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The Samaritans did not receive Christ because He planned to go to detested Jerusalem. They missed the Lord altogether. Martha welcomed Him to her home but, preoccupied by the pressures of the moment, missed what He had to say. Mary sat at His feet transfixed by Him. No wonder that it was she who with abandon, anointed His feet with very costly perfume. How much do we appreciate the Lord Jesus Christ?—S. M.

This was God’s mandate for Jeremiah in his time, but can be applied to every believer today. How can we pull down and destroy all around us that is anti-God? Not by holding demonstrations but by giving ourselves to prayer. I Sam 17:47 tells us “The battle is the Lord’s.” But not only should we pray, but plant, that is, passing on God’s word at every opportunity. It is through these two ministries that you will see the light of God's blessing shining in the dark corner where you live. —David Croudace

Financial turmoil has affected the economies of the world. The temptation is to examine our own posessions whether it be stocks, bonds, or other investments and place our faith in them. While it may be prudent to plan for the future, we are warned not to trust in these riches, but in the living God. Why? Because "my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Phil. 4:19). No other investment can make such a claim. —Bob Cretney

How voluntary was the death of our Lord Jesus. Five times we read that He “gave Himself”. He gave Himself for our sins (Gal. 1.4). He gave Himself a ransom for all (1 Tim. 2.6). He loved the church and gave Himself for it (Eph. 5.25). How blessed it is to know that He gave Himself for us (Titus 2.14).But what a personal privilege to be able to say that He loved me and gave Himself for me (Gal. 2.20). —Jim Flanigan

There is only one way for a young eagle to learn to fly. It is pushed out of its nest into thin air. The mother eagle is the safety net and the instructor while training her offspring. She will fly underneath her young with her wings spread out in order to catch a tumbling eaglet. We too, often learn the most important lessons in life while tumbling out of control only to fall into the loving and peaceful arms of the Saviour. Beloved, He will never drop you! —Warren Henderson

For a believer, when death comes it is like a seed put into the ground. Within the seed is potential and someday, in God’s own time a new and more glorious body will arise, sinless and deathless. The gloom that sometimes encompasses our soul is lifted when we grasp this truth. It reveals to us the wonders of God’s creative and redemptive powers. Resurrection is and will ever be a miracle of the first magnitude. —Drew Craig

Where is true peace to be found? Not in the idyllic surroundings of an earthly paradise, not in the amassing of material treasures! The Bible’s message is that eternal peace is available to all who enter into a relationship with God, through the Lord Jesus Christ. He “made peace through the blood of His cross,” (Col. 1:20) To know Him is true peace! —George Hall

The disciplinary hand of God is upon a Christian you know, and you know why. Perhaps your brother has persisted in some path of disobedience, and your warnings and admonitions have gone unheeded. So what now? Shall we account ourselves to be more righteous than God, by adding our condemnation to His sorrow? God forbid, for we all would be in the same situation but for God’s preserving grace. “Even thou wast as one of them,” (vs. 11). Pray for their restoration! Pray with tears! —Rick Morse

If you are a person of average size, each day you perform some astounding functions. Truly we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Your

heart beats 103,689 times. You breathe 23,040 times. You inhale 438 cubic feet of air. Your body maintains a steady temperature of 98.6 degrees. You speak 4,800 words a day (although some have more to say). You use over 700 muscles, 7 million brain cells, and walk 7 miles. And if you are a Christian, your body belongs to God to live for His glory. —Rex Trogdon