TODAY'S QUOTE

"We learned a lesson that morning.  When we arrive

at the end of our own strength it is not defeat, but

the start of tapping into God's boundless resources."  

- Brother Yun in

The Heavenly Man.

TODAY'S PROMISE

"God is our refuge and strength, a very

present help in trouble.

Therefore will not we fear, though the 

earth be removed, and though the mountains

be carried into the midst of the sea;" 

(Psalms 46:1,2)

TODAY'S PROMISE

"LORD, you are the one who protects me

and gives me strength; you help me in times

of trouble."

(Jeremiah 16:19a GNT)  

IS YOUR LOAD TOO HEAVY?

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Is your load to heavy?

I have been noticing something on Facebook lately.

It is almost impossible to believe that so many people

are hurting in life.  Relationships are broken.  Health

is broken.  Dreams are frustrated.  Wrongs have been

done, etc, etc, etc.

Or on the news, accidents, overdoses on drugs and 

suicides.  Any way you look at it life is too much in

many cases for people to handle.  Even all the self-

help schemes about how to "tough it out" or take control

of yourself etc., fail.  They at the best are only band aids 

over a cancer.

But there is good news.

There is someone who wants to help you out.

God almighty himself wants to help you.

Even best he wants to actually come right into

you and become the strength of your life.

A person needs to realize that Jesus Christ is

the one who gives them life to start with.  But

we have ignored him and gone our own way.

So he came to earth as a man and became a 

sacrifice for us.  He died in our place, if we

will accept it.   Then all we have to do is cry

out to him to forgive us and honestly ask Jesus

Christ to come into our messed up life and 

take over.

If we will submit to him and allow him to

he will actually come into us as a person 

and bring the very strength of God into our

being.

Nothing is too much for Jesus Christ to handle.

Invite him in to take your load off you.

TODAY'S PROMISE

"My flesh and my heart may fail,

But God is the strength of my heart

and my portion forever."

(Psalms 73:26 NASB)   

TODAY'S PROMISE

"The Lord is my rock and my fortress,

and my deliverer; my God, my strength,

in whom I will trust; my buckler, and 

the horn of my salvation, and my tower."

(Psalms 18:2)

TODAY'S PROMISE

"The Lord is my light and my salvation;

whom shall I fear? the Lord is the 

strength of my life; of whom shall I

be afraid?"

(Psalms 27:1)

TODAY'S PROMISE

"God is our refuge and strength,

a very present help in trouble.

Therefore will not we fear,

though the earth be removed,

and though the mountains be

carried into the midst of the sea;

Though the waters thereof roar

and be troubled, though the 

mountains shake with the swelling

thereof." (Psalms 46:1 - 3)

HELP IN TROUBLE

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"God is our shelter and strength,

always ready to help in times

of trouble.

"So we will not be afraid,

even if the earth is shaken

and mountains fall into

the ocean depths;

even if the seas roar and rage,

and the hills are shaken

by the violence."

"The Lord Almighty is with us;

the God of Jacob is our refuge."

(Psalms 46:1-3 & 11 GNT)

WAITING FOR HELP

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"I said, 'I have worked, but how hopeless

it is!  I have used up my strength, but have

accomplished nothing'.

Yet I can trust the Lord to defend my cause;

he will reward me for what I do."

(Isaiah 49:4 GNT)

Then God said,

"Then you will know that I am the Lord;

no one who waits for my help will be

disappointed."

(Isaiah 49:23b GNT)

RENEW YOUR STRENGTH

I want to share my experience with you hoping it can be
an encouragement to you.

I have what they call "Aplastic Anemia".   My body just plain
and simple quit making blood a little over a year ago.  God in
his mercy has allowed the medicines to help and my body
seems to be making some blood now.  But  I am still dependent
on frequent transfusions.

But it is "strength" that we want to consider right now.  I lost all
my strength with this sickness.  For a while I was so weak I could
not get out of my chair with out pulling on something or someone
helping me.  Of course any work was out of the question, period.

BUT -

God said,
"...they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength,..."
-(Isaiah 40:31 RSV)

Some versions use the word "trust" instead of "wait".  Take your
choice.  And I would stress that I do not feel God gave me that as
a promise.  Simply, he said it.  And I tried to wait, trust, walk with
God looking for an increase in strength.

Strength was very slow in coming, if any at all.   So slow that I was
complaining to God about it.  But, a short time back I got more serious
with God over the issue.  You know, "God, where is this strength you
promised?"

Shortly after that inside of just a few days I felt like my old self.  Did
not feel sickly at all.  No I have not regained all my strength back - yet.

The image above is a garden bed I am working on.  You cannot see
how deep it is.  But what you see in it is old damp horse manure.  It
was loaded the other night and made my little old truck squat down
like a dog doing something on the lawn.  I had to drive home in only
the lower gears.   It was too heavy to get into one of the high gears.

The point I'm making.  Yesterday morning in about two hours I unloaded
that stuff, a shove full at a time, into that garden bed.  Yes, it pretty much
wore me out for the day.  But even two months ago I could not have
thought about doing that little bit.

It's God I'm thanking.    Have you lost your strength?  Turn to the one who
gives life and strength to start with.  Jesus Christ.  Get real close and know
him personally very well.  You will not be sorry.

I SHOULD BE DEAD, BUT...

  

                    I SHOULD BE DEAD BUT,

"I cried to you for help,

O Lord my God,

and you healed me;

you kept me from the grave.

I was on my way to the 

depths below,

but you restored my

life."

(Psalms 30:2,3 GNT)

Over a year ago my body quit producing blood.

I should be under a grave stone like the one above.

Of course I have been seeing doctors -

after praying about it.

And taking their medicines and advice.

And praying about it.

About a month ago within just a few

days I begin to feel like my old self.

The doctors do not offer me any explanation.

I do not know where it will end.

BUT God,

has worked it out so that instead

of being in a hospital bed,

I'M BACK TO RIDING THE MOTORCYCLES

YOU SEE BELOW.

PRAISE GOD.

"But those who trust in the 

Lord for help

will find their strength renewed.

They will rise on wings like eagles;

they will run and not get weary;

they will walk and not grow weak."

(Isaiah 40:31 GNT)

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"God is our shelter

and strength,

always ready to help

in times of trouble."

(Psalms 46:1 GNT)

JESUS IS MY;

Jesus,

"You are my shield,

my strength,

my portion,

my shelter,

my strong tower

and

my deliverer."

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SOURCE OF STRENGTH

"Don't you know?  Haven't you heard?

The LORD is the everlasting God;

he created all the world.

He never grows tired or weary.

No one understands his thoughts.

He strengthens those who are weak and tired.

Even those who are young grow weak;

young people can fall exhausted.

But those who trust in the LORD for help

will find their strength renewed.

They will run and not get weary;

they will walk and not grow weak."

(Isaiah 40:28 - 31TEV)

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A SURE HOPE

"I said, 

'I have worked, 

but how hopeless it is!

I have used up my strength,

but have accomplished nothing.'

Yet I can trust the LORD

to defend my cause;

he will reward me for what I do."

(Isaiah 49:4 TEV)

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WHAT REALLY COUNTS

All my life I have wanted to be an expert at something.

Almost anything.  But I never made it.

After a long life (A few months shy of four score years.)

I realized that no mortals are experts at anything.

Some are only better guessers than others.

The only true expert at anything is God himself.

I was not endowed with a lot of strength.

Just sufficient for my task.  The gym might

have been a help.  But that just looks like paying

out good money to work up a sweat, and does

not put any bread on the table.

Riches are fickle and fleeting.

If you watch the news over a period of time

you will notice that riches do not satisfy, 

at least for very long.

So what does count????

God said,

"The wise should not boast of their wisdom,

nor the strong of their strength,

nor the rich of their wealth.

If any want to boast, 

they should boast that they know and understand me,

because my love is constant,

and I do what is just and right.

These are the things that please me."

(Jeremiah 9:23,24 TEV)

Consequently,

with God's help I want to spend the remainder of

my days becoming better acquainted with God.

That is what really counts.

TODAY'S PROMISE

"But the Lord is faithful,

and he will strengthen you

and keep you safe from the Evil One.

And the Lord gives us confidence in you,

and we are sure that you are doing and

will continue to do what we tell you.

May the Lord lead you into a greater

understanding of God's love

and the endurance that is given by Christ."

(2 Thessalonians 3:3-5 GNT)

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"The promises of the Lord can be trusted;

they are as genuine as silver refined

seven times in the furnace."

(Psalms 12:6 GNT)

1. Meditate on God's Promises.

2. Plead the Promises at the throne of Grace.

3. Act in Faith that God Will Perform His Promises.

(William Gurnall)

MY REFUGE

"God is our shelter and strength,
always ready to help in times of trouble.
So we will not be afraid,
even if the earth is shaken and 
the mountains fall into the ocean depths;
even if the seas roar and rage,
and the hills are shaken by the violence.
(Psalms 46:1-3 GNT)

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TODAY'S PROMISE

"The LORD gives strength to his people

and blesses them with peace."

(Psalms 29:11 TEV)

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"The promises of the Lord can be trusted;

they are as genuine as silver refined

seven times in the furnace."

(Psalms 12:6 GNT)

1. Meditate on God's Promises.

2. Plead the Promises at the throne of Grace.

3. Act in Faith that God Will Perform His Promises.

(William Gurnall)