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Summer Solstice 2015

June 21, 2015 by spellbound84

Summer Solstice, 2015.

First day of summer in South Jersey.

It is the favorite time of the year.

What Is the Summer Solstice? Explaining the Longest Day of the Year

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The Holy Spirit, Spiritual Strength, The Power Within Us: Ephesians 3:14-21

June 21, 2015 by spellbound84

The Holy Spirit, Spiritual Strength, The Power Within us. Ephesians 3:14-21.

Ephesians 3:14-21 ESV

¹⁴For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, ¹⁵from whom every family^[a] in heaven and on earth is named, ¹⁶that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, ¹⁷so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, ¹⁸may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, ¹⁹and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

²⁰Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, ²¹to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

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Spiritual Attack : James 4:7, 2 Corinthians 11:14-15, Romans 8: 37-39

June 19, 2015 by spellbound84

Spiritual Attack : James 4:7, 2 Corinthians 11:14-15, Romans 8:37-39.

James 4:7

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

2 Corinthians 11:14-15

¹⁴And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. ¹⁵So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.

Romans 8: 37-39

³⁷No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. ³⁸For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, ³⁹nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

A Prayer for Spiritual Warfare

Dear Lord,

I know from the work of Jesus Christ that Satan and his minions are a defeated enemy. I also know from Your Word that the enemy continues to roam the earth and attack us. LORD, I ask for Your help in putting on the armor, the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the shoes of the gospel of peace, the belt of truth, and the sword of the Spirit (Your Word) in order to resist the enemy so he will flee.

By the authority of Jesus and in the power of His shed blood, I ask You to summon warrior angels to fight on my behalf if necessary. And if it is Your will for me to confront the evil spirits of the enemy directly, I ask You to guide me and protect me as I strive to pray and to live within Your will.

Grant me the patience, Father, to know that deliverance from the enemy isn’t always immediate. Grant me a resolute spirit so that I am persistent in my prayer and steadfast in my resistance. And grant me the wisdom to remain alert, especially when it seems as if the enemy has moved on and ended his attack on me.

I praise You, Jesus, for Your victory over the enemy, for his complete defeat, and I claim that victory for myself as I abide in You.

Lord, please hear my prayer.

In this I pray,

Amen

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God Heals Through Faith And Strength: Matthew 10-1, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Psalm 28:7-8

June 18, 2015 by spellbound84

God Heals Through Faith And Strength: Matthew 10-1, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Psalm 28:7-8.

The Twelve Apostles

Matthew 10-1

10 And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

⁹But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. ¹⁰For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Psalm 28:7-8

The Lord is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.

The Lord is the strength of his people;
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.

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Philadelphia, 7th Cursed Sports City In The USA

June 15, 2015 by spellbound84

Philadelphia, 7th Cursed Sports City In The USA.

The New York Times wrote a post on their blog Upshot on the 13 cities that have cursed sports teams and their methodology resulting in their conclusion.

Do I agree? Let me add The Curse of Billy Penn.