“Educational opportunities have spread rapidly throughout the world, and many welfare states have been created. But our human capacity to get it wrong seems undaunted. The persistence of conflict on the world stage and the widespread denial of human rights, together with the general increase of violence and crime, have forced thoughtful people to acknowledge that a hard core of selfishness exists in each and every one of us”–John Stott, Basic Christianity, 65.
“I love books. I was reading one of my “old friends” that had been gathering dust on my shelf last week and in one section the writer was writing about prayer. He mentioned the following Scripture: Therefore He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them (Hebrews 7:25, NKJV). Then I remembered this quote attributed to Robert Murray McCheyne: “If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would be bold as a lion. But the distance makes no difference. He is praying for me!” Add Romans 8:26-27 to this: In the same way the Spirit also joins to help in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with unspoken groanings. And He who searches the hearts knows the Spirit’s mind-set, because He intercedes for the saints according to will of God. (Holman Christian Standard Bible)”–Lonnie Wascom.
“Effective prayer has no limits but it does have conditions–forgiveness and faith”–Waylon Bailey.
“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you receive it, and you will. And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against any one; so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses”–Jesus, Mark 11:24-25).
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“We are doing many things right; actually, most things. I simply want to see us do all God wants, in the best way possible.” Dr. Waylon Bailey, in his second one-year term as LBC president.
“We work very hard to make sure that we identify as many women as possible who are HIV-infected during pregnancy and treat those women during the pregnancy.” If we can do that we can prevent almost every case of transmission from mother to infant.” Dr. Hannah Gay, the University of Mississippi Medical Center pediatrician who functionally cured a baby of HIV.
In Sheep’s Clothing: Understanding with Manipulative People by George Simon, Ph.D. is a godsend to anyone who has ever questioned their own sanity while in any kind of a relationship with a controlling and manipulative person. Editorial Review
The same rules that apply to honesty in relationship with the Lord also apply to relationships on this plane. Without acknowledgement of sin, confession of sin, repentance from sin, actions that bear witness of repentance, we are as cut off from one another as Israel is from: “If My People which are called by My Name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My Face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14
“If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.” Ezekiel 33:15
“If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:” Psalms 66:18
“Now we know that God hears not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and does His Will, him He hears. John 9:31
“And the light shines in the darkness; and the darkness comprehends it not.” John 1:5
“Shine alone and die to Live eternal. Shine with others and live to bring Light that others also might Live eternal. Yes, we are our brother’s keeper, after that the Judgement.” Ed Matthew
Ephesians 4:32 was written for repentant hearts, humbled before the Lord. One can only not hold malice against the one who seeks to destroy while fighting to preserve life and possessions; it is God’s territory; one is only a steward. All of a human’s is vanity. The struggle will identify the family of God when the struggle is: to let His Light Shine. Fred Matthew, Curator JPM
To God be the Glory!
Blessings