1Joh 4.4
“Ye are of God…& have overcome them: because
greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.”
“Jesus calls us to his rest,
& meekness is His method.”
– A W Tozer
WATCH OUT. [A.] “License” [AV “licence”] occurs twice in the Bible, both as authority from Romans. Powers that be (considering themselves “legitimate”) continue to issue “license.” A group of like-minded men meet, draw up papers, “qualify” themselves, begin issuing certificates to those meeting their (artificial?) criteria & may condemn those who don’t join their click. We’re inundated with such. Some people take pride in being licensed. Should they? Question it. It’s just a man-made org. – 5/4/24
“God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which he must work.
Only to know this is to quiet our spirits & relax our nerves.”
– A W Tozer
WATCH OUT. [B.] Accreditation may be considered a type of license. eab is old enough to remember when not one holiness college was “accredited” (by government/quasi-government org. tho some had God’s Holy Approval. Now (to my knowledge) all but two colleges have bowed to an accrediting stamp. No college (to my knowledge) has become MORE Godly but some have (IMO) diminished spiritually. God’s works do not need man’s approval. Oh watch what license you *change to acquire. – 5/4/24
“I believe the problem is that we have been trying to substitute praying
for obeying & it simply will not work.”
– A W Tozer
A Christian can say
You’re in charge Lord, of all we do and all we say,
From the day of our birth to our dying day.
All the decades, all the desires, all the delights,
Every land mile, each boat mile, all the flights.
For the man, You’re in charge of a choice wife;
For the lady, You decide who’s man of her life.
For the couple, You handle conception;
One child, no child, several; without exception.
You direct a man to be merchant, or teacher
Doctor, carpenter, animal man, or firm preacher.
You give the lady talents to keep the home:
Cleaning, ironing, and either cooking or laundry foam.
You decide where we live, country or town,
A house of gloom or glee, smiles or a frown,
Upscale, modern, traditional ranch, track,
Older unpainted, tidy, but little more than a shack.
You Lord, guide us to the right fellow believers;
Protecting us from sheep-clothed-wolves – deceivers.
Send us where the Word is “front and center,”
Where light is allowed to dawn and enter.
You decide if we live to grow old, then older,
Or face cancer or other problems, weak or bolder.
How wonderful to have a daily, careful Guide,
Through decades untiring, by our soul’s side,
Through cross-roads, intersections, You show the way,
Till we join Enoch, in Eternal bliss of Your day!
You, Lord are finally in charge
Of the day we the body disembark.
And as the soul has directed in care,
Up, up, up with You, see that it journeys there. – eab, 5/7/08
1Ti 6.10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which…some coveted after…
have erred from the faith & pierced themselves through with…sorrows.”
Home School Moms. In the midst of teaching “Suzie” the many home-making skills eventually the idea of her marriage will surface. If you & your husband adore money, live for money, $peak to much of it, it’ll be difficult for you to teach what’s follows. (I suggest you parents change.) Teach your daughter to not look for a rich man. Look for a man who knows how to work & is happy workinf. Teach her to seek a man who enjoys being frugal & who OWNS an older car/truck. – 5/4/24
“We are not diplomats but prophets & our message
is not a compromise but an ultimatum.”
– A W Tozer
Home School Dads. Start observing your son’s interests while he’s little. At what is he Naturally good? Lead him away from the modern addiction to money (he should abhor just “making money”.) Lead him to make “tools” (from leather, pottery, metal, vines, wood, other). To grow plants to eat, from which to build things, for animal feed. To husband animals for eggs, leather, meat, milk, wool, etc. A son who can live from his honed, hand-made trade & be content, can also minister for Jesus! – 5/4/24