Rejoice! And Be Glad

This is the day that the Lord hath made, rejoice and be GLAD!!  I am  SO glad to see just a little bit of warm weather trying to break thru in this day that He hath made. Also, I have daffodils trying to break thru and bloom  in my back yard ~ what a wonderful little blessing for this day.  Praise the Lord that He is in control of the Weather and He governs the Universe.  He promises us in Genesis that we will have the Seasons as long as the world exists.  Praise His Name and rejoice for this day!  I am very glad today.   Until We Meet Again...

Blessed Friend

No one ever cared for me like the Precious Lord Jesus.  As Christians, we are the apples of His eye.  He is our Blessed Friend.   How much He cares for us!  How thankful this fragile speck of dust is that she is being cared for in the Palm of  His Strong and Powerful Hand.  There is nothing too small or too large for Him to handle for me in this ole troubled world.  He is Saviour and Heavenly Friend.  I want to praise Him forever and without end.  O, Blessed Father, Praise Thy Holy Name for Thou art Lord God Almighty.  Thee and Thee alone art God.  Let the trees, rocks, and mountains sing forth Thy praise.  Thou dost meet my ever need.  I love Jehovah Jireh.  He provides my every need just as He promises in Matthew 6.  No need to worry and fret over where clothes, food and shelter are coming from ~ His Word tells me from whence it comes. My God owns the cattle on a thousand hills and He even owns all the hills!!  He can and does provide all I need.  He lovingly provides a wondrous salvation for all that call on His Name.   O, Precious Lord Jesus, Blessed Friend, thank Thee for caring for me like no Other.  Until We Meet Again...

Niagara Falls and the 1999 Snow Storm

They started predicting the big winter storm a couple of weeks ago here in the South!  I just didn't believe we would get what they were predicting for us.  We rarely do.  Now I'm not saying that we don't ever get that elusive storm once in a while, because we do.  So, everyone in the State runs out for that magic loaf of bread and jug of milk!?!  That must be a "Southern Thing"!  But now, seriously, I am ALWAYS skeptical whenever we have a huge storm warning after having spent a little bit of every December in Western New York for 10 or so years.  Now, there was some SNOW and WINTER WEATHER.  While some years have fled by since last visiting my "other" home, the memories of  the snow, cold and  terribly inclement weather there in the Buffalo/Niagara Falls Area are marked indelible in the files of my mind's eye.  The last visit ~ January,1999 ~
 was the most incredible ~ having traveled all the way up the road in treacherous conditions, we were privy to  numerous overturned vehicles, including an 18-wheeler laying on its side.  After traveling under such harrowing conditions for about 17+ hours, we were quite exhausted upon arriving at our destination that night.  We awoke to a full 5 feet of snow that had fallen while we slept.  We were snowed in for 3 days, having to walk everywhere that we desired to go ~ the car was buried underneath all that white stuff, stuck in the parking lot.  But, it was Niagara Falls, we did not mind.   But then, there were horrible things that happened that week.  A little girl froze to death just a few feet from her door; a barn collapsed ~ killing 8 horses; numerous roofs caved in, among many other terrible things.  At the time, I really loved the snow.  Not so much now.  Now, that I am older.  And that NY experience caused a mixture of feelings about the matter.   The tragedies helped to "cure" me of wanting to see more of it for any length of time.  Also, I think that the Lord gave me such an overwhelming amount because He knew that it would be my last visit for a while and He was giving me enough to "last me".  Yes, now IF  I feel the urge to see any snow, I just open up that file in my mind's eye and there it is ~ no worries about how I'd get some place or if the electricity would go off for a week and I would freeze to death!  I am a Southerner, what can I say?  But, on the slight chance we truly might be getting the "Big One" down here in the South, I was fully prepared.  Candles were in every candle holder in the house (forty something, to be exact), oil lamps were wicked, 2 different kinds of boxes of matches, plenty of ready to eat food, extra blankets, a beautiful basket of goodies and water bottles were in reach.  The electric blanket was warming the bed, just in case!  Coco had on one of her little "doggie" sweaters.  Also, all of my "NY snow clothes" were laid out for easy access.  Yes, I was prepared.  And to be on the safe side, I did have my loaf of bread and jug of milk.  Ah, magic!  Until We Meet Again...

Quit Shaking, Trust HIM

Whatever I face, there is no fear when sheltered under the outstretched wings of the Saviour.  He covers me with  His feathers.  He will keep me with a miraculous safety.  Safe in Christ is were I stand. I am a child of the King. There is no need to shake in fear.  Though I suffer, He will keep His precious arms enclosed securely around me.  Though I am beset all around by the snares of the evil one, the Lord's watchful eye is there to give me deliverance.  Praise His precious Name.  Romans 8:28 ~ Things allowed are not intended for evil but for my good, according to this, my life's verse.  My God rules the Universe ~ He is in control of my life ~ conforming me to His perfect will with everything that has ever crossed my path.  Trust HIM, quit shaking ~ knowing you are being held in His loving Arms, safely under His wings and covered there by                                His feathers.  Until We Meet Again...                                                                                                                                              

Magnify the Precious Lord

O Magnify the Lord with Me.  He is worthy to be praised.  Praise His wonderful Name for this a new day. Let us exalt the Lord together. We need to send up worship to HIM and HIM alone!!  Yes, Magnify the LORD with me!  May this day be a blessing for you, Dear Christian.  And, if you are not a Christian, may this be the day you receive Him into your heart by the shedding of His precious blood through His unmerited Grace to us while we were yet sinners. Then this, too, will be the day that you can Magnify the LORD.  Until We Meet Again...