Joseph's Love

Joseph's Love

Even though Christmas is over and I'm putting up our Christmas decorations, Christmas seems to keep on happening.  We know that Christmas is about the Christ Child being born unto us, but if you think about it, Christmas really happens all year long.  When a person becomes a Christian something happens, He becomes born again.  The Christ of Christmas is born in His heart.

 The Spirit of Christmas lives in our hearts.  I'm not talking about Jolly Oh St. Nik - but Christ becomes alive in our hearts and we become children of God. The day star arises in our heart.  The light of the world lives within us.

Even though the Christmas lights are being put away in a box.  The trees , the garlands the bulbs and bells are being gathered and stored.  God's glory continues to shine.

Today I was reminded of God's mercy and how He willingly came to earth to be our Saviour, our comforter, our dearest of friends.  We are loved and accepted because of His merciful love towards us.

Joseph came to my mind today, I thought of how He must have felt hearing that Mary was pregnant with a child.  His love was tested.  His faith was tested.  He was then faced with a question.  Should I tell all or show mercy?  Would He keep it private or cause her shame and even death?  Would it be considered a lie if He held back that information or would it be merciful?

There's a verse that has often come to my mind when making hard decisions.

Proverbs 10:12 ¶ Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

That's exactly what Jesus did for us.

Joseph questioned whether or not Mary was lying to Him.  He was a godly man or God would not had chose Him to be the earthly father of Jesus.  He was a praying man and open to God's will.  God sent an angel to tell Him not to fear but to take Mary for his wife.

Matthew 1:20

But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

If we want a picture of love and how we should treat other people I think of Joseph.

He really loved Mary and sought to put her away privately.  She would have been stoned to death otherwise.

But he believed and He willingly became the earthly protector of God Almighty's only begotten Son.

He could have become angry and carried gossip all over town and watched her die while being stoned, but He talked to God.

That is when God sent him the answer He needed.

Devotional: Susan Nikitenko

James 5:20

Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

Susan Nikitenko January 06, 2018

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A Vine of Blessing

A Vine Of Blessing

I found a blessing in my garden;

It was a pleasant  surprise.

I saw a lovely flower blooming;

It was then I realized.

It wasn't just some random flower;

It was  a pumpkin vine.

I felt blest to see a pumpkin bloom;

At this late season of time.

The leaves are falling from the tree tops;

Autumn's flowers seem to wait.

I wonder if it will grow a pumpkin;

If the snow will hesitate.

Even so I'm happy just to know;

That God blesses our good deeds.

Even through a growing pumpkin vine;

A vine of truth, a faithful seed. 

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God does not forget a work of faith;

That by grace and faith was sewn.

It will one day bear fruit blest by God;

Even if it is on its own.

One day we will just be a memory;

But faithful fruit will last.

Even through a lonely seed planted;

By God on our behalf.

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Song

 Hebrews 6:10 

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Galations 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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Faith Leads Us

Faith Leads Us

Hebrews 11:6

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

When we are without Christ, God says, we are lost,  like a lost coin or a lost lamb.  When we say someone is lost it is definitely not a cut down, but it is a fact that without Christ that is what we all are. He loves us enough to call for us and seek us until we are found.  This is the very reason He sent the Christ child who grew up to pay the debt that we could not pay.

When we have heard the call of God upon our hearts.  When we understand that we are lost without Christ then is when  we are left with a choice.  A choice to be saved and pulled from certain death.  The death I'm talking about is an eternal death, which the Bible calls hell.  When someone says someone is lost "in a Biblical way".   It means they have not acknowledged Christ or accepted Christ and they remain in their sins before God. 

Not too long ago I didn't use a coupon I was given for an arts and craft purchase.  I asked by email,  if I could be reimbursed, but no one responded,  I guess it was too late and I had to pay the cost.

 If we die in our sins and have not  applied the gift of God to our lives, after death it is too late.  That's why God tells us in His Word, "NOW  is the day of salvation."  Maybe somehow I could of found a way to use my coupon (by asking for a full refund and repurchasing.)   With Jesus it's

different ,  He only paid once for all.  If we are truly saved we are always saved.

 The question is are we truly saved?  That is why God tells us to make our calling and election sure.

He wants us to examine our own hearts and know without a shadow of doubt that we are saved.

This is how we "wear the shield of faith."  Our faith is vital for us  as a Christian, but if that piece is missing  something other can come and fill our hearts.  Doubt  causes drought in the heart of a Christian and keeps a lost one from being  saved.  The bible teaches us that an unbelieving heart is evil .  In it's condition of faithlessness,  our prayers are hindered as a faithless Christian and sometimes causes us to punt, when we should pray.  Are lost  souls worth fighting for?  Is our marriage worth fighting for?   Is our relationship with God worth fighting for?  Are our children worth fighting for? 

Then we must pray in faith and live by faith.  Without faith it is impossible to please God and it is by faith our prayers are answered and impossible becomes possible. 

Faith leads us to fear God.  Faith leads us to be honest and just.  Faith leads us to be merciful and kind.

Faith leads us to serve confidently through Christ.  Faith leads us to change what needs to be changed.

Faith leads us to forgive ourselves and forgive others and love them.  We serve a Saviour who changes hearts, minds, lives and the change is real.  Faith is the substance of things hoped for both now and eternity to come.    We must live by faith because faith rises above fact.  The reason is, with God all things are possible and we should wear these thoughts as wisdom around our very being.  Because without faith, we will utterly fail.  I pray we will not faultier  in our faith.

     

By Our Measure Of Faith

All would be lost if we doubted the cross. 

For he suffered and died and God never lies. 

He gave and forgave- He loved us by grace.

Our Lord blesses us by our measure of faith.

This world can deceive when we fail to believe;

The prayer of  faith restores joy to its place.

To love Him, serve Him, we must turn from our sins;

His peace rules our hearts when we're living by faith.

A Chorus - I Wrote This Today

By: Susan Y. Nikitenko

Are you living by faith today?  Have you lived a life doubting your salvation?  As Christians we can know 100% whether or not we will go to heaven when we die.  There's verses in the Bible that teach us we can know.  We can know because it's not because of anything we have done, It's because of what Christ did for us and it's through our gratefulness that we should love Him and serve Him.  There's only one way to heaven, it's through Christ alone and what He did upon the cross for us.  You could live a nearly perfect life and still not go to heaven.  It only takes one sin to send a person to an everlasting fire at death.  The sin of disbelief which is the rejection of Christ as the only Way of salvation.  The rejection of trusting Him as your personal Saviour.  If we trust in our own works we are trusting in our own righteousness.  God tells us that our righteousness is as filthy rags.  Our righteousness will never get us into heaven.  It is the righteousness of Christ and His shed blood as the spotless lamb of God without sin. The perfect sacrifice.  He took our place, He paid our debt.  He conquered death by arising from the dead.

It is by this great miracle that salvation can happen in the heart of every sinner who will accept Christ by faith.  We are saved by grace (mercy) through our faith.  If you have been doubting your salvation or doubting God's blessing, if your faith is being tested by the problems of life, or troubled by anxiety and strife.  Let our faith lead us to praise as we seek Him in prayer.  

Father God,  Open the eyes of those seeking truth today. Lead them to understand and accept your Truth by faith.  Overcome the differences in communication that the blind may see and the deaf may hear what the will of the Lord God is.  Bind Satan and keep Him at bay.  Open the eyes of those that desire to know you.  Teach us each one to praise you through our problems.

Let us know your joy even in life's most troubling times.  Keep us from evil, keep our hearts guarded through the evils of this life.  Save the lost, give us the words, give us the strength, give us of your love, give us the go we need.  I ask these things boldly in the name of Christ Jesus, your precious Son, the joy of my soul and the joy of all those who put their trust in Him.

Susan Y. Nikitenko

1John 5:13

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

Isaiah 55:6 ¶ Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

2 Corinthians 6:2

 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

Ephesians  2:8-9

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

1Timothy 2:8

I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

Hebrews 3:12

 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Psalms 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

continue in faith

Isaiah 40:31

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

2Corinthians  5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

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Good Works Of God

    God chose to make the world and all that is in it in six  days.  If God wanted to He could create something new,  I do know that there are new discoveries of amazing things that are waiting yet to be discovered.
Perhaps it will be a cure for cancer or some other cure.
    On the first day of creation God made day and night.  God divided the light from the darkness.   God made heaven on the second day.  It didn't take God a thousand years to finish one day. It was a morning and an evening that made up the first day, just as we have morning and evening today.

 By reading the first chapter of the Bible you can learn of all that God created in six days.
Read  (Genesis 1.)

On each day God would look at what He had done and he looked at it knowing it was good.  The very last day of creation God looked at all His creation upon completion and He knew it was very good.  When God thinks something is good it is far better than we can ever imagine.  Perfect in it's completion. A beautiful new world.
  We know that God would not do a job halfway but He would complete whatever it is He does. The bible teaches us that God finishes what He starts.  We know however that God does change based upon our obedience and our disobedience.  We notice this with Adam and Eve.   They disobeyed and God's plans changed for them.  The same way today God deals with us based on our obedience and our disobedience to His Word. He chastens ( He will spank us) because we are His children and he wants us to continue in His good works of faith.  God finishes the work in us when we trust Christ as Saviour.  He works in our hearts as we follow Him and trust His Word for our daily lives.

  Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: {perform: or, finish}

 Revelations 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

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A Child's Prayer Of Faith

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Book Report

Exodus 4:10-12

 And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 

 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

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Don't Stop Believing

Don't Stop Believing

Don't stop believing;

Don't stop believing;

We can do anything through Christ our Lord;

When we have faith, just so small;

Keep on believing;

Keep on believing;

Faith can move mountains, that just can't be moved;

He can move the hearts of all.

Continually praying;

Continually praying;

God answers prayer in miraculous ways;

If  by faith we ask when we call.

Be strong, be courageous;

Be strong, be courageous;

Living by faith, Christ will help us each day;

To love Him and to stand tall.

Don't stop believing;

Don't stop believing;

We can do anything through Christ our Lord;

When we have faith, just so small;

Susan Y Nikitenko

Children's Song

October 22nd, 2016


 Mark 9:23
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

 Mark 10:27
 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

 Matthew 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, 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.

Mark 4:31
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:

 Luke 13:19
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

Luke 17:6
 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

This is the song that I wrote last night that teaches us to be people of faith and prayer.  Believing in the power of Christ and in what he can do through us even if our faith is as small as a mustard seed.

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Faith Can Move Mountains

Matthew 17:20
 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.


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Springtime's Joy

Springtime's Joy

Everywhere we look spring has come alive;

Periwinkle, daffodils, hastas growing on the hill.

Many flowers blooming and bees are zooming.

Cause spring has sprung, while all natures sings, bringing forth its young.

There's no doubt that God has put love into springtime;

Springtime is like a new beginning that has come alive.

Just like the hope that has grown within my heart;

Just like the sunshine of His Word can cause much faith to thrive.

When we grow in grace, we grow to be like Him.

When we grow in Jesus, into his power and his might.

The more seeds we sow, the more in Him we'll grow;

Growing forth in his goodness and mercy within his light.

Chorus

 Marvelous are the blooms of springtime's joy;

Just like the joy of Jesus blessing our hearts as we pray.

The joy of Jesus shines when we praise him.

The joy of the Lord is our strength, as we trust Him each day.
as we trust Him each day.

The joy of Jesus, The joy of Jesus, The joy of Jesus
As we trust Him each day.

Susan Y Nikitenko

April 16th, 2016
Song

Psalms 16:11 

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence 

is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

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Get Ready Get Set Let's Grow

Get Ready Get Set Let's Grow

Get ready get set let's grow;

Grow in Jesus, grow in his light.

Grow in His grace, grow each day;

Grow in standing for what is right.

Growing strong and courageous;

Growing in His love that's fearless.

Growing faithful in His grace;

As we grow closer to Jesus.

Growing to be more like Him;

Grow smarter every day.

Growing in His righteousness;

As we learn to pray and obey.

Growing roots that dig down deep;

Growing in faith, living in truth.

Grow in Jesus, and joyfulness;

Growing into His will for you. 

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Get ready get set let's grow;

Grow in Jesus, grow in his light.

Grow in His grace, grow each day;

Grow in standing for what is right.

Growing roots that dig down deep;

Growing in faith, living in truth.

Grow in Jesus, and joyfulness;

Growing into His will for you. 

Susan Nikitenko

Kids Song

April 9th, 2016

 Ephesians  4:15
But speaking the truth in love,
may grow up into him in all things,
which is the head, even Christ:

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Faith Bubble Letters - 5 Items

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Love God: Have Faith

For us To Love God We Must Love And Except His Son, Christ Jesus.  The Bible Says That We Are Saved By Grace Through Faith Not By Works. Without Faith It Is Impossible For Us To Please God.  Even If We Seem To Be Very Good People And Do Many Wonderful Works In His Name.  We Can Only Be Saved One Way, By Faith And Acceptance Of What Christ Did For Us At Calvary.  Accepting Christ Jesus As Our Savior, Living Then By Faith In What He Has Said In His Word Is The First Avenue In Pleasing God And Loving Him.

Our Relationship With God Comes First Through Faith And A Growing Christian Continues In Faith

Throughout His Christian Walk.  Continuing In Faith Is Also Continuing In Love.

Each Big Apple Could Be Used As Single Lessons

Or To Run Through As A List.

The single big apples are for teaching the younger junior aged kids.   One big apple will fit on one sheet of card stock.  Each apple has a few words of explanation. 

or

They could be used on a giant bulletin board.

Love God: Giving To God

Love God with All Your Heart Apple: Follow Here

Charity Apple: Follow Here

Compassion Heart Apple: Follow Here:

Good Works: Heart Apple Here:

Love God Apple: Forgiveness

Love God Apple: Obey God

Love God: No Other Gods

Love God: Resisting Sin

Love God: Because He First Loved Us

Love God: Love Jesus

Love God: Love God's Word

Love God: With All Your Heart

Love God:

Faith

Susan Nikitenko

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Get Ready!

Get Ready!

Ready Set Grow!

Ready Set Go!

Get Ready!

Get Ready!

To Grow In Jesus!

Let's Grow Stronger:

Stronger In The Lord.

Let's Grow Wiser:

Wiser In The Word.

Ready Set Grow!

Ready Set Go.!

Get Ready!

Get Ready!

To Grow In Jesus!

Let's Grow In Love;

Prayin' all the way.

Let's Grow In Faith:

Livin' In God's Way.

Ready Set Grow!

Ready Set Go!

Get Ready!

Get Ready!

To Grow In Jesus!

Let's Grow Knowin':

That He Loves Us So.

Let's Grow In Hope:

'Cause Heaven's Our Home.

Let's Grow Closer:

To Him Ev-er-y day.

Let's Grow Joyful:

As We Praise His Name.

Get Ready!

Get Ready!

Get Ready!

Get Ready!

Get Ready To Grow!

Get Ready To - GROW!

Susan Y Nikitenko

April 24th, 2015

Children's Song

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Seeds - Devotional/Lesson

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Hebrews 11:8-16 - Bubble Letters

Hebrew, Hebrews 11 8-16, verses, bubble letters, faith, Sarah, Abraham, promise, heaven,


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Noah"s Ark - Lesson - Part 1

Noahs Ark Coloring

Noah"s Ark - Lesson

Coloring Pages/ Visuals : Follow Below:

Noah And The Ark  

Genesis 6: 8-9

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

These are the generations of Noah: 

Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and 

Noah walked with God

Genesis 7:5

Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.

I would like to tell you a bible story today about somebody that was especially chosen for a very important job. 

God had looked to and fro the whole earth to find anyone who was faithful.  The world had grown to be a very wicked sinful place and God was very grieved because of it. 

Out of all the people God saw Noah, he probably stood out like a sore thumb to everyone else, because he loved God and feared him.  He wanted to please God with his life and family.  He was going about life as normal, when one day something happened.  God spoke to Noah. 

God told Noah how He was angered by the wickedness of the people.  It made God wish he never made people.  We need to understand that God wants us to love him and fear him.  He hates sin and wants us to turn from it.  God has presented us with choices and as we see in this true story from scripture,  Noah chose to serve God and love Him even though the rest of the known world had chosen to serve sin.

God had a job for Noah, God had, had enough with the rebellion against Him.  He told Noah there was going to be a flood.  It was going to rain so much that the earth would be covered and people,  plant life, and animals would die.    He told him to build an ark.  An ark is a giant boat.     God even gave him the measurements  and told him how He wanted  it to be built. 

What do you think?  Do you think Noah listened to God's instructions?  it was so important for Him to follow God's plan for the ark, because it was a matter of life or death.   If He had followed his own plan the boat would not survive  the storm.  It would break up in the waves  and all of creation would be lost.    God had laid out a plan for escaping the judgment of the flood and following his plan was the only plan that would work.  God provided the way of salvation And it was their choice to refuse or follow.

Noah was a preacher and He preached of the coming flood.  He told people to turn to God because God was going to bring judgment upon the world because of mans sin.

Day after day people who past by could hear the hammers of Noah and his sons, They could hear the saws, they could hear the echoes of building.  They pointed fingers at him, they laughed at him.  They made a big joke out of him and his family. 

The people had never seen rain before because it had never rained from the time of creation.  He preached and warned people and offered a place of safety upon the ark. Each day they scoffed and refused stubbornly and turned their ears away from the warnings.   Noah preached for one hundred and twenty years  and still none would listen.

Do you think Noah and his family ever had a bad day?  Yes they did.  Sometimes they may have hit a finger  with the hammer but  they kept building.  They were made fun of and rejected, but they kept building.  People thought old Noah was crazy, but he and his family kept on building.  Nothing could stop them from building, because Noah loved and believed God and taught his family the same.

God told them to gather two of every kind of animal, two by two,  male and female.  Lions, tigers, donkeys, cats, bears, ....wow.  Every kind?  God has made seemingly unnumbered  kinds of animals.  We must remember God can do anything and we know God was with Noah and blessed him.  To gather every kind of animal would be a miracle in itself.  God had his hand in everything  they were doing, because if God tells us  to do something, better believe he will be right there beside us while we do it. 

Then the  time came,  it was time to shut the windows and doors of the ark.  God said it was time and they heard something,  "Tap Tap,  hear that?  Tap Tap Tap. " The rain had started.  People who refused  to believe were ready to listen, but the door was shut, it was too late.  People were banging on the doors, but suddenly only the storm and waves could be heard outside the ark. 

God has provided us a way to escape judgment.  Jesus is our ark, so to speak, and God's plan for redemption.  God loves people but He hates sin.  The bible teaches us that we are all sinners and none of us are righteous or good outside of Christ.  Trusting Christ for our Salvation and what he did on the cross for our sins would be the equivalent  to Noah's family seeking refuge and safety upon the ark.  It was the only way of salvation. 

Jesus is the only way of salvation, salvation from the judgment of everlasting hell.  God loves people and has offered a place of safety in Him but they must listen, believe and take heed to the gospel of Christ  by receiving Christ into their heart and life.  After death the doors will be closed it will be too late,

Trust the Lord Jesus Today as your Savior and friend. 

Father God,

Speak to each one here today, If there's  anyone here who needs to trust you today, open there hearts and minds to your truth.  Let them see that you have opened your arms to them .  That you want them to come to you and trust you for salvation according to your plan. 

If anyone here is having a hard time at school or home or anywhere, give them the strength they need  to keep trusting you. Help them to  keep living for you even if they have a bad day,  just as Noah and his family kept building the ark and loving you even when no one else did.

Susan Nikitenko

November 19th, 20134

Corrected And Updated

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God Can Do Anything

God Can Do Anything

 God can do anything:

Anything at all.

He can make the  sun shine:

Midst a rainy  fall.

He  can make a painting;

All across the sky.

With colors of sunset;

And birds flying by.

He  can do anything:

Anything at all.

He is God creator;

The maker of all.

He has blessed  His children;

With wonderful things.

How can we forget him?

Let's rejoice and sing.

He can speak to our hearts;

With a peaceful call;

God can do anything:

Anything at all.

He  can do anything:

Anything at all.

God  can move a mountain;

With a faith so small.

How can we forget to;

Love Him, put our trust?

He's already given;

So much love to us.

Susan Y Nikitenko

November 5th, 2014

Children's Song

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