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WHERE ARE YOUR TREASURES? (January 2025 Southern California wildfires)

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An ongoing series of catastrophic wildfires has been affecting the Los Angeles metropolitan area and surrounding regions since Tuesday, January 7, 2025. The fires were exacerbated by the presence of low humidity, dry conditions, and Santa Ana winds that reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s) in some locations. As of January 12, the wildfires have caused at least 16 deaths, compelled over 180,000 to leave, and destroyed or damaged more than 12,401 structures. The Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire are the two fires that have caused the most damage. Imagine the loss that some analysts predicted would amount to over $20 billion. Imagine the gorgeous structures, impressive automobiles, and other properties that were destroyed.  The Scripture talks about the security of putting your treasures in heaven, where they are protected from any harm. ‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for ...
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BE DETERMINED

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  According to the Bible, Elemelech took his wife Naomi and two children, Mahlon and Chilion, and relocated to Moab due to the famine in Bethlehem. Naomi and two widows of her sons named Ruth and Oprah were left behind after the man and his children passed away. After finding out that Jerusalem's economy is better, Naomi made the decision to return there. Naomi convinced the widows of her sons to stay back, despite their intentions to follow her back to Bethlehem. Oprah left, but Ruth remained and swore that death would be the only thing that could separate them. But Ruth said:“Entreat[e] me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, And there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, If anything but death parts you and me. ”When she saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped speaking to her...
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DO IT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT

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  And Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and some arrows.” So he took himself a bow and some arrows. Then he said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” So he put his hand  on it,  and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands. And he said, “Open the east window”; and he opened  it.  Then Elisha said, “Shoot”; and he shot. And he said, “The arrow of the Lord’s deliverance and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; for you must strike the Syrians at Aphek till you have destroyed  them. ”   Then he said, “Take the arrows”; so he took  them.  And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground”; so he struck three times, and stopped.  19  And the man of God was angry with him, and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck Syria till you had destroyed  it!  But now you will strike Syria  only  three times.” 2 Kings 13:15-19. Although the prophet did not specify how many times...
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BE THANKFUL

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 Jesus healed ten lepers while on route to Jerusalem through Samaria and Galilee, but only one came back to thank and praise Him ( Luke 17:11-19 ). To understand the importance of being thankful, you can see Jesus asking about the remaining nine. ‘Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” Luke 17:17-18. Then Jesus said to him in verse 19, 'Rise and go; your faith has made you well.' Does that mean that the remaining nine people were also healed but not well ? As 2024 approaches its conclusion in a few days, let us reflect on all that God has done for us and express genuine gratitude. Grace is the reason for our survival, not our ability to do anything. Do you think you are better than those who have passed away? Appreciate God for good health. If you are ill, thank God for healing since that illness has claimed many lives during the year. Thank God for providing you with all your needs, b...
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FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN (5) ‘’THE PRINCE OF PEACE”

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  For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace”. Isaiah 9:6 This is the last part of our series on "For unto us a child is born." During this lesson, we have covered many topics. And the government shall be upon His shoulder’ then ‘Wonderful counselor’ after which we looked into ‘Almighty God’ then Everlasting Father’ (It’s advisable to check all these if you haven’t) Our focus today is on the Prince of Peace. The Hebrew word for peace is'shalom'. Judges 6:24 says And Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and named it Yahweh-Shalom (which means “the Lord is peace”). The altar remains in Ophrah in the land of the clan of Abiezer to this day. Peace is impossible to find outside of Jesus Christ. Philipian 4:6-7 states, 'Don't fret about anything; instead, pray about everything.' Tell God what you need, and th...
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FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN (4) ‘’THE EVERLASTING FATHER”

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  “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace”. Isaiah 9:6 Today, we will discuss 'The Everlasting Father'. Let's keep in mind that we are presenting the greatest gift ever given to the world, and thanks to God, we have covered the topics of 'The government shall be upon His shoulder', 'Wonderful counselor', and 'The Almighty God', all of which are connected to Jesus Christ. Everlasting means 'lasting forever', which means 'eternal'. The Everlasting Father status of Jesus Christ signifies that he will be our father throughout eternity, without any end. He was present before the world and will continue to be even after the world ceases to exist. He has been our Father and won't cease to be just because of his love towards us. The scripture says in Romans 5:8 "But God commende...
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FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN (3) ‘’THE ALMIGHTY GOD”

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  “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace”. Isaiah 9:6 We are still discussing the greatest gift ever given to the human race. Earlier, we discussed 'And the government shall rest upon His shoulder', then 'Wonderful Counselor'. Now we are talking about 'The Almighty God'.  Being completely powerful and omnipotent is what the term 'Almighty' means. In Hebrew, it's El-Shaddai. God first referred to Himself as almighty in Genesis 17:1 when He was talking to Abraham, ‘And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect’.  Jesus has complete power over everything, even when He was on earth as a human. For example, He calmed the storm in Matthew 8:23-27 and cursed the fig tree, which died on the same d...
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