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I know that we all get catalogues in the mail wanting us to order the latest and greatest invnetion. I have ordered things before and when it arrives, it looks nothing like the picture in the catalogue. It’s a box filled with screws, bolts, washers, and an instruction sheet the size of a small areaContinue reading “The Directions of Assembly”

Today’s Verse:Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead. – Philippians 3:13  If you are reading this, chances are, at some point in your past, you have experience hurt caused by someone else inContinue reading “What Lies Ahead?”

In an army, you can be many things: a private, a sergeant, a lieutenant, a corporal, a captain, a major, a colonel, a general. Each has its own rights, status, and responsibilities. But the main object is not your rank in the army, but the army of your rank. Which is better, to be theContinue reading “It’s not the Rank, it’s the Side You’re On”

There are many different religious teachings. Hinduism teaches that salvation comes when man merges back into God through reincarnation. Islam teaches that salvation is to obey the Shariah, Islamic Law. Buddhism teaches that salvation is to extinguish all desires of the soul and enter a state of nothingness called ‘Nirvana.’ Orthodox Judaism teaches that salvationContinue reading “The Hand That Reaches Down”

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Today’s Verse: To that end keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints. – Ephesians 6:18 After Paul tells us to put on the full armor of God, he tells us to be alert and persevere. The belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, shoes of readiness, the shield of faith, the helmet ofContinue reading “Be Alert!”

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Have you ever had overnight guests? Usually they lodge for one night and take off the next day. What if your guests decided to stay permanently and become part of your family? Do you call the police and have them removed from the premises? In Psalm 30 says “Weeping endures forContinue reading “The Guest who Leaves in the Morning”

Today’s Verse: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord – Isaiah 55:8 If you are anything like me, you find it difficult sometimes to understand everything that is going on in our lives. I even get discouraged because I cannot see the benefits of certain events, orContinue reading “TOO SMALL TO UNDERSTAND”

People often say, “You have to be a realist. It’s fine to have faith and dreams but ultimately you have to be a realist.” I’ve got news for you…You don’t have to be a realist. In fact, you shouldn’t be a realist. We’re supposed to be like God…God isn’t a realist. God doesn’t just acceptContinue reading “God is not Bound by Reality”

Today’s Verse: “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. – Isaiah 55:1 Who doesn’t like the freebies? But let’s face it, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. We must admitContinue reading “Eat and Drink for Free!”