Happy 2014 New Year!

 

 

A most blessed 2014 to you and yours!

 

Merry Christmas to you

 

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

 

No matter the situation of the world, Christ has brought peace and goodwill to the hearts of those who have accepted His salvation. No one can ever take away that Eternal peace that is within us and will in the future take us to the very Presence of Almighty GOD and His Eternal Kingdom. 

Christ's Message of Salvation Continues Today

 

The Deity of Christ entered His created world to bring the free gift of salvation to man. It can't be bought through "good" works, for in Isaiah 64:4 we are told that "...our righteousness (good works) are as filthy rags..." before our Holy GOD. The Apostles shared this message of Christ's free gift of salvation and it holds true to this day.

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On the twelfth day of Christmas my true LORD showed to me...

 

...twelve Apostles preaching...

 

 

...eleven churches meeting, ten musicians playing, nine candles flickering, eight angels singing, seven doves a cooing, six cows a mooing, five sheep baaing, four shepherds, three wise men, two loving parents, and a bright star in the sky above Thee. 

Forsake Not the Assembling of Yourselves Together

 

Matthew 16:17-18, "Jesus said, '...I tell you that you are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church and the gates of Hell will not overcome it.' "

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On the eleventh day of Christmas my true LORD showed to me...

 

...eleven churches meeting, ten musicians playing, nine candles flickering, eight angels singing, seven doves a cooing, six cows a mooing, five sheep baaing, four shepherds, three wise men, two loving parents, and a bright star in the sky above Thee.

Music for the Glory of Almighty GOD

2 Chronicles 5:12-13 "...playing cymbals, harps, and lyres; they were accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets...Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments."

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On the tenth day of Christmas my true LORD showed to me...

...10 musicians playing, nine candles flickering, eight angels singing, seven doves a cooing, six cows a mooing, five sheep baaing, four shepherds, three wise men, two loving parents, and a bright star in the sky above Thee. 

 

 

2 Thessalonians 4:16-17, "For the LORD Himself shall come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of GOD and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the LORD in the air. And so we will be with the LORD forever!"

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The Babe in the manger is indeed GOD in the flesh, come to be the sacrifice for mankind's sin.

The Miracle of Chanukah

 

"When the Jewish Temple was invaded (2100 years ago) the oil was contaminated. There was only one cruse of pure oil left. Miraculously, the one day supply lasted 8 days and nights and this established Chanukah."  (Internet research)

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On the ninth day of Christmas, my true LORD showed to me...

 

...Nine candles flickering, eight angels singing, seven doves a cooing, six cows a mooing, five sheep baaing, four shepherds, three wise men, two loving parents, and a bright star in the sky above Thee.

Heavenly Hosts

 

Luke 2:13, "Suddenly a great company of heavenly host appeared with the angel praising GOD and saying, 'Glory to GOD in the highest, and on earth peace to men whom His favor rests.' "

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On the eighth day of Christmas my true LORD showed to me...

 

 

...eight angels singing... 

 

...seven doves a cooing, six cows a mooing, five sheep baaing, four shepherds, three wise men, two loving parents, and a bright star in the sky above Thee. 

The Spirit of GOD.

 

Matthew 3:16-17, "As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. At that moment heaven opened, and He saw the Spirit of GOD descending like a dove and lighting upon Him. And a voice from heaven said, 'This is my beloved Son in whom I Am well pleased."

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On the seventh day of Christmas, my true LORD showed to me...

 

...seven doves a cooing...

 

 

...six cows a mooing, five sheep baaing, four shepherds, three wise men, two loving parents, and a bright star in the sky above Thee.

The Cattle are Lowing

 

"Away in a Manger"

"The cattle are lowing the baby awakes, the little LORD Jesus no crying He makes."

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On the sixth day of Christmas my true LORD showed to me...

 

...six cows a mooing...

 

...five sheep baaing, four shepherds, three wise men, two loving parents, and a bright star in the sky above Thee.

The Lamb of GOD

 

John 10:7,9, 14  Jesus said, "I Am the gate for the sheep. I Am the gate, whoever enters through Me will be saved. I Am the Good Shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me."

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On the fifth day of Christmas my true LORD showed to me...

...Five sheep baaing.

 

Four shepherds, three wise men, two loving parents, and a bright star in the sky above Thee.

Shepherds Overseeing Their Flocks By Night

Luke 2:8-9, " And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the LORD appeared and the glory of the LORD shone all around!"

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On the fourth day of Christmas, my true LORD showed to me...

 

 

...four shepherds watching...

...three wise men riding, 2 loving parents, and a bright star in the sky above Thee.

Wise Men

 

 Matthew 2:1-2, "Magi (Wise Men) from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, 'Where is the One Who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.' "

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On the third day of Christmas my true LORD showed to me...

 

Three wise men riding...

 

 

Two loving parents, and a bright star in the sky above Thee.

Mary and Joseph

 

 

Matthew 1:24-25, "When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the LORD had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the Name Jesus.

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On the second day of Christmas my true LORD showed to me...

 

 

...two loving parents...

 

 

...and a bright star in the sky above Thee!

His Star in the Sky

 

On the first day of Christmas, my true LORD showed to me... 



...His bight star in the sky above Thee.

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The wise men in Matthew 2:2 said, "We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him."
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Jesus said in John 8:12, "I Am the Light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the Light of life!"





Our Trip to New Orleans, Louisiana before heading back home to Florida

Leaving Texas, we went to Louisiana.

 

I was surprised to see this large of a city with its population living at sea level (some areas below sea level!)

 

The famous Bourbon Street can be seen below.

 

A closer look at Bourbon street shows some of the musicians. Below you can see a drummer playing the different rhythms. Sorry you can't hear the neat beats!

 

The trolley cars were amazing to watch.

 

Below you can see one that we rode for some distance.

 

I enjoyed watching how the driver guided his trolley along its track with the ding, ding and clang, clang of its bell to let other traffic know we were in the right of way.

 

 We were taken through the "French Quarter" where there were so many beautiful homes!

 

 

 Alice and Jane went out in the evening to walk down Bourbon Street. Brenda and I stayed in our hotel for the walk would be too much for us. We were really tired out!

Before we turned in for the night, we had dinner. I just had to get their Jambalaya, Crayfish pie, filet gumbo! It was delicious!   

 

Leaving Louisiana, we traveled through the tips of Mississippi and Alabama before coming back to our starting point in Florida!

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Seventeen states in fourteen days, all by the way of traveling in our van. It was all so enjoyable, but as the saying goes, "There's no place like home!"