Hello, John and Doves,
Sister Bonnie, here are some
scriptures that bring me great comfort.
But first, I am reminded by
the Holy Spirit that the voice of a friend in the
morning can make your whole day. Ask a friend to
call, or call them, first thing in the morning--or
mid-morning.
That will put the wind in
your sails, and take you out of the doldrums!
8You
keep track of all my sorrows.
You have collected all my tears in your
bottle.
You have recorded each one in your
book.
Psalm
56:8 NIV
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A song
that includes the line, "and every tear from my eyes is
saved when I cry":
[a very old video--from the
90's?]
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1My
God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving
me,
so far from my cries of
anguish?
2My
God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by night, but I find no rest.
3Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the one
Israel praises.
4In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and
you delivered them.
5To you they cried out and were saved;
in you they
trusted and were not put to shame.
Psalm
22:1-4 NIV
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5You
prepare a table before me
in the
presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6Surely
your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house
of the Lord
forever.
Psalm
23:5-6 NIV
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3Who
may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy
place?
4The
one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not trust in an idol
or swear by a false god.
5They
will receive blessing from the Lord
and vindication from God their
Savior.
6Such
is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek your face, God of
Jacob.
7Lift
up your heads, you gates;
be lifted up, you ancient
doors,
that the King of glory may come
in.
8Who is this King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,
the Lord mighty in battle.
Psalm
24:3-8 NIV
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Why did Jesus say He came to
fulfill the Law???
Because, as a man, He came to
obey the Father.
As God Almighty, Maker of
Heaven and Earth, He came to fulfill His promises to
Moses.
It is written,
6“Therefore,
say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord,
and I will
bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from
being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an
outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 7I will take
you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will
know that I am the Lord
your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of
the Egyptians. 8And
I will bring you
to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to
Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a
possession. I am the Lord.’ ”
These are the LORD's seven "I
will's", don't you know. In the same way, the
Church is promised New Jerusalem as our home forever.
Horses!?!? What am
I--or rather, what is the LORD--saying here?
Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many
sparrows.
When we return from New
Jerusalem, we will be here:
The
armies of heaven were following him, riding on white
horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
Yes, the LORD loves
horses. It is written,
"The
LORD is a man of war; the LORD is his name."
[from the Song of Moses]
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Finally [at least for this
post], it is written,
27Why
do you complain, Jacob?
Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord;
my cause is disregarded by my
God”?
28Do you not know?
Have you not
heard?
The Lord is the everlasting
God,
the Creator of
the ends of the earth.
He will not
grow tired or weary,
and his
understanding no one can fathom.
29He
gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of
the weak.
30Even
youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and
fall;
31but
those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like
eagles;
they will run and not grow
weary,
they will walk and not be
faint.
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~Blessings,
Mike
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http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/june2013/bonniem66.htm
Bonnie
M (6 June
2013)
"Re: Randy's Bucket List"
I am going to attempt to make this
post as brief as possible.
Whenever I read posts like Randy's
and Jean's (a day or so ago); I find myself weeping
half way through.
All I think about is heaven, the Rapture,
Jesus, going Home.
Patience has not ever been a problem with me
in the past. Anticipated
dates have come and gone and I have been "ok" with
it knowing God's timing is perfect.
Seems like things have changed. I watched
a youtube series on WWII soldiers and POWs coming
back to the States after their tours of duty. It is
sprinkled with scenes of soldiers breaking into
tears at the sight of the coastline or dropping to
their knees and kissing the ground. I ponder
if this will be how I will be; weeping and dropping
to the ground to kiss the feet of our precious
Saviour. These
songs break me up everytime:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvaonUR8L5Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvaonUR8L5Y
Not that I am that great of a soldier
- many have done so much more. I just
want to go home; I don't want to "occupy" anymore,
and am ashamed I have lost my patience. Jesus
forgive me.
Should end my self-inflected pity
party. But
please Jesus come and get us. I am so
tired of this place.
Your Sister in Christ - Bonnie M.