New Jerusalem is the heavenly city that will descend from God out of heaven at the beginning of the millennial period; the city is large and exceedingly beautiful. It is what The Bible calls "The City of God." Jesus tells us this Himself, saying, "Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple …
Holy Spirit, Our Oil
Trimming and cutting down trees for an elderly widow. When using a chainsaw, one important thing needed is bar oil; this oil is distributed to the blade as the saw runs to keep things smooth. If the oil is not used, it can cause irreparable damage to the blade. The same thing is true of …
Flourishing As The Palmtree
Cleaning up a tree-lawn for an elderly man for outreach purposes. While cleaning up the tree-lawn, there was a particular tree that was bent over. Much like a palm tree bends in the storm, except it never stood back upright so it had to be tied up. It reminded me of what the Bible says …
His Work of Beauty
Clearing vines and plants that had taken over a fence for an elderly Christian woman. While clearing the plants from out of the fence, we found it was also holding roses. The roses remind me of a few things. One of those is the affliction in our lives that is a result of sin. The …
Avoiding The Desolator
There is a warning given to Nineveh by God over one hundred years after the city repented at Jonah’s prophetic warning of judgment. It is found in Nahum, and reads as follows, “The Disperser/Desolator is come up before thy face: keep the fortified city/bulwarks, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.” …
Energized by The Spirit
Mowing the grass for a single mom. This particular woman has her own lawn mower for me to use. There is an electric one for the back yard, which is too steep for a tractor/mower. At first It was very difficult and took a lot of energy, but I found out the electric mower had …
Sure Footing
Chainsaw work, cleanup, etc., for an elderly single woman. The ground in the back area was very bumpy; it is very easy to trip, and with the long grass, hard to see the ground. It is a good contrast to a life spent following Jesus. To be in Jesus' presence is to have our feet …
Without His Joy
Helping move a single mom/ministry leader into a new home. At the new home there was a peony bush. Though the flowers are beautiful, they were drooping onto the ground, becoming dirty or broken. It is similar to the Christian life without The Holy Spirit’s surpassing joy. As Christians, we have access to the very …
Scattered For His Glory
Hedge trimming, trimming, and debris cleanup for a widow. There is a common plant, an invasive species, called bittercress, which when hit, sends seeds flying from the plant into all directions. It is often looked at as a weed, though it has some medicinal value, and when one attempts to destroy the plant, it ironically …
Elohim
God of strength, all sovereign and powerful;God of truth, straight and without error;God of sufficiency, completer and sustainer;God of eternity, holder of all life, I AM:to Thy great name belongeth all glory!may every living thing ascribe to Thee, whattrue depth of mercy is Thine and Thine alone,what true strength lies within Thy Sanctuary;what delicate rest …
