Declaring the End from the Beginning

Posted on September 6, 2025 by kathy

Isaiah 46:9-10 “Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure,”

God’s pattern of declaring the end from the beginning is to show mankind what His plans are so that they can exercise faith and prayer for it. We see this pattern in the Old Testament over and over in the lives of God’s people.

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The Loss of Covenant

Posted on August 20, 2025 by kathy

The loss of covenant and faithfulness in our society

In a modern society such as ours, there are many things the anti-God people seek to do away with. Foundational, stabilizing principles such as marriage, raising families, working hard to take care of a family, have all come under intense pressure in our modern times. Legislation from the ungodly seeks to change the traditions, values, and even the meaning of words. The word covenant is a word that is not used in our times, although we do still use the words promise and guarantee, which are synonymous with the word covenant.

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Our Romantic God

Posted on July 23, 2025 by kathy

As believers, we may express our deep love for God through praise and worship, through prayer and spending time meditating on His marvelous character. As we love on Him, we should also be experiencing His love back to us in all sorts of tangible ways. This week during worship time at our weekly service, the words of a song inspired me to look up a verse in the scriptures which took me to the Song of Solomon chapter 4. 

The Song of Solomon was written by a man who was credited with having 700 wives and concubines. The book is a book of romance and desire between a King and the Shulamite woman, but it’s not just that. I believe it is also a picture of our Bridegroom-King’s love back to us! There’s just not enough romance in life, is there? We need more of it! I need more of it!

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…And So Ends Our Time on Earth Together

Posted on July 5, 2025 by kathy

A tribute to my brother

My brother passed away last weekend on Sunday morning…he just slipped away in the night without saying good bye to any of us. I had told myself it could happen at any time since he had underlying health issues with his heart. He had had some mini strokes, the doctor said. His future was heading towards having a scope run down his lungs to sample a tumor, with possible followup of chemo and radiation….not the most fun in the world. He had already been through a lot. He had earlier gone through a round of radiation treatments for another lung “spot” diagnosed as some kind of cancer. He had gone through an intensive time of healing of an injury on his leg that occurred the day after Christmas. In the hospital, out of the hospital, back in…therapy, etc., etc. But the leg seemed to be finally on the mend with pictures texted to us of increasing healing after they had removed part of the tendon that was showing. Everything seemed to be on the upswing.

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Two Groups Stood at the Jordan River

Posted on July 3, 2025 by kathy

Hebrews 3:15 “Today, if  you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

At two different times in Israel’s history, two groups stood at the banks of the Jordan river facing the west. Both groups had the exact same promise from God. Forty years of time separated the groups. Both were Hebrews. But each group possessed different attitudes about the promise God had given them. The promise was that the land on the other side of the Jordan belonged to them. God was giving it to them.

Of the first group God had this to say…1 Corinthians 10:1-11 “Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.

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There’s One Way to have Wisdom and Understanding

Posted on June 24, 2025 by kathy

John 1:4-5  “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.“

“The spirit of a man is the lamp of the lord, searching all the inner depths of his heart”—Proverbs 20:27

The spirit, or the inward part of a person is the guiding force of their life. If the spirit of a person is darkness, negativity will rule them. You may have natural life. Your body is alive. Your personality can be seen and experienced. But is your spirit alive? You are a three part being…you ARE a spirit, you HAVE a soul and you LIVE in a body. 

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Faith is The Substance, Part 2

Posted on June 14, 2025 by kathy

Hebrews 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.“

So how are we to know that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him? Well, one must first accept that the Bible is the inspired, written word of God and that that Book is where we find the answers to these questions. The Bible is full of God‘s promises to mankind. It is His love letter to His people, explaining the mysteries of the universe and of life. It defines His existence (and ours), and His character. 

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Trusting God…THE Lesson of Living

Posted on June 2, 2025 by kathy

‘Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to take Him at His word 

Just to rest upon His promise, And to know thus saith the Lord”

~ song written by Louisa M.R. Stead (1850-1917)

I wish someone had taught me this song and its message when I was a young child. I was raised in the Catholic faith, and though the scriptures were taught weekly from the podium in church, and I went to catechism weekly, I do not recall learning much in the way of trusting Jesus in all my affairs. We were taught about Him but not much regarding relationship with Him. We learned to pray the three prayers that were said said with the rosary.

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According to Your Faith…

Posted on May 30, 2025 by kathy

Before I gave my life to Jesus, I was in big trouble in my marriage. I remember waking up one morning and knowing in my know-er that only God could save us. And I began to search in that direction to find Him. I also had a medical problem. I believed that God could heal me; I just didn’t know if He would, because I did not know about the promises in His word and I didn’t know much about His character.

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Faith is the Substance, Part 1

Posted on May 30, 2025 by kathy

Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the SUBSTANCE of things hoped for, the EVIDENCE, or the confidence… of things not yet seen.” (emphasis mine)

I believe word studies are crucial for expanding our understanding, so I consulted a dictionary to gain a more precise definition of the word substance, and I found these clarifying thoughts: 

Substance is…the most important or essential part of something; the real or essential meaning; the quality of being important, valid, or significant, dependable or stable; having a solid basis in reality or fact.

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