Our local paper, the Posey County News, recently featured two columns written by a retired judge from our area. Both of these articles carried the theme that religion should stay out of our government and our schools. After praying, I felt that the Holy Spirit would have me respond to these in what I hoped would be a kind and loving way...My response was printed in the paper this last week along with a response from another local pastor. Here is my letter, for those who might be interested in reading it... (BTW the title that was given to this letter was "Is the Judge Out of His Lane?"  The newspaper chose to give it that title.  The phrase appears nowhere in my letter.)

October 31, 2024

Dear Editor,

I am writing in response to Judge Redwine’s “Gavel Gamut” piece from October 15 entitled “The Bible as Literature” as well as his editorial from October 22 entitled “Gods Need Not Apply.” I might begin by stating that I normally enjoy Judge Redwine’s pieces. He is a thoughtful and articulate man. However, I believe that the premise of both of these articles is quite off-base.

In “The Bible As Literature”, Judge Redwine makes the statement, “Religion is based on faith. Education is the search for fact. All religions believe they know the truth with no examination needed. Educators believe there is no ultimate truth as each new discovery changes the facts.” This statement is a fallacy on its face. Cambridge Dictionary defines a fact as “something that is known to have happened or to exist, especially something for which proof exists…” If there is no ultimate truth, how can we possibly know something has happened or that it exists? If Judge Redwine’s assertion is true, then today’s fact is tomorrow’s fiction! Yet, he says that education is a search for facts. If there is no absolute truth, then this would be an impossibility, as facts (he says) are constantly changing. Furthermore, the statement that “All religions believe they know the truth with no examination needed” is also certainly not true. I can’t speak for other religions, but Christianity welcomes examination. The 1st-century physician Luke began his gospel by stating that he had “investigated everything carefully from the beginning.” He began his sequel to that gospel, “The Acts of the Apostles,” by stating that Jesus “presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs.” Both of these statements imply that we should investigate the teachings of Christ and especially the facts of His resurrection. The Bible is based not just on faith but on “convincing proofs.”  As far as religion being based on faith not facts, I would submit that most of the humanistic philosophies of our day have little factual basis but must themselves be taken on faith.

In Judge Redwine’s article “Gods Need Not Apply,” He states, “America not only did not need religion to found this great democratic experiment, our Founders assiduously sought to enshrine a prophylactic between government and any religion.”  So let’s look at some of the statements of some of our founders to see if they “did not need religion” to found this nation.  John Adams, one of the writers of the Declaration of Independence and our 2nd president stated in 1789, “We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”  George Washington, our 1st president, said in 1776 in an address to his troops in 1776 stated, “While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.”  A third example is found in Benjamin Franklin. In his 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania, he insisted that schools teach “the necessity of a public religion . . . and the excellency of the Christian religion above all others, ancient or modern.” In later years, Franklin also proposed a Biblical inscription for the Seal of the United States; he chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital; and he was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress. Does this sound like that our Founders “did not need religion” to you?
Judge Redwine’s referenced the oft-asserted doctrine of “separation of church and state”, but this is found nowhere in our founding documents. The “separation of church and state” phrase occurs only in an exchange of letters between President Thomas Jefferson and the Baptist Association of Danbury, Connecticut, shortly after Jefferson became President. Thomas Jefferson had no intention of allowing the government to limit, restrict, regulate, or interfere with public religious practices. He believed, along with the other Founders, that the First Amendment had been enacted only to prevent the federal establishment of a national denomination.

Finally, Judge Redwine asserts that “Reliance on religion can easily become a crutch to avoid responsibility and effort to help ourselves.” If the religion referenced is Christianity, this is certainly a great untruth. The entire Bible teaches personal responsibility from first to last. Relying upon God does in no way preclude personal responsibility. The Ten Commandments, which are a cornerstone of all good government, are in themselves assertions of personal responsibility. Paul told his young protégé Timothy to teach that “if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” (1 Timothy 5:8). Does this sound like a crutch to avoid responsibility to you?

In conclusion, I would say that rather than be fearful of a theocracy (which no one that I know even remotely desires), we should be fearful of its opposite – a government devoid of any and all religious principles. Our Founders desired a government informed by Christian principles, and we should as well!

Sincerely,
Wayne Nall Jr
Lead Pastor
Fair Haven Christ Fellowship
Cynthiana, IN

Praying For Israel - 61 Nights and Counting!

On Tuesday, October 10, three days, after the terrible massacre in Israel and the start of the Hamas war, we gathered at Fair Haven to pray, as we had been doing each Tuesday for the last 7 1/2 years. The Spirit of the Lord was so sweet, and there was much fervency in prayer. Pastor Mike leaned over to me towards the end of the meeting and asked me and Don Dicus what we thought about coming back to pray the next night. It was the very thought that I had just moments before. So we did...some of us in person, some on Zoom. On Wednesday evening, the Lord helped so much that we knew that we couldn't let this go. We agreed to continue prayer the next evening...this time on Zoom only.

We didn't know what all this meant...only that the Lord was bidding us tarry and pray for His covenant people in Israel during the most distressing time in their 75-year history. Honestly, I thought that it was very possible that our crowd would drop off considerably after a few days. To my surprise and gratification, this didn't happen. As a matter of fact, it has grown.

At the time I am writing, we have prayed for sixty-one evenings (by God's grace) for Israel. I have counted 43 people who have joined us at least once during the last two months. Most of these "prayer warriors" have met with us many times. We seldom have a night when we have less than 18-20. We all have freedom to take a night or more off to care for our families and ourselves. The only compulsion is that which comes by the Holy Spirit. It is a "whosoever will" kind of thing. Yet, God's people keep returning...night after night after night. One of our precious intercessors stated the other night that we have become dearer to him that just about anyone else on earth...and I feel this way about each of them myself. So far, we have had seven states represented. As well, we have a dear pastor and his wife and son who have been joining us regularly from south India!

We have seen many answers to prayer. We have heard reports coming from Israel of many miracles. Bullets which miss all vital organs. One surgeon who came from New York said that injuries that she sees in Israel would have caused instant death back in NYC, but here they don't. One man was hit by RPG. His body should have disintegrated. Instead, his arms were blown off (so they thought). Yet, against all odds, they were able to save both of his arms. We have heard reports of 200 Muslims in Gaza having a dream of Jesus calling them...all on the same night! We have seen a shockingly low death count among IDF soldiers. Am I saying that we are responsible for any of this? By no means! But God, who hears and answers our prayers and the prayers of countless other Christians and Jews around the world, responds when His people pray!

By God's grace, we will continue to pray until the Lord makes it clear that we are to stop or the war is won.  Jesus has helped us to not be weary in well doing. But there is room for more! If you would like to join us any night at 7 pm central, please feel free to reach out to me and I would be glad to send you a link. Just today, I gave my number to a young lady in Taco Bell who wants to pray with us. If you feel called to this, even for one night, send me an email at waynenalljr@protonmail.com or text me at 812-622-0342. You don't have to sit on the sidelines...get in the game!

Israel and Hamas (Sermon Notes)
10-15-23 Message

Eph 6:10-12
Our struggle, Israel’s struggle today, is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, “the spiritual forces of wickedness” as it says here.

Last Saturday, October 7, 2023, was a day when all these dark forces were unleashed in Israel. What they did to those precious Israelis, was born out the darkest pit of hell. Mothers, father, elderly, children, even babies, were not spared from these atrocities. Over 1300 people were massacred in southern Israel last weekend. At least 29 Americans died that day. Over 3,000 were injured. Over 100 have been taken captive by Hamas. This has been called Israel’s 9/11, but it is far worse than that by every count. According to their population, it would be like 10 9/11’s. And what was done to the citizens of Israel was so despicable, there are no words to describe.

(Talk about media response…antisemitism has reared its ugly head around the world, lies about Israel’s response. )

Spiritual background of Hamas

The word “Hamas” is actually found in the Bible. Although n Arabic it is an Acronym for “Islamic Resistance Movement”, in Hebrew (which is a sister language to Arabic), it means “violence.” Some versions translate it “cruelty.” There could not be a more apt description of the terrorists in Hamas.

The first mention of the word “chamas” or “hamas” in the Bible is in Genesis 6:11. This is in the context of the world-wide flood that God brought upon the world in the days of Noah. (It is interesting that Hamas’ name for the Oct. 7 massacre is Al Aqsa Flood…Al Aqsa is the Arabic name for the mosque which sits on the temple mount in Jerusalem).

Read Genesis 6:11-12

Notice that the word “corrupt” is used 3 times in these two verses (Hebrew “shachath”). Violence and cruelty are associated with corruption. What was corrupted? The image of God that was in these people was marred beyond recognition. So much so that God said that they had to be destroyed. Another word that is used to translate “shachath” is “ruined.” The image of God that was imprinted on their souls was ruined beyond redemption.

The spirit behind “Hamas” is the spirit of extreme jealousy and hatred. This spirit first showed itself in human history when the first man ever born “Cain” murdered his younger brother “Abel.” Why did he do this? Because God favored Abel and his offering over Cain and his offering. God said this to Cain when he was seething with the rage that would soon result in the murder of his brother.

Read Genesis 4:6-7
This spirit of envy and murder was later found in Esau and his descendants. Like Cain, God bypassed Esau in his choice of the firstborn blessing and chose his younger brother Jacob. This was God’s right to do. It was no slur upon Essau that God chose Jacob to receive this blessing. God will do what God will do. Actually, Essau had the opportunity to receive a blessing through his relationship with Jacob, but he did not do this. Though he and Jacob eventually made peace with each other through God’s intervention. The descendants of Essau (who would be called Edomites among other names) would nurse a deep hatred for the sons of Israel.

A key verse that describes this hatred is found in Obadiah. This book is all about God’s judgment against Edom, the country where Essau’s descendants lived.

Read Obadiah 1:10
The word translated “violence” here is (you guessed it) …”Hamas”.

One of Essau’s sons was named “Amalek.” It seems that this hatred towards Jews was found in extreme in this man and his descendants. The first recorded instance of the sons of Amalek attacking the sons of Israel is in Exodus 17. Israel is in the early part of their wilderness days. They had just escaped from Egypt by the mighty hand of God and were now in the wilderness heading towards Mt. Sinai.

Read Exodus 17:8-9

These Amalekites came out of nowhere and attacked Israel in their most defenseless state. It was a miracle that Israel prevailed over the Amalekites. Israel had no weapons that we know of! (We will talk about how they prevailed over Amalek in a few minutes).
In the retelling of this story in Deuteronomy, Moses adds some important details about this unprovoked attack…

Read Deut. 25:17-19

The word translated “stragglers” means those who are weak and feeble, ie old people and children. It was the most defenseless people that Amalek attacked. Does this sound familiar? This is not only an act of violence, but one of extreme cowardice. Only a coward would attack those who could not defend themselves! As a result, Bod says that Israel should never forget what was done against them. Their memory was to be blotted out from the face of the earth. Back in Exodus, God said “the Lord will have war against Amalek from generation to generation.” (Exodus 17:16)

In the days of King Saul, God told the king to utterly destroy Amalek. He killed some, but others got away. Later, during the days when David was fleeing from Saul, David and his men left their camp at Ziklag to go fight with the Philistines. When they came back, they found out that Amalekite raiders had attacked the camp where their women and children were and took them away captive. Does this sound familiar? (You can read about this in 1 Samuel 30). Through God’s intervention, all the hostages were recovered. Not one was lost!

Much later than this, when Israel and Judah had been taken into captivity, a plot to destroy all the Jews was conceived by a man named Haman. Haman is called in the Bible an Agatite. Agag was the king of Amalek that Saul refused to destroy. So Haman was an Amalekite, and he was full of the Amalek spirit. He devised a plot to exterminate all Jews. Where did this happen? In Persia. Persia is the ancient name for Iran. Iran is the sponsor of Hamas. Virtually all the weapons, the training, and perhaps even the orders given to Hamas come from Iran. Iran has sworn as has Hamas to utterly wipe Israel off the face of the earth. By God’s grace, Hamam’s plot failed. By God’s grace, the plot that Hamas and Iran have plotted against Israel will also utterly fail.

Let’s look at one more thread in this line of the sons of Essau…

Read Matthew 2:13-18

We know from history, that this Herod was half-Jewish and half-Idumean. Idumean was another name for Edom, which again is the land of the descendants of Essau. So we have the massacre of the innocent children in Bethlehem. The devil was trying to destroy the Messiah and his people before he had a chance to grow up. But, praise God, again God thwarted that plan!

This is not just an interesting history lesson. There would be no real value in all of this, if it did not lead to some understanding about how this enemy is to be defeated in our day. How was the enemy defeated back then? How was it that God’s people Israel and through them the promised seed of Messiah Jesus was preserved? Let’s retrace our steps…

Go back to Exodus 17 (the chapter where the Amalekites attacked Israel in the wilderness)

(In preparing this message, I noticed that Amalek attacked the sons of Israel right after they had been in a huge fight with each other and with God. They were quarreling among themselves. This is exactly what happened In Israel right up until last Saturday. They had had a huge national quarrel about judicial reform. They were distracted. This is also a spiritual lesson for us. It is through unity that we can defeat the spirit of Amalek. It is through grumbling and complaining and quarrelling that the enemy can get a foothold in.)

Read Exodus 17:8-13
How did Israel defeat Amalek that day? It was through corporate prayer! While Joshua and his men valiantly fought the men in the valley, it was not through their strength or their might that the enemy was defeated. You had to look up to see where the battle was going to be won. It was won up on the mountain where Moses prayed with uplifted hands and his brethren Aaron and Hur supported him. It is still so today!

How did David and his men recover the captives at Ziklag. It was through prayer! How did Esther and Mordecai defeat wicked Haman? It was through prayer and fasting. I believe that it was also through the many prayers of the people of Israel through the years for Messiah, that God preserved the child Jesus in the days of Herod.

It is still true today. We can, through our concerted prayers, make a difference in this struggle with Hamas, the spirit of Amalek. This is why we have been meeting for prayer every night since Tuesday. This is why we will be meeting to pray tonight. This is why we will keep praying.
The question for you is: Do you want to be in the trenches or on the sideline? When all is said and done, I believe that this enemy will be completely and utterly defeated. Perhaps, through this dark and perilous time, the great awakening that we have been praying for for a very long time, will finally come. Will you be a part?

Some of Jesus’ final words still ring true today...

Read Matthew 24;12-13.

Don’t let your love for God grow cold. Don’t be like those who fold us and quit. Join us in prayer. Join in fasting if you can. Be a part of the solution!

We've been looking at different aspects of "Abiding in Christ" as Jesus taught in John 15. Last week, we talked about some of the many wonderful benefits of abiding in Christ. You can read that here. This week, we continue looking at some of these benefits.

Jesus told His disciples in the upper room:


Jesus will disclose Himself to those who are abiding in Him...i.e., those who obey Him.  As we mentioned last week, He told His disciples that He would call those who obey Him His friends, and that He would make known to them all that the Father has shown Him (John 15:15). True revelation from God comes only to those who are abiding in Him. That is why that Jesus told us to beware of false teachers (Matt. 7:14).  If those who are not abiding in Him say that they have a word from God, be careful! Jesus said that the way that we can know if the revelation is from God is to look at the fruit of the lives of those who are teaching. "You will know them by their fruits" (Matt 7:15). He was saying, "Look to see if their lives reflect an abiding relationship with Me." If their lives don't reflect this, don't listen!

Listen to what John wrote many years after Christ taught about abiding in the upper room:


What is John saying here? When we abide in God, God abides in us. Because of this, God's love is perfected in us...This is not saying that we are perfect in ourselves but that the perfect love of God is dwelling in us. His love is perfect, and His love makes us perfect! Furthermore, when we have His perfect love in us, there is no room for fear because "perfect love casts out fear." One of the most noticeable traits of those who abide in Him is that they don't fear what others fear!

When John Wesley was a young man, he became a missionary to the colony of Georgia. At that time, Wesley had a great deal of religion, but not much relationship with Christ. He had yet to find the secret of abiding. While on board the ship headed for the New World, he came in contact with a group of Moravian Brethren, a sect whose members had found that secret. He realized that these Moravians had something that he didn't have. They were treated dreadfully by the crew of the ship, yet instead of lashing out, they blessed the crew members and prayed for them. This impressed Wesley. What was even more impressive to him was the behavior of these Moravians when a violent storm rose up. This storm was of such a character that even the sea-hardened crew members despaired of their lives. Wesley himself was scared almost out of his mind. Yet, during the worst of the storm, he found the Moravians in the hold of the ship singing praises to God, seemingly without a care in the world! Here is an entry from Wesley's journal describing this phenomenon:


This is not to say that when we abide in Christ, that we will never experience fear or anxiety. However, it is saying that we don't have to live there! Like the Moravians, when we come to the realization that the worst thing that can happen to us is that we will die and go to be with our Savior, it takes the worry out of our lives. We realize that the worst thing that can happen to us is actually the best thing that can happen to us!  Moreover, our lack of anxiety becomes a great attraction to others, as was true in the case of Wesley and the Moravians. Even sinners can see that this is not something that we can fake! Wesley's encounter with the Moravians became a key moment in his life and would be a moment that would eventually lead him to an abiding relationship in His Savior. Our lack of anxiety can touch others in the same way.

This really leads me to my final point about abiding. We've been talking about the benefits to us of abiding...but, in the end, it's not about us at all. By abiding in Christ, we get to share with others the great things of God. We get to truly love our neighbors as ourselves. We get to forgive those who have trespassed against us, and thereby many may be won to Him. We get to be Christ to others so that they can find Him as we have found Him.


God placed us on this earth...He chose us and appointed us.... not for ourselves but for Him and for others. He placed us here to go and bear fruit. The way we do that is simply by abiding in Him...day by day, hour by hour, moment by moment. It's really that simple!

In this series, we've looked at several aspects of "Abiding in Christ." Last week, we looked at the requirements of abiding. You can read that by clicking here. This week, we're going to look at the flip side of that. What are the benefits of "Abiding In Christ?"

Jesus not only taught us what is required of our abiding in Him, but He also shared with us the benefits of abiding. He knew that, weak human beings that we are, we would want to know, "What am I going to get out of this?" I'm going to give a few answers to this question here and in the next blog post, but suffice it to say that we will get exponentially more from abiding in Him than we ever put in!

One of the greatest benefits of abiding according to Jesus is that we get to be His friends. Jesus said this to His disciples in the upper room:Think about that! Jesus says that when we abide in Him, we are no longer slaves or servants (as the Jewish nation was under the old covenant), but that He now considers us His friends! Now, as we abide in new covenant fellowship with the Father and the Son, the Son makes known to us the heart of the Father. This was only available under the old covenant to the "big names" (such as Moses, Joshua, and David). Now, all of us get into this kind of relationship with our God!

Jesus also said in the upper room,

Jesus made these astounding statements to His disciples that night:
Jesus is telling us here that as we abide in Him, He will answer our prayers. For almost two thousand years, man has been trying to explain away these breathtaking statements of Christ. Yet, I believe that we should receive them as He gave them. Look at it this way...When we are truly abiding in Him, we only want what He wants. Our will becomes lost in His will. So when we pray, we are truly praying the things that are His own desire. How then could it be that He would not answer those prayers? He must answer them! We know from elsewhere in the scriptures that this does not mean that He will always answer them immediately. We also know that He will never answer a prayer that could be harmful to us or to others. Yet, let us not lessen the impact of the statement that Jesus is making. When we pray as we abide, we should expect answers to our prayers!

John would say this in His first epistle:In addition, as our text above says, the anointing itself will be our teacher. This is none other than the presence of the Holy Spirit of Christ in us.  As we wait on Him and trust in Him, He will teach us where to go, what to do, and how to respond in any given situation. We just need to take time to listen!

Last week, we started considering the subject of “Abiding in Christ” as described in John 15 and other places. To read that article, click here.

I made the statement last week that abiding in Christ is something we have to actively do, not just something that passively happens to us. This is evident from Jesus’ command to his disciples to “Abide in Me.”
We obvious have to make the choice to do this. But what is required of us to abide in Him?

Abiding in Christ requires self-denial. Jesus said I like the way that this reads in the New Living Translation:To follow Jesus means to give up our own way! Remember what God said through the prophet Isaiah:Abiding in Christ means that we trade our selfish, human ways for His selfless, divine ways. It’s a great trade!

Abiding requires obedience. Jesus said to his disciples, “You are my friends, if you do what I command you.” (John 15:14) It does no good to say that we are followers of Christ…that we abide in Him…if we don’t do what He says!

Abiding requires quietness…This is surely one of the least-talked about aspects of following Christ. Even Jesus required a great deal of quiet time to keep in touch with His Heavenly Father. Do we really think we can get by with less to spend time with Him? It is imperative that we spend time each day in quietness before Him. Obeying Him not only means obeying what He said in the Bible (which is of course is vitally true) but obeying what He speaks to each one of us. Make no mistake…God still speaks today! He didn’t go mute when the last words of the Bible were written. Yet, we must be quiet enough to hear His voice as He speaks to us in our hearts.

Here are a few other things that abiding in Christ requires…

Abiding requires study…We need to know what He said in His word, right?

Abiding requires listening…Almost a lost art today.

Abiding requires patience…

Abiding requires endurance…

Abiding requires suffering…Well, we were doing OK until we got to this one!
Remember that Jesus said that we are the branches, and He is the vine. He then said,Pruning doesn’t sound fun, does it! I can imagine if I were the branches and felt the pruning shears go over me, I wouldn’t be particularly happy. But the fact of the matter is as disciples of Christ, we are either going to get cut on or cut off! It is only the unproductive branches that don’t get pruned back. Rather than being pruned back, they get cut off, because they are serving no useful purposes. I would choose to be pruned because I am productive than to be cut off because I am unproductive…every time! This scripture gives me great comfort in that when I am feeling unproductive and useless, I am most probably being pruned because I am productive. That is a law of the kingdom.

Next time…we’d like to look at the flip side of this. There are real benefits to abiding…In fact, they are out of this world!

Most Christians are familiar with these words of Jesus as quoted by his beloved disciple John. John was given by God the revelation of abiding in Christ, and he wrote of it extensively both in his gospel and in his epistles. The Greek word for "abide" or "abiding" (also translated "remain" in some versions) is "menos.."  This word appears 33 times in John's gospel and 20 times in his epistles. It seems that John majored in this concept of "abiding!" With all these passages about "abiding" in our Bibles, it must be important! However, I'm afraid it is seldom taught today. 

The best definition of abiding in Christ was the one I heard my pastor Mike Douglas give a number of years ago. It was so simple and straightforward yet on the mark that I wrote it in my Bible. He said that abiding is "a steady, faithful divine connection to Christ." Pretty simple, huh! Yet, there is so much in these few words.

It is a connection to Christ...That is exactly how Jesus described it Himself when He said, "I am the vine, you are the branches..." (John 14:5a) and "As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me." (John 14:4b). We are connected to Him as a branch is connected to the main trunk of a grape vine.... or like a tree limb is connected to the trunk of a tree. The branch or limb is useless without the vine or the trunk. Its value is only as good as its vital connection. So too with us. Our fruitfulness, our spiritual prosperity... indeed, our very lives are only of any real value when we are connected to Him.

It is a steady connection...Our abiding in Christ cannot be here or there. It is only valuable in that it is continuous. In the same manner, it is a faithful connection. God is indeed faithful in maintaining the connection on His side, but what about on our side? Is our connection to Christ steady and faithful? Or is it only as stable as the last time we were feeling blessed?  Another of Pastor Mike's sayings is, "We need to be the same whether we are blessed or tested!" Is our connection to Christ as strong when we are being tested as when we are being blessed in some way? That's something to think about!

It is a divine connection. This connection to Christ does not...indeed, cannot, originate in ourselves. It is only as He has sovereignly chosen to bestow it on us that we can have this blessed relationship with Him. Look at what Jesus said in John 15:16, It is through His divine choice that we are able to have a relationship with our Redeemer! Yet, the greatly overlooked second part of this appointment is that we must maintain that relationship on our end. We are not passive in this relationship! 

In addition, I'd like to share with you the definition of the Greek word for "abide" as it appears in Thayer's Greek Dictionary:
Who knew there was so much in this little word?
There is not time or space here to delve into each of these meanings, but I would encourage you to meditate on these...there is a wealth of spiritual help in each of these!


Next time (Lord willing), we will look at the requirements and also the benefits to abiding...