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Shalom! 3/13/16
Isaiah 26:3 (KJV)
3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Please keep the family of Mr. Claude McMichen as he nears the Finish Line of his race here on planet earth!
Claude is and was a great and FAITHFUL servant of the most High God: "Yet WE have not many fathers!"
1 Corinthians 4:15 (KJV)
15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
I WOKE UP (PTL for AGAIN awakening-did YOU spring FORWARD today!?
I awoke with a silly, yet excellent song by my FAVORITE Beatle, George Harrison.
Now everybody HAS a favorite Beatle-Right!!??
It is a simple three chord ditty entitled "I GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU!"
My dear friend preached on this last Friday-I hope/PRAY you also read his excellent posts!?
Anyway, I AWOKE with a smile on my face and BTW, Amanda had a great night, so I did too.
On the grocery list my wife gave me Friday, little Amanda had insisted she add one item to the list-the great movie, "WAR ROOM!"
And of course, whatever Amanda wants, Amanda gets!
I sat with her yesterday and watched intently a second time this great movie and was inspired AGAIN of the POWER that SPECIFIC warfare can and does accomplish!!
Ephesians 6:12 (KJV)
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Zechariah 4:6 (KJV)
6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
I have ALWAYS believed that we need MORE PRAYER MEETINGS-emphasize the PRAYER in meetings!!!!!
As E. M. Bounds wrote in his EXCELLENT book, POWER THROUGH PRAYER:
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As the engine never moves until the fire in kindled, so PREACHING, with all its machinery, perfection, and polish, is at a dead standstill, as far as spiritual results are concerned, till PRAYER has kindled and created the steam!!!
PRAYER CHANGES EVERYTHING!!!
PRAYER should ALWAYS be our FIRST resort and not the sad retort, "All I can do now is PRAY!!!"
Isaiah 26:3 (KJV)
3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
PERFECT PEACE!!
How many of us can claim that title!!??
The KEY Word in the above Holy Script is "STAYED!"
STAYED-a primitive root; to
prop
(literal or figurative); reflexive to
lean
upon or
take hold
of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense) :- bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.
Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
I GOT MY MIND STAYED ON YOU-I GOT MY MIND STAYED ON YOU!!
Psalm 119:9-11 (KJV)
9
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
As a MUCH younger man, the author of MY TAKE and myself challenged each other to MEMORIZE entire Chapters of the Holy Bible!!
We delighted ourselves as we MEMORIZED Psalms 1 and Psalms 37, Romans 8, Hebrews 11 and other Chapters and Scriptures-
Our minds we "STAYED ON HIM!"
PERFECT PEACE-or
shalom
, shaw-lome'; from
<H7999>
(shalam);
safe
, i.e. (figurative)
well, happy, friendly
; also (abstract)
welfare
, i.e. health, prosperity, peace :- × do, familiar, × fare, favour, + friend, × great, (good) health, (× perfect, such as be at) peace (-able, -ably), prosper (-ity, -ous), rest, safe (-ty), salute, welfare, (× all is, be) well, × wholly.
Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
SHALOM!!!!
Today, if YOU desire "SHALOM/PERFECT PEACE," try KEEPING your mind STAYED ON HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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AND ITS GONNA TAKE TIME-WHOLE LOT OF PRECIOUS TIME-TO DO IT, TO DO IT, TO DO IT, TO DO IT RIGHT!!!"
SHALOM AND GOD BLESS YOU!
PASTOR DOUG
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