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Finding Joy in Dark Times By Brian Doyle
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Loving and Impacting the World While Dying. Zach Sobiech’s Story
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And Forgive Us Our Trespasses, As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us! How Many Berry Spoons Are There In My Life? Forgiveness!
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And Forgive Us Our Trespasses, As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us! How Many Berry Spoons Are There In My Life? Forgiveness! “I’ll never forgive him. I told him I would never forgive him.” The elderly lady spoke softly, … Continue reading
For us, death is not a goodbye; it’s a “see you later”
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For us, death is not a goodbye; it’s a “see you later”
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READ: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
We who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. —1 Thessalonians 4:17
As a boy, I had a collie named Prince Boy, a great dog that I really loved. One day, he disappeared. I didn’t know if he had been stolen or if he had simply run away—but I was devastated. I searched everywhere. In fact, one of my earliest childhood memories is of climbing a tall tree from which I could scan our neighborhood in hopes of spotting him. I desperately wanted my beloved dog back. For weeks, I was always watching and hoping to see Prince Boy again. But we were never reunited.
There’s a much greater sense of loss when we think we’ll never again see a loved one who dies. But for those who know and love the Lord, death’s parting is only temporary. One day we will be reunited forever!
Paul assured the Thessalonians, “The dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord” (1 Thess. 4:16-17). The words that provide comfort to the grieving heart are together and we. These words of reunion indicate that followers of Christ don’t ever have to experience permanent separation. For us, death is not a goodbye; it’s a “see you later.” —Bill Crowder
We’ll be reunited one day
With our loved ones who have died
If they know the Lord as Saviour—
Then with Him we will abide. —Sper
God’s people never say goodbye for the last time.
May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the Lord lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!
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When we see death, we see disaster. When Jesus sees death, He sees deliverance!
Stained glass at St John the Baptist's Anglican Church http://www.stjohnsashfield.org.au, Ashfield, New South Wales. Illustrates Jesus' description of himself "I am the Good Shepherd" (from the Gospel of John, chapter 10, verse 11). This version of the image shows the detail of his face. The memorial window is also captioned: "To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of William Wright. Died 6th November, 1932. Aged 70 Yrs." (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven…2 Corinthians 5:1-2
When I was a young boy, summers consisted of afternoons on the baseball diamond and meals at Mom’s dinner table. But Mom had a rule: dirty, sweaty boys could never eat at the table. “Go clean up and change your clothes if you want to eat!” And in my mind, a bath and a clean shirt were a small price to pay for a good meal!
From God’s perspective, death is a small price to pay for the privilege of sitting at his table. He said “This body that can be destroyed must clothe itself with something that can never be destroyed.”
God is even more insistent than my mom was! To sit at His table, a change of clothing must also occur. We must die in order for our body to be exchanged for a new one.
When we see death, we see disaster. When Jesus sees death, he sees deliverance!
May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the Lord lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!
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The One Choice That Led to Death
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The One Choice That Led to Death
by Bishop Keith A. Butler
And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the
judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many
offences unto justification.
Romans 5:16
The first instance of God saying something and it not being done
occurred after God gave a limit to Adam, and satan challenged Eve about
whether God had really said it. In the end, Adam openly disobeyed the
one limit God placed on his existence and purpose in Paradise. As a
consequence, Adam and Eve were ejected from the garden and gave up
their crowns for the yoke of death.
Again, it wasn’t God’s choice; it was a human one. It is still that
way. Our choices always have consequences. God chose to risk everything
by giving us the power of choice in the hope that we would choose His
way freely and from the heart.
God gave Adam one boundary and countless free choices outside that
boundary. Humankind tends to set up countless boundaries and provide
only a few limited choices-especially when God has been removed from
the center of their lives.
Father,
I praise you for loving me enough to set boundaries, for loving me
enough to show me the good path which leads to life. Thank you for your
Word which gives light to my way. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Selah: Think on These Things
* Galatians 3:10
* James 2:10
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The Wages of Sin. Death!
1980s (mid) - Eve - tree - pigtails - 0033 (Photo credit: Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL))
by Bishop Keith A. Butler
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto
the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and
unto dust shalt thou return.
Genesis 3:19
This verse records the actual death sentence that doomed Adam and
Eve-and you and me-to physical death one day. Death, sickness, disease
and lack were never included as parts of God‘s perfect plan for man.
These are the sad by-products of sin, of Adam’s fatal choice to seek
knowledge and identity outside of and separate from God’s plan.
God never intended for a single human being’s body to be put into the
ground. He created us to live eternally-every our physical bodies. As I
understand it, the cells of the human body appear to be designed to
live forever. Scientists have long been puzzled as to why they
gradually run out of energy and die. The answer is in God’s Word in the
It even appears that the animals in Eden never died-or they didn’t
until God had to kill two animals and use their skins to cover the
nakedness of Adam and Eve after they sinned. Those innocent animals
died to provide a covering for Adam and Eve’s shame and nakedness. This
incident marks the first appearance of the blood sacrifice of innocents
as atonement for the guilty, and it drives home the horror of the wages
of sin.
Father,
You are the all-powerful, all-wonderful, almighty Savior of the world.
Thank you for redeeming me from the power of sin and death and for
giving me life eternal through your Son. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Think on These Things
* Daniel 12:2
* Ecclesiastes 3:20
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Prophecies for the year 2012 by Pastor E. A. Adeboye
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This is the year of A New Thing! Prophecies for 2012 by Pastor E. A. Adeboye
For Individuals:
1. Many considered to be absolutely barren will be fruitful.
2. Family histories will be rewritten, including an end to premature death.
3. Desperate prayers will get quick reply this year.
4. Some will experience massive transfer of wealth from the wicked to the just.
For Nigeria:
1. God says He has surprises both for His own and for the enemies of the church.
2. Before this year ends, it will be said of Nigeria; all is well that ends well.
3, Pray more for prominent Nigerians, so that those who see this year may see the next.
International:
1. There will be a lot of power transfer.
2. New phenomenon will startle scientists.
3. Pray against earth quakes of record magnitude, tsunamis of record proportion and massive hurricanes. If we pray they will be subdued.
4. The civil unrest that started last year will begin to end this year.
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