For the Christian, all of life’s conditions and circumstances are transformed.
Take the matter of CARE. Every life has “cares.” There are cares in business. There are cares in home-life. There are cares of poverty–but no less has the rich man his cares. Childhood has its anxieties; young faces sometimes appear careworn. No one can escape care!
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I have birds, little Red Bishops, that came to eat outside my window. I have a feeding tray for the small seed eaters.
Most of them have changed colour, all ready for the mating season.
But there are still a few that do not have the full new plumes and some have just began (late bloomers). And I seem to be like these always changing never coming to any kind of conclusion or completion.
Don’t want to remain in the old plumes they are too drab and painful.
Don’t want to change to the new ones because that requires responsibility and bringing up a new generation.
Plus if I am a bit of both…. great !!!! don’t have to make a choice to be either or…..????
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But God raised Him from the dead. Acts 13:30
I have a lot of favorite verses in the Bible, but I suppose if I had to choose only one, it would be Acts 13:30: But God raised Him from the dead. Wow. How powerful is that?
Think about it. What can life throw at us that can’t be overcome by that statement of eternal truth?
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The ultimate measure of a person is not where one stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where one stands in times of challenge and controversy. ~Martin Luther King
Have you ever thought you were too weak to help?
It’s easy to imagine someone who’s better qualified, tempting to believe that your personal failures render you useless. We all want to conceal our dirty laundry, but followers of Christ must remember that we’re called to serve where we are and to offer ourselves in that service. We’re all gifted so we can offer those gifts in service to others.
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Then Gideon and the 300 men who were with him came to the Jordan {and} crossed over, weary yet pursuing. Judges 8:4, NASB(emphasis added).
The story about Gideon and his meager band of men defeating a massive enemy gathering is always inspiring to me. First, I’m reminded that no battle is ever won in my own strength. Second, I’m encouraged by the fact that nothing is impossible with God.
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This is written for those who say:
“The things I have done and said weigh on my heart like a mountain of lead. This burdens me and keeps me from Christ. My sins cut me off from all hope of heaven. I am afraid that my past eagerness to relish my behavior has so twisted my mind, seared my conscience, and hardened my heart–that I will never be able to repent with any hope of pardon!”
But I answer you,
Is your sin greater than wicked King Manasseh’s, who “sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced witchcraft and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists”? (2 Kings 21:2-7)
Is your sin greater than Paul’s drinking up the blood of saints?
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There are two days in every week about which we should not worry;
Two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow Read More »
Utter confusion, misery and pain,
Humiliation, remorseful, ashamed.
Dreading to face the light of each day,
Not wanting to hear what people would say.
Like, “Where is your power? Where is your pride?”
They don’t understand that deep down inside
I wish I knew the answers to give,
Or how to find the courage to live.
I will be the best that I can be
Today
Tomorrow is tomorrow and yesterday is gone
But Today is mine, and I am His
And I can only be what I am
Today
So, yesterday I fell
Today, look at me
My feet are under me
I’m taking a step
One step at a time
One day at a time
I will be the best that I can be
Today
And when Tomorrow becomes Today
I can look back on Yesterday
and smile.
~ Anonymous
Winter 2017
Summer 2016