Happy Easter Sabbath

From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised.

Acts 13:23

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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” 

Galatians 5:22-23

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“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.”

Deuteronomy 7:9

 ¹ Blessed is the one 

   who does not walk in step with the wicked 

or stand in the way that sinners take 

   or sit in the company of mockers, 

² but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, 

   and who meditates on his law day and night.

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Psalm 1:1-2

 ¹⁷ “Blessed is the one whom God corrects; 
   so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.^[a] 
18 For he wounds, but he also binds up; 
   he injures, but his hands also heal. 
¹⁹ From six calamities he will rescue you; 
   in seven no harm will touch you. 
²⁰ In famine he will deliver you from death, 
   and in battle from the stroke of the sword. 
²¹ You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, 
   and need not fear when destruction comes. 
²² You will laugh at destruction and famine, 
   and need not fear the wild animals. 
²³ For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, 
   and the wild animals will be at peace with you. 
²⁴ You will know that your tent is secure; 
   you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing. 
²⁵ You will know that your children will be many, 
   and your descendants like the grass of the earth. 
²⁶ You will come to the grave in full vigor, 
   like sheaves gathered in season.

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Job 5:17-26

 ⁸ “But if I were you, I would appeal to God; 
   I would lay my cause before him. 
⁹ He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, 
   miracles that cannot be counted. 
¹⁰ He provides rain for the earth; 
   he sends water on the countryside. 
¹¹ The lowly he sets on high, 
   and those who mourn are lifted to safety. 
¹² He thwarts the plans of the crafty, 
   so that their hands achieve no success. 
¹³ He catches the wise in their craftiness, 
   and the schemes of the wily are swept away. 
¹⁴ Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; 
   at noon they grope as in the night. 
¹⁵ He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; 
   he saves them from the clutches of the powerful. 
¹⁶ So the poor have hope, 
   and injustice shuts its mouth.

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Job 5:8-16

 Resentment kills a fool, 
   and envy slays the simple.

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Job 5:2

 ² “If someone ventures a word with you, will you be impatient? 
   But who can keep from speaking? 
³ Think how you have instructed many, 
   how you have strengthened feeble hands. 
⁴ Your words have supported those who stumbled; 
   you have strengthened faltering knees. 
⁵ But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged; 
   it strikes you, and you are dismayed. 
⁶ Should not your piety be your confidence 
   and your blameless ways your hope?

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Job 4:2-6

(accents below are by me)

¹³ One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, ¹⁴ a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, ¹⁵ and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

 ¹⁶ While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

 ¹⁷ While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

 ¹⁸ While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, ¹⁹ when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

 ²⁰ At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship ²¹ and said:

   “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, 

   and naked I will depart.^[c] 

The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; 

   may the name of the LORD be praised.”

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Job 1:13-21

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I've been thinking a lot about Job lately, so I decided to read it.  It really hit me that Job went from having so much to having nothing (on earth) in just a matter of minutes.

 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.

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Job 1:1

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"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

 All these are the beginning of sorrows."

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Matthew 24:7,8

"She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from all their sins."

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Matthew 1:21

"Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord;

O Lord hear my voice.

Let your ears be attentive

to my cry for mercy.

If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins,

O Lord, who could stand?

But with you there is forgiveness;

therefore you are feared.

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,

and in his word I put my hope.

My soul waits for the Lord

more than watchmen wait for the morning,

more than watchmen wait for the morning."

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Psalm 130:1-6

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(this is one of my very favorite verses)

"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him"

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1 John 5:14-15

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"God has delivered me from going down to the pit, 
   and I shall live to enjoy the light of life."

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Job 33:28

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I have so many blessings in my life.  God has given me a perfect family and amazing friends, what more do I need?  But even still, I am blessed with a job, a warm home, cute little puppies, good food whenever I want it, and that's just the beginning of so many things to be thankful for.  How did I get so lucky?

Well, thanks truly be to God.  He is good and He is holy and He always listens to and answers prayers in the most amazing ways.

I hope you all had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!

Happy Sabbath

(it's supposed to snow today for the first time, so here is a weather appropriate photo)

"I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard me cry.  He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.  He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.  Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord."

--Psalm 40:1-3

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You will keep in perfect peace
      all who trust in you,
      all whose thoughts are fixed on you

Isaiah 26:3

Warning: You will waste a lot of time if you follow the link in this post.

all of these photos from awesome people hanging out together.

Ty Burrell, Ted Danson, Aziz Ansari, Neil Patrick Harris, Ed Helms and Jim Parsons

Carol Channing, Betty White and Lucille Ball

Charlie Chaplain and Helen Keller

Charlie Chaplain and Mahatma Gandhi

John Travolta and Princess Diana

Le Corbusier and Albert Einstein

Louis Armstrong and Grace Kelly

Roald Dahl and Ernest Hemingway

The Star Wars Cast

Walt Disney and Shirley Temple

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Galatians 5:1

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."