SAFE IN THE ALMIGHTY Lord, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you. —II Chronicles 20:6 Take heart, God is at work in this world. He is accomplishing what He desires. There may be times when we wonder about what He is doing, but we do not have the bigger picture of His overall plan. We do know the end result. We do know what He desires us to be. We do know what He desires us to be about. We do…

BEAR FRUIT BY REMAINING “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;…

MY HOME IN HEAVEN! “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the…

ABANDON AND BE ABANDONED This is what the Lord says, ‘You have abandoned me; therefore, I now abandon you… —II Chronicles 12:5 God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts… —Romans 1:24 God gave them over to shameful lusts… —Romans 1:26 God gave them over to a depraved mind… —Romans 1:28 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. —I John 2:15-16 Prayer, Bible reading,…

DIE TO SELF TO PRODUCE SEED Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. —John 12:24-26 God’s creation design is a marvel. Seeds from a flower, fruit or vegetable put on a shelf will do nothing. But a single seed put…