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” IN PEACE I WILL LIE DOWN AND SLEEP, FOR YOU ALONE, O LORD WILL KEEP ME SAFE.” PSALM 4:8 As we continue to place our complete trust in the promises of our Lord we can rest assured that he and he alone will protect us in any and all situations. As we lay ourContinue reading “SAFETY AND PEACE IN THE LORD”

” BE JOYFUL. GROW IN MATURITY. ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER. LIVE IN HARMONY AND PEACE. THEN THE GOD OF LOVE WILL BE WITH YOU. GREET EACH OTHER WITH CHRISTIAN LOVE.” 2 COR. 13: 11&12 As Christians we must continue to grow in the Lord each and everyday. We must continue to understand what he wants usContinue reading “BEING MATURE IN THE LORD”

” EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN ME AND BELIEVES IN ME WILL NEVER EVER DIE. ” JOHN 11:26 Jesus is coming soon! This is a promise from our Lord that we cannot forget and a promise that will never fail. Remember, God never has nor will he ever fail on a promise. We must continue toContinue reading “WE WILL NEVER DIE”

” THE PRUDENT UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY ARE GOING, BUT FOOLS DECEIVE THEMSELVES. ” PROVERBS 14:8 For centuries the devil has been trying to deceive those who follow Christ. He makes things look and sound so real that many are deceived and follow the ways of evil. It is not hard to be fooled by theContinue reading “UNDERSTANDING THE TRUTH”

” THE LORD SAYS, ‘ I WILL RESCUE THOSE WHO LOVE ME. I WILL PROTECT THOSE WHO TRUST IN MY NAME.” PSALM 91:14 “I WILL NOT FAIL YOU OR ABANDON YOU.” JOSHUA 1:5 ” BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS.” JOSHUA 1:7 As we continue to grow in the Lord we will become more confident in God’sContinue reading “BEING COURAGEOUS IN THE LORD”

“ IF YOU WANT TO BOAST, BOAST ONLY ABOUT THE LORD. ” 2 COR. 10:17 It is so easy for each of us to boast about the things that we have accomplished in life. It is easy to boast about our children and grandchildren and all of their accomplishments. We are are so blessed toContinue reading “BOASTING AND BEING PROUD OF OUR LORD”

” MY GRACE IS ALL YOU NEED. MY POWER WORKS BEST IN WEAKNESS. ” 2 COR. 12:9 “ THAT IS WHY I TAKE PLEASURE IN MY WEAKNESSES, AND IN THE INSULTS, HARDSHIPS, PERSECUTIONS AND TROUBLES THAT I SUFFER FOR CHRIST. FOR WHEN I AM WEAK, THEN I AM STRONG. ” 2 COR. 12:10 WOW! IContinue reading “WEAKNESS PRODUCES STRENGTH”

” TROUBLE CHASES SINNERS, WHILE BLESSINGS REWARD THE RIGHTEOUS. ” PROVERBS 13:21 For those who are of this world they are truly of the evil one. They continually chase the things of this world. They chase power and riches. They are blinded and cannot see the spiritual things of our God in heaven. They areContinue reading “SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS”

” WISE PEOPLE THINK BEFORE THEY ACT; FOOLS DON’T- AND EVEN BRAG ABOUT THEIR FOOLISHNESS. ” PROVERBS 13:16 In order to be wise in the way we live our lives we must know the Word of God and be confident in it. The devil is very good at what he does. As humans upon thisContinue reading “THE WISE”

” WE ARE ALL HUMAN BUT WE DON’T WAGE WAR AS HUMANS DO. WE USE GOD’S MIGHTHY WEAPONS NOT WORLDLY WEAPONS TO KNOCKDOWN STRONGHOLDS OF HUMAN REASONING AND TO DESTROY FALSE ARGUMENTS.” 2 COR. 10:3-4 As we continure to build upon our faith in the Lord we will begin to gain more confidence in hisContinue reading “WE ARE ALL HUMAN”

” THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH.” IS. 40:31 Those who stay in touch with the Lord and all of his ways will continue to be strengthened by him. Those who continually pray and praise our Lord God in heaven will continually live a renewed life. It is hard enough toContinue reading “WAITING UPON THE LORD”

” TO LEARN YOU MUST LOVE DISCIPLINE; IT IS STUPID TO HATE CORRECTION. ” PROVERBS 12:1 Some of our greatest learning experiences come from doing something wrong and then being disciplined for it. I remember as a child I would do things quite frequently that I knew my mother did not like. I was theContinue reading “LEARNING THROUGH DISCIPLINE”

” IT IS THE ONE AND ONLY SPIRIT, WHO DISTRIBUTES ALL THESE GIFTS, HE ALONE DECIDES WHICH GIFT EACH PERSON SHOULD HAVE.” 1 COR. 12:11 ” A SPIRITUAL GIFT IS GIVEN TO EACH OF US SO WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER.” 1 COR 12:7 Our Lord is the same yesterday, today and forever. He hasContinue reading “GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT”

” GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD, FOR HE IS GOOD! HIS FAITHFUL LOVE ENDURES FOREVER. ” PSALM 106:1 As we continue to pray and study God’s word we find that God has a love that never ends. He sacrificed his one and only son for each of us, for our sins, our salvation and ourContinue reading “BUILDING YOUR FAITH THROUGH YOUR STRUGGLES”

” BE ON GUARD. STAND FIRM IN THE FAITH. BE COURAGEOUS. AND DO EVERYTHING WITH LOVE. ” 1 COR. 16: 13-14 We must continue to build up our faith in all circumstances. No matter the struggles we may be fighting at the time, we must have a strong faith. Because of all of the obstaclesContinue reading “STANDING STRONG IN THE LORD”

“ SO, MY DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, BE STRONG AND IMMOVABLE. ALWAYS WORK ENTHUSIASTICALLY FOR THE LORD, FOR YOU KNOW THAT NOTHING YOU DO FOR THE LORD IS EVER USELESS. ” 1 COR. 15:58 Our Lord knows our hearts. He knows every thought and action we are going to take. It is impossible to hideContinue reading “WORKING FOR THE LORD”

” THE GODLY ARE RESCUED FROM TROUBLE AND IT FALLS ON THE WICKED INSTEAD. ” PROVERBS 11:8 As I continue to walk through all the days of my life I seem to always find troubles. Some of them come from the normal ways of living on this earth and others come from things that IContinue reading “WE ARE RESCUED FROM OUR TROUBLES”

” FOR EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.” ROMANS 10:13 It seems like a very simple matter. All we have to do is ask Jesus to come into our hearts and we will be saved. Well, it isn’t hard. If that is the case then why isn’t everone saved?Continue reading “CALLING ON THE LORD!”

” BUT FROM EVERLASTING TO EVERLASTING THE LORD’S LOVE IS WITH THOSE WHO FEAR HIM, AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS WITH THEIR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN.” PSALM 103: 17 Our God in heaven has a love that never ends, never fails, and extends from everlasting to everlasting. It is so great and extends so far that we cannot putContinue reading “FROM EVERLASTING TO EVERLASTING”

“ THE GODLINESS OF GOOD PEOPLE RESCUES THEM; THE AMBITION OF TREACHEROUS PEOPLE TRAPS THEM.” PROVERBS 11:6 As the body of Christ we should live our lives as a reflection of Him. We should reflect his goodness in all that we do and think. No matter the situation we should always remember the word’s ofContinue reading “GODLINESS”

” I TELL YOU, HE WILL GRANT JUSTICE TO THEM QUICKLY! BUT WHEN THE SON OF MAN RETURNS, HOW MANY WILL HE FIND ON THE EARTH WHO HAVE FAITH? ” LUKE 18:8 As we walk through each day we find that there are times when we struggle with situations where we need to depend uponContinue reading “BE PERSISTENT IN YOUR FAITH”

” WITH THEIR WORDS, THE GODLESS DESTROY THEIR FRIENDS, BUT KNOWLEDGE WILL RESCUE THE RIGHTEOUS. ” PROVERBS 11:9 In our world today we are seeing a great increase in outright lying, cheating, inexcusable accusations and unexplanable bad decisions. Evil is no longer being subtle in the way it works. People are not scared to accuseContinue reading “SEEKING THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD”

” WHAT THE WICKED DREADS WILL OVERTAKE HIM; WHAT THE RIGHTEOUS DESIRE WILL BE GRANTED. ” PROVERBS 10:24 We are involved in a great spiritual warefare. It is good vs. evil. This war has been going on for centuries and will continue until the Lord’s great plan of salvation is completed. The wicked of thisContinue reading “GOOD VS. EVIL”

” EVERYTHING IS PERMISSIBLE- BUT NOT EVERYTHING IS BENEFICIAL. EVERYTHING IS PERMISSIBLE- BUT NOT EVERYTHING IS CONSTRUCTIVE. ” 1 COR. 10:23 Our God in heaven is a very loving God. He does not force us to follow his will, because his desire for us is to willing love him and come to him because weContinue reading “OUR GOD’S WAYS”

” THE TONGUE THAT BRINGS HEALING IS A TREE OF LIFE, BUT A DECEITFUL TONGUE CRUSHES THE SPIRIT. ” PROVERBS 15:4 The words that we speak each and everyday have great power. We can actually speak things into existence. It is very easy to allow our mouth’s to trap us. We can curse others orContinue reading “THE POWER OF WORDS”

” AND GOD IS FAITHFUL; HE WILL NOT LET YOU BE TEMPTED BEYOND WHAT YOU CAN BEAR. BUT WHEN YOU ARE TEMPTED HE WILL PROVIDE A WAY OUT SO THAT YOU CAN STAND UP UNDER IT.” 1 COR. 10:13 Our God in heaven is forever faithful! We must believe that we receive because he isContinue reading “GOD’S EXAMPLE OF FAITH”

” FOR THE LORD SEES EVERY HEART AND KNOWS EVERY PLAN AND THOUGHT. IF YOU SEEK HIM YOU WILL FIND HIM. BUT IF YOU FORSAKE HIM, HE WILL REJECT YOU FOREVER. ” 1 CHRONICLES 28:9 Our Lord God in heaven sees and knows every thought and detail of our lives. He gives us every opportunityContinue reading “THE LORD SEES ALL”

” THE LORD IS COMPASSIONATE AND GRACIOUS, SLOW TO ANGER, ABOUNDING IN LOVE. ” PALSM 103:8 The Lord shows us each day how much he loves us. We do things that are foolish and many times very undesirable to the Lord. But his word tells us that he is slow to anger and abounding inContinue reading “FEAR OF THE LORD”

” SO FAITH COMES FROM HEARING AND HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD. ” ROMANS 10:17 Without knowledge of God’s word it is impossible to be saved. A person must first hear what his word says and then believe. How is anyone going to hear about God if someone does not spread his word. WeContinue reading “HEARING THE WORD OF GOD”

” EACH OF YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO LIVE IN WHATEVER SITUATION THE LORD HAS PLACED YOU, AND REMAIN AS YOU WERE WHEN GOD FIRST CALLED YOU. ” The Lord has called each and everyone of us to be his servant. We are to spread the word of God. We are to spread the truth ofContinue reading “YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED”