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This is a beautiful Scripture. We should always remember everyone in our prayers. We should thank God for the people in our life who has always been there for us, and we should appreciate them for who they are. We should always pray for the lost. There are so many people in the world who doesn’t know Jesus, but those of us who do know Him should do everything we can to share the Word every day. We never know who we may come in contact with who is struggling trying to figure life out. When we tell them about Jesus, and all He did for us, they will begin to understand that Jesus is the only way to the Father. They will begin to understand that Jesus can and will change their life for the better. They will understand that they will never be alone again walking in darkness, because Jesus will bring them out of that darkness and bring them into His marvelous light.

Sometimes, all it takes is us showing and sharing the Love of Jesus Christ, our LORD. I know it can be hard to do at first, but it is something that has to be done. We cannot keep the Good News to ourselves, this is why we must share it with everyone we come in contact with. This is why I share the Scriptures however the Lord will allow me to do so. We are in this together. Help me spread the Word of God and share His love around the world until the day Jesus returns.

We cannot give up. We must keep on fighting the good fight of faith. We need peace in the world. Sin has taken over everywhere. Can we come together and pray? I would like for everyone to post a prayer for this land that we live in called America. We need God right now. We need Him to heal our land. God hears and sees all of our prayers whether they are written out, spoken out loud, or prayed silently. He knows what is on our heart all of the time. He knows our every thought. I just felt like this was something that needed to be asked. If you choose to, that’s fine, and if not, that’s fine too.

Just remember that we all are loved of the Father, we are His masterpieces made in His image, there is nothing that He will not do for us when we ask in faith. If you have not talked to Jesus today, take some time to do so. He is waiting to hear from you. He is waiting to change your life for the better, He is ready to give you a new life in Him. Thank you for joining me on my journey with Food for the Soul. You are more than welcome to listen to any of my messages on Spotify. Should you do, I hope you are blessed by them. Stay safe.

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Check out this incredible song by Feat. Abi Horne I found on Glorify: https://share.glorify-app.com/bvwKsTfs8pb

Please join me in praying for Peace, in the name of Jesus, Amen. https://share.glorify-app.com/JfUsi7Sq8pb

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One beautiful aspect of the Bible is its historicity. You can tour the ruined cities, hold ancient manuscripts, and find records of key characters, but something else ties ancient times together with today: trees. Although you won’t find Christmas trees in the Bible, many trees and plants make an appearance, even ones you wouldn’t expect! The below description of trees and plants in the Bible is an excerpt from the Baker Book of Charts, Maps, and Timelines. Acacia Tree Biology Various species of this thorny tree grow in the dry desert areas Human Connection It is the only hardwood that grows in the dry wilderness areas and so becomes the wood used by Moses when building the tabernacle and its worship furniture. Its long-burning wood was used for building fires. And because camel saliva can soften its thorns, it provides nourishment for them in settings with little forage. Bible Examples Exodus 25:10, 13, 23, 28; 27:1; Isaiah 41:19 Almond Tree Biology The almond tree thrives throughout all but the driest areas of the promised land. In January it produces a beautiful pink and white flower ahead of the leaves, an indication that spring has arrived. By March, the flowers fade as the leaves and nuts appear. Human Connection Both the green and dried almonds are very rich in nutritional value. Sweet almonds were used as a cough suppressant and a headache remedy. The tree is associated with alert and hopeful expectation. Bible Examples Exodus 37:19-20; Numbers 17:8; Ecclesiastes 12:5; Jeremiah 1:11-12 Cedar of Lebanon Biology This is a conifer with silvery-blue needles that grow from long branches that reach out like arms from the mature tree’s trunk. They are the most common in the Lebanon mountains north of the promised land, where they grow more than a hundred feet tall in their one-hundred-plus-year lifespan. Human Connection The reddish tones, pleasant aroma, and straight grain made this cedar the standout choice for construction if one could afford the price. It is associated with prestige, power, and beauty. Bible Examples 2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:6-18; 7:1-7; Psalms 29:5; 92:12; Song of Songs 5:15; Ezekiel 31:10-17 Fig Tree Biology The fig tree grows throughout the promised land. When its ashen gray trunk is coaxed to life by the winter rains, it produces fruiting small leaves marking the start of spring. The earliest set of fruit is called page, but the tree repeatedly bears new sets of fruit into the fall. It is easily distinguished by its massive, lobed leaves. Human Connection The leaves provide some of the most effective shade in the region. And the natural sugars in its fruit were used as a sweetener. Dried figs offered an energy boost for travelers. It is a tree associated with the good life (Micah 4:4). Bible Examples Genesis 3:7; 1 Kings 4:25; Song of Songs 2:13; Hosea 9:10; Matthew 21:19-21; Mark 13:28 Grapevine Biology The grapevine is a deciduous climber that grows throughout the land but thrives particularly in the hill country of Judah, maturing with the aid of dewfall during the dry summer months. Human Connection This vine, which grew wild in the promised land, was among the first plants to be domesticated. Its fruit was eaten when fresh and dried into raisins. Its juice was drunk fresh and fermented into wine to supplement the meager supply of fresh water. It was associated with joy and the good life (Micah 4:4). Because it is so intimately linked to the promised land and God’s chosen people, it is often a symbol for them. Bible Examples Numbers 13:24; Psalm 80:8-13; Song of Songs 7:7-8; Isaiah 5:1-7; John 15:1-5 Oak Tree Biology Five different species of oak inhabit Israel, all of which produce acorns and all of which grow in widely spaced stands with meadowland between them. They thrive from the mountains of Samaria all the way to Mount Hermon. It is the most widely represented of the wild-growing trees in Israel and also has produced the oldest surviving tree in Israel at a little over five hundred years of age. Human Connection The sturdy wood from this tree was used to make tool handles, plows, and yokes. Its chemical properties were used in tanning of leather and as a traditional folk medicine used to lower blood pressure and cure eye infections. It became a symbol of strength and fertility. Bible Examples Joshua 24:26; 2 Samuel 18:9-14; Psalm 29:9; Isaiah 1:29-30; 57:5; Amos 2:9 Olive Tree Biology The olive tree thrives in the mountains of Israel, producing the highest quality olives in Samaria. Wild olive trees were domesticated to enhance the olive harvest, which occurs in September. Human Connection Perhaps one of the most famous trees in the Bible. Both the green and more mature black olives were eaten after processing. Special effort was made to extract the oil from the olives. It was used for cooking, as a medicine, for cosmetics, in the production of soap, to anoint leaders, and as the fuel burned in lamps. The olive tree is associated with beauty, health, stability, nobility, and divine favor. Bible Examples Genesis 8:11; Exodus 30:22-25; Job 29:6; Psalm 23:5; Jeremiah 31:12; Matthew 25:3-10; Luke 10:34 Pomegranate Tree Biology If you spend most of your time in the New Testament, you may be surprised to find this tree in the Bible. The pomegranate is one of the signature trees of the promised land (Deut. 8:8). It produces beautiful red flowers in the spring. Its fruit ripens over the dry summer months and is harvested in the fall. Human Connection The moist, delicious fruit of this tree was enjoyed and celebrated because it ripened just as the cistern water was at its lowest quality. Pomegranate juice was drunk fresh and fermented into wine. According to the rabbis, the pomegranate has 613 seeds. That links it to the Torah, in which the rabbis found 613 laws. This is why Torah scroll handles are adorned with the pomegranate and perhaps why this fruit appears so frequently in the art that adorns the Old Testament sanctuary. Bible Examples Exodus 28:33-34; Numbers 13:23; 1 Kings 7:18, 20, 42; 2 Kings 25:17; Song of Songs 6:7; Haggai 2:19 Sycamore Tree Biology The biblical sycamore tree is not related to the sycamore trees of the Western world but is rather a type of fig tree. It is a very large tree with a rounded crown that produces copious amounts of shade. While rare today, it was present along the coastal plain and filled the foothills during Bible times. Human Connection The small fig produced by this tree along all its external surfaces, including the trunk, is eaten though it is of lower quality than the true fig. Its ripening can be enhanced by puncturing its skin, something shepherds like Amos were often hired to do as they watched their flocks (Amos 7:14). The branches of this tree combine the qualities of lightness and strength; consequently, they were employed as roof rafters. Bible Examples 1 Kings 10:27; 1 Chronicles 27:28; Psalm 78:47; Isaiah 9:10; Luke 19:4 Tamarisk Tree Biology The tamarisk (also called a salt cedar) makes its home in the hottest and driest parts of the promised land where the soil is too salty for many other plants to survive. It extrudes a bit of that salt onto its linear leaves in order to attract moisture from the atmosphere, which it then absorbs through its leaf structures. Human Connection As one of the only trees that grows in the arid areas of this land, it was used for cooling. Although its leaves offer precious little shade, a freshening microclimate is created when the excess water that gathers on the salt-laden leaves evaporates in the late morning hours. Bible Examples Genesis 21:33; 1 Samuel 22:6; 31:13 Trees were a normal part of life within the world of the Bible, giving shade, nourishment, and supplies. They were a form of provision in the Garden of Eden and have been blessing humanity ever since. Buy Now! If you enjoyed this examination of trees and plants in the Bible, pick up your own copy of the Baker Book of Bible Charts, Maps, and Timelines, full of helpful maps, diagrams, and interesting lists like the one above. Click here to get your copy today

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 2 Corinthians 7:10 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/2co.7.10.KJV