Nita’s Nuggets

“Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi . . .” (2 Samuel 18:23) Autumn season is my favorite time of year. I enjoy running especially amid the splendid changing colors of nature. But simply running is not everything. There are choices to be made in the route we select. A…

“Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” (2 Corinthians 1:5) GWT Jesus warned us that in this world we are bound to face trouble. With the same token, He also gave to us a word of encouragement saying:…

“I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord. . .” (Psalm 27:13 -14) At the time there had been over 199 hostages taken in Israel in recent days. One of them was Noya, a beautiful 12-year-old girl with autism,…

“Arise. . . for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good; . . . Be not slothful to go, and enter to possess the land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth” (Judges 18:9, 10) This…

“. . . Don’t be afraid; just believe.” (Mark 5:36) I was once on my way to a favorite part of the world – the Pacific Rim. My itinerary included 45 church services in five nations. I was delighted at the thought of being back where I had left part of my heart. A team…

“Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.” (Revelation 3:11) God’s Word says if we obey His commands and are committed to follow the Lord Jesus, we are the children of God, purchased by His precious blood that was shed for us at Calvary’s cross. And King…

“Jesus. . . whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands before you whole.” (Acts 4:10) A group of friends were on a pleasure trip together on the highway. They spotted a car broken down and a family standing by the roadside, stranded. They promptly pulled over to offer…

“At this present time. . . there is a remnant according to the election of grace.” (Romans 11:5) In the heartland of America, after the Covid 19 pandemic, acres of trees were cut down so the farmers in the neighborhood could grow corn to feed their families and their livestock. But out there in the…

“I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing.”        (Ezekiel 34:26) Here is an illustration of the infinite mercy of God – who else could speak to the clouds and make such a bold declaration? We also read the words of Job (5:10) where he confidently declares that he would commit…

“At one time you were like a dead person because of the things you did wrong and your offenses against God. “ (Ephesians 2:1) CEV Cynthia was a disabled Veteran and a recipient of regular government disability benefits. One day in 2011, she was horrified when her rent payment bounced. She wondered what had gone…