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April 1, 2017
| JustAmy; Meg33, The Mayor; Trisham;
Posted on 03/31/2017 10:37:13 PM PDT by JustAmy
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To: left that other site; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; beachn4fun
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posted on
04/14/2017 11:47:15 AM PDT
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SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country.)
To: left that other site; MEG33; JustAmy; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; Jane Long; TheConservativeParty; ...
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posted on
04/15/2017 5:03:38 AM PDT
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...
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The Price of Love
April 15, 2017
He poured out his life unto death.
Isaiah 53:12
Our daughter burst into tears as we waved goodbye to my parents. After visiting us in England, they were starting their long journey back to their home in the US. I dont want them to go, she said. As I comforted her, my husband remarked, Im afraid thats the price of love.
We might feel the pain of being separated from loved ones, but Jesus felt the ultimate separation when He paid the price of love on the cross. He, who was both human and God, fulfilled Isaiahs prophecy 700 years after Isaiah gave it when He bore the sin of many (Isa. 53:12). In this chapter we see rich pointers to Jesus being the suffering Servant, such as when He was pierced for our transgressions (v. 5), which happened when He was nailed to the cross and when one of the soldiers pierced His side (John 19:34), and that by his wounds we are healed (Isa. 53:5).
Because of love, Jesus came to earth and was born a baby. Because of love, He received the abuse of the teachers of the law, the crowds, and the soldiers. Because of love, He suffered and died to be the perfect sacrifice, standing in our place before the Father. We live because of love.
Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away our sins, have mercy on us, and help us to extend mercy and love to others. Show us how we might share Your love with others today.
Jesus was the perfect sacrifice who died to give us life.
Can you think of a time when you thought you would have been willing to do anything for love? Or, by contrast, have you known what it is like to avoid lovefor fear of being hurt?
Living eight centuries before Christ, the prophet Isaiah had the hard job of letting the people of Jerusalem know that God loved them too much to let them continue to turn their backs on Him without consequence. Before confronting the idolatries of Ephraim, Assyria, and Egypt, Isaiah described the citizens of Jerusalem and Judea as dearly loved children who had rebelled against their Father (1:23). In chapter five it is evident that God cares too much about His people to let them continue embracing the false gods and futile hopes of other nations (vv. 17).
Woven through Isaiahs warnings, however, are promises that the painful judgments of God have a merciful purpose. Beyond the consequences, Isaiah sees a future of restoration not just for Jerusalem but also for the whole world (2:15). Yet, until the day of Jesuss resurrection, the means by which God would carry out that rescue was a secret of His love.
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posted on
04/15/2017 5:30:34 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: MEG33; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; ...
Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem
Hallelujah!
Blessings on this Most Holy of Sabbaths.
ML/LTOS
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posted on
04/15/2017 6:37:10 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: FRiends; JustAmy; The Mayor; trisham; LUV W; left that other site; TheConservativeParty; ...
A Blessed Holy Saturday
To Amy's Place
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posted on
04/15/2017 7:52:49 AM PDT
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MEG33
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To: MEG33; trisham; All
Thank you for your Easter greetings.
Wishing you all a very Blessed Easter.
To: MEG33; JustAmy; yorkie; tiapam; GodBlessUSA; Colonel_Flagg; jaycee; oldteen; ...
No matter how you see HIM His death and resurrection gives us Eternal Life ✟
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posted on
04/15/2017 10:09:41 AM PDT
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luvie
(Be still and know that I Am GOD.....Psalm 46:10)
To: LUV W
188
posted on
04/15/2017 10:23:10 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: MEG33
189
posted on
04/15/2017 10:28:28 AM PDT
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luvie
(Be still and know that I Am GOD.....Psalm 46:10)
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...
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He Understands and Cares
April 16, 2017
READ:
Isaiah 53:18
Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering. Isaiah 53:4
When asked if he thought that ignorance and apathy were problems in modern society, a man joked, I dont know and I dont care.
I suppose many discouraged people feel that way about the world today and the people in it. But when it comes to the perplexities and concerns of our lives, Jesus fully understands, and He deeply cares. Isaiah 53, an Old Testament prophecy of the crucifixion of Jesus, gives us a glimpse of what He went through for us. He was oppressed and afflicted . . . led like a lamb to the slaughter (v. 7). For the transgression of my people he was punished (v. 8). It was the Lords will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand (v. 10).
On the cross Jesus willingly bore our sin and guilt. No one ever suffered more than our Lord did for us. He knew what it would cost to save us from our sins and, in love, He willingly paid it (vv. 46).
Because of Jesuss resurrection from the dead, He is alive and present with us today. Whatever situation we face, Jesus understands and cares. And He will carry us through.
David McCasland
Lord, we give thanks for Your knowledge of our circumstances and Your care for us. Today we want to walk with You and honor You in all we do.
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posted on
04/16/2017 4:58:50 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: FRiends; trisham; The Mayor; JustAmy; LUV W; Kitty Mittens; left that other site; ...
~Alleluia ~ He Is Risen ~
Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place
~Jesus Appears To Mary Magdalene~ John 20:11-16
11 but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to... look into the tomb
12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.
13 They asked her, Woman, why are you crying? They have taken my Lord away, she said, and I don't know where they have put him.
14 At this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realise that it was Jesus.
15 Woman, he said, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for? ..... Thinking he was the gardener, she said, Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.
16 Jesus said to her, Mary. She turned towards him and cried out in......... Aramaic, Rabboni! (which means Teacher).
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~Easter Blessings To All Who Enter Here~
Hallelujah Chorus
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posted on
04/16/2017 5:40:35 AM PDT
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MEG33
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BLESSED EASTER TO ALL
It is the whisper of the first breath; It is the rustle of graveclothes Being laid aside, folded and Squared on a cold ledge.
It is the sound of fingertips Brushing along a hewn wall In predawn darkness.
It is the rasp of a stone wheel Grating in its track.
What unearthly stillness Greets this once-corpse as He surveys the earth That had been his torture-chamber.
I hear these sounds Across two thousand years, and My lips strain to speak to Him.
I want to tear away My garments of death.
I grope through my darkness, My shoulder failing against the weight--
This sound I hear, This sound I hear Is the sound of my Jesus Rising again in My heart.
...Latanye C. Scott
The Gaithers~It Is Finished
Providence~Thomas's Song
Nathaniel Ladies Ensemble~Thanks To God
Glad~The Solid Rock
St. Olaf Choir~Holy Holy Holy
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posted on
04/16/2017 6:02:03 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Be still and know that I Am GOD.....Psalm 46:10)
To: MEG33; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; ...
Christ Is Risen
He Is Risen Indeed!
In A Beirut Shopping Mall
This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.
Hallelujah and Amen
ML/LTOS
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posted on
04/16/2017 6:13:19 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: left that other site; MEG33; JustAmy; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; Jane Long; TheConservativeParty; ...
Happy, happy Easter to all!
Peace be with you."
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posted on
04/16/2017 7:57:09 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: FRiends; The Mayor; LUV W; left that other site; trisham; Kitty Mittens; TheConservativeParty
~ALLELUIA~
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life...John 3:16
Thank you for sharing your lovely Easter messages today
~I Wish You A Blessed Easter Afternoon~
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posted on
04/16/2017 9:54:00 AM PDT
by
MEG33
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To: MEG33
Beautiful, MEG!
196
posted on
04/16/2017 10:36:59 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
197
posted on
04/16/2017 10:39:34 AM PDT
by
MEG33
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To: left that other site
☺
198
posted on
04/16/2017 1:00:50 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
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posted on
04/16/2017 1:31:43 PM PDT
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mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
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04/16/2017 2:34:05 PM PDT
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mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
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