May

20

Peace like a river…

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Even on your bleakest day, the calming peace of Jesus can satisfy like no other. He leads us beside the still waters and restores our souls. His peace is like a river, and it flows as a fount of blessings to his faithful followers who put their trust fully in Him.

In difficult times of trial and trouble, the everlasting arms of Jesus—and He alone—is the only healing balm we need. He directs the course of great rivers, and by his power, the very atoms in the nails that pierced his flesh on the cross were held together by His mighty strength. If He created the world and all the cattle on a thousand hills belong to Him, what is your life’s situation that He cannot make good?

If God is for us, who can possibly be against us? That is, who can thwart God? Or, why is there a need to even worry about anything but our relationship with the Lord?

May

13

Mother’s Day

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How blessed are we who have been nurtured by Godly women–our mothers. One who takes her responsibilities of raising her children under the guidance of her heavenly Father, who rises up to prepare them for the day with feeding, clothing, teaching, and caretaking…who honors the Lord in all she does and walks in a manner to please Him.

A mother’s love often extends beyond her own needs or concerns. Sacrificially, she’ll hold back from herself the last slice of bread if her child is still hungry, lend her only dollar, drive to the ends of the earth, or stay awake throughout the night, if necessary. She gives and gives until it’s time to give again.

Mothers are God’s special gift to this world. Today, all mothers—grand, foster, and surrogate—are being celebrated. You are a blessing to your children and they are blessed to call you Mother.

Next to Jesus, there is no other love like a mother’s. Whether here on earth or at home with the Lord, we remember you today and every day with our utmost love and appreciation.

                     Lucy and Lena Parisano, mom and grand mom

May

06

A new song

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When Jesus defeated sin on the cross and death, as well, through his resurrection, he put a new song into the hearts of his disciples. As a victor, he became cause for celebration. As Christians celebrate this magnificent feat annually on Easter morning and in our hearts every day, it brings to every believer’s lips a song of rejoicing.

We often sing the well-known lyrics in the hymn by E.M. Bartlett:

“O victory in Jesus, my savior forever, he sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood. He loved me ‘ere I knew Him and all my love is due Him. He brought me to victory beneath the cleansing flood.”

When Jesus came to earth the first time, he came as a peaceful servant of his father. He came not to judge the world but to save it. When he comes again to reign and his brethren with him, he will come to judge like never before.

There’s victory in Jesus! He gave his life and he opened up eternity for all believers in Him to enter. Life is a battlefield, but rest assured, the battle belongs to the Lord—and it’s already been won.

Apr

28

He’s alive

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The cruel Roman cross was no match for Jesus. The spotless lamb of God, who defied death and dying, paved the way for man to enter eternity through selflessly enduring the sin-ridden stains of humanity. The world lends a nod to the Easter holiday; however, for true believers, the day is celebrated every day in our hearts.

Naysayers may scoff at the devotion we hold and may mock or deride our faith, but through His shed blood, we are now washed in new life and freedom. If not, we would still be knee-deep in our sins and still standing in judgement, same as the world. We are reborn and no longer bound by sin and the fear of death; we walk away new people in Christ and our new lives are more precious than anything this world can offer.

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 – “Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

For now, as people washed spiritually clean, we are ambassadors for Christ and proclaim Him until we are safely home with the Lord. We can choose to follow his precepts and serve Him or live to serve ourselves. Only we can make that choice. Though, because he gave his life for us, the very least we can do is live for Him.

Apr

22

He is risen!

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Before our Lord Jesus endured his final hour, Isaiah prophesized how he would die. The words, pierced, bruised, and crushed all describe the scene at the hands of the Jews and Romans on that fateful day. Many would have passed out from only a portion of what Jesus endured. Amazingly, he hung in there through the suffering. All for you and me.

The sacrifice he made, the torture, the humiliation, and how he was mentally and emotionally brought down by the weight of humankind’s sin is mind boggling. What the Lord went through is stirring in the deepest of ways because what he suffered was what we deserve. An innocent lamb led to slaughter. Though because of this miraculous feat, we are now set free. Set free spiritually from everything that besets our souls forever.

The compassion of God is truly greater than anything we’ll ever come to know. The more we dwell upon the flogging he endured… the stripes upon his back, the nails in his wrists, and the crown of thorns on his head, the more fully we can understand the magnitude of his suffering. The greater meaning of it all, we’ll understand in heaven, but for now, we can rest in the truth of God’s word that these things were designed from the beginning for good.

The only remedy for the world’s sickness and disease of sin with all of its manifestations is the Lord. Isaiah tells us: “By His stripes we are healed.” We take medicine for our physical ailments, but the only medicine to cure our souls is the blood of the perfect lamb.