Hoarders

 Ever seen the show "Hoarders" ( actually Filthy Fortunes)? I call it Hoarders.......Someone comes in to help the landowner to clear out lots of "Stuff" and in some cases like the last show a week ago, someone made a million dollars from a antique toy car and truck collection the landowner had collected. Now there are special oil paintings, special cars, jewels, baseball cards, and many other things considered worth by man. Now the cleaner splits amount of money with owner of said property.

Some articles in paper speak of hoarders dying by their collection of too many newspapers stacked up in their house. What does keeping newspapers do for you when they are stacked to the ceiling?  A robot still in a package from the 1960's brought a stunning amount. Did I say the robot had never been played with ever. ( Think it was from "Lost in Space" with June Lockheart)

Today people will purchase automobiles to fill their garages, their driveway and street. People collect golf balls, baseball paraphernalia, PacMan, Pickachu from the Pokemon media franchise, a mouse representing a a land of amusement, vinyl for playing on a record player, and shoes. Who was it back in the 1990's ....Imelda Marcos who had ninety pair of shoes. Yikes! Remember her to be one of significant political power. How does one wear so many shoes????

But what if we stopped thinking about things of the earth and think of that which is the kingdom of God? Spiritual enlightenment will lead the way in Jesus and to that which is coming!

Acts 8:5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city. 9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one. 10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. 11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. 12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13 Then Simon himself believed also, and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.  14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: 16 ( For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus). 17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. 18  And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostle's hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money. 19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. 20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast though tat the gift of God may be purchased with money. 21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for they heart is not right in the sight of God. 22 Repent therefore of this they wickedness and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. 23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

Many people see their way in life with things: one more car, one more outfit, one more vacation a year, one more cruise this summer, and one more thing to satisfy me, myself and I. But contention can begin when money is involved. And certainly Simon exposed his thinking in that he wanted power as the Apostle's had. Instead of being the thankful that men with hearts toward God had shown up to show the way to  Jesus. He had held people in that of sorcerie and seeing people healed, he wanted more of what the apostles had.  Bitterness has deep roots. It is found in the rich and the poor when one of them views they are slighted in any way, in any shape or form. Is that not happening today? Are people being slighted but never thankful for what they have been given? They forget the money, food or things given them and they want more and more.

Righteousness is maintained by the Holy Spirit…Romans 8:5-11 for those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, they things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, not indeed can be.                                                                                           

Romans 8:8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God; for it is not subject to the law of God, not indeed can be. 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you.  Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. 10 and if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

1.   Winning God’s smile: taking the guilty step as sinner’s place and receive Christ by definite act of faith

2.   The fish lives in water, the man lives in the atmosphere of air and the believer lives by Holy Spirit.

3.   Also Holy Spirit lives in the believer.                                                                  

Righteousness is central characteristic: is from the kingdom of God, Ro. 14:17  for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit……….& then  Psalm 89:13-15     NKJV  13 You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand and high is Your right hand 14 Righteous and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face. 15 Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!

Acts 24:25 & Matt.6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and  His righteousness and all these things shall be added to you.

The “fruit” of righteousness is continually being borne through the moment by moment commitment to Jesus and the Word…all that concerns Jesus & the Good News…as in Matthew 5:20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Romans 7:4 Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another----to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God.  We do not obey in our strength! See also: John 15:1-17; 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1; 1 Peter 1:13-16; 1 John 1:9

You may own a lot of "things". Your closet may be filled and your garage full with all the toys of driving, swimming, jet skis and riding lawnmowers. Still it is the heart God looks upon. It is a heart after God He seeks and fill up on His Word for His kingdom to come. Amen.

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Feeding Those 5000

 

I have been so captured by the feeding of the 5,000. Have been reading the Expositors Bible Commentary on this passage. And what I have seen from the other passages they give, is that too many people try to relate this back to Moses and the giving for the Manna from heaven. They were not to keep any extra portion, but only what they required for the day. But in Matthew 14, the fragments are to be kept and I kept noticing of what was written: Jesus ministered the meal, and He ministered the process! In a Voice of Prayer teaching coming up, Jesus was the HOST! ( Blessed, Broken, Given, and Divided)

In Mark 6,He called ORDER for all to be seated in 100’s and 50’s. He tells the disciples to give them something. In this situation, Jesus cannot be reduced to the Prophet, a rabbi, or teacher of the law. THIS is God on the scene!

Another thing I took note of, was Moses was the Leader called by God to lead a nation out of Egypt. Jesus is the Leader, Who leads as Savior, Redeemer, the Lamb of God for sacrifice in taking the sins of man (of the world). Jesus would lead us to heaven, not across the pond to England, or Wales, but lead us home in Him! Where He is, there we are to be also! I also meditate on the truth that Moses lead a million out of Egypt, and how many actually took the promised land that was spoken about? What was the number who rebelled in the desert and would not go into the land God had given them?

Also, many churches gather to eat a meal together, like they did in the desert! They gather to eat and remember. Yet what are they remembering? Jesus, the Host in that back country place, had the disciples to bring what they had in hand. Jesus, the Host took the bread and broke it as He blessed it. He took the fish and distributed. He did not break the fish! Only the bread is broken.

Awesome words indeed, and if we hear them as we read and mediate them: what was of the identified bread: a loaf of barley, the food of the poor.

Matthew 14:13-21 When Jesus heard it ( the death of John His cousin), He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when He saw a great multitude; and He  was moved with compassion for the, and healed their sick. 15 When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.” 16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” 17 and they said to Him, “We have been here only five loaves and two fish.”

In Matthew 14:19 Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And he took the five loves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. 20 So they all ate and were filled and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. 21 Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

He Who is Bread took bread, blessed it and broke it. And it was given to the multitude. We cannot give to another what has not been blessed by God. What has been broken is what is multitude in the word of truth where Jesus is manifested and power of the Holy Spirit observed. It is demonstration of the Spirit and power.

                                                                                                 

From this passage, Jesus would reveal He would be the broken bread: John 6:22-71….John 6:35 I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.  

John 6: 28-40 NKJV Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered & said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” 30 Therefore they said to Him, “What sign will You perform then, that we may see it & believe You?” What work will You do? 31 Our fathers ate manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” 32 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven & gives life to the world.” 34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”    

 

True bread from heaven: Jesus! This is not just about a loaf of bread but of life and joy in the peace with God!  John 6:48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness and are dead. 50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever, and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.” 

Loaves and 2 fish He divided among them. Yes there are five loaves and 2 fish: Mark 6:39-44  39 Then he commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in ranks, in 100’s & in 50's. 41& when he had taken the 5 loaves & the 2 fish, he looked up to heaven, blessed & broke the loaves, & gave them to his disciples to set before them, & the 2 fish He divided among them all.42 So they all ate & were filled 43 & they took up 12 baskets full of fragments of the fish.4 Now those who had eat the loaves were about 5,000 men.

Jesus gave to the “poor”. When poor is used this way, it means "to be destitute, without resources; weak, powerless; spiritually bankrupt." Being poor in spirit is the platform on which is built all of the other beautiful attitudes that please God and motivate Him to respond with spiritual and physical blessings. Our being poor in spirit is the recognition of our spiritual need that causes us to cry out to God for what He can and will supply. For us, we can testify how our lives have changed in just twenty five years. We feed others with that which God has fed us.

Twelve baskets full held the remaining fragments of bread and fish. Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, a sound of enough, being full, and twelve baskets remaining, what may be considered scraps, leftovers and still enough to carry with you for later. Understand that Barley was for the poor! And Jesus the Host is our supply! May this recognition be yours in knowing about God from the proper perspective, causing you to give Him praise and thanksgiving. May you see Him for what He is and what He has and makes you long to be the same, just as the financially poor see and desire to be like the rich in Christ Jesus. For death could not hold Him. The tomb could not contain Him: He is greater and He is the same yesterday, today and forever. Amen.

May we influence others this year: in a field, in a barn, in a park, or maybe a church! For our walk is one in demonstration of the Spirit and power. We will speak what the Lord has done for us. ( Watch Voice of Prayer for the teaching this week:  Blessed, Broken, Given and Divided)

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Holiness Adorns His HOUSE

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His Spirit is Called the Spirit of holiness….Romans 1:3-6  Amp. Bible 3 [ The Gospels] regarding His Son, Who as to the flesh (His human nature) was descended from David, 4 And so [as to His divine nature] according to the Spirit of holiness was openly designated the Son of God in power [in a striking, triumphant and miraculous manner] by His resurrection from the dead, even Jesus Christ our Lord (the Messiah, the Anointed One). 5 It is through Him that we have received grace (God’s unmerited favor) and [our] apostleship to promote obedience to the faith and make disciples for His name’s sake among all the nations. 6 And this includes you, called of Jesus Christ and invited [as you are] to belong to Him.

Holiness becomes His house  … Psalm 93:5  Amp. Bible   5 Your testimonies are very sure; holiness [apparent in separation from sin, with simple trust and hearty obedience] is becoming to Your house, O Lord, forever.

Holiness associated with His power as producing obedience Psalm 110:3-6 Amp. Bible 3 Your people will offer themselves willingly in the day of Your power, in the beauty of holiness and in holy array out of the womb of the morning; to You [will spring forth] Your young men, who are as the dew. The Lord has sworn and will not revoke or change it; You are a priest forever, after the manner and order of Melchizedek. 5 The Lord at Your right hand will shatter kings in the day of His indignation.  6 He will execute judgment [in overwhelming punishment] upon the nations; He will fill the valleys with the dead bodies, He will crush the [chief] heads over lands many and far extended.

In the reading from the above scriptures of Romans 1:3-6, we see God's Son, Jesus who descended from the lineage of King David, having divine nature of God according to the Spirit of holiness come to earth. In seeing His was triumphant over death, we too, should look on the salvation of our souls a triumph over death, hell and the grave. 

As Jesus was always about His Father's business, we were made aware through the reading of the Gospels that the "kingdom of Heaven had come.' Living life by faith as Jesus did, we are to walk with that trust in our hearts!

In that operation of trust in HIM and not by our trust in ourselves, we find a new focus for life. AS written in Psalm 93:5, that in God's HOUSE and in relationship with Him, we are to be separated by sin. It is always seen in a simple trust and a hearty obedience to God and His word. For Jesus certainly held the character of the ONE sent from heaven, and He was obedient even to the death on the Cross.

What is the threshold of our obedience to Him? Is there a threshold that exists within our lives to keep us from walking totally and fully with Him?

Jesus taught the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 and the one He began with was this: Matthew 5 and verse 3, Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The Amplified Bible reads this way: 3 Blessed ( happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous----with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit ( the humble, who rate themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!

Within God and His holiness there exists that place where if "we really submit to Him and His word", have received His Son in our hearts, we know without doubt that it is He Who is God. He is Alpha and Omega, He is Creator of all things. Within that place of obedience we lack nothing. But this is gained through the spirit and is discerned spiritually! It is by speaking faith-filled words that Jesus gave us in the Gospels.

So back to Matthew 5:3, the poor means by the being spiritually poor. It does not mean the impoverished to lack of things, but the lack of God in our lives. Within God's HOUSE of salvation through His Son Jesus, we lack no good thing. But we discern it spiritually. 

When knowing God Who is spirit then we maintain that walk, that is of faith, and consequently by speaking faith filled words, we receive by faith that which is not seen today what we are believing for us as the individual, or maybe as a couple or family. But living by the spirit man is by continuing speaking of faith in what one believes in their heart, they receive their spoken words in the promises of God, manifested say for the unmarried woman the new husband, maybe for the young couple, seeing their first new house and for someone without a job, a new job with greater benefits and pay. But it comes by the spirit and by faith that is trusting God at His word and not just about us going out to get the thing we want "now"! ( and then say God did it! ) 

In God's HOUSE, it is His holiness we see and that very character is one of Whom holds all the wisdom, power and intelligence to create a world full of the most unusual and different creatures and land formations possible. In looking toward the sky, viewing the moon at night or the sun setting at dusk, one is aware of such beauty, as bright stars take over the blackened sky. For all that God has produced in His holiness, He expects and receives those who are obedient to His ways and thoughts for they certainly are higher than ours. 

Isaiah 55 7-9 Amplified Bible  7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have love, pity and mercy for him, and to our God for He will multiply to Him His abundant pardon. 8 For MY thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways MY ways, says the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than than the earth, so are MY ways higher than your ways and MY thoughts than your thoughts.

As we have seen from the devil and his works, he tried to seduce Jesus in Luke 4 with all the worldly things, position and the such. And we know that this is a pride issue with the human being!

 That is why Jesus came in with the human nature, that we do not have to, nor to be ruled by the human nature with its pride for its appearance is one of always on guard to protect its territory and comes in the form of me, myself and I.

God truly knows best! He sent His best to show us the best way in which to walk. And it is in the HOLY Way we find the goodness of God, but it is a commitment daily to be committed to knowing and understanding God is always right and we must submit our thoughts and our decision making to HIM.  For in HIM we truly live, move through this life and have our very being that is a worshiper of God and His truths!

That is why God will not ever look at our outward appearance, but will certainly look on our hearts. And in that will we be in His kingdom forever and found with the believer's in Revelation 5 or will we be found with the lost in the other place? Yes, a lot to think on, but truly God is for us and desires us to be with Him with a simple trust and a hearty obedience. (Psalm 93:5)

For me, I would rather make the change today rather than to wait for that day when He speaks directly with me face to face, wouldn't you?


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Country Strong

God devotion makes a country strong! (Voice of Prayer)

God-devotion makes a country strong;

God-avoidance leaves people weak.  Proverbs 14:34 Message Bible

Proverbs 14:34   Amp. Bible Uprightness and right standing with God ( moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation ) elevate a nation but sin is a reproach to any people.

Came across this in my reading last week and made note of it! It inspired this writing.

When I was in school, I worked hard very on some subjects I took. For instance I loved history, geography, science, language arts and English. But really did not care for the math part, or P.E. Music was a fun period time, for we had a teacher who really loved music and all sorts of instruments. She made it fun to learn: like when a score was written and for what purpose the particular person proceeded to create it in music and lyrics. She would teach about the creator of such work and in what time period they lived. Her name: well we called her Mrs. Rich and she was truly rich in the knowledge of that history that was vital to America! She loved her job of teaching and her love of music to teach others. I pray I teach like she did and that others would experience that love I have for the Lord in every word and that it would be in harmony with God as an orchestra to those who will read and hear!

In church for time, you learn that the devil came to steal, kill and destroy in that order. The Amplified Bible states it this way: John 10:10 The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows); 11 I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd risks and lays down His [own] life for the sheep. 12 But the hired servant ( who merely serves for wages) who is neither the shepherd or the owner of the sheep, when he sees the wolf coming, deserts the flock and runs away. And the wolf chases and snatches them and scatters [ the flock].

My mother was wise in that she took us to church, and she talked with our instructors. She also saw to it that she met with our school instructors and took that instruction from them for her counsel in checking our work at home. In that she continued to train us. For whatever issues she had,  they meant nothing because she wanted her “kids” educated in church and in school!

Good job, Mom!

Making Jesus our Good Shepherd will keep the enemy away. But it is our faith that must be spoken, you know that language of faith to declare He is our God.  It is not by declaring a world spectacular as our god. It is not missing out on those school days when an education is required today to get a job interview or even the job tomorrow!

Any avoidance of God weakens our life, the life of our children, and even our community and nation! When people choose to do only that which strikes their “fancy” as to entertaining the flesh, one looks for all the great buys to get out there and experience “that world”! From this get- away to that get-away....and what are people getting away from?

Now when my sister and I were in school, our mother saw to it that we read the word at night and she would pray with us, especially if our dad was on a long trip away from home. Now her thinking was that we needed “Sunday school” and to school we went on Sunday! The same worked for getting that education, for both my parents knew that getting an education between reading and writing your name and not learning to write or read anything.  I remember stories of some great grand-parents in our family who had little education and how they had the chore of finding someone available so they could have something read to them before they could sign their name on any formal document. That was enough to influence me: I was getting a diploma to know for certain all I needed  to be educated in reading and writing  and to understand before I signed anything of the formal nature!

But today, so many young people seem to disregard education as not needed. I had heard an alarming report of those who have missed more school this year than the 10 days allowed by the district. It seems they choose not "to attend'.  But these teens certainly have seemed to miss an opportunity to learn something that might benefit them twenty years from now! 

My question: how do they graduate if they have not fulfilled their amount of time for study of those subjects required? Are they expecting some kind of handout all their life? Is there something else available I had not heard of in this day and time, for we know jobs are important to have for bringing in a check to care not only for oneself but also for the family if one is married. It is those important things: like renting a place when first starting out, buying groceries, paying bills and hey, how about the upkeep of a new cell phone? Who will pay that bill?

All the jobs I had applied for in my lifetime required you have the High School diploma or you were not hired.  Even up to the beginning of the 21 century I saw and heard stories that if you had quit school you would not be hired until he or she had produced a document proving that he or she had acquired that “diploma” (like G.E.D.)

In reading on to the next verses in the Message Bible, I read this Proverbs 14:35 Diligent work gets a warm commendation; shiftless work earns an angry rebuke.

Now if you are working for you, you still must have God as your lead in anything. For the above mentions that the king, any man or woman who is in charge of the company or business is the one who will commend another for the work done in the company or business. But if one is the “slacker” and does not required the paycheck they will certainly find his place in being unemployed.

Slacking also means you do not tell your boss how to do his job your way! If you have a boss, he got his job by the amount of years he remained faithful to learn and understand the way he sought in either learning a trade or field or area of work and maintained in a good position as he or she ages. Slacking also means that you do not go and change what the company or business is already doing. If you are hired you are hired to do exactly what you are paid to do, no more and no less…but be faithful to it!

We take a local paper here in this area. It is always delivered to our mailing address in town. In some of the editorials, we read of the frustrations by some local business owners who hire the teens for either the summer season or hire those who want to work  after high school is finished and they need regular work. One such individual wrote of his hardware business and what he had sent out in the paper that he was hiring for someone to do clean-up and haul large items of lumber or such to a customer's vehicle. He had a few other things listed, but in short, he put that he got people who wanted to work part-time hours, and required really enlarged salaries, like the starting pay at 30 dollars to start? Now where has this “kid” been living?

Anyway, the short of it, either the work for the said persons was not what they wanted and not enough pay! I remember when my mother made $1.65 an hour to start her job. And her increase was very slow paced. Of course that was back in the twentieth century!

Making demands should not be our lifestyle! If we are in the Lord, we learn His wisdom and how to grow not only in knowing Him and His word, but also how to work with others, learn the needed knowledge we require for a certain job and move ahead with God’s hand of favor on our lives.

Staying close to the Lord will give us the protection to know when some “unexpected something” is coming your way! Unless prepared by the Lord, we miss it! Many an opportunity has been missed by many people, just look at the graveyard you pass maybe to church or to work or maybe the next time you buy groceries. I always note seeing one somewhere when we are driving out any direction of where we live. And I wonder how many really did something that God had placed in them to do.

The most I have seen for the youth is they died suddenly when driving too fast while texting!
Now I do hear of some world changers and history makers, but they are not from around here!

God and prayer work for our families, our neighbors and our nation!

My thought is what is the heartache one experiences when their young teen dies so suddenly when it most likely could have been prevented. Now some things can occur, but prayer is important to keeping God’s power going out to keep our families strong in Him. Prayer amounts to the power of God released into their young lives. Prayer for our youth and those teens surrounds them with God’s power of protection to see that they come home safely.

Considering God is powerful and able to save, I desire to stay with Him. I have made too many trips to the “city” and see so many still disobeying the rules to answer that “all important” text while driving. I don't need to watch for horror movies on TV, I can drive in the nearest city to observe that and without the benefit of a good bag of popcorn.

Education is so important, and so is knowing the Lord. In the world where so many are missing the great opportunity of receiving a good education to thrive,  they miss out not only by being absent from school but also miss those days they might really be needed……..and within that, they vacate that which could have been a really good life being submissive to learn and to achieve. In the end, they most likely miss their opportunity to a life in God. If school is not important, would knowing God and learning the truths in the Bible be important?

God devotion makes a country strong! May our desire together in unity be for His kingdom to come and be done on earth as it is in heaven. May God the Lord be praised! He sent Jesus and with the thankfulness of our heart’s we can see things change when we pray! 

It is our God Who has delivered us from the evil one who came to steal, kill and destroy us, but God sent us HIS Son that we would have life and have it in abundance. Are our lives significant of abundance or that which is diminished, the lacking with no life of God in it?

Thank YOU Father for delivering us from every evil work and thank YOU for the authority YOU have given us with the name of Jesus. We love YOU and praise YOU.

Oh, Lord may we praise YOU every day and within that find those new reasons to praise YOU!

Father, according to Proverbs 14:34   Amp. Bible we desire to have the uprightness and right standing with God ( moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation ) elevate a nation but choose to push  past sin as we understand….it is a reproach to any people.

We pray for those who know YOU and their families today that any who have floundered may be brought back into the fold of YOUR truth and love. May all children everywhere know the importance of a good education no matter their age and within that may they have regard for God first and His plan for their lives that which brings abundance for every area of their lives. We pray for those who know the Lord, may their children grow spiritually, physically, financially, socially and emotionally through God’s Word of truth!

Father, may Your peace rule this nation, this state, and this community. May the people of this nation become kingdom people and give praise to the one true God. It is all about serving the Lord with gladness in our hearts. To God be all the glory. Amen and Amen.

Notice: 

The Voice of Prayer  has a new teaching:

Loving By Choice: Not By Circumstance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41y9YtcwiY4

You can also visit my You Tube channel The Voice of Prayer for more teaching at:  http://bit.ly/1tNyBhV