THE NEW AND THE OLD
At our family devotions this morning, Colin asked us to sing, “Burn, fire of God.” It’s amazing how he thinks of hymns he may not have sung since his single days. I will type the words for you below as they are so powerful and there are so many references to Scripture in the words of the hymn.

We sing the current worship songs at our church services, but at our family devotions morning and evening, we love to sing the hymns. By our dining room table, I have a pile of hymn books (plus our Prayer Boxes). We also have three sets of “Hymns We Love to Sing” which I have put together.

We love the hymns because they are filled with such truth, doctrine, and depth. Personally, I think it is important to sing the old and the new. Some folks never accept the new. Others forget the old. It is so sad that so many of our current generation don’t know any of the great old hymns.

I love the Scripture in Matthew 13:52 which says: “Therefore every scribe which is instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things NEW AND OLD.” So we love to do both.

This song is sung to the tune of “O perfect love, all human thought transcending” which is the hymn we sang at our wedding. And most of our children used it at their weddings too. In fact, back in our day, it was sung at most weddings. It was lovely to sing the beautiful tune again but with these amazing words.

BURN, FIRE OF GOD
Burn, fire of God! my ransomed soul possessing;
Pure fire Thou art, and I would dwell in Thee.
Light of my life, true source of every blessing,
Grant all my days one holy flame to be.

Burn, fire of God! Thy grace and glory knowing,
My cleansèd heart shall be all fire within—
Love all constraining, tenderness o'erflowing,
One kindling passion other lives to win.

Burn, fire of God! Thy cloven tongue bestowing,
Baptizing me with heavenly energy.
Touched with live coals from off Thine altar glowing,
My purgèd lips shall speak alone of Thee.

Burn, fire of God! with seven-fold refining,
Till, mirrored from my deeps Thine eyes shall see
In purest gold Thy perfect image shining:
Thy Christ revealed in clear irradiancy.

Burn, fire of God! by Thine own love transcending,
Let all I hold be Thine, and Thine alone—
Heart, mind and will a sacrifice ascending,
Consumed by fire from out Thy fiery Throne.

~ L. F. W. Woodford

Blessings from Nancy Campbell

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WE MUST TAKE ACTION
Is your heart burdened abgout what is happening around the world? There is so much evil being exposed. But we can’t just exclaim, “Oh, how terrible” and do nothing. We must take action.

I am always challenged by Daniel 11:32: “But the people that do KNOW THEIR GOD shall be strong and DO EXPLOITS.” Actually, to be true to the letter, the word “exploits” is not in the original but is placed there for understanding. In the Hebrew the Scripture ends at the word “do.” But of course, that means DO. That means to TAKE ACTION.

Many other translations say: “But the people who know their God will be strong and TAKE ACTION.”

The NLT says: “But the people who know their God will be strong and will RESIST him.” The CEB says they “will strand strong and WILL ACT.”

I think of the terrible display of mockery at the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris. What is this world coming to that transgenderites can openly portray their evil by lewdly portraying the Lord’s Supper, the last meal Jesus had with His disciples before He went to the agony of the cross to die for our sins, and for their sins.

We shudder at the blatant displaying of such sacrilege. And so we should. Romans 12:9 states “Abhor that which is evil.” And the word literally means to shudder at evil.

We must pray against this evil, but we must also take action. How can any God-fearing person with a good conscience before God watch the Olympics this year? To go ahead and watch them is to side with this evil. I have always loved watching the Olympics. I am amazed by the incredible expertise of the competitors. But this year I will not watch. I cannot watch. I dare not side with such evil. Will you also join so many other hundreds of Christians who are boycotting these games?

Dear mothers, if we don’t stand up against evil, it will encroach more and more upon us. Have you watched the videos of hundreds and hundreds of communists marching the streets of Philadelphia waving their big red flags. This is not in China. This is in USA!

We must take action. We must pray and we must be ready to vote. We must vote against this current administration that wants to bring in extreme socialism. Don’t be fooled. This is their plan. And to not vote is to give a vote to the other side. And you dare not vote for an administration that believes in abortion right up until the baby is born, and even after the baby is born!

Everyone must vote for President Trump in this coming election, or our country is doomed. Why did they want to assassinate Trump, and still do? Because he is against their communist takeover. He is for our country and for “we the people.”

We must encourage every one we know to vote. If your children are now 18, make sure they are registered to vote.

I am sure you have heard the results of the latest election in Venezuela last Sunday. Seventy percent of the people voted against Madura and his communist dictatorship. Was their vote heard? No. Instead of conceding Madura sent his military to the streets to shoot their own people. The country is now militarized. Eleven more were killed last night including children. The government is rioting and persecuting the people.

For 25 years now Venezuela has been under communist rule. They were once the richest country in South America. Now, under communist rule, they are the poorest. The average wage is $5.00 a month. How do I know these things. We have a Venezuela man in our church fellowship who is touch with his family daily and who keep him abreast of all that is going on.

He continually warns us, telling us with tears in his eyes that everything he sees happening here in the United States was happening in Venezuela leading up to the communist takeover.

Daniel 11:32 must become our Scripture in this hour. We must teach it to our children. We must pray daily with our children for God to save this country. We must stand against evil. We must prepare to vote.

Blessings to you today from Nancy Campbell

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BACK TO OUR FIRST LOVE, Part 2

As we think about coming back to God’s ways, we need to forever be coming back to our first love, don’t we? With all the distractions in our lives it’s so easy to get away from our first love for Jesus. There’s nothing more important than being in love with Jesus. This is the hub from which everything else in our life flows out. When we are in love with Jesus, we will love our husbands and children and everyone around us.

Jesus spoke to the church at Ephesus in Revelation 2:4, 5: “Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.”

If our love for Jesus has become cold, we must repent and get back to that first love. And it’s the same in our marriage. It’s easy for the first hot wave of love to wane and begin to flicker. Is your marriage boring? Never allow it. If you notice this happening, pull yourself up by your bootlaces and do something about it.

It often happens through apathy. Through taking one another for granted. Getting too busy to spend time doing loving things for one another. When this begins to happen, we must repent, turn around 180 degrees, and make changes. Begin speaking loving words to your husband. Begin showing love tangibly. Go to bed when your husband goes to bed and make love to him.

We must come back to marriage oneness. God’s eternal plan for marriage is that are one. God’s first description of marriage is in Genesis 2:24: “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.” We are not two people living in the same house and living separate lives. We are joined in flesh, spirit, and vision to work together to build a strong marriage and family.

It’s time to come back!

Blessings to you today from Nancy Campbell

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Today’s podcast: LIFE TO THE FULL w/ Nancy Campbell, Above Rubies
YOUR PAST DOES NOT DEFINE YOU, Part 1
Welcoming Pam Fields to the podcast today. Pam has done five podcasts with me in the past, but for the very first time today, she shares the story of her hidden past.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/183665/15500189

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