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Bible and Quote - May 3-7
     'Bible verse and quote' from Jan Couns

You will cause Your ear to hear, To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may oppress no more. Psalm 10:17c,18 Passionate and satirical invectives (mocking abusive words) against bad men do more hurt than good; let it be to God in prayer, for he alone can make them better. Matthew Henry, 1662-1714, was a Welsh-born, English nonconformist minister and Bible commentator In the Lord I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain"? Psalm 11:1 Realize the danger of being an amateur providence, that…

Seeking God in our Time
     'God's Words For US' from Cecelia Lester

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33 (KJV) Seek First Seek. Look for, search diligently for. We don’t have to search for things in the same way as our pioneer forebears. We go to the grocery stores and purchase our food. We don’t have to hunt for our meat, unless we want to. Seek first. We must make our search for God a priority in our lives. If I don’t read my Bible and devotional source just after I awaken, I might forget. The…

Sport Fishing Christianity
     'Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life' from Tom Kelley

Fishermen and golfers in churches have been arguing for some time concerning which group Jesus would hang out with were He here today. The biggest argument that fishermen give is that Jesus hung out with fishermen before so, it stands to reason, He would do so again today. There is a small problem with that concept of the argument. The vast majority of fishermen today are hobbyists or sportsmen. They have a day job which pays the bills and fishing is what occupies their free time. While they are passionate about their sport, it is, nonetheless, just a sport for them. Involved…

Testing Faith
     ''Winging It' from Stan Smith

How can I know if I'm saved? I am not going to ask, "How can I know if you are saved?" or "How can you know if I am saved?" I'm just pursuing the question, "Is there any way that I can have some assurance that I am among the elect, that I am a genuine believer, that I am not among the 'many' who will come in front of the Judge believing I actually was saved only to be told, 'I never knew you'?" I don't want any of the people that I love to believe they're saved only to find out they're not, and I certainly don't want to find myself in that boat. So what…

Why Worship God?
     'The Way' from Kevin Pauley

Then God spoke all these words, saying, I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing loving kindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep…

Partiality - Prelude to Perdition (3-21-11)
     'Today's Little Lift' from Jim Bullington

God speaks through James: “My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes, and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, 'You sit here in a good place,' and say to the poor man, 'You stand there,' or, 'Sit here at my footstool,' have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?” James 2.1-4). Today's focus concerns…

It Can Be Difficult to Brainwash Gods Chosen Men
     'Word from Scotland' from Sandy Shaw

Daniel, and a number of fine young men, were taken off from Jerusalen to Babylon as prisoners, and King Nebuchadnezzar chooses these young men to be his counsellors - but first he wants them brainwashed. He liked the look of these young men. He liked to be surrounded with talent. His word to them was - forget……

What Do You Want?
     'Voice of Inspiration' from Andy Castro

What do you want? John 5:12-13 They asked him, Who is the Man Who told you, Pick up your bed and walk? Now the invalid who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had quietly gone away [had passed on unnoticed], since there was a crowd in the place. I find it interesting that the man that was healed in this story didn’t know Who healed him. It is obvious to me that Jesus exerted visually His authority or the man likely would have told Jesus to leave him alone. I was raised in a religion that believed in Jesus but did not know Him. They never talked…

The Cheapening of Life
     'Refreshment in Refuge' from Gina Burgess

One of the things that sets humans apart from the baser animal kingdom is self-control, deductive reasoning, and planning. To be promiscuous as well as indiscriminate, a person is living a risk-filled lifestyle with probability of STDs and pregnancy. Birth control merely opens the door wider for health risks, rather than preventive medicine. The only 100% effective birth control is abstinence which I taught both my daughters. I'm talking about how society has cheapened the value of life. The Institute of Medicine reports that free birth control such as pills, IUDs,…

As Others See Us
     ''Christ in You...'' from Dale Krebbs

"Oh for the gift to geus, to see ourselves as others see us!" If we could just see ourselves as others do, we could be more able to see and influence them for their good and for ours in leading them to believe in Jesus Christ. If we are honest and unpretentious, they are inclined to be the same, confirming the righteous influence that our honesty has on them. It is a near impossibility for us to see ourselves as others see us. Most people respond to two things when they encounter someone who claims to be a Christian: what they see (usually first), and what they hear.…

The Coming Socialistic Nightmare
     'Inspiration For You' from Randy Mitchell

I woke up feeling sick today; nauseated at the decision recently handed down by once conservative Supreme Court Justice, John Roberts. Last week, with a stroke of a pen, America’s financial landscape was drastically changed and placed on the spiraling pathway toward a socialistic republic. It was exactly what our idealistic, anti-business, pro-entitlement, ultra-liberal President wanted. He got his wish (for now). And currently, the fate and future of our beloved country is solely being placed in the hands of November’s elections. Once again, I’m sick and can’t…