Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Devotional - Tension

 Scriptures for Tension

"They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."  Isa - 40:31

"Learn to wait upon the Lord - for He shall give you strength.  Never trust that this old world will give you strength, only the Lord can do this."

Put you hope in the Lord.  And Trust.  He will give you what you need when you need it.   Amen.

This was my Bible study notes, for those days that I experience tension.   I used to be at home for many years, then suddenly my more or less quiet world changed.   I've been working in the retail world since 2021, that has been quite a change for me.   Some days, work goes well and my nerves aren't too bad, then there are days that really seem to stress me out.    Reflecting upon these scriptures have helped me to not focus so much on me or my own strength, but rather the strength of the Lord.    If I were to place my trust in what the world has to offer, I would be depressed.   With all the different "stresses" in the world, why would I want to place my hope in what is going on nowadays.   There isn't much "hope" in the news.   The world is basically falling apart.   I would rather place my hope and trust in the Lord, He alone can give me hope.   Do not let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Nahum 1:7 - The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows them who trust in Him.

Whatever is on your heart and mind give those things over to Him.   His yoke is easy and burden is light.

Mary


Friday, October 9, 2020

Devotional in I John 5:21

 Today's devotional has to do with Idol Worship.  I did a study of this topic in my journal back in July of this year.  It's probably not a popular subject to speak about, and maybe not one you hear much of in churches today.. although, there maybe some that do preach on this.    This is just a short devotional; I am not called of God to be a preacher, I have been called to write about the things of the Lord.   I hope that you will be truly blessed.  

Our verse today:  Little children, keep yourselves from idols.  Amen.   This is a short verse, but powerful.   This verse doesn't mean the heathen worship of idol gods, but substitutes for the Christian concepts of God, or anything that would pull us away from God and the Cross of Christ.  

When our focus is not truly centered on the face of God and the Cross of Christ, we can become "lost" in our own thought and the heart will fix upon the idol of desire.   What have I desired ?   My focus should be on the Lord and the Cross.    Another words do not be partakers of the sins of this world.  

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I have also written down some thoughts, that not necessarily have to do with today's devotional, but more of an impression of what's been happening in the world.   Men's hearts are far from me. (The word me is speaking of the Lord.)  Hatred has consumed their desires.  In the last days men's hearts will fail from fear.  Many have gone astray.  Many will lose their lives over the desires to see America fall.  It is my desire to see all men come to Christ, but many will not.   Covid - 19 has become a tool of man,  to see America become like that of China.  A state of communism.  But I have overcome the world.   The Lord God will intervene in this land.   Many hearts are broken, and in fear to see this country to become a place of terror, where thieves break in.   Many will come to the Lord during this time.  Many have come back to the Lord.  The Gospel needs to go into all the world.  Few are the laborers, the field is white unto Harvest.  

There seems to a lot of fear concerning what has been going on in the news in these times.   But, we should not be in fear.  Let me share some scriptures having to do with having Faith.  Allowing our hearts to focus on what the word says about overcoming fear with Positive Faith.   I will just write down where you can find the scriptures, 11 Timothy 1:7 - "God has not given us a spirit of fear" ;  Proverbs 29:25 - "The fear of man bringeth a snare" ; Psalms 27:1 - "The Lord is my light and my salvation" ; Psalms 91:4-5 - "He shall cover thee with his feathers" ..    Of course there is more to these scriptures, I have only given the shortened version, its up to you to have a look in the word of God.   

Have a blessed day,

Mary



Monday, March 16, 2020

A Time For ....

Ecclesiastes 3:1 through 8; 

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the Heaven.
A time to be born, and a time to die;  a time to plant and a time to pluck up which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to build up;
A  time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;  
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:11;  He has made everything beautiful in His time: also He has set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God makes from the beginning to the end.  

Verses taken from KJV of the Bible*


Predicting the end times

Psalms 96:11 - Let the heavens rejoice, and let the Earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness there of.   (Jesus Christ will reign over the entirety of planet earth in the Kingdom Age, then the heavens will rejoice and the earth be glad). 

My thoughts:  In the fake news I hear liberals say, that in 10 years the earth will be destroyed.  But when we look at Psalms 96:11, we can see that Jesus Christ will reign over the entirety of the earth.  That doesn't sound to me like the world will be destroyed.  
No one can predict the time of the Lord's coming - including the liberals, all they want is to put fear into the hearts of people.   They want to Kill America -  Rob people of their resources, and Destroy the babies in the wombs of their mothers.   Satan thinks he has everyone fooled - but there are praying saints on bended knee asking the Heavenly Father to heal our land.   When we humble ourselves before the Lord - then the Father will hear from Heaven - and heal our land.   We cannot take what the liberals dish out as true - they know nothing - but to deceive.  Their hearts are darkened by Sin.  
The Earth will not be destroyed.  The Lord is in control.  

In His Service,
Mary

2019 .. a reflection

Hello,  first off let me say, I do apologize for not keeping up this blog.. it sat for over a year.   This was not planned.   The year of 2019.. was for the most part a sad year.    My dear mother passed away, she spent her 94th birthday in heaven.   We miss her, she will always be in my heart... forever.    Right after her passing, in the following month, my aunt passed away.    And in the months ahead, we said our goodbyes to 3 more loved ones.     And in September we had to put our 2 fur kids down, due to illnesses.   One was our beautiful dog, Dollie.  And our 18 yr old cat, Mudpie.    This has not been easy for me... but through it all, the Lord has been walking by my side holding my hand and my heart.   Without Him I can do nothing.   He is my blessed assurance.   I can trust Him with my tomorrows.     

Blessings, 

Mary  

Friday, January 4, 2019

Where is your focus? - A devotion


First of all let me wish you all a very happy and hope filled New Year. 

 Let us focus for a minute on the word “hope”.   Maybe we should ask ourselves where do we base our hope?      As we ponder on that question.  Let us turn our focus on what the Word of God says …

Philippians 4:6-7  “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.   And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”  KJV
“Be careful for nothing” = don’t worry about anything, worry only leads to unrest,  headache and fear.   Worry gives your mind something to do, but it leads you to nothing, but heartache.
“Thanksgiving” = remembering all that God has done for us in the past, what He is doing in the present, and shall do in the future.
We should allow the Lord God, to work things out on our behalf.  Letting go of things we cannot control.   Giving over to the Lord all things that bother, worry, frustrate us on a daily basis.      Sometimes I get my mind on things of this world, all that is happening in the news… it can be so frustrating.    I have allowed my thoughts to get so bunched up.. that it does me no good.        Reading God’s Word should not be your New Year’s Resolution, it should be your focus every day.      My hope is in the Lord Jesus Christ, and what He accomplished on the Cross.
Cling to God’s unchanging hand.  For every day the world around us changes.  For our Hope and Trust should be in the Lord God the maker of Heaven and Earth.   This is my reminder.   And I pray that it will be your reminder too.    A reminder that if we as born-again Christians will not give in to the evils of this world, and if we stand firm on God’s Word, then He [Jesus] will give us what we need when we need it.   So, if you are needing  your bills to be paid – stand on God’s Word,  he said he will provide.    Is your car broken down? – Trust in the Lord, to see you through!    Don’t just read this devotion, but pick up the Bible.  Start reading in Philippians 4: 19 – But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in Glory by Christ Jesus.    This is all made possible by the Cross.
As you read through this devotion, think on the Scriptures that have been given, but most importantly pick up the Word [the Bible] and look up these Scriptures.   May the peace of God rule in your heart.
Mary ♥

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Hello fellow bloggers!

Hello and Greetings to everyone!   You have probably noticed that this blog has not been updated since 2016... Oh my, well, I thought that I had "lost" my password, but when I looked over all my old passwords, there it was... And to think all this time, I could have been updating this blog.   *Sigh*   

And you know what happens when you thought you've lost something,... you usually move on to another blog... and that's what I did.  You can find it over at WordPress.  Here is the address should it be of interest..  Our Daily Walk Blog..   For your reading pleasure, I will be updating Daily Walk (which happens to be under the address of bluejeancards.blogspot.com ... so, I really hope that I will gain readership again!  

In His Service, Mary




Sunday, November 13, 2016

* I just wanted to share this article with our readers.  It's about the hidden dangers of Halloween.   October 31st has passed by - but this is an important topic that needs to be shared.*       Article is used with permission.

Halloween:
The Truth Behind the Mask

Jason Decker

What is Halloween? Is it really a time for Trick or Treats, Ghost stories, Pumpkins, Jack-O- Lanterns, Black cats, Costumes, Parties? Right? That is what I used to think. You probably thought that Halloween was a time for children dressed in cute costumes of witches, ghosts, and devils coming to knock at your door yelling “TRICK OR TREAT!” That’s not all there is to it. There is much more to Halloween, much more!
Halloween is more than a traditional holiday, and it is still celebrated by the many satanic and witchcraft groups today. How do the Halloween traditions and customs we see practiced today in our society relate to ancient and modern witchcraft?
The origins of Halloween can be traced back thousands of years to the time of the ancient Celts and their priests, the Druids. The night of October 31st marked the transition from summer into the darkness of winter. It marked the beginning of the Celtic New Year. The Feast of Samhain was a dreaded night, a night in which great bonfires were lit to Samana the lord of death, the dark Aryan god who was known as the Grim Reaper.
On this night it is said that spirits of the dead rose up and walked the earth. Wiccans say that this day is the best time for necromancy (communication with the dead). Halloween is still celebrated in Wicca as one of their Eight Seasonal Festivals, a ritual during which they call upon the dead to “Return this night to make merry with us”
One of my sources, who was a warlock in the Church of Satan, a priest in the satanic brotherhood and the high priest of a Wicca coven for almost 15 years, says that he and his fellow Wiccans would supposedly call up dead spirits such as Jesus, George Washington, King Arthur, Merlin, Aleister Crowley (a Satanist who called himself “The Great Beast”) who would appear and talk in normal like conversations on Halloween during their ceremonies.
He said that they used to cast spells on the countryside giving the spirits access to possess whoever they pleased. They especially cast spells on the children going about “Trick or Treating”.
But they believed that they were helping the people because they believed the spirits shared their wisdom and helped the victim to grow more aware of their spirituality. They did not realize the harm they really bring because they were blinded by their own spirits.
It was necessary that this be done on the night of October 31st, because it represented All Hallows Eve, the night before November first, “summer’s end when the powers of the underworld are felt to be growing, with its gates opened and all its forces let loose-the evil as well as the good.”
November first, All Saints Day was a religious holiday of the Roman Catholic Church established during the seventh century. It was the day the Catholics set aside in memory of the early Martyrs. November second was the day to pray for the souls in purgatory. Another name for All Saints Day was All Hallows. Oct. 31 was known as All Hallows Eve-later shortened to Halloweëen.
Today all of this is invisible, just the way Wiccans prefer it. Quiet, so they can be left alone. But you don’t have to look far for their influence on the spirit of Halloween. Today the spirit of Halloween is seen in the horror movies usually released in association with Halloween’s horror. Look at Halloween I, II and III; Friday the 13th series, Nightmare on Elm Street, or Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Even on TV., there’s The Howling, and any number of slasher, bloody-murder and terror flicks you see. These are typical of what our society today accepts as all in the spirit of Halloween. It reveals the dark spirit behind the masks of the Halloween of today.
Black cats, Ghosts, Spirits, Trick or Treating, Jack-O-Lanterns, costumes, and masks all have associations to Halloween. Yet, each has been commonly used by Wiccans and all the back to the ancient Druids.
Symbolism is applied to most of the Halloween activities we participate in today. Just as people offered gifts of food to the spirits, people today offer treats to the kids who represent them by dressing up. In reality, the lighted Jack-O-Lanterns the children carry are symbols of the torches of former Halloweens and of the ancient Samhain fires.
Chosen villagers disguised themselves and cavorted from house to house collecting the ancient Celtic equivalent of protection money, and then drove the spirits out of that town or village. They carried Jack-O-Lanterns to light their way, often just a turnip or potato with a fearful, demonic face carved into it, which they hoped would impress or intimidate the spirits around it.
Other stories say that the Druids went around and collected money and then they would cast a protection spell and leave a jack-O-Lantern to tell the demons they had been there.
About Black Cats-remember the old saying “Its bad luck for a Black Cat to cross your path”? Well it can be almost so. During the thousands of years the cat has lived with humans, it has been worshipped as deity or cursed as a demon by many societies.
In ancient Egypt the cat was respected as a god. To the Druids they were dreaded as human beings changed into animals by evil powers. That is the reason they wove them into wicker baskets and put them in the Samhain fires. Cats often serve witches as familiars (spirit helpers). Their ‘magic’ eyes led people to believe that cats were seers, with strong mediumistic powers.
People hide behind all sorts of ‘masks.’ Some hide behind hats and others hide behind dark sunglasses. In many primitive societies a mask was more than a means of changing one’s appearance; it was a link with the world of the spirits, a channel by which men could tap the forces of the supernatural.
The wearing of a mask was believed to change a man’s identity and faculties, for the assumed appearance was believed to affect the wearers inner nature and to assimilate it to that of the being represented by the mask.
One of my sources told me someone in the coven would dress up as a demon/god or as Samana the prince of darkness (otherwise known as Set or Satan) and become possessed by the demonic personality.
This whole idea of kids dressing up like ghosts and vampires is actually a mask worn by Satan to make reality seem like the ridiculous. Once we look at this dark side of Halloween as a fun thing, we accept the evil as a common cultural tradition and find ourselves blinded by spiritual ignorance to the truth. So, Trick or Treat with the knowledge that you are opening the doors of yours and your children’s’ souls to true spiritual darkness.

The Ten Commandments

Ten Commandments
I.
You shall have no other gods before me.
II.
You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.
III.
You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
IV.
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
V.
Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
VI.
You shall not murder.
VII.
You shall not commit adultery.
VIII.
You shall not steal.
IX.
You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
X.
You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

America's Future

Well, we did vote in this election.   We felt proud to vote!   With hopes held high, for the LORD to work on our behalf.   We prayed and spoke in tongues.   We hold to the truths of God's WORD, for our strength and continued guidance.   We have to - due to the "ungodly" world that we live in.

If the blinders were to fall away from man's ugly heart - he would truly "see" for the first time the mess that this United States have fallen. 
Once, the beginning of these United States started in true form.  Marching to the tune of morality and Truth and Love.   The early presidents held honor to preserve this nation from chaos.   These truths were held together by the Word of God.
I believe that if these United States had not started out with God's Holy Grace - it would have quickly fallen.   The enemy would have divided, and pulled apart.   But man held to the Simple Truths of God's Word.   And thus, they fought to keep the Nation Free.

Now chaos seems to rule the land - Few pulpits witness the goodness of God, and instead embrace  "man's goodness".   Man has seen that he might do a better job in creating his own peace while standing on a slippery slope.   Unknown to him the dangers that lie in wait.
Those with eyes of God, see the danger coming and hides himself in the Palm of the Almighty God - knowing that the Heavenly Father hears every breath of prayer - from His Saints.
These men and women do battle in the Heavenly realm.   The Saints of God equip themselves with an urgency - and the Bible.   Constantly seeking the Face of the LORD GOD.
Saints must learn to discern the Voice of the Father.  We are all called to prayer.  Warriors on the front lines to do battle.   For this world is going down fast.   But if we will wake from the slumber... we can do battle through prayer.

In Ephesians 6:18 it says:  "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all Saints (Saints praying for other saints)". 

Thank you LORD JESUS - for you are our Heavenly Father who watches constantly over all the Saints, - throughout all the ages.

For YOU never grow tired of hearing the Saints prayers and cries from the depth of hearts that are tired and those in dire pain.  For every one that carries a burden can come to the Father -  He lifts those burdens from our shoulders.
For YOU gave your Son as One Sacrifice - there's nothing that can be added or taken away from what happened on the Cross that day.

For ALL you've given - For all  One Sacrifice!


In His Service and for the Glory of God,  

Mary ♥