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BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE

"A Christian is a bird that can sing in winter as well as in spring." - Thomas Manton



Someone once said that - "Afflictions are often God's best blessings sent in disguise."



Oh! How comforting these words are! Perhaps you are presently encountering afflictions. Be encouraged today and know that God has great blessings in store for you - blessings that you can't see, but they are waiting in the shadows.



The Scriptures abound with verses which depict the various… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on March 2, 2010 at 6:27pm — No Comments

THE BIGGEST LOSER

"He who thinks it necessary to cultivate the favour of the world is not far from betraying the interests of God and his church." - Quote taken from Adam Clarke's Commentary on Luke 9:61



Imagine laboring in the ministry with the Great Apostle Paul. How exhilarating this experience would be! But can you imagine anyone enjoying that great privilege or having that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and then leaving it for other things that are mundane and earthly?



The Scriptures… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on February 23, 2010 at 6:57pm — No Comments

THE BIGGEST LOSER

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Added by Connie Giordano on February 23, 2010 at 6:46pm — No Comments

YOU GIVE / GOD GIVES

"We hear the breeze in its rustling, the rain in its pattering, the hail in its rattling, the wind in its hollow howlings, the cataract in its dash, the bull in his bellowing, the lion in his roar; but we hear God, the Almighty, the Omnipresent, in the continuous peal of Thunder! This sound, and this sound only, becomes the majesty of Jehovah." - Adam Clarke



"Where the word of a king is, there is power, but what imperial voice shall be likened unto the majestic thunder of the Lord?"… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on February 16, 2010 at 2:09pm — No Comments

PREACH THE BLOOD OF JESUS!

More than ever, we as Christians need to preach about the Blood of Jesus! A revival of emphasis on…

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Added by Connie Giordano on February 9, 2010 at 2:05pm — No Comments

I WANT TO EXCEL

"Instability is the ruin of men's excellency." - Matthew Henry



"The great secret of excellence lies in steadiness & perseverance." - Biblical Illustrator



"It is related of Alexander the Great, that, being asked how it was that he had conquered the world, he replied, "By not wavering.' " - Biblical Illustrator



"God's power and promise are a rock that is higher than we." - Matthew Henry



In the book of Genesis, we find a man by the name of Reuben who… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on February 2, 2010 at 3:23pm — No Comments

YOU CAN HAVE A "BETHEL" IF YOU WILL MAKE THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS!

"The character of a man's step is often an index to the state of his soul." - Biblical Illustrator



"God will dwell with those that prepare Him a habitation." - Matthew Henry



"Though we are at all times in His presence, His house is the place in which we entreat Him to manifest Himself to His congregated people. Yet, though we know that - the place and the purpose of our frequenting it are of the most holy and solemn nature, it is only by a strong effort that we can… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on January 18, 2010 at 6:13pm — No Comments

"THE ANOINTED OF THE WAR" HAS A MESSAGE FOR YOU TODAY

"They have no reason to fear that have God with them."

"Nothing is more effectual to embolden men, and put spirit into them, than to be sure that God is with them and fights for them."

"A believing confidence in God will raise us above the prevailing fear of man."

"We reproach our leader if we follow Him trembling." - all of the above quotes from Matthew Henry



"What God had promised. The Lord your God He shall fight for you; and that cause cannot but be victorious… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on January 16, 2010 at 6:52pm — No Comments

ARE YOU PRAYING OUT OF YOUR FEARS OR OUT OF THE PROMISES OF GOD?

"If it pleases God to sustain by other means than bread, it will be done. His word can be trusted. God fed Israel with manna, sent by His word, and we can trust His promises." - People's New Testament



Matthew 4:4 says - "But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."

Hebrew 11:6 says - "But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for He that cometh to God must believe that He is, and… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on January 11, 2010 at 9:17pm — No Comments

HOW TO BE PERFECT IN OUR GENERATION

Like Noah, we can be perfect in our generation.

We can -

...remain undefiled if we will simply pursue holiness in all that we say and do

...be without blemish if we will fill our hearts and minds with God's Word.

...be upright if we keep ourselves in the love of Jesus.



Genesis 6:9 says - "...Noah was...perfect in his generations..."



That word perfect means "undefiled, without blemish, and upright." So, in other words, we can say that Noah was undefiled… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on January 7, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET A PRAYER THROUGH TO GOD!

"I am Thine. Thy enemies wish to destroy me! Lord, look to Thy servant; Thy servant looks to Thee. O how sovereign is such a word against all the evils of life! I am Thine! therefore save Thine Own!" - Adam Clarke

"Consecration is a good plea for preservation. If we are conscious that we are the Lord's, we may be confident that He will save us." - Charles Spurgeon



"I am Thy servant" - What an effective plea for favor, help, and deliverance from God.



Can you say that… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on January 5, 2010 at 1:02pm — No Comments

2010 - HAPPY NEW YEAR from Connie!

2010 - A Brand New Year! Irregardless of what 2009 represented for you and your family, this is a New Year that you are facing with new adventures, breakthroughs, and opportunities.



There is just something so special about starting anew. There is Hope and Expectancy involved. You are going to a place where you've never been before.



Just be sure of One Thing - don't carry your worries, fears, failures, and regrets into the New Year. Learn from your mistakes and then go on.… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on January 1, 2010 at 2:43pm — No Comments

BY HIS LIGHT I WALK THROUGH DARKNESS

"The picture of God's lamp shining on Job's head symbolized divine blessing and success." - Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Commentary



"Those that have the brightest sun-shine of outward prosperity must yet expect some moments of darkness. They are sometimes crossed, sometimes at a loss, sometimes melancholy. But those that are interested in the favour of God, and know how to value it, can, by the light of that, walk cheerfully and comfortably through all the darkness of this vale of… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on December 29, 2009 at 1:14pm — No Comments

THESE ARE THE ONES WHOM GOD CALLS "GREAT"!

In Luke 1, two men are mentioned as being "great." Luke 1:15 says of John the Baptist - "For he shall be great." Luke 1:5 says - "There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea" - commonly known as Herod the Great. John was "great in the sight of the Lord." Herod was "great" in the sight of himself & of his court.



Which was the really great man?

Are you striving to be "great in the sight of men" or "great in the sight of the Lord" ?



"Those are great indeed that… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on December 12, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

LIKE A BURROWING MOLE OR A SOARING EAGLE?

"In worshipping God we must lift up our souls to Him. Prayer is the ascent of the soul to God; God must be eyed and the soul employed. Sursum corda - Up with you hearts, was anciently used as a call to devotion. With a holy contempt of the world and the things of it, by a fixed thought and active faith, we must set God before us, and let out our desires towards Him as the fountain of our happiness."



"He who is content with the husks will be reckoned with the swine. If we suck our… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on December 8, 2009 at 12:07pm — No Comments

A LITTLE ONE HAS BECOME A THOUSAND

This message is prophetic. It applies to all those who has been going through a time of great barrenness in their spiritual walk with the Lord or in their ministry.



For the longest time, you may have felt the chastening hand of the Lord - stripping away at your life - so to speak - causing great self-judgment and examination. At times, things - that have happened - did not make any sense whatsoever. You have cried out unceasingly for answers from the Lord.



It seems as… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on December 5, 2009 at 7:33pm — No Comments

WITH GROANINGS WHICH CANNOT BE UTTERED

"He (God) takes the meaning of our tears, The language of our groans." - Charles Spurgeon



In praying, words may be sincere and truthful, yet they may not be able to express the full meaning of the supplicant. That is when the soul reaches out to a language that is unutterable - consisting of unuttered groanings, voiceless moanings, silent musings, and inward mournings. These are expressions that are more than the one praying can express or explain in ordinary language. They are the… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on December 4, 2009 at 7:48am — No Comments

WHEN WILL YOU STOP GOING AFTER THE TINSEL & TOYS OF THIS WORLD?

"Because God will soon destroy the world and judge the unrighteous, we must not become attached to this world's system or things within it." - The Full Life Study Bible



"Common sense tells us to turn from the tinsel and toys of this world and live in holiness and godliness. It is a simple matter of living for eternity rather than time, of emphasizing the spiritual rather than the material, of choosing the permanent over the passing." - Believer's Bible… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on December 1, 2009 at 11:28am — No Comments

THINGS WILL MANIFEST

Are you hiding any secret sin? It will come to the light before long.

Are you doing great deeds unnoticed? They cannot and will not stay hidden.

The true character of every man, woman, and child will break forth in due time.



"There are arrangements in the divine government for bringing out the character of every man so that it may be clearly understood...There are arrangements for developing every man's character, and it will be ultimately known what he is...There is much… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on November 23, 2009 at 5:40pm — No Comments

THINGS WILL MANIFEST

Are you hiding any secret sin? It will come to the light before long.

Are you doing great deeds unnoticed? They cannot and will not stay hidden.

The true character of every man, woman, and child will break forth in due time.



"There are arrangements in the divine government for bringing out the character of every man so that it may be clearly understood...There are arrangements for developing every man's character, and it will be ultimately known what he is...There is much… Continue

Added by Connie Giordano on November 23, 2009 at 5:40pm — No Comments

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