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Number 492

September 15, 2020///

On “The Christian View” TV show, I heard a comment that I have been considering.

The subject was “Faith and Politics”.  One of the co-hosts made the statement that what was happening in the world today is instead of “Faith and Politics”, we are seeing “Faith in Politics”!

If we use our Faith to guide our politics, our votes, and our prayers for our leaders, it is an amazingly good thing.  This country was founded on the truths of the word of God and the freedom that all are to enjoy.

But when we begin to put our Faith in the political systems or leaders, we are bound for failure.  No leader has all the answers. No leader or leaders can solve all our problems.

This country was established with leaders to guide it and we have gotten to the place that government is our source for everything!

1 Timothy 2:1-3 (KJV)
¹ I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
² For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
³ For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

Proverbs 29:2 (KJV)
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

God created man in His image and gave us a free will.  A will to choose who we elect to govern us.  A will to choose evil or a will to choose good.  A will to choose via our likes and dislikes or a will to choose those whose beliefs line up more closely with the moral values and truth in the Word of the Living God.

Are there any of those in public offices: local, state, or national that are perfect? No not one!   Jesus was the only perfect one and He came that we may have life and life abundant, but we must choose that.

We must choose to pray for our leaders, and for the enemies hold on people’s minds to be replaced with wisdom from the throne room of God.

When we pray and listen to the inner voice of the spirit of God; when we pray and ask God to guide us to put the right people in office and when we catch a vison of what God can do when we pray; things will change!

When we sit back and criticize and complain and neither pray for our leaders and our country nor vote, the enemy is winning.

We are soldiers in the army of God and the weapons of our warfare are not carnal!

We do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against principalities in the heavens!

This is not a battle of persons, but a spiritual battle.  We cannot win a spiritual battle with earthly weapons.  But by the power of almighty God we can pull down the strongholds of the devil. The one who want us to destroy each other with our divisions and hate.

 We are equipped, as sons and daughters of the most high God, who have taken our rightful place as royalty, to bring the enemy to our feet! Provisions have been made but as people of choice, the decision is ours!!

Ephesians 6:10-13 (KJV)
¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
¹¹ Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
¹³ Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Joshua 24:15 (KJV)
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

We must PRAY for our leaders.  We must PRAY for our vote and then VOTE!

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.

“Evil abounds when good people do nothing!”                                                               YOU HAVE A CHOICE!  WHAT WILL YOU CHOOSE!

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Father God, I decree and declare in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, that each person who reads this would choose to do battle in the spirit.  Let each of us pray and seek your face for this great Nation!  May we battle against spiritual darkness and may we let our voices be heard as we vote what you speak to our Spirits!  For give our apathy that helped lead our nation to so much evil.  We have the answer.  May we pray and obey!  Thank you for your love and care for each of your creations! Amen!

Choose!!  Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 491

September 8, 2020///

Sunday, the 6^th, I turned seventy-six.  Yes, I said seventy-six, but compared to Abraham that is really young!

As I ponder the life I have lived and the choices I have made, I totally understand that I did not always use wisdom or make good choices, or the choices God would have me make.

As a young girl I gave my heart to Jesus and have always desired and tried to live for Him.  Bur many times I depended on my decisions, my desires, and my wants. And as a result, messed up!!

But may I tell you that despite that I have been and am blessed and walking in the grace and favor of His love and care!

There have been tears and triumphs, faith and fears, sunshine and rain, hills, and valleys. There have been shouting times filled with joy and there have been times when I fell on my knees with weeping and wailing. 

There have been times when I could not speak or pray the hurt or grief was so bad and there have been mountain tops when I felt like I could conquer the world!

But I declare to you today that I was never alone, the Father God who created me and Jesus my Savior and Lord and the Holy Spirit never left me.  It did not depend on whether I felt their presence or not they were there.

John 14:18 (KJV) I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

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

The fact that Jesus is with us but we do not realize it is born out in the account in Luke 24: 13-32 of the two disciples (followers) of Jesus who were on the road to Emmaus after the crucifixion and the women had reported the tomb empty.

These two were discussing what happened and Jesus began to walk with them.  They did not realize He was the risen Lord.  When they shared what they were discussing He expounded the Gospel to them. 

Jesus was with them! They did not recognize Him; they were so distraught in their confusion and grief of all that had happened.  They had thought Jesus would set His kingdom up at that time, but now they had lost hope.

Have you ever been there? That place where things did not turn out the way you thought they would.  You are discouraged and confused and yet Jesus is right beside you and you miss that awesome truth.

When it started to get night and the two disciples were stopping for the night, Jesus appeared to go on further!  They desired Him to stay and as they were eating an incredible thing happened.

When Jesus took bread and blessed it and gave it to them, their eyes were opened, and they knew Him.

Why did they now recognize Him? Because they desired Him to stay, they desired to commune with Him.  And when they ate of bread He had blessed, all doubt, fear, and confusion was gone.  They could see clearly that He was the risen Lord.

Jesus is with us, but we may not recognize Him. But when we desire to spend time with Him and partake of the bread of life that He blesses and breaks, our spiritual eyes are open, and we see clearly the risen Lord of Lords and King of Kings with whom nothing is impossible.

Are you weary, heavy laden, confused, disappointed, rejected, full of questions? Set aside time to commune with the one who loves you best.

Let the anointed bread of life come forth into your innermost being with power and victory.  Sit with Him, fellowship with Him, Listen and learn and you will see He was there all the time.

We need to put aside our preconceived ideas of how things should be.  The religious leaders of Jesus time were so caught up in their rules and their own self-righteousness and assurance they were right, that they were blinded to the truth that the messiah who they were looking for was in their midst. 

He did not fit their mold.  They missed Him and had Him put to death.

When we depend on our own righteousness (which is like filthy rags) and think we know exactly how it should be, we miss Jesus and put to death the fellowship, communion, and freedom He came to give!

May we spend time allowing the Risen Lord to bless and open our eyes so that we can clearly see His presence in our lives.

I read a quote this week that I think I think is worth repeating. 

“A coincidence is God way of remaining anonymous”.

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Father, thank you for your presence always.  Thank you for your plan and your Love even when we get off track.  Thank you for long life and thank you that I am soaring like the eagles.  Thank you that you will never leave me and when I draw my last breath, I will see you face to face!  In Jesus name I pray! Amen

Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 490

September 1, 2020///

Have you ever thought about a piece of clothing that you felt would be simply perfect for you?  Or maybe you saw it in a store or online when looking for that perfect outfit.

Do you remember the disappointment when you found what you were looking for or took the clothing to the dressing room or received the delivery at home to find out that it did not fit right, did not look right on you or just looked so very different on than off?

May I tell you that life is like that when we determine to set our own goals and go after our own desires.  We reach the top of the corporate ladder, get the dream job, acquire the right house, get the fancy cars, go on the dream vacation or find our dream companion:  Then find it does not fit, it does not do right, it does not satisfy that itch deep inside us for something more.

Christians fall into that same pattern when they go after their definition of ministry or outreach or a million other good things we can do.

May I remind you today that you were created on purpose for a purpose and the right fit and the satisfaction comes when we are walking in the purpose we are created for.   When we are trying to walk in our own plans, we find ourselves constantly searching for fulfillment.

It is only when we receive the Lord Jesus as Savior and spend time in His presence receiving His plan for our lives, do we truly find the right fit.

Jeremiah 29:11 (MSG)
I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.

You can have it all according to the worlds standards, you can do what is called ministry 24 hours a day 7 days a week and not be in the place or have the fit God planed for you.  When we follow God’s plans we are filled with Peace, Strength, Energy, and the knowledge that we are enough!

There are purposes that every Christian should walk in and then there are the specific purpose that you were created for in addition to that.

We are given some of the purposes of every Christian in Ephesians 5:22. These are called the “Fruit of the Spirit”.

They are: Love, Joy, Peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, Faith, meekness, temperance.

You may want to do your own bible study on these.  These should be an outflow of our lives as Christians.

Then there are things that each of us are specifically called to do. These are not necessarily what we would call ministries but are the fulfilling of the plans God has, whether it is singer, missionary, pastor, training children, banking, accounting, building, managing, repairing, running a business, writing, speaking, being a stay at home mom, teaching, driving trucks, advertising, doctor, lawyer nurse, hair dresser. I could go on, but you get the picture.

When we are in our sweet spot of what we are specifically created to do, we can do it with joy and eternal perspective.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 (KJV)
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might;

Colossians 3:23 (KJV)
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Matthew 13:46 talks about the PEARL OF GREAT price that when found was worth giving up all else to acquire it.  I submit to you that the specific plan God has created you for is the Pearl of Great price for you and you need to spend time with the Lord God Almighty and find that Pearl and walk in the fulfillment and satisfaction of being who you were created to be.

Are you always reaching for that elusive perfect fit, or trying to fill your life with things that will never satisfy?

Come to Jesus and surrender who you are and all you have to His Plan for you and you will find life is full of Joy and abundance and freedom.  We are all created with a deep desire to have a relationship with the creator God and He is waiting,

and He has an awesome plan.

Will you walk in His Plan which is already blessed or ask Him to bless your plans and wonder why you are not satisfied?  Come to Jesus!

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Father, what a perfect plan you have for each of us.  Forgive us when we go our own way and make our own plans without asking you to guide us.  Help each person who reads this to decide to do it your way because your way is perfect. Thank you that you have a plan for each of us that fits perfectly!  I pray this in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.  Amen

Love, MeMaw

 

 

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 489

August 25, 2020///

Do I realize I did not do MeMaw Thoughts last week…YES!

Is there a reason I did not do MeMaw Thoughts last week…YES!

After being up most of the night before, my words would probably have made no sense!

My husband Ronald was awakened late Monday night with severe arm pains running through his arm and into his chest and was transported to the hospital via ambulance. He was there until Wednesday and seems to be doing fine now but will have another test on his heart tomorrow because of on-going artery problems.

When I got to the hospital shortly after the ambulance did, I was stopped at the door and informed I could not go in because I was not there to be treated.

I knew the pandemic we are experiencing had hospitals in a “no visitor” stage but thought they might let me into the E.R. room with Ronald.

But it was not to be. I could only get information by phone! I waited outside and in my car for a couple of hours until they decided they were keeping him.

Why am I telling you this? I have a truth to share that became even more real during these days of separation and frustration of trying to get information about what they were doing or concluded.

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.

May I tell you that when you receive Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord you dwell in the secret place of the Lord God Almighty.  This is the place of security in His care no matter what is happening to you or around you.  You see God is our refuge and when we place our trust in Him, we need never fear nor will we ever be alone.

The presence of the Most High God and the security of His love gave me and Ronald a peace that the world cannot give.

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

The thought of Ronald in the E.R. with a bunch of strangers, was a little unsettling but the truth that we are never alone settled in like a warm blanket!

The truth that God was in control and there is no distance or time that can take us from under the secure wings of His love is so amazing!

The truth that He wants to relieve us of all our cares, set my heart to worship the one who has no boundaries and who knows no time!

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

The word is truth and the truth sets us free.  Free from the pressures of life that would drag us down to fear and despair.

Faith that we are under His wings, in His care, and loved beyond measure allows us to cast all our cares on Him.

The verse from 1 Peter does not say cast some or most of your cares, but it tells us to cast them all!

What has you stressed and worried and concerned right now?  Those things may be fact, but the truth overcomes fact.  The truth is with God you can walk in Faith and Victory no matter the circumstances.

When you stay under the shadow of the Most High God, you can walk in security, peace and feel His arms and presence continually.

How do I know? Because that is where I dwell and where my security is!

The Apostle Paul said: “In Him I live and move and have my being!”.

I do not want to travel this journey called life without Him!

How about You?

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Father God, Lord of all, I come with a grateful heart that you are real, and your presence is as real as my breath.   To have your presence constantly with me is the most powerful thing on earth.  May each person who reads this dwell in that shelter and abide in you.  What a privilege to know we are in the palm of your hand. In Jesus name I come, invade every readers heart!  Amen

Love, MeMaw

 

 

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 488

August 11, 2020///

Today I want to share a story with you that you may have heard before and I may have previously shared it!

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There once was a boy who made his own little toy wooden boat. Day in and day out he worked on it carefully and lovingly carving it to be just the little boat he had imagined.

He painted it a beautiful brown taking extra care with the various colors for trimming and set it on the windowsill to dry.

The next day the little boy took his little boat out to sail in on the river. He admired it, how beautiful it was, and he watched it floating on the water.

The boat began to drift further and further away from shore and soon it was out of his reach. His precious boat was gone, and this made him incredibly sad. Would he ever see the little boat again?

The little boat was always on his mind. Every day, he wondered if this would be the day he would find his little boat on the shore. He knew he would do whatever it would take to get it back home again.

One day while walking down the street, to his delight, he noticed his little boat in the store shop window. He went in to ask the storekeeper about the boat.

Though the little boy had made the boat, the storekeeper insisted he would have to pay the full price for the boat if he wanted to take it home.

The boy realized it would take everything he had, his every penny. Was he willing to pay the price? Yes! The boy ran home and got all his money, every cent, and paid the storekeeper the full price for the boat.

The boy was overjoyed and said to his little boat – “You are mine, twice over. – First, I made you and now I bought you though it cost me everything I had. You are forever mine.”
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May I tell you that Jesus made you and bought you back with His precious sinless blood on the Cross of Calvary!

You are twice His! He gave all He had to pay the price for redemption of fallen mankind!

You were known by the Father, Son and Holy Spirit before the foundation of the world! You are not an accident, a mistake, a failure, or a misfit!

You are unique; a one of a kind Masterpiece!

His way is the better way and His plans are perfect!

You are not forgotten or forsaken!

Isaiah 43:1 (KJV)
But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

Isaiah 43:7 (KJV)
Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

May you never forget that Jesus twice owns you!

The enemy comes to destroy you, but Jesus came to give you abundant life!

John 3:16 (KJV)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

You are the Apple of His Eye; He calls you Beautiful!

He Loves you with an everlasting Love!

Walk in the Truth that you are a Beloved Child and have a Glorious inheritance!

YOU ARE TWICE HIS!

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Father, thank you that we were created and redeemed!  We are twice owned and Loved beyond all understanding.  Help us receive and walk in the authority and position that you intend for us! We are yours….twice!!  Amen

Walk in His Presence!

Love, MeMaw

 

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 487

August 4, 2020///

Portland protesters burn Flags and Bibles! WHAT??????

I know that all that is going in our world has us wondering where people’s minds have gone.  But may I tell you, we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against the evil forces from hell!!

The battles lines have been drawn! Good vs Evil!

The trumpet has been sounded for the true believers to stand firm in their Faith and Go forth in Power and victory to stamp out the evil that is rampant!

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!

As Christians we know we are on the winning side, but we are called to battle the evil one.

Not with the normal weapons of war.  Our weapons are those that only belong to the child of the Creator God!

In 1^st Kings 18 in the word of God, Elijah faced the four-hundred-fifty prophets of Baal and the four-hundred profits of Asherah and defeat them.   HOW?  By calling on the Lord God who made heaven and earth!

HE PRAYED!!!

Elijah could have decided he was outnumbered and could not be victorious, but he knew His God was the True and Living God with whom Nothing is Impossible!

And the result:

1 Kings 18:39 (KJV)
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.

When Jesus was in the wilderness at the beginning of His public ministry being tempted by satan how did He defeat the enemy of all that is good?

BY: “IT IS WRITTEN!”

He quoted the written word of God which comes alive through the Spirt of God, and every plan of the enemy was defeated!

What are our weapons against all the insanity originating with the already defeated devil?

PRAYER AND THE WORD, WHICH IS TRUTH AND THE TRUTH SETS US FREE!

Maybe a lot of you are thinking that you really want to get in this Spiritual Battle that is raging but are not even sure how to begin!

Begin by combining the praying and scripture and pray the scriptures!

Pray out loud so the enemy can hear, scriptures like:

Zephaniah 3:17 (KJV)
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

John 3:16 (KJV)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

1 John 5:4 (KJV)
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Psalm 61:3 (KJV)
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

1 Corinthians 15:57 (KJV)
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Psalm 47:1-3 (KJV)
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
² For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
³ He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

The Bible is filled with scriptures of victory and encouragement and as you pray those and begin to understand the Power of Almighty God you can begin to declare the works of the enemy under your feet and the devils kingdom is coming down.

Jesus is victorious and as Christians we are victorious through Him!

The battles lines have been clearly drawn between good and evil.

Pastor Rick at Joshua’s Place has called for prayer in the church sanctuary each Friday and Saturday night at 6 P.M. beginning August 14^th, 2020.

This will continue until the election.  We will be praying for revival in the United States and the World and the November election.

If you cannot be there in person, please try to join this prayer time from wherever you are!

The battle lines are drawn! Will we use the mighty weapons God has given us?

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Father, thank you that you have provided the weapons.  Let us take up those weapons of prayer, truth of your word, power, and authority!  Stir your people to battle in the Spiritual realm where the real battle is.  I ask this in the most powerful name, Jesus of Nazareth!  Amen

Love, MeMaw

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 486

July 28, 2020///

The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof!

I will lift up my eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help, my help comes from the Lord above!

The Joy of the Lord is my strength!

In His presence is fullness of Joy!

Let God arise and His enemies be scattered!

With God nothing is impossible!

These are a few encouraging scriptures from the Word of the Living God, to keep in mind as we go through what seems to be a long tunnel of a virus out of control and groups of people declaring acting like “good is evil, and evil is good”!

What I find true every time is that in the presence of the Lord God Almighty our perspective changes.

As we spend our energy on spending time concentrating on His promises, sitting in His presence, and listening to the impressions deep within us, we look at life with an eternal perspective.

No matter how long this virus and chaos stays around, it is but a vapor (like our lives) in eternity.

Nothing Can replace the Joy, Peace and Security found in His presence.

We need to come to Him with our entire being.  I want to point out the things we need to do that the woman in Luke 7 did.

Luke 7:37-38 (KJV)
³⁷ And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
³⁸ And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

This woman who was known as a far from perfect person, did four things we should take note of!

1. She washed His feet with her tears, as a sign of repenting, and recognizing Jesus as the Savior of the World! We would do well to understand repentance is a continual process in the life of a Christian. We must keep clean hands and a pure heart. At someone’s feet is a true place of humility. How long has it been since you just bowed at the feet of Jesus and wept over your own failures and the condition of our world?

 

2. She wiped His feet with her hair. We are taught in other scriptures that a woman’s hair is her glory. This woman took her glory and used it for Jesus good, to wipe away her tears!  We must give all Glory to Jesus and the Glory replaces our tears!

 

3. She kissed His feet as an act of adoration, maybe not fully aware that those feet would be pierced for all the wrongs she had done. We need to adore and give honor to the one who walked the road to suffering for us.

 

4. Then she anointed His feet with Costly ointment. She gave the best she had to anoint Jesus or pour out her praise on Him.  We must give our best praise and adoration and pour out our praise of understanding who Jesus really is.

 

If we will indeed repent with tears giving God Glory and pouring out our Praise on Him, our perspective will clear up and become one of eternal value.

You! Yes you! Are on earth to make a difference and when our perspective is on who God is and what Jesus Christ did for all our sin, we can carry out that commission!

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Father, in Jesus name I come!  I ask you to clarify our vison and invade us with a desire to make a difference wherever we are.  Fill us with an eternal perspective and may we bow at your feet and pour our praise and glory on you! Fill us with understanding of your Love, and provision of all we need.  May we be a light in the darkness that is trying to overtake hearts and minds and our light will prevail.  Amen

Spend time considering an eternal perspective!

Love, MeMaw

 

 

 

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 485

July 21, 2020///

Do you have a place in your house, perhaps a drawer, closet, or some other area that you put some things to handle or go through later?

Have you ever thought or said: “that is time consuming” or “there is so much of it”, or “I am not sure what all of that is”, that you just put it aside?

If we are honest, we all have those things we want to handle or we want to sort through, but we just let it slide!

In the natural that may not present a problem and eventually you or someone else will sort or take care of it!

But may I point out to you this morning that deep in our innermost being, the part of us that is our real self, the part we call out heart, it is not ok to let things go, waiting for a better time!

I am sure that most of you have heard the spiritual part of you referred to as having different rooms or sections.

Each of us have a part of our hearts that we just stuff things into that we do not want to deal with right then, or we think is time consuming, or there is just so much of it!

Maybe it is a past hurt that you have not dealt with or a situation that impacted your life negatively, that you just do not want to think about.

Maybe it is someone you felt did you wrong, but you just put it in that room to deal with later.

Or maybe it is a mistake or wrong choice or more than one of these that you just cannot face and deal with.

The truth is, that is a dark part of our heart, and satan lives in the dark part of our lives, but Jesus is the light and declared:

John 8:32 (KJV)
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

We cannot conquer what we do not confront.  As long as we keep that room in our heart closed, we are bound to it.

John 8:12 (KJV)
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

1 John 1:5 (KJV)
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

We must deal with those hidden things of the heart!

We must get open before the Lord God Almighty and begin to speak with our mouth those hidden things and the truth that we cannot deal with them on our own.

As we are honest and truthful before the Creator of the world, a light will begin to dispel the darkness and the freedom of truth will set you free from that bondage.

If a call or card or visit is necessary to make things right, the Holy Spirit will show you, but mostly this will be a time of honest confession of your wrong attitudes and desires and errors and confusion.

You will need to forgive, and open that room fully to cleansing by the Power of Almighty God through Jesus Christ!

2 Corinthians 4:6 (KJV)
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.

Colossians 1:12-13 (KJV)
¹² Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
¹³ Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

The enemy of all that is good does not want you to bring those things out of darkness into the truth of the light of God. Light shows us those things that need to be confessed, handled, and released to His Power!

Jesus came as the light of the world! He desires us to walk in light and dispel darkness, telling us to be the light of the world.

But to fully be the light of the world, we must walk in that light in all our innermost being!

May we allow the Holy Spirit to examine our hearts and set us free from bondage and free to be all that we were created to be!

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Father show each of us the things that we have pushed into a room and never sorted or dealt with.  Let us allow your Spirit to examine and guide us in dealing with these things.  I decree and declare we will put it off no longer but open our hearts to your cleansing.  I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth!  Amen

Love, MeMaw

 

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 484

July 14, 2020///

In the 1950’S the United States was in what is known as the “Cold War Era”.

The U.S. Civil Defense was preparing for the possibility of a “Nuclear Bomb Blast’ and the nuclear fallout from that.

I remember our elementary school had drills where we would line up in groups of five on the sidewalk and parents who had agreed to drive pulled their cars up and each line loaded into a car and was transported to a safe place.  The sirens would sound to initiate these “in case drills”.

I do not know how they knew the difference but when some sirens blared it was signaling a warning that there was no time for the evacuation, but we all got under our desk until the drill was over.

Another thing that was going on during those years was that people were building or having built what was called “Bomb Shelters” or “Fallout Shelters” in their yards!

My Dad was pastoring a small church and one of the ladies there was singing a song on a Sunday Night (yes, we had Sunday night service). She testified and I will never forget what she said.  She talked about it a bit, but the real content was that “Jesus was her fallout or bomb shelter!”

This memory came to me as I was considering all that is transpiring in our world and nation at this time. The pandemic is running wild, people are killing each other, and children are being hit by their bullets.

My cry to God was, “How do I effectively pray for this world, our nation our state and our families”!

I pray for my family and hold them close in my heart and the Holy Spirit reminded me that I cannot protect them but that He is their “Shelter”.  When we put our trust in Him, He is our “COVID-19 Shelter”, our “Evil Shelter”, and our Power!

He gives us authority over ever evil and will fight our battles!

Psalm 61:3 (KJV)
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

Psalm 91:1-7 (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.
³ Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
⁴ He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
⁵ Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
⁶ Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
⁷ A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

What a promise!  The most high God is our refuge and our protector.

Those who are in authority and in the know about all of this cannot protect us!

We should do all we can as far as safety and hygiene, but we must walk boldly in the confidence that the Creator God is our refuge and strength!

We must pray for wisdom for our leaders, protection for our families, peace to prevail and this virus to be eradicated! And we must pray that with confidence that God sees all, He sees us, He knows our hearts and He is our SHELTER!

Proverbs 14:26 (KJV)
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

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

Psalm 62:7-8 (KJV)
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.

Psalm 46:1 (KJV)
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

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Father, what a privilege to call you Father! In Jesus name I thank you that you are guiding your children during this unsettling time.  Show us the most effective way to pray and my we honor you by walking in Faith and Victory and shining the bright light of Love and Compassion to those in despair!  My we understand that we are in the world but no of it!  We are citizens of heaven and understand that we are created on purpose for a purpose and walk to fulfill all we were created to do! Amen!

Be secure in the Shelter of the most high.

Love, MeMaw

 

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 483

July 7, 2020///

On my bookshelf I Have a Willow Tree Figurine.  The Willow Tree Figurines are faceless and are to represent different emotions.  The one I have is holding a little heart depicting love.

As I was looking at this figurine, I began to think about how we look at each other.  Do we see people as faceless? Do we see those around us who may be holding their heart of hurt, confusion, or guardedness in their hand? Do we see those who look like they have it all together or/and have everything they need?

But do we really see them? Do we see what they want us to see, but never look past the image to see the real deep inside person.

Do we ask God to give us wisdom and discernment to see past the projected image and see the face and eyes of those around us?  Do we really look at people when we talk to them or are we also projecting an image and really do not want to see their faces because they may then see beyond our projected image?

Yesterday, as I was looking into the face of my three-month-old great-grandson, I realized that this precious child was totally taking in everything and everyone around him.  He was staring right into my face like he was reading my thoughts and looking deep inside. I loved it from this sweet boy, but I realized that I would not appreciate just anyone looking straight into my eyes and maybe my heart!

What is it that makes us protect the thoughts and concerns, and discouragements that are who we are? Have the past reactions of people caused us to be closed to being open and sharing? Why do we feel we must project the image of one who has it all together?

This plays out in our entire culture. But for the Christian it should be different!  We are to Love unconditionally and to lift others up and to encourage and pray for each other.

Galatians 6:2 (KJV)
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

We are to walk in great confidence of who we are in Jesus but be honest and free to be ourselves and see others faces and show our faces!

Philippians 1:6 (KJV)
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ

James 5:16 (KJV)
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Maybe you are like me.  I find it amazing sometimes that there are those who can just tell all!  I think ‘how can they just say that”.  Then I think we all need to be like that! I understand our words are powerful and we need to be positive, but we can be honest and positive at the same time as we voice our needs surrounded by scripture.

For instance, I could say: “I thank Jesus that by His stripes I am healed, and since I am really feeling dizzy right now, I need you to help me pray this healing is manifest in me!”  Rather than saying “I am fine” or “Oh, I am so dizzy, I guess I just won’t be able to do anything today”!

(Actually, this is true, I really am dizzy this morning, even as I type this.)

We need to ask God to help us be willing to have our real faces seen and we need to ask God to help us to really look into the faces of those we see!

May we look past the projected image and see the deep needs and desires of those around us.  They may look like they are ok, but inside they may be grieving or longing for escape or thinking something must change!  They may even be saying if these people only knew they would reject me!

May we, the Church of Jesus Christ, look at their faces and see they need a friend, they need someone to listen, and pray.

Let us be the hands, feet, and mouth of the Lord Jesus Christ!!

Colossians 1:9 (KJV)
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

 

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Father, I come in the name of Jesus.  Forgive us for becoming a faceless people.  May we be willing to show Love for resistance, acceptance for avoidance, and a listening ear to a hurting heart! Touch each of us with compassion and understanding and wisdom as we are your representatives here on the earth that you created.   Amen

 

Love, MeMaw