GEMS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR SATURDAY MAY 25, 2013
PROVERB:
The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright. Proverbs 29:27.
PROMISE:
All men will hate you because of Me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. Matthew 10:22.
Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Luke 6:22.
PRAISE:
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens. From the lips of children and infants You have ordained praise because of Your enemies, to silence the foe and avenger. Psalm 8:1-2.
May 26, 2013
Wrath: May 24, 2013
Today's
Word for Friday May 24, 2013
WRATH
DEFINITION:
Strong,
stern or fierce anger; rage; vengeance; deeply resentful; punishment; extreme
displeasure.
SCRIPTURE:
Cease
from anger, and forsake wrath. Psalm 37:8.
He
who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the
Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. John 3:36.
KNOWLEDGE
AND EXPERIENCE:
As
we look at the word "wrath" today we read in Matthew 3:7 that John
the Baptist used the word "wrath" when he saw many of the Pharisees
and Sadducees coming to see him as he was preaching and baptizing. John the
Baptist called them a "generation of vipers" and asked them "who
warned them to flee from the wrath to come?"
What is the "wrath to come" that John
the Baptist was talking about? It is the
wrath of God against sin. The wrath of
God is seldom talked about. People like
their concept of God to be a God of love, kindness, and peace. The question is often asked by non-believers
how a God that is holy can get angry and still be holy. It is God's holiness that requires that He
be a God of wrath. God cannot tolerate
sin and be holy. God hates sin and
therefore must condemn it and judge it.
It is because God is a God of love that He provided a way of escape from
the wrath of His judgment through His gift of salvation that He provided
through the sacrifice of His Son on the cross for the sins of everyone. It is because He is a God of love and
kindness that He is so patient with the ungodly and the wicked and gives them
every opportunity to repent of their sins and accept Jesus as their Lord and
Savior.
The
words in John 3:36 gives us a little insight into what is the reality of God's
wrath. In this passage the writer, John,
tells us that all who do not believe on the Son of God will
experience the wrath of God and not only
not spend eternity with God but will spend eternity in hell.
The
Bible also speaks to human wrath. Our
wrath differs from God's wrath. Our
wrath tends to be vindictive. God's
wrath is untainted and tempered by mercy. We have heard many people say that
life is not fair and indeed it is not. Any theory that insists that life is
fair is really deceptive. We have mentioned several times in prior devotionals
about David and the struggles that he had in his young life running from the
wrath of enemies who sought to kill him before he became king. He would be the first to tell you that for
him life was not fair. He had to live in caves and run from people who wanted
to kill him. He had reason to be angry, yet he was able to advise us to cease
from anger and forsake wrath (Psalm 37:8). He always survived because He put
his trust in the Lord.
In
Psalm 37, David gives his remedy for surviving in the midst of a world of
wrath.
• David trusted in the Lord (verse
3).
• David delighted himself in the Lord
(verse 4).
• David committed his way to the Lord
(verse 5).
• David waited on the Lord (verse 7).
• David refrained from anger and
forsook wrath (verse 8).
In Psalm 37: 9 it reads that
those who wait upon the Lord will inherit the earth. David had to learn to patiently wait upon the
Lord. As a result David had the victory and was able to refrain from wrath.
In
Ephesians 6:4 we have another admonition concerning wrath. We are admonished as
fathers and parents that we are not to provoke our children to wrath. Very
simply said, the lack of love, uncontrolled anger and constant harassment in
the home will provoke children to wrath.
Wrath
arouses the desire to retaliate. The lesson we learn from David is: Do not
react, just trust and wait. The apostle Paul gives us this same instruction in
Romans 12:19, 21, "For it is written, vengeance is mine, and I will repay
--- do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
The
key is controlling the intent of our heart. May we cease from anger in our
lives, forsake wrath at all costs, and wait patiently on the Lord. Someone once
said: “Revenge restrained is a victory gained.” This is easy to say but difficult
to do, but may we urge you today that when you get angry do not make
retaliation an option for your response, instead turn the other cheek and do
good. Then see what God will do for you.
LEARNING:
Our
memory verse for this week is found in John 3:16.
For
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
PRAYER:
Give
me the courage and strength today, Lord, to be an example to my family and
friends by showing them a loving heart. Give me an opportunity to share with
someone the importance of eliminating anger in our lives. May each person that
I meet today realize that if they do not accept You as their Savior that they
will receive the wrath of God and will spend an eternity in hell.
Confrontation: May 23, 2013
Today's
Word for Thursday MAY 23, 2013.
CONFRONTATION
DEFINITION:
To
stand or come in front of; to be in ones way; oppose; face to face; an open
conflict of opposing ideas; to face in hostility.
SCRIPTURE:
You
have heard that it was said, “an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth,” but
I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right
cheek, turn the other to him also. Matthew 5:38-39
KNOWLEDGE
AND EXPERIENCE:
Far
too often we are faced with situations that in our mind, invites confrontation.
Before you confront someone for something said or done you need to carefully
read what Jesus said about confrontation. It is our natural reaction to want to
retaliate and confront the one that irritates us or speaks some untruth, but
that is not what God wants from us as believers in Him.
We
had a very good minister friend that had a large church in south Los Angeles
some years ago. His name was Rev. E.V. Hill and he was known all across
America. We can remember him telling us what he had said to his congregation
the Sunday after there was a disturbance close to his church. He said,
"Some people believe in an eye for an eye, but in this neighborhood it is
two eyes for an eye." He went on to preach that you can never even the
score, you can only raise the stakes.
It
happens every day. On a school playground a student gets pushed. In a home a
sibling bumps, possibly on purpose, another sibling as they pass each other. A
driver in a car forces you out of your lane. All of these situations and many
more often grow quickly into a fight. It is a process of retaliation,
confrontation and escalation that results from an attitude of revenge. Revenge
is the desire to even the score.
Most
children get into fights because they feel they must even the score for some
issue that they did not like. What parent hasn't heard these words: "He
(or she) started it." When adults take actions of revenge they justify
their response with the excuse of doing only what was done to them.
In
Matthew 5 (above verse) Jesus tackles this key relational issue. He tells us to
accept personal injury without retaliation. The person who slaps with his right
hand, which most people do, has to strike with the back of his hand in order to
slap the right cheek. In Jesus day hitting with the back of a hand was a way to
insult or show disrespect rather than for the purpose of physically hurting or
injuring. When you then turn the other cheek you send the message that you are
following Christ's example and returning good for evil. Before He was crucified
Jesus was insulted, mocked, spit upon and beaten and yet He never retaliated.
By
reacting in this manner the message you send is one of love and forgiveness.
Someone once said that to return good for good is natural but to return good
for evil is supernatural. When we are confronted with evil and treated badly we
will only escalate the situation if we try to get even. Instead, we must turn
the matter over to God and allow Him to bring justice.
LEARNING:
Our
memory verse for this week is found in John 3:16.
For
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
PRAYER:
Lord,
help me not to retaliate when someone wants to pick a fight by harassing me or
insulting me. Instead give me the strength and faith to turn the other cheek
and show Your love through me and then do what is right. May my response be a
testimony of Your love to those that witness how I respond.
Glory: May 22, 2013
Today's
Word for Wednesday MAY 22, 2013
GLORY
DEFINITION:
Exalted
honor; splendor; radiance; majestic beauty; adoring praise; worshipful
thanksgiving.
SCRIPTURE:
In
those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own
eyes. Judges 17: 6.
KNOWLEDGE
AND EXPERIENCE:
Apart
from Israel, no other nation has had such a Christian beginning as America.
Under the blessing of God, Israel began with a glorious heritage. Like Israel
of old, God's blessing rested upon early America. Our pilgrim forefathers made
it clear that they came to the shores of America to propagate the gospel. Yet
like Israel, as told us in the verse from Judges above, America has not only
forgotten our heritage but we have forgotten God. America has lost her GLORY!
It happened in America the same way it happened in Israel.
In
Judges 2:10 we read that a new generation arose which forgot their relationship
with God. Just like Israel of old, America is doing, "that which is right
in its own eyes." As believers we should be challenged to face the
concerns we have in America (and in many other countries like yours, if you are
not living in America) that Israel faced in years past.
In
Judges 9, Abimelech, an ungodly man, seized power in Israel through violence
and deceit and led the nation straight into judgment. This came right after God
honored Israel and its general, Gideon, by giving them a great victory over
their enemy the Midianites. The scripture tells us that as soon as Gideon died,
the Israelites forgot God. (Judges 8:33-35) They not only did not give God the
glory for all He had done for them but they chased after other gods. They were
unthankful and their ingratitude to God led them into apostasy. Here in America
and in most of the other countries of our world people have become a thankless
population. For GOD'S GLORY TO SHINE AGAIN WE MUST FIRST BECOME A THANKFUL
PEOPLE.
Secondly,
we learned that Israel's punishment for its thanklessness was a godless leader
named Abimelech who built his administration on a godless coalition by buying
his support with silver and killing his seventy brothers. In America (and other
countries) in order for us to see the return of GOD'S GLORY we must have the
determination to elect godly leaders who have the courage to reverse the
ungodliness in our countries.
And
finally we read in Judges 9:7-15 that the youngest son of Gideon and brother of
Abimelech stood up to warn Israel against godless leaders and told this parable
of the trees. All the good trees and vines were "too busy" to take
the reins of leadership --- which is what we are seeing today in our homes, in
our neighborhood, in our churches and in our government. As a result a useless
thorn-covered bush gladly agreed to become king. The thorn bush represented Abimelech
who became King when Israel no longer made godly leadership a priority. His
ungodly leadership brought destruction to Israel. The apathy that existed in
Israel is what we see today across our world. We need committed believers to
give godly leadership so we will see THE RETURN OF GOD'S GLORY! Ungodly
leadership leads to destruction all the time.
For
glory to return to our countries we must have a mass return of our people to
God. God works through His people. Who does He have to work through today? God
would rather forgive than to judge. In II Chronicles 7:14 we are told what we
as a nation must do if we are to avoid God’s judgment: “If My people , who are
called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn
from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin
and will heal their land.” We need a mighty awakening in our countries so we
can all again witness the GLORY OF OUR LORD!
LEARNING:
Our
memory verse for this week is found in John 3:16.
For
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
PRAYER:
Help
my family to remember that all that is necessary for evil to triumph in our
world is for believers like us to do nothing. Give us a new determination to
serve you and to reach out to the world that we live in to share the good news
of the gospel to all we talk to today.
Rest: May 21, 2013
Today's Word for Tuesday MAY 21, 2013
REST
DEFINITION:
Refreshing ease or inactivity after exertion or labor; peace and quiet; freedom from care; a place of quiet; an interval of tranquility.
SCRIPTURE:
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28.
And He said to them, Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while. Mark 6:31
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
For many people life is a struggle. People are working longer and harder just to keep food on the table and a roof over their head for their families. They are weary and need a break. Rest is needed and important. God demonstrated that to us at the time that He created the world as it is written, "On the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day." If God needs to rest then we surely need to as well. God also ordained for us in the writing of the Ten Commandments that the seventh day be a day of rest and a day of worship. We need to have time to refresh ourselves not only physically but spiritually.
Jesus also needed rest when He ministered here on earth. Jesus and His disciples were followed everywhere by large crowds. It was often difficult for them to find a time and place to rest. In Mark 6:31, Jesus saw that it was time for rest and He called His disciples to come to Him to find a quiet place so that they could rest awhile.
As we walk our Christian walk there is many times that we need to stop a moment and take a rest and renew ourselves physically, mentally and spiritually. Jesus has given us a place to rest. In the verse above from Matthew, Jesus says to come to Him and He will give you rest.
Coming to Jesus changes things. We come to Jesus because we recognize we can’t carry on by ourselves alone. We acknowledge we need Him. Oswald Chambers, author of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST, wrote: “The attitude of coming to Him is that we will let go of everything and deliberately commit all to Him.” It is only then we can experience the rest that Jesus gives.
We think of the song, "Near to the heart of God." The verse reads, "There is a place of quiet rest, near to the heart of God. A place where sin cannot molest, near to the heart of God."
We are told that Cleland McAfee wrote this song in 1901 after the death of his two nieces from diphtheria. The words offered hope to a family that was hurting and needed rest from their burden of grief and needed spiritual refreshment that could only come from God.
Single moms probably need times of rest more than any other group of people today. They carry the heavy burden of working to support their children financially and also need to carry the burden of caring for them physically and emotionally. They are on duty 24-7 so there is little time for physical rest. If you are a single mom let us remind you that Jesus knows you are heavy laden and He calls you to come to Him for physical rest and spiritual refreshment. Just a few moments of quiet time, alone with God, reading His Word and praying will refresh your soul.
Paul tells us in Romans 8:31-39 that nothing is able to separate us from the enduring love of the Lord. Yes, the heart of God is the place for us to rest from the pressures of life. Leave it all to Him for He cares for you, as it is written in I Peter 5:7.
LEARNING:
Our memory verse for this week is found in John 3:16.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
PRAYER:
Thank You for the promises from Your Word that when we come unto You that You will give us rest. Help our family to know when it is time to set aside time just to rest in Your love. Keep our hearts open so we can hear Your voice when we have a special need.
REST
DEFINITION:
Refreshing ease or inactivity after exertion or labor; peace and quiet; freedom from care; a place of quiet; an interval of tranquility.
SCRIPTURE:
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28.
And He said to them, Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while. Mark 6:31
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
For many people life is a struggle. People are working longer and harder just to keep food on the table and a roof over their head for their families. They are weary and need a break. Rest is needed and important. God demonstrated that to us at the time that He created the world as it is written, "On the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day." If God needs to rest then we surely need to as well. God also ordained for us in the writing of the Ten Commandments that the seventh day be a day of rest and a day of worship. We need to have time to refresh ourselves not only physically but spiritually.
Jesus also needed rest when He ministered here on earth. Jesus and His disciples were followed everywhere by large crowds. It was often difficult for them to find a time and place to rest. In Mark 6:31, Jesus saw that it was time for rest and He called His disciples to come to Him to find a quiet place so that they could rest awhile.
As we walk our Christian walk there is many times that we need to stop a moment and take a rest and renew ourselves physically, mentally and spiritually. Jesus has given us a place to rest. In the verse above from Matthew, Jesus says to come to Him and He will give you rest.
Coming to Jesus changes things. We come to Jesus because we recognize we can’t carry on by ourselves alone. We acknowledge we need Him. Oswald Chambers, author of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST, wrote: “The attitude of coming to Him is that we will let go of everything and deliberately commit all to Him.” It is only then we can experience the rest that Jesus gives.
We think of the song, "Near to the heart of God." The verse reads, "There is a place of quiet rest, near to the heart of God. A place where sin cannot molest, near to the heart of God."
We are told that Cleland McAfee wrote this song in 1901 after the death of his two nieces from diphtheria. The words offered hope to a family that was hurting and needed rest from their burden of grief and needed spiritual refreshment that could only come from God.
Single moms probably need times of rest more than any other group of people today. They carry the heavy burden of working to support their children financially and also need to carry the burden of caring for them physically and emotionally. They are on duty 24-7 so there is little time for physical rest. If you are a single mom let us remind you that Jesus knows you are heavy laden and He calls you to come to Him for physical rest and spiritual refreshment. Just a few moments of quiet time, alone with God, reading His Word and praying will refresh your soul.
Paul tells us in Romans 8:31-39 that nothing is able to separate us from the enduring love of the Lord. Yes, the heart of God is the place for us to rest from the pressures of life. Leave it all to Him for He cares for you, as it is written in I Peter 5:7.
LEARNING:
Our memory verse for this week is found in John 3:16.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
PRAYER:
Thank You for the promises from Your Word that when we come unto You that You will give us rest. Help our family to know when it is time to set aside time just to rest in Your love. Keep our hearts open so we can hear Your voice when we have a special need.
Comfort: Monday May 20, 2013
TODAYS WORD FOR MONDAY MAY 20, 2013.
COMFORT
DEFINITION:
To sooth, console or reassure; to encourage, help, and strengthen; relief in affliction; consolation; a feeling of relief.
SCRIPTURE:
For the Lord comforts His people and will have compassion on His afflicted ones. Isaiah 49:13
For this is what the Lord says: As a mother comforts her child so will I comfort you. Isaiah 66:12-13.
If you have any encouragement from being unified with Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like minded, having the same love, being one in spirit accord and purpose. Philippians 2:1-2
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those who are in trouble, with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. II Corinthians 1:3-4.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
None of us go through life without being in need of comfort. We all experience sad and hurtful times in our life when we are in need of comfort and reassurance. In those times in our life we need to have someone who is there for us, someone we can turn to and receive love and compassion and support.
In recent months we have had communication from many new and old friends that are looking for someone to offer them some sort of comfort because of the trial they are going through. We have responded by assuring them of our prayers and sharing with them scripture that relates to their specific need. Many that we hear from are suffering from persecution because of their faith in Christ. Others are facing grievous family concerns such as a loss of a home, all sorts of economic concerns, a troubled marriage, concern for their children and much more.
We can give comforting words to those we meet daily but the only real comfort in our times of concern will come from our Lord. The verses that we have written above all give us the assurance that God our Father will comfort us in all of our troubles. This is an assurance that we all have every day if we are believers and children of God.
When we turn to God for comfort it does not mean God makes our troubles go away. What God does is give us strength to carry on. In the depth of our sorrows, He gives assurance of His love and provides peace and uplifting hope.
In the four verses we have listed above, we look at the word comfort from two different perspectives. First, and most important, the comfort we receive because of our relationship with our loving Savior, Jesus Christ. Secondly, the true and lasting comfort that God gives to us as one of His children so we can comfort each other.
God allows believers to suffer so they can comfort others in their time of need. Our own suffering prepares us to be comforters. As God’s representatives we have the responsibility of comforting others in their time of need, telling them of the comfort God can give them when they turn their lives over to Him. We are also to comfort others by sharing with them the gospel message of God’s saving grace and the blessed hope we have of the soon coming again of Jesus to this earth. Where can one receive more comfort than with this assurance even in one’s worst time of tribulation?
Isaiah says God comforts us as a mother comforts her child. Children, when they are growing up rely heavily on the comfort they can receive from a parent, sibling or grandparent. We can remember many times when one of our children would get hurt. They fell down and skinned an elbow or a knee and came into the house crying like they had broken every bone in their body, but just sitting on mom’s or dad’s lap healed that hurt in about five minutes.
Our children found comfort in our caring and reassurance that we were there for them and that all was going well. Young people often look for comfort from their peers but it is not always the right kind of comfort. As parents we must be aware of our children’s hurts no matter what age they are and then be there for them to offer uplifting words of comfort and support.
Spouses must be a source of comfort to one another in their times of suffering and sorrow. Many spouses and even children have only friends that they can turn to for comfort and there are not many true friends.
As believers we have the responsibility and privilege to comfort others by sharing the comfort that God has given us. We need comfort from others, but God who is the God of all comfort gives us a comfort that is beyond any comfort anyone else can give. The comfort that God gives is sufficient for every situation, need and every hurt we may face in life.
LEARNING:
Our memory verse for this week is found in John 3:16.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him shall have eternal life.
PRAYER:
I look to You today as I do every day for the comfort that only You can give to get me through the tough times in my life and the hurtful things I may encounter today. Give me a new spirit of comfort so that I can comfort those that I meet today that need reassurance and direction in their lives. Bless my family and draw us closer to You each day that we live.
COMFORT
DEFINITION:
To sooth, console or reassure; to encourage, help, and strengthen; relief in affliction; consolation; a feeling of relief.
SCRIPTURE:
For the Lord comforts His people and will have compassion on His afflicted ones. Isaiah 49:13
For this is what the Lord says: As a mother comforts her child so will I comfort you. Isaiah 66:12-13.
If you have any encouragement from being unified with Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like minded, having the same love, being one in spirit accord and purpose. Philippians 2:1-2
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those who are in trouble, with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. II Corinthians 1:3-4.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
None of us go through life without being in need of comfort. We all experience sad and hurtful times in our life when we are in need of comfort and reassurance. In those times in our life we need to have someone who is there for us, someone we can turn to and receive love and compassion and support.
In recent months we have had communication from many new and old friends that are looking for someone to offer them some sort of comfort because of the trial they are going through. We have responded by assuring them of our prayers and sharing with them scripture that relates to their specific need. Many that we hear from are suffering from persecution because of their faith in Christ. Others are facing grievous family concerns such as a loss of a home, all sorts of economic concerns, a troubled marriage, concern for their children and much more.
We can give comforting words to those we meet daily but the only real comfort in our times of concern will come from our Lord. The verses that we have written above all give us the assurance that God our Father will comfort us in all of our troubles. This is an assurance that we all have every day if we are believers and children of God.
When we turn to God for comfort it does not mean God makes our troubles go away. What God does is give us strength to carry on. In the depth of our sorrows, He gives assurance of His love and provides peace and uplifting hope.
In the four verses we have listed above, we look at the word comfort from two different perspectives. First, and most important, the comfort we receive because of our relationship with our loving Savior, Jesus Christ. Secondly, the true and lasting comfort that God gives to us as one of His children so we can comfort each other.
God allows believers to suffer so they can comfort others in their time of need. Our own suffering prepares us to be comforters. As God’s representatives we have the responsibility of comforting others in their time of need, telling them of the comfort God can give them when they turn their lives over to Him. We are also to comfort others by sharing with them the gospel message of God’s saving grace and the blessed hope we have of the soon coming again of Jesus to this earth. Where can one receive more comfort than with this assurance even in one’s worst time of tribulation?
Isaiah says God comforts us as a mother comforts her child. Children, when they are growing up rely heavily on the comfort they can receive from a parent, sibling or grandparent. We can remember many times when one of our children would get hurt. They fell down and skinned an elbow or a knee and came into the house crying like they had broken every bone in their body, but just sitting on mom’s or dad’s lap healed that hurt in about five minutes.
Our children found comfort in our caring and reassurance that we were there for them and that all was going well. Young people often look for comfort from their peers but it is not always the right kind of comfort. As parents we must be aware of our children’s hurts no matter what age they are and then be there for them to offer uplifting words of comfort and support.
Spouses must be a source of comfort to one another in their times of suffering and sorrow. Many spouses and even children have only friends that they can turn to for comfort and there are not many true friends.
As believers we have the responsibility and privilege to comfort others by sharing the comfort that God has given us. We need comfort from others, but God who is the God of all comfort gives us a comfort that is beyond any comfort anyone else can give. The comfort that God gives is sufficient for every situation, need and every hurt we may face in life.
LEARNING:
Our memory verse for this week is found in John 3:16.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him shall have eternal life.
PRAYER:
I look to You today as I do every day for the comfort that only You can give to get me through the tough times in my life and the hurtful things I may encounter today. Give me a new spirit of comfort so that I can comfort those that I meet today that need reassurance and direction in their lives. Bless my family and draw us closer to You each day that we live.
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