ARE YOU FRUITFUL?

“. . .You produce much fruit and prove to be My disciples.” (John 15:2) Spring is here and the amateur gardeners are vigorously at work. The colorful flowers and the splendor of God’s creation is a delight to the eyes and the fragrance fills the room. But it just struck me that they are dead!…

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HAVE YOU LOOKED UP LATELY?

“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky shows His handiwork.” (Psalm 19:2) TLV If you look around these days, atheists are a dime a dozen. It reminds me of a statement the President of the United States made some years ago. He said: “I am unable to understand them. . . and…

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WHAT’S YOUR CONVICTION?

“Therefore, . . . be assured of this: God has made this Jesus whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” (Acts 2:36 NIV) When the famous Hollywood personality, Sidney Poitier, left the Bahamas and came to New York as a teenager, he had no plans to be an actor. He simply stumbled into it because…

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WHY SHOULD GOD USE YOU? Part 1

WHY SHOULD GOD USE YOU? Part 1 “For we are His creation – created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10) You and I are created with a purpose. It is the will of God for every believer to do good…

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TIPS FOR YOUR DAY

  “Quicken me, O Lord, according unto Thy word” (Psalm 119:107) The first great and crucial task for the day is to heed the call of God to enter into His presence. There, to focus on Him and reach a happy place in the Lord. The initial lesson to be mastered is not to be…

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HOW REALISTIC IS YOUR JOURNEY WITH GOD?

“Abide in Me, and I in you . . . I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abides in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit. . .” (John 15:5) Neither a pauper nor a prince has control over the number of his days. Our life is said…

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WHAT SEASON ARE YOU EXPERIENCING?

  “From the God of your father who helps you, And by the Almighty who blesses you with blessings of heaven above . . . “ (Genesis 49:25a) What season are you experiencing today? All of us face various seasons of our lives. Regarding the seasons, God’s Word says, “there is a time for every…

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RUN ON THE PLAIN PATH

“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…

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HOW DO WE GET THERE?

“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:…

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FAINT NOT, STAND FIRM!

“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,…

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