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WHY SIT HERE TILL WE DIE?

"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: and they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it." (Amos 8:11, 12).       In a day when there are more churches in most cities than there are gas stations and pizza places, and the Word of God has gone out over the air waves of radio and television to every corner of the world, it is difficult to imagine that the prophet Amos could have been describing this present time when he spoke of a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.   The key to understanding this prophecy, however, is in the wording.   God was speaking of a time when there would be, not an absence of the Word itself, but of hearing the Word.   We are told in Romans 10 , " So then faith cometh by hearing, and h...
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BEING WITH JESUS

When we think of the heroes of the Bible, we often think of them as supermen and superwomen who were supernaturally endowed with wisdom and strength to perform the tasks that God asked them to do.   The truth is, however, that these folks were no different than you and me.   They were subject to the same temptations, the same weaknesses, and the same doubts and fears that we all have.   Although Moses was raised in Pharaoh's house, and enjoyed all the privileges of court, it was not until he was rejected by both the Egyptians and his own people, and felt himself a complete failure, that God was able to use him.   David was just a sheep herder and the youngest of his family.   He was considered so insignificant that his father didn't even call him to come to the feast that was held for the prophet Samuel.   Tax collectors, uneducated fishermen, and harlots - these were the ones whom God called and blessed.   We read in the 3rd and 4th chapters of Ac...
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THE SPIRIT OF FEAR

"Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.  For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind" (2 Timothy 1:6, 7).                                                                                                                        Edwin Cole, who has been called “the Father of the Christian Men’s Movement,” has said that the definition of faith and the definition of fear are the same.  He said, “ Faith is believing that what you cannot see will come to pass.  Fear is believing that what you cannot see will come to pass.”  This being true, it appears ...
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