In the midst of mandates and tyranny, we continue lifting up the powerful name of Jesus, the name that has power over all the works of the enemy.
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Above Rubies Daily Encouragement Blogs
Through the weekly and daily devotionals you can be constantly encouraged in your great role of parenting, the highest career in the nation. You can also stay updated on what's happening with the Above Rubies ministry.
The following is a great poem about the value of hard work.The Mortgage and the Man
By Edgar A. Guest
This is the tale of a mortgage and a dead man and his son,
A father who left to his only child a duty that must be done.
And the neighbors said as they gathered round in the
neighbor’s curious way:
“Too bad, too bad that he left his boy so heavy a debt to pay.”
Day by day through the years that came, the mortgage held him fast-
Straight and true to his task he went, and he paid the debt at last;
And his arm grew strong, and his eye kept bright and although
he never knew,
The thing that fashioned a man of him was the task he had to do.
Honor and fortune crowned his brow till the day he came to die,
But he said: “My boy shall never work against such odds as I.
I have planned his year, I have made them safe, I have paid
his journey through.”
And the boy looked out on a world wherein there was
nothing for him to do.
His hands grew soft, and his eyes went dull, and his cheeks turned ashy pale,
For strength which isn’t employed by day, with idleness grows stale.
“He is not that man that his father was,” the neighbors often said,
“And better for him had he been left to work for his meat and bread.”
Oh, the race dies out and the clan departs, and feeble grows the son,
When they come at last to the dreadful day when all of the work is done.
For manhood dies on the roads of ease where the skies are ever blue,
And each of us needs, if we shall grow strong, some difficult thing to do.
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STOP LISTENING. GOD HAS BETTER THINGS TO TELL YOU.
A BOY AND HIS DADby Edgar A. Guest
A boy and his dad on a fishing-trip—
There is a glorious fellowship!
Father and son and the open sky
And the white clouds lazily drifting by,
And the laughing stream as it runs along
With the clicking reel like a martial song,
And the father teaching the youngster gay
How to land a fish in the sportsman's way.
I fancy I hear them talking there
In an open boat, and the speech is fair.
And the boy is learning the ways of men
From the finest man in his youthful ken.
Kings, to the youngster, cannot compare
With the gentle father who's with him there.
And the greatest mind of the human race
Not for one minute could take his place.
Which is happier, man or boy?
The soul of the father is steeped in joy,
For he's finding out, to his heart's delight,
That his son is fit for the future fight.
He is learning the glorious depths of him,
And the thoughts he thinks and his every whim;
And he shall discover, when night comes on,
How close he has grown to his little son.
A boy and his dad on a fishing-trip—
Builders of life's companionship!
Oh, I envy them, as I see them there
Under the sky in the open air,
For out of the old, old long-ago
Come the summer days that I used to know,
When I learned life's truths from my father's lips
As I shared the joy of his fishing-trips.
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Be more than his dad,
Be a chum to the lad;
Be a part of his life
Every hour of the day;
Find time to talk with him,
Take time to walk with him,
Share in his studies
And share in his play;
Take him to places,
To ball games and races.
Teach him the things
That you want him to know;
Don’t live apart from him,
Don’t keep your heart from him,
Be his best comrade,
He needs you so!
Never neglect him,
Though you, still respect him,
Hear his opinions
With patience and pride;
Show him his error,
But be not a terror,
Grim-visaged and fearful,
When he’s at your side.
Know what his thoughts are,
Know what his sports are,
Know all his playmates,
It’s easy to learn to;
Be such a father
That when troubles gather
You’ll be the first one
For counsel, he’ll turn to.
You can inspire him
With courage, and fire him
Hot with ambition
For deeds that are good;
He’ll not betray you
Nor illy repay you,
If you have taught him
The things that you should.
Father and son
Must in all things be one –
Partners in trouble
And comrades in joy.
More than a dad
Was the best pal you had;
Be such a chum
As you knew, to your boy.
By Edgar A. Guest
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The Above Rubies Ladies retreat is right on us. All Oregon and Washington lades and anyone else from anywhere are welcome.This will be our last Oregon retreat unless some other ladies decide to take up the vision. Charity, Sonia, and Julia and their families are all moving out of Oregon to other states. They will be saying goodbye to you at this retreat. It will be a special time of fellowship together.
Still time to register. Here is the information:
17 - 19 SEPTEMBER, OREGON
LADIES RETREAT AT THE CHRISTIAN RENEWAL CENTER
22444 N Fork Rd SE, Silverton, OR 97381
Questions to:
Charity Jenkins * Ph: 503 871 9535
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Or Sonia Ramsay * Ph: 503 428 7345
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Or Julia Hughes * Ph: 503-421-1669
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Hope you can make it!
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by the Scottish poet, Charles MackayYou have no enemies, you say?
Alas! my friend, the boast is poor;
He who has mingled in the fray
Of duty, that the brave endure,
Must have made foes! If you have none,
Small is the work that you have done.
You've hit no traitor on the hip,
You've dashed no cup from perjured lip,
You've never turned the wrong to right,
You've been a coward in the fight.
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Even after God gave you what you prayed for.
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
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“God has delivered our children's bodies, souls, thoughts, lives and futures into our hands. No persons can influence another's destiny more than parents can their children's. They can almost direct their children to heaven or to hell.”
~ Watchman Nee
Picture: On Dad's Shoulders by Mark Lague Oil ~ 12 x 6
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“So great is my veneration of the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and respectable members of society.”~ John Quincy Adams
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"The people who know their God will be strong and take action"
Daniel 11:32 (HCSB).
Fathers and mothers . . .
We are raising families of strong, moral character.
We are raising families who are well-taught on all godly, moral values.
We are raising children and young people who know their Bibles and know how to pray.
We are raising children who know how to hold their heads up and their shoulders square in the face of all opposition to righteous standards.
We are training children who know how to resist temptations to be liars, cheats, compromisers, and lazy "good for nothings."
We are training children to be movers and shakers of all that is wholesome and righteous.
We are raising young people who are not afraid of devils and demonic forces of darkness who dare to roar against us.
We are raising families who know their God and who will be strong and do exploits.
We are raising families who have stickability, persistence, and pluck.
We are raising families who are learning how to fight in the battles of life, who will never quit, or throw in the towel.
The whole world needs fathers and mothers who will be prepared to sacrifice everything to make this happen.
COLIN CAMPBELL
Painting: Carlo Bertocci (1946, Italian).
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“I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet, But they said, We will not hearken” (Jeremiah 6:17).
Ezekiel 2:10 tells us how, despite all God’s goodness, Israel had become a very rebellious nation. Ezekiel was called of God to go to them and warn them of approaching judgment.
God called them . . .
1. “”A rebellious nation”
2. “Impudent children”
3. “Stiffhearted”
“And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house), yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them” (Ezekiel 2:5).
In Matthew 13:9-43 Jesus says the words over again: “Who that ears to hear, let him hear.”
Revelation 1:3: “Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.”
Revelation 2:7: “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches . . .”
This church of Ephesus had left their first love and were in danger of having their candlestick removed. Jesus reminded them in 2:4, 5: “Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works, or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.”
We must all take heed to these words to the church at Ephesus: “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.” Those who do hear will get to eat of the tree of life.
Revelation 3:20: “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”
Those who hear Jesus’ knocking voice and open the door to Him will be rewarded with the joy of daily fellowshipping and supping with him.
We must learn to hear with our outer ears as well as with our inner ears.
Revelation 13 is highly prophetically possible for us today. The name of the beast and the number of his name could be forced upon us through block chain technology, coupled with the vaccination program.
I am not into conspiracy theories. However, I do want my ears to be opened to the sound of God’s trumpets. I say trumpets (plural) because God is speaking through more than one trumpet today.
We must sharpen up our senses at this time so that we will be able to discern what the trumpets are saying.
Are the trumpets speaking the truth for this hour? We cannot allow our hearing senses to be dulled. This can easily happen through lack of use (Hebrews 5:13, 14).
Daily meditating on the truths of God’s word will greatly assist our ability to discern what the trumpets are saying in this hour.
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell
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It’s time I got back to the series we are doing on WEAPONS OF WAR. In His Word, God calls His people by the names of different weapons of war and other things that are used in war.God calls you His BATTLE AXE (Jeremiah 51:20) which we have already discussed together. We will continue discussing more weapons of war in future posts.
Today we discuss the purpose of the TRUMPET in spiritual warfare.
Jeremiah 5:17: “I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.”
In Numbers 10:1-10 God speaks about the purposes for the trumpets.
1. CALLING OF THE ASSEMBLY
2. JOURNEYING OF THE CAMPS
3. AN ALARM FOR WAR
Numbers 10:1, 2: “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.”
Verse 4 tells us that if the priests blow both trumpets, everyone in the whole camp of Israel had to gather at the entrance of the Tabernacle to hear what God had to say. It is very important for people to gather together in one place. God’s trumpet has been sounding (Hebrews 10:28) all through the lockdown of our nation to gather God’s people together. It has never stopped sounding.
If only one trumpet was blown, then only the leaders (the heads of the thousands of Israel) were to gather. It is important for leaders to gather together too, especially leaders over thousands in order to impart what God is saying to the nation.
One blow on the trumpet released the tribes on the east side to move forward. The second blow on the trumpet gave the signal for the south tribes to march forward.
All God’s people must be listening for the trumpet alarm to go forward. Going forward to unknown territory was often dangerous and they had to be ready to fight any sudden enemy attack.
The enemy has tried to stop the assembling of God’s people. Sadly, a lot of pastors quickly gave in. But the Lord’s trumpet never sounds retreat. It is always a “go forward” blast.
God uses His trumpeters to gather His people for the sake of the nation. The trumpets of God are sounding. We have seen many large gatherings in recent years calling God’s people to prayer and to take a strong stand against the evils of extreme anti-Christ socialism and the New World Order that would destroy our constitution with all its benefits, freedoms, and liberties. We are discovering that the swamp is far more evil than we ever imagined.
The sound to go to war was a long blast on the trumpet. The trumpet is sounding now to take us forward into battle against all the brazen wickedness in our land.
• Large scale destruction in our streets
• Large scale lying and fearmongering
• Large scale voter fraud
• Large scale demising of our police force
• Large scale fake media
• Large scale abortion
• Large scale halting of the freedom of speech (which is against our Constitution)
• Large scale transgenderism
• Large scale immorality and homosexual acceptance in our nation and even churches
• Large scale child trafficking (the most wicked of all wickedness which is happening in the high places and leadership of our nation)
• Large scale drug use
• Larges scale atheism and agnosticism in our schools of learning
• Large scale vaccination for which the underlying motive is depopulation, planned and plainly stated by Bill Gates
• Large scale corruption at our borders
• Large scale bribery of our politicians and courts to interfere with justice and judgment
However, God is sounding His trumpet.
To be continued.
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell
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Proverbs 28:1: "The righteous are as bold as a lion."God Himself is bold. He despises fear and cowardice. The nation desperately needs bold men and women who will raise bold children for our present and future battles against all that is godless and unrighteous. We must be bold enough to defy all our enemies right to their proud haughty faces.
1 Chronicles 12:8 tells us about some of David’s mighty men: "And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains."
These Gadites, whose faces had a lion-like look about them must have indeed been bold men. These mighty men came to help King David, but King Jesus, who is the heavenly David, is also looking for warriors to fight against evil.
Acts 4:13 tells us about the boldness of the disciples: "Now when they saw the BOLDNESS of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus."
In the face of persecution, Peter and John did not act like timid lambs or nervous mice. Their boldness caused their persecutors to marvel. They realized that the source of this boldness did not come from education, for they were "unlearned" men. They also understood that this boldness did not come from knowledge, for they were "ignorant" men. But they "took knowledge of them that they had BEEN WITH JESUS." This was the source of their boldness.
The more time we spend with Jesus, the bolder we will be. Their persecutors did not know that Jesus had just baptized His disciples with power from on high which turned the denying Peter into the bold confessor.
Great boldness to testify for Jesus in the face of hot persecution is the greatest evidence of our claim to be filled with the Spirit of God. Those who spend time with Jesus are the most likely to experience great boldness.
God is calling for bold men! Will you be one?
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell
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“From our homes will come the leaders of our country and of the world. A sound economic and social life and enduring world peace will be built from the materials our families supply. You must make every effort to develop the quality of your home life. If you cherish spiritual values, you will bind together domestic ties, for, as a parent, you play a leading part in rebuilding the ideals of a nation through its home and civic life. To a large degree, you form human character.”– Fr. Lawrence G. Lovasik
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It takes men of backbone to speak the truth. Men who are wishbones wish that things were better. They wish they had the prosperity of past years. They wish God would answer their feeble prayers. They wish that someone else would speak up for them. But they themselves will not lift a finger or a toe to make a solid stand for truth.IT'S HIGH TIME FOR MEN WITH REAL BACKBONE TO SPEAK UP FOR TRUTH.
~ Colin Campbell
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"Giving up freedom lightly leads to the most heavy tyranny."
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The easy roads are crowded
And the level roads are jammed;
The pleasant little rivers
With the drifting folks are crammed.
But off yonder where it's rocky,
Where you get a better view,
You will find the ranks are thinning
And the travelers are few.
Where the going's smooth and pleasant
You will always find the throng,
For the many, more's the pity,
Seem to like to drift along.
But the steeps that call for courage,
And the task that's hard to do
In the end result in glory
For the never-wavering few.
~ Edgar Guest
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