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Hey Dads! How about making your kids laugh, while you show them by example how to walk in the ways of the Lord? #Eph6v4 Fathers, do not irritate  and  provoke your children to anger [do not exasperate them to resentment], but rear them [tenderly] in the training  and  discipline and the counsel  and  admonition of the Lord. (AMPC)  

The storms of life can come suddenly . But no worries! When our Lord Jesus speaks the Word, these storms will suddenly be calm. Be it a COVID surge, a financial fallout, or both and more, our Savior can save us from them all. “Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” Jesus responded,  “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!”  Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm.” [Matthew 8:24-26 NLT]    

#2Chro20v22  NOW when they began to sing & to praise God , the  L ORD  set ambushes against the people who had come against Judah; and the enemy was defeated.     Judah means praise. Now life comes with storms and hurdles that challenge our ability to praise God. They come against our worship. But we fight to maintain our ground to praise the Lord. We just have to praise God all the more.   We've heard the story: King Jehoshaphat appointed singers to lead the army in praise and worship - right in front of the battle-clad army. What a battle plan. What a battle cry!   So this is how we fight our life's battles: On our knees, in prayer and with songs of victory.  

 #1Ki20v22 The prophet came to the king of Israel and said, “ Go , strengthen yourself and prepare , and see what you do , for next year the king of Aram will come up against you.” [MEV]

#Judg20v22 The men of Israel encouraged each other. So they again went out to fight, as they had done the first day.    So here we are now, by God’s grace, into 2022.

Better than Behavioral Science. (John 2:24-25) But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person. (NIV ) But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew human nature. No one needed to tell him what mankind is really like. (NLT)   Jesus, however, was wary of these believers. He understood people and didn't need anyone to tell him about human nature. He knew what people were really like. (GW)

(Acts 4:13) When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. (NIV) Background: A 40 year old man who was crippled all his life was able to walk by God's grace through Peter and John. The spiritual leaders of their time were amazed because the 2 didn't come from their school. In those days, only a few of the people were able to go to school. Although the apostles didn't hold any credentials, it didn't stop them from ministering God's power. They were noted for being 1) courageous 2) unschooled 3) ordinary 4) been with Jesus As such, then I have a shot in the ministry. -=w=- I do not advocate illiteracy. If the called of God can go to a Bible school, then by all means. This just proves that what really matters is the Presence of God, to learn at the feet of the Master.

The Husband and Wife Tag team :  As for me and my family, we will serve the Lord. (Joshua 24:15) My wife holds a measure and standard of practicality and wisdom in my obedience to God's call. She is not the final voice of God, but she, in her integrity and righteousness, is a vital part in the confirmation process. My wife is like Zipporah, the spouse who saved Moses from being killed as he went down the mountain on his way to follow the Lord, because Moses failed to follow through the details that God has already established in his life. (Exodus 4:24-25) Yes, God called me to follow Him, but He didn't intend that I violate the other rules and norms and standards that God has already set in place. In keeping all these pillars, the Lord called me to fulfill a task where these pillars are a fixed set of values. Prayer: Dear Lord, I pray that you move among my family, between my wife and me. I pray that your plan will influence us both, a family calling. I pray that we will...

Is Received, Not Assumed. Hebrews 8:6 But the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, and it is founded on better promises. Even our Lord Jesus received it from the Father. The Ministry is given, not taken. I will wait for my turn.

Isaiah 57:1-2 The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death. (NIV) Image courtesy of jjchandler.com/tombstone/  

I only live once, and die once.  And then, my life is evaluated. Hebrews 9:27 Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment (NIV) Contrary to traditional religious beliefs, we don't reincarnate. We only live once, and die once. And there will be a day of reckoning. All that will happen in the afterlife is decided while we are still alive. We immediately face the consequences of our earthly decisions when we die. If one is living for God, then that life will continue to be with God. If one is living away from God, then that's where that person will be in the afterlife - an eternity away from God. No amount of prayers from family, friends and opportunists can alter that consequence. The dead loved one has sealed his or her fate. Heaven is a "no wang-wang zone". True justice is only with God. If one can buy their way in to heaven, then righteousness is useless. Share your burbles here. ...

I do not grieve like those who have no hope. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18   I believe that: 1) Jesus died and rose again 2) God will bring with Jesus those who have died in Him 3) Jesus will come back 4) the dead in Christ will rise first 5) then those living for the Lord will experience Rapture And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died. We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with t...

are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes.  (Proverbs 27:20 NIV ) People will never stop dying and being destroyed, and they will never stop wanting more than they have. (NCV) Share your burbles here. Image courtesy of Victor Habbick at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

My God is forever and ever. He leads me beyond death. Psalm 48:14 This God is our God forever and ever. He will lead us beyond death. (GWT) For that is what God is like. He is our God forever and ever, and he will guide us until we die.   (NLT) Then you can tell the next generation     detail by detail the story of God, Our God forever,     who guides us till the end of time. (v.13-14 MSG)   Share your burbles here. Image courtesy of Pixabay.

Job 39:13-19 The ostrich flaps her wings futilely— all those beautiful feathers, but useless! She lays her eggs on the hard ground, leaves them there in the dirt, exposed to the weather, Not caring that they might get stepped on and cracked or trampled by some wild animal. She’s negligent with her young, as if they weren’t even hers. She cares nothing about anything. She wasn’t created very smart, that’s for sure, wasn’t given her share of good sense. But when she runs, oh, how she runs, laughing, leaving horse and rider in the dust. (Message) My loving Father is holy, righteous and just in all of His ways. In His manifold wisdom (that's beyond human comprehension!) He decided in eternity past that I'll be with this set of characteristics for a purpose. Could it be that I have wings to somehow classify me among birds? And in this crowd of birds, God opened my eyes to see just how different I am. Can it be possible that the Lord may have classified some as ...

Psalm 141:3-4 Guard my mouth, O Eternal One;      control what I say.      Keep a careful watch on every word I speak. Don’t allow my deepest desires to steer me toward doing what is wrong      or associating with wicked people Or joining in their wicked works      or tasting any of their pleasures.   (Voice) Post a guard at my mouth,  God ,      set a watch at the door of my lips. Don’t let me so much as dream of evil      or thoughtlessly fall into bad company. And these people who only do wrong—      don’t let them lure me with their sweet talk! (Message) LORD, help me control my tongue; help me be careful about what I say. Take away my desire to do evil or to join others in doing wrong. Don't let me eat tasty food with those who do evil. (NCV) Share your burbles here. Image courtesy of ChristArt .

for me to desire and perform His will,  which is my destiny, for His glory. Philippians 2:13 For it is God who is working in you, enabling you both to desire and to work out His good purpose. (HCSB) It is God who produces in you the desires and actions that please him. (GW) God is working in you to make you willing and able to obey him. (CEV) for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (NIV) because God is working in you to help you want to do and be able to do what pleases him. (NCV) -=w=- The Holy Spirit is a true gentleman. He first inspires me to do His will, and then He empowers me to accomplish it. What a sweet deal! He does not force himself, He makes me want to do His will! As long as I am doing the will of God, I will always end up victorious. Come hell or high water, I will come out on top for God's glory!  When I persevere to do the will of God, I become unstoppable...

I diligently read the Bible  to know how to come to Jesus. John 5:39-40 You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,   yet you refuse to come to me to have life. (NIV) Share your burbles here. Image courtesy of Lightstock .

I will not let the Word of God depart from my mouth, but I will meditate on it day and night, so that I will be careful to do everything written in it. And then, only then, can I truly be successful and prosperous. Joshua 1:8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. (NIV) Never stop reciting these teachings. You must think about them night and day so that you will faithfully do everything written in them. Only then will you prosper and succeed. (GW) Share your burbles here. Image courtesy of Lightstock .

I will let the Lord guide me along the best pathway for my life. I will heed His advice, and feel safe, knowing that God is watching over me with a loving eye. (Psalm 32:8) The LORD says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. (NLT) I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. (NIV) Share your burbles here. Image courtesy of Lightstock .