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Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go?  Thou hast the words of eternal life.  John 6:68

The cross of Christ creates a new people, a people unhindered by skin color or family feud. A new citizenry based, not on common ancestry or geography, but on a common Savior.

AND NOW MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND MAY THE LORD KEEP YOU AND MAY THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE TO SHINE UPON YOU AND MAY THE LORD BE GRACIOUS UNTO YOU AND GIVE YOU HIS PEACE. MAY YOU LIVE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT GOD IS TOO WISE TO MAKE A MISTAKE, AND HE'S TOO LOVING TO BE UNKIND. IN ALL OF YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND HE WILL DIRECT YOUR PATHS, FOR YOUR STEPS ARE ORDERED OF GOD BECAUSE YOU ARE NUMBERED AMONG THE RIGHTEOUS. MAY HIS PEACE, HIS LOVE AND HIS JOY ENVELOP YOUR SOUL AND YOUR HOME AS YOU KNOW HIM AS THE SOURCE OF LIFE AND THE SOURCE OF EVERY BLESSING IN YOUR LIFE.

Stephen is arrested for preaching the Gospel.

INSIGHT

Mary-the Daring Disciple 

Sharon Jaynes Today's Truth 
"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "You are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed.  Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her: (Luke 10:41-42 NIV)

“A person is made right with God not by following the law, but by trusting in Jesus Christ.”  Galatians 2:16

God is not stumped by an evil world. He doesn’t gasp in amazement at the depth of our faith or the depth of our failures. We can’t surprise God with our cruelties. He knows the condition of the world . . . and loves it just the same. For just when we find a place where God would never be (like on a cross), we look again and there he is, in the flesh.

Joshua 5:13-15

Before overcoming a challenging situation, God often brings us through a time of spiritual preparation. Such was the case prior to Israel's conquest of Canaan. As Joshua—the commander of the Hebrew army—stood near Jericho contemplating the battle ahead, God appeared to him.

Joshua's reaction to this fresh encounter with God can help us learn how we should respond when He speaks to us in our hearts through His Word and His Spirit.

Holding On

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast...
Hebrews 6:19a

Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.  Matthew 13:30

AND NOW MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND MAY THE LORD KEEP YOU AND MAY THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE TO SHINE UPON YOU AND MAY THE LORD BE GRACIOUS UNTO YOU AND GIVE YOU HIS PEACE; MAY YOU WALK IN THE JOY OF YOUR SALVATION; MAY EVERY SICKNESS AND DISEASE BE CONQUERED AND DESTROYED IN YOUR BODY; MAY YOU RECOGNIZE YOUR ENEMIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN DEFEATED BEFORE YOU; THAT GOD HAS ALREADY PREPARED THE WAY THAT YOU CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE, FOR NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE TO THE GOD THAT YOU SERVE.