Out Of The Fullness Of The Heart The Mouth Speaks!

We're the vessels of His Love to pour out His Love to others. It's all the Lord, it's all His Love, but He needs someone to work through. We're channels & tools in His hand!"

Open your mouth," the Bible says, "and He will fill it." (Psa.81:10) But where does He fill it from? He fills it from your heart. If you have filled your heart beforehand, if you're full of the Spirit, if you're full of His Love, His Spirit & knowledge of His Word, the message you want to get across to others, when you open your mouth He'll fill it, right out of your heart! It just rolls out by inspiration.

God doesn't expect you to do it. All He expects you to do is yield to Him, then He will do it through you. When you turn on a water faucet, the faucet is not doing the work! It's the power from outside that causes the water to flow effortlessly through the faucet! The faucet is just the channel, just the hole, to let the water flow out! That's the secret!

If you're full of the Spirit, full of prayer, full of the Lord, full of the Word, then you can just let it roll! Ask God to turn you on & it will flow! You'll be amazed, it will be beautiful!

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Whatsoever You Do In Word Or In Deed, Do All To The Glory Of Love!

Whatsoever we do in word or in deed, we're to do all to the glory of God! (1Cor.10:31)--And God is Love, so we're to do it all to the glory of Love! There's no law but love in God's Kingdom of Love! God now only judges according to whether we have love or no love--whether we love or hate-whether what we do is done in love, or selfishness & lack of love.--Whatever is done in God's Love is right!

The old law of Moses spelled out in detail how & what we ought to do if we are loving & love others, that we won't do certain things & we will do other things. But once we're saved, once we've got Love itself, we don't need that old law because we just won't do those things we shouldn't do, & we will voluntarily do those things we should do. (Mat.22:37-40; Gal.5:18) If your actions, thoughts, words & deeds are guided by love, motivated by love, ordained by love, you won't do anything wrong, for "unto the pure all things are pure." (Tit.1:15)

Now everything is love--God is Love, His law is love, our faith & practice are love, it's all love! Isn't that a wonderful religion? May we always be known by our love!

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"Dying Grace" Means Perfect Peace, Perfect Rest, No Worry, No Fear!

Dwight L. Moody was once asked, "Dr. Moody, do you have dying grace?" "No, I don't," he answered.--"I'm not dying yet!" But when it comes time to die, He'll give you dying grace--the grace to die gracefully as a witness & a testimony!--"As thy days, so shall thy strength be!" (Deu.33:25) Whether you die a martyr's death or you die peacefully, you'll die in the Spirit & in the Lord & in faith, praising the Lord. You'll have dying grace when the time comes!

Jesus obviously felt pain! He certainly died in agony, & no doubt many of the martyrs felt pain & died in agony. But He'll never let anything happen to you more than you are able to bear, not even death! (1Cor.10:13) He'll give you the grace to bear it with joy & thanksgiving!--Dying grace!

When the moment of death comes, God will give you such grace & such peace & such love, such rest, perfect confidence, perfect faith, no fear, all joy, all thankfulness, praising the Lord & thanking God that at last it is all over! You've done it, you've made it! It's behind you. That's it! Never again! Heaven forever! Happiness eternally! Total glory! Sudden death, sudden glory! Hallelujah!

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"Take, Eat: This Is My Body, Which Is Broken For You."

The bread used for Communion represents His body. It's like a picture of our physical Salvation.

His body was broken for us in a number of ways.--The crown of thorns, the beatings, the stripes, the injuries He suffered, the pain He suffered. He didn't have to suffer all that for our sins, He only had to shed His blood & die for our sins. But His body suffered so that through this, He could also atone for our sicknesses: "By His stripes we are healed!" (Isa.53:5) To save our bodies, it took His body.

The best medicine in the World is the body of Jesus Christ which was broken for our healing! When you partake of the bread, it shows you have faith that His body was broken for your health, so claim His healing by faith when you partake. If we eat of it by faith, we are healed by faith. It's part of His atonement for Salvation for the whole man--body, soul & spirit.

Thank You, Lord, for this bread representing Thy body broken for us & our physical health. As Your body was broken for our healing, so let us have faith to partake of it accordingly, in Jesus' name, amen!

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If You Can't Be A Missionary, Support One!

Jesus said that we are to "Seek first the Kingdom of God!" (Mat.6:33) What is God's Kingdom? It's the people who love Him & those He loves! If people are God's Kingdom, we are supposed to witness & be soul-winners or help others to win souls!

To help His Kingdom is to help His people!--And the way He helps people is through you & me! He likes to use men as His means in order that they too might be blessed & have a share in His Work & its fruits & receive part of the rewards. That's part of His plan.

The great multi-millionaire, R.G. Le Tourneau, started out bankrupt. He asked God what God wanted him to do, & the Lord told him He wanted him to make money for His Work! So he started off promising God 10% of his income if He'd pull him out of the hole, so God did! God made him a success & he made millions! Finally, he was giving 90% of his income to foreign missions & living on the other 10%!--All because He put God's Kingdom first!

Are you called to raise funds for missions? Will you share forever in the eternal rewards of souls won as a result of your giving?

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Only One Life, 'Twill Soon Be Past! Only What's Done For Christ Will Last!

Every Christian was intended to bury his life in the soil of God's service & sacrifice, & to lay down his life & take up his cross & follow Jesus & to bear fruit, many more Christians like himself. (Lk.9:23,24; Jn.15:8) For Jesus Himself said, "Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground & die, it abideth alone. Yet if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit!" (Jn.12:24) If we will go out & die daily for the Lord in His Service, we shall bring forth much fruit, more Christians like ourselves to preach the Gospel to more of the lost & win them to the Lord that He may have much fruit!

What a small price to pay for all He has promised in return--blessings, happiness, souls & eternity! If you give your all, God will reward you accordingly & give you everything in return, even an hundred-fold! (Mat.19:29) You can't beat that kind of investment! There's no other investment in this World that pays that much!

What are you doing?--For Whom?--Will it last forever for Jesus & others? Don't waste another day! Tomorrow may be too late! Every day is gone forever! Do you spend its precious time for Him & His?--For eternity?

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Honestly Admit Your Faults & Failures To Yourself & To The Lord!

The best thing to do with faults & failures & mistakes & weak points is to see them, recognize them, be honest about them & then try to somehow overcome them if we can!

When we make a mistake, God doesn't just throw us out. If so, we'd have been thrown out a long time ago, because we make so many mistakes! He just tries to tell us how to correct them & encourages us to try again!

We all have weaknesses, we all make mistakes, but the greatest way we can help ourselves is to face the facts. We must be willing to expose our own hearts & bare our souls to the Lord & ourselves, & to see ourselves as we really are! We must ask the Lord to help us to be honest about ourselves & to see ourselves as He sees us! As Shakespeare said, "If thou canst to thine own self be true, thou canst not be false to any man."--If we can honestly admit our problems to ourselves, then we can fight them!

Thank You, Lord, that we're learning, & we can love & serve You in spite of our mistakes & faults & shortcomings! We know it's only you! You never fail!

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Start The Day Off Right!--Hear From The Lord!

The Lord speaks in a still, small, but very definite, firm & loving voice. But if you're too noisy, you're not going to hear it. You're going to have to get quiet by yourself somewhere, somehow, sometime, if you're going to hear from the Lord. He'll solve a lot of your problems before the day even starts if you'll listen to what He has to say. But if you go plunging into all your problems, troubles & work without stopping to pray & get directions from your Heavenly Commander-in-Chief, you're going to be like a soldier who's trying to fight the war on his own without listening to Headquarters!

If you really want to hear Him, He'll talk to you.--It won't necessarily be out loud, it won't necessarily be with an audible voice, it may just be a still, small voice that you hear inside. Sometimes God doesn't even speak in words, but it will be just an impression that you have. If you really believe & ask the Lord, & you want to hear from Him, you won't be disappointed.--And that thing you hear with your ears of the Spirit, that's the voice of the Lord, & it will be such a comfort to you. expect God to answer!

Every day should be a new time of listening to the voice of the Lord! You can hear from God every day!

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You Have The Holy Spirit If You Ask For It!

How do you know if you have been filled with the Holy Ghost? It's so simple! Jesus said, "Everyone that asketh receiveth; & he that seeketh findeth; & to him that knocketh, it shall be opened--if ye being evil know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him!" (Luke 11:10,13) Like Salvation, you can't earn it or deserve it or be worthy of it, it's a gift, received by faith.

Sometimes people receive the Spirit but they don't get any particular evidence, they don't get any particular sign, & they're disappointed because the Lord's Spirit wasn't manifested by some supernatural or physical experience right then & there. But it doesn't matter how you feel or anything else! When you've asked God for the Holy Ghost, you have it, you know it because He promised it. It's just like Salvation. How do you know when you get saved?--It's not because of the way you feel at the time. It's not because of faith in feelings or experiences. It's because of faith in God's Word!

Just open up your heart & let the Sunshine in! Pray & ask Jesus to fill you with His Spirit & He will!--He's promised to!

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"Provide Things Honest In The Sight Of All Men!"

As God's children, we're supposed to be advocates of the Truth. If there's anything Christians are supposed to have, it's the truth, & if people catch you in just one little lie, they'll never trust you about anything anymore!

This is the punishment of a liar: He is not believed even when he speaks the truth. In almost any court of law, if the witness lies about only one thing, even if 99% of what he said is the truth, he has lied & thereby disqualified himself from being a witness, & they throw out his entire testimony. Every person you witness to is a little judge examining your every word, & if they catch you in one lie it's going to discredit your whole testimony! If you lie about one little thing, people will assume you could be guilty of much greater things!

What does God's Word have to say about liars? "Be sure your sins will find you out! Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap!" (Gal.6:7) Lying is just not right! God doesn't like it & the person you're lying to doesn't like it! So for God's sake speak the truth!--It is a part of your good witness & your testimony of "honesty with them that are without"! (1Th.4:12)--Amen?

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He Took Upon Himself The Sins Of The Whole World On The Cross!

Only Jesus was perfect, & that's why He could pay the price of our sins & take our punishment & God could forgive us. Jesus fulfilled the Law & its requirement of death to the sinners. He died in our place so that we wouldn't have to die! He voluntarily gave Himself to be crucified, He loves us so!

Jesus died of a broken heart!--What broke His heart was not our sins. He knew that we were going to be saved & be forgiven. What broke His heart was thinking that God could turn His back on Him. And at that time, feeling like the lost sinner, He went through an experience which, thank God, WE will never have to go through: Not just crucifixion, not just the agony of the body, but the agony of mind & heart & spirit, feeling that God had actually deserted Him! "My God, My God!" He cried out, "why hast Thou forsaken Me?" (Mat.27:46) Had God forsaken Him?--Yes, momentarily, that He might die the death of a sinner, without God!

Jesus loved us enough to give His Own life for us & take the punishment of our sins upon Himself on that cross, so that we could be forgiven & be saved! Such love! (Rom.5:8; 1Jn.4:10)

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It's Impossible To Make A Sacrifice For God!

The greatest manifestation of our love for God & others is not the mere giving of our material things & personal possessions, but the sharing of ourselves & our personal services for others!

When you first begin to give of yourself, it may temporarily look like you're losing something or sacrificing a little bit, but in the long run you're going to find out you're not going to really be sacrificing at all! You're just going to be investing, & the returns are going to be far beyond anything you have invested & far surpass any sacrifice you could possibly have made!--Like Dr. David Livingstone, the wealthy British missionary who pioneered the jungles of Africa & died there, said, "I never made a sacrifice!" He gave everything, but knew that what he was getting in return was worth much more than everything he could possibly give! Although he gave his life, he reaped eternal life & dividends in immortal souls, thousands saved forever!

So invest your life & your all in the Rock, Christ Jesus, & in God's Work!--And you'll have eternal dividends from investment in His Work that you will never lose, but reap forever! God will bless you for it!

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God Will Not Take Second Place Even To His Service!

You know, we get too busy sometimes. We get so busy serving Him we forget to love Him. This is the greatest temptation of workers for the Lord, the greatest danger!--For if you neglect your fellowship with the King of kings because you're so busy with the affairs of the Kingdom, it can be disastrous to your spiritual life & communion with the Lord!

However sincere & faithful you are to His work, you must put Him first!--Not the work, nor even others. Jesus must come first! He doesn't fit second place & He won't take it! "For I the Lord will have no other gods before Me!" (Deu.5:7,9) That is probably the greatest mistake of sincere Christians: To make a god of God's service.

Your service is nothing if you don't give the King your attention, your love, your time, your communion. He desires your love & for you to love Him first of all & above all. You cannot do the Master's work without the Master's power & guidance!--And to get it, you must spend time with the Master! So help us, Lord, never to forget that the first place is for you, & that we must drink of Thee & Thy Spirit if we're going to have enough not only for ourselves, but also to overflow upon others!

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"And He Saith Unto Them, `Follow Me, & I Will Make You Fishers Of Men!'"

When Jesus walked by the shore, He called to the fishermen who had just caught the biggest haul of their lives: "Come follow Me & I will make you fishers of men!" And immediately they forsook everything else--the fish, their nets, their boat, their livelihood & their old life--& followed Him! How could they do such a thing?

How could they forsake their very living & their own family & friends without notice, to follow this Stranger & His motley crew?--Because He offered them a better life, a better job, in a better place with a better Boss for a better Family & greater rewards!--And those simple fishermen wandered off with a perfect Stranger & made history that has helped save millions of souls for eternity!

Isn't that ridiculous now to compare those few fish, a boat, a business & even one father & family which all soon perished, with the millions of immortal souls who have been saved for Eternity through the decision of those simple fishermen to put God first that day, drop everything, forsake all & follow Jesus! Now that we can see the results, it's easy to know they made the right choice!--Has He called you? Will you follow Him?

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"He Shall Reward Every Man According To His Works!"

We can't earn or work for salvation, it's a gift. But we can earn special praise & special commendation from the Lord, & we can work for rewards! God is no respecter of persons when it comes to Salvation. (Acts 10:34) But when it comes to works & accomplishing something for Him in His Kingdom here on Earth, He is a great respecter of persons!

Heaven is not going to be a classless society. In Heaven, there will be all kinds of grades & levels of reward, just like there will be all kinds of grades & levels of punishment for the unsaved. There will be a different glory with which each person will shine, depending on how much they did for the Lord. Some of the Christian heroes of the Faith, who have been real saints, giving their lives in love that others might be saved, where do they deserve to be?--At the Top, near the Lord in His Court! But some Christians who served poorly & lived selfishly for themselves all their lives will be rewarded poorly!

"Be ye therefore steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for ye know that your labors are not in vain in the Lord!" (1Cor.15:58) You'll be rewarded before long!--Amen?

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Heaven Is Here!

Even now, God's invisible Heavenly Kingdom is already in operation & existence! It not only surrounds us, but it is within us!--As Jesus said, "Behold, the Kingdom of God is within you!" (Lk.17:21) If you have Jesus & are filled with His Holy Spirit, it's already entered you. If you live in the continual Heaven of His Love, peace & joy, you're already in Heaven in spirit. So if you are still looking for the Kingdom of God on Earth, you will only find it within your own heart & in the fellowship of God's children.

We who have found Jesus & faith in God, & love Him, have found Heaven on Earth, the Promised Land of His Kingdom within! He's made a Heaven of our hearts. But those who do not know God & have no faith have nothing but constant fear & have some Hell already.

Have you got heaven in your heart where you are enjoying Heaven on Earth? Well, if not, take Jesus into your heart & you'll have Heaven here & now!

"Heaven is here, is here right now.
Heaven is here & I'll tell you how!
Jesus to know is Heaven below,
Heaven is here, is here, & how!"


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How Like A Beautiful String Of Pearls Are The Words Of The Lord!

God's Word is an absolutely inexhaustible source of wisdom & knowledge in which you can constantly find "treasures new & old!" (Mat.13:52) It will stand a thousand readings, & he who has gone over it most frequently is the surest of finding new wonders there. Each time we delve into the Word we bring forth priceless truths by the handful!

But these pearls of knowledge mean nothing without the Spirit! No matter how much you study, it takes the Spirit of God & the hand of God to string the pearls of His Word together in proper order, sorted out & made into something useful.--A wonderful beautiful string of truths to adorn our minds & hearts.--In proper order, sequence, size, importance & beauty! That's the difference between knowledge & wisdom. Wisdom is how to use what you already know! It's how to use the knowledge of God's Word to make it useful.

So don't neglect the beauties, the riches & the treasures of the Word of God, but whatever you get, ask God for wisdom! "With all thy getting, get wisdom." It's better than gold! (Pro.4:7; 16:16)


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Always Remember, Everyone Is Hungry For Praise & Starving For Honest Appreciation!

Everybody needs encouragement! Most people feel a certain amount of inferiority complex & tend to get a little discouraged with themselves, so encouragement is a very important thing! We all need the encouragement of others, & yet most of us fail all too often to express appreciation or comfort to those about us! As we will account for every idle word (Mat.12:36,37), so we will for every idle silence!

The Lord knows that encouragement is very important. He appreciates us & commends us, & He promises to reward us for our good work. It has nothing to do with our Salvation, we get Salvation as a free gift by His mercy & grace & love, but it's our service & good works for Him that He especially commends! He really appreciates our service & our sacrifice & the things we do for Him beyond the call of duty!

"Whatsoever things are good, if there be any virtue & if there be any praise, think on these things!" (Phi.4:8)--We need to apply that to those around us, & try to remind ourselves constantly to think on & praise them for their good qualities, as the Lord does with us!--Amen?

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It's Wise To Wait

You're never going to accomplish much for the Lord if you try to do everything in the energy of the flesh & all yourself instead of sitting down & saying, "Now, God, what do you want me to do?" One of the main problems most of us have is jumping to conclusions & making sudden hasty decisions without waiting on the Lord. So don't go rushing around in your own strength, in your own impatience, & forget to pray! Seek the Lord! Don't just jump to conclusions & think, "Well, it's obvious that we're supposed to do this." Ask the Lord & make sure.

And remember, God is hardly ever in a hurry! The greatest works of God take time. It takes God time to grow a flower or even to paint a sunset. So when you do not know for sure, & have not yet made certain that a thing is God's will, then the best thing to do is to wait on the Lord until He reveals it to you one way or the other.

"Wait on the Lord & be of good courage, & He shall strengthen thine heart! For they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength"--instead of wearing out! "They shall mount up with wings as eagles. For they that believe have entered into rest." (Psa.27:14; Isa.40:31; Heb.4:3)

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Eternal Salvation By Grace Means Once Saved, Always Saved!

"He that believeth on the Son hath Everlasting Life." (John 3:36)--Right now!--No if's, and's or but's about it!--You already have it. You don't have to worry if you are going to have it, or you are going to fall from grace, or you are going to manage to stay saved, or you are going to manage to keep true & then finally be given the reward of Salvation for your faithfulness. Salvation is not a reward! It's not pay, it's not wages! It is a gift that you don't earn by faithfulness or by any kind of works of your own. And that's all there is to that--nothing else, no other way, no righteousness of your own, none of your own good works!--None of these can keep you saved any more than they can save you in the first place! Only Jesus can do it!--"The gift of God is Eternal Life through Jesus Christ, His Son." (Rom.6:23)

A work's salvation is no salvation at all!--You cannot be good enough! No matter how many good deeds you do, they won't save you!--"For by grace are ye saved through faith, & that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God!" (Eph.2:8,9)--It's impossible to save yourself! You have Eternal Life which is the gift of God, & you cannot lose it, for He will keep you! You are His child!--You're the Lord's forever!

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May You Invest Your Talents Wisely & Reap Great Reward!

God is no respecter of persons regarding salvation. But when it comes to our works, our talents, our abilities & our contribution to His Work, then He definitely is a respecter of persons. The people who love the Lord the most & serve Him most faithfully & sacrifice the most for Him are going to get the greatest reward, the greatest blessing! The more you use your talents, the more you give, the more God blesses & gives to you. The more you use what you've got, the more God will increase it! "If you sow sparingly, you will reap sparingly. But, if you sow bountifully, you will reap bountifully!" (2Cor.9:6)

Like in the story Jesus told of the man with one talent, the one with five & the one with ten, the thing that was important was not that one was given more than the other, but how they each used what He had given! (See Mat.25:14-30.) That's up to your free will & choice & what you decide & determine to do! It's not what you've got that determines the outcome, it's what you DO with what you've got!

Are you accomplishing God's highest & greatest purpose that He has in store for you? Will He say unto you, "Well done, thou good & faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord!" (Mat.25:21)

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Praise Your Way Through!--That's How You Get The Victory!

Even the greatest men of God sometimes got discouraged, like King David. David was a great Psalmist, a great singer, & he usually sang beautiful praises to the Lord. But one time before he was king, he was sure that Saul was going to kill him, & he actually said, "Some day I shall surely die at the hand of Saul!" (1Sam.27:1) Thank God David never wrote a Psalm saying that! How could you sing that? Did David ever die at the hand of Saul?--He never did! So that was just the Devil trying to discourage him. If you let the Devil get you down & use your mouth, & you speak doubt & discouragement & his lies, you are preaching the Devil's own doctrines! Don't do it, or you're just letting the Enemy in. Take a positive stand against the attacks of the Enemy & fight the Devil & fight his doubts! The minute you feel discouraged, start praising the Lord, start going on the attack! As long as you've got a praise in your mouth, you can't complain & murmur!

The Enemy hates praise. He hates songs that praise the Lord & he hates God's Word most of all! So keep full of it!--Amen?

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If You Work For Him, He'll Take Care Of You!

If you love Him & delight yourself in the Lord, & work faithfully & try to love others & help them, He'll do anything for you, anything! He'll supply all your need according to His riches in glory! (Phi.4:19) He'll even give you the desires of your heart, anything you want! (Psa.37:4)--Not only whatever you need, but your wants as well!--That's what the Word of God says, these are promises of God, so you should believe them, claim them, & expect God to fulfill them!

Most of God's blessings & rewards are dependent upon your obedience & worthiness, your doing a good job faithfully. The Lord doesn't reward you for loafing, the Lord rewards you for faithful good work. The minute you start obeying & working, God will do His part without fail! He will bless!

May God help you to have faith to believe God & His guarantees, & be willing to obey Him & work at it, to do everything you can do, so that God can do the things you can't do. Are you a good & faithful servant? If so, God will take care of you! The good & faithful servants enter into the joy of their Lord! Here & Now, & There & Then! (Mat.25:21)

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"Sown In Weakness, Raised In Power!"

If you want to know what you're going to be like in Heaven, what your Heavenly body is going to be like, it's going to be like you are now, only much more Heavenly, eternal, beautiful, wonderful, thrilling & glorious! (Phi.3:21)

When the Lord created the cycles of butterflies & moths, He was illustrating resurrection. They hatch from eggs into little worm-like caterpillars. Then they wrap themselves up in a cocoon called a chrysalis, almost like a coffin, & it seems they die! But then Spring comes & suddenly the coffin splits open & out comes a beautiful butterfly or moth! Once it was just a little crawling worm, the most despised of all creatures, & all of a sudden it breaks out into a beautiful butterfly that flies in the heavens!--One of the prettiest creatures!

Like the difference between the grain of wheat & the full-grown, full-blown stock & head that comes from one grain, or the flower that comes from one tiny seed, that's how much better your new Heavenly body is going to be! It will be so much more wonderful, it will be like the difference between the seed & the flower! (1Cor.15:35-38, 42-58)

You're going to be like the Angels of God! (Lk.20:36)



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He's Left The Cross!

Let's not just remember the death of the cross, let's not always be seeing a Christ on the cross, the suffering & the death & the fear that it sometimes generates! We don't have a Jesus on the cross, He's left the cross! We have a bare cross! "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?" (1Cor.15:55) We don't have a Christ in the grave! We have a live Jesus living in our hearts! Hallelujah!"

Up from the grave He arose, with a mighty triumph o'er His foes! He arose the victor o'er the dark domain & He lives forever with His Saints to reign! He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!" He rose in victory, joy, liberty & freedom, never, ever to die again, so that He could redeem us as well & prevent our having to go through death!

What a day of rejoicing that must have been when He rose & realized it was all over! He had won the victory, the World was saved! He had accomplished His mission! He had gone through the horrors of Hell for us & death, agony, all of it, & it was over!

"He lives! He lives! Christ Jesus lives today!
He walks with me & talks with me, along life's narrow way!
He lives! He lives! Salvation to impart!
You ask me how I know He lives,
He lives within my heart!"

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Man's Greatest Need Is Love, & Love Is God's Great Answer!

Man is the same the World over, He just needs love, he needs to be shown love & proven love. Most people are searching for real love, but they can't find it. They know it must exist, they have the hunger for it, the need for it, but so many of them can't find it because they don't find the Lord. It's so sad!

But wherever there are Man's problems, there must be God's answers!--And it's such a simple answer!--love! Love is the key, love is the answer, & Jesus is the way, the truth & the life!--He's the only way they'll ever find joy, peace, love, happiness & Heaven!--Eternal life & love forever! (Jn.14:6)

So help us, Lord, to be faithful to show Thy Love to others & to encourage & help them, heal them & lift them by giving them the sweet Message of Thy Love & Thy Salvation, Thy healing Word, Lord, that heals all things--their bodies, minds & spirits, their souls & their hearts. Thank You for giving us the opportunity to help others by giving them Thy answer, Lord, to give them Thy Love to solve all their problems. Such a simple answer, Lord, just you, Jesus, Thy Love!

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The Day Is Coming When The Fields & The Trees Are Going To Be Glad & Rejoice!

All the sounds of nature are in a minor key now, & have a little sad note to them! The wind blowing through the trees makes a sighing, moaning sound, & even the birds are grieving over what Man has done! All nature, Paul says, is groaning & grieving over the sins of Man. "The whole Creation groaneth & travaileth in pain, waiting to be delivered!" (Rom.8:22,23)

But the Millennium will be one thousand years of Heaven on Earth like the Garden of Eden, with Worldwide peace, Satan & his forces bound, the curse removed & Paradise regained! There will be no more of Man's cruelty toward Man, no more of Man's inhumanity to Man! At last the Lord will redeem the Earth! (Rev.20:1-4)

The Earth will blossom like a rose & all God's Creation will be in perfect peace & beautiful harmony with one another! "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, & the leopard shall lie down with the kid; & a little child shall lead them!" (Isa.11:6,7) Can you imagine such a thing? So beautiful!

All will be peace & beauty, like the Garden of Eden restored!--Heaven on Earth once again as it was in the Beginning, but even better, because we'll have Jesus!

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He's Coming Soon!

Despite all the warnings of God's Prophets, & all of the World events which point to the Second Coming of Christ & the end of the World as it now is, most people today still won't believe! "Oh, they've been saying for centuries that Jesus is coming back, & He hasn't come yet!"--Unwittingly they themselves are a fulfillment of an Endtime prophecy: "There shall come in the Last Days scoffers, saying, 'Where is the promise of His coming? For all things continue as they were from the beginning of the Creation!'" (2Pet.3:3,4)

Jesus said, "In the days that were before the Flood, they were eating & drinking, marrying & giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the Ark, & they knew not until the flood came & took them all away!" What did He mean, they "knew not"? Noah had been telling them for 120 years! What He really meant is they would not believe until it happened, & then it was too late! "So shall it be," Jesus went on, "when the Son of Man returns!" (Mat.24:37-39)

Will you be ready when Jesus comes?--Are you one of His Own?--Have you received Him personally into your own heart? If so, you won't be taken by surprise & can actually look forward to that Great Day with hope & faith!

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Jesus Is The Ultimate Manifestation Of God's Love

The Bible tells us, "God is Love." (1Jn.4:8) He is the great Spirit of Love Who created you & me & this beautiful World & the entire Universe! To show us His Love & to help us understand Himself, He sent His Own Son to Earth in the form of a man--Jesus Christ.

God loves you so much that He gave His most priceless possession, the most cherished thing He had for you, Jesus, "that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." (Jn.3:16) He loved you enough to send Jesus to take the punishment for your sins, if you'll just receive Him & thank Him for it! He shared His Love with the whole World!

God is pictured in His Son, Jesus, a Man Who loved everybody, even the poorest & the worst of all. He came for love & lived in love & died for love that we might live & love forever! His death brings life, forgiveness & eternal joy to those who love Him in return.

He loves you dearly, more dearly than the spoken word can tell! You can never understand the Love of God, it's too great, it passeth all understanding! You just have to receive it & feel it with your heart! (Eph.3:19)

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You May Have A Lot Of Gifts & Talents, But If You Don't Have Love, It's Nothing!

You can read all the Bible you want, but if it doesn't come to life by the Spirit, it's not going to do anything! You can quote it word for word right out of the Bible, but if you don't live it in love, it doesn't do any good. You can have all the gifts of the Spirit, but without love it is meaningless! You can be tops in your field, but if you don't manifest His Love to others, then it's all in vain!--Because love is the most important thing! (See 1Cor.13!)

Faithfulness in your work is very important, to endure it as a good soldier & to work hard, but if you don't have love, you don't have anything! If you don't have love & show love for others--especially those in the Lord's Service who are close to you, your neighbors, then in the Lord's eyes the good works don't really count!

What's the thing that proves we are the Lord's disciples?--Love! Jesus said, "By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love for each other." (Jn.13:35) "This is My commandment," He said, "that ye love one another as I have loved you." (Jn.15:12) He ordered us, His disciples, to love one another! So love!--Amen?

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