Category: A Door of Hope

 

So, I was doing a little Bible study this morning, and came across a Biblical emoticon!  A "smilie" in the Bible…how cool is that?!!

 

My favorite part is that it's a verse about music and musicians!

Do you need a smile today?

Spend some time in the book of Psalms…you might just run across Asaph's name again.  He is the writer of some of those "songs".

The beautiful verses of poetry and praise are guaranteed to move you to praises of your own.

I love that God's Word is ever current and always timeless…even when it comes to smilies in the Bible!

Have a great weekend, y'all!

Alesha

 

"For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from
the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my
hands." Nehemiah 6:9

 

Fear makes us weak.

Faith in God makes us strong.  

 

Nehemiah's job was to rebuild the city of Jerusalem.  Satan sent his people to delay, to mock, to frighten and to entrap Nehemiah and his workers.

However, Nehemiah refused to stop, or even slow down, to listen to the enemies of God.  They completed the work, despite the interference of Sanballat, Tobiah and Geshem.

Our enemy does not want us to be successful in the work of the Lord.  He wants to frustrate us and to make us afraid, so that we will not be able to do the task with which the Lord has entrusted us.

Do not be afraid of the cynics, the critics or the prophets of doom.

If God called you, He will equip you.

 

"So the wall was finished…

And  it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all
the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast
down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of
our God." Nehemiah 6:15-16

 

God's work will be completed; and the world will recognize that it was His power that accomplished the task.

 

 

Fear makes us weak.

Faith in God makes us strong.

 

These verses blessed me this morning, so I thought I would share them with you.

 

 Ezra 9:8-9a - 

"And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the
LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in
his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little
reviving in our bondage.
For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us…"

 

What a loving God we have!

I pray you have a wonderful weekend, and are able to spend time in the Lord's house on Sunday.  You need to be there.  It will help you.  Don't allow Satan to keep you away this weekend.

Blessings,

Alesha

 

 

Happy New Year to you,

my dear readers!

I am wishing God's richest blessings on you in this new year.

 

Psalm 8

[1] O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
[2]
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength
because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the
avenger.
[3] When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
[4] What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
[5] For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
[6] Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
[7] All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
[8] The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
[9] O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

 

Oh Jesus,

Thank you for being born

So that You could die for me!

Literally, the God Who could not die

Became a man so that He was physically able to die.

Why?

So that He could pay the penalty for my sin,

By His death on the cross of Calvary.

What unfathomable love!

What immense kindness!

What incredible mercy!

Have you accepted His penalty for your sin?

Have you been reconciled to this loving Creator-God?

 

II Corinthians 6:2b "…behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation."

 

There is no better time than right now to accept Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour from the penalty of your sin.

Please feel free to email me or leave a comment here if you would like to know more about how to make this life-altering decision today.

I would be delighted and honored to introduce you to my Friend and Redeemer!

Blessings,

Alesha