What follows is the entry for September 11th from a devotional that Sam and I are reading entitled "Springs in the Valley". We started the new year reading another devotional by the same author, L.B. Cowman, entitled "Streams in the Desert" which we have benefited from greatly... today's entry is uncanny considering how we have come to regard the anniversary of that beautiful morning marred by madmen.
The amazing thing about this entry is that it was published in 1939.
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I do not fight with merely human weapons. No, the weapons with which I war are not weapons of mere flesh and blood, but, in the strength of the Lord, they are mighty enough to raze all strongholds of our foes. I can batter down bulwarks of human reason; I can scale every crag-fortress that towers up bidding defiance to the true knowledge of God. I can make each rebel purpose my prisoner of war and bow it into submission to Messiah. (2Cor. 10:4-5 Way's trans.)
He said not,
"Thou shalt not be
Tempested;
Thou shalt not be
Travailed;
Thou shalt not be
Afflicted";
But he said,
"Thou shalt not be
Overcome!"
attributed to: Julian of Norwick, a.d. 1373
We are not here to be overcome, but we are to rise unvanquished after every knockout blow, and laugh the laugh of faith - not fear.
Tempested on the sea of life;
Travailed sore, amid earth's strife;
Afflicted often, and sore dismayed;
Look up, faint heart, be not afraid,
Thou salt not be overcome!
God's ways are far beyond our ken;
His thoughts are not the thoughts of men;
And He knoweth what is best for you.
Hope on, my friend, He will bear you through,
Thou shalt not be overcome!
Though "The reason why" we cannot see,
Our Father knows - 'tis enough that we
But trust His love, when our eyes are dim.
Look up! Hold fast! though the fight is grim,
We shall not be overcome!
written by: Mary E. Thompson
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I do not fight with merely human weapons. No, the weapons with which I war are not weapons of mere flesh and blood, but, in the strength of the Lord, they are mighty enough to raze all strongholds of our foes. I can batter down bulwarks of human reason; I can scale every crag-fortress that towers up bidding defiance to the true knowledge of God. I can make each rebel purpose my prisoner of war and bow it into submission to Messiah. (2Cor. 10:4-5 Way's trans.)
He said not,
"Thou shalt not be
Tempested;
Thou shalt not be
Travailed;
Thou shalt not be
Afflicted";
But he said,
"Thou shalt not be
Overcome!"
attributed to: Julian of Norwick, a.d. 1373
We are not here to be overcome, but we are to rise unvanquished after every knockout blow, and laugh the laugh of faith - not fear.
Tempested on the sea of life;
Travailed sore, amid earth's strife;
Afflicted often, and sore dismayed;
Look up, faint heart, be not afraid,
Thou salt not be overcome!
God's ways are far beyond our ken;
His thoughts are not the thoughts of men;
And He knoweth what is best for you.
Hope on, my friend, He will bear you through,
Thou shalt not be overcome!
Though "The reason why" we cannot see,
Our Father knows - 'tis enough that we
But trust His love, when our eyes are dim.
Look up! Hold fast! though the fight is grim,
We shall not be overcome!
written by: Mary E. Thompson
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Did you know that in 1939:
Germany and the Soviet Union attacked Poland and Britain, France, India, Australia and new Zealand declared war on Germany on September 3rd , the United States decided to remain neutral but did begin rearming for war , which helped end the great depression. The United States also hosted the Worlds Fair in New York early in the year. Also after speaking to the physicist Albert Einstein president Roosevelt initiated the Americas A-Bomb programme. Continuing drought conditions in the North Eastern US causing mass crop failure and hardship.
How Much things cost in 1939
Average Cost of new house $3,800.00
Average wages per year $1,730.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents
Average Cost for house rent $28.00 per month
A loaf of Bread 8 cents
A LB of Hamburger Meat 14 cents
Average Price for new car $700.00
Toaster $16.00
Germany and the Soviet Union attacked Poland and Britain, France, India, Australia and new Zealand declared war on Germany on September 3rd , the United States decided to remain neutral but did begin rearming for war , which helped end the great depression. The United States also hosted the Worlds Fair in New York early in the year. Also after speaking to the physicist Albert Einstein president Roosevelt initiated the Americas A-Bomb programme. Continuing drought conditions in the North Eastern US causing mass crop failure and hardship.
How Much things cost in 1939
Average Cost of new house $3,800.00
Average wages per year $1,730.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents
Average Cost for house rent $28.00 per month
A loaf of Bread 8 cents
A LB of Hamburger Meat 14 cents
Average Price for new car $700.00
Toaster $16.00
Some things do change, but the potential for evil will always be with us.
Hug a loved one and tell them you love them.
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