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Saving for a Rainy Day Often there is not a lot of our income left over to save for that Rainy Day, but as we are hearing reports of farmers turning under their crops and dairy men pouring out their milk and farmers destroying eggs, and a very possible meat shortage, this generates fear in the hearts of men and women. As believers we are urged by our Lord, NOT to fear, but to be wise, and consider making some preparations.  It is time to cut our spending habits on things we don't really need and instead to purchase good staple food for your pantry. As believers we have already made the ultimate preparation to secure our place in heaven, by receiving Jesus into our lives and he brings peace into our spirits and souls. We must also realize that today we live in a real world that is in turmoil. The book of Proverbs urges us to use wisdom and prepare. Proverbs 6: "Go to the ant; consider her ways, and be wise. The ant has no chief, officer, or r...

Who is Jesus Chapter 10 - - Three days and Three Nights As we continue our journey to discover who is Jesus, we are reminded that in the Old Testament there were prophesies and also pictures showing Jesus as the Messiah. Today we shall take a short view of Jonah one of the rebellious prophets as he decided to run from the commands of the Lord. God told Jonah to go preach to Nineveh and tell them to repent or else in 40 days their city would be destroyed. Jonah decided NOT to obey, because in his mind he felt the wicked city needed punishment, so he entered a ship going in the opposite direction. (Isn't that like us at times? We know what we should do, but because of our stubborn heart, we get ourselves in trouble and that is exactly what happened to Jonah. The Bible says a great storm arose, not just a gentle rainstorm, but a gigantic fierce hurricane with dashing explosive waves. Reading from Jonah chapter one: Then the men were exceedingly afr...

Who is Jesus? Chapter 9 Jesus is the Lamb of God The earthly ministry of Jesus is recorded in the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. You may wonder why there are four gospels. As we think about it, we are reminded that in the mouth or two or three witnesses there is truth. Many of the happenings are repeated, but some give accounts not found in the other three gospels. Who was the first to proclaim who Jesus was? Luke 2: 10-14 shares: It was an angel appearing to shepherds at the Birth of Jesus. - - And the shepherds were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”  Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying , “Glory to God in th...

The King Is Coming  The King Is Coming 04 22 20 King David had promised his wife Bathsheba,“ ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,’ so I certainly will do this day.” 1 Kings 1:32-24: T hen King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah.” So they came before the king. “ Take   my servants   with you,”   said   the king.   “Set   my son   Solomon   on   my own mule   and take him down   to   Gihon.   There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ And all the people shouted and played the flutes and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth  seemed   to   split with their sound. The strange thing was that another son of King David had already decided to make himself king, an...

God will Give Back What the Enemy Has Stolen Today we shall view a story from Genesis chapters 13 and 14, about Abraham and his nephew Lot, as they obeyed God leaving their home land and journeyed where God told them to go. As the days went by, Abraham told Lot they needed to separate because their herds and workers were crowded and it was causing arguments. Abraham allowed Lot to chose first; So Lot chose the plains where there was much water and he pitched his tent towards Sodom that wicked city where the men were full of evil. Abraham took his flocks and servants in another direction and all went well. Until - -  One day five kings in a neighboring area decided to band together and attack the city of Sodom, stealing all their wealth, and taking slaves of the people including Lot and his family and their goods. Now Abraham had made a blood covenant with people surrounding him, so a covenant meant that you were to look out for one another and keep...

Do As You are Told !! Perhaps you have never heard those words, but as a child my mother often gave me those very words of advice, and if I did not do as I was instructed, there were consequences to pay.  Doing as you are told is another way of saying; Obey the instructions given - - and carry out the words you have received from those in authority. Most of us have a bit of rebellion in us when someone is telling us how to do certain things, and how to live and what to avoid; because we enjoy our independence and want to do it ourselves and live like we please ..... How is that working out for you? I was reminded of the story in the Bible Deuteronomy chapters 7 through 11 of when the Children of Israel were slaves in Egypt serving the Pharaoh . Moses was instructed by God to go from his secure place and demand that Pharaoh let the people go or there would be judgment on all of Egypt. Pharaoh refused because he believed he could not allow his free slave...

Who is Jesus? Chapter 8 Jesus and John the Baptist Elizabeth was in her sixth month of pregnancy when Mary, who was then pregnant with Jesus, came for a visit. Upon hearing the greeting of Mary, the babe (John the Baptist) leaped in the womb of Elizabeth and she and the babe were filled with the Holy Spirit. Families were close knit and Mary stayed three months just before Elizabeth gave birth to John. The child grew and at an early age, would spend time in the desert seeking God as he knew there was a calling on his life. By revelation he knew his cousin Jesus was a special young man, and that he was to announce the soon to be ministry of Jesus. Both young men were now 30 years of age, and we find John preaching repentance and baptizing believers in the river Jordan to show they have buried their old life and have risen to a new life. The people asked John if he was the Messiah, but he denied saying; "I am sent to prepare the way for Him." Jo...

Darkness Over All the Land as Jesus Hung on the Cross Matthew 27:45-46 Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Pilot finally gave in to the voice of the crowd, and released Jesus to the Romans for crucifixion, and having done so, he commanded Jesus to be whipped with the terrible cat of nine tails. This beating often caused the death of the victim, due to the extreme tearing of the flesh and the loss of much blood.   Jesus now weak from the scourging, He was submitted to humiliation by the soldiers as they roughly jabbed a crown of thorns on his head causing blood to run down his face. The soldiers then clothed him in a scarlet robe and pretended to bow down and worship him as they laughed and spit on him. Then they put his own clothes on him, a...