The Daily Readings for MONDAY, September 17, 2018

Paul and Barnabas Separate
Acts 15:36-41

The Daily Readings

MONDAY, September 17, 2018

Old Testament

Job 40
40:1 And the Lord said to Job:

2 “Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
    Anyone who argues with God must respond.”

Job’s Response to God
3 Then Job answered the Lord:

4 “See, I am of small account; what shall I answer you?
    I lay my hand on my mouth.
5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer;
    twice, but will proceed no further.”

God’s Challenge to Job
6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind:

7 “Gird up your loins like a man;
    I will question you, and you declare to me.
8 Will you even put me in the wrong?
    Will you condemn me that you may be justified?
9 Have you an arm like God,
    and can you thunder with a voice like his?

10 “Deck yourself with majesty and dignity;
    clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
    and look on all who are proud, and abase them.
12 Look on all who are proud, and bring them low;
    tread down the wicked where they stand.
13 Hide them all in the dust together;
    bind their faces in the world below.
14 Then I will also acknowledge to you
    that your own right hand can give you victory.

15 “Look at Behemoth,
    which I made just as I made you;
    it eats grass like an ox.
16 Its strength is in its loins,
    and its power in the muscles of its belly.
17 It makes its tail stiff like a cedar;
    the sinews of its thighs are knit together.
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
    its limbs like bars of iron.

19 “It is the first of the great acts of God—
    only its Maker can approach it with the sword.
20 For the mountains yield food for it
    where all the wild animals play.
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
    in the covert of the reeds and in the marsh.
22 The lotus trees cover it for shade;
    the willows of the wadi surround it.
23 Even if the river is turbulent, it is not frightened;
    it is confident though Jordan rushes against its mouth.
24 Can one take it with hooks
    or pierce its nose with a snare?

The Epistle

Acts 15:36-16:5
Paul and Barnabas Separate
15:36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Come, let us return and visit the believers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.” 37 Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. 38 But Paul decided not to take with them one who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work. 39 The disagreement became so sharp that they parted company; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus. 40 But Paul chose Silas and set out, the believers commending him to the grace of the Lord. 41 He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
16:1 Paul went on also to Derbe and to Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer; but his father was a Greek. 2 He was well spoken of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him; and he took him and had him circumcised because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4 As they went from town to town, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in numbers daily.

The Gospel

John 11:55-12:8
11:55 Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves. 56 They were looking for Jesus and were asking one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think? Surely he will not come to the festival, will he?” 57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should let them know, so that they might arrest him.

Mary Anoints Jesus
12:1 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2 There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. 3 Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, 5 “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” 6 (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) 7 Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. 8 You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”

The Bible texts of the Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel lessons are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Church of Christ in the USA, and used by permission.
The disagreement became so sharp that they parted company.

The Morning Prayer for MONDAY, September 17, 2018

Monday morning prayer

Lord,

Sometimes, Monday can be a hard day. Dreaded on Sunday and fled from on a Friday. Yet why Lord as Monday could be the beginning of a work adventure, the new challenge of a week filled with potential? So I pray you would help me to embrace this day.

Let it be a new day and a wonder day. Help me to see not the clouds but the sunrise, not the rain but the ripples of falling drops. Show me the joy of the embrace with loved ones, not the tensions and troubles. Monday need not be the grudge day to be endured but the fun day to be embraced.

This day, help me to turn my eyes towards your Kingdom, of love, hope and new beginnings.

Amen

Verse of the Day for MONDAY, September 17, 2018

James 3:13 (NIV) Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

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Un dia a la Vez - Los ángeles

Los ángeles

Fortalézcanse con el gran poder del Señor. Pónganse toda la armadura de Dios para que puedan hacer frente a las artimañas del diablo.

~ Efesios 6:10-11 (NVI)

Ayer analizamos que los ángeles existen y la Biblia registra su existencia. Sin embargo, hay personas que se desvían con este asunto. Estudian los ángeles más que la misma Biblia. Los endiosan y hablan de los milagros que hicieron los ángeles en sus vidas. Así que dejan a Dios en un segundo plano. Debemos reconocer que los ángeles existen, pero sin olvidarnos de Dios.

Nada ni nadie debe ser más importante en nuestras vidas que Dios.

Me impresionó mucho saber que el diablo no es como lo pintan: rojo, con cuernos y cola. Resulta que el diablo era un ángel muy hermoso llamado Lucero, o Lucifer, que significa «hijo de la mañana». Su gran pecado fue su enorme egoísmo y su deseo de igualarse a Dios o estar por encima de Él. Deseaba que lo adoraran y le reconocieran como a Dios.

A raíz de esto, se formó una gran batalla en el cielo y expulsaron de allí a Lucifer y la tercera parte de ellos, a los que se les conoce como ángeles caídos. A partir de ese momento, Satanás se convirtió en el príncipe de este mundo que solo desea robar, matar y destruir.

Por eso debemos entender que el enemigo quiere siempre hacernos daño. Entonces, cuando nos quiere tentar y hacer caer, se presenta con cosas agradables y llamativas, pues quiere engañarnos.

Por eso, mi invitación hoy es a que nos pongamos la armadura de Dios, a fin de estar firme contra todas las cosas que trama el diablo en nuestra contra.

Un Día a la Vez Copyright © by Claudia Pinzón
Ayer analizamos que los ángeles existen y la Biblia registra su existencia.

Standing Strong Through the Storm - LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

~ Matthew 5:42 (NIV)

The second part of the Great Commandment (Luke 10:27) is “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus then tells the story of the Good Samaritan. In this story Jesus defines our neighbor as anyone in need of help. This kind of love is very practical.

It was the middle of winter and the elderly Christian in prison had a badly infected ear. He thanked God that he had been able to keep his fur hat affording him some protection from the biting cold. At least he had a pillow at night.

One day one of his cellmates asked him for his fur hat. The Christian had been willing to share food with his cellmates, but felt he could not give up his hat. After all, he had an infected ear. He needed that hat.

Through the night he wrestled with his conscience. He was haunted by this scripture: “Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you” (Matthew 5:42).

After a night of prayer, he sought forgiveness before God and was ready to hand over his hat. In the morning he learned that during the night the guards had taken the cellmate to another prison with a more severe climate.

That same morning, the guards held a routine check of the cell and among the personal objects confiscated was the believer’s fur hat.

He had tried to keep something that he was about to lose and God wanted to see the hat used for continued good with the other prisoner. Many years later, this believer remembered that lesson in Christian maturity which the Holy Spirit taught him.

RESPONSE: Today I will live in the realization that people are more important than things.

PRAYER: Help me, Lord, to not be tied down by my possessions but be open to sharing what You have given me with others in need.

Standing Strong Through The Storm (SSTS), a daily devotional message by SSTS author Paul Estabrooks. © 2011 Open Doors International. Used by permission.

Women of the Bible - Anna

Anna

Her name means: "Favor" or "Grace"

Her character: Married for only seven years, she spent the long years of her widowhood fasting and praying in the temple, abandoning herself entirely to God. A prophetess, she was one of the first to bear witness to Jesus.
Her sorrow: As a widow, she would probably have been among the most vulnerable members of society, with no one to provide for her financially or to take care of her if her health failed.
Her joy: That her own eyes beheld the Messiah she had longed to see.
Key Scriptures: Luke 2:22-38

Her Story

A small bird darted past the Court of the Gentiles, flew up to the Women's Court, and then on to the Court of Israel (one of the inner courts of the temple, accessible only to Jewish men). Anna blinked as she watched the beating wings swerve into the sunlight and vanish. She wondered into which privileged corner of the temple the little bird had disappeared.

For most of her eighty-four years, she had been a widow who spent her days praying and fasting in the temple. Though Anna had walked past the outer court thousands of times, she never failed to notice the warning inscribed in its walls in both Greek and Latin: "No stranger is to enter within the balustrade round the temple and enclosure. Whoever is caught will be responsible to himself for his death, which will ensue." It was an awesome thing to come into the presence of the Holy One.

Though she could not echo the prayer of Jewish men, who praised God for creating them neither Gentiles nor women, she could at least be grateful for the privilege of ascending beyond the Court of the Gentiles to the Women's Court, where she would be that much closer to the Most Holy Place. Having done so, she bowed her head, rocking back and forth to the rhythm of her prayers (Psalm 84:1-3).

Suddenly a voice interrupted her recitation of the familiar psalm. Old Simeon, she saw, was holding a baby to his breast, pronouncing words that thrilled her soul: "Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel."

Like her, Simeon had lived for nothing but Israel's consolation. Though he had not seen, yet he had believed. Anna watched as the child's parents hung on the old man's words. Then he handed the infant back to his mother, this time speaking more softly: "This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too."

Anna placed her arms gently around the young mother's shoulders and gazed at the sleeping infant. Words of thanksgiving spilled from her lips. Her heart felt buoyant, her hope unsinkable. More vividly than Jacob, who had dreamed of a ladder full of angels, or Moses, who had beheld a bush burning in the desert, she, Anna, a widow and prophetess from the tribe of Asher, had experienced the very presence of God. Her eyes had seen the promised child, whose brilliance would scatter the darkness and bring deliverance for all God's people.

Now she too felt like a sparrow soaring freely in the house of God. It no longer mattered that she was forbidden entry into the innermost courts of the temple. God himself was breaking down the dividing walls between Jew and Gentile, male and female, revealing himself to all who hungered for his presence. That day a child had transformed the Women's Court into the holiest place of all.

Scripture doesn't tell us whether Anna ever actually wished she were allowed to enter the innermost courts of the temple in Jerusalem. But her longing for God is obvious. Clearly, she was a woman with a great spiritual appetite, who abandoned her life to God and was rewarded by meeting Jesus and his parents just forty days after his birth, during the presentation in the temple.

Her Promise

Anna's life revolved around prayer and fasting in the temple. She evidently had no family, no home, no job. Instead, God was her family, the temple her home, and prayer her occupation. Though you may not have the freedom to spend every moment in prayer, as she did, you can be sure the time you do spend is never wasted. If you long to see your Savior, to experience his presence in your life, let Anna's devotion encourage you.

This devotional is drawn from Women of the Bible: A One-Year Devotional Study of Women in Scripture by Ann Spangler and Jean Syswerda. Used with permission.
A small bird darted past the Court of the Gentiles, flew up to the Women's Court, and then on to the ...

Girlfriends in God - Getting to Know Him

Getting to Know Him

Mary Southerland

Today’s Truth

The God who made you is like your husband. His name is the LORD All-Powerful.

~ Isaiah 54:5 (NCV)

Friend to Friend

When Dan and I were first married, I really struggled with what to call his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Southerland seemed too formal, but Jerry and Norma seemed too familiar and did not address my level of respect for them. On the other hand, “Mom” and “Dad” were just a little too intimate for me – maybe because I was still working through a lot of issues concerning my dad who died when I was four years old. My mom was both mother and father to me for most of my life. It almost seemed disloyal to address another woman as “mom.”

I solved my problem by not calling them anything – which was not really a solution at all. I loved them both very much and wanted to convey that love to them. After years of marriage, the death of my own mother, and the survival of many family crisis with Dan’s parents, I one day found myself calling them “Mom” and “Dad.” It was not a conscious decision on my part but seemed perfectly natural. In fact, I did not even realize that I had made that transition until Dan commented on how much it meant to them that I would call his parents “Mom” and “Dad.” As I thought about his comment, I realized that over the years, I had not only grown to love and respect them more, but my relationship with them had grown to a deeper level. The same should be true in our spiritual journey.

How can we know God in an intimate way – on a marriage level? We get to know anyone we meet by first exchanging names. At an early age, we taught our son that a simple way to meet someone new is to say, “Hi! My name is Jered. What’s yours?” Names are very important.

God has a first name – Yahweh or Jehovah, a Hebrew word that means, “I am.” “LORD” should be translated “Yahweh” meaning that Yahweh Almighty is His name. Translators did a great job with the Bible but here they took the name of God and substituted a title. When you see “LORD” in all caps, read it as “Jehovah.” Yahweh Jehovah is a personal name that reveals the very core of His being, His sufficiency and holiness. God wants to be on a first name basis with you and me and wants us to come to Him just as we are in our weakness and incompleteness. When we come honestly before Him, sharing who we really are and what we really need, God then shares His last name. God’s last name is always based upon the current need of our lives.

God came to Moses and said, “I want you to be on a first name basis with me. My name is Yahweh Jehovah” and from that point on, whenever the people had a need they cried out in their insufficiency saying, “God you are the I Am. Come and meet Me!” God would then come, meet them, and give them His last name.

• In Exodus 16 the people cried, “God we’re out here in the desert with no food or water, literally starving to death! Jehovah Yahweh, where are You?” God says, “I’m right here. My name today is Jehovah Jireh, which means “Provider.” All of a sudden, quail are raining down from heaven, manna is found on the desert floor, and new water begins pouring out of a rock.

• In Exodus 17, the people come up against a vastly superior military force and cry out to God saying, “We can’t do this! This army will wipe us out!  Please help us!” God says, “I’ll be there. My name today is Jehovah Nissi, which means “Banner.” In Biblical times, when tribes went to war, flags and banners were carried out in front. Therefore, God is telling the people that He will go before them and fight the battle for-them.

• In other passages, people came to God overwhelmed and anxious. God says, “I am Jehovah Shalom, your Peace.”

• David came to Him in a moment of desolation and said, “God, I am in the wilderness totally alone.” God says, “I am Jehovah Shammah. I am here.”

• Jesus cried out to God saying, “Abba Father” which means “Dearest Daddy.” This name paints the picture of a broken-hearted child climbing up into the lap of the loving Father. There the child finds comfort and safety. The Father wraps His arms around that child and becomes a refuge. 

God wants an intimate “marriage level” relationship with you, His child. You can come to Him, calling Him by name, and He will meet the need of your heart.

Let’s Pray

Father, I want to know You more. I want to see Your face and hear Your voice. I long to see You in every circumstance and sense Your presence with every breath I take.
In Jesus’ Name,
Amen.

Now It’s Your Turn

• Understand that we can come to God on a first name basis.
• Accept His invitation to meet Him at the point of your deepest need.
• Recognize that intimacy requires honesty.
• Be willing to come to Him – just as you are.

Encouragement is like a boomerang. When thrown correctly, it will come back to you. Godly encouragement does not wait for an invitation to work. It looks for the opportunity to work.

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LHM Daily Devotions - A God Like No Other

"A God Like No Other"

Sep. 17, 2018

Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. He will return the evil to my enemies; in Your faithfulness put an end to them. With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to You; I will give thanks to Your Name, O LORD, for it is good. For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.

~ Psalm 54:4-7 (ESV)

Have you ever felt weighed down with something: some pressing personal or family problem, some issue with your job or studies? It's the proverbial "monkey on your back," riding along with you whenever and wherever you go. Try to shake him, and he squeezes ever tighter. Try to forget he's there, and you can't stop thinking about him.

Not surprisingly, then, we may find our lives marked more by the difficulties we face than the goodness we've enjoyed? This joy robber is ruthless and, sadly, often a thief of our own making. While we may sense God's hand of blessing on our lives, a nagging undercurrent of angst and worry colors our thinking, dyes our perspective, and subdues our contentment.

The psalms are full of verses where the writer is grappling with some demanding life situation. It might be a spiritual conflict or some outside treachery; it might be some deep-rooted sin that leaves the psalmist stuck and crying out to God for help. But the psalmist knows that there is relief in sight. Things may be bleak, but God will not fail His people. His promises are trustworthy. His Word is sure.

How liberating it is to know the God we worship, love, and adore is a good God. This was hardly the case for the pagan nations surrounding Israel and Judah in antiquity. Their gods were capricious, vindictive, vengeful, and downright untrustworthy. The gods of Egypt, Babylon, and Assyria (and there were many) were out for themselves and could turn on their worshipping subjects without batting a golden eye.

But such is not our God.

In the verses from Psalm 54, God is our "helper" and "upholder." He is our faithful deliverer, granting us triumph in His procession, and victory through His good Name. Elsewhere in the psalms He is called "merciful and gracious" (Psalm 103:8). He is One who performs "mighty acts," "wondrous works," "awesome deeds," One who is known by His "abundant goodness" (Psalm 145:4-7).

The God we serve is worthy of our service. He keeps His Word to us. His mercy and grace, awesome deeds and abundant goodness are best known to us through the mission and ministry of Jesus, His beloved Son. Through His faithful obedience to the Heavenly Father, He has delivered us from every trouble. By His death and resurrection, we conquer in His Name.

THE PRAYER: Dear Heavenly Father, by Your mighty arm our enemies are defeated. By Your merciful grace we are redeemed. Remind us each day of the victory we have in You. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

This Daily Devotion was written by a contributing writer from LHM. Use these devotions in your newsletter and bulletin! Used by permission; all rights reserved by the Int'l LLL (LHM).
Have you ever felt weighed down with something: some pressing personal or family problem, some issue with your job or studies?

Devocional del CPTLN del 17 de septiembre de 2018 - ¡Imagínate eso!

ALIMENTO DIARIO

¡Imagínate eso!

17 de Setiembre de 2018

Porque, cuando les hicimos saber que nuestro Señor Jesucristo vendrá con todo su poder, no lo hicimos siguiendo fábulas artificiosas, sino como quienes han visto su majestad con sus propios ojos... Pero antes que nada deben entender esto: Ninguna profecía de la Escritura es de interpretación privada, porque la profecía nunca estuvo bajo el control de la voluntad humana, sino que los santos hombres de Dios hablaron bajo el control del Espíritu Santo.

~ 2 Pedro 1:16, 20-21 (RVC)

Admiro la fe del antropólogo Maurice Bloch. Maurice, de la Escuela de Economía de Londres, creía que de todos los animales, los humanos son los únicos que practican la religión. Y lo hacen porque son los únicos en los que ha evolucionado la imaginación.

Además, él cree que nuestra imaginación evolucionó hace 40 a 50 mil años, lo que permitió a los seres humanos creer en cosas como un alma eterna y otras cosas imaginarias... como Dios.

Finalmente, Maurice también cree que: "Una vez que realizamos la omnipresencia de lo imaginario todos los días, no queda nada especial que explicar acerca de la religión...", lo cual no es más que una forma sutil de decir que todas las cosas en las que creo no son más que producto de mi imaginación... o de la imaginación de muchas personas.

En realidad admiro la fe de Maurice. No estoy de acuerdo con nada de lo que dice, pero lo admiro, porque en su avidez por explicar todo lo que es espiritual, está dispuesto a creer cualquier cosa.

En cambio todo lo que yo tengo que hacer es creer en el testimonio inspirado por el Espíritu Santo que dieron los discípulos. Mucho antes de que Maurice y sus dudas nacieran, el Espíritu Santo inspiró a Pedro a escribir: "no lo hicimos siguiendo fábulas artificiosas, sino como quienes han visto su majestad con sus propios ojos".

Entonces si estoy entendiendo correctamente, debo elegir entre:

• Creerle a Maurice quien, sin ninguna prueba tangible, me está diciendo qué pasó hace 40.000 años, o

• creerle a los discípulos que vivieron hace menos de 2.000 años y escribieron lo que vieron.

Si bien admiro la fe de Maurice, voy a creer y a seguir a los santos hombres de Dios que hablaron movidos por el Espíritu Santo.

ORACIÓN: Padre Celestial, si es posible permite que la sabiduría y la creatividad del mundo sea redirigida a promover al Salvador, en vez de destruir su imagen. Te pido esto en el nombre de Jesús. Amén.

© Copyright 2018 Cristo Para Todas Las Naciones. Que a través de estos devocionales, la Palabra de Dios te refresque en tu diario caminar.
Admiro la fe del antropólogo Maurice Bloch.

Unser Täglich Brot - Vermächtnisse der Liebe

Vermächtnisse der Liebe

Lesung: 2. Timotheus 1,1–5 | Die Bibel in einem Jahr: Sprüche 27–29; 2. Korinther 10

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So lasst euer Licht leuchten vor den Leuten, damit sie eure guten Werke sehen und euren Vater im Himmel preisen. Matthäus 5,16

Ich stöberte in der Bibel meiner Urgroßmutter, als mir ein Schatz in den Schoß fiel. Auf einem kleinen Stück Papier, in der Handschrift eines kleinen Kindes, standen die Worte: „Selig sind, die da geistlich arm sind; denn ihrer ist das Himmelreich. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen; denn sie sollen getröstet werden“ (Matthäus 5,3–4). Neben diesen Versen stand in unsicherer Schreibschrift die Unterschrift meiner Mutter.

Meine Urgroßmutter hatte die Angewohnheit, ihren Enkeln beizubringen, Bibelverse abzuschreiben, damit sie diese lernten und sich zu Herzen nahmen. Aber die Geschichte hinter diesem Vers trieb mir die Tränen in die Augen. Mein Großvater starb, als meine Mutter sehr jung war und ihr kleiner Bruder (mein Onkel) starb nur wenige Wochen später. Es war in dieser tragischen Zeit, dass meine Urgroßmutter meine Mutter auf Jesus hinwies und den Trost, den nur er geben kann.

Paulus schrieb an Timotheus: „Denn ich erinnere mich an den ungefärbten Glauben in dir, der zuvor schon gewohnt hat in deiner Großmutter Louis und in deiner Mutter Eunike; ich bin aber gewiss, auch in dir“ (2. Timotheus 1,5). Glaube wird nicht vererbt, aber er wird geteilt. Timotheus Mutter und Großmutter teilten ihren Glauben mit ihm, und er glaubte.

Ermutigen wir die, die uns nahestehen, auf Jesus zu hoffen, dann bieten wir ihnen ein Vermächtnis der Liebe an. Durch eine einfache Notiz hinterließ meine Mutter den Beweis, wie meine Urgroßmutter ihren Retter und ihre Familie liebte. Teilen wir ihn mit denen, die nach uns kommen!

Danke, Vater, für diejenigen, die deine Liebe mit mir geteilt haben. Bitte hilf mir heute, andere auf deine Rettung hinzuweisen.

Wenn wir unseren Glauben teilen, teilen wir den größten Schatz überhaupt.

Von James Banks

© 2018 Unser Täglich Brot
Ich stöberte in der Bibel meiner Urgroßmutter, als mir ein Schatz in den Schoß fiel.