ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: When Guilt Oppresses

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: When Guilt Oppresses: ...When guilt oppresses the soul and burdens the conscience...remember that Christ’s grace is sufficient to subdue sin and banish the darkn...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Prophecy of Capital & Labor in the Last Days

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Prophecy of Capital & Labor in the Last Days: Read what Holy Scripture has to say about Discontented workers and their rich employers in the last days of Earth's history. Read the ...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Muscles &Faith

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...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The coming of the Anti-christ

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The coming of the Anti-christ:  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 ho...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Satan is Not Permitted...

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...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Control - Holy Scriptures Only

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Control - 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...

Games of the Mind

Don't play mind games with the devil, he'll win every time.
Instead, turn to Jesus Christ, He will beat the devil, and Jesus will win every time!

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 anything to be released from? bound by fears a...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Standards

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...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: A 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...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Genesis chapter 1, verse 1

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Genesis chapter 1, verse 1: IN THE BEGINNING GOD created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 from the first book of the Holy Scriptures

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: 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...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Conscious Dignity

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Conscious Dignity: It is the privilege of everyone to so live that God will approve and bless (her). ….It is not the will of your heavenly Father that you sh...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The God-Shaped Brain

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: The God-Shaped Brain: Bible study, and meditating on Holy Scripture texts and God's attributes, will strengthen and heal the brain. Eastern mysticism medi...

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Satan's Tricks - Beguiled

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Satan's Tricks - Beguiled: Satan appeals to our reason by the presentation of elevating themes; he delights our imagination with enrapturing scenes; and he enlists ou...

Dating & Respect

if the person your dating does not show respect for themself - how can they show respect for you?!

Gossip or Gospel

If Gods people would spread the Gospel, as fast as they spread gossip - Jesus would have already come and we'd be in Heaven right now!

No Weapon

No weapon that is formed against you will prosper, Isaiah 54:17
says God to His followers.  See Psalm 91.

Never in Our Own Strength

By both creation and redemption we are the Lords property.  We are required to obey His laws;
But we are never asked to do it in our own strength.  Christ helps us in all that we do.

Natural Remedies Encyclopedia, p 414, 2nd column, under Encouragement,  Book By Vance Ferrell, Edgar E Archbold MD, Harold M Cherne MD.  Harvestime Books, Fourth Edition/Heritage Edition

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., reading them kept me from reading Holy Scripture.  Those Beauty books just weren't worth it in the long run!

See Ministry of Healing, by Ellen G White, page 207, paragraphs 1-3.

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: An Animal's Love

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: An Animal's Love: "The intelligence displayed by many [mute] animals approaches so closely to human intelligence that it is a mystery. See this Blog Aug 13, 2014

Silently Planning

God is silently planning for you in love, for it matters to Him about you.

The Destination

Those who walk with God always reach God's Destination. (Heaven)!

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 His hold and let us perish.

Hulda Crooks, Conquering Lifes Mountains, p 87, Published by The Quiet Hour Inc, Redlands, Calif.

Hacked again!

I've been hacked.  If you receive any disgusting, rude ,inappropriate FB or blog entries from me, it is NOT me! Please don't block me.

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, pray to God. Keep close to Jesus!

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 speak not according to this word, it is because there is no Light in them!" Isaiah 8:20.

In a world filled with religious confusion, the standard of truth is the Word of God.

 Bible study Lesson 2, Seeing the Signs, by It Is Written, 2014

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 Version. What a statement is this!  ..the communion between  Him (Jesus) and the eternal God is taken to represent the communion between Christ and His children on earth!

Desire of Ages, 483, Ellen g white

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!

Desire of Ages, 483, ellen g white

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 finally crushed with burdens and sorrow.

 Though now He is hidden from mortal sight, the ear of faith can hear His voice saying, Fear not; I am with you.

Desire of Ages, 483, ellen g white

Temptation

When you give in to temptation, you let go of God.

Selfishness Leads to Death

By indulging ourselves we become more selfish.
We ignore God's leading in our lives and follow our own way.
 In doing this, we prime ourselves to follow Satan and later receive the mark of the beast.

Indulgence

By indulgence, selfishness will strengthen.
Desire of Ages, 519, e g white

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 communicate with the dead!

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!  Isaiah 8:20

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 prophecy.  Test all things; hold fast what is good.  1 Thessalonians 5:20, 21

God Loves the Human race

God must truly love the human race, seeing that He gave His Son to die for us and His Holy Spirit to teach us!

No Civil Reforms

"The Savior attempted no civil reforms, attacked no national abuses, condemned no national enemies. Nor did He interfere with the authority or administration of those in power.  He was not indifferent to the woes of men, but He knew that the remedy lay not merely in human and external measures.  To be effective, the cure had to reach men individually and regenerate the heart (see The Desire of Ages, p 509, Ellen G White).  This He strove incessantly to do."

WR Beach, Seventh-day Adventist General Conference session, 1970.
quoted in Though the Heavens Fall, p 132,
 by Mikhail P Kulakov Sr,
Review & Herald Publishing 

Faith and Feelings

Faith and feelings should not be confused.  Faith is ours to exercise in the Word of God, regardless of our feelings, and often in opposition to our feelings.

Many fail to accept the pardon and assurance of the acceptance of Heaven, because they do not take God at His word, but instead turn their attention to changing moods and feelings.

Faith always precedes the joyful feelings which naturally result from the assurance of forgiveness and acceptance. The order is never reversed.


From Bible Readings for the Home, p 86, 1958
Note - column 2,
 Pacific Press Publishing Association, Mountain View, California and Omaha, Nebraska

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 3:2.
New Living Translation
From Old Testament of Holy Scriptures

Hope

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

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 known for many years.
He watches over me with love and care and protection. He gives me a guardian holy angel 24/7/365.

I love my God because He first loved me. He is my Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ.

Inhabitants of the Universe

For this reason 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

God...has in these last days spoken to us by His Son...through whom also He made the worlds.  Hebrews 1:1-2

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


The above quotes taken from the New Testament of Holy Scripture, God's Book, the Bible

Thank You

God bless all of you around the world.
 You're checking into this Blog makes me very happy, and is a blessing to me.
Thank you!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Transformed

Being confident of this very thing: that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it to the Day of Jesus Christ.  Philippians 1:6

Transformation!  That's what God will do for you!

When you surrender your will to Him, God will create in you a clean mind and renew a right spirit within you. (Psalm 51:10).  And you can be confident that having surrendered to God, you will live with Him throughout eternity!

Only One Sacrifice Needed

But this Man Jesus, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God.  Hebrews 10:12

By that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.  Hebrews 10:10

For by one offering Jesus has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
Hebrews 10:14

The book of Hebrews is found in the New Testament of Holy Scripture. Some scholars believe that the book of Hebrews was written by the Apostle Paul.

Eye has not seen

Eyes have not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the mind of mankind, the things that God has prepared for those who love Him.

1 Corinthians 2:9,
the writings of the Apostle Paul in the New Testament of the Holy Scriptures

Mansions

In My Father's kingdom are many mansions. If it were not so I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you!  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again!
And receive you to Myself, that where I am there will you be also!

John 14:2-3,
the words of Jesus Christ to His disciples as found in Holy Scripture

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 beside us, protecting
 us, guiding us.  Remember, God loves you. His Son died for you.

 And this same Son Jesus Christ was resurrected and is coming soon for His followers, to take them to Heaven where all is peace and love.
Amen. Even so, come Lord Jesus!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
God"s Blessings to all, whether friend or foe.
God loves each of us.
 Let us love Him in return for all His blessings with all our heart and mind.

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 devil who gives us misery of all kinds, and he loves doing it.

Don't blame God for the evil in the world. Put the blame square on the devil.

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 the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus!

Philippians 4:6-7, Holy Scriptures, New Testament

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 Scriptures (the Bible)

For Lettie

God says, "Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love.
Therefore, with loving kindness have I drawn you."

          Jeremiah 31:3, Old Testament of Holy Scripture.

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 pain: for the former things are passed away.  Revelation 21:4.

No wonder Jesus' Second Coming is called "the Blessed Hope"!

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's no stopping His love - It's like a freight train - it just keeps coming!

Right now we are living in the judgment hour. You can choose to be lost - or choose God's side and live forever. The choice is totally yours alone. You cast your vote by how you respond to God.

Every person..

Every person is created by the same God,
Purchased by the blood of the same Saviour,
And has an individual life as dear to God as any other.

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 Christ) who knew the height and depth of the love of God could make it manifest.

Nothing less than the infinite sacrifice made by Christ in behalf of fallen Man could express the Father's love to lost Humanity.

...Christ was to identify Himself with the interests and needs of humanity.  He (Jesus Christ) who was one with God has linked Himself with the children of men by ties that are never to
be broken.  Jesus is "not ashamed to call them brethren (family).". Hebrews 2:11.

He is our Sacrifice, our Advocate, our Brother, bearing our human form before the Father's throne. And through eternal ages one with the race He has redeemed - the Son of Man.

And all this that Man/Woman might be uplifted from the degradation and ruin of
sin, that he/she might reflect the love of God and share the joy of holiness.

selections from Steps to Christ,, pp 14-15, e g white

The God-Shaped Brain

Bible study, and meditating on Holy Scripture texts and God's attributes, will strengthen and heal
the brain.

Eastern mysticism meditation will weaken the brain.

These are simple statements, but backed by science.

For more information read:
 The God-Shaped Brain by Timothy R Jennings MD
InterVarsity Press, 2013

A Good Work to Completion

Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will carry it through to completion.
     Philippians 1:6, New Testament of the Holy Scriptures

Peace & Safety

They have healed my people's  hurt slightly, saying "Peace, peace" when there is no peace.
     Jeremiah 6:14

For when they say "Peace and Safety", then sudden destruction comes on them."
     1 Thessalonians 5:2-4

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 your enemy is hungry - feed him.  If he is thirsty - then give him a drink.
For in doing this you will heap coals of fire on his head.


The above is from Romans 12:19-20, New Testament of the Holy Bible

The Christian's Privilege

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Romans 14:17.

It is the Christian's privilege to have righteousness, joy and peace.

A Righteousness which is of God by faith.....Romans 3:21-22
A Joy that rejoices evermore.....1 Thessalonians 5:16, Philippians 4:4
A Peace that passes understanding, which the world cannot take away.....Philippians 4:7

From Bible Readings for the Home, p 145, 1963 white leatherette edition

Hacksaw Ridge

New movie coming to theaters!  Hacksaw Ridge.

About Desmond Doss, a WW2 non-combatant Army medic, who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor in wartime!

A must see!

Medicines Can Kill

I have just completed reading Medicines That Kill: The Truth about the Hidden Epidemic.
By James L Marcum*, MD., Tyndale  House Publishers, 2013

I can tell you it is fascinating!  And easy to understand.

Part 1: The Problem, is that medicines can kill. (pages i - 124)
Part 2: The Solution, is a Bible-based / God-based remedy for many of our ills. (pages 125 - 221)

Book has four Appendix for reference.

*Dr James L Marcum - Cardiologist
USA Today's QForma database named Dr Marcum one of the nation's most influential physicians.

God loves Life

Throughout the years I've been blessed with many animal friends: Dogs, cats, horses, turtles,
, birds, parakeets, hamster. Someday, I hope to swim with dolphins! God created them all for our enjoyment!

God wanted humanity to have animal companions, as well as human companionship

God loves life!

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 government or in our retirement account, but in every crisis mentioned in the Bible, when the people trusted in God  He honored their trust and provided for them.

quoted from God Will Provide by John Bradshaw; chapter Managing Finances in Difficult Times,
p 27, by G Edward Reid.

Book available from:  www.itiswritten.com    (Store/Book)

Thoughts towards Humanity

God has done all He can to convince the world that His thoughts towards humanity are "thoughts of peace and not of evil." (Jeremiah 29:11).

Quoted from "Babylon Rising" by John Bradshaw, page 74.
Available from  www.itiswritten.com. (Store/ books)

Take an hour....

God loves you more than life itself. Jesus loves you more than your own parents or family! Jesus died for you!

The Holy Scriptures, the Bible, tells of God's love for humanity.

Take an hour or so, and read the Gospel of Mark.  Its a great introduction to Jesus life.  Read the other Gospels too. There are 4 all total. Each gives a different viewpoint on the life of Jesus.

One of my favorite parts is: the Gospel of John, chapters 14-17.

Deformity / Infirmity

With those who have any type of deformity or infirmity, I want you to know that God loves and cherishes you.  He sees you as the perfect princess or prince.

Do not worry, in Heaven you will be perfect in every way!  More perfect than any one who has ever lived on Earth.

Your Plans

Lay all your plans before God, to be carried out or given up, as His providence shall indicate.

Accept God's plans instead of your own, even though their acceptance requires the abandonment of cherished projects.

                  Testimonies to the Church, vol.7, page 44, e g white

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 be our refuge. His wisdom and power are always available to us.
Peace of mind is always found by trusting Him. God always thinks of us, cares for us, there is no need to worry.

Based on Your Bible and You, 138, Arthur S Maxwell, Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1959

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". Hebrews 13:8.

God is generous.
     "No good thing will He withhold from them that walk up rightly". Psalm 84:11.

God is eagar to be helpful.
      "I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leads you by the way you should go". Isaiah 48:17.

                  Excerpts from Your Bible and You, 79, Arthur S Maxwell
                 , Pacific Press Publishing Association! 1959

Perfect Peace

When Christ is in the soul, there is purity, freedom from sin....The acceptance of the Saviour brings a glow of perfect peace, perfect love, perfect assurance.

Christ's Object Lessons, 420, e g white

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.

You will have strength from God that will hold you fast to His strength.  ...But your will must cooperate with God's will.

Testimonies for the Church, Volume 5, p 514, e g white

Character

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

                      Steps to Christ, 57-58, E G White

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 the fact that he sinned, does not make him less dear to
the heart of God.
              Based on Review & Herald, May 12, 1896, E G White


If you have made mistakes, you certainly gain a victory if you see these mistakes and regard them as a beacon of warning.  Thus you turn defeat into victory, disappointing the enemy (the devil) and honor your Redeemer (Jesus Christ).
                Christ's Object Lessons, 332, E G White

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 Scriptures teach?

If you are in a saving relationship with Jesus, you might still sin, but you will ask forgiveness.
And you will be forgiven.  Read 1 John 2:1 at the end of this entry.

I've known people who claim, once saved always saved, and yet they willfully sin thinking there is nothing they can do to lose Heaven and salvation.

Think of Judas Iscariot, one of the 12 Apostles. Judas sinned big time in betraying Jesus.  Judas did not ask God's forgiveness for this sin, and he is not saved.

1 John 2:1. -  my little children, these things I write to you that you sin not.
And if any one sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous..

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 exercise our faith.

We do this by believing in God and trusting what He says in Holy Scripture.

To be like Him

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

Self Surrendered

Have been reading a book, How to be a victorious Christian by Thomas Davis, 1975, Review & Herald Publishing, Washington DC.

There is no salvation in being a Christian in name only.  Many evil people say they are church goers;  but are they true Christians?  There is no salvation in works alone.

  It startled my mind. There is more to being Christian than just saying I believe in God.

"You believe there is one God?  Good!  Yet even the demons believe that --  and tremble!
James 2:19.

You must let the Holy Spirit and Jesus live in you, you must pray earnestly to Christ, and in Christ keep yourself from wrong-doing. Then you will do what is right because you love the Father and His Son Jesus more than yourself.

  Put God first, then others, then yourself.  Cast away any idols in your life.

"Faith by itself, if it is without works, is dead.". James 2:17.  Neither is there salvation in works only!

It's really not complicated. Just put God first, not yourself.
 Don't be self-centered. Be self surrendered to Jesus!