Only thru the Blood Of Jesus

Is There a Purpose to Pain? By: Maxine M. From one to ten, ten being the greatest, please rate your pain!! Doctors & nurses often ask this question so valuable insight they’ll gain Pain is when nerve endings trigger a message to our brain We immediately react to something HOT…instantly moving away For at the pain of burning, RETREAT is what our mind will convey But even a minor, vague ache can cause a day to seem bleak & gray Cuts, bruises, broken bones, surgery, disease…all cause pain from mild to severe No one has ever been EXEMPT since Eve’s 1st labor pains would appear Pain clouds the future, as the UNKNOWN may bring apprehension & fear Imagine, the progressive pain of leprosy, treated as an out-cast everywhere you went But Jesus showed great compassion for those of His day in physical torment He healed many, relieved their pain, forgave the sins of those that would repent...

If a Man Dies, Will He Live Again? By: Maxine M. Job pondered this question at a time when he prayed for death’s release Oh!! That my soul would just fly away and be at peace That all this pain & suffering…soul searching would finally release But then he wondered, “What then?” “What would be my fate?” Will I live again, just in a different form? …perhaps he’d heard ancient philosophers debate The wisdom gained from meditation was that man WOULD live forever in an altered state Because man was created in the VERY image of God…the ultimate Supreme ETERNAL Being For He gave man the “Breath of Live”…a continual perpetual existence decreeing Thus, man has a SOUL, an immortal part of our being, that’s EVERLASTING we are conceding So Job concluded he’d see God in a conscious state…even when his body underwent decay Now, all of humanity was given this GIFT so ALL will have an awareness of their Creator one ...

Looking for TRUTH? By: Maxine M. What is truth?! Where can we find it in our world today? Truth is the COMPLETE accuracy of a fact…the reality a circumstance may convey The unerring CERTAINTY that a statement is free of falsehood in every way Children expect all adults to speak truth but sadly that ISN’T true Often, their own bias, prejudice & misunderstanding is what their words construe Or, they outright DECEIVE to gain advantage or hide guilt from view But the search for truth is an aspiration to which all man-kind is inclined Because conflict and confusion can reign if there’s uncertainty in our mind Confidence & trust in a deceptive person, misleading report, or one’s false motives can leave us completely blind Perhaps we even hide truth from OURSELVES…push it down deep inside Ignoring or denying our falses & failures…a counterfeit façade is tried But truth has a way of coming to the surface causing an emotional divide Now, there is one source of TOTAL TRUTH…on which, ...

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...