: Surrender & Peace

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Surrender: When we surrender our lives to the Living God, we are at peace with whatever comes our way. By Beersheba Maywald

Peace & Safety

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Peace & Safety: They have healed my people's  hurt slightly, saying "Peace, peace" when there is no peace.      Jeremiah 6:14 For when the...

God is....

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God is Eternal: God is eternal.  He endures.  He is not here today and gone tomorrow.      God is the "same yesterday, today, and for ever". Heb...

The Path where God Leads is Safe

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Path where God Leads is Safe: The path where God leads may lie through the desert or the sea, but it is a safe path.   Patriarchs & Prophets page 290 E G White He...

Never Abandoned

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Never Abandoned: Christ will never abandon those for whom He has died [He died for everyone].  We may leave Him and be overwhelmed with temptation, but Ch...

God Always Wins!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God Always Wins!: If you think you can beat the devil on your own, you are greatly mistaken. Satan (Lucifer) was the fourth most powerful being in the univer...

VBS - Vacation Bible School

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: : VBS - Vacation Bible School: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: VBS - Vacation Bible School : In the 1960's - during two weeks in June - from nine a.m. until noon - mornings were sp...

Before our eyes...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Before our eyes...: Today men and nations are being tested by the plummet in the hand of Him who makes no mistake... . Today the signs of the times declare t...

We are on Trial Now

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: We are on Trial: We should never forget that we are placed on trial in this world, to determine our fitness for (Heaven).  None can enter Heaven whose chara...

Salvation - The Father Suffered Too

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Salvation - The Father Suffered Too: The Father Himself suffered with the Son; for “God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself.”   Man, with his human, finite judg...

What God Has Done

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What God Has Done: The plan of salvation originated with God. Salvation was purchased through the death of Jesus. Forgiveness is secured through the blood of...

: We are Never Abandoned

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: We are Never Abandoned: Christ will never abandon those for whom He has died. We may leave Him and be overwhelmed with temptation, but Christ can never turn from ...

the Good Samaritan according to me

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Story of the Good Samaritan according to me: There once was a young woman who was walking in a rough neighborhood (sin). Suddenly she was mugged by a gang (Satan and his demons). The...

Our Standard

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What is Our Standard ?: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: - Holy Scriptures Only : God will have a people to maintain the Scriptures, and the Holy Scriptures only, as the standard...

Prayer for America

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Prayer for America: Dear Lord in this time of our deep need, help us again as You did in years gone by.  And in Your anger, remember your mercy. Habakkuk 3...

BFF - Best Friend Forever

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: BFF - Best Friend Forever: Jesus is eager to be your BFF. He has not changed with the years. His love is as strong, His understanding as perfect, His sympathy as dee...

Dear Friend

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Dear Friend: Dear Friend: God loves you so much. Go to Him with your problems, your worries, your heartbreak. He understands. He will not judge you. He ...

What To Do Right Now

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What To Do Right Now: God loves you so much. He gave His life to save you from eternal death. He longs for you to be happy now and in your eternal Home in Heav...

God's Promise of Protection

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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; no...

Hope

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Hope: Were it not for my faith in God and the Soon second coming of Christ to take us to Heaven, life would be without hope.

Holy Angels & the Gentle Ones

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Angels & the Gentle Ones: God smiles upon the humble and gentle ones who follow closely in the footsteps of the Master. Angels are attracted to them, and love to li...

Angels Watching Over Me

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Angels Watching Over Me: Angels are watching over you. In Heaven, conversations are about you. God loves you. Do not fear. Author unknown.

The Family in Heaven...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Family in Heaven...: I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in Heaven and Earth is named. Ephesians 3:14-15? Jesus Ch...

Angels among us

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Fascination with Angels: Angels from the worlds of light are near to those who in humility seek for Divine guidance. P  141 Angels from the courts above will att...

Salvation - The Father Suffered Too

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Salvation - The Father Suffered Too: The Father Himself suffered with the Son; for “God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself.”   Man, with his human, finite judg...

Infinitely Patient

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Infinitely Patient: God is "merciful and gracious, infinitely patient, and abounding in goodness and truth.". Exodus 34:6

Saturday

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Saturday: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God's Day : Does God have a holy  day? I was in the Spirit on the Lords day.  Revelation 1:10 The Son of man is L...

Do the Dead Come Back to Give Counsel ?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Do the Dead Come Back to Give Counsel ?: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Will the Dead be Resurrected? : ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Are the Deceased Dead or Alive? : Here is the question: Do the dead c...

Excercising Muscles

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Muscles: In order for a child's muscles to grow in strength, the muscles must be exercised. In order for our faith to grow stronger, we must e...

Resource: Facebook / Twitter

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Facebook / Twitter: It Is Written facebook.com/itiswritten twitter.com/itiswritten

Stop being Angry!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Stop being Angry!: Commit everything you do to God, Trust Him and He will help you! Be still in the presence of God, and wait patiently for Him to act. Do...

: Listen Up !

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Listen Up !: People all around the world, who are in desperate need of hope, are responding with joy to the message of hope - Jesus is coming soon! Wha...

How I was Raised

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: How I was Raised: I was raised to believe that God the Father is vengeful, and would immediately punish for any infraction of His law. I was raised to be sca...

Nothing to Fear

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: : Nothing to Fear: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Nothing to Fear : Let us look to the monumental pillars, reminders of what the Lord has done to comfort us and to save us...

Our Hope and a Future

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Hope and a Future: For I know the plans I have for you, says God, plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you a future and hope! Jeremiah 29:1...

No Caste is Excluded

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: No Class is Excluded: Christ's love is for everyone, no class is excluded. Jesus Christ identifies Himself with every child of humanity. Based on Desire of...

Revenge

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Vengeance: Dear friends, don't avenge yourselves, but put away anger. For it is written:  vengeance is Mine!, I will repay, says the Lord. If y...

Not Willing that Any Die

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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...

Illustration: Jesus' Second Coming - Deb M Dream...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Illustration of Jesus' Second Coming - Deb M Dream...: Illustration of Jesus’ Second Coming – Deb's Dream Being chased by killers I ran into the woods and stopped in a small clearing where a...

The SHAKING - A Dream given to Deb M

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The SHAKING - A Dream given to Deb M: The following dream was given in answer to prayer. Being a new Christian and believing this denomination was God's true church, I was ...

On Pain & Suffering and God

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: On Pain & Suffering and God: For eleven months I suffered from malarial fever and inflammatory rheumatism. During this time I experienced the most terrible suffering of...

Natural Law

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Standards: It is a law both of the intellectual and the spiritual nature that by seeing we become changed.  The mind gradually adapts itself to the su...

Our Reaction to Trials

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Reaction to Trials: Trials are for our own good. It isn't the trial that counts - its our reaction to it.

Complaints? - Really?!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Complaints? - Really?!: The children of Israel were led into difficult circumstances, like at Marah, where they were practically dying of thirst and found that the...

Our Advocate!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: We have an Advocate!: If anyone be in Christ, they are a new creature: old things are passed away, all things have become new.   2 Corinthians 5:17   And you wi...

What God Doesn't Do

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What God Doesn't Do: In my life experience, I have found that God doesn't do certain things. For instance: God doesn't stroke our egos; nor does He g...

The Strong Man

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Strong Man: "Physically, Samson was the strongest man upon the earth; but in self-control, integrity, and firmness (character), he was one of the ...

The Habit of Talking...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Habit of Talking...: Cultivate the habit of talking with the Saviour when you are alone, when you are walking, and when you are busy with your daily labor. Min...

Our Character

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Character: The character is revealed, not by occasional good deeds and occasional misdeeds, but by the tendency of the habitual words and acts.     ...

Jesus' Second Coming & the Last Days

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Jesus' Second Coming & the Last Days: But no one knows the day or hour of Jesus coming, not even the angels nor Jesus Himself.  Only the Father knows. Pay attention! Watch and ...

Whom should we obey Spiritually?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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).    ...

Cultivate Respect for Yourself

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: An Influence that All will Value: Cultivate respect for yourself because you are Christ’s purchased possession. Success in the formation of right habits, advancement in th...

A Person of Prayer is the Person of Power

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Person of Power - the Secret of Success: The secret of success is the union of the divine power with human effort.  Those who achieve the greatest results are those who rely most...

God could force us to love Him, but...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God Believes in You!: God is so powerful that He could force us to love Him, but God doesn’t use force, because He loves us and wants us to love Him back . ...

Go Not by Feeling, but by Faith

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Not by Feeling, but by Faith: Whether we feel God’s love towards us or not – God does love us – God loves you. Believe that He does.   Go not by feeling but by faith!...

Satan cannot read our thoughts

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Satan is Not Permitted...: Satan is not permitted to read our thoughts; but he is a keen observer, and he marks the words and actions, and skillfully adapts his tempt...

Our Mysteries Explained

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Mysteries Explained: All that has perplexed us in the providences of God will in the world to come be made plain. The things hard to be understood will then fin...

No Haste No Delay

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: No Haste No Delay: Gods purposes, of course, know no haste and no delay.  Like the stars in their appointed courses His plans move steadily, unshakably to the...

Accepting The Free Gift

Those who think they must do something to earn salvation, are sadly mistaken. There is nothing they can do or purchase. Not even meticulous observance of God's commandments, nor pilgrimage, can buy God's wonderful salvation! It must be accepted as a free gift.

Preparing to Act Our Part

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Daily Test: Day by day God instructs His children. By the circumstances of the daily life He is preparing them to act their part upon the wider stage that His providence as appointed them.

Problem Solver

During my lifetime, I've been in trouble with my parents for different things. I've found that trusting in God, and relying on Him, that He helped me immensely and smoothed out the trouble.

All I'm saying is this: let the All-Powerful God handle your difficulties; He knows what He's doing!

Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you. Psalm 55:22.

God says, I'll never leave you, nor forsake you. Hebrews 13:5

Accept this assurance of God's presence and watch-care.

Those who trust in God will be kept in perfect peace. Isaiah 26:3

Go with God, trusting Him.

How to Study Holy Scripture

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: How to Study Holy Scripture: We should only study the Holy Scriptures with a prayer dependence on God, and a sincere desire to learn His will. We must come with a hu...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: It Is Written

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: It Is Written: Please check into this Bible-based Website: (Bible studies in Farsi and other languages.)   www.itiswritten.com           God bless you in your search for Truth....

: Stop Worrying My Daughters

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Stop Worrying My Daughters: ...We want to see you trusting fully in the precious Savior. He loves you. He gave His life for you because He values you. …Put away your...

Our Prayers Cannot Die

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Prayers Cannot Die Away: Amid the anthems of the celestial choir, God hears the cries of the weakest human being.   ...They may be inaudible to any human ear, bu...

New Bible Study Guides

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: New Bible Study Guides: I've been doing a new Bible study called: My Place With Jesus. There are 21 lessons, suitable for children, but great for those of us w...

Destroy the Law...?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Destroy the Law...?: God's law and His character are inseparable. He did not and will not change either. Calvary is God's final and unanswerable argument...

God who makes no mistakes

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Before our eyes...: Today men and nations are being tested by the plummet in the hand of Him who makes no mistake... . Today the signs of the times declare t...

Leading Men & Women

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God's Leading Statesmen: God has His agents among the leading men and women of the nation. With unanswerable arguments statesmen who fear the Lord are influenced by...

Safe in God's Hands

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God's People are Safe: God who slumbers not, who in every crisis has been the strength and dependence of His people , will carry out His eternal purpose.     He...

No one Trusts God in Vain

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Finances in Difficult Times: No one ever trusted God in vain.  God never disappoints those who depend on Him. ...It is very tempting to trust in the power of the gove...

: Solving the Problem

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Solve the Problem: There are not many, even among educators and statesmen, who comprehend the causes that underlie the present state of society.  Those who ho...

No Civil Reforms

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: No Civil Reforms: "The Savior attempted no civil reforms, attacked no national abuses, condemned no national enemies. Nor did He interfere with the auth...

Jesus Christ Wants Us

Jesus Christ wants us near Him thru all eternity. Read John 17:24. We are accepted in the Beloved.
Ephesians 1:6

Angels are Ever Present

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Angels are Ever Present: Angels are ever present where they are most needed, with those who have the hardest battle with self to fight, and whose surroundings are t...

Perfect Peace

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Perfect Peace: God will keep you in perfect peace, when your mind is focused on God, because you trust in God.” Isaiah 26:3

COMFORT for the Sorrowing

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: COMFORT for the Sorrowing: Not now, but in the coming years, It will be in the better land, We’ll read the meaning of our tears, And there we will understand. We...

Reward

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Reward: You should not look upon present appearances, but keep the eye [focused] to your duty, single on God's glory, and follow in God's o...

Secrets of the Heart

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: However Feeble: Never a prayer is offered, however faltering; never a tear is shed, however secret;  never a sincere desire after God is cherished, howev...

Reminders

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The remainder of our life...: Let us look to the monumental pillars, reminders of what the Lord has done to comfort us and to save us from the hand of the destroyer. ...

No Downsizing

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Always Room for One More: God never downsizes His kingdom. There is always room for one more.

God always hears Our Cries

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God always hears Our Cries: Amid the anthems of the celestial choir, God hears the cries of the weakest human being.  We pour out our heart’s desire in our closets, ...

Bible Texts to Help for Anxiety

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Help for Anxiety: The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.   Psalm 9:9 When I said, “my foot is slipping,” God’s love su...

Don't Give Up!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Plans May Fail, but...: If we plan according to our own ideas, the Lord will leave us to our own mistakes. But, when, after following His directions, we are brought...

However Discouraging Your Circumstances

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Your Past Experience: Whatever may have been your past experience, however discouraging your present circumstances, if you will come to Jesus just as you are: we...

Your Bible and You

Fantastic book: Your Bible and You, 1959, by Arthur S Maxwell, profusely illustrated. over 400 pages, plus index. Tells everything you want to know. Large edition is easier to read. Available on Amazon.

Early Religious Training

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Early Childhood Training: Respect for God, the Bible, our elders, the United States and the U.S. flag were paramount in my training.  I was taught proper respect a...

True Story - A Shelter from the Storm

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Shelter from the Storm: In 1968, when I was thirteen years old, Mom and Dad went to a party in another town about thirty minutes away.  While they were gone a to...

The Greatest Need in the World

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Need of True Men: The greatest want of the world is the want of men - men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, ...

Pre-Requisite for Eternal Life

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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 i...

If We Sin, We Are No Less Dear to God

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: No Less Dear to God: If one who daily communes with God sins, it is not because he sins willfully; for when he sees his mistake, he turns back to Jesus.  And th...

: Memories You Long to Forget

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Memories of Your Mind: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Memories of Your Mind : Is your mind gripped by memories you long to forget? held by age long habits  you would give anyt...

Obtaining Knowledge against the Devil

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Obtaining Knowledge: Gods people are directed to Holy Scripture as their safeguard against the influence of false teachers and the delusive power of demons. Sat...

Do Not Dishonor God

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Promise: Do not dishonor God by words of repining, but praise Him with heart and soul and voice.   Look on the bright side of everything.   Do not b...

: The Ultimate Sacrifice

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Ultimate Sacrifice: On the cross, Jesus' love for us was so great, that He would rather die than see us die in our sins

The Elevator - Whatta Ride!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: !: The Elevator: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Elevator : Jeremy, an eight year old friend of ours, came to visit for a weekend. He is fond of fossils so we took h...

The Danger of Pop Bottle Tops

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Pop Bottle Tops: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Pop Bottle Tops : After Halloween in 1964 my friend, Merry, and I got into more trouble . In her basement we found a w...

You shall Not Murder

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: You shall Not Murder: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: You shall Not Murder : They cherished the most bitter hatred against other peoples, and even hated their own countrymen w...

Inviting Satan

Willfully cherishing a known sin, or hanging on to sinful character traits, invites Satan's temptations.

See The Great Controversy, 558, ellen g white

Story behind Natural Disasters

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Story behind Natural Disasters: Even if man can explain the natural disasters as part of El Niño, global warming, or some other 'natural' phenomenon, that does not...

Conquering Life's Mountains by Hulda Crooks

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Conquering Life's Mountains: Our sliding on the unstable slopes of Life has bruised us all.  Jesus, by holding on, was more than bruised - He died rather than let go Hi...

True Story, He Wanted to Hurt Me

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: True - He Wanted to Hurt Me: I was driving home, when suddenly a mad man in a big pickup started tailgating me. First he would tailgate, then back off, then tailgate, t...

Deceptive Power

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Deceptive Power: There are few who have any just conception of the deceptive power of hypnotism and spiritualism and the danger of coming under its influenc...

The Masquerade of Satan

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The coming of the Anti-christ: For satan himself masquerades as an angel of light! So is it any wonder if his followers pretend to be holy and righteous? Their end will ...

A Counterfeit of Jesus' Second Coming

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Counterfeit Second Coming: Satan is not permitted to counterfeit the manner of Jesus' second coming.  The Savior has warned His people against deception on this p...

Jeremiah 29:11-13

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Jeremiah 29:11-13: For I know the plans I have for you, says God.  Thoughts of peace and not of evil - to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call on...

Happy!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Happy!: If Christ lives in your heart, you will be happy and full of praise and joy. The crises of life are as nothing compared to the bright futu...

!: Delights

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Delights: Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

Conviction

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Conviction: Do not feel you have committed the unpardonable sin. If you had committed it, you wouldn't even care. "Every desire for truth an...

God could not give anything Greater

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: He could not give anything less: When God gave His Son, Jesus, to die for humanity's sins, He could not have given anything greater - and He could not have given anythi...

Jesus left all this for Us

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Cost of our REDEMPTION: Never can the cost of our redemption be realized until the redeemed shall stand with the Redeemer before the throne of God. Then as the glo...

For All the Mothers Everywhere

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Mothers: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Mothers : How often will [the mother/also wives] feel her burden's weight heavier than she can bear; and then how pr...

The Soul that Sins will Die

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Soul that Sins will Die: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Soul that Sins will Die : The soul that sins will die. The living know that they will die, but the dead do not know...

: A Mother's Best Friend

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Mother's Best Friend: Your compassionate Redeemer is watching you with love and sympathy, ready to hear your prayers and to render you the assistance which you n...

BFF - Best Friend Forever

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: : BFF - Best Friend Forever: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: BFF - Best Friend Forever : Jesus is eager to be your BFF. He has not changed with the years. His love is as strong, His...

VBS - Vacation Bible School

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: : VBS - Vacation Bible School: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: VBS - Vacation Bible School : In the 1960's - during two weeks in June - from nine a.m. until noon - mornings were sp...

The Christian Life

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Christian Life: While the Christian's life will be characterized by humility, it should not be marked with sadness and self-depreciation. ...It is no...

Never Fear, Trust

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Never Fear, Trust: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Never Fear : Cast yourself on Jesus. He will lift you up; and if you should fall He will lift you up again. He is on yo...

First Cause

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: First Cause: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: First Cause : "Friends, the greatest thinkers throughout the ages and up to modern times have utterly failed to give...

Be Sure Your Heart is Right

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Be Sure Your Heart is Right: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Be Right : The latter days are with us. No one knows the exact day or year of Jesus' coming, but be sure your heart ...

: MORNEAU - Prayer

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: : MORNEAU - Prayer: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: MORNEAU - Prayer : Have been reading superior books on intercessory prayer by Roger Morneau (1925-1998). Roger was once...

beware of angels

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: beware of angels: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: beware of angels : Just finished reading, Beware of Angels by Roger Morneau, 1997. A true story where people thought the...

True Love Story

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: True Love Story: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: True Story : Long ago, God made the heavens and the earth, and placed the first parents of humanity in the Garden of Eden...

Silently Planning

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Silently Planning: God is silently planning for you in love, because it matters to Him about you.

No Caste is Excluded

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: No Class is Excluded: Christ's love is for everyone, no class is excluded. Jesus Christ identifies Himself with every child of humanity. Based on Desire of...

: Nothing to Fear

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Nothing to Fear: Let us look to the monumental pillars, reminders of what the Lord has done to comfort us and to save us from the hand of the destroyer. Let...

: Open the Windows of the Soul

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Open the Windows of the Soul: God is inviting us to close the windows of the soul earthward and open them Heavenward , that He may flood our hearts with the glory, which ...

Just Pray and God is Right There

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Even if....: Even if we are in a bad situation at work, at home, in anything...God is still  with us. All we need to do is pray and God is right there ...

Church Confirmation

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Confirmation: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Confirmation : Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me.&q...

God Sympathizes with Us

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Throb that Vibrates to the Father's Heart: Jesus assures His disciples of God’s sympathy for them in their needs and weaknesses.   Not a sigh is breathed, not a pain felt, not a gr...

Father, see Jesus and Not Me

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Your Past Experience: Whatever may have been your past experience, however discouraging your present circumstances, if you will come to Jesus just as you are: we...

Our Prayers Cannot Die Away

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Prayers Cannot Die Away: Amid the anthems of the celestial choir, God hears the cries of the weakest human being.   ...They may be inaudible to any human ear, bu...

Never a prayer is offered...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Never a prayer is offered...: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Never a prayer is offered... : Never a prayer is offered, however faltering; never a tear is shed, however secret; neve...

: How to Study Holy Scripture

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: How to Study Holy Scripture: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: How to Study Holy Scripture : We should only study the Holy Scriptures with a prayer dependence on God, and a sincere des...

: A Good Reputation

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Good Reputation: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Good Reputation : Choose a good reputation over great riches, for being held in high esteem is better than silver or go...

: Story behind Climate Change, etc

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Story behind Natural Disasters, Global Warming, et...: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Story behind Natural Disasters : Even if man can explain the natural disasters as part of El Niño, global warming, or som...

Issa Second Coming & the Last Days

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Issa Second Coming & the Last Days: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Jesus' Second Coming & the Last Days : But no one knows the day or hour of Jesus coming, not even the angels nor ...

The Answer by deb m

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Answer: There will come an answer, though the time is unknown, He is God's perfect answer, God will send His Own He is God's perfect answ...

Life's Mysteries Explained in Heaven

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Mysteries Explained: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Mysteries Explained : All that has perplexed us in the providences of God will in the world to come be made plain. The th...

Quote by debra m

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Quote by debra m: Obeying God is not works.

Unpardonable Sin

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Unpardonable Sin: No one need to look upon the unpardonable sin against the Holy Spirit as mysterious. The unpardonable sin is the persistent refusal to rep...

Amidst the Strife of Nations....

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Amidst the Strife of Nations....: He who slumbers not, who in every crisis has been the strength and dependence of His people, will carry out His eternal purpose.   He wil...

On Pain & Suffering and God

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: On Pain & Suffering and God: For eleven months I suffered from malarial fever and inflammatory rheumatism. During this time I experienced the most terrible suffering of...

We are Not Left Alone

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: We are Not Left Alone: Through all our trials we have a never-failing Helper.  He does not leave us alone to struggle with temptation, to battle with evil, and be...

Power and Strength

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Power and Strength: By yielding up your will to Christ, you will be hid in Christ, in God and allied to the power which is above all principalities and powers. ...

Where Everyone will be Perfect

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Where Everyone will be Perfect: When God created the Earth everything was absolutely perfect.  There were no flaws in anything.  There was no sin.  No troubles, no pain, n...

Please Read Now !

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Please: Please make sure you are following Jesus Christ in everything.  Because the old devil can make the lost feel saved, and the saved feel lost...

Self Surrendered

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Self Surrendered: Have been reading a book, How to be a victorious Christian by Thomas Davis, 1975, Review & Herald Publishing, Washington DC. There is...

To be like Him

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: To be like Him: If we would be with Jesus in Heaven, we must first be like Him on earth.                by Ellen G White

Building: Muscles

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Muscles: In order for a child's muscles to grow in strength, the muscles must be exercised. In order for our faith to grow stronger, we must e...

Once Saved, Always Saved ?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Once Saved, Always Saved: There is an idea that once you are saved, you are always saved... And there is nothing the devil can do to stop it. Is this what Holy Scr...

No Less Dear to God

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: No Less Dear to God: If one who daily communes with God sins, it is not because he sins willfully; for when he sees his mistake, he turns back to Jesus.  And th...

Views of Colorado

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Views of Colorado: While in Colorado Ellen White wrote: I love the hills and mountains and forests of flourishing evergreens. I love the brooks, the swift-r...

Answered Prayer

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Answered Prayer: The prayers you offer in loneliness, in weariness, in trial, God answers - not always according to your expectations, but always for your g...

The god that atheists detest...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The god that atheists detest...: The God that atheists detest, I don't like either. The God that I love is the loving, truthful, kind and gentle God that I've kno...

Who can Comprehend the Love....

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Who can Comprehend the Love....: Who can comprehend the love that God has shown in sending Christ to save perishing souls?  I am conscious that language is far too feeble...

FINAL JUDGMENT GOING ON NOW!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: FINAL JUDGMENT GOING ON NOW!: Solemn are the scenes connected with the closing work of the Judgment. Momentous are the interests involved. The Judgment is now passing in...

Depression

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Depression: The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you. He will never leave you or forsake you.   Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged. De...

Often Our Plans Fail

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Often Our Plans Fail: Often our plans fail, That God’s plans for us May succeed! Ministry of Healing, 473 e g white

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: CATHOLIC

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: CATHOLIC: LAUX, John.   A COURSE IN RELIGION FOR CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES   Vol. 1   p 51      1936      "If we consulted the Bibl...

Signs of Jesus' Second Coming & the Last Days

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Jesus' Second Coming & the Last Days: But no one knows the day or hour of Jesus coming, not even the angels nor Jesus Himself.  Only the Father knows. Pay attention! Watch and ...

O, Joyous Day! - Perfect in Mind and Body

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: O, Joyous Day! - Perfect in Mind and Body: When the Lord Jesus Christ returns (His coming is soon), He will take His faithful followers back to Heaven with Him.   Oh, joyous Day! S...

Intervention, Undone

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Intervention: Everywhere people fear an explosion that will sink our civilzation. Our world is in an undone state, and unless Jesus Christ intervenes, an...

God's People are Safe

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God's People are Safe: God who slumbers not, who in every crisis has been the strength and dependence of His people , will carry out His eternal purpose.     He...

: God always hears Our Cries

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God always hears Our Cries: Amid the anthems of the celestial choir, God hears the cries of the weakest human being.  We pour out our heart’s desire in our closets, ...

!: Do not Neglect Secret Prayer

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Do not Neglect Secret Prayer: Do not neglect secret prayer, for it is the soul of religion. With earnest, fervent prayer, plead for purity of soul. Plead as earnestly, a...

In Answer to the Prayer of Faith

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: In Answer to the Prayer of Faith: It is a part of God’s plan to grant us, in answer to the prayer of faith, that which He would not bestow did we not thus ask. The Great C...

!!!: God Believes in You!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God Believes in You!: God is so powerful that He could force us to love Him, but God doesn’t use force, because He loves us and wants us to love Him back . ...

HEALTH

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: HEALTH: Dear friend, I pray above all else that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers. The Lord says, "My child, listen...

Creator of the Heavens

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Creator of the Heavens: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Creator of the Heavens : In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God, and all ...

God will Supply all your Needs

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Supply all your Needs: My God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.           Philippians 4:19, New Testament of the Holy...

Don't Be Anxious

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Don't Be Anxious: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanks to God!, present your requests to God. And ...

It Is Not God. by deb m

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: It Is Not God: It is not God who gives us bad thoughts or reminds us of bad things -  God gives us peace, love, joy, hope and understanding .   Its the ...

Even if.... By deb m

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Even if....: Even if we are in a bad situation at work, at home, in anything...God is still  with us. All we need to do is pray and God is right there ...

: Whom should we obey Spiritually?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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).    ...

Gold is Not Afraid of Fire

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Love of Money...: Now the Spirit explicitly states that in the last days some will depart from the faith by listening to corrupt spirits and demonic doctrine...

God says, I Love You

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: I Love You...Says God: God says, "I love you with eternal love, pursuing after you with loving kindness. Whoever believes in Me and keeps My Commandments love...

- Holy Scriptures Only

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: - Holy Scriptures Only: God will have a people to maintain the Scriptures, and the Holy Scriptures only, as the standard of all doctrines and the basis of all refo...

The Holy Spirit & the Trinity

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Holy Spirit & the Trinity: Read 1 John 5:7. Three bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost

: The Trinity

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Trinity: Regarding the new site of ... I agree with many things they state, except the Trinity. I believe in God the Father, God the Son,...

Sweet Surrender

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Surrender: When we surrender our lives to the Living God, we are at peace with whatever comes our way. By Beersheba Maywald

Delights

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Delights: Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

We are Never Abandoned

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: We are Never Abandoned: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: We are Never Abandoned : Christ will never abandon those for whom He has died. We may leave Him and be overwhelmed with ...

When I Am Weak...Then I am Strong

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: When I Am Weak...: Going thru a time of trial and humbling experiences. But....When I am weak, then I am strong. Because Jesus is carrying me. Amen! See 2 Co...

Holy Scriptures Only

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: - Holy Scriptures Only: God will have a people to maintain the Scriptures, and the Holy Scriptures only, as the standard of all doctrines and the basis of all refo...

Not Willing that Any Die

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Not Willing that Any Die: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Good Thought : The Lord is not willing that anyone should suffer eternal death, but that all should come to repentance! (...

Our Future POWER

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: POWER: “In Heaven every power will be developed, every capability increased. The grandest enterprises will be carried forward, the loftiest aspira...

: A Long, Cold Winter

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Long, Cold Winter?: The Christian’s sojourn in this world may be fitly compared to the long, cold winter. Here we experience trials, sorrows, and disappointme...

Surgery today

Had my second laser eye surgery today march 5. Will wait four months for healing to occur, then both eyes will be rechecked. Thanx for your prayers!

Love of Money...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Love of Money...: Now the Spirit explicitly states that in the last days some will depart from the faith by listening to corrupt spirits and demonic doctrine...

Happiness & Safety

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Happiness & Safety: Your only safety and happiness are in making Christ your constant counselor. You can be happy in (Jesus) if you had not another friend in ...

: Story behind Natural Disasters

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Story behind Natural Disasters: Even if man can explain the natural disasters as part of El Niño, global warming, or some other 'natural' phenomenon, that does not...

Carry Me Through

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Carry Me Through: I dreamed I was trudging up a steep, sand mountain carrying a heavy load of burdens.  I kept slipping and sliding, falling down and sliding...

A Curse into a Blessing

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Curse into a Blessing: And the Lord your God will turn a curse into a blessing for you, because God loves you! Deuteronomy 23:5

Our Plans are not always God's Plans

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Plans are not always God's Plans: Our plans are not always God’s plans.   … He will bless and use in the advancement of His cause those who sincerely devote themselves and a...

: It Is Written

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: It Is Written: Please check into this Bible-based Website: www.itiswritten.com                                God bless you in your search for Truth....

God has Your Back

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Blessings out of evil: When you follow God/Jesus Christ totally - He has your back. He will bring goodness out of a bad situation. God will bring blessings out...

God is My Friend

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: My Friend: God has been an important part of my life since second grade.  I depend on God for helping me in everything: travel blessings/mercies inclu...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Betty

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Betty: I talked with my dear friend Betty tonight. A few weeks ago she was in the hospital with a heart problem.  A nurse checked on her and saw...

Miracle in a Storm

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Miracle in a Storm: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Miracle in a Storm : While grocery shopping Andy noted the weather was nice except for some lightening in the west. Su...

Things I Learned from Holy Scripture in 1974

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Things I Learned from Holy Scripture, the Bible: Below are some things I learned from the Bible in 1974 1. Angels are not dead people since they existed before the creation of humans....

Our Reaction to Trials

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Reaction to Trials: Trials are for our own good. It isn't the trial that counts - its our reaction to it.

Complaints? - Really?!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Complaints? - Really?!: The children of Israel were led into difficult circumstances, like at Marah, where they were practically dying of thirst and found that the...

Hasty Temper...Spirit of Strife

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Hasty Temper...Spirit of Strife: Great is our need of the saving grace of Christ. Everywhere we turn we see more or less clearly revealed the spirit of strife for place and ...

: How to Study Holy Scripture

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: How to Study Holy Scripture: We should only study the Holy Scriptures with a prayer dependence on God, and a sincere desire to learn His will. We must come with a hu...

Character

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Character: The character is revealed, not by occasional good deeds and occasional misdeeds, but by the tendency of the habitual words and acts.     ...

Cleansing the Mind

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Cleansing the Mind: The only safeguard against evil is the indwelling of Christ in the mind through faith in His righteousness. It is because selfishness exis...

We have an Advocate! A Friend!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: We have an Advocate!: If anyone be in Christ, they are a new creature: old things are passed away, all things have become new.   2 Corinthians 5:17   And you wi...

Our Friend in Trials and Sufferings

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Friend in Trials and Sufferings: Sometimes, we are called to pass through periods of trial and hardship.   Our future seems hedged with difficulties.   Our faith and loyalt...

Nothing Less....

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Nothing Less....: None but the Son of God could accomplish our redemption; for only He who was in the bosom of the Father could declare Him.  Only He (Jesus ...

The Lord's Angel Protects Them

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Lord's Angel Protects Them: The Lord's angel protects them that revere God, and delivers them. Psalm 34:7

Happiness is like Medicine

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Happiness is like Medicine: A happy heart does good like a medicine, but a broken heart dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22 The mind has influence over the body. Ha...

: Tell God what You Need

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Tell God what You Need: Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Philippians 4:...

HEALTH

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: HEALTH: Dear friend, I pray above all else that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers. The Lord says, "My child, listen...

Let him make peace with Me

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Let him make peace with Me: Let them take hold of My strength, that they may make peace with Me, and they will make peace with Me. Isaiah 27:5 the Old Testament of ...

: Jeremiah 29:11-13

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Jeremiah 29:11-13: For I know the plans I have for you, says God.  Thoughts of peace and not of evil - to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call on...

For Lettie

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: For Lettie: God says, "Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore, with loving kindness have I drawn you."           Jeremi...

Believe Gods Prophets

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Prophecy: Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe His prophets and you will prosper. 2 Chronicles 20:20 Do not despise ...

When We Cannot Pray

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: When We Cannot Pray: When we feel that we have sinned and cannot pray, it is then the time to pray! "If we confess our sins," God "is faithful ...

John's 3 Wonders

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 3 Wonders: John Newton, who came out of the depths of sin to become a noble preacher, said that there were 3 wonders he would see in the light of his e...

The Present State of Society

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Solve the Problem: There are not many, even among educators and statesmen, who comprehend the causes that underlie the present state of society.  Those who ho...

God doesn't do certain things

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What God Doesn't Do: In my life experience, I have found that God doesn't do certain things. For instance: God doesn't stroke our egos; nor does He g...

You, My Pride & Joy

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Encouragement: If there is any encouragement in Christ, any incentive of love, any sharing of the Spirit, any warmth of affection and deep sympathy, then c...

Please Pray for Me

Last week I had problem with right eye. To make the story short I had eye surgery Febr 26, and will have surgery on left eye next week. So, dear reader, please pray for me and my sight that I won't lose it. Always remember, God loves you!

Your Greatest Desire...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Your Greatest Desire...: Have you determined to be rich? Then let these words in Matthew chapter six impress your heart and direct your life. They will teach you to ...

Surrendered

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Surrendered: As you cast yourself on Christ, you are fulfilling His purpose for you. You are no longer a law to yourself. But no violence is done to your...

He Died for You

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: He Died: Jesus Christ died for us. The loving, lovely One for the lost sheep. He did not have to do this, but He died so that we might have immortal...

Have You Ever Wondered about Heaven...?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Have You Ever Wondered about Heaven...?: Have you ever wondered what eternal life in Heaven and the Earth made new will be like?! Then I ask you to read  Isaiah chapter 65, vers...

Training of God's Precious Animals

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God's Precious Animals: In training animals I verbally correct only when necessary, and praise and love them constantly showing them respect. The pets return my l...

God's People are Safe

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God's People are Safe: God who slumbers not, who in every crisis has been the strength and dependence of His people , will carry out His eternal purpose.     He...

Joy to the World !

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Joy to the World !: The Prince of Heaven was among His people. The greatest gift of God had been given to the world. Joy to the poor - for Christ had come to ...

: We are on Trial

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: We are on Trial: We should never forget that we are placed on trial in this world, to determine our fitness for (Heaven).  None can enter Heaven whose chara...

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: OLD TESTAMENT - THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 1. You will have no other gods before Me. Exodus 20:3 2. You will not make unto thee any graven ...

Finances

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Finances: "There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; and one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches." Proverbs 13:7 &qu...

: We are Never Abandoned

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: We are Never Abandoned: Christ will never abandon those for whom He has died. We may leave Him and be overwhelmed with temptation, but Christ can never turn from ...

Listen to the Lord!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Listen to the Lord!: "I will hear what God the Lord will speak...." Psalms 85:8 [KJV] I fully believe the Lord can and will impress people; if He d...

God's Free Love

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God's Free Love: God's love cannot be bought - He gives it freely.

What To Do Right Now

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What To Do Right Now: God loves you so much. He gave His life to save you from eternal death. He longs for you to be happy now and in your eternal Home in Heav...

Lessons from a Dog

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Lessons from a Rescue Dog: "All about us God has placed the beautiful things of nature that they may teach us about Him." The Wonderful Way (Dept. of Educa...

Chicago vacation

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Chicago vacation: For a Summer vacation we decided to drive to Chicago staying overnight in Joliet, Illinois. In the morning we debated whether to take a com...

Our Jesus Thirsts for Our Love

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Jesus Thirsts for Our Love: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Jesus Thirsts for Our Love : Our Redeemer thirsts for recognition. He hungers for the sympathy and love of those whom...

Political Corruption

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Political Corruption: Political corruption is destroying love of justice and regard for truth; and even in free America, rulers and legislators, in order to secu...

Will This Happen in America?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Will This Happen in America?: Satan has control of all whom God does not especially guard.  Satan will favor and prosper some in order to further his own designs, and he...

: Insecurity

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Insecurity: This world wide feeling of insecurity and fear, the unbridled reign of gangs and lawlessness, the low value on human life, the vice that flo...

Deceptive Power

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Deceptive Power: There are few who have any just conception of the deceptive power of hypnotism and spiritualism and the danger of coming under its influenc...

Face It ! Now !

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Face It !: Face it! You can do everything and anything to make God hate you, dislike you, or stop loving you. But, God will always Love You! There&...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Beware!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Beware!: The devil can cause the lost to feel saved, and the saved to feel lost.  He loves to mess up your mind.  Beware!  Study Holy Scripture, pra...

Lost - Matthew 25:10

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Matthew 25:10: Matthew 25:10: In the parable of the ten virgins only the 5 wise virgins who were ready were saved and went with the Bridegroom. The 5 fool...

what is waiting for us in Heaven.

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our eyes have not seen what is waiting for us in H...: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Eye has not seen : Eyes have not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the mind of mankind, the things that God ...

My Hope

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Hope: Were it not for my faith in God and the Soon second coming of Christ, life would be without hope.

Mind Clouded because of Pain

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Clouded because of Pain: “Often your mind may be Clouded because of pain. Then do not try to think. You know that Jesus loves you! He understands your weakness. ...

: God's Statesmen

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God's Leading Statesmen: God has His agents among the leading men and women of the nation. With unanswerable arguments statesmen who fear the Lord are influenced by...

God will wipe away all tears

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God will wipe away all tears: God will wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there will be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither will there be any more p...

Wives & Mothers

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Mothers: How often will [the mother/also wives] feel her burden's weight heavier than she can bear; and then how precious the privilege of taki...

A Mother's Best Friend

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Mother's Best Friend: Your compassionate Redeemer is watching you with love and sympathy, ready to hear your prayers and to render you the assistance which you n...

Silently Planning

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Silently Planning: God is silently planning for you in love, because it matters to Him about you.

Find True Rest - Justification

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Find True Rest - Justification: This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe…. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, an...

: Peace of Mind

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Peace of Mind: There will never come a time when God's love for us will lessen. He will always hear our prayers and supply our needs.  He will always ...

He Cares

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: He Cares for His own: It's a humbling experience to see God move in answer to the prayers of His people.... ...we have a God who responds to the faith and nee...

Trials Patiently Borne

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Trials Patiently Borne: Trials patiently borne, blessings gratefully received, meekness, kindness, mercy, and love, habitually exhibited, are the lights that shine...

No Haste No Delay

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: No Haste No Delay: Gods purposes, of course, know no haste and no delay.  Like the stars in their appointed courses His plans move steadily, unshakably to the...

: Who Knows the Hour ?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Who Knows the Hour ?: But of the day and hour (of Jesus' second coming) no one knows, no, not even the heavenly angels, but My Father only. Watch! For you...

The Time is Now !

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Now: We hear stories about how we need to prepare for the last days of Earth's history.  To prepare ourselves for Jesus' soon return.  I...

Only 2 Bruises

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: HIT & RUN !: October 2015, I (Deb M)  was in a car accident.  I was sitting still and another car hit me head on then drove off – it was a hit and run! ...

Conquering Life's Mountains

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Conquering Life's Mountains: Our sliding on the unstable slopes of Life has bruised us all.  Jesus, by holding on, was more than bruised - He died rather than let go Hi...

Psalm 78

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Psalm 78 Excerpts: Verse 13 – God divided the sea and caused them to pass through; and He made the waters stand up like a heap. V 14 – In the daytime God led ...

Are We That Close?!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Are We That Close?!: God protects those who obey His commands.... Satan has studied the secrets of the laboratories of nature, and he uses all his power to con...

Vegetarian "Meatloaf" - Vegan

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Vegetarian "Meatloaf" - Vegan: Preparation time: 10 minutes Baking time: 50 minutes Number of servings: 4 - 6 INGREDIENTS 2 pkgs Extra Firm Tofu (approx. 12 ounces e...

New Orleans Vacation

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: New Orleans Vacation: Years ago my husband, Andy, and I drove to New Orleans, Louisiana, USA for a vacation. Our hotel, The Clarion, was on the National Registry ...

MIND CONTROL

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: MIND CONTROL: Taking Every Word Captive – Most are unaware that Satan’s greatest point of attack is in our thinking/mind. Satan plants doubts, fears, u...

: In Answer to the Prayer of Faith

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: : In Answer to the Prayer of Faith: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: In Answer to the Prayer of Faith : It is a part of God’s plan to grant us, in answer to the prayer of faith, that which H...

: Help for Anxiety

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Help for Anxiety: The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.   Psalm 9:9 When I said, “my foot is slipping,” God’s love su...

R U Too Important ?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Too Important: If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important. (verse 3) Pay careful atte...

Living by the Spirit, by Faith

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Living by the Spirit, by Faith: Here's the Formula: Daily Pray, Read and follow Holy scripture. Reading Bible study lessons available from: www.itiswritten.com is very...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Fashion

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Fashion: If any thing is keeping you from God, then get rid of that thing. I recently rid myself of all my beauty, fashion and makeover books, etc...

Woman's Best Friend Today

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Woman's Best Friend Today: The Savior [Jesus Christ] is woman's best Friend today and is ready to aid her in all the relations of life. Adventist Home, p 204, E ...

Family Life - Sacred Circle

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Family Life - Sacred Circle: There is a sacred circle around every family which should be preserved. No other one has the right in that sacred circle. The husband and...

Satan's Lies Thrown Down

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Satan's Lies Debunked: If we believe Satan’s lies, we will begin to doubt God, forget that God loves us, and focus on our hopelessness. Jesus stood up against S...

Our Worth, Our Self-Respect

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Self-worth, Self-Respect: Many struggle with feelings of bad self-worth and value. The Lord has given each one of us a sense of self respect, and this must not be oppo...

: No Light in Them

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: No Light in Them: To the Law and to the Testimony!  If they speak not according to this word (Holy Scripture) it is because there is no Light in them!  Isaia...

Beware! of Self-pity

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Beware! of Self-pity: We need to beware of self-pity. Never indulge the feeling that you are not esteemed as you should be, that your efforts are not appreciated,...

GOD Planned for You

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: GOD Planned for You: Many bad things have happened to me; but God didn’t cause these problems, God hates no one. The devil hates everyone. Bad things happen to g...

: Curses to Blessings

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Curses to Blessings: The Lord will turn a curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you! The Lord is silently planning for thee in love, fo...

God always Listens!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God always Listens!: When you pray to the Christian God, He always listens!

HOPE

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: HOPE: Jesus is our Friend; all Heaven is interested in our welfare; ...We may find rest and peace in God, casting all our care upon Him; for He c...

Power

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: POWER: “In Heaven every power will be developed, every capability increased. The grandest enterprises will be carried forward, the loftiest aspira...

O, what a wonderful Health book!

Oh, what a wonderful book! So informative of Gods love, and health plan as found in Creation week in the book of Genesis. Please buy a copy, found mine as a used book on amazon. Please buy and read: The Ultimate Prescription (2011), by Dr James L Marcum, MD, (Cardiologist) Tyndale House

Lies Believed...

Lies believed break the circle of love and trust. This leads to a spirit of fear, selfishness and rebellion. By Dr Timothy Jennings

: A Good Reputation

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Good Reputation: Choose a good reputation over great riches, for being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold . Proverbs 22:1

: Valentine's Day

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Valentine's Day: In high school and college I was very particular as to who I dated. The guy had to show respect for himself; if he had no respect for himsel...

Dating & Respect

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Dating & Respect: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Dating & Respect : if the person your dating shows no respect for themself - how can they show respect for you?!

The Trinity

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Trinity: Regarding the new site of signsoftheend I agree with many things they state, except the Trinity. I believe in God the Father, God the Son,...

What Can't God Do?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What Can't God Do?: ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What can God Do? : What can't God do?! God can do anything, except sin. That is why the Bible / Holy Scripture says...

The Holy Spirit & the Trinity

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The Holy Spirit & the Trinity: Read 1 John 5:7. Three bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost

Ask Forgiveness - Radiant Faces

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Forgiveness - Radiant Faces: Those who look to God are radiant, their faces are never covered with shame. Psalm 34:5 NIV God will forgive us totally when we ask forgiv...

God is Eternal

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God is Eternal: God is eternal.  He endures.  He is not here today and gone tomorrow.      God is the "same yesterday, today, and for ever". Heb...

: Angel Encounter!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Angel Encounter!: In 2012 I was walking downtown to my job. A disturbed man came at me walking like a gorilla. I tried to ignore him, but he shoved me. The n...

Washed-out Bridge

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Washed-out Bridge: While traveling on a dirt county road Andy noticed, too late, that the bridge was washed out! Traveling at 30 miles per hour he had no ti...

Kidnapping

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Kidnapping: In 1972, my boyfriend, a leading high school actor, encouraged me to try out for a play. Haughtily he challenged, "I realize you are ...

Colorful Corn Salad

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Colorful Corn Salad: INGREDIENTS 2 – 11 oz cans of canned sweet corn niblets 2 c diced green pepper 2 c diced red pepper 2 c diced celery 1 c chopped green ...

- My Nurse Buffy

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Buffy the Kitten - My Nurse: In 1968, due to orthopedic surgery, I was completely bed-ridden for two months so was allowed to adopt a kitten! Since a friend's cat...

Jesus' Second Coming & the Last Days

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Jesus' Second Coming & the Last Days: But no one knows the day or hour of Jesus coming, not even the angels nor Jesus Himself.  Only the Father knows. Pay attention! Watch and ...

Whom should we obey Spiritually?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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).    ...

You shall Not Murder

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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 al...

The god that atheists detest...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The god that atheists detest...: The God that atheists detest, I don't like either. The God that I love is the loving, truthful, kind and gentle God that I've kno...

Saintly Mother in Law

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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...

: My Friend

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: My Friend: God has been an important part of my life since second grade.  I depend on God for helping me in everything: travel blessings/mercies inclu...

Angels Watching Over You

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Angels Watching Over Me: Angels are watching over you. In Heaven, conversations are about you. God loves you. Do not fear. Author unknown.

: What God Doesn't Do

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What God Doesn't Do: In my life experience, I have found that God doesn't do certain things. For instance: God doesn't stroke our egos; nor does He g...

God will Sustain You

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: He will Sustain You: He who has given you life knows your need of food to sustain it. He who created your body knows your need of clothing. God, who has given ...

WORLDLY MATTERS

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: WORLDLY MATTERS: The minds of many are occupied with the consideration of worldly matters, often to the exclusion of the religion of God’s word. The thoug...

Help for Life's Battles

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Help From the Holy Spirit: Earnest, persevering supplications to God in faith...can alone (help) to bring men the Holy Spirit's aid in the battle against (evil) pr...

Real Battle

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Real Battle: Could our spiritual vision be quickened, we should see souls bowed down under oppression and burdened with grief...and ready to die of disco...

God Always Wins!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God Always Wins!: If you think you can beat the devil on your own, you are greatly mistaken. Satan (Lucifer) was the fourth most powerful being in the univer...

Help for Anxiety

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Help for Anxiety: The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.   Psalm 9:9 When I said, “my foot is slipping,” God’s love su...

The coming of the Anti-christ

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The coming of the Anti-christ: For satan himself masquerades as an angel of light! So is it any wonder if his followers pretend to be holy and righteous? Their end will ...

God's People are Safe

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God's People are Safe: God who slumbers not, who in every crisis has been the strength and dependence of His people , will carry out His eternal purpose.     He...

No Mimic Battle

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: No Mimic Battle: We do not understand as we should the great conflict going on between invisible agencies, the controversy between loyal and disloyal angels...

Even those who hate God

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Even those who hate God: God loves everyone, even those who hate Him.

Our Prayers Cannot Die Away

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Our Prayers Cannot Die Away: Amid the anthems of the celestial choir, God hears the cries of the weakest human being.   ...They may be inaudible to any human ear, bu...

Why Worship God?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Why Worship God?: Why worship God when the ungodly are rich and happy?   "Such words are spoken against Me!” says God.   But you reply, "What...

: 2Men and some Pigs

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 2Men and some Pigs: Did you ever read the true Bible story about two men and some pigs; and Jesus and the demons ?! Read: Matthew 8:28-34. Also Read: Luke 8...

: God loves Life

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God loves Life: Throughout the years I've been blessed with many animal pets: Dogs, cats, horses, turtles, , birds, parakeets, hamster. Someday, I ...

Tell God what You Need

Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Philippians 4:6 New Living Translation

Happiness is like Medicine

A happy heart does good like a medicine, but a broken heart dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22

The mind has influence over the body. Happiness is conducive to life and health; but sorrow, worries, and anxiety lead to disease and death.

Prayer for America

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Prayer for America: Dear Lord in this time of our deep need, help us again as You did in years gone by.  And in Your anger, remember your mercy. Habakkuk 3...

Benign tumors

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Benign tumors: Four weeks ago Andy's doctor (ENT) found two tumors on Andy's neck, one was quite large. A biopsy was performed - both were benign! ...

Creator of the Heavens

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Creator of the Heavens: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God, and all things were created through Him and nothing...

JESUS' BAPTISM

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: BAPTISM: Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. After He was baptized Jesus immediately came up out of the water ...

Nothing to Fear

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Nothing to Fear: Let us look to the monumental pillars, reminders of what the Lord has done to comfort us and to save us from the hand of the destroyer. Let...

The Holy Scriptures Only

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: - Holy Scriptures Only: God will have a people to maintain the Scriptures, and the Holy Scriptures only, as the standard of all doctrines and the basis of all refo...

!: Kicking-up a Fuss

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Kicking-up a Fuss: Fussing, fretting and complaining are easy for us humans to do, but it sure wears out the brain!

Promise

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Promise: Do not dishonor God by words of repining, but praise Him with heart and soul and voice.   Look on the bright side of everything.   Do not b...

Worldly Customs Convert the Church

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Worldly Customs Convert the Church: Conformity to worldly customs converts the church to the world; it never converts the world to Christ. Familiarity with sin will inevitab...

Who will Go to Heaven?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Who will Go to Heaven?: Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your Holy Hill? Those who lead blameless lives and do what is ri...

They Know Nothing !!!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: They Know Nothing !!!: Because "the dead know nothing" (Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6, 10),  it is certain that God does not speak through those who claim to com...

Indulgence

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Indulgence: By indulgence, selfishness will strengthen. Desire of Ages, 519, e g white

Standard of Truth

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Standard of Truth: The Bible gives us a way by which we can evaluate the validity of a message or messenger: "To the Law and to the Testimony, if they ...

Temptation

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Temptation: When you give in to temptation, you let go of God.

We are Not Left Alone

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: We are Not Left Alone: Through all our trials we have a never-failing Helper.  He does not leave us alone to struggle with temptation, to battle with evil, and be...

You Are Not Forsaken

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: You Are Not Forsaken: Think not that you are desolate and forsaken.  Though your pain touch no responsive chord in any heart on earth, look unto (Jesus) and live...

I Know My Own

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: I Know My Own: Jesus says, "I know My own, and Mine own know Me, even as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father.". John 10:14-15. Revised Ve...

Bibleinfo.com

Check out: Bibleinfo.com

Bible answers to many Bible questions, such as: abortion, does God cause hurricanes and calamities; why doesn't God kill the devil, many many more.

A Prayer for the People

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Dear Father,  help all the people who are searchin...: Dear Father,  help all the people who are searching for You to find You.  Be with those who are in need of healing: physically, mentally, a...

: What is Love?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: What is Love?: If I had the gift of speaking in foreign languages without learning them, and even if I could speak every heavenly language, but did not lo...

: No Less Dear to God

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: No Less Dear to God: If one who daily communes with God sins, it is not because he sins willfully; for when he sees his mistake, he turns back to Jesus.  And th...

!: God is Eternal

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God is Eternal: God is eternal.  He endures.  He is not here today and gone tomorrow.      God is the "same yesterday, today, and for ever". Heb...

Words from Jude

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Words from Jude: Dear friend, build your lives on the foundation of faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.  Keep yourselves in God's Love as you wait for ...

God's People are Safe

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God's People are Safe: God who slumbers not, who in every crisis has been the strength and dependence of His people , will carry out His eternal purpose.     He...

God's Protection in Disasters

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: God's Protection in Disasters: God has protected me from many things including natural disasters. In Alaska, in 1967, we were traveling with Uncle Morris in a motor ho...

Holy Scriptures & Catechism Class

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Confirmation: Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me." John 6:39 [KJV] In seventh...

Religious Liberty in Public School

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Religious Liberty in Public School: Public elementary school, District 66 in Omaha, Nebraska, had many memorable, spiritual moments!  In sixth grade we discussed the Biblica...

Jack

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Jack: Many years ago I was at my friend Suzy's house. As I was leaving she received a phone call from her friend Jack who was threatening sui...

The Family in Heaven...

I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in Heaven and Earth is named. Ephesians 3:14-15?

Jesus Christ, who is gone to Heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject to Him. 1 Peter 3:21-22

The Lord's Angel Protects Them

The Lord's angel protects them that revere God, and delivers them. Psalm 34:7

Who Knows the Hour ?

But of the day and hour (of Jesus' second coming) no one knows, no, not even the heavenly angels, but My Father only.
Watch! For you don't know what hour your Lord will come. Matthew 24:36, 42

We will be like Him

Friends, now are we the children of God, and it does not yet appear what we will be; but we know that when Jesus Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

Grace and Peace

Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3:18

Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God, and Jesus our Lord. 2 Peter 1:2

This is Life Eternal, that they might know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. John 17:3

Without Sin

So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of all. And unto them that look for Him will He come the second time without sin for salvation. Hebrews 9:28

A Good Reputation

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A Good Reputation: Choose a good reputation over great riches, for being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold . Proverbs 22:1

Problems of Marriage

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Problems of Marriage: Satan hates marriage - this is no surprise. He is behind all marriage problems! Satan causes strife, arguments, anger, adultery, jealous...

!: A GOOD MARRIAGE IS....

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A GOOD MARRIAGE IS....: * Is showing unselfish love to God, your spouse, & others.   * Is forming a family circle of love, and together with God, facing t...

Moral Freedom ?

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Moral Freedom: "God valued humanity's moral freedom of so great worth that He gave His life to restore it to all who choose to accept it. As soon...