{"id":266,"date":"2022-07-03T22:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T22:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/2022\/07\/03\/2022-6-1\/"},"modified":"2022-07-03T22:33:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T22:33:00","slug":"2022-6-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/2022\/07\/03\/2022-6-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth is Out There"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How I long for the months gone by,\u202ffor the days when God watched over me, when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness! Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God\u2019s intimate friendship blessed my house, when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me, when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil. (Job 29:2-6, NIV)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Presently, our great and wonderful State of Texas…<\/p>\n

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Presently, our great and wonderful state of Texas, is still reeling from the tragic, sick, senseless Uvalde massacre. Our world seems to be in a continual fast spin of insanity. It almost seems never ending. Whether we like it or not, there were never \u201cgood\u201d ole days. Every generation has its scars. Again, I ask: What do those who do not know Yeshua do? What do we do? How do we cope? Thanks be to God we have His Word, which is sure and comforting. We can trust the one who holds tomorrow!<\/p>\n

I have heard this hymn by Ira F. Stanphill many times through the years, and it still blesses today:<\/p>\n

I Don\u2019t Know About Tomorrow,
I Just Live from Day To Day.
I Don\u2019t Borrow From Its Sunshine,
For Its Skies May Turn To Gray.
I Don\u2019t Worry Over The Future,
For I Know What Jesus Said,
And Today I\u2019ll Walk Beside Him,
For He Knows What Is Ahead.<\/em><\/p>\n

Many Things About Tomorrow,
I Don\u2019t Seem to Understand;
But I Know Who Holds Tomorrow,
And I Know Who Holds My Hand.<\/em><\/p>\n

This hymn is worth a YouTube visit.<\/p>\n

When I was nine years old my cousin Sherry died. She was six years old. She was blind, totally disabled, and had many health issues. She was born with club feet and both of her legs were in a body cast. I remember my Uncle Bob and my tiny Aunt Sue always having to carry her. I never remember them angry or frustrated at the attention she required; but I do remember that they were in love with her, each other, and Jesus! They had a happy little family. Sherry had a precious smile and would respond to sounds, voices, etc. My aunt told me that Sherry always responded to a special song: His Eye Is on the Sparrow. Incredible! We had a recording of the great gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, singing this song and it would always remind me of that tiny soul in heaven who knew that God was watching her even in her frail, short life.<\/p>\n

Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come,
Why should my heart be lonely, and long for heav\u2019n and home,
When Jesus is my portion? My constant Friend is He:
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.<\/em><\/p>\n

Refrain:<\/p>\n

I sing because I\u2019m happy, I sing because I\u2019m free,
For His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.<\/em><\/p>\n

If a tiny child who never spoke a word nor read the Bible, reacted to the grace and sovereignty of God and His divine care, why should I worry or grieve or fear over the world\u2019s events. I shared this poem some time ago and it is still my favorite \u2013 I pray it blesses you:<\/p>\n

I was regretting the past, fearing
the future. Suddenly my Lord was
speaking.<\/em><\/p>\n

MY NAME IS, I AM<\/em><\/p>\n

He paused, I waited<\/em><\/p>\n

When you live in the past,
with its mistakes and regrets,
it is difficult. I was not there.<\/em><\/p>\n

MY NAME IS NOT, I WAS<\/em><\/p>\n

When you live in the future,
with its problems and fears,
it is difficult, I am not there<\/em><\/p>\n

MY NAME IS NOT, I WILL BE<\/em><\/p>\n

When you live in the moment,
it is not difficult. I am there.<\/em><\/p>\n

MY NAME IS, I AM<\/em><\/p>\n

Author Unknown<\/em><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s always live in the presence of God, one day at a time. \u201cThe steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,\u202ffor the Lord upholds his hand\u201d (Psalm 37:23-24, ESV). \u201c\u2019I will never leave you nor forsake you.\u2019 So we can confidently say,\u202f\u2019I will not fear; what can man do to me?\u2019\u201d (Hebrews 13:5b-6, ESV). And remember: \u201cNot forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching\u201d (Hebrews 10:25, ASV).<\/p>\n

Remember Who sits on the throne!<\/p>\n

Love from my heart,<\/p>\n

nanC<\/p>\n

Nancy Cohen is the Director of Women’s Ministries at Apple of His Eye<\/p>\n

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