Passover 2016 has great meaning for each of us

       Our Jewish friends are celebrating the remembrance of their deliverance from slavery.  Both solemn and joyous, these days are Passover, called Pesach on our calendar. 

What do we learn from Passover?

1. We are surrounded by sin, unbelief, ungodly dictators.
2. We are slaves to a system that is big, strong, and bad.
3. The only way to freedom is obedience to God. 
4. Our personal belief and our trust in Almighty God gives us the way to demonstrate       our obedience.
5. Our obedience to God brings freedom and empowerment. 
6. Our acceptance of this truth brings a wonderful reality of true love, peace, joy from God that is not found anywhere else.  Eternal life with Him awaits us! 

Here’s a few interesting facts that go with these main points.

•   The Jewish people were living in an area of Egypt.  They were forced into slavery.
•   God called a man named Moses to lead them to freedom, to their own land.
•   God sent 12 plagues on Egypt, but each time Pharaoh rejected the call to free them.
•   Passover was the night to sacrifice a lamb, place a mark of its blood on the doorpost of each of their houses, and the people ready to leave Egypt.
•   On Passover the first child of every family died, unless the blood was on the doorpost.
•   God provided the way out and the protection they needed to cross the Red Sea on dry land, and journey to the Promised Land.

In Deuteronomy 6:20-25  Moses reminded them to obey God. 

EARTH DAY

Every microscopic glimpse

Amazes the viewer

Revealing details 

That astounds everyone

Having any curiosity at all

Did all this just happen

At random, without a plan, a pattern?

Yes, believing in a Creator is so logical

Earth Day is not to honor a “Mother Earth”

It is to acknowledge a “Creator God”

How logical, how practical, how personal

To question your own belief about where we are,

Who we are, and what happens when we die.

Thankfully, God our Creator loves us and wants to forgive 

Our shortcomings and sins when we own up to them.

Jesus is answer to the question of your heart. 

by Elaine Hardt ©2015 

Amazement & Gratitude

“Through it all,” the words of a song proclaimed,

“I’ve learned to trust in Jesus.”   Did you hear it, too?

Amazement and gratitude stirred within my heart.

Is this something that speaks to you?

Was there some melody that you remembered then?

Grumblings and complaints seem the topics of today;

Gratitude is a missing attitude!

“What difference does it make?”  Is this what you say?  

“There are too many details to deal with,

I have way too many problems of my own!”

Most everyone you know feels the same way;

A person struggling with faith feels alone. 

So, where do you find amazement and gratitude? 

Acknowledge that struggles come to open your eyes . . .