Protect Us!

Good morning, all you beautiful and blessed children of God:)

Today we have arrived at part four of the definition of blessing:
To protect or guard from evil (usually used interjectionally).

I could not agree more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

An exclamation point at the end of a sentence says that the words preceding it are intense and emotional.

"God bless you." Is not the same as. "God bless you!" Jabez had it right when he cried out to God saying, "Bless me and enlarge my territory!"

Yes, an exclamation point appears in the Bible. Does it matter? Does it make a difference?
2 Timothy 3:16 "Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth...correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way."

The truth is God has exclamations in His word because sometimes we need to pray with exclamations. Part of our training for living His way includes getting to know Him as the kind of Father Who responds to fervent cries for blessings of protection.

One of you precious folks grew up attending a church where everything was low key. Prayers were soft and barely above a whisper. No matter what the situation, one always prayed in hushed, quiet tones. And then one day an urgent matter arose where you lost your toddler at the mall and you did not have time for formalities. You yelled to Jesus for help so loud that everybody in Cuba heard you. And God, did in fact, come running with your wiley two year old in hand.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Protect us and our families from all danger and evil! In Jesus' name, Amen~

Yenise~
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Run!!!

TGIF Greetings:)

 

Proverbs 18:10

"The name of the LORD is a strong tower. A righteous person runs to it and is safe."

 

Twice this week I have gone running, and not around the track or thru the neighborhood, but to the name of the Lord.

 

Sometimes things are urgent. We can't walk or stroll or skip to the Lord--we have to RUN!

 

Running conveys a sense of urgency--an "I need help right this very second!" There's no time to waste!

 

First it was with a friend who needs God in her marriage, and then it was with another pal whose child is starting new meds. In both cases we were looking for safety from adverse reactions.

 

Isn't it great that our Lord's name is a strong tower? It's not a flimsy ant hill. Who would want to run to that?

 

It's tall and fortified and able to withstand a billion of us or more running toward it at the same time. What an awesome and mighty God we have!

 

Notice, however, that first we run, and then we are safe. We have to pickup our feet and go toward the Lord. Sometimes we get upset, angry, or confused and rather than run toward Him we run away.

 

But today I want to encourage us all to take a step of faith and start running. When we do we will be safe!

 

PRAYER:
Dear Lord,

We run to You right now because we need safety. Thank You that You provide all the shelter we need. You are mighty and strong; bring that might and strength into our lives right now. In Jesus' name, AMEN~