Only thru the Blood Of Jesus

The Face of Success By: Maxine M. It’s that time of year when happy graduates throw their hat into the air They are looking ahead…school days will soon be just a memorable affair Everyone will congratulate them on their achievement… “FREEDOM” at last they will declare They will be wished SUCCESS in their future days that lie ahead We will pray they are thoughtful & cautious on the new path they tread And that when facing life’s problems, they’ll recall some wisdom a good teacher said Some will go for an even higher degree, so in the TOP of their field they can participate Others will join the labor force, provide services, or a professional career create All taking their place in society…their personal worth validate But as they FIND that “nitch” in life, consider “what does success look like?!” Is it the business suit or calloused hand, or can both a successful note strike? Is success an Olympic gold...

Look for the Miracles By: Maxine M. Miracles!! Described as things & events impossible for humans to achieve Circumstances that transcend the “normal”…go beyond what our minds conceive Things only the Supreme Being can accomplish and so hard for us to perceive But they are all around us, if we take time to contemplate The earth itself…it’s beauty & how season after season it can regenerate Stop & weigh the wonderful truth that only an almighty God could possible create The universe & how it moves in harmony, kept in place by His all-powerful hand Where the wind comes from and where it goes, how it brings the rain our crops demand The ocean’s current & tides, controlled miraculously by His command Science has uncovered only a portion of the mystery that has existed all along Reflect on music, how a calibration of sound can produce a beautiful song Or the miracle of BIRTH, how tiny cells ...

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...

Can I Really Be Free? By: Maxine M. Enthusiastically he had participated in political riots… “Over throw Rome!!” had been his cry He’d taken lives in his zeal…now HE was condemned to die In a dim, damp, dismal prison he pondered his fate with a resigned sigh Tomorrow, during the Jew’s Passover Feast, the deed would be done Did fear grip his inner-being at evening’s setting sun? I’m sure sleep eluded him and at the roaster’s crowing, he knew the fatal day had begun Soon Roman soldiers arrived & dragged him from his cold pitiful cell The sun light hurt his eyes…suddenly the noise of the crowd began to swell “Barabbas, Barabbas!!” they were shouting…WHAT did it all mean, he couldn’t tell He saw a man standing BOUND on the platform above the crowd for all to see The man turned and looked at Barabbas...his eyes were warm & kind…love to the sincerest degree Then he heard Governor Pilate declare, “Set this ma...

Got Those Winter Blues? By: Maxine M. Your trip has been cancelled, the meeting rescheduled, school is closed AGAIN Now the kids are BORED and your day is in a sudden tail-spin Mail delivery is late and that nasty flu bug just won’t give in For the country is still in winter’s deadly grip…how much longer can it be? Days of cold, snow, ice & wind…OH, when will we, warm sunny days, see? It had to be in winter when the psalmist wrote “Why is my soul cast down and disquieted within me?” There’s something about sunshine that lifts the spirit high But day after day of cloudy skies brings fatigue, weariness & a mournful sigh Emotions plummet downward and we don’t even specifically know why So, do you have those winter blues…life seems only dull depressing shades of gray? It’s then we remember God’s UNFAILING promise of resurrection…we’ll see come April or May Be PATIENT!! The sun will grow stronger…sho...