Only thru the Blood Of Jesus

Step by Step By: Maxine M. Every plan has a beginning & a completion…THEN we can start the victory celebration Certain STEPS must be taken in between, orderly steps, through out the duration So it’s at Christmas we celebrate the 1st major step in God’s INGENIOUS plan of Salvation For that 1st step was to send His beloved Son…second person of the Trinity To become a human baby…Divinity!! For the world to touch, hear and see A humble birth in tiny Bethlehem, according to Caesar’s census decree Imagine!! The very Creator of the universe dependent now on parental care Growing up as every other child, yet always fully aware Of His Heavenly Father’s PLAN and the terrible burden HE’D be asked to bear But He was patiently obedient to earthly authority, faithful to Jewish cultural tradition Perfectly demonstrating through His teachings God’s love & the hopelessness of the human condition Healed the sick, o...

Wrapped With Love By: Maxine M. Excitement is building as the Christmas celebration draws near Cards are being addressed, parties planned…extending holiday cheer Lights twinkle from trees & roof tops, carols fill the receptive ear People are hurriedly doing errands and there’s cookies & candy to prepare Before long, those traditional holiday movies will once again air Lists are being “checked”, stockings hung, there is a WONDER everywhere Presents are being bought or made, wrapped and carefully placed under the tree The mystery of WHATS inside adds to the excitement, we all agree Recipients sometimes shake them, trying to imagine what in the world could it be Oh, some are wrapped elegantly in shinny paper & lovely big bow So beautiful indeed…big or small, then relatives arrive with even more in tow All designed so that LOVE for one another they clearly will show Now, that beautiful package may contain underw...

My HERO!! By: Maxine M. Ever watch one of those old time melodramas where the characters OVER act? Their dramatic performance prompts us to emotionally react Villain vs. Hero is the usual theme, but the scripts are not exact A distressed young women cries, “Oh please, I cannot pay the rent!” The villain replies, “You MUST pay the rent…down to the last RED cent!” “I CAN’T pay the rent!”, “You MUST pay the rent!”…as the villain refuses to relent And then, without fail, the HERO steps in to SAVE the day Pays what’s owed & sends the villain scurrying on his way “OH!! You are MY Hero!”, the young lady over & over will say Now, the fact that rent was owed was never in dispute And the young women wasn’t EXEMPT because she was charming, witty & cute It was her total inability to pay…her abject poverty, which was so acute In OUR world, there also lurks a villain waiting gleefully for our demise Pride & arr...

Pick Up Your Torch By: Maxine M. Moses!! God’s humble servant yet mighty leader, was called to the top of Mt. Nebo There, he was permitted to see all the Promised Land but not one day, there, would he know The harsh punishment for a moment of pride & anger…oh, to know his thoughts as he viewed the Jordan below! But even this land of “milk & honey” couldn’t compare to the splendor he was about to see No more earthly trials & overwhelming responsibilities…by God’s Grace, set entirely free Satan argued for his body, but God refused, saying, in the tribulation he’ll be a witness for Me Thus, God told Joshua “Pick up the torch.” “As I was with Moses, I’ll be with you” “Be courageous, lead My people…mighty, heroic deeds I’ll have you do” And before he died, Joshua told Israel, “Follow the Lord your God…to His covenant, be true” Then in the days of Israel’s evil King Ahab, there was heard ...

This was written with the intent of keeping a copy in your pantry or wherever you keep goods. Hoping that if someone who has been left behind breaks in looking for food and shelter, the person will read and be lead to scripture and what to do NOW! A Message for Those Left Behind By: Maxine M. To the one who has entered my home looking to plunder or find shelter & food I no longer have a need for those THINGS so don’t worry about being sued And perhaps ANSWERS can be provided for the questions to which your mind must allude Questions of WHY the world is suddenly in chaos, with events you cannot comprehend Turmoil, confusion, disorder are reigning…even the scientists cannot pretend Trying to understand WHAT’S happened…where is your family member or close friend For they just DISAPPEARED one unsuspecting night not long ago Bringing bewilderment & uncertainty in the most gigantic...

This Too Shall Pass By: Maxine M. Ever have those days where you just want to go back and start it over again? Nothing seems to have gone right from the very start…a day when there is no way to win Perhaps the washer has flooded the basement…at a FIX, where do you begin? Or, you’re late for work already & now your child is sick Your assistant messed up your reports…how COULD they be so thick Deadlines are due…does anyone know some magical computer trick? A late fall weather system arrived last night, now your car is buried in snow You’re tempted to miss work but your conscience says “you have to go” You’ve “scooped” it out, NOW a spark the battery will no longer bestow Rush hour traffic, a “bad hair” day, a flat tire, a broken heel Muddy foot prints, that burnt roast for a “company” meal A computer virus, lost homework, a runner in a stocking you can not conceal The list of examples is endless…things that can m...

Can You Trust the Obvious? By: Maxine M. Centuries ago man declared, “The earth is flat, as you can plainly see!” Go far enough and you’ll fall off…this, their solemn decree But some pondered its truth…determined to see for themselves before they’d agree Columbus was such a man…who questioned the obvious & had the courage to GO Sailing days upon days, charting a course wherever the west wind would blow Driven on by his faith that success for his journey, his Creator would bestow And behold, a new land was discovered…a wonderful world beyond his wildest dreams Abundant in wildlife, lofty forests, majestic mountains, unpolluted streams Did it ever occur to him that this would one day be a mighty nation bursting at its seams? Well, the earth STILL LOOKS flat even tho we’ve now observed it from space An incredible ROUND sphere that only a Creator could have put in place So it’s TRUTH, not the obvious, we need t...