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The Valley of Visions

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The Valley of Visions

Weaknesses

O Spirit of God,
Help my infirmities;
When I am pressed down with a load of sorrow,
perplexed and knowing not what to do,
slandered and persecuted,
made to feel the weight of the cross,
help me, I pray thee.

If thou seest in me any wrong thing encouraged,
any evil desire cherished,
any delight that is not thy delight,
any habit that grieves thee,
any nest of sin in my heart,
then grant me the kiss of thy forgiveness,
and teach me to walk the way of thy commandments.

Deliver me from taking care,
and make me a happy, holy person;
Help me to walk the separated life with firm and brave step,
and to wrestle successfully against weakness;
Teach me to laud, adore, and magnify thee.

I do not crouch at thy feet as a slave before a tyrant
but exult before thee as a son with a father.
Give me power to live as thy child in all my actions,
and to exercise sonship by conquering self.

Preserve me from the intoxication that comes with prosperity;
Sober me when I am glad with a joy that comes not from thee.
Lead me safely on to the eternal kingdom,
not asking whether the road be rough or smooth.
I request only to see the face of him I love,
to be content with bread to eat,
with raiment to put on,
if I can be brought to thy house in peace.

Sheep

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But for the most part Christ finds His people in His own house; but He finds them often in the worst of tempers, in the most hardened conditions; and He softens their hearts, awakens their consciences, subdues their pride, and takes them to himself; but never would they come to Him unless He came to them. Sheep go astray, but they do not come back again of themselves. Ask the shepherd whether his sheep come back, and he will tell you, “No, sir; they will wander, but they never return.” When you find a sheep that ever came back of himself, then you may hope to find a sinner that will come to Christ of himself. No; it must be sovereign grace that must seek the sinner and bring him home.

C.H. Spurgeon

North American Youth Congress

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This didn’t make front page, or any for that matter. Other than the local St Louis news.

Last week nearly 37,000 young people took over the city of St. Louis Missouri. No, you probably didn’t hear about it in the news, but it happened.
Hundreds of teenagers and young adults from around middle Tennessee, joined others from North America and other countries in St. Louis for what is known as North American Youth Congress. Cameras weren’t at the airport or parking lots where vans, busses, and cars loaded up and headed out. There weren’t interviews about how excited they were or what their plans were while they were there. It all happened very quietly.
This event has been happening for 40 years. It is a three-day event with day classes and night services. NAYC, as they like to call it, has had to start renting out football stadiums because arenas can’t hold the crowds any longer. They were inside the St Louis Dome where the Rams used to play. These young people spent their last few days of summer vacation not at the beach but in church services. This event was so powerful that when young people would leave the services, and go to restaurants just to eat, the waiters and waitresses were coming to them telling them we don’t know what you brought in with you but we feel like we need it. With tears in their eyes, they were asking the young people about what they had and how to get it.
Workers in the stadium were lifting their hands and being filled with the Holy Ghost. To say it was life-changing is an understatement.
Then Friday they spent hours filling 1500-2000, 5-gallon buckets with supplies and toiletries for disaster relief. The city had not seen anything like what was happening over these 3 days. At the last service, when everyone was tired and worn out, they still gave. Not only in their worship, but from their wallets and purses. The leaders presented the need to help missionaries. They asked the kids if they would give. And did they ever! Nearly $1,093,000.oo was raised by these kids and youth.
While the bad dominates most of our news nowadays, I just felt you might want to see there is still hope for this generation and future world changers! #NAYC
It did make the local news in St. Louis.

What shall we say?

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If God, Jehovah God, the only true God, is for us, who or what shall we fear? No one nor any circumstance. Many people now days want you to fear them, if you oppose their politics, policies, or ideology they want to harm you, tear you down and shut you up. We Christians, above all people should not fear. We should, and must, tell the truth in love. Those espousing Critical Race Theory, abortion, which is the murder of unborn babies or radical homosexuality must not be feared! The Marxist, Socialist, and Communist expect you to cower and submit, or else. They will go after you, your family and your job if needed to silence you, this must not be allowed, cancel culture is demonic and must be addressed as such. Father, help us to realize that we are not fighting against flesh and blood but spirits and lies. We ask for your help in praying against these entities. Help us to be the kind of witness you want us to be. In Jesus’s Name AMEN