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Published on: June 20, 2020

...THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE

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This morning, my husband and I were talking, and he said something like, "You're not a social butterfly." I said, "No, but I can be. I stopped trusting people." Later, I was looking for scripture to respond to a Facebook post, and God directed me to 1 Corinthians 13. I read it, and thought, That doesn't really fit what I need. Plus, I know I've posted that recently.

So, I tried my "Bible ritual," where I pray for guidance and then pick up the Bible and open it to the Word God wants me to see for the day. Today, I prayed and opened the Bible to . . . drum roll please . . . 1 Corinthians 13.

As I was sitting at my desk, reading it again, the light bulb went off. It wasn't meant for everyone else. It was meant for ME. And God kept showing me, because I wasn't listening. I was not paying attention to Him.

I had just told my husband this very morning, that I stopped trusting people. And God told me, no, no, no. You will not. You will love and trust, because HE loves and trusts me.

"Love never gives up on people. It never stops trusting, never loses hope, and never quits." 1 Corinthians 13:7

So, moral of the story, Don't give up on people, don't stop trusting, don't lose hope, never quit, and always love!

Also, listen and pay attention when God talks to you!

1 Corinthians 13

Let Love Be Your Guide

1 "I may speak in different languages, whether human or even of angels. But if I don’t have love, I am only a noisy bell or a ringing cymbal.

2 I may have the gift of prophecy, I may understand all secrets and know everything there is to know, and I may have faith so great that I can move mountains. But even with all this, if I don’t have love, I am nothing.

3 I may give away everything I have to help others, and I may even give my body as an offering to be burned. But I gain nothing by doing all this if I don’t have love.

4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud.

5 Love is not rude, it is not selfish, and it cannot be made angry easily. Love does not remember wrongs done against it.

6 Love is never happy when others do wrong, but it is always happy with the truth.

7 Love never gives up on people. It never stops trusting, never loses hope, and never quits.

8 Love will never end. But all those gifts will come to an end—even the gift of prophecy, the gift of speaking in different kinds of languages, and the gift of knowledge.

9 These will all end because this knowledge and these prophecies we have are not complete.

10 But when perfection comes, the things that are not complete will end.

11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, and I made plans like a child. When I became a man, I stopped those childish ways.

12 It is the same with us. Now we see God as if we are looking at a reflection in a mirror. But then, in the future, we will see him right before our eyes. Now I know only a part, but at that time I will know fully, as God has known me.

13 So these three things continue: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love."

God Bless You and Jesus Loves You! Amen!

Published on: June 20, 2020

THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE

"THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE" AUDIO BLOG

This morning, my husband and I were talking, and he said something like, "You're not a social butterfly." I said, "No, but I can be. I stopped trusting people." Later, I was looking for scripture to respond to a Facebook post, and God directed me to 1 Corinthians 13. I read it, and thought, That doesn't really fit what I need. Plus, I know I've posted that recently.

So, I tried my "Bible ritual," where I pray for guidance and then pick up the Bible and open it to the Word God wants me to see for the day. Today, I prayed and opened the Bible to . . . drum roll please . . . 1 Corinthians 13.

As I was sitting at my desk, reading it again, the light bulb went off. It wasn't meant for everyone else. It was meant for ME. And God kept showing me, because I wasn't listening. I was not paying attention to Him.

I had just told my husband this very morning, that I stopped trusting people. And God told me, no, no, no. You will not. You will love and trust, because HE loves and trusts me.

"Love never gives up on people. It never stops trusting, never loses hope, and never quits." 1 Corinthians 13:7

So, moral of the story, Don't give up on people, don't stop trusting, don't lose hope, never quit, and always love!

Also, listen and pay attention when God talks to you!

1 Corinthians 13

Let Love Be Your Guide

1 "I may speak in different languages, whether human or even of angels. But if I don’t have love, I am only a noisy bell or a ringing cymbal.

2 I may have the gift of prophecy, I may understand all secrets and know everything there is to know, and I may have faith so great that I can move mountains. But even with all this, if I don’t have love, I am nothing.

3 I may give away everything I have to help others, and I may even give my body as an offering to be burned. But I gain nothing by doing all this if I don’t have love.

4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud.

5 Love is not rude, it is not selfish, and it cannot be made angry easily. Love does not remember wrongs done against it.

6 Love is never happy when others do wrong, but it is always happy with the truth.

7 Love never gives up on people. It never stops trusting, never loses hope, and never quits.

8 Love will never end. But all those gifts will come to an end—even the gift of prophecy, the gift of speaking in different kinds of languages, and the gift of knowledge.

9 These will all end because this knowledge and these prophecies we have are not complete.

10 But when perfection comes, the things that are not complete will end.

11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, and I made plans like a child. When I became a man, I stopped those childish ways.

12 It is the same with us. Now we see God as if we are looking at a reflection in a mirror. But then, in the future, we will see him right before our eyes. Now I know only a part, but at that time I will know fully, as God has known me.

13 So these three things continue: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love."

God Bless You and Jesus Loves You! Amen!

Published on: June 19, 2020

LIVE IN PEACE WITH EVERYONE

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Romans 12:1-21

Give Your Lives to God

1 "So I beg you, brothers and sisters, because of the great mercy God has shown us, offer your lives as a living sacrifice to him—an offering that is only for God and pleasing to him. Considering what he has done, it is only right that you should worship him in this way.

2 Don’t change yourselves to be like the people of this world, but let God change you inside with a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to understand and accept what God wants for you. You will be able to know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect.

3 God has given me a special gift, and that is why I have something to say to each one of you. Don’t think that you are better than you really are. You must see yourself just as you are. Decide what you are by the faith God has given each of us.

4 Each one of us has one body, and that body has many parts. These parts don’t all do the same thing.

5 In the same way, we are many people, but in Christ we are all one body. We are the parts of that body, and each part belongs to all the others.

6 We all have different gifts. Each gift came because of the grace God gave us. Whoever has the gift of prophecy should use that gift in a way that fits the kind of faith they have.

7 Whoever has the gift of serving should serve. Whoever has the gift of teaching should teach.

8 Whoever has the gift of comforting others should do that. Whoever has the gift of giving to help others should give generously. Whoever has the gift of leading should work hard at it. Whoever has the gift of showing kindness to others should do it gladly.

9 Your love must be real. Hate what is evil. Do only what is good.

10 Love each other in a way that makes you feel close like brothers and sisters. And give each other more honor than you give yourself.

11 As you serve the Lord, work hard and don’t be lazy. Be excited about serving him!

12 Be happy because of the hope you have. Be patient when you have troubles. Pray all the time.

13 Share with God’s people who need help. Look for people who need help and welcome them into your homes.

14 Wish only good for those who treat you badly. Ask God to bless them, not curse them.

15 When others are happy, you should be happy with them. And when others are sad, you should be sad too.

16 Live together in peace with each other. Don’t be proud, but be willing to be friends with people who are not important to others. Don’t think of yourself as smarter than everyone else.

17 If someone does you wrong, don’t try to pay them back by hurting them. Try to do what everyone thinks is right.

18 Do the best you can to live in peace with everyone.

19 My friends, don’t try to punish anyone who does wrong to you. Wait for God to punish them with his anger. In the Scriptures the Lord says,

'I am the one who punishes;
    I will pay people back.'

20 But you should do this:

'If you have enemies who are hungry,
    give them something to eat.
If you have enemies who are thirsty,
    give them something to drink.
In doing this you will make them feel ashamed.'

21 Don’t let evil defeat you, but defeat evil by doing good."

Hallelujah! Praise God! Amen!

Published on: June 15, 2020

A WARNING AND THINGS TO DO

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Jude 1:17-23

17 "Dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ said would happen.

18 They told you, 'In the last times there will be people who laugh at God and do only what they want to do—things that are against God.'

19 These are the people who divide you. They are not spiritual, because they don’t have the Spirit.

20 But you, dear friends, use your most holy faith to build yourselves up even stronger. Pray with the help of the Holy Spirit.

21 Keep yourselves safe in God’s love, as you wait for the Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy to give you eternal life.

22 Help those who have doubts.

23 Rescue those who are living in danger of hell’s fire. There are others you should treat with mercy, but be very careful that their filthy lives don’t rub off on you."

Hallelujah! Praise God! Amen!

Published on: June 13, 2020

REPENT LEST YE PERISH

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What the Bible says about repentance (turning away from ... sin):

Luke 13:3 - "Nay, I tell you, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."

Luke 24:46-48 - “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things."

Acts 3:19 - “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.”

Jeremiah 25:4-6 - “And the Lord has sent to you all His servants the prophets again and again, but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear, saying, ‘Turn now everyone from his evil way and from the evil of your deeds . . . and do not go after other gods to serve them and to worship them and do not provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands, and I will do you no harm.”

Luke 5:32 - “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

Ezekiel 18:21 - "But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. . ."

Acts 17:30 - "And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent.

Ezekiel 18:31 - ". . . Cast away from you all your transgressions which you have committed and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! . . ."

Luke 13:3 - "I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."

Matthew 3:8 - "Change your hearts! And show by the way you live that you have changed."

Matthew 4:17 - "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand"

Matthew 11:20 - "Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent."

Matthew 13:14-15 - "In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,

You will keep on hearing, but will not understand;

You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive

Otherwise they would see with their eyes, Hear with their ears,

And understand with their heart and return, and I would heal them."

Acts 2:38 - "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."

James 5:19-20 - ". . . know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins."

What the Bible says about God's JUDGMENT:

1 Peter 4:17-19 - "It is time for judging to begin. That judging will begin with God’s family. If it begins with us, then what will happen to those who don’t accept the Good News of God?"

Matthew 7:1-5 - "Don’t judge others, and God will not judge you . . . God will treat you the same way you treat others.

Matthew 12:36 - "But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment."

Romans14 - "So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. Let us not therefore judge one another anymore: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in [his] brother's way."

2 Chronicles 30:9 - “For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.”

Hallelujah! Praise God! Amen!

Published on: June 11, 2020

LOVE THE LORD'S TEACHINGS

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Psalm 1

1 "Great blessings belong to those
    who don’t listen to evil advice,

who don’t live like sinners,
    and who don’t join those who make fun of God.

2 Instead, they love the Lord’s teachings
    and think about them day and night.

3 So they grow strong,
    like a tree planted by a stream--

a tree that produces fruit when it should
    and has leaves that never fall.

Everything they do is successful.

4 But the wicked are not like that.

    They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

5 When the time for judgment comes, the wicked will be found guilty.

    Sinners have no place among those who do what is right.

6 The Lord shows his people how to live,
    but the wicked have lost their way."

Isaiah 3

10 "Tell the good people who do what is right that good things will happen to them. They will receive a reward for what they do.

11 But it will be very bad for wicked people, because they, too, will get what they deserve. They will get what they did to others.

12 Even children will defeat my people, and women will rule over them.

My people, your guides lead you the wrong way, and they destroy the path you should follow."

Hallelujah! Praise God! Amen!

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