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[God's Gift: becoming the woman my man needs]

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her...  Proverbs 31:11a. 

Safely trust means to be secure or have confidence in.

While I have heard and read and agree that this entire passage [verses 10-31] is a collection of the Virtuous Woman's entire life's work, this one thought is the crux of her virtue and can only be achieved through daily dilegence. 

All the days of her married life, 

her husband's heart is safe in her hands. 

~~

There is so much that could be said here. Indeed, I have read several books on this subject. 

But I will suffice it to say that if I, as a wife, 

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Tracts - Some Amazing Numbers!

How important is it to distribute Gospel tracts as we go about our daily tasks around town? Many people are unsure if the results are worth the effort. We seldom hear of someone being saved from a tract we hand out and rarely hear of someone coming to church because a Gospel tract was given to them. Maybe we should take a closer look at what happens when we regularly and faithfully hand out tracts.

When we give someone a Gospel tract, we never know what they are going through or how God will use it in their life. Several years ago, I was flying from Atlanta to Detroit and seated beside me was a former football star for the University of Connecticut. We began talking, and I gave him a Gospel tract. He was going to Detroit to attend his grandmother’s funeral. He was thinking about eternity, and I had the opportunity to lead him to Christ. When you give someone a Gospel tract, it may be just the answer to a troubled heart or soul. We must keep that in mind when we go through our daily routines around town.

Distributing tracts, especially with your church information on them, makes your church better known. Dr. Bobby Roberson said, “Don’t just be the pastor of your church, but be the pastor of your community.” When an unchurched person has a spiritual problem and needs a pastor, the pastor of your church should be the first name that comes to his mind. This is more likely to happen if your church members pass out tracts everywhere they go.

If each of your church members consistently distributed tracts, your town could be completely saturated very quickly. If 100 people distributed only 5 Gospel tracts each day, then 182,500 Gospel tracts would be distributed in one year! All we need to do is consistently give a person a Gospel tract each time we pull out our wallet to pay for something.

The problem isn’t that we have no opportunities; the problem is that we are not making a conscious effort to distribute tracts on a regular basis. May we all make a commitment to this simple task as we live for Christ each day.

By Earl Jessup (published by permission)

IFBKJV.com has these resources listed where you can obtain free tracts: Free Resources

New Song of the Month, Lyrics

I've seen some trials,
I've shed some tears,
I've had some struggles,
And harbored some fears.
Yet, through the windy days,
The storms and the strife,
I've found just one way to hold on to life.

CH: Never let go of the Lord,
Never lose hold of His word,
Never stop praying,
Never stop saying His Name,
Never let go.

I've seen a brother pull up on the shore,
Weary from battle, with storm after storm.
And if you ask him what kept him alive,
He'll tell you there's only one way to survive.

Even in sunshine, when all skies are clear,
There is no telling what storms may be near.
So never stop praying,
Never stop saying His name.
Never let go. Never let go.

Never Let Go

What Do We Expect?

I know it has been awhile since I have written. Fox News ran a story this week about an online petition to pressure the producers of "Sesame Street" into having Bert and Ernie get married. The petitioners stated, "We are not asking that Sesame Street do anything crude or disrespectful," the petition reads. "It can be done in a tasteful way. Let us teach tolerance of those that are different."  The non-profit Sesame Workshop told FoxNews that the pair were created to be "best friends".  "They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves," the statement read.

I was appalled by this petition to expose preschoolers to this abomination against God (yes, it's still an abomination! see Lev. 20:18), yet not surprised.  I mean, what do we expect?  

Reading in the book of Genesis, we find the account of two heavenly visitors going to rescue Lot and his family from the destruction of Sodom.  By the way, Sodom and Gomorrah were being destroyed because of the wicked sin of homosexuality, hence the name Sodomite.  The visitors were angels.  They came to Lot's home and were going to sleep outside of his door, a practice which was customary in those times.  Lot convinced them to come and sleep inside his home.  He knew the wickedness of his neighbors.  The men of the city went to Lot's home and started beating on the door, saying, "Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them."  Lot came out and tried to reason with them, even going so far as to offer his own daughters to them.  This is how sick Lot's mind had become. The men of the city refused Lot's daughters and they said, "Stand back!" Then the Bible tells us, "...they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door." 

Gospel of John: Free or Low Cost

If you have a serious need for KJV booklets containing the Gospel of John, or know someone with this need (ie: children with parents unwilling or unable to buy them), the Pocket Testament League is a resource where you can order them as needed. Here is the website: http://www.ptl.org

Sometimes my husband and I purchase full-sized Bibles for the bus kids in our class, but often the need exceeds our limited finances (we spend hundreds of dollars on our class annually). If he is doing a series of lessons in the book of John, this is a good way to the the Bible into needy little hands vs. sending them away empty-handed.