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True Joy!

I can hear the sound of the drums and the trumpet approaching me that day. It was the day that the boy scouts paraded down the street next t0 the town hall where I worked. Everyone wanted to see the parade. Hundreds of boys were camping somewhere nearby and they were parading down the streets in their own order. The music was pulsating. I felt the vibrations of the drum roll as the boys marched closer. I felt like jumping and dancing. Something was happening. It was as if I was getting happier and happier with such amazing sounds. It was like heaven on earth. They were playing one of the local songs, a calypso. It was so sweet that I felt like jumping but I restrained myself. The happiness I felt was contagious. Everyone was excited, but as the trumpet blast and drum rolls passed me, so did the happy feeling. Just like that a momentary feeling of euphora all gone. The joy of the Lord is important. Like the beautiful music I heard there are many things that give joy but joy ...

God will Protect You!

Have you ever seen a school yard fight in which a friend or family member was attacked and another friend or member jumped into the fight just because they felt that they could not just stand by and let someone get beaten up? Well you know what, we have someone who is ever present with us and is willing at any time to fight for us. God himself will fight for us. No battle is too big for Him! It is not the size of the battle, but the size of our God. He is bigger than any problem we can have, bigger than any battle. No weapon, the Bible says, formed against us will prosper and any tongue that has risen against us He will condemn. Our God is strong and mighty. He shows himself as captain of the host to protect. In Psalm 91 it says, "those who live in the shelter of the Most High, will rest in the shadow of the almighty." He will be our refuge and fortress, no harm will befall us, for He will command His angels to protect us and guard us in all our ways. When we call u...