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Nanny & Jeremy...my first grandchild...he is so precious to me
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8..Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me....
Nahum 1: 7...The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that trust in Him...
Habakkuk 2: 1-2...I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what He will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved....2..And the Lord answered me, and said, write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
My favorite verse...no matter what's going on in your life, always remember, Isaiah 54: 17..no weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
Another verse that tells it like it is....
Matthew 6 12. And forgive us our debts, etc. The word debts is here used figuratively. It does not mean literally that we are debtors to God, but that our sins have a resemblance to debts. Debtors are those who are bound to others for some claim in commercial transactions; for something which we have had, and for which we are bound to pay according to contract. Literally, there can be no such transaction between God and us. It must be used figuratively. We have not met the claims of law; we have violated its obligations; we are exposed to its penalty; we are guilty; and God only can forgive, in the same way, as none but a creditor can forgive a debtor. Debts here, therefore, mean sins, or offences against God-- offences which none but God can forgive. The measure by which we may expect forgiveness is that which we use in reference to others. See Psalm 18:25,26 Matthew 18:28-35 Mark 11:25 and Luke 11:4. This is the invariable rule by which God dispenses pardon. He that comes before him unwilling to forgive, harbouring dark and revengeful thoughts, how can he expect that God will show him that mercy which he is unwilling to show to others? It is not, however, required that we should forgive debts in a pecuniary sense. To them we have a right, though they should not be pushed with an overbearing and oppressive spirit; not so as to sacrifice the feelings of mercy, in order to secure the claims of right. No man has a right to oppress; and when a debt cannot be paid, or when it would greatly distress a wife and children, a widow and an orphan, or when calamity has put it out of the power of an honest man to pay the debt, the spirit of Christianity requires that it should be forgiven. To such cases this petition in the Lord's prayer doubtless extends. But it was probably intended to refer principally to injuries of character or person, which we have received from others. If we cannot from the heart forgive them, we have the assurance that God will never forgive us.
What a powerful message in these verses....if we cannot forgive from the heart, then we have the assurance that God will not forgive us....what choice do we have? NONE...
Father, I pray that anyone who reads these scriptures will find that peace that comes from forgiveness as YOU have shown me...it has not been an easy journey, but Father, the wonderful thing about it is YOU walked every step with me, now here we are...thank you Father, for what You have done in my life, and I pray for anyone that visits here to feel Your presence and Your love and Your joy and strength...thank You precious Father....
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