Autumn

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Let's explore the topic of Autumn.

Autumn is a very unique season with its beautiful colorfulness and its pleasing aromas , as well as being a season of rains and harvests. Autumn is also a time for the seasonal changes of the fashion industry and for educational pursuits , amongst other things. In the Fall , some of God's creatures begin to prepare for the upcoming winter by either migrating ; or by doing extra labor to produce food stockpiles or to gain weight for their winter's hibernation. This season can also bring people outdoors more often as they enjoy the cooling down from the summer's heat. Which ever season you enjoy the most , or like the least , be sure and take advantage of finding several things that you like that are specific to each season . This will help you to welcome each day and season more readily. If you've struggled with enjoying a particular season , for whatever reason , then please ask God for His grace to help you to enjoy that specific season with you . He will respond to your faith with His loving care.

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~ The following Autumn colored photo of Hamburg Park is from pixabay user " PaulSchneider".~ Please always use the Safe Search setting whenever you explore pixabay.

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With the Fall harvests coming in , some farmers install scarecrows in their fields to ward
off any unwanted creatures who would invade them. Although the effectiveness of scarecrows can be debated , the topic did find its way into the Bible . In Jeremiah 10 : 5 , the uselessness of idols was compared to a scarecrow. 

                                                                       Jeremiah 10 : 5

 Amplified Bible
“They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field ; They cannot speak ; They have to be carried , Because they cannot walk ! Do not be afraid of them, For they can do no harm or evil , Nor can they do any good.”

{ Please note that there is quite a division between translations on whether the term cucumber , melon or palm tree should be used for the above verse }. 

 Although many people do not have a field to harvest , most people enjoy the crops that come from these fields - as God had designed for us to do - , but some have found a way to bring the feel of a harvest field to their place through adorable scarecrow dolls , such as this one pictured below from pixabay user " ErikaWittlieb " . 

                            The apple , pumpkins and other produce are part of the Fall harvest. 

Do you have any favorite fall foods that you've enjoyed lately ?

 The below photo of fallen apples is from pixabay user " Catkin ".

The above photo is a perfect example of an apple tree doing what is called an abscission.

ABSCISSION : ab·scis·sion

/abˈsiZHən/

Botany

noun: abscission;  plural noun: abscissions

The natural detachment of parts of a plant, typically dead leaves and ripe fruit.

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GENESIS  1  : 11 - 13

https://biblehub.com/amp/genesis/1.htm

 
11" So God said, “Let the earth sprout [tender] vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit according to (limited to, consistent with) their kind, whose seed is in them upon the earth”; and it was so.  

12 The earth sprouted and abundantly produced vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, according to their kind; and God saw that it was good and He affirmed and sustained it.  

13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. "

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Elephants & strong faith ! :)

 Blessings to you , reader !

Let's enjoy God's Word and His creation - the Elephant .

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The above photo was submitted to pixabay via user " markjordahl"

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God's majestic Elephants ! 

Even though they are listed as an endangered species ,

they will always represent courage , endurance and strength.

Just as elephants are not indestructible , neither are human beings.

This world brings a great many challenges to the living , whether they are

human or one of God's other creations. And along with those worldly challenges 

can come some very overwhelming odds that can defeat even the best of us .

 

Telling someone , in their most difficult hour , to be strong and of good courage

can sometimes be met with a measure of resentment , or a feeling of being

completely inadequate to meet the level of those well intended words. 

The one thing that you need to keep in your heart is that no sorrow or frustration

can take you out of God's reach.  Ask for His grace , and He will meet you whenever

and wherever you need Him to , so that He can enable you to be so much more than 

you can handle.

 

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God bless you  as you read His Word , seek His face and heed the good

words that He put within the postcard below. 

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https://biblehub.com/bsb/1_corinthians/16.htm 

 

 https://biblehub.com/1_corinthians/16-13.htm

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Defining Thanksgiving

 

[ The above picture is from pixabay user GDJ ]

 

Welcome to BIBLE PAGES .   :) 

     As this world is dealing with extraordinarily distressing times right now ,    

     please turn an earnest heart towards God through studying His Written Word ,

     giving Him thanks for every good thing , and letting Him have your heart of

     praise and prayers.   Listen to His Word :

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                                                         Jeremiah 29:13                                         

" You will seek me and find me 

when you seek me with all your heart. "

https://biblehub.com/jeremiah/29-13.htm

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God bless you as you acknowledge Him !   :)

  

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" Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; ... "  Psalm 107 : 1 

 https://biblehub.com/psalms/107-1.htm

The original language defines " thanks " in this verse as : to throw or cast.

Strong's Concordance

yadah: to throw, cast

Original Word: יָדָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: yadah
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-daw')
Definition: to throw, cast

 At the link below , you'll find that this same word , in other places , is

translated as  :

confess  /  gave  / gave  praise / give you thanks /  give thanks /  giving praise /

giving thanks / glorify  / hymns of thanksgiving / making confession / praise  / 

shoot / thank  / thanksgiving /  throw down .

https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3034.htm

       Faith , thanksgiving and love do not go unnoticed by God !       

       Keep these flowing from your heart , and He will bless you.      

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                                 Defining Thanksgiving

     The topic of thanksgiving can be mainly divided into two main categories.

One category is more defined by being appreciative of things going in a

desired direction. The other category does include the aspect of appreciation  ,

but it also includes the belief that there is someone to whom is owed a heart

of  thanks.  As one explores the pages of the Bible , and encounters the

modern testimonies of countless multitudes  ,  you will find a pattern of those

He blesses , how He blesses them , and why.  God has shown that 

He delights in those who choose to honor Him with trust , thanksgiving and 

respect .    

    One individual who went from having everything , to nothing , and then having

everything again is JOSEPH .  Please read this extraordinary account of his trials 

and triumphs , from being rejected and destitute , to being able to bless the nations  , 

as it is written in the pages of Genesis .

 

https://biblehub.com/bsb/genesis/37.htm

https://biblehub.com/bsb/genesis/39.htm

https://biblehub.com/bsb/genesis/40.htm

https://biblehub.com/bsb/genesis/41.htm

https://biblehub.com/bsb/genesis/42.htm

https://biblehub.com/bsb/genesis/43.htm

https://biblehub.com/bsb/genesis/44.htm 

https://biblehub.com/bsb/genesis/45.htm

https://biblehub.com/bsb/genesis/46.htm

https://biblehub.com/bsb/genesis/47.htm

https://biblehub.com/bsb/genesis/48.htm

https://biblehub.com/bsb/genesis/49.htm

https://biblehub.com/bsb/genesis/50.htm

 

 

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    At this time , it is November 2020 , and the world has been dealt a strong

blow by the pandemic called Covid-19.  This virus has robbed the lives , livelihoods 

and lifestyles of many across the globe , but for all of the tragedies that are being

faced , let us remember that God cares about the suffering of humanity and His

ears are open to respectful prayers .  God is well able to heal bodies and minds , broken

hearts and suffering economies , so let's give Him thanks for every good thing

and lean on Him for our many needs.   

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May God bless this world , which is suffering under many types of hardships , 

                with His grace , salvation and healing - everyday. Amen !                   

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        At this time , our frontliners { all first responders , the medical community 

and other helpers } have suffered the brunt of the hardships that this pandemic has

brought upon the world. We owe them our deep gratitude , and we most assuredly owe 

God thanks for the help that they provide , but we can take our thanks a few steps 

further.

       First , please pray for the frontliners to have all of the grace and salvation that 

they need for their own well being , their jobs and their families. 

      Second , hospitals are pleading with people to wear their masks , and to avoid social

gatherings , in order to save lives and to prevent the medical community from being

dangerously overwhelmed.

     Third , please pray for God to call people into the various  frontliner career fields !

Sadly , too many have lost their lives while serving others . It is so imperative that every 

region have a minimum number of professionals available to adequately service their areas ;

and since He knows those who would be an asset to certain professions and communities ,

let's pray accordingly .

     Fourth , please take care of your health ! The fewer health problems you have , the

easier it is to recover from any affliction. In closing , please :

                          Be well . Be prayerful . And be thankful .  :)                                                                                                

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