Be Strong In Your Faith, You Will Need It

Eternal Life!

"Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night within his temple; and he who sits upon the throne will shelter them with his presence. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." Revelation 7:15-17 RSV

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 KJV

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
1 John 5:11-13 NASB

Thanks be unto God for His wonderful gift: Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God is the object of our faith; the only faith that saves is faith in Him.


This Day in History, December 4
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On December 4th, 1110, the Crusaders conquered Sidon in the First Crusade.

I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT THERE ARE MANY WARS WHERE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN THE NAME OF A LOVNG GOD THAT WANTS US ALL TO BE ONE FAMILY...KILLING IN THE NAME OF ANYTHING, IS NOT THE DEFINITION OF THE GOD I BELIEVE IN...THE OLD TESTIMENT WAS ALL ABOUT SETTING UP THE JEWISH PEOPLE AS GODS CHOSEN...THE NEW TESTIMENT WAS ABOUT JESUS COMMING TO FULFILL THE COVENANT FOR ALL PEOPLE...THROUGH JESUS WE ARE FREED FROM THE NEED TO KILL ANYONE IN THE NAME OF PEACE...AS JESUS FORGIVES AND LOVES US AS WE ARE, SO ARE WE TO FORGIVE AND LOVE EACH OTHER IN OUR DIFFERENCES...GOD IS IN CONTROL...WE MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT HIS WILL IS THE ONLY RESULT...DAVE..

Other Notable Events, December 4

In 1942, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered liquidation of the Works Progress Administration, created during the Depression to provide work for the unemployed.

In 1971, India joined East Pakistan in its war for independence from West Pakistan. East Pakistan became the republic of Bangladesh.

1991, American Terry Anderson was freed by his pro-Iranian captors after 6 years. He was the last U.S. hostage held in the Middle East

Classic Quotes by Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) English author

"Writing is a dreadful labor, yet not so dreadful as Idleness."

"The man of life upright has a guiltless heart, free from all dishonest deeds or thought of vanity."

"Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are, for it shows me what your ideal of manhood is and what kind of man you long to be"

"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom."

"Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak"

"No conquest can ever become permanent which does not show itself beneficial to the conquered as well as to the conquerors."