MIGHTY WARRIOR

OVER THE POND

FIGHTING FOR AUTHORITY

Judges 6:11-12

11 The angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. 12 When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you, mighty warrior.”

Father God ~~~Thank you for seeing us as what we are to become --- not what we were! In Christ, through PRAYER -- we become mighty warriors against the kingdom of darkness!

All the Way from Costa Rica

Nestor and Adina Celebrate at Shepherd's Walk

A kiss from the Happy Couple

Daughter, Annel, steps in

A Souvenir for Adina - reminding her of a branch of Hissop

I baked a carrot cake for Nestor while they were out in the Prayer Path!

Back in Ocean City where they are staying for now!
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God said He would bring people from all over the world to Shepherd's Walk. So far He has brought many from the US States [NY, PA, NJ, MD,] France [x2], Africa, Iraq, and now Costa Rica. I recently met, Nestor, through his daughter, Annel, who attends one of my Bible studies. God brought her Mom, Adina, all the way from Costa Rica for Nestor's 50th birthday. God spoke volumes to this beautiful family. hey broke the record of being in SW - which was 5 1/2 hours at one time. They stayed over 6 1/2 hours last Thursday.

Salmos 21:1-7
Alabanza por haber sido librado del enemigo /Al músico principal. Salmo de David.
1 El rey se alegra en tu poder, oh Jehová; Y en tu salvación, !!cómo se goza!
2 Le has concedido el deseo de su corazón,Y no le negaste la petición de sus labios. Selah 3 Porque le has salido al encuentro con bendiciones de bien; Corona de oro fino has puesto sobre su cabeza. 4 Vida te demandó, y se la diste; Largura de días eternamente y para siempre.
5 Grande es su gloria en tu salvación; Honra y majestad has puesto sobre él.
6 Porque lo has bendecido para siempre; Lo llenaste de alegría con tu presencia.
7 Por cuanto el rey confía en Jehová, Y en la misericordia del Altísimo, no será conmovido.

Deuteronomio 33:12
12 A Benjamín dijo: El amado de Jehová habitará confiado cerca de él; Lo cubrirá siempre, Y entre sus hombros morará.

Filipenses 1:6
6 estando persuadido de esto, que el que comenzó en vosotros la buena obra, la perfeccionará hasta el día de Jesucristo;

Heavenly Father~ Bless this beautiful family who loves you. Heal Nestor's failing heart so he can return to his family in Costa Rica and continue to serve You, the Living God, with a revived heart and spirit. Bless his wife as she returns without him and his family which loves and surrounds him in love! By the Matchless Name of Jesus Christ, our Savior, Amen!

ANCIENT PATHS

A new flag went out on the tree house this Saturday

at the entrance to Shepherd's Walk where all are

WELCOME

to pray and meet with God!

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My friend Sheryl's husband, Don, volunteered to bring

his green 'Deere' to SW

to do some spring clean-up that was much needed!

Thanks, Don and Sheryl,

for your heart to serve the body of Christ!

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Thank you to my son, Jeff, and his friend Billy, who also

raked leaves, mulch and topsoil too!

Jeremiah 6:16a

This is what the LORD says:
“Stand at the crossroads and look;

ask for the ancient paths,

ask where the good way is, and walk in it,

and you will find rest for your souls.

2 Corinthians 2:14

But thanks be to God, who always leads us

in triumphal procession in Christ

and through us

spreads everywhere

the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.

A BEAUTIFUL SEASON of the NEW YEAR

Random sightings around a Snowy Day in Shepherd's Walk

Isaiah 55:8-13

8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways My ways,”

declares the LORD.

9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are My ways higher than your ways

and My thoughts than your thoughts.

10 As the rain and the snow

come down from heaven, and do not return to it

without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish,

so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,

11 so is My word that goes out from My mouth:

It will not return to Me empty,

but will accomplish what I desire

and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

12 You will go out in joy

and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills

will burst into song before you,

and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the pine tree,

and instead of briers the myrtle will grow.

This will be for the LORD’s renown,

for an everlasting sign, which will not be destroyed.”

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FATHER, GOD ALMIGHTY ~

As the snow covered the earth last night

like a warm blanket of Your love,

may we remember the purity that envelopes that love

and the sacrifice that it took to give it!

Your Son was obedient all the way to the cross for us!

For this - we give You a grateful and joyful

Hallelujah and Amen!

IT'S TIME!

Fall Changes

"Forgiveness is like the fragrance a flower gives off

when it has been trampled under foot."

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Father~ Forgive us for our sins and cleanse us from

all unrighteousness, by the blood of Jesus, Amen.

BORN ALIVE

OPEN DOORS

PRAYING PEACE for This Journey

Please pray for our dear sister in Blogland,

Elaine Olsen,

who has breast cancer. Her post is listed here:

http://www.peaceforthejourney.com/2010/08/praying-my-peace.html

May we gather around her like a strand of fine pearls - praying with her and trusting God with her through this unknown journey she is now facing.

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Psalm 103

1 Praise the LORD, O my soul;

all my inmost being, praise His Holy Name.
2 Praise the LORD, O my soul,

and forget not all His benefits-
3 who forgives all your sins

and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit

and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things

so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The LORD works righteousness

and justice for all the oppressed.

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May God grant her His PEACE for this leg of her life's journey!

Favor and blessing be upon her life

- as God Himself continues to care for her!

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Father God~

We won't tell You how big this storm is in Elaine's life...

because You already know.

Instead, we will tell this storm how big

YOU ARE!

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Choosing JOY, Stephanie

Humming Through Summer

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF SHEPHERD'S WALK Romans 1:20 NLT

For ever since the world was created,

people have seen the earth and sky.

Through everything God made,

they can clearly see His invisible qualities—

His eternal power and divine nature.

So they have no excuse for not knowing God.

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Master Designer -

You are CREATOR GOD!

We give you Glory and Praise for Who You Are and

for All You have spoken and breathed into exitence!

You Are GOD!

Amen and Amen!

PRAISE From the Mouths of.......

Psalm 111
1 Praise the LORD.

I will extol the LORD with all my heart

in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
2 Great are the works of the LORD;

they are pondered by all who delight in them.
3 Glorious and majestic are His deeds,

and His righteousness endures forever.

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4 He has caused His wonders to be remembered;

the LORD is gracious and compassionate.

5 He provides food for those who fear Him;

He remembers His covenant forever.

6 He has shown His people the power of His works,

giving them the lands of other nations.

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7 The works of His hands are faithful and just;

all His precepts are trustworthy.

8 They are steadfast for ever and ever,

done in faithfulness and uprightness.

9 He provided redemption for His people;

He ordained His covenant forever—

holy and awesome is His Name.

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10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;

all who follow His precepts have good understanding.

To Him belongs eternal praise.

Amen!

LET... The SHEPHERD Lead Us

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.

Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!

Thou hast bought us, thine we are.

Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!

Thou hast bought us, thine we are.

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2. 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.

Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!

Hear, O hear us when we pray.

Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! Hear,

O hear us when we pray.

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3. 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.

Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!

We will early turn to thee.

Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!

We will early turn to thee.

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4. Early let us seek thy favor,

early let us do thy will;

blessed Lord and only Savior,

with thy love our bosoms fill.

Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!

Thou hast loved us, love us still.

Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!

Thou hast loved us, love us still.

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Click this link to hear the music:

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/l/slaslus.htm

Text: Attr. to Dorothy A. Thrupp, 1779-1847

Music: William B. Bradbury, 1816-1868

Tune: BRADBURY, Meter: 87.87 D

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Broken and Beautiful

The First Day giving her food and water...

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She drank some water ...

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She didn't have the strength or desire to eat

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She was broken and beautiful and needed help just to survive.

Lamentations 2:10-12

(New Living Translation)

[from Jeremiah - the weeping prophet]
The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem

sit on the ground in silence.

They are clothed in burlap

and throw dust on their heads.

The young women of Jerusalem

hang their heads in shame.
I have cried until the tears no longer come;

my heart is broken.

My spirit is poured out in agony

as I see the desperate plight of my people.

Little children and tiny babies

are fainting and dying in the streets.
They cry out to their mothers,

“We need food and drink!”

Their lives ebb away in the streets

like the life of a warrior wounded in battle.

They gasp for life

as they collapse in their mothers’ arms.

Olam - Our Eternal God

We cry out for those who are broken and dying.

We ask You to be close to those we love because we know

that You love them more than we ever could.

Would You show mercy and grace to those who call out to You?

Would You allow Your Spirit to flow freely to bring healing

whether physical, spiritual, emotional, or relational?

Please comfort those who mourn.

Draw near to those who draw near to You.

We know that You - O God know the pain of suffering and brokenness.

Please cause Your goodness to touch

the lives of those we pray for this day.

Bring healing to some and heaven to others.

We bless You and praise You for the

compassionate and merciful God that You are!

In the Name of our Redeemer and Lord, Jesus Christ,

[HaGoEl Adoni]

Amen and Amen!

Come, Let Us ADORE Him

from

The Message

Psalm 22

22-24 Here's the story I'll tell my friends when they come to worship,

and punctuate it with Hallelujahs:

Shout Hallelujah, you God-worshipers;

give glory, you sons of Jacob;

adore Him, you daughters of Israel.

He has never let you down,

never looked the other way

when you were being kicked around.

He has never wandered off to do His own thing;

He has been right there, listening.

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Father God -

You are God Most Holy!

We adore You in all Your Majesty this day.

Thank You for being Who You are - even apart from all You do for us.

May we - this day - Give You Praise and Adore You in all Your fullness

simply because You are God - our God - my God!

LOST & FOUND

Isaiah 53:6

We all, like sheep , have gone astray,

each of us has turned to his own way;

and the LORD has laid on Him

the iniquity of us all.

A LITTLE SHEPHERD BOY

LORD ---

You are my Shepherd - and my Provider, therefore there is nothing that I need. Everything is taken care of so let me learn to TRUST YOU when I can't see the pathway ahead. You have an obsession to be TRUSTED. Today I will surrender my will to Yours and allow Thy Rod and Thy staff to comfort me as You lead me to quiet waters and give me REST! Amen!

SUFFERINGS INTO PROMISES

A new sign in Shepherd's Walk along the Pathway.

As we approach Holy Week on bended knee,

may our hearts reflect the entire passage.

1 Peter 1

Praise to God for a Living Hope
3 Praise be to the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ!
In His great mercy
He has given us new birth
into a living hope
through the resurrection

of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 and into an inheritance
that can never perish, spoil or fade—
kept in heaven for you,
5who through faith
are shielded by God's power
until the coming of the salvation
that is ready to be revealed

in the last time.

6In this you greatly rejoice,
though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
7These have come so that your faith—
of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire —may be
proved genuine and may result in
praise, glory and honor
when Jesus Christ is revealed.
8 Though you have not seen Him,
you love Him;
and even though you do not see Him now,
you believe in Him and are filled
with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
9 for you are receiving the goal
of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

13Therefore, prepare your minds
for action;
be self-controlled; set your hope fully
on the grace to be given you
when Jesus Christ is revealed.
14 As obedient children,
do not conform to the evil desires
you had when you lived in ignorance.
15 But just as He who called you
is holy,
so be holy in all you do;
16 for it is written:
"Be holy,
because I am holy."
22 Now that you have
purified yourselves
by obeying the truth
so that you have sincere love
for your brothers,
love one another deeply,
from the heart.
23 For you have been born again,
not of perishable seed,
but of imperishable,
through the living and enduring Word of God.

God Eternal

May we see, feel and taste that You are good and that Your loves endures forever. Teach us through our sufferings to TRUST YOU fully so that You [and we] may be found faithful!

In Jesus' Name, Amen!

A Prayer of COMPASSION!

My GRANDSON, Jyden, speaks! "Out of the mouths of babes!"

Matthew 9:35-37

The Workers Are Few

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.

When He saw the crowds,

He had compassion on them,

because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a Shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

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 Holy Father ----

You are the God of all COMPASSION! May our hearts overflow as out of the hearts of 'babes' to show compassion on those who are less fortunate than we are. May we reach out to all who You put in our pathway this day - to bring them light, hope, redemption, restoration, peace, refuge and comfort. And may it hurt our pockets when we do it! Stretch us Lord, to be more like You--- more compassionate. To say a kind word, to bring food or clothing to someone in need. Help us to give them the BEST of what You have given us - not simply our leftovers! Break us of our pride and humble our hearts as we seek to please You in this area of compassion. It is the very Heart of Your character, GOD!

Bless all those who pray this prayer from the bottom of their hearts today!

In JESUS' Name and for His glory!

Amen and Amen!

TRANSFORMING PRAYER

   

The Transformed Prayer Room

Matthew 7:7 [above]

God Most High - Ancient of Days -

HaGoél Adon'i

May You transform the lives of those who pray in this room. May all the words surrounding its walls be reminders of your transforming power as we seek to TRUST YOU - for that is what You are obsessed with - simply our TRUST of You!

• For You, LORD, ARE Who You say You are!
• You can do what You say You can do!
• I am Who You say that I am... I'm Your child!
• I can do all things through Christ... but apart from You I can do nothing.
• May Your Holy Word come alive and active in the lives of those who read it within these walls.

Lord, there is nothing special about this place - nothing magical or mystical but it is simply a place where You meet a seeking heart in the intimacy of Your Love and Your transforming power. So for that reason alone we Believe You for the miracles and supernatural power that will come from this place - all because YOU ARE HERE waiting and beckoning us to "Come" and "pray while You may be found"!

Many lives are transformed in the closets of prayer rooms. May those who come here in person and those who come to pray in this Blogland site be transformed here!

In Your Holy Name,

Amen and AMEN!

As God has drawn me into this Prayer Room every day at least twice a day for the last 4 weeks - He is doing a 'new thing' in the realms of prayer. Won't you take your turn in The Prayer Room or in your own Prayer Closet in at home - the very place where you meet with God - waiting for Him to speak through His Word - a place to worship and adore Him - a place where no petition is offered except to know Him more so that you trust Him more.

Below is a link to the music of Kari Jobe. Her new CD is what I had been listening to when God began to call me to The Prayer Room again. Here you can hear her own testimony of how a Prayer Closet transformed her life when she was only 13 years old. Now - God is overwhelming her entire life with music and the desires of her heart! If only more 13-year-old girls asked their fathers to build them a prayer closet --- the world might be transformed!

It's an amazing testimony of one Prayer Closet where God met even a young girl heart to HEART!

Click here and listen to Kari's story: http://www.virtuousreality.com/artists/

I highly recommend her latest CD called: Kari Jobe

Be Blessed .... and then get on your knees before the Lord!

SILENT and STILL WAS HE

Meet "Cotton". She is the sister of "Lace"... two sheep that lived here at Sweetbriar in years gone by. This Photo was taken in 2003. Our friend, Bruce, was the shearer.

****** Bruce is now in heaven with the Lord ******* LIFE is SHORT

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Are you feeling naked today? Are you hurting? Has your voice been silenced before the sheerer? Is your body laid out flat before the LORD?

JESUS KNOWS HOW YOU FEEL!

Isaiah 53:6-8

We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
       each of us has turned to his own way;
       and the LORD has laid on Him
       the iniquity of us all.

 He was oppressed and afflicted,
       yet He did not open His mouth;
       He was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
       and as a sheep before her shearers is silent,
       so He did not open His mouth.

By oppression and judgment He was taken away.
       And who can speak of His descendants?
       For He was cut off from the land of the living;
       for the transgression of My people He was stricken.

[emphasis added]

John 10:11-16

"I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.

"I am the Good Shepherd; I know My sheep and My sheep know Me— just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father—and I lay down My life for the sheep. I  have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to My voice, and there shall be one Flock and one Shepherd.

[emphasis added]

Be still my soul, wait patiently before the LORD, be still my soul... BE STILL!

Holy Father-------

For those who are hurting, feeling naked, silenced and still before You - may we remember when it happened to You. You alone know the pain and suffering of grief, sickness and the devastations of life. May we fall on our faces before You and weep at your feet so that You alone can comfort us. Would you wrap Your nail-pierced hands around us and those we love today?

In Jesus' Name - our Messiah - HaGo'el A'doni!

AMEN and Amen!