Sharing
Revelation 3:20
“Look! I stand at the door and knock.
If you hear My voice and open the door, I will come in,
and we will share a meal together as friends."
Are you all ready for Christmas? Of course I'm not, but in 'pretty good' shape. We're really looking forward to this coming weekend when our lovely 'Texas' daughter-in-law, three of our precious grandMunchkins, and Maria's cousin and her son will be coming in to have a great time 'hanging out' together with our 'local', son and adorable daughter-in-law, and our gift-giving and Christmas dinner, taking in some local holiday fare, a movie, etc.
All six of our grandchildren get along perfectly and they don't get to see each other often. Of course, we'll miss our Texas 'first born', but he'll be working straight-through and unable to come. Anyway, we're really looking forward to it. Now, normally I'd be really stressing, but taking my own advice, I'm NOT. I'll prepare as much as I can, and of course COOK our traditional Christmas food and also my spaghetti with meat sauce.
Spending the holidays with family and/or friends is what makes it special, but during the entire Season, and the whole New Year, DO remember the 'Reason for the Season' and just WHO is with us always.
Although I still have not heard back from several of you, guess I'll assume that those who have written back speak for the majority --- so will continue sending out daily "Thoughts" to all.... and hope that you all know you are in my prayers and thoughts.
We all have been besieged with so very many 'happenings' in this country.... There is so much to cry about, and to pray for. Some have been hit directly, others know of those who have been effected, others know of no one personally, but are still saddened regardless. It is in times like these that we NEED to band together as a country, to stand together as a nation, to pray together as God's family, and not let personal views and opinions interject into our love of the USA.
Take care & God bless, and have a lovely, prayerful day. Maggie
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Spiritual Armor for Spiritual War
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." (Ephesians 6:12)
Unfortunately, most of us don't know the first thing about fighting the kind of war in this scripture. For, as Ephesians 6:10-12 says, it's not a battle of flesh and blood, but of the spirit.
Most believers are so earthly minded that they never even realize the actual source of the enemy's attacks. They blame circumstances and people. They waste their energy fighting natural conditions instead of supernatural causes.
We need to wake up to the warfare that's going on in the heavenly realm!
We can get a glimpse of it in Daniel 10:12-20. There, we find that Daniel had been fasting and praying for 21 days, awaiting a word from the Lord. Then, an angel appeared to him 21 days later with the answer. What took him so long? He was fighting the enemy in the heavens.
That confuses some people. They say, "Devils fighting in heaven? I thought God reigned in heaven!" What they don't understand is that the Bible teaches there are three different areas called heaven:
1. The heaven where God resides.
2. The stellar heavens (what we call "outer space").
3. The heavens around this earth (the atmosphere surrounding this planet).
This last heaven is where spiritual war takes place. (That's why Ephesians 2:2 calls Satan the prince of the power of the air.) The air is where wicked spirits operate. From there, they attempt to rule the nations assigned to them.
And rule them they will unless the prayers of God's people keep them from it.
God has an army marching in this land. If we band together, we can prevent the wickedness in high places from ruling our nation. The time has come for us to pray. So, put on your full armor and take your place in the ranks of the faithful in intercession for our country and the nations of the world!
- Kenneth Copeland
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