God’s Continued Blessings “Treats’ HIS 10th Month
GOD’s Tenth- month-“Treats” (10X10) FALL into GOD’s goodness Psalm 100:5. The LORD is good and HIS mercy endures forever. Psalm 119:103. How sweet are YOUR Words to my taste; sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 25: 8-9. Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way. Psalm 84:11. For the LORD God is our Sun and our Shield. He gives us grace and glory. The LORD will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right. John 1:16. From God’s fulness, and abundance have all we received grace for grace. What’s your usual reaction to the taste of something Sweet? Bitter? Spicy? While some of us like all these, our tasting of something sweet and...
Read MoreTerrifying Night: Tiny Intruder Causes Chaos in Quiet Home!
Deep into the evening, I had just opened to chapter seven when all of a sudden what was a docile TV room behind me lit up with shouts and raised voices. I looked up from the page to see a little black creature zip in from the kitchen, making a circuit of the home’s main floor. It flittered around the TV room causing voices to head toward shrieking level. “Get the tennis racket in the cellar!” Auntie Marilyn cried. I jumped up out of my seat and raced downstairs. Grabbing the tennis racket I wondered what might become of this intruder. As I entered the kitchen from the basement the little winged varmint changed course in mid-flight around its racetrack. Suddenly, Dad was already corralling it into the hallway. The little brown bat had come indoors clinging to...
Read MoreHow a Young King’s Faith Saved a Generation
Have you ever hidden a time capsule and then dug it up later? Josiah became king at just 8 years old. His father had been a wicked man.
When Josiah turned 16, he started following God. He knew the Israelites were sinning. He wanted to make it right. At 20 years old, he ordered the destruction of all idols. A few years later, he raised money to rebuild the Lord’s Temple.
Read MoreOvercoming Fear One Flight at a Time
The plane landed just within view of Tater. First, the plane bounced and settled down onto the grassy area next to the runway, and then drove with ease over to the fuel pumps. The fifteen-year-old class clown wasn’t laughing. Tater swallowed with a gulp as his lunch was flip-flopping in his stomach.
“Come on, it’s your turn.” Tater’s friends pushed him. Tater slowly got up and walked toward the plane. “He’s gonna puke!” a boy yelled. They all laughed. Tater couldn’t think of anything witty. Instead, he grabbed his stomach. He heard their laughter trail off as he approached the plane.
“Ready to go?” Pilot Bill asked.
“I’m not sure.” His eyes watered. “I think I ate rotten food.” He grabbed his stomach.
Read MoreWelcome! Come, Sit with Me, Jesus
How exciting to be invited! To be welcomed and wanted. How did you respond when you opened that e-vite to your friend’s birthday party or saw your name on the ‘team selected’? How about when you walked into your school’s lunchroom a few minutes late and the entire table—YES, EVERYone—was waving you over… pointing to that ‘saved’ empty seat? They even made a sign with ‘your’ name on it! Brace yourself…you might want to sit on the floor! Read this text! Listen to this invite! Matthew 11:28-30 “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”.29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.30 For my yoke is easy, and my...
Read MoreHow a Simple Push-Start Can Change A Life
Have you ever tried push-starting a mini-bike, a scrambler, or a car with a stick shift and clutch? If so, you might understand how I felt one early morning a while back. I woke up early, anticipating a rigorous day of motorcycle riding: 675 miles to that evening’s destination, Tucumcari, New Mexico. It wasn’t going to be easy. First, the starter was malfunctioning, but I learned I could push-start my motorcycle. However, this wasn’t just any motorcycle—it was an 870-pound, fully-loaded Goldwing. This bike needed a hill or something very close to one to build up enough speed to start the engine on a cool morning in the high desert. The night before, I had parked at the motel in a spot with a slope, thinking, “That’s the ticket!” All packed, I climbed...
Read MoreBlessed, Healthy, Safe August … And Forever After
YEAH “BACK-to-SCHOOL”! God’s continued blessings, wisdom, good health, safety, and PEACE this new school year! OK-ok, I get it-you may not be totally ‘thrilled’ about homework, reports, quizzes and tests. You are no doubt excited about seeing and being with your friends and neighbors again! Who are our neighbors? ________________________ As you return and prepare to return to your various schools, each week read this interesting and helpful conversation between Jesus and an ‘expert’ in the law found in Luke 10: 25-37! We learn something of great value from Jesus as He responds to this expert’s question… “And who is my neighbor?” The LORD shares a very detailed and thoughtful story which leads the expert to answer his own...
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