I WILL GIVE YOU REST

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Come unto me, all ye that labour and are 

heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; 

for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye 

shall find rest unto your souls.  For my 

yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Matthew 11:28-30

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LOOKING FOR THE BLESSED HOPE

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Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious 

appearing of the great God and our Saviour 

Jesus Christ;  Who gave himself for us, that 

he might redeem us from all iniquity, and 

purify unto himself a peculiar people, 

zealous of good works.

Titus 2:13-14

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TREASURES OF WICKEDNESS PROFIT NOTHING

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A wise son maketh a glad father: but a 

foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: 

but righteousness delivereth from death.

Proverbs 10:1-2

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MERCHANDISE OF WISDOM BETTER THAN SILVER AND FINE GOLD

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Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,

 and the man that getteth understanding.

For the merchandise of it is better than 

the merchandise of silver, and the gain 

thereof than fine gold. 

Proverbs 3:13-14

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GET WISDOM

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Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not;

neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve 

thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get 

wisdom: and with all thy getting get 

understanding.  Exalt her, and she shall promote 

thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when 

thou dost embrace her.  She shall give to thine 

head an ornament of grace: a crown of 

glory shall she deliver to thee.  Hear, O my 

son, and receive my sayings; and the years 

of thy life shall be many.  I have taught thee 

in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in 

right paths.  When thou goest, thy steps shall

 not be straitened; and when thou runnest,

 thou shalt not stumble.  Take fast hold 

of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for 

she is thy life. Enter not into the path of 

the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass 

away.  For they sleep not, except they have done 

mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless 

they cause some to fall.  For they eat the bread 

of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that 

shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know 

not at what they stumble.  My son, attend to my 

words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.  Let them 

not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst 

of thine heart.  For they are life unto those that

 find them, and health to all their flesh.  Keep thy 

heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues 

of life.  Put away from thee a froward mouth, and 

perverse lips put far from thee.  Let thine eyes look 

right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before 

thee.  Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy 

ways be established.  Turn not to the right hand 

nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.  My son, 

attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to 

my understanding: That thou mayest regard 

discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

Proverbs 4:5- 5:2

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THERE'S NO WAY TO MEASURE WHAT YOUR WORTH

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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.  For God sent not his Son into the world 

to condemn the world; but that the world 

through him might be saved. He that believeth 

on him is not condemned: but he that believeth 

not is condemned already, because he hath not 

believed in the name of the only begotten Son 

of God. And this is the condemnation, that light 

is come into the world, and men loved darkness 

rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, 

neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should 

be reproved.  But he that doeth truth cometh to 

the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, 

that they are wrought in God.

John 3:16-21

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...AND THE WORD OF THE LORD WAS PUBLISHED THROUGHOUT THE REGION

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For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I 

have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, 

that thou shouldest be for salvation unto 

the ends of the earth.  And when the Gentiles 

heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word 

of the Lord: and as many as were ordained

 to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord 

was published throughout all the region.

Acts 13:47-49

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WHAT SEEKEST THOU?

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Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, 

the hour cometh, when ye shall neither 

in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, 

worship the Father. Ye worship ye know 

not what: we know what we worship: 

for salvation is of the Jews.  But the hour 

cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers 

shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: 

for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship 

him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

The woman saith unto him, I know that 

Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when 

he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith 

unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.  And upon 

this came his disciples, and marvelled that he 

talked with the woman: yet no man said, 

What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou 

with her?  The woman then left her waterpot, 

and went her way into the city, and saith to 

the men,  Come, see a man, which told me 

all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

John 4:21-29

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A WELL OF WATER

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Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever 

drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

But whosoever drinketh of the water that I 

shall give him shall never thirst; but the water 

that I shall give him shall be in him a well of 

water springing up into everlasting life.

John 4:13-14

FULFILLED PROPHECY SHOWS THE EXISTENCE AN POWER OF GOD

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Prior to the flood the bow (wrath of God) was 

turned toward mankind and the only way to 

kindle this wrath was through sacrifice 

and offerings or destruction

After the floor the bow (wrath of God) 

was turned toward heaven.  Therefore, 

his atoning sacrifice had to come from 

above.  His great love and mercy caused 

him to send His only begotten son so 

mankind, as vile and corrupt as we are

could find forgiveness. 

God put a rainbow in the sky to remind us

His wrath is not pointed at us but at Himself.

It's up to us to accept Him and be forgiven so 

that we can enter into His presence someday. 

 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the 

second month, the seventeenth day of the 

month, the same day were all the fountains of 

the great deep broken up, and the windows 

of heaven were opened.  And the rain was 

upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, 

and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, 

and Noah’s wife, and the three wives 

of his sons with them, into the ark;  They, 

and every beast after his kind, and all the 

cattle after their kind, and every creeping 

thing that creepeth upon the earth after his 

kind, and every fowl after his kind, 

every bird of every sort. And they went in 

unto Noah into the ark, two and two of 

all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

And they that went in, went in male and 

female of all flesh, as God had commanded 

him: and the LORD shut him in.  And the 

flood was forty days upon the earth; and the 

waters increased, and bare up the ark, and 

it was lift up above the earth.

I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for 

a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

And it shall come to pass, when I bring a 

cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen 

in the cloud: And I will remember my covenant, 

which is between me and you and every living 

creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no 

more become a flood to destroy all flesh.And 

the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look 

upon it, that I may remember the everlasting 

covenant between God and every living 

creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

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.

For God sent not his Son into the world to 

condemn the world; but that the world 

through him might be saved.  He that 

believeth on him is not condemned: but 

he that believeth not is condemned 

already, because he hath not believed in 

the name of the only begotten Son of God.

John 3:16-18

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...AND ALL FLESH SHALL SEE THE SALVATION OF GOD

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As it is written in the book of the words of 

Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of \

one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye 

the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Every valley shall be filled, and every 

mountain and hill shall be brought low; 

and the crooked shall be made straight, 

and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

Luke 3:4-6

TIME TO WAKE UP

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THE WORD OF THE LORD

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The grass withereth, and the flower 

thereof falleth away:  But the word of the 

Lord endureth for ever. And this is the 

word which by the gospel is preached 

unto you.

I Peter 1:23-24

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HE HAS CALLED YOU OUT

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Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: 

but unto them which be disobedient, the 

stone which the builders disallowed, the 

same is made the head of the corner,

And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of 

offence, even to them which stumble at the 

word, being disobedient: whereunto also they 

were appointed.  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:

I Peter 2:7-9

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BE YE HOLY

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...he which hath called you is holy, so 

be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

16  Because it is written, Be ye holy; 

for I am holy.

I Peter 1:15-16

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TRY THE SPIRITS

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Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the 

spirits whether they are of God: because 

many false prophets are gone out 

into the world.

I John 4:1

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HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR US

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Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he 

laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay 

down our lives for the brethren.

I John 3:16

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LOVE IN DEED AND TRUTH

My little children, let us not love in 

word, neither in tongue; but in deed 

and in truth.  And hereby we know 

that we are of the truth, and shall 

assure our hearts before him.

I John 3:18-19

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WALK IN THE LIGHT

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Thursday morning driving to work while it was storming I began to ponder how much more we don't understand what is really happening with the weather when it's dark and driving through the storm.

As I continued to drive the sun began to come up and I could see the clouds and how they were moving and could see there was no worry of anything more than rain.

While it was dark and driving I could only guess and hope there were no sort of rotation in the clouds or hope they would stay under control.

I begin to parallel my life with the storm and little did I know my thoughts on Wednesday would help me know how to better walk through my day on Thursday.

As we live our lives and we walk in the light, living and walking with the Lord, we have the confidence that no matter how great the storms become, He is in control.  The closer we walk to the Lord the more we understand there really is nothing to fear because our lives are in His hands.

Yet for those times I am walking in my own strength and really not keeping my eyes on the Lord and playing in the fields of pleasure, when the storms come, I am not prepared and become filed with fear and reactions that not only can hurt myself but can hurt those around me also

For me walking with the Lord, He starts preparing me for the moment.  That moment when the trial hits it doesn't have the same effect on my life than it would, had I not been listening to the still small voice of the Lord getting my heart, soul and body ready for the battle.

Moving into Thursday I could plainly see why walking in the light and trusting the Lord was in control could give me confidence and assurance that everything was in control and the battle belonged to Him and not myself.

Many times before this ministry explodes, the enemy begins to attack in many ways.  Not being prepared could bring devastation but being prepared lets us ride the wake of the wave and stand on the other side and look at the beauty of making the ride with confidence instead of with fear.

My day began early and by 11:00 am I was exhausted.  At noon I finally went out to my car, laid the seat back and closed my eyes, which I never do.  Exhaustion like never before set in and I also started feeling a wave of defeat and tried to brush it aside.  After 15 minutes of resting I picked up one of my books that I give away daily and read a few pages.  The words restored my heart and I was ready to face the rest of the day knowing that many times we feel defeated by that has nothing to do with the outcome if we lift our heads and keep our eyes on the Lord and allow him to lead.

Soon after, a lady came to find me to inform me she had ran into my car.  We went outside and looked over the damage and her car had more than the two scratches on my vehicle so I told her not to worry about a thing.

Soon after that I received a text from my husband who had an accident in our red Avalanche and the damage was far more extensive.

As soon as I heard his words I told him, "This is no quiescence but we are under spiritual attack and the Lord is fixing to have a break through for the ministry and the enemy is a little ticked off."  The enemy can come against us but what the enemy forgets sometimes is, He has to go through Jesus Christ to get to us.  He may try to fill us with fear but we can only be filled with fear and anger, if we allow it to enter into our hearts and mind.  There may be times of bumps and bruises to the flesh but when we look through the storm and see the hand of God in control we can ride the waves with courage and confidence and come out is victorious instead of bleeding, crying and angry.

When I got home and settled in, I opened my blog to post a photo and we had 214 visits to the blog with France having 184 of those visits.  What a break through and in the light we walk in victory instead of defeat of all the darts he threw against us today.  Not filled with anything except for expectation of what God is fixing to do even in the days to come.

THIS BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD.

I John 1:4-7
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 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. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

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RICHES IN GLORY

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But my God shall supply all your need 

according to his riches in glory by Christ 

Jesus. Now unto God and our Father be 

glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Philippians 4:19-20

THINK ON THESE THINGS

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Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, 

whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever 

things are just, whatsoever things are pure, 

whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever 

things are of good report; if there be any 

virtue, and if there be any praise, think on 

these things. Those things, which ye have 

both learned, and received, and heard, and 

seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall 

be with you.

Philippians 4:8-9

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OBEY THE VOICE OF THE LORD

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 Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I

speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and 

thy soul shall live.

JEREMIAH 38:20

WISE MEN ARE ASHAMED

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Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed

times; and the turtle and the crane and the 

swallow observe the time of their coming; but 

my people know not the judgment of the LORD.

How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of 

the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain 

made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed 

and taken: lo, they have rejected the word 

of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them? 

Therefore will I give their wives unto others, 

and their fields to them that shall inherit 

them: for every one from the least even unto 

the greatest is given to covetousness, from the 

prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth 

falsely.  For they have healed the hurt of the 

daughter of my people slightly, saying, 

Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

Jeremiah 8:7-11

THY RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL GO BEFORE THEE

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Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, 

and thine health shall spring forth speedily: 

and thy righteousness shall go before thee;

the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.

Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall 

answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here

 I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee 

the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and 

speaking vanity;  And if thou draw out thy 

soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted 

soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, 

and thy darkness be as the noonday:

Isaiah 58:8-10

CASTING DOWN IMAGINATIONS

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 For though we walk in the flesh, 

we do not war after the flesh:

(For the weapons of our warfare are 

not carnal, but mighty through God 

to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Casting down imaginations, and every 

high thing that exalteth itself against the 

knowledge of God, and bringing into 

captivity every thought to the obedience 

of Christ;

II Corinthians 10:5-7

MY WORD SHALL NOT PASS AWAY

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Heaven and earth shall pass away, 

but my words shall not pass away.

But of that day and hour knoweth no 

man, no, not the angels of heaven, but 

my Father only.  But as the days of 

Noe were, so shall also the coming of 

the Son of man be.  For as in the days 

that were before the flood they were eating 

and drinking, marrying and giving in 

marriage, until the day that Noe entered 

into the ark,  And knew not until the flood 

came, and took them all away; so shall 

also the coming of the Son of man be.

Then shall two be in the field; the one 

shall be taken, and the other left.  Two 

women shall be grinding at the mill; the 

one shall be taken, and the other left.

Watch therefore: for ye know not 

what hour your Lord doth come.  But 

know this, that if the goodman of the 

house had known in what watch the thief 

would come, he would have watched, and 

would not have suffered his house to be 

broken up.  Therefore be ye also ready: 

for in such an hour as ye think not the 

Son of man cometh.

Mathew 24:35-36