THE CROSS
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people,
Colossians 3:12-14
Intr.:
holy and dearly beloved,
A. clothe yourselves with
a. compassion,
b. kindness,
c. humility,
d. gentleness and
e. patience.
B. Bear with each other and
C. forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
End:
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
“Unmissable reads,” is one category in the catalogue “The best books for Christmas 2016” called.
Two books are listed in that category and I think it means that are books one MUST read. Did I get that right?
For me there is only one book we must read and that is the Bible, the Word of God!
I remembered MY BEST BOOK, when I read “The Best books for Christmas 2016.”
“The best books for Christmas 2016” are all categorized in the catalogue I picked up today at our bookshop when I bought the local paper.
“The best books for Christmas 2016”
There are autobiographies, books for people who like to cook, books for teenagers and children. There are also special books for wives and husbands. Books for thinkers are also available, “Hard to buy for” is one category called. Yes, it is hard to buy presents for some people, not only Christmas presents.
My “best book for Christmas 2016” is the Bible, the Word of God. The Bible has been MY best book for a good number of years, not only for Christmas, but for every day of the year and every day of my life.
THE CROSS
“This mystery is
Ephesians 3:6
Intr.:
that through the gospel the Gentiles
End:
THE NORTHLAND AGE, Thursday, November 17, 2016
THE CROSS
“MAY I NEVER BOAST EXCEPT IN THE CROSS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THROUGH WHICH THE WORLD HAS BEEN CRUCIFIED TO ME, AND I TO THE WORLD.” – Galatians 6:14
“New Zealand does not yet have a ‘system of care,'” it says in the article “Family violence: New Zealand’s dirty little secret.” (Future New Zealand – November 10, 2016, magazine.)
Reading that reminds me of the verse in the Bible, where it says:
“CAST ALL YOUR ANXIETY ON HIM BECAUSE HE CARES FOR YOU.” (First Peter 5:7)
“Will the new Ministry of Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki, be enough to overturn this country’s plague of child abuse?” That is the question in the FUTURE NEW ZEALAND – November 10, 2016 magazine.
“FAMILY VIOLENCE”
It says there also that Family violence is the “dirty little secret” of New Zealand, and if we don’t do something about family violence and child abuse it will grow.
I don’t know if the new Ministry of Vulnerable Children will overturn the plague of child abuse and family violence, but I do know that the old Ministry of the Word of God will.
Please read Romans 1:16. In Second Corinthians 5:17 it says:
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”