insect bites hurt

In Revelation ch 9 we read;
 Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them,
as the scorpions of the earth have power.

They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth,
nor any green thing,
nor any tree,
but only the people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months;
and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a person.

And in those days people will seek death and will not find it;
they will long to die, and death will flee from them.

In verse 10 we read this: “They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt people for five months.” Now I know there is no comparising,and I have never been stung by a scorpion,
like the above says,

but when I got stung by wasps,that had built a nest on my deck, and that were only 3 stings, it was painful,Very painful

But above it says: “and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.”.
I couldn't help but think, as I sat rubbing vicks on my bites, how terribly awful that must be,

and it lasts for 5 months,

And only on those people who refuse to follow Jesus.....

Think people, you can avoid all that,

by accepting that Jesus, the son of God, took all your “bad things” and suffered with them in your place.

So, accept Him now........
you will miss out on all that pain and sufering, and besides there is more to come, much more. …

Jesus loves you!

Blessings...

Yaddy

Pastors P.O.V

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Blessings....
Yaddy

Meeting God at every turn

I am sure some of your older readers have heard of the book and movie, “A man called Peter”
He was a very good preacher in the 50' His full name was Peter Marshall... but this is the story of his wive Catherine.

She writes: I was having fainting spells at church so, that week,
I had lots of tests done and the terrible news was that I had tuberculosis

I was to stay in bed,

was not allowed to get up,
unless it was a trip to the nearest bathroom, and a nurse came in to feed me and look after me.
So, there I lay, not being able to do anything!
We were 2 years into WW2, and help was not easy to come by,my mother helped out as much as she could.

So, month after month went by....

for a long 2 years.

On an especially low day, Peter would stand in the bedroom and turn a prophet,
“Cath'rine you know perfectly well all discouragement is of satan!”

I just wanted to throw a book at my scottish prophet, as he turned around and went to the church office.
Yet, I knew that Peter was right....
I started to delve into God's word. And in one of my discoveries I realised that Jesus was the same,
Yesterday...today... and forever...
So, Peter and I started praying for healing, for me.

I expected it to happen immediately,
but God....

It did not work the way I expected!

I had test after test, and nothing changed.
I was allowed up, for 3 or 4 hours,
some days,
but that was not much progress.

I prayed, “Here's your word about healing Lord, I believe it and claim it in faith, now prove it”

Later it hit me...
My almighty sovereign God does not have to “prove” anything to any of us,

Who are we to ask for that!
I Journalled, and one entry hit home....
I wrote,” For years I have yearned for some free time away from household duties...for a quiet time.

I never was able to have it....
till now.

A disturbing thought came to me....
It was as if the Lord was saying,
“Do you really want to be well?
Oh...one part of me wanted to be well,....
but another part wanted to hug the bed...
a disturbing thought!

There grew in me a desire for total honesty,
so I opened up and stood before the Lord naked of any pretence. ….

I confessed all my former childhood to now, sins.
I then prayed, “Lord, I have asked you to cleanse me, I claim Your healing right now, for my lungs,
I ask that it will be shown on my next tests..

They were made and came back...
no changes.

So, I went back to the Bible..
after reading many verses and writing them, the messages were piling up, and the Holy Spirit reveales this to us....

And he does not come automatically,
His coming to us and living in us is a gift the Father can give us.
He revealed to me a new step of faith...

I prayed, “Lord. From right now I promise to do whatever You tell me in order to get well,
as long as you make it clear to me what Your wishes are.
I will probably not want to do it,
or not like it,
but Lord, You will have to help me with that too”

I was trembling,....

I knew this was much more a commitment to the Lord, that anything before it.
All went well, I was in the sun much more,
enjoyed my family much more,
yet, when I went for another test,
nothing had changed.

What had I done wrong?
That night, I was finally able to pray,

“Lord, if You want me to be an invalid for the rest of my life, it is up to you, I place myself in Your hands”

The following night I had a vision of Jesus being right there in my room...
He said. “Go tell your mother...”

I wondered, tell her what?
But, in obedience to Him,
I went and told her, “Everything is going to be alright”,

The next morning I told her what had happened.
After my return to Washington, we awaited the next Xrays and for the first time there was a marked improvement, and steadily went better and better.

In six months the doctor pronounced me completely well...
By Catherine Marshall from her book, “meetings with God”
Blessings....
Yaddy

J.D.Farag

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Blessings....

yaddy

Andy Woods Pastors P.O.V

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J.D.Farag

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Blessings.....

Yaddy

Andy Woods P.P.O.V.

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Blessings....

Yaddy