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“Turn you at my reproof: behold I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you,” states Wisdom in Proverbs 1:23. This statement is far more powerful than we can grasp easily. To obey means that you have to turn away from the way you are headed, be sorry that you are headstrong, and agree that God is always right, even when it seems impossible or ridiculous! In fact, I believe He uses ridiculous…..
When we see the overwhelming needs of mankind, we should be moved with compassion. There are so many good things we might be able to do, but what if God wants us to go a different route? Each of us has a place, a destiny, and a road to travel. Here’s where asking and listening in prayer and quietness will enlighten our paths. What we might rush into with good intentions might well “crash” after a while. But what God…..
What is the one thing we need in this world more than anything else? Wisdom! Solomon asked God for wisdom, and he got an overload. His problem was that when he was older, his pride took him down and he did not listen to some of the wisdom he had been given (I Kings 4:29-34). In James 1:5-8, we are told to ask for wisdom, but we have to mix it with faith in order for it to work. In…..
Children are the most precious gift from God. Without them, we have no heritage, no future generations, no hope, no one to teach, no one to care for us when we grow old. Isaiah said, “The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name” (Isaiah 49:1, KJV). Let everything we do and say honor the little ones, and let us unite and fight on our knees to protect…..