Moravian Daily Texts

Watchword for the Week
Jesus says, "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for
the sheep." John 10:11

Tuesday, May 5


Psalm 59:1-9
Job 41; 1 Corinthians 11:3-16

Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars! For he commanded,
and they were created. Psalm 148:3,5

You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you
created all things. Revelation 4:11

We are grateful, O loving Creator, for the glorious universe of which we are
part. Help us always to recognize our place within your world, praising you both
for your majesty and for your constant care. Amen.

WEEKLY MEMORY VERSE - JOHN 3: 16 -

John 3:16 (New Living Translation)

16 “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

This version of our weekly memory verse i choose to memorize because the translation of my fav MSG was to lenghty.........Nevertheless reading it makes the picture complete for me and gives the verse more dept.

(The Message)

16-18"This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person's failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.

Looking up the text in Blue Letter Bible gave also more insights I copy/paste some strongs to share with you ..and highlighted what i find interesting.....

"For God

1) a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities

2) the Godhead, trinity

a) God the Father, the first person in the trinity

b) Christ, the second person of the trinity

c) Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity

3) spoken of the only and true God

a) refers to the things of God

b) his counsels, interests, things due to him

4) whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way

a) God's representative or viceregent

1) of magistrates and judges


the world,

1) an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government

2) ornament, decoration, adornment, i.e. the arrangement of the stars, 'the heavenly hosts', as the ornament of the heavens. 1 Pet. 3:3

3) the world, the universe

4) the circle of the earth, the earth

5) the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human family

6) the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ

7) world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly

a) the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc, which although hollow and frail and fleeting, stir desire, seduce from God and are obstacles to the cause of Christ

8) any aggregate or general collection of particulars of any sort

a) the Gentiles as contrasted to the Jews (Rom. 11:12 etc)

b) of believers only, John 1:29; 3:16; 3:17; 6:33; 12:47 1 Cor. 4:9; 2 Cor. 5:19


that He gave

1) to give

2) to give something to someone

a) of one's own accord to give one something, to his advantage

1) to bestow a gift

b) to grant, give to one asking, let have

c) to supply, furnish, necessary things

d) to give over, deliver

1) to reach out, extend, present

2) of a writing

3) to give over to one's care, intrust, commit

a) something to be administered

b) to give or commit to some one something to be religiously observed

e) to give what is due or obligatory, to pay: wages or reward

f) to furnish, endue

3) to give

a) to cause, profuse, give forth from one's self

1) to give, hand out lots

b) to appoint to an office

c) to cause to come forth, i.e. as the sea, death and Hell are said to give up the dead who have been engulfed or received by them

c) to give one to someone as his own

1) as an object of his saving care

2) to give one to someone, to follow him as a leader and master

3) to give one to someone to care for his interests

4) to give one to someone to whom he already belonged, to return

4) to grant or permit one

a) to commission


that whoever

1) individually

a) each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything

2) collectively

a) some of all types

"... 'The whole world is gone after him.' Did all the world go after Christ? 'Then went all Judea, and were baptized of him in Jordan.' Was all Judea, or all Jerusalem baptized in Jordan? 'Ye are of God, little children', and 'the whole world lieth in the wicked one.' Does 'the whole world' there mean everybody? If so, how was it, then, that there were some who were 'of God?' The words 'world' and 'all' are used in some seven or eight senses in Scripture; and it is very rarely that 'all' means all persons, taken individually. The words are generally used to signify that Christ has redeemed some of all sorts—some Jews, some Gentiles, some rich, some poor, and has not restricted his redemption to either Jew or Gentile." (Charles H. Spurgeon, Particular Redemption, A Sermon, 28 Feb 1858).


believes

Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in

a) of the thing believed

1) to credit, have confidence

b) in a moral or religious reference

1) used in the NT of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul

2) to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith

3) mere acknowledgment of some fact or event: intellectual faith

2) to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity

a) to be intrusted with a thing



in Him shall not perish,

1) to destroy

a) to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin

b) render useless

c) to kill

d) to declare that one must be put to death

e) metaph. to devote or give over to eternal misery in hell

f) to perish, to be lost, ruined, destroyed

2) to destroy

a) to lose



but have

1) to have, i.e. to hold

a) to have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions, etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or consider or hold as

2) to have i.e. own, possess

a) external things such as pertain to property or riches or furniture or utensils or goods or food etc.

b) used of those joined to any one by the bonds of natural blood or marriage or friendship or duty or law etc, of attendance or companionship

3) to hold one's self or find one's self so and so, to be in such or such a condition

4) to hold one's self to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to

a) to be closely joined to a person or a thing



eternal

1) without beginning and end, that which always has been and always will be

2) without beginning

3) without end, never to cease, everlasting



life.

1) life

a) the state of one who is possessed of vitality or is animate

b) every living soul

2) life

a) of the absolute fulness of life, both essential and ethical, which belongs to God, and through him both to the hypostatic "logos" and to Christ in whom the "logos" put on human nature

b) life real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, blessed, in the portion even in this world of those who put their trust in Christ, but after the resurrection to be consummated by new accessions (among them a more perfect body), and to last for ever.

If you like to read more about this verse link to Beth at Power of your Love

SUPER SUNDAY

This Super Sunday i praise God for ALL the moments HE blesses me this week. He LIFT me up, PICKED me up, ENCOURAGED, brought me to MY KNEES, dried MY TEARS and made ME SMILE. Is this not GREAT what God does and want to be for ALL of US ??
Be blessed and don't forget to link-up with PEGGY at "AMazing Grace" our host for this SS!!
Put both video's on simuntanously happened to me and both become more special , and do not forget to put my playlist out!

Signs, Miracles and Wonders Saturday!~ Kyrie ~

Kyrie eleison (Lord, have
mercy) Christe eleison (Christ, have mercy) Kyrie eleison (AL-might ELE-i-SON)
Christie eleison (The elected ONE ELE-i-SON) Almight, have MERCY... Elected One
have MERCY...

The music touched me....The sound and voice combined well and the video is intriging!

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Fearless Friday -Our heart is steadfast, O God,-

Do not worry about anything, but pray about EVERYTHING! Please click the image and head over to Angela's site, add your name to the meme list (Mr. Linky) and join us in prayer.
Read with me the choosen verses to sustain this FEARLESS FRIDAY and be blessed!

(The Message)
Psalm 112

Hallelujah! Blessed man, blessed woman, who fear God,
Who cherish and relish his commandments,
Their children robust on the earth,
And the homes of the upright—how blessed!
Their houses brim with wealth
And a generosity that never runs dry.
Sunrise breaks through the darkness for good people—
God's grace and mercy and justice!
The good person is generous and lends lavishly;
No shuffling or stumbling around for this one,
But a sterling and solid and lasting reputation.
Unfazed by rumor and gossip,
Heart ready, trusting in God,
Spirit firm, unperturbed,
Ever blessed, relaxed among enemies,
They lavish gifts on the poor—
A generosity that goes on, and on, and on.
An honored life! A beautiful life!
Someone wicked takes one look and rages,
Blusters away but ends up speechless.
There's nothing to the dreams of the wicked. Nothing.

2 Chronicles 7:14

God appeared to Solomon that very night and said, "I accept your prayer; yes, I have chosen this place as a temple for sacrifice, a house of worship. If I ever shut off the supply of rain from the skies or order the locusts to eat the crops or send a plague on my people, and my people, my God-defined people, respond by humbling themselves, praying, seeking my presence, and turning their backs on their wicked lives, I'll be there ready for you: I'll listen from heaven, forgive their sins, and restore their land to health. From now on I'm alert day and night to the prayers offered at this place.

The psalm for today in my Moraviantext is Psalm 57 what i felt to pray over us today many of us as i read through different blogs seeking God for refuge for strenght and want to stand firm amids of all kind of life struggles.Through all we praising God because our "spiritual musles " get stronger. Some of us are suffering of muscle pain and with our prayers we stand in the gap for eachother to get rid of this pain! ( i got this visual also through some blogs i guess i came accross)

Psalm 57

1 Have mercy on us, O God, have mercy on us,
for in you our soul takes refuge.
We will take refuge in the shadow of your wings
until the disaster has passed.
2 We cry out to God Most High,
to God, who fulfills {his purpose} for us.

3 He sends from heaven and saves us,
rebuking those who hotly pursue us;
Selah
God sends his love and his faithfulness.

4 We are in the midst of lions;
We lay among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.

5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth.

6 They spread a net for our
feet—
We where bowed down in distress.
They dug a pit in our path—
but they have fallen into it themselves.
Selah

7 Our heart is steadfast, O God,
our heart is steadfast;
We will sing and make music.

Father i pray for my friend V who suffers for the secondtime of breast cancer and who is getting treatment. Father keep her positive spirit up don't let anything bringing her down .Dry up her tears for the sudden death of her sister abroud..Console her and her family.
I pray for all who suffers from illnesses you are the Healer and can heal.If it is not in the plan for there life sustain them and form there spiritual charater and that there life will be an testimony for you Lord.
I pray for the sick children and there parents I want to mention Kayleigh who is now very critical.

I pray for my own spiritual character form it to your will Lord
I pray for Holland who had a Queensday what will be remembered as a "black " one.Forgive us if we sin against you as a nation....I plea for the tranquility of peace what comes from you Lord and the love as you meant it between the citizens.....
Thank you father i honour and praise you in Jesus Name.

If you have a prayerrequest and don't want to link up at Angela's leave it in my comments. Today FEARLESS FRIDAY we put aside for prayers

A- B -C of THE WORD......

This weeks scripture letter is

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I joined for the 1st time in this weekly meme for directions link on Grey like snuffie
This meme is good for me to look at the verses i came accross in this week.
And the thought crossed my mind that maybe God put a message in the combinatin of words or the times they have popped up.

LAMP 1
LIGHT 3
LORD 4
LIFE 3

Your word is a lamp
to my feet and a light to my path.....Psalm 119:105 (NASB) "
( Message)
By your words I can see where I'm going;they throw a beam of light on my dark path!!



Psalm
27: 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The LORD
is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalm 55:18
My life is well and whole, secure
in the middle of danger


Job 12
9 Which of all these does not know
that the hand of the LORD has done this?

10 In his hand is the life of every creature
and the breath of all mankind.


PSALM 3:3 "Lord, You are my shield, my wonderful God who gives
me courage."

Do you notice also the message

Put the LORD first

HIS LIGHT is than constant in your LIFE

And HIS LAMP will keep your feet on HIS way !!

QUEENSDAY- HOW WILL IT BE.....-

This is the atmosfere today in Amsterdam and other city's of Holland.

celebrating on the birthday of the of the"late" Queenmother.

Fleemarkets, parties, dressing -up in ORANGE (HOUSE OF ORANGE)

I was wondering are all those thousands of people prepared for the KING OF KINGS..........??!! Will they celebrate also the day HE is coming back??!!

My prayer when i watch all this celebration is this psalm....

Psalm 22:29 (New Living Translation)
29 Let the rich of the earth feast and worship. Bow before him, all who are mortal, all whose lives will end as dust.

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UPDATE

Just in the news an ATACK when the queen arrived in the city of APELDOORN!! 5 death 1 wounded terrible...please pray my friends......!!

Friday 1st of May the death toll rises to read more......

Thankfull thursday ~ COURAGE ~

Laurie @ Women Taking A Stand chose COURAGE today! This is what she shares

I have never thought of myself as a particularly courageous person. I don't jump
out of planes. I have never gone water skiing. I would tremble to climb Mt.
Everest. I don't even like spiders, and definitely I am gravely afraid of little
rodents!


Bravery? That is for other people. Right?
Wrong!!


When I think about the trials that my life has taken me thru - I
realize that courage had alot to do with my survival. Some days, it might have
been easier to climb Mount Everest! But during those times of wanting to hide my
head in the sand and wishing I could run into my bedroom and hover under the
covers - I realized that was EXACTLY what the enemy was trying to get me to do.
The enemy wanted me to wither, to fall, to cave in, to fall off the mountain!


Some of you know exactly what I am talking about. Needing courage to
take another step. Needing Courage.


Courage in your moment of grief.
Courage in your moment of pain. Courage in your moment of sickness. Courage in
your moment of stress. Courage in your moment of despair. Courage.



PSALM 3:3 "Lord, You are my shield, my wonderful God who gives
me courage."

While reading this i could relate and see God's hands through my whole life ,struggles and cirumstances. His biggest gift i got in my life and what i wrote about in my testimony is that " I learned about God just how i learn to write and speak " For me he was and is always " a living reality"!!
I see different moments of courage in my life

1. Coming as a young adult to Europe all by myself


2. Handling insecurity's of not having a staying permit and stable work in the "beautyfield"


3. Making the choice to study for and work with elderly


4. Get married and stayed married!


5. Start a beautybusiness with my dh's from "scratch"( no savings and businessloan) and combine it with my other job


6. Raisig up our kids....


7. Surviving " the recession"

This looking back stirs-up ALOT of Praise and THANKFULNESS for GOD ALMIGHTY!

• FOR HIS LEADING HAND AND GUIDANCE


• HIS PROTECTION FROM HARM AND WRONG CHOICES AND WHEN MADE WRONGS FORGIVENESS AND GRACE


• HE PROVIDED EACH AND EVERYDAY IN DIFFERENT WAYS, IN NATURE,IN OPPURTUNITIES,IN PEOPLE BRINGING OUR WAY,IN GIVING US EACHOTHER AS A FAMILY.....


• HE GAVE US COURAGE TO FACE EACH AND EVERYDAY BOLDLY AND GAVE HIM HONOUR WITH OUR LIFE


• HE GIVES US ALWAYS HOPE, A FUTURE AND PEACE WHAT SURPASES AND TRANCENDS ALL UNDERSTANDING!

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PRAISE GOD .....STELLAN IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL!!!

I just read the news on the blog That this preciouse baby can go home with his mum after 5 and a half week.
And this film made by Niecey is so touching and made me cry....We can't praise God enough that he went with them through this whole ordeal.Let we keep him and his family in prayer that God will protect and keep him in Jesus name.

WFW -

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Job 12:7-12 (New International Version)

7 "But ask the animals, and they will teach you,
or the bird of the air, and they will tell you;

8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
or let the fish of the sea inform you.

9 Which of all these does not know
that the hand of the LORD has done this?

10 In his hand is the life of every creature
and the breath of all mankind.

11 Does not the ear test words
as the tongue tastes food?

12 Is not wisdom found among the aged?
Does not long life bring understanding?

Moravian Daily Texts...and 8 THINGS.....

Tuesday, April 28


Psalm 55:20-23
Job
34:29-35:16; 1 Corinthians 8

When they heard that the Lord had
given heed to the Israelites and that he had
seen their misery, they bowed
down and worshipped. Exodus 4:31
And the people trusted and listened believingly that God was
concerned with what was going on with the Israelites and knew all about their
affliction. They bowed low and they worshiped.


He has helped his
servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy. Luke
1:54
He embraced his chosen child, Israel;
he remembered and
piled on the mercies, piled them high.

God of mercy, help us today. You have seen our need and heard our prayers.
Accept our thanks and praise in Jesus' name. Amen.

For today's readings The Psalm and Job make things so clear and visual in this translation version.

Be blessed!

Psalm
55:20-23 (The Message)

20-21 And this, my best friend, betrayed his
best friends;
his life betrayed his word.
All my life I've been charmed
by his speech,
never dreaming he'd turn on me.
His words, which were
music to my ears,
turned to daggers in my heart.

22-23 Pile your
troubles on God's shoulders—
he'll carry your load, he'll help you out.
He'll never let good people
topple into ruin.
But you, God, will
throw the others
into a muddy bog,
Cut the lifespan of assassins
and
traitors in half.

And I trust in you.

Job
34:29-35:16

Because You Refuse to Live on God's Terms

29-30 "If God is silent, what's that to you?
If he turns his
face away, what can you do about it?
But whether silent or hidden, he's
there, ruling,
so that those who hate God won't take over
and ruin
people's lives.

31-33 "So why don't you simply confess to God?
Say,
'I sinned, but I'll sin no more.
Teach me to see what I still don't see.
Whatever evil I've done, I'll do it no more.'
Just because you refuse to
live on God's terms,
do you think he should start living on yours?
You
choose. I can't do it for you.
Tell me what you decide.

34-37 "All
right-thinking people say—
and the wise who have listened to me concur—
'Job is an ignoramus.
He talks utter nonsense.'
Job, you need to be
pushed to the wall and called to account
for wickedly talking back to God
the way you have.
You've compounded your original sin
by rebelling
against God's discipline,
Defiantly shaking your fist at God,
piling up
indictments against the Almighty One."
Job 35
Elihu's Third Speech
When God Makes Creation a Classroom
1-3 Elihu lit into Job again: "Does
this kind of thing make any sense?
First you say, 'I'm perfectly innocent
before God.'
And then you say, 'It doesn't make a bit of difference
whether I've sinned or not.'

4-8 "Well, I'm going to show you
that you don't know what you're talking about,
neither you nor your
friends.
Look up at the sky. Take a long hard look.
See those clouds
towering above you?
If you sin, what difference could that make to God?
No matter how much you sin, will it matter to him?
Even if you're good,
what would God get out of that?
Do you think he's dependent on your
accomplishments?
The only ones who care whether you're good or bad
are
your family and friends and neighbors.
God's not dependent on your behavior.

9-15 "When times get bad, people cry out for help.
They cry for
relief from being kicked around,
But never give God a thought when things go
well,
when God puts spontaneous songs in their hearts,
When God sets out
the entire creation as a science classroom,
using birds and beasts to teach
wisdom.
People are arrogantly indifferent to God—
until, of course,
they're in trouble,
and then God is indifferent to them.
There's nothing
behind such prayers except panic;
the Almighty pays them no mind.
So why
would he notice you
just because you say you're tired of waiting to be
heard,
Or waiting for him to get good and angry
and do something about
the world's problems?

16 "Job, you talk sheer nonsense—
nonstop
nonsense!"

I'm tagged and now i'm tagging YOU
Write 8 THINGS

8 Things

8 things I look forward to:

1. to wake-up every morning
2.to go online and have good time
3.learn out of Gods word
4.my cup of coffee/ or more
5.to summer and an swim and a lot of outside fun with the kids, hubby and myself
6.My activity plan for the elderly is approved and works. Enough personel and mortivation in team...
7.Being pregnant ( does this sound strange...??)
8 That hubby's mission/vision omes in fruitition
8 things I did yesterday:

1.Reading Blogs and blogging.
2.quarrel with the kids
3.Loose up my braids
5.Drink my favorite drink cappuccino
6.Groccerie shopping
7.Looked my fav tv program on monday " Missed and found people"
8.Did one laundrey

8 things I wish I could do

1.Book a holiday to my birthountry
2.Travel to see another continent ..think of Asia...Australia...South Africa....
3.Change some things at my workplace
4.Have enough money to help/fund organisations in my birthcountry who help streetchildren, aidspatients, alzheimerpatients
5.Write a book what inspires

6.
7.
8.
I hope you play along if you wish. I always enjoy hearing about my friends!

Moravian Daily Texts - MONDAY APRIL 27 -

Monday, April 27


Psalm 55:16-19
Job 34:1-28; 1 Corinthians 7:25-40

O that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! Psalm 119:5
You, God, prescribed the right way to live;
now you expect us to live it.
Oh, that my steps might be steady,
keeping to the course you set;

Jesus said, "For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and
sister and mother." Matthew 12:50
"Look closely. These are my mother and brothers. Obedience is thicker than blood. The person who obeys my heavenly Father's will is my brother and sister and mother."

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will
be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and
forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us
not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the
power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. (General Liturgy I, Moravian Book
of Worship, p. 4)

My readings i do today with you on my blog...I look them up on biblegateway in the message version and who reads my blogs frequently knows that i emphasis what speaks to me or what pops -up as important to me so........Get with me in THE WORD!!

Psalm 55:16-19

16-19 I call to God;
God will help me.
At dusk, dawn, and noon I sigh
deep sighs—he hears, he rescues.
My life is well and whole, secure
in the middle of danger
Even while thousands
are lined up against me.
God hears it all, and from his judge's bench
puts them in their place.
But, set in their ways, they won't change;
they pay him no mind.

Job 34

Elihu's Second Speech

It's Impossible for God to Do Evil

1-4Elihu continued: "So, my fine friends—listen to me,
and see what you think of this.
Isn't it just common sense—
as common as the sense of taste—
To put our heads together
and figure out what's going on here?

5-9 "We've all heard Job say, 'I'm in the right,
but God won't give me a fair trial.
When I defend myself, I'm called a liar to my face.
I've done nothing wrong, and I get punished anyway.'
Have you ever heard anything to beat this?
Does nothing faze this man Job?
Do you think he's spent too much time in bad company,
hanging out with the wrong crowd,
So that now he's parroting their line:
'It doesn't pay to try to please God'?

10-15 "You're veterans in dealing with these matters;
certainly we're of one mind on this.
It's impossible for God to do anything evil;
no way can the Mighty One do wrong.
He makes us pay for exactly what we've done—no more, no less.
Our chickens always come home to roost.
It's impossible for God to do anything wicked,
for the Mighty One to subvert justice.
He's the one who runs the earth!
He cradles the whole world in his hand!
If he decided to hold his breath,
every man, woman, and child would die for lack of air.
God Is Working Behind the Scenes
16-20 "So, Job, use your head;
this is all pretty obvious.
Can someone who hates order, keep order?
Do you dare condemn the righteous, mighty God?
Doesn't God always tell it like it is,
exposing corrupt rulers as scoundrels and criminals?
Does he play favorites with the rich and famous and slight the poor?
Isn't he equally responsible to everybody?
Don't people who deserve it die without notice?
Don't wicked rulers tumble to their doom?
When the so-called great ones are wiped out,
we know God is working behind the scenes.

21-28 "He has his eyes on every man and woman.
He doesn't miss a trick.
There is no night dark enough, no shadow deep enough,
to hide those who do evil.
God doesn't need to gather any more evidence;
their sin is an open-and-shut case.
He deposes the so-called high and mighty without asking questions,
and replaces them at once with others.
Nobody gets by with anything; overnight,
judgment is signed, sealed, and delivered.
He punishes the wicked for their wickedness
out in the open where everyone can see it,
Because they quit following him,
no longer even thought about him or his ways.
Their apostasy was announced by the cry of the poor;
the cry of the afflicted got God's attention.


1 Corinthians 7:25-40 (The Message)

25-28The Master did not give explicit direction regarding virgins, but as one much experienced in the mercy of the Master and loyal to him all the way, you can trust my counsel. Because of the current pressures on us from all sides, I think it would probably be best to stay just as you are. Are you married? Stay married. Are you unmarried? Don't get married. But there's certainly no sin in getting married, whether you're a virgin or not. All I am saying is that when you marry, you take on additional stress in an already stressful time, and I want to spare you if possible.

29-31I do want to point out, friends, that time is of the essence. There is no time to waste, so don't complicate your lives unnecessarily. Keep it simple —in marriage, grief, joy, whatever. Even in ordinary things—your daily routines of shopping, and so on. Deal as sparingly as possible with the things the world thrusts on you. This world as you see it is on its way out.

32-35 I want you to live as free of complications as possible. When you're unmarried, you're free to concentrate on simply pleasing the Master. Marriage involves you in all the nuts and bolts of domestic life and in wanting to please your spouse, leading to so many more demands on your attention. The time and energy that married people spend on caring for and nurturing each other, the unmarried can spend in becoming whole and holy instruments of God. I'm trying to be helpful and make it as easy as possible for you, not make things harder. All I want is for you to be able to develop a way of life in which you can spend plenty of time together with the Master without a lot of distractions.

36-38If a man has a woman friend to whom he is loyal but never intended to marry, having decided to serve God as a "single," and then changes his mind, deciding he should marry her, he should go ahead and marry. It's no sin; it's not even a "step down" from celibacy, as some say. On the other hand, if a man is comfortable in his decision for a single life in service to God and it's entirely his own conviction and not imposed on him by others, he ought to stick with it. Marriage is spiritually and morally right and not inferior to singleness in any way, although as I indicated earlier, because of the times we live in, I do have pastoral reasons for encouraging singleness.

39-40A wife must stay with her husband as long as he lives. If he dies, she is free to marry anyone she chooses. She will, of course, want to marry a believer and have the blessing of the Master. By now you know that I think she'll be better off staying single. The Master, in my opinion, thinks so, too.

WEEKLY MEMORY VERSE- Psalm 119: 105

"Let's move on to next week's verse.
Oh, it is very easy!! I just looked and we're going to be working on the Queen
of Diamonds from the "Embracing the Word" cards:


Your word is a lamp
to my feet and a light to my path.....Psalm 119:105 (NASB) "

With those words Beth from The Power of Your Love introduce last week memory verse to us.
I never heard of the saying "Queen of Diamonds" But i must say this verse caught my eye already some years ago and for some reason or the other it sticks easily to my mind....
I tried to memorize it this time in the Message version
By your words I can see where I'm going;they throw a beam of light on my dark path!!

The word LIGHT catches my eye always in Gods Word, because i have it in my confirmation verse psalm

27: 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The LORD
is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?

In our Memory verse it saysYOUR WORD is a LIGHT to my path !!

I looked the word LIGHT up in dictionary.com and found interesting meanings especially when you have also in mind that THE WORD is also THE LORD.....JESUS HE IS the LIVING WORD!!

16. a gleam or sparkle, as in the eyes. Jesus must be seen in our eyes!!

18. spiritual illumination or awareness; enlightenment.Jesus ...The Word makes us aware enlightens us!!

20. mental insight; understanding.Yes i understand more and more being in the word: His Word and spend time with Him!!

21. lights, the information, ideas, or mental capacities possessed: to act according to one's lights. Yes i act more according to the insights( the light) i get!!

22. a lighthouse. For sure Jesus is our lighthouse our bacon especially in the storms!!

31. to cause (the face, surroundings, etc.) to brighten, esp. with joy, animation, or the like (often fol. by up) Yes it start with me to spread the Word...spread The Love of Jesus!!

32. to guide or conduct with a light. HE is my guide and the Word is....!!

37. to brighten with animation or joy, as the face or eyes This must be the effect of spending time with Jesus in The Word isn't it....!!

38. bring to light, to discover or reveal:NOTHING can stay in the Dark when it comes in contact with Jesus or when it is " hold against the word" ....ALL comes to light!!

44. see the light, a. to come into existence or being. Yes our life get purpose!! ( higher purpose)
b. to be made public. Giving testimony...being a witness!!
c. to begin to accept or understand a point of view one formerly opposed: I was there and dun that..Now i get a better ( deeper) understanding!!

Link today up with us to talk about this powerfull vers 119: 105 in the LONGEST psalm of GODS WORD! Or to read other blogs about there memorization experiences

Moravian Daily Texts

Sunday, April 26


Third Sunday of Easter

Watchword for the Week
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God;
and that is what we are. 1 John 3:1

Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4
1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48

Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor.
Proverbs 21:21

Strive for God's kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
Luke 12:31

Dear Jesus, only in you can we find righteousness. You gave your life to pay for
our sins; keep us ever mindful of your sacrifice and ever thankful for your
grace. Amen.

Blessings my Friends

This week i READ psalm 4 already and posted it on friday ,it is an EVENINGPRAYER from David.

1John 3 1-7 You can read it is very known.....

My attention was caught by the verses in
Luke 24:36-48 (The Message)

36-41While they were saying all this, Jesus appeared to them and said, "Peace be with you." They thought they were seeing a ghost and were scared half to death. He continued with them, "Don't be upset, and don't let all these doubting questions take over. Look at my hands; look at my feet—it's really me. Touch me. Look me over from head to toe. A ghost doesn't have muscle and bone like this." As he said this, he showed them his hands and feet. They still couldn't believe what they were seeing. It was too much; it seemed too good to be true.

41-43He asked, "Do you have any food here?" They gave him a piece of leftover fish they had cooked. He took it and ate it right before their eyes.

You're the Witnesses
44Then he said, "Everything I told you while I was with you comes to this: All the things written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets, and in the Psalms have to be fulfilled."
45-49He went on to open their understanding of the Word of God, showing them how to read their Bibles this way. He said, "You can see now how it is written that the Messiah suffers, rises from the dead on the third day, and then a total life-change through the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed in his name to all nations—starting from here, from Jerusalem! You're the first to hear and see it. You're the witnesses. What comes next is very important: I am sending what my Father promised to you, so stay here in the city until he arrives, until you're equipped with power from on high."

I am (we are witnesses) we are called up by Jesus ....who made Him self known to us ( isn't it)

Maybe we receive HIM just like the disciples written above....

With un-believe ,scared to dead...we give HIM leftovers ( this broke my heart when i read and realize ..i'm guilthy of this...BUT JESUS still eats it and don't show we are disappointing Him.......!!)

BUT JESUS is not giving up on us...He instructs...teaches...open up THE WORD and HIMSELF to us and CALLS us up to be WITNESSES.He promisses us POWER from ABOVE!

I want to be A WITNESS and pray and hope you also!!

Wish you a Godfilled witnessful week.

SUPER SUNDAY

Link up today at AMAZING GRACE for Super Sunday !
She called us up " To lift up our hands and Praise God today"

God urges us to do this and He knows why He says this because this is like OXYGEN for our soul and spirit.....It uplifts...it carries...it strenghtens...It get's you through all circumstances,It get's you through a tunnel......It brings you in the Light....and if you are in the tunnel, you KNOW Light is at the end......!!

Did David not talk about these circumstances. Did David not approuch NEGATIVE cirumstances in and arround him with.....

1. LOVING
2. TRUSTING
3. PRAYING/WORSHIPPING GOD

Psalm 18
1-2 I love you, God— you make me strong.
God is bedrock under my feet,
the castle in which I live,
my rescuing knight.
My God—the high crag
where I run for dear life,
hiding behind the boulders,
safe in the granite hideout.

3 I sing to God, the Praise-Lofty,
and find myself safe and saved.

4-5 The hangman's noose was tight at my throat;
devil waters rushed over me.
Hell's ropes cinched me tight;
death traps barred every exit.

6 A hostile world! I call to God,
I cry to God to help me.
From his palace he hears my call;
my cry brings me right into his presence—
a private audience!

7-15 Earth wobbles and lurches;
huge mountains shake like leaves,
Quake like aspen leaves
because of his rage.
His nostrils flare, bellowing smoke;
his mouth spits fire.
Tongues of fire dart in and out;
he lowers the sky.
He steps down;
under his feet an abyss opens up.
He's riding a winged creature,
swift on wind-wings.
Now he's wrapped himself
in a trenchcoat of black-cloud darkness.
But his cloud-brightness bursts through,
spraying hailstones and fireballs.
Then God thundered out of heaven;
the High God gave a great shout,
spraying hailstones and fireballs.
God shoots his arrows—pandemonium!
He hurls his lightnings—a rout!
The secret sources of ocean are exposed,
the hidden depths of earth lie uncovered
The moment you roar in protest,
let loose your hurricane anger.

16-19 But me he caught—reached all the way
from sky to sea; he pulled me out
Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos,
the void in which I was drowning.
They hit me when I was down,
but God stuck by me.
He stood me up on a wide-open field;
I stood there saved—surprised to be loved!

20-24 God made my life complete
when I placed all the pieces before him.
When I got my act together,
he gave me a fresh start.
Now I'm alert to God's ways;
I don't take God for granted.
Every day I review the ways he works;
I try not to miss a trick.
I feel put back together,
and I'm watching my step.
God rewrote the text of my life
when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes.

25-27 The good people taste your goodness,
The whole people taste your health,
The true people taste your truth,
The bad ones can't figure you out.
You take the side of the down-and-out,
But the stuck-up you take down a peg.

28-29 Suddenly, God, you floodlight my life;
I'm blazing with glory, God's glory!
I smash the bands of marauders,
I vault the highest fences.

30 What a God! His road
stretches straight and smooth.
Every God-direction is road-tested.
Everyone who runs toward him
Makes it.

31-42 Is there any god like God?
Are we not at bedrock?
Is not this the God who armed me,
then aimed me in the right direction?
Now I run like a deer;
I'm king of the mountain.
He shows me how to fight;
I can bend a bronze bow!
You protect me with salvation-armor;
you hold me up with a firm hand,
caress me with your gentle ways.
You cleared the ground under me
so my footing was firm.
When I chased my enemies I caught them;
I didn't let go till they were dead men.
I nailed them; they were down for good;
then I walked all over them.
You armed me well for this fight,
you smashed the upstarts.
You made my enemies turn tail,
and I wiped out the haters.
They cried "uncle"
but Uncle didn't come;
They yelled for God
and got no for an answer.
I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind.
I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter.

43-45 You rescued me from a squabbling people;
you made me a leader of nations.
People I'd never heard of served me;
the moment they got wind of me they listened.
The foreign devils gave up; they came
on their bellies, crawling from their hideouts.

46-48 Live, God! Blessings from my Rock,
my free and freeing God, towering!
This God set things right for me
and shut up the people who talked back.
He rescued me from enemy anger,
he pulled me from the grip of upstarts,
He saved me from the bullies.

49-50 That's why I'm thanking you, God,
all over the world.
That's why I'm singing songs
that rhyme your name.
God's king takes the trophy;
God's chosen is beloved.
I mean David and all his children—
always.

And this song so blessed me this week and talked about " Lifthing up our hands and Worshipping God"

SURPRISE!!

Yesterday i read a SURPRISE to me at AMAZING GRACE -Mazes, Messes and Miracles

This is what a very " Special sister in Christ" PEGGY wrote
If you are
selected as a Loyal Commenter either by 5 minutes for Mom site or another blog
like mine, you can display this Loyal Commenter badge with pride. Also feel
free
to give the badge to the commenters that you select each
week.


For me, this FEATURE on FRIDAYS is my way of saying
THANKS! I so appreciate the time and the good comments left by
many of you. It is such an encouragement and a sparkle in my day. Just like
Janice shares here: they are
JEWELS in the blogosphere. I treasure each of you!

So, today, I
choose to FEATURE these LOYAL COMMENTERS from this week:
LAURIE @ WOMEN TAKING A
STAND
LESLIE @ DO YOU WEARY LIKE
I
DO?
SHERRY @ MY JOURNEY BACK
JOANNE SHER @ AN OPEN BOOK

BERNICE @ MY JOURNEY

A couple of these are new blog friends and a couple of them I have
known. If you do not have the privilege of knowing these wonderful women,
please
take the time to visit their BLOG & get to know them & read
what they
share from their hearts. I am so thankful that I have met them in
this
blogosphere...I treasure the friendships that God provides through this
aMazing
means called a BLOG. I look forward to visiting & sharing more
with each of
you & there will come a time when we meet face to
face.

THANK YOU Laurie, Leslie, Sherry, Joanne and Bernice for
brightening my week with your words that have both humbled me and delighted
my
soul. Please BE SURE to bring home the LOYAL COMMENTER BADGE (you can
copy &
save the image or the code is at 5 minutes for
Mom).

This took me by surprise really ......It is true you never know when you bless somebody with your acts and words!

The last 2 weeks i came accross AMAZING GRACE and the words the music and the wisdom that comes accross from her blog is AMAZING for sure it brings me close to GRACE !!

Thank you may new blogfriend and for sure i will say this lovely carnival forward.

And my blog will wear this badge with pride and i will give my comments more fervently!

Blessings

Than Sings My Soul Saturday!~ THY WORD IS A LIGHT........~

Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. John 1:1-5, 14
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.......
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,......



For more TSMSS link to Signs Mirales and Wonders

Fearless Friday - Evening Prayer -

I end with an EVENINGPRAYER from David on this FEARLESSFRIDAY hosted by Angela at Free Spirit Haven

Psalm 4 (The Message)


1 When I call, give me answers. God, take my side! Once, in a tight place, you gave me room;
Now I'm in trouble again: grace me! hear me!

2 You rabble—how long do I put up with your scorn?
How long will you lust after lies?
How long will you live crazed by illusion?

3 Look at this: look
Who got picked by God!
He listens the split second I call to him.

4-5 Complain if you must, but don't lash out.
Keep your mouth shut, and let your heart do the talking.
Build your case before God and wait for his verdict.

6-7 Why is everyone hungry for more? "More, more," they say.
"More, more."
I have God's more-than-enough,
More joy in one ordinary day

7-8 Than they get in all their shopping sprees.
At day's end I'm ready for sound sleep,
For you, God, have put my life back together.

You can still make a blogpost with your prayerrequest and link-up other wise don't forget to do it next week or put the Fearless friday picture on your blog!

Have a Godfilled weekend friends.

Thankfull thursday ~ Weekdays ~

THANKFULL Thursday is today i love both TT hostings i came accross in "blogland" Sonya at Truth4 The Journey and Laurie host this month forIris at Grace Alone. We can never be Thankfull enough.


A week went verry fast especially when i'm doing 3th shifts..It seems like you only sleep and work.
Today i will focus on everyday and to come on an "Thank You"

1 Friday i was so thankfull for the friday "meme" at Free Spirit Haven, and make a blogpost with the encouragement of God's hand in our lifes psalm 106 and that he listens to prayer..." Like prayerbowls who are slowly filling with our prayers untill they can be answered and poured out unto earth.

2 Saturday i was thankful hubby could go before work with my son to a soccergame and that another parent brought him back in the afternoon. So i could sleep after the first midnightshift.

3 Sunday I was thankfull for the beautifull warm weather and the flowers, who made the entrance of our appartment so beautifull.

4 Monday i was thankfull for my dh's who takes over to make the kids ready for shool and start the day with great encouragement for my dd to lift her up in prayer to make a good level test this whole week for her future secondary shool ( 2010)

5 Tuesday another warm springday......I did not need to make dinner....It was made beforehand already by my dh's

6 Wednesday i was blessed today by different verses in the bible...Gods Word is alive and sustains us....gives us Joy and strenght everything we need...It is indeed our "Daily Bread"

For more Thankfull thursday's link to either one of the blogs.

Blessed TT.

WFW - 1 john 3:1 " He is our Sheperd and we are HIS Sheep"

1 John 3
1How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!

Click on my side bar on the WFW button to link to AMY DEANNE for more WFW readings!

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Moravian Daily text

Psalm 53
Job 29; 1 Corinthians 5:9-6:8

Then I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the lands where I
have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be
fruitful and multiply. Jeremiah 23:3
(Message) I'll take over and gather what's left of my sheep, gather them in from all the lands where I've driven them. I'll bring them back where they belong, and they'll recover and flourish.

Jesus said, "Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather
with me scatters." Luke 11: 23
( Message )"This is war, and there is no neutral ground. If you're not on my side, you're the enemy; if you're not helping, you're making things worse.

Ever-present God, you are always with us: in joy to bless, in grief to comfort,
in distress to assist, in danger to strengthen. Keep us in your loving care. In
Jesus' name. Amen.

TODAY.....Sing for me ...Praise me....!!

I posted this morning on Facebook

"This is th day that the Lord has made let us rejoice and be glad in Him!"
I woke up with this song after my second sleep this morning.
The weather is beautiful - Amsterdam, NLD 59° -In 3 days time the kids have May holiday!"

And than i look up to post a verse what expresses what i want to set my mind on...

"Bernice posted a I will sing of your love...Psalm 101:1 using Scriptures & Uplifting Messages! "

And God ( I know he is it..) took me through blogy land reading your post friends....
And He only longs for our PRAISES today ( and every day )with all that we have....... !!
I just heard this song and put it full force...LOL....while i went to make myself ready for the rest of the day....

Sing along with me and be blessed!

Moravian Daily Texts

Tuesday, April 21


Psalm 52
Job 28; 1 Corinthians 4:16-5:8

The promises of the Lord are promises that are pure, silver refined in a furnace
on the ground, purified seven times. Psalm 12:6

Christ says, "The one who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I
have heard from him." John 8:26

Dependable God, your promises to us are too many to list but they will never be
broken. When we are weary and discouraged, remind us that you are faithful.
Amen.

I love the psalm to read for today.
You can read it with me in the message version.

Psalm 52

A David Psalm, When Doeg the Edomite Reported to Saul, "David's at Ahimelech's House"

1-4 Why do you brag of evil, "Big Man"?
God's mercy
carries the day.
You scheme catastrophe;
your tongue cuts razor-sharp,
artisan in lies.
You love evil more than good,
you call black white.
You love malicious gossip,
you foul-mouth.

5 God will tear you
limb from limb,
sweep you up and throw you out,
Pull you up by the roots
from the land of life.

6-7 Good people will watch and
worship.
They'll laugh in relief:
"Big Man bet on the wrong horse,
trusted in big
money,
made his living from catastrophe."

8 And I'm an olive tree,
growing green in God's house.
I trusted in the generous mercy
of God
then and now.

9 I thank you always
that you went into action.
And I'll stay right here,
your good name my hope,
in company with
your faithful friends.