Expiration of Issues

Voice of Prayer: No lonely road for us to walk....

Had recorded this prophetic conference where Todd White was teaching today. It is amazing to see this young man teach without script. He is so on fire and led by the Holy Spirit, I am in awe how he walks back and forth in his teaching, declaring God's truth, one after another and continues no matter the response of the audience before him!
This is so Holy Spirit, the in-the face telling what truth the Gospel is to us.
He noted that when he was saved that all the issues he ever had expired. And I thought yes, that is so right!!!
 We are not to have any issues regarding anyone or anything. He continued with his walk with the Lord and how people told him that people would not like what he was doing and that he had to be 'careful'. Yikes!

Yeah, can you imagine who has the Holy Spirit telling another who also has the Holy Spirit to be 'careful'. I mean seriously guy, the HOLY SPIRIT is God!

Was working on a teaching today and was meditating scriptures from John 21. I love that restoration of Peter back into the group of men who followed Jesus. I mean, we can all relate to Peter, right? He always seem to use his mouth a lot and at the wrong times.
Like when he asked in Matthew 14:28 And Peter answered Him and said, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water." 29 So He said, 'Come'. And when peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.

Yes, he asked Lord if it is YOU ...COMMAND ME TO COME TO YOU ON THE WATER.... I mean who else could be out at that hour and walking on water but JESUS!
Jesus responded to that "if it is YOU".....and it certainly gives regard to living by faith. As a disciple, one might be expected to walk on water, yet I have heard very few doing that thing.

Peter confessed Jesus as the Christ: Matthew 16:16-18 NKJV 16 Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17 Jesus answered and said to him, "Blessed are you Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

Now we know that Jesus was not going to build His CHURCH on Peter. He was going to see it built on revelation knowledge that was purposed for the church. Those who live by faith, have their trust in God will see His church and love that church no matter what! They will have eyes of faith to see what is coming toward them. They will know that truth which sets the captives free!

Yes, Peter walked with Jesus. He had meals with Jesus and heard many teachings from Him. Another man wrote on his perspective from the Damascus Road experience. You know the flash of bright light, rearing horses and others only hearing a sound of thunder, but Saul heard Jesus! Each met Jesus in such special ways. I am certain that you have met Jesus in a certain way.

I am also certain that you could remember the first day you gave notice to Him and received Him into your heart. I know the walk I have had with Him and it is nothing similar to my husbands other than we both attended Sunday school as small children. We each have our own perspectives of Him, but we both hold the word of God in our hearts, we pray for neighbors and for our President. We believe Jesus to be faithful and true. He has certainly shown up many times in our lives and so too when I had the report of some doctor speaking death over me. No, I know in whom I have believed and am persuaded He is able to accomplish what I have committed into His hand. NO DEATH HERE.....!!

2 Timothy 1:12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day!

We are to be encouraged by His words that is in each of our walks with Him, that we would be 'fearless' in the face of death or any other tribulation. Jesus will guard us and keep us safe when we abide in Him!

Each of these men had expiration of issues!  In the writings of Peter, we see he wrote from his observance of being with the Lord Jesus. His expiration was the issues of wanting to fall back as the fisherman when Jesus had called him to be a fisher of men!  Paul, well, he wrote from the perspective from the Damascus Road Experience. YOU know he followed hard on the heels of religion and found that a hard road to travel. His was finding some 'Christian' to kill.  Yes, from these two men, each had to know Him more. They needed life in Him and in that they found the goodness of God leading into more life.

There should be no issues. There should be no dark places, and dark secret places within our hearts, but only the light of the Lord where truth is revealed and where the enemy has to leave.
Jesus for me, has been the Open Door. For me His love gives the length of my days for His glory and to His praise. The depth is my commitment to hold fast to Him! And the height of that is how willing am I to really wanting to move forward for Him & His glory so others might know Him as I do.

May the Morning Star lead us on.....that dawn appearing with light beams to penetrate those dark places of our hearts. May we start from the richness of Him and gain more knowledge to reveal to others how GREAT our God really is! As we are born again unto a faithful Savior, we are born into His faith, into His strength, into His comfort, peace and power. If we truly hold Him in our hearts then He truly expands us into the far reaches of Himself.
One last word that Jesus gave to Peter...'Follow Me." And he did! Peter was restored by the love of God. Called to minister to the common man. The common man Peter, reached many for the glory of God. No lonely road for us to walk. Jesus walked this way before us......and prepared the way.......prepared the truth and gave us life to see it done in His name. Amen.

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In A New Light to Stay out of Ruts

Light makes a difference, especially if you are looking for something in a dark, closet, dark room or in the darkest of night.
As a child, we never had "a night light". Never heard of one till I was almost grown. Not sure if they just were not available till then or if no one in our household needed one.
We make sure we have one in a couple of places for our grand-child when she comes to visit. Not readily acquainted with every wall and door, one might bump into them at a quick pace for the bathroom. We desire our loved one not to be bruised by running into a wall in the middle of the night.  But many people today walk in darkness. They walk during the day but have no "light" that will lead them in safety.  Safety is important, whether it is noonday or the midnight hour, right?

A friend of mine gave me painting about 10 years ago. It is a painting of a lighthouse on the rocks. Located next to the dangerous rocks on a hill, the Lighthouse looks like a beacon to welcome one in, yet it is there to "warn" there is danger ahead. In this painting, the "light keeper" lives in the house next door to the great light.

John 8:12
 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."   NKJV

Ephesians 5:8-14

8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10) finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11) And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. 12) For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13) But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14) Therefore He says: 

"Awake, you who sleep,

Arise from the dead,

And Christ will give you light."   NKJV

In John we see the light in the Lord. And in walking as His child of light we have the fruit of the Spirit that is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. We are also told not to have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness. But we are to expose them.

Awakening into His Light is to our benefit. As our grand-child has the help of a needed night light to give her surroundings light, so too, God's word will light our way.

It will give us the foundation of walking in truth and pulling the mask off anything that tries to pretend to be truth but is error.  The world teaches one thing, God teaches another. We should always keep watch on going astray. That going astray is staying away from any doctrine that teaches against God's Word. And that going astray can that of being led away with what is considered immoral. 

I went on a trip once into Puget Sound and out toward the San Juan Islands. We stayed at the Rosario Hotel and was going out to the see the "whales". Well, you know those whales were there "just yesterday" and of course, last week, "no one could count the multitude of whales along those islands." Still we took a whaling boat and tour to seek them out. And I got more of a download on those "lighthouses" along those islands. Each somehow appeared so lonely to me, and yet, I saw their importance. Still to this day, I think of those I saw and how they keep boaters and those in bigger vessels off the rocks of tragedy.

When we follow Jesus, we stay off the rocks of tragedy in our lives. Oh yes, a storm can appear, or even some kind of sickness may be reported, but our faith must be based on the foundation of Light in Jesus Christ the Word that directs us into God's love, God's power, and live by a faith that God has given us to live by.

In this group of believer's....they received the Salvation Message.......they believed in Jesus, confessed it and walked out in faith. Read below:

1 Thessalonians 1:4-10….NIV…4 For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, 5 because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit & with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake. 6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.

 7 And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8 The Lord's message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia-your faith in God has become known everywhere.

(8) Therefore we do not need to say anything about it, 9 for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living & true God, 10 & to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead-Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath. 

1.      They saw the power of the Holy Spirit and recognized a deep conviction of where they needed a Savior

2.      They “welcomed the message”….accepted THAT Truth

3.      They became disciples to say who would be their LORD

4.      They became a model to all “believer’s” everywhere

5.      Their faith was known .… They spoke……..they gave Voice…PEOPLE OF FAITH GIVE TESTIMONY…..as the maturing believer. A transformation was evident.

I heard a teaching today very similar in the importance of giving our testimony. And in doing that we stay in the producing season. We do not venture into winter. For those who remain "silent" about Jesus become the rut bound person. When one remains silent about the goodness of God, those become the dust-covered, passed by, but giving praise and glory to God brings us to the life and light of God. It is in Him we are to live, move and have our being. It is not to remain silent, in a deep rut on the side of the roadway. We are to be the "unstoppable" ever moving with the strength of the fastest freight train with our focus on God who is ever leading by His Light into all that He purposed.

As those who believe, we stay off the rocks of adversity with others, we learn to stay in His council and heeding His wisdom for our decisions made daily. We become the active, not the complacent. We become the learned in Him, and not of the teachings of the world. We learn to recognize His truth, and remain in that which strengthens, keeps us peaceful and with a joy the world cannot duplicate or take from us.

John 14:27 Amplified Bible speaks this way:  27 Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled].

Closing with this thought for today: Too many times, and too many of our days are spent by our speaking......."well if the kids would settle down, I would have my peace." " Well, if my boss would let me have a  longer lunch break, I could do better work in the afternoon hours." "Well, if my husband made more money, I would feel more secure with our finances." "Well if my kids, made better grades, I would never be concerned about their high school years and college." "Well, if I could lose that 5 pounds, I could focus better on my relationship with others." "Well, if I had a college degree in__________________, I would be moving forward in life."

Blaming others, only sets us up, to stumble over those things tomorrow, and the next day and the next day. It is like bagging up a big trash bag with back pain and instead of throwing it out you throw it out in front of yourself for tomorrow. It is like bagging up a big trash bag with all the complaints of why you cannot lose that last 5 pounds of weight and throwing in front of you to face again tomorrow. Or how about bagging up some noise kids for tomorrow after your trip to the dentist for that root canal? Yikes!
What we say today and believe will come to pass tomorrow!

Jesus said...........that "our hearts are not to be troubled" that means in anything. AND He said that we are to NOT BE FEARFUL, INTIMATED AND COWARDLY, UNSETTLED.

WHEN we make Jesus our Lord, the Lord of our lives, and He is that Light before us and in us, we see what needs to be changed. And it starts with us. It is not changing others, but having our heart changed to THE things of God.

Jesus bequeathed to us His PEACE. He made the transfer to our account. It is our "inheritance". He gave to us that which He operated in. Passed it on to us. It is time to "ditch" those voices of the world. Leave them in the rut for which they were intended.

Stay off the rocks that others are "speaking" for they know not your life or even you. But God knows you and has a plan for you, just like the expectant parents wait for the arrival of the baby of the their love and union as one voice. Let your life today become that which God spoke out of His love and out of the union with Jesus becomes that which keeps you in His peace, and well-able to walk on smooth paths, staying off the rocks of other's words that only bring defeat and despair. Keep in the light and stay where He places you and you will see victory after victory come to you and yours as you allow the Holy Spirit to give you the details the Father speaks of your life. In Jesus' Name, we expect His Words to go forth and be planted in hearts around the world and see His kingdom come where we walk in faith and not by sight. We believe we give the testimony of that others will hear and know that we have been with HIM! Amen.

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What Great Lengths

Ever thought of Jesus and His walk from the Passover meal to praying in the Garden of Gethsemane? Ever thought what those last hours were like before the military troop came to arrest Him? From being surrounded by His disciples, to washing feet, to a walk across the Brook Kidron and gather for a last time in prayer, to be surrounded by those who were hardened against Him, still the miraculous occurred!

Now they say that in Jesus' time there was a bridge over the Brook Kidron, but am thinking it was not like the bridges they had built in the twentieth century. What would it have been like to cross over that bridge if the brook was really flooding?

Has anyone ever thought of the significance of what previously had been done by others in that area of the Kidron Brook? What would play out when Jesus took the last walk to pray there and then be "crucified"?

John 18:1-2.........18:1 When Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples over the Brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered. 2 And Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the place; for Jesus often met there with His disciples.    NKJV

Jesus had been in Jerusalem for the Feast of Passover. After He has His last meal with the disciples and washes their feet, He goes to the Garden of Gethsemane. Interesting truth is that at the time Jesus went from Jerusalem to the Garden, He had to cross the Brook Kidron. Although it was generally dry in the summer, in the winter it was always rain-swollen. The seasonal heavy rains would cause the water to run turbid, and dark. It was a rapid moving river and probably out of it's banks. Rains could hit the high areas around Jerusalem and cause a flood of the low-lying areas.

Yes, it was no walk in the park. This Brook now looked like the raging river, out of it's banks and was moving with a great force! It was probably dark outside as well. Not sure they took a light of any kind with them. No, there were no flashlights handy! (commentaries mention it was probably the 10th or 11th hour at night)
Could the brook have been a raging river and covered the "bridge" at the time Jesus walked with His disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane?

The most interesting thing of where Jesus walked in the time of the Passover was something that would remind Him of the cup He was about to drink. Found this all interesting some years ago in preparing to give a Bible Study on the Garden of Gethsemane.
In light of the sacrifices of the lambs for the ritual held, from where Jesus walked out of Jerusalem and down to the torrent fierce waters of the Brook Kidron, He would have seen the blood of all those lambs ( some list it as 250,000 lambs) as it drained down from the altar area to just outside the Temple mount. This ritual would continue till all those lambs had been sacrificed. Now the blood would drain down the steep side of the Temple mount and color the whole hillside soil with a red color.

In crossing the Kidron Brook, Jesus was crossing the area that was noted by historians as the place some notable kings like Josiah, Hezekiah, and Asa burned idols and those objects of worship to pagan gods. It was even noted that one king's mother (Asa's) had idols of the Asherah and the king burned them in fire. (see 1 Kings 15:13) Whatever the idol worship that was in the Temple, these reformers took and burned outside in the Kidron valley. ( see 2 Kings 23:4-12 and 2 Chronicles 29:16, 2 Chronicles 30:14)
Interesting that Jesus walked through the place that had such a history of that which defiled, was destroyed and burned to be mixed as dust with the earth. Were we not taken from the earth as dust and created?
Genesis 2:7.................7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.    NKJV

Anything that takes our time from God as in worshiping Him, is considered an idol. Whether it is in objects like cell phones, I-Pads, texting, or how about SUV's, how about camping, or fishing equipment? How about all that new furniture?  How about that nice "boat" for weekend use? How about houses or a sport's hero?? How about that nice "expensive bike" for touring the hills? Even people who like fame and importance is idolatry. Did we not see it when Jesus spoke of the Pharisees? Do we have it, or does "it" have us? Anything that captures our attention for hours can become an idol. How about a five hour or so football game, week after long week? Mine is watching too many black and white movies from the 40's and 50's. I have to put a limit to how much I watch!


Ephesians 5:5-10...........5 You can be sure of this: The Kingdom of Christ and of God will never belong to anyone who is impure or greedy, for a greedy person is really an idol worshiper-he loves and worships the good things of this life more than God. 6 Don't be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the terrible wrath of God is upon all those who do them. 7 Don't even associate with such people. 8 For though once your heart was full of darkness, now it is full of light from the Lord, and your behavior should show it! 9 Because of this light within you, you should do only what is good and right and true. 

10 Learn as you go along what pleases the Lord.  TLB

His deliberate walk through this brook in its most fierce time, seeing the blood of all those lambs sacrificed, and being reminded of what awaited His mission to the Cross probably caused some distress within Him. Turbulent indeed, chaos, no doubt, but tribulation awaited Him and it was going to have the seal of a kiss by a betrayer.

Mark 14:22-33............22 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." 23 Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. 24 And He said to them, "This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many. 25 Assuredly, I say to you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." 26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 

27 Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: 

'I will strike the Shepherd,
And the sheep will be scattered.'  

28 "But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee." 29 Peter said to Him, "Even if all are made to stumble, yet I will not be." 30 Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times." 31 But he spoke more vehemently, "If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!" And they all said likewise. 

32 Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, "Sit here while I pray." 33 And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed.  NKJV

From the passage above, we know Jesus took Peter, James and John with Him into the Garden.  He brought them to pray with Him, but not so much for Him, but for themselves. We find in the scripture passage below that Jesus was desiring them to pray...."Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation".


Matthew 26:37-46............ 38 Then He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me." 39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will." 40 Then He came to the disciples and found them asleep, and said to Peter, "What? Could you not watch with Me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." 42 Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done." 43 And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy. 44 So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45 Then He came to His disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand." NKJV

Luke 22:48-53...........48 But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?" 49 When those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said to Him, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?" 50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. 51 But Jesus answered and said, "Permit even this." And He touched his ear and healed him. 52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to Him, "Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs? 53 When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness." 
NKJV

Proverbs 27:6........6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.    NKJV


Jesus was saying, violate me Judas with a kiss.....??.....betrayal was now in the form of the deceit, a crime against Jesus Himself. Even though coming like a friend, the true witness was one that was "betrayal" disguised as affection. Jesus knew Judas' heart! What Judas held in his heart had nothing to do about the good for another person.

Ever been betrayed by someone you thought really cared about you and your welfare? Jesus certainly was, and yet Jesus knew who the Betrayer would be.  He knew ahead of time who would betray Him. For those who profess and confess to be our friends and even be a part of the Body of Christ, we too, can see betrayers and give a kiss of pretense as to honor, but actually gives a blow to kindness and love. That kind of betrayal will knock you off your feet and throw you to the ground.  If the friendship was coming to an end, this would be the ultimate blow to end it, right?
Yet, Jesus continued to love and forgive. In light of all the treachery, Jesus saw a young man lose his ear, and Jesus healed it right there in front of this barrage of insult from those who came to arrest Him.

Jesus spoke in verse 52, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? Verse 53..."When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your hour, and power of darkness."


Like the raging river He crossed, He also experienced it in those who came with Judas. Judas came to assail, to make haste in seeing Jesus captured. But in reality, these men saw the power of God. Jesus healed in seconds the man whose ear had been cut off. These men also saw the mercy and goodness of Jesus. He rendered good for evil. But if anything was evident at the time, it was that these men's hearts were hardened.
Jesus went willingly with them. He spoke no evil. He gave no defense. He showed humility in those of His disciples when He washed their feet. He showed His willingness to pray. He went the distance it took and what great lengths He took to show His caring heart for others!

What He saw in that raging Kidron Brook, He also experienced in dealing with the lives of those who came to seize Him.
What Great Lengths He walked, to the very last, he demonstrated His great love in relationships for those for whom He came to save.
Can we do as much, to forgive even being given that kiss of betrayal? Can we forgive and move forward in life understanding Jesus gave the price for those who show no mercy?
Jesus was not relying on political means to bring about the spiritual ends He came to deliver to us. That love He displayed always exalts God, causes commitments to be made, and to never waiver at any insults, any display of contention against us, or whatever the enemy may be directing toward us. Always remember if God be for you, then who can be against you?


Lamentations 3:22-24......22 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases,
his mercies never come to an end; 
23 they are new every morning;
great is thy faithfulness. 
24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul,
"therefore I will hope in him."   RSV

His mercies are new every morning. Even if we think we have used up the entire portion of His mercies toward us, yet there is a new mercy every morning.

Gethsemane or the "olive press" is the place where we all come to at some point in our lives.   Like Jesus we can be surrounded by friends, those we teach, those we call friend and even those who know us only by name. Jesus had those who walked a little further to pray with Him, but in truth Jesus prayed for Himself, being hard pressed on all sides, that the Father's will be done in His life.

Luke 22:39.......39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. NKJV

This was a part of Jesus' regular routine, as the above verse states: ....as He was accustomed....and His disciples also followed Him. He set time to be away from the city, and to pray. Separate from the city, He found His peace in prayer to His Father. Judas, the betrayer, even knew where to find Jesus after the Last Supper. He knew that Jesus had taken the disciples to pray. Judas knew Jesus so well, that he could count on where Jesus would be after the Last Supper.
Are we set to walk the "great lengths" Jesus walked? Can we be found praying with our husband, our children, or with those few in the "church body"? When that "temptation" comes and a betrayer can be found, will we be getting to that place of prayer no matter the condition of the Brook Kidron and if it is running at its highest level? Will someone have to text to find out where we are at and what we are doing?  Will it matter that those present have hardened hearts against us? For we certainly saw the miraculous that Jesus performed in restoring the man's ear and His choice to go willingly knowing He had touched God's heart in prayer!

Father, thank YOU for the gift of Your Son Jesus to us………You are holy, worthy and mighty…..we give YOU our praise and honor YOU our God! Thank You for Your mercies that are new every morning. It is You Who destined us to be a part of Your family. You spent much time pulling this together for Your glory. We are thankful today for the precious shed Blood of Jesus Christ. I pray today for families to be strengthened in and through YOU. Today, I ask protection for those who guard their ways in holiness toward You and Your Son. I pray that all who read this and pray will submit to that wisdom from above that begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting along with others. It is gentle, reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced. Help each of us to be Your instruments that will develop a community that lives right with You. Help us to gather as families and communicate Your love to others. May we grow in grace being submitted to Your plan for the family and community that will be of love, respect and honor to others. Remind us daily to put others first and above what we are doing. We set these priorities in place to be followers of Jesus and not R-rated movies. We choose to align ourselves with Your Word that speaks and directs us to the Kingdom of God that is endless, blessed, and active. Now thanks be to YOU, Father Who always causes us to triumph in Christ Jesus. Amen.

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