The Devotional

Papa “J” says

What would you consider to be more lethal than a soldier and his weapon of choice? Proverbs 29:11 concludes it is the fool who has no control over their feelings and vents them, rapidly!

Men and women and their fighting machines (some would argue that women do not fight). Immediately I am reminded to two. One is alive an well today, she was a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force and the other judged Israel, her name was Deborah. There are others too, the ones who we may never hear about, but they are fighters just the same. So today we see men and women who stand the guard while the other is away. Raising children when there is no father or mother to fill that void. Hammering out a living when there is no one to support those needs. Now I see that this little story goes beyond the original thought! One parent families come into focus, but so; this also is part of the whole. Why would I want to call this woman, or this man a fighter? They do not ride around in submarines, nor do they travel at supersonic speeds battling an enemy seen only by the some technical piece of equipment. Why? Because they fight a much greater battle and too, never see the enemy. Ephesians 6:12. It is time for this nation to return to God and His technical equipment, the Holy Bible. It is MOM and DAD that need rescuing! When mom and dad do what the Bible has commanded them to do. The children will be safe. Those who believe that socialism works are being deceived. Socialism destroys!

Psalm 23

Psalm 23:4-6 The battle is in the valley, where the shadow of death is so strong that you can feel it. One does not have to be in the military to feel the thickness of this looming death and one does not need to walk very far in this valley to know that they are stepping on the grounds of the enemy. Food and water sources are scarce and the shadow of enemies thickens with each passing day. One only needs to be away from the comfort of the Creator to know this truth! Might I asked you today. Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?

I will fear no evil, do you fear? For You are with me is God with you? I am protected by Your Rod and Staff! Does the LORD keep and protect you? You prepare and meet all of my daily needs! Do you know that God provides for you? Don't you know that it is God who freshens your face with the anointing oil of the Spirit of God, or rejoices your spirit with blessings that overflow in good things? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?

God wants you to know that those who follow Him are followed by goodness and mercy, not for the moment but for all the days of their lives. There is no safer place for a person to dwell, than in the safety of the LORD in the days of their life and then; to dwell in the House of the LORD forever! Yet, far to many of us live in the valley of the enemy with all of the protection that one could ask for. But they fail! but they fail! but they fail! Because they do not trust God.