Lynette Eason delivers again with a suspense thriller that will not disappoint her fans or her new readers! Blake McCallum is hot on the trail of the human trafficking ring that took his daughter Rachel and Chloe is a big help, with her magnificent and talented dog Hank. For me, Hank stole the show (or the plot) with his dogged persistence and steadfast loyalty no matter what he was asked to do. The tension was non-stop as Blake and the St. Johns race against the clock to save Rachel before she is sold at an upcoming auction. The bad guys in this book are really bad, and the action is so breath-taking that it is hard to put the book down until the final satisfying scene. There is just enough clean romance to entice readers of that genre and plenty of suspense for everyone! This is a must-read for Eason fans, and I totally appreciate all of her research that she obviously did into human trafficking and the use of dogs to track people and drugs.
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If God has established our government, then we are subject to it, whether we agree or not. Christians don’t spit on people, curse people, push or punch or set cars on fire when we don’t agree with what the government is doing. Martin Luther King, Jr. was our model for peaceful demonstrations. What is happening today in America is a disgrace and a sign of the end times…rebellion everywhere with no desire to listen to what the “other side” says. My stand is that I don’t agree with everything our government does, but I will pray for our leaders daily, that they will have wisdom and God’s grace to lead us. I consider our government leaders a neighbor, albeit distant ones. And as such, Jesus has already told us how to treat our neighbors.
I have a real split in my family right now because of this whole political thing. One of my siblings won’t speak to me at all because I support the President. Well, honestly, I support him because I agree with a lot of what He is doing. But, then, I also supported Obama and I disagreed with a lot of what he did. So, how can I support both men? Because they are God’s servants and my neighbors. So, I pray for them, even when they do things that I totally disagree with. I am not the leader that God has put in control. I am, however, affected by what our local, state and national government leaders do, so I pray for all of them. In my humble opinion, that is what all of us should be doing. The rhetoric from the media is divisive and we are supposed to be united. Our unity comes from God, so perhaps we should listen to what He is telling us to do and not just decide on our own that because we don’t like what someone is doing, we are going to rebel or support rebellion. God wants us to love…even those whom we consider not worthy of our love. I show my love by praying. I hope that you will do the same.
This is a perfect word for me because it is what I am constantly seeking in this world of chaos. God has the perfect cure for all the chaos and He gave us the answer in His Word. Here are my two quotations:
There is so much truth in these simple words from the Lord that we need to take into our hearts and hold on to. Just focusing on God keeps us in peace. I know that this absolutely is true. When I was riding in the ambulance after my stroke, I could not speak. But I could pray silently, so that is what I did. I focused on the Lord and felt His peace surround me, even as the fear of death enveloped me. God’s presence was so totally calming to me that I knew that He was taking care of me. When I got to the hospital and was diagnosed with a massive stroke, the neurologist told me that the TPA shot that they were giving me had about a 30% chance of working and a very high chance that it could kill me. My husband and I prayed, along with our daughter on the phone, and we decided that the injection was my best option since without it I would always be paralyzed on my right side and without speech. Well, I’m here to tell you that the Lord is good! He gave me peace in the ICU, peace after I got home and had to change my whole diet as well as my A plus personality that was stressing me so much. I worked for two more years after I had my stroke, in the same stressful environment, but with the knowledge that God had given me my life back as a gift and He wanted me to live in peace. The peace that God gives cannot be understood by the world because it is not from the world; His peace is a supernatural knowing that no matter what happens, God is in control and will take care of me. Life is scary, challenging and sometimes more than we can handle. But there is nothing that will happen that God does not know about. And, even, better, He is the God who created me so He can take care of it. He will either remove the obstacles or help me through them or over them. I certainly need this reminder now since my husband and I are facing some rather tough financial problems with repairs on a house that we rent in Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, God is my peace, and I hope that He is yours.
God has spoken in His Word that we are to get up and shine for Him. We are the light in the darkness of this world. I was very upset yesterday that my son was happy about reading a children’s book about homosexual relationships to my three year old granddaughter. In normalizing sin, we are making it as nothing. But God still calls it sin. I am reading an ARC of a book by Michael Youssef and he says the same thing. The darkness is spreading because those of us who are the light are not doing our job. We only really have one…to be the light that people need so that they can come out of the darkness. In doing that, God’s glory is spread. What is God’s glory? His Son who died for us and now lives for us. He set the standard. It was never easy for Jesus to take a stand, but He did and so should we. My son knows how I feel and says that I am “intolerant.” I guess he is right; I don’t tolerate sin. God called it sin, so I do, too. Homosexuality is not another lifestyle; it is a rebellion against God. It’s no greater or worse than other sins like lying or cheating or stealing. God looks on all sins in the same way; man needs to repent and turn back to God. But right now, there are many in our world living in darkness because that same world has called sin okay; it’s confusing to those who don’t read and believe God’s Word. For those of us who believe and read consistently, it is easy to see the sin and call it what it is. We need to stand boldly and proclaim the sin and the remedy, Jesus Christ. Let’s arise and shine today as God’s great army of light, shining into the darkness so that many will know the truth and accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior!
This is my meditation verse for the day; praying for Israel. This prayer is not something I take lightly. Indeed, it is very serious. Israel is being attacked by enemies from all sides. That is their physical reality. But the prayer I am referring to is for their salvation. I want God to open their eyes to the reality that their Messiah has come and is ready to forgive them. I hope that you will join me in this important prayer. Israel is and has been God’s chosen from the time He chose Abraham. As the people who make up the church of believers, it is our privilege to pray for God’s chosen. Please pray for the people of Israel to be saved. Paul prayed long ago; let us join our prayer with his and then wait expectantly for God to act and draw His people to salvation.
Okay, so this is a hard topic for me to tackle, but it seems to be where God is leading me today. I must first confess that I have a tendency to want to always put in my two cents, in person and online. Well, God has been dealing with me about that lately. Feelings have been hurt, there is a rift in the family and I am now listening to God’s still small voice when He tells me just to be quiet. I am trusting that He is working to straighten everything out, but it is certainly hard to wait.
Since I do not want to be considered a fool in the eyes of the Lord, I have been letting go of anger and bitterness and just letting God handle things. That means, for me, that I am not just telling everyone exactly what I think. My grandmother used to call that “giving someone a piece of my mind.” I’m at an age now when I need all the pieces of my mind, and I know after many years of experience that it means that I am responsible not only for my words and actions but also for my thoughts. So, once again, I am trusting God to work things out without my help. In fact, in the past when I tried to help, it didn’t work out so well. So, time to take a step back and see what God can do!
This is where I am now, choosing a path and the current path is one of silence and waiting. I know that He is able! I hope that wherever you are that you have come to the same conclusion that I have…God will show you the path to take if you just seek Him. Have a blessed day and may the Lord direct your steps.
