Month: April 2022

Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Growing up, my Pastor’s Wife use to quote today’s scripture all of the time. She would say, we do not give to get, but boy do we get when we give. She wasn’t talking about physical things. I mean God does often bless you with material things but she was talking about that wonderful feeling you get when you give from your heart. You give because you truly want to give and not because you should or have to do it. It’s that pass it on feeling.

Recently I had to make a phone call because I had paid a doctor’s bill and got sent another bill in the mail. It had been a frustrating day and now I had to talk to another person on the phone. When the representative picked up, you could tell, in her voice, she was not in a great mood. I put on my best honest smile and explained the situation. She looked up my account and sure enough, one computer had not talked to the other. Did I mention this happens EVERY TIME I see this doctor? She apologized, in a very exhausted voice and said hopefully it wouldn’t happen again. I told her if it gets fixed, I can’t talk to nice people like her. You could feel the smile on the other line. Her voice just perked right up and she said that was the nicest thing she had heard all day.

My frustration was lifted. My happiness was given in good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over. I spent the rest of the day with a
big smile on my face too!

Lord, thank You for giving me opportunities to pass on a smile and feel that wonderful feeling when I get it back! ~amen

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2 Kings 6:5-6
5 As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. “Oh no, my lord!” he cried out. “It was borrowed!” 6 The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float.

Imagine losing something very important and you are just overwhelmed. You know there is no way of getting back, at least no physical way. You are devastated. Then you look at your friend and tell him your problem. He asks where did you last see the item. You point to the middle of no return. He says, throw this stick out there and low and behold the object just appears. Now, you may think this is a cute story, but it can’t possibly happen now, right? This morning, I had something similar happen to me.

Our refrigerator, which we bought in January, is acting up. My husband went to look through the folder where we keep the receipts and protection plans and it wasn’t there. He tore apart the drawer and it was nowhere to be found. I spent the evening searching the Menards webpage to see what we could do. They said we could look up the info based on the credit card number we used. Well, that was a problem also because the card we use scrambles the numbers so no one can steal our number. This morning, I came home from my walk and went to my husband’s office. I said a quick prayer that the documents would appear. I opened the folder, searched last night, and there it was in plain sight. So, yes, God does still perform miracles and help those who need it. Even when it is looking for a scrap of paper.

Lord, thank you for finding the paperwork when we couldn’t. ~amen

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Luke 19:10
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Luke 19:10
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.

“Li Jingzhi spent more than three decades searching for her son, Mao Yin, who was kidnapped in 1988 and sold. She had almost given up hope of ever seeing him again, but in May of 2020 she finally got the call she had been waiting for.” (BBC NEWS)

I have read several stories of children being kidnapped and then returned to their families several years later. None of them took as long as the story above. Many unfortunately have sad endings. However, all of them have one thing in common, the loved ones never stopped seeking their children.

Today’s verse is about a Father who never stops seeking His children. He even sent His one and only begotten Son to seek and save them. As a previously lost child, I am really excited that He kept looking for me. I know I would have never found Him. When I searched for that missing piece in my life I just ended up filling it will all the wrong things.

God will never stop seeking you or your loved ones. No matter how hard you or they try to hide, He knows where you are and He is seeking you. Just turn around and you will be found!

Lord, I was lost but now I am found because you never stopped seeking me. ~amen

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Job 23:10
When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.

According to Jesus Himself, Satan has to ask permission (Luke 22:31-32). In the middle of our turmoil of true testing, if we could only remember this fact, what a power we could tap To stop and go, “WAIT A MINUTE! Satan you have no power here. You had to lay out your plan before God. This means He already has the escape route planned out for me. He also knows and trusts me enough to let you do this to me. So, obviously, I have the power through Him to overcome it.”

Now, before you go all, but Tabetha, how could God a loving God allow this or that to happen to people. Let me remind you of Job and Jesus, Himself. Do you for one moment consider yourself any better than either of them? So, why are you so surprised when trials head your way or others around you? I also don’t believe everything we go through is a test or trial from God or Satan for that matter. Things in life do just happen. I don’t pretend to know why. I do know that whatever gets thrown at you in life, God is there! He has promised to walk through it with you.

I know the test seems overwhelming, exhausting, heartbreaking, and impossible to pass. But aren’t you glad you are sitting next to the Guy with all the right answers and He wants you to cheat off of Him to earn that gold star?

Lord, I hate exams, but I know with You at myself, I will pass them and earn my gold star! ~amen

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John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

When I read today’s verse, I was reminded of Exodus 3:13-14: Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

God and Jesus are both using the words ‘I am’ to describe themselves. I have always loved that name for God. I know some people get frustrated by it. I often wondered if Moses rolled his eyes and thought, “Yeah and that is going to go over well.” Then there were the Israelites. What did they think? Were they waiting for Moses to finish the statement? Where they like, “Ok, you are whom?”

So, why do I love that name so much? God’s name is an open name, a fill-in-the-blank with your need. Do you need hope? I am hope (1 Tim 1:1). Do you need peace? I am peace (Eph 2:14). Do you need guidance? I am the way, truth, and life (John 14:6)

Whatever you need today, don’t forget God is the Great I Am and so is Jesus Christ! He can fill your every need!

Lord, I am so thankful You are “The Great I Am”! ~amen

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James 5:16
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

We have a very powerful weapon that we do not use nearly as much as we should. It is called prayer. I am not even talking about those long-winded King James prayers with all the thees and thous. Not that you can’t pray that way, more power to you. I am also not talking about the way we only pray in church on Sunday prayers either. I am not even talking about those down on your knees in your own personal “prayer closet” Now that is a good prayer and prayer time though! Just remember everyone’s closet looks different. Nope, I am not really talking about any of these in particular. As a matter of fact, I am talking about any and all communication you have with God ALL DAY LONG!

Yes, I said all day long. Do you want to be effective and fervent? You need to realize God is there for you to talk to you all day. Do you want your prayers to avail much? Realize all that chit-chat those gone in your head all day (I know it is happening) can be directed right to God.

There is nothing that is going to make Satan quake in his boots like the thought that you know there is no exact place or time that you can talk to God. When you realize you can be in constant communication with God, Satan is going to FREAK!

Lord, let’s talk all the time and watch Satan squirm! ~amen

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Psalm 42:5
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

We all know that there are lots of outside issues that can cause stress. Things like your job or lack of one, death of a loved one, divorce, financial obligations, chronic illness, taking care of an elderly, or sick loved one and even traumatic events can affect you. Emotional problems like depression, anxiety, anger, grief, guilt, and low self-esteem can also be added to this list. Sometimes our stress comes from within like fear, uncertainty, attitudes, perceptions, unrealistic expectations, and even just change.

I have something that complicates, increases, strengthens, and just down makes all of these stressors worse. News Flash: “Worry causes undue stress on the body!” We have enough in our lives that cause stress. We don’t need to complicate it by worrying.

Modern medicine tells us worrying causes headache, fatigue, difficulty sleeping, upset stomach, irritability, not to mention more serious health issues. Ancient medicine tells us there is a simple cure, stop worrying. The psalmist today was starting to worry about life, but then he reminded himself, wait I know what to do, believe in God. Meditating on God leaves no room to concentrate on the stress. My prescription, take our God and see Him every morning!

Lord, help me remember to meditate on You, letting go of the worries of life. ~amen

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1 Corinthians 15:55
“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”

Satan says you are worthless, barren, bogus, futile, inconsequential, ineffective, insignificant, meaningless, mediocre, pointless, unimportant, unproductive, unprofitable, unusable, useless, abandoned, abject, base, cheap, contemptible, counterproductive, despicable, empty, good-for-nothing, ignoble, ineffectual, inferior, inutile, miserable, no-account, no-good, nothing, nugatory, paltry, poor, profitless, sterile, trashy, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unessential, valueless, waste, wretched.

God says, “You are mine!”

Satan is a liar and a thief.

God is your heavenly Father that loves You so much He sent His Son to die for your sins so you can be with Him forever. His Son unlocked hell and took the keys of death away from Satan.

Who are you going to listen to today? Which voice are you going to take seriously? I think it is time to look Satan square in the face and remind him, that he is a liar, a thief, and doesn’t even have to keys to his own house. If you want to throw in a few of the words above that he called you, feel free!

Lord, I am listening to You! Thank You for standing up for me. ~amen

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Romans 10:13
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Here we go again. Today I have another, “EVERYONE” verse for you. So, let’s look at the official meaning of the word. As a matter of fact, let’s break it down first.

Definition of every
being each individual or part of a group without exception

Definition of body:
a human being : PERSON

Put that together and we a human being or person who is part of a group without exception. So, everyone, without exception who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Everyone is given a chance to be saved. God doesn’t exclude anyone.

Are you jumping up and down screaming hallelujah right now? You should be because that means you are not an exception either. Your past means nothing to God. Your habits, hangups, mistakes, and bad decisions are meaningless. So, stop letting Satan beat you up with them. You are an everyone. You have called on the name of the Lord. He has saved you! Take this knowledge and throw the books at Satan, the bible and the dictionary!

Dear God, thank you for making no exceptions to everyone! ~amen

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Hebrews 7:25
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

One of my favorite TV shows is Perry Mason. No, I am not old enough to have seen its original run, but I have watched it every other way I can. Like many others, my favorite part is where Hamilton Burger, the prosecutor, thinks he has everything tied up neatly and nicely and then Perry gets that look in his eye. He looks over at Della, his secretary, or Paul Drake, his investigator, and quietly asks them a question. Then you see that famous little grin on his face. You know, and so does Burger, that Perry has the answer. He wins the case! The guilty party is found out and all is right with the world again, at least until the next episode.

I often picture today’s verse playing out much like this courtroom drama. Satan is giving his best argument against me. He thinks he has all my sins tied up in a neat little bow. I sit there sweating it out while the evidence piles up before the judge, God. I just know this is not going to end well. Then I look over and there sets my defense. Jesus has taken my case and He has that look in His eye. He asks me one simple question. “Do you believe in me and my sacrifice I made for all sins on the cross?” I reply with a simple yes. Then there it is, that smile! He looks at God and simply raises His scarred hands and it is done. The trial is over. Satan has lost once
again!

Lord, thank You for taking and pleading my case. ~amen

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