Year: 2021

Our country is going through changes in just about every aspect of our Country’s Heritage. Also, one can watch the weather and see snow, heat, flooding rain, hurricanes,, tornadoes, and earthquakes all happening in a 24 hour period in our country (Matthew 24). I was not in shock because I knew this, but I felt something deeper in my heart. There was a physical ache and maybe grief. Beloved remember what I am about to write.

Yes, birth pains are being felt in our country and all over the world. The first way we can help our family and others we love is through prayer and obeying God at a moment’s notice.

Beloved, you were born at this time for a purpose. My purpose, the main one for this 85-year-old, is to be the Prayer Warrior for this family, He has been training me my whole life.

In the Book of Esther, God is not mentioned. But, only He can work behind the scenes in such a manner to save His people. The plot thickens with each chapter and then at the end God re…well, I will let you read it. Many would ask, “Where is God.”

In chapter 1, was it Satan whispering in Queen Vashti’s ear to bring about a vacancy or was it God pulling at her heart. No, she was not killed.

Let me make a side note here. Esther 1:13 talks of wise men. These men knew the Law for Moses and were astrologers. We are not to accept or read about astrology. All forms of astrology are not accepted by God.

In Esther 4 we see Mordecai trying to get Esther to accept the reality of the time. In verse 13 it stated, “And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for a time as this.

Read this book. Esther has only 10 chapters and some have as little as three verses. The book of Esther is full of intrigue. All the Jewish people were to be killed. God was in constant movement behind the scenes. If you want a true story to help develop your faith, Esther is the story.

When there is a change in your life, ask God, “What is the purpose.” What is your purpose in this time period? What is God preparing you to do? During this time, don’t let your eyes and heart set on negative things. Watch and see how God is working in the background for your family.

I wished I had written down how God had worked in the background for my family. Most of all the marvelous life-changing events will be lost. My children will not know about them. Maybe your’s will not be lost to your children.

My best friend sent me this question yesterday. “Why do I read the Bible? Is it to know about God or to know God?”

She then added, “A lot of times, I sit down to read His word, I’m reading to know about Him and not to get to know Him in a personal way. There’s nothing wrong with knowing about Him as He deserves, but I must know Him and have a growing relationship with Him. My heart was convicted.”

“Lord, forgive me for spending more time learning about you, and not as much time knowing You in a more personal way. I acknowledge that learning about you and not knowing You, keeps You at arm’s length so it is easier to choose not to change my ways. Knowing You and wanting to please You, will bring about the changes you desire in my life. Thank you for bringing this to my attention, painful though it may be. I need You, Lord, to help me in this area. In Jesus Name. Amen.”

Read Ephesians 1:17-23

Your whispers and thoughts are known to God by the Holy Spirit within you.

Today, most people forget about the Holy Spirit. He is the one that lives within you. He has the same attributes as the Father and Son. You carry the Holy Spirit wherever you go. He is with you and hears every word you speak. The Holy Spirit can grieve over the things you say and do (Eph.4:30). And when the Holy Spirit asks you to do something and you do not do it, that is disobedience and rebellion.

The Holy Spirit is the one that takes our prayer requests to Jesus, who sits at the right hand of God, who then discusses them with the Father. Romans 8:26-27 says, “And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we should, But the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groaning too deep for words, and He who searches the heart knows what the mind of the Spirit is because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”:

Blessed is the man who listens to Me, Watching daily at My gates, waiting at my doorpost. For he who finds Me, finds life and obtains favor from the Lord.

Beloved, if you want to be blessed by God, then you must spend time with Him. You can even be blessed by Him without saying a word. You can have a life knowing and touching His greatness. A heart bowed before Him can allow you to have the heart needed to just sit in His presence. But as His fullness becomes greater within you, it is harder to remain silent. Those few words of you adoring Him become as a perfume on His feet. All the while, your loving heart can bring God’s loving words into your heart. Listen for Him. Stay so your hearts can become one. The longer you sit with Him, the more of Him you take with you out into the world. Can others see that you have been with Jesus?

Let the children be happy. Teach them to fill their hearts with feelings of wonder and to be full of courage and hope. Nothing is more important than the sharing of this moment in time. Hold their kite strings, make their hearts sing, make their smiles shine.

Reflect the inner and outer beauty. Encourage them to be in less of a hurry. Love them each fleeting second. Try to have the patience of a saint, and the understanding of one, too. Admire them. Inspire them. And tell them in untold ways what they mean to you. By Douglas Pagels

Does your love for Jesus Christ stir the Holy Spirit within you. Without this love moving the Holy Spirit, how can you love others with the love of Jesus Christ? How can we show others Jesus love? How can we comfort others without Jesus moving within us? Without love and His moving, , we can not be the Voice of Jesus. If our kindness and words are not spoken with Jesus, will they be written in the Book of Remembrance? How will they be remembered? When God reads the Book of Remembrance, will it cause Him to smile and feel your love or will He have a tear fall from sorrow. Beloved, every evening, think of things said and done. Ask for forgiveness and for Him to put more love in your heart for Him.