A Matter of Righteousness, Peace, and Joy

By Beth | September 21, 2018 | Comments Off on A Matter of Righteousness, Peace, and Joy

  For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17   Evangelists use their gifts to grow the Kingdom of God. Praise God! The lost need to be saved! But, there can be problems when salvation is seen…

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A Sharp Knife

By Beth | September 18, 2018 | Comments Off on A Sharp Knife

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10   For a couple of years my daughter and I were sellers on Amazon.com. It ended because of a knife. It was a really good knife. We still use the one we have. When we began selling we…

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A Better Place

By Beth | September 14, 2018 | Comments Off on A Better Place

 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28   There is a “better place” but not everyone gets to go there. When a person dies his/her body is buried or cremated and his/her soul is…

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Optimistic Prayer

By Beth | September 11, 2018 | Comments Off on Optimistic Prayer

  Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.           Colossians 4:2 A part of my testimony of coming to faith in Christ is that He convicted me of my sin in an undeniable way. And He did. He made Himself known to me through prayer. I had heard a sermon that “everyone” was…

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Listen to HIM

By Beth | September 7, 2018 |

And if in spite of this you will not listen to me, then I will discipline you again sevenfold for your sins. Leviticus 26:18   She said it right to me, “If it’s a good idea, it’s probably not from you.” It was a little insulting. I had said I had an idea on which…

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Blood Guilt

By Beth | September 4, 2018 | Comments Off on Blood Guilt

So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD. Deuteronomy 21:9 “You shall not murder,” comes from the mouth of God (Exodus 20:1). Yet, many Christians seem to question it. Many think we should just keep on keepin’ on with what…

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