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We have an aroma As believers, God manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Christ in every place. (2 Corinthians 2:14) As we joyfully serve Him, we are a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.  (Philippians 4:18)  We are a fragrance For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are…

Lies Lies and accusations of lying are falling like heavy rain I don’t think any segment of our current lives is free from this plague, which demands our deliberation and discernment. Be alert! Be careful! Is it a lie? Not all false statements are lies, which require an intent to deceive. Mistakes can be a…

Where is Your Faith? Jesus and the disciples launched out in a boat and Jesus fell asleep. A fierce gale came up and the boat began to be swamped. They were in danger.  The disciples came to Jesus and woke Him up, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And He got up and rebuked the wind…

Remember God This has been quite a year … pandemic, economics woes, civil unrest, hurricanes, earthquakes, drought, flooding, heat, locusts, explosions, wildfires.  More than eighty times in the Bible, God says He did something so that they would know He is God.  Our Challenge Our challenge is to look to Him, to know He is…

Are you worried about something? What about? Have you prayed about it? (See Exchanging Anxiety for Peace) Still worried? Don’t worry Jesus tells us not to worry. (Matthew 6:24-34) Why not worry?  Jesus tells us why we are not to worry. God is sovereign.  (Matthew 6:25-32; Luke 12:24-30) You can’t do anything about many things, but God can do anything about everything.…

Exchange Anxiety for Peace Are you anxious about something? Certainly, there are a lot of potential triggers: pandemic, illnesses, restrictions, and losses in your own family due to the virus, civil unrest, drought, floods, hurricanes, etc., etc., etc. There is a way to get peace. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and…

Want What God Wants I want a righteous, prosperous, generous America. Is that what God wants? Facts Our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases. (Psalm 115:3)  Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come. (Revelation 4:8)  The Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind. (Daniel 4:17, NASB95)  And I…

God told us! Don’t be surprised! But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers…

No Matter What God told Habakkuk He would bring judgment on Israel with the Chaldeans. In three chapters, Habakkuk went from mourning his country’s sins, to questioning why God would bring judgment on them by the country more wicked than they, to determining to praise God no matter what. Though the fig tree should not blossom…