lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.

Allison A.

I hope you’re not surprised but in THE BOOK (THE BIBLE)

Now this is not to bash our men but it is to show to both men and women when it comes to the household and household chores from God’s Word (which we say we believe) Genisis 24 tells us when Abraham sent his servant to acquire a wife for his son Isaac, the girls were out fetching the water and taking care of the cattle and the brother was doing the cleaning and in Genesis 27 we learn both Esau and Jacob could cook. The Father loved Esau cooking and when Esau came from the field Jacob had made some lentil soup.

And then we see JESUS HIMSELF COOKED!! John 21:9 didn’t say he prayed and fish appeared ! He had a fire, fish and bread .No tricks just plain old cooking. Our parents and spouses (especially in Christian homes) love to use men being the head of the home to mean, they make the rules but The Bible says Christ is the head of the home and the man is the head of the woman. So if Christ is the head of us all we need to follow His lead, he cooked, he led by example, he gave himself for us and that’s how you should lead being the head. Then we love to talk about The Proverbs 31 woman and we stress on her rising up early, cooking for her maids, doing all the traveling, busy, busy busy, did we stop to think, she was able to do all of these things because her husband was a great provider, she could cook for her maids I’m sure sometimes, not when she’s off traveling because she had so many maids to help out with everything else She wasn’t bionic woman. So if you can’t provide all that the Proverbs 31 woman had through her husband’s provision, please help your wife with the chores and women don’t beat yourself up because you can’t accomplish all she did. Do the best with what you have. And let all husbands, wives assist and help each other and our children will see a great relationship, a balanced relationship, a Godly relationship and not a lopsided relationship and they will follow us as we follow Christ.

God Already Knew

Donna Royalty Ross

We are watching a display in Ukraine. Russia has invaded Ukraine. I dare say only God and President Putin know why this is taking place at such a time as this.

With that being said, do you think that God did not know about what President Putin was going to do? If you believe that God did not know about it, you should think again. God, the omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient definitely knew what is going to take place every second, minute and hour of the day.

God was well aware of this engagement and wants us all to know that He is yet still in control. Some would say how could God be in control and not stop what is happening to Ukraine?

Luke 21:9 tells us “When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”

This basically means that God knew that these things would happen in the last days, and He was preparing us so that the Body of Christ could be alert, prepared and operate like the 5 wise virgins.

With the foreknowledge of what is happening, God wants the Body of Christ to stay focused and aggressively stand in the gap for our friends and families who are being held hostage, because the god of this world system has blinded their eyes.

We are therefore not to become alarmed but live Matthew 26:41 – “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak”

In conclusion, there is nothing that you are dealing with that God does not already know about. Just like He was with the three Hebrew boys in Daniel 3:22-25, “Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 23And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 24Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. 25He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”

He is the same God that already knew what challenges you are going to be and has already promised He will never leave you, nor forsake you.