Giving Hope TodayHow precious are your thoughts to me, O GOD! Ps 139:17

Nov 11th Rememberance Day!

Our past is riddled with brave people that gave up their lives to fight for liberty and justice!  We do honor those people who have fought for freedom!

A question offered asked:  When in war, whose side is God on?  Doesn’t He love everyone and wouldn’t He be on everyone’s side?  The answer to that is NO!

God does not condone violence against His people.  Just read about Sodom!  God does not condone sin!  Just read about Adam/Eve!  God does not condone the killing of the unborn!  Just read about Gomorrah!  God does not condone evil!  Just read about Hades!

Whose side is God on in a war:  God is righteous, God is Holy, God is just!

Matthew 11:23,24!

Feb 19th A Woman Asks A Man for His Hand! Ruth 3:4-7

The Story of Ruth!

The romance of the decade!  Ruth and Naomi were desperate for support!  It was difficult back then for women to live on their own without a man to protect and keep them!  So they begged for the left-overs from the fields!  Until Boaz!  Boaz was enamored with Ruth: perhaps she was more beautiful than any woman he had ever seen!

When Ruth laid down at Boaz’ feet, to rest, it was the equivalent to asking him to marry her.  How bold, how brave!  All of this action could have meant disaster for Ruth and Naomi!  But God had other plans:  Read through Ruth Chapters 3 and 4 to see the results; then look up Matthew to see that both Ruth and Boaz are in Christ’s geneology!

Sep 5th Temptation – James 1:13

TEMPTATION IS NOT A SIN…IT IS WHAT WE DO WITH THE TEMPTATION THAT IS A SIN!

How Temptation Works:
A) Thoughts
B) Imagination–Greatest Gift From God
C) Desire
D) Will
E) Choice
F) Consent
G) Sin

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Oct 4th The Secret…….Proverbs 3:6

One day, one friend asked another,  “How is it that you are always so happy?  You have so much energy, and you never seem to get down.”
With her eyes smiling, she said, “I know the Secret!”
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Oct 1st Perfect Love Casts Our Fear! 1 John 4:18

Have you ever gone to the grocery store on an empty stomach?   You’re a sitting duck. You buy everything you don’t need. Doesn’t matter if it’s good for you—you just want to fill your tummy. When you’re lonely, you do the same in life, pulling stuff off the shelf, not because you need it, but because you are hungry for love. (more…)