What SNARES?

SNARES, WHAT SNARES?

In walking around the backyard I was reminded of my younger days of walking through fields of bluebonnets, sweet clover, and weeds about knee high. I was also reminded of those fields that held an abundance of fleas.
Although at that time, I did not know how to apply the word of God to stop those critters from clinging to my socks. So it was an ever so gently removing of the socks and shoes outside the house before entering into the house to wash off all that field dust and hitchhikers. Yikes!

I find places to walk today that are people friendly like level paths for the feet, dry areas and mostly grass, asphalt or concrete. I am not much of an enthusiast for finding those wild, wide open spaces where animals rule. One dog in the house is plenty. I certainly do not need to go looking for further adventures with the "wild game" of America.
Had seen this video clip on the "news" recently of this group of men who got out of an SUV to take pictures of Cheetahs.......NOW, did they not know the Cheetahs are known for how fast they can run....????
But seriously why do something like that? Are people not in their right minds when taking adventures on hikes, vacations or cruises to those far away places where there are still animals, critters to hitchhike on socks and even some things we would rather not mention here.
But I remembered today of this lady who took her family on a trip to Bermuda one summer. But of her return proved delightful to her in that she has three children and the oldest was a son, they all cooperated by the rules in place to have family time and fun together.  Her son proved vital for help on the trip and the girls were a set of twins who were about four years old at the time, laughed a lot and agreed with what mommy said!

The lady came in to our work place about a week after her trip home and told us of that trip and how the sun was great but she was not feeling too well. She had some fatigue and had slept a lot since returning home. She also happened to show us this long red mark on her right leg. It was a streak of red from the side of small toe up the side of her calf. Yikes again! I asked her if she had been to the Dr.  and she had not been but she told us that she had made an appointment for that day!

When she returned to our place of work, she told us of her report and she had been snared by some parasite from the sandy beaches of that region. Although they were told to wear sandals especially on the beaches and when showering in those shower stalls next to the ocean, still she had contracted a hiker who hitched all the way back to Washington State.
She had to take medicine for parasites and recovered from her ordeal, she though shared that she thought she would take a different kind of trip the next time.

Snares?  Proverbs 22:5 Amplified Bible 5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the obstinate and willful; he who guards himself will be far from them.

Thought of this and wondered if the people who have resorts to visit really give the proper information to those traveling abroad to see their vacation land? For those who do not tell truth to those coming to the "resort" will certainly encounter some thorns and snares.
 For people who will not operate in truth will lead others into certain dangers. If a full shoe was needed to cover the entire foot instead of some a sling sandal, maybe the hitcher would not have caught a ride with this woman to her home.
Reflecting on her time there, she was glad or happy for some real time "with her children" and enjoy some summer sun, but to be sick on returning to her home was not in her plans at all!  For this lady came home with something "that troubled" her body and could have caused some serious damage to her body.

I wonder today how many go around with parasites from other countries and regions and never know they have them!
We must know truth and be given to hearing truth and what lies outside the region of which we live. For certain travel is necessary at times when some family member is ill or one just wants to get out and see some scenery other than down the I-5 corridor in the northwest.

Not sure this lady took any more adventures outside the mainland, but I know I would check out which "critters" live in that region of the world and what chances are they likely to catch a ride of a human type transport.
wall,
People may lie, and lie to their advantage, but God will never lie to us. He gives us His wisdom that speaks only truth to us. Lying is wicked (Psalm 109:2 and Proverbs 13:5) and an abomination to the Lord (Proverbs 12:22). And we know that all lies originate from the devil who is the father of lies. John 8:44

God is to be our wall. He puts a wall around His people to keep Satan at bay. He did that in the example of Job. Satan complained, “have you not made a hedge [wall] around him, around his household and around all that he has on every side? (Job 1:10) It was only when God removed that wall that Satan could attack Job. And we see what Satan did to Job.

We each have the personal work of rebuilding the “wall”. It is one who seeks to have a strong relationship with God, and then see that it is He Who provides the defenses for us and our loved ones. Yes God is our WALL!

Before traveling this summer be sure to find out all the necessary information to the place you decide to visit. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal what may be necessary information the travel people forgot to tell you and what you really need to know about. And ask questions about the region or place you have chosen to travel.

God desires us to wise as serpents and gentle as doves. Enjoy the warm summer breezes, the scent of honeysuckle and watch in the evening hours for those lightning bugs and be reminded that God lights our way we when ask Him to light our way and enjoy His goodness that he has for you and me!

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A SIGN AND A WONDER OR DRUG DEALER?

Should we not be a sign and wonder to those we come in contact with in our daily lives? Should people not see that we speak differently, act differently and do not carry the fear factor?

Great trials were put upon the Hebrew nation when they were under the rule of Pharaoh. And the LORD God reminded them of it!
This He spoke:
Deuteronomy 7:7-9, 11-21
The Lord did not set His love upon you and choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the fewest of all people. 8 But because the Lord loves you and because He would keep the oath which He had sworn to your fathers, the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 9 Know, recognize, and understand therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, Who keeps covenant and steadfast love and mercy with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations.
11 You shall therefore keep and do the instruction, laws, and precepts which I command you this day. 12 And if you harken to these precepts and keep and do them, the Lord your God will keep with you the covenant and the steadfast love which He swore to your fathers. 13 And He will love you, bless you, and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your body and the fruit of your land, your grain, your new wine, and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the young of your flock in the land which He swore to your fathers to give you. 14 You shall be blessed above all peoples; there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle. 15 The Lord will take away from you all sickness, and none of the evil diseases of Egypt which you knew will He upon on you, but will lay them upon all who hate you. 16 And you shall consume all the peoples whom the Lord your God will give over to you; your eye shall not pity them, neither shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you. 17 If you say in your [minds and] hearts, These nations are greater than we are; how can we dispossess them? 18 You shall not be afraid of them, but remember [earnestly] what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt. 19 The great trials which your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand and the outstretched arm by which the Lord your God brought you out, So shall the Lord your God do to all the people of whom you are afraid. 20 Moreover the Lord your God will send the hornet among them until those who are left and hide themselves from you are destroyed. 21 You shall not dread them; for the Lord your God is among you, a mighty and terrible God. Amplified Bible

In that day and time, there were nations wanting more land and more power. They traveled to conquer others. They went prepared to go out with military might to take down and remove any who got in their way.
But the Lord cares for those who are His own. He cherishes with great love and though trials come, our trust is to be in Him.
In truth that still exists today. Oh no, you will not see them march across the desert with their leaders on the finest horse or camel. But they still exist today. Today they come selling their wares on the airwaves of the television:that big screen showing their wares for certain!

God was telling them not to remember of the defeat they experienced in the land, but for them to remember the signs and wonders by His Hand that brought them out of Egypt and out of bondage!

There are those who accept things that the world hands out. We are to be in the world, but not of it, right? John 17:14
14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.  NIV
The Lord God spoke to His people to say the great trials which your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand and the outstretched arm by which the Lord your God brought you out, So shall the Lord your God do to all the people of whom you are afraid.
Now medical advancement has made great strides in bringing new strategies that help those who cannot walk without help of "the artificial leg" or the artificial arm or hand for use in everyday living life. And praise the Lord for His goodness. We have seen great strides forward in those areas of those who have gone through kidney transplants, and bone marrow transplants. For those of the bone marrow kind must remain away from people and their diseases (like cold, flu, and the such) for sometime and the robot has come on scene to help those youth in the area of their school work!

Sin played a big role in that of pharaoh in Egypt. He worshiped the river, and he got frogs, millions of them. For what people worship, they will gain millions of problems like pharaoh. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt had no regard for the God of the Hebrew nation. He regarded those Egyptian gods and with each he regarded highly came to him in the form of a plague. It was each plague that carried out to show God was the "only true God" and the Egyptian gods and their pharaoh were powerless before Him.


Everyday if we spend anytime watching a football game, a favorite "who done it" type mystery or even a kids' movie on a made for children TV station, one is inundated, yes swamped, downright bogged down into that which is regarded as the "next best medicine", the next best "cure" on the market. "Call about it today", is their request.  Are we the sign and wonder or just the drug dealer who deals out that which brings harm?
There was a day when "drug dealers" were hunted down and put in jail or prison, but today it is broadcast into every living room in America. We certainly try to record that which we desire to watch and go past that which deals "drugs" into the home at least every 5 of 13 commercials between the maybe 13 minutes of a show or mystery, detective type show you watch. Did you count them at Christmas time? Yikes!


Deuteronomy 7:25-26
25 You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to the LORD your God. 26 Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is an accursed thing. NKJV


We are to watch over our heart with all diligence. We are to visit those scriptures and passages Jesus spoke about and did all for the glory of God. When we take for ourselves those things that are an abomination to us, we become the doomed. Not because we do not love God, but because a snare was put on the body of the believer. What we put before our eyes can be that "hook" that will pull you in little by little, till you are trapped. Ask any who have been healed of taking drugs for many years. Our Father is one who is to be recognized and that we are to know and understand that He is love, and He is the faithful. He desires the good for us.
There is no sickness in heaven so why should we so readily receive sickness here? And everyday there is another virus, and another strain of something for sin is still rampant, right?
When something does come your way, is it easier to just go to the Dr. or is it in the best interest first to consult God on the matter? Is faith geared toward the Dr. than for what God has already done for you through His Son Jesus?

 Following the Lord and His direction, will keep us close to hear HIM speak about such things. He gives us the measure of faith to trust Him, but do we activate our faith toward His speaking, and His truth or into that which the world advertises for your good like: that new car, that new house, that new truck that you must have. Certainly we have need of transportation, but some folks just need to move closer to their job and not the 2 hour commute that seems to have been going on for decades now.

Those that followed Pharaoh, the king of Egypt followed him into a great and tragic death. Moses did not pity him and he was not about to serve his gods, those things that pharaoh took pleasure in.

The nation of pharmaceuticals is making money by the ship loads from those who do not know how to dispossess them. And much we can do today, is to look for better ways of eating healthier and caring for our bodies like exercise and drinking plenty of water. There are times one must have a vaccination due to low immunity, but always seek God first and to His plan for you! He cares and wants to be involved in your healthcare!

 Our Father wants you around for a long time to declare His goodness to you, so that you will declare it to others. Will we tell others about Jesus and His life for us through His death on the Cross or are we more likely to talk about the latest new "drug fad"?
Yes, a lesson indeed is learned here, when we know trials and tribulations can come to hurt the body, but taking something that can cause a million and one other problems, is like having Pharaoh as your leader, which leads to destruction.
Proverbs 4:23-27
23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.
24 Put away from  you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, and your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or to the left; remove your foot from evil. NKJV


Father, in Jesus name, we stand "our watch in prayer" today against that which desires to hook us into that which can kill. That is against Your plan to make us a nation which follows God and gives voice to His glory. It is our prayer today to have the healthful body that comes from our diligence of seeking out the right healthy foods and to drink plenty of water, and have the hours of sleep we need each night.
Help us Holy Spirit to guard that which tries comes into our homes. Help us and lead us away from that which will be destruction to us and our families. We pray today that wisdom is found on our lips who has understanding that You our Father is God and no one else. We do not desire any other "gods" in our lives. As we look toward tomorrow, may our steps be established in that which is truth and safety for us and our children and their children. May we be those who always seek Your guidance first in prayer and time with You before grabbing that next best thing the world may offer.
Help us to see those who just want to lead but have no experience with You. Help us to see those who are after our hurt for their gain. We believe our feet are removed from evil today. Thank You Lord for Your goodness today. We glorify Your name. May we be a sign and wonder to those who walk this way through the world and may they see and know we as the different and the wise who have One God, One Creator and His Name is Jehovah, our Stronghold in the time of trouble (tribulation).(Psalm 37:39).

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