Saturday, December 31, 2016

True Story

Long ago, God made the heavens and the earth, and placed the first parents of humanity in the Garden of Eden. This couple disobeyed God, and later their children became more and more wicked until finally God had to punish them.

But God still loved them all, and sent messengers to tell them of His love and forgiveness. But the people would not listen.  After a long time Jesus came down from Heaven Himself to make plain how real His love was for humanity.

So, leaving behind all the glorious things of
Heaven, Jesus changed Himself into a baby, and grew up as all boys do. When He became a man Jesus went about telling people of His love for them, all the time healing and helping them in every way He could.

Jesus told them, that if only they would believe in Him, He would freely forgive them of all the wicked things they had done, and save them from the punishment that was theirs. He also promised to give them eternal life - to return for them, raise them from their graves, and take them to live with Him forever in the beautiful, peaceful Heaven!

This was wonderful!

But instead, they nailed Jesus to a big wooden cross, hanging Him up until He died. It was an awful thing to do to Jesus the King of Heaven.  Jesus was buried, and came to life on the third day. He met with His followers, then after forty days returned to Heaven, promising to return for all those who believe in Him.

 God does not punish the wicked now, instead He wants to give them another chance.
That is why Jesus delays His coming!

 But His coming must be soon now!, all the signs listed in the Holy Bible point to Jesus' soon return!

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved!


based on Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories, vol. one, p 165-167, (Review & Herald, 1950)
Story title:  What Charlie Heard

Thursday, December 29, 2016

We love because

We love God (and others), because God first loved us.
1 John 4:19
New Testament, Holy Scriptures, God's Book the Bible

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Lord's Prayer, Modernized

Our Father in Heaven, holy is Your name.
Your kingdom come, May Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Please give us today our spiritual and physical food.
Please forgive our sins, help us to forgive those who sin against us.
Help us not to yield to temptation, and save us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, for ever.
Amen.

Matthew 6:9-13, modernization
New Testament, Holy Scriptures, the Bible
Debra m

Thursday, December 22, 2016

God's Promise of Protection

Those who live in the secret place of God will live under the shadow of the Almighty.
...You will not be afraid of the terror of night; nor for the arrow that flies by day.
...Because you have made the Lord Almighty, who is my refuge, even the Most High,
your own refuge; no evil will happen to you, neither will any plague come near your home.

Psalm 91:1-10
Old Testament of Holy Scripture - God's Book, the Bible

Monday, December 19, 2016

Good Thought

The Lord is not willing that anyone should suffer eternal death, but that all should come to repentance! (and have eternal life!)

2 Peter 3:9, The Holy Scriptures, New Testament

You shall Not Murder

They cherished the most bitter hatred against other peoples, and even hated their own countrymen who did not conform to their ideas.  In all this they were violating the law, "you shall not murder."

The spirit of hatred and revenge originated with Satan.  Whoever cherishes malice or unkindness is cherishing the same spirit, and it's fruit is death!

God has shown how high a value He places upon every person, and He gives no liberty to speak contempt of another.  We shall see faults and weaknesses in those about us, but God claims every person as His own.  Even the most degraded are to be treated with respect and tenderness.

 God will hold us accountable for even one word spoken in contempt of one person for whom Christ has died.


based on Thoughts from The Mount of Blessing, pp 56-57, eg white

What Does God Require?

What does God require of you?  To do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God.

Micah 6:8.
The Old Testament of Holy Scripture, the Bible

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Whom should we obey Spiritually?

When i was in seventh grade I copied a Bible text in my Catechism book:
          We ought to obey God rather than men  (humankind).

                 Spoken by the apostle Peter, Acts 5:29 in the New Testament of Holy Scripture

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Mother in Law

My dear, saintly mother in law died this week. She was almost 100 yrs old.
She treated me as her own - never judgmental, a very loving and lovely lady, who never looked her age.

I will see her again on Resurrection morning. Scripture helps me thru it.

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Pre-Requisite for Eternal Life

Faith in Jesus Christ is the pre-requisite for receiving the gift of eternal life.  It is a GIFT !
God gives salvation to those who seek it.  Eternal life cannot be bought or sold.  It is given by
God as a gift.

For by grace you have been saved through faith. Ephesians 2:8.

Salvation is received by faith - the decision to believe that God can be trusted, based on the
Promises of Holy Scripture.

excerpts from: Hope for a Planet in Crisis, It Is Written Bible Study Guide, # 4.
www.itiswritten.com