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In the previous part of the series on "avoiding prejudice", my dear friends would remember me focusing on two Scriptural instances of "Prejudice in operation", which caused "great emotional pain" to the innocents. Today in the second part of the series, we shall train...
Pilot We had closed part 2 of the series titled “Order, Order and Order” (based on the unique sequencing of Ps. 22-24) with a statement that unless we accept the truth of Psalms 22, we cannot claim the promises of Psalms 23. In the devotional slated for today, let's...
"To the Angel of the church in Philadelphia write..." (Rev. 3:7a) Philadelphia, known today as Alashehir, was named after its founder, Attalus II Piladelphus. Piladelphus was known for his devotion to his brother, Eumenes, thus it is quite fittingly that Philadelphia...
A friend was asked to give his "testimony" to a group of people. If you are asked to give such a statement it is usually because you are highly respected for some quality you have displayed. It is a witness statement about one’s self so it is very revealing and very...
Years ago I heard the story of the farm-hand employed by a man who lived in the city. Every evening, before nightfall, the farm-hand would secure all the gates and close down all the sheds and outhouses so there were no banging doors or loose gates to cause trouble if...
On the side of our house, my husband has a small rose garden. He plants, prunes, fertilizes, and sprays the bushes. We so enjoy the beauty of the blooms, as well as their wonderful fragrance. A few months ago, he set 2 or 3 of the rose bushes, still in plastic pots,...
"...meant it for evil, but God meant it for good..." (Genesis 50:20) Ever wonder why things seem to go wrong when you are trying to do everything right? Chances are it has nothing to do with you. Every time things happen, that the enemy means for bad in your life, God...
"Then you will say in your heart, 'Who has begotten these for me, Since I have lost my children and am desolate, A captive, and wandering to and fro? And who has brought these up? There I was, left alone; But these, where were they?'" (Is 49:21 NKJV) Despite my best...
It is a special day in Israel. After seven years of construction (See 1 Kings 6:38 NKJV), the temple is completely finished. In a prayer of thanksgiving and dedication, Solomon beseeches God to never forget His people. He presents numerous scenarios, including ones...
Christmas can be a special time, but it can also be a sad time of year. My grandmother, my dad, and my younger brother all died at Christmas time, and another Christmas, my mother fell and broke her hip. In the rehabilitation hospital where I work, we see obvious...
I walked outside just as the sun was coming up over the mountains this morning. It was such a glorious sight. The whole world seemed to awaken with it. The golden light made the green grass glow. The birds stirred in their nests and began to sing. A lone Monarch...
I've always wondered about the deliverance ministry. Of course Jesus delivers us. Period. And if you have any doubt, please prayerfully consider the following texts: "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth...
The Lord called his council together. From the sapphire throne, he opened his address and said, “It is sixteen hundred years since my Word became flesh and delivered my people from the guilt of their sin. Still the good news has not enriched the ordinary people of the...