that we can have “ears (of the spirit) to hear”, the truths that set us free from the deception of satan and the pull of the worlds systems!

Faith then comes as we receive and perceive that “with God all things are possible” and that Jesus sacrifice gives us dominion and authority over all that the enemy may try to bring.   Faith understands that God will do all He said He would do and that we can decree and declare what His word says, knowing He will answer.

When our heart is good ground, then consistently reading, studying, and HEARING the word builds up trust in us so that we are full of Faith.

As you have time in the word each day, you may not feel the Faith growing, just as exercising daily you may not feel different.  But just as exercise is helping your body, the word is growing your Faith.

Do you desire mountain moving Faith or even just Faith to get from day to day?

(1) Break up the fallow ground of your heart by allowing the Holy Spirit to reveal and heal all the hard, rocky, and weedy places.

(2) Ask God to reveal his meanings as you read or hear the word.

(3) Meditate on the word that you read or hear and let it get deep in your Spirit!

(4) Continue a daily time in the word and meditation on it.

You will then find that you are filled with “Faith that comes by Hearing”!

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Thank you, Father, for helping each of us to hear with our Spirits so that we walk in Faith! In Jesus name I pray.  Amen

Love, MeMaw