The Second Coming of Jesus will be sudden and unexpected. Because we do not know
when our Lord will return, we should expect it at any time and be preparing for it. "The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which
the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat (2 Peter 3:10).
The eternal Son of God will descend for all to see from the heavens. How dreadful it will be for
those who have rejected Jesus. If you accept Jesus as your savior, you do not have to fear death or the return of
Jesus because you will inherit all the splendor and glory God has promised to those who love Him. The Day of Christ will be
refreshening to you and you will long for it and peace will overcome you. Choose God before it is
too late. All you have to do is to ask Jesus to come into your heart and to forgive you for your
sins. Turn away from a life of sin and turn to Jesus! Jesus died for all of us and eternal life is
only possible through the grace of God and through the blood shed for you by the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ.
When we have exhausted our store of endurance,
When our strength has failed ere the day is half done,
When we reach the end of our hoarded resources,
Our Father's full giving has only begun
His love has no limits, His grace has no measure,
His power no boundary known unto men.
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus,
He giveth and giveth, and giveth again.
Love is patient and kind;
Love is not jealous or boastful;
It is not arrogant or rude.
Love does not insist on its own way;
It is not irritable or resentful;
It does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right.
Love bears all things,
Believes all things,
Hopes all things,
Endures all things.
Love never ends;
As for prophecy, it will pass away;
As for tongues, they will cease;
As for knowledge, it will pass away.
For our knowledge is imperfect
And our prophecy is imperfect;
But when the perfect comes, the imperfect will pass away.
When I was a child, I spoke like a child,
I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child;
When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.
For now we see in a mirror dimly;
But then face to face.
Now I know in part;
Then I shall understand fully,
Even as I have been fully understood.
So faith, hope, love abide these three;
But the greatest of these is love
I Said a Prayer for You
"I said a prayer for you today and know God must have heard;
I felt the answer in my heart Although He spoke not a word.
I didn't ask for wealth or fame, (I knew you wouldn't mind),
I asked for priceless treasures rare, Of a more lasting kind.
I prayed that He'd be near to you At the
start of each new day,
To grant you health and blessing fair, And friends
to show your way.
I asked for happiness for you In all things great and
small,
But that you'd know His loving care I prayed for most of all."
-- Author Unknown --
The Difference
I got up early one morning and rushed right into the day.
I had so much to accomplish that I didn't have time to pray.
Problems just tumbled about me and heavier came each task.
`Why doesn't God help me?' I wondered. He answered, `You didn't ask.'
I wanted to see joy and beauty, but the day toiled on, gray and bleak;
I wondered why God didn't show me. He said, `But you didn't seek.'
I tried to come into God's presence; I used all my keys at the lock.
God gently and lovingly chided, `My child, you didn't knock.'
I woke up early this morning, and paused before entering
the day.
I had so much to accomplish that I had to take time to pray.
-- by Grace L. Naessens --
