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Do You Really Love Me?

 

“‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”” Mt. 15:8-9

Have you ever wondered if someone you know and love REALLY loves you? Have you wondered why the person keeps saying I LOVE YOU but you can’t seem to see that love in action no matter how hard you look? Like you keep hearing the words I LOVE YOU and sometimes you catch glimpses of it and som...

Grunt Work for God

“Serve the Lord with gladness;…” Psalm 100:2

One of the greatest blessings I’ve ever received, and it may be strange to you, but the Lord understands I am quite sure, was when I learned two beloved friends got together hundreds of miles away from me without my knowing to print, cut, fold, and staple my Faithful Magazine devotional booklet that goes out into prisons, homeless shelters, to me in New York City to distribute, and to wherever else the Lord desires. Grunt work is described at dicti...

Whose Sheep Are You Feeding?

“So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?”Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do...

SPECIAL PRAYER REQUEST from lara

Hi everyone,

I’ve been writing and reading since I was a little girl. The Lord led me to repentance for using these gifts for the wrong reason and led me to devote myself and the gifts utterly to Him. Daily Inspiration and the tracts, devotionals, Faithful Magazine, and books go out as He leads around the world, by His grace and for His glory alone.

I am writing and writing and writing and pouring out my heart to Him, to people everywhere, into the writing, into my streets ministry work, and...

The Key to the Prodigal

“Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he s...

God’s Perfect Time

 

“To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:” Ecc. 3:1

A great orchestra conductor knows exactly what instrument in the hands of which person needing to play precisely which notes at what PERFECT time for what overall effect in the grand scheme of everyone with all their instruments with all sounds working together for the greatest good to achieve the master plan whereby all comes together beautifully and blessedly in one whole perfectly orchestrated orchestra le...

The Day I Crossed the Bridge

“…and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age…” Mt. 28:20

How excited and eager I was one day to determine I would go on yet another one of my long and rigorous walks in New York City loving, worshiping, singing to, praying to, seeking, and listening to the Lord as I walked, and stopping to share the Gospel and minister to people along the way if and as He so led me which He so often does, on this particular walk doing something I don’t recall ever having done in my life – walkin...

Do You Want Me to Do Anything, God?

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.” James 1:5-6

“Do you want me to do anything?” I asked the Lord.

“Yes. I want you to do nothing,” the Spirit of God spoke.

I had been seeking Him about a particular matter concerning something I had prayed my heart out to Him about for such a very long...

Dying Man’s Decision

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6

I can’t think of anything I’d rather be doing on a Saturday night. Dressed as simply as imaginable, with dog hair on me as usual, my hair was brushed but that was about the extent of my efforts concerning my appearance, not dining out at some fancy New York City restaurant, not gathering at an outdoor coffee house with friends, not on a date with some gorgeous man, not inside e...

When Friends Are Wrong

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:” John 10:27

My friends love me but sometimes they’re wrong. I love my friends but sometimes I’m wrong. The same goes for family and other people, too. Even when we’re totally well meaning, we can be totally wrong when we give advice to others even when we’re doing our best to give godly counsel to others. None of us is perfect in hearing God’s voice and in giving Christ-centered counsel to others, and we can find ourselves in serio...