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Good morning and welcome, everyone to the Wednesday Issue of The “Colonel’s” VFV Motivational/Inspirational Quotes & Message of the Day!

“You know what day it is – go ahead and say it!”

Good “Wednesday & Hump Day!” Morning “Band of Brothers & Sisters,” and all great connections. Welcome from the “Colonel’s Foxhole” in The Woodlands, TX — 17 May 2023!

Today’s Message is: “Zeal Day!” Why Not?

“Leaders that get others ‘fired up’ with their zeal achieve goals, overcome challenges, and create through innovation. They put in the extra effort and give willingly to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve the mission. Do you have the zeal, confidence, and control to do great things?” — COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
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The Quote in the Picture Today Reads:

“Life is a one time offer, use it well, with full dexterity and zeal.” — Unknown Author

More Awesome Quotes for Today’s Message:

“Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.” — John Dryden

“Zeal is a volcano, on the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow.” —Kahlil Gibran

“When you are laboring for other, let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.” —Confucius

“Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.” — Thomas Fuller

“Success is due less to ability than to zeal.” — Charles Buxton

“Through zeal, knowledge is gotten; through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost.” — Buddha

“Zeal will do more than knowledge.” — William Hazlitt
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Belated thank you my friend and brother-in-Christ Sgt (Join to see) for your diligence in posting our friend, former RallyPoint member emeritus, and brother-in-Christ Colonel Mikel Burroughs VFV Motivational/Inspirational Quotes & Message of the Day Wednesday May 17, 2023.

Topic: Zeal Day
1. Since zeal is defined as eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something: FERVOR [Merriam Webster], zeal is neutral. Of course, what we are zealous about may be good or evil or less often neutral. :-)
2. Wisdom and discernment are critical governors for zeal. Unfettered zeal is associated with youth. Toddlers and teenagers often display unfettered zeal alternated with overwhelming sadness if the focus of the zeal is unrequited.

Quotes
1. Martin Luther King, Jr. 'The church must be reminded that but rather the conscience of the state. ..if the church does not recapture its prophetic zeal'
2. Moliere 'Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy ferver of true zeal.'
3. J.C. Ryle 'A zealous man feels that like a lamp he is made to burn; and if consumed in burning, he has but done the work for which God appointed him. Such a one will always find a sphere for his zeal. If he cannot preach and work and give money, he will cry and sigh and pray.
4. Nick Vujicic 'If God can use can use a man without arms and legs to be HIS hands and feet, then he can certainly use a willing heart.'
5. Libbie Cowman from Streams in the Desert devotional 'Some one gained a good lesson from a Southern prayer meeting. A colored brother asked the Lord for various blessings -- as you and I do, and thanked the Lord for many already received—as you and I do; but he closed with this unusual petition: "And, O Lord, support us! Yes support us Lord on every leanin' side!" Have you any leaning sides? This humble man's prayer pictures them in a new way and shows the Great Supporter in a new light also. He is always walking by the Christian, ready to extend His mighty arm and steady the weak one on "every leanin' side."

Scriptures:
a. Romans 12:10-13 'Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer. Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.'
b. 1 Peter 3:13-17 ESV 'Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.
c. John 2:14-17 ESV 'In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
d. Isaiah 37:31-32 ESV "And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward. For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this."
e. 1 John 4:4-6 ESV 'Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore, they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.’
f. John 2:14-17 'In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”'

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LTC Stephen F. - Great ,great song. I seen fire and Rain, by James Taylor. Just like in life good and bad.
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You are very welcome my audiophile friend and brother-in-Christ GySgt Jack Wallace -
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I like the Marshal Tucker Band. Heard it in a lovesong.
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Thank you my audiophile friend and brother-in-Christ SPC Lyle Montgomery for letting me know.
Marshall Tucker Band - Heard It In A Love Song (Live)
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Good Moring to you too, Maj Robert Thornton!!! Four outstanding meme quotes on the subject of "ZEAL"!!! Spot-On!!!
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I have no doubt that you are aware that zeal for the LORD is honorable and appropriate. Zeal for the health of your family, close friends and coworkers is reasonable. I expect that selfless love for others sparks up your life and that love gleams through your own eyes and ignites the spark of life in those you hold most dear. Hopefully the spark of life rejuvenates you and me and each one we love in this cold month of January. ‘For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God…for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.’ [2 Timothy 1:6-7 ESV], my brother-in-Christ Maj Robert Thornton

I pray that each of YOUR adopted sons and daughters who reads this prayer or hears it with clarity of focus on what our priority of effort, talents and resources needs to be. Empower each of us to diligently demonstrate love as YOU designed love. 'Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.’ [1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV] I pray that you and I more consistently demonstrate our faith in YOU dear LORD. YOU admonish us that the degree that we demonstrate love for our neighbor as ourselves is a demonstration of our love for YOU. 'If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself,' you are doing well.' [James 2:8 ESV]

I pray that each one of YOUR adopted sons and daughters is zealous for the LORD God and that we never take HIS love for granted. The LORD demonstrates HIS love for each in myriad ways. The LORD sacrificed HIS life’s blood for our personal salvation. ‘Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends’ [John 15:13 ESV]

I lift the homeless, the severely disabled, the suicidal and depressed to YOU LORD. I pray that YOU bless each member of these groups with a safe place to sleep tonight and a large dose of hope to last throughout the night and into the coming week. ‘'They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them. It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you, my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.’ [Galatians 4:17-20 ESV]

I lift the individuals who are working in this nation, Canada, UK, France, Germany, South Korea, the Philippines, New Zealand and Australia, their supervisors, employers, managers, and leaders – especially military service members, medical personnel, medical researchers, food service workers, and logistics employees, and transportation network employees including dock workers, railroad and truck drivers to YOU LORD. I pray for safety and security for these individuals and their family members. I pray that each person working is thankful for the ability to work and that each one is zealously working honorably and getting pleasure form their work.

I pray that you are sleeping well Wednesday Night with each one you love and that each of you will awake refreshed and healthy on Thursday, May 18, 2023 morning.
By the power and authority of the Name above all names, Jesus the Christ.
FYI PO3 Charles Streich PO3 Edward Riddle SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D SSgt Kelly D.
Zeal Gospel - Vosoti Au
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Good words this morning Major.
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That's pretty straight forward, Maj Kim Patterson!!! Happy Noontime!
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I have no doubt that you are aware that zeal for the LORD is honorable and appropriate. Zeal for the health of your family, close friends and coworkers is reasonable. I expect that selfless love for others sparks up your life and that love gleams through your own eyes and ignites the spark of life in those you hold most dear. Hopefully the spark of life rejuvenates you and me and each one we love in this cold month of January. ‘For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God…for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.’ [2 Timothy 1:6-7 ESV], my sister-in-Christ Maj Kim Patterson

I pray that each of YOUR adopted sons and daughters who reads this prayer or hears it with clarity of focus on what our priority of effort, talents and resources needs to be. Empower each of us to diligently demonstrate love as YOU designed love. 'Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.’ [1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV] I pray that you and I more consistently demonstrate our faith in YOU dear LORD. YOU admonish us that the degree that we demonstrate love for our neighbor as ourselves is a demonstration of our love for YOU. 'If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself,' you are doing well.' [James 2:8 ESV]

I pray that each one of YOUR adopted sons and daughters is zealous for the LORD God and that we never take HIS love for granted. The LORD demonstrates HIS love for each in myriad ways. The LORD sacrificed HIS life’s blood for our personal salvation. ‘Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends’ [John 15:13 ESV]

I lift the homeless, the severely disabled, the suicidal and depressed to YOU LORD. I pray that YOU bless each member of these groups with a safe place to sleep tonight and a large dose of hope to last throughout the night and into the coming week. ‘'They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them. It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you, my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.’ [Galatians 4:17-20 ESV]

I lift the individuals who are working in this nation, Canada, UK, France, Germany, South Korea, the Philippines, New Zealand and Australia, their supervisors, employers, managers, and leaders – especially military service members, medical personnel, medical researchers, food service workers, and logistics employees, and transportation network employees including dock workers, railroad and truck drivers to YOU LORD. I pray for safety and security for these individuals and their family members. I pray that each person working is thankful for the ability to work and that each one is zealously working honorably and getting pleasure form their work.

I pray that you are sleeping well Wednesday Night with each one you love and that each of you will awake refreshed and healthy on Thursday, May 18, 2023 morning.
By the power and authority of the Name above all names, Jesus the Christ.
FYI PO3 Charles Streich PO3 Edward Riddle SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D SSgt Kelly D.
Zeal Gospel - Vosoti Au
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I like the mene of the school bus and the train. It sounds like the school busses around Omaha.
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FYI my friend and sister-in-Christ SPC Lyle Montgomery in case you did not see our brother-in-Christ SPC Lyle Montgomery's comment.
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