--JESUS REMINDS US, "I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU." [HEBREWS 13:5 /B)-
--SERVING GOD WITH OUR PRAYERS~~
--God often chooses to move through our prayers to accomplish His work. We see this when God told the prophet Elijah, "I will send rain on the land," promising to end a drought in Israel that had lasted three and a half years (James 5:17). Even though God had promised rain, a short time later "Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees"--praying intently for the rain to come (1 Kings 18:42).
Then while he continued to pray, Elijah sent his servant to go and look out over the ocean "seven times," scanning the horizon for any sign of rain (v.43).
Elijah understood that God wants us to join in His work through humble, persistent prayer. Regardless of our human limitations, God may choose to move through our praying in amazing ways. That's why the letter of James tells us that "the earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results," all the while reminding us that "Elijah was as human as we are" (James 5:16-17 NLT).
When we make it our aim to serve God through praying faithfully as Elijah did, we're taking part in a beautiful privilege--where at any moment we may be given a front-row seat to a miracle!~~ --ODB/JB--/---'Not For A Moment'--Natasha Owens <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMcRGnmiTLg>
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]
"Ans there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light; and they shall reign for ever and ever." ----(Revelation 22:5)
--In that wonderful age to come when we go to dwell in our eternal home in the Holy City, the city gates "shall not be shut at all by day, for there shall be no night there" (Revelation 21:25). "And the City had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof" - (Revelation 21:23).
The sun and the moon will still be there, but their light will not be needed in the Holy City where we shall live, for the Lamb of God will also be the Lamp of God. He is the Light of the world and where He is, in His eternal glory, there can be no night.~~ --ICR/HMM --'No More Night'~~ David Phelps --<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIIvpqSxcf4> ------------- ---
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]
"He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart." --(Isaiah 40:11)--
--I SAT IN THE hospital room with my husband, waiting anxiously. Our young son was having corrective eye surgery and I felt the butterflies jostle in my stomach as I fretted and worried. I tried to pray, asking God to give me His peace. As I leafed through my Bible, I thought about Isaiah 40, so I turned to the familiar passage, wondering if anything fresh would strike me.
As I read, I caught my breath, for the words from so many years ago reminded me that the Lord "tends his flock like a shepherd" as He "gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart" (V.11). In that moment my anxiety left me as I realized the Lord was holding us, leading us, and caring for us. 'That was just what I needed, Lord,' I breathed silently. I felt enveloped in God's peace during and after the surgery (which thankfully went well).
The Lord promised His people through the prophet Isaiah that He would be their shepherd, guiding them in their daily lives and giving them comfort. We too can know His gentle tending as we tell Him our anxious thoughts and seek His love and peace. We know that He is our Good Shepherd, holding us close to His heart and carrying us in His everlasting arms. ~~ 'Lord Jesus Christ, You are the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for His sheep. Thank You for the gift of Your sacrificial love and for the peace that passes all understanding.'~ amen +
--THE GOOD SHEPHERD ALWAYS WATCHES AND CARES FOR HIS SHEEP.~
--Praise the LORD! -Praise, O servants of the LORD, -Praise the name of the LORD.
Blessed be the name of the LORD From this time forth and forever. From the rising of the sun to its setting. The name of the LORD is to be praised.
The LORD is high above all nations; His glory is above the Heavens.
Who is like the LORD our God, Who is enthroned on high, Who humbles Himself to behold The things that are in Heaven ---and in the earth? He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the needy from the ash heap.
To make them sit with princes, With the princes of His people.
He makes the barren woman --abide in the house, As the joyful mother of children. -Everybody Praise the Lord!-- --(PSALM 113 --NASB~) ~~~~~~~~~~~ --BEST TOP WORSHIP SONGS = 3 HOURS / 33 Songs --<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoZo4EJyXrk> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]
You are the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for His sheep.
