Praise from the Pit

 

I was at Apple this morning and listening to   "All Creatures of Our God and King" by 4Him and decided to search out a REALLY OLD  classic (from the 1970s 😲😄😉) called  "Praise the Lord" by Chris Christian. That song holds a special place in my heart and memory. 

Mom and I were in her green Ford station wagon traveling down Broadway in Vancouver (BC, Canada 🇨🇦) in 1980 after just having a brush with serial killer Clifford Oleson (AKA. The Beast of British Columbia) and we were considerably shaken and more than a little "creeped out". I turned to Mom and whispered, "Mom, I feel afraid". She responded, "Me too, Laura-Lee. (pause) Let’s sing and praise the Lord."

So we sang "Praise the Lord" together.

I asked Mom, "What does it mean, 'Our God inhabits praise'? Praise is an action. Something we do. That makes it a verb. How can God live in a verb?"

"I don't know. (pause) But I suppose we will find out someday."

The beautiful irony is that at the exact moment I was asking the question God was demonstrating the answer. His Presence was tangible in that car and our fears melted away.

Through these many years with Jesus, time and time again I have felt the tangible presence of Jesus when I praised Him in the pits of life. Pits of suffering. Pits of grief. Pits of despair and loneliness and the one I am the most familiar with, the pit of FEAR!

Just like Paul and Silas praised Jesus after being beaten and thrown into a Roman jail (for the crime of telling people about Jesus) and experienced miracles, wonder-Full things await those who praise the Lord from the Pits.🥹

The Truth with Love,

Always Laura-Lee ✝️🇨🇦

LINK Paul and Silas in Prison

LINK "I Will Praise the Lord" music video of Paul and Silas (by Ray Boltz)

NOTE that Apple now considers songs about Jesus as "Explicit" content and puts up an  E  as a warning.

Christians Fight Like PRAYING Serpents and Doves

 

"ProLifers live in this apartment. I wonder if there is some way to take their dog and make like it bit someone?"

(Conversation over heard in the Hallway)

Now this had nothing to do with me. I don't have a dog (just my cat, MONTY), but maybe it will give you an idea of the type of opposition we Christians are facing for our beliefs. They hate us, they don't care about the truth nor will they fight fairly. 

The Bible tells us,

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand." 

(Ephesians 6:12-13)

I completely believe this. The spiritual realm is where the crux of our battles are fought but not the only place.

Thousands of the sick, poor, disabled, Seniors and unborn babies are murdered at the hands of doctors every year all in the name of "Healthcare" and paid for in Canada by our Federal and Provincial Governments.

Not to mention children as young as nine and ten years old are given Puberty Blockers that will sterilize them for life and ushered into surgery to remove their breasts, testicles and penises before the age of eighteen AND without their parents consent. AND if their parents don't "affirm" their choice they are looking at up to TEN YEARS in PRISON!❗️

I KNOW these things are abhorrent to God. He clearly states it repeatedly in the Bible.

I believe in what one of Dr. Charles Stanley's (  intouch.org)  Life Principles states, "We fight our battles on our knees" ...

but not ONLY on our knees. 

We need to seriously "up our game", know our Adversary, know our Bibles and LISTEN to our Lord Jesus if we truly want things to change. ❗️

I've told you how it is and now it's up to you 🫵🏻to respond. But I caution you. 🤨☝️Jesus will hold you accountable for your actions or inactions. He has your "marching orders" that He wants to give you personally. The question is, "Are you ready to listen to what He tells you and then DO IT?"

The Truth with Love, 

 Always Laura-Lee 

"Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves." (Matthew 10:16)