The heavens are yours, the earth also is yours; the world and all that
is in it -- you have founded them. The north and the south -- you
created them. Psalm 89:11-12
In these last days God has spoken to us by the Son, whom he appointed
heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. Hebrews 1:2
Wondrous God, you spoke the world into existence and continue to speak to us through your Son. Give us ears to hear your words so we might better serve and glorify you. Amen .
I'm stirred up for this year of 2010 To PRAY more and deligently and purposefully And He gave me a word for this year..... 1"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God(NIV)
So i must be ready to TRUST and i want to ad to the list...
SEEK HIS WILL in EVERYTHING and ALWAYS!
Want to start this year in joining on the 10th of every month E-Lisa at "Extravagant Grace "to pray.....Today the vers and the rest of the psalm i got on my confirmation day 20 years ago.... PSALM 27
Thank You LORD that You are
my light and my salvation—and that there is no need to fear? That YOU are the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When evil men advance against me
to devour my flesh,
when my enemies and my foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.
3 Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then will I be confident.
4 One thing I ask of the LORD,
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and set me high upon a rock.
6 Then my head will be exalted
above the enemies who surround me;
at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the LORD.
7 Hear my voice when I call, O LORD;
be merciful to me and answer me.
8 My heart says of you, "Seek his face!"
Your face, LORD, I will seek.
9 Do not hide your face from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;
you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me,
O God my Savior.
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
the LORD will receive me.
11 Teach me your way, O LORD;
lead me in a straight path
because of my oppressors.
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing out violence.
13 I am still confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.
I'm thinking of making a song with those words......LOL....
In Amsterdam "skating lovers" can't wait that all the canals are frozen in the inner city to do an "canal skate tour" what isn't held in decades.......
The Dutch can't wait tfor the "elevencity tour" to happen again
I remember the tour in the 1986 ( my 1st winter in Holland) that i went all the way to Friesland to see what this is all about....
The celebration beside the ice in the eleven city's( villages) what made an lasting memory for me.....
Partying in the cold!!...LOL...
In this historical play list you get the idea about winters with historic impact
And an side note The eldest son of the Queen did the tour"incognito".... in 1986.When he revealed himself at the finish he earned a lot of respect from the Dutch citizens....
In remenising about this weather season and all the "up-heavel" about it in Holland...I wanted to find an word from the Lord for us and for everybody who has ears to hear!
I found this i substitute my country...(city) substitute yours....
Psalm 147:12 (The Message)
12-18Holland , worship God! Amsterdam, praise your God! He made your city secure, he blessed your children among you. He keeps the peace at your borders, he puts the best bread on your tables. He launches his promises earthward— how swift and sure they come! He spreads snow like a white fleece, he scatters frost like ashes, He broadcasts hail like birdseed— who can survive his winter? Then he gives the command and it all melts; he breathes on winter—suddenly it's spring!
Psalmen 147:12-18 (Het Boek)
12Nederland, beroem u op de HERE! Stad Amsterdam, prijs uw God!
13Hij zorgt er immers voor dat uw poorten goed vergrendeld zijn. Hij zegent de kinderen in uw stad.
14Hij geeft vrede in het land en zorgt voor rijke oogsten.
15Hij stuurt Zijn bevelen de aarde rond en Zijn woord gaat met grote snelheid.
16De sneeuw ligt als wol op de aarde en rijp ligt als gestrooide as op de gewassen.
17De ijzel valt in stukken op de grond. Als Hij de kou stuurt, kan niemand zich redden.
18Maar als God Zijn woord stuurt, smelt alles weg. Als Hij de wind laat waaien, stroomt het water weer.
John 14
The Road 1 "Don't let this throw you. You trust God, don't you? Trust me. (MSG)
Jesus Comforts His Disciples 1"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God(NIV)
Jezus Christus zegt: Wees niet ongerust, geloof in God en geloof in Mij
Blessings for this weekend my readers and friends!
Without planning i took some days free of blogging.
The days of this NEW YEAR rolled in eachother...can you believe it is already the 9th day in this brand new year!!
Last year ended when i look at the weather in really cold conditions for Dutch standards...It started freezing snowing and more freezing and snowing untill today...The forcast for the weather in the whole of Europe is saying that this weekend will be the coldest of the last 10 years!
Well i am happy we have all necessary things at home so there is no need to go outside today......
On the news you see all the "snow fun" but also the disasters of this season on the roads ....railways and airports........
My YEAR TEXTS out of My Moravian Daily text book came to my mind...... " Do NOT let your heart be troubled....TRUST in GOD..!!
WHAT DOES IT SAYS TO ME??
WHAT IS THE PROMISE IN IT FOR TODAY,FOR EVERY DAY of THE YEAR 2010 before me..... ?
TRUST!!
Do you TRUST God........THAN TRUST in ME ( JESUS)
My HEART must not be troubled.....SITUATIONS/ NOTHING ( on my ROAD on "MY JOURNEY"....through life) must throw me....!!
Jesus is asking me and you today again......"Do you trust GOD"......??!!
For EVERYTHING.....big and small..........!!
THAN ....TRUST ME!!
We can trust Him to be :
OUR
constant FRIEND,
CONFIDANT,
TEACHER,
HEALER,
SAVIOR,
To be THE LOVER of OUR SOUL........
BURDEN BEARER
Yes Lord I trust YOU to be my EVERYTHING! To go in this year with me through everyday and stay beside me in every challenge. No my heart will not be troubled or shaken....
Fill my heart up with your gifts of PEACE.....LOVE........HOPE and grant me GRACE and MERCY.This i pray in Your name Amen.
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Today is EPIPHANYthe visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus!! The manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi.
1.
epiphany - a divine manifestation
manifestation - a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion"
2.Epiphany - twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
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On the 12th day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
1) I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
2) I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
3) He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
4) He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell [the grave].
5) On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
6) He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
7) I believe in the Holy Spirit,
8) the holy catholic Church,
9) the communion of saints,
10) the forgiveness of sins,
11) the resurrection of the body,
12) and life everlasting.
By the Middle Ages the drum, which was probably introduced to Europe from the Middle East by knights returning from the Crusades, had become a common instrument. Among its other uses was to combine it with the trumpet to get people's attention when making a big announcement such as the arrival of the king or the reading of an important proclamation. In this case the drum was used to announce EPIPHANYthe visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus!! The manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi.
1.
epiphany - a divine manifestation
manifestation - a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion"
2.
Epiphany - twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
12 days.....12 GIFTSgiven to us by our HEAVENLY FATHER:
1 OUR TRUE LOVE: Jesus Christ
2 The 2 Testaments…the Old & New
3 Faith, Hope & Love
4 The 4 Gospel writers
5 The 5 first books of the Bible
6 The 6 days of creation…
7 The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
8 The 8 Be-attitudes
9 The 9 fruits of the spirit
10 The 10 commandments
11 The 11 faithful disciples
12 All 12 beliefs of the Apostle's Creed
I travel together with you through those 12 days.........
We traveled liked the "wise men"..........Have we seen the "The Star" and are we following HIM......?
Have we found the Christ Child ?
Let's bring Him honour and praise and all that we have...
Our Gold.......My Life and All that i poseses,
Inscent................My Prayers......
and
Mirre...........My Life struggles..........
Let's announce and proclaim our 12 beliefs of the Apostle's Creed.......
Let's beat our drum!!
To read my other thoughts in those 12 days scroll through my posts from the 25th of december
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On the 10th day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
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On the 9th day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
Nine Ladies Dancing
The nine Fruit of the Holy Spirit:
1) love,
2) joy,
3) peace,
4) patience,
5) kindness, 6) generosity,
7) faithfulness,
8) gentleness,
and
9) self-control.
(Galatians 5:22)
Yesterday we had "maidens milking". Today " ladies dancing".
The maidens are "milking" and i picture them growing up.....and the " milk" is benificial for there growth and transformation into an "Beautiful Lady" who is dancing!!
Is it not like that in our SPIRITUAL LIFE ? Do you remember the verse i highlighted yesterday 1 PETER 22 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
To see know and believe that the Holy Spirit is guiding us.Gives me an JOY ,that passes all understanding....... It gives strenght....it keeps us going......it comforts...name it.......!!
It is not happiness or Joy what the world gives.....It is THE JOY of Gods spirit that dwels in us.....that CHANGES us...That TRANSFORMS us... To write this down to read this to realize this makes me want to dance and shout !! The Spirit takes over from the wants of our body and flesh...We can't keep it still.... WE ARE DANCING with and in the SPIRIT and get transformed more and more in beautiful lady's full of JOY...,LOVE,PEACE...................... We see and experience......all those gifts......in our life's AND SHARE it with others.......When we have an bowl with beautiful fruits in it...we wash and peel them and share it with the people around us...or we bring them to others who don't have........ This picture came to my "spirits eye" and i love it....
Thank You Lord Jesus for your spirit cleans me up more and more that your spirit can grow blossom up and bear more and more fruits! Amen
Was looking for an video of nine ladies doing worship dancing to the Lord about the Spirit He send to us after leaving the earth! But did not find it.......
Let we do our "Dance of Worship to The Lord" this year and every day of our Life till we will dance with and for Him on the other side of this earth!
The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad! Psalm 97:1
The angel said to Mary, 'Your son will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.' Luke 1:32
Gracious King, do your angels still come to us with messages of great blessing and joy? With all creation we long for your joyous words, like refreshing rain, to make us glad. Today, we invite your proclamation. So be it. Amen.
9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!
Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,
righteous and victorious,
lowly and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
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On the 8th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Eight Maids A-milking The eight Beatitudes:
1) Blessed are the poor in spirit,
2) those who mourn,
3) the meek,
4) those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
5) the merciful, 6) the pure in heart,
7) the peacemakers,
8) those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake.
(Matthew 5:3-10)
My thought went over those beautitudes
I pray that the Lord bless me my family and loved ones.....
When i read this Jesus says to me and you in Matthew to be MEEK ,to believe and feel blessed when we
hunger and thirst for righteousness,to be merciful, pure in heart,peacemakers,
don't mint to be persecuted for righteousness' sake.
Well in the flesh it sounds difficult to me to go through......But i hear the words..(I don't know where in the bible) " Do I said it will be easy....."
HOW CAN WE BE AND GO THROUGH ALL THESE CIRCUMSTANCES??? I guess with HIM and HIM ALONE!!
Sister Peggy who's also reflecting on those 12 days of christmas ( link to her further in this post) Was wondering about "Why are those maids milking...."!!??
I went to think about that....and came to the conclusion that Only with "The Milk" of the Lord we can get the right attitude in our spirit and get through circumstances..... The meaning of MILK in the bible is interesting.....
"Blessing" "Wealth" "Beauty" "Truth's of God" ...........
Will leave you with verses about "Milk" and my Dayverses at the end .....
Song of Solomon 4:11Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like that of Lebanon.
Song of Solomon 5:1[ Lover ] I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. [ Friends ] Eat, O friends, and drink; drink your fill, O lovers.
Song of Solomon 5:12
His eyes are like doves by the water streams, washed in milk, mounted like jewels.
Isaiah 7:22
And because of the abundance of the milk they give, he will have curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.
Isaiah 28:9
"Who is it he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the breast?
Isaiah 55:1
[ Invitation to the Thirsty ] "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
Isaiah 60:16
You will drink the milk of nations and be nursed at royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
Jeremiah 11:5
Then I will fulfill the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey'-the land you possess today." I answered, "Amen, LORD."
Jeremiah 32:22
You gave them this land you had sworn to give their forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
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Lamentations 4:7
Their princes were brighter than snow and whiter than milk, their bodies more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphires.
Ezekiel 20:6
On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.
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Ezekiel 20:15
Also with uplifted hand I swore to them in the desert that I would not bring them into the land I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, most beautiful of all lands-
Ezekiel 25:4
therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East as a possession. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk.
Joel 3:18
"In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravines of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the LORD's house and will water the valley of acacias.
1 Corinthians 3:2
I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.
1 Corinthians 9:7
Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk?
Hebrews 5:12
In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!
Hebrews 5:13
Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.
1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
In case you missed my thoughts ( and findings) on the 2nd, 3th 4th
Since the wise have rejected the word of the Lord, what wisdom is in
them? Jeremiah 8:9
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one
another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms,
hymns, and spiritual songs to God. Colossians 3:16
Wisdom from on high, you have permeated the world since creation. Help us to sense your nudging toward daily gratefulness. Remind us to open ourselves up to singing out and to allowing our gratefulness to inspire others to sing. Amen.
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QUOTE from LYSA TERKEUST!!(from " A MESS") I'm convinced there's a reason the first four letters of Messiah spell mess. We need Him. Only the Messiah can take our mess and turn it into a untangled message of hope, forgiveness, and ultimately love.
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epiphany - a divine manifestation 
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