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Psalm 129 King James Version 129  Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: 2  Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. 3  The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows. 4  The  Lord  is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. 5  Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. 6  Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: 7  Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. 8  Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the  Lord  be upon you: we bless you in the name of the  Lord .

It was 11 PM and I was enjoying listening to Lynda Randle singing from the CD “Ageless Hymns”. I reached for my Bible and it fell open to Psalm 19, last verse stared me in the face. Let my words and meditation be on the Lord, who is my strength and salvation was the message ringing loud and clear. He has been my strength all the years I have had chronic pain and I can proclaim the strength and salvation He gives. ~Winston Staples

It was late, late in the day; I got on the wheeler, and drove slowly on the way. I quickly saw two doe, not spooked, as I drove slow. I love this old road, that leads me, to my favorite spot, the spot where the red pine, red pine trees grow. I, now sit, at the old beaver pond, where the beaver play, and the brook trout spawn. I sit, listening, to the gentle breeze, as it whispers through, those red pine trees. I hear the crickets, as lazy I grow, as I hear the cawing, cawing of the crow. I meditate on God’s word, and say thank you, for the sights I see, and sounds I have heard. I say thank you, for giving me your Son, and the victory won. Thank you for my friends, and family here; now I drive slowly back, knowing God will keep me, keep me on the right track.  ~Winston Staples

Special Hills! There is a hill out back, that has felt many a track, both from animals and me, as I hunted out there and cut Christmas trees. I went out, in sun shine or rain, whether I felt good, or had many a pain, to sit in my rickety tree stand, and wait to see, a white tailed buck, as he tried to stay, stay clear from man. Now the deer are getting tame, and are found in my back yard, safe and secure, because I don’t hunt any more. I don’t walk now very far, I go on wheeler or car, to see those things precious to me, and dream about white tailed deer, and Christmas trees. I think of a special hill, Mount Calvary, How Jesus carried a cross, and died on it, for you and for me, so by putting our faith in Him, He gives our soul and spirit liberty ~Winston Staples

Some folks seem to be offended by singing about the blood and want hymns that sing about the blood of Christ removed. Hymns like, ” Redeemed, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb”; There is power in the blood”; ” Alas! And did my Savior bleed”; ” Saved by the blood of the Crucified One”; ” When I see the blood”; ” My faith has found a resting place”, and many others. Dear folk, if we remove the blood, we remove the gospel; If we remove the blood, we remove our hope; If we remove the blood, we remove the Savior. We remove His love, His grace and His salvation. Without the shedding of the blood of Jesus, we have no hope of salvation and no hope of Heaven. With out the shedding of the blood of Jesus we have no remission of sins and no hope for mankind. Jesus said, ” I am the way, the truth and the life, and no man cometh to the Father but by me.” The shedding of the blood of Jesus purchased our ticket to Heaven! ~ Winston Staples

TODAY’S BIBLE READING! Romans 8:1-15King James Version 8  There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 3  For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: 4  That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 5  For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6  For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7  Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8  So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. ...