After completing His creation, God designated the seventh day as a day of rest. He rested from all His work, but He didn’t rest because of fatigue. “The Lord is the…Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary,” Genesis 2:2-3 & Isaiah 40:28. God created the day of rest for humans. …
Isaiah was a Jewish prophet anointed by the Lord who lived about 700 years before Jesus. Every time I read Isaiah I am encouraged by many of his wonderful statements. Here are some examples of uplifting phrases from the book of Isaiah. …
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We trust that these Verses that Vivify from Psalm chapters 8-20 bless you! Psalms is such an uplifting and encouraging book. Here are some selected verses that we trust encourage you today! We at Comfort and Encouragement Ministries love you a lot! …
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You begin your day with about eight hours sleep. You arise from your slumber, make your physical appearance presentable and enjoy breakfast. During all these activities, you unconsciously breathe the air God created, experience the energy your circulatory system provides and experience the sensations your nervous system feels. You proceed through your day, taking care of all your physical needs and desires. …
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I really like Revelation 4:1: “There before me was a door standing open in heaven.” Isn’t that grand? God inviting us to live with him in heaven! Then, John heard the voice of the Lord inviting him to “come up here.” …
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One fall I abandoned a pot of pink periwinkles. Part of the plant died and the remainder looked very sick. I moved the potted plant from our patio to a neglected corner of our back yard. After all, “out of sight is out of mind.”
During the winter the abandoned plant endured months of drought and temperatures that reached the low twenties. I simply paid no attention to it and intended to throw it away in early spring.
Guess what? The plant survived, revived and again occupies a prominent place on our patio. It’s beautiful! The leaves and stems appear as healthy as ever. Beautiful pink flowers sit atop almost every stem. …
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In December 1967 Delores and I moved to a little central Texas town named Clifton and became pastors of the church there. I worked 45 hours a week at a manufacturing plant there and pastored the small church. I, also, was dealing with a condition called Hypoglycemia or low blood sugar although I was completely ignorant of my condition. I suffered with the symptom, but didn’t know Hypoglycemia existed. …
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The word “vivify” means “to endow with life or renewed life; to impart vitality.” Well, that definition describes the effect of God’s Word on people who read it and trust the God who gave it! …
Our Creator designed us with minds filled with meditation that makes us spiritually, physically, and emotionally healthy. Consequently, the evil one appealed to Eve’s mind in an attempt to inject unhealthy meditation into her. Regrettably, both Eve and Adam succumbed to the type of thoughts detrimental to their health. Since then, the human race has practiced extremely unhealthy meditation that led the human race from the Lord and into lots of suffering. But, there is some really great news! …
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In 2oo3, Delores and I decided to explore the possibility of returning to Japan as pastors of Tsukuba International Christian Assembly in Tsukba, Japan. We flew to Tokyo and the missionary picked us up in his vehicle and we drove two or three hours to Tsukuba. We spent three weeks there preaching every Sunday and visiting the people of this international congregation. At the end of three weeks we told the current pastor that we would be willing to move to Japan in December 2003. …
