The FReeper Foxhole - Memorial Day - Freedom Is Not Free - May 29th, 2006

[b9]

Hey, I know that place!
Nothin' quite like colorful Colorado.
Aren't the skies and clouds there absolutely heavenly?

[Peanut Gallery]

Where is this Garden? It looks pretty awesome in that picutre!

[Professional Engineer]

Oy vey, its been busy today. One 23 story building done, one 35 story to go.

Today.

[Soaring Feather]

Sure cuts in your FReeping time doesn't it?

[Professional Engineer]

Sure does.

I forgot to mention the "little" 10-story also going out today.

[snippy_about_it]

Neat signage. I've never seen that before. Colorado?

[Samwise]

Beautiful!

[Samwise]

The Garden of the Gods is just outside Golden, Colorado. I won't bore the foxhole with all my pictures, but I'll share a few.

[The Mayor]

August 11, 2006

Sustained In The Silence

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READ: Psalm 94:16-23

In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul. —Psalm 94:19

Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) was  the founder of the China Inland Mission and a great servant of God. But after the ferocious Boxer Rebellion of 1900, in which hundreds of his fellow missionaries were killed, Taylor was emotionally devastated and his health began to fail. Nearing the end of life’s journey, he wrote, “I am so weak that I cannot work. I cannot read my Bible; I cannot even pray. I can only lie still in God’s arms like a child and trust.”

Have you been passing through a time when you are tired of body and sick of heart? Do you find it difficult to focus your mind on biblical promises? Has it become hard for you to pray? Don’t write yourself off as a spiritual castaway. You are joining a host of God’s people who have experienced the dark night of the soul.

When we endure such times, all we can do—indeed, all we need do—is lie still like a child in the arms of our heavenly Father. Words aren’t necessary. A comforting father doesn’t expect his child to make speeches. Neither does God. He knows we need His soothing care. In times of trouble, His mercy holds us up (Psalm 94:18). We may trust Him to carry us through that dark night of the soul and on into the dawning light. —Vernon C Grounds

Under His wings I am safely abiding,
Though the night deepens and tempests are wild;
Still I can trust Him; I know He will keep me,
He has redeemed me, and I am His child.  —Cushing

When we have nothing left but God, we’ll find that God is enough.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year:   Psalms 81-83; Romans 11:19-36

[Samwise]

We listened to the local high schoolers perform at the Garden of the Gods. Hobbit Lass felt sorry for them. (She was playing hooky from band practice.)

[Soaring Feather]

Oh my, such a magnificent picture.

[snippy_about_it]

Looks like a neat place.

[alfa6]

Top of the Saturday Morning Bump for the Freeper Foxhole.

For a good read this fine morning take a look at this epic posted by patton...

(WILD BMP Ride)

Here's a pic of a BMP...

Well Mrs alfa6 and I will be off shortly to help the son and granddaughter get moved to Des Moines, Iowa. Promises to be a fun day all around :-)

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning! Be safe now!!

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning, FOXHOLE! It's 66F inside my home this morning, 51F outside.

[The Mayor]

August 12, 2006

All The Facts

READ: Jeremiah 32:6-15

Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? —Jeremiah 32:27

The Babylonian armies had Jerusalem surrounded. Resistance was futile. Jeremiah the prophet had already warned the leaders that the city would fall. Now he languished in prison for prophesying the truth.

Just as invasion was imminent, the Lord informed Jeremiah that one of his cousins was on the way to ask him to buy a piece of family property. God commanded Jeremiah to fulfill his cousin’s request (Jeremiah 32:7-8).

What a time to pay good silver for land that would soon be in the hands of the enemy! All the known facts argued against this purchase. But as Os Guinness reminds us: “All the known facts are not all the facts.”

Although puzzled (v.25), Jeremiah trusted God and bought the property (v.9). The Lord assured him that despite the bleak outlook, the people would again own “houses and fields and vineyards” in the land (v.15).

We often go through trying times. Some believers endure persecution. Others attempt to rebuild their lives after natural disasters. Many live with disabilities and suffering, with little hope of recovery. The known facts are against them.

But God, who came down in the person of Jesus, is on our side. We have a hope that does not disappoint. The known facts are not all the facts. —Herbert Vander Lugt

The Lord above has kept you safe,
Yes, all throughout the night;
Why, then, should you awake to fear
The things beyond your sight?  —Michael

All we’ve seen of God’s provision teaches us to trust Him for what is unseen.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year:   Psalms 84-86; Romans 12

[Samwise]

Good morning, all! Have a safe moving day, alfa6.

[Professional Engineer]

Good morning ladies and gents. Flag-o-Gram.

[The Mayor]

August 13, 2006

Be Glad!

READ: Psalm 69:29-36

I will praise the name of God with a song . . . . The humble shall see this and be glad. —Psalm 69:30,32

For several days after my husband and his brother sang a duet in church of “Be Ye Glad,” I was unable to get the lyrics by Michael Blanchard out of my mind. But they’re good words to get stuck on:

Oh, be ye glad, oh, be ye glad!
Every debt that you ever had
has been paid up in full
by the grace of the Lord.
Be ye glad, be ye glad, be ye glad!

Ancient Israel’s beloved songwriter and king often wrote about gladness. In three consecutive songs, David spoke of being glad: Psalms 68:3; 69:32; 70:4. His lyrics assure us that it’s not the rich or the powerful who have reason to be glad but those who are humble and right with God.

David expanded on this theme in another song: “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. . . . Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!” (32:1,11).

If you are feeling poor and powerless today, you can still be glad. You can have something of far more value: a debt-free relationship with God.

When we stop defending our own sinful ways and humbly acknowledge that God’s ways are right, true gladness will spring forth in songs of glorious praise. —Julie Ackerman Link

We can rejoice, our debt’s been paid;
All of our sin on Christ was laid;
He wants us now to live our days
In thankfulness and endless praise.  —Sper

Joy is the result of a right relationship with God.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year:   Psalms 87-88; Romans 13

[alfa6]

Sunday Morning bump for the Freeper Foxhole. The moving went fine yesterday, other than it was a 2nd floor apt. The good news was most of the stuff we had to move was more awkward than heavy and the cinch straps worked out rather well.

Headin off into a new week we are

Regards

alfa6 ;>}