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No Way God!

“Blessed is every one who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.” Psalm 128:1

“Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;” Psalm 143:10

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Cor. 15:58

I was sitting sorta sideways on the edge of my little bed a good bit of which believe it or not I use for shelving or storage working at my laptop minding my own business when the Spirit of Go...

Rather Be Loved or Served?

“Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”

And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thi...

Love the Hell Out of Them

 

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21

““You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love...

When God Wrecks Your Plans

“and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” 2 Cor. 5:15

“Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” Luke 9:23

I had the perfect plans for my day. But the Lord wrecked my plans. He had His own plans for me. I tried doubting Him, but I knew what I had heard. I tried pretending I hadn’t heard, but I had heard. I tried justifying...

From Battered to Beautiful

“For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, bu...

How Can I Please You?

“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” Rev. 4:11 KJV

“and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” 2 Cor. 5:15

“How can I please you?” I prayed to God one morning. Then it dawned on me. There is a message in this.

Was it not so very long ago I lived for me and not for Jesus? That I wanted to please me and...

THE SHINING LIGHT LESSON

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Mt. 9:26 “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of...

Doggy Donation Update

The five handicapped & senior rescued doggies of Walk by Faith Ministry and I have been lounging around today after we all walked about a mile to the vet’s office yesterday for lots of big testing & a big procedure. Okay, they’ve been lazily lounging around on a rainy day, and I’ve been hard at work throughout the day!

A fuller report is available in yesterday’s email I sent out. Just wanted to follow up to let you know I sent out the email to about 2100 people & the Lord blessed the ministry...

The Miracle Flower Story

I am blessed beyond measure with a large concrete terrace outside my little New York City apartment. It makes life a lot easier given I have five handicapped and senior rescued dogs in my care. The terrace means I can take them on walks sometimes and other times simply let them out back. There’s nothing in the least fancy about the terrace, and the only flower pots out there were left by previous tenants or found somewhere or given to me. Like the one God used to bring this message to mind.

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DONATIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS DOGS

By God’s grace alone, in His strength alone, for His glory alone, I just this morning walked ALL FIVE HANDICAPPED & SENIOR RESCUED DOGS in the care of my ministry about ONE MILE to the veterinarian in NEW YORK CITY!

For anyone not aware, I do streets ministry & write Gospel tracts, devotionals & books and move from location to location as the Lord leads me with five special needs and senior rescued dogs in my care the Lord often uses to lead me to people to whom I am blessed to minister and w...