God warns, ‘Be sure your sins will find you out.’ The Bible says, ‘A man reaps what he sows. They will be paid back for what their hands have done.’ The Bible says, ‘Woe to the wicked, disaster is upon them.’ God’s judgment will fall on you one day. Are you prepared to stand before God? You see, I’ll never have to stand before God as a sinner. He’ll never judge me for my sins. Now I’m a sinner and I have committed many sins, but He’s forgiven me. When I asked Christ to come into my heart, into my life, He forgave me. Just like He’ll forgive you today. Would you like to have a new beginning? You can’t turn the clock back, guys and ladies, but we sure can have a new day starting today. We can have a brand new beginning.

You will experience forgiveness from God only when you come to Him through faith in Jesus Christ. To accept Franklin's invitation for a new beginning for your life through faith in Jesus Christ, call at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, toll-free, at 1-866-JESUS-CARES or click billygraham.org.

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"And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19).

I believe that when God says He will meet all our needs it doesn't necessarily mean that He will provide material goods, but rather that He is the embodiment of all we need.

Paul, in the midst of a great struggle, heard the Lord speak to him. God's response to Paul's cry to remove the torment was, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Corinthians 12:9).

Which leads me to a question; do we believe that God is enough?

Is He enough to fill my need for approval? Is He enough to satisfy my longing for love? Through sickness and hardship and grief, is God enough to sustain me?

God revealed Himself in the Old Testament to Abram (Genesis 17:1) as "El Shaddai" which means, "God Almighty" or "God All Sufficient."

Humans will never satisfy our need for approval or love because they are imperfect; sooner or later they will fail. Purpose, fulfillment or satisfaction can't be found in relationships, work or possessions.

God, on the other hand, will never fail or forsake us; He alone gives our lives meaning. The Scripture promises: "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work" (2 Corinthians 9:8).

Yes, He is all I need.

~All Sufficient God, help me to rest in the knowledge that You are all I need.

Do you believe God is enough for what you need today? Your weaknesses are the very entry point of God's strength. Why not invite him into your weakest area today?

by Suzanne Benner

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 1:42 PM CST

Updated: Friday, 29 February 2008 10:13 AM CST

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"Even so, consider yourself to be dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus" (Romans 6:11,NAS).

My friend Randy had given up on the Christian life. He said, "I have tried, but failed so many times; nothing seems to work. God doesn't hear my prayers, and I am tired of trying. I've read the Bible, prayed, memorized Scripture and gone to church. But there is no joy and I don't see any purpose in continuing a life of shame and hypocrisy, pretending I am something that I'm not."

After listening to his account of his many failures and defeats, I began to explain the ministry of the Holy Spirit. He interrupted me with, "I know all about the Holy Spirit. I've read everything I can find, everything you and others have written - and nothing works for me."

My thoughts turned to Romans, chapter 6. I asked him, "Randy, are you sure you're a Christian?"

"Yes," he answered. "I'm sure."

"How do you know?"

"By faith," he responded. "The Scripture promises, ?For by grace are you saved through faith, that not of yourselves, it's a gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast.' I know I'm saved."

"Why," I asked him, "do you trust God for your salvation, but do not believe in His other promises concerning your rights as a child of God?"

I began to read from Romans 6 and reminded Randy that every believer has available to him the mighty, supernatural power of the risen Christ. With the enabling of the Holy Spirit, the believer can live that supernatural life simply by claiming his rights through an act of his will. The same Holy Spirit who inspired Ephesians 2:8 and 9 inspired Romans 6, and, by faith, we can claim that sin no longer has control over us and that the mighty power of the resurrection is available as promised.

That day, God touched Randy's life, his spiritual eyes were opened and he began, by faith, to live in accordance with his God-given heritage.

Today, by faith, I will claim the truths of Romans 6. As an act of my will, I surrender the members of my body as instruments of righteousness unto God, to live that abundant, supernatural life, which is my heritage in Christ. Enabled by the Holy Spirit, I will encourage other believers to claim their kingdom rights, and non-believers to join this adventure with the risen Savior.

Do you ever feel tempted to give up on your Christian life? Why not invite the Holy Spirit right now to fill you and equip you for this adventure of following God.

by Dr Bill Bright

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 10:11 AM CST

Updated: Friday, 29 February 2008 10:16 AM CST

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"The words of the wise are like prodding goads and firmly fixed in the mind like nails" (Ecclesiastes 12:11).

Some years ago in Yugoslavia, an altar boy dropped the chalice of wine. The priest shouted at the boy, "You clumsy, good-for-nothing. Get out of my sight." Humiliated and discouraged, the altar boy fled from the church and never entered it again. Many years later he became a powerful communist leader. President Tito was his name.

An altar boy in England also dropped the chalice of wine. As it lay shattered on the floor, the boy was mortified. The priest turned to the boy and said, "Never mind. One day you'll be in my position." The boy's strained face relaxed. He resolved to be more careful in the future. Years later this boy became the Archbishop of England. His name? Fulton John Sheen.

What made the difference? A few words and how they were spoken.

Our words have a powerful influence to imprison or to inspire, to act like goads prodding people on in different directions. Today let us speak words of faith and encouragement, not fear and condemnation.

~Father, may the words of my mouth bring pleasure to you and bring encouragement and hope to all whom I come in contact with today. Amen.

Do you pay attention to the words coming from your mouth? Think of one person who you may need to speak more kindly to today. Are you willing?

by Helen Leschied

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 5:36 PM CST

Updated: Friday, 29 February 2008 10:15 AM CST

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"Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted" (Matthew 5:4).

During my days of agnosticism and early inquiry into the Christian faith, I was not aware of my sin. I had come to believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, that He died on the cross for the sins of man but somehow it had not dawned on me that I was that bad. My lifestyle was not much different from that of the average church member. And, though my life was far from exemplary, in my own estimation I was a pretty decent fellow. As a matter of fact, I had some problems with all the talk about the cross and the shedding of blood. It seemed offensive to my aesthetic nature.

I was willing to believe that Jesus was the greatest influence, the greatest teacher, the greatest leader, the greatest example that man had ever known. And if He had to die on the cross to make a point, I did not think it was important enough to be made an issue. In fact, the thing that was really important to me was the fact that according to the Bible and the historical evidence, Jesus lived a very wonderful life dedicated to helping others.

Then one day - I shall never forget the time and place, though I have forgotten the exact passage - as I read the Bible I was suddenly gripped with the necessity of Christ dying on the cross for my sins. I finally realized that without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin; that I had fallen short of the glory of God and that I deserved death. I realized that there is nothing in me that merited His love, His grace, His forgiveness, His cleansing. I found myself on my knees in tears, deeply conscious of my unworthiness and, for the first time in my life, understood the true meaning of the cross and the reason He shed His blood for me.

Soon after I was elected to the board of deacons of my church and was called upon to serve communion. I shall never forget that experience. I found myself weeping as I served the wafers representing His broken body and the grape juice representing His blood that was shed for the sins of all men, for my sins, because now his death on the cross meant everything to me. A hymn, which had once been offensive to me, now became one of my favorites: "what can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus." I believe that this is what Jesus had in mind when He said, "Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted."

I will not ignore my sins but will mourn over them by confessing, repenting, and, through the discipline of spiritual breathing, walking constantly in the light as a model of the supernatural life.

What does Jesus' death on the cross mean to you? Do you find yourself drawn to your knees before Him?

Dr Bill Bright

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 1:27 PM CST

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I will never win any rewards for navigation, and I don't have a built-in compass like my husband. I jokingly refer to myself as directionally challenged. I have absolutely no ability to sense which direction I am going. However, I can follow him or her with little hestitation. I can look at a map and decipher the best route to take. As long as I have a guide, my chances of getting lost diminish greatly.

God's Word is our ultimate road map. He knows every highway we will travel and every wrong turn we will take. If we stay lost in His Word, we will always travel the right direction in life. No matter what dark alleys we find ourselves facing, we can turn on the lamp of His Word and find our way back to the straight and narrow road.

When you find yourself wandering aimlessly about, take time to read your road map. Let God's Word direct your paths and light your way.

Lord, thank You for showing me the Way.

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 5:06 PM CST

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"For ever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in heaven. Thy faithfulness is unto all generations" (Psalm 119:89 - 90 KJV).

A story is told of a young woman who had been informed about a famous novel. She was interested in reading it, but as she began to read the novel, she found it dry and uninteresting. She would put it down to read something else, and then she would come back and try to read it again because her friends said it was an excellent book.

Even with the high recommendations of her friends, the book just did not captivate her. Then one day she met the author. He was very handsome and personable. They became interested in each other, and she fell in love with him.

Now she could hardly wait to read the novel. It was the most exciting book she had ever read, for she had fallen in love with the author.

This is what happens with the Scriptures when we love the Author, the Lord Jesus Christ.

During my years of skepticism and agnosticism, I found the Bible very dry and difficult to read and I believed it was filled with "all kinds of errors and inconsistencies." Then after becoming a Christian I began to read the Bible again. It was a completely different book, filled with exciting, life-changing truth. All the "errors and contradictions" were gone.

Why the difference? The non-believer or disobedient Christian does not understand spiritual truth (1 Corinthians 2:14). The Spirit-filled believer is taught by the Holy Spirit, who illumines the truth which He revealed to the original authors as recorded in the Bible.


I will ask God to give me a love for His holy, inspired Word. Then things that happen in my life which I do not understand will be made clear as I go to the source of all true understanding, the Word of God.

Questions: Do you find reading the Bible dry? Why not ask God right now for a new love for His word and a fresh understanding of what you read.

Dr Bill Bright

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 11:32 AM CST

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It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. Psalm 18:32

People in our society strive to find strength in a variety of ways. Some lift weights to develop powerful muscles. Many athletes, searching for phenomenal statistics,  use nutritional or even illegal supplements to build stamina. Others climb success ladders determined to find financial or leadership power. Some even scale literal and figurative mountains to prove their physical strength and mental brawn.

Our lives are full of struggles that test our strength. We may deal with a stressful job or the decision to move. We may suffer over a rebellious child or a broken relationship. We may even battle a terminal physical illness or the loss of a loved one. No weight machine, nutritional supplement, or executive position can supply the strength we need to survive our struggles.

Instead of looking to the ways of the world for strength, look to the One David called a "buckler" and "rock" (Psalm 18:30-31). In Him, you will stand strong every time.

Rock of ages, thank You for being my strength when I am tired, weak, or afraid.

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 11:04 AM CST

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And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart. Deuteronomy 6:6

We watch a lot of football at our house, and we understand that teamwork is important. Marriage also requires working together. My football-saturated imagination pictures marriage and family like this:

God, as Team Owner and General Manager, provides ability, location, and resources needed to play. Dad serves as head coach. He is responsible for discipline, health conditioning, and for calling plays. The Bible is his official playbook. Mom serves as offensive and defensive coordinator. She consults with dad to make sure all plays are effective in gaining positive yardage, while attacks from the enemy are properly countered. All team members (children) should obey and listen closely to their coaches and General Manager. They are responsible for learning the plays and for conditioning themselves so they will be able to lead their own expansion teams in the future!

Adhering to God's Word makes a family strong.

Father, thank You for strengthening my family.

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 1:40 PM CST

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And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Genesis 2:7

I have seen many interesting sand sculptures on the beach, but one creation remains a vivid memory. Some talented person had fashioned a sunbathing woman complete with long,flowing hair and a modest seaweed swimsuit! She was incredibly realistic and caused quite a stir among those passing by.

 Long ago, another Creator formed a person from the earth. With loving hands and an eternal plan, He molded the soil until He was satisfied with the shape. Then, with His very own breath, He filled the dusty lungs and jump-started the heart. He gave the eyes sight and opened blood vessels. He aroused the ears and taught the skin to feel. He awakened emotions and gave the brain the ability to reason. God had created man.

As impressive as the sand woman was, she couldn't talk, breathe, or swim in the ocean. No amount of ingenuity on the part of her sculptor could make her rise and walk. Only God can make dirt live!

Awesome Creator, thnk You for life!

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 8:41 PM CST

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I've said it. I'm sure you have, too. It goes something like this: "I'll be happy when ...we get the new house" ...when I finish this course" ...if I get that new job" ...when the kids are in school" ...when I find that special 'someone.'"

And so it goes, with true happiness always just around the next corner. Sound familiar? What is it you are longing for today?

We long for something, in the tomorrow of our lives, that will bring the fulfillment that may be lacking in our today. There is a reason for that.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 says, "God has also set eternity in the hearts of men."

God created you with eternity in your heart. He created each of us with a longing that only the things of eternity will fill.

What are the things of eternity that we can look for today to fulfill that longing? God's ways are not complicated. He said we needed to come to Him as children, so that mean the explanation for this longing in our hearts must be simple. Eternity for God's children will be filled with the glory of God. The glory of God is simply who God is.

We taste the fulfillment of eternity in our hearts when we show who God is as we live our lives in ways that reveals His character.

* By loving others. When we encounter difficult or unlovable people, we show God's character by offering love that we get first from Him. You will be surprised at the joy in your heart when you give God's love away.

* By serving others. Remember when Jesus washed the feet of His disciples, even when He knew within hours Judas would betray Him and Peter would deny Him? When He finished washing, He told them all, "Happy are you if you do this for one another" (John 13). Jesus knew the fulfillment we would find in serving each other. If it's been a while since you served someone, just to show who God is, find a way today and experience the joy of that fulfillment.

* By our character. Living a life of integrity in all things will bring a deep satisfaction to your soul. Lack of integrity always carries an expensive price tag.

Heavenly Father,

Help me to show a watching world who You are by the way I live. Today let my life declare the glory of God. Help me to live like Jesus would. Let me taste a bit of what eternity will be like as I allow You to love and serve others through me.

Gail Rodgers

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 11:05 AM CST

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Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. 1 Timothy 6:19

Ours is a culture based upon having increasing amounts of stuff. In large measure, the success of our lives is judged by how much stuff we have accumulated over our lifetimes. This is not much different from the mindset of the man we often call the rich younger ruler who came to Jesus with his question about acquiring eternal life. When Jesus told him that his wealth would continue to get in his way of that pursuit, the man decided for the moment, at least, that his stuff was more important than his eternity. (See Luke 18:18-23.)

One of the dangers each of us faces almost daily is the temptation to live our lives for ourselves alone. Like the rich farmer of the parable who had more than he needed, we often only think of our own pleasures. The Bible teaches that we are to live our lives for God and others. When we have learned to live sacrificially, we have begun to build on a lasting foundation.

Father, take my life and let it be consecrated to Thee.

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 8:44 PM CST

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We sipped the hot, dark coffee from oversized clay mugs and talked quietly about the real issues of life. Both of us were in a season with some unanswered questions in our lives. We talked about trusting God in the midst of question marks. It's not always an easy thing to do.

Every day we make a choice to either trust God ... or not. We can worry and stew when things are not clear, or we can choose to trust Him. We can choose to believe He is faithful and that He will direct our path in His time ... and it will not be too late.

It is a challenge to ask ourselves, "Do I really trust God?" Often with our lips we say, "Yes," but with our worried lives we say, "No."

Do I believe it when God makes a promise in His Word, the Bible? He says...

"I will instruct you and guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch your progress" (Psalm 32:8).

The choice you make today to believe those words and trust God will bring a result in your life...listen...

" ...abiding love surrounds those who trust in the Lord. So rejoice in him, all those who are His and shout for joy all those who choose to obey Him" (Psalm 32:10,11).

Choosing to trust God in the confusing times in our lives releases the peace and the comfort of His love and it will surround us...holding us secure through the winds of change and uncertainty. Our lives will be marked by a joy and a rejoicing that will be the by-product of His surrounding love.

Choosing to believe that God will guide you in the best pathway for your life frees you from the anxiety of worry. Trust is a choice we can make in a God who has proven Himself trustworthy to countless believers. Choose to trust Him today with the question marks in your life.

Gail Rodgers

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 11:24 AM CST

Updated: Friday, 29 February 2008 10:21 AM CST

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If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. Psalm 50:12

When I was a youngster, our church began participating in a new stewardship program called the Forward Program of Church Finance. In this program they would give to the church budget in the coming year. Because my father was one of the reluctant ones about turning in his pledge, the pastor paid him a visit. Daddy had some questions about tithing that apparently sounded as if he were trying to get by with the least. The pastor replied with a tone of exasperation, "Lamar, don't try to treat God like the IRS."

That has stuck with me through the years. The amount of the gift is not the most important thing. Rather, it is the spirit in which it is given. I learned from my pastor and for myself that our giving can be joyful. However, it will continue to be painful until we stop figuring in terms of how much we must give and think instead of how much we may give.

Father, I acknowledge I am responsible to You for all You have allowed me to have.

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 2:42 PM CST

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No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. ye cannot serve God and mammon. Luke 16:13

In the lobby of the School of Business building on the campus of a university in the city where I live is a sculpture that reminds me of the passage above. The center of it is a gigantic dollar sign. On one side of the symbol is the figure of a man with his hand resting on it. On the other side is another figure of a man kneeling in homage to the symbol. The inscription reads "Master or Servant."

Quite often, in these days, we have seen the drive for wealth become such an all-consuming passion that all other matters lose significance, even God. Such individuals forget that money is, at best, only a means to an end and never intended to be our goal. Our goal as believers is to serve God, and anything that distracts us from that is IDOLATRY.

Let's serve God with glad hearts today!

Father, keep my focus on You so that all other things may keep their proper places.

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 3:37 PM CST

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But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD. Jeremiah 9:24

Almost all of us have something about which we can brag; though, many of us probably have fewer things worthy of such boasting than we imagine.

For most of my years as a pastor, I was forced to listen to some of our adults bragging about their grandchildren, complete with the latest pictures. I could not imagine how anyone could have such excessive pride. But then when my wife and I were married a couple of years ago, I inherited seven grandchildren ranging in ages 3 to 18. Now I can brag with the best of them.

In our Christian life it also is easy to allow ourselves to be boastful about our accomplishments. But the Scripture teaches us that our boasting must be only in the Lord of heaven and what He has done for us. Apart from His boundless mercy, we are nothing.

Father, You are the Source of all the good things in my life. I glory in knowing You.

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 1:16 PM CST

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But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. Psalm 49:15

A dear friend of mine who lived several of his adult years in a communist country taught me a valuable lesson about trusting God.

I had the nerve to observe about his life one day that being a believer in a communist country really must have been difficult. Apparently shocked that I would have thought such a thing, he responded: "Oh, no. It was actually much easier to be a Christian in my homeland because there we understood we could not go on living without faith in God. Here, believers often go days and weeks without giving more than a passing thought to God."

We sometimes live our lives that way, often going through our days without conscious reliance on God. Though we may pray over our meals, we may seldom realize that but for the direct intervention of God we would have gone hungry.

God can do for us what riches cannot. We need to trust Him and thank Him for every provision of life.

Father, I am dependent on You in every area of my life.

Posted by Prophecies Of Revelation at 1:21 PM CST

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