Getting to Heaven

We can all get to heaven without health, without wealth, without fame, without learning, without culture, without beauty, without friends, without ten thousand things.   But we can never get to heaven without Christ.

[Corrie Ten Boom]

John 14:6 ... Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Acts 4:12 ... Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Romans 6:23 ...  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.❤

Resting in God

If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. If you look at God you'll be at rest.

[Corrie Ten Boom]

Hebrews 12:2 ... Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.


Colossians 3:1-2 ... If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.  Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.



John 16:33 ... These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.❤

Feeling Itchy?

In her book “The Hiding Place” Corrie ten Boom relates an incident that taught her always to be thankful. She and her sister Betsy had just been transferred to the worst German prison camp they had seen yet, called Ravensbruck. The barracks were extremely overcrowded and horribly flea-infested.
 

 

After their scripture reading in 1st Thessalonians that morning, where the Lord reminded them to rejoice always, pray constantly, and give thanks in all circumstances,  Betsy suggested they stop and thank the Lord for every detail of their new living quarters. At first, Corrie was appalled by the idea. She flatly refused to give thanks for that smelly, dirty, flea-ridden place. But Betsy persisted — and Corrie finally succumbed to her pleadings.
 

 

It was by a miracle of God that Corrie and Betsy were able to smuggle their Bible into the camp. If the guards found out that the women were holding nightly Bible studies in their barracks, they surely would have been punished harshly, maybe even killed. During the months they spent at that camp, however, no guard ever said one word.
 

 

 

It was not until several months later that they learned the reason why the guards would hardly ever come into their barracks. They wouldn’t enter the barracks because of the fleas!!
 

 

 

Perhaps you’re dealing with some difficult circumstances today. But who knows? There may be a purpose beyond our understanding! Let’s choose trust the Lord and maintain an attitude of thankfulness in every situation.
 

 

[George Whitten]

 

 

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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 ... Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing.  In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.



Psalm 106:1 ... Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
 


Colossians 3:15 ... And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.❤

Perfect Motive

Who can add to Christmas? The perfect motive is that God so loved the world. The perfect gift is that He gave His only Son. The only requirement is to believe in Him. The reward of faith is that you shall have everlasting life.

[Corrie Ten Boom]

John 3:15-16 ... That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.



1 John 5:11 ... And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.


Isaiah 7:14 ... Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

2 Corinthians 9:15 ...  Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.❤

Gather

Gather the riches of God's promises. Nobody can take away from you those texts from the Bible which you have learned by heart.

 [Corrie Ten Boom]

Proverbs 30:5 ... Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Psalm 119:97 ... O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

Luke 4:4 ... And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. ❤

Deeper

There is no pit so deep that God's love is not deeper still.

[Corrie Ten Boom]

Psalm 40:2 ... He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

Colossians 1:13-14 ... Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

2 Corinthians 1:10 ... Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; ❤

Silly Woodpeckers

A woodpecker tapped with his beak against the stem of a tree just as lightning struck the tree and destroyed it. He flew away and said, "I didn't know there was so much power in my beak!" When we bring the Gospel there is a danger that we will think or say, "I have done a good job." Don't be a silly woodpecker. Know where your strength comes from. It is only the Holy Spirit who can make a message good and fruitful.

[Corrie Ten Boom]

Galatians 6:14 ... But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

Acts 1:8 ... But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

John 15:5 ... I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. ❤

All I Need

You can never learn that Christ is all you need, until Christ is all you have.

[Corrie Ten Boom]

Philippians 4:19 ... But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. ❤

Trust God

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark… you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.

[Corrie Ten Boom]

Proverbs 3:5-6 ... 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. ❤

"Stuff"

Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.

[Corrie Ten Boom]

Ecclesiastes 5:13-14 ... There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

Matthew 6:19-21 ... Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

2 Corinthians 4:18 ... While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. ❤

Through Christ

When we are powerless to do a thing, it is a great joy that we can come and step inside the ability of Jesus.

[Corrie Ten Boom]

Romans 8:37 ... Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

Philippians 4:13 ... I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

1 Coritnhians 15:57 ... But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.❤

Know the Enemy

The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy. 

[Corrie Ten Boom]

1 John 4:1 ... Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

1 Peter 5:8-9 ... Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

2 Peter 2:1 ... But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

Matthew 7:14 ... Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. ♥

The Plan of The Master Weaver

My life is but a weaving between the Lord and me, I may not choose the colors, He knows what they should be, For He can view the pattern upon the upper side, While I can see it only on this, the under side…

Sometimes He weaveth sorrow, which seemeth strange to me, But I will trust His judgement, and work on faithfully, ‘Tis He who fills the shuttle, and He knows what is best, So I shall weave in earnest, leaving to Him the rest…

Not till the loom is silent and the shuttles cease to fly, Shall God unroll the canvas and explain the reason why - The dark threads are as needed in the Weaver’s skillful hand As the threads of gold and silver in the pattern He has planned.

[Corrie Ten Boom]

1 Peter 5:10 … But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

John 16:33 … These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Jeremiah 29:11 … For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Romans 8:28 … And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Philippians 1:6 … Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. ♥

Quit Worrying!

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.

[Corrie Ten Boom]

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be ...troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. Psalm 46:1-3


Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Matthew 6:34


Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Philippians 4:6 ♥