My Father Was A Very Good Man And I Loved Him Dearly. He Was Devoted To Our Family, Always Showed Love

My father was a very good man and I loved him dearly. He was devoted to our family, always showed love to us children, was generous, and did special things that were thoughtful and kind, but there was one thing my Dad would occasionally do that always disappointed me.

My father had a Flying A gas station next door to where we lived in San Francisco, and at times an urgent problem would come up on his day off that he had to attend to. Although he had PROMISED to take us to Golden Gate Park that day, the interruption always took precedence, and when it did,I never forgot the disappointment of those missed park outings.

We all have had promises made to us that were broken, but one thing is sure — The PROMISES of God has made are NEVER left unfulfilled, and you can always count on Him keeping His word.

2 Corinthians 1:20 says “All the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen,” so while even people that dearly love us can let us down, God will NEVER let us down.

Count on every promise He has made in His word, and you will never be disapointed.

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In the classic movie 'The Wizard of Oz,' Dorothy, trembling as she approaches the wizard says, “I am Dorothy, the small and meek,” and like Wally Cox and other feeble characters since then, meekness has always been equated with weakness — but that is not what Jesus means and in fact it means the exact opposite.

The Greek definition is 'gentle,' but a deeper understanding is that of having Patient Restraint. Notice that Jesus not so coincidentally associates meekness here with the YOKE, which implies the harnessing of a powerful animal.

A race horse, while domesticated and carefully trained patiently restrains strength until the racing gate flies open and they explode in power.

True meekness is actually POWER UNDER CONTROL.

Jesus later promises in the Beatitudes that “The MEEK shall inherit the earth,” and he is speaking of the time when those that have patiently endured the trials of the tribulation shall live with Christ in the Millinium. These are those who have faithfully persevered, waiting to finally find and enjoy the 'Rest In Their Souls' that Jesus promises to the faithful.

Friend, we are called not to be weak in this life, but like a champion race horse, to patiently apply the power that we have as the Lord’s co-workers by “taking His yoke upon us.”

Endure the trials and race of this life in MEEKNESS, not weekness!

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In today’s scripture God is asking Job if he has seen the gates or the shadow of death. Like Job, the answer as we walk down the road of life is 'no' but if you look over your shoulder, silently behind all of us the shadow of death gets closer and closer each day with every step we take.

We can never out-run the shadow of death. It follows in our footsteps, and one day the shadow of death will catch up to us, but despite this ominous fact there is a way to escape it!

David wrote in Psalm 23 that “Thou I walk in the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,” but those that do NOT walk with and toward God have a much different outcome as Jesus said:

“These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew 25:46

Friend, while all of us will come to the door of Physical Death, God has provided a way of escape from SPIRITUAL DEATH and the everlasting fate of it through salvation in Christ.

Will you choose today to escape and walk towards and with God in His righteousness, or will you let the shadow of eternal death catch up to you?

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A driver for a funeral home got pulled over driving his delivery van in an HOV lane, but when protesting to the police officer, he said “But I’m not in violation! There are three people back there!”

While a humorous story, the fact is that whatever 'people' WERE back there are no longer there because their souls have “Departed.”

Many people often use the term 'THE DEPARTED' when people die, but the question is, DEPARTED TO WHERE?!?

You see, we are all spirits with souls that are currently (very) temporarily inhabiting a body, but one day your soul will leave your body and depart. When it does, do you know where your soul is going and why it is going there?

This is a question that everyone must answer, and if you don’t know the answer, consider this...

You are a spirit, and who you are (your 'soul') will LIVE FOREVER! You have the choice to where it will go! And it’s NOT reincarnation (because earth eventually will end) and it’s NOT to 'nothingness' because and you cannot 'depart' to someplace that doesn’t exist.

Friend, I am not going to fill-in-the-blank the answer for you because deep down you know what I am talking about. The question is, What Will You Do About It? After you depart, where will you go? And why?

Consider carefully, because eternity is too Long to be Wrong.

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Now is the moment when the POWER OF ALMIGHTY GOD is moving across this land! This is your moment to  get up out of disbelief, lethargy and defeat and turn your heart and face toward Him. Lift your hands all you saints and bless His holy, righteousness and judgment for what He is going to miraculously do to in this country!

Bless Him for giving us laws and justice to rule righteously over the land, in upholding the rule of law and putting forth truth and expose lies and deceit.

It is Not Too Late for justice to prevail, For God Is NEVER Late! He is Always on Time,  IN HIS TIME, and he has set this country to be a shining light on a hill to continue to spread the gospel without restraint or persecution.

More than at anytime, hold onto God’s Word to us which says, 

“Wait for the Lord; Be strong and take heart and Wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:14

Christians! Suit up Your armor, put on your helmet, and get out your swords! Fight with all your might Satan’s demonic forces with God’s mighty army.

Get ready, my brothers and sisters, and prepare yourselves because the day is coming soon when we will shout VICTORY in the streets and to see a great “shift” in the souls of America coming to JESUS. So Get ready to CELEBRATE because God Is getting Ready To Put On A BIG SHOW!!!

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There is a big difference between a 'Wish' and HOPE. One of these has power and substance, but the other is an empty shell — and here’s why.

A WISH is a desire of the heart that has defined the shape of what you want but will always just be an empty outline of that which you seek. Wishing does not make anything come to pass except an emptiness inside that mirrors the emptiness of the outline you have drawn in your heart and mind.

On the other hand, HOPE also creates the image of the thing desired but ** Will come to pass when filled with the application of FAITH! **

This is what the Bible means when it says that “Without FAITH it is impossible to please God.” God only responds to prayers and supplications offered up in FAITH, and when the 'Prayer Of Faith' is applied to 'That Which Is Hoped For' and offered up by asking according to God’s will (1 John 5:14) then the Bible promises us that “You shall HAVE what you SAY.” (Mark 11:23)

The key to everything with God is Faith. It is Faith applied in HOPE that yields the fruit of LOVE.

Friend, richly fill your HOPE with FAITH and watch what God will do!

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