December 1, 2008

The L ord says, “I will rescue those who love Me.  I will protect those who trust in My Name. When they call on Me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.  I will reward them with a long life and give them My Salvation.”

(Psalm 91:14-16)

Good Morning Beloved,

Welcome back!  Hope you’re having a marvelous Monday.  My grandmother always said to give people their flowers while they can still smell them.  Today’s rose I’m extending to my oldest and closest friend Tina.  Today is her birthday and it is significant, because it ties in with today’s Word.  Tina was the first friend I made in high school in 1984 (that was the year I moved back to DC from my 10 year stint in the country).  She was a Christian even then.  She loved the Lord and tried to live right.  Truth be told, I was the one who wanted to hang out at the club … she could take it or leave it.  Most of our best times though, were just hanging at her house, or walking around town with her sister, brother and their friends.  Raised as an only child, I felt what it was like to have siblings.  I could have become a ‘wild child’, leaving the woods and entering the ‘big city’, but thankfully I was blessed to have a friend who knew the Lord as her protector.  She protected me from falling into complete foolishness out there.  Many of the mistakes I made, I could have avoided if I’d listened to her and not done it!  Her faith in God showed me a real God.  Not a religion.  She talked to, and about God like He was a ‘real person’.  He was her friend.  A Friend she did not want to ‘hurt’, so there were some places we did not go because of her reverence of God.  There were some places she went, but the fear of God would be on her so strong, she’d have to leave.  She is a wise, and caring friend.  A great daughter, granddaughter, sister and mom, but most of all a beloved child of the Most High God.  I have been blessed with many people in my life who took the time to speak into my life.  God used Tina in her youth to help guide a quiet, surly, high-strung teenager (me!) towards safe harbor (Jesus).  Wonder who God has placed in your life?  You never know, you may have been used (or are being used), as a vessel of honor, to save someones very life.  Even more importantly, to lead someone to the soul-saving grace of Jesus….

…. and that Beloved is Good News!

U Blessed!

Have A Fabulous Day

Regina     

“Jesus Can Work It Out”

(Original Version Diane Williams Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer)

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF6K-Iiqshg

Tadpole -Matthew 18:3 99 of 103   Maybe it has been a while since you’ve experienced the goodness and grace of God, maybe not since childhood. It is never too late to jump back in to God’s love and mercy. October 26, 2008

1 of 5   Our God is a God of justice, but also a God of mercy. Through the blood of Jesus, God’s mercy is available to us now. It is up to us to decide to accept it. We don’t want to be camping out in “Sin Forest” when judgment time comes.

Bulldozer -Romans 1:12 69 of 103   When you are facing a mountain that seems impossible to move, you don’t have to face it alone. We have a family of brothers and sisters that can add their faith to yours, and together you can get the job done. March 2, 2008