Lord Make Me Your Pumpkin

Lord Make Me Your Pumpkin
By Connie Ciccone

Becoming A Child Of God
Is Like A Pumpkin in a patch;
He first takes us in
and pulls at what is attached.

He brings us into his House
and washes our needs
He scoops all the yucky stuff
even the seeds.

The seeds Of hatred, bitterness,
pride and all that;
then places a lid
on the top like a hat.

But then something special
he crafts with a file;
He molds and cuts out
A very unique smile.

He finishes it off
with eyes full of sight;
And places a candle
in the middle to light.

Then the strike of a match
we glitter and shine;
Bringing Light unto Dark
For those who are blind.

Be A Pumpkin Today will You?

Connie Ciccone ©September 1997

Cast Your Cares on God

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Cast Your Cares on God -- Trusting God in Hard Times


Surrender to God for Wisdom in Hard Times and So That God Can Perform Miracles


God is with and for His people at all times and He instructs
His people not to worry and not to act like those who do not know Him.
He asks His people to seek Him first, to believe in Him and to trust Him.

There is no profit in fretting about tomorrow today,
because today requires every ounce of mental and physical energy,
and tomorrow will demand the same. A dear sweet friend just
reminded me yesterday of these following verses, I love her with all my heart.

“Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own.
Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
he's the one who will keep you on track.
Don't assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil!” Proverbs 3:5-7

(The Message) “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication
, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” (Philippians 4:6)

The answers to cares are prayers.
When the pressure is on, give.

As long as man inhabits the earth,

seedtime and harvest will never come to an end.

The principle of sowing and reaping applies to all categories of life.
Do what needs to be done before it needs to be done.
Planning, prioritizing, preparation, persistence and prayer promises prosperity.

Surrendering to God demonstrates love, trust and faith in Him.
When God sees one of His children so completely relinquishing every aspect of their life to Him,
He is able to work mightily in and through the life of that believer.
God cares about every detail of people's lives,
and He sees every tear that is cried.
He hears every prayer that is prayed and He never forgets anyone’s name.

Not many people have lived through tragic circumstances such as Job's,
and refused to become bitter and hardened.
Few people lose everything in one day.
Whatever challenges one faces, the best reaction is positive action,
and the best action is to turn to God, to seek His help, to go to the God of wisdom.

“Get wisdom!
Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.” (Proverbs 4:5, 7, 8)

Remember that God has no favorites.
There is no such thing as luck.
Those who faithfully apply the principles of the Bible in daily living
live daily in God's graciousness and goodness.
He shows His favor to those who do His Word.

Trusting God can become habitual.
The key is to spend more time in His Word,
and less time reading or listening to the news, or any media,
unless it is Biblically based or uplifting and inspirational.
“Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace.
And your best days are never so good that you're beyond the need of God's grace.”
Today’s hard times necessitate trusting God.
It may be disastrous not to.
Whatever happens, refuse to fear.
Don't panic,
but first seek God's counsel,
and, if it is unclear at the time,
seek the counsel of proven Christian people.
God can speak through them, too.
Be sure to be in alignment and harmony with God.
Get forgiveness.
Be sure there are no 'secret sins' blocking answers to prayer.

Psalm 66:18 says, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear.”

God wants His people to deliberately draw near to Him,
to get closer to Him, to seek Him, and this is done primarily by getting into the Word of God.
Now is the time when Christians need to read their Bibles and learn to think and believe correctly.

Robert Burton said,
“Covetous men are fools, miserable wretches, buzzards, madmen who live by themselves,
in perpetual slavery, fear, suspicion, sorrow, discontent, with more of
gall than honey in their enjoyments;
who are rather possessed by their money than possessors of it.”

There are many keys in the Bible that can be learned regarding accumulating honest wealth,
and the correct stewardship of it.
God is owner of all, and He gives His people the opportunity and privilege to become good stewards.

Trusting God in hard times can certainly have its obstacles,
but God's Word encourages believers to persevere,
and not to allow mental or physical weariness to prevail.

Do not faint, do not lose heart, but, as Joshua 1:9 says,
“Be strong and of good courage;
do not be afraid,
nor be dismayed,
for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God, and keep his commandments:
for this is the whole duty of man.
For God shall bring every work into judgment,
with every secret thing
, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”
(Ecclesiastes 12:13,14 KJV)

And remember…

“Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace.
And your best days are never so good that you're beyond the need of God's grace.”




May He Bless You and Keep You Today!
With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
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Beware of Covetousness

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Beware of Covetousness -- Trusting God in Hard Times

Beware of Covetousness

Human nature has not changed at all since Genesis.
Greed is the excessive desire for wealth and possessions,
and it has reduced good and fine people to villains and broken, sad and God’s lost children .
It was the 10th commandment, but not because it was the least important.

“You shall not covet your neighbor's house;
you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant,
nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey,
nor anything that is your neighbor's.” (Exodus 20:17, repeated in Deuteronomy 5:21)

In Joshua chapter 7, covetousness got the best of Achan.
“When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver,
and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them.
And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it.” (Joshua 7:21)

Aachen’s greed caused the death of 36 Israelites,
brought about his own execution, and, tragically, also caused the deaths of his entire family.
Many years later, Solomon wrote in

Proverbs, “So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; it takes away the life of its owners.
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house.” (1:19 and 15:27)

Today I Learned From a dear Friend that
Trusting God in hard times means having confidence
in God's promise to meet every need.

This doesn't include ones greed.
God feeds the birds, as Jesus taught,
and therefore believers shouldn't worry about their daily needs.
When God gave manna to the Israelites in the wilderness,
they were to collect only what they needed for their family for each day.
When people got greedy and gathered too much, it bred worms and smelled terrible.

(Exodus 16) God was trying to teach

His people to learn to trust one day at a time.

Martin Luther, a German theologian,
university professor and the Father of the Protestant Reformation, said,
“It was with good reason that God commanded through Moses that the vineyard
and harvest were not to be gleaned to the last grape or grain;
but something to be left for the poor.
For covetousness is never to be satisfied; the more it has, the more it wants.
Such insatiable ones injure themselves, and transform God's blessings into evil.”

King Solomon wrote,
“Whoever loves money will never have enough money;
Whoever loves wealth will not be satisfied with it.
This is also useless.
The more wealth people have,

the more friends they have to help spend it.
So what do people really gain?
They gain nothing except to look at their riches.
Those who work hard sleep in peace;

it is not important if they eat little or much.
But rich people worry about their wealth and cannot sleep.”
(Ecclesiastes 5:10-12 New Century Version)

So very True
In hard times, it is good stewardship to plan more carefully,
to not be wasteful, and to save with purpose,
but not to greedily hoard, as if God has gone out of business.
History is filled with wealthy people whose lives were cursed with ill health,
or marital wreckage and family maliciousness.
Almost invariably, the lives of lottery winners are utterly ruined by instant wealth.
Studies have revealed people recklessly spending it all and ending up in debt,
with friends and families embittered, others becoming drug addicts and even imprisoned.



Robert Burton, sixteenth-century English writer, philosopher and humorist said,
“Covetous men are fools, miserable wretches, buzzards, madmen who live by themselves,
in perpetual slavery, fear, suspicion, sorrow, discontent
with more of gall than honey in their enjoyments;
who are rather possessed by their money than possessors of it.”
Solomon wrote,
“Even wise people are fools if they let money change their thinking.”
(Ecclesiastes 7:7 NCV)

Moses' father-in-law, Jethro,
observed Moses trying to counsel countless people day after day in the wilderness.
He wisely advised Moses to choose out of the tribes
of Israel capable men to help him in supervision.

“Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God,
men of truth, hating covetousness;
and place such over them to be rulers of thousands,
rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.” (Exodus 18:21)

Even thousands of years ago,
one of the most important qualifications for spiritual leadership was the absence of greed.
In the New Testament epistles addressed to leadership,
“not greedy for money”
continues to be a critical prerequisite.
(1 Timothy 3:3, 8, Titus 1:7)
It is in 1 Timothy 6:10

where the often quoted (and misquoted) warning is found,

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil,
for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness,
and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”

In Luke 12:15, Jesus taught,
“Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's
life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”

Many times it takes a crisis to get people to realize what and who is truly valuable.
Most things can be replaced, but people can't be.

It's good to be reminded,

“Let your conduct be without covetousness;

be content with such things as you have.
For He Himself has said,

'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'” (Hebrews 13:5)

May He Bless You and Keep You Today!
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IN HIS SERVICE
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Be Diligent -- Trusting God in Hard Times

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Be Diligent -- Trusting God in Hard Times


Christians Must Learn to Be Diligent and Prioritize,

Plan, Prepare and Persevere in Hard Times

In hard times, part of trusting God is being willing to do what needs to be done,
especially if one has a spouse, a family or people depending on them.
God is faithful and the ultimate multi-tasker.
He makes executive decisions, so to speak, and takes appropriate actions on those decisions.
He is reliable, punctual, and trustworthy.
God never lies.

“God is not a man, that he should lie,

nor a son of man, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise and not fulfill?” (Numbers 23:19)

God is no slacker and can be counted on 100 percent of the time.
He wants His children to be imitators of Him,
according to Ephesians 5:1.
He set up the principles

of sowing and reaping and the law of giving and receiving
extends to diligence and conscientiousness in one's work.
Many Proverbs commend diligence, and bring to light the results of laziness.

Proverbs 21:5 teaches that
“the plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, but those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.”

Planning includes thinking, praying and preparing. In contrast,
someone who doesn’t take the time to think things through, or adequately prepare,
wastes time and effort.

Proverbs 13:4 says, “The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.”.

The lazy person wants, but is not willing to put forth the effort required to accomplish something.
The hard-working person finishes what he starts and moves on to the next project.

Proverbs 24:27 instructs to
“Prepare your outside work,

make it fit for yourself in the field; and afterward build your house.”

The Amplified Bible starts with the words
“Put first things first&rdquo

and the New Living Translation renders this verse,
“Do your planning and prepare your fields before building your house.”

Prioritize, plan, prepare.
These basic principles are applied by many who are not Christians,
but Christians have the distinct advantage

of having God with them, and His Holy Spirit to assist them.

Proverbs 27:23: “Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, and attend to your herds.”

One must know what they have and take good care of it.
It is also important to be aware of what is going on around them,
know what needs to be done, and how to do it.

If knowledge of how to do something is deficient, it is wise to pursue learning
from someone who has experience.
Self-reliance is wonderful, but the combined know-how of the community of believers is vastly better.

When times are challenging,
Christians should be the first ones to step forward to help others,
especially fellow believers.

However fellow believers should not take

advantage of this kindness.

Galatians 6:10 says, “Therefore, as we have opportunity,
let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.”

Proverbs 6:6-8
is an example of how the observant person can learn lessons from nature.
“Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, which, having no captain,
overseer or ruler, provides her supplies in the summer,
and gathers her food in the harvest.”

Ants are little bugs with built-in job assignments.

Build nest. Gather food.
They automatically do what needs to be done,

with no one telling them what to do or when.
The lesson for the believer is self-discipline.

Do what needs to be done before it needs to be done.

Proverbs 24:30-32
also encourages the believer to learn by observation.
“I went by the field of the lazy man,

and by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
And there it was, all overgrown with thorns;

Its surface was covered with nettles;

Its stone wall was broken down.
When I saw it, I considered it well;

I looked on it and received instruction.”

Ecclesiastes 10:18 explains that
“because of laziness the building decays,

and through idleness of hands the house leaks.”

God never called out lazy people to do His divine assignments.
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were all herdsmen, Moses and David were shepherds,
Elisha was plowing, and Peter, Andrew, James and John were fishermen.
Even Jesus had an occupation.
Those who assertively take action are the ones who will flourish.

Planning, prioritizing, preparation,

persistence and prayer promises prosperity.

May He Bless You and Keep You Today!
With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
Connie
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Be Thankful -- Trusting God in Hard Times

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Be Thankful -- Trusting God in Hard Times


Thankfulness Series


When Times are Hard Don't Complain but be Thankful

The more thankful one is, the more there is to be thankful for.
A person cannot be complaining and thankful at the same time,
nor can they worry about money or health or anything while being thankful.
To dwell on political or economic woes, international crises,
personal problems, or even someone else's problems,
will invite irritability, confusion, mistrust, disgust, depression, a sense of helplessness, hopelessness and futility.

Better to stop and take into consideration what and who is truly valuable in one's life.
There is always something to be thankful for.
“Better a handful with quietness than both hands full,
together with toil and grasping for the wind.” (Ecclesiastes 4:6)

Life is not all about accumulation of things.
He who dies with the most money or the most toys, still dies.
No one can take their friends or their collections with them to the grave.
Job, in Job 1:21 said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there.
The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.”)

A very well-grounded perspective. Solomon repeated the truth in
Ecclesiastes 5:15. “As he came from his mother's womb, naked shall he return,
to go as he came; and he shall take nothing from his labor which he may carry away in his hand.
Jesus asked the rhetorical question,
“Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?” (Matthew 6:25)
And Jesus taught clearly in Luke 12:15 to
“Take heed and beware of covetousness,
for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”

It's settled then.
Life is more than food and clothes and houses and cars and stuff.
Life for the Christian is about loving God and loving others,
and introducing people to the Lord Jesus Christ.
People are to be loved and things are to be used, and never the opposite.
All things considered, life is precious and fleeting and fragile,
and it behooves believers to take time often and just be thankful.
Make a list of things to be thankful for if necessary,
but part of obeying God's Word is taking time for thanksgiving.

Many verses in the Bible teach God's people to be thankful,
regardless of circumstances. No matter how unpleasant a situation becomes,
it is good to remember that it could always be worse.

In ending take heed to God’s marvelous words.

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication,
with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” (Philippians 4:6)

May He Bless You and Keep You Today!
With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
Connie

WATER FROM THE ROCK

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WATER FROM THE ROCK
By Connie Ciccone

Water flowed
from the rock,
enough to quench the thirst
of every man, herd, and flock ...

Out of the dry barren desert
manna picked from the morning dew;
enough to feed the millions,
not just for a few ...

Meat from the sky
to eat until their fill:
God supplied at their murmurings
and today He does that still.


Forty years in the desert
their clothes never wore out.
Their feet never grew weary
as they wandered all about.

Water from the rock:
supply for daily need
food for the millions
without one planted seed.

Thus, He says,
"In the desert of trial and testing,
forty years, I brought you through.
I am Jehovah, the God Almighty.
What I Promise, I will do.

Have you so soon forgotten
my precious beloved, flock,
This is not hard for me?
In the desert,
I sent water from the rock.

Let your murmurings cease
As I take you by the hand
to a place of milk and honey,
Just as I planned.

Murmur not, my little ones.
As you remember,
to take stock.
I am your God, your provider.
I bring water from the rock.

When you posses the land given
its riches far exceed the need,
Remember I Am He.
Don't forget me, in your greed.


Jesus is Our Rock,
the Rock of our Salvation,
His hand will bring us out,
even through our present tribulation.

Remember the desert places.
time measures by the clock.
But, I shall not forget
He brought me out,
WITH
WATER FROM THE ROCK
Connie Ciccone ©march 1997

Just Fly!

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Just Fly!

By Connie Ciccone

Though the storms may rage
and the cold winds blast;
To the Rock of Ages we hold
fast.

And through trials and tribulations
come our way;
We know our God is with us
And In Him there's a
brighter day!


Run that last mile
finish that last race;
Run to heaven's portals
and look upon our Saviors' face!

Run with the wind
Laugh in the face of all storms,
For with Him we are
safe from all life's evil forms!

Our God is Jehovah, the first and
the last,
All yesterdays sorrows are left
in the past.

Let us run and not be weary for the
time is drawing nigh,
As I run that last mile
Come with me
and
Just Fly!
Just Fly!
Connie Ciccone © October 1998

The Master of All.

The Master of All.
Connie Ciccone

Through the midnight I waited in vain.
Alone in the dark my tears fell like rain.

The sorrows and burdens my soul did repeat.
Became like the sound of my hearts very beat.

I measured my sins and weighed the true cost.
I knew that surely my soul would be lost.

Then with the suns rising a new voice I heard.
It rang out so sweetly yet never uttered a word.

Come follow the Master, the Messiah, the King.
And with these soft words my soul began to sing.

For the veil had been lifted the dark gone from my eyes.
My Lord, my dear Savior, I glimpsed upon high.

The price had been paid. I owed no more debt.
My soul was now free, but then somehow yet.

When I thought of the one who had, set me free.
I knew in my heart what more He meant to me.

The price that was paid in misery and pain.
Was truly given with nothing to gain.

So gladly I give my soul, and my all.
To the one they call Jesus.
The Master of All.

Connie Ciccone © October 2003

Thou Shalt Not Covet

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The Ten Commandments

First Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Have Any Gods Before Me
Second Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Make Graven Images
Third Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord in Vain
Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath, Keep It Holy
Fifth Commandment: Honor Thy Father and Mother
Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Seventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Eighth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Steal
Ninth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
Tenth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet


Tenth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet



The tenth commandment concerns itself with property.
It is more detailed than most of the other commandments
because it spells out what is right and wrong with respect to the property of others.
The tenth commandment states,

“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife,
nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass
, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s” (Ex. 20:17).

The Apostle Paul adds,
“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge,
God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things
which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness,
fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness;
full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers” (Rom. 1:28-29).

“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous,
boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy” (2 Tim. 3:1-2).

These texts reveal that man is covetous by nature.
Coveting is a major aspect of human nature,
a flaw that is deeply ingrained in habit and practice of many.
James tells us,
“Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain,
The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?” (Jas. 4:5).
Envy is a symptom of covetousness.
There is the continual tendency in almost all of us
to be dissatisfied with what we have.
People seem to want something better.
Those who are swept away with the obsession to always want something better are in a trap.
They are controlled by lust-the exceeding of reasonable limits.

What does the Bible say about this problem?

“For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
And having food and raiment let us be therewith content” (1 Tim. 6:7-8).

Coveting or lust is the motivation behind most wars.
James wrote,
“From whence come wars and fighting’s among you?
come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain:
ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss,
that ye may consume it upon your lusts” (Jas. 4:1-3).

The origin of war begins with theft driven by the desire
to obtain the possession of others.

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 (2 Cor. 10:3-5).

Those who covet the wealth and goods of others are instructed,

“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare,
and into many foolish and hurtful lusts,
which drown men in destruction and perdition.
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after,
they have erred from the faith,
and pierced themselves through with many sorrows” (1 Tim. 6:9-10).

“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness:
for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth” (Luke 12:15).

“Let your conversation be without covetousness;
and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said,
I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Heb. 13:5).

While coveting may seem impossible for some to overcome, Jesus said,
“. . . The things which are impossible with men are possible with God” (Luke 18:27).

People seem to want something better.
Remember This Important Thing at Last…..

“For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
And having food and raiment let us be therewith content” (1 Tim. 6:7-8).

But Remember He will always STAND BY YOU


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Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness

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The Ten Commandments

First Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Have Any Gods Before Me
Second Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Make Graven Images
Third Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord in Vain
Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath, Keep It Holy
Fifth Commandment: Honor Thy Father and Mother
Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Seventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Eighth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Steal
Ninth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
Tenth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet




Ninth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness

There is a question of just what “bearing false witness” means.
It might have been originally intended to prohibit lying in a court of law.
For the ancient Hebrews, anyone caught lying during their testimony
could be forced to submit to whatever punishment
would have been imposed upon the accused — including death.
Character is the ability to recognize right from wrong and to always choose the right in opposition to the wrong.
Obedience to the ninth commandment is a requirement for building character.
This is because a man is only as good as his word.
One can have little confidence in a man whose word is no good.
What he says is of little value. Let us ask this question:
What kind of a God would there be if God’s Word were no good?
We can have absolute confidence in the Word of God.
It is the one thing we can rely on (Heb. 6:19). God always means exactly what He says.
Why? Because God cannot lie
(Titus 1:2). What a contrast to human beings who are constantly plagued with the sin of lying.
Habitual liars are quickly known and their reputation follows them everywhere.
The ninth commandment is one of the Ten Commandments.
Remember, the first four commandments teach us how to love God,
the last six teach us how to love our fellow man.
Do we love our fellow man when we spread lies and untruths about him?
Of course not!
Jesus summed up the Ten Commandments when He said,
“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
There is none other commandment greater than these” (Mark 12:30-31).
The ninth commandment regulates a very important facet
in human relations-that of manifesting love toward our neighbor.
Over a period of a lifetime many opportunities arise that tempt us to lie or to bear false witness.
One who truly fears God will always be on guard against this impulse.
Those who refuse to give up the practice of lying will face certain punishment.
“A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish” (Prov. 19:9).
A man who lies can do great harm. Notice,
“A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor is a maul,
and a sword, and a sharp arrow” (Prov. 25:18).
The little ditty, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names and faces won’t hurt me any.”
Not so!
One who ruins another man’s reputation by falsehoods and lies might
just as well kill him with a club or pierce him through with a sword or arrow.
What we say can boomerang upon us if it is false.
Honesty is indeed the best policy.
A false witness is a liar, but not so a faithful witness (Prov. 14:5)
What will be the fate of those who bear false witness?
Read Revelation 21:8 and 22:15.
“A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies” (Prov. 14:25).
Here is the Bible instruction.
“These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor;
execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath:
for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord” (Zech. 8:16-17).
“And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers,
and against the adulterers, and against false swearers,
and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow,
and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right,
and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts” (Mal. 3:5).
Perjury is not only a violation of the law of the land,
it is a sin-a violation of the Law of God.
The ninth commandment was given to insure justice in the courts.
It was given as a check against slander.
This commandment was given as a benefit and blessing for mankind.
Obedience to this commandment can lead to eternal life.

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So On Thursday October 15th At 2pm
Please no matter what you are doing PRAY PRAY for all those breakthroughs to come through.
We will Pray For You Also then Send me a note of your prayers we will pray over them.
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Then We want to hear how God has moved in your Life.
The words below were given to me last night in a dream,
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They are I believe from Jesus himself.
Thank You
God is God, and He is able. Period.

Fear is the believer's greatest enemy.
When a believer has fear, he cannot have believing faith. Fear paralyzes, frustrates and cripples.
Fear also involves torment as 1 John 4:18 states. Someone said, “Fear is the prison of the heart.”
Trusting God in hard times requires refusing to be frightened, refusing to be immobilized, refusing to panic.
God's Word is filled with powerful exhortations to not be afraid.
In Deuteronomy 31:8, Moses said, “And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you.
He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”
Isaiah was told to
“Say to those who are fearful-hearted, “Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God;
He will come and save you. For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand,
saying to you, 'Fear not, I will help you.'” (Isaiah 35:4; 41:13)
God is God, and He is able. Period.

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Trusting God in Hard Times

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October 13th, 2009
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Do Not Panic -- Trusting God in Hard Times
God is God and He is Able --

Mo Matter What the Circumstances Are God Can Do It

Today I was going to continue to finish my series on the Ten Commandments.
However my heart became heavy on the many I pray for in times of trials and tribulations.
I have a friend her name is Susan her husband died in 2006 from war related injuries.
Her son and her have been living on what they can borrow.
She has a good job but never imagine that what she was about ready to go
through would change the way she thinks about our government.
You can write Susan and give her encouragement@'Susbo3@cinci.rr.com'
Now let me say I am not here to bash the government,
I here to ask for prayer for her. She has waited 3 years for compensation
and has been paper pushed around to no end.
She feels helpless.
Unloved and paralyzed. I ask all of you to stand in agreement with her and all the others I hear from daily
For a Power
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So On Thursday At 2pm
Please no matter what you are doing PRAY PRAY for all those breakthroughs to come through.
We will Pray For You Also then Send me a note of your prayers we will pray over them.
We have over 6000 prayer warriors.
Then We want to hear how God has moved in your Life.
The words below were given to me last night in a dream,
I hope the comfort you
They are I believe from Jesus himself.
Thank You

Fear is the believer's greatest enemy.
When a believer has fear, he cannot have believing faith. Fear paralyzes, frustrates and cripples.
Fear also involves torment as 1 John 4:18 states. Someone said, “Fear is the prison of the heart.”
Trusting God in hard times requires refusing to be frightened, refusing to be immobilized, refusing to panic.
God's Word is filled with powerful exhortations to not be afraid.
In Deuteronomy 31:8, Moses said, “And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you.
He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”
Isaiah was told to
“Say to those who are fearful-hearted, “Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God;
He will come and save you. For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand,
saying to you, 'Fear not, I will help you.'” (Isaiah 35:4; 41:13)
God is God, and He is able. Period.
No matter what the prevailing conditions are,
God can still do “exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think.” Ephesians 3:20 promises,
“And [God] Who provides seed for the sower and bread
for eating will also provide and multiply your [resources for] sowing.” (2 Corinthians 9:10 Amplified Bible)

Today's hard times necessitate trusting God.
It may be disastrous not to. Whatever happens, refuse to fear, don't panic, but first seek God's counsel.
If it is unclear at the time, seek the counsel of proven Christian people.
God can speak through them, too. No matter what is going on, remember what Jesus said.
“The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” (Luke 18:27)

Life is not all about accumulation of things.
He who dies with the most money or the most toys, still dies.
No one can take their friends or their collections with them to the grave.
Job, in Job 1:21 said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb,
and naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

The more thankful one is, the more there is to be thankful for.
A person cannot be complaining and thankful at the same time,
nor can they worry about money or health or anything while being thankful.

To dwell on political or economic woes, international crises,
personal problems, or even someone else's problems,
will invite irritability, confusion, mistrust, disgust, depression, a sense of helplessness, hopelessness and futility.

Better to stop and take into consideration what and who is truly valuable in one's life.
There is always something to be thankful for.
“Better a handful with quietness than both hands full,
together with toil and grasping for the wind.” (Ecclesiastes 4:6)

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Thou Shalt Not Steal

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October 12th, 2009
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The Ten Commandments

First Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Have Any Gods Before Me
Second Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Make Graven Images
Third Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord in Vain
Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath, Keep It Holy
Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Fifth Commandment: Honor Thy Father and Mother
Seventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery


Eighth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Steal

With this commandment,
the simplest and most obvious understanding may
actually be the most correct one — but not necessarily.
Most people read it as a prohibition against stealing,
but it may not be the way that everyone understood it originally.
Righteousness is defined in the Bible as obedience to the Law of God (Ps. 119:172).
The eighth commandment deals with theft.
The increase of property, goods, and wealth by illegal means is outside the boundaries of God’s Law.
This kind of activity constitutes theft and is a sin.
Politically speaking, the most widespread form of theft is collectivism-communism, Marxism, socialism.
Monopoly capitalism should also be included.
The efforts of the people to acquire wealth and to keep it are greatly hindered by these systems.
They operate primarily for the benefit of the elite.
Taxes appropriate the acquisitions of the people which are then distributed to others.
The eighth commandment states: “Thou shalt not steal” (Ex. 20:15).
Consider this: Most people generally gain their assets by means of labor or by gifts from others.
Such things as extortion, robbery, gambling, swindling,
and contests can be excluded from the normal means of acquiring wealth.
All good and perfect gifts come from God (Jas. 1:17),
and indeed the sleep of the laboring man is sweet (Eccl. 5:12).
There are many methods of theft.
Some of the most familiar are armed robbery, burglary, and shoplifting.
This kind of theft is, of course, clearly a violation of the eighth commandment.
Why do men steal?
The answer:
Theft is one of the fundamental evils of human nature.
Jesus said,
“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries,
fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies” (Matt. 15:19).
Unrepentant thieves will be excluded from the Kingdom of God.
The man who gains his livelihood by means that are approved by God can rest peaceably at night.
Cheating is a big temptation for gamblers.
Coveting by any means is contrary to God’s Law and will not pay off in the long run.
A prophecy for the last days indicates how rampant coveting will become (2 Tim. 3:2).
The Bible says,
“For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every
one is given to covetousness;
and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely” (Jer. 6:13).
The time is coming when all forms of theft will be forgotten, a time when
God says, “. . . They shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree;
and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it” (Micah 4:4).
The property and wealth of people, whether large of small, will be secure.
It will not be taken from them by any illegal means.
There are warnings for those who covet and desire the riches of this world.
“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded,
nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,
who giveth us richly all things to enjoy” (1 Tim. 6:17).
Wealth, used properly, can be a benefit to all, but men are too greedy to really allow these benefits to occur.
No wonder Jesus said, “. . . Verily I say unto you,
That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 19:23).
Those guilty of theft by whatever means will have to answer in the judgment!
To summarize, there are many ways by which people can be guilty of theft.
Listed above are some of the most common,
but there are any number of ways by which theft can occur.
Christians should be aware of the significance
of the eighth commandment and make every effort not to violate it.

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Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery

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The Ten Commandments

First Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Have Any Gods Before Me
Second Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Make Graven Images
Third Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord in Vain
Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath, Keep It Holy
Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Fifth Commandment: Honor Thy Father and Mother
Seventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Eighth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Steal
Ninth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
Tenth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet

Seventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery


What does the word “adultery” mean?

People today tend define it as any act of sexual intercourse outside of marriage or,
perhaps a bit more narrowly, any act of sexual intercourse
between a married person and someone who is not their spouse.
That is appropriate in today but it isn’t not how the word has always been defined.
The institution of marriage was established at Creation.
“And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field,
and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them:
and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air,
and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him”
(Gen. 2:19-20). Adam was not complete before the creation of Eve.
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam,
and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman,
and brought her unto the man.
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh:
she shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of Man.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother,
and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh (Gen. 2:21-24).
Marriage is a divine institution. God, the Author of marriage, made it a holy union.
Jesus expounded this truth when He said, “. . . Have ye not read, that he which made them
at the beginning made them male and female,
And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife:
and they twain shall be one flesh?
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh.
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder” (Matt. 19:4-6).
The seventh commandment prohibits the rending apart of the marriage union-the basis of a stable society.
Because the word “uncleanness” is extremely vague in Deuteronomy 24:1,
this example can serve as a description of fraud. Going back to Matthew,
chapter nineteen, the reader should be aware of the difference between adultery and fornication.
“And I say unto you,
Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication,
and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth
her which is put away doth commit adultery” (Matt. 19:9).
The Church and Christ respond one to the other.
Marriage is an institution that should teach us to follow that example.
Those who treat marriage lightly and seek to divorce their mates are failing to learn a valuable purpose for marriage.
It is a type of the relationship between Christ and the Church.
Those who refuse to pay heed to the Bible teaching on marriage will have much for which to answer (1 Cor. 6:9, Heb. 13:4).
Parents who fail in this task often suffer dearly.
Running the home properly is a serious responsibility
on the part of both parents.
Older women should be able to “. . . teach the young women to be sober,
to love their husbands, to love their children,
To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands,
that the word of God be not blasphemed” (Titus 2:4-5).

Who are the real victims when the home falls apart?
The children, of course!
The family is the cornerstone of the society.
When families fall apart, the nation is at risk.
Marriage is an awesome responsibility before God and should never be taken lightly.

For This Commandment Father Help Us To Be Obedient.

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Thou Shalt Not Kill

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The Ten Commandments

First Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Have Any Gods Before Me
Second Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Make Graven Images
Third Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord in Vain
Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath, Keep It Holy
Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Fifth Commandment: Honor Thy Father and Mother
Seventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Eighth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Steal
Ninth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
Tenth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet

Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill

Many believers regard this as the most basic and easily accepted of all the commandments.
Who would object to the government telling people not to kill?
Unfortunately, this relies upon a superficial and uninformed understanding of what is going on.
This commandment is, in fact, much more controversial and difficult that it appears at first.
Of all of God’s creation, man is unique.
He was made in the image of God.
Since God is the One who gave life, only He has the prerogative to take life.
When human beings commit murder, they appropriate to themselves God’s authority.
At the Creation God said, “. . . Let us make man in our image,
after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,
and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth
, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man
in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them” (Gen. 1:26-27).
Man is the handiwork of God (Job 14:15).
God is working out a tremendous purpose with man.
Men must go through the experience of life in order to learn how to fulfill that purpose.
When a man murders another human being, he is attempting to thwart God’s purpose for man.
Murder is a heinous sin in the sight of God.
The sixth commandment is as follows: “Thou shalt not kill” (Ex. 20:13)
This commandment is brief but to the point.
Literally, the Hebrew text means,
“Thou shalt do no murder.”
Hatred is often a cause of murder
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof:
but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever (1 John 2:15-17).
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret,
and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect;
and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned,
when as yet there was none of them (Psa. 139:13-16).
David, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit,
testified to the importance of the entire process of procreation.
Unborn children are murdered by the millions in the world today,
a form of population control. In ancient times this was done by child sacrifice.
Today the means is abortion.
While the method differs from ancient times, the end result is the same.
The New Testament clearly shows us that the true people of God are a spiritual entity.
They have the love of God flowing in their hearts.
They have an outgoing concern for others.
They avoid the influences of this world that lead to hatred and bloodshed.
Murder is hatred in action.
They know this and avoid it.

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Honour Thy Father and Mother

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The Ten Commandments

First Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Have Any Gods Before Me
Second Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Make Graven Images
Third Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord in Vain
Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath, Keep It Holy
Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Fifth Commandment: Honor Thy Father and Mother
Seventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Eighth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Steal
Ninth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
Tenth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet



Fifth Commandment: Honour Thy Father and Mother

This Commandment is one most precious and dear to my heart.

Is the Fifth Commandment something that everyone should obey?

As a general principle, honoring one’s parents is a good idea.
The fifth commandment links the first four commandments with the remaining five.
Commandments one through four teach us how to love and respect God.
Commandments five through ten show us how to love and respect our fellow man.
Proper respect toward our fellow man begins in the home.
The fifth commandment teaches us how to honor and respect our parents
. The fifth commandment is the first commandment with a promise.
“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee” (Ex. 20:12).
The Apostle Paul referred to this promise when he wrote,
“Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise)” (Eph. 6:2).
A long life is promised to those who have the proper respect for their parents.
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father,
or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city,
and unto the gate of his place; And they shall say unto the elders of his city,
This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die:
so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear (Deut. 21:18-21).
“The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother,
the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it” (Prov. 30:17).
And he [Elisha] went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way,
there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him,
Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord.
And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them (2 Kings 2:23-24).
The fifth commandment reads,
“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee” (Ex. 20:12).
It is the first command with a promise-the promise is for a long and happy life. It is well worth the effort.
Now I know that in these days we would not send our children to the elders
To be stoned to death, even though some of us mothers have had enough anger in us, At times
It might not have seemed like a bad idea, However I am reminded of the
Words in the Fourth commandment that gives us an answer to rebellious children.
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Prov. 22:6).
I know that there are times that we cannot pick or choose our parents , However even though I grew
Up in a very dysfunctional family, if you have all read my testimony,
Through www.faithitout.com
Then you will see no matter what I honored them, even until their last breathe.

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Remember the Sabbath, Keep It Holy

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The Ten Commandments

First Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Have Any Gods Before Me
Second Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Make Graven Images
Third Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord in Vain
Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath, Keep It Holy
Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Fifth Commandment: Honor Thy Father and Mother
Seventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Eighth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Steal
Ninth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
Tenth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet



Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath, Keep It Holy

This is the only ritualistic commandment in this particular listing,
and curiously enough it is pretty much unique among ancient cultures.
Nearly all religions have some sense of “sacred time,
” but the ancient Hebrews seem to be the only ones to have set as
The instruction regarding the Sabbath day tells us we should abstain from our normal routine of work or business.
Notice what the instruction is.
“But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work,
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant,
nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates” (Ex. 20:10).
“Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest:
in earring time and in harvest thou shalt rest” (Ex. 34:21).
Buying and selling were prohibited on the Sabbathide an entire day every week as sacred,
reserved for honoring and remembering our God.
True benefit from the Sabbath comes by seeking the spiritual things of God.
Physical gratification is short-lived; it does not really satisfy the soul. Spiritual things do.
Aside from meditating on God, valuable time can be spent in prayer and Bible study.
“. . . Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4).
Family Bible study with the children can be very beneficial.
Children need to be taught the truths of God and how to live a godly life.
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Prov. 22:6).
Those who spend the Sabbath mingling with the worldly-minded will derive little benefit from the Sabbath.
The day that God set aside for worship is the seventh day of the week.
On this day we should meet with others of like faith if possible.
Labor is kept to a minimum because Friday
is the preparation day when the physical labor of cooking and cleaning should be done.
Pursuing one’s vocation or business on the Sabbath day should be avoided.
The Sabbath day is not a day to seek our own physical pleasure.
It is a day to meditate and to think about God and spiritual things.
Good can be done on the Sabbath but must not take away from the purpose of the day.
Those who fear God and keep His commandments
will be keeping the Sabbath day and will be blessed for doing so.
In these days it is apparent that your jobs do not allow
For you to pursue the pleasures of the Sabbath Day.
God Knows This and has not come here to us judge us.
He see’s our plight…in these difficult days.
But to teach us the importance of spending time with him, in a personal relationship with Him.
But I do know that if we seek and pray hard enough.
Our God is powerful to fulfill your wish to join Him on the Sabbath Day.
Let’s pray for those who wish this today my friends.

May He Bless You and Keep You Today!
With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
Connie
Please click below to see something Jesus left for your Spirit !:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-UDWk6e_aE