ALL OF CREATION DISPLAYS HIS LOVE

NORTHERN LIGHTS FORM SPACE  NASA photo

WORD for the Believers

Received:  Gerri Merrick

"IT IS SO SIMPLE!

AND YET MULTITUDES STILL STUMBLE OVER THE ROCK...

AND MANY DASH THEMSELVES UPON IT, 

WITH THEIR PRIDE OF LIFE,  CHOOSING TO GO THEIR OWN WAYS 

INTO THE DARKNESS OF THEIR OWN FRAIL DEAD BELIEFS! 

IT IS SO SIMPLE!

CREATOR CALLING WITH LOVE TO HIS CREATURE...

ALL HAS BEEN PAID FOR YOUR REDEMPTION 

AND THE WAY BACK INTO PERFECT FELLOWSHIP AND HARMONY WITH ME!

COME TO THE ROCK!

CLING TO THE ROCK!

REJOICE IN THE ROCK!

IT IS SO SIMPLE!

I CALL SAYING  "COME"

I HAVE DECLARED MY PLAN THROUGHOUT THE CENTURIES.

ALL CREATION SHOUTS AND SINGS MY LOVE!

AND YET...MANY FALL INTO OUTER DARKNESS!

I AM THE ROCK OF YOUR SALVATION!

THERE IS NO OTHER WAY!

THERE IS NO OTHER NAME!

THERE IS ONLY FAITH AND REST IN ME!

IT IS SO SIMPLE!   

COME!    COME TO ME!    COME BACK TO ME! "

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 "The Lord lives; and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be God ...the rock of my salvation."
2 Samuel 22:47    
Study Exodus 17      Rock of Ages...JESUS!    
Read/Study PSALM 18   Sing it to the LORD!
Jesus is the chief cornerstone  Matthew 21:42
Jesus is the Rock (Foundation)of the church in Christ. 
I Corinthians 10:4;   I Corinthians 3:11; Matthew 7:25 and many others
Study "Jesus the Rock"  online in a scripture search...only JESUS IS LORD!

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Rev Geraldine "Gerri" Merrick

Rejoice International ~ Rejoice Rally

Gold Feather Press

CROWNS for the BELIEVERS

The Five Crowns of Christian Service

The Five Crowns as Special Rewards for a Life of Christian Service

The five crowns mentioned in the New Testament represent special honor and recognition for a life of Christian service. The Greek word for crown is "stephanos." It is not a golden crown with jewels, like seen on kings or queens in children's books or movies, but the stephanos was literally an adornment worn around the head as a crown of victory in the Greek athletic games, given to the runner who crossed the goal first or to the disc or javelin thrower with the longest throw and others who excelled. In the Olympic Games, the reward of the victorious athlete was the laurel crown. The Christian's crowns are symbolic of something of inexpressible value.

 The first mention of a crown is in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27: "Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. Therefore I run... I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified." The subject of most of chapter 9 is preaching the gospel. Paul is teaching spiritual truths using terminology very familiar to the Corinthians, intense physical training, exercising self-control in all things, keeping the body and mind in subjection to the will of God, in order to win the most people to the Lord. This is all "for the gospel's sake" as verse 23 reveals. The incorruptible crown is for those who keep running in the Christian race and are not rejected from the competition.

Next is the crown of rejoicing. "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? For you are our glory and joy." (1 Thessalonians 2:19, 20) Paul also referred to the Philippians believers as his "joy and crown." Paul had won these people to the Lord, and they had stood fast in spite of persecution and pressure. Paul was rejoicing that they had withstood the storms, and their tenacious faith he "wore" as a victor's wreath. The crown of rejoicing is for believers led to the Lord.

Next is the crown of righteousness. "Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing." (2 Timothy 4:8) This crown is for living righteously according to God's Word. Some who have heard and believed will "turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables." (2 Timothy 4:4) Not everyone will love His appearing. J. Oswald Sanders writes, "This crown is awarded to those who have completed the Christian race with integrity, with eyes fixed on the coming Lord. It is the reward for fulfilling the ministry entrusted to one."

Next is the crown of life, mentioned in James 1:12: "Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him."

James chapter one makes it clear that God's people will be besieged with temptations. Paul expressed his concern for believers in 1 Thessalonians 3:5: "For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor might be in vain." In Jesus' parable of the sower and the seed, there were those who hear God's Word, but immediately "the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart." (Matthew 13:19) The crown of life is awarded to those who persevere and resist temptations.

The crown of glory is mentioned last, and is for Christian leadership. "...when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away." (1 Peter 5:4) Peter exhorts overseers to shepherd the flock of God. The shepherd knows his sheep, guides, feeds, cherishes, protects and preserves them. This kind of pastoring is worthy of the unfading crown of glory.

New Testament Greek scholar, Kenneth Wuest makes the point that "The crown given to victors in either athletics or war was made of oak or ivy leaves, the festal garlands of the marriage feast, of flowers. These would wither and fade. But the victor's crown which the Lord Jesus will give His faithful under-shepherds will never wither or fade. What form this reward will take, is not stated." Although it is not known exactly what these crowns will be, only those who remain faithful will have the joy of receiving them. Revelation 3:11 says, "Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown."
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IN CHRIST

PROPHECY for the BODY of CHRIST:

"SERVANT SOLDIERS ~ EAGLE WARRIORS"

Received: Geraldine "Gerri" Merrick

"I am covering you with My love and joy to guide you in the New Territory before you. My wisdom and grace will not fail you...advance upon the land that seems invisible now, but you will find firm ground beneath your feet on the first step. Allow My Spirit to stretch you and strengthen you in all areas of your life.
Victories upon victories await you!

Deep within your heart, you have heard the command to go out and take hold of New things for My Kingdom. You have not imagined the Battle Cry!
Things, places, people, nations and lands stolen years ago are now ready for My loyal SERVANT SOLDIERS to reclaim for My Kingdom!

Your generation will be used to boldly take back treasures stolen from past generations. This generation and the younger generation with you in your midst will rise up as EAGLE WARRIORS fully armed for battle.

My Word has taken root in your hearts and you have learned to open your mouth with the Sword of the Lord in battle. Each of you have learned to walk united in love and holiness. Now My Army of Light and Glory shall show forth the splendor of My Son!

The knowledge of the Glory of the Lord shall be from coast to coast...from mountain to mountain. Be filled to overflowing and confident in who I have ordained and made you to be! Unite with your fellow warriors in adoration, prayer and service.

Think not that this is a small thing...for I the Lord of Glory and the Captain of your Salvation am uniting millions of fellow warriors all over the earth. Soon the reports will come in...even in the worldly places over the airwaves. The world will not be able to ignore these happenings anymore. They will have no words to explain...their speech will turn into "stutterings and stammerings."

Seek Me daily for fresh orders and you will not fail in your special callings and purposes. As you and millions obey the voice of My Spirit...all will fall into Divine Order.

My people will be seen as the Joyful and Triumphant Ones on the earth. Keep looking and longing for My return...for time is passing quickly."

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Read the APOSTLE PAUL'S "COMBAT MANUAL"  II Timothy for revelation of the Word of God

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Rev Gerri Merrick ~ Rejoice International ~ Rejoice Rally

"PROPHECY:  "GIANT LEAPS OF FAITH"

Received:  Gerri Merrick

"THOSE IN CLOSE TRUE FELLOWSHIP WITH ME WILL SEE NEW SURPRISES!

THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE FOLLOWING HARD AFTER ME,  THROUGHOUT THE EARTH.

THEY ARE SPRINKLED IN EVERY NATION...CONTINUE TO INTERCEDE FOR THEM AND WITH THEM..

MY WORD IS GREATLY HONORED IN THEIR HEARTS AND LIVES...THEIR FAITH IS REAL!

THESE ARE THE ONES WHO WILL EXPERIENCE GREAT LEAPS OF FAITH!

THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO DIE TO THIS WORLD AND ALL OF THEIR AFFECTION IS SETTLED.

THEY HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO NEVER RETURN TO ANYTHING ELSE BUT MY WILL.

THE GREAT PRUNING AND PURGING HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THEM.

THEY WILL NOW OFFER EVEN THEIR VERY LIVES FOR MY PURPOSES.

THE WORLD IS NOT WORTHY OF THEM!  MY SPIRIT WILL SHINE FORTH IN WORKS OF WONDER!

STAY READY,  STAND STRONG AS I BRING THESE GREAT LEAPS OF FAITH INTO YOUR OWN LIFE.

YOU SHALL DO THINGS THAT ONLY CAN BE DONE BY MY POWER...BY MY SPIRIT.

IGNORE THE ONES LEFT WITH THE CONFUSED FACES...I AM DEALING WITH THEM EACH DAY.

WARRIORS, RUNNERS, COURAGEOUS SAINTS AND COMMITTED CHAMPIONS...GREAT LEAPS OF FAITH!

YOUR HEART'S DESIRE HAS BEEN ONLY FOR ME...AND MY KINGDOM AS IT ADVANCES.

CONTINUE TO RALLY THOSE WHO WILL LISTEN AND OBEY...BLOW THE TRUMPETS!

MY MIGHTY ARMY OF INVINCIBLE SAINTS ARE BEING RALLIED IN DIVINE ORDER AND TIMING.

THE SWEETNESS OF MY PRESENCE HAS TURNED THESE LOYAL ONES INTO SERVANTS OF GLORY!

THEY SHALL NEVER TURN BACK TO ANYTHING OF THIS WORLD AGAIN!

THEY HAVE FOUND LIFE BY LAYING DOWN THEIR LIVES AS A LIVING SACRIFICE.

GIANT LEAPS OF FAITH...STAND READY...  STAND LISTENING...  STAND REJOICING!"

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Rev Geraldine A Merrick
Rejoice International ~ Rejoice Rally

THE WORD OF GOD IS ALIVE! JESUS CHRIST THE WORD!

Word for the Body of Christ: "I AM YOUR GUARDIAN"
Received: Gerri Merrick

"Those who listen and watch and wait shall know for certain...
I AM YOUR GUARDIAN!
I have said it before and it stands forever...I AM your GOD!
Nothing is impossible for ME!
I AM your Eternal God and Creator!

Now you are seeing why only FAITH pleases ME!
This is the Pathway made open for Our Partnership!
This is the Door wide open for Our Fellowship!
This is the Window of escape from the darkness!
LIGHT and TRUTH can flood into your life...FAITH!

Have I not said that I AM your high tower?
Have I not proclaimed freedom in ME?
Have I not defeated ALL of the works and powers set against you?
Have I ever disappointed you or left your side?
Have I not stood faithful to the Word of My Power?

So what is going on....all around you?
What is making so many of my Sheep tremble and be scattered?
Why will my people not bend their knees and trust ME to deliver them?
They are living divided lives of loyalty...the world, the flesh and the devil!
Only defeat and despair shall be born! Only LOVE for ME shall be counted!

But You who do know I AM....seek ME more than ever before!
Make My Word become your very Bread of Life!
Let the Water from the Holy Spirit soak into your entire existence!
Do not be deceived with the 'soft times and clever devices' of the world!
Suddenly, things can change in an instant and those not ready shall fall!

Yes, the times are evil!
Yes, there is much depravity in the hearts of men!
Yes, you clearly see and know the nature of evil...warring against ME!
Yes, there are many who will not turn to listen!
Yes, I will never stop hunting for the Lost Lambs!

You are with ME as your faith is with ME!
There shall not be a Dividing Line as We march forward together!
I AM YOUR SAFE PLACE! I AM YOUR GUARDIAN!
You have nothing to fear or dread! Trust ME!
I AM HERE! I AM NEAR! I AM YOUR GUARDIAN!"

Received: Gerri Merrick ~ January 27, 2014

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"HE will guard the feet of His saints,
But the wicked shall be silent in darkness.
For by strength no man shall prevail." I Samuel 2:9

II Chronicles 16:9a; Isaiah 43:2; Psalm 3:3; Deuteronomy 1:30;
II Thessalonians 3:3; Psalm 61:3; Zephaniah 3:17; I Peter 3:12,13;
Deuteronomy 33:27; Isaiah 59: 19 and many other scriptures.....JOY!
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Rev Gerri Merrick ~ Rejoice International ~ Rejoice Rally

WORD FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST: "AM I WELCOME?"

 

Received: Gerri Merrick

"I CHOSE YOU.
I CALLED YOU.
I WHISPER MY LOVE TO YOU CONSTANTLY.
ALL OF MY CREATION SHOUTS MY LOVE!
MY WORD IS FILLED WITH ETERNAL PROMISES.
MY COVENANT SET UPON YOU IS MY BOND.
YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A SPECIAL NAME IN HEAVEN.
I WATCH OVER YOU WITH MERCY AND LOVE.
I GIVE MY ANGELS CHARGE OVER YOU...TO KEEP YOU.
MY HOLY SPIRIT RESIDES WITHIN YOU FOREVER.
YOU SHALL HAVE A PLACE IN HEAVEN FOREVER.
BUT HERE ON THE EARTH... IN YOUR DAILY LIFE...
AM I WELCOME? AM I WELCOME?
AM I WELCOME IN YOUR DAILY PLANS?
AM I WELCOME IN YOUR DREAMS?
AM I WELCOME AS YOUR BEST FRIEND?
AM I WELCOME AS YOUR FIRST LOVE?
AM I WELCOME IN YOUR DEEPEST DESIRES?
AM I WELCOME WITH MY WORD AND INSTRUCTIONS?
AM I WELCOME WITH MY GENTLE CONVICTIONS AND CORRECTIONS?
AM I WELCOME TO GUIDE AND DIRECT YOUR LIFE?
AM I WELCOME TO ALL OF YOUR LIFE?
AM I WELCOME IN YOUR HEART, SOUL, MIND AND STRENGTH?
AM I WELCOME IN THE TEARS AND DARKEST HOURS?
AM I WELCOME IN THE SUNNY DAYS?
AM I WELCOME TO BE YOUR ONLY GOD, FATHER AND CREATOR?
COME AND FELLOWSHIP WITH ME...SPEND TIME, SHARE YOUR LIFE
AND INVITE ME IN... AND MAKE ME WELCOME...."
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Rev Gerri Merrick ~ Rejoice International ~ Rejoice Rally

Origin and History of VALENTINE'S DAY.....

KEEP EDUCATING YOURSELF and KNOW WHAT and WHY YOU DO THINGS IN YOUR LIFE. Traditions are fun to follow as long as you know the "what and why" of your actions...we as Believers in Christ are in the world but not of it...make certain everything in your life is for the GLORY OF GOD!
May the Love of God be shown through each day. REJOICE IN THE LORD!
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Posted here is some info about the origin and history of "Valentine's Day"....

Every year, the fourteenth day of the month of February has millions across the world presenting their loved ones with candy, flowers, chocolates and other lovely gifts. In many countries, restaurants and eateries are seen to be filled with couples who are eager to celebrate their relationship and the joy of their togetherness through delicious cuisines. There hardly seems to be a young man or woman who is not keen to make the most of the day.
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Gifts for Valentine's Day
The reason behind all of this is a kindly cleric named Valentine who died more than a thousand years ago.
It is not exactly known why the 14th of February is known as Valentine's Day or if the noble Valentine really had any relation to this day.
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Saint Valentine The history of Valentine's Day is impossible to be obtained from any archive and the veil of centuries gone by has made the origin behind this day more difficult to trace. It is only some legends that are our source for the history of Valentine's Day.
The modern St. Valentine's Day celebrations are said to have been derived from both ancient Christian and Roman tradition. As per one legend, the holiday has originated from the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalis/Lupercalia, a fertility celebration that used to observed annually on February 15. But the rise of Christianity in Europe saw many pagan holidays being renamed for and dedicated to the early Christian martyrs. Lupercalia was no exception. In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius turned Lupercalia into a Christian feast day and set its observance a day earlier, on February 14. He proclaimed February 14 to be the feast day in honor of Saint Valentine, a Roman martyr who lived in the 3rd century. It is this St. Valentine whom the modern Valentine's Day honors.
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there were at least three early Christian saints by the name of Valentine. While one was a priest in Rome, another was a bishop in Terni. Nothing is known about the third St. Valentine except that he met his end in Africa. Surprisingly, all three of them were said to have been martyred on 14th February.
It is clear that Pope Gelasius intended to honor the first of these three aforementioned men. Most scholars believe that this St. Valentine was a priest who lived around 270 AD in Rome and attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius II who ruled during this time.
The story of St. Valentine has two different versions - the Protestant and the Catholic one. Both versions agree upon Saint Valentine being a bishop who held secret marriage ceremonies of soldiers in opposition to Claudius II who had prohibited marriage for young men and was executed by the latter. During the lifetime of Valentine, the golden era of Roman empire had almost come to an end. Lack of quality administrators led to frequent civil strife. Education declined, taxation increased and trade witnessed a very bad time. The Roman empire faced crisis from all sides, from the Gauls, Slavs, Huns, Turks and Mongolians from Northern Europe and Asia. The empire had grown too large to be shielded from external aggression and internal chaos with existing forces. Naturally, more and more capable men were required to to be recruited as soldiers and officers to protect the nation from takeover. When Claudius became the emperor, he felt that married men were more emotionally attached to their families, and thus, will not make good soldiers. He believed that marriage made the men weak. So he issued an edict forbidding marriage to assure quality soldiers.
The ban on marriage was a great shock for the Romans. But they dared not voice their protest against the mighty emperor.
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The kindly bishop Valentine also realized the injustice of the decree. He saw the trauma of young lovers who gave up all hopes of being united in marriage. He planned to counter the monarch's orders in secrecy. Whenever lovers thought of marrying, they went to Valentine who met them afterwards in a secret place, and joined them in the sacrament of matrimony. And thus he secretly performed many marriages for young lovers. But such things cannot remain hidden for long. It was only a matter of time before Claudius came to know of this "friend of lovers," and had him arrested.
While awaiting his sentence in prison, Valentine was approached by his jailor, Asterius. It was said that Valentine had some saintly abilities and one of them granted him the power to heal people. Asterius had a blind daughter and knowing of the miraculous powers of Valentine he requested the latter to restore the sight of his blind daughter. The Catholic legend has it that Valentine did this through the vehicle of his strong faith, a phenomenon refuted by the Protestant version which agrees otherwise with the Catholic one. Whatever the fact, it appears that Valentine in some way did succeed to help Asterius' blind daughter.
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Claudius IIWhen Claudius II met Valentine, he was said to have been impressed by the dignity and conviction of the latter. However, Valentine refused to agree with the emperor regarding the ban on marriage. It is also said that the emperor tried to convert Valentine to the Roman gods but was unsuccesful in his efforts. Valentine refused to recognize Roman Gods and even attempted to convert the emperor, knowing the consequences fully. This angered Claudius II who gave the order of execution of Valentine.
Meanwhile, a deep friendship had been formed between Valentine and Asterius' daughter. It caused great grief to the young girl to hear of his friend's imminent death. It is said that just before his execution, Valentine asked for a pen and paper from his jailor, and signed a farewell message to her "From Your Valentine," a phrase that lived ever after. As per another legend, Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his jailer during his imprisonment. However, this legend is not given much importance by historians. The most plausible story surrounding St. Valentine is one not centered on Eros (passionate love) but on agape (Christian love): he was martyred for refusing to renounce his religion. Valentine is believed to have been executed on February 14, 270 AD.
Thus 14th February became a day for all lovers and Valentine became its Patron Saint. It began to be annually observed by young Romans who offered handwritten greetings of affection, known as Valentines, on this day to the women they admired. With the coming of Christianity, the day came to be known as St. Valentine's Day.
But it was only during the 14th century that St. Valentine's Day became definitively associated with love. UCLA medieval scholar Henry Ansgar Kelly, author of "Chaucer and the Cult of Saint Valentine", credits Chaucer as the one who first linked St. Valentine's Day with romance. In medieval France and England it was believed that birds mated on February 14. Hence, Chaucer used the image of birds as the symbol of lovers in poems dedicated to the day. In Chaucer's "The Parliament of Fowls," the royal engagement, the mating season of birds, and St. Valentine's Day are related:
"For this was on St. Valentine's Day, When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate."
By the Middle Ages, Valentine became as popular as to become one of the most popular saints in England and France. Despite attempts by the Christian church to sanctify the holiday, the association of Valentine’s Day with romance and courtship continued through the Middle Ages. The holiday evolved over the centuries. By the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging hand-made cards on Valentine's Day had become common in England. Hand-made valentine cards made of lace, ribbons, and featuring cupids and hearts began to be created on this day and handed over to the man or woman one loved.
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Valentine's day greeting cardThis tradition eventually spread to the American colonies. It was not until the 1840s that Valentine's Day greeting cards began to be commercially produced in the U.S. The first American Valentine's Day greeting cards were created by Esther A. Howlanda Mount Holyoke, a graduate and native of Worcester. Mass. Howland, known as the Mother of the Valentine, made elaborate creations with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as "scrap". It was when Howland began Valentine's cards in a large scale that the tradition really caught on in the United States.
Today, Valentine's Day is one of the major holidays in the U.S. and has become a booming commercial success. According to the Greeting Card Association, 25% of all cards sent each year are "valentine"s. The "valentines", as Valentine's Day cards are better known as, are often designed with hearts to symbolize love. The Valentine's Day card spread with Christianity, and is now celebrated all over the world. One of the earliest valentines was sent in 1415 AD by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife during his imprisonment in the Tower of London. The card is now preserved in the British Museum.
There may be doubts regarding the actual identity of Valentine, but we know that he really existed because archaeologists have recently unearthed a Roman catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to a Saint Valentine.
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GOD IS FAITHFUL and RIGHTEOUS!
HE HAS ALL UNDER HIS PERFECT WATCH...and CARE.
SPRING SHALL COME IN HIS DIVINE ORDER.
PRAISING HIM EVERY DAY FOR THE SEEN AND UNSEEN BLESSINGS BRINGING GLORY TO HIS NAME!

WONDROUS CREATOR!
ENJOY SOME BEAUTIFUL TRUTHS!
Sent to me by a close Friend who is also enthralled with GOD!

How Great is our God!!!
Our Creator and Redeemer . . . and do we THINK about it ??? God's accuracy may be observed in the hatching of eggs.. . . . .
For example: -the eggs of the potato bug hatch in 7 days;
-those of the canary in 14 days;
-those of the barnyard hen in 21 days;
-The eggs of ducks and geese hatch in 28 days;
-those of the mallard in 35 days;
-The eggs of the parrot and the ostrich hatch in 42 days.
(Notice, they are all divisible by seven, the number of days in a week!)
God's wisdom is seen in the making of an elephant.
The four legs of this great beast all bend forward in the same direction. No other quadruped is so made. God planned that this animal would have a huge body, too large to live on two legs. For this reason He gave it four fulcrums so that it can rise from the ground easily.
The horse rises from the ground on its two front legs first. A cow rises from the ground with its two hind legs first. How wise the Lord is in all His works of creation!
God's wisdom is revealed in His arrangement of sections and segments, as well as in the number of grains.
-Each watermelon has an even number of stripes on the rind.
-Each orange has an even number of segments.
-Each ear of corn has an even number of rows.
-Each stalk of wheat has an even number of grains.
-Every bunch of bananas has on its lowest row an even number of bananas, and each row decreases by one, so that one row has an even number and the next row an odd number.
-The waves of the sea roll in on shore twenty-six to the minute in all kinds of weather.
-All grains are found in even numbers on the stalks, and the Lord specified thirty fold, sixty fold, and a hundred fold all even numbers.
God has caused the flowers to blossom at certain specified times during the day. Linnaeus, the great botanist, once said that if he had a conservatory containing the right kind of soil, moisture and temperature, he could tell the time of day or night by the flowers that were open and those that were closed!
The lives of each of you may be ordered by the Lord in a beautiful way for His glory, if you will only entrust Him with your life. If you try to regulate your own life, it will only be a mess and a failure. Only the One Who made the brain and the heart can successfully guide them to a profitable end.
LORD, WE EXALT YOU AS OUR CREATOR and LIVING GOD! MAY THE NAME OF THE LORD BE MAGNIFIED FOREVER!
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Rev Gerri Merrick ~ Rejoice International
Rejoice Rally ~ Gold Feather Press

TRADITIONS FOLLOW THROUGH THE CENTURIES and MANY NATIONS...educate yourself & never quit learning, praying and seeking GOD for TRUTH

Calendar Name Origins - Names of Months
January - ME Januari(us), OE Januarius, translation of Latin Januarius, named after JANUS, god of beginnings.
February - ME OE Februarius from Latin Februarius, named for Februa, the feast of purification.
March - ME March(e), from Latin Martius, (month of) Mars.
April - ME Averil, OF Avril, Latin Aprilis mensis (month). The name may derive from the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite.
May - ME OE Maius, Latin Maius mensis (month), from the Greek Maia, goddess of spring (growth).
June - ME Jun(e), OE Iunius, from Latin mensis Junius, named after the goddess Juno, Queen of the gods.
July - ME Julie, OE Julius, from Latin Julius (Caesar) after whom it was named in 44 BC. The original name was quintilis, fifth month in the early Roman calendar.
August - ME OE Agustus from Latin Augustus (Caesar) 8 BC. The original name was sextilis, sixth month in the early Roman calendar.
September - ME Septembre from Latin September, seventh month in the early Roman calendar
October - ME OE from Latin October, eighth month in the early Roman calendar
November - ME OE from Latin November, ninth month of the early Roman calendar, from novem NINE
December - ME Decembre from OF and Latin December, tenth month of the early Roman calendar (decem TEN + membri from mens MONTH + ri suffix).
ME = Middle English
OE = Old English
OF = Old French OHG = Old High German