Most people are well aware that over a million babies a year are killed in U.S. abortion clinics. What is just coming to light is what happens to some of them after the abortion. Investigators are finding that selling the parts of these babies has become a half-billion dollar industry and growing.

Matthew 15:11: "Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."

Matthew 15:17-20: "Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."

Faith is a word which is used in so many ways that we so often dilute its true meaning. For example, we sometimes say …”I have faith in you”; or …“you know, I have my faith!” While these expressions have a colloquial connotation, the literal meaning of faith is much more profound.

Faithfulness is defined as "firm in adherence to promises, steadfast and loyal in love, conscientious, staunch."  The Bible assures us that God is faithful.  Faithfullness is an essential part of God's nature, one of his most gracious attributes.

'LOOKING CAREFULLY...LEST ANY ROOT OF BITTERNESS SPRINGING UP CAUSE TROUBLE...' HEBREWS 12:15

Harbouring bitterness will not change the other person, but it will sure change you - and not for the better!

'...YOU ARE WORRIED...ABOUT MANY THINGS, BUT ONLY ONE THING IS NEEDED...' LUKE 10:41-42

Sometimes the reason we approach God with a list of requests the length of our arm, is because we are more interested in His 'presents' than His presence.

''...CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY.'' COLOSSIANS 1:27

Niccolo Paganini, one of the greatest violinists of all time, was about to perform to a full house. As he walked on stage to a standing ovation something felt very wrong.

''I BROUGHT HIM TO YOUR DISCIPLES, AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CURE HIM.'' MATTHEW 17:16

Ever notice that whenever some people are in trouble it's always the fault of the pastor, the church, their mate, their boss, their family or origin, their looks, their social status, or some other excuse?

Forgiveness is hard to give because it hurts to extend it to undeserving and hard-hearted ones. To release a wrong-doer instead of exacting a just penalty requires that we reach out in love, rejecting the temptation to hold bitterness and resentment. This is contrary to our natural inclinations, thus the old adage,"To err is human, to forgive divine".

 

2 Timothy 1:7: "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

We live in an hour in the earth that the Bible speaks of as the "last days." Because we are in the end times we know that according to prophecy it will be a time of great tribulation and trouble. 2 Timothy 3:1 says, "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come." More scripture describing the end times is spoken of by Jesus himself in these verses: