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Morning Devotional...

I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself.                          
John 14:2-3


This promise was made as the death of the Lord drew near. He broached the subject by simply saying that He was going away.

Naturally the disciples were troubled. But His reply calmed their fears--I am coming again to receive you to Myself that where I am, there you may be also.

Still today, we await the fulfillment of this promise. John responded to it in Revelation 22:20. He said, "Even so come, Lord Jesus."

What is our response?
Reg. L. Jordan

I think this is a record, Pat.

I will be back to read the devotion tomorrow.  I am going to bed early too. 8:45pm...wow...I feel like an early bird.  <soni whistles>

Current tempature: -7 and dropping.  brrrsss....

Hi everyone!!  Busy, busy, busy weekend, so sorry I haven't been around much.  The new semester for the community college  where I work starts tomorrow, so my Christmas break is almost over, and it is back to work for me.  

For the first couple of days, anyway, I should have some time to get in here while at work.  Since I work in the Adult Basic Skills/GED department, it sometimes takes a while for things to "get rolling."

Have a awesome week, ya'll!!!!

karmat

I have a friend whom I've never met - other than online, but she is a fellow photographer.  Doesn't live too far from me, in North east Texas.  Her father has cancer and is going through some very heavy duty chemo treatments.  They will be going back down to Houston (M. D. Anderson cancer hospital, I'm assuming)  Please pray for this family, for strength and healing for her father, and anything else you can think of!  Thanks, I appreciate it!

Hi Pat....thank you for the devotional.....It is true that Jesus has gone to prepare heaven for us His Bride.....how wonderful... the hope of the Christian.



God Bless


Ruthie

The prayer meeting before the evening service was a very powerful meeting. The sanctuary was filled by the Holy Spirit. There were only 8 of us present and It was awesome. The Holy Spirit had me on my face crying out to Jesus. The  annointing was so thick and so powerful. It was something so special to me that I am just going to close up for tonight and bask in the Glory of the Son of the living God.

Pinkie I will use this time to pray for your friends father.

Good Night

HEy everyone i'm BACK! had a blast in kansas city. it was worth the 9 hour trip! we went ice skating, laser tag, cosmo mini golf, shopping, and of course we had some AWESOME speakers, worship leaders and improve guys! WELL worth it
WEll i'm tired and got school in the morning ttyl
Sarah

Hi everyone! It is still the 4th here but it has been a good weekend.

God blesses my life everyday with a new understanding of his character and his Love. This morning we studied parts of Jobe and it was good. I saw my Savoir in another different way.

Life is good because of Him.

Thank-you Pat.
I use Rev W.M. Clow's Concordance and find it very helpful., old though it be.

Chris and MargitIf you do pop in  I send love and "warm" get well wishes.

Sarah, Hello dear. You are enjoying yourself and this is good and encouraging to see that you are happy in your faith.

Darryl Hello again Brother.  Lovely to see you.Yes it is wonderful how God blesses our lives.  We do nothing to deserve such goodness but He pours it out upon us ...

"My cup runneth over.  Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the House of the Lord forever". Ps 23:5-6

Dear Ones we must not be deterred by outward appearances.  All that can be shaken must be shaken.
Jesus set His face to go to Jerusalem remember.
Re Heb 12:2  Heb 12:27

Love and prayers.
Jenny

GOOD MORNING  10.54 AM in Holland


PAT thank you for the devotional this morning.

Today it is no icy more that was a terrible day yesterday now it is a liitle bit foggy
raining sometimes and a lot wind.

JANET thank you for the poem yesterday
i love poems i also have a lot but in Dutch i can not use
them.

I have again problems with my eyes
i think again retinites that is a problem in my family from
mothers site.

Deuteronomy 33:12
Let the beloved of the Lord
rest secure in him.

FATHER GOD

Creator God.......that You
on whose sovereign will
time itself depends and eternity hinges,
would name me as Your beloved
and bid me call You Father,
is more than i can comprehend....
I bow before You.


I wish you all a Blessed Day
Bye Love Ria

Good Morning to you all this blessed day!
Pat...great devotional today and fits in well withthe New Year...
I pray that the year is blessed for each and every one of you here on CP this yr. and that as the yr. progresses we all come to know and love our Lord more each day...

Good day to you Ria,Jenny,Darryl,Sarah,Marilyn,Pinkie,Ruthie and Pat.oooops... also Karmat.,and Sonifo.....
Paulette

Hey everyone back again after going to bed early (11:30) this break i haven't gone to bed before 2 except last night and i was TIRED! anyways i hope ya'll have a good day being awhitness for christ! ttyl
Sarah

Good morning!

What a beautiful cold morning it is here.  Don't you just love it when the snow cracks and squeeks under your feet as you walk on it?  A sound that is only heard when it is really cold.  

Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

I love this verse.  We discussed this in Sunday school yesterday.  Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
My boys asked me the other day while delivering papers about the fear part.  I explained to them that we aren't supposed to be afraid of God, but fear Him.  Fear meaning respect His power, love and authority.

School starts back up here in our house.  Ugh...I don't feel ready.  Can't I just have one more week of vacation? hehehhee...do I sound as bad as the kids.  

I will start "The Purpose Driven Life" over again today to join the rest of in a discussion later today.  I am so excited about it.  I love to learn!  I pray God will give us all guidence to learn his word correctly and remember it to show and help others.  

Thank you for all the Get-Well wishes and most of all for your prayers.
Chris is out working, am concerned quite a bit about his chest, tiredness, but he felt he had to go.
Spoke with him at noon, our daily noon chat, he says that he's actually feeling better being outdoors, he so loves the outdoors. Thanks be to God, it is mild today, occasionally a drizzle but nothing persistant.

I, on the other hand, am more the home buddy although I too love the outdoors, nature that is, but not in bad weather.
Am feeling a bit "selfish" (maybe not ), catering to my needs, but I must confess that I've spent most of this day in bed, fell asleep time and time again and not feeling much better rested for it.

Can't do much for Chris while he's out there but am cooking chicken soup for his soul - or to his heart's content, if I don't fall asleep again, ??on the mend with all this sleep?? - ready to serve a hot bowl when Chris gets home.

I thought I had better touch base with you well-wishers, wondering who is up and about, but sooner or later you may stumble upon this post and you will know how much you are appreciated. I thank God for you and pray you into His wellkeeping.

In His love,

Margit

WELCOME NICOLANNE

 RIA

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Good Morning one and All.

Hey Papa John where are you?

I don't have much to say this morning, It is cold here for CAlifornia anyway. The dogs are giving me a hard time this morning wanting in and out and in and out The neighborhood dogs are having a barking contest or something. I will be back later.

Hahahahhaaa...Marilyn!  Have fun!

This will be a pretty mixed-up day for me, I think.  We got to bed sometime around 3:30 this morning, after going to Dodge to pick up Beth.  Her plane was late in Pittsburgh, which made the other connections late, and .......you get the picture.  That is the latest I have been up, and the latest I have slept, in years!  Now I feel draggy.

Beth had a wonderful visit with John and their friendship continues to grow and deepen.  His whole family was really nice to her, went out of their way to take them places, and all gave Beth gifts for Christmas.   Beth talked all the way home!

Lots to do today, if I can get the cobwebs cleared away and get to it!  And today is the first chapter of The Purpose Driven LIfe, right?  

Welcome to CP, NICOLANNE!!

CHILDREN SELDOM MISQUOTE YOU.  IN FACT, THEY USUALLY REPEAT WORD FOR WORD WHAT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID.

Hi Janet! I am soooo glad you all made it home.  Hope you get back to yourself soon.

Soni------(((((((hugs)))))))

"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle."

- Proverb

Janet that was a long day yeaterday.  Take care of yourself and get the rest you need.

Marilyn you have my sympathies, (giggle giggle) dogs are the greatest companions, but when they start the games you go nitzy.  

Margit if you are sleeping that much your body is giving you a message.  You need the rest to heal.  The soup will be good for both of you.  Get well soon.

The temperature has at last dropped.  It is minus 11*C .  The puddles are gone, lots of ice.  John fell outside our son's on Christmas Eve and he is still feeling it.  This is so much like the winter before we moved north.    There is a bit of foreboding in that as the next year we had LOTS of snow by the end of October and it stayed late into the season.  Is this the lull before the storn, figuratively speaking?

I have wood to throw and then stack, so cheerio for now.
JudyB

Oh ya! Oh ya!
<soni sings and dances around the room>

I got a photo shoot on Sat.  My first real photo shoot of someone I don't know very well.  I met her while Mike and I were looking at open houses.  She is a realistate agent.  She wants me to take a picture of her to put on her business card and that same picture will also go in the paper when she has an open house.

Wow...I am so excited, plus nerves.

Just had to share with my closest friends.  

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Go soni!Go soni! Go soni!!

WooHOo!!!

Welcome to all the new members.  I believe I saw another one (greuu?) yesterday, but didn't have time to properly welcome and introduce myself.  This is a great site!  Encouraging and uplifting.  Hope to "hear" from you soon!!!

I'm back at work, and to my surprise, it is busy.  Will probably slow down in a little bit.

Talk laters!

Quote from: Sonifo on January 05, 2004, 12:23:50 PM
Oh ya! Oh ya!
<soni sings and dances around the room>

I got a photo shoot on Sat.  My first real photo shoot of someone I don't know very well.  I met her while Mike and I were looking at open houses.  She is a realistate agent.  She wants me to take a picture of her to put on her business card and that same picture will also go in the paper when she has an open house.

Wow...I am so excited, plus nerves.

Just had to share with my closest friends.  

The most important part of "portrait" work is being interested in your subject.  The idea being that she will be relaxed and natural in front of the lens.  Spend the time "setting up" the shot talking to her about her work, her self, etc.  Some of the best portrait photgs ever take very few shots but spend a lot of time talking to the subject.

Just my two cents.  I'm definitely no good at it...

greuu

and

nicolanne!!