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Psalm 126:3
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Psalm 16:11
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Showing posts with label How do we know?. Show all posts
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Friday, January 1, 2010

How do we know?

Did you ever wonder who decided where to put the "New Year" on the calendar?

Who would dare consider changing God's way of reckoning time? He ordained it in the book of our beginnings..( Genesis 1:14) and later told Moses how to set up HIS calendar of events/Appointed times/Appointments with men. 14Then God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years.

  • GOD told Moses in Exodus 12 to put his "New Year" in the spring....14 days before "Passover",... not in the dead of winter. Exodus 12:2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
DO we think that we have really managed to change GOD'S ORDAINED CALENDAR OF TIME AND MEMORIALS TO HIMSELF? Does it matter to him that what HE SAID has all been changed? Scripture will verify that whenever anyone changed HIS words in any way, HE did not fail to make adjustments to their thinking.....
As a result of the worlds calendar change....we have lost what God says he is doing year around and what he yet plans to do. We have lost, the real days, that HE CHOSE to proclaim, reveal and commemorate Himself to the world!
So who is the world, as a whole, talking about and commemorating? I have yet to FIND SCRIPTURE to support ANY of those commemorations.
If you do the research, you will find, that ALL these yearly events that the world celebrates....year after year, handing down to the next generations, to repeat, you will find that they ALL originate from paganism. I think that Jeremiah says it well.
  • Jeremiah 16:19B... the Gentiles shall come unto thee (the JEWS) from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

Like I said in my last post...we began to question everything next to scripture. IF God said that HE purposed HIS " New Year" to arrive in the spring...that is exactly how we repeat it. What real meaning does it contain if it's not "GOD'S" way? What true meaning does it have (to HIM) if we celebrate Him in a way that HE does not speak about Himself or represent Himself? Would you like it or appreciate it? You or I would probably want to BLOW if somebody at work mis-represented us! You/we are left with the question of fiction or fact? Fake or real? Authentic verses counterfeit? People seem to be more interested in, authentic, when it comes to designer clothes and hand bags.

Most peoples reactions to these scriptures are commonly expressed by these words: "This is just for the Jews"...BUT scripture answers that: "there were no people yet, on day 4, in Genesis 1:14, not until day 6, Genesis 1:27. This calendar was about GOD setting up HIS appointments with Men....and for the whole world to worship HIM thru the events that HE chose to describe and reveal HIMSELF! The second common remark is: "we are not under the law:" IT is not about the Law: they are ALL HIS APPOINTMENTS with men, unlike christmas, easter, etc., that he does not mention or name as HIS appointed times! The events that GOD does name as, HIS, DO NOT have any PAGAN connections of origin and they are all about HIM. They confirm what he has already done and reveal what he is going to do......study the appointed times and see what you find out thru scripture alone...but first you will have to take off the mindset of TRADITION and OUR PAGAN WESTERN CULTURE!

God calls ALL these events on HIS calendar...HIS FEASTS/and HIS APPOINTMENTS-APPOINTED TIMES.

These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which you shall proclaim in their seasons- (MOEDIM-the Hebrew word/ Appointed times/appointments with men). Leviticus 23:1-4

New American Standard Bible- Leviticus 23:4

These are the appointed times of the LORD, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at the times appointed for them....

THAT'S GOD speaking....So when are we celebrating HIM? Most are not celebrating HIM in the appointed times that HE is speaking about, nor those that HE CHOSE to represent HIMSELF! But we can choose to, as many already have. We may feel somewhat alone, unlike the great crowds of the worlds celebrations, you may even be the only ones in your family circle doing it......BUT it is the greatest of all times to be doing what you can find God talking about in his word. From Foreshadows to fulfillments.

There is so much more to uncover..."the Sabbath Day is another one"...Which day did GOD say it is, per scripture alone, using HIS reckoning of time?

Anyone who desires to know more, please leave a comment with your email address and I will email you.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR" March 15th......14 days before "Passover"

Outdoor Fun.....

Our Dear Sweet Hope! Life wouldn't be life without her...she is the highlight of our day all day long. She is so much fun! Her personality is really peaking now. She is a jokster. It doesn't help when I am trying to dress her or get her to stand still. She always used to work with me before, when I told her to help me.."what is mommy doing",..hold still,..help me. She always did great! Now everything is funny to her. On the flip side of that, I was warned about a possible "Latino" temper from another adoptive mom. I also get to see that side once in a while. THe little boy that I take care of during the day has brought out even more of that SIN nature in Hope...if she thinks that "Will" is violating her space...I have seen her make a face and then grab his arm for a pinch and squeeze. The first time I saw that, I was thinking, "who taught my angel that?!" At this point all kinds of new things are surfacing. We are having the time of lives, to say the least!!!!!!!
THese are just a few random photos. We have many more that we will put on the family blog link above. We got some great Zoo pictures this year....

FOREVER HOME


March 14th UPDATE
We have arrived in Guatemala safely. We will be in the lobby at 8 AM to pick up our sweet baby Hope. I am not sure if I will get back to post tomorrow or not so I wanted to let you know that we arrived safely. It is a beautiful Hotel "Beautiful",
and very clean. Everyone is very very nice here. I was told that on the 9th floor there is free food and bottled water for those who are adopting...that is where we are right now. The guy who drove us from the airport to the Grand Tikal, our hotel, told us that it's owner is Jewish... oddly enough he has put the whole Torah..the first 5 books of the bible in hebrew and english up here in this adoption lounge. That is a very unexpected find needless to say.

We met a lady on our flight who lives here and gave us her phone number if we were to need anything at all. She owns a business here in Guatemala, only a few minutes from our Hotel. She gave us alot of information regarding things to see and places to shop.

Well stay tuned..it won't be long and you will find some pictures. Lots of love and good night... wish you were here MOM !!! XXXXOOOOO

Update Gotcha Day to 3/15 per our bump to Costa Rica on the 13th from Atlanta

Our first Slide show.. starting with our Referral picture on October 1, 2007


November 2007 ..On An Old blog/ Hope was 46 days old here....

Today's Date: Jan. 25, 2009.....
I was checking my traffic widget below and saw that someone came onto my blog thru a site called: "Guatadoptbabyhope"
and for a minute I thought: who has highjacked my blog or something...I checked it and it was an old blog that I had used for our fundraiser information. At the time, I kept Hope's current picture on there while we were doing the fundraisers. After that I started a timeline blog and did not go back to delete that blog...so it caught me by surprise...
I HAD FORGOT ABOUT THAT BLOG!!!!
But it is so cute and brings back those memories...so I want to post the link
HERE so I can go back and view it. It is really perfect timing though because:
Hope's first "GOTCHA DAY" celebration is just around the corner...
.MARCH 15th...We are so excited! I can't believe that she has already been home for almost a year! Time has flown and so many things have happened that continue to FILL US UP with JOY over flowing!   
We love you our SWEET HOPE!
An Etching of Our Journey....

Taken 2/12/08, I am 11 Lbs 10 ozs. @ 5 months 4 days old...Real Small but doing Good!!!

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Here I am waiting on you Mom And Dad !!!


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       CONGRADS TO MY COUSIN AND HER FAMILY   
                            
                 ON THEIR........ ADOPTION NEWS!

Scott, Doreen, Jared, Adam and Ellie have announced the proud chosen addition to their family: "Min Xiang Jun" -         Destined by God to join their family in 2008

****Gabriel Benjamin Xiangjun****
Born 9/12/2005 in Qinzhou, Guangxi, China

Love and prayers Gabriel from your extended Family. 

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