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.

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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.
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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!

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 included.

God has blessed me in so many ways.  With a nice home, wonderful husband, good family,  perfect pets, and lots of everyday blessings.

I do not serve God for the benefits He gives me, but I love Him for loving me - for being so kind to me.  He is my Friend who died for me.

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!  It is the devil's way of confusing and deceiving everyone.

Only with God and Jesus is there truth and salvation.

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, no death.

Then Adam and Eve willfully sinned. There was no need to sin - they just decided not to trust God.

Since then the world has been in turmoil and trouble that grows worse by the year.

.  But  Soon Jesus will come and put an end to wars, starvation, pain, surgeries, disease, death, accidents and all the world's troubles!

When Jesus comes He will take us to Gloryland, His home, which is Heaven where everything and everyone is perfect.

 And there will be no more sadness nor sin nor pain nor death.  Revelation 21:4-5.
Sin will not rise the second time. Nahum 1:9.

How we long to see Jesus and go Home with Him!

Dm

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 that Betty's heart rate was rapidly going from 41 beats per minute to 30 beats per minute. Her heart would soon stop.

 Within moments a gurney took her to surgery where a pacemaker was placed in her heart.  She is alive today, thanks to God and caring, watchful hospital staff.

Dear People

Dear People!  If you only knew and understood God's love for you - you would love Him dearly and trust Him. You would follow and obey Him.  

God loves you so much. He died for your sins.  Jesus Christ took sin's penalty on Himself - the penalty of eternal death.  But Jesus' heavenly Father resurrected Him!

Jesus died so you could spend eternity with Him in Paradise.

Love Him. Trust Him. Today - Now! - Always!