WHAT MY BIBLE (K J V) MEANS TO ME

                                       

                   From the desk of June Estelle Cash  

                WHAT MY BIBLE - KJV - MEANS TO ME 

                                                            

           WHAT MY BIBLE - THE K J V - MEANS TO ME

     PSALM 138. 1,2   I will praise thee with my whole  

        heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

        I will worship toward thy holy temple and praise 

         thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth:

        thou has magnified thy word above all thy name.

       Jesus said as he prayed to the Father 

               John 17.1 These words spake Jesus, and 

               lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, 

               Father, the hour is come: glorify thy Son, 

               that thy Son also may glorify thee. 

               John 17.2  As thou hast given him power 

                over all flesh, that he should give eternal

               life to as many as thou hast given him.

                John 17.3  And this is life eternal, that 

                 they might know thee the only true God

                and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.

                John 17.4  I have glorified thee on the 

                  earth, I have finished the work which 

                 thou gavest me to do.

                 John 17.5  And now, O Father, glorify thou

                 me with thine own self with the glory 

                   which I had with thee before the world.

                  In Jesus prayer to the Father, he 

                      continues:

                  John 17.6 I have manifested thy name unto

                    the men which thou gavest me out of the 

                   world: thine they were, and thou gavest 

                  them me: and they have kept thy word.

                  John 17.7  Now they have know that all 

                    things whatsoever thou hast given me

                    are of thee.   

                  John 17.8  FOR I HAVE GIVEN UNTO THEM

                    THE WORDS WHICH THOU GAVEST ME;

                    AND THEY HAVE RECEIVED THEM, 

                          AND HAVE KNOWN SURELY

                                    THAT 

                                   I  CAME OUT FROM THEE

                         AND THEY HAVE 

                                          BELIEVED

                       THAT THOU 

                                        DIDST SEND ME.

                           John 17.14  I  have given them thy word: 

                             and the world hath hated them, because

                             they are ot of the world, even as I am

                                   not of the world.

                          John 17.15  I pray not that thou shouldst 

                           take them out of the world, but that 

                            thou shouldst keep them from the evil.

                          John 17.18  As thou hast sent me into 

                            the world, even so have I also sent them

                             into the world.

                          John 17.19   Neither pray I for these alone

                              but for them also which shall believe 

                                on me through their word.

                         

                   

                                              HERE JESUS WOULD BE GOING TO THE CROSS

                                                             YET HERE HE WAS ASKING GOD HIS 

                                                                  FATHER TO DO JUST WHAT HE 

                                                                  KNEW GOD SENT HIM FOR

                                         THOUGHT FOR THE DAY -  THAT GOD'S WORD

                                         IS COMPLETE - IT IS FINISHED - AND IT IS ALL 

                                          WE NEED IN THIS LIFE TO KNOW GOD AND 

                                        TO WALK WITH HIM.

                                THE APOSTLES SPREAD OUT OVER THE WHOLE WORLD

                                 AFTER JESUS ROSE FROM THE GRAVE.     

                                  HIS LAST COMMAND WAS:   

                                  "ALL POWER IS GIVEN UNTO ME IN HEAVEN AND IN 

                                EARTH,  GO YE THEREFORE, AND TEACH ALL NATIONS, 

                                 BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND 

                               OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY GHOST: TEACHING 

                                 THEM TO OBSERVE WHATSOEVER THINGS I HAVE 

                                 COMMANDED YOU, AND, LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAY

                                  EVEN UNTO THE END OF THE WORLD. AMEN. 

                                               MATTHEW 28.18 - 20  

                                    

                                  

                       1.  MY BIBLE UPHOLDS ME. 
                                    Psalm 119.116   Uphold me according
                                   to thy word, that I may live: and let me
                                    not be ashamed of my hope.

                                    Psalm 56.3    What time I am afraid,
                                          I will trust in thee.

                        2.  IT ORDERS MY STEPS 
                                  Psalm 119.133  Order my steps in thy 
                                   word: and let not any iniquity have 
                                  dominion over me.

                                  John 15.7   If ye abide in me, and
                                     my words abide in you, ye shall
                                   ask what ye will, and it shall be 
                                     done unto you.

                         3.  IT PRODUCES JOY       
                                    Psalm 119.162  I rejoice at thy word,
                                    as one that findeth great spoil.  

                                         John 16.33   These things have I 
                                   spoken unto you that in me ye might
                                  have peace, in the world ye shall have
                                   tribulation, but be of good cheer; I have
                                 overcome the world.  

                        4.    IT STRENGTHENS ME.  
                               Psalm 119.28

                               I John 2.14  
                               Phil.4.13

                       5.   IT GIVES HOPE.      
                             Psalm 119. 74  They that fear thee will be
                              glad when they see me; because I have hoped
                               in thy word. 
                            Romans 5.1,2  Therefore being justified by 
                            faith, we have peace with God through our 
                          Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have 
                            access by faith into this grace wherein we stand,
                            and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

                        6.   IT GIVES LIGHT  
                                    Ps.119.105   Thy word is a lamp unto my 
                             feet and a light unto my path.  
                                      John 8.12   Then said Jesus again, I am
                            the light of the world: he that followeth me 
                             shall not walk in darkness , but shall have the 
                           light of life. 
                                    Psalm 27.1 The LORD is my light and 
                               my salvation: Whom shall I fear? The LORD 
                           is the strength of my life,  Of whom shall I be 
                            afraid?     

                       7. IT GIVES UNDERSTANDING.
                                Psalm 119.169   Let my cry come near
                              before thee, O LORD: Give me understanding
                                according to thy word.  
                               Proverbs 1.7  The fear of the LORD is the 
                               beginning of knowledge: but fools despise
                                wisdom and instruction. 

                               Proverbs 2.1 - 6
                                2.1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words,
                              and hide my commandments with thee,
                               2.2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom
                                  and apply thine heart to understanding, 
                                 2.3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge , and 
                                    liftest up thy voice for understanding, 
                                 2.4   If thou seekest her as silver and searchest
                                      for her as for hid treasures: 
                                2.5  Then shalt thou understand the fear of 
                                the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
                                 2.6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his
                                mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. 

                       8. IT SHOWS GOD'S WILL
                                Isaiah 55.11    So shall my word be that 
                         goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return
                           unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which
                           I please, and it shall prospoer in the thing whereto
                           I sent it. 
                              Matthew 4.4  And he answered and said, It is 
                           written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but 
                          by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth 
                            of God.  (Jesus responding to the devil)

                            
                        9. IT BUILDS UP 
                             Acts 20.32   And now, brethren, I commend
                         you to God, and to the word of his grace, which 
                       is able to build you up and to give you an 
                        inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

                               2 Timothy 3.16 and 17  
                        All scripture is given by inspiration of God, 
                           and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
                          correction, for instruction in righteousness
                         that the man of God may be perfect, throughly
                           furnished unto all good works.  

                       10. IT PRODUCES FRUIT 
                               John 15.5   I am the vine, ye are the branches,
                            He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same 
                            bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye 
                           can do nothing.
                               John 6.63   It is the spirit that quickeneth; the
                            flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak 
                              unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
                                Psalm 1. 1 -3 
                               1. Blessed is the man that walketh 
                                not in the counsel of the ungodly,
                               nor standeth in the way of sinners,
                               nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
                                2. But his delight is in the law of the 
                                 LORD, and in his law doth he meditate
                                  day and night.
                               3. And he shall be like a tree planted
                                  by the rivers of water, that bringeth
                                   forth his fruit in his season; his leaf
                                   also shall not wither; and whatsoever
                                    he doeth shall prosper

            11. IT CONVICTS OF SIN 
                      Hebrews 4.12   For the word of God is quick,
                     and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged 
                    sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of
                    soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and
                      is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the
                     heart.    
                                  to be quick  =  to be alive
                                 God's Word is not a dead book
                                         but is  A L I V E  
                     Psalm 119.89   FOREVER, O LORD, THY
                           WORD IS SETTLED IN HEAVEN.  

                         12.  IT CONVERTS THE SOUL
                               James 1.18  Of his own will he begat us
                                 with the word of truth...
                                I Peter 1.25  the word of the Lord endureth
                                  forever. And this is the word which by the
                                    gospel is preached unto you.  
                              
                        13. IT CLEANSES THE CONSCIENCE.
                               John 15.3   Now ye are clean through the 
                               word which I have spoken unto you...Jesus
                               speaking to the disciples.
                               Psalm 12.6The words of the LORD are 
                                    pure words: as silver tried in a furnace
                                  of earth, purified seven times.  
                         14. IT SETS US APART IN OUR LIFE.
                                John 17.17    Sanctify them through thy
                                      truth;  thy word is truth.    
                          15. IT CORRECTS THE WRONG.
                                  Proverbs 1.23 Turn ye at my reproof; behold
                                   I will pour out my spirit unto you; I will
                                    make my words known unto you.   
    
                           16. IT CONFIRMS THE RIGHT.
                                    John 8.31  Then said Jesus to those Jews 
                                  which believed on him, If ye continue in my 
                                    word, then are ye my disciples indeed.  
                                      John 8.32  And ye shall know the truth, and
                                           the truth shall make you free.   
                           17. IT COMFORTS THE HEART 
                                    Psalm 119, 50   This is my comfort
                                      in my affliction: for thy word hath 
                                      quickened me.  
                                    Psalm 119.54    Thy statutes have been
                                    my comfort in the house of my pilgrimage.
                                  

                 
                           My Bible is to me the dearest ever possession I have.
                              It is more to me than anything.

                           The early Christians spread the Word over 
                          the entire globe in just three centuries.  The
                           evidence ?  That 3 million people were 
                         killed, tortured, crucified, burned for those 
                          first three centuries, the FAITH THAT JESUS
                               CHRIST WAS THE MESSIAH, THE 
                              SON OF THE LIVING GOD  was hated,
                               despised, feared.    However, in the lives
                              of those that died, scripture was copied
                             and copied and copied no matter how many
                            times they were burned and destroyed.
                              Today our KING JAMES VERSION of the 
                             BIBLE IS STILL THE LIVING WORD 
                             IT IS COMPLETE,   NO MORE TO BE 
                              ADDED, AND NOTHING TO BE 
                           SUBTRACTED.   IT IS COMPLETE.
      
                             Reading God's Word brings Light
                              Believing It brings Light into my Walk
                              Displaying God's Light you can be 
                                   one of the Children of Light. 
                              


                       The  B I B L E    YES ! THAT'S THE BOOK 
                                       FOR ME ! 
                           I STAND ALONE ON THE WORD OF GOD!
                                     THE B I B L E !   

                         

                                                  

                                                                                    

SIX RULES FOR DAILY LIVING - A WAY OUT OF DEPRESSION

        SIX RULES FOR DAILY LIVING -

A WAY OUT OF DEPRESSION 

                                                     GLEANED FROM THE PAST 

                                                    BY LILACLADY JUNEBUG2  

  

IN THIS LIFE OF OURS 

WE

OFTEN 

FIND 

OURSELVES 

WALKING 

AS IT WERE

IN THE VALLEY OF SHADOWS

THE WAY 

HAS 

BECOME DIFFICULT.

OUR 

HEART

IS 

BURDENED AND

WEIGHTED DOWN.

THIS CAN HAPPEN 

AT 

ANY TIME

ANY PLACE

TO ANY ONE 

HERE ARE SIX DAILY RULES

A WAY OUT OF DEPRESSION.

    When I was younger, in 1965  my

dear husband was working for the 

U.S.Forest Service, and I was home

much with my two children.

My husband and I were dedicated to the Lord's work, and were indeed very active in our church ministry.  As a Pastor-Teacher, he usually worked to support himself as a Pastor by working, and yet 

    found time to prepare his sermons, and spend time with me.

We had just moved the winter before to a house located in an orchard, where all around us apple and pear trees abounded.

Not a new house, it was, however comfortable.   That winter was a hard one, with a really hard S T O R M of snow and ice that as it came down on everything, it would melt and then freeze in what they called "AN ICE THAW"    

There was damage done to our septic tank out in back

of our home -  I was not much aware of it - but was notified by my dear husband that it had broken up due to the ice. 

Several months went by.

Spring came with the lovely daffodils and the budding trees.

I was enjoying my little black puppy that had been given us,

and blithefully unaware of any hint of trouble.

T H E N    DISASTER....

Ohhhhh !   What a sight ! I saw ! as 

my dog now about six months old was 

wagging its tail and was S T I N K Y and 

dirty !  AND   JUST COVERED with 

fecal manure... 

and 

NOW I KNEW I HAD TO 

BATHE HIM

My children were not at home 

at this time - so I knew I had to 

do it B E F O R E  they 

came home.

KNOWING THE RISK,

I WASHED 

AND WASHED 

AND WASHED

AND THREW OUT THE 

TOWELS USED TO DO IT

AFTER THIS MY DOG BLACKIE WAS

BATHED.

So I knew I needed to bathe him.

I did not want the children to be exposed to this.

In this picture, it shows how big a six month dog

can be.   I knew I had a duty before me.

My heart was thinking as I did all this.

I need to be very careful not to get 

infection.

I washed myself carefully

after I was done.

I spoke to my landlord about the Sewer...

was he going to fix it ?

When he could, he would.

I was distraught.

Began to get moody.

Found myself tired.   Worn out.

Thoroughly unsure of myself.

As a Believer in the Lord Jesus,

I have always been very enthusiastic

in my service to the Lord.   However,

as weeks went by, I began to be 

morose, and "depressed."

One day,  I realized I needed to go to the 

doctor.  

I wasn't sure, but I thought just maybe 

I might have hepatitis - the serious kind 

the kind no one wanted

….

so I spoke to Henry one Sunday about this,

which took him by surprise...

he said, we will go in to the hospital 

this afternoon.

Well !

You know, when we got to the

hospital,

they took me right in,

put me where they could examine me,

and immediately told my husband

it was indeed 

very

serious.

I was in the Hospital for ten days.

While I was recuperating, husband and 

the children had to have special

medicine to make sure they did not

have what I had.

The dog had been the reason I got 

this.   

God was with me the whole time.

He helped me adjust to what 

was being done.

My body was weak, but the treatment

worked, and little by little 

I got better.

This was our family at that point.

Just before I got sick.  

God's love was much a part of my life,

and I had no greater joy than

my family.

IT WAS AFTER I GOT HOME

THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT 

TO GET MY JOY BACK.

One day, as I was reading the Reader's Digest 

I came across an article by a lady who

similarly had lost her joy, though for different reasons.

And she found in an attic a box with a piece of paper in it that had this title 

SIX RULES FOR DAILY LIVING

-

Here I share them with you

For they helped me 

come out of a difficult depression

and I learned again, to take my days

as God allowed, one at a time.

RULE 1

Do something "for someone else"

no matter how small the task,

Look around.

Perhaps it is a new neighbor who just moved here.

A small packet of tea with a few blooms from

your yard, even if just wildflowers, might 

encourage that person,

and it gives you a new UPLOOK.

RULE 2

Do something for myself,

no matter how small the task

Reward yourself.   In my case,

it often was a simple thing

like a hot bath, or, a special time

just sketching at the table.

Find yourself "thankful" for the 

small things you can do.

START THE OUTLOOK

AND UPBEAT by using 

what you have 

to do what you can

as you can

however you can, God helping you.

RULE 3

Do something that I do not want

to do, but it MUST BE DONE, 

that I have been putting off, no matter how small.

With this, I found a drawer that 

needed to be sorted out, and took it

and carefully, mindfully went through it

IT NEEDED TO BE DONE, and 

the big tasks seemed too hard,

so I would procrastinate on the little things,

and so

I learned to take them one at 

a time

and begin 

to BUILD MY CONFIDENCE

AND MY JOY.

RULE 4

Do a physical exercise - no matter how small.

This rule can be combined with the others,

and can be a real help.  Just taking a walk

around the block, or

setting your mind to doing a bit 

of work in the yard.

I found myself enjoying my life

again.

Learning to enter the day

with a smile and heart felt gratitude.

RULE 5

Either write out or say an original prayer

TALK TO GOD -  which includes 

counting my blessings no 

matter how small.

All of us - can do these simple 

rules - 

they do not have to be done in 

order 

nor

do they need to all be done in a day...

but 

it can help.

RULE 6   

DETERMINE TO APPLY

ONE OF THESE AT LEAST

EVERY DAY

BY

RECKONING ON GOD

TO HELP ME.

I found each day became more precious

as I used these rules to find 

my way out of depression.

Psalm 119.105  

THY WORD IS A LAMP UNTO MY PATH,

A LIGHT UNTO MY FEET 

With God's Word,

and these six rules 

I found my way 

back into living with

joy and upbeat smile, and hopeful heart.

John 15.7

If ye abide in me,

and my words abide in you,

ye shall ask what ye will,

and it shall be done unto you." 

Jesus gave these words to his disciples 

before heading to the Cross,

knowing He would rise again,

and they would be Spreading the News

of HIs Life and Message everywhere 

they went.

We need to do the same.

We need to face depression with these

rules, and recognize the need to let

our Joy indeed be full, as Jesus wanted us to do.

John 15.11

These things have I spoken unto you,

that my joy might remain in you,

and that your joy might be full.

Matthew  17.22

If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed,

ye shall say unto this mountain,

Remove hence to yonder place,

and it shall remove;  

and nothing shall be 

impossible unto you.

WALKING BY FAITH 

I KEEP CLIMBING  

COME JOURNEY WITH ME