by lighthouse | Mar 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Acts 1:15a “In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about one hundred and twenty) and said, ‘Brothers and sisters, the Scripture had to be fulfilled…” Jesus, our Advocate, was promised and that promise happened. Judas, as Jesus’ betrayer, was foretold by David and that promise was fulfilled. Jesus rising from the dead was promised and again, that promise was fulfilled. Our God will again come to earth and bring all believers to Himself in Heaven. God’s promises are always fulfilled. Believe and spread the Word–that is the duty of man/woman. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Mar 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Acts 1:3 “After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.” Jesus was born, lived, fulfilled many Old Testament prophecies, suffered, died and (the most earth shattering event of all) rose from the dead. A person can accept it all, deny it all, accept some and deny some, but the proof is the last part of this verse—for 40 days He established proof. No human could possibly do what He did. Nothing is gained by denying. Everything is gained by living a believing and faith filled life. Pray and be sure to make the right choice. | | | | Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video an… | | | cis
by lighthouse | Mar 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 12:13 “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.” Every person on earth is included in this one verse. Every person (whether they realize it or not is immaterial) is to be in awe of God, follow His intended purpose for each of us, live with a recognized fulfillment of that purpose and understand the meaninglessness of making life’s purpose the pursuit of earthly pleasure. NOTHING is more important than following God in all He has us do.
by lighthouse | Mar 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 12:9 “Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs.” Without God there is little, if any, meaning to life. Is the ultimate purpose of life pleasure and accumulation? If so, the song of maybe 30 years ago applies—is that all there is? Life for all of us has its happiness and sadness, yet we all have a God intended purpose/s to fulfill. Finding that purpose/s and praising our God in the process is the duty of man/woman.
by lighthouse | Mar 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 11:5 “As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in the mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.” What is simpler than the wind? What is more complicated than the development of a child in the womb? And what about the rest of life and creation? How can something seem extremely complicated and yet appear as natural as the morning and the evening? God’s handiwork surrounds each of us in its simplicity and its complexity. Praise God with a believing faith and say to yourself with a childlike faith—Life with God is wonderful!
by lighthouse | Mar 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes11:2 “Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.” Solomon was a financial advisor. He may have invented the mentality of diversity. His mentality was: Diversify, as one investment might not do so well—therefore; have others so your income remains stable. The book of Proverbs has wisdom for living a successful life on this earth and living with our God eternally. Proverbs is just like the rest of Scripture. We study it for success. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Mar 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 10:19 “A feast is made for laughter, wine makes life merry, and money is the answer for everything.” This passage is exactly the way the world, with its epicurean mentality, thinks. The problem is: do you and I think the same at times? Solomon is expressing just the opposite of wise thinking which has existed since the beginning of time. This passage is also an example where one can take a verse out of context and arrive at a totally incorrect conclusion. You and I have to study God’s Word in its entirety to come to wise conclusions. (If you’re interested–google this verse for interesting commentaries).
by lighthouse | Mar 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 10:18 “Through laziness, the rafters sag; because of idle hands, the house leaks.” Work is necessary for successful living. Welfare can be an encouragement for laziness. For a person’s life to be lived with a healthy mentality, there must be a purpose with benefits galore. God’s instruction in the Book He wrote for His children’s benefit should be read and studied, applied with wisdom and taught to future generations. Success is written all over its pages so to be ignored is fatal. Work, study, apply. Praise your Father!
by lighthouse | Mar 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 8:7 “Since no one knows the future, who can tell someone else what is to come?” Man tries his hardest to predict. In the field of health, in the field of finance, in the field of weather forecast and even in the field of political endeavors there is a desire to predict. Only God knows the future. Wouldn’t then it be logical for all of us to put our trust in Him alone and trust every word He says and live accordingly? Our God is the only source of constant and absolutely accurate knowledge of what is to come. When He says Heaven is our Home we absolutely, positively with all confidence trust—-Heaven is coming—-We do not fear death.
by lighthouse | Mar 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 9:17 “The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.” Depth of knowledge, wisdom and character are key to success. A large house, popularity, outstanding looks, cars, boats or any amount of toys can fool many but never the wise. What is inside the heart, though invisible, determines the true value of a person’s life and character. Be such a person whose heart is purely refined gold as the invisible is exceedingly more valuable than the visible.
by lighthouse | Feb 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 8:1 “Who is like the wise? Who knows the explanation of things? A person’s wisdom brightens their face and changes its hard appearance.” A person has various facial appearances. A face of confusion, A face of anger, A face of sadness, A face of depression, A face of delight, A face of excitement and as expressed in this verse—A face of brightness–I understand! The face of a person understanding the truths of wisdom as found in Scripture is unique and one that we want to always have as ours. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Feb 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 7:25 “So I turned my mind to understand, to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.” Gaining wisdom is a constant endeavor of a Christian. Ignoring that thought is a constant endeavor of the rest of the world. Solomon addresses, quite bluntly, ignoring as stupid. I certainly don’t want to be called stupid by God and I am positive you don’t either; therefore, we both have only one choice: What is it? _____________ ________________.
