THE NORTHERN ADVOCATE  is one of our local papers and with great joy I am reading that the “Thought for the day”  Thursday, August 18, 2011 is from First Corinthians 13:4-8.

Praise the Lord!

Here is one historic world record claimed by a New Zealander:

“FASTEST TEXT MESSAGE BLINDFOLDED Elliot Nicholls set a blindfolded texting record of 160 characters in 45 seconds in Dunedin in 2009.”

NORTH & SOUTH magazine  April 2011

DIRECT MY FOOTSTEPS ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD; LET NO SIN RULE OVER ME.” – Psalm 119:133

The Lord is leading his people. I experienced that again today.

What a blessing it was to attend the Service at the ABUNDANT LIFE CENTRE & CHURCH, 11 North Road, KAITAIA.

“SeriousCoffee” also at Abundant Life Centre & Church

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“THE FOOL SAYS IN HIS HEART, ‘THERE IS NO GOD.'” – Psalm 14:1

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Have you ever asked one of the following six questions?

1. “Will the LORD reject forever?”

2. “Will he never show his favor again?”

3. “Has his unfailing love vanished forever?”

4. “Has his promise failed for all time?”

5. “Has God forgotten to be merciful?”

6. “Has he in anger withheld his compassion?” – Psalm 7:7-9

Jeremiah 5:14

“‘BECAUSE THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN THESE WORDS, I WILL MAKE MY WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH A FIRE AND THESE PEOPLE THE WOOD  IT CONSUMES.'”

Jeremiah 20:9

“But if I say, ‘I will not mention him or speak any more in his name,’ his word is in my heart like a FIRE, a FIRE shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.'”

Jeremiah 23:29

“‘Is not my word like a FIRE,’ declares the LORD,…….”

There is dross in my life.

What is dross? Dross is waste. Dross is matter that is worthless. Dross is scum. It is formed on the surfaces of molten metals. I am reading that in The Collins Concise Dictionary.

But when I hear the Word of God the dross in my life is consumed. Why? Because the BIBLE, the Word of the Living God, is a burning word!

SUBWAY

Do you pray before you eat your food?

They were not sitting very far from me, the man and the little child. The adult was obviously the father of the little boy.

Before they started their meal I noticed that the father sang a prayer.

On the way out I talked to the complete stranger and was not surprised to find another brother in Christ. The conversation revealed that he goes to a vibrant church here in Kaitaia.

I did not tell him about the prayer!