THE SIMPLE LIFE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

                  JULY 12^th, 2012

 

 

                  THE SIMPLE LIFE

 

 

                  For me

                  The simple life is life

                  The simple life is peace

                  It is showing love

                  In the way we speak

 

                  For me

                  The simple life is honesty

                  The simple life

                  Is telling the truth

                  Keeping a simple life

                  In this world

Is the hardest thing to do

 

                  We get bogged down

                  By who is better looking

                  We get bogged down

                  By who has this

                  And who has that

                  We get bogged down

                  By all the things

      That really don’t matter

                  The simple life

                  Is me loving you

 

                  For me

                  The simple life is love

                  For me

                  The simple life is truth

                  The simple life

                  Is me loving you

 

                  The simple life

                  Is me loving you

 

                  Robert P. Wallman

                  6-15-06

 

                 Ps        “Dear friends

                              Since God so loved us

                             We also ought to love one another

            

                              No one has ever seen God

                              But if we love one another

                             GOD LIVES IN US

                             And his life is made COMPLETE in us

 

                             We KNOW that we live in him

                             And he is in us

                             Because he has given us OF HIS SPIRIT”          1 JOHN 11-13

     

 

 

 

ANOTHER LITTLE MIRACLE!=ATTITUDE and LOVE=MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOVE AND ATTITUDE=MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE

Another Little Miracle!

 

For those of you=WHO DON’T KNOW=I had another SERIOUS ABDOMNAL

Surgery=On the 26^th of MAY==I am doing BETTER=and doing MY BEST=to come back=

And RETURN to the LORD!

“If you REURN to the LORD=Then your fellow Israelites=and your children=will  be

SHOWN COMPASSION=by their captors=and will REURN to this land=For the LORD=

Your God is a gracious and compassionate=He will not Turn his face from you=If

You RETURN to him”                                                                                                         2 Chronicles 9-10

 

Which brings me to the point=Having just SURVIVED my umpteenth abdominal surgery=

In this life=I recognize the MIRACLE OF LIFE=from the Lord=His LOVE and our Attitude=

MAKE all the difference=ANOTHER LITTLE MIRACLE!

 

I have had=So MANY ABDOMINAL SURGERIES and hospitalizations=I have lost count=But

I BELIEVE=It is about 9 and about 20=In the middle of May of this year=I had just about REACHED

My breaking point=I did not think I=COULD CARRY this promise any longer=and I ASKED=

God and Jesus for HELP=And LIFE=Proceeded=to take me to surgery=What is NOTEWORTHY=Is That I had been told=To NEVER have surgery again=For I may not survive=ANOTHER LITTLE
MIRACLE from The Lord=and from science and DOCTORS=The INSTRUMENTS of his MIRACLES!

OUR ATTITUDE=and GOD’S LOVE=Make all the DIFFERENCE!

 

“You are the God=WHO PERFORMS MIRACLES=You display your power=Among

The people”                                                                                                                                                             Psalm 77:14

“Where did this man get these things?’=They asked=’What’s this wisdom=That has been

Given to him?=What are THESE REMARKABLE MIRACLES= He is performing?’”             Mark 6:2

“Fellow Israelites=Listen to this=Jesus of Nazareth=Was  a man accredited by God=To you

BY MIRACLES=wonders and signs=Which God did among you Through him=as you yourselves

Know”                                                                                                                                                                        Acts 2:22

And so my Friends=KEEP your Eyes On God=Keep your eyes on Jesus=KEEP THE FAITH!=No

Situation is hopeless=YOUR ATTITUDE=and God’s love=MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE!=Another

LITTLE MIRACLE FROM GOD!=Return to God=and have THE COURAGE=to come back=I am

Trying =and God is bringing me back=ONE MORE TIME=Return to God=and Put all of

Your HOPE in him=OUR ATTITUDE=AND GOD’S LOVE=Make ALL of the difference=ANOTHER

LITTLE MIRACLE=from the LORD!

 

“……..So is MY WORD=That goes out from my mouth==It will NOT RETURN to me empty=

But will accomplish=what I desire=and ACHIEVE the PURPOSE= For which I sent is”    Isaiah 55:11

“Come let us=RETURN to the Lord=He has torn us to pieces=But he will HEAL US=He

Has injured us=But he will bind up=Our wounds”                                                                            Hosea 6:1

“Even now’=Declares the Lord=’REURN to me with all your heart=with fasting=and weeping=

And mourning’”                                                                                                                                                 Joel 2:12

Dear Lord=WE PRAY=I PRAY=When we have REACHED OUR BREAKING POINT=To help us

Have the FAITH=to RETURN to you Dear Lord=Knowing you are=THE GOD OF MIRACLES=and

That OUR ATTITUDE=and YOUR LOVE=Make ALL THE DIFFERENCE=in this world

ANOTHER LITTLE MIRACLE FROM GOD!

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name of our EVER LIVING=EVER LOVING=FOREVER MIRACLE-

Holy Father God

Robert P. Wallman

7-9-2026

 

Ps        I do not  KNOW=How much TIME=This surgery has bought me=But I will TESTIFY for

             The Holy Father God and HIS SON=and PRAISE THEM=for as long as I AM ABLE!=Till the

              END OF TIME

2 SAMUEL Chapters 4 through 7 notes=for MVF Cheryl and Bobby Boy

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES FOR 2 SAMUEL=CHAPTERS 4 THROUGH 7

(For MVF CHERYL  and Bobby Boy)=7-11-2026

 

AN OVERVIEW=Of 2 SAMUEL=Chapters 4 THROUGH 7

 

These chapters=Mark the Transition=from DAVID’S RISE=To the FULL ESTABLISHMENT

Of His Kingdom=God CONFIRMS David as King=Over ALL OF ISRAEL=Gives him

Military victories=Brings the ARK to Jerusalem=and makes a COVENANT=That

Points forward to the COMING MESSIAH!

 

2 Samuel Chapter 4=Ishbosheth is Murdered

 

=Ishbosheth=Saul’s Son=and King over Israel=LOSES SUPPORT

After Abner’s death

 

=TWO of his Captains=Baanah and Rechab=ASSASINATE HIM=

While he is RESTING

 

= They bring Ishbosheth’s head=to David=EXPECTING A REWARD

 

=David Condemns=Their wicked act=and has them EXECUTED=Because they

MURDERED an innocent man

 

=Ishbosheth’s head is BURIED=with Abner in Hebron

 

KEY LESSON=GOD HONORS JUSTICE=David REFUSED to gain the

Kingdom=Through violence or murder

 

 

2 SAMUEL 5= David becomes KING=OVER ALL of Israel

 

=ALL TRIBES of Israel=Anoint DAVID as King

 

=David CAPTURES Jerusalem=from the Jebusites=and makes it=

His CAPITAL=The “CITY OF DAVID”

 

=Hiram King of Tyre=Helps David BUILD his palace

 

=David RECOGNIZES=that God=has EXTABLISHED his Kingdom

 

=David DEFEATS the Philistines TWICE=after

SEEKING God’s GUIDANCE

 

KEY LESSON=SUCCESS comes through

TRUSTING and OBEYING GOD

 

KEY VERSE

“And David became GREATER=and GREATER=for the Lord God

Of HOSTS=Was with him”                                                    2 SAMUEL 5:10

 

 

2 SAMUEL 6=THE ARK COMES TO JERUSALEM

 

=David ATTEMPTS to bring the ARK=Of the Covenant to Jerusalem

 

=Uzzah TOUCHES the ark=to steady it=and dies=Because

GOD’S INSTRUCTION=Regarding the ark=Was IGNORED

 

=After learning the proper way=To TRANSPORT the ark=David brings it

To Jerusalem=WITH GREAT REJOICING

 

=David dances=Before the Lord=WITH ALL HIS MIGHT!

 

=Michal CRITICIZES David=and she REMAINS CHILDLESS

 

KEY LESSON=God is BOTH=HOLY AND WORTHY=Of joyful worship

Worship must be OFFERED=with REVERENCE and OBEDIENCE

 

 

2 SAMUEL 7=GOD’S COVENANT WITH DAVID

 

=David DESIRES to Build a TEMPLE for the Lord

 

=Through the prophet Nathan=God tells David=That his Son

WILL BUILD THE TEMPLE

 

=God PROMISES David=an everlasting dynasty

 

=The COVENANT=Ultimately POINTS=to Jesus Christ=the ETERNAL KING

From David’s line

 

=David RESPONDS with humility=GRATITUDE=and WORSHIP

 

KEY LESSON=GOD’S PROMISES=are BASED on his GRACE=and faithfulness=

NOT human achievement

 

KEY VERSE=

“YOUR house and Your KINGDOM=shall ENDURE FOREVER before me=Your

THRONE=Shall be Established forever”

 

 

MAJOR THEMES=in 2 Samuel Chapters 4 Through 7

 

=God establishes Davis as the RIGHTFUL KING

 

=JUSTICE and righteousness=Characterize David’s leadership

 

=JERUSALEM=Becomes Israel’s   political and SPIRITUAL CENTER

 

=REVERENCE for God’s HOLINESS=Is ESSENTIAL in worship

 

=The DAVIDIC COVENANT=Lays the FOUNDATION=For the COMING MESSIAH=

Jesus Christ

 

=God’s faithfulness=FULFILLS His PROMISES=Across generations

 

 

THE CHRIST CONNECTION=

=This is ONE of=THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONNECTIONS=of the

OLD TESTAMENT=and FINDS its fulfillment=In Jesus Christ=The SON of David

Whose KINGDOM=will never end=Luke 1:32-33

THROUGH Jesus=God establishes an ETERNAL KINGDOM=of righteousness=

PEACE and SALVATION

 

 

Rpw=7-11-2026=5:40PM

FOR MVF CHERYL and Bobby Boy

 

MAKE A STAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JULY 11^th, 2012

 

 

MAKE A STAND

 

 

It’s time to make a stand

None of us live forever

Make a stand

Take your life in hand

Before you run out of time

 

Make a stand

In God

Make a stand

In love

Make a stand

For all others

Who don’t have a voice

To make a stand for themselves

 

Make a stand for the poor

Make a stand for the homeless

Make a stand for he aging

Make a stand for the unborn

And make a stand

For the children who have been abused

 

Make a stand

For everyone

Make a stand

In love

Make a stand

Rooted in the values of God up above

 

Robert P. Wallman

6-18-06

 

Ps        “There is a TIME for everything

             And a season for everything under heaven”             Ecclesiastes 3:1

 

            “Trust in him at all TIMES-oh people

              Pour out your hearts to him

              For God is our refuge”                                        Psalm 62:8

 

            “Then Peter came to Jesus and asked,

              Lord how many times shall I forgive my brother

              When he sins against me? Up to seven times?”

 

              Jesus answered,

              “I tell you NOT seven times

               But seventy-seven TIMES”                                     Matthew 18:21-22

 

             

OUR STRENGTH=IS IN=THE WEAPONS OF GOD

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUR STRENGTH IS IN=THE WEAPONS

OF GOD!

 

So MANY of us=are FIGHTING with the wrong weapons=in

This world=ANGER=jealousy=resentment and HATRED=resulting in

 

People using WEAPONS like guns=like knives=like fists=

Trying to IMPOSE bodily harm=or hurt someone=in whatever

WAY=that they can=but our STRENGTH=is in THE WEAPONS OF GOD=

USING weapons like LOVE=like KINDNESS=and forgiveness=and

The WEAPONS of the Holy Spirit=the FRUITS of the Spirit=That God

Gave to us to use=through the GREAT Saint Paul=OUR STRENGTH is in

THE WEAPONS OF GOD!

 

“The WEAPONS=we fight with=are NOT the weapons of the world=On

The contrary=they have divine power=to demolish strongholds”                                    2 Corinthians 10:4

 

Two Corinthians tells us=That Saint Pauls’ strength=and OUR STRENGTH=

Is in God’s weapons of LOVE=NOT weapons of the flesh=Like so many of us

Seem to think=Our STRENGTH is In=following Christ=and the weapons of

Jesus himself=the weapons of the SPIRIT of Christ and HIS TEACHINGS=

On love and kindness and forgiveness

 

IF Christ’s life=teaches us NOTHING ELSE=it teaches us

That you cannot kill PERFECT LOVE=like Jesus had=HIS RESURRECTION

Proves that=”It is God=who arms me=with STRENGTH=and keeps my

Way secure”                                                                                                                                   2 Samuel 22:33

 

“……..But those who HOPE in the Lord=will RENEW THEIR STRENGTH”                Isaiah 40:31

 

“For the foolishness of God=is wiser than human wisdom=and

The weakness of God=is stronger than HUMAN STRENGTH”                                     1 Corinthians 1:25

 

You can kill the BODY=of us mere mortals==but You CANNOT

Kill our spirit=or our souls=That which MAKES US WHOLE=We are

Flesh=but that is NOT OUR STRENGTH=Our strength is in

THE WEAPONS OF GOD=the SPIRIT of God=which cannot be killed

 

“For though=we live IN THE FLESH=we do not wage war=in the FLESH”           2 Corinthians 10:3

 

The FOLLOWERS of Christ=do not fight with guns=or knives=or

Even fists=They FIGHT with the WEAPONS of the SPIRIT=”For the

FRUIT of the SPIRIT=is LOVE=joy=peace=forbearance=KINDNESS=

Goodness=faithfulness=gentleness=and self-control”                                                  Galatians 5:22

 

They were Christ’s WEAPONS=They were the apostles’ weapons=

And they were the saints’ weapons=and they are ALL OF OUR

WEAPONS TOO=They are the Holy Father God’s weapons too=and they are

The WEAPONS=of all who UNDERSTAND=who God really is=LOVE ALWAYS

WINS=and if we stand FAITHFUL till the end=we will win too=OUR STRENGTH

IS IN=THE WEAPONS OF GOD!

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=OF OUR EVER LIVING=EVER LOVING

EVER WINNING with love=OUR HOLY FATHER GOD!

 

Robert P. Wallman

9-30-2024 and 7-11-2026

 

 

 

 

 

THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JULY 10^th, 2012

 

 

THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT

 

 

In the 22^nd chapter

Of Saint Matthew’s Gospel

A young lawyer

Asks Jesus

Which is the greatest commandment

 

Jesus answers

Love God

With all your heart

With all your soul

And all your mind

And to love your neighbor

As yourself

 

And why

Should we do this

 

We should love

Because not only did Jesus

Tell us to do so

But because

We are all children of God

And God is living

In each and every one of us

 

And each and everyone of us

Is special

Because each and every one of us

Is unique

With our own set of abilities and talents

No two of us

Are alike

 

It is interesting

That in the story

Of the “good’ Samaritan

Everyone is named

Except the man

Lying by the side of the road

 

And the reason

The man is not named

Is because

It does not matter

We are

To love everyone

 

Finally Dear Lord

We pray

Help us to love you

With a total love

 

And help us

To love all others

Because you Dear Lord

Are LIVING IN ALL OF US

 

Robert P. Wallman

5-27-20

 

Ps        Inspired by the teaching of Father Leo Clifford

 

            “My command is this: 

             LOVE each other as I have loved you”                   John 15:12

 

             “Jesus replied:

             “Love the Lord your God

               With all your heart

               And with all your soul

               And with all your mind

 

               This is the first and greatest commandment

               And the second is like it:

 

               Love your neighbor as yourself

 

               ALL the Law and the Prophets

               Hang on these two commandments”                        Matthew 22:37-40

  

 

 

 

FINDING THE STRENGTH=TO GO ON

 

FINDING THE STRENGTH=TO GO ON

Life is tough=and sometimes

It seems=to deal us=a series

Of endless BODY BLOWS

That is the case=

With our world right now=

With the CORONA VIRUS=and all

That is going on

But we have to-

FIND OUR STRENGTH=

In the Lord=we have to KEEP

Going on=we have to

Keep moving FORWARD

With our lives

“Let your hearts take comfort-

All who HOPE 

In the Lord”                                                                                                          Psalm 31:25

Every day=when I get up

I pray for STRENGTH

From the Lord

I pray for

THE STRENGTH

To deal with

Whatever unknown CHALLENGES-

May come my way

FINING THE STRENGTH

To go on=

Finding the strength

To deal with

Whatever we MAY have to

“It is God

Who arms me WITH STRENGTH

And keeps=my way secure”                                                                             2 Samuel 22:33

“God is our refuge

And STRENGTH=

An ever present help

In trouble”                                                                                                             Psalm 46:3

“........but those who HOPE

In the Lord

Will renew their STRENGTH

They will soar=

On wings like eagles

They will run

And not grow weary

They will walk

And not be faint”                                                                                                    Isaiah 40:31

We all face

The PHYSICAL CHALLENGE 

Of storms in life

We face physical challenges-

We face financial challenges-

And we face=MANY INTERPERSONAL CHALLENGES

Challenges of families-colleagues-

Children=and WHATEVER life

May bring us

FINDING THE STRENGTH

To go on=in life

“For the foolishness of God

Is wiser=than human wisdom

And the weaknesses of God

Is stronger=

THAN HUMAN STRENGTH”                                                                               1 Corinthians 1:25

Our ONLY SOURCE of strength

Is the Lord=

He is our only hope

That ALLOWS us to go on

Keep the GOSPEL

Of our Lord-CLOSE to your heart

In FINDING THE STRENGTH-

To keep moving forward

“........and once made perfect

He became the SOURCE

Of eternal salvation-

For all who obey him”                                                                                           Hebrews 5:9

FIND YOUR STRENGTH and courage

In the Lord=take HEART

And keep MOVING FORWARD

In Jesus' name=and in the name=of our EVER STRONG HOLY FATHER!

Robert P. Wallman

1-31-21=and 7-10-2026

Ps       INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Aileen O'Donoghue