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When I meditated on the word GUIDANCE, I kept seeing”dance” at the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God’s will is a lot like dancing. I do not even know how to dance so this was enlighting to me. But I do remember that when Joe and I owned our own business, we use to go to alot of conventions.

There was a older couple, in their 70’s who went to the conventions every year also. They did Ball Room dancing. I remember loving to watch them dance. It was like a glove on a hand. It fit perfectly. They flowed like two doves soaring in the sky. Each one seem to know what the other wanted. The woman seem to float as her partner lead the way. It was beautilful.

This makes me think again about the word

“Gui-dance.”

When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn’t flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.

When one person realizes and lets the other lead, both bodies begin to flow with the music. One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back or by pressing lightly in one direction or another. It’s as if two become one body, moving beautifully. The dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness from one person and gentle guidance and skill from the other.

My eyes drew back to the word GUIDANCE. When I saw “G,” I thought of God, followed by “u” and “i.” “God, ‘u” and “i” dance.” ! ! God, you, and I dance.

This statement is what guidance means to me.

As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance about my life. Once again, I became willing to let God lead.

My prayer for you today is that God’s blessings and mercies be upon you and your family on this day and everyday. May you abide in Him as He abides in you.

John 15:7 says, “If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you may ask what you will and it will be.”

Dance together with God, trusting Him to lead and to guide you through each season of your life.

God, I ask you to bless my friends, relatives and reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of your love and power of the Holy! Spirit. ! I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace.

My prayer is they learn to dance with you.

I Hope You Dance!!

Love and Prayers
Pastor Pat

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2021 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals” “Coffee With A Little Spice Of Life” and Westbow Press a division of Thomas Nelson and Library of Congress Control Number: 2018910976……….

Power of Attorney
Author: Pat AH Aman

I know God will use each of us as vessels if we let Him. He gave us His POA to carry on His ministry to others.

I saw this very Miracle this week with our daughter who had surgery. She is home, showering daily, walking around, eating, and daily getting her strength back. God has and continues to restore her daily. How many people do you know that have had their entire sigmoid colon removed and not have a colostomy bag? God worked a big miracle.

St. John 14:12 says, “verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do, because I go unto my Father.”

Jesus came to earth and miracles were abound. Then when He knew He was going to died, he told His disciples, listen I am going to give you my Power of Attorney, though the Holy Spirit, that you shall do the same miracles that I have done.

Now right off the bat, do not tell me that was in the passed. Jesus told his disciples to go into all the world teaching and making disciples of all that came in contact with. That means you. If you are a born again, child of God, you are a disciple.

The verse above is clear. It refers to miracles, healings, signs, wonders and mighty acts of power.

Jesus’ works consisted of healing all manner of sickness and disease, casting out devils, raising the dead, cleansing lepers, and doing innumerable acts of deliverance from all the works of satan.

He controlled the elements, multiplied food, walked on water, restored a severed ear, turned water into wine, accomplishing anything He undertook to do in the material and spiritual realms.

The promise in the above verse is that each believer can be endued with Jesus’ Power of Attorney, and receive the Spirit without measure, so he can do all the works of Christ and even greater works than what Jesus did.

To make this promise of spiritual works only when He did material and spiritual works is a poor excuse for unbelief.

To make it refer to saving souls is to ignore facts, because He did this also.

To limit it to the works of the apostles will rob the other believers of the benefits of the promise.

The greater works are not those of reaching more people by means of radio, television, and the newspaper, for these are natural means and can be used by unsaved men and women who do not have the Holy Spirit’s power to do the works of Christ. No man can receive greater power than Christ, for He received the Spirit without measure.

Therefore, the greater works could not consist of doing greater things than Christ could have done had He had the occasion to do them. The thought is that each believer can have equal power with Christ to do what He did as well as greater things if and when the occasion requires it.

In John 15:5, Jesus says, “Apart from me you can do nothing.”

But, John 15:7: “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”

We pray! We ask God to do for us through Christ what we can’t do for ourselves and others, until we bear fruit through Jesus’ Name, so His Father in Heaven will be glorified.

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2021 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals” “Coffee With A Little Spice Of Life” and Westbow Press a division of © Thomas Nelson Publishing and Library of Congress Control Number: 2018910976……….

The Woodpecker (satan) Never Gives
Up!
Author: Pat Aman

Since several people have seen an unusual Woodpecker this week, I thought I would share an devotional I wrote many years ago.

I think woodpeckers are beautiful birds and would never hurt or harm one. I just use the woodpeckers persistence as an example for this devotional.

Well, have you ever watched a Woodpecker? They never give up. They will constantly peck away at a tree branch until it is destroyed. They have even pecked at the wood on houses, until the wood on the house had to be replaced.

You also can hardly get rid of a Woodpecker. The only way some people have gotten rid of one is to destroy it, which is a federal offense.

Now I am going to share some facts about the Woodpecker. Please read the facts, then you will understand the devotion. ** Woodpeckers are seldom seen in flocks. Most of them are solitary or in pairs. Their lives are lived mostly on tree trunks and branches, head up and tails down. They perch on or move up tree trunks, searching for insects or digging holes for roosting and nesting spots. They have pointed beaks that are straight and very hard, and they use their beaks rather like chisels. They also use their beaks to hammer or drum and tap to communicate with one another, and to court. There are three-toed woodpeckers and four-toed woodpeckers, but all woodpeckers have short legs and long, strong toes with curved, sharp nails so that they can cling to trees.

First try to get rid of the Woodpecker: Cover all holes as soon as possible. Place a metal sheathing or plastic sheeting over the pecked areas on building siding to offer permanent protection from continued damage. Occasionally, the birds will move over to an unprotected spot and the protected area must be expanded. Aluminum flashing is easy to work with to cover damaged sites. Woodpeckers will sometimes peck through aluminum flashing. Metal sheathing can be disguised with paint or stimulated wood grain to match the siding. ** Just make sure that the woodpecker is not living in your home. Disturbing a woodpecker den or killing one is a federal offense.

Second: Harass and scare the woodpecker causing damage using one or more of the following techniques. Remember no harassment technique works all the time or in every situation. It may take a variety of techniques and repeated prevention methods to effectively solve the problem. Woodpeckers can be very persistent and are not easily driven from their territories or selected pecking sites. In any event, once a woodpecker problem has been noted, you should act quickly to discourage him before the woodpecker decides your home is a delightful place to live!!**

Well, do you know what I am going to talk about? Yes, The devil and his team of demons.

When you ask Jesus to come into your heart and you are delivered of your past, I can guarantee that satan will come back and try to tempt you of the things you did in the past. He will see if you are strong in the Lord, or if you are straddling the fence. He will keep hammering away, until he can find a place where he will perch himself on you, and go up and down, trying to find your weak spot.

The best way to prevent the devil from taking up residence in your life, is to GET IN THE WORD. Then you will know that you know, that the devil is not living in your life.

(Luke 7: 24-26) 24. “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order. Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.”

Jesus is talking about the empty place left in your life, after you have been delivered. If you do not fill it with the God’s Word, Prayer, and fellowship with other Christians, you are opening yourself up to be drawn back into that sinful nature. Then your state will be seven times worse than before.

And do not depend on your wife, husband, children, preacher, etc. to do the studying and the praying for you, to keep you covered. It does not work that way. You must do it yourself.

When others pray for you, it is them just asking God to protect you and watch over you until you get some sense in your head. You cannot get to Heaven on someone else’s coat tail.

I really do not want to get into the next statement at this time, but I feel I need to share what the scripture is really talking about, then I will go on with the devotion. (I will let you know that Jesus was mainly talking in the verse about a person being delivered from demons and not being saved. The vacuum left by the departure of an evil spirit must be filled with the Holy Spirit, or else the individual is open to worse demonic activity. Jesus is warning that when a situation like this happens before a fundamental reform happens, the person’s state can be worse than before the deliverance. In other words, when a person lacks the spiritual discernment to recognize Jesus as the Savior.)

When you are saved, you need to get into the Word of God. That is so important. You need to dress daily in the armor of God. You need to keep yourself covered from the attacks of satan and his demons. You need to make sure that you do not let your armor down.

Ephesians 6:10-18 10. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which, you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—

Just like when they tell you to put up metal sheathing to keep the Woodpecker away, they also tell you that the Woodpecker will move to another spot, and while looking for food he will destroy that portion of the wood. Satan will also do the same thing. He tries to feed on you and destroy you. If you do not stay covered he will slip in, just like the Woodpecker, trying to find another weak spot, a place in your life that you have not completely turned over to God. Hidden sin in your life, that you have not asked God to forgive you of…

Remember the people around you may not see or know it, but God does. And please remember, when you ask for forgiveness of your sins, God removed them from the pages of your life. He remembers them no more. So, do not let satan throw old sins up in your face that God has forgiven you of. If God remembers them NO more, why you should constantly dwell on them or the past. You just need to dwell on doing the assignment God put you on earth to do. And I promise you, you do have a work to do for God.

We are all sinners saved by the blood and grace of Jesus.

The Armor of God does not cover a sinful nature. The devil will try to find out where you are the weakest. He is persistent, just like the Woodpecker. I will say, that when dealing with satan, you must be strong in the Lord. You cannot play church on Sunday and Wednesdays, and think you have the strength to tell satan where to go. You cannot scare the devil away on your own.

How much can I emphasize that you must study God’s Word and pray, to be strong in the Lord. The devil does not play fair, and the only way you can get rid of that persistent devil is to defeat him with the Word of God and be covered with the Armor of God.

Jesus defeated satan in the wilderness by saying, “It is written” He was talking about the Word of God. And satan who also knows the Word of God and was stupid enough to try to temp Jesus with the Word.

Matthew 4:1-11 1. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you, ‘and, in their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone. ’Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’” Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ “Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

Just as the Woodpeckers can be very persistent and are not easily driven from their territories or selected pecking sites, Satan is persistent and cannot be driven away with just a little, “devil get out of my life.”
You need to realize that when Jesus died on the cross, He then gave you the authority to stomp the devil into the ground. When Jesus died on the cross, He put the devil under your feet.

I cannot understand why people who know God’s Word, just like the devil knows God’s Word, let the devil run over them. Even the demons know God and fear Him. And when you have Jesus in your heart and know you are in Christ, the devil and demons should fear you when you walk into the room.

In any event, once a woodpecker (The devil and his demons) problem has been noted, you should act quickly to discourage him (The devil and his demons) before the woodpecker (the devil and his demons) decides your home is a lovely place to live.

Do you have any Woodpeckers (habits or sins) in your life today?

Has the devil and his demons taken up residence at your house?

If so, get rid of them now. Get down on your knees and repent of those sinful habits. Ask God to forgive you, then get in God’s Word, Pray, and get into a church where you can be in fellowship with other Christians. Being in fellowship with other Christians will help you. For sometimes you need someone to help hold your hands up.

You may be saying, but the church is full of hypocrites. Well, one more won’t hurt. If you are judging the people in the church, you are just as bad as they are.
You just get in there and do what God wants you to do. Do not worry about what the other church people are doing. God will take care of them.

And again, please remember, when you ask for forgiveness of your sins, God removed them from the pages of your life. He remembers them no more.
So, today, ask God to forgive you of your sins. Then keep yourself bathed in the Word if God and Pray.

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2021 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals” “Coffee With A Little Spice Of Life” and Westbow Press a division of
© Thomas Nelson and Library of Congress Control Number: 2018910976……….

Picture taken by Lisa Lisa Wimberley Cotten

Just Seek God
Author: Pat Aman

(Luke 1:13NIV) says, “The angel said unto him, Fear not, Zechariah for thy prayer is heard…..”

For a long time Elizabeth and Zechariah had prayed for a child to bring them joy. Finally their prayers were answered, in miraculous ways. But as years passed, they never experienced a son’s wedding, a grandchild’s birth, or old age softened by a son’s love. Instead, they watched their son endure public shame and execution.

I wonder if they ever felt baffled, even embittered, by the way their prayers were answered?

Maybe that’s why God’s messenger to Zechariah said what he did: “Don’t be afraid. This is the answer to your prayers.” In years to come, when Zechariah and Elizabeth feared for their son, they were need to remember in their hearts this word from God. John the Baptist would indeed bring joy to his parents, to us all, by announcing the Messiah. Their prayers would be answered, but God’s answer would be different from what they expected, and ultimately better.

This last year we have walked together through a pandemic, but we have hopefully learned to walk together with Jesus, praying that He teach us what discipleship is about.

We have discovered it means turning over to Him our whole life, our fears, our weaknesses, our abilities, our will, our relationships, and our what-ifs.

And as we have walked with Jesus in a closer relationship we have realized He sometimes handled situations different from what we expect, we may have felt baffled, doubtful, afraid.

But in those times we remembered the word of a loving Father God to Zechariah: “Don’t be afraid. This is My answer to your prayers.

I do not know about you, but Joe and I when going through changes in our lives may feel overwhelmed until we realized we needed to go back to Father God’s table of comfort. We realized that we needed to constantly seek and depend totally on Father God. Our faith is in Him, the great and mighty God, the creator of the universe.

If you are having to make decisions in your life, remember Father God is always on time, in His time.

Just as the prayer of Zacharias and Elizabeth holds encouragement and hope for those who have prayed in secret.

And remember, it was not dependent on them holding on; they had already given up.

It was not about some sin in their life hindering their prayers; they had none.

Proverbs 13:12 says; “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” Yes, they were heartsick for a time. But what does the end of the verse say? “But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.”

What a great ending for their great prayer!

But, “desire fulfilled is a tree of life.”

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2021 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals” “Coffee With A Little Spice Of Life” and Westbow Press a division of
© Thomas Nelson and Library of Congress Control Number: 2018910976……….

“Why Not Go Out On A Branch”
Author: Pat AH Aman

I have mentioned before that I have quite a Library. We have a selection of Mark Twain’s books. I remember reading this statement in one of the books but have not thought of it in a long time. Mark Twain said, “Why Not Go Out On A Limb? That’s Where The Fruit Is.”

Now, I know you are thinking, why did you remember that?

Well, I will tell you. I opened a new roll of paper towels, and it had the saying all over it! I just laughed. They are now making paper towels to be more intellectual. I thought, huh, these paper towels might be too smart for me to use in my kitchen. Then I grabbed one up and wiped some dirt up off the floor. I thought to myself again, just like the paper towel could hear me, “You might be smart, buddy, but I got the dirt on you.”

Now you are not going to tell me, that you have never talked to yourself, I know.

Anyway, to the point of the devotion, the statement says a lot. If you are not willing to take a step of faith, you will not receive the fruit of your blessings. If you are a Christian, you must bear fruit for the Lord. And sometimes you really must step out on a limb (Your Comfort Zone) to do what He has called you to do. Have Faith in the true vine (Jesus), and (God) who is the vinedresser. Then when you step out on that limb, which is (yourself), you are showing that you have the confidence to do whatever God wants you to do. Then there will be good fruit, growing and flowing from you.

Luke 6:43-45, 43 “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
44 For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.
45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of this heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”

John 15:1-6, 1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; [a] and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2021 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals” “Coffee With A Little Spice Of Life” and Westbow Press a division of
© Thomas Nelson and Library of Congress Control Number: 2018910976……….

Do You Truly Love Each Other?
Author: Pat Aman

Luke 6:32 If you love only the people who love you, what praise should you get? Even sinners love the people who love them.

Love, ah… it’s easy for us to love each other. We are brothers and sisters in Christ.

It’s easy to love members of your family, of your church, and it’s easy to love friends.

But how about the hard-to-love?

What about the person that has wronged you?

The person who has talked bad about you, spread gossip, rumors?

The person that did you wrong in a business deal, at school or at a social function?

How about that person you truly feel you cannot love anymore, because of the hatred they have shown to you or you untruths they have told you?

We all have them, don’t we? Or am I the only one?

Jesus is saying, “Hey Christians, even the pagans love those who love them. How are you going to show MY Love?”

Notice how the love of Christ turns the “world’s” value system upside-down.

The world says, “hate your enemies;”

Jesus says love your enemies. But how do we do it?

I remember one time someone ask my daddy, “hey do you like me?” His answer was, “as a human man I do not like your ways, but as a child of God, and my brother in Christ, I love you.” WOW!

Now as the sentence above states, Jesus says love your enemies. But how do we do it?

Ready for the answer?

Hang on to your hats!

Pray. Yes, prayer.

Simple answer yes, but a powerful solution. Pray for that person who has wronged you. Now don’t go and pray like I used to pray, “Lord get back at that person. Lord, make them pay for what they did to me, or Lord, give me a chance to blow him out!”

You really don’t think God wants us to pray to change God, do you?

Prayer doesn’t change God; it changes us.

In my opinion, God uses prayer for two reasons.

One — to allow us to participate in His plan and two — to change us. Pray fervently and earnestly for someone that is hard for you to love, and God will change your heart toward that person. God will show you what He Himself sees in that person.

How will the world know us Christ-Followers? They will know us by our love that flows from our love of Jesus Christ.

John 13:34-35 I give you a new command: Love each other. You must love each other as I have loved you. All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other.

Well… tough stuff, but we need to do it, folks — and we can do it — armed with His love.

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2021 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals” “Coffee With A Little Spice Of Life” and Westbow Press a division of
© Thomas Nelson and Library of Congress Control Number: 2018910976……….

Free Moral Agents
Author:
Pat AH Aman

1 Timothy 2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
John 6: 37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.

Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

Luke 13:3 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.”

We are free moral agents and God is a gentleman. God will not go against our self-will. God wants each of us to come to Him and except His salvation. But, He also tells us that if we do not repent that we will perish.

God gives each of us a choice.
In the Bible verses above we see that Man has no choice about coming into the world but after he is here and old enough to be responsible, he is held accountable for his salvation or damnation. Man has his own will to exercise in this matter.

It is God’s will that all men who will to be, shall be saved. Men are commanded to choose God. Men are to be cursed, if they do not choose God.
It is impossible to serve God and Satan at the same time.

Promises are given to men upon the basis of their choice.
In over 4000 Scriptures where, “choose” or “will” and other words expressing will power are used, not one suggests that God forces any of us to accept Him and do His will. Man’s relationship with God is entirely on a voluntary basis.

No man recognizing that endless decisions are necessary to daily life can deny the fact of free acts and conduct, for he knows he has freedom of action–moral action–concerning right and wrong, and he is responsible to God for his every act.

If one can deny these facts, he can deny his very existence and prove it on the same basis he tries to prove that he is not a free moral agent. That he is and that he is free to choose his own destiny and daily moral actions are facts known to sane beings.

If you have already given your heart to God, share the good news with others.
It is a commandment, a not if you want too. You must , Go Ye!

Mark 16:15 He (Jesus) said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

I see churches today who end their services without ever giving an altar call of salvation.

This is a shame, mostly when churches have services broadcast.

As disciples of Jesus we need to realized not everyone sitting in the pew is saved. And you never know when someone flipping through tv channels and FB maybe seeking answers. And that day just maybe the day they decide to give their heart to Jesus.

So today, I asked you, do you know Jesus as your personal savior?

Choosing God’s Road Will Make The Rough Spots Easier To Walk.

Romans 1:16, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.”

Romans 2:12, “For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judge by the law.”

Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God.”
Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin in death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 10: 8-13, 17, “But what does the scriptures say?’ The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whosoever believes in Him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For whosoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

II Corinthians 5: 17, “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, behold all things have become anew.”

II Corinthians 7:1, “Therefore having these promises beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in fear of God.”

If you have read the scriptures and you would like to ask Jesus to come into your heart, pray this prayer aloud with me.

Father God, I love you. The scriptures say with the heart I believe and with my mouth confession is made. Now, I repent of my sins and ask you to forgive me. Come into my heart right now and save me. I believe that you sent your Son Jesus, who died on the cross for me. His blood was shed for me, that I will now spend eternal life with you in Heaven. I believe that in three days Jesus arose from the dead to give me victory over my sins. I believe now that I am a new person, and all the things I did in the past is gone, to be remember no more. I thank you now for writing my name in the Lamb’s Book of Life. I thank you for saving my soul from the pits of hell. Now mold me into what you want me to be. In Jesus Name I Pray Amen and Amen

If you prayed this prayer, you are now a child of God. Hold fast to your Heavenly Father. Read your Bible everyday and pray.

If you do not have a Bible and cannot afford to get one, please go to the IM us and send us your address and we will send you a Bible.

Also, please go to the contact me page, and let me know that you have ask Jesus into your heart. I want to rejoice with you.

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God Has This! Even Your Failures!
Author: Pat Aman

“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” Isaiah‬ ‭26:3‬ ‭

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah‬ ‭41:10‬

Sometimes we just need Father God to give us a pop on our backsides.

That was me this week.

Again and again He’s been whispering to my heart, “Come here. Your heart is wonderful, but heavy. Your personality and love for others is mighty, even at times when you have been hurt, you just keep rolling with the punches. You have a generous heart, and sometimes you totally empty it out to make others smile. But, I need you to remember you need to keep a smile for yourself.

And your failures are your successes to growth.

I made you and I love you and there are lots of other people feeling the same way you do. I love them too.”

I then looked around at my flower beds which needs a lot of work and care. But, my energy depleted. My house and my empty content calendar that is always filled and running over looks blank. And I felt like I was sinking faster than a rock chained with a ball weight, and I despaired.

But, then I am reminded of the last weekend that I enjoyed a back porch full of people laughing, eating and enjoying life. I saw neighborhood children running passed me feeling free to enjoy my home.

But, then today because of missed communication and crossed wires, I feel I let a dear friend down. Embrassment is more than I could take. I cried. But all I can do is apologize and pick myself up and face tomorrow.

I talked to my oldest daughter today and told her of my missing a important event.

She said, “Mom, you were not supposed to be there. If you were, God would of made sure the individuals called and made you aware of the events, and time schedule. Mom you are not a mind reader. People have to be responsible, or have someone in charge to let individuals know of any updates. Mom, you absolutely have never been late are missed anything before that God planned for you to be part of ever. God was in control, and knew the reason, you should not attend, and He is never wrong.”

But, it was hard, when you feel you let someone down.

It made me think of Peter. He let his friend, his brother in Christ, his Master, his Savior down.

My heart goes out to Peter. He loved Jesus, but in a moment of weakness, denied and disowned Him. How his heart must have ached when he realized what he had done. How Jesus’ heart must have ached knowing Peter would deny him.

Peter is just like you and me. There were times in his life when he fell short of the mark. But he didn’t give up on his faith; He repented and kept going on with God. We can too. We all fail at times. We all fall short of the mark. But we don’t have to stay in our failing. We can choose to rise up again and carry on with God.

God already knows when we will fail. He is there with arms open wide ready to embrace us when we call out to Him. He forgives and restores us.

God knows even when you miss the mark, because people did not communicate with you. God also knows and understands their circumstances, and He has it all under control.

When you do fail, don’t feel as though God could never use you again. That’s a lie from Satan. God does not give up on us that easily. God will raise us up again, to walk in sweet fellowship with Him.

So, I as you can depend on Father God, to keep us in perfect peace when we keep our minds steadfast in Him, because they trust in you.”

Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book © 1996/2021 “Coffee With Pat Daily Devotionals” “Coffee With A Little Spice Of Life” and Westbow Press a division of Thomas Nelson and Library of Congress Control Number: 2018910976……….

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Today we are celebrating the most important day of the year – the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. We are celebrating the fact that someone who really died, really came alive again.

Mark 16:1-8

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might come and anoint Him. Very early on the first day of the week, they *came to the tomb when the sun had risen. They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” Looking up, they *saw that the stone had been rolled away, although it was extremely large. Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they were amazed. And he *said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He told you.’” They went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

For Jesus Mama Mary who had stood beneath the cross there was no doubt that Jesus had died. They heard his last words above the jeering of the crowds; they had witnessed his agony and then his death. They helped Joseph of Arimathea get Jesus’ lifeless body down from the cross and carry it to a tomb. They caught their last glimpse of the one they loved as the stone was rolled over the entrance of the grave.

Mary holding in her arms the torn and broken body of her son. Then they caught their last glimpse of the one they loved as the stone was rolled over the entrance of the grave. Mary’s expression of grief the as her whole body crying “Why?”. She represents all of us when we are faced with the same cruel reality of death, the pain and sorrow that death brings, the emptiness and the sense of a dead-end that fills our souls. The pain that Mary, and the other women must have felt as they laid Jesus to rest in the tomb must have been excruciating. 

Excruciating is a good word. It comes from Latin which means “from the cross” – it includes pain, agony, despair, in fact any kind of feeling that might be associated with death.

When these same women went to the tomb early on Sunday morning it’s no wonder that they were puzzled at first when they found the stone rolled away and the tomb empty. This puzzlement turned to fear as they saw two men with the brightest of bright clothing standing in the tomb. “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He isn’t here, but is risen.” (vv. 5-6). And then with the joy and excitement they raced off to tell the disciples what they had seen and what the angels had told them. “He isn’t here, but is risen”.

But Easter morning brings a new light on death and it impact on our lives. There will always be death in this world, but the angel tells the women in Jesus’ empty tomb, he says to us, “You have nothing to fear”.The message tells us that even in the cruellest times, there is hope.

When I use the word “hope” I am talking about a certainty, something definite and true. Easter gives us a definite and certain future beyond the grave. The apostle Paul talked about this quite a bit in his letters saying that because of Easter we can be sure that death has been defeated. Death does not have the last say over our eternal future. Jesus removed the power of death to harm us when he died and then rose again from the dead. Paul said, “But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruits of those who are asleep” (1 Cor 15:20). Death is not the end, but the beginning of a glorious new life in heaven.

Easter brings the great good news that He is risen. Jesus’ resurrection from the dead has made our own life beyond the grave certain and true. He is lord and master of death. He has made it possible for all the trust and believe in him to have life forever. There is no doubt about this. This is certain and true. Life is not a matter of skipping across the surface of a lake like a smooth stone only to end up sinking beneath the surface, gone forever. 

Heaven is not some vague idea of a place we hope to go to when we die. It is certain and true. Heaven is real. Eternal life is real. Jesus has given us the victory. There is life after this life.

Yes, today we celebrate a victory. Christ has won the victory for us over the grave and assures us that death will not hold us down. We join with Paul in his shout: “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:57).

This Holy Week focuses on the last week of Jesus’ life leading up to His crucifixion.  It begins with Palm Sunday where we celebrate His triumphant entry into Jerusalem.  How quickly the people’s cheers of praise turned into shouts of “Crucify Him!”  Jesus loved the people even knowing they would betray Him.  Jesus spent His last week teaching and loving His disciples.  He spent time praying for them and for us.  He shared an intimate last meal with His closest friends on this earth.  They loved Him so much.  Yet they, too, would all too quickly turn and run away from Him, when things turned difficult and scary.  Jesus modeled servanthood by washing the dirty feet of His brothers.  A King humbled, setting an example for us to follow. 

Unfair trials took place.  Jesus was tortured and abused, both physically and verbally.  Our beautiful Savior was mocked and spit upon.  He was stripped and put on display.  He endured lashing after lashing as He was whipped.  He could have stopped it all.  Why didn’t He?  Because Jesus knew that my sinfulness separated me from a Holy God.  Nothing but a perfect sacrifice could take that sinfulness away.  Perfect Jesus laid down His life for me, to make a way for me to be forgiven and become friends with the Creator of the Universe.  I am humbled.  I am thankful.  I am eternally His.  I owe Him my entire life.  If this were the end of the story, it would be so sad.  But oh no my friends.  The man that owns me and gets all my devotion and love is more powerful than death.  You say, “What?”  Yes.  The God I love and serve is more powerful than death.  On the third day, Jesus rose from the dead forever conquering the grave and our enemy Satan.  When I accepted His gift of forgiveness and salvation, I invited King Jesus to come into my life and make me whole.  I wanted to be forgiven and become a child of God.  And He did just that!  I am forever changed.  I received His Holy Spirit and am sealed, a Jesus girl, headed to heaven one day.  Jesus did this for you too.  Won’t you accept His gift too this Easter?

He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.” 

Matthew 28:6

Let us rejoice this day that we love and serve a risen Savior, not some dead man buried in a tomb across the ocean.  My Savior lives.  I know He lives because He lives within me!  Hallelujah!  Happy Resurrection Sunday.  

His Love Is Amazing Love
Author: Pat Pat AH Aman

Have you ever had one of those days that a certain song was on your heart when you woke up? Well, that was what happen to me this morning. I have just been overwhelmed by the words to the song You Are My King today. I have sang them over and over again.

When I was in the car I would play the song, and when it finished, I would play it again, and again. My heart has just been overwhelmed with the Love, Grace and Mercy of Jesus Christ.

So, for today’s devotion I am going to, (no not sing to you, lol,) but give you the lyrics to the song, and at the bottom add the video so you can play it also.

When you listen to the song, let each word touch your heart.

I want you to see Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. See Him taking the (your) beatings, see Him walking up Calvary’s Hill, see, and dying on the cross so you could be forgiven of your sins, and have eternal life. Then see Him high and lifted up.

Yes, He arose on the three day, defeating death and the gave, for you. And one day Jesus is coming back to take You and Me back to Heaven to live forever. Praise God.

Then get down on your knees and thank God above for sending His son Jesus, that you could be forgiven, because He was forsaken. So you could be accepted, because He was condemned. Then get up and give Him praise, because He lives within you, because He died and rose again. Praise Him your King of Kings.

Billy James Foote Lyrics
“Billy James Foote You Are My King (amazing Love) lyrics”

I’m forgiven because You were forsake
I’m accepted, You were condemned
I’m alive and well, Your Spirit is within me

Because You died and rose again
Amazing love, how can it be
That You, my King, would die for me?
Amazing love, I know it’s true
It’s my joy to honor You
I’m forgiven because You were forsaken
I’m accepted, You were condemned
I’m alive and well, Your Spirit is within me

Because You died and rose again
Amazing love, how can it be
That You, my King, would die for me?
Amazing love, I know it’s true
It’s my joy to honor You
In all I do I honor You
You are my King
You are my King
Jesus, You are my King
Jesus, You are my King
Amazing love, how can it be
That You, my King, would die for me?
Amazing love, I know it’s true
It’s my joy to honor You
In all I do I honor You

Copyright: Billy James Foote
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