In this world we face many challenges. Life can become difficult. Our minds think of all the problems that can come and we sometimes cannot find rest.
This verse gives us the answer we need. Keep our mind focused on God. Meditate on His Word and all the wonderful promises He gives us.
He will give us perfect peace no matter what we are facing.
”Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.“
Matthew 5:8 KJV
This time of year in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun light is much shorter. Sometimes that can be depressing for you.
When you get discouraged or depressed there is a source of true light that can give you the joy and peace you need.
His name is Jesus. He is the light that all of us need in our lives. Turn to Him today with all you cares and concern. He is waiting to hear from you.
It is such a blessing the first Thursday of every month, when the Senior Servant ladies come together to work getting out the SOS Events newsletter.
They have fun, fellowship, and good food. Their work ab
For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building. 1 Corinthians 3:9
Sometimes we get discouraged and look at our life negatively. In the Bible, David, had a lot of reasons to be discouraged. His Brothers treated him with no respect, Saul tried to kill him, and he had many enemies. But, he encouraged himself, went on to become king and was a man after God’s heart. Not a perfect man, but a good example for us.
So today, whatever your problem, encourage yourself to do right, look to God for the answer and you will have a happier, healthier life.
1 Samuel 30:6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.
Did you make a New Year Resolution? Maybe it was to loose weight, stay on a budget, or exercise every day. Whatever it is, usually we have good intentions. Then reality comes in and we fail.
There is one resolution that is more important than any other. That is to read the Bible and pray everyday.
This is one resolution that is vital to your spiritual health and happiness. Do not allow anything to stop you from communicating with your Savior, Jesus, on a daily basis. He loves you.
Without communication there is no relationship. Start today!
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Mathew 7:7
My prayer for you is that 2024 will be a year of blessing from the Lord.
Whatever the year May bring, that you will trust the Lord for His goodness. Joy or sorrow, every year has some of both. The one thing that is certain. God loves you and wants only the best for you.
My favorite verse in the Bible has gotten me through everything in life. Good times and bad.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5 & 6
Many people will be celebrating New Year’s Eve tonight drinking, going to parties, etc., only to start the New Year with a headache and hangover. We can start our New Year with a clean heart.
Christians take time this evening to pray for forgiveness for the unconfessed sins that we have committed.
If you have never accepted Jesus as your Savior there is no better way to start a new year than becoming a new person in Christ.
Happy New Year. May 2024 bring you and your loved ones peace and joy that only the Lord can give.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
2023 is almost over. Just a few more days to reflect on this past year. Every year has both joy and sorrow. Maybe this year there was a new birth in your family, or you had a promotion on your job or moved into a new house. Think of the joy that you had this past year.
Then there may have been sorrow, a death in the family that has left a huge hole in your heart, or maybe you lost your job or your house is foreclosed.
Contrasts in life is a normal thing for man. The good news is that there is a new year coming that is like a blank canvas. God will bring some blessings and He may allow some sorrow, but it is always exciting to look forward to the new year and know that God will direct our path if we trust Him.
Proverbs 3:6
In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths.
Christmas is over, time to take down the beautiful decorations and keeping in our hearts the memories of Christmas 2023.
It always makes me sad to put away those wonderful things that make Christmas special every year. As we put away the lights, tree, nativity sets, let us NOT put away the truth of Christmas, Jesus was born into this world to be our Savior, and it is our responsibility to tell others. So let us make a resolution to be better witnesses in 2024 and Serve Our Savior with more zeal than we ever had before.
Witnessing is a responsibility for every Christian. Tell someone about our wonderful Savior. In person is best. But, we can make phone calls, write notes and use social media to be a witness for the Lord. Be creative.
Think of someone today who needs the Lord and pray for him or her, and then contact them. People need the Lord now more than ever.
Acts 26:22-23 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come. That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
Center for Evangelists 
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