Anne Dutton's Letters on Spiritual Subjects (1692-1765)

Anne Dutton's Letters on Spiritual Subjects

Dear Sir,
I am glad you can say, concerning the work of the ministry, "My God would have me go, and go I must." And though you think yourself to be the weakest and vilest of all the Lord's people, and the least and most unworthy of all His ministers, and that you are not fit to preach the gospel, yet, since the Lord spoke by His blessed word to your heart, and persuaded you that it was His mind you should engage in this great work, fear not, for out of weakness you shall be made strong. Your iniquity your great High Priest has caused to pass from you, and He has clothed you with change of clothing—with the glorious robe of His righteousness—having taken off your own filthy garments; and a fair mitre will be set upon your head, or put a fresh beauty and glory upon you in your work, as you are therein made a priest unto God by the Lamb's blood.

And, remember, that the Lord is a Sovereign, and that He may take the least and last, the most unfit and unworthy of all, to send about this great work, the more to exalt the infinite freedom of His boundless grace, to display its exceeding riches, to His endless praise, by men and angels, and to exclude all creature-boasting—that no flesh should glory in His presence. Say, therefore, with your once-rejoicing Lord, "I thank You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them unto babes; even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight."

And when God sends the most weak and unfit instruments to do great work, He does not leave them to their own weakness and unfitness, but abundantly supplies all their needs, according to His riches in glory by Jesus Christ—Himself the great, all-wise, and almighty agent, takes them into His own hand, and effectually works by them to answer His great designs. The servants of Christ in the ministry do not "go to war at their own expense;" they do not, should not, go to that great work in 'their own little strength', but abide in Christ by faith for the continual supplies of His Holy Spirit, to fit them for, and carry them through, all their appointed service, to the glory of God, the good of souls, and their own present and eternal bliss. Fear not, therefore, for the Lord who sent you will certainly be with you, and you shall save Israel and smite her enemies, clad with Jehovah's might.

All supplies of sin-pardoning, sin-subduing, all-assisting, and all-persevering grace are from Him, and unto His glory.

That you may be thus endued with power from on high, is my hearty desire.

Anne Dutton (1692-1765)

THAT INCREDIBLE CHRISTIAN - - - - By A.W. Tozer

THAT INCREDIBLE CHRISTIAN - - - - By A.W. Toz

The current effort of so many religious leaders to harmonize Christianity with science, philosophy and every natural and reasonable thing is, I believe, the result of failure to understand Christianity and, judging from what I have heard and read, failure to understand science and philosophy as well.

At the heart of the Christian system lies the cross of Christ with its divine paradox. The power of Christianity appears in its antipathy toward, never in its agreement with, the ways of fallen men. The truth of the cross is revealed in its contradictions. The witness of the church is most effective when she declares rather than explains, for the gospel is addressed not to reason but to faith. What can be proved requires no faith to accept. Faith rests upon the character of God, not upon the demonstrations of laboratory or logic.

The cross stands in bold opposition to the natural man. Its philosophy runs contrary to the processes of the unregenerate mind, so that Paul could say bluntly that the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness. To try to find a common ground between the message of the cross and man's fallen reason is to try the impossible, and if persisted in must result in an impaired reason, a meaningless cross and a powerless Christianity.

But let us bring the whole matter down from the uplands of theory and simply observe the true Christian as he puts into practice the teachings of Christ and His apostles. Note the contradictions:

The Christian believes that in Christ he has died, yet he is more alive than before and he fully expects to live forever. He walks on earth while seated in heaven and though born on earth he finds that after his conversion he is not at home here. Like the nighthawk, which in the air is the essence of grace and beauty but on the ground is awkward and ugly, so the Christian appears at his best in the heavenly places but does not fit well into the ways of the very society into which he was born.

The Christian soon learns that if he would be victorious as a son of heaven among men on earth he must not follow the common pattern of mankind, but rather the contrary. That he may be safe he puts himself in jeopardy; he loses his life to save it and is in danger of losing it if he attempts to preserve it. He goes down to get up. If he refuses to go down he is already down, but when he starts down he is on his way up.

He is strongest when he is weakest and weakest when he is strong. Though poor he has the power to make others rich, but when he becomes rich his ability to enrich others vanishes. He has most after he has given most away and has least when he possesses most.

He may be and often is highest when he feels lowest and most sinless when he is most conscious of sin. He is wisest when he knows that he knows not and knows least when he has acquired the greatest amount of knowledge. He sometimes does most by doing nothing and goes furthest when standing still. In heaviness he manages to rejoice and keeps his heart glad even in sorrow.

The paradoxical character of the Christian is revealed constantly. For instance, he believes that he is saved now, nevertheless he expects to be saved later and looks forward joyfully to future salvation. He fears God but is not afraid of Him. In God's presence he feels overwhelmed and undone, yet there is nowhere he would rather be than in that presence. He knows that he has been cleansed from his sin, yet he is painfully conscious that in his flesh dwells no good thing.

He loves supremely One whom he has never seen, and though himself poor and lowly he talks familiarly with One who is King of all kings and Lord of all lords, and is aware of no incongruity in so doing. He feels that he is in his own right altogether less than nothing, yet he believes without question that he is the apple of God's eye and that for him the Eternal Son became flesh and died on the cross of shame.

The Christian is a citizen of heaven and to that sacred citizenship he acknowledges first allegiance; yet he may love his earthly country with that intensity of devotion that caused John Knox to pray "O God, give me Scotland or I die."

He cheerfully expects before long to enter that bright world above, but he is in no hurry to leave this world and is quite willing to await the summons of his Heavenly Father. And he is unable to understand why the critical unbeliever should condemn him for this; it all seems so natural and right in the circumstances that he sees nothing inconsistent about it.

The cross-carrying Christian, furthermore, is both a confirmed pessimist and an optimist the like of which is to be found nowhere else on earth.

When he looks at the cross he is a pessimist, for he knows that the same judgment that fell on the Lord of glory condemns in that one act all nature and all the world of men. He rejects every human hope out of Christ because he knows that man's noblest effort is only dust building on dust.

Yet he is calmly, restfully optimistic. If the cross condemns the world the resurrection of Christ guarantees the ultimate triumph of good throughout the universe. Through Christ all will be well at last and the Christian waits the consummation. Incredible Christian!


http://www.awtozerclassics.com/articles/article/4938678/86406.htm

Dearest Mothers,Teach Your Children to Pray And Trust Jesus!

"Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength." Corrie Ten Boom


I found this video on YouTube and love the message!

Because of my plans to start a series on prayer I thought this video would be a good
introduction.

With love in our Lord Jesus Christ,
Sarah

DEAR SHEPHERD OF THY PEOPLE, HEAR

Dear Shepherd of Thy people, hear;
Thy presence now display;
As Thou hast given a place for prayer,
So give us hearts to pray.

O Lord, our languid souls inspire,
For here, we trust, thou art!
Send down a coal of heav’nly fire,
To warm each waiting heart.

Show us some token of Thy love,
Our fainting hope to raise;
And pour Thy blessings from above,
That we may render praise.

Within these walls let holy peace
And love and concord dwell;
Here give the troubled conscience ease,
The wounded spirit heal.

The feeling heart, the melting eye,
The humble mind bestow;
And shine upon us from on high,
To make our graces grow!

May we in faith receive Thy Word,
In faith present our prayers;
And, in the presence of our Lord,
Unbosom all our cares.

And may the Gospel’s joyful sound
Enforced by mighty grace,
Awaken many sinners round,
To come and fill the place.

Words: John New­ton, Ol­ney Hymns (Lon­don: W. Ol­iv­er, 1779). In New­ton’s orig­in­al ver­sion, the first stan­za was the one be­gin­ning, “O Lord, our lan­guid souls in­spire.”

To hear the music for this Hymn:

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/d/e/dearshep.htm

"She shall be called women, because she was taken out of man.". Genesis 2: 21-23

My Husband and I with Our Daughter and Her Husband with little Grace.
Marriage is a True Blessing From God.


And Adam said, this is now bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called women, because she was taken out of man. Genesis 2: 21-23

Though now existing apart from him, with a personality of her own, she is restored by marriage to a mystical re-union with him. The rib, which was taken out of his side, is replaced by the living form which is the compliment of himself, so that he "who loveth his wife loveth himself." And as "no man ever hated his own flesh," so in "nourishing and cherishing her." he simply "loves his own body".

There is a depth of tenderness in this, which just floods the heart with blessed sympathies. It is love itself which puts the crown of headship upon man; who, in the splendor of this majesty, folds within himself the gentle counterpart of his own being, who wreathes the garland around his brow. She is henceforth one with him in a mystical unity, holier and closer then that which was broken when the flesh ever cleft the side.


Taken from: "The Family" by: B.M. Palmer and J.W. Alexander. Published in 1847

The Answer To Anger And Resentment-Liberty Through Jesus Christ!

Dearest Ones,

I am sensing an urgency in writing about this subject, since it just recently came upon me and God gave such victory I want to share!
Only because of Jesus Christ my Lord I'm not given to anger and resentment, He has freed me from that bondage!

Where would any of us be without Jesus? Even David the Psalmist expresses his sorrow:

For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead. Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands. I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah (Psalms 143:3-6)

We do have an enemy of our soul who will not stop trying to hurt God's people. He's called "The old serpent" in Revelations 12:9. A serpent or snake is very subtle in the attack of a victim, sly and sneaky creeps up and waits for his prey to jump on. So likewise our enemy waits for an open door to leap on us to subtly whisper lies into our thoughts, to break us down by telling us lies about ourselves or other people. Ephesians 4:27 tells us not to give place for the devil, which means we need to recognize this foe when we are attacked and not be ignorant of the devils devices, 2 Corinthians 2:11... And in the verses preceding verse 11 lies the answer to these subtle attacks when we are roused to be angry at someone, to be bitter, to be hurt, to be in a rage: FORGIVENESS! "But to whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes have I forgiven it in the presence of Christ; that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices." (2 Corinthians 2:10-11)

As a godly wife and mother you may come to realize that in-fact you are a servant of God to your husband and children. We often sacrifice our own comforts and desires so our family will have things better, healthier and happier. Yes, the Proverbs states it clearly that the wise women builds her home. (Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands. (Proverbs 14:1) There is a wonderful fulfillment in the roll of wife and mother, nothing can compare to the liberty and joy we experience as we learn to obey God in our commission from Him.

There is another side to this sacrifice though- Sometimes it may seem we are not appreciated and it may seem that our Husband and children take us for granted. A Husband and children may demand more than we think we can give. In such cases we can easily get frustrated and get discouraged or depressed. This is why we as wives and mothers MUST evaluate daily WHY we DO what we DO! If you are a true child of God through Jesus Christ the Lord than you are doing everything For Him and so look to HIM for the strength and wisdom to accomplish your tasks for Him and His glory. Keep Him in your mind and eye-front and you will be victorious!
But if we forget and somehow open a door for the enemy.. not deliberately at all but because of our sin and weakness it does happen, and subtly the enemy puts a seed of thought of resentment into our minds, (Usually about our own husband) not realizing the seed growing over time until suddenly we find ourselves very angry to the point of great frustration, rage and even hatred. What a dreadful state to find oneself in!
What is the answer? What if we believe our resentment and anger is justified? What if we have others agreeing with us and even feeding our rage? Here lies two choices: Be a wise women or be a foolish women.

Be a wise women: GO! LOOK AT THE CROSS OF JESUS CHRIST! He died for you. He bore your sin on cross, HE shed His blood for you. He forgave you of all your sins. Your sins against Him are far greater, far more wretched and ugly than any sin anyone has ever done against you at any time. Repent of your anger, plead the blood of Jesus over you and FORGIVE the offenses of your husband or another person you are angry with. "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." (Matthew 6:14-15) This is very sobering to realize. BE wise!
What if you want to forgive but your emotions are still angry and resentful? The answer lies in obedience to God, tell God you forgive, ask Him to help you to feel love and forgiveness. What we don't often realize the problems often come because we have forgotten to pray for our husband or the other person. Every time you have a critical thought against your husband, pray for him. Pray that he will love the Lord, read the Bible, hunger and thirst for righteousness, pray that he will love you and be a wise and good husband and father. Pray more and often for him, and pray that you will love him more and be the right kind of helpmeet that he needs. The wrong feelings will vanish away and suddenly you will feel the true liberty that forgiveness offers.

A foolish women tears her own household down with her hands. What bitterness and sorrow! Many divorces come from the proud and unforgiving wife who hardens her heart against the truth and refuses to obey God.

May God bless you in your walk with Him dear godly daughters,
In His love,
Sarah

Dearest Mothers "Greater Joy Have I None"

Dearest Mothers,

Myself with my gospel children, Michael, Patrick and Leah with 6 month old baby Grace and a dear brother/son in Jesus, Peter went to an event in Northern Wisconsin to preach the Gospel to a few thousand people, a couple of weekends ago.
What a blessing I have! My own children with a zeal for the Truth and a great desire to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to people everywhere!

Glory to God!

Here are a few pictures of the troops before and after the event.

Mom/Nana and her gospel children and grandchild





The whole gospel army- with Peter a beloved brother/son in the Lord Jesus Christ

Married One year and 5 months love each other deeply but Jesus First!

Uncle Michael With Baby Grace Who Thinks He's Great Fun!

Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.
(3 John 1:4)

Dearest Mother's,There Is A Famine In The Land

"Behold, the days are coming," declares the Lord GOD, "when I will send a famine on the land-- not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD. They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the LORD, but they shall not find it. (Amos 8:11-12)


Famine and Drought Of The Word Of God.

Dearest Mothers,

Can you imagine what it would be like for a person to be wandering in a desert looking for water to satisfy his unquenchable thirst? I think it would be agonizing and extremely frightening to think of the reality, without that life saving water death is certain.

But let's think of this person again, wandering and staggering sometimes even falling... when suddenly at the next turn, a fresh deep pond of spring water! The thirsty one looks on in amazement and says, "Oh I heard about this water, but it's not exactly what I wanted, I want something a little more exciting and thrilling something more to my liking. I don't really think this water will satisfy my needs." So instead of drinking he goes on, passing it by, to his death.

It is utterly foolish to pass by a life giving source, especially if it is the ONLY source of life!
Yet, dear mothers, that is what most people are doing. God warns us of the dearth that is coming, and is now come. It is a dearth for the Word of God. Oh one might refute or argue and say there are more Bibles today then in all the history of mankind... this is probably true, which makes this warning far more serious. It is a willing ignorance of the Word of God. People everywhere are choosing man's word over God's Word. Please consider this warning as a loving plea to battle for the truth of God's Word and the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. Ask GOD to show you and teach you what He says, and forsake the false teaching of man, the humanists call their teaching the way of acceptance and love, when in truth it is the way of perversion and death.

I would like to shout this over the house tops! Mothers! Teach your children the Word of God!!! Drink of the deep clear living Water, let your children drink deeply as well... it is rejuvenating, it gives life and substance to us. Nothing else can satisfy, nothing else can sustain life, nothing else is worthy. The Gospel, The Living Word is what you and I need for life now and for all eternity.

Here is a very, very good explanation of Amos:11-12 from John Gill's commentary:

Now, to be deprived of hearing the Gospel is a spiritual famine, for that is food, bread, meat, milk, honey, yea, a feast; it is food that is savoury, wholesome, nourishing, satisfying, strengthening, and comforting; and when this is took away a famine ensues, as when a church state is dissolved, ministers are ordered to preach no more in such a place, or are scattered by persecution, or removed by death, and none raised up in their stead; or when error prevails, to the suppressing of truth: all which is done, or suffered to be done, for indifference to the word of God, unfruitfulness under it, and contempt of it, and, opposition to it; which is a dreadful case, when such a famine is; for the glory, riches, and light of a nation, are gone; bread for their souls is no more; and the means of conversion, knowledge, comfort, &c. cease; and people in course must die, for lack of these things; see Isa_3:1.

...for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water. (Jeremiah 2:13)


O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you shall be put to shame; those who turn away from you shall be written in the earth, for they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living water.

(Jeremiah 17:13)

Let us be serious about our spiritual walk with Jesus Christ. let us forsake the silly foolish attractions that satan means to use against us to keep us from reading the Word of God and from knowing the Lord Jesus Christ. Drink of the fountain of LIFE

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
(John 4:13-14)

Dearest Mothers, Meandering Is An Awful Way Of Life.

What an awful life for those who have not
fixed their goal on knowing Jesus Christ the Lord!

Meandering: To move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction: vagabonds meandering through life.


Have you ever tried to walk in a straight line across a field? The only way to walk straight across would be to fix your eyes on a post or object and not look away. To look away from the object would cause you to meander from the goal. Had you no fixed point you would meander across, there is not any way you could go straight.

A compass has a fixed point, North. If it had no fixed point it would be useless to the lost person in the woods or wilderness, or for whom one would locate the way they intend to go.

God has given us a fixed point in life so we can live without meandering and confusion. He has given HIMSELF as a fixed point to set our eyes on.

Here are some examples in Scripture to shew you what I mean:

And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the great and first commandment. (Matthew 22:37)




If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.(Colossians 3:1-4)



I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
(Philippians 3:14)


Dearest Mothers,

Teach you children to fix their thought and mind on Jesus Christ the Lord. Teach them to love Him and worship Him with all their heart.


Teach your children their need to be saved from their sin. Teach of their deceitful and wicked hearts: (The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it? (Jeremiah 17:9) Teach them that it is only through Jesus Christ they may be saved.


Here are your options In LIFE: The World or Jesus Christ the Lord. . . There is NO Middle ground!

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vain glory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
(1 John 2:15-17)


What will you teach your children? What will they become because of your teaching? Meanders, double minded, or people of faith in Jesus Christ with strength, who understand and fix their minds and eyes on the Most High God our Lord Jesus Christ?
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises. (Psalms 57:7)

Pray for wisdom from God to teach you how to raise your children for Him. Keep in His Word, submit to Him, obey Him... He will surely help you.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.(James 1:5-8)


Fix your mind on the eternal things! Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. (Colossians 3:2)

I pray for you dear Mothers.
In His love,
Sarah

How My Grandchildren Saved My Life. A Spiritual Lesson.

I noticed the current was a bit stronger from heavy rain-fall.

I was familiar with the lay-out of the rocks and current..(So I thought.)

Dearest Mothers,

Have you ever had an opportunity to swim with water falls near you, or even play in the falls? Well where we live in Wisconsin there is a beautiful National Park that has a flowing river with several types of water falls.
We have lived near this area for many years now and have played in the flowing river under the larger and smaller water falls many times. It is a marvelous place to swim!
This past week, on Monday, July 18, I took two of my grandchildren, 12 and almost 11 years old, to this park for a swim. We made our way to the favorite swimming spot. There are three layers of falls there, we like the last and second layers... the last layer has small falls that are so fun to splash and swim in... then there is the second layer, you have to climb up and over the rocks to get to it. The day we were there I noticed the currant was a bit stronger due to heavier rain fall recently. Yet, I had been there many times over, I was very familiar with the rock lay-out and the current, (At least so I thought.). My 12 year old grandson jumped over a current to a rock and encouraged his sister and I to follow his example. I thought it wasn't needful to jump over since I had been through the current there before... so I just stepped into it. Ops! What happened next I will never forget, it makes me feel weak even as I tell you about it... The current was Much Stronger then I had anticipated, I began to be swept away by it into some very large rocks and the smaller falls! I reached for the rock my grandson was on only it was slippery, but he very quickly reached out and grabbed my arm! My granddaughter on the other side reached her leg out and supported my leg from moving out under me. I have never felt so helpless and weak, the currant was much stronger than I and it was pulling me backwards. I made a weak "help" when it seems my grandson came to life, with strength beyond his years he began to pull me up onto the rock, I did my best to help the effort until somehow I found myself safe on the rock! We went on to the second layer of falls from there, crossing only where there was not a current and had a fabulous time playing there.
On our way home I mentioned to them both how God gave them strength to help me, and thanked them many times. I told their Mother, Uncle, friends and neighbors... the look in my grandsons eyes was priceless when I would conclude," They saved my life."

It was really my fault for getting into that situation. I was not careful enough knowing the currents were stronger, I should have been more cautious. My mistake was that I leaned on the familiar, I had been there before with the current strong, not realizing it was much stronger than I had ever experienced.


I have been thinking about the spiritual lessons to learn from this experience. I'm still feeling shaky inside from it realizing how quickly our lives can be snuffed out from a foolish and silly decision to lean on the familiar.

There are many spiritual lessons I can apply to this. Perhaps you can think of some too, if so please feel free to share them with us in a comment...
One lesson that stands out to me the most is that in my spiritual walk, I need to live soberly, and in godly fear...

You Mothers who love the Lord Jesus, please be careful. Keep close to Jesus Christ. Is there any familiar thing you are leaning on that many not be pleasing to God... These things can lead to a deadly current.. Yes Jesus our Lord can pull you out at your cry of help... but it is better to walk in fear and trembling making sure you are doing what God leads you to do by His Spirit through prayer and His Word. Do you not know troublesome times are coming? Ask God to prepare you for what is ahead. Seek Jesus, seek Him to teach you His way... You are safe in Him as you let Him lead you. Seek the Lord Jesus Christ, dear Mothers.

God bless you as you strive to know our Lord Jesus Christ better... thus doing we become more careful, sweeter and gentler as a wife and mother!

Let's keep praising Jesus! Let us walk carefully looking to Him for direction!
In His love,
Sarah



Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
(Psalms 2:11)

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
(Philippians 2:12)

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
(Proverbs 3:5-8)


Listen to this sermon by Paul Washer: "The Crushing Of Christ" It may be a sermon you are not familiar with.... Take the time and listen!

Mothers, Are We Losing The Rich Old Hymns To Sing Songs?

Dearest Mothers,

Oh I have been praying and thinking of so many things to share with you! I find as I'm busy with my prayer walks very often something will come to mind and I'd like to run to the computer and type it out immediately. However, it so often happens during my prayer walks and I don't want to leave that sweet time I'm having with my Lord Jesus, it's just too wonderful of a time! Remember the song: " I Come to The Garden Alone?" Well the last verse says; "I'd stay in the garden with Him though the night around me be falling, But He bides me go; through the voice of woe, His voice to me is calling"... the great chorus continues; " And He walks with me and HE talks with me and He tells me I am His own, and the joy we share and we tarry there, none other has ever known."

Actually, dear mothers, I am so blessed to have had a mother that taught me old Hymns as I was growing up. Where ever I am, (or go) Hymns pop up into my mind and I can sing many of the verses. Oh what a comfort they are to me!

When the Lord Jesus saved me 21 years ago and began to teach me much needed lessons, He brought those old Hymns to my memory. I began to teach them to my youngest children as my mother had taught them to me. Now that they are grown they know about as many as I do which may be a comfort to them someday.

My mother left me a legacy of old hymn knowledge, I love old hymns.

Much can be said about hymns that glorify God... The words of most of the old hymns are DEEP. The words of most of the old hymns have great substance!
The music put to them are usually pleasant and easily sung. When singing them one can express great depths of praise to God.


I know that there are many newer songs that Christians really enjoy and delight to sing. But there is a problem that is very evident and happening to many, many Christian families and their children... they are losing the meaningful and deep hymns.
I don't know if that bothers you, but it does me. The new songs can be glorifying to God and allot of fun to sing.. they can stir feelings of excitement and emotion to a person but what about the words? If you will take a truthful look at the words of those songs you will discover repetition, repetition, repetition and honestly, why?

In the old Hymns often times there is repetition of the chorus, but the verses are deep and obviously given by God through His Spirit...

See the words of this beautiful Hymn:

Jesus Thy Blood and Righteousness
By: Nicolaus Von Zinzidorf 1739

Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness
My beauty are, my glorious dress;
’Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed,
With joy shall I lift up my head.


Bold shall I stand in Thy great day;
For who aught to my charge shall lay?
Fully absolved through these I am
From sin and fear, from guilt and shame.


The holy, meek, unspotted Lamb,
Who from the Father’s bosom came,
Who died for me, e’en me to atone,
Now for my Lord and God I own.


Lord, I believe Thy precious blood,
Which, at the mercy seat of God,
Forever doth for sinners plead,
For me, e’en for my soul, was shed.


When from the dust of death I rise
To claim my mansion in the skies,
Ev’n then this shall be all my plea,
Jesus hath lived, hath died, for me.


Jesus, the endless praise to Thee,
Whose boundless mercy hath for me—
For me a full atonement made,
An everlasting ransom paid.


O let the dead now hear Thy voice;
Now bid Thy banished ones rejoice;
Their beauty this, their glorious dress,
Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness.

To hear the song go here and play the midi file:
http://www.biblestudycharts.com/SH_Jesus_Thy_Blood.html


Dear sweet mothers, here is a challenge for you.. teach your children the old hymns!

Start with this one, learn it and teach it! you will be doing your children a great kindness. This hymns is deep and involved, but not too hard to learn. Your children will really love it in days ahead.

Just one more thing... the hymns just might not appeal to you nor your family. If you feed your children candy and sweets all the time they won't feel like eating the good nutritional foods. The newer praise songs are more like the sweets.. the Hymns nutritional! Take the time, feed on some good soul rich food!

I hope to post more Hymns for a challenge for you to learn...
Let me know how you are doing!

In our Saviors love,

Sarah

To Women---A Message For You Who Are Weary Of Sin.

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." (John 4:13-14)

Here is a message to you that I pray will speak to your heart and minds. It is an earnest plea for you all to know the Savior in truth. Time is short, eternity is forever.

If you already know the way of salvation and are a child of God, please pray and proclaim this message to other women:

If you are longing to be free from sin- look to the Lamb of God! Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God which takes away the sin of the World! He came to earth, yes He came earth to redeem you, free you when He died at Calvary. He, Jesus Christ, knew no sin-- He is sinless, He is perfect-- HE NEVER sinned, but you have sinned. All have sinned and cannot reach God's glory-- WE fall short of His glory. Jesus Christ, who never sinned, became sin for us on the cross- for you, for me. He suffered on the cross bearing your sin, God the Father poured out His anger and wrath upon Jesus. Jesus Christ took your punishment on the cross, took your hell. He took what you and I deserve, He took it all for you on His body on the wooden cross. His suffering was so incredibly great that none of us can even begin to understand what HE suffered for us. He suffered until God the Father was satisfied that is was sufficient. Justice was given. Our just and holy God poured just punishment on Jesus as HE took our sin on His body on that wooden cross. OUR punishment is what He took, our griefs and sorrows. He was chastised for us... He is the Lamb- the Sacrifice Lamb-- He laid down His life for us as a sacrifice for our sin. Jesus Christ shed His blood and died. The blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, takes away the sin of the World.

Now we can be saved! Saved from God's fearsome wrath! BUT He cannot save you if you do not believe in Him, nor are ashamed of your sins to repent of them. Jesus commands that all people repent of their sins and believe the GOOD NEWS of salvation!

Jesus Christ died for us on the cross.. He is God in the flesh- no man took His life from Him- He laid down His life for us willingly as a sin sacrifice for you and me.-He arose from the dead! The grave could not hold Him He is alive forever more! He arose from the dead! Up from the grave He arose! With a mighty triumph over His foes- He arose the victor from the dark domain and He lives forever with His saints to reign! Hallelujah Christ arose!

Are you longing to be free? Jesus said ,"Come unto me." ... "Come unto me and I will give you rest."... "Come unto me all you who are weary and oppressed" .. "Come unto me and I will give you rest." Are you weary? Are you heavy laden? Are you sore distressed? Jesus said, "Come unto me and I will give you rest."

Have you any room for Jesus? He bore your load of sin-- sinner, will you turn to Him? Do you have room for pleasure- room for business- But no room for the one who bore your load of sin? No place that He can enter in the heart for which He died?

The chiefest of sinners Jesus Christ will save if he will turn to JESUS and Believe. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved! Confess with your mouth that Jesus is God-confess HE died for you- you deserve hell but He took it for you- repent- believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead and you will be saved!

Jesus Christ wants to redeem you Oh sinner- He wants to save you!

BUT how can He save you if you do not believe in Him? How can He save you if you take for granted His sacrifice for you on the cross?-If you do not care? If you trample under foot His blood?

Can you be saved if you simply say a prayer and then go your way and continue to sin and not care? Can He save you if you refuse to admit you are a sinner? Can He save you if you blaspheme His holy name by proclaiming to be a Christian yet live just as wickedly as those who do not profess to be a Christian?

Jesus Christ said, " You must be born again." He told us He would send His Comforter- His Spirit, even the Holy Spirit! Those who have faith and believe in Jesus are children of God, His Spirit comes to dwell in the heart of those Who believe, they become "Born again." Born now of the Spirit of God. The believer becomes the temple of the living God!
One who is a true Christian has the Spirit of God dwelling in them. God's Word says that they become a new creature, old things are passed away and behold all things are become new!
True Christians cannot continue to live in willful sin because the Spirit of God grieves within for the sin. They feel the grief and are truly repentant and sorry for sin they have done. A person that God saves changes from not caring to caring--from blindness of sin to sight of sin. Life style changes as God shows them their sins. That person becomes free from sin as God gives him power and strength to not sin as they live daily in faith and trust in Him!

Jesus said. "No man can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other or he will love the one and hate the other." " You cannot serve God and mammon."
Mammon represents love for the World, the flesh and anything that becomes more important to you then God.
If you love to get drunk, commit fornication or adultery, or are sexually impure, are a homosexual, or love to plunge into pleasures of this World, If you steel, hate, lie or use God's Name in vain, love anything above God, you are a servant of satan. Satan is your master- - If you continue in this way until you die, you will perish in hell fire.

Jesus came to set you free! He came to set the captive free!

You cannot save yourself. All your good works are as filthy rags before God. NO! There is not any one who is righteous, no not one! No one is good, no one is sinless-- Except for Jesus Christ! You cannot save yourself.

Do not think the good you have done can out-weigh the bad you have done. When you die and stand before God the Judge what will say? "I've done allot of good, I'm not as bad as other people.". . . God makes it clear that your good works cannot save you. God says your sins have separated you from God. How many sins does it take to separate us from God? ONE SIN! But you and I have sinned many times-- sin is disobedience to God. His law gives us an idea of sin and reveals to us what sin is. God says, "You shall not lie" ... HE continues to tell us not to steel, not to commit adultery, not to covet, not to murder, not to take God's Name in vain. He says to honor your Father and Mother, He says to love Him and worship Him above anything or any other. Jesus said to look on someone with lust is equal to committing adultery or fornication. He said if you hate someone in your heart it is equal to murder. You and I have disobeyed God...that is called sin.

The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin-- for those who believe in Him and repent of their sin. He is our only hope--- Jesus Christ the Lord.

Jesus said He is the way and the truth and the life, no man can come unto the Father but by Him. He is the only Name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved...

Do you understand this?

The fool has said in his heart, "there is no God." Oh do not be a fool! God has some very serious things to say about fools-- they have no wisdom, shame shall be the promotion of fools.

There is not any hope for you if you refuse Jesus Christ the Lord. Desolation, distress and anguish will come to those who hate knowledge and who do not choose the fear of the Lord.
Receive God's Word! Apply His Word to your heart to to understand. Find the knowledge of God, He keeps the paths of judgement and preserves the way of His people. Do not walk in darkness and delight in the forwardness of the wicked. These are paths of the dead, the dead who have not any life in them. Do not forsake mercy and truth. Trust in Jesus Christ the Lord.. fear God!
Turn from your sinful ways and Be wise now! You will never regret it! You will find rich blessings and know the Lord Jesus Christ. Peace, life and truth, joy eternal that cannot be compared to anything earthly.

Once I was foolish and sinned ruled my heart. My life and living were not pleasing to God, I was an enemy of God. I was proud and self righteous. But Jesus found me! Found me as a lost sheep astray from the sheep fold. He opened my understanding, He let me see--

"Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned--every one--to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all."(Isaiah 53:4-6)

My iniquity- my sin was placed upon Jesus Christ. He shed His blood for me. How can I turn my back on such a Savior? I believed in my heart and repented of my sin now I am free from the slavery to sin and satan.

Oh come to the Lord Jesus Christ! He said, "Come unto me all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest." Do not turn your back on such a Savior! No! Turn your back on your sinful life! Turn from your pride-- turn from your own works/efforts for salvation. Turn from eternal death, darkness and damnation and come to Eternal Life and Light!

You are in darkness and you do not even know it. You are sin sick and you do not even realize it. You are a slave to satan and you so not even understand that.
Turn from the old sinful way, repent!- Turn to Jesus Christ! Let Him give you freedom and true Life and Truth!

Jesus said, "I have come to give you life and life more abundant" This is new life! Freedom to not sin! Liberty from bondage of sin.

O He freed me! Oh the pure joy of knowing Jesus. I love His name, Jesus Christ the Lord. He died for me to set me free! What joy and comfort He gives, rest to the weary, peace and joy. Jesus is all the world to me. Jesus is the Rock in a storm, we can hide in Him. He is a shelter in the time of storm. Jesus is a shade by day and defense by night, He is our helper, our safe haven, our safe retreat. Do you know Him?

Jesus Christ the Lord is the Rock in a weary land. Come to Jesus. Come safe to the Rock that is higher then you are. Run to Him! Seek Him! Ask Him to save you. Beg Him for understanding and faith in Him.

Jesus said:
Ask and keep on asking ..

Seek and keep on seeking..

Knock and keep on knocking...

For everyone who asks receives, and He who seeks shall find, to him who knocks the door shall be opened.

Do you want to know Him but don't know how? If you are truly desiring to be saved and in your heart you know what God says is true and want Jesus to save you... Do this... Ask Him! Go to Him and let Him know. Ask Him for understanding and faith in Jesus Christ. Repent of your sins! Let Him know you understand how sinful you are and want Him to save you. Ask Jesus Christ the Lord to wash your sins away with His blood and save you. I cannot tell you how to pray but only point you to the cross and say, talk to Jesus. Please read your Bible if you have one, start in the gospel of John and ask God to talk to you. If you don't have one ask me and I'll send one to you. If you desire to contact me, leave a comment, I will keep it private and contact you back.

God bless you who are His!
In His love forever,
Sarah

"O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing" 18 verses, by Charles Wesley

O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing (see v.7)
by Charles Wesley

Glory to God, and praise and love
Be ever, ever given,
By saints below and saints above,
The church in earth and heaven.

On this glad day the glorious Sun
Of Righteousness arose;
On my benighted soul He shone
And filled it with repose.

Sudden expired the legal strife,
’Twas then I ceased to grieve;
My second, real, living life
I then began to live.

Then with my heart I first believed,
Believed with faith divine,
Power with the Holy Ghost received
To call the Savior mine.

I felt my Lord’s atoning blood
Close to my soul applied;
Me, me He loved, the Son of God,
For me, for me He died!

I found and owned His promise true,
Ascertained of my part,
My pardon passed in heaven I knew
When written on my heart.

O for a thousand tongues to sing
My great (orig. dear) Redeemer’s praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of his grace!

My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad
The honors of Thy name.

Jesus! The name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease;
‘Tis music in the sinner’s ears,
‘Tis life, and health, and peace.

He breaks the power of canceled sin,
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood availed for me.

He speaks, and, listening to his voice,
New life the dead receive,
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
The humble poor believe.

Hear Him, ye deaf, His praise, ye dumb,
Your loosened tongues employ;
Ye blind, behold your Savior come,
And leap, ye lame, for joy.

Look unto Him, ye nations, own
Your God, ye fallen race;
Look, and be saved through faith alone,
Be justified by grace.

See all your sins on Jesus laid:
The Lamb of God was slain,
His soul was once an offering made
For every soul of man.

Harlots and publicans and thieves
In holy triumph join!
Saved is the sinner that believes
From crimes as great as mine.

Murderers and all ye hellish crew
Ye sons of lust and pride,
Believe the Savior died for you;
For me the Savior died.

Awake from guilty nature’s sleep,
And Christ shall give you light,
Cast all your sins into the deep,
And wash the Æthiop white.

With me, your chief, ye then shall know,
Shall feel your sins forgiven;
Anticipate your heaven below,

Christian Parents That Actually Love and Cherish Their Little Ones!

Dearest Mothers,

I am so blessed to know some Christian parents that actually love and cherish their little ones. The godly love shows in the character of their children, the brightness of their faces and the peace in their spirit. Their children are being trained in the nurture and admonition of the Lord Jesus.

There is something different about these children from children of most other christian families.

I'd like to expound on this a bit for the joy and excitement I have seeing this family!

The parents love the Lord Jesus Christ and have committed themselves to Him. It is obvious that they obey God in His Word. Here are a few verses that I can testify they follow:

1. Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun profane and vain utterances: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. (2Ti 2:15-16)

2. In all things showing yourself a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing incorruptness, gravity, sincerity, Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is an opponent may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. (Tit 2:7-8)

3. And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. (Eph 6:4)

4. Therefore shall you lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. And you shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. And you shall write them upon the door posts of your house, and upon your gates: That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth. (Deu 11:18-21)

There are many other Scriptures I could place here... They take their walk in the Lord Jesus soberly and seriously.

What does God think of a family that obey Him?
God is well pleased with such a family, showing favor with rich blessings and grace upon them.

Great peace have they who love your law: and nothing shall offend them. LORD, I have hoped for your salvation, and done your commandments. My soul has kept your testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. I have kept your precepts and your testimonies: for all my ways are before you. [Tau] Let my cry come near before you, O LORD: give me understanding according to your word. Let my supplication come before you: deliver me according to your word. My lips shall utter praise, when you have taught me your statutes. My tongue shall speak of your word: for all your commandments are righteousness. Let your hand help me; for I have chosen your precepts. I have longed for your salvation, O LORD; and your law is my delight. Let my soul live, and it shall praise you; and let your judgments help me. (Psa 119:165-175)


What does the world think of a family that actually obey God?

The natural man does not understand such a family....
A family that does not watch movies, avoids TV., does not leave their children to play alone with other children, separates themselves from worldly activity. A family that does not entertain their children with worldly games and videos.

Since therefore Christ has suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin; That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. For the time past of our life will suffice us to have done the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in licentiousness, lusts, excess of wine, reveling, carousing, and abominable idolatries: In which they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excess of dissipation, speaking evil of you:(1Pe 4:1-4)


The parents in this family are nurturing their children with the things of the Lord. Jesus Christ is the exciting subject of each hour. Jesus is exalted and honored and the children are very excited about Bible stories and songs. The children dance and jump to the praises of Jesus Christ. They have not been corrupted with worldly excitement and pleasure but are learning the rich and true treasures of God. And they see the fulfillment and peace He gives to those who love Him.


Mothers, this is a beautiful picture. Every time I see this family my heart rejoices! The children honor Jesus Christ and have a heart for evangelism. Yes, at very early ages, (even at around one year old) they are loving the Lord Jesus and have respect for their parents. Let me tell you, they are a delight to be around!

A Christian mother has a great responsibility before God to raise her children for Him. This is no game dear mothers, it is a very serious and difficult yet rewarding job.

The mother of the family I am talking about has given up her own fleshly desires. She is seeking the Lord Jesus for direction and help which He is abundantly pouring out upon her. This mother is careful to honor her husband and submit herself to him, being an example of obedience to God that her children can see. This mother feels the weight of the responsibility to raise her children for Him and dedicates her hours and days to this task. She is a wise women and builds her home on the solid Rock of Jesus Christ.(Every wise woman builds her house: but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.Pro 14:1)
This mother prays for her children and teaches them to pray for others and needs that arise. She is praying for her husband, financial needs, spiritual protection and help, everything that comes up in daily living and finding God to be very faithful. This mother rises up in the morning praying that she might have wisdom to train her children for Jesus, and prays for their salvation.

I love to talk to this godly mother. I love to hear how God shows her fun and interesting ways to teach her precious children the things of God in every day experiences. While sitting at the table eating, playing together, reading, taking walks or drives, what ever the case may be, God shows her something she can say to them about Him. Praise God for this! Her children are being so blessed by their Mother as she invests her time into their learning and growing for the glory of God!

It grieves me to hear mothers say they would like to be ministering to others outside the home someway. Your children are your ministry right now... Be faithful and maybe in a few years ahead God will be able to use you because you were faithful to the task HE has given you NOW!

Pray for wisdom dear mothers, God is able to provide it and He will if you seek Him with your whole heart. Love your children, invest your time and days in training them for Him!

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I do realize there are some mothers who feel they need to go off to work for financial reasons and can't be home, or single mothers who would love to be home. I am going to say something to you that might seem impossible... but with God all things are possible.. Pray that God will show you a way to stay home and raise your children for Him. It's that important and our God is that powerful.
I am talking to women who truly belong to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Do not limit God in your thoughts. Here is what God has told older women to say to you who are younger:

"That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed." (Tit 2:4-5)

Did you notice He said,"keepers at home"? "AT" is exactly what is said here. This is not a popular message in our culture these days. The reason it is not popular is because satan has deceived many women into thinking they can be independent of any control from men. These feminist women criticize, ridicule, degrade and scorn any women that willing submits herself to her husband. This lie from satan is the same lie that he gave Eve in the Garden of Eden, and the very opposite of what God commanded women: "Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee." (Gen 3:16)
The feminist spirit is prevalent in our world and it is a rebellious spirit against our God. Please pray and seek the Lord to reveal any feminist spirit that might be in you and repent of it. Ask God to change your attitude and give you His perspective and wisdom. Humble yourself under the mighty hand of God: "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:" (1Pe 5:6-8)

To the single mothers I make a plea to you to understand that God is able to provide for you too if you will trust in Him. This message may seem ridiculous to some but God is very able to take care of you and provide. Read this story of a widow with two sons, our God can provide and will if you but ask Him:
"Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest." (2Ki 4:1-7)





Happy are you, O Israel: who is like unto you, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, and who is the sword of your excellency! and your enemies shall submit unto you; and you shall tread upon their high places.
(Deu 33:29)

"Savior Like A Shepherd Lead Us." Dear Mothers, Do Your Children Hear His Voice?

Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow Me."

Dearest Mothers,
Please teach your children to listen to the Lord Jesus. His sheep hear His voice and follow Him!
"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never ever perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand."(John 10:27-28)

"Savior Like A Shepherd Lead Us"

Savior, like a shepherd lead us, much we need Thy tender care;
In Thy pleasant pastures feed us, for our use Thy folds prepare.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Thou hast bought us, Thine we are.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Thou hast bought us, Thine we are.
We are Thine, Thou dost befriend us, be the guardian of our way;
Keep Thy flock, from sin defend us, seek us when we go astray.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Hear, O hear us when we pray.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Hear, O hear us when we pray.
Thou hast promised to receive us, poor and sinful though we be;
Thou hast mercy to relieve us, grace to cleanse and power to free.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! We will early turn to Thee.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! We will early turn to Thee.
Early let us seek Thy favor, early let us do Thy will;
Blessèd Lord and only Savior, with Thy love our bosoms fill.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Thou hast loved us, love us still.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Thou hast loved us, love us still.

Words: At­trib­ut­ed to Dor­o­thy A. Thrupp, 1836.
Music: Brad­bu­ry, Will­iam B. Brad­bu­ry, 1859
To listen: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/l/slaslus.htm

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us. Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
(Psalm 80:1-3)

Mothers, Teach Your Children To Think About Jesus All The Time !

Dearest Mothers,
Life is so short! I remember an old saying, "One life will soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last."

One life will soon be past.. Have you thought about that very much?

One day your children will be grown and leave home.

One day you may find yourself looking into a mirror and thinking, I was once young.

One day you may wonder where the time went and how you spent your years.

One day you will die and face your Creator...

One life will soon be past.

"Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, "I have no pleasure in them"... before the silver cord is snapped, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern, and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. . . The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil." (Ecc 12:1-7,13,14)

Remember God, our Creator!

It seems to me many, many people have forgotten their Creator, in fact it seems they would like to avoid remembering Him all together. A person can forget God and ignore His promptings to think about Him or seek Him by keeping busy with numerous activities. For most people it is more comfortable to play a game, watch a video, do crafts, be "busy" on the computer, do sports, go shopping, visit friends, go to church and church activities, etc... But remember our Creator? Do you doubt this? What is it we women talk about when visiting with a friend, in a group meeting/gathering, at home with our children, or with our husband? Is it about our Creator Jesus Christ? Is He prominent in our conversations?

How can we expect our children to think about Jesus Christ the Lord and love Him if we don't? Our children are watching and learning from us.


If we say,"Oh I do remember God every day! I talk to Him and read the Bible almost everyday. I love Him!" But as the old saying goes, "Actions speak louder than words." How does your daily living show that you love Jesus and remember Him?

Think about a young girl newly engaged and in love. Her mind is on the young man she is going to marry and wants to talk to him and of him all the time. It does not take very long to learn what is important to a person. If the Lord Jesus is in your mind all the time, you are going to want to talk about Him.

We say we love Jesus and to obey Him is important to us. We sing, "He is everything to me." But please, please take a serious look at what you are communicating to your children. Does Jesus Christ the Lord saturate your day? Do you talk about Him in your daily activities and living ? Do your children know that life should be centered around Him in work, play, meals, sleep, and in all things we do?

Are you reminding your children daily that He is their Creator and we owe everything to Him, even our breath? It is not possible to talk about Jesus Christ the Lord too much!


We need to obey God in training our children properly for Him. Get away from the Worldly ideas of teaching your children through entertainment, empty books and recordings that forsake the truth about God. They deny any knowledge of God and actually produce an anti-God spirit. Even things that might seem cute or harmless can be wrong if they are replacing the things of God.

Teach them God's way! Remember your Creator! Point them to Him daily and continually! Please read this scripture carefully and pray for wisdom in training your children for Him.:

"You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth." (Deuteronomy 11:18-21)


Our children need to learn the truth about God. He is most important in every aspect of life. Nothing compares to Jesus Christ and knowing Him. All else pales in value and excitement. Why waste time in things that are perishing when we can invest our lives in eternal things! Teach these eternal things to your children!

"While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." (2Co 4:18)


HE knows our thoughts...

"O LORD, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether"...
(Psalm 139:1-4)



Mothers..........get serious about raising your children for Jesus,

One life will soon be past.
Only what is done for Christ will last!

Mothers, Teach The Bible and The Things of God Diligently To Your Children

Dearest Mothers,

Are you a godly mother that wants her children to grow up knowing whom they can go to in life's distress and trials?

Do you want to point your children to the only One who can save them and deliver them from, the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life?

If you are that kind of mother then I plead with you to take the Word of God seriously and apply it to your life and in training your children for Him.

How? Follow God, not man. Follow God's word and His teachings. To sum it up, Obey GOD!

Let's take a look at the Word of GOD to see how important this is.

Firstly look at Psalms 78:

"I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments; and that they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God". (Psa 78:2-8)

We have the Bible to tell us the things of old, "Dark sayings from old."(Here dark means "deep". )

"Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come."(1Co 10:11)
We have the Old Testament and the stories so rich in the power of God for an example to us. (Did you catch that? EXAMPLE TO US.)

Read Wonderful Bible stories to your children. Please avoid the cartoon type character Bible stories, these may impress the child with a feeling of pretending, they simply are not serious. The Word of God and Bible stories should be received with great respect and gravity of mind. An excellent Bible story book for children that I have found is, "The Bible in Picture For Little Eyes." by Kennith Taylor. The older publication is best, which might be found on a used book site.

Do not hide the things of God from your children! Tell the children of how God moved and proved Himself faithful to the Children of GOD in the Bible. Tell them of examples in your own life and others the powerful working of GOD. Speak to them often about it! Read wonderful Missionary stories of how God worked and moved through their lives.

"Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children's children-- (Deu 4:9)
"tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done."

We should tell them:
"so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments; and that they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God". (Psa 78:2-8)

Oh precious mothers! Please ask God to help you to get a hold of this understanding! IT IS POSSIBLE to teach your children the way of the Lord in this day and age. YES! God would never instruct you to do something that was not reachable. In Him you can do it!

"You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates." (Deu 6:5-9)

Oh I'm so earnest for you!

"For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober."(1Th 5:5-6)

Be sober dear mothers! Follow GOD diligently!

A suggested site that is good for Bible Story Lessons and helpful in teaching children:
http://bibledrivethru.blogspot.com/