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I know--you're going to quote the passage from Revelation. "For the former things will not come to mind,". Some others say it's not that our memories will be erased, but that Heaven will be so glorious that it will "overshadow" any negative memories. I've heard pastors say, "Within the first 5 minutes in Heaven, you'll forget all about your bad experiences on Earth" back then. But I don't know. For one thing, I don't think it's about our memories being "wiped out", because the martyrs in Revelation state, "How long until You avenge our blood on those who dwell on the Earth?" Avenge our blood, meaning they have some memory of it, and it's not that God gives us "mass amnesia" like some suggest. Also, it says God will wipe out all tears...

```html <TABLE> <TR> <TD><I>“…Be still, and know that I am God!...”</I> <B>(Psalm 46:10, )</B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>It’s easy to live frustrated because somebody is not doing what we want, discouraged because of a disappointment, upset because our dreams haven’t come to pass. And the lock down and pandemic. But God doesn’t remove every frustration. He doesn’t change every person we don’t like or take away everything that’s bothering us. When He says, “Be still and know that I am God,” this implies that if we’re not still, if we’re upset, frustrated, and worried, we’re not going to know that He is God. Most of the time when we’re frustrated, we’re trying to change things that only God can change...

```html <TABLE> <TR> <TD><I>“...No weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD...”</I> <B>(Isaiah 54:17, </B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Today’s Scripture doesn’t say that we won’t have difficulties. That’s not reality. It says, “The problem may form, people may talk, you may get a negative medical report, but you can stay in peace, knowing it’s not going to prosper against you.” Because you’re God’s child, because you’re in the secret place of the Most High, God has a hedge of protection, mercy, and favor around you that the enemy cannot cross. No person, no sickness, no trouble, and no force of...

Let Us Pray: God, I ask You in Jesus’ name to give me a great love to read, listen to, meditate upon, study, be a doer of, a prayer of, and a singer of Your Word. God, let Your Word dwell within me richly; so that I may be blessed, walk in excellence in my gifts and callings, and be a blessing to others. God, have the Holy Spirit speak to my heart, mind, body, soul, and spirit through Your Word. God, open up my eyes, ears, and heart to the lesson or lessons You want me to learn. Protect my mind and heart from all distractions, misrepresentations, and deceptiveness as I read, listen to, and meditate upon Your Word. Help me in the process of observation, interpretation, and application. But most importantly, let me always purpose in my...

To be a blessing. To help others. To show them the way that leads to heaven. To love everyone you see around, at home, at work, in the streets and wherever you are. Read the map daily, the Bible, that is the best book you will ever find on earth. God's plan is always the best things that happens to anyone who wants to walk in the way that leads to glory. Prepare yourself to see Jesus face to face. The world and all its riches shall pass away. Our life will continue on with Jesus in heaven. Sometimes the process of following the Lord is hard and painful but at the end of our road we shall see wonderful things happening before our eyes. Enoch was a friend of God and He took him to heaven. He did not die. God lift him up to glory. Do...

```html <TABLE> <TR> <TD><I>“...But you, LORD, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations. You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come...”</I> <B>(Psalm 102:12–13, NIV)</B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>In the first eleven verses of Psalm 102, the psalmist goes into great detail listing all his troubles, telling how miserable he is. Just when you think he’s ready to give up, he wrote today’s Scripture. In the midst of his sad song, he recognized that God was still on the throne, and he knew there was a set time for favor in his future. God was saying to His people, “Don’t worry, things are about to change. You’ve come...

He has saved you from all sin and evil. He has filled you with the precious Holy Spirit. He has taken away all burdens and all fear from your heart. Healing has come and now you are strong to continue the road that leads to heaven. Blessings upon blessings shall come to you when you continue to live in His holy presence. Loving Him with all your heart, mind and soul is the best gift you can give back to Him. The important thing in life is to remember what God has done for you and for those you were praying for. One old song of praise to Jesus is a thousand memories coming to you.

"And His name is Faithful and True, and He judges in RIGHTEOUSNESS.""Nevertheless, according to His promise, we await New Heavens and a New Earth, and in these RIGHTEOUSNESS is to dwell. "You have become judges rendering wicked decisions." "God is no respecter of persons."Reading all this, and looking around us, we see that most people are NOT impartial. They take the side of the one they LIKE BETTER, or KNOW BETTER, over right or wrong. Let's start with the darling media. They're just dripping with bias. Just ONE example {too numerous to mention} of this is how they're covering the Democrat convention. Every time one of those liberals get up and speak, and knock Trump, they cheer them on. If Trump defends himself, they make him the...

```html <TABLE> <TR> <TD></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><I>“...See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands...”</I> <B>(Isaiah 49:16, NIV)</B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>We all get dropped in life—dropped by an illness, by a divorce, by a friend who turns on you. It’s easy to feel alone and forgotten, as though you don’t matter. But don’t believe those lies and get stuck in that dark place. Every time God opens His hands, He sees your name. He’s reminded of you. You may have had some bad breaks, some closed doors, some people who didn’t do you right, but God hasn’t forgotten about your dreams or the promises He’s given you. He hasn’t forgotten about that baby you’ve been longing to have, that healing, that...

"God chose the weak things of the world, that He might put the strong to shame." Well, I have to look no further than my own life to see that. Some by my own bad choices, and some by just a life of bad "luck", but looking at myself, I can see I'm not what "the world" would call a "success". When I was younger, I thought not advancing myself would be "the easy way out", I didn't believe in "no pain no gain." So in my immature mindset, when opportunities presented themselves, I didn't seize them. But since mistakes you make "back then" carry over, when I grew up I wasn't at the level I "should have been". {Also, I was a firstborn and my mother spoiled me, making it easy for me, which as I got older didn't help. Now, at middle age, both my...