"Are We Faithful" Text Are we faithful? Every person has a sin nature. We all sin and have sinned. Those sins separate us from God. Sin earns death. There is nothing we can do to change that. God the Father sent His Son (known as Jesus) to die for us so we can be reunited with Him. The Son came from Heaven became flesh then died for us. Not only did He die for us, He was tortured for us. He took the penalty that our sins cause. He took our punishment. The Father sent. The So

"Jesus Is God" Text "In the beginning, God† created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1) "Hear, Israel: The LORD is our God. The LORD is one." (Deuteronomy 6:4) "God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” " (Genesis 1:26) God in Genesis 1:1 and Lord in Deuteronomy 6:4 is E

"Believe Or Follow" Text Truth is truth even when no one agrees. Right is right even when no one understands. Do our actions support a belief in the Lord and His Word, the Bible? Or do our actions show we follow the examples of others? A follower of the Lord is always a believer but a believer is not always a follower. Many believers follow the Lord to a point. But a lot of their actions show they follow the world. If you believe in the True God great. (James 2:19) It takes m

"God Makes No Mistakes" Text We make many mistakes. People make a lot of mistakes. Some mistakes are huge. Some mistakes are minor. There was only One Perfect Person. None of us are Him. God makes no mistakes. God has not made any mistakes. We often do not understand. That does not change the fact that God does not make mistakes. God sees the big picture. We see tiny pieces of that picture. I am not saying I understand everything. But I do know enough to know God does not mak

"Questions To Make Us Think" Text How often do we think about why we do the things we do? How often do we think about why we don't do the things we don't do? Do we even think about it? Do you know what leads you? Do you know why you do and don't do what you do? Let's take time to think about that. It really is important. If we follow the crowd, who knows where we will end up? What makes a person different? How much do we go by the differences of others? How often do we judge

"How Do I Pray For Others" Text How do I pray for others when I need a lot of prayer for myself? Should I only focus on my pain? I don't think so. I think my suffering makes me feel for others. I know what it feels like to be miserable physically and emotionally. I sympathize with others that are suffering. I often may not know what to say to the person. That never means I am not praying for them. I don't have to know the details of what a person is going through. The Lord kn

"What Is Different" Text What is different? Who is different? We are all a little different. Which differences matter? Does the way we look matter? Does our skin tone matter? Does our ability or disability matter? What does any of this say about who we really are? Do our beliefs matter? That is what matters. It matters how we treat people. It matters how we live in this world. We are all different physically and medically. Those differences do not matter. We are all unique. T

"What Leads You" Text What leads you? What leads your actions? What leads the things you do? Do you ever think about it? Most of us don't. Many of us may not know why we do the things we do. But let's think about it for a moment. Do we do things or not do things because of our beliefs? Is it based on our own thoughts and convictions? Or are we led by what others do or don't do? It is never a good reason to do something based on what others do or don't do. What leads them? Wha

"Drained But Determined" Text Have you ever felt drained but determined? I don't mean exhausted because you did too much. I don't mean tired because you didn't get enough sleep. I mean so physically drained just walking in your home takes an extreme amount of effort. I'm talking about feeling so drained you feel like you have no energy at all. Being so drained that just staying awake is hard. It can be because of heavy emotions. It can be because of constant health issues. It

"Life Is Not Fair" Text Why do some seem to have perfect lives while others constantly suffer? Why do some have many people that support them while others have no one? Life is not fair. There is no doubt about that. No one's life is perfect with no problems at all. But for many, all they know is pain and suffering. Some have more on them than they can bare. Have you ever taken your frustrations out on someone that had nothing to do with it? Have you ever had someone take thei

"God Says...People Say" Text God says the Ten Commandments are binding until Heaven and Earth pass away. People say the Commandments are done away with. Although it seems only the fourth Commandment that many people do not want to obey. God says He sanctified the seventh day of the week. People say honor the first day of the week. God says honor His Holy Days. God says honor Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. People say honor good Friday and easter. People say honor

"Are We Believing Or Are We Following" Text I talk a lot about the Lord's Commandments and His Laws. If we say we follow the Lord, how can we not take His Commandments and His Laws seriously? A follower is always a believer but a believer is not always a follower. Believers' hearts may be in the right place. I am guessing they are. But believers follow too many traditions made by people. What is popular is not always what is right. What is tradition is not always what is righ

"Don't Take It For Granted" Text How much do we take for granted every day? There really is nothing we can take for granted. Things we take for granted others with they could do or wish they had. Can you get out of bed in the morning? Do you have a bed? Do you have a home? Do you have an income? Is your refrigerator full or is it empty? Do you have a refrigerator? Do you have electricity? Can you walk on your own? Can you walk at all? Can you see and hear? Can you breathe on

So much has been going on lately. The ideas have been flowing even though a lot has been going on. I am behind in sharing my published books. I credit the Lord for everything I have written. I do not publish my writing thinking about sales. I publish to honor the Lord for His Gift to me. I publish to protect my writing. I am very protective of my writing. I will not share until I know it is protected. Sales are nice but they are not my priority. My priority (after honoring th

These 'spoken word' messages are new for me. I feel they are from the Lord. This is not a project I chose to start. It started with messages to record for YouTube. I started typing out the messages. I feel the Lord wanted me to share. I share them on social media and on my blogs. I did not know the messages would turn into so many books. I do not know who the messages are supposed to reach. I am trusting the Lord on that. I feel He is using what I went through and go through

"Why I Believe" Text I grew up not believing. I don't think I believed in much of anything. Life was all about escaping out of constant pain. I don't remember much of my past. One day, someone in a group online told me about Jesus. I don't remember the group. I don't remember what the person said. I just remember they told me about Jesus. I don't remember any major feelings or revelations. I just remember believing. I didn't do much with that belief but I believed. I visited

"The Feast of Dedication" Text: I grew up celebrating Hanukkah. It was a tradition that my family celebrated. I don't know if I even knew the story about the miracle of the oil. I learned a lot of things over the years. I learned a whole lot last year. I am still learning. I never knew how deep the Feast of Dedication (known as Hanukkah) really was. The number eight is the number for dedication. It took eight days for them to rededicate the Temple after it was defiled. The Fe

"In Spirit And In Truth" Text: "God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”" (John 4:24) "8 ‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9 And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’ ”* " (Matthew 15:8-9) "He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition." (Mark 7:9) Do we worship in spirit and in truth? T

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