Divine Protection

One of the main lessons is that the men who tried to destroy Daniel through their evil plotting became the victims themselves.  God protected Daniel.  The same thing happened to the Jews when Haman tried to annihilate them.  God turned the tables and the evil plotters bent on destroying others  were the ones who ended up losing their lives and homes instead.  Godj protected Esther, Mordacai, and the other people of the Messiah of Israel and the world.  How many times has it happened to us Christians that people plotted eveil against us and yet, God turned that tables on them just like He did for Daiel and Mordacai?  It's happened in my life more times than I know.  Several I know for sure.  Always saddened me to see the greed and depravity of mankind.  I've always been grateful to my King Jesus for saving and protecting me in my desperate needs.  I love Him.  Jesus loves us, His followers.  He has good plans for us in this life and the Age to come

Prayer

Daniel Prayed the prescribed three times daily towards Jerusalem.  He was a very fine, God fearing man who honored the Lord God of Heaven, Most High in all he did.  When Solomon dedicated the First temple God made it a house of prayer to all nations and instructed people to pray towards the temple.  

In a sense praying towards the temple is a metaphor of our hearts continually turning toward God above in prayer for all our daily needs and sustanence.  When we look to the Lord for His divine provision daily in all things this is a heart attitude that fulfillw what we are commanded by the Apostle Paul to "pray without ceasing". 

 Over the years I have had many years of very poor health.  That makes it easy to realize that I cannot even draw my next breath without Him.  Prayer then becomes a total state of mind of being continually being dependent on our Maker and Sustainer.  When we worship our hearts, (bodies and minds too) are in an inner attitude of love and gratitude.  That is a conversation of love and gratitude.  In a broader sense this can be considered prayer.  

The older I get the more I understand to 'Lean not on my own understanding, but in all my ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct my paths.'  I've come to understand that Jesus knows whats best, so I seek His will be done as the epitome of prayer.  

Dear Friends

Thanks for your love and concern for my health and stress.  I've been in a very bad way for about 2 months or so.  My health took a plumet, and I've been afflicted with twitchs, etc (parkinsons symptoms) a good portion of the time.  Thank God, at this time they are minor, but they go up and down... sometimes I'm well, sometimes I'm in a nightmare of torment.  Breaks my heart.   When i got back from NZ in March my health was fantastic!  Now, some days i can barely function.  

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* But .. in all these things we are more than conquorers through Him Who loved us.  

We can do all things through Christ Who strengthens us.  So, im having a better day today, PTL.  That's why I can post again.  I trust Jesus to renew and restore me.  As Habakkuk says, "The Lord God is my strength" 

* God has used it for good through, humbling, keeping me focused on His mercy second by second. He keeps me focused on His power, mercy, provision moment by moment.  A person sure can't love this world when they are sick.   I've been able to watch a lot of Missler and move through Bible studies.  Just finished self paced Jeremiah, and Genesis; jumping into Revelation to roll through self  pace.  Im currently enrolled in the regular Daniel class. 

* So, in short,  "with God all things are possible"   Please keep me in your prayers, I need Jesus to continue to heal and restore me.

Love always,in Christ    

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