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<br></p></p>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.comBlogger248125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-10500995176008483812011-07-23T09:06:00.000-04:002011-07-23T09:06:48.643-04:00NASA - NASA TV<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#.TirHYbcIltx.blogger">NASA - NASA TV</a>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-71776395007880400102011-05-15T07:46:00.000-04:002011-05-15T07:46:15.962-04:00Pour Out Our Hearts To Him!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br />
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At this particular posting, she is showing products by KIT Natural. So many times, we want items that are healthy and excellent for our skin. I've briefly read through the descriptions of these products. Plus read at KIT's web page that they "fuse," the products. Please click <a href="http://pennyraine.com/blog/2011/03/orange-silk-cream-giveaway/">here, to view Penny Raine's Giveaway Offer.</a><a href="http://pennyraine.com/blog/2011/03/orange-silk-cream-giveaway/"></a>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-15337576680171306022011-02-23T11:52:00.001-05:002011-02-23T11:53:08.895-05:00An Encouragement Break!<center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="370" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/emgv-VRtMEU" title="YouTube video player" width="460"></iframe></center>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-67587145256035375082011-02-22T11:26:00.002-05:002011-02-22T11:32:01.877-05:00God's Faithfulness and Perfect Care!<center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="370" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_w8JZLQiXEE" title="YouTube video player" width="460"></iframe></center>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-36634908136535081232010-10-04T07:35:00.006-04:002010-10-04T07:49:47.827-04:00Caution . . . Work Zone!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqNbTUKScPFuoFdTHbfNCU49YuaNtjigf3wq38h1t4B-pinqeB1ulvoulfVqbvVCLv4wSNMtBXO8d1mBSNKLxYJMW-0Y-80DpjvIQCQaapbJ1yIfvT9uV2E-AucWK-rYCZBqu4bXUmnY/s1600/images.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqNbTUKScPFuoFdTHbfNCU49YuaNtjigf3wq38h1t4B-pinqeB1ulvoulfVqbvVCLv4wSNMtBXO8d1mBSNKLxYJMW-0Y-80DpjvIQCQaapbJ1yIfvT9uV2E-AucWK-rYCZBqu4bXUmnY/s200/images.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524154021458829522" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">sn't easy to take things for granted? Like being able to walk around without any assistance. Rejoicing in life's simple pleasures . . . having make up on for the first time since surgery; my hair looking great; and being content with the new normal that is just a temporary bump in the road right now in my life.</span></span></span></span></h3><div><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="UIStory_Message"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I'm reminded of the Apostle Paul when he wrote Philippians while in prison. Consider chapter 4 and verse 11 of this incredible epistle.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Not that I am implying that I was in any personal want, for I have learned how to be content (satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or disquieted) in whatever state I am.</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Has it been easy for me? No, I'm a rather stubborn and very independent person. I like to have things done my way. You may ask, "how is that working for you? Let's get honest, we all can be this way. It's when we have the interruptions in life, the unplanned moments where the rubber meets the road that we see what we're made of or what's in our hearts.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On the other hand, moments like these can be a time of allowing others to minister to you and it's okay to ask for help as well as accept help. Remember we're the body of Christ, not the island of Christ. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I'm listening to the classic book, "Stepping Heavenward." Just recently in this book, the author stated that sometimes it's the quiet moments that can be spiritual and a service to our Master. I know that I don't like this route but I'm choosing to enjoy the scenery and trust the Lord for what He has in mind.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">All of us have moments in our lives that were unplanned or interrupted and these moments served to grow us up and into Christ. That's my prayer for myself as well as for each of you. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In conclusion, we are being conformed and transformed to the image of Christ, consider Romans 8:28-30:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. </span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 6px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 6px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">firstborn among many brethren; </span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.</span></span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Happily to be a work in progress and confident He has the Master plan!</span></span></i></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><p></p></span></div></span>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-83634136643069914212010-09-23T23:22:00.006-04:002010-09-23T23:42:40.771-04:00Introducing LibrioVox<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbwfsK2kg_0n7M3qt4BvBN5sTR-lsx1ldUmMb2MLa81jBZSMYDJzvqug0r-rBEbA8mTwnC9DnFAvpdrSsw8G0XL5c3p5hr1joB8R1B4SPFIsdJMYD3mxiGrUmyYkIa1H1NnoVdlhm6qw/s1600/1577483421-1.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 126px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbwfsK2kg_0n7M3qt4BvBN5sTR-lsx1ldUmMb2MLa81jBZSMYDJzvqug0r-rBEbA8mTwnC9DnFAvpdrSsw8G0XL5c3p5hr1joB8R1B4SPFIsdJMYD3mxiGrUmyYkIa1H1NnoVdlhm6qw/s200/1577483421-1.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520319594931591698" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><i>One my favorite new sites to visit, click </i></span></span><a href="http://librivox.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><i>here</i></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><i>. It's LibrioVox, acoustical liberation of books in the public domain. Recently discovered "Stepping Heavenward," by Elizabeth Prentiss (1818-1878). I've actually have a copy of this book. I have read the first two chapters, but have allowed the distractions of life to prevent me from completing it. Now I've downloaded it to my iPod and am listening to it as I'm writing this posting. </i></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><i>Click </i></span></span><a href="http://librivox.org/stepping-heavenward-version-2-by-elizabeth-prentiss/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><i>here</i></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><i> for the particulars of "Stepping Heavenward." Enjoy the possibilities! The book is a </i></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><i>must-read.</i></span></span></b></div>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-18715603231930953642010-09-12T02:00:00.003-04:002010-09-12T02:08:33.390-04:00Selah-All of Me<center><object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WZR8Y19qffM?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WZR8Y19qffM?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="325"></embed></object></center>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-45907099180848511792010-09-09T11:21:00.001-04:002010-09-09T11:23:18.667-04:00A Powerful Quote by James Denney!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Read this quote by James Denney, </span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">a Scottish theologian (1856-1917), </span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">"No man can at the same time prove </span></span></i></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">that he is clever and </span></span></i></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">that Jesus Christ is mighty to save."</span></span></i></span></span></h3></span>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-68628688507010227642010-09-09T11:17:00.001-04:002010-09-09T11:20:58.623-04:00The Hand of God<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Praise God for the hammer, the file and the furnace. </span></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The hammer molds us, the file sharpens us, </span></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and the fire tempers us."</span></span></span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Sam Rutherford</span></span></span></div></span>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-53679398692238048582010-09-09T11:15:00.001-04:002010-09-09T11:16:16.766-04:00Sharing & Comparing<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:11px;"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="UIStory_Message"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Earlier this summer was reading Job 16:1-5, it was a gentle reminder as to when to give advice to those who are suffering or growing through great difficulties in their lives. Job called his friends, "sorry comforters."</span></span></i></span></h3><div><span class="UIStory_Message"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="UIStory_Message"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Then Job answered,<br /><br />"I have heard many such things; Sorry comforters are you all.<br /><br />"Is there no limit to windy words? Or what plagues you that you answer? </span></span></span></i><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /><br />"I too could speak like you, If I were in your place. I could compose words against you And shake my head at you.<br /><br />"I could strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips could lessen your pain.</span></span></span></i></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Sometime it's tempting when we share similar difficulties to think that our situation is a lot more difficult than the person we're having the conversation with. Personally I find this extremely annoying. Each situation, procedure, or difficulty is unique just as each individual is. There is no way anyone could fully understand what another person goes through. I realize that often times these statements are made because of anxieties that individual has and perhaps this is their only way of working through the trial. Regardless of the rationale they may give, I'm choosing to exercise grace and mercy. </span></span></i></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></i></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">As I ponder what Scripture teaches us, it doesn't teach us to put ourselves or our situations above another individuals. It clearly instructs us to bear one another's burdens. It tells us that in the body of Christ the part that seems more unseemly, we need to give greater honor. </span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">So the next time, you're tempted to share and compare, watch over your heart with all diligence. Please make sure you don't minimize the other person's situation and think only of your situation.</span></span></i></span></div></div>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-65964503696854341272010-08-22T00:40:00.002-04:002010-08-22T00:46:53.013-04:00Observations in My Garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbmLXOm5U0aZU3usgMVWPvCCPy-VSlDJkg9cKpSGY2hfbQNjvIROykRHZuJxD5wVY5yeGZ2nE-wgVmj0IQWg1aNUxC2qrzcvCytbJmG-QSJGDTKOVdWMUfJSp4ooVbUwsa4La8fIV_U0/s1600/IMG_0670.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbmLXOm5U0aZU3usgMVWPvCCPy-VSlDJkg9cKpSGY2hfbQNjvIROykRHZuJxD5wVY5yeGZ2nE-wgVmj0IQWg1aNUxC2qrzcvCytbJmG-QSJGDTKOVdWMUfJSp4ooVbUwsa4La8fIV_U0/s320/IMG_0670.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508089642590870562" /></a>Late Saturday afternoon, I was out in our backyard watering some herbs . . . observed this beautiful butterfly and was blessed to capture it with my camera.<div><br /></div><div>A vivid reminder of God's incredible and majestic creation! May it serve to remind you of the minute care our Heavenly Father has for His creation . . . how much more He cares for you and I.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><i>(original photo by Kathy Lundberg, 08/21/10)</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><i>(Please do not copy or reproduce for any form of media. Thanks!)</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-17710925251456131462010-07-09T23:38:00.003-04:002010-07-09T23:42:42.255-04:00Our God Is Greater!<center><object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zlA5IDnpGhc&hl=en_US&fs=1?color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zlA5IDnpGhc&hl=en_US&fs=1?color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="325"></embed></object></center>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-2006288549999035642010-07-09T23:34:00.002-04:002010-07-09T23:37:24.954-04:00Indeed Our God Is Indescribable!<center><object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7-zJHgaoVa4&hl=en_US&fs=1?color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7-zJHgaoVa4&hl=en_US&fs=1?color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="325"></embed></object></center>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-25772847188726299122010-06-24T23:49:00.005-04:002010-06-24T23:52:33.420-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Consider this quote by Corrie Ten Boom, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">"Never be afraid to trust </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">an unknown future </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">to a known God."</span></i></span></div>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-57314786402448006502010-06-24T22:19:00.001-04:002010-06-24T22:20:52.019-04:00CF Didn't Define Christina & Ali<center><object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7s7CtPGeEbo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7s7CtPGeEbo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="375" height="325"></embed></object></center>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-79733152254688800932010-06-02T23:20:00.001-04:002010-06-02T23:22:35.710-04:00A Personal Reminder from God to Me<center><object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X_dsZpcA2R8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X_dsZpcA2R8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="325"></embed></object></center>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-36596193981572900792010-05-11T11:22:00.007-04:002010-07-30T19:00:42.644-04:00Lessons from a Godly Preacher<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxy70Z8cyT9t-E9hyphenhyphenOWaNGHBxGhg4yclfzekgvuUkgLz5-4PCvxFdsTAZOfqfm1zIOqHR52lQaRK4Z8blfSn-zsMqKIsu9-Tf6hJrapeBRpCMy_1LL2b96c6P6SAsHMU23-QbjggBsVaY/s1600/1peter1_15-16.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxy70Z8cyT9t-E9hyphenhyphenOWaNGHBxGhg4yclfzekgvuUkgLz5-4PCvxFdsTAZOfqfm1zIOqHR52lQaRK4Z8blfSn-zsMqKIsu9-Tf6hJrapeBRpCMy_1LL2b96c6P6SAsHMU23-QbjggBsVaY/s200/1peter1_15-16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470035219296685330" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Voddie Baucham is one of my favorite preachers. Another preacher that I'm coming to enjoy and listen to is, John Piper. Here's a note from Voddie regarding John Piper's recent announcement of his 'leave of absence." Please click </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://www.voddiebaucham.org/vbm/Blog/Entries/2010/4/11_10_Things_I_Hope_We_Learn_from_John_Piper’s_Leave_of_Absence.html">here</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://www.voddiebaucham.org/vbm/Blog/Entries/2010/4/11_10_Things_I_Hope_We_Learn_from_John_Piper’s_Leave_of_Absence.html"> </a>to read the whole article.</span></span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(graphic courtesy: www.heartlight.org)</span></span></div>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-57385360419342307712010-05-05T10:56:00.007-04:002010-05-05T11:12:57.038-04:00Extending Grace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyutx_CyRzsKu56DfleebuXn93jkUjSbi0BncyuzHMQS_iXHi69ILUf5qVkNBE7Uxp6_Oz4b4ZmuQJTSce6ltBi5ljJAdyLi6jmmnxkFdsIs-FT5euRhNSQV0fw2jNoFf78fNBNGQOlE/s1600/galatians5_6.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyutx_CyRzsKu56DfleebuXn93jkUjSbi0BncyuzHMQS_iXHi69ILUf5qVkNBE7Uxp6_Oz4b4ZmuQJTSce6ltBi5ljJAdyLi6jmmnxkFdsIs-FT5euRhNSQV0fw2jNoFf78fNBNGQOlE/s200/galatians5_6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467803870967414802" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Today an issue has come up where my sweet husband encouraged me to extend grace. Oh how hard it is. Yet on the other hand, it's consequences to our spiritual well-being is great affected and we allow roots of bitterness to creep through our life. The picture that comes to my mind is grass growing through the sidewalk or a parking lot. If the construction company does not treat the ground and prepare it for the paving, sometimes the grass continues to grow. Likewise, we must apply God's Word in and through our lives whereby not allowing roots of bitterness to take seed. Please click </span></span><a href="http://proverbs31devotions.blogspot.com/2010/05/extending-grace.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> to read a wonderful posting at the "Proverbs 31 Ministries."</span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(graphic courtesy of www.heartlight.org)</span></span></span></div>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-73778763489930533452010-04-07T09:27:00.009-04:002010-07-26T12:05:13.232-04:00Refuge in the LORD!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VjNi1dAhcliii0IoFgPp0cnVjX3Oj5MsaIXLm1oOzLmkMcaRKeC70ID24qM2Y0uZ8Hz4-Uvitaohz1mdltmbZ9ggypg50132uCv5FUxFPz7b2_6sNmBB3SwVk3YgAhaHi8XWh8KBeVw/s1600/weistling-refuge-strength.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VjNi1dAhcliii0IoFgPp0cnVjX3Oj5MsaIXLm1oOzLmkMcaRKeC70ID24qM2Y0uZ8Hz4-Uvitaohz1mdltmbZ9ggypg50132uCv5FUxFPz7b2_6sNmBB3SwVk3YgAhaHi8XWh8KBeVw/s200/weistling-refuge-strength.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457389740815561506" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">But let all those </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">who take refuge</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and put their trust </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">in You rejoice; </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">let them ever sing</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and shout for joy,</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">because You make </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">a covering over them </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and defend them;</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">let those also </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">who love Your name</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">be joyful in You </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and be in high spirits. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">- Psalm 5:11 (Amplified)</span></span></div></div>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-42577657847326157832010-04-03T14:55:00.003-04:002010-04-03T15:00:12.021-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><p align="left" style="text-align: center;"><b class="textgreen" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Anything that dims my vision for Christ, </span></span></b></p><p align="left" style="text-align: center;"><b class="textgreen" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">or takes away my taste for Bible study, </span></span></b></p><p align="left" style="text-align: center;"><b class="textgreen" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">or cramps me in my prayer life,</span></span></b></p><p align="left" style="text-align: center;"><b class="textgreen" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">or makes Christian work difficult, </span></span></b></p><p align="left" style="text-align: center;"><b class="textgreen" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">is wrong for me; and I must, as a Christian turn away from it. </span></span></b></p><p align="left"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 102); font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>J. Wilbur Chapman</b></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#006666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1859-1918</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">American pastor and evangelist</span></span></span></div></span></span><p></p><p align="left" style="text-align: center; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;color:#006666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">source: http://www.wholesomewords.org/biography/biorpchapman.html</span></b></span></p></span>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-15880372520108053062010-03-27T09:38:00.005-04:002010-03-31T16:08:58.784-04:00Security of Those Who Trust in the LORD, and Insecurity of the Wicked - Psalm 37<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8291OR6DCiXlUxlCzz2tWNPSZA1ucWT_nBrIpVQXN1rdShf534yyTdf0Boh9QzM-0EeT0GH8vTxrIK_RCE8dj6XpxGGEk3tKcgpUfbJ5U6yYklpuofqpqBZIx0WXF46Rrfjvc397byg/s1600/Psalm_37_7.JPG.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8291OR6DCiXlUxlCzz2tWNPSZA1ucWT_nBrIpVQXN1rdShf534yyTdf0Boh9QzM-0EeT0GH8vTxrIK_RCE8dj6XpxGGEk3tKcgpUfbJ5U6yYklpuofqpqBZIx0WXF46Rrfjvc397byg/s200/Psalm_37_7.JPG.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454892485324014626" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1 Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers.<br /><br />2 For they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb.<br /><br />3 Trust in the LORD and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.<br /><br />4 Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.<br /><br />5 Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.<br /><br />6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light And your judgment as the noonday.<br /><br />7 Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.<br /><br />8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.<br /><br />9 For evildoers will be cut off, But those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land.<br /><br />10 Yet )a little while and the wicked man will be no more; And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.<br /><br />11 But the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.<br /><br />12 The wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth.<br /><br />13 The Lord laughs at him, For He sees his day is coming.<br /><br />14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow To cast down the afflicted and the needy, To slay those who are upright in conduct.<br /><br />15 Their sword will enter their own heart, And their bows will be broken.<br /><br />16 Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.<br /><br />17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the LORD sustains the righteous.<br /><br />18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever.<br /><br />19 They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will have abundance.<br /><br />20 But the wicked will perish; And the enemies of the LORD will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish--like smoke they vanish away.<br /><br />21 The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives.<br /><br />22 For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be cut off.<br /><br />23 The steps of a man are established by the LORD, And He delights in his way.<br /><br />24 When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because the LORD is the One who holds his hand.<br /><br />25 I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his descendants begging bread.<br /><br />26 All day long he is gracious and lends, And his descendants are a blessing.<br /><br />27 Depart from evil and do good, So you will abide forever.<br /><br />28 For the LORD loves justice And does not forsake His godly ones; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.<br /><br />29 The righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever.<br /><br />30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice.<br /><br />31 The law of his God is in his heart; His steps do not slip.<br /><br />32 The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to kill him.<br /><br />33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand Or let him be condemned when he is judged.<br /><br />34 Wait for the LORD and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.<br /><br />35 I have seen a wicked, violent man Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.<br /><br />36 Then he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought for him, but he could not be found.<br /><br />37 Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright; For the man of peace will have a posterity.<br /><br />38 But transgressors will be altogether destroyed; The posterity of the wicked will be cut off.<br /><br />39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in time of trouble.<br /><br />40 The LORD helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him.</span></span></span>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-54242205768125836562010-03-26T21:44:00.003-04:002010-03-31T16:10:40.085-04:00Psalm 2 Amplified<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">1) WHY DO the nations assemble with commotion [uproar and confusion of voices], and why do the people imagine (meditate upon and devise) an empty scheme?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /> 2) The kings of the earth take their places; the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and His Anointed One (the Messiah, the Christ). They say,<br /><br /> 3) Let us break Their bands [of restraint] asunder and cast Their cords [of control] from us.<br /><br /> 4) He Who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord has them in derision [and in supreme contempt He mocks them].<br /><br /> 5) He speaks to them in His deep anger and troubles (terrifies and confounds) them in His displeasure and fury, saying,<br /><br /> 6) Yet have I anointed (installed and placed) My King [firmly] on My holy hill of Zion.<br /><br /> 7) I will declare the decree of the Lord: He said to Me, You are My Son; this day [I declare] I have begotten You.<br /><br /> 8) Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations as Your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth as Your possession.<br /><br /> 9) You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them in pieces like potters' ware.<br /><br /> 10) Now therefore, O you kings, act wisely; be instructed and warned, O you rulers of the earth.<br /><br /> 11) Serve the Lord with reverent awe and worshipful fear; rejoice and be in high spirits with trembling [lest you displease Him].<br /><br /> 12) Kiss the Son [pay homage to Him in purity], lest He be angry and you perish in the way, for soon shall His wrath be kindled. O blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are all those who seek refuge and put their trust in Him!</span></span></span><br /></div>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-363842590583086312010-03-24T23:50:00.002-04:002010-03-24T23:52:34.013-04:00Perfect Love<center><object width="350" height="275"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aI4DUez3Z8c&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aI4DUez3Z8c&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="350" height="275"></embed></object></center>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292316295125627717.post-88389241291667731212010-03-23T01:15:00.002-04:002010-03-24T23:53:16.705-04:00Silent Testimonies But Loud Praises To God!<center><object width="350" height="275"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RvDDc5RB6FQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RvDDc5RB6FQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="350" height="275"></embed></object></center>Kathy Lundberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106300679506225605noreply@blogger.com0