Never doubt that the Lord is always with you. He's with you as you say a prayer for a friend or loved one, while you're on your way taking care of your responsibilities this day. He hears you. He hears from your heart the need of this dear beloved person and how much your desire is for them to be blessed of God. The Lord reaches down and grasps your cheeks in His hands to kiss you, His beloved, on the forehead. This might come in the form of a soft breeze that blows on you, but you know it's Him and that He loves you. Let's go to Him in His Word...
May 1st- 1 Kings 10-11 & Luke 21: 20-38 May 2nd- 1 Kings 12-13 & Luke 22: 1-20 May 3rd- 1 Kings 14-15 & Luke 22: 21-46 May 4th- 1 Kings 16-18 & Luke 22: 47-71 May 5th- 1 Kings 19-20 & Luke 23: 1-25 May 6th- 1 Kings 21-22 & Luke 23: 26-56 May 7th- 2 Kings 1-3 & Luke 24: 1-35 May 8th- 2 Kings 4-6 & Luke 24: 36-53 May 9th- 2 Kings 7-9 & John 1: 1-28 May 10th- 2 Kings 10-12 & John 1: 29-51 May 11th- 2 Kings 13-14 & John 2 May 12th- 2 Kings 15-16 & John 3: 1-18 May 13th- 2 Kings 17-18 & John 3: 19-36 May 14th- 2 Kings 19-21 & John 4: 1-30 May 15th- 2 Kings 22-23 & John 4: 31-54 May 16th- 2 Kings 24-25 & John 5: 1-24 May 17th- 1 Chronicles 1-3 & John 5: 25-47 May 18th- 1 Chronicles 4-6 & John 6: 1-21 May 19th- 1 Chronicles 7-9 & John 6: 22-44 May 20th- 1 Chronicles 10-12 & John 6: 45-71 May 21st- 1 Chronicles 13-15 & John 7: 1-27 May 22nd- 1 Chronicles 16-18 & John 7: 28-53 May 23rd- 1 Chronicles 19-21 & John 8: 1-27 May 24th- 1 Chronicles 22-24 & John 8: 28-59 May 25th- 1 Chronicles 25-27 & John 9: 1-23 May 26th- 1 Chronicles 28-29 & John 9: 24-41 May 27th- 2 Chronicles 1-3 & John 10: 1-23 May 28th- 2 Chronicles 4-6 & John 10: 24-42 May 29th- 2 Chronicles 7-9 & John 11: 1-29 May 30th- 2 Chronicles 10-12 & John 11: 30-57 May 31st- 2 Chronicles 13-14 & John 12: 1-26
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May God touch your life richly with love and blessings as you study His Word.
Jesus is coming back for His own.
I wonder about those who have ignored Him; Those who knew about Him, and yet their choice was not to follow Him. Their choice was to instead, wring out every bit of fun and entertainment from the world that they could; or those who thought He just wasn't worth their time.
These people say, " It's joy! Joy is what I'm experiencing!" (Their JOY ?) They don't know what joy is or what it can be. None of us really do (yet!) But those who know the Lord Jesus Christ: [Yeshua, Emmanuel, Prince of Peace, our Redeemer, our Deliverer, our Messiah, our Saviour, The King of kings, and The Lord of lords] know it cannot be found anywhere but in Him, through Him, by Him, and only because of Him!
What this world calls fun is very costly. In many different aspects.
Financially, morally, sometimes physically and mentally as well.
Entertainment seems to be just as damaging as well. Is there anything [ever] good to see on any viewing screen, anymore? I'm talking about movies, TV, computer? You know, I think there is.
There is, but I believe they're few and far between. You actually have to look for those, and turn off a lot of others.
I've come to understand that although there might be some decent things, the world, as a whole, isn't interested in those. It appears that those aren't any fun. The fun ones have violence; shootings- lots of guns, knives, just weapons of all sorts. There has to be murder, mayhem, peril, slayings, thievery, heartache, pain, fear, (zombies and vampires also) just lots of death and killings.
There has to be crashes and smashes and NOISE!
Also there has to be anger and hatred, lies and deception, trickery, and actions of violence!
That seems to be a main ingredient. It could be person to person violence, violence against animals, destruction of belongings, or property. [PSYCHOTIC!]
These shows are called 'ACTION' or 'ACTION/ADVENTURE' movies. (Rated R!)
The biggest thing though, is SEX. It seems like, if there's none of that, then...whatever these people are trying to sell, just won't sell. If it won't SELL, there won't be any MONEY made from it; If there's no money, that means there will be no joy.
SO WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? LET'S SURMISE:
This world says that in order to find joy, we need to have fun. Lots of fun!
World says this means we need entertainment; or we need to entertain ourselves.
World says both of those things can give us a lot of fun. Looks like if we need to start the entertaining process, we should look around and copy the way other people are doing it.
{They must be smarter than us because they figured it out before we did.}
Everybody knows we're all stupid anyway, in school we learned that we are made from a mud blob. {or a monkey, somebody told me that} If we act violent or hurt others, that might be fun. {or some even claim if they kill you, they're doing it for their god. because you're not like them, so you're not right.}
Or since people have to have money, maybe we need to focus on that first.
We don't have jobs because we don't have skills, and we didn't get any education at school because the teachers were too busy teaching us to say 'NO' to God, teaching us how to use a condom,and that it's okay to be gay. That's it!...we learned all about how OK it is to have sex, that doesn't seem hard! Maybe we can sell our worthless bodies for entertainment to make money! Sex is fun they said. Maybe we can put drugs and alcohol in us, too!
Sounds like great fun! (then will there be joy?)
THAT IS WHAT THE WORLD TELLS US!
DOES THAT SOUND RIGHT?
It's time to wake up. We can't still stay sleeping. Jesus is waiting for us.
Change is in the air. I can just smell it. It smells so fresh. I believe the plans are in the works. If I had to die for Christ, I would. He's the reason I've ever lived. He's the reason for every breath I take. He's the reason for any bit of kindness that has ever came from me. If there's anything good in me, it's Jesus. I'm so not perfect, don't get me wrong! Just like everyone else, I walk and fall every day of my life in this worldly struggle that each of us is in. Left to myself without Him, I'm wicked and deserving of nothing more than hell. But I'm not alone. I praise Him for saving me. Not just from this world, but from the wickedness of myself.
I despise the person I was before I gave my life to Him.
That person is no more. I am a new creation. He gave me a new heart.
He promises He will never leave me or forsake me.
Believing that He is coming back for believers and followers in Him alone, is difficult for us to believe, but we have to face it, and be ready for His return. We have to trust Him. He won't come back to die for us again. The day is coming when the Father will say, " Son, go get My children!" Jesus is coming back. He's coming for His own. If you wait until then, don't think He will listen to you if you should hang on His leg and tell Him you love Him. Today is the day and now is the time. Don't give Him empty words. A tape recorder can give that amount of love. If you love Him, show Him now. You might not have that chance later. Would you want to be left when the Christians go home? There will be nobody left here but unsaved people.
Heaven's gates are closed. He wants to open them for you.
He'll use His nail-scarred hands.
But if you reject Him now, He'll reject you then.
Remember: No decision for Christ, is a decision! It's a decision for Satan.
Federal agency vows to continue legal action after ending Nevada ranch standoff
The Bureau of Land Management vowed Saturday that it would continue its legal fight to remove illegal cattle from a rural Nevada range after ending a tense weeklong standoff with a rancher and his supporters.
"After 20 years and multiple court orders to remove the trespass cattle, [rancher Cliven] Bundy owes the American taxpayers in excess of $1 million. The BLM will continue to work to resolve the matter administratively and judicially," a statement from the bureau said. "We ask that all parties in the area remain peaceful and law-abiding as the Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service work to end the operation in an orderly manner."
The BLM also announced that it was wrapping up its month-long operation to seize the 900 cattle roaming on federally owned land approximately 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas and would release the 400 head of Bundy's cattle it had already seized "in order to avoid violence and help restore order."
"Based on information about conditions on the ground, and in consultation with law enforcement, we have made a decision to conclude the cattle gather because of our serious concern about the safety of employees and members of the public," the statement read.," the statement read.
Bureau officials had dismantled designated protest areas supporting Bundy, who they say refuses to comply with the "same laws that 16,000 public land ranchers do every year."
A group of about 1,000 supporting Bundy cheered and sang "The Star Spangled Banner" when BLM made its announcement.
The standoff at the ranch became increasingly tense the longer it lasted, prompting elected officials in several states to weigh in, militia members to mobilize and federal land managers to reshape elements of the operation. The Las Vegas Sun reported that some protesters were carrying handguns and rifles, but there were no reports of shots fired or injuries
The roundup started last Saturday after the BLM and National Park Service shut down an area half the size of Delaware to let cowhands using helicopters and vehicles gather about 900 cattle that officials say are trespassing.
Bundy, 67, and his large family cast their resistance to the roundup as a constitutional stand. He says he doesn't recognize federal authority over state land.
The dispute that triggered the roundup dates to 1993, when the BLM cited concern for the federally protected tortoise. The agency later revoked Bundy's grazing rights.
Bundy claimed ancestral rights to graze his cattle on lands his Mormon family settled in the 19th century. He stopped paying grazing fees and disregarded several court orders to remove his animals.
BLM officials, however, say Bundy owes more than $1.1 million in unpaid grazing fees.
BLM faced criticism when police used stun guns on one of Bundy's adult sons during a Wednesday confrontation on a state highway near the Bundy melon farm in the Gold Butte area.
Video of that confrontation spread on the Internet, along with blog commentary claiming excessive government force and calls to arms from self-described militia leaders. Some have invoked references to deadly confrontations with federal authorities, including a siege of a ranch home in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, in 1992 and the fiery destruction of a religious compound near Waco, Texas, that killed 76 people in 1993.
"Our mission here is to protect the protestors and the American citizens from the violence that the federal government is dishing out,” Jim Landy, a member of the West Mountain Rangers, who made the journey from Montana to Nevada, told Fox News Channel. “People here are scared."
Arizona state Rep. Bob Thorpe of Flagstaff said he and state legislators weren't arguing whether Bundy broke laws or violated grazing agreements. Thorpe said the Arizona lawmakers were upset the BLM initially restricted protesters to so-called free speech zones.
Sen. Dean Heller and Gov. Brian Sandoval, both Republicans, have also said they were upset with the way the BLM was conducting the roundup. After the areas were removed Thursday, Sandoval issued a new statement.
"Although tensions remain high, escalation of current events could have negative, long lasting consequences that can be avoided," it said.
Amy Lueders, BLM state director in Nevada, said Friday that two protesters were detained, cited for failure to comply with officers at a barricade on Thursday and released.
That brought the number of arrests to three. Bundy's son, Dave Bundy, was arrested Sunday on State Route 170 and released Monday with citations accusing him of refusing to disperse and resisting arrest.
Lueders said 380 cows were collected by Thursday. She declined to provide a cost estimate for the herding operation. •
Fox News' Edmund DeMarche, Matt Finn and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Stand With Bundy Against Tyrannical Feds Just minutes ago the Arizona Legislature (both House & Senate) authorized a delegation of members from Arizona to travel to Clark County NV and to have members stand with the Bundy family at the Bundy Ranch. They will most likely depart within the next 24 hours if not in the next few hours.
Oath keepers and the C.S.P.O.A. - Constitutional Sheriffs Peace Officers Association leadership and some members are also headed that way to provide moral and citizen support for this family engaged in asserting their Constitutionally protected rights. The standoff is against the forceful bullying of and by a federal agency intent on removing cattle from an open range area that has been in use since the 1800’s. Rep. David Livingston said on the floor of the House this morning, “If we don’t stand with our fellow citizens in Nevada today, next it will be Arizona.”
The Arizona delegation has been approved by both the leadership of the House and Senate. This is a remarkable action taken by a state legislature, standing in direct opposition to a federal agency that has dubious standing, lacks authority and is working in direct conflict with their own actions related to the desert tortoise . Please consider pushing this to all of your resources to gain national attention. Fox News has already picked this up and is gearing up to spot light the federal overreach angle.
