Hush little Baby don't you cry...

Jeremiah 31:1  says the LORD, "I will be the God of all...."

Deuteronomy 27:25  -  Cursed is he that takes reward to slay an innocent person.  And all the people shall say, Amen.

That is not to say that there is not forgiveness.  Once a mother or any medical staff sees what they are doing as WRONG, all that needs to be done is to repent and ask God for forgiveness, turn from it all and never to do any of it again.  That is repentance.  Turning away from.

Psalm 139:13-17  For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb. 

I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that  my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret,  And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet  there were none of them.  How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

Judges 13: 5,7 "For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines."  So the woman came and told her husband, saying, "A Man of God came to me, and His countenance was like the countenance of the Angel of God, very awesome; but I did not ask Him where He was from, and He did not tell me His name.  "And He said to me, 'Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. Now drink no wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.' "

Isaiah 44:2  Thus says the LORD who made you and formed you from the womb, who will help you

Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations."

Genesis 25:21-23  Now Isaac pleaded with the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived. But the children struggled together within her; and she said, "If all is well, why am I like this?" So she went to inquire of the LORD.  And the LORD said to her:

"Two nations are in your womb, two peoples shall be separated from your body; One people shall be stronger than the other, and the older shall serve the younger."

God saw those two as men, and their purpose in life.  When a woman is carrying a child, God sees it not as a baby, but as a person that HE has plans for.  

Deuteronomy 27:25  -  Cursed is he that takes reward to slay an innocent person.  And all the people shall say, Amen.

Psalm 5:6  You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

Psalm 55:23  -  But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction; Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days;  but I will trust in You.

Proverbs 29:10  -  The bloodthirsty hate the blameless, but the upright seek his well-being.

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.  As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

Psalm 127:3-5

God Bless You

On Earth As It Is In Heaven

Growing up, I never gave serious thought about this Scripture. It was part of a passage that I had committed to memory, as a child, you know.....

Matthew 6:5-14 speaks about.......

The Model Prayer
⁵ “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 
 ⁶ But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.  
⁷ And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.
⁸ “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.  
⁹ In this manner, therefore, pray:

Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
¹⁰ Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹ Give us this day our daily bread.
¹² And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
¹³ And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

¹⁴ “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ¹⁵ But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Many of us committed this short passage to memory as children, right? 

As years came and went, I began to SEE the place where Jesus said Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven. 

 This passage:
1- Acknowledges God as our Father, and that He does indeed live in Heaven.
2- To reverence; to honor as sacred, His Name.
3- His Kingdom come and His will to be done on earth as in Heaven.
4- Acknowledging that our daily food comes from Him.
5-  forgiveness - forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.

6-  Temptation - a plea not to let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.
7-  Acknowledging His reign, and His power, and His glory -- to the ages.

There is no lack in Heaven.
There's no sickness or disease in Heaven.
There's no fear in Heaven,
There's no torment in Heaven,
There's no grief in Heaven,
There's no sorrow in Heaven,
There's no poverty in Heaven.
There's no sadness, grief or sorrow in Heaven.
There's no anxiety in Heaven.
There's no thievery in Heaven.
There's no LIAR in Heaven.
There's no weakness in Heaven.
There's no death and destruction in Heaven.
There's no pain in Heaven.
There's no heartache in Heaven.
There's no worry in Heaven,
There's no demons in Heaven.
There's no strife in Heaven.
There's no loneliness in Heaven.
There's no terrorism in Heaven.
There's no killing/murder in Heaven.
There's no deception in Heaven.
There's no war in Heaven.
There's no hate in Heaven.
There's no racism in Heaven.
There's no suspicion in Heaven.
There's no anger in Heaven.
There's no   jealousy.
There's no tears in Heaven.

We're to be praying for HIS WILL that is already in Heaven to be brought to us, here and now.
We can as His Own Children, and His Kings and Priests here on Earth.  He knew we needed to be praying these things, didn't He?  Then gave us express instructions to do so.  Thank GOD.

Father, HELP US to remember this instruction, You gave it to us to HELP us.  Then HELP us to DO IT.  In Jesus' Name.

Fear he IS a liar

Recently, I was faced with some concerns that seemed overwhelming, and appeared as a tsunami of fear overtaking me, as it was cresting overhead, looming above me,  I gathered my wits and asked the Lord what I was to do.  Immediately He approached me FACE TO FACE with my face cupped in his hands, showing and telling me, "Sharon, you are in My hands."   Wow,  I told Him that I had indeed placed myself in His hands and was NOT going to do anything different, STAYING RIGHT THERE.  

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment.

I John 4:18 

LOVE came and swallowed up that fear.  That tsunami just went up in smoke.

There's a song that has been brought to my attention a few weeks ago, by a man named Zach Williams, entitled Fear Is A Liar. 

"Fear Is A Liar"

When he told you you're not good enough
When he told you you're not right
When he told you you're not strong enough
To put up a good fight
When he told you you're not worthy
When he told you you're not loved
When he told you you're not beautiful
That you'll never be enough

Fear he is a liar
He will take your breath
Stop you in your steps
Fear he is a liar
He will rob your rest
Steal your happiness
Cast your fear in the fire
Cause fear he is a liar

When he told you were troubled
You'll forever be alone
When he told you you should run away
You'll never find a home
When he told you you were dirty
And you should be ashamed
When he told you you could be the one
That grace could never change

Fear he is a liar
He will take your breath
Stop you in your steps
Fear he is a liar
He will rob your rest
Steal your happiness
Cast your fear in the fire
Cause fear he is a liar

Let Your fire fall and cast out all my fears
Let Your fire fall Your love is all I feel

Fear he is a liar
He will take your breath
Stop you in your steps
Fear he is a liar
He will rob your rest
Steal your happiness
Cast your fear in the fire
Cause fear he is a liar 

Look it up on you tube, you'll be blessed by it.  

satan is a master of disguise.  (and no,  that is NOT a typo, I don't dignify satan by even capitalizing his name, he's not deserving of it.)  There has been thousands of years that he has had to perfect his game, and knows human very well.  Knowing which buttons to push with each of us.  We DO, each of us, have a guardian angel, at least one, but minions of hell have been onlookers into our lives since birth also.  he's a low down son of a gun and operates without mercy.  After all, the Word describes him as a stealer, killer and destroyer, and has always lived up to his name.  (John 10:10) 

Proverbs 4:20-23 tells us: 

 My child, pay attention to My Words.
    Listen carefully to my words. Don’t lose sight of them.
    Let them penetrate deep into your heart, for they bring life to those who find them,
    and healing to their whole body. Guard your heart above all else,

    for it determines the course of your life.

God knew what we needed from long ago.

Philippians 4:8 says:  

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. ⁹ The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

We are to renew our mind to the God's Word.

Romans 12:1,2

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.  Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

Father knows that satan will sucker punch us every opportunity he has, and his ultimate goal is is to knock us out for the count, with no hope of recovery, and our one and only weapon of mass destruction, is God's Word.  While we follow the instructions of His Word, to make it first place, guard our hearts, take care of what we are thinking and renew our minds we are in a safe place, safely kept.

So the next time that satan approaches you with fear of any kind, any deal that is too good to be true, setting up a trap for you, reach for your trusty SWORD, God's Word, USE IT, and set your gaze upon Jesus.......

  Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.

 And they overcame him (satan) by the BLOOD OF THE LAMB and by the WORD OF THEIR TESTIMONY, and they did not love their lives to the death. 

Revelation 12:11

Meet Chris

This sheep had gone astray and lived in the wild for about seven years. Some of the locals, in Australia, knew that if he was left unattended for much longer, he would go blind and die. Only GOD knows how he stayed alive all those years, by himself.  They are not creatures that are equipped to protect themselves against predators. 

When Chris was caught and brought in, he was very frightened and did not want to be with or touched by anybody.  The shearers found it necessary to sedate him, in order to help him.  It took four men to do the job in about 45 minutes.  It was necessary for them to shear in two layers to do the job well.  The wool weighed in at about 80 lbs., and I believe it set a record.

This is Chris Before

 This is Chris After

Chris was weighed down, carrying the burden of that wool.
Donkeys are burden bearers, not sheep.  I've never seen a sheep or a heard of sheep loaded down to the hilt to carry things, anything, but I have seen donkeys and horses carrying loads on their backs.

If Chris had been with his shepherd, he would have been well taken care of, protected from the elements and predators AND sheared on a regular basis.

This brings to mind -
Psalm 119:176 - I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant,
For I do not forget Your commandments.

Isaiah 53:6  -  All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way

 Recently, at our fellowship, the Lord spoke with us and said:
You tell My people they need to be sheared.  They have got to get sheared or they cannot get cleaned up.

You know, every one of us think that we have a better idea than God.  That's why we take things on in our lives that we're ill equipped for, instead of giving them to Him.  Before we know it, because we have not been quick to defer to the Lord, or GIVE to Him what ONLY He can take care of, we will find ourselves burdened down, and we are not "burden carriers."

I would like you, to invite the Lord to shear you.  Just plain and simple.  Ask Him to HELP you because you need Him.  Then watch what He will do for you.  We are, after all, the sheep of His pasture.

 Know that the LORD, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Psalm 100:3

The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever.

Psalm 23 

THIS IS A PSALM FOR THE LIVING