Everybody needs a Hug 

Everybody needs a hug even your dog or cat
More important family and friends deserve that

Why is a hug so important you might ask?
It's the genuine love that's transferred by the task. 

No words need to be spoken 
The hug shows your heart is very open

Whether In grief or whether in joy
A hug is always proper to deploy

A hug lifts a person's spirits, no matter what the situation 
Always being given and received with great appreciation 

October 17, 2022
Mark Waldrop

Oil of Joy 

Aren't you glad you have Joy in your heart.
Since you met him, He will never depart. 

You have died with Him in sin. 
Only to be raised with a new song within. 

Joy Joy Joy will lift your spirits high  every day. 
Even in difficult times, you see your situation in a much different way. 

How can this possibly be you might ask?
Only God Himself can perform this task.

Where do I find this God you are talking about?
Finding Him through His Son Jesus, there is no doubt. 

How can I be sure he will be there for me? 
You can't unless you bow before Him on bended knee. 

He came into my heart when I asked him one day. 
From then on I can count on Him being with me, to stay. 

Heb 1:9  You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy." 

October 16, 2022
Mark Waldrop

Temptation 

Temptation tests you to your very core.
It so very easy to enter the wrong door.

If it's all good, no temptation will there be. 
In the absence of good, temptation we will not see.

So many temptations, we can't begin to count.
We can only be aware, to credit the good to our account.

To steer from the many snares in life 
focus on the light of Jesus Christ.

Physical or Spiritual temptation, a decision must be made.
Choosing the right path, Peace and Love of God will be displayed

The choice is never easy, for the wrong may seem so right.
One can only discern by focusing on the truth of God’s Holy Light.

Mat 6:13  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 

October 16, 2022
Mark Waldrop
Inspired by Reverend Ron Spivey
Word-Up Church, Moncks Corner, SC
Facebook  Word-Up Church

Fuel up 

Keep your car fueled up for a pleasant trip. 
If you happen to run out of gas, you will hear lip. 

That should be the same for life, I suppose. 
We need to be energized from our heads to our toes. 

How do you do this, someone might ask?
The  Holy Spirit of GOD performs the task. 

The next question, where can I find this spirit, and who holds the key?

The answer is quite simple, God’s Only Son Jesus. 
He enters the door when we're on bended knee.

This seems impossible, it's something you can't touch. 
It works that way because God loves us so much. 

Most not wanting to surrender, much less to a spirit they can't see. 
That's is His plan,  that by faith we may
 be set free. 

His plan, through faith, is for the rich, poor, bondslave and free. 
All ground at the foot of the cross is level ground for you and me. 

Adopting us all, through his 
unexplainable Love. 
Only we hold the power to Commune with God above.

When you let Jesus come into your heart one day
only then the unexplainable can't be explained away. 

October 15, 2022
Mark Waldrop

Somewhere in time

Somewhere in time, God created the universe.
Somewhere in time, Adam and Eve brought in a curse.

God saw that sinful man was doomed from the start.
He put into motion, Jesus, saving our sinful heart.

One day, time stopped, when God's Son's earthly life, came to an end.
When He arose Victorious from the grave, He had conquered all sin.

He is waiting to bring God's Love into our hearts.
It has always been in God's plan from the very start.

All being God's children, we can't 
imagine how He Loves us so.
Eternal life, we will have, if we ask His Son Jesus to save our soul. 

The Power of His everlasting Love conquers all. 
In good times and bad, He will never let us fall.

Not having to die, to have eternal life here on earth. 
Eternal life starts In the heart with our divine soul's rebirth.

The Love and Joy,  that is sent from Heaven above. 
Can only flow from God’s Throne of Everlasting Love.

October 15, 2022
Mark Waldrop

The Puzzle 

After assembling a puzzle, standing 
amazed at the picture I see,
 If misplaced pieces, a beautiful picture there would not be. 

Assembling a puzzle, forcing pieces where they do not belong. 
 As the puzzle came together, realizing that piece was wrong. 

Our lives are similar. Not having all the pieces in their place. 
I can't begin to imagine the
puzzle reflecting God’s Grace

At times I try to force a piece where it shouldn't be. 
This brings much confusion, for a complete picture I cannot see. 

Once the puzzle of my life is made complete
I will see the Shining Face of Jesus as I kneel at His feet. 

October 14, 2022
Mark Waldrop

The Calling 

Neighborhood children’s Bible Class at Clarence’s house. Clarence top left Wife Patty bottom row center

Some feel a Divine Calling from God. 
Many find themselves serving abroad. 

Receiving the best education, to prepare for the task
feeling comfortable, answering any questions they may be asked. 

All the worldly tools they have under their belt,
planning a budget or preparing a sermon that will be heart felt. 

Going out to perform the Great Commission,
Often forgetting to stop and ask God’s permission. 

Finding, His desire for their life
certainly brings much less strife. 

The most valuable tools, Stop, Pray, and Listen. 
Using these, everything done for God will Glisten. 

October 14, 2022
Mark Waldrop
Inspired by Clarence Wilson WDX5FOY
Clarence preaching in Nigera
Making a make shift bapistry
Graduating Class of the School of Biblical Studies, Jos – Nigeria Clarence influential in helping establish as a member of the original staff
Clarence and Patty in Nigeria. Going to Church in Jos

 What kind of Antenna should I choose

What kind of antenna should I choose?
If the price is right, not one, would I refuse? 

Maybe a Dipole, Beam, or a Magnetic Loop
put some fire in the wire and QSO the whole group. 

Location and space would be two choices that would greatly matter. 
The more money you can invest, I suppose would be for the better. 

Invest as much money in your antenna as in your rig.
Your fellow hams will always give you an S-Signal that is quite big.

I’m grateful no antenna is required,
to connect with Jesus and his love. 
There is no cost to bow our head on bended knee, 
having a QSO with our savior above. 

October 13, 2022
Mark Waldrop 
Inspired by Matthew KJ4TN, Jimmy NR4W

The School Bus 

As the kids board the school bus, with their seats to share. 
We bow our heads and Ask God, to keep them in his care. 

From when they leave the house until they arrive back home
We pray for their Devine Protection wherever they may roam. 

For there is only “One” that can be with them every second of the day. 
That's Our Heavenly Father who is omnipresent in His own way. 

October 12, 2022
Mark Waldrop
Inspired by my Grandchildren
Zoey. Toby, Annie, and Kevin

The Airline Captain 

KC9VYG Captain James Kraybill
I know a Godly Airline Captain who flies all over the sphere. 
Moving all types of merchandise from here to there. 

This makes our life much easier for each of us. 
Obtaining our commodities with much less fuss. 

The difference between this Pilot and others I know. 
He closely walks with GOD wherever he goes. 

His Parents taught him the meaning of the Good Book from the start. 
The instructions they gave him, shine a bright light from his heart. 

If you see someone doing a service for you today. 
Bow your head and say a prayer, to keep them safe along their way. 

October 12, 2022
Mark Waldrop
Inspired by
Captain James Kraybill KC9VYG