I pray for a lot of things, mostly for others and believe that God hears me. But when it comes to praying for me and needs in my life I have a hard time with that.
Read MoreWe need peacemakers. Just because one or two are bad we need not write the entire peace keeping force off as corrupt. But peacemakers aren’t all law enforcement, you and I need to be peacemakers in our churches, with our families and in our communities. We must not be a sower of discord. Then, if we are in Christ, we shall be called the children of God.
Read MoreThe word blessed is used 9 times in this passage. Blessed means to be well off or happy. When we hear well off, many times we think of worldly things such as money and possessions. But the well off being spoken of here is inwardly, it speaks of one’s senses or inward feelings.
Read MoreAll I have to do to stay humble is just remember who and what I am. I have nothing to boast of in myself. Salvation thru Jesus Christ is all I have to boast in, not that I deserve it, but thanks be to God I have it. Because of that I am well off and can be happy. Is your happiness in the Lord or in things of this world? If it is of this world it is not true happiness. Trust Jesus to save you and find the true happiness of life.
Read MoreThe word blessed is used 9 times in this passage. Blessed means to be well off or happy. When we hear well off, many times we think of worldly things such as money and possessions. But the well off being spoken of here is inwardly, it speaks of one’s senses or inward feelings.
Read MoreThe word blessed is used 9 times in this passage. Blessed means to be well off or happy. When we hear well off, many times we think of worldly things such as money and possessions. But the well off being spoken of here is inwardly, it speaks of one’s senses or inward feelings.
Read MoreThe definition of worry comes from and old Anglo-Saxion word meaning; to strangle or choke. There is a better way to deal with problems than by being strangled or choked by them. A person that worries all the time, is having the very life choked out of him.
Read MoreWe are not promised another day, really not even our next breath. It is just something we take for granted, that we will wake up and do what we want to tomorrow just like we have in the past.
Read MoreI saw a cartoon today that was funny but I’m afraid there is more truth in it than we would like to think. There was a desk with two people behind it and the caption said “we will be right back with more news as soon as we make some up”. Sounds funny but it would seem that is where we are today.
Read MoreNow let me ask you who do you say Jesus is? Maybe I should ask who do you know that He is? Many will give an answer that He was a good man, a great teacher, a leader, or some may give the answer that he is God’s son. But they don’t know Him.
Read MoreIn a day when the news is pretty much peddling gloom and doom, and being truthful my generation has never seen a time like this, we need hope. I only have one source of hope today and that source is Jesus Christ.
Read MoreJesus wanted them to have peace, I believe He wants us to have peace as well. Also he warned them that they will have tribulation, but to be of good cheer.
Read MoreIf God has not given us a spirit of fear, then where does fear come from? The enemy. Jesus tells us not to fear man but to fear God, for He has not forgotten us. In the bad times or good times God is still in control. That is some good news, here is more good news.
Read MoreAs I think on the thought of forgiven or not. I have talked to people that were not sure if they had “forgiveness of sin” or not. My answer to them most of the time is simply this, “if you don’t know if you are forgiven or not you probably aren’t”. Scripture tells us that we may know this.
Read MoreIsn’t it an awesome thing that the Creator of this world knows you and I and never forgets us? Even when man is astray from God the Lord does not forget him and draws him to himself. While many never heed His call they are not forgotten. But to us that are saved He knows us and hears us when we call on Him.
Read MoreThe words forsaken, forsook and forsake all have basically the same meaning, to leave, desert or leave behind. We probably all have felt left or deserted at one time or another. Jesus felt it on the cross
Read MoreChristian before you go saying the preacher is poor, examine what he is saying. If he is preaching out of the blessed old book and telling you the truth, he is not poor but he is rich in the things of God.
Read MoreJesus demonstrated his love for us, in dying on the cross for us. Friend I want you to know that you are loved. You may not feel loved, may not see the love of your fellow man toward you, but be of good cheer you are loved.
Read MoreEveryone wants to be appreciated and many seek the approval of their peers. We all like to think we are doing a job well and yet, some feel that they never do anything well.
Read MoreThese scriptures tell us the way to walk. If we want to be where the Lord wants us to be we must walk the way He wants us to.
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