Cloak of Covetousness
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness…(1 Thessalonians 2:4-5)
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness…(1 Thessalonians 2:4-5)
Today I turn 50 years old. Hard to believe really. When I started walking with Jesus, I was a scared little girl afraid to pray out loud or even speak in front of people.
Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him. (Job 13:15)
So let’s keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us.
I have wondered often if my heart is truly bent to the Lord or merely to His work.
It is not an easy thing to be found faithful in this walk with Christ. We will be tested again and again to see where our loyalty does lie.
As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. (1 Samuel 18:1)
Poetry and Ponderings by Shelly
How could Jesus leaving them be considered an advantage? The answer is in the waiting it seems, for them, and for us, very often.
I sat in prayer to ask the Father of the meaning of such tribulations. Within several weeks of continuous bed bound praying, has been a call to reckon with devils encroaching upon the nation.