* The true story has been told of a believer Frederick Nolan, who was fleeing from his enemies during a time of persecution in North Africa. Pursued by them over hill and valley with no place to hide, he fell exhausted into a wayside cave, expecting his enemies to find him soon.

Awaiting his death, he saw a spider weaving a web. Within minutes, the little bug had woven a beautiful web across the mouth of the cave. The pursuers arrived and wondered if Nolan was hiding there, but on seeing the unbroken and unmangled piece of art, thought it impossible for him to have entered the cave without dismantling the web. And so they went on. Having escaped, Nolan burst out and exclaimed:
“Where God is, a spider’s web is like a wall,
Where God is not, a wall is like a spider’s web.”
There is no need to wonder how God will take care of you; just be assured that He will.

"The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them. Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!"

Psalms 34:7‭-‬8 

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Be Joyful.. Be Thankful...

**I have everything I need for joy!" Robert Reed said. "Amazing!" I thought.

His hands are twisted and his feet are useless. He can't bathe himself. He can't feed himself. He can't brush his teeth, comb his hair, or put on his dress. His shirts are held together by strips of Velcro'. His speech drags like a worn-out audio cassette.

Robert has cerebral palsy.

The disease keeps him from driving a car, riding a bike, and going for a walk. But it didn't keep him from graduat­ing from high school or attending Abilene Christian University, from which he graduated with a degree in Latin. Having cerebral palsy didn't keep him from teaching at a St. Louis junior college or from venturing overseas on five mission trips.

And Robert's disease didn't prevent him from becoming a missionary in Portugal.

He moved to Lisbon, alone, in 1972. There he rented a hotel room and began studying Portuguese. He found a restaurant owner who would feed him after the rush hour and a tutor who would instruct him in the language.

Then he stationed himself daily in a park, where he distributed brochures about Christ. Within six years he led seventy people to the Lord, one of whom became his wife, Rosa.

I heard Robert speak recently. I watched other men carry him in his wheelchair onto the platform. I watched them lay a Bible in his lap. I watched his stiff fingers force open the pages. And I watched people in the audience wipe away tears of admiration from their faces. Robert could have asked for sympathy or pity, but he did just the opposite. He held his bent hand up in the air and boasted, "I have everything I need for joy."

His shirts are held together by Velcro', but his life is held together by joy.

Dear, are you worrying about your  circumstances, about what you don't have? 

Jesus is Enough.. Rejoice.... Worship Him... 

Blessed day!! 

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*On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played the University of California in the Rose Bowl.  The center for Cal was a player named Roy Riegels.

The game was a defensive battle with neither team finding any advantage until, late in the second quarter, Tech fumbled.  Roy Riegels scooped up the fumble and began heading to the end zone. 

The problem was that somehow Roy had become confused and started running toward the wrong end zone.  Finally, one of his teammates overtook him and tackled Roy just before he scored for the opposition.  Roy was inconsolable.

Cal was forced to punt and, wouldn’t you know it, Tech blocked the kick and scored a safety as the half ended.  The shocked California players headed for their dressing room amid the hoots and hollers of the jubilant Georgia Tech fans.

Once there, they took their assigned places on the benches in the center of the room – all except Roy who went to a corner and sank down with his head in his hands.

If you have played football, you know that a coach usually has a lot to say to his team during halftime.  That day, Coach Nibs Price was quiet.  No doubt he was trying to decide what to do with Roy.

When the timekeeper came in and announced there were three minutes before the second-half kickoff, Coach Price looked at his team and said, “Men, the same team that started the first half will start the second half.”

The players got up and started for the field, all but Roy.  He didn’t move.  The coach looked back and called to him.  The big center still didn’t move.

Coach Price then went over to where Riegels sat and said, “Roy, didn’t you hear me?  The same team that started the first half will start the second half.”

Riegels finally looked up, his cheeks shining with tears said, “Coach, I can’t do it.  I’ve ruined you.  I’ve ruined Cal.  I’ve ruined myself.  How can I face that crowd?”

Then Coach Price reached out and put his hand on the boy’s shoulder.  “Roy,” he said, “get up and go on out there.”  Then he added, “The game is only half over.”

Roy got up and went out and played.  Oh, how he played!  In fact, players on both teams later agreed that they had never seen a man play like Roy Riegels did in that second half.

 Lord Jesus has come to you and He puts His arm around your shoulders and says"

"My child the game is not yet over. Get up. Run.. and start again.. "

YOU MAY WELL HAVE MESSED UP IN THE FIRST HALF, BUT THE ONE WHO CALLED YOU IS NOT ONLY WILLING TO FORGIVE YOU –  GET UP AND GO ON.  THE GAME IS ONLY HALF OVER.

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time...Jonah 3:1 

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