Not In Darkness

"... whosoever believeth on Me should
not abide in darkness." John 12:46b

There are many things we don't understand
and that is like being in the dark, but
Jesus said, "I am come a light into the
world" (John 12:46a).

He asked that we believe in His light.
He promised that we will not be left in
the darkness. In John 16:12 said that He
had many things to say, but it was too
much for them. Imagine that! Jesus knows
how much you could take. He loves you
that much.

So trust Jesus today!

Dorothy

PS. Song: Sunlight
1. I wandered in the shades of night
Till Jesus came to me,
And with the sunlight of His love
Bid all my darkness flee.
Chorus:
Sunlight, sunlight in my soul today,
Sunlight, sunlight all along the way;
Since the Savior found me, took away my sin,
I have had the sunlight of His love within.
(Judson W. Van de Venter)

Blessed Hope

"So He is able always to save those who
come to God through (Jesus)" (ncv).
Hebrews 7:25a Bread Box 3/30/10

Do you sometimes ever felt like we're
'drowning' with so many things that is
going on in U.S. and in the world?

Sometimes I watch TV news and History
channels. When it became too much for
me to handle the bad news, I turn to
God's Word as my "Blessed Hope."

"Blessed Hope" reminds me to keep my
eyes on the "One who ever liveth to
make intercession for us" (Heb.7:25b).
It means "He always lives, asking God
to help us." He is our Intercessor,
pleading to God for us. He is able
to save me from feeling 'panic' when
things might go wrong.

So let's trust God together!

Dorothy

PS. Chorus: He Lives
He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives
today! He walks with me and talks with
me along life's narrow way. He lives,
He lives, salvation to impart! You ask
me how I know He lives? He lives within
my heart. (Alfred Henry Ackley)

Wear A Crown

"Be thou faithful unto death, and
I will give thee a crown of life."
Revelation 2:10d Bread Box

Is suffering really important part of
our Christian walk? Yes, in NCV Jesus
said, "Do not be afraid of what you
are about to suffer" (Rev. 2:10a).

Some of you are suffering with pains
in your bodies or have some heartaches
over some things or with someone. Even
if we haven't seen a miracle, yet Jesus
asked us to be loyal to Him. Be faithful
to Him.

Everything we go through always has a
purpose. He knows your pain. He wants
to give you a crown for the pains and
suffering. Yes, just think, "a crown!"

So I encourage you to keep your trust
in Jesus!

Dorothy

PS. Song: When The Battle's Over
When the battle's over, We shall
wear a crown, We shall wear a crown,
We shall wear a crown, And when the
battles' over, we shall wear a crown
in the new Jerusalem

Wear a crown, wear a crown, wear a
bright and shining crown. And when
the battles' over we shall wear a
crown in the new Jerusalem.
(Author unknown)

Things Are Different

"If anyone is in Christ, he is
(you are) a new creation. . "
2 Cor. 5:17a NKJV Bread Box

What does it feels like ... being a
new creation? Our body doesn't feel
that way. So what is it? Our inner
spirit is a new creation. We are born
again when we accept Christ by faith.

So what happen to our old things?
"Old things have passed away." So
what happen after old things have
passed away? "Behold all things
have become new." (2Cor.5:17)

Scripture says: ". . . the inward
man is renewed day by day"
(2Cor.4:16a).

So trust God today!

Dorothy
PS. Song: Things Are Different
Things are different now, Something
happened to me when I gave my heart
to Jesus. Things are different now;
I was changed, it must be,
when I gave my heart to Him...
Things I loved before have passed away,
Things I loved far more have come to stay.
Things are different now; Something happened
that day When I gave my heart to Him.
(Stanton W. Gavitt)

Called You by Name

Bread Box 3/25/10
Isaiah 43:1c
"I have called thee by thy
name; thou art mine."
Isaiah 43:1c Verse Card
from the Bread Box

The Lord God has made
this a very personal
message to you. "Don't be
afraid, because I have
saved you. I have called
you by name, and you
are mine" Is.43:1bc (ncv).

Tony: God makes this
passage, a very personal
message to you, "YOU
ARE MINE!" Think on this.
It is YOU that God really,
really loves YOU!

So trust God for His love!

Dorothy
PS. Song
He loves me, He loves me,
He loves me this I know.
He gave Himself to die
for me because
He loves me so.
(Author unknown)

A Faithful Man

"A faithful man shall abound with
blessings." Proverbs 28:20a
Bread Box 3/24/10

This Scripture talks about a person
who is being true and loyal to God.

Abound means be plentiful, be rich,
be well supplied and be filled.

God wants to give you blessing
with happiness, success, strength,
and power to become fruitful person.

So is being faithful very important?
Yes, "a faithful person shall be filled
with all these blessings of God."

So trust God today!

Dorothy
PS. Tony works with me on this Bread
Box at Dunkin Donut. By the way,
today is his 73rd B-day! His pager
is tcallies@tmo.blackberry.net.

3/26/10 Note: Tony didn't know I send
this out and suddenly, his pager buzz so
often and he looked at me. "What did you
do?" I smiled. He said to me, "You're
sneaky, but thanks!" It really made his
day when he got so many birthday greetings
all day and even surprised greetings from
the Video Phone. It means so much to him
so thank you for cheering him.

His Great Love

"But God shows His great love for us
in this way: Christ died for us while
we were still sinners." Romans 5:8
Bread Box 3/23/10

Can we earn His love by whipping our
backs like some religious people do?
Martin Luther would say "No!" He
believed Christ's work of salvation
was finished. We trust His work of
salvation by our faith in Him. That
is "we are saved by Christ's work."

So put your trust in God today!

Dorothy

PS. Song: Christ for Me
Christ for me, yes, it's Christ for me;
He's my Savior, my Lord and King:
I'm so happy I shout & sing.
Christ for me, yes, it's Christ for me;
Every day as I go my way
It is Christ - for - me.
(Inspiring Choruses from A/G, Zion, IL)

Another well known chorus:
Thank You, Lord for saving my soul.
Thank You, Lord for making me whole.
Thank You, Lord for giving to me,
Thy great salvation so rich and so free.
(Inspiring Choruses)