♫♪The wise man built a house upon the rock ♫♪, and so the children’s song begins. Yet, Jesus was teaching us all a very important lesson. How we build our house, “our life” matters. He wants our house to be strong and able to withstand the storms of life. God gives us free choice, which …
Jesus said the Kingdom of heaven would be like 10 virgins in Matthew 25: 1-13. Five ladies were prepared and sadly, five weren’t. In this parable He tells us how to prepare for His return, his 2nd coming. Are you ready? A Parable Please read Marette’s article to understand parableshttps://mustardtrees.com/2025/05/19/parables/ better: The parable tells us there …
Joy during trials A calm delight, gladness, and a great pleasure that is within your innermost soul, that’s the Joy of the Lord. This joy is from the Holy Spirit, and please don’t confuse it with happiness. James 1 tells us to consider it pure joy when we encounter various trials. ”Are you crazy! Have …
The Fruit of the Spirit is love. One short word that has so much meaning. Everyone wants it, but do they really have this God given love in their life? Gal 5:22 tells us that love is produced in us by the Holy Spirit, not ourselves, but Him! Choose to Love like God This word …
The Holy Spirit worked in my life like a beautiful harmony in a musical composition. I had grown up in the church, going regularly even before I had memories. I attended Sunday school classes, and memorized a lot of Scripture. One day in 1980, at a new church in Oregon, my Sunday school teacher asked our …
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Please read these 2 stanzas and ask yourself if you have new hope like the free bird or if you are caged and hopeless? “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou. The free bird leapson the back of the windand floats downstreamtill the current endsand dips his wingsin the orange sun raysand dares to claim the sky. …
Have you considered the birth of Christ from the perspective of the angels? Gabriel was grateful to deliver God’s messages. The name Gabriel means “God is Mighty”, and he proclaimed this as he did God’s will. He had the privilege to go to the young lady that God chose for His Son to be born …
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Are you having a good harvest in this season of your life? My bonus daughter and her girls took last year’s pumpkin and let it rot, it completely died and shriveled up, but then new life slowly emerged from the old pumpkin. This autumn, they harvested 19 pumpkins from 1 dead rotten pumpkin. Matt. 13:23 …
Miriam and Aaron speaking against Moses
Anna, 84 years old and she is still serving and waiting for the Messiah of the world to come. Did she sit around worrying about the troubles in her life? No, instead she fasts & prays! Anna had experienced loss. She was married and then lost her husband after 7 years of marriage. We don’t …