Isaiah 1:19
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
Proverbs 15:31
Whoever heeds life-giving correction will be at home among the wise.
James 1:25
But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
First of all, allow me to thank you all and thank God for all of you. Thank you for your prayers. My wife, Patsy, is fine. The surgery was completely successful and she is home recovering. Her prognosis is the best it could possibly be: all of the suspect tissue was removed. All of the post-op pathology results are negative. In essence, all of the cancer was removed. Halleluiah! Thank God!
We serve. We serve God. We serve God, who cares. We serve God, who cares, and is able. He is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all that we can ask or even… think!!! According to the power that works within (you and I). {Eph. 3:20 paraphrased). Thank you for unleashing the very heart and power of God toward us (my family) through your thoughts and prayers. Take every good report (this one included) and use it as self encouragement to continue to fight the good fight of faith, to continue to see His Kingdom come and His Will be done in earth and in our own earthen vessels as His Will is done in Heaven. May you be Blessed to Bless. Remember: there’s nothing too hard for God or for God’s people (that’s you BelovedJ).
In this continued discussion of the Book of Proverbs, we find that God approaches us from the perspective of a Father: a Father who sees our past, present and future, all in a single glance, and provides the instruction necessary to avoid life’s pitfalls and complete our journey from our temporary to His Eternity. An example that comes to mind is that of an eagle, whose perspective, from a great distance above the earth, allows him to observe a vast area that you and I can’t enjoy with our feet planted firmly on the ground. From where we stand, at best we can only see from horizon to horizon, a few miles in any given direction. From the eagle’s viewpoint, high above earth allows him to see literally from unseen to unseen. God sees from the unseen to the unseen and asks us to trust Him to guide us, to deliver us unto Himself. If we will hear and obey, He promises that our lives will be fruitful and fulfilling, that we will have success in our endeavors, that we will enjoy His blessing.
From where I stand, if viewed from my perspective, the path ahead seems filled with obstacles and uncertainty. But from where God sits; enthroned on the circle of the Earth, His Word assures me that… everything is under His control. Isn’t that good news? The Bible doesn’t promise us a rose garden. The sinfulness of man has corrupted creation to the core. However, God promises that He will see us through. He promises us that we will overcome by the Blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. He promises that nothing can separate us from Him. We have assurances that are interminable, incorruptible, immovable. What He has spoken will absolutely come to pass. These simple proverbs applied will provide spiritual wisdom and enlightenment that will bless you and allow you to bless all within your circle of influence. May His Kingdom come… through you!
Blessings,
.wb
Deuteronomy 32:9-12a
9 For the LORD’s portion is his people, Jacob his allotted inheritance.
10 In a desert land he found him,
in a barren and howling waste.
He shielded him and cared for him;
he guarded him as the apple of his eye,
11 like an eagle that stirs up its nest
and hovers over its young,
that spreads its wings to catch them
and carries them aloft.
12 The LORD alone led him…
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