I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. - John 15:5
And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. - Mark 4:35
...weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. - Psalms 30:5b
...strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. - Matthew 7:14
...And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. - Genesis 1:2b
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. - Psalms 23:1-2
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Excerpt from: In His Presence.
"A self surrendered in the silence of His presence is a soul at peace in Him who reclaimed it! The earth and its burdens no
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Excerpt from: Proofs of Growing In Grace. 1. Less temptation to focus on troubles or talk about them to others... 2. Less temptation to resent and retaliate when insulted or abused... 3. Joy under crosses, disappointment, and severe pain...
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Shocking Finding: Two-thirds (67%) of pre-teen parents claim to be Christian, but only 2% of all pre-teen parents actually possess a biblical worldview...
American Values Personal Survey
Poll: American Majority Wants Congress to Pass Pro-Life Protections
Downward Trend Who Say Same-Sex Relations Morally Acceptable
Satan, The Father Of Lies
Battle For America's Soul
Ligonier Ministries' Biennial Study of The State Of American Theology
Among the Shocking findings are -
1. "31% of adults say it is very important for their religious faith to influence every dimension of their life."
2. "49% accept reincarnation as a possibility after they die."
Just one question: If, if this is true then why do our politicians and those who do their bidding in the media possess the spirit of antichrist—an anti-Christian spirit that treats others with such hostility, disrespect and mean-spirited? Why is the state of our country so godless and in an advanced state of decay and decline?
Something is grossly immoral and amiss!
Consider this from 3 of our founding fathers:
Benjamin Franklin - Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.
Jedidiah Morse - Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown, our present republican forms of government - and all blessings which flow from them - must fall with them.
John Adams - Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
This may help to answer some of your questions as to our current national state of affairs. The honest student of history knows this to be true. Also read:
But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
Matthew 20:30-34
And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
In a day when voices are so many, so loud and shrill, I find the following poem is always worth the while to sit quietly and frequently read now more than ever. I won't speak to all that is upsetting to us in the world at present. You know it all too well! I ask only the following:
In a throw-away-world, have we lost the true value of the most important things in life?
Have we disregarded any of those we look upon as likely having no future worth—maybe even ourselves?
Are we too busy to pause, if just for a moment, to allow something so unexpected that passes our way to touch our soul?
Have we become so jaded and desensitized by those incessant voices that we no longer see the individual worth of the people and things within each of our worlds?
More Than Ever, Our World Needs Today A Fresh Touch Of The Master's Hand. Unfortunately, As A Nation Who Once Was A Godly People, We Have Allowed The Minority of Shrill Voices Among Us To Driven Him Away. But He Still Calls, No Matter How Distant, And He Still Can Be Heard, By One Who Truly Listens.
Imagine the scene about to unfold to the shock of the audience. Sit for a moment in your favorite place and read, observe and listen.
'Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer Thought it scarcely worth his while To waste much time on the old violin, But held it up with a smile. "What am I bidden, good folks," he cried, "Who'll start the bidding for me?" "A dollar, a dollar. Then two! Only two? Two dollars, and who'll make it three?" "Three dollars, once; three dollars, twice; Going for three..." But no, From the room, far back, a grey-haired man Came forward and picked up the bow; Then wiping the dust from the old violin, And tightening the loosened strings, He played a melody pure and sweet, As a caroling angel sings.
The music ceased, and the auctioneer, With a voice that was quiet and low, Said: "What am I bid for the old violin?" And he held it up with the bow. "A thousand dollars, and who'll make it two? Two thousand! And who'll make it three? Three thousand, once; three thousand, twice, And going and gone," said he.
The people cheered, but some of them cried, "We do not quite understand. What changed its worth?" Swift came the reply: "The touch of the Master's hand." And many a man with life out of tune, And battered and scarred with sin, Is auctioned cheap to the thoughtless crowd Much like the old violin.
A "mess of pottage," a glass of wine, A game — and he travels on. He is "going" once, and "going" twice, He's "going" and almost "gone." But the Master comes, and the foolish crowd Never can quite understand The worth of a soul and the change that is wrought By the touch of the Master's hand.
- Myra Brooks Welch February 26, 1921
This was a poem that Myra Welch proclaimed that she was so moved and filled with the Master's Light it was penned in less than one hour. Feeling it was a gift from God, she offered it anonymously for print in her church's news bulletin. (Written in 1921 and published on February 26, 1921 in the Gospel Messenger)
Crippled by arthritis and unable to play the music she so dearly loved, using nothing but the eraser end of a pencil, she would painfully stroke each letter on a typewriter to produce the songs and poems which were born from the Light in her soul. She is quoted by those who knew her, saying, the joy of her writing outweighed the pain of her efforts. Finally, relegated to a wheelchair in her latter years, she had to give up her joy of playing the organ. But she tediously stroked away with her pencil until going home to be with her Master on August 11, 1959. (Myra Brooks Welch was born in Los Angeles, CA on October 12, 1877.)
Here is just one testimony, besides mine, who find Myra's works a continuing inspiration:
"Heard this in church many years ago, sung by a group of American students.The words are so special, all life is valuable in the Lord's eyes, no matter how sinfully battered a person might be." - Gloria Eliott, March 19, 2019
If you identify as one the poem so eloquently describes, one who was formed by the Creator's hands, can you not hear His calling you back to the Master's Hands to be remolded once again in His image?—transformed in an instant into an instrument that He alone can bring out its best. If hope seems fading, call out to Him. As He has done for countless others, he will do for you! He alone knows your true worth and loves you with an everlasting love.
The Old Violin - The Touch of The Master's Hand - Leon Ferreira
The following is taken from the Book, Adam2: A Guide For The Walk Home, written by our founder.
It is A Commentary On The Gospel Of John, complete with a background look at the contemporary Jewish groups active in Jesus' day.
It includes a summary of each chapter, a redacted study of each disciple, a brief study of Gnosticism of the time, pertinent timelines,
and much more. Each chapter of study includes extensive Biblical references to the notes on the chapter.
A chronological excerpt of each section will be posted here at the beginning of each month. You can access free of charge at any time
a complete online digital version
for your further study. It is also available on CD. Thank you for your interest in this study. Our hope and prayer is that
through the work of the Holy Spirit as you study you will be blessed by it, and if so, recommend it to a friend.
Turning this month to the background study of the 5 major Jewish groups in Jesus' day: the Scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots and Essenes,
we look first at the Scribes from the book: Adam2.
I. MAJOR JEWISH GROUPS IN JESUS' DAY.
A. SCRIBES.
Of the five groups we have chosen to study, only one fails to appear by name in our Bible—the Essenes—which
we will consider last. Of the remaining four, the scribe is the only one appearing by name in both the Old and New Testament records.
Although the remaining three, Pharisees, Sadducees and Zealots, do not appear by name in the Old Testament, traces of each's origin can be seen there,
and in the New Testament even the leader of the first Zealot uprising in A.D. 6 is identified in
Acts 5:37 and corroborated by Josephus in his record (Antiq.8.1.1; Wars 2.8.1 - pp. 376, 476).
However, since the scribes are the first to appear in the early days of Jewish national life, we have chosen to examine them first.
Unlike the remaining four groups to be studied, the scribes are not identified as a political or religious party, or sect,
within the Jewish state. This is not to say that they were not individually involved in matters of Jewish affairs,
for indeed they were quite active, as we shall see in our study. However, according to a well respected contemporary Jewish historian,
the scribes as a group merely "represented a function rather than a sect" (Simon, p. 86). Indeed, it is precisely the evolution of this
function that gave rise to this large group in Jesus' day and was arguably His greatest antagonist. But numbers alone do not constitute a sect.
Without exploring the difficulties and technicalities of a literal definition, suffice it to say then for our purposes that a sect in that
period was a viable current within the mainstream of Judaism as seen in the Pharisee, Sadducee, and Essene. Though not a sect, the scribes'
function had a significant influence upon the Jewish people and played a direct role in the death of Christ. For this reason we have chosen
the term "group" rather than "sect" to refer to these five bodies that we might include the scribes in our study. Let us look now at their name.
In the Old Testament, Young makes no distinction in Hebrew for the scribe, or saphar, meaning "to cypher, number, or write."
However, he does separate the scribe more commonly of the former kind, seen in the pre-exilic era, to that of the latter in Ezra's
post-exilic days
(
Ezr.4:8,9,17,23; 7:12), with the exceptions of
Ezr.7:6 & 11
and all those designated in Nehemiah and Esther.
In the New Testament, we find only one Greek designation, grammateus, meaning "scribe, writer, or clerk," or more precisely,
nomikoi, meaning "lawyer," and nomodidaskaloi, meaning "teacher of the law," referring in the main to those scribes
of the law of Moses (cf.,
Lk.7:30;
Jn.3:2,10). Only in
I Co.1:20
do we see in the term an inference to a universal meaning, since the implication there seems to include all world systems,
or knowledge, be it government, religion, or otherwise.
A scribe by name clearly had his origin in pre-Hebrew cultures, as evidenced in the many archaeological findings among earlier peoples.
Two can be seen in those early times. In the beginning, a scribe was mainly designated as an officer of a government whose function
was that of a clerk, or secretary of government affairs and records. Another was called an amanuensis, that is a public writer,
or one who takes dictation, as in personal, business, commerce, etc. Characteristics of these two types of scribes would later be seen
in the pre-exilic scribe that would eventually produce the Mosaic scribe of the post-exilic era. Both of these examples can be seen
within our Old Testament record (for the former, cf.,
II Ki.12:10;
22:3;
25:19;
I Chr.24:6;
27:32;
II Chr.24:11;
26:11;
Jer.36:20;
52:25; and the latter,
Jer.36:3,26,32).
When the Hebrew people appeared on the scene with their religion concomitant with secular life, the lines that were once distinctly
drawn between government and religious affairs were no longer applicable. In addition to recording the affairs of state, as did his
predecessor, the Hebrew scribe would quite naturally become involved in the responsibilities of recording and preserving the religious
annals and archives of his greater community, since these were the laws and practices given by God to be implemented in daily ceremonial life.
Even before the early Hebrew scribe appeared, if we use the third, final, and literal definition of a scribe as it applied to his
unique post-Babylonian function—a copier of the Mosaic Law—then Moses himself would be the first
(
Deu.31:9).
And it was Moses who first read this law to this newly forming Jewish nation (Ex.24:3-8). After it had been completely transcribed by him,
he then committed it to the future care of the Levites
(
Deu.31:9,24-26),
from whom was evolving the priesthood and would the latter day Mosaic scribe (Ezr.8:15-21; Neh.8:1-9; 9:4-38).
(It must be remembered that Moses himself was also from this Levite tribe -
Ex.2:1.)
The following is the second article to date addressing the changes being seen with alarming detail in modern churches.
It is more practical in nature in response to this common dilemma occurring in more and more churches today. The members
of these churches are being forced to choose whether to submit to obvious changes over which they have no control or say or
look for another path that will be consistent with their beliefs and practices in their Christian walk and worship. The article's
focus will sometimes shift from speaking to the opening question being asked to addressing those causing it to be
asked—namely, their church leaders. I trust the reader's own wisdom to discern those pivot points for their
intended purpose. Thank you for understanding. Please know these thoughts were not written without much prayer and consideration.
I, too, am alarmed by these questions being asked about the fundamental changes occurring on a broad scale that spans denominational ties.
There is a clear redefinition of church in today's modern world by a different class and generation of preachers
stepping forward in church leadership. What is witnessed in most megachurches within large populations is rapidly
being duplicated in smaller churches and communities as well. The meteoric rise of this model and movement whose origins
can be traced and identified is catching up young impressionable ministers who are not yet grounded in sound Biblical doctrine
and New Testament practice, and deficient in Godly wisdom. It is appealing. It is glamorous, almost in the same vein as the
temptation of Jesus in the wilderness by satan for power. It is dangerous! Buying into this new model, they are pushing their
people into compliance in extraordinary unBiblical ways. The sad thing is there are many older and much wiser pastors and leaders
who are succumbing to this pressure or temptation and going along to get along. They know, or believe, if they too don't assimilate
into this new church culture and way of doing things, their people will be drawn away by others who do. Their numbers
will decrease, their budgets will decline and the status they once held in the church world will vanish. They
excuse themselves by asking: What are we to do? Rather than grounding their people in sound Biblical doctrine that
will root them firmly in their faith and place of service, the appeal begins for more money to fund the
architecture of this new church model. Yet others see it as a way to raise their level of standing among
their peers once thought not possible. No matter which angle this new movement is viewed, once you look
past its facade you see the imprint of man all over it. That alone should be a clue for anyone still wondering
whether they should step within its path and walk in that direction causing others to follow. True Christianity is
not a cult with a following. What we are seeing more and more has many traits of being just that, with each
church having its own adored charismatic superstar.
His Word clearly teaches we are not to turn to the wisdom of men in matters of faith and service in His name
(1 Co.1:19-20).
When leaders come to the point they think God is not capable without their human wisdom and that gleaned from worldly
construct they have moved away from walking within the footsteps of Jesus as He walked within the will of the Father
and power of the Holy Spirit. When the Bible is used to find, pick and prove some idea the leader has devised and
arrived at for imposing their view of success the church stands in danger. It has already been down this road
before. Success is not nor should ever be the goal of any church! In the eyes of the world, Christ was an utter failure.
They crucified Him at age 33 because He would neither court it or compromise with it. Why, then, are these Johnny-come-lately
so-called Christian leaders courting it today? I would suggest more time is required on bended knee than in book stores and seeking
ways to make themselves more profitable and popular by appealing to the world. I will say at the outset, this new
structure will eventually collapse. It cannot be indefinitely sustained on the foundation of mammon and the wisdom of men
upon which it is built. Always true to His Word, He will destroy the wisdom of men. Look at the tower of Babel if
you question His veracity in such a serious matter (Gen.11:1-9). When this destruction comes, possibly when
the coming tide of economic collapse sweeps across the lands where it stands, it will crumble, as did the house of which Jesus
spoke built upon a sandy soil. JumboTrons will be out of place in the basements and closets of homes where
genuine Christians will be forced to retreat as in the beginning. With their place of worldly assembly decimated,
a tide of unregenerated people caught up in this meteoric fancy will be abandoned with no where to seek for shelter
and swept away as rubble in the wake of so great a collapse, comparable possibly to the flood in the days of Noah...
I am often asked about today's Christian or church culture of worship. Many who are rooted in sound Biblical
doctrine and have achieved spiritual growth far beyond their early days of salvation are questioning what is happening within
their church today. With increasing dismay, they are walking out the doors of their church on Sunday questioning their own
spiritual condition as, apparent to them, there is a change occurring within them of their sense of having worshiped, or,
whether what they experienced was worship at all. Husband and wife walk together with their heads drooped in silence,
each reflecting on the events of the morning. As they walk or drive away, they begin a discussion of their thoughts
and are unable to point to anything they have seen or heard as being at odds with their core beliefs. But their hearts
tell them there is really something amiss—something serious. I am even asked whether they should participate in
singing what they are now required to sing, or chant. Astonishing that I would be asked such a question! The music has
changed as well as its presentation from what they have been accustomed. Some tell me they refuse to participate.
They stand when required but hold to the back of the pew in front of them in silence. Others, for various
reasons given, accept it to some degree with the modern changes they see in every other area of their daily life.
No, there's more to it than that. But what, they ask themselves. Revisiting in discussion the sermon heard from the pulpit,
they find no fault with their pastor's words. All seem to be true. But the sermons are different. The subjects, style and
tone have changed. There seems to be something missing they can't quite put their finger on. They believe him to
still be a Godly man. With no answers to these troubling questions, they plod along, Sunday after Sunday, falling into
deeper desondency over their worship life and the life of their church. They are affected both spiritually and emotionally
throughout the week. Their joy is not as prevalent as before. Their hunger is no longer being fed with that Authentic Bread.
Where is the Rock from which they once drank?, they ask. Should they leave? But so many friends, they say!
So much of their lives invested! And where would they go that is any different? Many have already left. These are serious matters!
When I hear those accounts I am deeply saddened. I am also reminded of the accounts in olden times when God's
people similarly thirsted and experienced an emptiness for various reasons, some due to their own disobedience,
but others because there was no true shepherd. Without casting any aspersion on any one report of this phenomenon,
think of those times yourself as you reflect on the record of the Old Testament. The Psalmist spoke often about
being in a dry land where there was no water for his soul. At others, the people went without rain for years and
thirsted because their leaders had led them astray. The Hebrews complained often of thirst in the wilderness during
their exodus from Egypt. Twice they were led to a rock where Moses smote it and there gushed from it a stream
sufficient enough for all to take their fill (Sinai and Kadesh; Ex.17:6; Nu.20:8). Not one went away without
being refreshed when God gave the increase—when God gave the increase.
Imagine their joy, a scene in stark contrast with their worship before the golden calf constructed by Aaron!
When God divided Solomon's kingdom after 40 years reign, the ten tribes in the northern kingdom split were
banned by its new king, Jeroboam, from visiting and worshiping at the Temple in Jerusalem for fear of their
lack of loyalty to him (I Kings 12). Consequently, he built two places of worship at his kingdom's southern
and northern borders, Bethel and Dan, erecting symbols forbidden by God in worship. What followed in the next
200 years was a bloody succession of nineteen kings with little or no peace for the people. God's judgment
was finally brought upon that kingdom by a Gentile nation and the people were led away in captivity and
dispersed throughout other vassal kingdoms it had conquered. You likely know them as the "lost ten tribes of Israel",
all because they turned from His way to their own ideas and ways of worship. One only has to read Romans 1 to see
the dangers and warnings of forsaking God's way...
The following is taken from the Book of Old Testament Summaries.
Chapter
(1520 B.C.?)
Job, a man from Uz, perfect and upright, who feared God and hated evil, who had seven sons and three daughters,
with many possessions, was the greatest man of the east. He offered sacrifices continually for his children after
their merrymaking for fear they had sinned. Satan presents himself before God with the host in heaven, challenging
God to test Job. God agrees, but Job himself is not to be touched. Four separate messengers come to Job with the sad
news of the loss of his possessions, servants, flocks, and children by four separate calamities (2 by sword, 1 by fire,
and 1 by wind). Upon receiving the devastating news of the loss of his children, he arises, rents his clothes, prepares himself,
and falls to the ground in worship, accepting the judgment of God without sin.
Again Satan goes before God and this time is allowed to smite Job but cannot take his life.
Job is smitten by Satan with boils from head to foot (complete), scrapes himself with a potsherd
and sits in ashes. He rebukes his wife's attempt to get him to curse God and die, escaping his misery.
Job's integrity remains. Three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, come together to mourn with and comfort Job.
Because of the greatness of Job's grief, they sit in silence with Job seven days and nights.
Finally Job speaks, cursing the day he was born: better he had gone from the womb to the grave not seeing the light of day,
and be at rest than endure his present suffering. What he expected all his life has finally happened;
and he was not surprised in the least when this trouble came.
Eliphaz speaks to encourage him. That which befell others whom Job had encouraged and strengthened has now come to him.
He reminds Job that the innocent nor righteous is cast away or cut off by God, only the wicked. None is greater than God!
All are made of clay, from the dust, and many die even without wisdom.
Eliphaz continues his speech. There is none righteous for Job to turn to for help. God's correction will bring a happy end,
therefore, his chastening should not be despised by Job. God will deliver man from every kind of trouble known to him,
even from the touch of evil; and his days will be prolonged with his house much blessed.
Job answers. His grief is too much for his soul to bear. His sorrow is complete. God's arrows have found their mark.
He wishes to die! Job accuses his friends of dealing deceitfully with him, reminding them he did not seek their
help in counseling him for his deliverance. He challenges them to examine his words and actions (his life)
and to look upon him and tell him what his sin is, if their words be true, then he won't oppose them.
(They had yet to tell him of his sin.) Job declares he has no knowledge of any sin responsible for bringing
on this great calamity.
Job is reminded of the brevity and frailty of life. He finds no rest for his soul, not even in sleep.
He will not keep quiet! Even in his dreams and visions he is terrified. He wonders who man is to God
that He would desire him and then turn from him in such a way, delaying His pardon. He reminds God of
his few days on earth, and some morning He will seek him and he will not be there, having departed
keeping his appointment with the grave.
Bildad, his second friend, rebukes Job's strong words of denial of wrongdoing. Surely God would have pardoned
by now if Job was upright, having sought Him after His punishment upon his children who may have sinned bringing
His judgment upon them; he would be restored manifold over. He instructs Job to remember the teachings of the lives
of the fathers. God will not cast away the perfect man nor will He help evil doers.
Job answers Bildad, agreeing with the truth of his words and the justice of God, but he knows
God destroys both the perfect and the wicked and that he is afflicted without cause. Again he
acknowledges the brevity and frailty of life and that there is no one just enough to mediate his
case with God. He appeals directly for God to remove His rod of correction.
Job, weary of life, seeks to know why God is dealing with him so. Certainly God is not as man, made of flesh,
unable to see his sin, having to search first to know it before pardoning him! God knows he is not wicked and
has no other deliverer than He. He reminds God that he is as He made him, from the dust, short of days.
Job is confused. Why did He give him life, visit him in such a way, and then hide Himself from him?
Job declares his state would have been better if carried from the womb to the tomb. He pleads with God,
because of his few days on earth, to cease and desist that he may finish his days in rest before going
to the grave forever.
Listen to this young German Christian artist create, in the moment, the composition he later entitiled, "Prayer". (We love his T-shirt. Take a close look. Expand and freeze frame.)
WEF Official Calls for AI to Re-Write the Bible 'Correctly'
"In a few years, there might be religions that are actually correct … just think about a religion whose holy book is written by an AI. That could be a reality in a few years," states WEF advisor Yuval Noah Harari, "a homosexual, Israeli author and historian who holds mostly to atheistic beliefs in spirituality," - Charismamag.com.
Transgender Lutheran pastor on the Bible's clear line of male & female: "It's hard to relate it to modern-day times b/c it wasn't written for 2024. It was written for then. When we read in the scripture that God created man and woman, yes, and god created everyone else, as well." pic.twitter.com/rFIKhlv7OW
To the cast down and disheartened, stop and remember the joy of the beginning of your new birth. Remember, there is no battle you face that He has not already fought and overcome. The victory is yours. Embrace it.
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What I Believe About Heaven-The Place - 5/27/1990
John 14:1-3: Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
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All your words, no matter how well or poorly constructed, if uttered from the heart, will be heard by Him, and into His presence you will be
faithfully conducted. So, learn the language of your heart and speak it often; for in it lies the key to effective communication with Him.
THIS IS PRAYER!
As A Developing Child Mimics To Learn The Language Of Its Parent And Provider So As To Effectively Communicate Its Deepest Desires
And Innermost Thoughts Of The Heart, So Too Must You With Your Heavenly Father. As With Any Language, To Know That Language,
You Must Study His Manual And Speak It Often To Him.
AND SO PRAY:
"Father, teach me first the words of your Heavenly language whereby I may communicate to you the thoughts of my heart and
with it hear and understand your will to me. And then teach me not only how to pray and the words to say, but for what it is I am to pray."
"For, lo, I will command, and I Will Sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth."
Every sifting comes by divine command and permission. Satan must ask leave before he can lay a finger upon Job. Nay, more, in some sense our siftings are directly the work of heaven, for the text says, "I will sift the house of Israel."... Read More
Satan, like a drudge, may hold the sieve, hoping to destroy the corn; but the overruling hand of the Master is accomplishing the purity of the grain by the very process which the enemy intended to be destructive. Precious, but much sifted corn of the Lord's floor, be comforted by the blessed fact that the Lord directeth both flail and sieve to His own glory, and to thine eternal profit.
The Lord Jesus will surely use the fan which is in His hand, and will divide the precious from the vile. All are not Israel that are of Israel; the heap on the barn floor is not clean provender, and hence the winnowing process must be performed. In the sieve true weight alone has power. Husks and chaff being devoid of substance must fly before the wind, and only solid corn will remain.
Observe the complete safety of the Lord's wheat; even the least grain has a promise of preservation. God Himself sifts, and therefore it is stern and terrible work; He sifts them in all places, "among all nations"; He sifts them in the most effectual manner, "like as corn is sifted in a sieve"; and yet for all this, not the smallest, lightest, or most shrivelled grain, is permitted to fall to the ground. Every individual believer is precious in the sight of the Lord, a shepherd would not lose one sheep, nor a jeweller one diamond, nor a mother one child, nor a man one limb of his body, nor will the Lord lose one of His redeemed people. However little we may be, if we are the Lord's, we may rejoice that we are preserved in Christ Jesus.
Concerning separation of church and state, here are
the decisions of the modern United States Supreme Court:... Read More
The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable.
We could not approve the slightest breach.1 Everson v. Board of Education, 1947.
It is unconstitutional to offer verbal prayers in a school, regardless of denominational neutrality and voluntary participation.
Engel v. Vitale, 1962;2 Abington v. Schempp, 1963;3 Commissioner of Education v. School Committee of Leyden, 19714...
"What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the Lord? or, lo, they are gone because of destruction:
Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them:
thorns shall be in their tabernacles."
(See also: Proverbs 24:31; Isaiah 34:13.)
Nettles of neglect and thorns of forgetfullness grow where the heart fails to tend the important people and
places of our lives as our days pass... Read More
Haven't we all at some time or other stood overlooking a scene that at one time was so fresh and vital to someone's life,
maybe our own, but now lies in shambles, with nature all but obscuring it?...
The consequences of the magnitude of such a broad scale world-wide implementation of a "new church model" cannot be ignored. It must be examined by the serious Bible student and Christian! It must be looked at in light of Bible prophecy. We must heed the warnings of both Jesus' own words when He walked the earth and those inspired by the Holy Spirit written later for our advantage in alertness of end-time events and trends. Not to do so would be perilous. So, I have prayerfully written 5 articles on this demonic phenonemonen with hopes they will help you to understand how serious this modern attack is on the true church of Christ - Articles on the Modern Church.
Walking Away From Our Dreams
In the closing scene from the movie:
Finding Forrester, starring Sean Connery, produced in the year 2000, Jamal, the young protégée heir of the author,
William Forrester, reads an unexpected letter he received from his friend and mentor following his death. Forrester had lived for decades
in seclusion in the same Brooklyn neighborhood housing projects as Jamal following the great success of Forrester's only published book,
his first when much younger: Avalon Landing...Read entire article
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I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. - John 15:5
And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. - Mark 4:35
...weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. - Psalms 30:5b
...strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. - Matthew 7:14
...And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. - Genesis 1:2b
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. - Psalms 23:1-2
In a day when voices are so many, so loud and shrill, I find the following poem is always worth the while to sit quietly and frequently read now more than ever. I won't speak to all that is upsetting to us in the world at present. You know it all too well! I ask only the following: 
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I Will Sift
Amos 9:9
The Separation of Church and State
Nettles & Thorns
