The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
(Margaret Thatcher)

Surrender yourself to the Lord, and wait patiently for him.  Do not be preoccupied with an evildoer who succeeds in his way when he carries out his schemes.
(Psalm 37:7 -- GW)

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,

(Isaiah 5:20a -- ESV)

Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seeds on the ground.  He sleeps at night and is awake during the day. The seeds sprout and grow, although the man doesn’t know how.  The ground produces grain by itself.  First the green blade appears, then the head, then the head full of grain.  As soon as the grain is ready, he cuts it with a sickle, because harvest time has come.”
(Mark 4:26-29 -- GW)

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.  He makes me lie down in green pastures.  He leads me beside still waters.  He restores my soul.  He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.  Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,
for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.  Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 

(Psalm 23 -- ESV)

If you plant in the soil of your corrupt nature, you will harvest destruction.  But if you plant in the soil of your spiritual nature, you will harvest everlasting life.
(Galatians 6:8 -- GW)

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We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God—those whom he has called according to his plan.
(Romans 8:28 -- GW)

This is true because Christ suffered for our sins once.  He was an innocent person, but he suffered for guilty people so that he could bring you to God.  His body was put to death, but he was brought to life through his spirit.
(1 Peter 3:18 -- GW)

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1. God be with you till we meet again,
By his counsels guide, uphold you,
With his sheep securely fold you -
God be with you till we meet again.
2 God be with you till we meet again,
'Neath his wings protecting hide you,
Daily manna still provide you -
God be with you till we meet again.

(by Jeremiah Rankin)

Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
(Psalm 90:10 -- NIV)

God gives the plant the form he wants it to have.  Each kind of seed grows into its own form.
(1 Corinthians 15:38 -- GW)

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“I, ___, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”

You alone know when I sit down and when I get up.  You read my thoughts from far away.
(Psalm 139:2 -- GW)

Whatever happens, give thanks, because it is God’s will in Christ Jesus that you do this.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18 -- GW)

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This is why God has given him an exceptional honor— the name honored above all other names—
so that at the name of Jesus everyone in heaven, on earth, and in the world below will kneel and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

(Philippians 2:9-11 -- GW)

The violence of wicked people will drag them away since they refuse to do what is just.
(Proverbs 21:7 -- GW)

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I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord.  They are plans for peace and not disaster, plans to give you a future filled with hope.

(Jeremiah 29:11 -- GW)

The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who hates bribes will live.
(Proverbs 15:27 -- NIV)

Why / how did corn evolve from something less complicated? 

Then God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation: plants bearing seeds, each according to its own type, and fruit trees bearing fruit with seeds, each according to its own type.”  And so it was.
(Genesis 1:11 -- GW)

Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me! I will teach you how to catch people instead of fish.”
(Matthew 4:19 -- GW)

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God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and destroyed them by burning them to ashes.  He made those cities an example to ungodly people of what is going to happen to them.
(2 Peter 2:6 -- GW)

What happened to Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities near them is an example for us of the punishment of eternal fire.  The people of these cities suffered the same fate that God’s people and the angels did, because they committed sexual sins and engaged in homosexual activities.
(Jude 1:7 -- GW)

Then God spoke all these words:
² “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
³ “Never have any other god. ⁴ Never make your own carved idols or statues that represent any creature in the sky, on the earth, or in the water. ⁵ Never worship them or serve them, because I, the Lord your God, am a God who does not tolerate rivals. I punish children for their parents’ sins to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me. ⁶ But I show mercy to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my commandments.
⁷ “Never use the name of the Lord your God carelessly. The Lord will make sure that anyone who carelessly uses his name will be punished.
⁸ “Remember the day of rest by observing it as a holy day. ⁹ You have six days to do all your work. ¹⁰ The seventh day is the day of rest—a holy day dedicated to the Lord your God. You, your sons, your daughters, your male and female slaves, your cattle, and the foreigners living in your city must never do any work on that day. ¹¹ In six days the Lord made heaven, earth, and the sea, along with everything in them. He didn’t work on the seventh day. That’s why the Lord blessed the day he stopped his work and set this day apart as holy.
¹² “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live for a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
¹³ “Never murder.
¹⁴ “Never commit adultery.
¹⁵ “Never steal.
¹⁶ “Never lie when you testify about your neighbor.
¹⁷ “Never desire to take your neighbor’s household away from him.
“Never desire to take your neighbor’s wife, his male or female slave, his ox, his donkey, or anything else that belongs to him.”

(Exodus 20:1-17 -- GW)

Faith convinces us that God created the world through his word.  This means what can be seen was made by something that could not be seen.
(Hebrews 11:3 -- GW)

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How about you? 
Full moon? 
Crescent? 
Or maybe somewhere in between?


Happy Friday . . .

I will say to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”
(Psalm 91:2 -- GW)

You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,

(John 5:39 -- ESV)

Be careful that you do not refuse to listen when God speaks.  Your ancestors didn’t escape when they refused to listen to God, who warned them on earth.  We certainly won’t escape if we turn away from God, who warns us from heaven.
(Hebrews 12:25 -- GW)

Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people, . . .
(Colossians 3:23 -- CSB)

I passed on to you the most important points of doctrine that I had received:  Christ died to take away our sins as the Scriptures predicted.  He was placed in a tomb.  He was brought back to life on the third day as the Scriptures predicted.
(1 Corinthians 15:3-4 -- GW)

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When Jesus came near, he spoke to them. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  So wherever you go, make disciples of all nations: Baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Teach them to do everything I have commanded you.
“And remember that I am always with you until the end of time.”

(Matthew 28:18-20 -- GW)