Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not for I am with thee, be not dismayed for I AM thy God; I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee, yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.
That's in King James language, which is how I first "discovered" it on September 2, 1949-- my first day away from home--on my way to college in Massachusetts from Ohio. It was 'alive' for me that night in a tourist cabin in upstate New York, half way on our journey. It was as if God was letting me know he knew where I was even if I did not-- and I literally did not.
Isaiah 49:2,3 "I will go before you and make the crooked placed straight; I will break in pieces the gates of brass and cut asunder the bars of iron; I will give you the treasures of darkness..." quoting from memory doesn't sound quite right-- but that was what gave me courage to move to New Jersey from Ohio in August, 1962, after seven years on the old Akron district Church of the Nazarene.
And you know, God has made a way for us-- these 46 years in the east.
I won't give you all the promises in between-- but now we are headed west again-- from the Cape to Ohio. When I retired from Wollaston nine years ago I got "You shall go our with joy, and be led forth withe peace." and I should look up that reference because I know it but my forgetter is working-- it is true and you can look it up yourself . . .
Now we need a promise to take us back to the heartland . . . "My Presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest!" That will do!
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Im glade your life was so full . As long as you know your loved , your heart never feels empty . You `ve made a difference in the world which only God knows, Its a wonderful life with James Stewart sums it up. Thank you Bob kabara
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