July 31

Greetings: God bless you this Lord's Day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Let tomorrow take care of itself,
For the future is not in your hand.
Let tomorrow take care of itself,
Today, do all that you can.
(Last verse of today's poem)

SCRIPTURE:
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow
will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of
its own. Matthew 6:34

Fretting about tomorrow will not bring it any sooner or
delay it any longer...besides God is already there!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 30

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but
not our hearts.( Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.)

 SCRIPTURE::
Now these three remain: Faith, hope and love, but the greatest
of theses is love 1 Corinthians 13:13

Where love abides...God abides.

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 29

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but dream,
not only plan, but believe, (Anatole France)

SCRIPTURE:
I can do everything through him that gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13

"You can't!" Satan said. "I can!" says I.

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 28

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Wonders of the heart
That Jesus loves me so,
That He would die for me
On a cross, so long ago.
(First verse of today's poem)

SCRIPTURE:
What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of
man that you care for him? Psalm 8:4

David, the shepherd boy, looked into the vastness of the heavens
and had wonder in his heart, that the God of creation loved him.
It is still a wonder to believers today!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 27

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The Lord continues to provide for us. Sometimes the provisions
may come from an unexpected source. But whatever means God
chooses to use, we can rest assured every need will be supplied by
Jehovah-Jireh, "The Lord Who Provides."
(Jan Knox-Power for Today)

SCRIPTURE:
 His divine power has given us everything we need for life.
2 peter 1:3

Sometimes we get our and needs and our wants mixed up and feel God
has not answered our prayers. Our wants and needs are two entirely
different things.


Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 26

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The greatest calamity is not to have failed, but to have failed to try.

(From my scrapbook)

SCRIPTURE:

Wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction and 

many enter through it. Matthew 7:13

When we fail to try...disappoints God so much...Jesus said the easy 

road keeps us out of touch! 

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 25

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The next time you find your world broken to pieces around
your feet, run to the only ONE who can provide true refuge!
(Jan Knox-Power for Today)

SCRIPTURE:
God is our refuge and strength an ever present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1

When your world falls apart...be reminded of this: Time heals the
heart and blessings still exists!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda!

July 24

Greetings: God bless you this Lord's Day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
That's life...
We can change it you see.
That's life...
It's up to you and me.
(Verse from today's poem)

SCTIPTURE:
Life is more than food and the body more than clothes.
Luke 12:13

With the poem is a picture of the ruins of Corinth, a city
that lived life without God. We can learn from history!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 23

Greetings: Gos bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Have you stumbled and fallen in your walk with Jesus?
Don't despair God will  still have a vital place for you in
His kingdom. He will restore you and give you strength
and hope. (Jan Knox-Power for Today)

SCRIPTURE:
And the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory
in Christ, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and
steadfast. 1 Peter 5:10


Never, never lose hope, for a Christian's faith is based on our hope.

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 22

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
He comes in our unworthiness and beckons us to come to
Him. And when we dawdle, He holds our hand and leads
us in the path He has chosen for us.
( Les Peterson-Power for Today)

SCRIPTURE:
Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will
give you rest, Matthew 11:28

I have no problem taking my burdens to the cross... leaving
them there...is another matter!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 21

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Focus on what God is doing in us now. God can accomplish
great things in us with a life given to Him, no matter what we
may see in ourselves, God sees a life He can use to His glory.
(David Berry-Power for Today)

SCRIPTURE:
We are being renewed day by day.
2 Corinthians 4:16

God sees potential, where we see flaws.

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 20

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
We are drowning in information,
While starving for Wisdom.
(From FB...Author Unknown)

SCRIPTURE:
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom and,  the man who
gains understanding. Proverbs 3:13

You can gain knowledge and understanding from books, but
wisdom comes from God.

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 19

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Don't let the song escape your life
For every life must have a song
A song to ring out loud and long
Let Jesus be your heart-song.
(Debbie Macomber)

SCRIPTURE:
The Lord is my strength and my song.
Exodus 15:2

I'm sure the sweetest song to God is when we sing, even when
we do not feel like singing!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 18

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.
(Leo Buscaglia)

SCRIPTURE:
We should love one another.
1 John 3:11

Love is like faith...it is something that grows with practice.

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 17

Greetings: God bless you this  Lord's Day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
After the night, comes a new day,
After the winter, a new spring,
After the storm, a sun,
After sin, comes forgiveness,
After defeat, another chance.
(Robert Schuler)

SCRIPTURE:
Weeping may remain for a night, but joy comes in the
morning. Psalm 30:5

Night has passed and God has given each of us a new day,
a new chance... let us make the most of it!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 16

Greetings; God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If through experience, your soul
Has gained heights which I
As yet in dim-lit visions see,
Hold out your hand and point the way,
Lest from its straightness I should stray,
And walk a mile with me.
(Author unknown-from my scrapbook)

SCRIPTURE:
If someone forces you to walk a mile, go with him two.
Matthew 5:41

This does not make much sense those of us born in a free world.
But in the time of Jesus, Israel was under Roman rule and the
Roman soldiers  could press a Jew into service to be a courier and
compel him to carry a message to the next station, about a mile.
(From Google)
I think Jesus was trying to teach his followers to show respect, even
for those, they did not agree with!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 15

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Faith never knows where it is bring lead, But it loves and
knows the one who is leading. (Oswald Chambers)

SCRIPTURE:
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Psalm 118:105

The footsteps of faith are often, just one step at a time.
The main than is to stay on the path and keep walking.

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 14

Greetings: God bless you this day!
Today is my 84th birthday, which explains the thought.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Eighty-four and counting,
My blessings, each one.
Eighty-four and counting,
What God has done.
(First verse of today's poem)

SCRIPTURE:
Is not wisdom found in the aged?
Does not long life bring understanding?
Job 12:12

Truth is...the more I learn...the less I feel I know!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 13

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
When I'm so tired and worn out that I can't pray, it's praying
in these times that we are more like Christ.
(Chris Goldman-Power for Today)

SCRIPTURE:
In these days he (Jesus) went out to pray and all night he
continued to pray.  Luke 6:12

If Jesus, who had no sin, felt He needed to spend a night in prayer,
should we not be in daily prayer as well?  When words won't come,
God will listen to your heart!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 12

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
It was hard for His disciples to believe that Jesus could still
the storm, It is had to believe that He still can.We lose our
grasp of His power. Today He is loving us. He is in our boat.
(Becki Schwarz-Power for Today)

SCRIPTURE:
Take courage it is I. Don't be afraid.
Mark 6:50

He still whispers these words to us when we face our storms of life.

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda.

July 11

Greetings: God less you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
We constantly come across obstacles in our Christian journey.
Sometimes other people oppose us. But we also encounter the
walled cities of our own making. (Carolyn Hunter-Power for Today)

SCRIPTURE:
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God.
John 1:1

Whether the obstacles in life come from without or within the answer
to the problem is read the Word and follow Jesus!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 10

Greetings: God bless you this Lord's Day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
We hope for a place where there is no sadness. In heaven
there is only joy. Use this hope as a strong encouragement
to live for Jesus through times of sadness.
((Stafford North-Power for Today)

SCRIPTURE:
Now faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of
what you do not see. Hebrews 11:1

One thing to remember...no matter your circumstances or
the storms that surround you...no one can take this hope
from you...without your permission!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 9

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
We need each other. You may be facing your own seemingly
Insurmountable obstacles or you may be the loving friend who
can help. Either way, we need each other. But most of all we need
Jesus (Nancy Ferguson-Power for Today)

SCRIPTURE:
We should love one another. 1 John 3:11

One of God's greatest gifts to each of us....is each other!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 8

Greetings: God bless you this day

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The verdict:
Satan said: "She's not worth death on a cross!
Jesus said: "Love paid the price, not counting the cost!
(Last verse of today's poem)

SCRIPTURE:
Christ forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code
with its regulations, that was against us and  stood opposed to
us, he took it away, nailing it to the cross. Colossians  2: 13-14

And Jesus is our Counsellor today, against Satan's accusations!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 7

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Don't wait for mere grand  things to do.... look for every
opportunity. (Lindy Bell-Power for Today)

SCRIPTURE:
I tell you that anyone who gives a cup of cold water in my name,
will not lose his reward. Mark 9:41

Sometimes the reward is surprising someone with an unexpected
act of kindness. We cannot spread happiness around without having
some of it land  on us!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 6

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Words have the power to hurt or the power to heal. God put
within each of us the ability to stop negative thoughts and
words. (Joan Clayton-Power for Today)

SCRIPTURE:
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing
to the bones. Proverbs  6:24

The old adage that "sticks and stones may hurt my bones, but words
will never hurt me," is untrue... words can destroy a person or words
can save a person! I've heard testimony of people on the verge of
suicide, saying someone's words change their mind...words are very
powerful...handle with care!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 5

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you as you
are to them. (Desmond Tutu)

SCRIPTURE:
Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the
pride of their children. Proverbs 17:6

Today would have been my mama's 104 birthday . Memories
of family are priceless!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 4

Greetings; God bless you this day
Happy 4th of July...be sure to fly your flag!
PRAY FOR AMERICA:

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Taking stock of ourselves:
In the story of Jesus watching the giving at the temple
and the poor widow giving so sincerely, His observation
reveals the sins of the rich, their pride, boasting and purposeless
giving. These observations fit men and women in every time and
place. (Janice Greenleaf-Power for Today)

SCRIPTURE:
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith.
2 Corinthians 13:5


Taking stock of ourselves as individuals is very important and
so is taking stock of ourselves as a nation! Pray for America!

Know I prayed for you today.Blessings-Freda

July 3

Greetings: God bless you this Lord's day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
From the story of Jesus and the rich young ruler:
Having great wealth consumed all his time and energy.
Freed from this prison, he could have followed Jesus.
(Power for Today)

SCRIPTURE:
One thing you lack, go sell all you have and give it to the
poor and come follow me. Mark 10:21

Jesus did not ask him to give all his money away, because he
controlled great wealth, but because great wealth controlled him.

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 2

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Friendship,

Is great, without a doubt.

Friendship,

We cannot live without .

(First verse of today's poem)

SCRIPTURE:

There is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:24

Friends are one of God's greatest blessings...we 

need each other!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

July 1

Greetings: God bless you this day!
Welcome to July...it is hard to believe this year
is half gone!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Waiting for God is never a waste of time.
(Our Daily Bread)

SCRIPTURE:
Blessed are those who wait for him.
Isaiah 30:18

God's waiting room may not always be the most comfortable
placet o be, but it is the safest place to be.

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda