Only thru the Blood Of Jesus

In The Coming Days… By: Maxine M. Did life as a child seem calm and serene…goals back then were easy to obtain? Your parents taught the “Golden Rule” & that by honesty & hard work prosperity would reign Provide a better future for your children, their instruction would contain And that THROUGH the hard times, faith in God & country would sustain Christ’s inner-peace will shine…like glimmering stars after the rain All so true!! But doesn’t it NOW appear the world around us has gone INSANE? Our founding father’s ideals & principles, they’re trying to eliminate or at least rearrange Long established foreign & domestic policies are undergoing a huge change Personal freedoms and choices are being LIMITED & it all seems SO strange Worry, anxiety & misgivings fill each day…Is there ANY GOOD news to share? A soldier’s heroic deeds are over shadowed by a celebrity’s latest affair Nature APP

Multiple Divisions By: Maxine M. In battle, the area between combatants is referred to as “no-man’s land” Could there be a more dangerous place for a casual observer to stand? One side or the other must be chosen…decide if its friend or foe at hand So if, as a nation, we’re a people divided, how can we possibly avoid disaster? The bible warns that a kingdom divided will surely fall…and it’s an UNQUESTIONABLY PRECISE forecaster! Now with wars abroad, fighting in Congress, indebtedness to China, won’t our demise come even faster? Has our policy towards Israel CHANGED?...since our TRUE allies are very few But God told Abram “I’ll bless those who bless you & curse those who curse you” Isn’t that a SCARY thought…to be a nation cursed by God & we know His words are true Seems like recently fear & apprehension are in the back of everyone’s mind CHANGES are underway…new laws, for a

Are YOU Ready? By: Maxine M. You’re ready to set the world on fire for Christ…that’s your heart’s desire But have you spent time PREPARING in life’s crucible, obtaining the strength you’ll need to acquire? Salvation comes the instant we believe & accept, BUT DURABILITY is achieved under FIRE An illuminating fire that can purge away impurities that daily our lives can fill For it’s when in that time spent ALONE with God, He conforms our being to His will A time of PURIFYING, LEARNING, LISTENING to the wisdom the Holy Spirit can instill Now, God gave “examples” of this refining process in the bible in which ALL can read Those used greatly in fulfilling His purpose, needed to LEARN how to lead Some would become fugitives, prisoners, wilderness wanderers…His guidance, came to heed We see how He USED Joseph to save His people in their hour of need But Joseph had some maturing to do first, hard times t