PASSING GOD’S TEST Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”   “Here I am,” he replied. Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. He said…

INFLUENCE Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?” He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.” —Genesis 18:32 When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the Lord was merciful to them. —Genesis 19:16             How are you affecting people? Are you affecting people? What type of a witness are you? Who are you discipling? Whose life are you involved in? Are we being faithful to our Lord in what He…

HE HEARS MY PRAYER Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray. —Psalm 5:2             Oh my Lord, my King and my God please give attention to me as I talk with You.   You say, “You do not have because you do not ask God.” But Lord when I do ask may I be asking with the right motives. May I not be selfishly focused, but focused on Your desires and the benefit of others (James 4:2). Help me to pray according to Your will and not my will.   Yes… Your will be done! You tell us then…

BE WISE, NOT JUST KNOWLEDGEABLE! Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called blessed. The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens; by his knowledge the deeps broke open,…

FIRST EARTH’S JUDGMENT & THE COMING SECOND EARTH’S JUDGMENT “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark; it is for every beast of the earth. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that…

SELFISH OR SERVICE Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: “Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.” —Psalm 2:1-3             Isn’t it interesting that people who do not want to believe that our Father sent His Son to save people from their sins not only don’t want to believe it, but are angry about it and plot against Him and those who love Him? Why is this? It is because they do not want to be accountable to Him. They want to…

IN THIS NEW YEAR OF 2021 BE LIKE A HEALTHY TREE  Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers. —Psalm 1:1-3              Want to be like a healthy tree? That type of tree “yields its fruit in season and (its) leaf does not wither.” This…

ENTER THE ETERNAL PERFECTION! No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever… “And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. —Revelation 22:3-5, 7             And this is the end of the book.  No evil will exist.  Nothing accursed will…

THE END OF THIS AGE, ALL THINGS MADE NEW! He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.  And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” —Revelation 22:4-5             There is coming a day when all tears will be wiped away. Imagine that day when there will be no more death (more more sickness). Think about all the mourning that presently takes place world-wide because of…

HARD HEARTS They made their hearts as hard as flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD Almighty had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. So the LORD Almighty was very angry. —Zechariah 7:12             There are those who make the choice to harden their hearts.  They will not listen to God’s Word.  They would not listen to God’s messengers sent by His Spirit to speak to them.  God is not happy with people who harden their hearts like this.             Think about this— “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even…