Jesus, and his Father God, is the ONLY solution to the problems that mankind has created in this world...
“You can never be too rich or too thin”
Wallace Simpson
...indeed, Ms. Applegate is a very bright lady...
...to great financial success...
...Groucho proved the adage true that one has to be intelligent to act stupid convincingly...
...that's dookie...
...doggy winks...
...absolutely...
...compelling addendum, nicely stated and framed...
...I couldn't have said it better myself...
..howls...
...look up the definition of "sarcasm"...
,,,not some amalgamation of the five...
...absolute ironclad truth...
Thru the Bible - Minute with McGee Dr. J. Vernon McGee
Our Responsibility
As you and I sit comfortably in this land of ours, there is a responsibility upon us. Not to just one man but to every Christian, and that is: “I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou dost loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven and whatsoever thou does bind on earth shall be bound in heaven.” May I say to you, that those keys our Lord gave not just to Simon Peter and those who followed him, but every believer, there’s been given to you the gospel, and it’s the gospel that opens the door to heaven for any man. And you and I have that responsibility. It’s a tremendous responsibility.
https://www.oneplace.com/ministries/thru-the-bible-minute-with-mcgee/
Thru the Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee Ezekiel 33
As hard as it is to hear, being warned is sometimes the most loving thing someone could do for us. In this study of Ezekiel 33, we’ll see a big warning sign posted by the prophet Ezekiel. Will the people finally listen?
Charles Haddon Spurgeon September 24th — Morning Reading
"For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek Him; but His power and His wrath is against all them that forsake Him." — Ezra 8:22
A convoy on many accounts would have been desirable for the pilgrim band, but a holy shame-facedness would not allow Ezra to seek one. He feared lest the heathen king should think his professions of faith in God to be mere hypocrisy, or imagine that the God of Israel was not able to preserve His own worshippers. He could not bring his mind to lean on an arm of flesh in a matter so evidently of the Lord, and therefore the caravan set out with no visible protection, guarded by Him who is the sword and shield of His people. It is to be feared that few believers feel this holy jealousy for God; even those who in a measure walk by faith, occasionally mar the lustre of their life by craving aid from man. It is a most blessed thing to have no props and no buttresses, but to stand upright on the Rock of Ages, upheld by the Lord alone. Would any believers seek state endowments for their Church, if they remembered that the Lord is dishonoured by their asking Caesar's aid? as if the Lord could not supply the needs of His own cause! Should we run so hastily to friends and relations for assistance, if we remembered that the Lord is magnified by our implicit reliance upon His solitary arm? My soul, wait thou only upon God. "But," says one, "are not means to be used?" Assuredly they are; but our fault seldom lies in their neglect: far more frequently it springs out of foolishly believing in them instead of believing in God. Few run too far in neglecting the creature's arm; but very many sin greatly in making too much of it. Learn, dear reader, to glorify the Lord by leaving means untried, if by using them thou wouldst dishonour the name of the Lor
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https://youtu.be/gdJwW-NhObU?si=Vyg1SojI5IsniHWq
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https://youtu.be/guRkX2vEzHQ?si=rKmiMKqAQkIC6Qe5
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https://youtu.be/M-acPxxmmrU?si=GYyMUsr3ms7Kqhv4
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https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2024/09/poem-by-jim-culleny-6.html
Charles Haddon Spurgeon September 23rd — Evening Reading
"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe." — Mark 9:23
A certain man had a demoniac son, who was afflicted with a dumb spirit. The father, having seen the futility of the endeavours of the disciples to heal his child, had little or no faith in Christ, and therefore, when he was bidden to bring his son to Him, he said to Jesus, "If Thou cast do anything, have compassion on us, and help us." Now there was an "if" in the question, but the poor trembling father had put the "if" in the wrong place: Jesus Christ, therefore, without commanding him to retract the "if," kindly puts it in its legitimate position. "Nay, verily," He seemed to say, "there should be no 'if' about My power, nor concerning My willingness, the 'if' lies somewhere else." "If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." The man's trust was strengthened, he offered a humble prayer for an increase of faith, and instantly Jesus spoke the word, and the devil was cast out, with an injunction never to return. There is a lesson here which we need to learn. We, like this man, often see that there is an "if" somewhere, but we are perpetually blundering by putting it in the wrong place. "If" Jesus can help me-"if" He can give me grace to overcome temptation-"if" He can give me pardon-"if" He can make me successful? Nay, "if" you can believe, He both can and will. You have misplaced your "if." If you can confidently trust, even as all things are possible to Christ, so shall all things be possible to you. Faith standeth in God's power, and is robed in God's majesty; it weareth the royal apparel, and rideth on the King's horse, for it is the grace which the King delighteth to honour. Girding itself with the glorious might of the all-working Spirit, it becomes, in the omnipotence of God, mighty to do, to dare, and to suffer. All things, without limit, are possible to him that believeth. My soul, canst thou believe thy Lord to-night?
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